I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

But Liu Nanjia wasn't so easily impulsive, and of course she wouldn't make a decision so easily based on a few words from the broker.

Song Chen was the same; the broker had been talking for a while but hadn't gotten to the most crucial point, so he took the initiative to ask, "How much is the rent for this room?"

Seeing that they weren't taking the bait, the broker's eyes flashed with regret before he replied, "Five taels of silver a month."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yanxi immediately shook his head. No, no, five taels a month is too expensive.

Liu Nanjia also started complaining in her heart: "Does this broker really think Song Chen is a rich young master? I already told him the budget, why is he still pushing such an expensive one? No wonder the conditions are so good."

Song Chen immediately replied, "This one is nice, but it's too expensive. Let's look at some others."

Seeing their resolute attitude, the broker had no choice but to take them to another shop.

We've almost reached the end of the road; it's quite far from the main road.

Liu Nanjia frowned as she walked along the road; there were hardly any people left on the street.

When they arrived at the place, Liu Nanjia frowned even more. This place was originally a food shop, how did she know that?

Because the storefront is very small, there's just a stove placed at the entrance. Only by going in from the side can you find a few small tables arranged in a row.

The room is a long, narrow rectangle with the shorter side facing outwards, and it gets very dark inside.

Going out through the back door of the shop, there is also a courtyard, which is also very small. On the side of the courtyard, there is a room that people can live in.

This shop gives the impression that it was squeezed out of a narrow space.

When the broker introduced the place, he was noticeably less enthusiastic: "You can probably tell that this place used to be a food business, but it went out of business because it was too far from the main road and few people came. To be honest, this place has been vacant for quite some time and has not been rented out, so the landlord is anxious and just lowered the rent to only one and a half taels."

Sigh, you really do get what you pay for. This place is cheap, but the conditions are terrible.

Liu Nanjia and the others exchanged glances, all of them seeing the dissatisfaction in each other's eyes.

Song Chen then asked, "Isn't there one more room? Let's take a look at that one too."

The broker seemed to have anticipated that they wouldn't like this place, so he didn't say anything and led them to the last one.

The last place falls somewhere in between the first two in terms of conditions. The shop is neither too big nor too small, and it's located in the middle of the side road. There are two rooms in the backyard, which are enough for Song Chen and Liu Yanxi to squeeze in and live together.

The rent is the same, three taels of silver a month.

Liu Nanjia suspected that the broker was doing it on purpose. He originally wanted them to rent this place, but first looked at the best and most expensive one. If they were really young and impulsive and rented it on the spot, he could get the highest commission.

Seeing that they weren't moved, they took them to see the worst room, and then compared it to the worst room, this one seemed good in every way.

'What a shrewd businessman!'

Liu Nanjia thought to herself, but if she rented this place like this, she would feel somewhat uncomfortable, as if she were being led by the nose.

She looked at Song Chen and saw that his expression was also not good, so he probably had the same thoughts as her.

So she pulled Song Chen aside and asked, "What do you think? Should we rent this place? Although the conditions are alright in all aspects, I just feel so uncomfortable. This person could have just brought us here directly. Or explained the situation of the three places first, and then we could decide whether to look at them or not."

Song Chen whispered, "I think so too. This guy is just taking advantage of our young age and how easy it is to fool us. He tried this trick when he couldn't sell us expensive stuff."

"But his family is the only brokerage firm in town that rents out rooms. If we don't rent from him, we don't have any other options, do we?"

Liu Yanxi also came over. He was more inclined to rent it. What if someone else rented it instead of him now?

Liu Nanjia was also somewhat worried about this issue, which was the main reason for her current dilemma.

Song Chen thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there is another way, which is for us to look for them ourselves. Some rental houses are not listed with the brokerage firm, so we can rent directly from the landlord. It just depends on luck."

It's a direct rental from the landlord, Liu Nanjia understands. That way, you might be able to rent a more affordable place, but as Song Chen said, luck plays a very important role, and it's not easy to find one.

"Otherwise, let's look for a day. If we can't find it today, we'll rent it tomorrow. If we miss it in just one day, it just means we're not meant to have this shop, and we can look for something else. Besides, there's no need for us to be in such a hurry."

After Liu Nanjia finished speaking, she looked at her brother and Song Chen.

Song Chen nodded immediately, and Liu Yanxi hesitated for a moment before agreeing as well.

So Song Chen told the broker their decision: "We'll think about it some more. If we decide, we'll come directly to the brokerage to find you."

Seeing their attitude, the broker offered another round of advice, saying that the properties were in high demand and they should rent them as soon as possible, but seeing that they were unmoved, he left dejectedly.