Chapter 158 Visiting Neighbors
Chapter 158 Visiting Neighbors
"Knock, knock, knock!" Qin Wanyu knocked lightly on the door of the neighbor on her left. After a while, a young woman holding a child, with messy hair and dull eyes, opened the door and asked vigilantly, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hello! We are renting a house. We heard that there is a house for rent here. Do you know where it is?" Qin Wanyu asked.
Ren Fengjiao, who was holding the child, pushed the child up and casually brushed the hair that was in front of her eyes. "The house next door has been vacant for a long time. I wonder if it is going to be rented out."
"Really? Can you contact the owner of the house next door?"
"Their family moved away a long time ago. I don't know where they moved to." Ren Fengjiao answered truthfully.
"Oh, what's his house like? How big is it? How many people lived there before?"
Seeing that Qin Wanyu asked more and more questions and not knowing what the other party did, Ren Fengjiao didn't want to say more. After all, she was holding the child in her arms. "I don't know. I'm not familiar with their family and I don't interact with them often. I have to coax the child. You guys go ask someone else." After saying that, Ren Fengjiao closed the door, blocking Qin Wanyu's sight.
"It seems that this family is not very popular!" Bi Fu sighed.
"Who knows? Let's go and ask the one on the right."
Qin Wanyu and Bi Fu went to the neighbor's house on the right and knocked on the door again, but no one opened the door after knocking several times. Thinking that they might have gone out, they had to give up.
But they knocked on the door for too long and woke up the old man next door. “What are you two doing?”
Qin Wanyu turned around and saw an energetic old man standing under the eaves with a cane. Qin Wanyu walked over and said, "Hello, Grandpa. I want to ask if there is any house for rent nearby?"
"You want to rent a house? What for?" Zhao Kaijun squinted his eyes and looked at Qin Wanyu who was talking to me.
"Yes, I want to rent a house and live by myself."
"What do you do for a living?" Zhao Kaijun really couldn't figure out where such a young girl got the money to rent a house.
"I'm running a small business, so it's more convenient to live here because it's closer to the state-owned shopping mall."
"Well, I didn't realize you were so adventurous." Zhao Kaijun pointed at the door opposite with his cane and said, "This family has moved away. Many people have come to see the house recently. Maybe this is the one you are looking for."
"Really?" Qin Wanyu looked back and asked, "How big is this house?"
"The main house is over 100 square meters, with an open space in the middle. They built two rooms on both sides of the door, about 50 square meters. If you want to live there yourself, I don't think it's a good idea. There's water seepage under this house. They stole water before, but the pipes were not properly fixed, so the foundation was soaked. It also affected the two families on the left and right. Later, they were asked to pay for the repairs, but they just packed up and ran away." Zhao Kaijun was so angry that he pounded his crutches on the ground several times. "This kind of people is too much. They are simply undermining socialism."
When Qin Wanyu heard what Zhao Kaijun said, she immediately thought of a classic skit from a certain Spring Festival Gala and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Zhao Kaijun was already very angry, but was interrupted by Qin Wanyu's laughter. He immediately turned around and glared at Qin Wanyu, "What are you laughing at? How can you laugh at something like this?"
Qin Wanyu saw that Zhao Kaijun was indeed very angry, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, "No, no, I was just laughing at this family's short-sightedness. If they do this kind of thing too much, they will definitely be discovered one day. Do you want to give up your job? Do you want to give up your child's job too?"
"Humph! That's better!" Zhao Kaijun said to Qin Wanyu with a cold face, "It would be better if you rent this house. Their house is big and has many rooms. It will be very convenient for your family to move in. Besides, the neighbors are easy to talk to. It will definitely save you a lot of trouble in the future!"
"Really? That would be great! But I think you are the best person to talk to! You are about the same age as my grandfather, so you two can get together for a drink and play chess." Qin Wanyu smiled and made promises to Zhao Kaijun.
"Your grandfather still lives with you? Not bad, it seems he is quite filial! If you are sure you want to move in, you can come to my house for a drink. I have several bottles of good wine." Zhao Kaijun smiled mysteriously and stroked his non-existent beard.
"Grandpa Zhao, if I'm sure to move in, I'll come visit your house! Don't stop me from coming in then. Hehe!" Qin Wanyu said to Zhao Kaijun coquettishly, and saw the same doting expression on his face as his grandfather.
"How come? Just come here!"
After talking with Zhao Kaijun, Qin Wanyu took Bi Fu away. It seemed that there were no other problems with the house except water leakage.
The two went to a bowl of noodles and had a good meal. It was the first time for Bi Fu to eat noodles. He didn't expect it to be so delicious! "Wow! How come the noodles are so chewy? Very smooth and chewy. It's definitely the best noodles I've ever eaten!"
"If it tastes good, eat more." Qin Wanyu turned to Cai Chunxiang and said, "Aunt Cai, give him another serving of tofu pudding and I'll have a cup of soy milk."
Cai Chunxiang brought over the soy milk and tofu pudding. "Hey, Wanyu, how was your visit this morning?"
"It's okay, it's simpler than I thought. Apart from water seepage, there are no other complicated problems." Qin Wanyu said while eating noodles.
"Be prepared mentally, the house is leaking quite seriously." Qin Wanyu said to Bi Fu seriously.
"It's okay. I just took a look around and it should be able to be handled." Bi Fu said confidently while eating with his head down, sounding like he didn't take it to heart at all.
Seeing Bi Fu so confident, Qin Wanyu felt a little uneasy. After going in to check it out last night, she felt that the situation was still a bit serious. She didn't know to what extent the entire foundation had been corroded.
Just after two o'clock, Qin Wanyu and Bi Fu were already waiting at the door of the house. Liu Weiwu rode his 28-inch bicycle and hurried over. When he got to the front, he jumped down with his right leg, "Sorry, I'm late!"
"It's okay, we just arrived too."
Liu Weiwu took out the key and opened the door. "Have you eaten?"
"I've eaten." Qin Wanyu replied indifferently.
"Take a good look at the house facing the street to see if it can be handled." Qin Wanyu pointed to the house in front. Bi Fu walked in with his hands behind his back, touching here and there, checking it carefully, not missing any place.
Ten minutes later, Bi Fu walked up to Qin Wanyu and said, "It's possible, but it's too difficult and too expensive. I don't think it's worth it."
"Hey, comrade, you can't say that. If you are not good enough, just say so. How can you say the house is not good?" Liu Weiwu was very confident that he could win Qin Wanyu over, but he didn't expect Bi Fu to say that right at the beginning. He was very angry.
"I'm just telling the truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to come and see for yourself." Bi Fu retorted unconvinced.
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