After temporarily placing Gao Yuemei's ancestors and grandchildren in the guard room of the North Gate, Xu Dong returned to the office, ready to ask Section Chief Li for a leave.

With Sister Gao's current state, don't let her see her old colleagues again, she is easily stimulated.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Please come in."

"Uncle Li, it's me." Xudong pushed the door in.

Section Chief Li didn't raise his head, and said directly: "Hurry up and say something if you have something." ”

"Uncle Li, Sister Gao is back."

Section Chief Li suddenly stopped the pen in his hand: "When did Lao Gao come back?" ”

The big riot on the west coast of the beautiful country, Section Chief Li paid special attention to it for a period of time, after all, he was an old colleague for decades, and it was normal for people to care about it.

"I just got off the plane in the morning, but Sister Gao's family suffered a catastrophe, Sister Gao, her husband, and her son and daughter-in-law are all gone, and now only Sister Gao and her grandson are left." Xu Dong introduced.

"Alas!" Section Chief Li sighed, "I have a premonition for a long time, Lao Gao's family is also unlucky, if they go to the East Coast, there will be no such bad things." ”

"yes, who would have thought!"

Speaking of which, Xu Dong didn't pay attention to this news at all in his previous life, he just heard that the beautiful country was in chaos, but he didn't know much about what happened.

"Where is she now?"

"It's at the north gate, I want to take a leave of absence and help Sister Gao rent a house, they don't even have a place to live now." Xu Dong replied.

"It's okay, when Lao Gao settles down, I'll go see them again." Section Chief Li nodded.

"Uncle Li, then I'll go over first, Sister Gao is still waiting, I'll make up for the fake note when I go back."

Section Chief Li waved his hand: "Go ahead, the rent can't let you go out alone, and it's my share." ”

"You're old with this." Xu Dong gave a thumbs up.

……

Half an hour, Xu Dong took Gao Yuemei to a nearby intermediary company.

In recent months, the life of real estate agents in Yanjing has been a bit miserable, whether it is a new house or a second-hand house, they can't do anything, and they can only rely on the rental market to make some hard-earned money.

After talking about the rental requirements, the agent quickly took Xu Dong and others to the pine alley next to it.

The rental requirements are simple, there are only two in total:

One is to be as close as possible to the power company, the closer the better, after all, it is convenient to commute to work;

The second is that you have to share a house with the landlord, on the pretext that Sister Gao is old and she is not at ease.

The real reason is that the housing reform is about to start, and there are too many troubles to rent an independent suite, and it is better to toss back and forth if you don't do it well.

When they came to the destination, the agent stood outside the door and shouted, "Mr. Xing, I'll bring you a new tenant." ”

"Come in!"

The door was opened by an aunt in her fifties, wearing black-rimmed glasses, which gave a very stern impression.

It is a small courtyard house.

The room is in the West House, Mr. Xing took a few people into the house to visit, the area of 20 square meters, there is a separate bathroom, the decoration is OK, the key is that the things are very complete, and you can move in with your bag.

"Sister Gao, what do you think?"

"It's good." Gao Yuemei nodded.

"Landlord, how can I rent this room?" Xu Dong asked directly.

"Water and electricity are paid for by yourself, the rent is 7,000 yuan a month, and you can pay three for one." Teacher Xing replied.

Xu Dong frowned and said: "It's expensive, your area is too small, and you don't have a separate kitchen, I think four thousand yuan should be about the same." ”

"Four thousand yuan is impossible, there are a lot of people who have returned to China recently, and the rents in the neighborhood are rising, I don't believe you to inquire." Teacher Xing shook his head.

The intermediary on the side hurriedly echoed: "Mr. Xu, Mr. Xing is right, our company now receives hundreds of tenants every day, and the rent has indeed risen a lot." ”

"I remember it wasn't so popular before, was it?" Xu Dong wondered.

Since May, due to the impact of the epidemic, all states are restricting the movement of people, and the rental market has naturally been greatly affected, and even housing prices have fallen slightly.

"It has suddenly become popular in the past half month, and most of these tenants are Xia Qiao who have returned to China, they urgently need a place to stay, and they have always been generous." The intermediary explained.

"All from the beautiful country?"

"Not all, but there are many other countries."

"Riots in other countries?" Xu Dong said strangely, I haven't seen the relevant news!

The intermediary shook his head:

"No, I also asked similar questions, and their answers, summed up in three words, scared! Or simply the fear that the anti-immigrant wave will spread further and eventually reach their home countries. ”

Xu Dong looked at the landlord again: "Teacher Xing, seven thousand yuan is too much, how about five thousand yuan?" We rent for three years at a time. ”

Teacher Xing was a little hesitant, this wave of returning to China may be gone after a while, and the rent will definitely drop after that, 5,000 yuan is not a lot, and renting for three years at a time can save a lot of things.

"We can pay a year's rent at a time."

Gao Yuemei pulled the hem of Xu Dong's clothes, this time is different from the past, the rent is too high, she really can't afford it.

And to sell grain, she will never will!

Xu Dong gave the other party a reassuring look, since Section Chief Li is willing to pay half, it is acceptable to be a little more expensive.

In the end, Mr. Xing agreed.

After the two parties signed the contract, Xu Dong immediately paid 70,000 yuan in rent, the extra 20,000 yuan as a deposit, and 800 yuan in intermediary fees.

Sending off the agent and landlord, Gao Yuemei immediately grabbed Xu Dong: "Xiao Xu, this money is borrowed from you by the eldest sister, and I will definitely pay it back to you when I turn back." ”

"Sister Gao, don't shirk the rent for the first year, it's okay to pay it back, when Xiao Zhang Tao grows up, let him pay it back, and besides, this rent is not from me alone, Uncle Li also paid half of it."

Xu Dong hugged Xiao Zhang Tao, looked east and west in the room, and wondered what else to add.

Of course, he didn't buy these things, he paid the rent enough, and left the rest to his colleagues in the security section!

"Xiao Xu, eldest sister really doesn't know how to thank you." Gao Yuemei said sincerely.

"When everyone is in trouble, Sister Gao, don't worry about it, don't be bitter about the child." After Xu Dong finished speaking, he teased Xiao Zhang Tao: "Taotao, isn't it?" ”

"Department, papa......" Xiao Zhang Tao said in a milky voice.

"Alas, poor baby, there are no parents at such a young age." Xu Dong sighed secretly in his heart.

I helped Sister Gao clean up.

Next, Xu Dong drove back to the courtyard, and then brought twenty catties of rice, as well as two catties of sugar and a basket of fresh vegetables.

As for meat, don't think about it, there are several families living in the yard, which is too conspicuous, and these years, as long as you can eat enough, you are already ahead of more than 90% of the people in the country.

Like Xu Dong's family, it is estimated that there are no more than a hundred families in Yanjing combined, and at this time, there is a real shortage of materials, and it cannot be solved simply by privilege or money.

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