Xia Tian hadn't expected Qiu Mengyun to be so insistent on renting a three-bedroom apartment with a large balcony. After learning about their current situation, she'd completely changed her tune. She was completely stunned by her performance. She just stood there, speechless, staring at Qiu Mengyun with her mouth wide open.
The landlord, who was originally smiling, seemed to have not expected things to suddenly turn out like this.
He said a little embarrassedly: "Uh! Not satisfied with this one, right? It's okay, I have a one-bedroom apartment in the building next door. Although the house is a bit small, it's big enough for the two of you."
Qiu Mengyun looked insecure and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, how much is the monthly rent for that house? I'm afraid we..."
The landlord answered truthfully: "That one is cheaper than this one. 1400 a month is enough."
"1400? This... is... woooo!" After hearing the landlord's offer, Qiu Mengyun opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, she said nothing and simply squatted on the ground, covering her face with her hands and sobbing.
Her crying made the landlord feel uncomfortable. He quickly comforted her, "Miss, what's wrong? Is it because you don't have enough money? If you have anything, just tell me. Don't cry!"
After saying this, he looked towards Xia Tian beside him for help.
Xia Tian naturally understood that Qiu Mengyun was acting and wanted to save some rent by her own efforts.
So he squatted down cooperatively, patting Qiu Mengyun on the back while sighing with grief and indignation: "Alas! It's all my fault. It's my fault. I'm too incompetent. I made you suffer by following me."
At the end of the speech, perhaps feeling that the emotions were reaching a peak, he punched the wall next to him hard.
Qiu Mengyun, who was sobbing softly, also heard the noise. She quickly raised her head and hugged Xia Tian with a distressed look on her face.
She sobbed and comforted Xia Tian, "Xiaotian, don't be like this. This is not your fault. You lost both your parents when you were young and grew up eating at other people's houses. After you brought me out, you've been relying on yourself to carry things for others to make money. It's all because of me who's useless that I haven't found a job in all this time."
Hearing Qiu Mengyun's words of comfort to Xia Tian, the landlord couldn't help but twitch his lips. He thought to himself: This young couple is so miserable. One was sold to a fool by his parents like a commodity. The other lost both parents at a young age. It's really not easy for these two to be together and support each other to stick together until now.
"Oh! Children, please stop crying. If you keep crying, I will cry too."
"I know about your situation, don't worry. I'm not a big boss and can't give you decent jobs or help you start a business to make money. But at least these houses are mine. As long as you two still want to stay in this city, you can live in my house as you please. It's not too late to pay the rent when you make money."
The landlord wiped the moist corners of his eyes with his hands and made an assurance to Xia Tian and Qiu Mengyun.
"Really, sir?" Qiu Mengyun raised her head and asked in surprise.
Seeing Qiu Mengyun burst into laughter, the landlord smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I may not be a big shot, but I can still keep my word."
Qiu Mengyun immediately thanked him, "Thank you, thank you for letting me feel the warmth of the world in this strange city."
Qiu Mengyun wasn't acting; her words of thanks were completely sincere. She hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary landlord could be so generous, willing to help them after just listening to a few words of their conversation.
The landlord smiled and said, "Haha! You're welcome. I live in Building 10, Room 101. If you really want to thank me, just come over and have a meal and chat with me when you have time."
"Well! Don't worry, uncle. You will be my relative from now on. We will come to see you when we have nothing to do."
"That's great! When my husband and I were young, we wanted a daughter, but we ended up having three sons. If you could visit me more often, my husband would be very happy to know."
Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more familiar with each other, almost kowtowing to each other to acknowledge each other as relatives, Xia Tian quickly reminded him, "Uncle, why don't we go check out the house next door first. After we check out the house and it's all ready, we can sit down and have a good chat."
After Xia Tian's reminder, Qiu Mengyun also remembered that she still had important things to do, and quickly agreed, "Yes, uncle, let's look at houses first. Otherwise, if we keep talking, we'll have to sleep on the street tonight."
Hearing what they said, the landlord waved his hand in a very heroic manner: "You two youngsters, what nonsense are you talking about here? You look down on me, don't you? How could I let you two sleep on the street?"
"Here! This is the key to this house. You two will live here from today!"
After the old man took the key, he grabbed Qiu Mengyun's wrist and put the key in her hand without saying anything.
Looking at the key in her hand, Qiu Mengyun said uncomfortably, "Master, this isn't suitable, is it? Why don't we go take a look at the one-bedroom apartment? This one is too expensive, and we're a bit short of money. If you give us a discount on the one-bedroom apartment, we can probably afford it."
The landlord shook his head firmly and said, "What are you looking at? I think this place is good enough. There's no need to look at that one."
Seeing the old man's refusal to accept refusal, Qiu Mengyun was in a dilemma. Originally, she just wanted to ask the old man for a lower price to save on rent and deposit. But now he was so straightforward and gave them the house directly. Although she would definitely not owe him rent afterwards, if the audience thought that she took advantage of the old man's kindness and deliberately tricked him into living in his house for free, her and Xia Tian's reputation would probably be severely damaged. It would only take a few minutes for them to be scolded and become a trending topic.
Xia Tian, who was standing by, noticed the hesitation and confusion in Qiu Mengyun's eyes and said, "Grandpa, how about this! We really don't have enough money to pay the rent and deposit for this apartment. We can just pay the rent and keep the deposit. But we will make money as soon as possible and try to make up the deposit within half a month."
The landlord shook his head and said, "It's okay. It's not a big deal if you pay half a month or a month. You two are new here, and you need money for everything. You should keep the rent money for yourself. When you make money and your life becomes stable, you can give me the rent and deposit."
Xia Tian said with a serious face: "Uncle, if this is the case, then we can't live in this house."
Qiu Mengyun also said seriously, "Yes! If you don't accept the money, we will leave immediately. I know our situation is a bit miserable and our conditions are a bit poor, but we have hands and feet and are not beggars. If you want to help us, then we are very grateful and willing to accept it. But if you take pity on us and want to give us alms, then we will definitely not accept it."
"Hey! Why are you two kids so stubborn?"
"Okay, let's do as you say!"
The landlord sighed and finally accepted the proposal proposed by Xia Tian.
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