Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2023 Jenny's House Viewing

Of course, Jenny's family didn't set off immediately. They had to wait until Jenny rented a house in Da Zhou and confirmed the location before making any plans. Otherwise, where would the whole family stay?

Considering this expense, Jenny's parents gave him all the money they had saved up over the years, so that their son wouldn't run out of money.

Back in Da Zhou, Jenny went to work as usual, and on his days off, he went to the city to look at houses.

It's worth mentioning that the railway connecting Elf Port and the border of the new district was extended two years ago. Now, the elves of the Elf Forest can take the train directly to the city center, providing them with greater convenience for tourism, sightseeing, and shopping.

The elves who worked on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty during this period naturally benefited as well.

This is also the main reason why Jenny is thinking of renting a house in the city. As long as there is a train for commuting, it will only take a short time to get from the city to the mine where he usually works.

Of course, once he applies to join the Great Zhou and becomes a formal citizen, he can simply change to a job in the city, which would be even more convenient.

Thinking of this, Jenny became even more excited.

He had been thinking about renting a house for a while. Before he even told his parents about it, while other elves went to the city to travel and spend money during their holidays, he went to look at houses in the city.

Therefore, he had already thoroughly researched and understood the types and locations of apartments still available for rent in the city, as well as their rents.

On a new day, Carter, who had just returned from the village, was complaining to Jenny about his grandparents' desire to renovate the treehouse, but Jenny had no time to pay attention to him.

"Alright, I have to go out now."

"You're looking at houses again?"

As the elf who was closest to Jenny here, Carter knew that Jenny had been looking at apartments on his days off, wanting to move out of the dormitory.

Jenny simply hummed in response and didn't say anything more.

"Wait, wait, I'll go with you!"

Carter shouted as he followed after him, which surprised Jenny.

"Instead of going to the city for your day off, why are you thinking of going house hunting with me?"

He remembered very clearly that Carter had absolutely no interest in this matter.

"hey-hey."

Carter was frank in response to Jenny's question.

"No money."

Jenny understood instantly.

It's not that Carter wanted to borrow money from him, but rather that Carter had spent all his money.

You should know that most of the fun in the city comes from spending money on food, drinks and entertainment. But if you don't have money, you can only wander around the streets and enjoy the sights.

But Carter had done the same thing before, and he wasn't a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city. Simply wandering around and looking around was no longer enough for him.

So I decided to take advantage of the fact that I didn't have any money and go back to the village for two days. This would kill some time and save my parents and grandparents from nagging me for not coming home.

As soon as he got back, his grandparents started nagging him about renovating the treehouse. Plus, it was really uncomfortable staying in the village this time of year, so he couldn't stand it and slipped away early.

Then he ran into Jenny going to the city to look at houses. On his rare day off, Carter didn't want to be stuck in his dorm all alone, so he decided to go with her to kill some time.

After all, when it comes to looking at houses, all he needs to pay is the cost of a train ticket, and he has that kind of money.

Jenny didn't mind; it was good enough if someone gave him a ride on the road.

Unlike when he first looked at houses, this time he came to screen them.

If it's for a family of five to live in, then the house definitely needs to be bigger.

So all the decent small apartments he had looked at before had to be eliminated. He would then look at the suitable large apartments again and choose one that suited him.

Carter initially thought house hunting would be boring, but things turned out to be much more interesting than he expected.

"Roar, roar, roar..." As soon as the apartment door opened, Carter couldn't help but let out a strange laugh as he rushed inside, looking at the spacious area.

The exceptionally finely painted walls and the smooth, comfortable wooden flooring formed a stark contrast to the cement walls of their dormitory.

Before coming here, Carter had never imagined that the difference between housing units could be so great.

Although the apartment was completely unfurnished, it still far surpassed their small, shabby dormitory.

After quickly looking around, Carter went to the window. The moment he opened it, the view opened up before him. The well-planned streets and buildings immediately came into view. Looking down from this height, he was overwhelmed by the sight, which made Carter pause in surprise.

At the same time, I unconsciously said something...

"Brother Jenny, how about I move out and rent a place with you?"

"..."

"I'll pay half the rent, but I don't have any money this month, so I'll have to wait until next month."

"No."

"Huh? Why?"

"I plan to live with my parents from now on."

As they spoke, Jenny told Carter about his plan to bring his entire family to Da Zhou.

After a moment of confusion, Carter suddenly realized what was going on.

"That's right! Renovating the old house is expensive, but renting is cheap! If we just bring them all to live in Da Zhou, wouldn't that solve the problem?!"

Seeing Carter suddenly become excited, Jenny hesitated for a moment, but still poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

“Apartments like this aren’t cheap to rent. Given how you can’t even save a few copper coins a month, you wouldn’t be able to pay a month’s rent even if you saved for a year.”

"Ah this."

There's no way to refute it, because what Jenny said is true.

"Old Carter should have some money. I'll go ask him later!"

"..."

Perhaps sensing Jenny's speechlessness, Carter scratched the back of his head, chuckled dryly, and then changed his demeanor, putting his hands together in a pleading gesture.

"Our incomes should be about the same now, right? Even if yours is higher than mine, it can't be by much. How did you manage to save up so much? Teach me!"

"What's the secret to saving money? Just spend less."

"That's not right. I've done a rough calculation. Based on the rent for this apartment, you might be able to rent it now with your savings, but what if you run out of your savings in a few months? Even with your aunt and uncle's help, your monthly income alone, after deducting daily expenses, probably won't be enough, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jenny glanced at Carter with some surprise.

It's hard to imagine that this kid, who usually seems rather dim-witted, could actually think of something like this.

Now that things have come to this point, Jenny has no intention of hiding anything anymore.

"Actually, I plan to apply to join the Great Zhou and become a formal citizen of the Great Zhou. Once I become a formal citizen of the Great Zhou, I can find a higher-paying job, and then rent will no longer be a problem."

This news was quite a shock to Carter.

Carter, that kid, couldn't say he hadn't thought about it at all, but he still had some reservations and hadn't reached the point of immediately putting it into practice.

Who would have thought that his older brother, Jenny, who seemed so honest, was actually much more ruthless than him when it came to getting things done?

But you know what, after thinking about it carefully, Carter found that Jenny's approach actually worked!
How about I give it a try?

(End of this chapter)