Shadow Spy

Chapter 22 New Home and Food Issues

On Saturday, Xiaohu took Li Junhao to see two houses, and finally selected a two-story villa in Manchunfang on the south side of Ningbo Road in the French Concession. Its original owner was a German businessman. Due to the unstable situation in Europe, The German decided to leave here and move his family to South America.

At this time, the relationship between Germany and the United States was still good. When the German businessman saw that a young American wanted to buy a house and knew German, he made some concessions before having a conversation, and the two finally closed the deal for 3.3 yuan.

Xiaohu also carried 1000 US dollars, 1000 oceans and more than 2 French currency belonging to Li Junhao. Li Junhao took the 1000 US dollars and paid off the house together with the 500 US dollars he had on him, and agreed to take over the house the next day.

After returning to the International Hotel, Xiaohu took the initiative to settle the room payment, then came back and handed 1000 oceans and 2.8 French currency to Li Junhao, and left with some reluctance.

Although Li Junhao feels a little uncomfortable, he is a relatively open-minded person. There is no party that never ends. Although we are separated now, we meet again in the mountains and rivers. Maybe we will meet again one day. There is nothing to express. , go ahead and cherish it!
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Early on Sunday morning, Li Junhao went downstairs with two suitcases, drove out of the International Hotel, and went to Manchunfang to take over his property. It was considered an apartment, a two-story villa, which cost more than 220 yuan in total. Square meters, fully furnished, and although there are no electrical appliances, I finally have my own home in this world, and there is no loan, no debt, and I am more comfortable than in my previous life.

The small villa was named "Dequ Building" by him. In addition to the house, there is also a small front yard, more than 100 square meters, with walls and good privacy. The door opens along the street, and the car can drive directly into the yard for living and traveling. It is very convenient; and it is very close to the Consulate General. It only takes two or three minutes to drive if there is no traffic jam, which is very convenient for commuting to and from work. The house has a separate courtyard and is quiet in the bustle of the French Concession. It is surrounded by The neighbors are basically all foreigners, mainly French, but also Swiss, Belgians, Germans, and British. He, the American, does not stand out at all, which makes him very satisfied.

The original German homeowner was very serious and had the house and courtyard cleaned before leaving, which made him very satisfied. In this way, he only needed to buy some new bedding and daily necessities to live in peace.

In the afternoon, he drove to the Dahua Department Store on Main Street for shopping, including fine American Simmons mattresses, fine cotton embossed sheets, Su embroidered silk quilts, a full set of Jingdezhen porcelain tea sets and tableware, and refrigerators and air conditioners imported from the United States. , a complete set of kitchen utensils and knives imported from Germany, daily chemical products imported from France...

Because there are so many things, the department store will send people and trucks to deliver them to your door. Refrigerators and air conditioners, which are relatively rare at this time, have to be specially installed. Even the installation masters are foreign technicians.

Because he was generous enough with his money, He Dongming, the young boss of Dahua Company, came to meet him in person. Seeing that he was an American, he handed over a formal name card and left his personal contact information.When Li Junhao saw the name card listed on the name card, He's family business included He's cotton spinning, Dahua Department Store, Siming Hotel, Qihua Hardware and other industries, he became interested and told the other party that he had just arrived, the gentle young boss of the He family. Shanghai, we have just started to settle in. We have not confirmed the contact information yet. We will contact you after we have settled in.

Of course, He Dongming didn't feel dissatisfied with this. He sent him out with a smile and repeatedly told him to keep in touch. He didn't return to the department store until he watched him get in the car and drive away.

Li Junhao drove back to Dequlou. More than half an hour later, a truck from Dahua Department Store delivered all the goods he bought at once. There were four workers accompanying him, two of whom were foreign technicians. .With more people and strength, all the goods were quickly delivered to the house. Two foreign technicians, mainly two Chinese workers, began to install the refrigerator and air conditioner.The refrigerator is easy to handle. It can be used after moving it to the kitchen on the first floor and plugging in the power. The air conditioner is much more troublesome.

A high-power air conditioner is installed in the lobby on the first floor, and two small window units are installed in the bedroom and study room on the second floor. It took nearly an afternoon to install the three sets of air conditioners.During this period, Li Junhao also made a special call back to the Consulate General and asked his colleagues in the Logistics Section to help contact the power supply station in the French Concession and reconnect the high-power power supply line to Dequ Building to ensure the power of the air conditioner and refrigerator.

By the way, the logistics staff of the Consulate General also asked the telephone exchange in the French Concession to change the phone number for Dequlou in accordance with Li Junhao's request, so as to prevent the former German businessman's relatives and friends from harassing him with calls.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, things in the Dequ Building were almost done. Before leaving, the workers of Dahua Company also took away the garbage generated by product packaging and installation, but the cleaning results were still worse than those of the Germans before. A lot.Li Junhao wondered if he needed to find a part-time worker or something to clean and tidy up the house regularly... Oh, and also cook by the way?

Thinking of cooking, he is now worried. Seeing that it is almost dinner time, he has also bought a full set of kitchen utensils, and the kitchen itself has its own dedicated gas pipes and stoves. Now there is only one person who can cook!But when he thought of this, he scratched his head a little. He had just arrived in Shanghai for a few days, and apart from coming into contact with some people in Phoenix Village and some people from the US Consulate General, he was completely blind!
However, although he doesn't know how to solve this matter yet, it's dinner time today, so he must eat!I could only get up and go out to find a restaurant, but after driving around, I couldn't find a suitable restaurant. Unknowingly, I ended up back at the Consulate General... Come on, let's go in and eat in the canteen!
Although it is the weekend, there are still many people in the consulate. Many single American employees do not have separate houses and live in the consulate. There are also some who have work and need to work overtime. Therefore, during this dinner time, the restaurant There were dozens of people dining inside, and a dozen people who had met before saw him coming in. They all raised their hands to say hello, and he waved back with a smile.

This time, he chose Chinese food, two portions of rice, beef brisket stewed with potatoes, and crucian carp tofu. The food tasted good and he felt more comfortable eating.In the past two days, the effectiveness of the genetic medicine should have gradually been exhausted. His physical growth has basically stagnated, and his appetite has gradually become normal. He is no longer so voracious when eating, but he can savor the taste. It is indeed better than Western food. Much more comfortable.

(End of this chapter)