Lin Xia began classes on the third day of her arrival, and during the three days, she had to get acquainted with the campus, classmates and teachers, and kept asking various rental agents if there was a suitable house.

However, she came too late, and there are almost no cheap houses available for international students around, and if you don't care about the price, you can still rent it, but Lin Xia is not the kind of person who spends lavishly when she has money, not to mention that the tuition fees and living prices of London Business School are much higher than those in China.

In the blink of an eye, two weeks had passed, and seeing the hotel expenses of more than 20 pounds a day, Lin Xia decided to go a little farther away.

After class in the afternoon, Lin Xia said hello to a few classmates he had just met, and then took a map of the school's surroundings and walked towards Regent's Park.

The school is only a five- or six-minute walk from the park, right next to it.

She walked through the gate into the park, then walked through the whole park through another gate and came to a street.

The map shows that there are also a few real estate agencies there, and there may be suitable homes for rent there.

It is an old street surrounded by buildings with stone foundations and walls, and there is a smooth stone road underfoot.

A small façade, the door is simply pasted with the sign of Will Real Estate Agency and there is no other introduction, dark green doors and windows, the windows are half hung with white curtains, and there is an ancient knocker in the style of a lion's head on the door.

Lin Xia walked over and knocked on the knocker.

The door opened, and Lin Xiagang said, "Sorry to disturb, I want to ...... Mr. Will? He looked at the people inside the door in astonishment.

"Oh! Miss Summer, it's a pleasure to see you again! The person who appeared inside was the son of the old man Lin Xia who had taken care of on the plane, John. Will.

He looked at Lin Xia who suddenly appeared at the door of his company with some excitement.

Lin Xia looked at the words of Will Housing Agency posted on the door, and the surprised expression had not disappeared from her face, but she quickly laughed, "It's really too coincidental!" Didn't expect this to be yours! ”

"Come in!" John. Will enthusiastically got out of the way of the door and let Lin Xia inside, "I'm really lucky, I didn't expect that it would be like you said, we would meet again soon." ”

Lin Xia walked into this real estate agency, the inside was different from what he had seen before, and it seemed that the ancient characteristics outside had also kept the office alive.

Not a big place, two desks, a few chairs, a small sofa and a small round coffee table on the right hand side of the door, two printers in the innermost, the wall is covered with all kinds of advertisements and message strips, a little miscellaneous, but not messy.

"Please be seated!" John. Will said, "Tea or coffee?" ”

"Just white water! How is your father? ”

"Okay, wait a minute!" John. Will turned around and went to the water dispenser in the corner to pick up a glass of water, "I've been discharged from the hospital, and he has to mention you to me almost every day, saying that he will thank you again in person no matter what!" ”

"No need to thank him, whoever sees it will help him! Physical health is more important than anything else! Lin Xia smiled and took the water.

"Miss Summer, how did you know I was working here?" John. Will pulled over a bench and sat opposite Lin Xia, rubbing his hands together, as if he was a little nervous.

"I came here to study abroad, but I came late, and the school dormitory was not available

There are vacancies, so I have to look around for the right house! Lin Xia put the water cup on the coffee table, "But there doesn't seem to be a suitable one around the school, so I thought to see if I could find it a little farther away, but I didn't expect to find Mr. Will here by such a coincidence!" ”

"Just call me John!" John. Will hurriedly said, "Don't be so polite to me, if I can help you, it's my pleasure, tell me your requirements first, and I'll see if there's a suitable one!" ”

"Good!" Lin Xia smiled and nodded. Will's enthusiasm was not exclusive, from the first meeting to this coincidence, Lin Xia could see that this person was still a good person, "Wei ...... John! Lin Xia smiled, "As long as there is a place where I can cook and take a bath by myself, the place doesn't need to be too big, I can't use too much space by myself, and there are ......"

"Whatever the request, please let me know, and I will definitely find you the right place!"

"No, clean is fine! I didn't ask for much either. ”

"What about rent?" John nodded and asked.

Lin Xia thought about it, and suddenly smiled a little mischievously, "Of course, the cheaper the better!" However, you don't have to be embarrassed, I will be looking for a job in the future, and I will definitely not default on the rent! ”

John nodded again, and suddenly asked, "You came to study abroad, and in addition to the tuition fees, is it difficult to live for your living expenses?" ”

"Not either!" Lin Xia was stunned for a moment, and then reacted that his words just now may have misunderstood John, "The living expenses I brought are enough, but I think it is more practical to continue to work and earn living expenses!" ”

There was a hint of strangeness in John's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal, "Summer, allow me to call you that!" ”

"Absolutely!"

"I, I think, you are different from other Chinese who have come to me to look for housing before!"

"Really?" Lin Xia smiled, after all, the family of the person who came to study here was superior, of course it would not be as low as her requirements.

"Wait a minute!" John stood up and walked back to his desk, where he was basically alone, and the other assistant was often taking clients to see the house, not very often.

John rummaged through a pile of papers on his desk, and then pulled out a blue folder from the pile of papers, "Found it!" ”

John sat back opposite Lin Xia, opened the folder in his hand and looked at it, "The conditions here are very good, although it is not the same as your requirements, but the rent is very low, and if you can take on some work, the rent can be cheaper!" ”

Lin Xia took the folder, thinking about where there was such a good thing? Haunted houses? Dangerous?

"Living with a landlord?" Lin Xia asked suspiciously after reading the introduction.

"Yes, the landlord is an old lady with a quirky personality who lives alone in this big house," John scratched his head, a little embarrassed, "and the community arranged for people to take care of her, and almost all of them were driven out by her, and no one could be there for more than a week!" ”

"What about her family?" Lin Xia already knew in his heart that the so-called work could reduce or reduce the rent.

"She has only one person, no family!"

Lin Xia nodded, looked down and took a closer look, the house was next to Regent's Park, very close to the school, and it was a big independent house.

The above requirements must be female, clean and educated, and the rent is really low, only 200 pounds per month, if you can take care of the elderly and household chores in the house

The rent is decided from 0 to 15 years old.

The list of rent waivers is a long list, including regular walks with the old lady in addition to housework, medical check-ups, and other requirements to meet the needs of the old lady.

It was the first time Lin Xia had seen such a rental request.

"Why haven't people rented houses for more than two weeks before?" Lin Xia asked strangely.

John shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, "They signed the contract without knowing anything about the cheap rent, and in the end they all left because they couldn't stand the old lady's weird temper!" ”

"How weird?" Lin Xia was even more curious.

"I can't say, some people say that the old lady dislikes the food she cooks is not delicious, some people say that it is not good to sleep when the old lady knocks on the door in the middle of the night, and some people say that there are too many housework, anyway, there are any reasons."

"Okay, I'll rent it!" Lin Xia heard that these were not a big deal, she had lived with her grandmother for so long, she had never suffered anything, and she was still afraid of an old lady?

"Do you want to think again, I have other options here!" John said.

"So be it!" Lin Xia said, "Do you have time to take me over to have a look?" Then we'll decide! ”

Lin Xia felt that as long as he could get along with the old lady, such a cheap rent and such a good location were simply ideal!

"Of course, we can go now!" John also stood up, took his briefcase, and put some of the documents he needed inside, "Let's go!" ”

Lin Xia followed John out of the street, and then into Regent's Park, and after passing through it, he came to a street, which was not far to the left was Lin Xia's school, and to the right was where they were going.

The street at the entrance is also very old, there are many former residences of celebrities, there are many pedestrians, many of them are domestic tour groups, and they are visited by guided tours.

The street is not long, and at the end of the street you go to the left to the Thames, and you will find a few separate houses.

John introduced to Lin Xia as he walked, this is a place where rich people live, and the houses are more than a hundred years old, and they are going to the innermost one, next to the park, which is equivalent to living in a park.

There are more than a dozen detached houses here, each more than a dozen meters apart, especially the last one, surrounded by trees that cut off almost all the other residents.

Typical English architecture, thick wooden frames, white and dark brown doors and walls are well separated, three-storey large houses, pointed attics, square chimneys, with tall trees and flat lawns, make this house look more like a landscape in oil paintings.

"What a beautiful house!" Lin Xia sighed.

"Indeed, this house is very old, and every month the government has someone to come and maintain it in order to protect it!" John also sighed, standing in front of the door and looking at it with Lin Xia.

"Isn't it private? Does the government care about these? ”

"Because it was originally a royal property, and then it was given to a nobleman for some reason, and it has been until now!"

Lin Xia nodded, no wonder!

John walked to the door and rang the doorbell, an advanced intercom system was installed at the door, and the face of a white-haired old white lady appeared on the small screen, with an impatient expression.

"John? What nasty ghosts are you going to bring with you? I said I don't need someone to take care of me! The old lady's face vanished, but she opened the door. 2k reading web