Yan Qingya started working immediately after reporting for duty at the county hospital. She is a qualified and experienced doctor, and the county hospital welcomed her to work there.
Liu Yongnian has also found a house he was looking for. A family a few houses away from Gu Qishen's courtyard is looking to rent out their house.
An elderly couple lived in that courtyard. Their son had recently gone to work in another city. With so many rooms empty, they wanted to rent out one or two to supplement their income. Besides, it wouldn't do for the house to remain so empty all the time.
After learning the location of the courtyard, Liu Yongnian was very interested and told Yan Qingya about the general situation of the house.
Yan Qingya was delighted to hear that there was progress on the housing issue. She wanted to move out as soon as possible to have her own private space and no longer have to squeeze in with her uncle's family.
Yan Qingya immediately decided to go and see the house the next afternoon.
The next afternoon, Liu Yongnian left work a little early and met up with Yan Qingya. They found the director of the neighborhood committee and asked her to take them to see the house.
With the neighborhood committee director acting as a mediator, both parties felt at ease. The neighborhood committee director was also very willing to help Liu Yongnian with this favor.
The three arrived at the gate of a small courtyard. Seeing that the gate was open, Director Wang of the neighborhood committee called out, "Is Aunt Wu home? I've brought some people to look at the house."
Soon, an elderly couple in their fifties or sixties came out of the house.
The old lady spoke first: "It's Director Wang, please come in."
Wang Shufen led Liu Yongnian and Yan Qingya into the courtyard and said, "Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu, didn't you want to rent a house? I'll introduce you to someone. This young lady is Comrade Yan Qingya, who wants to rent a house, and this is her uncle, Comrade Liu Yongnian."
Comrade Yan is a doctor at the county hospital. The hospital currently doesn't have enough dormitory rooms, so he'd like to rent your place. What do you think?
At Liu Yongnian's request, Wang Shufen did not reveal Liu Yongnian's identity.
When the elderly couple from the Wu family saw that Yan Qingya was a quiet and elegant girl, and when they heard that she was a doctor at the county hospital, they were very satisfied.
The elderly couple are both quite old, and their son isn't around. Having a doctor living in their home is a good thing for them.
Grandma Wu immediately said, "Of course you're welcome. Take a look at the house first."
The old man then opened the door to the west wing and invited the group to come in and have a look.
Yan Qingya and Liu Yongnian entered the side room and found it to be quite nice. The room was rather spacious, about ten square meters. Inside, there was a bed and a small wardrobe, and it was very clean.
Liu Yongnian looked at it and said, "Not bad, Qingya, what do you think? If you rent here, your uncle will buy you a desk and a chair, a washbasin stand, and some other daily necessities."
Yan Qingya was also satisfied with the conditions of the room and said, "I think it's good, but I wonder how much the rent will be per month?"
When Grandma Wu heard that the other party was interested in renting the house, and she was very satisfied with Yan Qingya as a tenant, she did not intend to ask for more rent.
She thought for a moment and said, “Young lady, it’s fate that you’ve chosen to rent a room in my house. It’s quite lonely here, just the two of us old folks. Your presence will make it more lively. Here’s the deal: you can pay five yuan a month. If you want to cook for yourself, you can use the kitchen. If you don’t want to share with us, you can prepare your own stove and some coal. We can discuss it.”
Yan Qingya was even more pleased upon hearing this and said, "That's great! I'll buy a kerosene stove myself. I usually eat at the company cafeteria, and when I get home I just boil some water. Auntie, then I'll rent this room from you. When can I move in?"
Grandma Wu said, "You can move it anytime. You can buy a lock yourself and lock the door when you're not there."
Liu Yongnian said, "Then I'll have to trouble you and my sister-in-law to take good care of my niece from now on."
Although Liu Yongnian knew that Gu Qishen and his family lived in this alley, he didn't go to disturb them. He was afraid they would suspect that he had his niece deliberately approach them. He decided to find another opportunity later.
The elderly couple from the Wu family readily agreed. From then on, they would look after each other.
After everyone had finalized the rental agreement, Liu Yongnian took his niece and left the Wu family home. He thanked Wang Shufen and then went home.
When they got home, Liu Yongnian told Wang Cuizhi about Yan Qingya renting a house. Wang Cuizhi was very happy to hear this, but she didn't dare to show it too much, as if she couldn't tolerate Yan Qingya.
Liu Jiaxin said reluctantly, "Cousin, why are you going to rent a place so soon? It would be so nice if we lived in the same room."
Yan Qingya smiled and said, "I'm afraid that always sharing a bed with you will disturb your rest. I'm moving out now, but you can come to my place on weekends, or you can come to my place. It's not far from your house."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaxin said, "That's settled then. I'll come find you later. Cousin, when are you planning to move? We'll help you."
Yan Qingya said, "The day after tomorrow is the weekend, so let's move this weekend. I need to buy a desk and a chair. I also need to buy some daily necessities."
Liu Yongnian said, "You don't need to worry about the desk and chair; your uncle will prepare them for you."
Wang Cuizhi had already prepared dinner and quickly called everyone to eat. She had specially made an extra dish today.
The next day, Liu Yongnian went to a furniture store and bought his niece a desk, a chair, and a chest of drawers, asking them to deliver them over the weekend. With that, the house was almost fully furnished.
Over the weekend, the entire Liu family moved with Yan Qingya, wanting to see how she was living.
Liu Jiaxin immediately fell in love with the environment of the courtyard and house. "This place is really nice, cousin. The room is also quite big, it should be very comfortable to live in. You can even grow vegetables in this yard."
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