The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 284 - 273: Rent Out

Chapter 284: Chapter 273: Rent Out

When Lu Jingqiu arrived at the entrance, she noticed a few girls wandering around nearby, evident by how they peeked into every household they passed, quite conspicuous.

Moreover, among them was a tall girl who looked very familiar.

Just as Jingqiu was trying to recall where she might have seen her before, the familiar girl also saw them, and the surprise in her eyes confirmed Jingqiu’s suspicion that they had met.

"Nanzhou, do you think that girl looks familiar?"

"Which one?"

As they were still asking each other, the girl from the group, Shen Manman, suddenly ran over to them: "Hello, long time no see."

After exchanging glances, Jingqiu was still clueless, but Jiang Nanzhou seemed to remember, saying, "You’re Comrade Shen."

Shen Manman quickly nodded with a smile: "Yes, I’m Shen Manman. What a coincidence to meet you here."

Upon hearing the name, Jingqiu finally realized: "The landlord, Comrade Shen, what are you doing here?"

Without saying too much, Shen Manman replied: "My classmates and I are looking for a house here." After saying that, she pointed to the large door beside them and asked, "Is this yours?"

Jingqiu nodded with a smile: "Yes, just bought it."

Knowing that the two were from West City, Shen Manman felt a bit thrilled and quickly asked, "Are you renting it out? We’re looking to rent a place here."

What was this, thinking about something and it happens? Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou first shared a smile, then said to Shen Manman, "Renting, but..." They hadn’t yet mentioned it would be expensive when they saw Shen Manman excitedly signaling to her friends behind her, "Xiao Bai, Old Yu, quick, there’s a house here!"

Upon hearing this, the two girls showed a burst of excitement on their faces, eagerly running over: "Really?"

"Really?"

The group looked at Jingqiu with excitement: "Can we go in and take a look?"

Seeing their anticipation, Jingqiu could only nod, still slightly dazed, and opened the door for them: "Feel free to look around. It has furniture, and there’s no lack of water or electricity."

Shen Manman and her friends politely greeted them and then went inside to have a look.

As expected, the more they looked, the more they liked the house.

After possibly discussing among themselves, they sent Shen Manman downstairs to ask Jingqiu about the price: "Sister Lu, Big Brother Jiang, how do you plan to rent out this house?"

Jingqiu and Jiang Nanzhou were in the restaurant downstairs. Seeing her coming over, they quickly gestured for her to sit and began, "Actually, the space here is over 160 square meters. But if you rent it, I’ll charge you for the previous 85 square meters, and at the current market rate, two yuan per square meter. A total of one hundred seventy a month."

Shen Manman must have been aware of the local rates. She wasn’t too surprised by the offer but appeared troubled, frowning slightly: "Oh, then we’ll go back and discuss it."

Jingqiu nodded with a smile: "Alright."

Her two friends also came down at that moment, politely greeting and asking a few questions about the house.

As they were leaving, Shen Manman said, "Sister Lu, how long are you planning to stay here?"

"Leaving tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?... Then this house?"

"I’ve asked a classmate to take care of the house. If you’re interested, you can come over early tomorrow. She will be here in the morning."

"Oh, okay."

Lu Jingqiu had thought they wouldn’t rent it, after all, the rent was so expensive, and at this time, few people could afford it, not to mention Shen Manman was still a student.

Neither of them took it to heart. After dinner, Lu Jingqiu began to pack up their belongings.

They had arrived with a small bag, and now, on leaving, surprisingly had four or five parcels.

"I was thinking of going to Capital City, and I bought gifts for everyone there."

Jiang Nanzhou looked at the gifts for Capital City, lifted them with his hand, quite heavy, and said, "How about I go to the post office first thing tomorrow morning and mail them directly from here to Capital City?"

"Will there be enough time?"

"There will be enough time."

"Then, that’s settled."

That way, it would be easier for them to take things.

Just as they were figuring out what to do with the kitchen stuff, someone suddenly knocked on the front door.

Lu Jingqiu thought it was He Yu, hurried to open the door, and to her surprise, it was Shen Manman: "Comrade Shen, what brings you here so late?"

Shen Manman said with a smile, "Didn’t Sister Lu say you were leaving tomorrow? I was anxious."

"Please come in... Is it about the house?"

"Yes, we discussed it and decided to rent it for the time being."

Lu Jingqiu, afraid they were acting on impulse, kindly reminded them, "This house is one hundred and seventy a month, are you sure you want to rent it?"

Shen Manman nodded and smiled, "I know Sister Lu means well, but don’t worry. Although we are still in school, we’ve also started a small business here. It’s mainly inconvenient at school, so we wanted to find a place outside. In fact, we’ve looked at many places but haven’t liked any. There were suitable ones farther away, but they were too far from school. We took a liking to the houses in this area and have been searching for nearly half a month, coming by every few days to see if there were any available. We didn’t expect to be so lucky today."

"You’re doing business here too?"

"Yes, trading some second-hand fabrics. My classmates have some channels. We wholesale these fabrics to foreign merchants, making a flip in the middle, and it’s more profitable than in the inland. So, don’t worry; we can afford the rent."

Lu Jingqiu nodded, "That’s good. Renting to you, someone I know well, makes me quite happy, as we won’t be in Shanghai and wouldn’t feel at ease renting to strangers."

Shen Manman’s face broke into a smile, her cheeks revealing two dimples, and she said, "Don’t worry, Sister Lu, we’ll take good care of the house. Actually, what troubled me today is that we might not be able to give you much rent right now because...

...because we just received a batch of goods the day before yesterday, and our funds haven’t turned around yet. I came over to see if we could give you a hundred for now, and the rest, in half a month, I could mail it to you directly, just like mailing the rent to me. At that time, we can pay you six months’ rent all at once."

Lu Jingqiu hadn’t expected this and quickly replied with a smile, "So that’s the case; you should have said so this afternoon. With our relationship, even if you didn’t give me money now, I wouldn’t say anything."

"Really?"

Lu Jingqiu nodded with a smile, "Really."

Upon hearing this, Shen Manman no longer held back and sighed with relief, "Actually, this afternoon I was thinking about using my rent to offset yours, but the rent for my place wouldn’t cover a month’s rent for yours, and Sister, you already paid this year’s rent for me before the New Year. I was too embarrassed to mention it.

Oh... Right, Big Brother Jiang mentioned selling my place when he was renting before. I am now considering selling it, but you’ve decorated it so nicely and haven’t lived there long, so I was embarrassed to bring it up.

Of course, if Sister Lu is interested, you can tell me."

"You... want to buy the apartment in West City?"