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Chapter 88 Landlord
"That's good. I'll go up now. It's not good to leave the flour here forever."

With a flick of her arm, Ye Qing placed the dozens of kilograms of flour on her shoulder as if it were a small bag of cotton.

I don't know how she managed to generate such great strength with those slender arms.

Ye Qing did not invite Ai Liang into the residential building, after all, he still had to wait for the landlord downstairs.

Ai Liang stood downstairs for about five minutes before the landlord finally arrived in his small electric car.

The landlady is a Japanese woman in her forties. You ask how I could tell…

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

As soon as the landlord got out of the car, he bowed to Ai Liang and apologized: "I wasted a lot of time taking my child to tutoring class."

"It's alright, I didn't wait long," Ai Liang said politely.

"I'm really sorry, but Xiao Qing just told me everything."

The landlord pressed his index finger to open the glass door.

When taking the elevator, Ai Liang let the landlord go first, which earned the landlord's praise: "What a polite child! I feel at ease renting to someone like you."

Ai Liang simply nodded slightly without saying a word.

Xiao Qing... Ye Qing?

It was within Ai Liang's expectations that Ye Qing would call the landlord to confirm; given Ai Liang's wariness, she wouldn't completely believe her side of the story.

The residential building has twelve floors in total. The apartment that Ai Liang wants to rent is on the third floor. Even if the elevator is out of service, it will be very convenient to go up and down the stairs.

According to the chat, the landlord's surname is Liang, and he was a resident who received compensation for his land expropriation a few years ago.
Both apartments in this building were obtained through relocation compensation, while the landlord himself and his family live in the commercial apartments they purchased.

Not long ago, another tenant was evicted after being complained about by other residents for disturbing the peace late at night and other misconduct.

The new rental listing had only been up for less than a month when Ai Liang contacted her.

"Are you still a student? Do you live alone or with your parents?" the landlord asked.

“I live alone,” Ai Liang replied.

The landlord inserted the key, opened the security door, and led Ai Liang into the house.

The landlady nodded in satisfaction as she watched Ai Liang put on shoe covers by the shoe rack as the first thing she did after entering the house.

Regardless of the landlord, they all prefer clean and tidy tenants.

The apartment is about 70 or 80 square meters, which is quite large for one person.

Ai Liang was shown the room layout by the landlord. It was a standard two-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, one-bathroom room with a small balcony.

The balcony has security bars because it is less than a meter away from the neighboring balcony.

Ai Liang's gaze passed through the iron bars and landed on the clothesline of her neighbor's house, where several pink undergarments were swaying in the wind.

He glanced at it once and then looked away.

Back inside, Ai Liang checked the faucets and showerhead in the bathroom to see if they were producing hot water, and also checked if the kitchen range hood was working properly.

After confirming that everything was in order, the landlord took the initiative to check the large appliances, such as the washing machine and refrigerator.

Ai Liang was very satisfied; he didn't feel any malice from the landlady at all.

After confirming that there were no problems with the contract, Ai Liang planned to sign it.

Just then, the landlady looked at him hesitantly and said, "Ai Liang, there's something I need to tell you, it's about your neighbor."

Ai Liang immediately put down her pen and adopted an attitude of listening attentively.

"Your neighbor is also a student, and a girl at that, so certain things..."

The landlady didn't finish her sentence, but Ai Liang couldn't possibly not understand what she meant.

"I know, please rest assured, I will not do anything to make things difficult for you."

Ai Liang immediately made a guarantee.

"No, well... actually, she's not a bad person. As long as you don't do anything outrageous, she's actually very easy to get along with."

Ai Liang: _?
I have a feeling that something is not quite right. Shouldn't the woman be reminded to be careful and the man be mindful of his behavior in this situation?
"The previous tenant in this building... was hit by her because that tenant whistled at her... In fact, the other residents in the building also disliked that guy."

Not long ago, after Xiaoqing beat him up, the tenant called the police. It turned out he was a habitual thief the police were looking for, so he went straight in, and I took the opportunity to terminate the lease.”

Seeing the puzzled look on Ai Liang's face, the landlord decided to speak frankly.

Upon hearing this, Ai Liang was at a loss for words, unsure which to criticize.

"...I usually prefer quiet and don't talk to people much."

"I can tell you're the kind of well-behaved kid who never causes trouble."

The landlord smiled and put the contract away.

Good boy...

This was the first time Ai Liang had heard someone use this word to describe him.

"I cleaned the house recently, would you like me to clean it again?"

"No thanks."

After signing the contract, Ai Liang had chosen her place to live, and the rest was much simpler.

All you need to do is buy some daily necessities and bring your luggage from the hotel and courier station, and the move will be officially complete.

After putting away the contract, the landlord was about to take Ai Liang to the property management office to have her fingerprints taken when the door to room 302 next door suddenly opened.

Ye Qing walked out with her hair still wet, wearing a T-shirt and hot pants.

She had just finished showering, and when she came over, she brought with her the fragrance of shower gel.

"Aunt Liang, good afternoon." Ye Qing greeted her with a smile, "It seems you've decided to stay here, Ai Liang. We'll have to get along well from now on."

"Xiao Qing, do you know Ai Liang?" the landlady asked.

Ye Qing called her just to confirm whether Ai Liang was a tenant or not, without mentioning anything else.

She thought Ye Qing was wary of Ai Liang, which was why she said those things to Ai Liang.

But things don't seem to be quite the same as I imagined.

"Yes, Aunt Liang, we just met today. A few hours ago, I rescued him from a group of thugs, and he even treated me to lunch."

Ye Qing took three steps at a time and walked up to Ai Liang, looking at him with a smile.

"That really suits your personality, Xiao Qing. Everyone else is a hero saving a damsel in distress, but you're the damsel in distress saving a hero."

Upon hearing this, the landlady couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's even better since you two know each other. This way, I can feel much more at ease."

"Yes, Ai Liang is my classmate after the start of the semester. Don't let his quiet demeanor fool you, he's actually a genius in the top class," Ye Qing said proudly, raising her head.

I don't know if this is praising Ai Liang or praising herself.

"You little rascal, you're afraid I'll send the kids over again so you can tutor them and interfere with your work, aren't you?"

The landlady chuckled and playfully patted Ye Qing on the head.

Ye Qing chuckled twice: "No way, I work so hard just to pay your rent."

"Alright, alright, I just showed Ai Liang the apartment. She still needs to have her fingerprints taken, and there's also your balcony..." the landlord said meaningfully.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Ye Qing was initially a little confused, but then she seemed to remember something, and her face began to turn red, though it wasn't very noticeable since she had just taken a shower.

Ye Qing then remembered that since no one was next door, she had taken the clothes to the balcony to dry, and they were still hanging outside.

However, instead of rushing back into the house, she glared at Ai Liang.

No, is this my problem...?

Ai Liang was speechless.

After saying goodbye to Ye Qing, Ai Liang went to the property management office to have her fingerprints taken, accompanied by the landlord.

After politely declining the landlord's offer to give him a ride, Ai Liang hailed a taxi. As he got in, he suddenly sensed someone watching him from the shadows.

Looking in that direction, Ai Liang saw Ye Qing collecting clothes on the third floor.

Ye Qing noticed that Ai Liang was looking over, and quickly took off all her clothes and hugged them to her arms.

Ai Liang lowered his guard, looked away, and got into the taxi, which drove him toward the hotel.

Ye Qing watched Ai Liang's taxi drive away until it disappeared from sight before she took out her phone.

"Sister Lan, help me investigate someone..."

Ye Qing stood on the balcony, holding clothes in one hand and her phone in the other, calmly recounting the information on Ai Liang's citizen card.

(End of this chapter)