Rebirth: How A Loser Became A Prince Charming - Chapter 635

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Chapter 635: The Human Kindness Of A Hutong

The young employee had been through many hardships and worked very hard in order to become branch manager .

Qin Guan and Cong Nianwei visited the real estate agency . That was the necessary procedure for the owner to get their property back, as they had to check if there had been any damages or changes first .

As they walked down the twisting hutong, the manager began his introduction .

"You entrusted all the houses to us, so we remoulded them according to the temporal conditions to keep the rent on an acceptable level . We make money from the difference, but we have to cover the maintenance costs first . Does that sound right, brother?"

It did . He had warned Qin Guan about that beforehand . When they arrived at the first and largest house, Qin Guan was shocked by the flexible structure .

It was a small house with one bedroom and one living room . The old room had been decorated by the agency . It used to be a staff dormitory with clothing lines hanging in a criss-cross pattern in the yard, clothes and sheets exposed to the sunshine on them .

They entered the room and saw some crowded shelves inside . They could hardly set a foot in .

It was working hours, so the lodgers were not in . They worked at a small restaurant .

"How many people live here?"

The manager forced a smile before showing Qin Guan one of his hands . Then he turned his hand over .

"Five?"

"Ten . I just turned my hand over!"

You are a master of the sign language .

The other houses were in the same condition . Some were even rented by the bed . There was great fluidity among the tenants, so some houses were divided into small cabinets that were rented out to different individuals .

When Qin Guan came out of the last house, he was greeted by an old woman .

"Hello, young man . You are finally back!"

Qin Guan was confused . The woman was wearing a red armband and holding a stool in her hand .

"You forgot me? I met you when you bought the house!"

"That's it!" Qin Guan was enlightened .

"You returned just in time! Take a seat!"

She handed the small stool to Cong Nianwei and returned to her house . She came back in a short while with a small notebook .

"Let me show you… Health care, hydropower, basic street reformations . . . This is the expense breakdown of the past three years . "

Qin Guan smiled at the detailed record and the receipts she showed him .

"Thank you so much, madam . The agency has attached them to my contract . "

The old woman gazed at the manager . "Be careful with those weasels . They would do anything for money . Look at your property . They have transformed it completely . If you were in urgent need of capital, you wouldn't be able to sell it at a decent price! Besides, they may charge you extra by using fake receipts!"

The old woman stood in the warm hutong like a hen protecting her chicks . Nowadays, the word "neighbor" was not common in a bustling city, but hutongs were famous for the close relationships between the neighbors . People there thought that a good neighbor was better than a distant brother .

The old men playing chess or cards at the entrance of a hutong acted like guards, and women gathered at the threshold of the plain grocery store, eating sunflower seeds as they chatted . They also exchanged daily supplies there .

At dinnertime, children ran between the tables of different families and shared their food with each other . They grew up together, their sincere friendship an eternal bond between them .

Hutongs were a silent witness of the exciting comings and goings of people . Some moved in, some left, but the stories remained there .

Qin Guan smiled brightly at the old woman .

"You are more experienced than young people like us . I'll be careful with them . It's hard for everyone to make money these days . "