Era: Start as a buyer

"Zheng Ke, just smile, yes, that's it."

"Luo Cheng, okay, don't waste too much film."

"It looks good. If I take a picture of it for you, it won't be a waste."

The words made Zheng Ke shy. However, she was a college student and knew the price of film. An inferior roll of film cost more than ten yuan, and a better one cost fifteen or six yuan.

She really couldn't waste any more film, and she had to go to work, and Luo Cheng also had his own things to do.

After Zheng Ke's persuasion, Luo Cheng stopped taking photos, saying that next time he would take her to other places to take photos, as it would be really boring to just take photos in one place.

One has to go to work, and the other has to go to the street to do errands, so they must be separated. Luo Cheng hung the cloth bag on his shoulder from the room, waited for Zheng Ke to go downstairs together, and then separated.

Zheng Ke went back to her room and took the apple in her hand before going down with Luo Cheng. The dormitory she was assigned was a three-story building, but not all the dormitories here were for magazines. It was built jointly with another unit, and each unit occupied half of the house.

"Luo Cheng, do you have something to do tomorrow?"

"I have nothing to do now. The main thing is to look for a house. If the street office here doesn't have a house to rent, I might go to other street offices to look for it."

"Then~ can you come tomorrow? I'll treat you to noodles, and you've treated me to pancakes and steamed buns."

"Well, then should I go to your unit to find you tomorrow, or should I wait here."

"Just wait for me here."

Luo Cheng nodded, and then chatted for a few more words. Zheng Ke hoped that his affairs in the afternoon would go smoothly. In that case, he would find a house at the street office here, which would be very close to her dormitory.

After the two separated, Zheng Ke took the apple and smiled on the way to the magazine. She took the apple to work, not intending to eat it there, but just wanting to keep it by her side when she saw the apple Luo Cheng gave her.

When they arrived at the magazine's editorial office, not long after Zheng Ke sat down, Li Chen came over.

"Zheng Ke, why did the police station come to you this morning?"

"No, it's nothing."

Zheng Ke responded. She didn't know why, but as soon as Li Chen came closer, she held the apple in her hand. In her heart, she wanted to express that she had someone in her heart, but she didn't want to tell Li Chen about this. It's just that she didn't know it, but when she held the apple in both hands, she smiled unconsciously.

This caused Li Chen to misunderstand, thinking that she meant that she would be very happy when she saw him. Otherwise, if you don't talk to yourself much, you still have a nice smile, and the dimples when you smile are so pretty.

"Zheng Ke, where did you get the apple? This apple looks really good. If you like eating apples, I can find a way to get some for you."

"No, I'm busy working on a manuscript."

There is no harm without comparison. Luo Cheng gave it directly, so Li Chen didn't even need to ask. How many people don’t like eating apples these days? It’s not just apples. There are a lot of delicious things, but you can eat them.

Jiangcheng, West District Subdistrict Office.

"Director Jiang, thank you very much. Don't worry, the certificate from our unit will be sent over in a few days. As for the house repairs, our unit will definitely pay for it."

"Chief Naluo, I'll have someone take you to see that house."

"Okay, then I won't interrupt your work."

Luo Cheng said very gratefully. It seemed that sometimes he really believed in fate. Not only was he destined to be a Westerner, he was even destined to be a scrap collector.

In the future era, when Luo Cheng was looking for a larger warehouse, it happened to be a waste collector because of hygiene and odor issues. Again, in a residential area, the person who complained was forced to move out and rent a building to him.

At the West District Subdistrict Office, Luo Cheng was not renting a house for living, at least not in name. He was from an out-of-town employer, so other than staying in a guest house, it was impossible for him to rent a house to live in. The size of Changcheng Machinery Factory is that of a municipal enterprise, with provincial enterprises, state-owned enterprises and central enterprises above it.

That is to say, Jiangcheng is not a big city. In places like Hucheng and Sijiucheng, unless you are a special unit, such as a newspaper, investigation department, etc., it is impossible to find a place for you as an office.

And Luo Cheng is really lucky. There is a waste recycling station here, and it also works in a small yard. But because it was too small later, I originally wanted to move to another place, but the house was not returned to the street office at that time. That is, during the Chinese New Year, something happened and a fire broke out. The street office didn't know the specific cause of the fire.

But now the house has been returned to the street office, and now the street office is still arguing with them. In fact, the right to control the house has always been with the street office, whether it is rented to people or used by some units, because the rent is paid. In fact, if there are quality problems in the house itself, such as cracks or leaks, the neighborhood office will arrange for people to do the repair work.

For example, if the house that Luo Cheng lives in now needs repairs, as long as the problems are not caused by him, it can be done directly by the street.

There are actually three rooms in the courtyard. One room was the site of the fire. The roof was completely burned and the walls fell down on both sides. The other room was the main room, which was ignited by the burning house. Fortunately, it was slightly burned. Good point, at least half of the roof is still there and the walls haven't collapsed.

There is only one room on the right side left. Because the fire was extinguished, it is basically relatively complete. However, the fire was put out in time, and the windows were made of window paper, not glass. In the only house that was still intact, the window paper was set on fire, but it was put out immediately.

Luo Cheng, on behalf of a machinery factory, wanted to find a service point here in Jiangcheng. This is an urban area after all, and it would be easier to go to the county seat below.

However, Director Jiang over here is having a headache about the house. They say the fire was caused by aging circuits. They don't have any clerks working there anymore, so the fire has nothing to do with them. Although it is unreasonable, at least I have a reason to waste time with you.

As for Luo Cheng's arrival, a foreigner wanted to come and set up an office, so he introduced the place impatiently. You can rent an office space, but there are no good houses, and there is one in a dilapidated yard, but even so, it will not be rented to you in vain. Don't you represent the machinery factory? You're not an individual anyway. The place is given to you, but you have to spend money to repair the house.

As long as the money is given, Luo Cheng does not have to worry about the person who repairs the house. When Luo Cheng heard that it was an independent courtyard, it didn't matter if it was dilapidated. All he needed was a place to store things. So I agreed to the request of Director Jiang of the street office here. The cost of repairing the house has already been settled here. One room needs to be rebuilt, the roof of another room needs to be repaired, and the electric wires and water pipes need to be reconnected. , it costs tens of four hundred.

This money cannot be less, mainly because it is difficult to keep accounts. Director Jiang also knew that he couldn't just catch someone who was taken advantage of and get through it all at once. There used to be a three-room courtyard there, and it used to cost eight yuan a month to rent it to the scrap yard.

Now as long as the machinery factory in Luocheng is willing to pay for the repairs of the house, this year's rent can be waived.

There is no need to pay rent this year, and there are still nine months before the Chinese New Year. The calculation here is based on the lunar calendar, not the solar calendar. It's not bad, even if the rent is not waived, Luo Cheng will still win. Even if the location and environment were different, he didn't care.

Director Jiang arranged for a clerk from the sub-district office to take Luo Cheng to see the house. They said they were looking at the house, but in fact they just handed the house over to Luo Cheng first. Because the subdistrict office has already collected Luo Cheng's deposit, this was Luo Cheng's initiative. He said that he needs space for his office now, and a complete house can be used temporarily.

Director Jiang was also afraid that Luo Cheng would regret it when the time came, so he took the initiative and said that those who wanted to pay a deposit would be given the opportunity to use the house first. What else is there to say? This is a house viewing, but the key to the door over there will be handed over directly to Luo Cheng when you get there.

Twenty minutes away, Luo Cheng and the clerk from the subdistrict office arrived at the place where his yard was to be given. Opening the door, the dilapidated house, according to the words of Luo Cheng's hometown, is so ghostly that it makes you shed tears just looking at it. It only costs 8 yuan a month. His house in Changcheng Zayuan, with two rooms together, only costs 18 yuan a month.

However, there seems to be a difference between renting a house for an individual and renting a house for an employer. For individuals, the rent is generally not high. Luo Cheng didn't know how to calculate it. Anyway, the street office allocated houses to individuals, so there was no need to negotiate the rent.