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Su Yi turned her head to look at the man the old gentleman had praised as handsome, and blushed as she nodded, “He’s my partner.”
The old gentleman, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but praise him repeatedly.
“Good young man, you look very spirited.”
Zhou Jinchuan, who was being praised, straightened his back and extended his hand to shake the old gentleman’s hand in greeting.
Although he only smiled faintly on the surface, his heart was already blooming with joy.
When Su Yi had told him that she didn’t want to go public for now, he had been quite disappointed and heartbroken.
But after observing her these past few days, he realized that Su Yi didn’t intend to hide their relationship from the people she trusted.
Especially today, when she so openly admitted it in front of a stranger, he was overjoyed.
He seized the opportunity to chat with the old gentleman.
As they talked, the old gentleman actually gave them some useful information.
“Right across from our bus station, there’s a two-story building with a courtyard. The family’s son made a fortune in the provincial city and built it just a few years ago. Now I hear he’s taking his whole family to the provincial city to do business and make big money, so the house here is empty.”
Su Yi looked in the direction the old gentleman pointed and was immediately satisfied. “Is it really for long-term rent?”
“Of course! The son just came back this morning in a big truck, and he’s moving things out of the house. They say he made all that money from doing business in the south. We all went over to take a look.”
Su Yi, upon hearing this, felt that it was quite reliable and wanted to go take a look.
When the four of them crossed the road, they indeed saw a truck parked in front of the house.
There were already quite a few pieces of furniture loaded onto it.
Seeing someone come out, Su Yi quickly went forward to ask.
But the other person, hearing the sound, looked up from their large bundle and was startled.
“Why is it you?”
They said, dropping the bundle in their hands to the ground.
Su Yi couldn’t help but chuckle, looking at them with a hint of embarrassment. “It’s quite a coincidence.”
The person who came out of the house continued to wonder, “Old Jiang, how can you even drop something so simple?”
Then, looking up, they saw Zhou Jinchuan in front of them and took a few steps back in shock.
“It was just a little misunderstanding, there’s no need to come to our door and bully us, is there?”
The last time they were in the city, Zhou Jinchuan had exposed them in public, leaving them with a psychological shadow.
Since then, they had dared not think about seeking out Su Yi again. Unexpectedly, they ran into them right at their own doorstep today.
Jiang Yuan quickly picked up the bundle from the ground and pointed at Zhou Jinchuan from a distance.
“Why are you here?”
Zhou Jinchuan pursed his lips and said calmly, “We live here.”
Jiang Yuan glanced at his military uniform and then at the military compound not far away.
He finally understood. “So you live here!”
Then, he quickly explained, “We’re not here to specifically look for her. We’re moving. My family lives here.”
Zhou Jinchuan nodded. “I know. I heard you’re renting out this house?”
Jiang Yuan answered truthfully. “That’s right. We’re planning to rent it out.”
Zhou Jinchuan looked at Su Yi. “Come on, let’s go take a look?”
Originally, Su Yi was thinking that since they ran into Jiang Yuan and Liuzi, they probably wouldn’t be able to rent the shop today.
After all, Zhou Jinchuan had a bit of a disagreement with them in the provincial city.
But unexpectedly, Zhou Jinchuan was still so open and direct.
He probably realized that Jiang Yuan and Liuzi were truly without any ill intentions.
However, thinking about the potential entanglement with them in the future, Su Yi still hesitated. “Are you sure you want to take a look?”
Zhou Jinchuan directly pulled her into the courtyard. “Let’s take a look and then decide.”
Seeing that they were genuinely there to view the house and not to cause trouble, Jiang Yuan followed them and began to introduce the place.
“You’re renting the house for… getting married? Doesn’t the army provide housing?”
Su Yi smiled faintly. “No, it’s for opening a shop.”
Zhou Jinchuan then added, “We’ll still live in the compound for marriage. They provide housing.”
Jiang Yuan, “…”
Although he wasn’t happy to hear that they were getting married, at least they weren’t renting his house to get married in.
He still helped to continue introducing the place.
Su Yi had assumed the house only had the two-story storefront facing the street, but unexpectedly, there was a backyard behind the main hall.
Behind the backyard were three single-story rooms, which would be perfect for storage or living.
Su Yi was very satisfied and couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation.
Although it was larger than she had planned to rent, it was still great to get everything in one go.
She immediately asked Jiang Yuan, “Comrade Jiang, how much is the rent for this house?”
Jiang Yuan paused, originally about to say ten, but after glancing at the two of them, he silently gestured eight.
“Eight yuan a month. You can pay monthly or quarterly!”
“Eight yuan?” Su Yi clicked her tongue. Although the rent in town wasn’t very high,
but for such a large place, eight yuan was indeed a bit low.
She quickly agreed happily. “The rent is no problem, but can we pay annually? Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a hassle for you to collect the rent back and forth?”
Jiang Yuan chuckled dryly. “It’s okay. We often drive past here, it’s not a hassle.”
After hearing this, Zhou Jinchuan narrowed his eyes. “Are you selling this house?”
Jiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then explained with a smile. “This is the house where I grew up. I have a lot of memories here, I can’t bear to sell it!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman about fifty years old quickly walked over. “Sell! Sell! This house is for sale!”
Then she glared at Jiang Yuan. “What memories and all that, didn’t you say the other day that you were short on funds for inventory? Selling this house is perfect!”
Then, she turned to Zhou Jinchuan. “Leader, even though this house is in town, it’s still pretty big. It’s at least a thousand yuan if you want to buy it, and we’re not negotiating.”
After listening, Zhou Jinchuan immediately nodded. “Alright, a thousand yuan, no haggling.”
As soon as Zhou Jinchuan finished speaking, Su Yi quickly pulled him aside.
“So much money, are you really going to buy it right away? I think renting is actually quite a good deal.”
Su Yi only had a little over two thousand yuan in her hands. Spending half of it on a house was a bit painful for her.
Although buying a house would never be a loss, she couldn’t be sure about the future development of such a remote property.
It would be better to save money to buy a house in Beijing.
Zhou Jinchuan knew she was reluctant to spend the money and persuaded her. “I think this place is good, and you like it too. If you’re going to do business, it’s better to buy it directly and save yourself the trouble.”
“Also think about it, what if your business booms in the future, and someone gets envious and doesn’t want to rent it to you anymore?”
He raised an eyebrow and glanced at Jiang Yuan.
Su Yi thought about Jiang Yuan’s natural business mind, and it was indeed possible.
She nodded. “I think what you said makes sense, let’s buy it!”
Standing aside, Jiang Yuan heard the two of them start to guard against him before even renting the place.
He couldn’t help but defend himself. “If you’re not sure, we can sign a long-term contract. In the south, they also rent houses—”
Before he could finish speaking, his mother interrupted him. “I see you’re being sincere, go and move your things.”