Chapter 12: Renting a house for 8,000? I'll just buy a house!

"Hello, I want two of the latest mobile phones and two pairs of headphones."

Shen Linglan said this to the clerk in the smartphone store. The clerk's eyes lit up when he heard it. "Okay, do you want to try it?"

"No need, just wrap it up for me."

Shen Linglan casually put the two mobile phones in her bag, and then quickly passed one of them to Zhao Yunduo.

Zhao Yunduo is still using an old mobile phone from a few years ago. It used to take a long time to scan the code for payment, which was very inconvenient. Unexpectedly, she really lived a good life relying on her best friend. She couldn't even dream of owning the latest mobile phone worth 10,000 yuan.

Shen Linglan also turned on another mobile phone and connected it to a Bluetooth headset, so that the two of them didn't need to hold up the phone to talk on the phone, and it was also much more convenient when shopping in the mall.

Zhao Yunduo complained, "Even if it's the most powerful mobile phone currently, it can't access the Internet."

She mumbled a few words and then said, "Forget it, even if I can get online, can I still chat with zombies online now?"

Shen Linglan said, "It's okay. When I get home, I'll download some TV series and novels for you to kill time. How about that?"

"That's a good feeling!"

Shen Linglan bought more than ten sets of clothes in the mall. They were not expensive, only about one or two hundred yuan a set. A poor person who suddenly became rich did not dare to spend more.

But she also bought an identical set for Zhao Yunduo for each of them. Zhao Yunduo said that she bought them just in time, otherwise her clothes would have smelled bad.

Then I went to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities, such as soap, shampoo, shower gel, towels, etc., and then I thought about how to fill water for Zhao Yunduo to give her a bath after I got back.

Zhao Yunduo said that in her world, the water from the faucet was scarlet, smelly and terrible, and she didn't dare to use it to take a bath.

After working all morning and afternoon, Shen Linglan finally went to find an agent to rent a house.

When the agent heard her budget was less than 5,000 yuan, her eyes lit up and her face, which was originally full of office spirit, became more lively: "Sister, no, sister, you wait here for me, I will drive the electric donkey to take you to see the house right away."

For 5,000 yuan, you can rent a two-bedroom, one-living room apartment in a nice neighborhood even in a first-tier city.

Seeing that Shen Linglan's clothes were not from famous brands but were clean, the agent had an idea and took her to see a house that was priced at 8,000 yuan a month.

Although Shen Linglan was poor in the past, she has seen the world.

The greening of this community is particularly good, and there are very complete recreational facilities downstairs. The whole community is quiet and clean, with one household per floor. After entering the door, the house is bright and spacious. Although the decoration inside is a bit rough, the lighting is good.

The house is just over 100 square meters, but it has two bedrooms and a living room, which makes it look particularly empty.

She looked at the scenery outside the French window and asked the agent directly, "You can't get these 5,000 yuan, right?"

The agent showed no embarrassment at being exposed and said in all seriousness, "I'll ask the landlord. The price she offers will be a bit higher, but we can bargain for it."

Shen Linglan motioned for him to hit her.

She looked around the house. Shen Linglan had never dared to think about this kind of house before, but now she could take a look around with interest. The facilities in the house were not very new, and it looked like it had been rented to many people. There were some scratches on the walls, but overall it was not bad.

The agent answered the phone and asked the landlord, "Sister, I brought a client to see the house. I want to ask if you can reduce the monthly rent a little bit?"

The signal on the landlord's side seemed to be not very good. After talking for a long time, the agent was unable to hear clearly. After a long period of fruitless communication, the landlord could not help but said that he was nearby and would come over for a face-to-face interview immediately.

While waiting for the landlord to come, the agent took Shen Linglan on a careful tour of the house. Shen Linglan then realized that both the bed and the closet in the house were quite old. Even the mattress was slightly yellowed. There were obvious grease stains on the range hood. If she really moved in, Shen Linglan would probably not be able to resist replacing them.

After taking a general look, the landlord arrived.

The landlord was a middle-aged woman with a noticeable circle of fat on her belly and obvious grooves on her face. She looked to be in her forties or fifties.

As soon as she entered the room, she looked Shen Linglan up and down. Seeing that Shen Linglan was alone and dressed in ordinary clothes, she could not hide the contempt in her eyes, "Are you the one who wants to rent a house?"

The agent seemed to notice the landlord's rudeness, stepped forward to block the landlord's sight, and said with a smile, "I'm your client, landlord, what's the lowest you can offer?"

The landlord rolled his eyes impatiently, "Eight thousand! Didn't I mark the price when I gave it to your agent?"

The agent smiled flatteringly, "Can you please offer a little less? Five thousand is fine?"

"Five thousand!?" The landlord cursed in the local dialect, "What a waste of my time! If you can't afford it, don't rent it! Why are you pretending to be so arrogant!?"

Seeing that the landlord not only refused to lower the price but also cursed, the agent's face darkened, "Even if the sale fails, there is still friendship. Sister, you are too rude, aren't you!?"

The landlord wanted to open his mouth to curse him as well, but was interrupted by the agent.

"You can't even rent this place out for 7,000, and you want to rent it out for 8,000?! I've brought so many people to see it this month, is there anyone willing to rent it? If you don't lower the price, I won't bring anyone here anymore!"

"It's up to you to bring it with you!" The landlord finally got a chance to interrupt, pointing at the agent and swearing, "I bought this house for 6 million, and you think it's too expensive to rent it for 8,000? Why don't you live in a village in the city? It's cheaper there!"

Shen Linglan watched coldly as the landlord went crazy.

To be honest, 8,000 yuan is nothing to Shen Linglan right now. If the house is suitable, she would be willing to pay 10,000 yuan a month, but for this house...

Shen Linglan's eyes fell on the shoe cabinet at the door with a missing corner. It was really not worth eight thousand yuan.

"Okay," she interrupted the conversation, "This isn't a good place to stay. Take me to another house. There's more than one house in the world."

After the two got off the elevator, the agent kept apologizing, saying that he didn't expect the landlord to be so rude. He also said that as a token of his apology, if she successfully rented the house, he could apply for a 20% discount on the agency fee for her.

Shen Linglan waved her hands, indicating that the agency fees were a small matter.

"The environment here is quite good," Shen Linglan was very satisfied with the environment of this community, which looked particularly comfortable. "Are there any other houses available?"

The agent looked embarrassed. "No, there are not many houses for rent here. Generally speaking, if the price is right, they will be rented out quickly. There is no shortage of tenants. How about I take you to see the houses in the neighborhood next door? Although the landscaping is not as good as this one, the rent is cheaper."

Shen Linglan suddenly remembered what the landlord had just said, that she bought her house for 6 million.

Is it only six million?

Shen Linglan, who now has a balance of only about one million yuan on her bank card, feels that six million yuan is much cheaper than she had imagined.

Although she bought a mobile phone, a lot of clothes and daily necessities today, she still had more than 1.6 million left in her card. After Zhao Yunduo finished her lunch at noon, she had more than 3 million. After dinner, she had more than 6 million. By the time of supper, it had directly become 60 million.

Why is she renting a house?

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Shen Linglan did not get on the donkey. Instead, she stood in front of the agent and asked earnestly, "Is there anyone selling a house in this neighborhood?"

"Selling a house!?"

This time, the agent was also shocked.

He asked Shen Linglan hesitantly, "Do you... want to buy a house?"

"Well, you can buy it if it's suitable."

She uttered a few words lightly, but they made his heart tremble.