Chapter 09 Chapter 9
009.
He was tall and wore a white T-shirt tucked into his green military pants, which made his legs look straight and long.
He was holding a broom in his hand, and it seemed that he was cleaning the room.
"It's you." She smiled slightly. "Is this house yours?"
Gu Tingzhou didn't expect to meet the mother and daughter here again. When he saw the woman's face again, that inexplicable sense of familiarity came over him again.
But it was also rude to keep staring at others, so he turned his eyes away and quickly said, "The house is mine."
Sister Yang looked at the two of them in surprise, "Do you know each other?"
Gu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows, "We've met once, so do we count as acquaintances?"
Song Chunman was thinking in her heart, this is good, maybe the rent can be cut down a little bit, but before she could open her mouth, a childish voice rang out crisply -
"Uncle landlord, can you please reduce the rent a little?" Song Xiyue tilted her little face up, and her big watery eyes tried to look at the tall uncle in front of her, her neck sore from tilting it up.
Her childish voice, tinged with flattery, stunned Song Chunman and Sister Yang beside her.
Sister Yang glanced at the little girl and laughed in her heart: Oh, this child looks quiet, but I didn’t expect she knew how to help her mother bargain.
Song Chunman looked down at her daughter in surprise. The little girl was usually as quiet as a quail. She was a little scared when she met a man last time. Unexpectedly, she became so smart at this critical moment.
Before the two of them could come to their senses, the little girl added seriously, "My mom and my dad are divorced. She only makes 30 yuan a month, and 15 yuan for rent is too expensive. She also has to support me and buy me food."
Her little brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was worried about her mother.
Song Chunman's face instantly heated up when she heard this. She quickly pulled her daughter behind her and gave Gu Tingzhou an awkward smile: "I'm sorry, Comrade Gu, the child is ignorant and is just talking nonsense."
Gu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows, his gaze lingering on the woman's face for two seconds, then glanced at the little girl who had half of her head sticking out from behind her, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
I didn't expect that it was her own child?
However, the little girl's dress was new, her face was clean, and she had two neatly braided hair. It was obvious that she was well taken care of.
Before he could reply, Song Chunman bit her lip and spoke with courage: "But... I really want to discuss with you, can the rent be reduced a little?"
Gu Tingzhou glanced at Sister Yang, then looked at the woman's slightly red ears, and probably guessed what she was thinking -
Just use the excuse of signing the contract to negotiate a real price with him.
Gu Tingzhou's gaze shifted from Sister Yang's face to the tip of her red ear, and he asked indifferently, "How much less do you want?"
Song Chunman was delighted when she heard this, it seemed there was something to talk about.
But at this moment, she was hesitant - if she extended five fingers, she was afraid that he would think she was too greedy; if she extended three, she would feel at a loss.
She hesitated for a moment before raising her hand, her fingers pausing in mid-air before finally showing three: "Three... less?"
Sister Yang was listening nearby and thinking to herself: Three yuan isn't a small amount. Fifteen yuan reduced to twelve yuan is enough to buy two kilograms of pork.
Gu Tingzhou frowned slightly when he heard this. They tricked him here just to cut the price by three dollars?
Seeing him frown, Song Chunman thought something was wrong. He wouldn't disagree with three dollars, would he? Fortunately, she didn't say five dollars less.
At this time, the little girl came out from behind her mother and suddenly handed something to Gu Tingzhou: "Uncle, this is for you to eat."
Gu Tingzhou came back to his senses and looked down at the little girl. She had beautiful facial features, her eyes were like black grapes soaked in water, her eyelashes were thick and long, there was a little sweat on the tip of her nose, her face was rosy, and she had a kind of endearing aura.
Her chubby pink palm was spread out, with two White Rabbit milk candies lying quietly. The off-white candy wrappers were wrinkled and the edges were frayed, obviously they had been kept in her pocket for a long time.
He didn't know why his heart suddenly felt a little bitter. His fingertips touched the candy wrapper and he quickly closed her hand: "Uncle doesn't like candy, you can keep it for yourself."
Song Xiyue curled her little finger, then raised her face, her eyes sparkling: "Can the rent be reduced by three dollars, uncle?"
Gu Tingzhou was amused by this persistent little look, and a low laugh escaped from his throat: "Okay, uncle will listen to you."
After that, he stood up and looked at Song Chunman, and said simply: "It's twelve dollars, sign the contract."
This straightforward reply froze the air for a moment, and the little girl immediately called out sweetly, "Thank you, uncle."
Sister Yang widened her eyes and thought to herself, it would be better to have a daughter. With just a few words, she could save her mother half a pound of money for pork.
Song Chunman, however, was slapping her thigh in her heart. If she had known that this handsome landlord would agree so readily, she should have gritted her teeth and asked for five dollars less!
However, twelve dollars is fine. If she continues talking, if the other party really doesn't want to pay, she will have to find a house then.
Sister Yang immediately took out the contract, and within ten minutes, a rental contract came into effect.
After signing, Gu Tingzhou handed the contract to the woman.
Song Chunman took the contract and only saw the three words "Gu Tingzhou" written on it, which were as sharp as a knife. The strokes were sharp but also had a sense of straightforwardness and freedom, just like him.
She also signed her name readily.
Gu Tingzhou glanced at her name, took the contract and left.
As soon as he left, Song Chunman hugged her daughter and kissed her several times. "Yueyue, you were amazing today! I even managed to negotiate the rent. Whatever you want to eat, I'll buy it for you!"
Song Xiyue was kissed a few more times by her mother, and she felt very happy. However, they were very poor now, so it was better not to buy food. "Mom, just buy me some White Rabbit candies."
Sister Yang laughed and said, "Just buying candy is not enough. You have to ask your mother to buy you nice clothes and toys."
"No, mom has already bought it." The little girl shook her head.
Sister Yang looked at Song Chunman and felt a little envious. "Your daughter is good at saving money for you and is also very considerate."
Song Chunman nodded. Yes, her daughter was so caring. How could she be so cold to her in her previous life just because she didn't know who her father was?
She is the innocent one.
After the house was bought, the three of them went home. After leaving the alley, Sister Yang parted ways with them.
Song Chunman went to get her bicycle. Not sure if it was because the bicycle had been used for a long time or if someone else had done something to it, but the front tire of the bicycle had a flat tire.
It is impossible to bring a bicycle on the bus, so she had no choice but to let her child sit on the bicycle and push it herself.
After walking for a while, I heard a car horn behind me.
She turned around and saw a military green jeep driving up to her side.
Soon, Gu Tingzhou looked over from the driver's window. "Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."
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