Volume 1 The City of Desire Chapter 20 Rent Collection
Looking at Aunt Gu's slightly white hair and slightly bent waist, Zou Yi knew how much pressure Aunt Gu had.
It's really not easy for a woman to live such a life.
"Auntie, my aunt said you only need to give 5,000 yuan. She made a raffle and said it was rent-free for the tenants who were drawn. The result is exactly what you have drawn. You're in luck! ”
In order to make Aunt Gu acceptable, Zou Yi racked his brains to make up a somewhat barely credible reason.
"Wasn't it 7000 before? The benefits for the old tenants are also too good. ”
"That's great, I just have 5,000 cash in hand, I was supposed to raise money to pay the rent first, but I couldn't raise more......
"Now it's alright! I can pay the rent first, and then slowly figure out how to raise the money for my children's tuition. ”
Aunt Gu smiled like a child at this time, she shouldn't have been so happy for a long time, right?
In fact, everyone knows it.
Zou Xiaoli didn't reduce her rent, she accepted it a few times before, but she was really embarrassed if she had more times.
Zou Xiaoli is lazy and too lazy to make excuses.
Zou Yi gave her a step this time to save her face.
Suddenly, two small heads poked out from behind Aunt Gu.
A little girl with a double ponytail and a small skirt timidly peeked timidly at the big boy with a checkered handbag in front of her mother.
From the perspective of height, the little girl should still be in elementary school, her little hands tightly grasped her mother's trouser legs, and looked at Zou Yi with fear but curiosity.
There is also a girl who is even younger, and it looks like she hasn't gone to school yet, about five or six years old, and her little face is very cute.
"Ajuan, call my brother." Aunt Gu reached out and rubbed Ajuan's little head.
Well, Ajuan is the little girl who grabbed Aunt Gu's trouser legs.
"Brother......
Ajuan looked scared, but still timidly called her brother.
It's so good, this brother called Zou Yi's heart sweet.
"Here, this is the rent, I just got it at the bank, you can order it."
Aunt Gu took out a bunch of saffron bills from the back room and handed them to Zou Yi.
"Would you like to have some tea before leaving?"
In fact, Aunt Gu is very grateful to this landlord, she has lived here for three years, during which Zou Xiaoli has reduced her rent I don't know how much, and sometimes she will send a few clothes to her children when she collects rent.
The boy was her nephew, and he had to be entertained.
"No need, thank you Aunt Gu, I still have a lot of rent to collect, next time." Zou Yi said with a smile.
"The child is very cute, come, my brother will give you candy to eat." Zou Yi stretched out his hand in front of Ajuan, and half a lollipop was exposed in his sleeve.
When his aunt sent him tenant information before, he saw Aunt Gu having two children on the penguin, so he bought a lot of lollipops.
But as soon as he stretched out his hand, Ajuan took a few steps back.
"I'm sorry, but this kid is a little scared. Ajuan, my brother is not a bad person, don't be afraid. ”
Aunt Gu explained to Zou Yi and tried her best to dispel Ajuan's fear.
"Ajuan, don't be afraid, eat sugar." Zou Yi tried his best to show a smile that he thought was quite kind.
Alas, it would be nice if Yu Dazhong was here.
That guy! It's sure to make this little guy laugh right away! However, now the little guy doesn't seem to be so scared.
Ajuan slowly reached out and pulled the lollipop out of Zou Yi's sleeve.
But it wasn't one lollipop as she imagined, but a lot of lollipops connected together.
Flower princess.
She must be as cute as the flower princess in a fairy tale at this time, she grinned stupidly when she thought about it.
"Thank you, brother." This is a heartfelt thanks.
"Pot...... Pot, pot pot! Pot pot! Another little guy also shouted.
The little voice is milky and milky, and it's very cute!
"Little you're also cute, my brother didn't bring you a gift this time. I'll make it up to you next time. ”
Zou Yi threw an apologetic smile at Xiao Budian.
Xiao Budian didn't understand his words, but he kept calling Guo Guo, probably because he heard his sister call Guo Guo Guo and thought it was funny.
"Then Aunt Gu, I'll go first."
Aunt Gu sent Zou Yi into the elevator before going back, and the two little guys were also excited, jumping up and down to follow Aunt Gu.
It's been a long time since I've seen them so happy, Aunt Gu thought to herself.
The residents living in 309 are an elderly couple, and the two elderly people should be 70 years old and in good health.
The old man is old, so he has some ears behind his ears, Zou Yi said a few words, and the old man didn't hear it clearly.
Fortunately, grandma's hearing is not bad, so Zou Yi simply communicated with her grandmother directly.
Zou Yi was talking to the old grandmother, and the old man muttered that he couldn't hear clearly, and he still showed the few remaining teeth when he spoke.
The old grandmother smiled dotingly, and then patiently repeated what Zou Yi said to the old man word by word, until he nodded to show that he understood.
This special meow is the legendary sunset love, right?
This kind of love is really enviable.
The air is full of the sour smell of love, but it is not annoying, but it makes people can't help but send blessings.
Surrounded by dog food, the rent was successfully collected, and then grandma warmly beckoned Zou Yi to come in to eat.
In fact, grandparents are not short of money.
They have three children.
The children take turns paying the living expenses and rent to the elderly every month.
It's just that the children are too busy and no one has time to take care of the elderly.
Originally, the children wanted to send them to a nursing home, but the two elderly people wanted to come out and rent a house on their own.
The children are left to them.
However, children still occasionally come to see the elderly, but such opportunities are rare, maybe two or three times a year.
Although the old people have the money to pay the rent, Zou Xiaoli feels sorry for the old people and also reduces the rent for them, anyway, she doesn't lack this money, right?
Well...... And also...... 401。
That old man.
Inside 401 lived a very young girl with black, square-rimmed glasses and a single ponytail.
The girl's face is not beautiful but not ugly, it is a more delicate kind.
The girl's surname is Zhu, her name is Wan, and she works as a sales representative in a listed company, and her salary is not low.
And she also has a young and handsome boyfriend with a successful career and a happy love.
That's what my aunt wrote on the information she gave him.
No matter how you look at it, this Miss Zhu is a standard modern successful young woman with a happy life.
It is hard for Zou Yi to imagine why such a girl would choose to repay her debts.
Zhu Wan is six years older than him, so let's call Sister Zhu.
"Sister Zhu, that ...... I'm here to collect rent. Add in the rent you owe before, and it's a total of 39,000. ”
Zou Yi used the title of sister to close the distance between the two.
"Didn't I say that? I don't have any money right now! I'll make up for it later. ”
The girl pushed Zou Yi away roughly, and the words 'old lady is impatient' were written all over her face.
Miss Zhu had two big dark circles under her eyes, and she looked very tired and decadent.
"But young lady, you've been in arrears for two months." Zou Yi tried his best to be tactful.
"I'm not in arrears! I said I would pay it back in a while, and when I paid off the debt, I would pay the rent. The girl suddenly became like a frightened rabbit.
She spoke loudly, as if she wanted to protect herself in this way.
"I'm busy, don't bother me, okay? I'll pay the rent, give me a little more time. Then the girl hurried out.
I didn't think that Zou Xiaoli would receive rent, just to let him feel the ...... of society Well, sinister?
This girl is also too interesting, obviously she is the one who owes the money, but she is still justified.
This is called a disadvantage for teachers, right?
After thinking about it, Zou Yi took the elevator down to the first floor.
Coming to the door of 107, Zou Yi knocked on the door again.
"Hello Aunt Gu, I have a question and want to ask you."
"Hey, it's Xiao Zou, why are you back? Is it difficult to collect rent? ”
It seems that this Aunt Gu probably also knows that there is an old man living upstairs.
"Yes, it's the Miss Zhu who lives in 401. Could you please tell me a little bit about her? ”
This is the first time he has helped collect rent, if he doesn't receive it, Zhao Yuanxu's guy will definitely laugh at him again when he gets home.
"Oh, the girl surnamed Zhu." Aunt Gu looked thoughtful.
"I heard that her boyfriend seems to have a lot of debt, and she is helping to pay it off now, and it is not easy for the little girl's family. I heard that I owe hundreds of thousands! I don't know what her boyfriend did to owe so much money. ”
Aunt Gu's face was filled with a look of disbelief.
Owed hundreds of thousands?
It's quite a lot.
No wonder she has no money to pay rent.
"That young lady seems to have a bit of a strange temper...... The temperament is also slightly irritable. Zou Yi said.
"You don't know, she doesn't have a good temper in the first place, and her boyfriend can stand her. She loves her boyfriend very much, the two of them are childhood sweethearts, and this time her boyfriend owes so much money, she must help pay it back. ”
I see.
Listening to the description feels like true love!
Why don't you talk to your aunt about reducing her rent?
No, no, no, rent is rent.
These are two different things!
Zou Yi kicked this idea out of his head.
Find a way to collect the rent first, and then go back to see if you still have any money in your little coffer.
If there is any, borrow a little if you can.
"Thank you, Aunt Gu, then I'll go first."
Miss Zhu has already gone out, and it's not realistic to wait for the rabbit here, who knows what she's going to do? When will he come back?
It's better to go out for a walk, and come back to try your luck later.
So Zou Yi rode his little electric donkey and got into the car again.
What is different from just now is that the tote bag is a little drummed.
This is the cash collected from the two old men and Aunt Gu just now.
Well, if you're hungry, go get something to eat first.
There's a good knife-cut noodle shop nearby.
Zou Yi sat in the noodle restaurant and asked the boss for a bowl of knife-cut noodles, and ate it beautifully, thinking in his heart about how to persuade Sister Zhu to pay the rent while eating the noodles.
Alas, what a hassle.
He hates trouble the most!