Chapter 80: Gossip about roommates...
Chapter 80
Lin Mujin worked very hard to listen to gossip and forced herself to get up at five o'clock.
At this time, Cousin Lin and Cousin Lin had already bought ingredients at the morning market and were cleaning up in the kitchen.
She simply washed up and went to help, still doing the same old job - rubbing corn kernels.
When Lin Mujin saw her cousin leave, she immediately approached and whispered, "Brother..."
Before I could continue, Cousin Lin asked, "Sister, can we rent a bedroom with Li Xiuying?"
Lin Mujin was stunned. How could this be possible? The house only had two bedrooms. Sharing the rent would mean that they would have one more bedroom. Li Xiuying was a woman, so Uncle Lin and the other three men were not suitable to live there. Then it would only be her and her cousin.
They both had to sleep on bunk beds, instead of having her own private space.
In fact, the cost-effectiveness is not high.
Cousin Lin continued, "Here's what I'm thinking: We can rent the place and let your sister live there, so you can have your own place. Haven't you been wanting a private space for a long time?"
Lin Mujin was a little surprised, "Ah?... Then you..."
She was thinking of having more bedrooms so that Cousin Lin could move out of the living room.
I didn't expect that he was going to arrange it this way.
If that's the case...she was a little moved.
"Ah sister, are you willing?"
Cousin Lin was confident. "I'll convince her. Besides, if we don't rent, once Li Xiuying moves out, we don't know if the new family will be easy to get along with. Besides, if we occupy the kitchen every day, they won't let us in."
Lin Mujin thought about it and it was true. It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.
The fact that they can live so comfortably has a lot to do with Li Xiuying.
Lin Mujin shrugged. "Since someone is willing to sacrifice themselves, I have no objection."
Cousin Lin heard it and explained dryly, "I prefer to sleep on the sofa. The bed is too hard."
Lin Mujin smirked, "Well, I know you like the sofa."
When he gets married and has a wife, and makes her unhappy and is pushed to sleep on the sofa, we will see if he still likes it then.
"But should we tell Sister Zhu?" Lin Mujin felt that this matter needed to be informed.
Cousin Lin thought about it and said, "Go ahead."
At this time, cousin Lin came back, and the two stopped talking and quickly got back to their work.
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When cousin Lin and his family came back in the evening, Lin Mujin was cooking the last dish.
Cousin Lin washed her hands and took the shovel. "Sister, let me tell you something."
Lin Mujin: Why does this feeling of being strangely familiar come to mind?
"What's the matter, sister?"
"Our neighbor Li Xiuying quit her job and wants to rent out half of her house. How about we rent it?" asked cousin Lin.
Lin Mujin blinked, feeling something was wrong, but nodded, "Sure, this way the house will be more spacious."
Cousin Lin chuckled, "I'll move in then, so you can have a room of your own and avoid having to lock the door all the time to write novels."
Lin Mujin didn't want to discuss her novel-writing quirks, so she asked knowingly, "Brother, you don't have a bedroom yet, so how about we each have one?"
Cousin Lin didn't care at all. "He's a man after all. Even if he wants to live with Li Xiuying, she can't agree."
Lin Mujin: My dear sister, that’s not necessarily true.
At the dinner table, cousin Lin said, "Sister, I asked Boss Gao about the rectangular iron pot, and he told me where it can be made. But there is one problem: an ordinary gas stove is not suitable."
Lin Mujin immediately understood what cousin Lin meant. It would cause uneven heating, which would not allow the food to be cooked properly.
As expected, many things cannot go smoothly.
Cousin Lin continued, "We have to buy a gas stove too. The regular one won't work. We need the extended one. And the iron pot is too big, so we have to use two burners to heat it at the same time."
Lin Mujin breathed a sigh of relief. "Two is enough. As long as I can buy it, it's fine."
Cousin Lin is "rich and powerful" and "has a lot of money at home."
Cousin Lin smiled and nodded. "Then I'll go reserve the iron pot tomorrow morning, and buy the gas tank and stove the day after tomorrow. As for hiring, I think we should just post a job posting on the food truck. That way, if an acquaintance doesn't make the right introduction, it's hard to fire them."
Lin Mujin thought it was a big deal. "That's true, but I'm sure there will be a lot of applicants for this job posting, and there might even be people who steal the formula."
This is a difficult thing to do, after all, people's hearts are hidden.
Cousin Lin was frowning in thought.
"Actually, there is a good way. We can find cheaper helpers, and we don't have to worry about them stealing the recipe." Uncle Lin said.
Everyone stopped eating and stared at Uncle Lin, urging him to continue.
Uncle Lin said, "A visitor from the mainland."
Cousin Lin immediately said nervously, "No, I really can't! I'll be fined 50,000 yuan and spend a year in jail. I can't accept it no matter how cheap it is."
Uncle Lin snorted. "Am I that stupid? Didn't the government allow the last batch of illegal immigrants to go through the paperwork in October? They now have legal status, but it's hard for them to make money because they don't speak the language. Men can still do hard labor on construction sites or at the docks, and they can still make a living. But those women..."
Lin Mujin actually knew what Uncle Lin had not said. Many beautiful women were engaged in special industries that made money quickly.
But those who are not so pretty have a hard life, and Uncle Lin means to hire those people.
"That's true, but where can I find it?"
Uncle Lin and Cousin Lin said almost in unison, "Kowloon Walled City."
Lin Mujin nodded in understanding, yes, there must be one there.
Kowloon Walled City is very famous.
It's not a good name.
She also knew it would be demolished soon.
"Kowloon Walled City is not safe, brother..." Cousin Lin was a little worried.
Cousin Lin said, "That place isn't a dangerous place. I went there quite a lot when I was a newspaper boy."
So he knew a few people too.
"Don't worry, I won't go too deep. I'll just go find the middleman when the time comes."
Kowloon Walled City is very large, with all kinds of people mixed together, and there are also intermediary services.
Lin Mujin's eyes rolled. "Uncle, it's a bit difficult to hire someone. Do you think we should provide food and accommodation?"
Cousin Lin immediately said, "That's definitely not possible. If you can get a thousand dollars and provide food and lodging, why bother going to Kowloon Walled City to look for it?"
Lin Mujin said, "But if we don't provide accommodation, she'll probably have to live in a pigeon coop or a subdivided flat. Where will she go to take a shower or clean up? Don't forget that we're in the food business. If she smells..."
Because they were still eating, she didn't say anything further and let them imagine it.
She continued, "The best option would be to provide food and lodging, and live near our home, so we can start work at five in the morning."
Cousin Lin suddenly realized, "Brother, so you've been planning to rent the neighbor's house for a long time! Then why did you ask me to move in? It's all for nothing."
Cousin Lin's expression was a little stiff...
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