With the Lunar New Year approaching, Yan Qiao gave Pei Jingzhan a holiday, and the two could only see each other after the New Year.
By then, the renovation of the courtyard house will begin, and they will also start to get busy.
Grandpa Song and Shi Yuehua are finally coming to Yancheng.
The old man brought quite a few things, saying they were some trinkets for Yanqiao's courtyard house.
He packed them all into several large wooden crates and sent them into the courtyard house.
Shi Yuehua gifted two sets of custom-made jewelry, which were very valuable.
"Grandma's jewelry box has quite a few things, but none of them are suitable for young people to wear. Diamonds are more suitable for you."
This was Yan Qiao's first New Year at the Yan family home. At the New Year's Eve dinner, the family prepared a large table of dishes.
They put on new clothes, received red envelopes, ate dumplings, and received blessings.
Yan Qiao felt as if she were enveloped in love. She realized that the New Year could be so lively, that family could be so warm, and that life could be so happy.
In Yancheng, the setting off of fireworks and firecrackers is restricted, so the only sound indoors is the Spring Festival Gala on TV, and the family is huddled in the living room chatting.
Yan Qiao suddenly took out her phone and opened Pei Jingzhan's WeChat.
Yan Qiao: [Happy New Year, Mr. Pei Bingjun! [Red Envelope]]
As the boss, she should definitely give her employees a New Year's red envelope.
What a generous boss.
Meanwhile, the Pei family was having their New Year's Eve dinner.
The Pei family was large, and they sat around a big round table with countless delicacies laid out.
The old man and woman sat in the main seats, with Pei Jingzhan sitting next to them.
His phone vibrated twice in his pocket, and he took it out.
Upon seeing that it was a red envelope sent by Yan Qiao, he raised his eyebrows.
When I opened it, it was a red envelope containing 88.88 yuan.
Less than a hundred, that's really stingy.
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Pei Xiang, with her sharp eyes, exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle, you can even use emojis now! Who taught you?"
Pei Jingzhan glanced at her indifferently, "Self-taught."
Pei Xiang was still a little afraid of him, but today was the New Year, and with her grandparents backing her up, she was a bit bolder.
Who sent you the red envelope?
Pei Jingzhan turned off the screen. "It's none of your business."
Pei Xiang's mother, Madam Pei, asked with a smile, "It's not a girl, is it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Pei Jingzhan's face, as if waiting for some big juicy gossip.
Pei Xiang suddenly had a guess in her mind: Could it be Yan Qiao?
To this day, she still doesn't know why Pei Jingzhan contacted Yan Qiao.
Pei Xiang said, "Uncle, you accepted their red envelopes, don't you need to return one?"
Pei Jingzhan glanced at her indifferently, but hadn't had a chance to speak yet.
The old lady chimed in with great interest: "Xiangxiang is right. You have to be generous to girls, not stingy. Wait, is it a girl? It's okay if it's a boy, just tell Mom in advance so she can be mentally prepared."
Pei Jingzhan: "..." I'm exhausted.
Urged by the old lady, he had no choice but to send Yan Qiao a red envelope containing 66.66 yuan.
The old lady wasn't wearing her glasses and asked, "Isn't 6666 too few?"
Pei Xiang scoffed, "Grandma, look carefully, Uncle gave me 66.66 yuan! Less than 100 yuan!"
His words carried an unspoken disdain.
Pei Jingzhan put his phone away, lifted his eyelids, and sneered.
"Heh, she sent me 88.88."
Yan Qiao is the boss; it would be good enough if he replied with 66.66.
He gave his employees so many bonuses during the Chinese New Year, but he never saw any of them return the red envelopes.
The old lady raised her hand and tapped him on the head, furious.
"You're getting all smug! Girls post more than you, no wonder you can't find a girlfriend."
He's a miser, never giving away a single penny.
Pei Jingzhan said helplessly, "Mom, it's the New Year, can't we talk about something happy?"
The old lady snorted, "If you could date, I'd be happy even if you brought home a boyfriend, let alone a girlfriend."
Pei Xiang covered her mouth and chuckled, feeling happy as she watched Pei Jingzhan being besieged by his elders.
Little did they know that they would face retribution from Pei Jingzhan, who held a grudge, after the New Year.
...
The Chinese New Year holiday is leisurely and the few days pass by in a flash.
Aunt Tang and Zhang Zhihao have both moved away, but the two seem unwilling to give up. Before leaving the group, they sent many messages in the group, stirring up everyone's emotions.
On one hand, they condemned Yan Shu for his unscrupulous rent increase, and on the other hand, they claimed that they had found cheaper housing, inciting everyone to move out as well.
In just a few days, quite a few people have come to Yan Shu to terminate their leases.
Yan Shu was not displeased at all, nor did she take the opportunity to make things difficult for them.
At the same time, she asked Xiao Li to send a notice in the group that tenants who wanted to renew their leases should sign the contract within three days.
If the lease is not renewed after three days, it will be considered a termination of the lease.
And a rent increase of 500 yuan is a foregone conclusion.
Yan Shu wanted them to know that it was a waste of their time to try to threaten her by terminating her lease.
The house won't break down if it's left there, and she's not short of money, so she doesn't necessarily need to rent it out.
By the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, two-thirds of the tenants had terminated their leases.
Everyone was busy finding a place to live and moving, while the rest of the people were signing new contracts.
Xu Xia was also one of the people who terminated their lease. She listened to Aunt Tang's advice and chose to follow the crowd.
Aunt Tang said, "The more people terminate their leases, the more panicked Yan Shu will become. In the end, she'll be begging us to go back."
Xu Xia thought it made sense, so she also led many other people to terminate their leases as a protest against the rent increase.
As more and more people moved away, Yan Shu didn't say a word.
After waiting and waiting, she couldn't sit still any longer and took the initiative to go to their door to persuade them.
"Yan Shu, you have quite a few vacant rooms here now, right?"
Most of the houses here are two households per floor, with five floors in total.
Yan Shu owns 23 buildings, housing hundreds of families.
When Xu Xia asked, Yan Shu calmly replied, "Yes, more than a hundred households have already confirmed that they will terminate their leases."
Xu Xia feigned regret, slapping her thigh and saying, "What are you doing? Why don't you just not raise the rent? Now so many people are protesting, you're losing more than you gain! So many houses are vacant, they definitely won't be rented out in a short time, how much rent will you lose?"
Yan Shu smiled and said, "How could there be any loss? Whether anyone lives here or not, the house is mine. I'll take this opportunity to find someone to renovate it and get rid of all the broken furniture."
The house is occupied, making renovations even more inconvenient.
Xu Xia's lips twitched. "Everyone's moved out, so you won't be able to collect rent. If you can't collect rent, you'll have to spend money to renovate. Isn't that a losing proposition? Yan Shu, if you ask me, you shouldn't raise the rent..."
Yan Shu's smile faded. "Sister Xu, how can I go back on my word after I've already made the offer? I originally waived half the rent for everyone, which was far below market price, and it made a lot of people jealous. I've also suffered a lot of trouble because of it. Let alone raising it by 500, even if it goes back to the original price, that would be the least I can do. Of course, renting is a matter of mutual consent. If you think it's too expensive and don't want to rent, I won't force you. It's the same as me thinking the price is too low and not wanting to rent to you. Wouldn't it be better if we parted ways amicably?"
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