Bai Qiu saw Ye Lin was distracted, and a look of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Ye Lin, did you hear what I just said?"
Ye Lin suppressed her dissatisfaction and said "hmm" several times, "Aunt, I'm listening. Go on."
Bai Qiu rolled his eyes subtly, thinking that he had already finished speaking, and your reaction clearly showed that he didn't listen.
She sighed and said, "If you don't have anything to do this afternoon, I'll take you to see the house on Tamsui Road after dinner."
Ye Lin nodded: "Okay. I don't have anything to do this afternoon, so I might as well stop by and take a look."
The eighth floor commercial building on Huaihai Road is out of my reach, but if the house on Danshui Road is decent, I can accept it.
No matter what, having a house to live in is better than renting one all the time.
But even though she said that, she was unwilling to give up. So when she had lunch at noon, Ye Lin looked at the table full of sumptuous dishes, but they tasted like chewing wax and she didn't eat much at all.
After dinner, Ye Lin said something to Yun Qiao, then he rode the family bike and took Ye Lin to Danshui Road to look at houses.
After Ye Lin left, Su Hua walked up to Yun Qiao and said he wanted to leave too.
Yun Qiao asked her, "What do you have this afternoon?"
Su Hua shook his head and replied, "No."
In fact, after she was admitted to university, although the market still paid her salary, Director Wang no longer allowed her to work at the stall, saying that having a university student tending the stall was a waste of her talent. If the news got out, people would start gossiping about the market.
Su Hua felt embarrassed to take the money without doing any work, so he went to the office building to help Director Wang, doing some calculations and so on.
Yun Qiao was a little confused after hearing Su Hua's words: "Since you don't have anything this afternoon, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Su Hua hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sister Yunqiao, I just feel that Sister Ye Lin is in a bad mood today. I'm worried that she'll come back and see me still here and get angry."
"Why do you care about her? She's just like that." Yun Qiao said, "Has she ever been happy to see any of us?"
Su Hua was silent for a moment and said, "That's right."
"I've been in Shanghai for several days and haven't been out and about yet. You don't have time today, so why don't you come with us?" Yun Qiao said, "I can't take care of two kids by myself."
After Yun Qiao said this, Su Hua originally wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say it when it came to his lips.
She thought for a moment and said, "Sister Yunqiao, if that's the case, I'll go out with you. I'll help you keep an eye on them."
"That's great." Yun Qiao said happily, "Wait a minute, I have two children. They've been wanting to go out for a walk for a long time."
Here, Yun Qiao took Su Hua and their two children to the Bund by bus.
On the other side, Bai Qiu also brought Ye Lin to the house on Danshui Road.
Unlike the commercial building on Huaihai Road, this house on Danshui Road is not facing the street, but is deep in the alley.
Walk through the narrow alley and go in for more than 100 meters. On the left is a three-story wooden building.
The buildings on Danshui Road are quite old, and the road has been in disrepair for a long time. Ever since Ye Lin entered the alley and stepped on the bumpy road, her brows began to furrow.
Even before seeing the house, Ye Lin was already very dissatisfied with the surrounding environment.
This place is completely different from the shopping mall on Huaihai Road.
The further she walked in, the more disappointed Ye Lin felt. When she actually reached the door of the house, her heart sank even more.
Because the house looked too old, the wooden door was very mottled. Because Shanghai rains a lot, the bottom part close to the ground had even begun to rot, and the white exterior wall had also turned yellow, moldy and peeled off.
Ye Lin frowned.
The condition of this house was much worse than she had imagined.
Bai Qiu noticed Ye Lin's disdain and said quickly, "Ye Lin, this house was built before the liberation. Although it's been many years, the materials used in its construction were all high-quality materials that can be passed down from generation to generation. This kind of ancient building will have no problem lasting even one or two hundred years."
"Really?" Ye Lin expressed doubt about Bai Qiu's words.
"Why would Auntie lie to you?" Bai Qiu explained, "This house looks a bit shabby now, but that's because a few years ago, the Housing Authority split it up among several families. They each took care of their own rooms and didn't care about the shared areas outside. That's why the exterior doors and walls are so dirty. Once you take the house back and renovate it, it'll look brand new."
Ye Lin looked up at the small three-story house, smiled bitterly, and said, "Aunt, this house is not small. It will cost a lot of money to completely renovate it. Zhiyuan and I don't have high salaries. It's hard enough to make ends meet every month. How can we have extra money to renovate the house?"
Bai Qiu understood what Ye Lin meant and said, "Don't worry about that. Your uncle and I will do our best to help you."
As long as Ye Lin no longer has her eyes on the commercial building on Huaihai Road, Bai Qiu is willing to pay a small amount of money to help her renovate the house.
Ye Lin's eyes widened, and her expression softened a little: "Then I would like to thank my uncle and aunt in advance."
A hint of helplessness flashed across Bai Qiu's eyes, and he changed the subject, "Come in and take a look first. I've seen this house before, and it's actually not as bad inside as it is outside."
Having said that, Bai Qiu pushed open the rickety courtyard door and walked in.
This house has no yard. When you push the door open, you will see the shared living room on the first floor.
It is said to be a shared living room, but in fact it has become a shared kitchen for each family. There are several tables and cupboards, as well as a stove for cooking, placed against the east and west walls.
In addition, there are sundries that cannot be placed in each house, and there is even a bicycle in the corner behind the door.
The small space was filled with all sorts of miscellaneous things, even half of the window was blocked, affecting the lighting. As a result, even though it was broad daylight outside, the light in the room was extremely dim.
Bai Qiu had been here once, so he turned on the light as soon as he entered the room. After the light was turned on, the room became a little brighter, but the light was limited.
Bai Qiu said, "There's too much clutter on the first floor, blocking the windows. That's why it looks dark. After these tenants move out in a few days, we'll renovate the house. Clear out all the clutter and paint the walls white. Then it'll be brighter."
Ye Lin frowned, expressing her doubt: "Can it really be bright?"
Bai Qiu was certain and confident: "Of course."
"Come on, I'll go upstairs and take a look."
The staircase is located at the right corner of the deep first floor. It is made of dark red wood, and the handrail has been rubbed to a shine from constant use. Although it is very old, it still feels solid when stepped on and does not make any strange noises.
From this detail, we can see that what Bai Qiu said before was correct. The materials used in this house were indeed good materials that could be passed down from generation to generation.
Going up to the second floor, the view becomes wider and the place is much cleaner and tidier.
There are four rooms on the second floor, three of which face south, and one is next to the stairs, facing north.
Of the four room doors, three were tightly closed, and only the door on the far right was open.
Ye Lin walked over curiously and took a look, and found a little girl about seven or eight years old in the room, drawing on the square table in the middle of the room where they ate.
She heard some movement at the door, raised her head curiously, and looked towards Ye Lin.
She wasn't shy either. Seeing Ye Lin standing at her door and peeking inside, she asked directly, "Auntie, who are you looking for?"
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