The woman's face changed instantly. She turned to look at Aunt Chen, the alley manager, and said unhappily, "Sister Chen, when you came to me, you didn't tell me that this landlord wanted a deposit!"
Sister Chen didn't want to start a conflict with the woman, and she also saw that Yun Qiao didn't really want to rent the house to her, so she smiled and interrupted, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. But they're letting you take everything in the house for free, so you should only pay a deposit."
As Sister Chen spoke, she gently pushed the woman's back and walked out: "Since you don't want to, I'll help you find a suitable house later."
The woman grumbled as she followed her out. "It's not that I don't want to. Her house is big and spacious, and it must be comfortable to live in. It's just a little too expensive. Ten dollars a month, not only do I have to pay a year's rent in one lump sum, but I also have to pay another ten dollars as a deposit. That makes a total of one hundred and forty dollars. Who has that much money to rent a house?"
"How about you go talk to her and ask her to rent it to me at a lower price? 100 yuan a year, and the extra 10 yuan as a deposit, okay?"
Sister Chen flatly refused: "That's definitely not possible. Such a big house, with a separate toilet and kitchen, ten yuan a month is a great bargain."
"Then I'll think about it."
After finally sending the person away, Yun Qiao held his forehead tiredly.
Aunt Chen also felt a little offended: "I'm so sorry, this is a colleague of my daughter-in-law's at work. She's known for being straightforward. I didn't expect her to be so fussy. She even let me fix a broken lightbulb."
Most people rent houses these days, and the landlord is the government. Basically, they don't care about the house after renting it out. Even if the house is rented out privately, there has never been a case of the landlord being responsible for the tenant's belongings being broken.
"Maybe it's to lower the rent." Yun Qiao smiled and didn't care. After all, she had no intention of renting the house to this person, and there would be no chance for her to make trouble in the future.
"Yeah, ten dollars a month in rent isn't expensive, but if you pay a year's rent in one lump sum, you'll have to shell out over a hundred dollars. That sounds like a lot, and most people wouldn't be able to afford it."
Aunt Chen patted Yun Qiao's shoulder and said, "It's okay. If this tenant doesn't work out, we can find another one. Renting an apartment is like finding a partner. It all depends on fate. Don't worry."
Yun Qiao said "hmm".
Aunt Chen then saw Yun Qiao holding a high school diploma and exclaimed, "Oh, my boy, you got your high school diploma?"
Yun Qiao nodded and couldn't help but laugh. "I just wanted to go to school and ask if I could get my diploma early. I didn't expect that when the principal heard I was going to support the Great Northern Wilderness, not only did he not hold me accountable for skipping classes, he even gave me my high school diploma. He said it was to support the national policy of sending students to the countryside, and that special arrangements would be made for special cases. All high school students going to the countryside will be issued diplomas in advance. From today on, I am a high school graduate."
She had been away from campus for more than ten years. When she was reborn, she had forgotten that she was still a student who needed to go to school. If she hadn't met her classmate and neighbor Qin Lili when she went out today, she wouldn't have known how many days she had been absent from school.
Fortunately, both the teacher and the principal were very understanding and took good care of the students who were going to work in the countryside. Otherwise, she would not be able to get a high school diploma today, and she might even be given a serious warning.
Aunt Chen was also happy for Yun Qiao: "That's fantastic! With this diploma, you'll be able to get by a little better when you get to the Great Northern Wilderness. A high school diploma is always much more valuable than a junior high school diploma. When you're assigned work, you might be able to do some skilled work, which is much better than just doing hard labor. Your principal is very thoughtful."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Yes, the principal is thinking about us students wholeheartedly, and has good intentions."
It was a pity that such a virtuous principal was later forced to step down by the rioting students. The school was no longer a peaceful haven, but instead became the center of the storm.
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