Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

The landlord was so excited he didn't know what to say.

These days, his house has been hanging up for who knows how long.

Nobody wants to rent it.

Someone just asked me about it today, and no matter what, I have to get it.

The landlord was an old man, about fifty years old, chubby, and quite funny when he spoke.

The three of them arrived at the storefront together.

The old man unlocked the rusty iron lock and pushed the door open with a creaking sound.

The situation inside was clearly visible.

A room!

Not too small.

It is about ten meters wide, but only a little over three meters long.

If you count them, it's about three houses.

Thirty square meters.

"Hehehe..." The landlord chuckled and said, "You two young people, you think there's not enough room in the house, right? It's okay, although this used to be a storefront, it's not a problem for living here... There's even a well inside."

To Liu Aiguo and Yu Li's great surprise, there really was a well.

After removing the stones, the well water was visible.

"It's a bit of a hassle when drying and airing clothes... I don't have a yard!"

"But you may not know that back in the Qing Dynasty, this was a first-rate prosperous area... The rent was incredibly expensive... Alas, times have changed!"

The old man sighed with emotion.

Liu Aiguo sneered: "You've even seen the Qing Dynasty?"

"You didn't say a word when Daqing died!"

"Hehehe..." the landlord said, "It's property left to me by my grandfather... Alright, I'm not going to chat with you anymore. What do you think? If it's not good enough, I can get you another bed!"

Liu Aiguo asked, "How much is it? How is the rent calculated?"

The old man said, "Three yuan a month..."

Liu Aiguo smiled coldly and pulled out a ten-yuan note from his pocket.

"Ten yuan a year..."

puff……

They cut it down by two-thirds.

The landlord's heart is bleeding.

"Your score is... way too low!"

"That's all!" Liu Aiguo said. "If you're not satisfied, I'll find someone else!"

"No, no, no..." the landlord said with a wry smile, "Fine, fine... I'm willing, okay?"

There's not much of anything else these days, except for storefronts.

He's unwilling to rent, but someone else is.

Ten yuan is still money, so never mind.

The two signed and sealed the agreement, and Liu Aiguo rented the second property.

The room was a bit messy, but Liu Aiguo didn't care.

He simply bought a lock, gave the key to Wang Zhongchen, and asked Wang Zhongchen to come and clean the place. He also told Wang Zhongchen that all future handovers of items would take place here.

Back home, Liu Aiguo took Yu Li out.

Yu Li came over today with a purpose; it wasn't just about bringing a jar of salted fish.

She was inviting Liu Aiguo to her home.

This was also Yu Li's parents' idea.

The two are already engaged, and since they're all family now, they should get to know each other better.

This is Liu Aiguo's third visit.

However, this time, the situation at the Yu family's home was a little different.

There is one more person.

Yu Fazhan is the younger brother of Yu Li and Yu Haitang, and also the future hope of the Yu family.

Yu Fazhan was only seventeen years old and still studying.

Moreover, he attended a prestigious university in Beijing.

This is why Yu Shoucheng gave the position to Yu Haitang instead of his own son.

It offers better prospects for development. Not only do they go to university, but after graduation, the state directly assigns them jobs, and they become technical backbones or reserve dry cloth workers in factories.

He's destined to be a leader in the future.

Among the three Yu sisters, Yu Fazhan is the tallest. Although she is only seventeen years old, she is already 1.8 meters tall.

“After developing over here…” Li Chunlan pulled her son along and said, “This is your brother-in-law!”

"Hello, brother-in-law!" Yu Fazhan smiled slightly, revealing his white teeth; he was quite good-looking.

The Yu family members are all good-looking.

"Patriotism, come in and have a seat..."

Everyone went inside and sat down, and Li Chunlan poured water.

Yu Fazhan looked at Liu Aiguo and asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard you're really good at fishing..."

"That is……"

Before Liu Aiguo could speak, Yu Li chimed in: "Your brother-in-law is not only good at fishing, but he also specializes in catching big fish... We only had two three-foot-long big fish, each weighing more than ten kilograms, and they were both caught by your brother-in-law!"

"That's not all, he also caught a golden carp, but unfortunately, he gave it away!"

"Really?" Yu Fazhan was surprised.

Yu Haitang, standing to the side, sneered and said, "Tch... Nobody's ever seen it, you're just bragging!"

Yu Li smiled smugly.

Liu Aiguo smiled as well.

Liu Aiguo was also aware of the matter between the two sisters.

Yu Haitang was pampered by her parents from a young age and competed with her older sister in everything. She was also quite assertive and always wanted to be the best in everything.

Yu Li didn't bother to argue with her.

"Really... How much does that fish weigh?" Yu Fazhan pressed.

Liu Aiguo said, "About eighty jin, that's my estimate!"

"Huh?" Yu Fazhan said, "You're willing to give away such a big fish!"

“He’s not eating it!” Yu Li said. “He said he’d donate it to our Beijing Zoo…”

"Tch!" Yu Haitang scoffed again, "You believe everything people say? You've been sold out and you're still counting the money for them..."

Liu Aiguo watched Yu Haitang sulking, but he just smiled and said nothing.

Just then, Li Chunlan poured the water and brought it over.

"Patriotism..." she said, "I heard from Lily that you can cook, and you're quite good at it, isn't that right?"

"Yes!" Liu Aiguo said, "I know a little!"

Liu Aiguo is quite modest.

But Yu Li asked, "Really... Liu Aiguo, you can cook?"

Yu Li was immediately displeased upon hearing this.

She could accept her younger sister teasing her before, but she can't accept her sister calling Liu Aiguo by his name now.

"Haitang... how can you talk like that? You should call him brother or brother-in-law, how can you just call him by his name?" Yu Li felt a little aggrieved: I myself call Aiguo-ge (Brother Patriot)!

Yu Haitang replied, "Tch... Look at how precious you are, what's so great about him? Who cares... I'll find you an even better one later... and show you what a good man is!"

"Is a good man someone who can cook?"

Good guy!

Liu Aiguo gave a wry smile: Is this jealousy, or just envy?

Chapter 048 Perfect Cooking Skills, Yu Haitang Speechless

Is Haitang simply jealous or possessive?