Chapter 6: Qi'er
Jingzhi judged correctly, this pair of girls did come to see the house.
At this time, Jingzhi was very puzzled, she was wondering, there was only one girl who contacted her on the phone, why did there be two now? What if they both want to live in an apartment!
"Oh, yes, this is it!" The taller girl screamed. The other girl also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
At this time, the two girls were only a few steps away from Jingzhi, just enough for Jingzhi to take a good look at them. Two girls, one tall and one short, walked side by side on the pavement. The tall man wears a sky blue trench coat with a pure white chiffon shirt underneath, plus light gray pencil pants and pure white boots, with a strong fashion style.
The shorter little girl is no slouch either: she wears a scarlet crewneck trench coat with a vertical row of black diamond buttons hanging from the center, a pair of beige harem pants and coffee-colored heels, a perfect blend of fashion and elegance.
"Finally found! That's great! The shorter girl walked up to Jingzhi and sighed in a low voice.
"This is it! Come, please follow me upstairs! Jingzhi also looked at the two girls politely and spit out a few words gently. She opened the door downstairs and motioned for the two girls to follow her.
"This is the apartment I posted on. Come in! Jingzhi walked in the front and vigorously opened the door of the apartment, allowing the two girls to enter the door.
The two girls entered the gate one after the other. Jingzhi followed them, pulling the doorknob and closing the door as she entered.
"This is the restroom." Jingzhi stood behind the two girls and pointed in the direction of the bathroom.
"Well, well, I just looked at it, I've seen it." The tall girl spoke first.
"Yikes! You've seen it! I hadn't even noticed! The short girl behind her said with some excitement.
"Oh? You didn't see it? Then you can take a look again! The tall girl glanced back at the shorter girl behind her.
"Okay! Wait a minute! With that, the little girl turned around and walked into the bathroom.
Jingzhi didn't know who to greet and still stood at the door. She thought for a moment, and finally asked, "You guys...... Why are there two of them? I remember...... Obviously only talking to one person on the phone...... There are two rooms, but only one room is empty and unoccupied......"
Hearing Jingzhi's words, the tall girl smiled and said, "Ha! You're right! I'm the one on the phone with you! I saw your post on the Internet that day and immediately contacted you. However, I already had a place to live at that time, and I was there for her to see it. As she spoke, she gestured to the bathroom, indicating that she was talking about the short girl, and she continued, "We are in a language class! It's only been a long time since we met! ”
"That's right! She was the one who helped me contact you! Later, the two of us discussed it and decided to come and see the house together. She always worries about me! I had to let her come along! The short girl walked out of the bathroom and grimaced at the tall girl.
"So that's the case, then I'm relieved." Jingzhi also breathed a sigh of relief, "Come, let's go inside, I'll show you the other rooms." ”
Hearing Jingzhi's words, the tall girl at the front turned around and continued to walk forward. The short girl behind her also followed, walking behind Jingzhi.
Jingzhi followed behind the tall girl and began to babble again: "There is a bedroom on the left in front, although it is a little bigger, but there is a hot water stove, which is very noisy when it operates. Now, I'm living here for the time being. Opposite is another bedroom, which is smaller but quiet. ”
"Which room am I going to stay in?" The short girl behind Jingzhi asked softly.
"You can choose one of the two rooms." Jingzhi glanced back at the short girl behind her and said to her, "Although I live in that large bedroom now, don't worry, if you prefer that room, I can move to another small bedroom." I don't care at all, I can stay in any room. ”
Hearing Jingzhi say this, the short girl became more energetic. She looked up and said excitedly, "Okay, okay! Let me see which room is right for me! ”
Jingzhi smiled, turned around and took a few steps forward, and walked to the door of the large bedroom. The girl behind her followed her closely, and couldn't wait to get out from behind Jingzhi and sneak into the big bedroom all at once.
The two girls stayed in Jingzhi's room for a long time, touching left and right, and it felt like they had walked into a small exhibition hall of a museum, interested in almost every object on display. Jingzhi even began to suspect that the two girls were more interested in her personal belongings than in the apartment.
Jingzhi wanted to put pressure on the two girls, hoping that they would stop staring at the things on her desk like studying paleontological fossils in front of their desks, so she said, "There is a room opposite, you can take your time." However, there will be people coming to see the house in a while, and it may be a little crowded at that time. ”
"Anyone else wants to come and see the house?" The short girl turned her face to look at Jingzhi in surprise, wanting to confirm whether Jingzhi was alarmist.
"Hmm......" Jingzhi looked at the time on her phone, lowered her head and whispered, "The time we agreed on is almost up, she should be there soon." ”
Hearing Jingzhi's words just now, the two girls didn't speak again, but continued to walk back and forth slowly in the big bedroom, looking at each other from time to time, as if they wanted to say something in private, but they were afraid that Jingzhi would hear them.
Jingzhi felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, and was thinking about leaving the room to sit on the sofa in the living room for a while, when someone rang the doorbell downstairs of the apartment a few times.
"Hello? Hello! Who are you? Jingzhi picked up the earpiece hanging in the corridor of the apartment and said softly.
"Uh...... Hello! I'm here to see the property! ”
A girl's voice came from the earpiece, bright and cheerful, very youthful. Jingzhi let out a long sigh of relief, finally having a reason to leave the room so that she could get out of the awkward situation she was in now.
To be honest, Jingzhi was very reluctant to see several people coming to see each other bump into each other, which might make her scramble. She thinks that the concerns of each person who comes to see the property may be different, and the focus is also very different. If they were all crammed into this old apartment, asking questions, Jingzhi was worried that she would not be able to cope by herself.
But now there is no other way, the two girls who are tall and short are too slow, and they can't come out of the room for a long time, so they can only leave them aside first, and greet the girl downstairs who is about to come to see the room. Jingzhi didn't think much about it, and hurriedly pressed the button that opened the door of the apartment downstairs.
"Hello? Is the door open? Is it on? Jingzhi didn't hear any movement outside the door, she was worried that the new girl didn't open the door when she pressed the switch, and kept holding the microphone and asking questions. However, a few seconds passed, and Jingzhi didn't hear a word. She panicked and hurried to the door of the apartment, pulling the doorknob to open it.
Jingzhi squeezed her slender body out of the crack in the open door, closed the door to the apartment, lowered her head, and was about to turn left to see what was going on downstairs, when she saw a small and delicate heel about to step up the last step of the stairs.
"Hey...... Ay...... Ay...... Oops! Suddenly, Jingzhi cried out in pain. She didn't know what was happening, and she vaguely remembered that the white heels in front of her had only the front half of the steps and slid down again.
"Oh, if that's the case, it's the owner of that heel that stepped on the air......" Jingzhi said to herself in her heart, "right...... Right...... Right...... She's in the air...... Stepped on the empty ...... Did she fall? Did you roll down the stairs? Could it be that he will become a vegetative person and will never be able to move again? Whining...... In that case, do I still need to compensate for other people's medical expenses......"
Jingzhi felt the world spinning, and felt that she was overwhelmed by something.
"It's so heavy! What is this! Jingzhi shouted loudly. She was startled by her own screams, and then she felt that she had barely recovered a wisp of soul after her soul had flown away.
Jingzhi began to shake herself vigorously from side to side, trying to push the things that were pressing on her away so that she could catch her breath.
At that moment, she felt a sore back. It turned out that her whole body had completely collapsed on the open space in front of the door, except for her hair and slightly bent knees, all other parts of her body had kissed deeply on the concrete floor outside the door.
Jingzhi, who felt the pain, suddenly realized that maybe the thing pressing on her chest was someone! In an instant, she herself turned into a "meat pad"!
Thinking of this, Jingzhi began to inhale and exhale heavily, and the frequency began to increase significantly. Her torso couldn't move, her chest was already pressed to the point of breathlessness, and she was dizzy with stars in her eyes. She had to use the strength of nursing to fill her lungs with as much air as possible to save her dying life.
"Ah......h
"Ah...... Yes...... Right...... I'm sorry...... I'm sorry! Jingzhi heard a girl's voice reach her ears. Suddenly, she felt the heavy load on her body disappear without a trace.
Jingzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her breathing was much smoother at once, and she smelled a very strong perfume smell. She sat up, holding her hands on the concrete floor, and looked up to see a girl dressed in black looking down at her in panic.
Jingzhi felt that it was strange for her to sit on the ground like this, and hurriedly supported the floor with her two hands, lifted her buttocks, kicked her feet on the ground again, and staggered to her feet. Because her waist was still a little sore, she didn't completely straighten up, and gently supported her waist with her left hand.
At this time, Jingzhi realized that the girl in front of her was wearing a pair of white high heels, but she was still half a head shorter than her. Her skin was fair and delicate, as smooth and delicate as mutton fat jade. Her fluffy tan hair is tied up in a ponytail at the back of her head, which is both playful and cute, but also feminine.
Her eyelashes were black and long, with a light layer of mascara on them, and they fluttered up and down as she blinked, like a black swan flying in the sky, flapping its wings gracefully up and down.
Her round, dark and bright eyes stared at Jingzhi motionlessly. Her nose is not big, the tip of the nose is round, and it is just right with her round little face. She has a small mouth with thick lips and a layer of pale pink lipstick.
"You...... You...... Are you alright...... Not...... You okay? The girl in front of Jingzhi began to speak again.
"Me? I...... I'm fine, but my back still hurts...... Maybe I just fell...... You...... You are? Jingzhi said as she began to gently rub her waist with her left hand.
"Huh? Right...... I'm sorry...... I'm sorry! The girl was frightened, her face turned blue, and she was stunned, completely overwhelmed.
"Well, what happened just now, I remember I fell before I could lift my head!" Jingzhi was very puzzled and threw out a puzzled look.
"Ah, this ...... This one...... This one...... Be...... It's me...... I was careless...... Accidentally stepped on the empty ...... And then...... Bump...... Bumped into you...... Pour...... Fall down...... Just about...... Smash...... Smashed to ...... Hit you...... You ......" The girl stammered, almost word by word popped out of her mouth, and Jingzhi was a little dazed when she heard it.
"Oh, well, you...... You just don't fall. Jingzhi gently patted her back a few times to make sure her top wasn't soiled, "It's good that you're not heavy...... I didn't fall too badly......"
Jingzhi slapped her pants a few more times, and found that there was not much dust on them, and added: "It's okay with me, don't take it to heart!" ”
Jingzhi's tone was very calm, and the girl in front of her was still blushing. It seems that she is really frightened. Jingzhi wanted to change the topic and said, "You're here to see the house?" ”
The girl nodded weakly, not making a sound in her throat.
Jingzhi was afraid that this girl would blame herself too much, so she put down her left hand that was rubbing her waist, turned around, pushed the door open with force, and said, "Please come in!" There are still people in the apartment! Also to see the house! ”
Hearing Jingzhi's words, the girl behind her said in surprise: "Is there anyone else in there?" Also to see the house? Her two little round faces turned from green to red at once, as if the two originally green apples hanging on the branches in autumn were suddenly ripe and turned red.
"It's not decided! You don't have to be nervous! The two of them were just looking at the house, and they didn't say they were going to move in! Jingzhi repeatedly emphasized that the two people had not yet decided to move in, and told the girl in front of her that she still had a chance, and it was not for nothing.
"Then you can rent me the house! Let's sign the contract now! The girl's tone was terrifyingly firm, without hesitation.
"Don't! Other! Other! Don't be in such a hurry to make a decision! You have to look at the house first! Jingzhi was taken aback by the girl's words, she also wanted to sign the contract immediately, but she couldn't, she was afraid that the girl would regret it after moving in, after all, there were too many "strange" places in this apartment.
"No! No way! You're going to promise me now! Promise me to rent the house to me! Rent it to me! I'm going back to writing my paper, and I'm going to submit it next week! I'm not even halfway through it now! The girl was talking to Jingzhi in an almost pleading tone, and unconsciously made Jingzhi feel compassion.
"Okay...... The contract is ready and you can sign it directly. Jingzhi said helplessly.
"You're so nice! That's great! The girl rushed over excitedly and hugged Jingzhi, making her break out in a cold sweat, for fear of falling again.
"In that case, I'd better come in and take a look at the house." Jingzhi smiled slyly, "What do you think of my new roommate?" ”
"Hehe......" The girl in front of her also covered her mouth with her hand and began to snicker, "Since this is the case, then I have no choice but to be respectful and obey my fate!" ”
Jingzhi plans to tell the two girls in the apartment that she has just found a new roommate and ask them to go back as soon as she enters. She walked in front of her as she entered, letting her new roommate follow her.
Jingzhi walked to the door of the small bedroom and heard someone in the room talking to her: "We discussed it just now, and we plan to rent one, and we can live in this small room." When can I sign a contract? ”
The two girls inside walked out one after the other, and the tall girl walked in front.
"You guys? Planning to rent this room? Jingzhi was very puzzled, she didn't expect that two people who seemed to be hesitant could give such a positive answer to themselves in such a short period of time, which was really a little "overjoyed".
"Yes! Yes! We thought the house was nice! The tall girl poked out a small head behind her and put on a happy expression.
"But...... I'm afraid I won't be able to rent it to you...... What a pity! Jingzhi responded very tactfully to the elation of the two girls in front of her.
"Why? Didn't you just let us see the property? Why don't you rent it to us now? The tall girl was a little annoyed and began to question Jingzhi.
"You're right. I just let you see the house, and I can rent it to you. But now...... Unfortunately...... This room has been rented by this girl. As she spoke, Jingzhi pointed to the new girl next to her, "Just now, she made it clear that she wanted to live here, and she had to sign a contract immediately." And I'm ...... I've already promised her. I'm really sorry...... I've been waiting for you for a long time...... But it's a pity...... Your reply is a step late. I have no choice but to be on a first-come, first-served basis. ”
The two girls opposite Jingzhi began to look at each other, and they didn't know what to do for a while.
"I'm really sorry I can't rent the house to you, I hope you can find a better house."
Jingzhi then turned around and prepared to open the door to the apartment. The little girl next to her immediately understood Jingzhi's intentions, and hurriedly turned around and stood against the wall, so that the two girls in front of her could pass smoothly.
The two girls felt extremely embarrassed, and their faces were very long. But the wood is already in the boat, and they also know that it is now a lack of skills to return to the sky, and when they saw Jingzhi opening the door in the past, they had to walk to the door together.
Jingzhi stood by the door, waited for both of them to go out of the door, and finally said, "I'm really sorry!" I hope you find a more satisfying place to live! Good bye! ”
The two girls didn't answer, and walked down the stairs one after the other. Jingzhi stood at the door, and when she saw them go out of the door downstairs of the apartment, she entered the door and closed the door.
Jingzhi entered the house and saw that the little girl in the house was still standing at the door in a daze, silent.
"Are they really just gone?" The little girl couldn't believe it and kept staring at Jingzhi.
"Well, let's go. I watched them walk out the door under the apartment, don't worry. Jingzhi comforted her in a calm tone.
"That's good! That's good! The little girl instantly became energetic, "It's so dangerous!" I almost can't rent a house! Good thing I'm an acute one! ”
"Hah! Impatient? I was in a hurry to go upstairs and didn't step on it, did I? Jingzhi heard the little girl talking to herself with a little narcissism, sneered, and hurriedly joked to her, "I should be glad that I have practiced, so I kept my head on the ground with my waist." Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen into a vegetative state on the spot...... Then you'll have to take me to the hospital! ”
"That's right! Right! This is the blessing of misfortune! A blessing in misfortune! The little girl heard Jingzhi teasing her, and her back was cold.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's still a little painful, but it's okay, it's not a big problem, you don't have to worry about it. Oh, by the way, you don't want a contract, I'll give it to you. ”
Jingzhi walked into her room, beckoned the new girl in, and took out two identical English contracts from the drawer and handed them to her. The girl took the contract and sat on the couch to look through it.
Each contract has more than a dozen pages, all in English, and the little girl is dazzled by it.
"You don't have to look closely, these are the basic terms of the contract, what to do if you break something, what obligations do you need to abide by, and so on...... This is what is generally written in a rental contract. You just need to pay attention to the information written on the last two pages. The last two pages are the rent, the duration of the lease and the personal information you need to fill in. You take a look, refine the information, and you're good to go. The rest will also require a copy of your passport and student ID, which you need to prepare as soon as possible and send it over. I need to keep one, and the landlord needs to keep one too. ”
Hearing Jingzhi's words, the little girl hurriedly flipped a contract to the last two pages, asked Jingzhi for a black signature pen and began to write on the coffee table.
"I carry my student ID with me every day. In order to sign the contract, I brought my passport with me today. As she spoke, the little girl took her passport out of her pocket.
"Haha, it turns out that you came prepared!" Jingzhi glanced down at the girl on the sofa and laughed.
"I can't help it!. I've seen a lot of houses before, but I haven't been able to rent them for various reasons. Seeing that our dorm is about to expire, I'm really dying! And my thesis, I'm still in a hurry to write a thesis for a language class! Next Friday is the deadline! Submit an English essay for the first time! I'm so nervous! ”
Jingzhi saw that the girl's face was red for a while, yellow for a while, and finally turned blue again, and after listening to what she said, she realized that she was really prepared.
"It's okay, as long as you work hard to write, it's definitely fine! Keep it up! Jingzhi smiled, the girl stopped the pen in her hand, raised her head and glanced at Jingzhi, then lowered her head and sighed, and said to Jingzhi: "Alas...... I've been writing day and night for almost a month, and I still haven't finished writing yet! ”
"Oh...... There was no way but to keep up the good work. Jingzhi said helplessly. Suddenly, she realizes that she was so excited that she had just found a new roommate and didn't even have time to ask her new roommate's name. She sat down next to the girl and whispered to her, "We haven't introduced ourselves yet." As for me, my name is Chen Jingzhi, and I am a new first-year PhD student at Mutas University, majoring in science. What's your name? ”
The girl turned her face to look at Jingzhi, blinked her eyes, and said dryly, "My name is Ouyang Qi." Everyone usually calls me Qi'er. You can call me that from now on. ”
"Ouyang Qi? A nice name! Jingzhi's voice was full of joy, which made Qi'er sound a little fluttery.
"Ha, just call me Qi'er! By the way, what are the two words for Senior Sister's Jingzhi? Qi'er raised her head and smiled, pursed her pink lips, and waited for Jingzhi's reply.
"Jing is a female character with a green mountain on the side, and Zhi is the Zhi of Ganoderma lucidum."
"Oh......" Qi'er replied, nodding.
Jingzhi glared at Qi'er and asked her, "What do you think of the contract?" Any questions? ”
"Oh, I'll finish it right away, there's still a little ......" Qi'er lowered her head all of a sudden and continued to read the contract seriously.
"Okay, I've finished reading and signed it." Qi'er handed the two contracts to Jingzhi and said to her, "Let's see if this will work." ”
Jingzhi took the contract and examined it carefully.
"Well, there's no problem, you've already filled in all the information that should be filled in, that's enough. Now let's go and make a copy of your passport, I know there's a copy shop not far away. ”
With that, Jingzhi put away the two contracts and beckoned Qi'er to go out. Qi'er immediately straightened up and followed Jingzhi. Walking downstairs to the apartment, Jingzhi suddenly remembered something and said to Qi'er: "The landlord only gave a set of keys. But don't worry, I'll go get a set this weekend. I'll give it to you when you move. When are you going to move over? ”
While thinking about it, Qi'er said to Jingzhi, "I'll take a look...... I'm going to turn in my paper next Friday...... Well...... The school dormitory expires on Sundays...... Right! The dorm must be emptied the following Sunday morning! Well...... Let me think again...... Well...... Then move in next Saturday at noon! Submit your dissertation on Friday...... So I have half a day on Saturday morning to pack my things...... In this case...... You don't have to stay in the dormitory on Saturday nights! Sunday morning dormitory check-in will be fine! ”
"Okay! I'm not going anywhere next Saturday! Waiting for you at home! You can take a taxi to transport your dorm stuff downstairs and we'll get it up together! Jingzhi said excitedly.
"Haha! That's it! Qi'er was also happy, and her round eyes narrowed into two curved arcs.
The two men turned two corners and arrived at a copy shop near the apartment. Soon, they made copies of their student IDs and passports.
"I was going to invite you to dinner to celebrate our official roommates, but you just said that you still have papers to catch up, alas...... I had to give up......" Jingzhi said regretfully.
"That's right! Right! Right! You're right! It still matters to the paper! Papers matter! With that said, I'm going to have to go back and write my paper! Let's not talk about it yet! Qi'er's face suddenly changed, ready to say goodbye at any time.
"Hmmm! Good luck! Jingzhi encouraged Qi'er again and again.
"Thank you! Good bye! Qi'er ran away as soon as she slipped away.
Jingzhi was afraid that Qi'er wouldn't hear her, so she shouted at her back: "See you next Saturday!" ”
Qi'er didn't look back, I don't know if I really didn't hear it, or if I was in too much of a hurry. Thinking of Qi'er, who had just been stepped on in the air, and almost fainted, Jingzhi felt a chill in her back.
Forget it, I finally found a roommate I was more satisfied with, and I was done, and then I just needed to solve dinner. Thinking of this, Jingzhi returned to the apartment, picked up her wallet, and walked briskly towards the nearby supermarket.