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In fact, when it comes to cousins, in terms of blood relationship, they are not really cousins. They are just an orphaned girl five years older than herself who was adopted by her aunt in China.
Since the aunt has been living alone in China these years, and most of her relatives live in the countryside, the daughter brought back from the orphanage has always played the role of a relative and a nanny...
As soon as six o'clock arrived, my cousin was about to get off work, so a few people met and discussed it, and decided that my cousin would accompany them to visit their aunt's house.
Speaking of which, Jiang Qi’s aunt is still a well-known woman in the local area. Since she married a Chinese Canadian when she was young, her only daughter went to Canada to study with her husband who was doing business in Canada when she was in junior high school.
She was living alone in China. In order to relieve her loneliness, she adopted her current cousin.
Originally, she had not been in the country for long, but now her goddaughter was married, and her own daughter had graduated from college and was at the age to talk about marriage, so the whole family discussed it and decided to settle there as a family.
However, after settling down, the old couple felt that they were still in their hometown, so they agreed that when they were old and no longer had business, they would have to return to China... so the house in China still had to stay. However, the house
It’s not the same thing to keep it empty all the time. Over time, the furniture will eventually age. It would be nice if there was a capable person to take care of it. So, my aunt came up with the idea of renting out the house...
"Well, this is it. Remember this community, Peony Garden. This is the newest of all the old communities."
Since my godmother's nephew acted as the middleman, my cousin walked excitedly at the front, leading the way while constantly introducing the walking route, what buildings were nearby, etc.
Before meeting Jiang Qi and the other two, she had already said hello to her godmother, saying that Jiang Qi would bring a friend to see the house later and asked her to make some preparations.
Jiang Qi's aunt was of course happy to receive this news, especially when she heard that the person who wanted to rent a house was a young female teacher. She immediately excitedly asked her cousin to do whatever she could to keep her, even if it was less rent.
"Oh, so this is it. I remember there were people passing by in the afternoon..."
Chen Yalu recalled the route she took in the afternoon. She felt that the route her cousin took just now was not unfamiliar, especially the intersection where there was a bank and a supermarket. She clearly remembered that she had seen a house in the community on the other side.
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In fact, she is generally quite satisfied with the houses in this area, but the prices of these houses are still a bit more than she expected. Even a smaller one-bedroom apartment costs about 1,340 yuan.
The surrounding environment is quite good, and the public facilities are relatively complete. But will the house of Jiang Qi, an acquaintance, be cheaper?
Chen Yalu felt a little uneasy.
The location of the house is really good. You come in from the widest main road, and as soon as you turn the corner, you will find Building 2 of the community in front of you, which is within 20 or 30 meters. Not only is it a quiet place in the middle of the hustle and bustle, it is also home to banks, supermarkets, wet markets, etc.
Everything is available, and the bus lines are also very convenient.
"Uh, Jiang Qi, it turns out that your aunt also lives here. Why is this community becoming more and more familiar to me, and now I suddenly remember that Jingya seems to also live in Building 4 of this community?"
Chen Yalu looked around all the way. Before entering the gate of the community, she suddenly slapped her forehead and suddenly thought of a person.
"Jingya?"
My cousin and Jiang Qi were stunned at the same time when they heard this unfamiliar name.
"Hehe, yes. Uh, I almost forgot, you don't know that girl, she is a graduate student of mine..."
When Chen Yalu thought of the name, she subconsciously wanted to say something more, but when she saw that neither of them were interested in the name, she stopped the topic.
"Mom, are you there? I took Jiang Qi and her friends to look at the house."
The cousin led two people up to the fourth floor and pressed the doorbell of a well-decorated room. Fearing that no one would hear, she called out softly.
"Oh, Jiang Qi is here! Please come in quickly!"
Two or three seconds later, a woman in her forties wearing a white apron opened the door and came out.
It can be seen that this woman has taken very good care of herself. Even though she is several decades old, she still dresses very fashionably: her hair is in a high bun, her skin is fair, she wears some light makeup, and there are no obvious wrinkles on her face.
"Oh, you must be Miss Chen who wants to live in a house. Gee, you are so beautiful. She looks a few years older than our Xiaoqi, but she is already a graduate student... Please come in quickly. I'm sorry, I was cooking just now.
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The aunt opened the door and politely let the three people in. She took another look at Jiang Qi, smiled and nodded, feeling that they looked vaguely familiar.
"Hello, auntie, I am Jiang Qi's counselor, my name is Chen Yalu. Due to some personal matters, I want to move outside the school. I heard several times that you are renting a house here, so I wanted to come and take a look."
Chen Yalu said politely.
"Look, look, just look at it - I, I have missed my daughter too much lately, so I recently wanted to go to Canada to stay for a while, but there is no one to take care of me when I leave the house..."
Jiang Qi's aunt enthusiastically took Chen Yalu and others to visit each room and explained: "These furniture were just bought not long ago. I will pack everything out when I leave. You can use these...
...If you are not used to using other people's things, I can also ask people to move them to the storage room nearby to ensure that you will have enough private space..."
"Really? You're too polite."
Teacher Xiao Chen responded with a smile on his face.
In fact, as for the condition of the house, she had already seen it as soon as she walked in. With such a virtuous and clean lady in the house, she couldn't be much different.
Sure enough, after being taken around by Jiang Qi's aunt, Chen Yalu was very satisfied with the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, furniture, appliances and other details.
However, the house is not bad, but she always has one knot in her mind. When she looked at other people's houses in the afternoon, the houses with worse prices than this one cost about 1,500 yuan. Judging from the market price, this condition would cost at least 2,000 yuan.
Thousand yuan.
"Hey, Auntie, we have looked around the house here, and our teacher Xiao Chen seems to be quite satisfied with it, but we don't know how much the rent will be. As a new intern teacher, our teacher Xiao Chen's
The salary is limited.”
Jiang Qi noticed that Teacher Xiao Chen, apart from praising the house from time to time, just kept smiling and nodding, and hesitated several times. Knowing that she was embarrassed to talk about the rent because of her face, she quickly bared her teeth and smiled and helped her express what was in her heart.
Asked.
"Haha, silly boy, how can auntie ask you for more money? Didn't my cousin also tell you that auntie's original intention is just to find a reliable person to help take care of the house? Well, since it's our little chess piece,
Teacher, if I say no money, you will definitely not feel at ease, so just give it a fixed price, I will charge 500 yuan a month."
"Five hundred yuan? Auntie! Are you telling the truth?"
Chen Yalu was immediately shocked when she heard this number.
Five hundred yuan? Completely furnished and electrically furnished, a two-bedroom apartment with a full 100 square meters of fine decoration? This is simply a big pie falling from the sky!
Chen Yalu screamed like a woman and couldn't believe her ears.
Seeing that the landlord's aunt was so generous, she originally wanted to be more polite and mainly asked for an extra two hundred yuan. However, Jiang Qi's aunt waved her hand and said: "Well, don't be polite, as long as you like this house.
It's easy to say, it's not easy for you young people... Since you are Jiang Qi's teacher, I can rest assured that the house will be left to you. If you really want to express your gratitude, then just help me take care of this house more during the days when we are away.
Already."
"Don't worry, auntie, I will take good care of it as if it were my own home in the future. I will ensure that it will be exactly the same when you come back."
Chen Yalu was overjoyed to get this house. As usual, she immediately took out the money and paid the deposit, but Jiang Qi's aunt refused again.
"Haha, silly kid, I'm not a real estate agent, so I need a deposit!... However, I left in a hurry this time, and my goddaughter has to complete the specific rental details and rent payment on my behalf...
But don’t worry, by the end of this week at the latest, once this place is packed, you should be able to move in.”
"Auntie, don't worry, I'm here, and Teacher Xiao Chen is a classmate of brother Jiang Qi, so I guarantee there will be no problem!"
When my cousin saw her aunt chatting endlessly with Chen Yalu and the others, she was worried that Teacher Chen would get bored, so she quickly patted her chest to interrupt them and promised that she would handle the follow-up matters well.
Half an hour later, the three of them came out of the cousin's aunt's house, and Chen Yalu suddenly felt much more relaxed.
The thought of renting such a big and cheap house so easily will make me laugh when I go to bed tonight.
"Cousin, Jiang Qi, thank you for today. Otherwise, I can treat you to a nice meal?"
After leaving the gate of the community, Chen Yalu was in a good mood and spoke generously to the two of them.
"Uh, Teacher Xiao Chen, I don't think it's necessary today. What time is it now?"
Jiang Qi shook her wrist, obviously feeling that it was getting late.
"Oh my god, it's almost nine o'clock! Oh no, I have to leave quickly. If you hadn't reminded me of this, I wouldn't even be able to catch the last train if I were a little later!"
Chen Yalu was shocked when she looked at the time:
"Well, well, since time is so tight today, I'll say goodbye to you here, but you must remember to remind me that I still owe you a big meal!"
"Ha, of course, don't forget, we are still studying together in the same school!"
Jiang Qi smiled, knowing that she would have many opportunities to get along with Chen Yalu in the future, and she didn't care if she stayed with her for a while longer, so she smiled and waved goodbye to her.
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This chapter has been completed!