Chapter 15 Renting a House
That night, Jiang Ningyue returned home, washed up, and wandered around the house in her nightgown, showing off her long white legs.
It’s not good to have long hair. You can’t wash your hair every day. You have to blow-dry your hair for more than ten minutes after washing it. Your scalp will turn red, but your hair is still not dry.
I was just lying in bed and preparing to watch some anime and movies from this world when the phone rang.
The note on the phone was 'sister'.
During this period, Jiang Ningyue's family never called her, and Jiang Ningyue certainly did not take the initiative to contact them.
Jiang Ningyue almost forgot about them.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Ningyue answered the phone and said in a familiar accent, "Sister."
"I saw your Moments post. Have you finished your exams?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was very gentle, and Jiang Ningyue immediately had a vague image of her sister in her mind.
"Yes, I've been working for half a month."
"How is it in the new unit?"
The elder sister did not blame Jiang Ningyue for not telling her family about this matter, but gently asked Jiang Ningyue about what had happened recently. Slowly, Jiang Ningyue also started chatting with her elder sister on the phone.
Jiang Ningyue seemed to have remembered a lot of details, and her body and soul relaxed a lot.
After chatting for about half an hour, the sound of a child crying came from the other end. My sister said a few words and hung up the phone.
Jiang Ningyue put down her phone and sighed.
I don’t want to go back to my home in this world, and I can’t go back to my home in another world. It’s sad.
Su Dongpo said: Wherever my heart is at peace is my hometown.
Unfortunately, I feel uneasy.
"This shabby house makes me feel uncomfortable living here. It's time for me to look for a house."
So, Jiang Ningyue opened the software and started searching for houses near the TV station.
Current housing prices are still at their peak and will even continue to rise, so rent in the city center will not be too cheap.
After carefully searching several neighborhoods and comparing their locations, I decided to go and see the situation in person.
Renting a house is such a hassle.
I'll ask my colleagues tomorrow if there are any familiar agents.
The next day, when Jiang Ningyue asked, her colleague bluntly told her, "Do you see the building across the street?"
Jiang Ningyue looked out the window suspiciously and saw a cluster of commercial buildings. On one of the buildings was a large sign reading "Capricorn." "I see it. What's going on?"
"That Capricorn is from our company. We can give you a discount if you rent a house there."
"Yes." A colleague beside him also agreed, "It's a building owned by our group. When you rent the house, bring your work ID and we can give you an internal price."
"Oh! There's such a good thing!"
Jiang Ningyue's eyes lit up.
In the morning, Jiang Ningyue simply edited yesterday's mediation video and sent it to her colleagues at the mobile phone station.
Afterwards, they arrived at the apartment building their colleague mentioned. This apartment building was called 'Capricorn' and was specifically for rent. Arriving at the front desk, Jiang Ningyue asked, "Hello, I'd like to rent an apartment. Who should I contact?"
The receptionist immediately made a phone call, and soon a young man in a suit came over. "Hello, my name is Zhang Lei, and I'm the account manager for Capricorn. What's your name?"
"My last name is Jiang."
"Ms. Jiang."
Zhang Lei smiled and nodded. "We have three types of houses in this building: 68 square meters, 98 square meters, and 128 square meters. Which one would you like to see?"
Jiang Ningyue didn't know which one was better. Instead of answering Zhang Lei, she pulled out her work ID from her bag. "My colleague told me that our company has a discount for renting an apartment here. Is that true?"
Zhang Lei took Jiang Ningyue's work ID, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "You look much better in person than in your photo."
Jiang Ningyue smiled but did not respond.
Zhang Lei returned his work ID. "Yes, that's true. Our company is a holding company under the Haizhou Media Group. Since we're all family, let me recommend a few good houses for you. Are you going to live there alone?"
"right."
"Then the 98 square meter one will do. The 128 square meter one is too big, and the 68 square meter one is a bit too small."
"OK."
Under the guidance of Zhang Lei, the two looked at several houses with very good locations.
Zhang Lei introduced: "These rooms were renovated at the beginning of this year. They have good floors and good locations, and you can directly see the city center from this direction."
"really."
Jiang Ningyue nodded. This place was indeed nice. 98 square meters was quite large, with two bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms.
The master bedroom is large enough to accommodate a double bed, wardrobe, and desk. The master bedroom suite also has a large bathroom with a ready-made sink, toilet, and shower.
On the other side, the second bedroom seemed a bit small, with only a bed and a small wardrobe to fill it up. Jiang Ningyue planned to convert it into a study. The living room and dining room were connected, making it look very large.
It is no exaggeration to say that a 98-square-meter house is larger than a commercial house of more than 100 square meters. After all, the common area of commercial houses nowadays is too much. A 100-square-meter house may even have a common area of 30 square meters.
Jiang Ningyue nodded and said, "This place is pretty good. Let's go with this one."
Zhang Lei smiled and nodded. "We're all family. I'll have the engineering department replace your toilet and sink with new ones. I don't know if they have new beds, but if they do, I'll replace them for you."
"Thanks."
Jiang Ningyue smiled brightly after hearing this, "I'll treat you to lunch at noon."
"You can have dinner, but I'll treat you." Zhang Lei said with a smile, "There are discounts, but you still have to pay rent, utilities, etc."
"Of course I will."
Jiang Ningyue asked, "How much is it per month?"
"The original price is 7500, and the lowest internal price is 3000 per month."
Zhang Lei took out his work ID and revealed the QR code on the back. "Scan this QR code, register, and sign the online contract. Pay the next month's rent from here before the 15th of each month."
"good."
Jiang Ningyue didn't waste any words and just nodded and scanned the code to pay.
My old, run-down apartment in the old city costs 1,500 yuan a month! And this 1,500 yuan is a preferential price given to me by the landlady out of pity for me, plus it’s on the top floor.
By comparison, you can see how cheap this apartment in the city center is.
"Oh right." Zhang Lei suddenly thought of something. "The apartment building uses commercial electricity, which is more expensive than residential electricity. And because it's centrally air-conditioned, there are air conditioning fees in the summer and heating fees in the winter."
"oh oh."
Jiang Ningyue nodded after hearing this, "Okay."
The rent is so cheap now, these details are not important.
As they walked out, Zhang Lei pointed at the smart door lock and said, "Although it's a password lock, once the backend shows it's rented out, our universal access card won't work. Set up a 123456 number first."
Jiang Ningyue set the password to '123456' on her mobile phone, and then Zhang Lei swiped the card.
“Didi, no permission.”
"Look."
"Oh." Jiang Ningyue nodded, showing an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"You're not staying here for a few days, are you? So the password is 123456 for now. Don't change it. I'll have someone change the furniture inside. Oh, and add me on WeChat. I'll let you know once it's changed. You can also contact me if you need anything."
"Okay."
Jiang Ningyue scanned the QR code and added Zhang Lei’s WeChat.
"Let's go." Jiang Ningyue said with a smile, "If there's anything delicious nearby, I'll treat you to a meal."
"There are delicious ones, but I'll treat you."
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