Chapter 17 I'm not pretending anymore, I just have money

Shen Linglan got up early the next day and prepared to go to work.

Unexpectedly, she met a landlord who paid 8,000 yuan a month. She was surprised to see Shen Linglan in this community.

"I didn't expect that I could really rent a house in this neighborhood for you!" Her eyes fell on Shen Linglan's clothes. Shen Linglan was still wearing simple clothes, with nothing worth more than 500 yuan.

"How much did you pay for the rental? Five thousand? Or four thousand?"

She looked at Shen Linglan with an unfriendly eye, but she didn't know that Shen Linglan was keeping a low profile to prevent others from discovering her sudden wealth and coveting her property.

Shen Linglan glanced at the landlord and said, "How noble is this neighborhood? Do you really think I can't afford to rent it for 8,000 yuan? I just think your shabby house is not worth it."

Originally, Shen Linglan had held back her dissatisfaction that day and didn't complain to the landlord. She didn't expect that she would scold her when she ran into her in the neighborhood, and Shen Linglan couldn't stand it.

"Tsk..." the landlord said disdainfully, "If you can afford it, then go ahead and rent it. Eight thousand yuan is..."

Before she finished speaking, a voice suddenly interrupted.

"Xiaolan!?"

Shen Linglan turned around and saw that it was the owner's mother who sold the house to her, Ye Chuhua.

Shen Linglan smiled back at her, "Aunt Ye, good morning."

"Good morning, I didn't expect you to get up so early, are you going to work?"

The landlord knew Ye Chuhua. She had a house in the neighborhood, but she seldom came back to live there. Instead, she often lived in a villa area near the city. Her family owned a company, but her only son refused to inherit the family business and insisted on going abroad to make gold.

"Hey, Sister Ye, why don't you ask me out for dinner after you come back to live here?"

The expression on the landlord's face immediately changed to flattery, which made Shen Linglan want to laugh.

"My son sold his house yesterday, and I came to see the buyer."

"Why do you suddenly want to sell your house, Youjun?" The landlord sighed in a false tone, and was eager to find out who bought the house. "Who bought it? How much did you get for it?"

Ye Chuhua looked at Shen Linglan and said, "Look, this is the new owner."

"What!"

The landlord looked at Shen Linglan in disbelief, "Did you buy it?"

Shen Linglan had no intention of slapping the landlord in the face. People like her, who flatter the powerful and bully the weak and fear the strong, were the kind of people Shen Linglan hated the most. So she didn't even look at the landlord, whose expression was changing unpredictably, and didn't answer her. Instead, she nodded to Ye Chuhua and said, "I'm going to work. Goodbye, Aunt Ye."

"Sister Ye, did she really buy it?"

Seeing that Shen Linglan ignored her, the landlord went up to Ye Chuhua and asked.

Ye Chuhua's son's house is not cheap, it is much bigger than hers, and the price is definitely much more expensive than hers. In recent years, the real estate market has been sluggish, and houses are easy to rent but hard to sell. The landlord has long wanted to sell the house.

If she had known that this girl was so rich, she should have been more polite a few days ago. Maybe her house could have been sold.

Ye Chuhua was a smooth person. She knew the landlord's character, so she never made close friends with her. But Ye Chuhua didn't like to quarrel with others, so she just nodded affirmatively to the landlord. When the landlord wanted to ask something, Ye Chuhua said that she was going home.

Shen Linglan didn't expect it to be so difficult to get a taxi in this neighborhood, especially during the morning rush hour.

She arrived at the company on time again and was pleasantly greeted by Li Kuan's cold stare.

He didn't act weird towards Shen Linglan. After rolling his eyes, there was still a hint of joy in his eyes. Shen Linglan found it strange and quietly asked Song Zhangling that day, "What good news did the team leader encounter? Is your wife pregnant?"

Song Zhangling didn't like to listen to gossip and looked like he was worried about something. He shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

Another intern girl, Sun Xiaolin, leaned over to Shen Linglan and whispered in her ear, "It is said that Li Kuan will be promoted to the head of the brand department."

"Ah!?" Shen Linglan was shocked. "How could he, a designer, be promoted to the head of the brand department?"

Sun Xiaolin curled her lips and said, "He flatters the boss well. The higher-ups think he plays a very good role as a leader and is responsible in his work."

It seems that the team-building event made the boss happy.

During lunch break, Chen Mengxue called Shen Linglan and said that she had successfully resigned and could work for Shen Linglan immediately. She wanted to ask Shen Linglan if she had anything for her to do.

Shen Linglan was eating. Seeing that everyone else was wearing headphones or watching TV series, she did not avoid them and said directly to Chen Mengxue, "You can find a housekeeper to take care of my three meals a day and the hygiene of the house. The salary can be a little higher than the market price. You can decide it if you think it is suitable."

“Puff——”

Shen Linglan heard a mocking voice behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Li Kuan.

He only glanced at Shen Linglan, then retracted his gaze and said to the air: "A few days ago, you were still arguing with me about your salary, and now you can even afford to hire a housekeeper. Tsk, what are you pretending for?"

He didn't mention anyone by name, and he didn't even look at Shen Linglan, but his tone was very obvious. After he finished speaking, he left the office and went to smoke.

She had a puzzled look on her face. She was preparing to give Chen Mengxue a three-month advance on her salary. After entering the password, the red envelope was sent.

Chen Mengxue was always serious about her work. After Shen Linglan transferred 30,000 yuan to her in one go, she did not dare to be negligent and carried out every order of Shen Linglan conscientiously.

Soon, she found a suitable candidate for Shen Linglan. After Shen Linglan got off work, there was a table of delicious food waiting for her.

According to Chen Mengxue, this domestic helper was hired by her former boss Gao Jin.

Not only is the aunt very skillful, she can also cook delicious meals.

After washing her hands, Shen Linglan sat at the dining table and tasted the food carefully. The aunt and Chen Mengxue standing beside the table were waiting for Shen Linglan's comments with nervous faces.

There was simple home-cooked food on the table, four dishes and one soup.

The dishes included braised pork elbow, braised eggplant, blanched vegetables, and stir-fried cauliflower with meat. These were all dishes that Chen Mengxue had asked Shen Linglan about her preferences and then had her aunt arrange for them.

Shen Linglan tasted them one by one——

Every dish tasted really good, with just the right amount of freshness and fragrance. She was very satisfied!

When the aunt saw Shen Linglan's enjoying look, her brows and eyes relaxed a lot.

Shen Linglan nodded to Chen Mengxue, and then said to her aunt, "Aunt, I'll have to trouble you to cook for me every day from now on."

This means that you are satisfied with her and it is finalized.

The aunt was delighted and nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course."

The aunt's surname is Liu. Her husband and children are in her hometown. She works in the city just to send money back home. Her former employer was particularly stingy and asked her to work more than ten hours a day, and only paid her 7,000 yuan.

This time, she heard Chen Mengxue say that the girl needed someone to cook three meals for her and clean once a day, and the salary could be up to 7,500 yuan. Without saying a word, she came over to cook for the girl to try and see if her cooking skills were suitable for her taste.

"By the way," Shen Linglan added, "I have a big appetite, so I make two servings for each meal."

"Okay."

Aunt Liu smiled. When she knew she could stay, she felt relieved. She immediately went into the kitchen and started cleaning the bathroom. After that, she had to clean the other rooms. However, the house was not big, and with her speed, she could finish cleaning within an hour.

Aunt Liu went to work, and Shen Linglan still had something to tell Chen Mengxue.

"Ms. Chen, if you are free tomorrow, go to the 4S store to pick up a car. It will be fine as long as you are comfortable driving. You can drive me to and from get off work in the future."

It is too difficult to get a taxi during rush hour, and the subway takes a long time to get there. Shen Linglan decided to make good use of the existing resources to make her life more comfortable.

What's so low-key? It's none of her business.

After all, I am now a person with a bank card balance of several billion. It would be too depressing to live like before.