Chapter 445 I Won’t Let Anyone Bully You
When Chu Yao reached the school gate, she received a call from Yan Qian, asking her to go back.
Qin Jiahuai also happened to send a message: "There's some traffic on the road."
Chu Yao: "Don't worry, my roommate just told me he has something important to talk to me about, so I'll go back and ask what's going on."
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Back to the dormitory.
Chu Yao looked at Yan Qian, who had a worried look on her face: "What's wrong?"
Yan Qian: "I rented the house from you, and the agent contacted me and suddenly wanted to raise the rent from 700 to 2000. Otherwise, they would ask me to move out and would not return my deposit. I don't know what to do now."
Chu Yao frowned slightly: "The contract hasn't expired yet, what qualifications does he have to join? What did he tell you?"
Yan Qian took out her cell phone and showed Chu Yao the chat history between her and the agent.
On the bed, Mo Shan hid behind the curtains and laughed secretly.
She rarely conflicts with others face to face.
They always talk behind people's backs when the person concerned is not around.
She had previously complained that Chu Yao would never win the award, and even used He Xuelin's mouth to force Chu Yao away... Now that Chu Yao has won it, this is a slap in her face.
Fortunately, a problem that was left over from Chu Yao's competition suddenly arose, which was quite troublesome and would definitely result in some financial losses.
She felt much better.
Chu Yao read the conversation between Yan Qian and the agent.
Sort it out.
The whole thing goes like this:
She and Zhu Huan completed a major task in early October and no longer needed to rent a house.
When they signed the contract with the agent, he said they could rent the house for a month and he would return the deposit to them in full.
When it was really time to cancel the lease, he turned hostile again!
"Where can you find a short-term rental for a month in Tangjing? They all start at six months!"
"You've only rented for a month and you're moving out. I'm already being nice by not asking you to pay me back! And how about returning your deposit?!"
"Either you don't return the deposit, or you introduce me to new customers!"
She and Zhu Huan were both furious at the time.
Because this agent looks honest and simple, and was very polite when we first met.
When I took them to rent a house, I ran around and took care of everything for them.
The house we found for them was shared by all girls, and they were all well-behaved girls who never brought men home.
They both really trusted him and felt that they had met a good person in society.
But I didn’t expect him to turn against me when I wanted to move out!
Withholding the deposit and refusing to return it!
Just then, Yan Qian suggested that she could sublet the house.
Because she really thinks her documentary is valuable, even if she doesn't have time to participate in the competition, she still wants to finish it alone.
She didn't want to come back in the middle of the night and disturb her roommates, so she decided to move out.
Chu Yao agreed immediately!
Now everyone is happy!
Yan Qian rented a reliable house without having to look for one.
Chu Yao also successfully sublet the house and got her deposit back.
Unexpectedly, in November, a fire broke out in a residential complex in Tangjing, killing 19 people.
That community has partition houses, which means a few partitions are added to the original house to create more rooms so that more people can rent them, and the rent will be cheaper.
However, the partitions were not fireproof and were particularly prone to chain fires, which led to the severity of the fire.
The government then began to conduct strict inspections and no longer allowed partitioned houses.
All the clapboard houses were demolished, and there were fewer houses. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of people in the city had nowhere to live and had to rent new houses.
At this time, countless agents, landlords, and sub-landlords began to make a fortune.
Rents are skyrocketing!
Those who could not afford the rent quit their jobs and left for their hometowns.
It’s been in the news every day these days.
The train station, underground passages, underpasses... are all filled with migrant workers carrying snakeskin bags, unable to buy tickets, and sleeping on the ground.
But there are still many people who have nowhere to go if they leave here and can only continue to bear the high rent.
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After understanding all the circumstances, Chu Yao asked, "But when we sublet it to you, didn't you sign a new contract? Now that the contract hasn't expired, he has no right to raise the rent for you."
Yan Qian felt even more desperate: "When I wanted to sign, he told me that I could just return the contract, saying that I was subletting before the expiration date and would not sign it for me."
"And even if we sign the contract, it's useless... He's been bringing male tenants to look at the house every day lately."
"Sometimes I'd be making videos late at night, and when I went to the bathroom, I'd be confronted by several men... It was really scary."
"Even if no one is looking at the house, he often comes over and says he wants to check it out. Sometimes he comes over when we are taking a shower..."
"Some of the other girls who shared the apartment couldn't stand it anymore and moved out on their own initiative."
This is what the intermediary does.
Maybe this situation is rather gray and hard to explain, and he can't just kick people out.
He started bringing men to look at houses late at night, secretly scaring the girls and forcing them to move out voluntarily.
Once they move out, the vacant house can immediately increase in value by three or four times.
"I'll ask him first."
Chu Yao called the agent and spoke politely at first.
"Manager Li, you agreed to my subletting, and the payment has already been made until next month. Why are you asking me to move out now?"
Manager Li said sarcastically, "When did I agree? I never agreed at all! You sublet it secretly without telling me!"
Chu Yao also became angry.
How can people be so shameless?
She was about to curse: "You said at the beginning, 'You find someone to sublease it, and I'll handle the paperwork.' Now you're turning your back on it? Don't you think you're making a lot of money from coffins?"
Manager Li refused to admit his mistake: "Did you record this? Do you have any evidence? Words are useless! Now either pay me back immediately or pack up and get out!"
After a pause, he smiled obscenely again: "Are you pretty female college students still short of money? Just give me a price. If the price is right, maybe I can really waive the price increase for you."
Chu Yao immediately gave him a quote: "5,000 for keeping vigil for your father, 3,000 for crying at your mother's grave, and 10,000 for your whole family!"
Manager Li was furious and said, "Watch your mouth, you little bitch!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone!
He was sure that these female college students were the easiest to bully.
He had no one to rely on, could not produce any evidence, and was too timid to cause trouble, so in the end he had no choice but to admit defeat.
Chu Yao wanted to call back, but Manager Li didn't answer.
Yan Qian was in great pain, her voice choking with sobs. "Yesterday I was filming those workers who were homeless due to rent increases, and today this has happened to me..."
Her living expenses are not much. She gritted her teeth to pay 700 yuan at the beginning, and now it has risen to 2,000 yuan, which she cannot accept at all.
Chu Yao was thinking of a solution when suddenly Qin Jiahuai called. He must have arrived.
She first comforted Yan Qian: "You go have dinner first. I'll think of a solution tonight. If it doesn't work, we'll go to the agency tomorrow to confront him face to face."
Yan Qian could only do this: "Okay..."
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Chu Yao and Qin Jiahuai went out together to make up for the birthday they didn't spend together yesterday.
But she had something on her mind and was not in high spirits the whole time.
Now I am sitting in a dessert shop, and the mango pancake in my hand is broken.
"Don't you like mangoes anymore?" Qin Jiahuai spoke, his voice as cold as ever.
"no……"
She still didn't say anything, but lowered her head to look at her phone and searched online to see what others had done when they were harassed by agents.
He reached out his slender hand, turned the phone over, and jammed it.
Chu Yao had no choice but to look up at him.
Qin Jiahuai's eyes were calm. "Just tell me what it is. Or, I can check your payment history and interpersonal relationships over the past month."
"You're investigating me as if I were a criminal!" She was dissatisfied and kicked him lightly.
But he still told them all about the difficulties the agent had caused him.
Finally, Chu Yao said, "...I saw online that many people were forced to give in after their prices were raised. I know it's not much money for you...but I don't want to. Even though I just made 12,000 yesterday, I still feel bad!"
That's why she didn't tell Qin Jiahuai at first.
She was afraid that he would do the same as last time and say it was a money issue, saying it was just a price increase of a thousand yuan, and then he would spend money to solve the problem for her.
Qin Jiahuai listened carefully and rubbed her head: "This is not about money. You are being bullied."
Chu Yao was stunned and looked up at him.
"I won't let you be bullied by others." He stood up and took her hand. "Let's go. I'll help you vent your anger."
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