Chapter 276: Dancing out of a pair of tenants
"Erin, can you hear me? This is the first time someone has complimented me on my standard English. Hong Tao couldn't stand her gaze, it was easy to cause a reaction in his body, and he quickly turned his gaze to Erin's face.
"I can't hear it, but you're talking differently than we do." Erin shrugged her shoulders, indicating that she didn't feel anything.
"Mullen, do you think my English is standard?" Hong Tao is dead-eyed, and when he encounters a problem, he must figure it out before he is willing.
"Oh, it's not easy for you to get praise from Racher, don't ask me about this, my English is like shit by her." Mullen hurriedly waved his hand, signaling that he could not be the referee. He was telling the truth, he spoke as if he had a bad cold, his nasal voice was very strong, and many words were pronounced in his throat.
"Haha By the way, Reicher, what do you do? How do you know English so well? Hong Tao couldn't ask anything, and became interested in Reicher's work.
"I'm an English teacher, teaching English to children." Raicher was very happy and asked what to say.
"No wonder, Mullen, what do you do? You're Dutch, right? Hong Tao began to ask Mullen again.
"I'm a soccer coach and I'm from the same school as Reicher, so I shouldn't tell you my last name so you can't guess where I'm from." Mullen regretted that his surname was too obvious, and as soon as he said it, it had a strong Dutch flavor.
"Let's go, Reicher, let's go dance." Erin is one of those active people, who gets shaky when she hears music, and doesn't have the patience to talk here.
"Okay, leave us some wine, don't drink it all." Raicher pulled out the clothes that were also in her waist and threw them to Maren, then dragged Erin back to the dance floor, joining the fleshy circle again.
"You used to play football? Don't tell me you're a PSV Eindhoven or Ajax player. I don't believe it. "Hong Tao is also a pseudo-fan and knows a little about Dutch football.
'I really played at Ajax, but in the youth team, and I retired a few years ago and got coaching. Actually, I'm playing well, I'm a striker, my left foot is great, really! To prove himself, Mullen threw up an empty wine glass on the bar and caught it with his left foot. With another flick, the glass flew up again, and he caught it with his hand.
"It's okay...... It's okay...... Just kidding...... You're pretty good at it, but don't use other people's cups as balls, you'll get into trouble. Ma Lun's move not only scared Hong Tao, but even the male bartender at the bar was also anxious. Hong Tao hurriedly appeased the bartender, took the cup from Mullen's hand, and returned it to others.
"I'm just proving it." Mullen didn't care, he didn't think the cup was broken. There's nothing wrong with yourself.
"What do you do? Wouldn't you be an English teacher? Mullen poured wine into Hong Tao and his own wine glass, and took out a Marlboro cigarette and handed it to Hong Tao.
"I do a little bit of my own business, huh...... Sell fishing supplies. Opened a very small store. Hong Tao put his thumb and index finger together, leaving a gap, indicating that his shop is really small.
"Fishing? I was really surprised, that wasn't ...... Is it something that only older people like? I don't mean anything else. I remember when I was a kid my father used to take me fishing, and most of the people he fished with were elderly. Mullen was a little surprised when he heard about Hong Tao's work.
"Pretty much. Anyway, young people rarely like this, it's too laid-back, but I like it, maybe one day I'll go fishing in the Netherlands, and you'll have to invite me to a drink. Hong Tao has no opinion on what Malen said, although he is not comprehensive, but it is about the same.
"No problem, my home is in Middelburg, close to Belgium, and if you go, I'll treat you to a pure Dutch gin." Mullen seems to be a sincere person, and he even told his hometown.
"Cheng, that's it, cheers." Hong Tao didn't take it seriously at all, this is chatting at the wine table, if he really goes to the Netherlands, maybe he will be in the Year of the Monkey, at that time, this Mullen may have children running all over the streets, who still knows whom.
"Tao, you are a local, can you do me a favor, I'm in some trouble." Mullen suddenly asked a question that surprised Hong Tao.
"What's the trouble? You can tell me, I don't necessarily be able to help, you know, I'm just a normal person. Hong Tao chuckled in his heart, isn't this a prelude to borrowing money?
"That's right, I haven't found a house yet, and I'm still living with Recher, her house is also very small, and the house in Beijing is too expensive, I can't afford to rent it......" Mullen snorted for a long time, and finally explained the matter.
"Oh...... That's right...... What size house do you want to rent? How much rent can I pay? Hong Tao breathed a sigh of relief, this is not a foreign liar yet.
"Well, at least there should be a bedroom and living room, and there must be a larger bathroom and kitchen, my Chinese colleagues also found it for me, but the room is too small, I can't get used to it, they said let me go to an intermediary company, but the house they provide is too expensive, 5,000 yuan a month, only one bedroom and a small living room, but my salary is only 8,000 yuan, I can't afford it at all." Mullen snapped his fingers and explained his request to Hong Tao.
"I do have a house with 3 bedrooms and a large living room, the kitchen and bathroom are not small, and there is a large balcony. I can rent it to you for 4000 yuan, can you afford the price? And I ask for an annual payment, and I have to keep a deposit for 2 months. Hong Tao didn't expect to come out to play and meet a renter, and the building he bought could just be rented out, but the price given by Hong Tao was not cheap, and of course it was not too expensive.
"Can I find someone to share with? You know this person, Reicher, she's not happy with her house, we're colleagues, not boyfriend and girlfriend, we won't mess around in your house, I know that Chinese neighbors don't like such neighbors, we're very quiet. As soon as he heard that Hong Tao really had a house, although the price was quite high, but the quality of the house was very good, he immediately became anxious, and began to increase his image points with his Dutch English and gestures.
"Hahaha, where did you hear the news, Chinese neighbors like to rent houses to people who have families, which is relatively more stable and responsible. However, I agree to rent to the two of you, but the conditions cannot be changed, the annual rent is paid, and the deposit is 2 months. Hong Tao felt a little pity for this foreigner, he was fooled by the real estate agent.
"Wait a minute, I'll go and talk to Reicher and ...... soon" As soon as Mullen heard Hong Tao agree, he threw the cup on the bar, strode around the people on the dance floor like a ball, and in a few steps he reached the side of the crowd dancing in a circle, and pulled Reicher out, who was writhing wildly.
"What the hell are you doing? Are you going to rent to them? And what about Sam? You're not going to have a crush on Racher, are you? Am I worse than her? Marlen pulled Reicher in a corner to discuss, Erin was also alarmed, she leaned over and asked, and then walked back to Hong Tao's side, deliberately puffed up her chest, and demonstrated to Hong Tao.
"Gotcha, gotta stop standing up, you're already perfect here, and if you stand up, your clothes will be torn!" Hong Tao lowered his body, leaned over and kissed Erin, and then patted her head to comfort her.
"I bought another building a few days ago, and I was planning to rent it out to make money, but I don't have to meet them, just right, I feel more at ease renting to them, and the rent is higher than renting to locals."
"Hah, you're a rich man, aren't you? Looks like I'm going to have to hold on to you so I don't have to work so hard in the future. Erin was happy again after hearing this, and hugged Hong Tao on her face and gnawed on her mouth.
"Hey, hey, you're sweating all over my clothes, come down, come down, this chair is about to collapse." Hong Tao is not used to this kind of affectionate behavior in public, but Erin is like hanging on him, and he can't get it down. (To be continued......)