Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 135 Shopping Around
Upon hearing Sun Jingyi's words, Jiang Mingyu was clearly displeased. Old Li, however, smiled and said, "This lady is right. This is no small matter. We should indeed compare prices from different vendors. Besides, the other place isn't far away. We've already made arrangements, so going to take a look won't delay things."

The others remained silent, after all, they weren't from the same family, and they had to consider other people's feelings, so they had no choice but to follow along.

Jiang Mingyu and Sun Jingyi walked behind, frowning, and said in a low voice, "What are you doing? Isn't this place quite suitable? Besides, there's a pregnant woman with you. Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?"

Sun Jingyi said, "The three rooms are all different sizes. How will we calculate the cost when we split it up? What if we end up having disagreements later? Let's just wait and see. It won't make a difference."

Looking at his wife like this, Jiang Mingyu felt as if he was finally getting to know her.

The two had only been married for a month, and in his eyes, she was perfect in every way. At home, they were inseparable all the time. Today, it seemed like he was learning about his wife's shortcomings for the first time.

This petty-mindedness was truly a headache. Jiang Mingyu even thought to himself: If I were to pass the exam, what would happen to my wife...?

The group arrived at the second courtyard, and Xu Qingmeng was clearly dissatisfied.

This courtyard is much smaller than the previous one, and it only has two side rooms. The kitchen is also the kind of shed that is built, which is not spacious at all. It is very narrow and the lighting is not good.

Sun Jingyi made a comparison and said that the two rooms were quite similar, "I think this one is quite nice."

Zhou Yuanjia was stumped: "But there are only two side rooms here?"

This courtyard is naturally much cheaper than the first one. Courtyards near the examination site are rented out monthly. They'll only be here for about twenty days, so the rest of the time will be wasted.

This courtyard costs less than two taels of silver, one tael and eight mace.

If the cost is split between the two families, each family will only need 900 coins.

The first courtyard was excellent in every way, and the courtyard itself was very large, so the price was naturally much higher, costing a full five taels of silver.

The cost, when divided among the families, wasn't just nine hundred coins, but a full tael and six mace, and they weren't even guaranteed to get the largest room.

Sun Jingyi thought that whoever stayed in the big room and whoever stayed in the small side room would be at a disadvantage. What was so good about it? It was much better to stay here. No one would suffer a loss and no one would gain an advantage over anyone else.

The courtyard is small and the things are a bit old, but it's cheap. The things can be tidied up and are still usable. We're only staying for about twenty days, so why spend so much money?

Zhou Yuanjia asked the question, but Sun Jingyi couldn't speak first. Instead, she tugged at Jiang Mingyu's sleeve, signaling him to speak.

Jiang Mingyu clearly also preferred the first courtyard, so he didn't understand her meaning. He scratched his head and said, "Let's go to the first one. That's the most suitable one."

Sun Jingyi frowned and said, "Are you stupid? This courtyard is clearly a better deal."

Jiang Mingyu said, "But there are only two rooms, how can we accommodate everyone? Besides, when you're traveling, why make yourself suffer for the sake of money?"

Sun Jingyi, however, was displeased and said, "Nobody's money grows on trees, so of course we should save where we can. Besides, we didn't bring much money this time, and we've only just arrived in the prefectural city; we still have ten or twenty days to go." The Jiang family was indeed of average means, but they weren't as strapped for cash as Sun Jingyi described. Moreover, because they were coming to take the exam, the family had prepared plenty of money.

But Sun Jingyi's personality was something she had developed since childhood, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Sun Jingyi got more and more excited as she spoke, and even said to Xu Qingmeng, "Men don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until they're in charge of the household. Sister-in-law, what do you think? Isn't this courtyard more cost-effective?"

Before Xu Qingmeng could say anything, Zhou Yuanjia, being no fool, naturally understood the underlying meaning.

Just as he was about to say something, Gu Yunyi spoke up: "Since Madam Jiang thinks this place is quite nice, Brother Jiang can rent it. However, my wife is still pregnant, and she likes to cook. This courtyard is really not safe, so we won't stay here."

Sun Jingyi clearly did not expect Gu Yunyi to speak up, let alone say it so directly.

Once Gu Yunyi spoke, he wouldn't give anyone a chance to refuse. He directly said to Uncle Li, "Uncle Li, I've rented the first courtyard. One room will be used for rest, and the other will be used as a study. Is there another one here, Brother Zhou? Would you like to stay here?"

“Of course.” Zhou Yuanjia was in a good mood and nodded in agreement.

"If that's the case, three rooms are just right."

As soon as Gu Yunyi said this, Sun Jingyi's words of rebuttal stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say a word.

Sun Jingyi's face was very ugly, but she had no choice but to sign a contract with the landlord for the small courtyard with two side rooms.

Gu Yunyi and the others then returned to the first courtyard.

Throughout the journey, Zhou Yuanjia remained in low spirits and quite depressed. He muttered to himself, "I've dealt with Brother Jiang several times before, and he's always been a good person. But today, he seems like such an easily swayed individual..."

He shook his head helplessly. Out of courtesy, he couldn't speak ill of a woman, but after what had just happened, Zhou Yuanjia had been disliked and tricked, so he was still quite upset.

Huang Boyang, who was used to seeing all kinds of people, said, "Their family backgrounds are different since childhood, so their treatment of others is also different, and their mindset is also different. I think it was cultivated from childhood that they are like this."

The first courtyard was quite sought after; Xu Qingmeng and her group had only been inside for a short while when another family was already looking at it.

This was a husband and wife. The man was a bit older, probably around twenty-four or twenty-five, of average build, and somewhat frail. His wife was also petite and spoke softly.

As soon as everyone entered, they heard the man say, "Boss, can't we rent them out separately? We just need one room."

"No, no, if we rented them out separately, how would you even get a turn? I'd probably be at home collecting money by now." The landlord wasn't lying; otherwise, the courtyard wouldn't have remained until now.

When the landlord saw that Gu Yunyi and his group had returned, he said to the couple, "I'm really sorry, you should go inside and take another look. This whole area is for rent."

(End of this chapter)