Qin Yuanjiu nodded: "I heard that the houses allocated by the Agricultural University's staff quarters are quite nice. I asked around, and a house costs about 1,200 or 1,300 yuan."
"Two rooms, a kitchen, and a storage room, with a small courtyard of about ten square meters in the middle. The layout is compact, but it meets the daily needs of us students."
Ke Meiyu's eyes sparkled, as if she wanted to hear him continue.
However, Qin Yuanjiu stood up and said, "I'm full. After you finish eating and clean up, you can go for a walk around the neighborhood and experience the cultural atmosphere of the university town. I have some things to take care of."
“What’s so interesting about the university town? I’ll be here for the next two years,” Ke Meiyu quickly stood up and said pitifully, “What are you going to do? Can’t I even know?”
“Things at home are rather dull and boring, you won’t like them,” Qin Yuanjiu ruffled her hair. “Sweetie, I’ll bring you something delicious when you come back. You can also look around the family compound; each university’s family compound is a little different.”
"Okay," Ke Meiyu pouted, seeing that he really didn't intend to take her along. "I want to eat roasted sweet potatoes, candied hawthorns, and roasted chestnuts!"
"Okay, I'll buy it for you if I see it."
Ke Meiyu watched him leave from the small balcony with lingering reluctance.
As soon as the people disappeared, the sorrow on her face was also blown away by the autumn wind.
Wow, it feels so good to have the kids running the house when the parents leave!
Ke Meiyu quickly finished her meal in two bites, packed her things hastily, slung her small bag over her shoulder, and left.
It's time for class, and the school is unusually quiet both inside and out.
Tall, straight trees lined both sides of the road, their leaves mostly fallen, yet still dappling the sunlight.
"Yu Bao'er," Hang Yutong poked her head out of a window on the first floor and called out with a smile, "Where are you going?"
"Hey, Sister Yutong, aren't you on the night shift? Why aren't you sleeping?" Ke Meiyu ran over and asked in a low voice.
"Few people check in at night. I lock the door and go to sleep in the duty room after 11 o'clock." Hang Yutong had just finished washing her food container and said with a smile, "Although there are quite a few colleagues in the guesthouse, they are mostly from the south of the city and rarely sleep at the office like I do."
"And they're very xenophobic; they don't even tell me when they come up with new knitting patterns!"
"Finally found someone to confide in," Hang Yutong said indignantly.
Ke Meiyu's eyes darted around. "Sister Yutong, do you also get promotions and raises at your guesthouse?"
"It's quite difficult for people to get promoted here. There's only one position available, and there aren't enough to fill all the available spots. We basically don't move around for several years. However, I heard that a junior manager at the top mismanaged a job and caused a death, so everyone is trying to pull some strings."
"This was something my colleague told me when I went home last week."
"But how can a little girl like me compete with those old foxes!"
After Hang Yutong finished speaking, she didn't need Ke Meiyu to offer any advice; she simply took out the trash.
"By the way, why are you alone? Where are you going? I'm so bored at work by myself. If it's just you, Yu Bao'er, could you take me with you?"
"My boyfriend went out to run some errands, I have nothing to do, just wandering around and looking at houses." Ke Meiyu smiled and waved to her, "Let's go for a walk together, and have lunch at a friend's house!"
Hang Yutong responded and hurriedly ran out with her bag slung over her shoulder.
Upon arriving at the door, she greeted the receptionist in a very sweet and charming manner.
The older sister, knitting a sweater, didn't even glance at her, only exhaling through her nose as a form of response.
Hang Yutong was only slightly disappointed for a moment, then smiled and took Ke Meiyu's arm as they walked out.
"I'm too lazy to go out by myself, so it's a good opportunity for us to travel together and get to know the surrounding area."
“Okay, let’s go to the supply and marketing cooperative this afternoon and buy some yarn. I’ll teach you some new patterns I’ve learned from books, and I guarantee they’ll be envious!” Ke Meiyu nodded in agreement.
The two girls strolled around the four university staff quarters, chatting and laughing.
There are four universities in this area: an agricultural university, a science and technology university, a finance and economics university, and a sports college. The latter three happen to be the universities that the seven of them applied to.
For Ke Meiyu, the convenience brought by the koi fish is very useful!
The houses in the school's staff housing complex vary in style, with many different layouts. Some are beautiful five- or six-story red brick buildings with a row of storage rooms on the ground floor. Others have two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony, making them suitable for small families.
Some of them are tenement buildings, with each room being only 20 square meters. The corridors are filled with stoves and miscellaneous items, making them dark and noisy.
There are plenty of small courtyards like Song Yanbai's family home, and even two-story villas built for retired professors and leaders!
Ke Meiyu was so captivated by the small villa that she couldn't move on. There's no harm in comparison.
"Comrade Xiao Ke, what brings you here?" A young man walked out of the villa; it was Song Yanbai.
"Brother Song, my sister and I came out for a walk," Ke Meiyu said with a smile. "Why did you come out from here again?"
This is a university of science and technology!
“Oh, this is my teacher’s house,” Song Yanbo said with a smile, pointing to the villa. “I forgot to tell you, Xiaoqin and I used to be students at this school.”
"And the teacher was also our matchmaker. Now that Xiaoqin is feeling a bit better, I'm taking advantage of my trip to buy groceries to share the good news with the teacher."
"However, the teacher received an invitation from Kyoto Institute of Technology to live there for an extended period."
With the heavy weight lifted from his heart, Song Yanbai became more talkative towards his little benefactor, and even blurted out this.
Ke Meiyu's eyes lit up. "Brother Song, is your teacher's whole family moving away?"
"Of course, Kyoto Institute of Technology offered a lot of incentives to lure the professor there. These included the allocation and accommodation of the professor's family. If the professor hadn't been concerned about my wife and me, he would have been in Kyoto supervising graduate students and conducting research by now."
"In his words, we should make room for young and capable people."
Song Yanbai nodded with a smile. He was also good at reading people's minds, and immediately asked, "Comrade Xiao Ke, are you looking to buy or rent a house while strolling around the family compound?"
Ke Meiyu was a little embarrassed at this moment. "I was thinking of buying a house. My boyfriend, my five older brothers and I are all going to study here."
"It's convenient and comfortable for family members to live together, and it also saves a lot of conflicts."
“If you’re not in a hurry, I can ask the teacher for you,” Song Yanbai raised his wrist to check his watch. “Let’s do it after dinner. When I went to see the teacher earlier, someone asked them about how to handle the house.”
Actually, what the teacher meant was that she wanted to give it to the couple for free.
But they've received so much care from the teacher's family, how could they possibly accept anything in return?
Moreover, in recent years, the family's savings have been depleted in order to pay for Xiaoqin's medical treatment, and they are so short of money that they cannot even mention buying a house.
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