At that time, Chen Ran was in the second grade of junior high school in the county town, and he was not very old. Children at that time were not as precocious as they are now. As we all know, children are greedy, and there are many medicinal materials that are very delicious, especially for
children.
Sweetgrass root is one of them. When they were young, Chen Ran and the others would often dig it on the ridge.
Chen Ran has two playmates. He often takes them to his warehouse to get sweet grass roots to eat. Sweet grass roots are not expensive medicinal materials, and they can't eat much. Chen Ping doesn't care about them, but once
, but an accident happened.
One of Chen Ran's playmates, Jia Bing, learned to smoke at that time. Jia Bing was also Chen Ran's neighbor and did not dare to smoke at home. After dinner, he went to Chen Ran's warehouse and started smoking secretly.
As a result, while playing around, the cigarette butt was suddenly thrown into the medicinal herbs.
If he had quickly picked up the cigarette butts at that time, nothing would have happened, but neither Chen Ran nor another playmate noticed this scene, and Jia Bing didn't care at all. Coincidentally, it was Chen Ran that night.
Ping drank some wine, and he went to bed early as he usually had to check up every night...
Since the medicinal materials are used for storage, they are almost all dried, and the final result can be imagined.
That night, a raging fire wiped out Chen Ping's many years of hard work, and caused Chen Ran's family to fall from heaven to hell. It also shocked the entire county. It was rumored that both Chen Ping and Chen Ran were in trouble.
It became a joke in the county town.
After the fire was put out, most of the medicinal materials were basically burned, and the remaining ones were sold for less than one-tenth of the cost. It is definitely only a small number of people who provide help in times of need. When something like this happens, relatives, friends, and even brothers have turned against each other.
I didn't recognize anyone, so I had no choice but to sell the house again. At that time, housing prices were not high, and a two-story building with a yard only cost tens of thousands of yuan.
Even so, I still owed a lot of debt in the end.
What's more important is that Chen Ping has been completely depressed since then. He drinks and has no fun every day. He is drunk all day long, as if he has not sobered up. He does nothing except playing cards, gambling and drinking.
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After the incident, Chen Ping did not punish Chen Ran, nor did he even say a word of scolding, but from then on, he basically ignored Chen Ran, as if he did not have his son.
After all, Chen Ran was still young at the time, so naturally he could not understand the harm he had done to his father. He only felt that he had been completely wronged. Especially when he saw Chen Ping treating him and his younger siblings so favorably, he felt even more aggrieved.
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As he grew older, this mentality became more and more serious. After he entered high school, he saw that his mother worked so hard every day, but Chen Ping did nothing. He only drank and gambled, and even drank and gambled when he was drunk.
If he wants to quarrel with his mother, he looks down on Chen Ping even more.
For so many years, Chen Ran had always felt that Chen Ping had disowned him as his son, but when he took the college entrance examination, he realized that he was wrong. His father had not given up on him, but he just hated iron.
On the night when his father begged his relatives and friends to borrow money because he needed to pay tuition for college, Chen Ran covered his head with the quilt and cried all night in bed. From that time on, he
Only then did he start to face his father.
After going to college, as he grew older, Chen Ran became more and more understanding of his father's mentality over the years. The fire not only destroyed his home, but also destroyed his father, leaving him no longer standing.
I had the courage to get up and live completely in the beautiful world of the past.
Although Chen Ran gradually understood his father, he could not improve his family's financial situation. This was also the reason why he did not want his family to know when he was framed as a thief in school. He had stabbed him
His father had been stabbed once, and he never wanted to be stabbed a second time!
"Xiao Ran!"
There was no joy in Li Yuzhi's voice. On the contrary, there was even a hint of shock: "What you said is true or false. Where did you get so much money? Let me tell you, you can't
What bad thing are you doing? No, you can get back in the car now..."
Chen Ran smiled bitterly, but he still patiently explained. What he said was half-truth and half-false. He said that he found an antique in the antique city and then sold it to make money. He worked in the antique city and his family was
You know, such a half-truth and half-false explanation made Li Yuzhi believe it.
It was not until it was confirmed that Chen Ran had not committed any crime that Li Yuzhi spoke cheerfully and full of joy. As you can imagine, she must have been grinning from ear to ear with joy.
After Li Yuzhi questioned every detail in detail, Chen Ran said: "Mom, how much money does our family still owe now?"
This is not the first time Chen Ran has asked this question, but before that, Li Yuzhi always said that he would not be involved in these matters. The money he earned only needed to cover his brother's living expenses for college, and the rest would be left to him.
He saved it all to buy a house and marry a wife later, but, Chen Ran, can he do this?
Chen Ran's question caused a sudden silence on the phone. It wasn't until not long after that that Li Yuzhi vaguely said that he didn't want to worry about it. He just had 20,000 yuan and asked him to save more money in the future.
Chen Ran knew that this was not true, and he also knew that this must be what his father meant. He sighed lightly and stopped asking any more questions, but he wanted to make more money as soon as possible. In his estimation,
, although the money owed by the family is not one hundred thousand, it is not much different.
It wasn't so much before, but he and his younger brother owed a lot when they went to college.
After being told by Li Yuzhi for a long time not to do this or that, the conversation ended. Chen Ran gathered his thoughts and went out to look at the house.
After calling his home, Chen Ran became more concerned about saving money. The first house he looked at was this one with a monthly rent of more than 200 yuan. This house was not far from where Chen Ran lived, but it was
There was only one house left, and Chen Ran left immediately when he saw this house for the first time.
The house was too small, and it was not a standard room. It only had a bathroom, and there was no room for his things. After leaving this house, Chen Ran asked around at every house nearby, but they were all full and there was no vacancy. And in this
During this period, Chen Ran received three more phone calls from home, all of which repeatedly confirmed whether Chen Ran had done anything illegal. Chen Ran had to explain over and over again.
It's February of the new year, a period when rental housing is in short supply. After searching for a long time, Chen Ran was either full or there was only one poor one left, and the rent was no cheaper than others. Although Chen Ran wanted to save money, he couldn't.
Would love to live in a place like this.
Finally, he picked up the phone and called the landlord of Blue Ocean Apartments.
Standing in front of a five-story apartment in Blue Ocean Apartments, Chen Ran called the landlord again, and the other party asked him to go directly to the third floor. When Chen Ran entered the building, he found that there were two apartments on each floor of the apartment.
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"Ding dong..."
Standing in front of the door on the right side of the third floor, Chen Ran rang the doorbell. No one opened the door for a long time. It was not until he pressed it twice more that the door opened with a "squeak" sound.
was opened.
Chen Ran looked at the young woman in front of him with some surprise. She was about twenty-three or four years old, with a great figure and pretty face. She was wearing a police uniform and had a dashing and heroic appearance, but her face was not very good.
"Hello!" Seeing that the other party had no intention of greeting him, Chen Ran could only nod and say hello.
The policewoman looked at Chen Ran, hummed lukewarmly, then frowned and stepped aside: "Come in and take a look."
Chen Ran nodded. After entering the house, he was stunned. He just wanted to rent a standard room, but the house in front of him was obviously a suite. The living room was large, with sofas, TVs, and refrigerators. It was very well decorated.
It is grand and the style is simple and bright.
This kind of house is still furnished, and the monthly rent is 800?
Chen Ran didn't believe it.
Just when Chen Ran wanted to speak, the policewoman spoke first, frowning and saying coldly: "Don't think so well. Although you only live in this house, you can only
If you choose a guest room to live in, you cannot enter the master bedroom or another guest room without keys, and you are not allowed to enter. In addition, you should pay attention to a few points. First, you must pay half a year's rent in one go, and
Pay a deposit of two thousand yuan. Secondly, you are not allowed to bring in unscrupulous people. Thirdly, you are not allowed to damage the decoration and items in the room. Fourthly, you are not allowed to engage in illegal activities."
Regarding the policewoman's attitude, Chen Ran simply ignored it. He was not sleeping with the landlord, but with the house. As long as the house was suitable, that would be fine.
Chen Ran didn't say anything. He looked around in the living room and then went to the kitchen and bathroom. Both the bathroom and the kitchen had all the furniture. Not only that, in addition to the bathroom and kitchen, there was also a utility room.
.Finally, he went to the guest room where he was staying and had a look. In addition to the quilt, there was no shortage of beds, TVs, and wardrobes.
Although the conditions for such a house are relatively harsh, if you are not attracted by it, it is fake. The monthly rent is 800, which is absolutely worth it. Even if the monthly rent is 1,000, there is nothing wrong with it.
Chen Ran stood in the living room and was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"I would like to emphasize again that you must not damage the furniture in the house. You must not have the idea of repairing a new one if it is broken. You cannot find a way to get into the master bedroom or another guest room." Female.
When the policeman saw Chen Ran nodding, he seemed to be secretly relieved, but he still warned with a straight face, and even emphasized at the end: "I will come to check every once in a while."
Chen Ran frowned, and after thinking for a while, he said to the policewoman: "You must notify me every time you come."
"Of course." The policewoman looked a little uncomfortable, but she still nodded.
Things went smoothly after that. After checking the real estate certificate, the house was indeed in the name of the policewoman, and Chen Ran also learned the name of the policewoman.
A policewoman named Yuan Yue!
After registering at the property management office of the community, Chen Ran went to withdraw the money. The half-year rent was 4,800 yuan, plus the deposit of 2,000 yuan, the total was 6,800 yuan. For Chen Ran, this was also a huge sum of money.
The considerable expenditure suddenly reduced his remaining money by less than half.
After signing the contract, the policewoman named Yuan Yue left Chen Ran a message and left.
"If it's not a problem with the house, don't call me. Otherwise, I'll take you directly to the police station and stay there for free for two days."
