Chapter 213: The Matter is Settled
Although that was the case, it was still necessary to see the room before making plans.
Shen Yiqiu looked at Yang PeiMin and Yang PeiMin said to her, "Third sister, we should still see the room before we decide. As long as it’s good, a higher rent doesn’t matter."
Shen Yiqiu nodded and then told Aunt Fan that they needed to see the room first.
Having settled this, Shen Yiqiu saw that the meal at home was almost ready and called over Dahua to bring back her father-in-law and husband from the factory to eat. They usually came home for meals, but this time Shen Yiqiu was so happy internally that she specially sent her eldest son to fetch them one more time.
After the meal, Shen Yiyue also came up, following Yang PeiMin and Shen Yiqiu to Aunt Fan’s house to look at the room.
As she described, the room was indeed on the ground floor, but it had a good orientation. The room for rent had a window through which the morning sun could shine in. The room wasn’t big, about six square meters. With a bed inside, there wasn’t much space left. Yang PeiMin estimated that there was just enough room to fit a small table and two chairs. The walls were papered with old newspapers, and they looked recently done, not too shabby.
Aunt Fan then said, "This room was used by my two daughters before, it’s not dirty or anything. I left the bed for you considering we’re neighbors. Normally, I’d let you use the water and electricity for free."
Shen Yiqiu took a glance and still found it expensive. She knew that six yuan could rent a one-room apartment elsewhere. At that time, not many people were renting, and those who had jobs almost all lived in the factory dormitories, so the rental market wasn’t high.
Seeing Shen Yiqiu’s expression, Aunt Fan added, "There’s nothing much to say, our families are close, and you want to live near your brother and sister-in-law to take care of them, right? Other than my place, who else in this yard could spare a room for your brother and sister-in-law?"