Cao Sheng pursed his lips and gave a dry laugh, but still answered her truthfully.
"Sister, I won't hide it from you. Our family had a bad background a few years ago. We just got our house back, and other people are afraid of something happening again so they don't dare to rent it. I don't have a proper job, and my child needs to go to school, so I want to rent out the house to pay for his tuition."
So that's how it is. Ye Qing didn't expect this person to be so honest. This should be true.
"Then take me over to have a look."
When Cao Sheng heard that she was willing to go with him to look at the house, he was so excited that he was a little incoherent, "Okay, okay, let's go!"
The two of them soon arrived at the house he mentioned, which was not far from the store of the landlord. She had also seen the house before she left. She had wanted to ask someone about it later, but she didn't expect to be found by the landlord.
"That's it."
Cao Sheng said this with a smile and started to take out the key to open the door.
"Big sister, come in and take a look, it's just a little dirty."
Ye Qing nodded and followed him in.
Cao Sheng introduced, "After the house was confiscated, it has been occupied by other people. Three families have lived in it. It was just returned last month. If it is not their own house, they don't take good care of it. The originally good house has been tossed into a mess by them.
But the structure of the house is still very solid, and there is absolutely no problem with safety.”
Ye Qing glanced at the three gatehouses along the street and asked, "Has this house of yours ever been used as a business?"
Cao Sheng nodded, "Yes, my family used to run a small restaurant. It started with my great-grandfather. When I was a kid, I learned how to cook from my dad. It was a small business, but we didn't have to worry about food and drink. More than ten years have passed, and now it's over! There's nothing much to say about my bad luck. I just have to accept it!"
Ye Qing pointed to the main house at the back and asked, "Are you renting these too?"
Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Rent, if you can rent all of them, I will rent them!"
Ye Qing nodded. "I'm quite satisfied with the layout and area of your house, but it's a little too shabby. I'm also planning to open a small restaurant and sell breakfast or something. If I rent it, I'll have to spend a lot of time painting and decorating it. How much do you plan to rent it for? It's connected to the backyard."
Seeing that this person was quite honest, Ye Qing did not hesitate and started to negotiate the price. Others did not dare to rent it, but she did. What era is this? As long as this person does not commit crimes in the future, there should be no problems with this house.
"Sister, how long do you plan to rent it?"
Ye Qing thought about it and said, "It's no problem to rent it for three to five years temporarily."
Cao Sheng was very happy when he heard this, but he didn't dare to ask for a high price, for fear of scaring her away. He held up two fingers and asked uncertainly, "How about twenty per month?"
"If it's cheaper, we can sign a five-year contract first."
Twenty is okay, but wouldn’t it be better if it were cheaper?
"So do you pay it monthly, or?"
"At the moment, I can only pay once every six months. If I rent the house, I will have to spend money to clean it up."
Cao Sheng thought about it for a while and gritted his teeth, "Then you can pay every six months, and I'll give you 18! But you have to pay two months' rent as a deposit first."
Ye Qing frowned in a pretentious manner, and nodded after nearly a minute. "Okay, then I'll do as you say. When can I go through the formalities?"
Cao Sheng felt relieved when he heard her agree. If she didn't say anything, he was going to lower the price again. But there was no other way. He had finally met a brave girl and he couldn't let her run away!
"Now, let's go to the street office to handle the formalities!"
"good."
Seeing his eager look, Ye Qing wanted to laugh. This guy's face really showed everything. He was just kind-hearted. Who knows how he would lower the price if it were someone else!
Having lived through that era in both of my previous lives, I know well how difficult it was for the people. I just hope that everyone can live a good life in the future.
Ye Qing followed Cao Sheng to the street office. Cao Sheng took care of everything. Soon everything was done. Ye Qing paid eight months' rent directly. Cao Sheng was so excited that he almost cried when he held the 144 yuan in his hand. With this money, he didn't have to worry about his child's schooling.
Coming out of the street office, Ye Qing looked at Cao Sheng and asked, "Cao... um, how old are you?"
Judging from her appearance, she must be older than herself, but she called herself "big sister" right away, which made Ye Qing a little unsure.
Cao Sheng touched the back of his head and grinned, "I'm 22 years old this year! I just grew up a little anxiously."
"You are younger than me, so I will just call you by your name. You don't have to call me Big Sister anymore. Just call me Sister Ye."
Cao Sheng nodded, "Okay!"
"Cao Sheng, do you know any bricklayers or anything like that? I want to clean up the house as soon as possible."
Cao Sheng nodded, "Sister...Sister Ye, you have finally asked the right person. My eldest brother-in-law is a bricklayer. He works meticulously and is absolutely reliable!"
Ye Qing nodded, "Okay, then I'll come over again around 10:30 tomorrow morning. If he has time, bring him over so we can meet and talk."
"Okay, okay! If he has time, I will definitely bring him here!"
"Okay, I'll go back first. Bye!"
Cao Sheng nodded repeatedly, "Goodbye, goodbye!"
Watching her walk away, Cao Sheng ran home quickly with the money in his pocket.
"Wife! Wife!"
Cao Sheng's family now lives in a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city. If the house cannot be rented out, he plans to move back with his wife and children. Unexpectedly, he met Ye Qing.
Cao Sheng's wife Niu Xiaofen heard his happy shout and hurried out of the house, "What's going on?"
Could it be that the house has been rented out? He has been running out these days just for the house, and now he is so happy, maybe it has been rented out.
"Wife, the house has been rented out! Guess how much it was rented for?"
Niu Xiaofen stamped her feet happily, "Great! How much is it?"
Cao Sheng gestured, "Eighteen! Eighteen a month! I paid eight months' rent in one go, so we don't have to worry about our daughter's tuition!"
Niu Xiaofen burst into tears when she heard this, "That's great! It's really great!"
Cao Sheng raised his hand to wipe her tears, "Why are you crying? This is a good thing."
Niu Xiaofen threw herself into his arms, "I'm so happy, dad, thank you, thank you for being so kind to me and my daughter. It's worth dying for me to have a man like you in my life!"
Cao Sheng smiled and patted her on the back. "What nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you dislike my family's poverty and my ugliness? You even gave birth to a big fat boy for me. We still have a long life ahead of us. Since you have entered our Cao family, I have to treat you well and treat Huanhuan well."
Niu Xiaofen burst into laughter and said, "You are not ugly. In my heart, you are the most beautiful one!"
"Silly wife!"
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