If I recall the backstory correctly, MC bought the cafe because of the nostalgia having lunches there with Nicki. Profits were never great since it was owned by MC. Is that accurate?It's definitely not a 100% sure thing it'll even make it into the game. If I did it, I'd almost certainly offer an alternative, or contrive a plausible reason for Pepper to be okay with it -- like her tips increasing tenfold in a month.
If MC goes the "dark" path, and suddenly prefers profits over the nostalgia, it could work. But on the "light" path his sudden need for profits over the nostalgia would be a harder lore sell.