After saying goodbye to Huo Meiren, the two sisters walked side by side towards their lodgings.
"Dai Dai, how did the auction go?" Jian Yan knew that half of the auction proceeds went to the donors.
Xue Qiandai waved her hand generously, exclaiming, "With Daidai taking the lead, I naturally made a fortune, seventy or eighty thousand. However, when I received your message that the rent for the next year was settled, I generously donated all the funds to charity."
Seventy or eighty thousand, even with a 50% discount it's only thirty or forty thousand. This pampered young lady, who doesn't know the value of money, donated it all? Jian Yan raised her chin, her smile a little forced, but she still supported Dai Dai's decision. "Hehe, my Dai Dai is amazing!"
Xue Qiandai paused, then looked at Jian Yan seriously: "Jian, what did Li Bai say again? 'Heaven has endowed me with talents, which will surely be put to use; though a thousand pieces of gold are spent, they will return.' Hua Se wanted to see me make a fool of myself, but how could I let her succeed? So I dragged her along to donate. She donated Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry, and I saw her face turn green, hahaha."
The girl's laughter echoed under the night sky, mingling with the chirping of cicadas in the summer, full of pride and joy.
Jian Yan smiled too. She remembered a classic line from a Hong Kong drama: "The most important thing in life is to be happy." "Let me tell you about my achievements: I sold over 60,000 yuan worth of secondhand goods this afternoon and shipped them all out by express delivery. I looked at a few villas in the community you mentioned on 58.com and Ganji.com and scheduled viewings, so you can't sleep in tomorrow."
"Excellent!" Xue Qiandai gave a thumbs up. Under the dim light of the old lamp, she looked at Jian Yan's baby face, her eyes sparkling. While she was eloquently engaging with Huo Meiren, Jian Yan was handling this enormous workload alone. Suddenly, her nose stung with tears, and she hugged Jian Yan. "Jian, sending so many packages must be tiring, right?"
Jian Yan froze at her sudden movement, stiffly touching her back; she was so tired she could barely straighten up. From afternoon to evening, she hadn't stopped for a moment, answering buyer inquiries, contacting couriers, filling out orders, packing items, without even having time to drink water or eat a quick bite of food. She opened her mouth, "It's just... a little bit tiring."
Xue Qiandai sniffed and said in a soft voice, "Jian, what will I do without you?"
Jian Yan ruffled her bangs, like an older sister, "I thought you had your beautiful Huo and didn't need me anymore."
His tone was sarcastic, as if he were afraid of being abandoned.
"How could that be? Only children make choices; adults want it all."
"You and Beauty Huo are both important to me."
“Jane, have you noticed that you’re like a chief steward, the kind of person who’s suited to managing finances?”
Xue Qiandai's voice echoed in the old, dilapidated corridor, carrying a cheerful mood.
After returning home, the two girls quickly washed up and went to sleep.
The next day, a light drizzle began to fall, and Xue Qiandai had second thoughts and wanted to stay in bed. "Jane, I don't want to go. The raindrops will get my dress wet, and it'll be so uncomfortable to be all wet."
Jian Yan found her t-shirt with the funny face on it and her jeans, both of which were already washed clean. "If we don't go today, we'll have to look at apartments next week, and the earliest we can move in is the week after next. What, have you developed feelings for this old, run-down place?"
Without emotion, there is only shadow.
Xue Qiandai pointed to the next room and asked in a low voice, "By the way, did you see that couple?"
This refers to Ding Yong and his girlfriend, who were bitten by the snow lion.
“Isn’t the man in the hospital? Maybe the woman went to take care of him. Let’s move out quickly, we can’t stay here any longer.” Jian Yan printed out the information about the real estate agent and landlord that she had recorded yesterday and put it in her bag.
Thinking of Xue Shi, who was still at the pet hospital, Xue Qiandai mustered her spirits. She had to move, and move as soon as possible, to get away from those awful neighbors.
The two took a taxi straight to the Central Villa District. Now that their wallets were fuller, they naturally didn't need to haggle over every penny.
The Central Villa District is not a single community, but rather an entire villa area centered around Houshayu in Shunyi District, with the Wenyu River, the mother river of Beijing, flowing through it. The earliest foreign-oriented apartments and villas were developed here in the 1990s. Its proximity to Beijing Airport attracted many multinational corporation executives and foreigners. Numerous international schools were built here, and supporting facilities such as shopping malls, golf courses, horse farms, and hotels have matured and become well-established, further enhancing the villa district's vibrant lifestyle.
Of course, the rent is also expensive.
Xue Qiandai actually recommended several villa communities on the outskirts, near Lake Roman.
At the agreed time and place, the two arrived at the agency's location. Villas are large properties, and it's rare for landlords to rent them directly. The two agreed that one would play the "bad cop" and the other the "good cop," making sure to keep the annual rent below 100,000 yuan.
The real estate agent, dressed in a suit, looked very sharp. "Hey, you're here. Let me show you those apartments from yesterday."
She has a sweet tongue and is also clever.
Xue Qiandai took out her phone, checked the time, and looked impatient. "The weather's bad today, so hurry up. We have appointments with other agents."
"Alright." The agent weighed a bunch of keys in his hand, car keys and house keys mixed together. "Let's drive there, it'll save time."
These days, even real estate agents have their own cars. Xue Qiandai was determined to get a car as soon as possible.
The first property was a luxuriously decorated old villa with two floors above ground and one basement level. The real estate agent, holding a large umbrella, was enthusiastically explaining the property in the courtyard. "Sister, look at this house, it's simply amazing, especially with the garden. Whether we buy or rent a villa, isn't it all about having a yard and a place to call our own? Even though it's raining today, the yard has even more charm. 150,000 a year, it's a great deal."
This was Jian Yan's first time seeing a villa up close, and the decor was quite nice; it was practically move-in ready. She tugged at Xue Qiandai's sleeve.
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