After hearing this, Director Chen said without hesitation: "Yuehua, I know you are worried. The country is now vigorously promoting talent training. There are no specific regulations on personal tutoring. If you need anything, just tell me."

"Uncle Chen, I feel relieved when you say that. I really need your help right now. I need a place to give extra lessons to the children." Since Director Chen had spoken, Su Yuehua was not polite.

If she finds a house by herself, she will have to buy tables and chairs for it later, which is a considerable expense.

Director Chen thought for a moment and said, "After Hongqi Primary School moved to the new campus, the old campus has been idle. The tables and chairs inside should still be usable. If you have time this afternoon, I can take you to have a look."

"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Chen." The old campus of Hongqi Primary School was very close to Fang's house. Su Yuehua would pass by there every time she went back to her parents' home. She was very satisfied with the place found by Director Chen.

In the afternoon, Su Yuehua called Shen Lili and accompanied her directly to Hongqi Primary School.

The old campus of Hongqi Primary School is located in the alley, a typical quadrangle courtyard. It was originally an official's residence. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was converted into a primary school. In the past two years, with the increase in the number of students, a new campus was built not far away, and the old campus has been idle.

Su Yuehua fell in love with the house at first sight. Apart from being in disrepair, there was nothing wrong with the house. The most important thing was that most of the tables, chairs and benches were still usable, which saved a lot of money.

"Uncle Chen, how much does it cost to rent this house for a year?" Su Yuehua wanted to buy it, but her family's pitiful savings did not allow it, so she had to settle for the next best thing.

Director Chen hesitated for two seconds and said, "This house is just sitting there, if you can use it, I'll give you fifty yuan a month."

"Uncle Chen, thank you so much." Su Yuehua knew what was going on. With such a large courtyard house for fifty yuan a month, it was definitely Director Chen who took care of her.

Director Chen waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite. I'll have someone clean up for you in a moment."

Su Yuehua didn't like to waste time either, so she said directly: "Uncle Chen, there is still half a year until the college entrance examination next year. Now for the candidates, every minute and every second is precious. Tell your friend to bring the child over on the weekend."

"There is also a rental contract. I would like to sign a longer contract. Is that okay with you?"

Director Chen casually asked, "How long do you want to rent it for?"

"Rent it for five years first. If you want to sell the house in the future, I hope you can give it priority." Su Yuehua planned to give herself five years to try to buy the house.

Director Chen originally thought that Su Yuehua was only renting the house temporarily for a period of time, but now that she asked for five years, he was a little embarrassed. "Yuehua, you also know that this house belongs to the bureau. If you only want to rent it temporarily for a period of time, I can still make the decision. If you want to rent it for five years, I have to hold a meeting to decide."

“Uncle Chen, I still have to thank you today. If there is nothing else, I will go home and wait for your news.” Su Yuehua didn’t want to embarrass Director Chen, so she said something to him and left with Shen Lili.

After leaving the old campus of Hongqi Primary School, the two did not go home directly, but went to Xinhua Bookstore. Su Yuehua did not want to mislead the students, so she wanted to buy a few more books to study hard before giving the lecture.

It was already past five o'clock when the two of them finished shopping and returned home.

Bai Xiuying saw the two people coming back and said, "Yuehua, Director Chen just called home and told me that you haven't come back yet. He asked me to tell you to call him when you come back."

"Mom, I understand." Su Yuehua was afraid that Director Chen had gone off work, so she didn't even have time to take off her cotton coat and directly picked up the phone and dialed.

When Director Chen heard it was her, he said apologetically, "Yuehua, the final result of the meeting in the bureau is that we can sign a five-year contract. If we are willing to sell it in the future, we can give priority to you. However, the rent is set at 50 yuan per month in the first year, and it will increase by 20% in the second year. The rent will increase by 20% every year thereafter."

With the development of the economy, it is normal for rent to increase. Su Yuehua proposed a five-year contract with this in mind. If she was not afraid that the bureau would not agree, she would have wanted to sign a 30-year contract. "Uncle Chen, I have no objection. When are we going to sign the contract?"

Director Chen hesitated for two seconds and said, "I'll have someone draft the contract tomorrow morning. Come over at ten o'clock."

The next morning, Su Yuehua went to the Education Bureau to sign the contract. After getting the key, she returned to Fang's house and told the couple about her plan to run a cram school.

When Fang Guoqiang heard that she had rented a house in the old campus of Hongqi Primary School, he said with a worried look on his face: "The house of Hongqi Primary School has been in disrepair for a long time and no one has lived in it for such a long time. If it rains in the spring, the house will definitely leak."

After saying that, he sighed and said, "Give me the key. I'll take Weinan over there later to see if there's anything that needs repairing. It's winter, so it's hard to do repairs. We can only repair it inside the house and make sure there aren't any leaks."

When renting the house, Su Yuehua had not really thought about the subsequent maintenance costs of the house. It was only after hearing Fang Guoqiang talk about it that she realized it. The Education Bureau probably took this into consideration when renting it to her at such a low price.

She took out two hundred yuan from her bag and handed it over along with the door key. "Dad, please help me find a blacksmith to make a furnace. It's too cold outside now. If we don't heat the house, the students won't be able to study at ease."

Fang Guoqiang waved his hand and said, "It doesn't cost that much to just buy a furnace. Two hundred yuan can almost buy out the blacksmith shop."

Su Yuehua directly stuffed the money and the key into his hand, "Dad, take this money first. You need money to buy coal and repair the house. It saves me from having to give it to you again."

After hearing what she said, Fang Guoqiang accepted it, took the cotton-padded jacket that was placed on the kang, put it on and said, "I'll go take a look first, and then go find the blacksmith to make the furnace tube."

Su Yuehua had just finished lunch at Fang's house and left. As soon as she walked out of the alley, she saw a familiar figure flash by across the street.

She thought she was dazzled, rubbed her eyes, and muttered softly: "I guess they just look alike."

As soon as she finished speaking, the bus drove over and she had no time to chase the bus to the platform.

As soon as Su Yuehua got into the car, she saw Shen Lili and a man wearing a woolen hat and half of his face covered by a scarf appear across the street.

"Driver, please stop the car. I got on the wrong bus." Without thinking, she stood up from her chair and walked quickly to the back door.

As soon as the car stopped, she jumped out and shouted across the street, “Shen Lili.”