Chapter 8: Finding Faults
"My mom's having a hard time too, so I won't add to her troubles." Yun Qiao said with a smile, "Aunt Chen, don't worry. Beidahuang is actually quite good. They provide food, shelter, clothes, and a stipend. It's 20 to 30 yuan a month! I can also look after my uncle's family. It's better than me staying alone in Shanghai."
Aunt Chen muttered quietly: "Twenty or thirty yuan is nothing. If you stay in Shanghai, you can find a job and earn twenty or thirty yuan."
Yun Qiao said helplessly, "The key is that Shanghai hasn't been hiring much in the past two years, and the young people in Shanghai are all bored and anxious."
Aunt Chen was naturally well aware of this situation.
If the cities were not overpopulated and the job market was not saturated, leading to an increase in the number of idle and unemployed people in society and a large number of crimes, there would not have been a sudden forced mobilization of junior and senior high school graduates to go to the countryside this year.
"Okay, okay, since you have made up your mind, I won't say much." After all, he is not my own child, so if he doesn't listen after a few words of advice, then forget it.
Aunt Chen changed the subject and asked, "Let's talk about your rental plan. How would you like to rent it out? What are your requirements for tenants?"
"I'd like to rent these five units to a family. Ideally, the tenant should be a reasonable person, perhaps a cadre or a professional. Younger people are even better, as they tend to be more reasonable. It's not that older people are unreasonable, but I'm just afraid of hassles and don't want to be constantly arguing over trivial matters. Cleanliness is paramount, and the house shouldn't be wasted. It'd also be best if the tenant's family is small, not a family of more than a dozen people. Too many people will inevitably cause damage to the house and furniture."
Yun Qiao explained his request to Aunt Chen in detail: "It would be best if the rent could be paid annually. After all, I'm going to the Great Northern Wilderness soon. If it's paid monthly, it will be difficult for me to collect the rent."
Aunt Chen took Yun Qiao's request to heart and said, "Okay, I'll take note. I'll look for someone suitable and bring them over for you to see."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Thank you for your concern."
"No, it's my duty as a lane cadre to help residents solve their daily problems."
Aunt Chen was very efficient in handling matters. Yun Qiao just went to school at noon, and Aunt Chen had already arranged for a tenant to come and see the house.
However, it was not the young couple from the previous life, but a young woman in her thirties. Yun Qiao was a little disappointed, but he did not show it and patiently accompanied her to look at the house.
The woman was a little cautious because it was her first time renting a house. Not only did she look at every room several times, she also personally checked the condition of the lights, the flow rate of the bathroom faucets, and even sat on the toilet to test whether it was working properly.
By this time, Yun Qiao was feeling a little fed up and didn't want to rent it to her anymore.
Yun Qiao is a person who is afraid of trouble, and this woman is obviously not a thrifty person.
Sure enough, the first thing the woman asked was whether the furniture in the house was provided to them free of charge.
After receiving Yun Qiao's affirmative answer, she then asked if the lights at home were broken, would they fix them? If the drain was blocked, would they clear it themselves or would she fix it?
When Yun Qiao said she wasn't responsible for these things, the woman immediately said, "Little landlord, if you don't care about this or that and don't fix it, then the rent should be lowered a bit. Eight dollars a month is fine."
Yun Qiao shook his head. "The rent is ten yuan a month, no bargaining accepted. If you want to rent it, you'll need to pay a twenty yuan deposit. As long as the house isn't damaged and the furniture isn't damaged, I'll return the twenty yuan when you move out."
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