When Grandma Zhang heard the last two sentences, cold sweat broke out on her back. If she couldn't rent it out for several months, wouldn't she suffer a huge loss?
God knows how hard it is to find someone to rent a place these days.
People who return to the city all have their own homes and don't need to rent houses at all.
People who come to the capital for business usually stay in small hotels and don't rent houses long-term.
Those who are transferred to work in Beijing are usually provided with housing by their employers. If housing cannot be provided immediately, they will have to rent temporarily for a month or two.
Grandma Zhang became increasingly panicked. It had been almost half a year since she rented the place...
She hurriedly called out to Cheng Xiaokui's retreating figure, "Wait, wait! Are you renting long-term? Let's talk some more! If you're renting long-term, how about 45?"
Cheng Xiao Kui's eyes darted around. Actually, 45 is fine too, 5 yuan cheaper is 5 yuan cheaper!
She stopped and turned around, about to speak to Grandma Zhang.
Cheng Qiuqiu grabbed Cheng Xiaokui's arm and pulled her outside, saying, "45 is too expensive, sister, let's go, let's go! How much do factory workers earn in a month?! This price is obviously a rip-off!"
Without saying a word, she grabbed her sister and left.
Grandma Zhang watched helplessly as the two sisters were about to leave the yard.
She hurriedly shouted, "40 it is! I'll rent it to you!"
Cheng Xiao Kui's eyes widened instantly, she was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, my sister accidentally helped me cut the price down by 5 yuan!
For 40 yuan, you can rent such a big house. Considering the size, it's not expensive at all!
She quickly said, "Okay! Let's write a lease agreement!"
Grandma Zhang asked in confusion, "What is a lease agreement?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "It's just about writing an agreement... writing a document to clarify that I'll rent your house for 40 yuan a month."
Grandma Zhang said, "Write a document? Then you write it. I'm an old woman who can't write!"
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "Do you have paper and pen? I can write!"
Grandma Zhang hurriedly returned to her yard, brought Cheng Xiao Kui paper and pen, and even found two neighbors to act as witnesses.
In this era, although contracts are not perfect, there will always be witnesses!
Cheng Xiaokui explained it clearly in a few words: Grandma Zhang rented the courtyard to her for 40 yuan a month for a period of six months. If both parties were satisfied after six months, they could renew the lease.
Her initial plan was six months; she envisioned working hard for six months and then buying a house with a courtyard to live in.
As Cheng Qiu Kui said, 40 yuan is too expensive, it's better to buy a set.
This is inside the Second Ring Road. You can easily buy a courtyard house here, leave it for twenty or thirty years, and your assets will easily exceed 100 million yuan.
This isn't just a house, it's a treasure trove!
The two witnesses that Grandma Zhang found also signed the document and put their fingerprints on it.
Although Grandma Zhang couldn't read, she recognized numbers. She looked at 40 and nodded in satisfaction.
Cheng Xiaokui took out 40 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Grandma Zhang. Grandma Zhang smiled and took the 40 yuan and left.
This house can start making money for her from today!
Cheng Qiu Kui stamped her feet in frustration and said to Cheng Xiao Kui, "Sister, why did you rent it? Why did you rent it?"
Forty yuan! That's a lot! Can't we rent something smaller for just ten or twenty yuan? There's a place up ahead that rents out a single-story house, a main room and a kitchen, for only eight yuan a month. It's bigger than our house!
Cheng Xiao Kui knew the kind of house Cheng Qiu Kui was talking about; it was a house with the main room facing the kitchen, and the two rooms together constituted a set.
But even the biggest houses are small; they don't have their own yards and are more like tenement courtyards.
She said to Cheng Qiu Kui, "You really think it's too expensive and don't want me to rent a place? I thought you and I were putting on an act."
Actually, renting such a big yard for 40 yuan isn't expensive at all, and the yards are next to each other, so it's convenient for both of us to live there.
Cheng Qiu Kui asked in surprise, "Our two families? You mean our two families?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Yes, we live in two houses. You and Mom live in such a small house, and our younger brother hardly sees any sunlight all year round."
This house is wonderful! You and Mom can live more comfortably now! And your little brother can enjoy the sun in the yard too.
Cheng Qiuqiu pursed her lips and muttered, "What's the use of a yard? You can't sleep in it."
Anyway, 40 yuan is a huge amount for her, and she doesn't think it's worth it no matter how she thinks about it.
Cheng Xiaokui said, "I'll use this yard a lot; I really can't do without it. I'll rely on this yard to make money in the future!"
Let's go back and pick up our two families to move into the new house. There's something nice about this house that you haven't noticed: it's furnished.
Although the furniture is just simple, old cabinets, a few chests, and a wooden bed, even if we move in now, we'll have furniture to use. Do the other houses have furniture?
She took her sister's hand and went home.
As Cheng Qiuqiu stepped out of the yard, she hurriedly picked up the padlock hanging on the door and locked the gate with a click.
This awareness of theft prevention is essential. In this day and age, petty theft is common, and losing things is a frequent occurrence.
Even clothes hanging outside to dry in the alley could be stolen!
Her mind was in a mess. So much money? Did her sister have that much money?
She couldn't understand it for a moment. Wasn't the rural area her sister went to supposedly extremely poor...?
Cheng Xiao Kui took Cheng Qiu Kui home and told Song Qiu Lan and Song Wen Hui about renting the house.
Song Wenhui said worriedly, "40 yuan! That's so much! If we don't have that much money to give them next month, they'll kick us out."
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Mom, I have money, so you don't need to worry about the rent. Renting this house is not only for us to live in, but also for making money."
"Don't even mention 40 yuan a month, I'd consider it a loss if I didn't earn at least 100 yuan! Let's hurry up and leave; the place is rented, every minute it sits empty is a loss!"
As soon as she entered the house, she called her younger brother and asked Cheng Qiuqiu to help her pack her things.
She and her mother-in-law brought only two large packages, which contained their few clothes and toiletries.
She didn't let her mother-in-law bring anything else. It was just too inconvenient on the road.
Although the house had furniture, there were no bedding or anything like that, so you had to carry all of that yourself.
She took out several quilts and mattresses from the cupboard, which were probably the most valuable things in his house.
Cheng Qiuqiu packed up their clothes. For some reason, she felt uneasy, afraid that one day she wouldn't be able to pay the rent and would be kicked out by Grandma Zhang.
Song Wenhui was still hesitating when she saw that her two daughters had already packed their things.
Cheng Qiu Kui carried her younger brother out the door.
Cheng Xiao Kui came out carrying a bag and called out to Song Wen Hui, "Mom, shall we go? Let's go see the new house!"
When the neighbors in the courtyard saw Cheng Xiaokui's family carrying quilts and mattresses out, they were all curious and asked what was going on.
Cheng Xiao Kui explained to her neighbors frankly that her own house was too small for her family to live in, so she rented Grandma Zhang's house in front of her.
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