Chapter 42: Adventures in Renting (Part II)
"Come on, the house next door is also mine. Auntie took out the key and opened the door next door and went in.
Fang Wei was completely messy, it seemed that he had really misunderstood, Aunt Teng was the real owner, and she was a kind-hearted real owner, she could trust Fang Wei, who was a stranger when she met for the first time, it was really rare in today's social environment.
Fang Wei appeared at the door next door with a blushing face, regretting his rat belly and chicken intestines just now.
"Auntie, is this house locked first?"
"Lock it up, we'll talk a little bit here. ”
Fang Wei obediently locked the door and came to the next door, put his schoolbag on the floor next to the door, and walked to the sofa with his head down.
"Okay, Xiao Fang, don't take what happened just now, Auntie didn't mean to blame you, I didn't make it clear just now, so you misunderstood, I'll tell you everything now. ”
It turned out that Aunt Teng was indeed the owner of these two houses, her husband died more than ten years ago, and her family had no relatives and friends in the imperial capital.
So she raised two daughters by herself, both daughters are very competitive, the eldest daughter went to the United States with her boyfriend eight years ago, and the younger daughter went to France three years ago, and now she is the only one left in the family.
Aunt Teng was a dancer when she was young, and later opened a dance school, and bought enough tuition and dowry for her two daughters early.
After both daughters went abroad, she was idle and suddenly lost the focus and direction of her life.
She worked hard for her dance school for another two years, but she felt that life was still boring, and she knew that she was alone.
She had tried to reach out to some single men of her age, but those greasy middle-aged uncles had more or less habits that she couldn't accept, so she gave up after a few attempts.
After spending three years in loneliness and boredom, the eldest daughter suddenly told her mother that she was about to give birth to a baby, and Aunt Teng suddenly found a purpose in life and strongly requested to go to the United States to take care of the eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter is very happy and hopes to be reunited with her mother in a foreign country.
Aunt Teng often performed abroad when she was young, so she spoke English very well, plus her daughter and son-in-law have obtained a green card in the United States, and the aunt soon got a US visa, and she is ready to go abroad these days.
The affairs of the school have been arranged a long time ago, and Aunt Teng has gradually ignored the affairs of the school over the years, and this time she simply transferred the shares of the dance school to other partners, and she doesn't have to worry about it in the future.
The eldest daughter will definitely not come back, and the second daughter will most likely stay in France, and the only thing that makes Aunt Teng unable to give up is these two houses.
Here are the memories of her, her deceased husband and daughters, it is the house that the whole family bought with food and clothing, it is a pity if it is sold directly, and there will be no memories and a place to settle down when returning to China in the future.
If you are not happy living in a foreign country, it will not be so easy to return to the imperial capital.
So Aunt Teng wanted to find a reliable person to help her look at the house, it didn't matter how much the rent was, as long as she could take care of the two houses, and she could water and fertilize the flowers and plants in the house.
And Fang Wei was really "picked up" by Aunt Teng from the corridor, because she had an eye relationship, and Aunt Fang Wei had an inexplicable sense of closeness, so today's oolong incident happened.
The aunt told Fang Wei a lot of things about her family, took out all the photo albums at home for Fang Wei to see, and cooked supper for Fang Wei.
Fang Wei looked at the photo and listened to the story between Aunt Teng and her two daughters, both envious and a little sad.
Fang Wei's parents disappeared and died when he was eight years old, although Uncle Sun took care of him, but Uncle Sun was a rough man who had never been married after all, it would be good to keep Fang Wei well fed and clothed, and when he was naughty, he would be beaten roughly, so Fang Wei was missing a lot of things in the process of growing up.
Aunt Teng and Fang Wei chatted for a long time, and the two sides told their respective experiences as if they had forgotten their New Year's friends, without much complaint, more about mutual explanation, comfort and encouragement.
Fang Wei likes to chat with Aunt Teng very much, and he has the feeling of chatting with his close elders.
Time passed quickly, it was about to be eleven o'clock in the evening, Fang Wei simply signed the contract this time, and asked Aunt Teng to rest assured that she would take care of the house when she went abroad, and she would take care of those green plants.
Fang Wei asked Aunt Teng for a card number, and Aunt Teng said that she was not in a hurry to pay the rent, but at Fang Wei's insistence, she still used mobile banking to call the rent for two months.
Fang Wei got up and said goodbye, ready to find a place to rest, he wanted to make up for another night at the nearby Express Hotel.
Aunt Teng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Xiao Fang, don't go back so late, anyway, you have already paid the rent of the house, and you can live in it tonight, why waste money by going to the hotel." ”
Fang Wei said: "Auntie, the lease contract will only take effect tomorrow, and besides, I didn't bring toiletries and bedding, so it's inconvenient to live in." ”
Aunt Teng got up and said, "What's inconvenient about this, there are ready-made ones at home, and I can't take all the things here with me when I go to the United States, so it's not wasted for you to use." ”
Aunt Teng quickly brought a new set of dental tools, towels, toothpaste, soap, etc., as well as a new four-piece quilt and bedding set, let Fang Wei hold him, and took him back to the next room.
"This quilt was originally left for my second daughter's dowry, and she is now going to stay in France, so she can't use it, I thought I wouldn't use it in my life, just for you. ”
Aunt Teng explained while stretching for Fang Wei.
Fang Wei said a little embarrassed: "Auntie, this is all brand new, I'll give you a discount." ”
Aunt Teng pretended to be angry and said, "Quickly put away your little money, Auntie is a person who has opened a dance school, and she also sent out two international students, and she still lacks your money?"
"Auntie, I don't mean anything else, you are too good to me, I'm embarrassed! You are better than my mother to me!" Fang Wei hurriedly explained.
"Nonsense, any mother is the best for her children, you can't be resentful just because your mother didn't take care of you as an adult, apologize quickly, apologize to your mother's spirit in heaven. ”
Aunt Teng was really angry this time, and Fang Wei was taken aback.
In fact, Fang Wei's impression of his mother is still ten years ago, young and beautiful, with a pungent personality, very good to himself, as if he is still an expert in a certain field, he taught himself a lot of knowledge when he was a child, but after his parents disappeared, Fang Wei forgot a lot of things when he fell seriously ill.
Over the years, Fang Wei has grown older and learned that amnesia is also a type of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but fortunately he does not have schizophrenia.
After Fang Wei reverently apologized to his mother's spirit in the sky, he was forgiven by Aunt Teng.
"Xiaofang, in fact, I really wanted a son back then, but I gave birth to two daughters, and I really didn't have the courage to have a third child. As a result, you see, the two daughters were not stayed, and they all ran abroad and never came back, and the aunt regretted it a little. ”
Fang Wei's eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "Aunt Teng, why don't I recognize you as my godmother?" Anyway, my mother is gone, I can treat you as filial piety as my own mother." ”
Aunt Teng smiled: "That's right, you have to let me inspire you for a long time before you react." When I saw you in the corridor, I liked it in my heart, and I felt that you were a child who was very close to me, and now it has come true. ”
Fang Wei blushed and said, "Actually, I wanted to recognize you as my godmother, but I was embarrassed to speak." ”
"Don't treat Auntie as a liar anymore?" Aunt Teng teased Fang Wei.
"Godmother, stop making fun of me. ”
Aunt Teng said, "I haven't kowtowed yet, I can't be called a godmother." ”
Fang Wei was still hesitating to kowtow, after all, Aunt Teng's temperament was very modern, and she didn't know if she could accept the old confession ceremony.
Since Aunt Teng said that she was going to kowtow, Fang Wei invited Aunt Teng to sit on a chair, knelt on the ground and kowtowed respectfully three times, took a cup of hot water from the table, knelt down and offered it, Aunt Teng picked up the hot water and drank it, and the ceremony was completed.
Aunt Teng helped Fang Wei up, her eyes were slightly red and said, "I didn't expect that I would be able to take in a godson before I went abroad, and now I will have a fetters in the country, and I will come back to see you when I get tired of living there." ”
"Well, godmother, I will take care of the house, and when you come back, the greenery will be more lush and healthy, and the house will be as clean as before you left. ”
"Well, it's not early, you can rest quickly, you have to go to the factory for an internship tomorrow. ”
Aunt Teng gave the key to Fang Wei, and then went back to her house to rest.
Fang Wei looked at this comfortable and clean one-bedroom apartment, both happy and a little disappointed, he was originally alone and recognized a godmother, but unfortunately the godmother was about to leave to take care of her own daughter and grandson, and she didn't know how many days she could get together with her godmother.
Fang Wei plans to buy some things with Chinese elements for his godmother tomorrow that can be brought to the United States, so that the godmother who goes to a foreign country can see things and think about people and relieve her homesickness.
By the time Fang Wei finished washing up and went to sleep, it was almost midnight, and although the bedding had been newly changed on the bed, Fang Wei could still smell the smell of sunlight in the futon.
It seems that the aunt is very diligent and will often dry the bedding so that the bed can be kept in such a comfortable state.
Lying in the soft smell of the sun, Fang Wei quickly fell asleep, and there was no abnormal sound next door tonight, so he slept very sweetly.
Fang Wei slept well this night, but the four buddies who were waiting for him to come home outside his community were not so lucky.
Two men in leather jackets and two men in black drove their cars to the sidewalk outside the gate of the community tonight, ready to squat here.
But not long after staying, a 110 patrol car and a traffic police patrol car came.
It turned out that the residents of the community called the police, and recently there were two cars that often wandered around the community, and at night they parked the car at the gate of the community, often parked overnight, and the driver was still in the car overnight, and the appearance was very suspicious, thinking that it was not drunk driving and drug driving, or wanted to commit burglary.
The patrol and traffic police very carefully checked the driver's licenses and documents of the people in the two cars, asked them to blow the breathalyzer, and asked them why they stayed here overnight.
The two men in black are employees of the Imperial Capital Shiming Group, and they said that they came here only to pass by temporarily, stop and smoke a cigarette, and did not intend to stay, which may have been a misunderstanding.
Because the two of them were dressed professionally, their documents and company badges were complete, and there were no signs of drunk driving or drug driving, the patrol police let them go after a few questions.
And the pair of leather jacket brothers were not so lucky, because of a bad mood at night, one person made a small bottle of Niu Er to moisten his throat, I really didn't want to drink more, but the alcohol test failed, and I was taken away.
The men in black brothers came back after half an hour, and after confirming that Fang Wei had not returned, they also left, and tonight they had to think about how to explain to the boss how to explain the matter of losing people.