7. Chapter 7
After leaving the welfare area, Shen Muqing really felt how developed science and technology would be in the future.
On the hovering bus with no one else, Shen Muqing completely abandoned the image he had always maintained, and leaned his face to the window like a dirt bun to look at the scenes in front of him that he had only seen in interstellar blockbusters.
Although he inherited the memory of the original body, Shen Muqing was still shocked and speechless when he saw this scene with his own eyes.
These technological products made Shen Muqing's heart rise with a sense of awe. It is a reverence for human wisdom and a reverence for time. Just as the ancient people couldn't imagine how an airplane could fly in the sky, Shen Muqing couldn't understand the principles contained in these things that would be very popular for future people.
After looking at it carefully for a few minutes, Shen Muqing retracted his gaze and sat down again.
It doesn't matter if he can't understand it now, he will start learning from elementary education when he moves to a new house, and one day they will digest it.
The land in the future is not valuable, and the total population of dozens of habitable planets is only more than 10 billion, and the population density is pitiful compared to the era in which Shen Muqing lived. Although the earth star is one of the main planets, it is not difficult to find suitable rental housing. As early as before he went out, Shen Muqing had already searched for nearby housing rental information on the star network, and initially tentatively ordered a few houses, all of which were low in rent and had a good surrounding environment.
When Shen Muqing went out, he had a simple negotiation with several homeowners according to the contact information left in the rental information, and agreed with them to see the house at a time.
Now he is going to the first one, and it is also the most humble of these rental houses. Judging from the physical shooting it gives, the configuration of the room is slightly better than the housing in the welfare area. The owner also decided to rent out the house because his son was doing well on another planet and wanted him to move in with him. The advantage of this house is that it is close to the welfare area and the rent is very cheap.
After Shen Muqing arrived, he immediately contacted the owner and came to the door of the rental house according to the terminal navigation.
The owner is a relatively kind middle-aged man with a good spirit. Because he was about to go to his son's side to enjoy the blessings, he smiled with people in the past few days, and there were two thin blush on his face. Shen Muqing asked him for some information about the house, and he was very patient to answer them one by one.
After about half an hour, Shen Muqing smiled and said goodbye to the homeowner, and took the hovering bus again to go in another direction.
The landlord of the second house is not as kind as the previous owner, his house was originally used for rent, and he has seen many tenants and has a more refined personality. So inevitably, after seeing that Shen Muqing's clothes and hands were obviously not updated, the landlord guessed that Shen Muqing was now nervous.
For such tenants, the landlord is not very cold. He is reluctant to rent his house to such a poor ghost, after all, this kind of person has no money to spare, and it is difficult to ensure that the other party can pay the rent on time when collecting rent at the end of the month.
Shen Muqing also felt the contempt of the other party, and her heart was on fire.
It was the first time he had been so neglected since he was a child, and seeing that the landlord was not happy to rent the house to him, he didn't bother to put a hot face on his cold ass.
At that moment, he only said a faint word and left in a chic manner, leaving only the landlord's angry face blue and red.
"I really want to meet Madame's husband, Madame's criteria for selecting tenants are so high, and I don't know what kind of person Mr. has to be to win Madame's blue eyes."
Shen Muqing didn't know that he had inadvertently poked the landlord's death hole, making the landlord hate it but had nothing to say. He was about to go to the third rental house he had booked at this time, and it was estimated that he would only make a faint sigh and ignore it when he knew it. He has always had revenge, and he didn't bother to pay attention to that kind of irrelevant person after he was angry.
The previous incident did not affect Shen Muqing's mood when he looked at the house, and he said hello to the landlord of the third house as usual.
This time, the landlord is a cute little girl, with long soft blond hair, snow-white skin and a pair of blue eyes, which makes her look very much like a Barbie doll.
The little girl's name is Elo, and her parents died not long ago, so she was not forced to be sent to the welfare area because of the housing situation. The little girl is also very strong, and with the help of relatives, she has dealt with the aftermath of her parents. The reason why she posted the rental information was also a little helpless, she didn't want to live in a relative's house, but her relatives were not at ease when she lived alone. Both sides were out of consideration for their loved ones, and in the end both sides had to compromise. Elo's aunt asked her to find a roommate, who didn't have to pay much rent, but had to take care of her in life.
After listening to Ai Ruoer's words, Shen Muqing knew that her trip was also in vain.
Sure enough, after that, Ai Ruoer euphemistically expressed his apologies, and said calmly: "Mr. Shen, you are very good, but the people in the family want me to find an adult woman to live with, although there is no gender restriction on marriage or anything now, but relatively speaking, adult women are much less threatening." I say this, I hope Mr. Shen doesn't mind. ”
Shen Muqing smiled slightly, touched the top of Ai Ruoer's head, and said with a smile: "The little girl's family doesn't always pretend to be an adult, I understand your family's scruples." You are lucky to have such a family that thinks about you, so cherish it. ”
After speaking, Shen Muqing winked at Ai Ruoer, and then waved goodbye.
Encountering this special situation twice in a row made Shen Muqing hesitate to go to the last house to have a look, that house was too special for this body, which made him a little homesick for a while.
That's right, this last house is the home where the original one lived for sixteen years.
When he saw this house, before Shen Muqing could react, tears quietly flowed from the corners of his eyes, and a burst of sadness hit his heart, making him point out the contact information below without thinking and make an appointment with the other party to meet.
It stands to reason that Shen Muqing's current situation is not suitable for renting a house in a rich area, even if this house is only on the periphery of a rich area, the rent is also a sky-high price for him now. But he couldn't go against the strong desire in his heart, even if he couldn't afford to rent, he wanted to go and see.
This kind of sadness belonging to the original body broke the solid barrier set up in Shen Muqing's heart, and also made him truly recognize this identity with empathy, and no longer deliberately distinguish between the original body and his own past.
Before he came, he could comfort himself that this time he just came to see this place that carried his childhood memories, even if the landlord was unwilling to rent the house to him. But when he really arrived at the door, looking at the familiar scene in the garden, he was still stunned for a while, and he didn't press the doorbell for ten minutes.
"Are you Mr. Shen who came to see the house?" The calm voice sounded in Shen Muqing's ears through the electronic microphone at the doorbell, pulling him back to the real world.
"Yes, sir, I am Shen Muqing, who made an appointment with you on the Star Network before." Shen Muqing paused slightly, and then said. "I'm sorry, it's the first time I've come to such an upscale place, and I'm fascinated by this little garden for a while."
As soon as Shen Muqing finished speaking, the metal door opened automatically.
"Hey...... Mr. Shen, please come in, I will wait for you in the study. ”
Shen Muqing heard the other party's helpless sigh, raised her eyebrows slightly, and smiled a little playfully.
It seems that the landlord knew him, or that he was one of the owners of the house.
This is quite unusual, he was sent to the welfare area at the age of sixteen, and he did not leave the welfare area for eight years. Someone who knew him and had the ability to buy this house for rent, and was so young and faintly sorry for him, Shen Muqing carefully recalled his past memories and did not find anyone who met these conditions.
Thinking about the identity of the other party all the way, Shen Muqing vaguely had a guess.
Walking to the study, through the open door, Shen Muqing saw the person sitting inside. The other party's age is not very old, he has sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a rigorous black suit makes the other party calm and cold. Even when sitting, it still exudes a powerful aura that is eye-catching.
Seeing that Shen Muqing casually found a place to sit down, a smile crossed the man's cold face, and a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes.
"Hello Mr. Shen, my name is Xiahou Wen."
After hearing Xiahou's name, Shen Muqing instantly confirmed his previous guess. He looked at Xiahou Wen with a complicated expression, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
In this regard, Xiahou Wen was not reluctant.
He looked at Shen Muqing's face seriously for a while, as if he wanted to find something from it. After a while, he spoke.
"Mr. Shen, you are very much like my two old friends."