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"Actually, I also want to, Uncle. I found a job over in Zhongguancun and was planning to move out. I was worried that you wouldn't agree!" Jiang Yizhou explained.
"That's good. I was worried your parents would blame me for not taking care of their son!" Jiang Maode also breathed a sigh of relief.
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"You all are leaving, and it's going to be much quieter here," the landlord leaned against the door, watching the two busy with moving, and said calmly, "But that's not necessarily a bad thing."
"Brother Li, get some more tenants! There are so many newcomers around here; I'm sure someone wants to rent!" Jiang Yizhou took the opportunity to chat with the landlord. In reality, his luggage only consisted of a backpack's worth of items. He planned to buy new bedding, and since it was late spring, a blanket and a thin quilt would suffice. Right now, he mainly wanted to help Uncle move things.
"It's hard to find tenants; people are too noisy. Not many quiet ones would come to such a remote place. It's just you two who would come; I'm only making enough for groceries," the landlord didn't care much about this income, implying that he preferred quality over quantity.
After saying goodbye to the landlord, they sat in the moving truck, heading in a certain direction before finally stopping in front of an apartment building. The truck was borrowed from a foreman at the construction site, along with the driver. The three of them continuously moved luggage. Upon entering the destination house for the first time, Jiang Yizhou was somewhat surprised by the various decorations rich in religious significance and murals. Although there were couplets, they were also variations.
"You've arrived," an aunt who looked very gentle and peaceful walked into the living room. Seeing the luggage on the floor, she frowned slightly and then asked Jiang Maode, "Who are these two?"
At that moment, the old man seemed obedient like a child and pointed at the two men, saying, "This is my nephew, whom I mentioned before; the other one is the driver of the moving truck."
Jiang Yizhou nodded in acknowledgment and said, "Hello, Aunt!" Then he and the driver tacitly walked out of the door.
"Why did you bring all this stuff? I was planning to buy new things!" Sun Sheng'ai pointed at the luggage on the ground and said, "Donate what you can; throw away what you can't!"
Jiang Maode repeatedly agreed. If Jiang Yizhou saw this, he wouldn't know how to feel about it. How did that old man who was used to his current situation and lived lazily become like this?
Then the old man started getting busy again, asking Jiang Yizhou and the driver to take everything they had brought upstairs back down again to donate items to places like orphanages. However, there were very few items that could be donated; most were just thrown away at a garbage dump.
This back-and-forth made both Jiang Yizhou and the driver quite exhausted while the old man seemed to enjoy himself. He hoped that this aunt was just a simple Christian; if she deceived or betrayed him again, he might even feel suicidal.
"Pork Knuckle, what's going on with your Uncle? Why all this fuss?" The driver was also a coworker known by Jiang Yizhou as Brother Zhuang, who was three years older than him.
"Brother Zhuang, can't you see it yet? You're experiencing a second spring! There's nothing else in those eyes, you've really worked hard this time!" Jiang Yizhou also felt quite sorry for him. He pulled out two ten-dollar bills from his wallet and handed them to him, saying, "Take this money, Brother Zhuang, go have a nice meal. Consider it my thanks to Uncle for you!"
Brother Zhuang was quite straightforward; after all the trouble today, twenty dollars was hardly enough. He accepted it without any hesitation. "Hey, I won't take on this kind of thing next time. Helping others and still getting scolded!"
Jiang Yizhou could only awkwardly smile in response. When a group of people gathered, they loved to gossip about others. If you mingled in such circles long enough, everyone had their share of complaints, though on the surface they still maintained a friendly demeanor.
After getting off the truck, he took his bicycle and luggage down. He bid farewell to Brother Zhuang and rode his bike towards Zhongguancun. It was still over an hour's journey, so he needed to hurry!
Finally, he arrived near Zhongguancun at the agreed time. Due to his previous life experiences, while looking for a place to live, he ended up near his alma mater. So he chose an apartment in that area—a two-bedroom unit that was shared. It was a fifteen-minute bike ride to his workplace.
There was nothing wrong with that; after graduating in his previous life, he had shared an apartment for several years.
"Hello, you must be Teacher Zhao!" Jiang Yizhou stopped at the designated spot and saw a refined man sitting on a bench nearby who got up and walked over. He extended his hand to shake hands with him.
"Hello, you are Jiang Yizhou, right?" Teacher Zhao noticed him sweating profusely and took out a tissue. "You should rest for a moment; here’s a tissue for you."
Jiang Yizhou thanked him and took the tissue to wipe away the sweat.
Once he stabilized his breathing and stopped sweating, Jiang Yizhou apologized, "I'm sorry for being in such a rush today. I hope I'm not late?"
Teacher Zhao glanced at his watch. "No, you arrived ten minutes early. You're really punctual!"
"Not much time left; let me take you upstairs to have a look! The main reason for this appointment is for you to meet the other tenant; otherwise, it would be troublesome if they thought you were a thief!" Teacher Zhao joked.
Jiang Yizhou parked his bicycle among the others and locked it up before following Teacher Zhao upstairs; the rental unit was on the third floor.
"Qin, let me introduce you; this is the other tenant, Jiang Yizhou," Teacher Zhao introduced both parties. "This is Qin Yi, our school's counselor!"
Jiang Yizhou remained calm. Damn it, she's a woman. Unless he's gay, there will definitely be conflicts.
“Teacher Zhao, this isn't really good!” Qin Yi blurted out her thoughts, feeling quite awkward.
Teacher Zhao didn't want this deal to fall through; he had two more to go, otherwise it would be hard to rent out and collect the rent. “Qin, do you trust me? I know Jiang Yizhou. He works at Gold Mountain Company, just looking for a place to sleep. Besides, he's honest and straightforward. It's a new era; why bother with those outdated ideas?”
Jiang Yizhou was grinning foolishly the whole time, smiling at anyone who looked his way.
After hesitating for a moment and under Teacher Zhao's repeated persuasion, Qin Yi reluctantly agreed to the suggestion. “Oh... okay... fine, I'll trust you this once, Teacher Zhao!”
However, her reluctant and distrustful demeanor made Jiang Yizhou want to laugh, but he held it in until Teacher Zhao finished with the keys and all the necessary arrangements like utilities and phone bills before leaving.
He extended his hand. “Hello, my name is Jiang Yizhou. Please take care of me!”
Qin Yi hesitantly reached out her hand, shook it politely, and then withdrew it. “Hello, I'm Qin Yi. Please take care of me too!”
She was a counselor, right? Could she help him find some odd jobs? Oh, maybe as a programmer? Jiang Yizhou imagined starting a company in the capital but quickly dismissed the idea; hiring interns would not be easy then.
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