In the main hall, a gorgeously dressed woman sat at the Eight Immortals table, drinking tea calmly. Behind her, a maid with double buns was gently slapping her on the back.
Seeing Liu's mother coming in with Su Qiqi and others, she stood up slowly, looked at everyone calmly, then opened her red thin lips and said, "Are you going to rent my house? How many people live there? ah?"
Zhang's mother and Sang Yue were frightened by her momentum and were a little at a loss. Su Qiqi smiled faintly and said: "Yes, you are Grandma Feng, right? I rented this house for my relatives to live in. There are about five or six people living there permanently. We occasionally come here to visit..."
After hearing Su Qiqi's words, the landlord, Grandma Feng, pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "That's enough to live in! My house is spacious, even a dozen people can live in it. But let's talk ugly first. The furniture I have here is made of high-quality wood. If it is damaged, you have to compensate according to the price..."
"That's no problem... If Grandma Feng is worried, you can move all the furniture away and how about we replace it ourselves?" Su Qiqi said with a smile.
Grandma Feng looked at Zhang's mother and Sang Yue who were standing behind Su Qiqi, and asked: "Are your relatives these two mother and daughter? They are not locals, are they?"
Just as Su Qiqi was about to answer, Yan Ruoyu said impatiently: "Are you renting a house or checking your household registration? Why, don't we rent to outsiders?"
The landlord, Grandma Feng, was robbed and glared at Yan Ruoyu with some displeasure. Then she looked at Su Qiqi and said arrogantly: "The house is mine, I can rent it to whoever I want! I'm a foreigner." , it’s not impossible, but the price will have to be increased!”
After that, he glanced meaningfully at Su Qiqi and others again.
This time Qin Chuan couldn't hold back his anger, and said angrily: "Aren't you just raising the price on the ground? How can you just increase the price that has been negotiated?"
Grandma Feng continued to sneer: "My house has a good location, good feng shui, and good decoration. How many merchants are rushing to rent my house... If it weren't for Mother Liu's sake, I wouldn't bother to show you the house... …”
Both Qin Chuan and Yan Ruoyu were so angry that they were about to continue arguing with Grandma Feng, but Su Qiqi pulled their arms and told them with her eyes to calm down and communicate with the landlord herself.
She looked directly into the homeowner's eyes and asked calmly: "Then how much do you plan to increase the price?"
Grandma Feng thought that Su Qiqi and others had compromised, so she raised a palm with a look of embarrassment and waved it in front of Su Qiqi and others.
"Add five taels?" Yan Ruoyu asked tentatively.
Grandma Feng shook her head and said, "Fifty taels."
"Hey, are you trying to steal money? Your house isn't even worth fifty taels if it's sold..." Yan Ruoyu angrily said after hearing this.
"Whether you want to rent or not! If you can't afford it, don't rent a house!" Grandma Feng sneered with contempt.
When Zhang's mother and Sang Yue saw this, they looked uneasy and whispered to Su Qiqi: "Miss Nangong, this house is too expensive... let's find a cheaper one..."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Feng said contemptuously: "You look like a poor man! If you can't afford the rent, get out! Don't waste my time!"
"Hmph, open your snobbish eyes and see clearly what this is... Auntie, do I lack money? What I lack is insight, otherwise I would not have met an unreliable landlord like you..." said After that, Yan Ruoyu took out a silver note worth five hundred taels and waved it in front of Grandma Feng.
The eyes of the landlord and Mrs. Liu's mother suddenly lit up, staring greedily at the banknote in Yan Ruoyu's hand. Yaren Liu's mother poked the landlord with her hand and told her to stop talking and settle the matter quickly.
The landlord's attitude suddenly changed, and he said with a flattering face: "Hey, if you have money, it's easy to say. As long as you pay the rent on time every month, you can rent it for ten or eight years... If you don't think the furniture in this room is enough, If it’s fashionable, you can buy a new one yourself, and you can decorate it however you want... As for the rent, let’s each take a step back and just add twenty taels. Is that sincere enough?”
Yan Ruoyu looked at her cunning face and couldn't help teasing: "Haha, your calculations are really loud! You watch people order food, you sit on the floor and raise the price, and you want us to pay for the furniture, you can't think of that... you think You are the only house in the whole Yunfu Street... If you don't rent it, we can't rent it, right? Sister, let's go!" After that, he put away the banknote, turned around and walked out.
Qin Chuan also came close to Su Qiqi and whispered: "This landlord is greedy and mean. Even if he reluctantly rents her house, he will not be easy to get along with in the future..."
Su Qiqi nodded and said to Yaren Liu's mother: "This house may not be suitable for us... You can take us to see a few other houses!"
When the house owner heard this, she hurriedly took the hand of Liu's mother and asked her to help her say a few nice words. She didn't want the "God of Wealth" to come to the door and just ran away... But Liu's mother threw her hand away and complained rudely. : "It's all your fault for being too greedy... If the guests don't want to, there's nothing I can do..." After that, he followed Su Qiqi and others without looking back.
Several people went out and continued walking deeper into the streets, and then stopped at a courtyard next to the Temple of Wealth.
Yaren Liu’s mother stepped forward and knocked on the door. A kind-hearted old man opened the door and came out, greeting everyone warmly.
"Miss Nangong, this is Uncle Tian. His family is a rice shop owner... He has been in business for several generations, and his family has a big business. There are three or four houses on Yunfu Street alone... His son is doing business in the capital all year round. Since I'm not at home, these houses are usually empty. The old man feels it's a pity and asks me to introduce suitable tenants..." Yaren Liu's mother introduced them eloquently and took the lead in stepping up the steps and entering the gate of the house.
Su Qiqi and others also followed in. Along the way, Uncle Tian introduced the situation of the house as he walked.
His easygoingness and talkativeness won the favor of Su Qiqi and others. Everyone walked around the house and looked at each room, and they were all quite satisfied. Su Qiqi asked Zhang's mother and Sang Yue for their opinions. Seeing that they liked the house, they booked it on the spot, signed the rental contract, and paid the deposit and the first year's rent.
On their way back, Zhang's mother, Sang Yue and Yan Ruoyu were all immersed in the joy of renting an ideal residence. Only Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan vaguely felt something strange - there was a pair of venomous snake-like eyes peeping near the house. Himself...the feeling was indescribable but very strong, making the two of them feel stuck in their throats.
After returning to the escort agency, the two had a private discussion and decided to first inquire about the background of the homeowner and the surrounding residents, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to Zhang's mother and Sang Yue.
In the next few days, Su Qiqi found someone to find out that the homeowner and surrounding residents were ordinary indigenous residents and had no bad past. Only then did he feel free to hire masons and carpenters to renovate the house, replace some old furniture, add some curtains and bedding, and give the entire house a brand new look.
