Chapter 211 A passerby in a 1990s housewife's rebirth story 20
After the tomato and beef stew was ready, Jiang Yue notified the two men to come and pick it up. When they came, each of them brought Jiang Yue a dish, so Jiang Yue wouldn't have to cook dinner and could just have a simple meal. Zhou Zihan's twins really liked Jiang Yue and didn't want to leave. It's no wonder that the female lead's children are so smart and sensible. Jiang Yue also likes them very much. In the end, Zhou Zihan went back by herself and left the children behind.
After Jiang Yue and the two children finished eating, Jiang Yue played with them for a while, and then they fell asleep at Jiang Yue's house. After a while, Zhou Zihan finished tidying up the house and came to pick up the twins. When she found them asleep, she chatted with Jiang Yue for a while. Soon after, Zhao Ting also came over. It wouldn't be good to be one player short, so she called someone else to play mahjong.
After a while, the two men picked up their children and took them out to have a snowball fight. Both children had pendants given to them by Jiang Yue, and they were all quite healthy and strong from childhood, and were not afraid of catching colds or anything like that.
The fight lasted until evening, and the crowd dispersed during dinner. After everyone left, Jiang Yue yawned, exhausted from a busy day. She left the cleaning and heating up the food to the puppet, as she didn't want to do anything and went to sleep after dinner.
The weather was nice the next day. Much of the snow on the streets had melted, but the roads were still wet and slippery, making them difficult to walk on. After delivering the manuscript, Jiang Yue went home instead of wandering around outside. Once home, she swept the yard, where water from the melted snow had flowed all over the ground. By the time she went inside, it was already noon, so Jiang Yue fried two steaks for a simple meal.
In the afternoon, I received a call from the real estate agent. They reported on the rental situation of the house. Because Jiang Yue, the agent, is very easy-going, she doesn't raise prices or deduct deposits arbitrarily, and she resolves problems promptly. She has accumulated a group of loyal tenants who always ask the agent if there are any houses available before moving out. Such a good agent is hard to find.
The industry is in chaos right now, with black market agents and those who profit from the difference in prices emerging one after another, taking advantage of both homeowners and tenants. The agency that Jiang Yue created to save trouble is doing quite well because it is modeled after the regulations and systems of agencies in later generations. Don't be fooled by the higher agency fees; once someone has done business here, they will come back a third time, even if they don't come back a second time.
At least with Jiang Yue, all the fees are open and transparent. Landlords don't have to worry about not getting rent, and tenants don't have to worry about landlords breaching contracts or raising prices arbitrarily, or about not returning or deducting their deposits. There's also a monthly cleaning service, and repairs are timely if any facilities break down. Even if you forget your keys, you can contact the agency to open the door for free.
It's fair to say that every penny of the agency fee is well spent, as all subsequent service fees are included. Moreover, most of the clients represented by Jiang Yue's agency are landlords like Zhou Zihan and Jiang Yue, who own multiple properties. They prioritize stability and don't want to deal with tenants' issues every day. They prefer to simply hand over the property, handle any problems that arise, and then pay the landlord.
After listening to the report from the real estate agent, Jiang Yue hung up the phone. The person giving the report wasn't a puppet; it was the agent's annual routine report, which they would give to major clients like Jiang Yue at the end of each year, outlining the rental situation for the year, the income and expenses, and then offering early New Year's greetings and hoping for closer cooperation in the future.
Jiang Yue glanced at the calendar; it was already the end of January, the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Lunar New Year was just a few days away. She needed to find some time to buy some New Year's goods.
After dinner, Jiang Yue took a shower. When she came out of the bathroom, she looked at her hair. It had grown a bit long, so she should get it trimmed before the Lunar New Year. Otherwise, she would have to wait until the Dragon Raises Its Head on the second day of the second lunar month. After drying her hair, she contacted her girlfriends. It was so much more convenient to have QQ now. Soon, someone called her.
"Yue'er, when are we going? Where are we going?"
"Tomorrow, I'll be busy with New Year's preparations in a few days. Ask around and I'll call ahead to make an appointment."
"Okay, I'll ask first, and then I'll come to see you tomorrow morning."
The next morning, after a few people arrived, Jiang Yue packed up and set off. There were quite a few people, and they didn't return until evening, taking a whole day. If it weren't for the entertainment facilities here, they would have been bored to death. The next two days, they went shopping together and bought a lot of clothes, cosmetics, and bags.
After buying these things, she went to buy some New Year's goods, including a lot of food and drinks. On the day before the Lunar New Year, Jiang Yue made dumplings at home. Southerners might eat glutinous rice balls, or they might eat other things. In any case, it is a food that represents reunion. After the Lunar New Year, the Lunar New Year is not far away. The days go by one by one, and the festive atmosphere on the streets becomes stronger as the New Year approaches.
When Jiang Yue went out for a stroll, the streets were filled with colorful lights, flags, and red lanterns. He also bought a batch of clothes, shoes, and socks and sent them to the students he sponsored. Otherwise, many of them would not have been willing to buy them. He also sent a batch of supplies to the school he donated to build and gave a gift to the great teachers who volunteered to teach in rural areas. Jiang Yue admired these people from the bottom of his heart.
On the 27th, Zhou Zihan came to say goodbye to Jiang Yue. They planned to go back to their hometown for the Spring Festival, where their relatives were. Jiang Yue hugged the twins and saw them off at the airport. The older twin said, "Godmother, do you want to come home with me?"
Jiang Yue rubbed the child's head and said, "Godmother won't go. Be good when you get back. If you're good, Godmother will give you a big red envelope when you come back."
The twin brother wrinkled his chubby face: "Godmother, I'll try my best, but could you please prepare a small red envelope for me?"
These words made the adults laugh. Jiang Yue pinched his cheek and said, "You know you're a little troublemaker, huh?"
After seeing Zhou Zihan's family off, Jiang Yue went to the restaurant to take a look around. The welfare arrangements for the restaurant staff had already been made. Jiang Yue took out some wrapped red envelopes from her bag and gave one to each person. There wasn't much money inside, only 1,000 yuan each. This amount of money wasn't much, as the workers at the restaurant were paid very well.
When Jiang Yue left the restaurant, she brought some seafood with her. Originally, Kuilei had planned to deliver it to Jiang Yue later, but she took it back today to save herself the trip. After returning home, she put the seafood in a water tank, hoping it would live for a few more days so she could eat it fresh on the 30th.
On the 28th, Jiang Yue braised the pork and put it in the refrigerator. She also fried some meatballs to eat during the Chinese New Year. After preparing the braised pork and meatballs, Jiang Yue also processed some seafood and marinated some to eat the next day.
Jiang Yue didn't make a lot of raw marinated seafood, just two small boxes. After finishing, she put them in the refrigerator, intending to leave them for a while. After closing the refrigerator, Jiang Yue went to the kitchen to tidy up. Everything was ready, and she was just waiting for the New Year tomorrow.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
