Chapter 455 - Rent (1/2)

Chapter 455 Rent

Ma Wenzhuo’s Spirit was not as powerful as Qin Haodong’s, so naturally, he couldn’t see the seal inside Jia Shihan’s body. In his eyes, his close brother was starting to get lucky again.

Qin Haodong pushed him away. “Enough. We just have a normal relationship.”

Ma Wenzhuo said with a smile, “I know, I know. A normal male and female relationship!”

Qin Haodong ignored him. He turned to Jia Shihan and said, “Where did you rent your place? Let’s go get your things now.”

Jia Shihan told him the address. Qin Haodong had just arrived in Shanghai, so he was not familiar with this place. Yang Jinlong quickly said, “I know where it is. What a coincidence. It’s near the house that Huang Jianye gave you. Your house is part of the first phase of the project. The location of the rented place is going to be developed into the fourth phase of the project.

“Let’s go together. It’s on the way!”

Right after Yang Jinlong spoke, Ma Wenzhuo pulled him away. “What do you mean by on the way? We are going to take a look at the house while they are going to grab things. It’s not on the way. Let’s go first.”

After he spoke, he pulled Yang Jinlong into the car. Their men also followed behind them as they left in a flash.

“What the hell!”

Qin Haodong knew that Ma Wenzhuo wanted to provide himself opportunities. However, he could have at least left a car. Now, one ran faster than the other and did not even leave a car behind. Qin Haodong could only take a taxi.

The two of them arrived at the place Jia Shihan rented. This place was the phase-four project of the Shanghai number one district. It had already entered the state of demolition.

However, because the housing in Shanghai was tight and the rent was high, instead of being empty, there were sheds built everywhere. They were all rented to poor people who had no money. However, these houses, which were not much better than a cowshed, looked a little dilapidated.

Qin Haodong looked at the fairy-like Jia Shihan and said with pity, “You are living here?”

“Yes!” Jia Shihan nodded with a flushed face. “The rent here is cheap. One room is 500 a month.

“Places in Shanghai are too expensive. The boss gives me 1,000 as a monthly salary, so I can only live here.”

Qin Haodong frowned. However, there was nothing that could be done. It had to be known that in big cities like the capital and Shanghai, many so-called job-hunting apartments were ordinary three-bedroom apartments with more than a dozen bunks filled with dozens of people. Each bed cost 1,800 yuan a month.

What could a 1,000 yuan a month salary do in an economic center like Shanghai these days? If she had not worked at the teahouse, then Jia Shihan would have starved. It was easy to imagine what the single room she talked about would be like.

This Zhu Dongmei was really ruthless. Jia Shihan had helped her attract so many guests and made so much money, yet Jia Shihan was given such a low salary. This was going too far.

He said, “With your qualifications, it should be easy to find work in Shanghai. Why did you have to be bullied by that evil woman at the Heming Teahouse?”

Indeed, with Jia Shihan’s qualifications and musical achievements, it would not be difficult to find a job that earned tens of thousands a month in Shanghai through a good channel.

Jia Shihan said with embarrassment, “When I just arrived in Shanghai, I didn’t know anything. When I was with my master on the mountain, 1,000 was a lot of money. It could buy many things, so when the landlady said 1,000 a month, I accepted it.

“The landlady also told me that as long as I signed a long-term contract with her, she would give me a raise in my salary every month in the future. Therefore, I signed the contract with her. However, afterward, not only did she not give me a single raise, but she also didn’t let me leave.”

Speaking up to this point, she sighed. “I didn’t expect for the prices here in Shanghai to be so expensive. 1,000 is not much different from being a beggar. I can’t even rent a decent place.”

Qin Haodong said in his heart that the prices here could not be compared with those in the mountains. The price difference was 10-fold or even 100-fold.

Zhu Dongmei must have seen that Jia Shihan came from the mountains, so she took advantage of her simplicity and kindness to sign the contract at a super low price of 1,000 a month for three years.

While they were talking, the two of them arrived at the single room that Jia Shihan had talked about. Although Qin Haodong had prepared himself, the place looked even worse than he had imagined.

How could this be called a single room? At most it was a portable room made out of wood. Apart from a bed, the remaining space was very limited.

Also, the ceiling of the house was very low, around two meters. It was very easy for tall people to hit their head.

However, although the room was small, Jia Shihan was extremely clean. The place was almost spotless. There was a pot of flowers on the narrow windowsill, which was spreading its leaves among the morning sun. It emitted its own beauty.

But the room was too small. After the two of them entered, they almost filled up the entire room.

Jia Shihan said politely, “Take a seat first. I will get you a glass of water.”

Qin Haodong shook his head. “It’s fine. Grab your things. Let’s quickly leave here.”

Jia Shihan nodded. She pulled out a suitcase from under the bed, then put all the clothes and toiletries she could carry inside the suitcase.

A suitcase and a guqin were all the belongings she had.

“Let’s go!”