Chapter 89

Li Xiuli stepped forward and said, "Aunt, I'm Meng Shichang's second sister-in-law. He said you have a house for rent. I'd like to bring my daughter to see it."

"It's Xiao Meng's second sister-in-law and niece. Come in first."

The old lady opened the door and let them in.

Lin Tang quickly inspected the yard.

There is a house on the right as you enter the door, and a toilet on the left.

To the front right is the kitchen, and to the front left is another room.

There is also a small vegetable garden on the left.

The firewood and items in the yard were neatly arranged.

You can tell at a glance that the owner lives a very fine life.

As soon as he entered the yard, the old lady shouted, "Old man, come out quickly, the tenant introduced by Xiao Meng is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, an energetic old man opened the door curtain and came out.

The old man was holding a radio in his hand.

"Hello!" the old man smiled gently.

Li Xiuli smiled brightly, "...Old Master is also good."

The old lady poured water out of the kitchen and saw Lin Tang and the others still in the yard.

"Why don't you invite your guests in instead of fiddling with your crappy radio all day?"

Muttered softly.

Invite Li Xiuli and Lin Tang into the house.

"Don't pay attention to that old man showing off. Come inside and sit down and talk."

The old man saw everyone go into the house.

He followed in without changing his expression.

The old lady invited Li Xiuli and Lin Tang to sit down and got straight to business.

"Xiao Meng has told you all the situation.

We are both retired and plan to go to the provincial capital to visit our son.

Since the house is empty, I plan to rent it out.

The house is a bit old, but it has a yard, a kitchen, two rooms and a separate bathroom.

If nothing else, it’s at least much more convenient than living in that building.

If you think it's good, I'll rent it to you.

We trust the people Xiao Meng introduced us to.”

Li Xiuli thought the house was pretty good.

It's a separate house, convenient.

And there is no need to worry about my daughter being bullied by those neighbors who look down on others.

"Auntie, can you make the rent a little cheaper?"

Two dollars a month is not a small amount.

It’s not easy for my daughter to earn money, so she has to spend it carefully.

The old lady was startled and said, "My rent is not expensive, right?"

“That building only has one room, and it costs one dollar.

You can see that my house is clean and bright, so two dollars is not a lot of money.

How about this, since you are Xiao Meng’s relatives, I will reduce the price by another two cents.

One dollar and eighty cents a month, what do you think?

Li Xiuli's face lit up with joy, "Okay, thank you, auntie."

The cost of living in the city is high, so every penny saved counts.

The old lady waved her hand.

"Why thank you? We, the landlord, feel at ease with the tenants who were introduced by acquaintances."

Li Xiuli smiled and said, "My daughter is sensible and won't mess up the house, you can rest assured.

My daughter is going to start work at the factory the day after tomorrow. Can she move in today or tomorrow?"

The old lady frowned slightly.

"Today or tomorrow?"

"This time is a bit too rushed. We haven't packed up our things yet, and we won't be able to vacate the house in a few days."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuli also showed a bitter look on her face.

What should I do?

Lin Tang looked at the old lady and asked, "Grandma, I really want to rent your house.

Could you please vacate a room for me to stay in for the next two days?

I'll pay the rent as usual, is that okay?"

The house is only about ten minutes away from the cotton mill.

It is a rare independent house.

If you miss it, you may not be able to find someone as suitable as you again.

Before the old lady could speak, the old man spoke.

"Sure, why not? We can free up a room for you today."

Lin Tang's eyes lit up.

"Thank you, Grandpa, thank you, Grandma!"

Li Xiuli was relieved to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Then I'll trouble you two."

The old lady smiled and said, "What's the trouble? It will all be cleaned up sooner or later. You are such a smart girl."

Then, Lin Tang wrote a rental agreement by hand.

Both sides sign and each party takes a copy.

Paid two more months' rent.

Lin Tang and Li Xiuli left.

Li Xiuli: "Tangtang, do you have anything else to do? If not, let's go back. We need to prepare some things."

"I want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. The moisturizer is ready. I will send it to Xiaoyun." Lin Tang said.

"Okay, Mom will go with you."

"good."

There were quite a few people in the supply and marketing cooperative early in the morning.

As soon as the door opened, people rushed in.

Lin Tang hadn't seen such a crazy scene for a long time.

I saw this scene quite a lot when I was in high school.

"Oh, so many people have squeezed in. Let's wait at the door and go in later." Li Xiuli said.

"Okay." Lin Tang nodded. "Mom, are you hungry? If you are, I'll go to the restaurant and buy two buns."

Li Xiuli quickly shook her head, "Mom is not hungry, are you hungry?"

"If you're hungry, I'll buy you a bun. You don't have to buy one for me. It's too expensive."

A bun costs six cents.

It's not cheap.

Lin Tang saw that her mother's face was full of rejection.

"Forget it, I won't eat either. I'll just have lunch when I get home."

Li Xiuli touched her daughter's forehead and sighed in her heart.

I feel sorry for Tangtang.

"Hold on a little longer. There will be no one in the supply and marketing cooperative soon. Let's go home after we finish our business.

Your sister-in-law should have prepared the meal by the time we get home, so it will be just in time for dinner."

Lin Tang knew that her mother never bought food outside in order to save money.

This is a common problem among people who have suffered greatly.

Apart from feeling distressed, she had no other thoughts.

Lin Tang opened a candy and stuffed it directly into Li's mother's mouth.

"Mom, have some candy."

Before Li Xiuli could react, a candy appeared in her mouth.

She was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

The wrinkles on his face moved slightly.

The sorrow caused by the hard work during the famine in recent years seems to have faded a lot.

The two waited for about twenty minutes.

The people who had poured into the supply and marketing cooperative slowly came out.

Only after most people had left did Lin Tang take Li's mother in.

Fang Xiaoyun was so busy early in the morning that he felt sore all over.

He is currently sitting at the counter, massaging his arm.

"Xiao Yun." Lin Tang called out.

Hearing the voice, Fang Xiaoyun raised his eyes.

When he saw it was his friend, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Tangtang, you're here."

Seeing Li Xiuli beside Lin Tang, he quickly greeted her, "Auntie, you're here too."

When they were in junior high school, the Lin family would go to school to see Lin Tang every week.

So she is very familiar with the Lin family.

Li Xiuli looked at the little girl in front of her and almost didn't recognize her.

This change is too big.

"Xiao Yun, you've become more energetic after working.

Oh, and thank you for the thermos that Tangtang brought back last time."

Fang Xiaoyun blushed when she was praised and said:

"I'm in this today thanks to Tangtang. It's just a thermos. It's not like Tangtang didn't pay. You're welcome, Auntie."

Li Xiuli smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Tangtang, but it's also your own hard work.

Just like my son Tangtang said, people who work hard should not be let down, and I think so too."

(End of this chapter)