Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

Chapter 263: House is Hard to Rent

Chu Tingnan saw the person coming and said cheerfully, "Isn't this Li Anan? You want to rent out your house?"

"Listen to Brother Nan."

Li Anan simply said hello, then turned to Jiang Yanqiu and said, "Comrade, do you want to rent a house?"

Jiang Yanqiu looked at the man, who looked to be about twenty years old, and asked doubtfully, "Yeah, you have a house for rent?"

Li Anan nodded and said, "Yes, go take a look at the house first. If you like it, we can discuss the details."

Jiang Yanqiu didn't even think about it and replied, "Okay."

What can a twenty-year-old girl do to her?

Chu Tingnan kindly reminded her, "Jiang Yanqiu, there are all kinds of monsters and demons in her yard. It's not safe for a beautiful girl like you to live alone."

Unfortunately, the two female comrades ignored him and walked away, so he had no choice but to follow them.

Li Anan led Jiang Yanqiu into a large courtyard. The main gate occupied an entire room. Entering from the west wing of the main house in the second courtyard, it was half of the third courtyard, a small courtyard with its own entrance and exit.

Chu Tingnan wanted to follow in, but Li Anan slammed the door shut, locking him out as well.

This time he was quiet and didn't make any noise. He just stood obediently at the gate of the yard waiting.

There are three rooms in this yard, one is separate and the other two are connected.

Two small rooms were built against the wall, one for the kitchen and the other for the bathroom.

There is a small yard of about 40 to 50 square meters in the middle, and there is a persimmon tree planted in the yard.

The two rooms to be rented out are connected, which together cover an area of ​​about 40 square meters. It is quite large and has marble floors. It is obvious that it was owned by a wealthy family in the past.

There is nothing to say about the house, at least it is empty.

After looking at the house, Li Anan finally spoke: "I don't rent this house out for much rent, I just want you to help me keep it.

This house was my mother's dowry. These rooms were originally meant for me to use when I got married, but now my half-brother is getting married and has his eyes on these houses. I've already given them the three main rooms, and now they're even taking the three rooms left for me down the street. I'm still studying and won't live there, so I'll rent them to you.

As for the rent, it's based on the local street standard, but when you told my family, they said it was twenty dollars a month."

Li Anan was a little anxious, and without beating around the bush, he directly stated his purpose.

Li Conghui arrived with an aggressive and confident look. She had no idea what the other party was up to, so she had to be prepared first.

Previously, the Li family of six lived in three main rooms and separated a separate kitchen.

Now that Li Conghui has arrived, it still seems crowded.

The main reason was that Li Conghui won her father's favor by relying on the Zeng family as soon as she arrived. She also said that she had never lived in a separate room and wanted to experience it.

Besides, Li Conghui is not so easy to deal with. She has only been here for two days and she has already set her sights on the house behind. She can't let him succeed.

Jiang Yanqiu refused without a second thought when she heard this: "That's not easy. I'm just an apprentice nearby, earning only 20 yuan a month and 20 yuan a month in rent. Who would believe me?"

Li Anan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's say ten dollars. This house exceeds your rental area, so we can't charge you 5% of your salary. The rent on the street is calculated by square meter, so it's not much more than a few dollars."

Jiang Yanqiu shook her head and flatly refused, saying, "This isn't a matter of money. I don't want to rent a house with conflicts. Otherwise, someone will come to trouble me every day in the future."

Li Anan quickly said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. No one will bother you. I'll just tell people the rent is a little higher. Besides, there are no vacant rooms for rent in the nearby alleys. My house has two rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Unless you have connections, you won't be able to rent it."

To be honest, Jiang Yanqiu was a little tempted. There was a special small courtyard, which was hard to find nearby, not to mention that there was also a separate bathroom and kitchen.

These days she saw that people in the slum had to queue up to use the toilet, fetch water and cook, which was very troublesome, but there was really no other house to rent except the slum.

But she still didn't want to cause trouble, so she thanked Li An'an and said, "Thank you, I'll think about it."

Li Anan was still unwilling to give in and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask Chu Tingnan. It's really hard to find a house around here."

These days, it's rare to see people renting out their houses privately, and there are even fewer people renting private houses. The key is that people may not necessarily help her keep it secret.

As for why she chose Jiang Yanqiu, it was because she saw that she could easily detain Chu Tingnan, so she wouldn't have to worry about the other party's safety in the future.

Just like Chu Tingnan said, Jiang Yanqiu is the only girl living in this yard, and it is indeed not very safe for her without some self-protection ability.

As soon as Li Anan finished speaking, she ran to open the door, called Chu Tingnan in, and asked, "Do you have a suitable house to rent to Comrade Jiang?"

Chu Tingnan said without thinking: "Yes, I have an empty house that can be rented to Sister Yanqiu."

Then he said to Jiang Yanqiu, "Sister Yanqiu, I have an empty house for rent. It's a real private house with its own door and yard. Come on, I'll take you to see it."

Li Anan rolled her eyes and said, "Comrade Jiang, don't be fooled by her. The empty yard in his house is for him to live in after he gets married."

Chu Tingnan said with a smile: "As long as Sister Yanqiu likes it, I will rent any house. The one I live in now will be fine, not to mention the empty yard."

Jiang Yanqiu ignored the two of them and walked away on her own.

However, she searched for several days in a row, even within a five-kilometer radius, but still couldn't find a suitable house.

There were empty rooms, but with Li Anan's house in front, Jiang Yanqiu behind her didn't even bother to look at them.

Those houses were either shabby and small, or had messy yards, and some even leaked.

You have to queue up to get water and use the toilet, and it's noisy.

No matter how outstanding the people in Li Anan's yard are, they are not much more outstanding than these people!

Some of the slightly better slums were even more exaggerated. When they heard that she wanted to rent a house, those unreasonable old ladies simply picked up brooms and chased her away.

She had been staying in the guesthouse for so long that the staff couldn't help but ask her indirectly why she had been staying there and hadn't left.

Jiang Yanqiu had to explain that the educated youth who had gone to the countryside had returned to the city, but their home was too full to accommodate them and they had not yet found a place to live.

The staff listened, sighed, and finally said nothing.

That morning, Jiang Yanqiu had just walked into an alley and when she reached an intersection, she saw a lot of people gathered together to watch the excitement. She originally wanted to take a detour.

But after she had taken a few steps, someone called out to her at the top of her voice: "Jiang Yanqiu, Jiang Yanqiu!"