Chapter 112 Be Good, Call Uncle
Lin Xing received a call from an unknown person.
"Is it Lin Xing? I'm Qin Haiyan."
Lin Xing smiled and said: "Sister Haiyan, are you back in Langdu?"
Qin Haiyan said: "Yes, I brought the child here two days ago and found a kindergarten.
Now I'm looking for a suitable rental house. The kindergarten I'm looking for for my daughter happens to be close to Wutong Village.
I heard from the factory director that your family lives in Wutong Village, and he asked me to call and ask about your rental."
Qin Haiyan is usually taciturn and seldom talks nonsense.
Lin Xing said: "Let me help you ask who has a house for rent in the village. What conditions do you have? Tell me."
“It’s best to have one bedroom and one living room, or a single-room suite, preferably within a thousand.
My ideal price is eight hundred."
Lin Xing said: "I understand, then I'll ask and I'll call you back later."
"Thanks."
Qin Haiyan's husband used to be a sports car driver. He died in a car accident and left her a daughter.
Qin Haiyan is the kind of person who works hard in the factory. In order to support her daughter and the elderly in her hometown, she earns money even if she lives in it.
When the factory is not busy, she also works part-time.
Lin Xing planned to invite her over to pick fruits, but Qin Haiyan hadn't settled her own affairs yet, so Lin Xing didn't mention it for now.
If Qin Haiyan could rent a house in Wutong Village, it would be more convenient to ask her to help pick fruits later.
Therefore, Lin Xing was very enthusiastic and wanted to help her rent a house in Wutong Village.
Although Wutong Village is in the bustling big city of Langdu, it is located in the suburbs, in an average location, and the rental price is not high.
As far as Lin Xing knew, the rental price range that Qin Haiyan wanted could be found in Wutong Village.
Lin Xing opened Weixin and found a group chat that he had hidden.
That group chat is called Wutong Village.
As the name suggests, this is a group in which all the people in Wutong Village belong.
Usually, in addition to important announcements from the village committee, people in the group will send some random messages.
Especially some elderly people like to post some chicken soup articles and videos, but Lin Xing is too lazy to read them. In order to be clean, he hides the group and never talks in it.
However, to help Qin Haiyan find information about the house, asking in the group is the fastest way.
Lin Xing sent a message inside.
"Hello everyone, I have a friend who wants to rent a house in the village.
It’s best to have one bedroom and one living room or a suite. The price is around one thousand. If anyone rents a house, please contact me.”
As soon as his message came out, many people jumped out to reply to him.
"My house is for rent, and it has something like this."
"I also have a one-bedroom apartment with one living room. The previous tenant just left, and I haven't rented it out yet."
Lin Xing saw that several people had replied to him, and he said: "I will add you and chat with you privately."
Lin Xing went to chat with someone privately, and soon he got some information about renting a house.
He summarized the information, found one that was more suitable, and called Qin Haiyan.
"Sister Haiyan, I've asked around. I've seen three houses that are more in line with your standards. When you are free, I will go look at the houses with you."
Qin Haiyan said with some embarrassment: "Lin Xing, I'm sorry to trouble you, I can just go and see it myself.
The matter of looking at the house is very trivial, so it won’t be good if it takes up your time.”
Lin Xing smiled and said: "You don't have to be so polite, Sister Haiyan.
Come over in the afternoon, I'm free.
I am relatively familiar with Wutong Village, so I can prevent you from being deceived and can also serve as a consultant for you.
Qin Haiyan said happily: "Well, I have time this afternoon. I will come to you with my children in the afternoon."
"Get off the bus at the bus stop halfway up the mountain in Wutong Village. Call me in advance and I will pick you up there."
"OK."
After finalizing the information with Qin Haiyan, Lin Xing went to work.
In the afternoon, Lin Xing picked up someone at the bus station.
Qin Haiyan brought her daughter over. Her daughter was four or five years old and looked timid.
She looks very similar to Qin Haiyan, with beautiful facial features.
Qin Haiyan is very beautiful, but there is always a kind of sadness between her eyebrows. She doesn't like to smile very much, and she has a bitter face.
Qin Haiyan pulled the child in front of her and said to her: "Qingping, call Brother Lin Xing quickly."
Qingping has dark skin and looks tanned at first glance. He grew up in a rural area in a small city and looks very simple.
She glanced at Lin Xing, said hello quickly, and lowered her head.
"Hello, brother."
Lin Xing smiled and said: "Be good, just call me uncle."
He looked at Qin Haiyan and said, "Sister Haiyan, let's go and see the house."
Lin Xing took Qin Haiyan and his daughter to see the first apartment.
Along the way, Qin Haiyan, mother and daughter, didn't speak much. It was Lin Xing who did the talking, introducing them to some situations in Wutong Village.
"The first apartment is a suite on the third floor, and the rent there is 800 yuan.
It feels like it quite meets your requirements."
Qin Haiyan nodded.
Lin Xing called the person who showed them the house, and not long after, a man came over.
He had a bunch of keys hanging on his body and was wearing blue and white slippers. However, Lin Xing knew at a glance that he was not from the village, but the second landlord.
Many people in Wutong Village who have some money have gone out to buy houses in the city center, and these old houses in the village are used to build self-built houses and rent them out.
Most of the villagers do not take care of the house inspections and maintenance themselves and leave it to the second landlord to take care of it.
Usually, these second landlords are also tenants of the landlord, so they can earn some money without paying rent.
This person was the second landlord. Without saying much, he took Lin Xing and the others to the third floor to see the suite.
The viewing process was very quiet, there was nothing to introduce, and everything inside was clear at a glance.
After looking around, Qin Haiyan and the others said they would think about it and left.
It’s impossible to make an immediate decision after seeing the first one, so you’ll definitely have to shop around.
Lin Xing glanced at Qingping and said to Qin Haiyan: "There are no windows, so the air doesn't circulate very well.
Although the price and floor are okay, I always feel that it’s not a good environment with children living there.”
Qin Haiyan nodded and said: "I have the same opinion as you, let's take a look at the following two sets."
Lin Xing called the contact person in the second house. After waiting for a while, the person came over from the corner of an alley.
This man was short and had dark circles in both eyes, as if he hadn't slept in several days.
There was also a curling cigarette in his hand.
He glanced at Lin Xing and then at Qin Haiyan, mother and daughter, and said, "You and your family are here to rent a house, right?"
Qin Haiyan quickly clarified: "No, he is my friend, and we, mother and daughter, want to rent a house."
The second landlord said "Oh", but his eyes still exuded the disbelief that "I have seen this kind of thing too many times."
Lin Xing was too lazy to explain anything to the second landlord and said: "There are children here, please don't smoke."
The second landlord was not angry when Lin Xing said this. He took a long puff of smoke, threw the cigarette to the ground, and stamped it out with his foot.
"Let's go, I'll show you the house."
Chapter completed!