Cāi Cāi

Chapter 67: Act IX: A Secret That Cannot Be Told (1)

Tan Yiming had always wanted to rent out his second bedroom. Back then, he grit his teeth to buy a second-hand house near the company, which was 80 square meters with two bedrooms and a living room. The down payment was so high that the loan had to be paid off over 20 years.

On the one hand, he wanted to lighten the pressure of the mortgage through rent, on the other hand, he wanted to add some liveliness to his house.

He didn't want to go home every day, just to face the dark living room.

Gu Liang and Ye Ye were both locals and belonged to families with houses. They had countless advice to pass on when applying for rent.

Gu Liang said, "Look for a tenant well. Don't recruit young couples, girls in the house would be inconvenient after all, and the days of young couples are prosperous. Wouldn't it make you feel more single?"

Ye Ye said: "Those with poor hygiene can't be recruited. They won't wash the pots for a week, and they'll store washed clothes in the washing machine. Then, when the time comes, you'll get cockroaches all over the floor. You will suffer!"

Tan Yiming humbly asked for advice and took notes.

"And also," Ye Ye said, "Living under one roof, you'll see them wherever you look, so remember to pick a sweet-talker."

"That's fine," Tan Yiming said. "I already talk too much at work, so I want to find someone quiet who talks less. It's better if they just nod their head when we meet."

Tan Yiming reported his request to the agent. He specifically stated that he had a pet lizard and would take him home to bathe and feed every weekend.

The agent first thought that the lizard he was talking about was a kind of small gecko, but it was a blue-tongue skink that was longer than a forearm. Just looking at the photo was scary.

The agent said, "Mr. Tan, in fact, if you keep the lizard in your master bedroom, the tenant will have no problem."

"No," Tan Yiming said. "It's a healthy lizard. He likes exercising and walks around the house."

"..."

Because of this, even if Tan Yiming's room was in good condition and the rent was cheap, he couldn't find a suitable tenant.

After work that day, Tan Yiming suddenly received a call from the agency.

On the phone, the agent named Xiao Wu cheerfully informed him that a college student who just graduated heard of his house and wanted to see it and sign a rental contract with him!

"Have you told him about the lizard?" Tan Yiming asked. "He's not afraid?"

Xiao Wu said: "The little student said that if the rent is 300 yuan cheaper, he won't be afraid!"

Tan Yiming: "..."

Xiao Wu: "If the rent can be 500 cheaper, he can help your lizard take a bath!"

Tan Yiming laughed, thinking, young people nowadays were really slick. If the rent was 1000 cheaper, would the child still sleep with his lizard?

"Forget it." Tan Yiming was anxious to rent it out, and said, "Three hundred will not work, but one hundred is okay. If he can accept it, let him bring his ID card tonight to sign the contract."

In a few words, the matter was finalized.

The viewing time was set to be at seven in the evening. Tan Yiming casually ate something in the small restaurant downstairs and went home to clean up his house.

Tan Yiming had lived alone abroad for several years, so his house had always been organized by himself. He had few things and little garbage, so after sweeping the floor and straightening the sofa cushions, he just wandered around the house twice. He thought about it, and then decided to make a pot of tea.