Yan Ning drank the soda, "As long as you like it, and that bottle of perfume is your favorite plum flavor."
Zhao Yunzhen took out the perfume, unscrewed the cap and sprayed it in the air.
"Wow! Such a rich plum scent, sweet but not pungent, it smells so comfortable,
I love the smell of this, it's much better than the one my mom bought at the department store."
Then she took out the lipstick, unscrewed the lid and pushed it up. "Hey, Xiao Ning, how do you open this lipstick? I can't push it out."
Lipsticks of this era are still the kind that you push on to open.
There are rotating lipsticks in foreign countries, but they have not been introduced to China. That was after the reform and opening up.
Yan Ning put the soda on the table, took the lipstick from Zhao Yunzhen's hand, and demonstrated it to her.
"Look, it opens like this."
"Oh, I see."
Zhao Yunzhen took it and applied a layer on her lips to try it out. "This color is really beautiful, not too red, and it makes my lips look more youthful. I like it very much."
Girls, who wouldn't like these things?
Yan Ning looked at her with a smile, "As long as you like it, when you are done with it, write a letter or call me.
You have my address, and I'll write down my phone number for you later."
Zhao Yunzhen felt a little embarrassed. "How can I trouble you, Xiaoning? Just tell me where you bought it. I'll buy more myself when I run out of it."
Yan Ning: "Zhenzhen, these things cannot be bought in any city around here.
These were brought back to me by my relatives from Hong Kong.
She specializes in selling these things in Hong Kong, so she brought back a lot for me."
Zhao Yunzhen sighed, "Oh! So that's the case! Then, Xiaoning, I'll have to trouble you when I run out of things.
Maybe my mother will want some too when she finds out. Could you please send some more then?
Don't worry, I will pay you for all these things."
Yan Ning smiled and said, "It's not a big deal. Just contact me when the time comes. I have many relatives who can help me with those things."
At this point, Yan Ning's face showed an apologetic look. "Zhenzhen, I'd like to ask you for a favor. I'm not sure if it's convenient for you."
Zhao Yunzhen looked at her and said, "Xiaoning, if you need any help, just tell me. I will definitely help you if I can."
Yan Ning: "My family wants to rent a courtyard house in Beijing, but I don't know where to rent one.
Your uncle works at the Housing Authority, so I'd like to ask you to check for me.
Is there a siheyuan house for rent in Beijing? Ideally, one with a peach tree in the yard."
Zhao Yunzhen breathed a sigh of relief. "So that's it! No problem. Why don't we go to the Housing Authority and find my uncle? He's at work right now and can check it out."
Yan Ning smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you for your help, Zhenzhen."
Zhao Yunzhen waved her hand. "Hey, Xiaoning, we are friends, right? We are helping each other. Let's go now!"
The two left the family compound and took a bus to the Housing Authority.
Arrived at the Housing Authority half an hour later.
Zhao Yunzhen took Yan Ning to the window counter on the first floor to inquire about her uncle Xia Dongwei.
Zhao Yunzhen politely asked the staff, "Hello, comrade, I'm looking for Comrade Xia Dongwei from your housing management department.
I'm his niece and I need to talk to him about something. Could you please call him for me?"
The staff member who was being addressed was a young man. He looked at the two beautiful girls and a blush appeared on his face.
"Okay, you guys wait here for a moment, I'll go look for it."
The two waited in the lobby for a few minutes.
The young man and a middle-aged man just now walked down from the second floor.
Zhao Yunzhen looked at the middle-aged man and greeted him, "Uncle."
The middle-aged man was Xia Dongwei. He looked at the young man and nodded.
The young man smiled at Zhao Yunzhen and Yan Ning, then went back to work at the counter.
Xia Dongwei then spoke to Zhao Yunzhen in a gentle tone, "Zhenzhen, why did you come to see your uncle today? What's going on?"
Zhao Yunzhen took Yan Ning's hand and introduced her, "Uncle, this is my good sister Yan Ning.
You also knew the guy who lived across from me before.
Today she wants to ask you for help. She wants to rent a courtyard house in Beijing.
Could you help her find out which Siheyuan houses are available for rent in Beijing?"
Xia Dongwei glanced at Yan Ning.
He had met Yan Ning several times when he went to Xia Chunling's house before.
What's more, her father used to be the director of a certain unit, so he naturally had a friendship with her father.
Although his father is gone now, this little thing can still help.
Yan Ning said politely: "Uncle Xia, could you please help me check it?"
Xia Dongwei: "Of course, it's just a small matter, you two come with me to the office!"
Xia Dongwei took Zhao Yunzhen and Yan Ning to the office on the third floor.
He asked the two to wait in his office. "Yan Ning, are you only looking for courtyard houses for rent in Jing City? Do you have any other requirements?"
Yan Ning: "Uncle Xia, please help me find out which alleys in Beijing have courtyard houses with peach trees.
I prefer peach blossoms, so I would prefer a house with peach trees."
"Okay! You guys wait here first."
After Xia Dongwei finished speaking, he went to the information room.
The two waited in the office for twenty minutes.
Xia Dongwei came back with a piece of paper.
He handed the paper to Yan Ning to read, "I checked and found that there are three courtyard houses with peach trees in Beijing, but none of them are for rent.
Two of the houses are occupied, and the other one has been vacant.
There aren't many other courtyard houses for rent, only two. Would you like to take a look?"
Yan Ning looked at the addresses on the paper and silently noted them down. She planned to visit all three places later.
Yan Ning: "I want to see it. I'll write down the address first and call my uncle to come over and take a look.
The decision on renting a house still has to be made by the adults in my family. I just came here today to ask Uncle Xia for help to check it out."
Xia Dongwei was also wondering why Yan Ning, an orphan, wanted to rent such a large courtyard house. It turned out that her family wanted to rent it.
Xia Dongwei handed the paper to Yan Ning, "Then I'll keep this paper for you!"
Yan Ning took the paper and thanked him, "Uncle Xia, thank you so much today. When I have time in the future, my uncle will treat you to a meal."
Xia Dongwei smiled and didn't take it seriously. He sent the two of them to the door of the Housing Authority.
Zhao Yunzhen looked at Yan Ning and asked her, "Xiao Ning, what are you going to do next?"
Yan Ning looked at her apologetically, "Zhenzhen, I can't go shopping with you today. I have to go buy a ticket back to Jilin Province first."
As she spoke, she took out a note from her bag and handed it to Zhao Yunzhen.
"This is my hometown address and the office phone number of my brigade. If you want to find me in the future, just call this number."
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