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The locks of the cabinets, bedroom doors and main doors of the turnover house have all been changed, layer by layer, and look very secure, but in fact, these are child's play for an expert locksmith. So Chen Jin packed the valuable documents at home that could not be replaced into a bag and took them with him.
My third cousin still has to go to work and doesn't have time to go back to the village with them. When Chen Jin went out, he happened to meet Aunt Zhou's family of three who were also returning to the village. He went downstairs to meet up with his third uncle and his family. After a while, Uncle Chen's fifth uncle and his family also arrived. When we arrived at the bus stop outside the community, we met the eldest son of the village, Chen Wenzhen, and the eldest son of the village party secretary, Chen Wensong.
A bus with only three passengers drove over and was immediately filled with people from Qiaodong Village.
Chen Wensong and Chen Wenzhen were the two biggest households affected by the demolition. They received a lot of money and looked very simple, but their conversation made Chen Jin, who was sitting in front of them, feel jealous.
Chen Wensong: "I bought a villa in Jingshan Park, but I haven't started decorating it yet. You know many bosses. Are there any who do decoration? Can you recommend a few to me?"
Chen Wenzhen: "I plan to buy a piece of land and find someone to build a building, and then sell the house..."
Chen Jin turned his head silently, and after listening to their glowing conversation about future plans, he said, "Uncle Wen Zhen, is it expensive to buy land? Can we buy a small piece?"
Chen Wenzhen laughed it off and didn't mention the question of whether it was expensive or not. "Some things are expensive and some are cheap. It depends on how you choose. For buying land and houses, you can ask your uncle. He runs a construction company and knows a lot more than I do."
"Oh, that's right." Chen Jin turned his head. It was obvious that he didn't want to reveal too much information, but that was normal. He was also afraid that others would find out and come to muddy the waters or get a piece of the pie. Chen Jin was tactful enough not to ask any further questions.
That’s right. I’ll ask my uncle next time I see him.
When Chen Jin and his colleagues returned to the village, the tenants who were on weekends off saw them as if they had seen their family members and said happily, "You are finally back!" If they had not come back, they would have been worried that this group of people would delay paying them. After all, I paid two months' deposit, and when renting a new house, the landlord also asked for a deposit, so I had to take the money back and pay it again.
When Chen Jin returned to his building, he saw several tenants at home, so he asked them if they had found a new house and when they planned to move in.
I heard that a tenant said that he was planning to rent a house in Xiuli Community with his friends. After all, they all graduated from the same school and worked in Xicheng District. Before, I spent more than three hours every day taking the bus to and from work because my salary was not high in the first year after graduation and I needed to save some money. Now I want to live closer.
Chen Jin's eyes lit up. "Have you rented it? If you haven't paid a deposit, you can rent from me. I have several apartments in Xiuli Community. How many rooms do you want to rent? I have one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments. We're old acquaintances, so I can give you a discount."
Anyway, the house has been renovated, except for the furniture. But as for the furniture, my eldest uncle said he knew the owner of a furniture company, so my third uncle and Chen Jin entrusted my eldest uncle to make all the purchases. It's simple anyway. Each room has a 1.5-meter bed, a wardrobe, a set of tables and chairs, and the living room has a sofa and a coffee table. As for the rest, the tenant has to prepare it himself.
The tenant said hurriedly, "There are five of us. We originally wanted to find another partner, but we can also rent a three-bedroom or a two-bedroom apartment. Little boss, how much is the rent?"
When Chen Jin bought the house, he learned about the rental situation in the Xiuli community and decided on the rent. He also referred to the prices of other rental houses in the Xiuli community as told by the sales manager.
"You two are old acquaintances, so I won't ask for too much rent. One-bedroom is 170, two-bedroom is 300, and three-bedroom is 360. Although they are all one-bedrooms, the apartment in the community over there has a bedroom and a living room, and it's a full 40 square meters. The rental houses here can't compare. It's a new house over there. I just bought it two days ago, and it's all decorated inside. It will take a few days before the furniture can be put in."
"If you think it's suitable, you can go and see the house in a couple of days. Those who rent first can choose the house."
Several tenants who said they wanted to share a house looked at each other in ecstasy. The rent offered by the boss was very fair. They had been looking for a place in that area for several days and had also asked colleagues and friends for information, but it was still not as cheap as the one offered by the boss.
Moreover, even in Qiaodong Village, a small single room costs 50 yuan a month. If you move to the closer Qiaoxi Village or the suburbs, it will cost 80 to 100 yuan a month.
Everyone was familiar with the boss and knew that what she said was what she meant. They stopped bargaining and said directly, "Then let's take a couple of days off to go and have a look?"
"Sure." Chen Jin decided immediately, and then said: "You also know that the rent here is a conscience price. Your colleagues and friends can come to me if they need to rent a house. I have 10 one-bedroom apartments, and 5 two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments. First come first served, and they will be gone once they are rented out. The rent is a deposit of one month and one month's rent. By the way, I don't care how you discuss it internally. I will only sign a contract with one person. Just pay the rent on time on the first of every month. Even if one person defaults, it won't work."
After Chen Jin finished talking to them, he went to find other tenants to tell them about his house for rent in Xiuli Community. Some people thought it was too expensive, some people thought they had to share the house with others, and some people thought it was cost-effective and were ready to find someone to rent with.
When my third aunt found out, she felt that the rent she asked for was too low, as other people’s rent for each room was at least 20 yuan more than hers.
But Chen Jin thought that she should lower the rent and let one tenant rent the entire house, so that they could find tenants themselves, so that she wouldn't have to worry about which room in which house was vacant. It would be best if the few tenants who have agreed to rent a house would go to their colleagues in the company or university classmates to rent the house. These people all have their own units or companies and have relatively good and stable incomes.
As soon as this was settled, Chen Jin called his uncle to confirm with him how long it would take for the furniture to arrive.
"I just finished talking to the boss of the furniture factory. He has a batch of old furniture. The style is outdated, but I think it's OK and usable. There's no need to be so particular about the rental house. It can be delivered tomorrow. You can tell your third uncle and ask them to send it over when."
Chen Jin hung up the phone and ran to ask his third uncle, then ran back and said that it would be the day after tomorrow, as she had a tenant who wanted to see the house.
"Wow, you're pretty quick. How much is the rent?"
Chen Jin told him about his rent, and his uncle said, "I'll give you the same price for my 25 apartments. Ask your tenants. If any friends want to rent, they can all come and see."
"good."
She had some ideas about renting out the house for the time being, but it would be unlikely to fill the house with just the few tenants she had. She had to post a flyer and leave a phone number.
But she also has things to do, and it is impossible for her to wait for people to come and see the house all day long. With a little plan in mind, she decided to wait and see the situation.
On the first day Chen Jin came back, she didn't see all the tenants, and it was not convenient to contact them at this time. So Chen Jin posted notes downstairs of her two buildings, informing them that she would be in the village during the day during this period. If she was not there, they could go to her third uncle's house to look for her. If there were tenants who would come back at night, they could leave a note for her at Aunt Zhou's house, and she could give the refund to Aunt Zhou for forwarding.
The paper also wrote down the rent of her rental house in Xiu Li Community, so that anyone who was interested could continue to rent a house from her.
There's not much to do just during the day, so my third aunt suggested that we should bring some things back and stay in the village for a few days.
Chen Jin thought so too, so he returned to the temporary housing at night, packed his clothes, and ran back to the village to live with his third uncle's family.
The night I moved back in, some tenants came to inquire about renting a house in Xiuli Community, and I also arranged for a few more to go with me to view houses the next day.
There were a lot of things happening in the village. My third uncle was called by the village chief to help during the day. When he came back in the evening, he said that the villagers were arguing about the relocation of graves, which made the village chief very angry.
"What are you arguing about? Didn't we agree to move the grave long ago?"
Chen Yongan: "What are you arguing about? It's about the Feng Shui site. Everyone wants a good piece of land to bring prosperity to their descendants in the future."
Chen Jin rolled his eyes silently, "If the descendants don't make progress, isn't it the same whether the grave is buried in the treasure ground? Or does it mean that if they are buried in the treasure ground, the descendants will know how to make progress?"
Chen Yongan wanted to continue speaking, but his father glared at him and he swallowed his words. He went out with his father today and gained a lot of knowledge. For someone like Chen Yongqiang, no matter how good the feng shui is, it can't save him.
His father didn't let him say it, but he could tell it secretly with his third sister.
As soon as his father left the house, Chen Yongan started gossiping with Chen Jin and Tian Miao.
"You don't know that after Chen Yongqiang got the money, he was called by his brothers to go out and play. He was tricked into gambling. He lost more than one million yuan in gambling just a few days after receiving the demolition compensation. He also wanted to bring his good brothers to the village, but was discovered by the village chief, who threatened to break his leg."
"Today, Chen Yongqiang's mother, Chen Bagu, insisted on moving her father's grave to the top of the mountain, saying that this would allow her father to bless Chen Yongqiang and get him back on the right path. What right path is there? Chen Yongqiang couldn't get money from Chen Bagu, so he went to borrow money from others, and he borrowed at high interest rates! Tell me, can this Feng Shui treasure land control him? The police station is more like it."
Every time the villagers mentioned Chen Yongqiang, they would subconsciously mention Chen Jin. Because the two of them are not considered "authentic" members of the Chen family.
Chen Jin was brought back by her mother after her divorce, and Chen Yongqiang was given the surname Chen because Chen Bagu married into the family. His father Ma Fugui was an invisible person in the village.
They both took their mother’s surname Chen, but in the eyes of the villagers in Qiaodong Village, Chen Jin and Chen Yongqiang are two extremes, one is “other people’s children” and the other is “you shouldn’t learn from him”.
Chen Yongqiang has been a troublesome person since he was young. He fought with his classmates and even dared to hit his teachers when he was in school. He was expelled from junior high school. After that, he went to work in a factory in the suburbs and was still as trouble-making as ever. After he built a house for rent, he lived there lazily. Because he had harassed the female tenants in the past, his house became less popular and the tenants were either men or middle-aged women.
Now that he has money, this guy actually dares to use the money to gamble and even borrow money after losing so much.
A gambler can't stop. There was an uncle in the village who would gamble whenever he had money, and would borrow money even if he had no money. When he couldn't pay off his debts, he drank rat poison at home and has been dead for many years.
In those years, the phrase that adults often said was "Nine out of ten people lose when gambling. If you dare to gamble, I'll break your legs!"
What a pity, Chen Bagu probably couldn't bear to break Chen Yongqiang's legs.
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