Chapter 2: New Tenants
He Ji was not polite at all. After washing his hands, he took the towel and wiped them casually. He tilted his head back and drank all the water in one breath. Then he took the large bowl and started eating.
He eats very quickly, but makes no noise, so it's not annoying.
After finishing the noodles, He Ji didn't rest. After installing the air conditioner, he left in a hurry as if he had something urgent to do.
Also taken away was the broken air conditioner.
Su Yan stood at the door and watched him walk to the stairs. She practiced it several times in her mind, but still didn't dare to let him leave the old air conditioner.
An old air conditioner could be sold to cover her food expenses for a few days.
After changing the air conditioner, it became much more comfortable to stay in the house. Su Yan was happy and didn't even feel dissatisfied when she was cleaning the dirty floor.
The food in the refrigerator was almost finished. In the evening, when the sun went down and it was not so hot outside, Su Yan went out with a hundred yuan in her hand.
One hundred yuan is enough for her to eat for five days, and it’s not enough to buy vegetables, but she can’t buy anything else after buying vegetables.
In the end, she simply bought two cans of egg noodles and two pounds of eggs. When she saw the sausages on the shelf when she was checking out, she silently put a pack into the shopping cart.
When she returned home, she saw a man standing in front of her door. After seeing who he was, she paused, feeling nervous, and moved over slowly.
There were bags of various sizes at He Ji's feet. He turned around when he heard the noise.
“Rent a room!”
Su Yan tightened her grip on the bag, slowly approached and unlocked it. After putting the things in the entrance hall, she spoke: "The houses on the first and second floors are all rented out. The only room left is this suite on the third floor. It's 800 yuan a month, no bargaining."
It originally cost only 600 yuan, but it was fully equipped with electrical appliances and furniture, so she had to charge an extra 200 yuan for depreciation, otherwise she would lose money.
He Ji nodded. The room on the third floor was equivalent to the three rooms on the first and second floors. The price she asked for was quite reasonable.
Seeing him nod, Su Yan found the key, opened the door, and let him in to check.
She cleans the room every day, so it's not dirty at all and can be lived in directly.
"The room is a one-month deposit, not including water and electricity!"
A soft voice sounded behind him. He Ji turned around, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
He was tall and had to lower his head to see her small body. When he saw her fair and clean face, He Ji felt his hands itchy and wanted to reach out and pinch it to feel it.
He pulled a bunch of crumpled bills from his pocket and placed them on the table.
“See how long these can be rented for!”
Su Yan: ...
Su Yan lowered her head, picked up the wrinkled banknotes with her scallion-white fingers, and smoothed them out one by one.
The sunlight coming through the windowsill fell on the table. The little hands were dazzlingly white. He Ji glanced at them and felt as if his heart was being brushed by a cat's tail, a little itchy.
The child was wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt and slim-fitting casual pants. Although he was not tall, his proportions were very good.
Looking at the two slender legs, He Ji's eyes became deep, his throat rolled, and he suddenly felt the urge to smoke.
His heart was burning with heat, and drops of sweat were dripping down his head. He pulled his camouflage vest and wiped it on his forehead.
"Fifteen hundred bucks, plus the money for the air conditioner, and you can rent it for six months!"
"The air conditioner is a loss, it's not included in the cost, and I bought it at the wholesale price, so it's not much."
He Ji replied, pulled up his clothes and looked over. He saw that the child's face was red, his eyes were wandering, and he didn't even dare to look over here.
He looked down at his abdominal muscles, and a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
Children are just shy.
Her face is so red just by showing off her bare arms. What will she do when she gets married?
"Even if it's not much, it's enough to compensate for the old air conditioner. If you're like this, I won't rent it."
Su Yan mustered up the courage to speak, then looked up and glanced at He Ji, fearing that he would get angry.
"Then let's rent it for two months first. The hundred yuan will be used as the water bill, and the electricity bill will be paid next time."
Su Yan held the money in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally took out the hundred yuan.
"Two months of free water and electricity for new tenants!"
"Just take it if I give it to you. Why are you being so fussy?" He Ji was annoyed after wasting so much time talking for a hundred dollars.
He thought that if the person on the other side had been different, he would have walked away in anger.
His tone suddenly became heavier. Su Yan's heart trembled. She pursed her lips tightly and glanced at him secretly. Seeing that his face was very serious, she quickly withdrew her hand.
She hoped that such a fierce person would never delay the rent payment in the future, otherwise she would not dare to ask for it. Eight hundred yuan a month was almost enough for her food money for a month.
She also wants to save money to open a small shop, but she can't be owed rent.
"Give me your ID card so I can register."
He Ji sat down on the sofa with his legs on the coffee table, looking at her with a half-smile.
“It fell!”
He looked like he just didn't want to give it to her. Su Yan nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and went back to her side.
I originally wanted to make a few jokes, but I didn't expect the person to leave like that. He Ji let out a fuck.
I don't know if he borrowed his courage from a mouse, but he has become so small.
If the sound is a little louder, it will retreat into its shell like a snail.
But then again, she looks so delicate, how can you expect her to be tough?
There were light footsteps, and a timid child came back. He Ji gritted his teeth and glanced at the door.
Su Yan brought the contract and asked him to sign it.
He Ji didn't want to make things difficult for her at this moment. He was sticky all over and wanted to take a cold shower to get rid of the heat.
His handwriting was very flamboyant. Su Yan looked at it several times but couldn't figure out what it was.
"Su Yan, that's a nice name!"
On the other side was her signature, which He Ji saw at a glance.
It turns out that the name suits the person. He looks quiet and his name is also very elegant.
The handwriting is also good, very neat, as if it was written stroke by stroke.
Su Yan has always been a man of few words. After listening, she just nodded, left him a copy of the contract, and walked out.
She forgot to close the door, but He Ji didn't care. There were only two of them on the third floor anyway, and she wouldn't peek, so it made no difference whether it was closed or not.
He Ji stood up and stretched, then took off his clothes and went to the bathroom.
In the next few days, He Ji was extremely busy, going out early and coming back late, and he didn't see the child next door for several days.
When he couldn't see anyone, he felt something was wrong and he couldn't suppress the urge to see her.
So, one day at noon when the sun was at its hottest, he drove back from the other side of the city.
The motorcycle that was blowing up the street was borrowed from a little kid on the construction site. It was parked downstairs, scaring the nearby residents.
Many people were taking a nap at this time. Those who were woken up by the fright went to the window and wanted to curse, but when they saw the big guy He Ji, they turned around and went back silently.
This man is dark, strong, and fierce-looking. You can tell at a glance that he is not someone to be trifled with. What if I scold him and he gets angry and comes to my house to beat me up?
It only rings for a few seconds anyway, so just bear with it.
He Thorn was holding a 20-kilogram watermelon in his hand. He leaned against the wall, stretched out his hand, and knocked on the door gently.
Su Yan couldn't see anyone through the peephole, and she was confused. She didn't open the door immediately, but waited until the person outside couldn't help but speak before she opened it a crack.
"The child is quite alert and knows not to open the door to anyone."
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