Looking at the suite with three bedrooms and two living rooms in front of him, Chen Xin stood at the door but did not go in. As a former female boss, such a house would naturally not make her feel shocked or luxurious.
But she, who is down and out, knows how to live out of poverty. Now she just needs a stable place to stay, so even if the house in front of her is simply decorated, it still exceeds her expectations.
When Yang Dongxu came out of a small courtyard, one thing was that there was really no way to live in that place, and the second thing was that Yang Dongxu's sudden dominance made her at a loss subconsciously choose to obey. But she has her own standards for accepting help from others.
"Change somewhere?" Chen Xin looked at Yang Dongxu calmly.
She doesn't have the heroic decisiveness of her former female boss, but she has the kindheartedness of a good wife and loving mother. Let her just look at you calmly, without saying too many words, and you will clearly know where her standards are.
"I want to, but this one is already the worst in my house. I can't rent you a house. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?" Yang Dongxu scratched his head.
"Which..." The calm Chen Xin paused for a moment, not knowing what to say.
To be honest, Chen Xin, who has seen the world, will appear to be stuck when facing unexpected events and not knowing what to do. But this incident was an accident within an accident.
Originally, Chen Xin knew Yang Dongxu as the eldest young master of a certain family. Therefore, I will have some spare money on hand, and at the same time, I will have certain sovereignty over some properties at home.
But half an hour ago, she overturned this inference and felt that the big boy in front of her was becoming more and more mysterious. If someone says that the house with three bedrooms and two living rooms in front of them is the worst among all their houses.
She must have thought this was a very childish way of showing off, but when it came to Yang Dongxu, she couldn't complain. Because half an hour ago at the Universal Agency, Yang Dongxu said he looked at the properties under his name, and then the agency brought out a large pile of information.
At this time, Yang Dongxu realized that he had a speech problem, so he accurately stated the property he wanted to live in. Then the large pile of information was reduced by about two-thirds, but there are still nearly 20 houses saved, and these houses are either villas or duplexes. This monotonous three-bedroom and two-living house is indeed the worst among them. Yes.
Seeing that there was so much information left, Yang Dongxu secretly glanced at Chen Xin, a prosperous businesswoman who had been in the mall.
She could tell from that glance that she was not using these properties as capital to show off to herself. It was the embarrassment of something that had gone wrong, so she not only became curious about Yang Dongxu, or her speculation about Yang Dongxu's family background at that time was raised to a higher level.
So she seemingly casually took the property certificate documents and flipped through them, and then she saw the words 'Yang Dongxu' written in rows of property owner boxes. She was surprised at the time, but then she seemed to have guessed something. When she looked at Yang Dongxu again, her previous inference had changed.
"How about this? You live in one room. If you feel that this place is too big, then we will continue to rent here. When the recruitment is done, you will share the rent equally. You can pay the rent later if you have money." Yang Dongxu gave a proposal.
Chen Xin pondered for a moment and nodded: "Then let's do this for now."
She is not a hypocritical person, and she also knows that even if she finds a few roommates to share the rent, she will not be able to come up with so much money at once. Even the monthly electricity and water bills are a burden to her now. So what she has to do at this time is to accept it calmly and remember this kindness.
"Let me treat you to dinner." Chen Xin said.
"Okay." Yang Dongxu smiled and did not refuse.
Chen Xin didn't mention her work, and Yang Dongxu didn't say anything. This is a strong and self-respecting girl, so it is a good idea to give her some space of her own.
"Are you from Hangzhou?" She couldn't help but asked curiously as she watched Chen Xin lead her skillfully through some old houses, and finally found a small noodle shop.
"Is there anything strange?" Chen Xin raised his eyes and looked at Yang Dongxu.
"It's not that you are the big boss in the south..."
"I was born in Hangzhou and grew up in Hangzhou. Is it okay to marry in Guangdong later?"
"No problem." Yang Dongxu shook his head quickly.
Poof!
Seeing Yang Dongxu shaking his head hurriedly and looking a little nervous, Chen Xin laughed out loud: "Don't be so nervous, I don't care. Why are you nervous? Anyway, the past is in the past, and now I need to fight for my own life." .”
"Well, sometimes people have to live a little more for themselves." Yang Dongxu raised the tea cup in his hand: "Congratulations on your new life with tea instead of wine."
Chen Xin turned her head and thought for a moment, then looked at Yang Dongxu, and then a smile appeared on her face again: "You are indeed a new student, come and cheers!"
Compared with the polite smile before, Chen Xin's smile was very happy at this moment. It seemed that she had really let go of all the baggage and was full of hope to face her life again.
After a while, two bowls of noodles were served. They smelled good and were very filling.
"How does it taste?" Chen Xin asked after seeing Yang Dongxu skillfully put some sesame salt and side dishes in, stir it, and then took a big mouthful.
The noodles were a little hot, and Yang Dongxu was breathing heavily and couldn't speak, so he gave Chen Xin a thumbs up. Seeing that Yang Dongxu was so burned that he wanted to spit it out but was reluctant to do so, Chen Xin smiled and poured him a glass of water.
"Slow down, this noodle looks cold on the surface, but it's very hot on the inside." Chen Xin said.
"Then you didn't tell me earlier?" Yang Dongxu glared at Chen Xin.
"You didn't even ask." Chen Xin laughed again. After letting go of her burdens, she was much more cheerful than before.
While the two of them were eating noodles, several young men seemed to have missing parts on their bodies and their bones were not compact enough. They walked over with unsteady steps.
"Old lady, this month's time is up." A young man came to the counter of the shop and patted the table.
Several customers in the store shrank their bodies and tried to stay as far away from these people as possible.
"Hey! Third brother is here. He knew the time was up and was just saying to send it to you. It's all ready." An old woman who was busy in the back kitchen wiped the water on her hands and walked out quickly. He took out a wad of money from the counter and handed it over.
Yang Dongxu glanced at it. Although the money was in small change, mostly 15 cents, it still amounted to nearly fifty yuan. These days, the tuition fee for a semester for rural students seems to be only five or six yuan.
"Next time you get some fine money, don't you ask me to count for half a day every time? Isn't this just asking for trouble?" The young man known as the third brother pinched the fried peanuts on the counter for seasoning the guests and threw them into his mouth. The change in the bag was smashed in the palm of my hand.
"Hey, hey, I'll make sure to pay attention next time and change the money for you." The old woman nodded with a smile on her face.
"Yeah." The third brother snorted with his nostrils turned upward: "Pay it in early next month, don't let me run away all the time. By the way, the monthly fee will go up by five yuan next month."
"Ah, it's gone up again. Isn't it just this month..." The face of the old woman who was originally smiling changed.
Although you can now earn slightly more as a self-employed person than working in a factory, in addition to the regular payment every month, there are also a bunch of messy taxes. In actual calculation, this much is not much more.
"Don't want to? How about I return the money to you?" The third brother, who originally looked good while touching the money in his hand, suddenly turned cold and looked at the old woman sideways.
"No... no, Third Brother, it's just, it's... Ah, by the way, Third Brother, these are freshly braised chicken legs. You eat, you eat..." The old lady lost her sense of proportion for a moment and had to put the chicken legs next to the counter. He handed over the best thing.
The third brother looked at the chicken drumsticks in the tray with a slight look of disgust on his face, picked a slightly larger one, and looked at the old lady, as if he knew you were wise.
"You get what you pay for. If nothing else, go to the street across the street and have a look. How many times do they pay in a month? How many people go out to eat and pay for IOUs? Do you usually have people coming to make trouble here? How many times do they pay for IOUs? "The third brother took a bite of the chicken drumstick, then reached out and took a few more to share with the brothers behind him.
Although the old woman felt distressed, she kept nodding with a smile on her face: "Yes, yes, thanks to the third brother for taking care of me."
Restaurant owners are most afraid of two hooligans. One is a hooligan who takes money for meals without paying for them, and the other is a hooligan who likes to sign autographs while eating without paying for meals.
Although the gangster in front is annoying, but the money is in place, he is basically safe and can still do business. If the gangster behind him is a little bit smooth, then you have to be prepared for a war. This is a long and protracted war that will basically end with the collapse of one side.
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you, an old woman. I'm busy collecting the money today." He threw away the chicken bones in his hand, reached out and grabbed another one, and the third brother shook his head and started walking outside.
When he walked to Yang Dongxu's side, he glanced at Chen Xin and was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously stretched out his hand: "This girl is pretty."
Snapped!
"Ah!" Before his hand reached Chen Xin's face, which was subconsciously dodging, Yang Dongxu knocked it away with chopsticks.
The force of this blow was not small. Although Yang Dongxu kept his hand and his bones were broken, the back of his hand was obviously bruised and swollen.
"How dare you touch Third Brother."
The young man known as the third brother held his arms and screamed for a long time, and the chicken drumsticks in his hands fell off. Only then did the younger brothers around him react. They yelled and thought about Yang Dongxu and pounced on him.
Snapped!
This time it was a big slap. Yang Dongxu stood up suddenly and slapped the gangster who was rushing in front. The gangster was rotated 720 degrees on the spot. His gums were loose and half of his face was instantly swollen.
Then he tapped his right foot forward, and the second gangster who rushed forward held his stomach and curled up on the ground, then the third, and the fourth. In the blink of an eye, except for the third brother who was holding his hands and spinning in circles in pain, his four younger brothers were all lying on the ground.
"Forget it, forget it." Seeing that Yang Dongxu seemed to feel that the chopstick strike just now was not enough, he wanted to beat the third brother again. Chen Xin quickly stopped him.
She really couldn't imagine how Yang Dongxu, who usually looked a bit naive when he smiled, could be so violent. He would take action at the slightest disagreement, and he would do so in a way that would directly knock the other person down, without any ambiguity at all.
"The money is on the table." Chen Xin took out the money from his pocket, put it on the table, and pulled Yang Dongxu outside.
"Have you finished eating my noodles?" Yang Dongxu resisted.
"I'll treat you to food next time." Chen Xin rolled her eyes.
Those who can collect protection money on this street are all people with good skills. At this time, you beat someone and don't want to run away, but you still want to sit and eat noodles. What are you thinking? Chen Xin complained in her heart.
