Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Liu Yanran rents a house
The expression on Luo Qing's face did not seem fake, but this expression gave Liu Yanran an inexplicably familiar feeling.
"Be good, go back to sleep. Nothing will happen while I'm here."
Luo Qing's words at this moment sounded like coaxing a child. Liu Yanran nodded, "Then I'll go to sleep."
She returned to room 503, thought for a moment, and instead of going directly to the bedroom, she looked out the north and south windows.
It was pitch black. She could see other buildings, but no lights were on in any room. It seemed as if her room was the only living person. Liu Yanran felt cold all over and immediately went into the bedroom.
Whether to turn off the lights is another question.
If this room is the only light in the dark night, it will be like a flashlight in the wild, attracting countless insects towards the light.
Liu Yanran gritted her teeth and turned off the lights.
The room was completely silent. When I listened carefully, there was no sound outside the window either. No insects chirping, no birds singing, no human voices, as if there was no life at all.
After solving the problem downstairs, Luo Qing yawned and went upstairs with a clatter of feet.
"Done, honey, I'm going to sleep." The video on the phone has not been hung up yet.
Yan Fufeng looked at her face and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief silently.
He said softly, "Go to sleep, honey. I'll be home tomorrow morning."
In Unit 1, Building 9, Ping'an Home, after feeling the door of Room 601 finally close and confirming that the people who had walked out had returned home, in Room 603, Brother Liu and his wife breathed a sigh of relief across the huge gap in the room.
"Brother Liu, sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"Is the all-clear?"
The neighbors’ anxious inquiries came through the group video on their phones.
Several floors away, Sister Wang and her brother-in-law who lived in 301 looked up at the upper floors from the third floor where half of the unit had just been "cut open".
The whole building is like a small cake, cut in half straight up and down, with the Mariana Trench across the middle.
Upstairs in 301, Sister Zhang from 401 was taking care of her baby. She lowered her head and looked at the couple downstairs.
"Zhang'er, what are you looking down at? Look upstairs!" Sister Wang waved her hand.
Sister Zhang from Room 401 looked up obediently and fell silent along with her neighbor on the third floor.
"The fifth floor is gone. Why don't you two come up and take a look?" Sister Zhang called out to the two of them.
From the perspective of 401 at this moment, the ceiling of the fourth floor no longer exists. 501, which should be directly above it, is empty. There is a large open space between it and 601 across the floor.
The Wang couple stretched out their hands at the same time, crossed the ravine directly, and jumped onto the fourth floor. The three of them stood together, looking up at the 501 that had already disappeared.
"Fuck, it must be 501's fault!" Sister Wang couldn't help but curse at this moment.
"This bastard kept saying he didn't come to live here. I kept saying I could hear noises upstairs, but I couldn't catch him no matter how many times I tried." Sister Zhang also started to scold him at this moment.
"Fortunately, we were not affected this time. I have to say that the girl is much better-tempered now and no longer holds collective responsibility." In the mobile phone video, Brother Liu patted his chest.
"At most, they can split our house in half, and then we can slowly recover tomorrow." Brother Wang agreed deeply.
"Aunt Gao, please don't chop stuffing for dumplings in the next half month." Brother Liu suddenly thought of something and hurriedly reminded her.
"At least until my brother-in-law comes back." Sister Wang quickly added.
"The tyrant is angry and corpses are everywhere. Xiaoyan, the only one who can persuade him, is not here. I, old lady, am not a fool." Aunt Gao from 701 showed half of her face. Her sarcastic face seemed particularly easy to talk to at this moment.
"When will my brother-in-law come back? I feel very insecure now." Sister Zhang pointed to the empty upstairs.
"It's too close now. I'm scared."
Sister Wang comforted her from a distance, "Sister Zhang, we are harmonious neighbors. Unlike that grandson in 501 who makes small moves, don't be afraid. Sisters are still reasonable."
"501 will probably be repaired by tomorrow morning. This room is empty now. Isn't the girl looking for tenants? Just find some tenants and move them in."
"Zhang'er, what are you afraid of? Our house is the closest." Mrs. Liu poked her head out in the video.
"If you ask me, find a job for this girl tomorrow and let her go out and do something. Can you please stop working this crappy shift for your brother-in-law?"
The video in the small group chat in the building was disconnected, and the neighbors in the large group started talking again.
The next morning, when Liu Yanran woke up, she saw that it was bright outside and she pinched herself hard.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
Had she really fallen asleep last night? Had she even survived this strange world? Liu Yanran got up from her bed and opened her phone. It was 7:06 AM.
Standing by the window, I saw quite a few residents downstairs, some carrying briefcases as if they were rushing to work, some carrying backpacks on their way to school, some exercising on the sports facilities...
Especially in front of Building No. 9, there seemed to be a lot of residents gathered in this area.
At this moment, the phone vibrated and a new message appeared.
Tour Guide Luo Qing: Ms. Liu, are you up? I have breakfast at home. If you're awake, you can come up and have a bite.
Liu Yanran got out of bed. There was water in the bathroom faucet. After a while, it was all clean water. She quickly washed her face.
Another day of surviving in the dungeon.
Although she didn't know what strange thing knocked on her door last night, it was finally solved by Luo Qing.
[Liu Yanran]: Okay, thank you, I'll come up right away.
She replied to the message, still wondering what the "earthquake" last night was all about.
Could it be that something happened to the copies in this area?
Liu Yanran took the key and locked the door, and happened to meet someone coming down from upstairs.
It was a middle-aged man with two children. Liu Yanran happened to run into them after locking the door.
"Are you a new tenant?" The middle-aged man looked at the house number 503 and was quite polite to her.
"Oh, yes, it's the house that Miss Luo Qing, the agent upstairs, found for me." Liu Yanran said.
"Oh, I heard about it yesterday. Are you used to living here? I live in 603, which is just upstairs. My last name is Liu. I have two children at home. I don't know if it will affect you. Please bear with me in the future." The middle-aged man spoke.
Liu Yanran looked at the twins, a boy and a girl, carrying schoolbags. She nodded and said, "Hello, Brother Liu. We'll be neighbors from now on."
"By the way, was there an earthquake last night?" she asked with burning eyes.
Brother Liu was stunned for a moment, his eyelids fluttering, "No, our family is quite normal."
The two children beside him who had been staring at Liu Yanran now lowered their heads to look at the stairs.
"Well, the kids are late for school, let's talk later." Brother Liu hurried downstairs with the two kids.
Liu Yanran's eyes flickered as she walked towards the sixth floor.
Judging from this family of three, something must have happened last night. The earthquake was not her illusion!
There is a big secret in the Ping'an Home community!
She went up to the sixth floor and knocked on the door of Room 601. Luo Qing opened the door for her and quickly led Liu Yanran in.
"My husband hasn't come back yet, so I made some hand-pulled pancakes from the refrigerator and had a quick bite."
"Did you sleep well last night?"
"It's great. I haven't slept so soundly in a long time." Liu Yanran was telling the truth. She didn't even know when she fell asleep.
"Well, how long is the rent for the house downstairs? I'm a bit short of money, can I pay monthly?" Liu Yanran asked.
"Huh." Luo Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded in surprise.
"Of course. Monthly rent and monthly payments are both fine."
Luo Qing knew that Miss Liu was a foreigner who had just come to Guicheng to work. She had bought a full set of specialty souvenirs in Yinhuai Village and was obviously not well off now.
But now that a tenant has come, even if it's just for a month, she can't let him go. The business is finally open!
Liu Yanran doesn't have many strange coins left. The money in this strange world can only be obtained by passing the dungeon. The higher the rating of the dungeon, the greater the bonus.
She had saved some money, but had just spent most of it in Yinhuai Village and had lent 500 to Tian Tian, leaving her with less than 3,500 Gui coins.
She is now in the "Ghost City" copy. She lives near Luo Qing, which is obviously much safer than in other buildings.
As for next month's rent, there will always be a way to pay it. I'll just have to survive this month first.
"Tell me how much the bedding set from last night cost. I'll pay for it too," said Liu Yanran.
Luo Qing waved his hand and said, "No need. These are my family's stock. I hate them taking up so much space. Miss Liu, you are a rare tenant of mine recently and a friend of an old student. I'll give it to you."
After breakfast, if Liu Yanran hadn't been by her side, Luo Qing would have been unable to contain her inner joy and would have wanted to hum a little tune.
She found a blank rental contract at home, took Liu Yanran downstairs again, and carefully checked all the facilities again.
"I have checked all the furniture for the rental, and the water, electricity and all electrical appliances are now usable. If anything breaks and needs repairing, just contact me directly." Luo Qing said.
Liu Yanran blinked, "Don't you need to contact the landlord?"
"I am the sole agent for all the vacant houses in this area. I have checked the remaining water and electricity bills, and you don't need to pay the property management fee." Luo Qing held the pen and wrote on the contract.
The rental document Liu Yanran used was the migrant worker's work permit in the tour group's backpack. She tentatively set the rental period for three months, with monthly payments. Compared to the usual requirements of one-month deposit and one-month payment in real life, or one-month deposit and a minimum rent of three to six months, renting a house in this strange world was much easier.
When she signed her name on the duplicate contract and pressed her fingerprints, Liu Yanran inexplicably had a strange feeling, as if she was being restrained by something invisibly, and as if something tense was released.
"It's done. The contract is in two copies, one for each of us." Luo Qing handed a rental contract to Miss Liu and took the first month's rent of 2,200 Gui coins in one hand.
"By the way, Miss Liu, you have been using this migrant worker work permit before. If you rent a house locally, you can apply for a residence permit, which is more convenient than your original document." Luo Qing reminded her.
Residence permit? Liu Yanran was stunned for a moment, then saw Luo Qing looking at her, "Just take a picture of the contract and ID and upload it to your phone. It's very fast."
Luo Qing opened her phone and showed it to her, "It's this app, called [Rugui]."
Liu Yanran immediately operated her copy phone. Of course she had the [Rugui] APP. This was the player forum that would appear after the copy was bound. It actually had other functions?
Moreover, players cannot open [Return Home] in the dungeon. At this moment, she hurriedly opened the APP and found that the interface of the APP had changed.
It's no longer a forum for players, but a guide for the residents of Ghost City! This app treats players and the natives of Ghost City like two completely different systems!
She successfully found the interface for applying for a residence permit, uploaded photos of her ID and contract, and clicked Submit.
Three seconds later, Liu Yanran saw the four big words "Review Passed" on her mobile phone. At the same time, the copy prompt appeared again.
[Player Liu Yanran, current privileges upgraded to Temporary Resident of Ghost City, valid for three months.]
While Temporary Resident Liu Yanran is in Ghost City, dungeon rewards cannot be claimed. If you wish to claim, you can purchase a ticket and take the special train to Utopia. Temporary residents must return within seven days of leaving Ghost City, otherwise you will permanently lose your temporary resident status.
Liu Yanran:!!!
On the players' IDs, Utopia refers to the real world, where they come from.
In other words, she can now freely travel between reality and the haunted city?! She can even make it back alive!
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