At Dongyang TV Station, Pang Hong had just finished get off work when a familiar neighbor stopped her and said flatteringly:
"Xiao Pang, I remember you got your application accepted for a house in Taoyang? I have a favor to ask of you. Once you move in, please introduce us to your family. Right now, internal referrals are preferred for rentals in Taoyang, so our application has a higher chance of being approved. Don't worry, if it's successful, you'll definitely get a lot of benefits."
Pang Hong found it incredible: "Aunt Song, are you crazy? Taoyang is now in the news for a kidnapping scandal involving money laundering and disfigurement. How dare you still live here? Aren't you afraid that one day someone will poke you in the face and leave you on the street? Or that you'll be evicted even after paying the rent?"
Neighbor Aunt Song tutted, "It must be a rumor. A friend of my classmate's daughter has lived in Taoyang for two months. The disfigurement was the former tenant's own fault. The old woman wanted to kill someone, but was caught by Taoyang. Don't listen to those rumors that confuse right and wrong."
Pang Hong sneered in her heart: "Aunt Song, I work in the media. No one knows the truth better than me. I will not go to Taoyang. I have also withdrawn the house I applied for. You can find someone else."
Aunt Song was stunned and said subconsciously: "Can you still introduce me if you retire? If you don't live here, I will!"
The answer to her was Pang Hong’s proud back.
Aunt Song spat and thought to herself that there really was an idiot right next to her.
The negative news did not have any impact on Taoyang's daily work and life.
On the contrary, Zhuang Wan's work was indeed much easier. Pang Hong and her partner, who had originally regretted moving out of the lease, gave the vacant one-bedroom apartment directly to Yang Ju's parents.
The old couple came to the house with a lot of luggage the next day. Zhuang Wan originally wanted to give them some training and introductions.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ju's mother took out the Taoyang Housing Rental Agreement from her bag:
"My daughter keeps telling me that I'm old enough not to fight, not to use my powers to hurt others, not to use open flames in the room, and to pay attention to safety."
This was the first time that Zhuang Wan met such a worry-free tenant. It only took five minutes to register and pay the fee.
Yang Ju was very happy and pulled Zhuang Wan and said:
"Ms. Zhuang, I'd like to change my rental next month. We originally rented a double room, but now I want to move to a one-bedroom apartment so I can live closer to my parents. Is that okay with you?"
Zhuang Wan said, "I'll have to ask Boss Su about this."
Yang Ju said politely: "Of course, of course."
During lunch, Zhuang Wan mentioned this matter, and Su Tao asked her:
"Do you think there will be any problems with changing the lease?"
Zhuang Wan thought about it carefully and shook her head: "Apart from the fact that it will make my work more difficult and that tenants might follow suit, there won't be any major problems."
Su Tao smiled: "There are some things you don't need to ask me about. You can make your own decisions, consider the pros and cons, and make a response. For example, if you are worried that frequent tenant changes will increase your workload, then you can agree on the number of times the tenant can change, or the interval between changes."
Zhuang Wan suddenly understood: "I understand."
Su Tao was satisfied with her reaction and understanding, and in fact, Su Tao was gradually delegating power.
There will be more and more houses and more and more people in Taoyang, and she will be exhausted because she will have to take care of all the big and small things.
We must train Zhuang Wan as soon as possible so that she can stand on her own.
The next afternoon, another group of tenants arrived and filled all the vacant one-bedroom apartments, bringing in 360,000 federal coins. Su Tao's total assets suddenly reached 410,000.
This is really getting rich on the spot.
We can start construction with confidence tonight.
Although the heat of Taoyang's negative news gradually subsided, Su Tao still asked one more question for safety reasons:
“What are the attitudes and reactions of this new group of tenants?”
Zhuang Wan said, "Most people really didn't trust us. One pair of sisters even asked if they could rent for just one month. After I declined, they hesitated for a long time and then reluctantly agreed."
Su Tao nodded: "It doesn't matter if you don't trust them. You'll understand after living here for a long time. As long as they don't cause trouble or damage other tenants in the early stage, we will give priority to internal referrals from the next batch. As you can see, it can save a lot of trouble."
Zhuang Wan was delighted when she thought of this. "It really saves a lot of trouble. Fan Chuanhui asked me this morning if he could keep Wen Peizhen's single room. He has a colleague who has always wanted to move in. A tenant even recommended cleaners to me. I've selected a few good ones, and they'll all start working in the next few days. I guess there are quite a few people coming to Taoyang."
Therefore, only stupid or bad people would believe and spread negative news.
Su Tao was also very pleased: "Thank you for your hard work during this period. Let's go together to pick up Mr. Mei from the hospital later."
After driving to the hospital, before they even saw Elder Mei, Su Tao and the others were called in by the doctor to give him a lecture:
"Talk to him nicely. It's better to do less energy-consuming things. He keeps working every day while on an IV drip. And when the nurses are doing their rounds at night, he takes advantage of Xiao Pan's sleep to write and draw under the covers with the light on. This is not acceptable."
As soon as Su Tao entered the ward, she saw the windowsill piled with draft drawings. She couldn't help but take a deep breath and said:
"Mr. Mei, you're too anxious. Can we take a good rest and recover before painting?"
Xiao Pan found out that Mr. Mei was secretly painting at night and sulked beside him.
Mei Hongyi played dumb: "I'm just bored in the hospital, so I drew something because I had nothing to do. It's nothing serious."
Guan Zining said bluntly, "Old man, if you go to the hospital again, they will be the ones suffering. You are causing trouble for everyone."
Mei Hongyi stopped talking for a moment.
Su Tao stepped on her foot hard and glared at her, her eyes seemed to say, if you can't speak, shut up.
If someone else stepped on her, Guan Zining would definitely jump up and hit that person, but the person who stepped on her was Su Tao, so she could only remain silent, but she still felt that she was not wrong.
Don't cause trouble to teammates, this is one of her rules as a soldier.
Su Tao sat by the bed to comfort the old man. Mei Hongyi sighed and said:
"Tao girl, I'm in such pain. I feel guilty every minute I lie here. It's my fault for not educating my son well and letting him become a beast. And even though you don't say it, I know my own body. I won't live long. I want to build Taoyang as well as possible in my limited time."
Everyone present fell silent.
Mei Hongyi asked Liu Panpan to bring the blueprint of the windowsill and gave it to Su Tao:
"Tao girl, it's time to build up the open space in front of the cafeteria. Summer is almost here, and the heat is inevitable. Building a pond, fountain, or swimming pool can effectively lower the overall temperature. Also, the number of tenants is increasing, and apartment buildings can't solve the population problem. We need to put residential or high-rise buildings on the agenda as soon as possible."
The more he talked, the better his spirits became.
Su Tao did not interrupt him and listened quietly until the sun set.
On the way back, Mr. Mei fell asleep in the back seat with a faint smile on his lips.
Seeing that he had fallen asleep, Liu Panpan whispered to Su Tao:
"Boss Su, Mr. Mei told me that if he ever becomes ill, I should find a pretext to trick his son into coming over. He wants to take his son with him."
Su Tao and Zhuang Wan looked at each other, determined to drag their beastly son down with them even if they died.
Su Tao said, "Xiao Pan, you should enlighten him more and don't let him get stuck in a dead end. Just pretend that you never gave birth to this son and live your life well."
At this time, the beastly son didn't know that he was dancing on the tiger's butt.
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