After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 39 Moving
Housing is a problem that Zhou Haoran needs to solve as soon as possible.

It’s definitely not a good idea to be too far away from the TV station.

Transportation was not very developed those days.

The main means of transportation is still a bicycle. If you live too far away, you might as well go back home and commute every day.

But if I live near the TV station, I can't afford the rent.

This area was once the British Concession and the French Concession. It is the most prosperous and highest-priced place in the country, with villas, houses and high-end residential areas everywhere.

Ordinary commercial housing can be sold for 3000 yuan per square meter.

In the rental market, rent is very expensive.

In the hotel market, luxury suites costing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars a night are standard features of five-star hotels, and they use this trick to rip off foreign tourists.

Even the small hotel hidden in the residential building behind the Internet cafe costs 50 yuan a night.

Zhou Haoran originally wanted to live in his second aunt's house.

Didn't work.

The second plan was to quickly establish a good relationship with He Jin, a beautiful and elegant woman who lived alone after her divorce, and move into her house.

I think this idea is okay.

It can not only meet the physiological needs of this young body that is full of vigor and eager to move, but also provide a stable residence.

It's just a bit of a psychological barrier.

This is like living off a gigolo.

Unexpectedly, a third solution suddenly emerged.

The two are siblings who grew up together.

When we were very young, we slept in the same crib.

The grudge was much relieved.

Even Qiao Suiqing thought this was natural.

She came to Taiwan after graduating from university a year ago.

A year later, he graduated from high school and came to Taiwan.

As an older sister, isn't it my duty to take care of my younger brother?

Zhou Haoran followed her to a newly built residential area no more than two kilometers away from the TV station, where there were seven or eight brand new apartment buildings.

"Sister Suiqing, do you live here?"

"Ah."

"How much is the rent for this room?"

Zhou Haoran was a little surprised. He knew that Sui Qingjie had a high income, with salary, benefits, and subsidies totaling 3000 yuan per month. But the rent for a new apartment in this area was the highest in the country.

Qiao Suiqing sighed and said quietly, "It's quite expensive, but there's nothing we can do about it. I get off work every night, and it's past ten o'clock at night. I can't go too far, right?"

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

Zhou Haoran was very emotional.

The TV station was a highly coveted institution, situated on Ping An Road, where every inch of land was worth a fortune... It was indeed glamorous, but housing became a major burden. Without a regular job, what about the hardship?

It’s okay for men, as many people can squeeze into the basement.

It is very troublesome for female hosts like Qiao Suiqing. Their living conditions must be better so that they can maintain the best physical and mental state and present a good image to the audience.

Swipe the access card.

Take the elevator.

This is indeed a modern apartment, and the living conditions are many times better than those in the Shikumen alleys.

On the 12nd floor.

The key opens the door.

There was only one room... or rather, two rooms, a large room that served as a living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, study, and laundry room. In the corner was a separate small room, which was a bathroom with a shower.

It's only about 30 square meters in total.

At the back of the room stood a one-meter-wide, old-fashioned iron-framed single bed. It looked like a bed in a small hotel; it creaked and was completely uncomfortable.

The layout is also very simple.

There is a small wardrobe against the wall.

There is a small table next to the bed, with some cosmetics and two books related to television and media on it.

The room is tidy and clean, with a light fragrance.

The color is a bit lighter.

Looks very simple.

"go in."

Qiao Suiqing was behind and gave Zhou Haoran a light push on the waist.

"Sister Suiqing, how much is your rent this month?"

Zhou Haoran looked around and felt that the conditions were tough, but much better than those in the alley.

"I moved in last year and the monthly rent was 900 yuan. The agent contacted me a while ago and said they were going to raise the rent to 1000 yuan."

Qiao Suiqing took his luggage and newly purchased clothes to the wardrobe.

Zhou Haoran was shocked. "Such a high rent? My monthly salary is only 800 yuan!"

Qiao Suiqing chuckled and said, "I'm here with you, and you still need to pay?"

"I know you earn a lot, but..." Zhou Haoran felt a little guilty, "How about this, I'll pay half of the rent from now on."

"Okay, sit down and rest for a while."

Qiao Suiqing gave him a cold look and smiled in reproach.

Then, I got busy.

She wanted to hang Zhou Haoran's clothes in the closet. Suits and shirts would be deformed if they were kept in bags for a long time.

There wasn't even a chair in the room, and Zhou Haoran was too embarrassed to sit on her bed, so he came over to help and whispered, "Sister Suiqing, are you really going to let me come and live with you?"

Qiao Suiqing felt strange, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Haoran touched his nose and said, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate..."

"What's inappropriate about it?" Qiao Suiqing knew what he meant and scolded him with a smile, "Little brat!"

Zhou Haoran said solemnly: "We are all grown up."

"When you grow up, you'll be my brother too."

Qiao Suiqing made the final decision.

Zhou Haoran said "Oh".

Then she opened the wardrobe.

Her life seemed simple, she didn't have many clothes, not even this small closet was full. Various short-sleeved shirts and dresses were hung on the top, and neatly folded women's underwear was placed below. The styles were conservative and the colors were only black and white.

Zhou Haoran glanced at her bra and quickly looked away, "Sister Suiqing, why don't you buy some hooks and stick them on the wall, and then I can hang my clothes on the wall. You can use the cabinet yourself."

"The cabinet is so big, let's use it together." Qiao Suiqing didn't care. "The left one is yours, and the right one is mine."

Then she moved her dress, pants and underwear to the right half.

He took out his clothes one by one and hung them on the left side.

New clothes are easy.

They are all very clean.

But in his luggage bag, the two short-sleeved shirts and briefs all had a distinct smell, probably because they had been taken off and not washed.

Qiao Suiqing didn't say anything. He rolled up the clothes in his bag and chuckled, saying, "Don't worry. The latest bus isn't until 7 o'clock. We can go back after dinner. I'll go wash the clothes and hang them up first."

"Ah, alas, I'll do it myself..."

Zhou Haoran didn't feel comfortable asking her to wash his clothes, especially his underwear.

"Let me wash it. It will be clean after a few rubs."

Qiao Suiqing didn't give it to him.

Then she remembered something and said, "Oh, Haoran, do me a favor. There's a new screwdriver in the drawer. The bed might have a loose screw, and that's why it's creaking. I've tried several times but it doesn't work. Can you see if you can fix it?"

"Oh well."

Zhou Haoran accepted the task, found a screwdriver, and lay on the floor to start studying this old iron bed.

I think the quality of this bed is really bad.

It probably wasn't provided by the apartment. It's very likely that Qiao Suiqing bought the bed himself for the sake of saving money.

Tighten all the screws again.

After shaking it a few times, the noise was indeed much smaller.

For summer clothes, the main purpose is to rinse off the sweat smell, so they are washed very quickly.

After a while, Qiao Suiqing came out with a basin of washed clothes and said happily, "How is it? Is it fixed?"

Zhou Haoran said, "It's OK, but the bed is not good. It looks second-hand."

"Well, I bought it last year. My mom found it at the second-hand market." Qiao Suiqing sat on the bed, rocked a few times, and said with surprise, "Oh, that's great! It's different having a man at home!"

Zhou Haoran cleared his throat.

I thought to myself that Sister Sui Qing is really generous.

Qiao Suiqing wanted to hang the washed clothes by the window.

Zhou Haoran said worriedly, "Sister Suiqing, is this a single bed?"

Qiao Suiqing stood on tiptoe, hung the clothes on the horizontal bar, and said "hmm".

"This bed is too narrow, there's no room for me!"

Zhou Haoran stared at the iron bed with a frown on his face, thinking hard but unable to find a solution. It seemed that he had encountered a world-class problem.

"Hmm?" Qiao Suiqing turned around, her eyebrows raised, her pretty eyes wide open. "What are you thinking? I'll sleep on the bed, and you'll sleep on the floor!"

(End of this chapter)