After getting off the bus, Comrade Xu and Ge Lianghua went their separate ways and each found a few people to inquire whether the side door of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was open every day.
The main thing is to ask the owner of a nearby store.
The answer I got was good. They said that this side door is open every day. There is a guard room inside the door, and there is an old man guarding the door.
In order to verify, Comrade Xu also walked into the side door and took a look. There were indeed two small bungalows there, and an old man in his fifties or sixties was sitting in them.
After smiling, Comrade Xu glanced at the campus of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, then turned around and came out, met up with Ge Lianghua, exchanged a few words, and returned to the van.
It was already dark by this time.
The street lights on the roadside are already on.
While starting the car, Ge Lianghua asked: "Are you going back now?"
Tongdao Xu pondered slightly, "Drive forward! Drive slowly and see if there are any suitable venues nearby."
Ge Lianghua was a little surprised, but still nodded, "Okay!"
The van jumped forward and then moved forward at a very fast speed.
Tongdao Xu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, squinted his eyes and looked at the row of houses on the right. Soon, the car came to the traffic light intersection in front of him.
"Turn around!"
Tongdao Xu ordered.
"good!"
Ge Lianghua didn't ask why, turned the car around, drove into the opposite lane, and drove back slowly.
Comrade Xu continued to observe the houses on this side of the road.
Along the way, he did see several storefronts with notices for rent, some on the first floor and some on the second floor.
But it may be due to preconceptions. When he looked at these houses for rent, he would subconsciously compare them with the yard of the Maolin Hotel he saw before.
And the result of the comparison... I always feel that the small courtyard of Maolin Hotel is the best.
Not only is the size suitable, but the location is also good, close enough to the side entrance of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, but also quiet enough because of the courtyard.
He saves others by himself. Before his rebirth, he occasionally went to Internet cafes. He liked to go to Internet cafes that were not in the busy city. Therefore, he opened his own Internet cafe and did not want to rent a popular shop on the street.
Firstly, the rent of a popular shop facing the street is relatively high.
Secondly, in his impression, many people prefer to go to secluded Internet cafes when surfing the Internet, especially students.
"How's it going? Is there anything you like? Do you want to take another trip?"
When the van passed the side entrance of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering again, Ge Lianghua turned to ask Comrade Xu.
Comrade Xu turned to look at him... the Maolin Hotel outside the car window over there, shook his head slightly, "Forget it, come back tomorrow! Let's go to that small restaurant tomorrow and ask about the rent first."
Ge Lianghua smiled, "Okay! Got it."
When you step on the accelerator, the van speeds up instantly and drives forward.
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The next morning.
Tongdao Xu and Ge Lianghua came to this street again, parked the van under the shade of the trees on the street, and got out of the car and walked to the Maolin Hotel not far away.
The courtyard door was open like yesterday.
On the brick pillar next to the door, the sublet notice is still posted there.
When entering the small courtyard, Xu Tongdao glanced at the notice.
He and Ge Lianghua walked into the small courtyard.
The plump young woman named Amin whom I met yesterday was sitting on the steps in front of the store, lowering her head to choose a small pile of water celery.
To be more precise, she was sitting on a red plastic stool, which was placed on the steps in front of the store.
Although her small restaurant is about to close down, her dress and grooming still show a certain sense of elegance, and she does not look down and out.
Her hair was neatly combed and pinned behind her head with a hairpin. The hair on her forehead was combed into three-quarter bangs, and the ends of her bangs were pinned behind her ears and were not messy.
The upper part of the body is a short double-breasted cotton-padded jacket with a black background and red thread embroidery with petals patterns. It is a retro style. The buttons of this cotton-padded jacket are all old-fashioned plate buttons made of black cloth.
The lower body is a similarly black woolen knee-length skirt, and thick flesh-colored leggings are worn under the skirt.
On her feet is a pair of black cloth shoes.
This kind of dress, in this era and in this city, is undoubtedly at the forefront of fashion.
Yesterday, Comrade Xu was sitting in the car and looked at this woman from a distance. At that time, he couldn't see very clearly. Just from the face shape, skin color and figure, he felt that she was a good-looking and charming young woman.
At this time, as he gradually came closer and saw more and more clearly, he truly felt the beauty of this woman.
She is a few years older than Wu Yali, but her appearance is not inferior to Wu Yali's.
It's just that she and Wu Yali belong to different types of beauty.
Wu Yali's beauty is shocking, and her domineering figure is enough to attract the attention of men, women and children of all ages.
She is the kind of woman who can easily make a strong man fall ill and die young.
The proprietress of the Maolin Hotel in front of me is a reserved and beautiful young woman.
The face shape, eyebrows and eyes look like they belong to a good family.
Her figure is not as domineering as Wu Yali's, and her body curve is only about two points above the average line, but because of her graceful temperament and retro style dress, her charm has increased a bit.
"Lady boss, are you subletting this place?"
When he was still about four or five meters away from her, Comrade Xu asked, with a moderate smile on his face.
Hearing this, she looked up and saw a Yang Yuying-like round face with pretty features. She smiled before saying anything, "Yes! You...do you want to rent it?"
After asking, she put down the celery in her hand, picked up a clean rag hanging on the vegetable basket, wiped her hands, and stood up, with a touch of elegance in her words and deeds.
But her eyes mainly fell on the face of the tall and powerful Ge Lianghua.
Maybe in her subconscious mind, she felt that Ge Lianghua, who was tall and wild, was more like someone who came to rent a house and open a shop!
As for Tongdao Xu?
Although Tongdao Xu is not much shorter than Ge Lianghua now, he is too tender-faced, his body is much thinner than Ge Lianghua's, and his wild aura is also a bit lacking.
When he and Ge Lianghua stood together, it was estimated that ten out of ten people would think that Ge Lianghua was here to rent a house and open a shop.
"Well, is the boss here? Are we talking to the boss about this? Or are we talking to you?"
Comrade Xu asked again.
As for Ge Lianghua?
With a smile on his face, he glanced at the young woman for a few times, then turned around and looked around the small courtyard, with no intention of accepting what the woman said.
A flash of doubt flashed in her eyes, she smiled, and stretched out her hand to signal, "Come on! Come in and sit down first! The boss is inside, I'll help you call him!"
Comrade Xu smiled back and nodded, "Okay, thank you sister-in-law!"
Walking into the store, Chen Maolin, the drunk I saw yesterday, had already walked out of the kitchen quickly, frowning and looking at Comrade Xu and Ge Lianghua, "You want to rent my place? Do you really want to rent?"
He was doubtful.
Tongdao Xu saw it, nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, I would like to ask, does this house belong to you? Are you the landlord?"