Huayu 2002, I'm going to dominate the music scene!

A short while later, a woman in her forties walked in from outside, carrying a bunch of keys, and walked briskly.

"Xiao Gao!" she called from afar, a smile plastered on her face. "Is this the one who wants to see the apartment?"

Upon hearing the nickname "Xiao Gao," Song Mo couldn't help but glance at Gao Yuanyuan again.

Gao Yuanyuan greeted her with a smile: "Sister Xu, thank you for making this trip."

"What's the trouble? The house is meant to be rented anyway." Sister Xu walked up to him, looked Song Mo up and down with a scrutinizing look in her eyes, but quickly smiled. "You're a really handsome young man. Like Xiao Gao, are you also an actor?"

Beijing is, after all, the capital city; a single brick could knock down a whole group of actors or singers, so she wasn't surprised by it.

Moreover, these apartments are basically only affordable for high-income individuals.

Song Mo smiled and said, "A singer."

"Wow, you sing really well." Sister Xu nodded repeatedly. "Xiao Gao told me before that a friend was looking to rent a place. I was wondering who it was. Come, come, let me introduce you."

She turned and walked into the building, saying as she went, "There are two more apartments in this building. One is on the seventh floor, this one is smaller, and the other is on the third floor. The one on the third floor is in a small high-rise building, and the layout is the same. Which one would you like to see first?"

Song Mo said matter-of-factly, "Then let's look at the third floor first. It's close by, and if anything happens, Xiao Gao can take care of me."

He deliberately pronounced the name "Xiao Gao" very loudly.

Hearing Song Mo's nonsense, the two couldn't help but laugh. Sister Xu even laughed and said, "Well, it's one thing for you not to take care of Xiao Gao, but you expect Xiao Gao to take care of you? I won't stand for that."

Song Mo said in a serious tone, "Comrade Xiao Gao is an old resident after all, and he knows the place well. It's only natural for him to take care of me."

Hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan glared at him, annoyed. "Alright, stop joking. Sister Xu is really going to kick you out later."

Sister Xu watched the two young people laughing and joking, and instead of being disgusted, she showed a maternal smile.

After all, the two are good-looking, and their back-and-forth banter made her feel like she was watching an idol drama.

These days, idol dramas are still in their infancy, but they are still very popular in big cities like Beijing. Otherwise, Meteor Garden wouldn't have had such a big impact.

The three of them got into the elevator, and Sister Xu pressed the button for the third floor.

He also spoke up, saying, "The houses here are quite sought after. You're lucky, Xiao Song. There aren't usually this many vacant ones."

We arrived at the third floor quickly.

Sister Xu took out her key and opened the door. The moment she pushed the door open, a faint smell of wood wafted out.

"This apartment has been empty for more than half a month. It was rented to a young man who worked in IT, but he later moved to Shenzhen," Sister Xu said, pulling back the curtains and letting in a flood of sunlight.

Song Mo stood at the door and glanced around. The living room wasn't big, but it had a square layout and the south-facing windows provided excellent natural light.

The light-colored wooden floor was fairly clean, and the white walls had no obvious stains.

A fabric sofa leans against the wall, the coffee table has a glass top, and a large CRT television sits on the TV cabinet.

He took a few steps inside and glanced at the bedroom. There was a double bed, a bedside table, and a wardrobe, all in light colors, looking quite simple and clean.

I also checked out the bathroom and kitchen. Although they weren't big, they had everything I needed and were very clean.

Gao Yuanyuan followed behind, not saying much, but just leaning against the living room window watching him wander around.

"How is it?" Song Mo asked as she came out of the kitchen.

"It's alright," Song Mo said. "Much better than what I saw yesterday."

Listening from the side, Sister Xu chuckled and said, "Of course, this community was built to international standards back then. Look at the lighting and the orientation; it's hard to find anywhere else within the Third Ring Road."

Song Mo didn't reply, and looked out the window again. There was a small garden downstairs, where you could see the canopy of the ginkgo trees, and in the distance, the traffic on Chaoyang Road, but you couldn't hear much through the glass.

"How much is the monthly rent for this apartment?" he asked.

"Two thousand," Sister Xu said. "You pay for your own water, electricity, and gas. This price is fair for this area. Xiao Gao can vouch for that."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "That's about the price."

Song Mo thought for a moment, then asked, "What about the apartment on the seventh floor? Is the layout the same?"

"The apartment layout is different, it's a bit smaller," Sister Xu said. "Why don't we go take a look? It's not far anyway."

Song Mo nodded, and the three of them took the elevator to the seventh floor.

The apartment on the seventh floor is indeed a bit smaller, but it has better natural light than the one on the third floor.

Song Mo stood by the window and looked around; he already had a plan in mind.

"Sister Xu," he turned and asked, "how long can we sign the contract for that apartment on the third floor?"

"How long do you want to sign?" Sister Xu asked in return.

"Let's rent for a year first and see how it goes." Song Mo thought to himself that he should buy a house by the time he was a year old.

"Okay, one year is fine. The deposit is one month's rent as deposit and three months' rent in advance. Is that acceptable to you?" Sister Xu asked.

Song Mo knew this was the norm in Beijing's rental market, and nodded. "Then let's settle on it. I'll sign the contract now."

"Okay!" Sister Xu replied with a smile and led him downstairs to sign the contract.

Gao Yuanyuan, who was standing to the side, did not expect Song Mo to make a decision so quickly. She originally wanted to persuade him to take a look at the building next door, but after thinking about it, she did not say anything.

Sister Xu is a straightforward person, and she quickly finalized the contract. Song Mo is not short of money now, so he paid the money on the spot.

"The people you introduced, Xiao Gao, are so straightforward, unlike that person who came to see the house yesterday. They had a ton of demands and were so troublesome," Sister Xu said with a smile to Gao Yuanyuan.

He handed the key to Song Mo.

The three of them went downstairs, and Sister Xu left first.

Before leaving, he glanced at Song Mo one last time and said with a smile, "Young man, sing well. If you become famous, this house will benefit from it."

Song Mo smiled but didn't reply.

Once Sister Xu had walked away, Gao Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest: "That Sister Xu, she really has a big mouth."

Song Mo looked at her: "Hmm~ Xiao Gao, people call you that quite affectionately."

Gao Yuanyuan glared at him: "You're not allowed to call me that!"

Why?

"You're only nineteen, don't try to take advantage of me. If you're going to call me anything, call me Sister Gao." As she spoke, her eyes lit up. She was the youngest child in her family and had never been an older sister before.

As she uttered the words "Sister Gao," she suddenly felt a little itchy inside, and looked at Song Mo with longing eyes.

Song Mo glanced at her, then his mind raced, and he said seriously, "That won't do. Calling you 'sister' makes you sound so old."

Gao Yuanyuan's face fell.

Suppressing a laugh, Song Mo added, "How about... I call you Sister Gao?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan's face flushed red instantly.

It felt like something had gently touched my heart, a tingling, numb sensation.

I felt a little happy.

She quickly composed herself and said calmly, "What do you mean, 'Sister Gao'? Don't call me that, it's easy for people to misunderstand."

"What's wrong, Sister Gao?" Song Mo asked innocently. "Aren't you older than me? I was just calling out, 'Sister Gao, Sister Gao...'"

He would say a sentence and then take a step forward. When he said the first sentence, Gao Yuanyuan could still glare at him with a straight face.

By the time she said the second sentence, the tips of her ears were already bright red.

When she said the third sentence, she involuntarily took a step back and raised her hand to cover half of her face.

Song Mo stood up at the right moment, smiling and raising an eyebrow at her.

Ha, women, nothing more than that.