Because the other party was in a hurry to receive the goods, the landlord only gave Li Chenguang and Yin Ruosheng three days to find a house.
Houses near the school are actually quite popular. After all, in a university town, there are always many students renting single rooms.
There are also couples who live together in a large room.
However, shared housing is actually very rare.
Because most college students value privacy, they rarely rent a room with two bedrooms and one living room.
This actually gave the two of them a chance.
In two days, the two of them used their free time to actually inquire about nearby properties.
First of all, there is a direct pass for intermediary fees, because the intermediary has to pay one month's rent for free.
The only places that don't require rent are professional shared apartments, where there will be many college students. Yin Ruosheng cannot live in such a place because it is easy to be recognized, so she can only find residential buildings.
But now is not the school season, nor is it a holiday. After several rounds of screening, the suitable and cheap one has actually been selected by others, and the difficulty of the two's selection is also rising.
But Li Chenguang was still very happy about it.
After all, it doesn’t take long to go from neighbors to roommates.
He actually didn't think about sharing a room with Yin Ruosheng at first. The reason was that in the past, Yin Ruosheng had said that it was difficult for her to accept living with others.
Even if they are roommates in the school dormitory.
Because of her family relationship, she was basically responsible for all the dirty work in the house and was ordered around, which caused her to have a psychological shadow from living in a shared apartment with others.
I feel the burden is extremely heavy.
Li Chenguang never thought that he could share a flat with the other party, and he never thought that Yin Ruosheng would propose it on her own initiative. It seemed that she was indeed thinking about living in the future, at least to test the waters first.
After searching for a house for a few days, most of the responses I received were the same.
Landlady A: "Girls can do it, but boys can't."
Landlord B: "I don't want to rent a couple and make the room so dirty."
Yin Ruosheng: "No, he likes to be clean very much. He even has a mysophobia. He can't even see a trace of dirt, otherwise he will get goosebumps all over his body."
"No, no, no, couples are the most troublesome."
Landlord C: "I prefer cleanliness. The price can be lower, but the room must be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner every day. The bathroom sink must always be kept dry. There must never be water or hair on the floor. Household garbage is not allowed in the room. If you want to, throw away the garbage yourself." Throw it out. No colored drinks are allowed in the room, no snacks are allowed, no..."
Yin Ruosheng: "Did we rent a palace?"
Landlord D: You two are not a couple.
Yin Ruosheng: Yes, they are just ordinary classmates who happen to live together.
Landlord D: "It's okay to rent. I don't want rent. I can pay the rent with my body. You just need to sleep with me three times a month."
Li Chenguang: "I'm afraid she can't do it. I'll sleep with you."
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After making countless phone calls and being rejected in person, I felt really exhausted.
And many landlords say they only rent women but not men.
Li Chenguang could only look up to the sky and sigh, "This is discrimination, naked discrimination. I never thought that in 2023, this kind of gender discrimination would still exist in the rental market. This is a shame for Daxia, and I want to protest."
Yin Ruosheng was lying on the bed with her hair spread out like a cloud. She was swiping her mobile phone with her little hand, browsing the Jiangnan rental website. She checked each one and replied feebly, "Although men are slightly discriminated against in the rental market, in the slave market, with In the kidney market, men are particularly valued, so it’s considered even.”
"No male wants to be taken seriously in a place like this, okay."
Li Chengguang was sitting on the backrest of the computer desk next to him, also using his mobile phone to search for nearby properties.
By the end of the day, both of their legs were about to break.
"Tomorrow is the last day."
"If you can't find it again, you can only find a rental apartment. This is relatively simple."
Of course, if you find this kind of place, the two of you will definitely have to rent separate apartments, and there is a high probability that they will not be neighbors.
Li Chenguang didn't want this.
"At this time, if you ask people to move out, where can they find a house?"
Yin Ruosheng urged, "Look for it quickly, don't be lazy."
"I've been looking, I've been looking, I've been looking for three hours. You said it would be great if you had a love apartment. If a couple moves in, the rent will be halved and water and electricity will be free."
"Wait two hours before dreaming. It's not even bedtime yet. My eyes are dazzled and I'm still scrolling."
"I can't figure out any tricks. I'm nearby..."
While Li Chenguang was talking, he discovered a strange house, "Hey, there are no two bedrooms and one living room. There is a three bedroom and one living room here."
"You are stupid. How can you afford to rent a house with three bedrooms and one living room? Two bedrooms and one living room are streamlined housing, and three bedrooms and one living room are standard commercial housing. The rent starts at least 3,500."
It also depends on the interior decoration, the better the decoration, the more expensive it will be.
"No, this house is very strange. It says on it that it only accepts college students and couples. The rent is negotiable, ranging from 0 to 16,000. You must pass an exam before you can move in. There is no agency fee."
Yin Ruosheng, wearing a white shirt, sat up and blinked, "...Doesn't this mean that only college student couples are accepted?"
Li Chenguang stood up, sat by the bed, and pointed at the price marked on the screen of his mobile phone, "It's not just limited to couples. You see, the general rent prices are, such as 3,000 to 5,000, 8,000 to 10,000. I have never seen anyone mark the price from 3,000 to 5,000, or 8,000 to 10,000." Starting from 0, does that mean the rent may also be 0?"
Yin Ruosheng leaned over her beautiful face and stared at the phone screen carefully, "Yes, you are really attentive. Maybe you just marked 0 for convenience."
"Isn't this condition a bit like a love apartment? It's only for couples."
Yin Ruosheng felt that there was no such thing as a good thing.
But you won’t miss a piece of meat by asking.
"Call and ask."
Just as Li Chenguang was about to make a call, Yin Ruosheng stopped him and said, "Let me do it. Girls communicate better."
After all, some people will hang up on you as soon as they hear a male voice.
The one who picked up was an intermediary.
Yin Ruosheng cleared her voice and asked in her sweetest voice, "Hello, I just saw on the Jiangnan rental website that you have a house for rent, right?"
Most people would never reject her voice when they heard it.
A middle-aged man's voice also came from the other side, "Yes, I am an agent. Where do you want to rent a house?"
"It's the Garden Community, Building B, the third floor is for rent, right?"
"Oh, this room, there are quite a lot of people looking at this room, but the conditions are also very high. They must be college students and a couple. Do you think you meet these two conditions? It's useless even if you pretend, because There were exams in the past, and I was mainly afraid of wasting your time."
"Ah, yes, I qualify. Of course we qualify. There are still exams to take when renting a house."
"It's just a small test, if you really want to rent it."
"The rent..."
"The rent is also quite special. Regardless of normal rentals, a suite in that area is normally 8,000 per month. However, depending on the owner's requirements, the rent may be 0 or 16,000. We need to conduct on-site testing to know."
"Oh, okay, can we make an appointment tomorrow?"
"Can."
After chatting for a few more words, the two made an appointment to meet at 12 noon.
After hanging up the phone, Yin Ruosheng showed a somewhat complicated look, "It could be 0, or it could be 16,000. There are a lot of people looking at it, but I haven't rented it out yet. You hear me."
Li Chenguang nodded, "You also need to take a test to rent a house. It seems that it should be based on the test score."
"If we rent it normally, three bedrooms and one living room would be extremely cost-effective for us. Judging from the pictures above..."
As Yin Ruosheng spoke, she leaned her little face towards Li Chenguang, almost touching Li Chenguang's chest, and then used her slender fingers to trace the introductory picture of the house, "This house is at least 120 square meters, decorated. It's so nice, it has a kitchen, a balcony, a big living room, and wow, the bathroom also has a bathtub. I've dreamed of a bathtub. Sprinkle rose petals on it, light up the bath fragrance, and stick out a pool full of petals that's bigger than milk. The arms are still white..."
It’s how it’s done in TV dramas.
Li Chenguang didn't look at the phone screen. He glanced at Yin Ruosheng's side face with some emotion. The fluttering eyelashes and the shining eyes like a child reflected clearly on the phone screen.
His little face was also smiling, and he said longingly, "Although it looks dusty, this is my ideal house with a 30-year mortgage loan. The rooms are very elegantly decorated. It was supposed to be a hostess..."
It was obvious that she really liked this house.
But if you want to live in it, it’s definitely not that simple.
For a moment, Li Chenguang thought about using some evil methods to move Yin Ruosheng into a big house together.
That would be the happy life he dreamed of.
Yes, Li Chenguang is not stupid. With his current strength, he can use various devious ways to make money.
There are even some paths that are not so crooked, such as Leng Huixi and the Department of Supernatural Powers.
Power and money are indeed fascinating.
It can also make people happy.
But in his heart, he actually didn't want to get too close to the Superpower Department or Leng Huixi. Human debts were very troublesome, and he always felt that they would break up sooner or later.
He still hopes that he can make money with peace of mind based on his own ability.
There is no need to influence or harm others.
Li Chenguang smiled and said, "Let's go take a look at noon tomorrow."
"Um."
"However, don't have high expectations. He said many people have seen it, and it doesn't seem to be that easy to rent."
"Of course I know, and I feel envious when I look at it. This is my ideal house with a mortgage. I don't know when I will be able to pay the mortgage."
"Hahaha."
Li Chenguang couldn't understand this man's anxiety to take on a 30-year mortgage.
She will definitely be happier if she lives in the future, when she can carry it for 80 years and let your grandson pay the mortgage for you.
Yin Ruosheng glared at him and said, "You're laughing your ass off, dress me up more energetically and cleanly tomorrow."
"I know, I know, you don't need to tell me."
This fine snow, which has not fallen for a year, has become as majestic as a whole year, and it continues intermittently for several days.
Every day there is a meeting and then another meeting.
At noon, in order to avoid being seen, Li Chenguang did not go with Yin Ruosheng.
The two of them each held an umbrella and walked for 20 minutes to the entrance of the Huayuan Community.
Then I called the agent, who was in a store less than 2 minutes' walk from the entrance of the community.
He was wearing a black suit and tie, with neatly combed hair and hair wax. He looked about 40 years old, well-dressed, holding an umbrella, and politely greeted the two of them, "I'm Zhang Rui, you two are the couple who want to rent."
"Yes."
Zhang Rui looked at the two people up and down.
"Are you two a couple?"
"Yes."
"Are you a college student?"
"Yes."
"You two are such a perfect match. I haven't seen such a beautiful girl and handsome guy for a long time. I want to take you in directly. However, the owner of the house stipulates that if you want to see the house, you need to go through a few meetings with my agency first." Topic, can you accept it?"
Then Yin Ruosheng and Li Chenguang looked at each other and nodded at the same time.
Because of the snow, there were only two girls left in the real estate agency to look after the door.
The two sat down in front of the desk.
To be honest, it was the first time Li Chenguang saw someone who needed to prepare a paper before looking at a house.
Then Zhang Rui took out a test paper and handed it to the two of them, "I'm sorry, it's the owner of the house's request. You can only go to see the house if you do it correctly."
Yin Ruosheng asked, "Do we need both of us to do it right?"
"No, as long as one person is against you, you can't check your cell phone or textbooks. The time limit is 30 minutes."
Yin Ruosheng looked at Li Chenguang again, "Can you do it?"
"You come, you come."
Li Chenguang handed over his hand.
Yin Ruosheng looked at it and saw that it was indeed a freshman question. "Calculus, college physics, and a little bit of economics, all very simple."
After all, she is also a top student at Jiangnan University, so this little problem will not trouble her.
The two women behind the desk were whispering, "It's that house again."
"It must be so. Apart from that set, where else can there be a homeowner with such strange requirements?"
"It's really troublesome. We haven't rented it out for two years. It's a waste of our time."
"On the other hand, the mistress of the house is truly a stunning beauty. She doesn't look like she's short of money."
Zhang Rui said, "The monthly rental fee for the house is not less. The landlord said that her hope is that all lovers in the world will eventually get married, and she can help each one."
Li Chenguang watched Yin Ruosheng lying there doing the questions. It was really not difficult and he finished it in ten minutes.
Then handed it to Zhang Rui.
Zhang Rui took it, glanced at it, and nodded.
"Okay, let's go see the house."
Li Chenguang guessed that this level is to test whether you are a college student, not to exclude you.
Yin Ruosheng returned Li Chenguang's proud look, raised his chin, and said proudly, "You see, please praise me."
"awesome."
Li Chenguang gave a thumbs up in admiration.
Yin Ruosheng took his arm and said, "Let's go."
Zhang Rui saw this in his eyes and took the lead holding an umbrella and walking ahead.
After walking into the community, taking the elevator to the third floor, just turn right when the elevator goes out.
Zhang Rui took out the key and opened the door.
It's more spacious inside than Yin Ruosheng imagined.
It's just that the furniture, sofas, coffee tables, and the like have been covered with a layer of dust-proof plastic. Although the plastic is covered with dust, the inside is very clean.
You two can take a look inside first to see if you are satisfied with it. If you are satisfied, I will tell you the rental conditions.
Yin Ruosheng walked around quickly like a bird.
On the left side of the door is a transparent single kitchen, on the right is a public bathroom with a bathtub, and directly opposite is a large living room with a large sofa and a large color TV.
Beyond the living room is the balcony.
The lighting is quite good, and there will be sunlight coming in in the morning.
Then on the left adjacent to the kitchen is a master bedroom with its own bathroom.
There are two bedrooms on the right, but there is no bathroom.
Be it beds, wardrobes, air conditioners, washing machines, everything is ready-made.
Yin Ruosheng turned around and looked at Li Chenguang with bright eyes that seemed to shine. He clearly meant that this was great.
Li Chenguang also smiled at her, then looked at Zhang Rui and said, "Satisfied, it's just about the rental conditions."
Zhang Rui explained, "There is a second test for renting a house. If you pass the test, you only need to sign a rental agreement."
As he spoke, he took out a contract and handed it to Li Chenguang, "The content of the agreement is roughly that it must be a college student couple moving in. They can bring another sister, or even another sister or teacher, and they are not allowed to stay in the fifth place. Now, the normal rent here is 8,000 per month. Based on your rental period, the maximum is 5 years. If you get married within 5 years, you only need to give me a wedding invitation and invite the owner of the house to come and have a meal. Just a meal is enough, the rent is free, and water and electricity are paid for by yourself.”
"If you don't get married within 5 years, the rent will be calculated as 16,000 yuan per month. When you cancel the rent or settle the settlement at the end of the 5-year period, the rent will be 960,000 yuan, and it will not be paid off in one go. In the future, normal interest will be added."
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"After you confirm that the agreement is acceptable, we will conduct the second test."
(End of chapter)
