Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Liu Yanran looks at the house 1
Liu Yanran followed Luo Qing, her brain already thinking involuntarily.
Does this copy hint mean that the city that houses these strange copies is itself a huge copy?
So how can she get through the level given her current situation?
When Liu Yanran made the choice to give up returning to reality with the other players and instead go with Luo Qing, she had already prepared herself to never be able to go back.
"Ghost City Dungeon", this information is too important.
As a result, Liu Yanran had no chance to think carefully about why her previous Yinhuai Village copy could not be settled and what to do with the exclusive player prop set she had just bought.
All sorts of thoughts raced through her mind. If Ghost City contained so many dungeons, how were the dungeons outside of Yinhuai Village counted? Were there other cities similar to Ghost City?
Now, no one can tell her the answer.
"Ms. Liu, come with me here. I have to go to the store to get the key first." Luo Qing's words interrupted her thoughts.
Liu Yanran nodded and followed her to Ping An Real Estate.
"Miss Liu, you see, life in our old town is still very convenient."
Luo Qing introduced Liu Yanran with a smile. She pointed at the area around her Ping An Real Estate and said, "There are lines in the city. After get off work, you can take the subway directly to the entrance of the community. If you don't want to cook, there are snack shops, braised food shops, wonton shops, and bun shops. This 404 convenience store is new, so it's even easier to buy things there."
Liu Yanran looked around the surrounding environment according to her introduction. It was indeed as Luo Qing said. If she didn't know clearly that she was in a strange copy, the row of small shops she could see after getting off the subway would be exactly the street scenes of many old city areas in reality.
Ping An Real Estate’s storefront is not big, it’s just a small shop with display boards of rental and sales information of the surrounding area placed at the door.
"Ms. Liu, do you want to live alone or with friends? I live in Ping'an Home. Building No. 9 where I live is mostly large apartments. Of course, they are all old houses, only about 80 or 90 square meters, with two bedrooms and a living room. Buildings No. 11 and 12 have small apartments, one-bedroom units of 40 to 50 square meters." Luo Qing said to Liu Yanran while looking for the key.
There are many vacant rooms in Ping'an Home. As long as Liu Yanran wants to rent one, she doesn't believe that she won't be able to find a satisfactory one.
"I'm alone, but can I see everything? One room might feel a bit small." Liu Yanran said slowly.
Her eyes were observing the entire interior of Ping An Real Estate. There was a long reception table at the entrance, which was used for both office work and receiving guests looking for tenants. It was basically no different from a real house or real estate.
Luo Qing wasn't surprised by Liu Yanran's unclear requirements. Many people, after graduating and starting work, aren't clear about their needs when renting an apartment on campus.
People like Miss Liu who come from other places probably just started working and don’t have much social experience, so they are the easiest to deceive.
When he thought of this, Luo Qing suddenly felt that he had a great responsibility and must find a satisfactory house for Miss Liu.
"Of course, a small house has its advantages. It's easy to clean and cheap, but as you live in it, you'll find that your stuff is piling up and it won't be enough. A larger house is more spacious and can be separated into different functional areas."
"Ms. Liu, what's your budget? Let me tell you first, there are many vacancies here, so the prices are low. A one-bedroom apartment is generally under one thousand, but even a well-decorated one can cost six or seven hundred. A two-bedroom apartment, depending on the size and decoration, generally fluctuates between one thousand five hundred and two thousand two hundred Gui coins."
After hearing Luo Qing’s introduction, Liu Yanran’s first reaction was - it’s so cheap!
Living in the capital is not easy.
Although she is currently living in an official dormitory, the price is extremely cheap compared to the actual house prices and rents.
In reality, similar old houses at this price can only be found in second- and third-tier cities.
Is the cost of living in Guicheng so low?
Luo Qing quickly went through a few houses that he thought were good in his mind and found the keys.
"Miss Liu, let's go. It's half past four now, it's not dark yet, and the weather is good. It's a good time to see the light."
Liu Yanran walked beside Luo Qing. It would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous. She walked with her past the row of small shops, then to the main gate of the community, and greeted the security guard who came in.
"Xiao Qing, are you back?" Security guard Uncle Qin was teasing his new puppy.
"Oh, are you here to see the house?" The security guard seemed a little surprised when he noticed that Luo Qing was accompanied by someone.
Liu Yanran unconsciously moved closer to Luo Qing. The security NPC looked at her with a look as if he was observing and evaluating something.
She nodded slightly to the security guard, avoiding his gaze and moving her eyes to the dog under the security guard's stool.
This was a dog whose breed Liu Yanran couldn't tell at first glance. Perhaps it was a native dog from some strange world? It looked a bit strange, at least not the kind you'd see in real life.
When the dog saw Liu Yanran looking at it, it immediately rushed to her trouser legs and barked at Luo Qing.
His cry was not "woof woof woof", but a strange, indescribable sound.
"Oh, what a dog! Didn't it see people a few days ago? Now it's not familiar with people after not seeing them for two days." Security guard Uncle Qin kicked his feet, pulled the rope in his hand, and skillfully pulled the dog back to the security room.
Luo Qing couldn't help but shook her head and said to Uncle Qin, "It's just a puppy, and I just picked it up as a stray, so it's normal for it to be quite wild."
"Miss Liu, let's go this way and look at the small apartments first." As she said this, she led Liu Yanran to turn right at the community gate.
"Although Ping'an Home is a bit old, as you know, this earliest commercial housing is of excellent quality. It's surrounded by all kinds of living facilities. The greenery is mainly composed of flower beds. It can't compare to those high-end residential areas, but there are plenty of recreational facilities for the elderly and children."
Luo Qing pointed to the playground in front of Buildings 11 and 12, where there were swings, see-saws, various parallel and parallel bars, as well as some common park sports facilities that Liu Yanran was familiar with but didn't know what they were called.
At this time, some residents of the community were exercising.
"Old people nowadays are all very skilled. They can play with all the recreational facilities in the community in many different ways." Luo Qing said to Liu Yanran as they walked.
The two walked to Building 11, and Liu Yanran had a clear view of the amusement facilities in front of the building.
At this moment, there was an old man and an old woman sitting on two swings side by side, and there were several old men and women of similar age around them.
"Old Chen, you can't do that. Look at Old Mrs. Wu, she swings so high! You haven't mastered this skill yet!"
"Go away, stop flattering me. It's only been three months since Old Chen had surgery and he hasn't fully recovered yet. I learned this from Old Chen." said Mrs. Wu, who was wearing a floral dress on the swing.
Seeing Liu Yanran's gaze fixed, Luo Qing stopped and introduced them to her. "These are the sports pioneers of our community. They have great physiques and unique skills. If you live in the buildings on either side, you don't have to go downstairs. You can just stand by the window every day and watch the free performances."
Luo Qing joked in a light-hearted tone, but at this moment, Liu Yanran couldn't laugh.
In the sports facilities area in front of me, I saw an old man and an old woman swinging on a swing, but it was not an ordinary swing.
The old man Chen sat on the swing and swung forward. The swing threw him high up, and the upper and lower bodies of the old man Chen separated instantly and became two pieces!
His lower body was still sitting on the swing, but his head and upper body were already thrown high into the air. He did a 360-degree turn on the swing frame, and while turning he was talking to the neighbors below.
"See? This movement must be complete and turned in place. If you practice it more, any herniated disc will be gone."
Old man Chen's upper body returned to its upright position and slid down. At this time, his lower body on the swing had swung back due to the force and inertia, and the upper and lower bodies reconnected without a second's difference!
As for Mrs. Wu, who was on the other swing, her body was not split into two parts. However, when the swing jumped high, her silver-haired head was dislocated. While spinning like a top, it slid down in a parabola, and was then caught by the part below the head on the swing and glued together again.
"After doing this exercise well, my cervical spondylosis has improved a lot, and my vision at high altitudes is also better," said Mrs. Wu.
"Oops, it's a little crooked, I didn't find the right position."
The back of Mrs. Wu's head was now connected to her neck. As she spoke, she reached out her hand, held her head, and straightened it back up.
"Help me check if it's still crooked."
"Just a little to the left, okay! It's straight!"
"Old Wu, Old Wu, you stayed in the air for too long."
The old men and women were discussing the techniques of swinging. Liu Yanran's brain froze for a moment and she froze in place.
"Wow, the technology has really improved again." Luo Qing sighed beside her.
"If I go out for two or three days, sometimes I come home late, and after a few days I see them training here, their skills have improved significantly."
"Miss Liu, let's go upstairs."
Luo Qing patted Liu Yanran on the shoulder and took her into the unit.
"These old men and women in the community, who have retired day by day and have nothing to do, have even developed a skill just for playing with the swings. But it's only now. When the children in the community get out of school soon, these swings will be given to the children to play with."
Liu Yanran was silent. Just, just, just about this scene just now, didn’t Luo Qing feel that something was wrong?
Such a normal tone... Is this how all the old people in Guicheng train?
"Building 11, this is Unit 1. There's a vacant one-bedroom apartment on the fourth floor, 401. Oh, and that old Mrs. Wu you saw downstairs just now lives in 403. She lives on her own and is a very nice person."
At this time, the two of them had reached the fourth floor. Luo Qing was using the key to open the door. Hearing her words, Liu Yanran suddenly felt that it would be better not to look at this room.
When you enter this room, the bathroom and kitchen are on the left, and the living room and bedroom are on the right, without any separation.
Luo Qing handed Liu Yanran a pair of shoe covers: "No one has looked at it for a long time, so it's a bit dusty."
Liu Yanran put on her shoe covers silently. She had to rent an apartment today. If she didn't, she would have nowhere to go tonight. The one-bedroom apartment in front of her was less than 50 square meters and seemed to be fully equipped with a refrigerator, wardrobe, sofa and bed.
Luo Qing went to open the power and water gates. "The water and electricity bills in Ping'an Home are for residents only. The water fee is three yuan per ton, and the electricity fee is fifty cents per kilowatt-hour. It's very cheap. The property management fee is paid by the landlord, not the tenant. The only downside to this one-bedroom apartment is that the bathroom has no window."
The decoration of this house is a bit old and the lighting is dim. Liu Yanran also went to take a look at the bathroom. It is not big, about five square meters, with a simple shower, toilet, and washbasin, but obviously there is no separation between wet and dry areas.
"This one has all the appliances, but the decor is a bit old. No one has lived there for a while. The rent is 900 yuan."
The price was not expensive, but Liu Yanran's eyes lingered on the toilet.
The toilet seat is standing up, and you can clearly see circles of black and gray dirt at the drain.
It was not static. There was no water in the toilet, but that thing seemed to be surging, thread by thread, circle by circle, and rising from the drain little by little!
Is this house habitable?
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