"Su Zhengqing, you promised me that you would be able to live in Taoyang before the wedding. Now it's less than a month away from the wedding date, and houses in Taoyang have been released batch by batch, but you haven't gotten a single one. But today I heard that the double rooms are all gone, and there are only two one-bedroom apartments left. With so many people applying, how can you and I get a turn?"
Faced with his girlfriend's questioning, Su Zhengqing was upset and threw his half-smoked cigarette to the ground:
"I'm going to buy some things and go to Taoyang tomorrow."
This is intended as a gift.
The girlfriend was stunned and muttered: "Giving gifts is fine, but you don't have to pay for it. Your dad and your stepmother haven't done anything for your marriage yet."
Before the end of the world, which man would not have to afford a house and a car when getting married?
In this apocalyptic age, we don’t have the conditions for this, so we have to rent a house and give gifts to our in-laws.
Su Zhengqing was very annoyed: "Okay, I'll go ask my dad again."
Only then did the girlfriend give up.
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The next morning, Zhuang Wan came with her two children, carrying a lot of bags, and her whole body exuded longing and joy for a new life.
A large crowd gathered at the Taoyang gate before dawn, and when they saw Zhuang Wan carrying large and small bags, they quickly surrounded her.
"Hello, are you Taoyang's new tenant? Can I have the landlord's contact information?"
"Is the landlord in Taoyang now? Can we visit him?"
"I brought some gifts and wanted to meet the landlord. If it's convenient for you, could you please send me a message?"
"Excuse me, what are the conditions for admission here? Why haven't I been accepted even after applying so many times?"
A flood of questions came one after another, and Zhuang Wan's original joy was immediately replaced by panic.
He grabbed the two children and ran away as if he was running for his life.
The smart housekeeper recognized Zhuang Wan and only let her and her two children in. The others were still blocked outside the gate.
Seeing Su Tao, Zhuang Wan described the horrifying scene outside, still feeling apprehensive, and said:
"Luckily, thanks to Hu Zi, we were able to rent a house from your place, otherwise we three would be the ones worrying about each other outside now."
Then he quickly called out to the two children:
"Chenyang, Chenxi, come and say hello to sister."
The two children, the elder sister is eleven years old and the younger brother is eight years old, both look good and look very much like Zhuang Wan. They are also polite in their behavior. It can be seen that they have been well educated, but they are a little timid and speak in a soft voice. After calling someone, they nervously hold their mother's hand.
Su Tao patted the two children's heads, then led them to a one-bedroom apartment that had been prepared long ago.
When Zhuang Wan saw the bedroom, the cute and comfortable double bunk bed, the small desk and chair, as well as the single bed, wardrobe and privacy curtain prepared for her, she burst into tears on the spot.
"Boss Su, I really don't know what to say. Thank you, thank you. I also thank you on behalf of our two children."
The two children Chenyang and Chenxi also said in childish voices, "Thank you, sister, good sister," with little stars in their innocent eyes.
Su Tao was almost embarrassed.
"Landlady, is this table prepared for us? And this sketchbook as well?"
"These are for you. They also include the watercolor pens and ruler pens above."
Su Tao saw these when she was buying children's furniture. They were quite cheap, so she thought her children would like them, so she bought them.
Chenyang Chenxi exclaimed "Wow" and was extremely happy.
Zhuang Wan was so moved that she almost burst into tears. While wiping her tears, she readily transferred three months' rent, which was 60,000 federal coins.
Before he left, Zhuang Hu actually left a sum of money for her and the child to live on. Together with a large amount of sacrifice compensation and monthly subsidies, as well as the salary that Su Tao paid her later, it was enough for her to rent a house and support the child.
Su Tao's total assets suddenly increased to more than 126,000 federal coins.
It takes 200,000 federal coins to upgrade to level 4, and now we have already advanced more than halfway.
However, the number of rooms still needs to reach 50, which requires more effort.
"Have a good rest today. Tomorrow you have to start helping me screen tenants, so it'll be quite busy. By the way, I'll give you 10,000 federal dollars a month, including three meals a day. You and your two children can eat as much as you want from the vending machines. If you do well, you'll get bonuses and raises. Are you okay with that?"
There are still two one-bedroom and one living room apartments and one double room that have not been rented out.
Zhuang Wan nodded vigorously: "I accept it, I accept it. Thank you so much."
Not to mention that she would do it even if she was only paid 2,000 or 3,000, including meals!
It feels so good to be needed!
After the assistant candidate was decided, Su Tao began to worry about the cleaner candidate.
So far, there are a total of 27 rooms, including single rooms, double rooms and one-bedroom apartments.
The public area was expanded again, and it would take seven or eight minutes to walk between the two diagonal rooms.
If it is not cleaned up for two or three days, Su Tao will have to clean it up for a whole day.
Hygiene is really a difficult problem. Public washing machines need to be disinfected and cleaned regularly, the tables and chairs in the small canteen need to be wiped frequently, and someone has to take out the garbage every day, otherwise it will pile up.
Su Tao remembered the little girl Qian Rongrong who helped her clean the house last time. She found the contact information of Qian Rongrong's mother Qian Lin, left a message for her, and waited for Qian's mother to come back from get off work in the evening.
Su Tao was just about to thank Qian Rongrong for helping her with cleaning last time.
Mother Qian quickly waved her hands and said in a flurry, "Boss Su, you're too polite! Rongrong isn't busy at work and is full of energy, so it's no big deal to ask her to help you. Besides, you've created such a nice environment for us, with a small cafeteria and a washing machine. Where else can we find such a nice house and such a good landlord? Let's work together to maintain it. Don't be so polite."
Su Tao was a little moved by these words, but she still said:
"That won't do. I can't let Rongrong do it for free. How about this? I'd like to pay Rongrong to do 1-2 hours of cleaning every day after get off work, and give her 3,000 federal coins a month as a reward for her hard work."
Before she could finish her words, Qian's mother said bluntly, "No need. I'll talk to the tenants for you. They should pay attention to hygiene and be more conscientious. If you see garbage, just throw it away. Rongrong will take care of the rest. You don't have to spend money."
Su Tao was at a loss for words and could only thank him.
Mother Qian smiled cheerfully, "You're so kind. Boss Su, please give us a couple more washing machines. We've had so many people lately that we can't keep them all."
Su Tao added four more washing machines that night, and the ten washing machines neatly lined up by the back door dazzled the eyes of the tenants who came home from get off work.
Mother Qian said, "Friends, Boss Su is very kind to us, and everyone can see it. Please don't bother Boss Su too much. Please pay attention to small matters like hygiene. Please take the initiative to clean up the mess and wipe the tables after eating in the cafeteria. When you go out, please take out the trash when you see it. Don't bother her too much."
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