Chapter 652: Hiring a House Watcher (Page 1/2)
Lin Man was in a particularly happy mood today. She finally had a house of her own in this life, and the Wang family mansion was registered under her name.
As for the courtyard house in Beijing, Grandpa had already transferred it to Huo Qingci's name. Although she and Huo Qingci were husband and wife, if one day she divorced Huo Qingci, the house might have nothing to do with her.
After all, that was the Huo family's ancestral home. Lin Man thought about it and decided that she had to go back to Beijing and buy a few courtyard houses and put them in her own name.
For the next week, Lin Man prepared delicious food for Huo Qingci in the dormitory.
A week later, Huo Qingci took two days off and happily went to the Wang Mansion with Lin Man to collect the house. When they arrived, all the Wang family members had moved out, leaving only the old man who was guarding the door.
When they arrived at their destination, they were surprised to find that all the Wang family members had already moved out. The entire mansion was empty, and only the gatekeeper named Chen Cai was still at his post.
Mr. Chen Cai is 61 years old and a lonely widower.
He worked hard all his life and finally raised his children. He even spent all his energy building five mud brick houses in the countryside.
But who could have expected that in the end his sons would be so heartless and ruthlessly divide up all the rooms, leaving not even one for the poor old father.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Wang Guodong had received generous help from Mr. Chen Cai in the countryside, so when Mr. Wang returned to the city, he invited him to guard the gate of the Wang Mansion, which at least gave the old man a livelihood.
When Lin Man and Huo Qingci arrived together, Chen Cai's face was full of smiles and he seemed particularly enthusiastic.
He walked up quickly and said, "Oh, Comrade Huo, before Mr. Wang left, he gave me all the keys to this gate for safekeeping!
Now, I am handing these keys over to you two."
As he spoke, he carefully took out a bunch of heavy keys from his pocket and handed it to Huo Qingci.
Huo Qingci took the key with a smile, then asked gently, "Uncle Chen, do you know how to grow flowers?"
Chen Cai quickly waved his hands, shook his head and replied, "Oh, Comrade Huo, I only know how to farm. I really don't know anything about delicate work like growing flowers!"
Huo Qingci nodded, expressing his understanding, and then asked with concern, "Uncle Chen, from what you just said, are you planning to return home?"
Chen Cai couldn't help but sigh, and replied with a somewhat gloomy look: "That's right, the Wang family has all left, and there's nothing for me to do here, so naturally I have to go back to the countryside."
Hearing this, Huo Qingci thought for a moment, then said to Chen Cai sincerely: "Uncle Chen, if we want to continue to hire you to help look after this house, would you be willing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Cai's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
Then, he was so excited that his whole body began to tremble, and he almost knelt down in front of Lin Man and Huo Qingci.
After all, if I could continue to stay and guard this house, I could earn a full two hundred dollars a year!
In this way, as long as he works for a few more years and saves enough money, he can return to the countryside and rebuild a spacious and imposing brick house!
By then, there will naturally be a son who will be willing to take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life. Thinking of this, the joy in Chen Cai's heart is simply beyond words.
Lin Man and Huo Qingci thought that such a large house would easily become overgrown with weeds if no one lived in it, so they had to find someone to take care of it. Since there was someone already there, they might as well use it first.
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Huo Qingci and Lin Man first went to the main building to take a look and found that many valuable furniture had been taken away, leaving only some worthless furniture.
If Lin Man wanted to bring the children to Hai City for the New Year, they would have to find a way to redecorate the place.
After touring the main building, the two went to other buildings and found that some rooms still had a lot of furniture that had not been taken away. They probably thought that the furniture was not valuable.
Huo Qingci said to Chen Cai, "Uncle Chen, I work at the military hospital and may not come here until I'm on vacation.
I'd like to trouble you to help look after our home while I'm away."
"Doctor Huo, please rest assured. I will definitely help you keep an eye on the house and prevent outsiders from coming in to cause trouble. I don't know how to grow flowers, but I have no problem taking care of the garden."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work! Mr. Chen, can you please show me your identification information?"
Chen Cai realized that Huo Qingci did not trust him, but that was understandable. They were not familiar with each other, so it was not his fault.
"I'll go back and get my ID. Do you want to sign an employment contract with me? All the servants who worked for the Wang family before have signed contracts."
The ancestors of the Wang family were indeed big businessmen. They even signed contracts when hiring servants. They really have a strong sense of vigilance.
Lin Man raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Huo Qingci with a smile, and Huo Qingci seemed to understand the deep meaning contained in it.
Asking a stranger to help guard their own house is not a trivial matter. If they don't find out the other party's background in advance, there will probably be endless troubles in the future.
Looking at Chen Cai again, he appears to be a simple and honest person, but as the saying goes, "You can know a person's face but not his heart." If this seemingly honest person suddenly turns against you one day, who can predict what extraordinary actions he will take?
For example, he might take the opportunity to rent out the house to others for personal gain.
Thinking of this, Huo Qingci made a quick decision, reached out and grabbed Chen Cai and walked to the side.
After the two of them stood still, they began an in-depth conversation and communication. After some back-and-forth discussions, Chen finally agreed to sign a two-year contract with Huo Qingci and promised to stay and help them take care of the house.
However, the cautious Huo Qingci did not give up. He knew the importance of taking precautions before a problem occurs, so he proposed three clear rules to Chen Cai:
First, without his permission, Chen Caike was absolutely not allowed to bring any outsiders into the house to live.
Second, Chen Cai is absolutely prohibited from subletting his house to others for a small profit.
Third, if Chen Cai is found to have violated the above agreement, he must compensate them three times their salary.
Faced with such harsh conditions, Chen Cai gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, saying that he would abide by the rules and behave himself, would never do anything wrong, and would never betray them and rent out the house to make ill-gotten gains.
Seeing Chen Cai's confident look, Huo Qingci finally felt relieved and prepared to get the contract ready later.
At this time, Lin Man, who was standing aside and observing quietly, thought to himself: They have never lived in this house at all. If it is rented out to outsiders, they will lose a lot.
Huo Qingci would stay in Hai City for the next two years, and they would not consider renting it out during these two years. As for how to deal with it in the future, they could only take it one step at a time and make a long-term plan in the future.
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