Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 997 Viewing a House
It must be said that Luo Qiqi is a rare kind-hearted girl.

Thanks to her, Shi Jia sent over all the large items she could keep, such as clothes, thick quilts, kitchenware, and water purifiers, as well as a bunch of small items she was used to.

It can be said that this will save a lot of money in the future.

She mailed away all the valuables, leaving only some bottles and jars, which she sold to a scrap collector. She returned the keys to the landlord, then dragged a suitcase and carried the little one to the train station.

"Here here!"

As soon as I swiped my ID card, I saw Luo Qiqi's extremely excited figure.

Yes, Luo Qiqi took the day off after hearing that Shi Jia was coming. Shi Jia was somewhat helpless about this; she had told her many times that she didn't need to answer the call.

Luo Qiqi's excitement undoubtedly attracted the attention of the other people waiting to pick her up. They all looked in Shi Jia's direction and, seeing a pretty woman dragging a large suitcase and holding a child, immediately lost interest.

"Qiqi." Shi Jia quickly went over.

"Sister Jiang, are you tired? Let me take it." Luo Qiqi reached out and pulled Shi Jia's suitcase. The suitcase had wheels, so Shi Jia let her have it.

"Thank you, Qiqi, for coming all the way to pick me up," Shi Jia said gratefully. "Once I'm settled in, I'll treat you to a big meal."

Luo Qiqi's eyes lit up. "Great! I've been waiting for Sister Jiang to have this meal!"

Shi Jia chuckled. He had to admit that Luo Qiqi was a very professional foodie. She would go to great lengths for the chef for a meal without ever complaining.

"Waaah~" The little guy woke up.

Luo Qiqi reached out and patted the little guy's head. "Xingxing, good afternoon."

The little guy shrank back, but after recognizing Luo Qiqi, he smiled and said, "Sister Qiqi."

"Mmm, good girl, Xingxing."

Shi Jia patted the little one, "Xingxing, are you hungry?"

The little one shook her head; it wasn't her mealtime yet.

"Sister Jiang, let me take you to my place first. I'll put my luggage down first, and then we can go take a look at the house," Luo Qiqi asked.

"Okay, it's up to you."

In the past few days, Luo Qiqi has taken advantage of her free time to look at quite a few houses for Shi Jia. Shi Jia has his eye on two of them, both of which are not far from Luo Qiqi's residential area.

With luggage in hand and a baby on her back, it was really inconvenient to take the subway, so Shi Jia splurged and took a taxi directly to Luo Qiqi's apartment complex.

Luo Qiqi's apartment complex is an old building with an average environment, but the apartment itself has been newly renovated and decorated by Luo Qiqi herself, making it look very cozy.

"Sister Jiang, this is my home, isn't it nice?"

"Hmm, it's pretty good." Shi Jia nodded, seemingly quite pleased. There was enough space for one person, plus a large balcony; it was quite satisfactory.

"Hehe." Luo Qiqi was a little embarrassed, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, sister, I didn't pick up your things? They arrived this morning. I thought since you're coming today, I could just take them to your house and save myself the trouble of carrying them back and forth."

Shi Jia didn't care.

After resting for a while at Luo Qiqi's house and making some baby formula for Jiang Xingyao, the two left to look at houses.

Luo Qiqi had called the real estate agent well in advance. So, when the two arrived at the first house, the agent was already waiting there.

"Hello, Ms. Luo, this must be Ms. Jiang," said Xiao Wu, the real estate agent, with a cheerful smile.

"Hello, shall we look at the house first?" Shi Jia nodded.

“Okay, shall we go in this way?” Agent Xiao Wu pointed to the door on the balcony. Shi Jia looked at the other houses and noticed that most of the first-floor owners had paved the ground in front of their doors and then opened a door on the balcony. “The landlord made this change. It will be very convenient for Ms. Jiang to enter from this door in the future,” Xiao Wu said. “This living room is 20 square meters, which is very spacious for the apartment layout. And it’s fully furnished; you can move in right away.”

It's really well-equipped: sofa, coffee table, dining table, TV, air conditioner, and a piano against the wall!
"This is the kitchen. It may be small, but it's fully equipped with a gas stove, a range hood, and natural gas. As everyone knows, gas is getting more and more expensive these days, so using natural gas can save you a lot of money every year!"

"The bathroom has a water heater that uses natural gas directly," Xiao Wu explained in detail.

"Let's look at the bedroom next..."

Shi Jiali looked around inside and out, and apart from the kitchen being a bit small, there was nothing wrong with it. She was quite satisfied.

However, we still need to check out the other room.

"How is it? Is Ms. Jiang satisfied?" Xiao Wu asked enthusiastically.

"I'd like to ask, who was the original owner of the house?"

"Oh, this house used to be lived in by two elderly people. It was originally a housing unit allocated by their work unit. Later, the old man passed away, and the two elderly people's daughter was too busy with work to take care of the old lady, so she sent the old lady to a nursing home."

"This house is just sitting here vacant," Xiao Wu said.

"Hmm, what about the furniture inside? Do we need to pay extra for its use? Or will the landlord take it away later?" Putting aside everything else, there's a piano there, and pianos are worth a lot of money.

"No, the use of furniture is included in the rent. However, the landlord also has requirements: you can't damage the furniture at will. Of course, she won't ask you for compensation for accidental damage."

"Oh, so the rent is 1500?"

Xiao Wu nodded; the price was considered high for the area. After all, it was nearly three kilometers from the subway, not the best option for working-class people.

Of course, there's an elementary school nearby, so it's within the school district, but the house isn't very big, and it's on the first floor, so it lacks privacy. Neither wealthy nor poor people would choose it.

"Okay, I'll think about it when I get back and call you later."

"How about I reserve it for you first, Sister Jiang, so that someone else will take a liking to it and reserve it right away?" Xiao Wu suggested.

"Uh, no, no." Shi Jia quickly waved her hand. Although she really liked it, this house was 300 yuan more expensive than the other one!

With those three hundred yuan, she and the little one could have eaten meat for many meals!

"Then Sister Jiang, please contact me as soon as you've made up your mind," Xiao Wu could only say.

“Okay,” Shi Jia assured him. After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic Xiao Wu, Shi Jia and Luo Qiqi walked together to another residential area 500 meters away.

This is an old neighborhood with poor management. The apartment is on the second floor. Luo Qiqi considered that Shi Jia was going to run a snack stall business, and it would be difficult to reach things from a high floor, so she showed her apartments on the first and second floors.

The disadvantages of older residential buildings are the lack of elevators and narrow staircases. The facilities are also noticeably outdated.

The room was sparsely furnished; the bedroom contained only a bed frame, and the living room had an old sofa. Of course, natural gas was not connected.

However, none of this is very important, since it's only 1200 yuan a month.

However, Shi Jia couldn't help but hesitate after viewing the room.

There's a saying that goes like this: the more you see beauty, the harder it is to accept the ordinary.

Even though she only gets 1200 yuan a month!
"Sister Jiang, what do you think? Which one should we choose?" Luo Qiqi asked. She felt that the two were about the same, because the former was not her style, while the latter offered a lot of flexibility.

"That one from before," Shi Jia decided immediately. She wasn't Jiang Meiyue; she was confident she could make money!

Xiao Wu, who had just returned to the company, received a call and immediately smiled. "Okay, Ms. Jiang, I'll call the landlord now. I'll call you back as soon as I get a reply."

"Okay, please."