With an independent office in the office building, Zhuang Wan was extremely efficient and completed the check-in procedures for six new tenants of one-bedroom apartments that afternoon.

The quarterly rent for three one-bedroom and one-living-room apartments totals 180,000 federal coins.

Su Tao's small treasury suddenly increased to 200,000 federal coins.

I'm so touched. It looks like not only can we complete the outline of the corridor terrace tonight, but we can also add a few more rooms!

Su Tao immediately went to catch up on her sleep, and got up to work as soon as it got dark. She stood in front of the cafeteria with the blueprints, clicked on the system's 3D model panel and slid her finger.

To build a terrace, you can only build a few more single rooms and knock down all four walls to leave only the ground.

Apartment Building No. 1 extends from the back and is connected to the left side of the cafeteria. Apartment Building No. 2 is also connected to the right side of the cafeteria from the back. The connection point is opened and a transparent double-opening glass door is installed.

Marble handrails are installed on both sides of the terrace, which are very delicate and sturdy.

According to Mr. Mei's drawings, Su Tao specially widened the corridor terrace on the side of Apartment Building No. 2, which was almost the size of six single rooms. A small round dining table was placed near the handrail and a parasol was also set up.

The widening will not affect walking or dining at the open-air tables on both sides.

In the summer, you can sit on the terrace and eat and chat.

Mr. Mei said that some high-end restaurants were arranged like this before the end of the world. If conditions permit, they can dig an artificial river under the corridor, raise some small fish and shrimps, and let it flow through the corridor.

The houses with flowing water and small bridges have a unique charm and are very cool in the summer.

Su Tao was very excited and sped up the construction, laying wooden floors on the corridor, which looked clean and textured.

She planned to have someone dig an artificial river at the end of the month, just in time for summer, and then find some living things to raise in it.

This terrace didn't cost much to build, only a little over 18,000 federal coins in total, but the effect is surprisingly good.

Standing at the gate and looking into Taoyang, it seems that the three buildings are connected to form a very stylish large building, and the open-air corridor adds a lot of fun and high-end feeling.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Su Tao sat on a chair beside the corridor, looking at Taoyang under the moonlight, and a sense of pride suddenly arose in her heart.

This was built by her. I am afraid that there will be no other place in the end times that can be as clean, comfortable and grand as this one.

Su Tao feels that her current life is very happy and satisfying.

She got up and checked the rental situation and found that due to the completion of the apartment building, the common areas and public rooms that used to be grocery stores and laundry rooms were vacant.

There are three single rooms for rent that are not renovated.

There is also an unrenovated double room for rent.

Su Tao rolled up her sleeves and renovated all four empty rooms in one go, and started the monthly rental model.

Six more one-bedroom and one-living-room apartments were added, raising the height of Apartment Building No. 2 by two floors, and the six apartments were also renovated at the same time.

The above expansion and renovation costs cost a total of more than 120,000 federal coins.

The total number of Su Tao's rooms finally reached 40.

There are only 10 rooms left to reach level 4.

She was a little excited and walked back and forth on the corridor three or four times before she calmed down. She took a deep breath and told herself to go to bed quickly, otherwise she would die suddenly.

A dreamless night.

Su Tao arrived at the office building early in the morning and unexpectedly saw Qian Rongrong. She seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. When she saw Su Tao coming, her eyes lit up and she trotted over, greeting her shyly:

"Good morning, Sister Taozi. I heard from my mom that this is our Taoyang office building?"

Su Tao smiled: "Yes, what's the matter?"

Qian Rongrong hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to ask, what are the requirements to work in our building?"

As she spoke, she looked enviously at the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor. Zhuang Wan was sitting inside, busy in neat clothes. The sunlight shone through the window glass onto her desk and brand new bookshelf, making her look particularly decent.

Su Tao was a little surprised: "You want to come to Taoyang to work? Didn't you do well in the work at the plantation?"

Qian Rongrong stuttered and lowered her voice. "I'm sorry, I think our building is so beautiful. It's not like my place at the plantation where I have to walk through muddy roads every day. In the management office, the six of us share one table and one old computer, and we take turns sitting there."

"Sister Taozi, I can read and write. I'm very familiar with the common plants before the apocalypse, and I can count. I'm the best at keeping track of seeds. I've never made a mistake, and I've never lost a single seed. If possible, I'd like to find a clerical job in Taoyang like Sister Zhuang Wan did. I'll work very hard, and you believe me."

Su Tao touched her head and smiled, "I know, but there's no suitable job for you in Taoyang recently. Believe me, if there is one in the future, I will definitely think of you first. Now you just grow up well and do your job well in the botanical garden, okay?"

Qian Rongrong became excited, nodded rapidly, and smiled: "Thank you, Sister Taozi!"

After saying that, he picked up his bag and went to work happily.

Zhuang Wan happened to be looking down from upstairs. She opened the window and said to Su Tao with a smile, "Rongrong is a smart and careful child. She is indeed a good seedling."

Su Tao raised her eyebrows: "If there is a suitable position in the future, I will bring her to you~"

A certain boss blatantly exploits his employees and acts as a hands-off boss.

Zhuang Wan readily agreed: "No problem!"

After going upstairs, Su Tao gave Zhuang Wan the information about the ten newly added apartments: "Another job, thank you for your hard work."

Zhuang Wan was actually happy to see the influx of fresh blood into Taoyang:

"It's not hard. Seeing that the tenants here can have a good life makes me happy. Seeing them is like seeing myself back then. I finally have a stable home to shelter from the wind and rain."

Finally, she took out the information of two tenants who had not yet moved in from the drawer of her desk and reported to Su Tao:

"These two wanted to delay their check-in by two days, saying they had family matters. Is that possible? We've never had a tenant delay their check-in for more than three days before."

Su Tao glanced at the tenants' information. They were a young couple preparing to get married. They were both media workers with stable incomes. Their parents both had stable jobs in Dongyang, so there wouldn't be any big problems. So she said,

"Yes, but they have to pay a deposit of 10,000 federal coins. If they still don't show up within the agreed time, it won't be returned."

Zhuang Wan nodded and continued, "The cleaning ladies we selected earlier will report for duty tomorrow, but I have a feeling we might not have enough staff. We have two apartment buildings, a cafeteria, and now an office building. There are so many places to clean. I calculated that we'll need at least six cleaning ladies to take turns cleaning."

Su Tao calculated in her mind that her monthly rental income was at least 200,000 federal coins, not to mention the profits from various vending machines and the quarterly rent calculated every three months.

On average, it may be upwards of 300,000 per month.

This income will continue to rise as she expands the rooms and increases the number of tenants.

There are six aunts, and each of them earns only 8,000 federal coins a month, which only includes one meal and no accommodation. The cleaning expenses of more than 40,000 a month are acceptable.

Su Tao agreed: "Then let's recruit five more people. Only with a clean environment can we live comfortably."

Zhuang Wan was delighted. "I feel the same way. When I lived in Dongyang before, the landlord never paid extra money to clean the common areas. Every time I went downstairs, I either smelled a foul odor or stepped in an unknown liquid."

It is difficult to go from luxury to simplicity, and Su Tao can no longer adapt to that kind of living environment.

But then a question occurred to her: "Who are the owners of the houses in Dongyang?"

Zhuang Wan thought for a moment and said, "I heard that most of the houses in Dongyang are owned by the base government and are only rented out, not sold. I also heard that some were bought by individuals and used as shared rental housing to make money. I don't know who bought them specifically."

Su Tao kept this in mind, thinking of asking Pei Dong about it when he was free.

Because she realized a problem: Taoyang's high-profile leasing may have a significant impact on Dongyang's real estate industry.

She was afraid that she would mess with someone else's cake and get into trouble.

What she didn't know was that the cake had already been moved and trouble had already come.

Gu Mingchi lit a lighter, lit a cigarette in the flames, lowered his amber eyes, and asked indifferently:

"Are you all ready?"

The people below lowered their eyebrows and said respectfully:

"Master Chi, everything is ready. The media has also received our favor, so they will definitely publicize Taoyang's mess and expand the impact as much as possible to ruin their reputation and business."

Someone else chimed in, "Master Chi, we have to teach these women a lesson this time. Many of our houses in Dongyang are hard to rent. Those ignorant people told me that the houses in Taoyang are better than ours and the rent is not much more expensive. They blatantly bargained with me and reduced the monthly rent from 20,000 to 10,000!"

"Not only that, but they're unwilling to give us contribution points. They say Taoyang only wants federal coins and not contribution points. Then we're making nothing! Many precious things can only be bought with contribution points. Is Taoyang crazy? He only wants money. How can you do business like that?"

"It's fine that the tenants are bargaining with us and refusing to pay contribution points, but they're also causing trouble. Before, the corridors were dirty, and no one complained about it. Now, with the rise of mysophobia from Taoyang, the tenants are demanding we provide cleaning services. Bullshit!"

Gu Mingchi's smile grew colder as he listened. "Okay, remember to send Boss Su an invitation letter at the end of April, inviting her to visit the East District. I will definitely treat her well."

He is really looking forward to it.