Chapter 363: Smart

On the way, Ying Sisi found out about Lu Xiaoxuan's family situation through chatting.

My grandparents are still alive.

Her parents work in a food factory. She has two older brothers. The eldest brother is already working and married, and the second brother has just started working. She is a sophomore at a normal university.

Lu Xiaoxuan said, "I've said so much, shouldn't you tell me your story? If my family asks about it later, I'll be able to answer them."

"There's no need to tell me the home address, you already know it." Ying Sisi only revealed the basic population situation of her husband's family.

"Where are your parents from your mother's side?"

Ying Sisi pursed her lips and said, "My mother died of complications during childbirth."

"I'm sorry." Lu Xiaoxuan ended the topic.

"It doesn't matter."

The two of them didn't talk after that until they arrived at their destination.

Ying Sisi's gaze fell on the nearby cigarette factory. Lu Xiaoxuan's home was less than a hundred meters from the factory, and at a crossroads, making it very convenient for her to do business. She pointed southward and said, "I posted the notice over there. How did you see it when you live here?"

"My classmates saw it by chance that day, and I told my parents when I got home. They looked at the address you wrote and said it was a staff housing compound of a public institution. They thought it was reliable, so they asked me to contact you." Lu Xiaoxuan replied truthfully.

Ying Sisi said, "I see." This meant she was benefiting from her in-laws' influence. She glanced at the gate and asked, "Why are there so many holes on your door?"

"We'll talk about this later." Lu Xiaoxuan pushed open the door: "Although we moved out, we often come back to clean the house. The house is well maintained. There is a well in the yard, which is convenient to use, and the open space can be used to grow vegetables.

This is the kitchen. Look at these two big pots. One is for boiling water and steaming rice and buns, and the other is for cooking. You can put in a cupboard when you move in. There's plenty of firewood and coal here. The main house has two rooms: one for the living and dining room, and one for the bedrooms. We've moved all the furniture out."

"Is there no toilet?"

"The public toilet is most crowded around 7 a.m., so if you rent this place, you'll have to go to the bathroom early. It's also so close to the cigarette factory that besides thieves, people transporting goods often come asking for water."

The holes on the door were there when we weren't home. Neighbors said it was caused by people who couldn't borrow water. Several houses next to us also have holes in their doors, and my house, which is at the intersection, has the worst damage.

Ying Sisi was secretly delighted, this place was simply tailor-made for her.

She was very accepting.

The lack of a toilet can be overcome. When she first moved into Song Hanmei's house, Song Hanmei looked down on her because she was from the countryside. She often deliberately blocked the bathroom and didn't let her use it. She only used it to take a shower, wash clothes, and go to the public toilet.

"What do you think?" Lu Xiaoxuan asked nervously.

"Not bad." Ying Sisi was very satisfied. "You're so honest. You told me all this. You don't have to worry about thieves or door breakers. I'll get a dog to guard the gate. But you guys, after you rent the house to me, you can't enter it. Since I'm married, I have to consider my in-laws' feelings. I won't live here every day, but I will be here every weekend. You can pick this time to collect the rent in the future."

Lu Xiaoxuan agreed straightforwardly: "Okay. Do you want to rent it now, or can we talk about it later?"

"If you want to rent a house now, do you have your household registration book and receipt with you?" Ying Sisi was very cautious.

"I brought it." Lu Xiaoxuan took out the household registration book and receipt from the cloth bag she carried with her.

Ying Sisi took it and checked it, specifically looking at the seal on the household registration booklet and the title corresponding to the name Lu Xiaoxuan mentioned.

He carefully read the document again.

The rent is paid every three months. The house cannot be modified during the period of residence, but the yard can be used freely.

Lu Xiaoxuan laughed and said, "You said you haven't been educated much, but your behavior doesn't suggest it." In her impression, nine out of ten beautiful girls are stupid, but the one in front of her is cautious and careful, showing shrewdness in every way. "Have you finished reading?"

Ying Sisi thought it was okay and smiled, "I've finished reading it." She signed and put her fingerprint on it and paid the rent.

It was the first time Lu Xiaoxuan received such a large sum of money. Her hands were shaking with excitement as she handed over the key tremblingly: "If you change the lock, don't throw away the existing one. Give it to me next time we meet."

"good."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Lu Xiaoxuan felt uneasy with the money in her pocket and wanted to go home quickly to put it away.

"Yeah." Ying Sisi locked the door and left. She was not in a hurry to go home, but instead wandered around the cigarette factory. There were big trucks coming and going at the door, carrying cigarettes one after another.

Are cigarettes so easy to sell?

She wanted to ask around, but all the people pulling the goods were men. As soon as she approached them, they stared at her, making her feel uncomfortable.

Let’s go.

She turned around and left.

A driver caught up with me halfway and asked, "Where are you going, girl? Do you need me to give you a ride?"

Ying Sisi tilted her chin to the side. She was a young man in her twenties, with dark skin, small eyes, a large nose, and thin lips. Her features weren't particularly striking, but they were harmoniously combined. She said, "Can't you see I'm riding a bike?"

The car engine was too loud for the young man to hear clearly: "What did you say?"

Ying Sisi repeated it.

The other party still didn't hear clearly and simply stopped the car.

Ying Sisi's car didn't stop, and he called out from behind her, "Girl, what did you just say?"

Ying Sisi stopped slowly and repeated it again without getting tired.

The young man said, "There's room behind my driver's seat. Your car can fit in there."

Ying Sisi still responded slowly: "How can this be possible? I don't even know you."

"Now I know you, don't I? My name is Li Ba."

"I'm your mother." Ying Sisi left angrily.

"Hey, why are you swearing at me?" Li Ba was angry and started the car to chase her.

Ying Sisi felt more pressured when the truck passed by.

"You're so pretty, why do you speak so harshly? My last name is Li, and I'm the eighth child in my family. What happened to you?" Li Ba repeated his name, as if he knew why he was being scolded: "My last name is Li, and I'm the eighth child in my family. Li Ba, I'm not your father."

Ying Sisi couldn't help but smile when she heard his thick accent. It turned out that she had misunderstood. She stopped the car again.

The other party also stopped and asked: "Did you hear clearly?"

"Well, I'm sorry for what happened earlier."

"You have pretty good ears. This car is so noisy that you can't hear anything once it's moving. Are you a local girl? Have you got engaged?"

Ying Sisi looked up. "I don't even know you, why am I telling you all this? Where are you taking this cargo? How much can you earn per trip?"

"I work for a transport team in Sendai City next door. I get a fixed salary of 160 yuan a month, plus the bonus from the company, I can get more than 200 yuan. Adding the private work I take on a regular basis, I can get 300 yuan. It's definitely enough to support you." Li Ba was very confident when talking about his salary.

He is a favorite among the older girls.

No matter how many matchmakers introduced him to potential partners, he was not interested in any of them.

Ying Sisi already knew the driver's monthly salary from her father-in-law. Drivers in Yanjing made even more than that, and she was no longer interested in the salary. She asked, "Do you have any evidence?"