Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating

Chapter 96: Chapter 96 Renting a House

Wu Qingsong shook his head, “How would I know about this?”

Xu Shengwu always felt that a lot had changed at home since his recent trip.

Especially his little sister, but he couldn’t quite pinpoint what had changed.

Huo Chen took Xu Ying to the rental place and directly knocked on the neighboring door, “Is anyone home?”

The man who came out was an old man with graying hair and a gentle face. As soon as he saw Huo Chen, a smile appeared on his face, “Little Huo, you’re here! Is this young lady here to see the house?”

Huo Chen nodded.

Old Sun quickly took out the keys and opened the neighboring house, incessantly talking to Xu Ying, “Young lady, you’ve really picked the right house.

The owner is eager to rent it out and has offered a cheap price. Come and have a look.”

Old Sun opened the main door and led Xu Ying into the yard.

The yard was very clean, with a big tree surrounded by various flowers and plants, and there were also vegetables planted on one side. Clearly, it was well-maintained, showing that the previous occupant loved cleanliness.

The house was quite large, including a kitchen, bathroom, and shower, totaling seven rooms.

The rooms were also very clean, with beds and cabinets, although somewhat worn, but still usable.

What satisfied Xu Ying the most was the toilet—it was a large pit common in rural areas, with squatting spots carved out.

However, this yard was different; the toilet had tiles and was the type that flushed by pulling a cord.

Just for this clean toilet alone, Xu Ying was set on renting this house.

“Sir, how much is the rent for this house?”

Upon hearing this, Old Sun sneakily glanced at Huo Chen, and seeing him nod, he said, “This house is really cheap. The owner is wealthy and doesn’t care much about the money.

As long as you take good care of the house, it’s eight yuan a month.”

Hearing this price, Xu Ying nodded in satisfaction. The house was not small, almost two hundred square meters, and eight yuan was incredibly cheap.

These days, housing was scarce, and many people couldn’t find a place even if they had the money.

Now, not only had she rented a house, but it was also big and had a nice environment, and most importantly, it was very cheap.

Xu Ying felt like she had gotten an incredible deal, looking at Huo Chen with eyes sparkling with delight, “Huo Chen, thank you so much.

Can we sign the contract for the house now? How long is the lease?”

Old Sun smiled, “You can rent for as long as you’d like.”

Xu Ying was even more pleased; this was too good.

She hadn’t planned on staying at the State-owned Restaurant for long; her next target was to become the main chef in a State-owned factory. There were more people there, and she could earn more goodwill value.

Therefore, she decided to pay for a year’s rent.

Old Sun also considerately added, “You can pay the rent monthly if you prefer.”

Xu Ying found monthly payments too cumbersome and paid an entire year’s rent upfront—another hundred yuan gone.

Touching the little more than one hundred yuan left in her pocket, Xu Ying sighed; she was still too poor.

Old Sun only took the money after glancing at Huo Chen.

Huo Chen wasn’t worried about Xu Ying not having enough money for rent, as he had previously sold several hundred yuan worth of game to Xu Ying, and it seemed unlikely she had already spent it all despite her prolific spending.

With the housing settled, Old Sun stooped and went back inside.

Leaving Xu Ying and Huo Chen behind.

Xu Ying’s eyes gleamed as she looked at Huo Chen. This guy didn’t have a job and yet had so much money, plus the game he had sold before.

Xu Ying knew he had connections in the black market, so she asked, “I have some food and daily necessities. Can you help me sell them?

I’ll give you a commission.” Xu Ying feared he might refuse, so she quickly added.

Huo Chen agreed without hesitation, “Alright, when will you give them to me? I’ll go sell them for you.”

Xu Ying was taken aback for a moment, “Wait until next week. I have a day off next Wednesday, you can come find me then.”

Huo Chen nodded, and then he took Xu Ying back home.

Xu Shengwu had been anxiously waiting and when he saw them arrive, his tone was filled with frustration, “Why did you take so long? Dilly-dallying.”

“Big brother!” Xu Ying looked at him with a pitiful expression.

Suddenly, Xu Shengwu’s heart softened, and his face turned into a smile, “Did you rent the house?”

Xu Ying nodded, “Huo Chen found a nice place for me. It’s close to where I work, clean, and importantly, the rent is cheap.”

“When will you sign the contract?”

“It’s already signed, and the rent is paid. I rented it for a year.”

Xu Shengwu turned to Huo Chen, “How much is it all together? I’ll give it to you.”

His little sister had just started working, how much money could she have? The contract was already signed, he presumed Huo Chen must have paid.

“Your sister paid herself,” Huo Chen spoke in a cool tone.

Xu Shengwu was shocked, “Little sister, where did you get so much money?”

Even if it was a small house and the rent was only several yuan a month, it would still amount to quite a lot over a year.

“I saved it myself, just enough to cover the rent,” Xu Ying said cheerily, then she climbed into the vehicle.

Xu Shengwu drove a truck from his unit, it was convenient to swing by on this delivery trip.

The truck was quite large, and the front seat was high; the four of them managed to fit in just right.

Usually, when Xu Shengwu did business with Huo Chen, Huo Chen would sit in the passenger seat, but this time Wu Qingsong took it upon himself to sit in the front.

Without saying a word, Huo Chen let Wu Qingsong sit in the front, thrilled for once; he always sat in the back unable to enjoy the view.

Now sitting in the front, Wu Qingsong couldn’t sit still, eagerly looking around. Even though he saw the scenery every day, he didn’t mind seeing it again.

“I’ll bring your bedding and clothes to the county tomorrow, and mom and I will clean up the place for you.

It’s not safe for you to stay there alone, maybe mom should stay with you,” Xu Shengwu expressed his concern.

Xu Ying refused, one of the reasons she wanted to move to the county was the convenience of being on her own.

She had unlocked a lot of advanced equipment in her space, which she kept unused.

“It’s fine, big brother. I come straight home after work, and it’s not very late. What could go wrong? Besides, there are people living next door; if anything happens, I just need to shout,” she didn’t dare mention that the neighbor was an old man who looked like he was on his last legs.

The vehicle sped along and quickly reached Xujia Village; the large truck drew quite a crowd.

They all knew Xu Shengwu was back, and people gathered around, “Shengwu is back.”

Xu Shengwu was quite the catch in the village, a regular formal worker in a transport unit, not to mention he was tall and handsome.

He had quite a few young ladies smitten with him, and even older women took an interest, though not romantically.

When Xu Shengwu arrived, a crowd surrounded him; young girls bashfully blushed as they watched him, and the adults eagerly approved.

“Shengwu, how long are you resting for this time? Yanzi just made dinner; come have it at our place.”

“Old sister-in-law, what’s so good about your meal? Shengwu should come to my place, we just cook chicken today, killed one as you walked in, what a coincidence, come over to our house.”@@novelbin@@

“Go, go, go, everyone step aside. My son hardly comes home, where else is he supposed to eat if not at home? Let my son come back quickly,” Mrs. Xu chided the crowd.