Volume 3 Winter Solstice Chapter 4 Partition

After New Year's Day, the streets gradually became deserted.

On the night of the 6th, the first snow fell. The snowflakes were very small, mixed with ice particles, and fell into the pond, spreading circles of ripples.

In the seedling tray, several seeds sprouted, and tender green stems and leaves bent out of the soil.

Jiang You closed the door of the greenhouse, stepped on the thin snow on the ground, and walked back to the insect house.

I took off my coat and placed it casually on the long table. Some snow particles slid off my down jacket, fell to the ground and melted into water.

"If the snow can accumulate, we can make snowmen and have snowball fights tomorrow." Jiang You made a cup of black tea and held it in his hand, then slumped into the chair behind the counter.

The snow outside the window seemed to be getting heavier.

"Is Yinyan Mountain that thick? Impossible. The finger radish that Tang Butian brought last time is still there. If we build a snowman tomorrow, we can use it as a nose. What do you think?"

Jiang You leaned back, then found a thin blanket from under the cabinet and covered his thighs. He drank a sip of red tea and watched the snowflakes fall. "This is life."

He put the cup aside, took out his cell phone, found a novel about cultivating immortals, found the introduction particularly interesting, and was about to read it when a WeChat message from Zhou Liang appeared on the notification bar.

Zhou Liang: Brother Jiang, someone wants to rent your house in Qingshui Bay. They are two women, they are colleagues, and they have been in Tangjiang for almost three years. The price has been agreed to be 5,000 per month.

Jiang You: The investigation is quite detailed. Okay, now that you have finished discussing it, I will just go over and sign it.

Zhou Liang: I just showed them a house in Clearwater Bay. If it’s convenient for you, Jiang, you can come directly.

Jiang You took a sip of tea. The hot and moist tea slid down his throat into his stomach, and the heat spread throughout his body.

Jiang You: Wait for me for a moment.

He stood up, walked to the long table, put on his down jacket, zipped it up, and put on his hood.

Walked out.

After walking to Qingshui Bay in the wind and snow, he thought about the building number for a while. When he reached the building where Chen Nan lived, he finally remembered that it was Building 22 and went up to the third floor.

The door was not closed, so he opened it directly.

After hearing the noise, Zhou Liang and the two women looked towards the door at the same time.

Zhou Liang stood up and introduced Jiang You to them, saying, "This is the landlord, Brother Jiang." Then he looked at Jiang You and said, "Brother Jiang, they want to rent this house."

Jiang You looked at them.

She is in her twenties, probably not even thirty yet. The one on the left has tan skin and sweet features, her name is Dong You. The one on the right has a round face and big eyes, her name is Dai Qi.

He sat down, zipped his jacket down a little, and asked, "Do you work around here?"

Dai Qi said: "We are working in the new district."

"It's a bit far. Why did you think of renting here?"

"There is a subway, and there is no need to transfer. It takes about 45 minutes to get to work, which is okay." Dong You replied.

Zhou Liang took out the contract and pen from his bag, "Brother Jiang, please sign first. I'll take them to make copies of their ID cards later."

Jiang You signed the contract with ease and pushed it in front of the two girls.

“The subway is very crowded during rush hour.”

"The new district is full of partitions, and we want to rent an entire house." Dai Qi picked up a pen, took a look at the contract, and began to sign. After signing, she handed the contract to Dong You.

"If there are partitions, I remember that each room can have its own bathroom."

"No, the sub-landlord of the apartment I rented before took down the toilet and water heater in my room when someone came to check. I have to share the bathroom with the one next door," Dai Qi said after signing. She seemed to feel relieved. She said, "There is a man living next door to me. We used to live separately and it didn't feel like we were sharing a house. One day when I was taking a shower, he suddenly knocked on the bathroom door. I was scared to death..."

Dai Qi patted her chest and glanced at Dong You. "I thought, I must change. Her rent is due next month, so we'll look for a house together. It doesn't matter if it's far away. I can go to work on time by subway. If I squeeze in, it'll only take about 10 to 20 minutes."

"That's true. It takes about ten minutes to walk from here to the subway station. Are you from the same company?"

"Yes, but we are not from the same department."

"Can we make some minor changes to this house?" Dong You suddenly asked.

"Reform?"

"We want to put up some wallpaper, and in the living room, we want to get rid of the dining table and put down a carpet..."

"It's better not to."

Dong You looked a little lost.

"We won't make any big changes, just some small ones," Dai Qi argued with Jiang You, "The house has become more beautiful, and we can't take the furniture we bought with us. You can rent it out later and get a higher price."

"What if I raise the price as soon as you guys finish?" Jiang You asked Dai Qi.

They looked at each other and stopped talking.

"Then let's go make a copy of our ID card?" Zhou Liang broke the awkward silence. "There's a copy shop next to the community."

"I'll go with you." Dai Qi stood up. Dong You took out his ID card from his bag and handed it to her. She put it in her wallet and followed Zhou Liang out.

Dong You and Jiang You were the only ones left in the house, sitting opposite each other.

"There are more Internet companies in the new district, right?" Jiang You tried to find a topic.

"A lot. Our company makes games."

"You're great at making games. Are you programmers?"

"No, I'm the plot planner and she's the operations manager," Dong You glanced at Jiang You, "What do you do?"

"I sell postcards. My shop is on the nearby Cultural Street." Jiang You took out his phone and said, "Add me on WeChat. If you have any questions, just contact me."

After adding each other on WeChat and chatting for a while, Zhou Liang and Dai Qi came back.

Dai Qi paid the agency fee and rent.

After receiving the money, Jiang You stood up, folded his contract and put it in his pocket. "If there is nothing else, I will leave. Xiao Zhou gave you the key, right?"

"I got the key." Dai Qi said.

"Then I'll leave too," Zhou Liang put away his things and looked at Dong You and Dai Qi, "You have my phone, just call me if you have anything."

Dong You and Dai Qi nodded and watched them leave.

Zhou Liang followed Jiang You downstairs.

The snow is getting heavier.

Zhou Liang handed a cigarette to Jiang You, "This time, the two women both have decent jobs, so there shouldn't be any problems."

Jiang You took the cigarette and lighter and lit it. "Thank you for your hard work."

"Partitions are now being strictly enforced. I heard that if any violation is found, the demolition team will be directly brought in to demolish it."

"It's getting cold." Jiang You exhaled a puff of smoke.

"yes."

"Let's go, let's go have dinner. I've been saying that I'd treat you and Boss Li. What is he doing now?"

"He recently changed his car."