Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

Chapter 26: The two resign; Mao Xiaoyu meets Liu Guan Zhang.

"Yes, Sister Guo quits, so I quit too," Xue Guangmei said, standing up at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang's face turned green. The resignations of these two people were the biggest challenge to his authority.

Manager Wang glared at Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei, finally fixing his gaze on Guo Xiaoyan. His voice was cold as he said, "Xiao Guo, you need to think this through. You're our agency's top agent. If you leave, all your resources and business will be gone. You'll have to start from scratch. In my opinion, it's a small matter. Don't let a moment of anger cause you too much loss; it'll be a losing proposition!"

"Manager Wang, stop talking. I've been thinking about this for a long time. Now that I've made this decision, I won't change it. As for the so-called top agent, that's a joke. Ever since you came to our store as manager, you've been suppressing Xiaomei and me because of some shady things. We were too lazy to argue with you at first, but you've gone too far. Since that's the case, let's part ways amicably."

Since Guo Xiaoyan had made up her mind, she wouldn't change it, so when she heard Manager Wang's conciliatory words, she immediately raised her hand in rejection.

"Fine, fine, fine, since you've come to this point, don't regret it. Let's see what you can do outside of our store. Finance, since Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei have quit, settle their accounts."

Upon hearing Guo Xiaoyan's refusal, Manager Wang's face darkened, and he immediately ordered the finance department to settle the bill. To save face, he then went straight back to his office.

Of course, settling accounts is just a matter of checking wages. You definitely won't get your money today. After all, it's a chain agency. When an employee resigns, it has to be verified by the head office before wages are paid out. Usually, you can only get paid when the next month's payday arrives.

Moreover, the store manager is the store manager, and the finance department is the finance department. Generally, the finance department of a branch is appointed by the higher-ups. The store manager can make decisions about the store's spending, but it must be legal. However, the store manager is not in charge of paying employee salaries; that is decided by the head office.

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"Sister Guo, what do we do next?" Seeing Manager Wang angrily return to her office, Xue Guangmei excitedly approached Guo Xiaoyan and asked in a low voice.

"What can we do? We'll settle the bill, but you'd better think it over. If you resign, we'll all be laid off," Guo Xiaoyan said seriously, glancing at Xue Guangmei.

"Tch, so what if I'm laid off? I've worked for so many days and haven't earned much money. Now that I'm finally off work, I'm going to have some fun these next few days," Xue Guangmei said nonchalantly.

"Okay, let's go settle our wages first and see how much we have left. Hmm, after we settle our wages, let's go out to eat first, and then we can treat ourselves to something nice. We've been working so hard these past few days, we have to treat ourselves to something nice today," Guo Xiaoyan said.

When Xue Guangmei heard that Guo Xiaoyan had agreed to go shopping this afternoon, she happily grabbed Guo Xiaoyan's arm and, with a look of anticipation on her face, dragged Guo Xiaoyan toward the finance department, saying repeatedly, "Then let's hurry up and pay the bill."

So, the two of them first calculated their working hours and sorted out the remaining wages. Then, they said goodbye to their colleagues at the store and left the agency with their personal belongings.

"Sister Guo, we're going to have dinner and go out to play, but what are we going to do with all our things?"

Xue Guangmei left the agency with Guo Yanni, clutching her personal belongings. Thinking that carrying these belongings would make it difficult to enjoy the trip, she asked a question.

"Please leave your personal belongings with me first. My place isn't too far away, it's only a 20-minute walk. After you leave your things with me, we can go out to eat, do some shopping, and go for a walk."

Guo Xiaoyan thought for a moment, realizing that she might need to work for Mao Xiaoyu next, and that these things would still be useful, so she decided to take them back to her rented house.

"That's great! I haven't been to your house yet, Sister Guo. This is a good opportunity to take a look." Xue Guangmei said happily when she heard that there was a place to put her things.

"My place is very small, only big enough for one person, which is why I didn't bring my colleagues with me," Guo Xiaoyan explained.

"It may be small, but it doesn't matter. It's still my own space. Unlike me, I sleep at my aunt's place. Although it's a big place and my aunt is very nice to me, it doesn't feel as comfortable as home."

"But it'll be soon. My parents have already told me to work hard this year, and once I'm settled, they'll buy me a small apartment in Shanghai so I can have a home of my own there," Xue Guangmei said heartlessly.

Hearing Xue Guangmei's words, Guo Xiaoyan was quite envious of Xue Guangmei, but not jealous of her, since every family is different.

As for Xue Guangmei's family, they originally lived in Nanshi, which is very close to Shanghai. This has resulted in a relatively good standard of living in Nanshi. In addition, Xue Guangmei is the only child in her family and is particularly well-liked. Therefore, her parents might actually buy her a house.

Unlike her parents, who couldn't earn money and whose family relied on farming for a living, Guo Xiaoyan, as the eldest child, had to shoulder the responsibility of being the head of the family. So every month, without fail, she had to send 1000 yuan back home. In addition to her own daily expenses, after working for more than two years, Guo Xiaoyan had only saved 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. And this 20,000 to 30,000 yuan was only saved from working as a real estate agent for the past six months.

Because of the lack of money and the heavy financial burden on her family, Guo Xiaoyan has been under constant pressure from Wang Luobo recently. She is reluctant to leave the agency, as she still needs to cover her monthly expenses and send money home. However, she is unsure of herself if she doesn't have any income.

Although I sometimes have a slight thought about opening my own real estate agency so that I wouldn't be managed by others and could do whatever I want, I can't bring myself to take that step because of my financial situation.

As for consulting Mao Xiaoyu about recruitment today, Guo Xiaoyan saw that Mao Xiaoyu had opened the door, so she walked in without really understanding what was going on. When she saw that Mao Xiaoyu, who knew nothing about real estate agencies, was running a real estate agency, Guo Xiaoyan felt that she could run her own agency too. After all, if an outsider dared to do it, what wouldn't an expert like herself dare to do?

Of course, I need to talk to Mao Xiaoyu before I start my own agency. It would be better if we could partner up, since I could also get a salary from Mao Xiaoyu's agency, which would cover my monthly expenses. If we can't partner up, I might go it alone, since I know the ins and outs of this industry. The hardest part is not knowing it.

As for joining Mao Xiaoyu's agency, working for him, and helping him build an agency, Guo Xiaoyan had already thought about it. She wasn't prepared to do something so thankless. After all, no matter how much money other people's agencies made, it wouldn't be very meaningful for her to be a store manager and earn a salary.

After all, everyone has ambitions. Guo Xiaoyan didn't think that having more than 2 yuan was enough to start a real estate agency. At worst, she could work hard for the first few months. Even if she lost money, she was still young and could go back to work and save money slowly.

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On their way to Guo Xiaoyan's rented apartment, Guo Xiaoyan and Xue Guangmei were busy trying to find tenants outside the hospital. They had no idea that Guo Xiaoyan had already resigned.

Business was pretty good today. Before 12:00, I had already brought three tenants to rent my house.

Seeing this income, Mao Xiaoyu wondered if she should buy two more houses near the hospital and rent them out together. That way, she could make several thousand yuan a day.

After all, for Mao Xiaoyu, being a landlord in Shanghai is her biggest dream.

However, buying two more houses would have to wait until the demolition was completed. After all, Mao Xiaoyu didn't have any money. Even if she took out a loan to get the house certificate, she would still have to use the loan money to buy the demolished houses. Mao Xiaoyu could tell which was more important.

Of course, after these few days of renting a place, Mao Xiaoyu had become fairly familiar with the people standing around the hospital. There were about twenty people who were genuinely doing business as landlords in the hospital area. Some of these people were easy to talk to, while others were not. After these few days of contact, Mao Xiaoyu had also met a few friends on the surface.

After all, everyone believes that having more friends means having more options. In addition, sometimes when there are more tenants, you can rent to other places and earn a little extra money. For example, the day before yesterday, a landlord introduced a tenant to Mao Xiaoyu's place and gave her a commission of 20 yuan.

Although the amount of money wasn't much, Mao Xiaoyu saw it as a good start, at least indicating that some landlords recognized her abilities.

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Under the shade of a tree, Mao Xiaoyu saw three landlords bragging. Looking around, she saw that there weren't many tenants. Since Mao Xiaoyu knew some of the landlords, she went over and took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, offering one to each of the men.

In her past life, Mao Xiaoyu smoked. In this life, she doesn't have that habit, so she doesn't smoke now either. Of course, because she needs to greet people often, Mao Xiaoyu will buy two packs of cigarettes and carry them with her. For example, she needs cigarettes to greet people now so that she can integrate into other people's groups.

"Xiaoyu, how's it going? How many did you catch today?" The landlord, who had introduced Mao Xiaoyu to a tenant the day before yesterday, asked casually while smoking a cigarette.

The landlord's surname is Guan, and he is from Anhui Province. He has been a landlord for five years. At first, he rented out houses as a subletter. Over the past five years, he has two houses, but neither house is very big. Each house is about 60 square meters. There are a total of 13 beds in the two houses. He sleeps in one of the beds and rents out the other 12 beds.

He's a nice guy, a bit of a tomboy, so Mao Xiaoyu greeted him with cigarettes every time she asked. After a few times, they became quite familiar. Last time, because his room was full, he even introduced a tenant to Mao Xiaoyu, so their relationship was fairly good.

"I pulled two today, not bad, considering it's just the beginning." Knowing it was lunchtime and there weren't many tenants around, Mao Xiaoyu chatted with them.

"Only two? That's too few. Old Zhang has already taken five, and you only have two here," the landlord, surnamed Guan, said, slightly provoking him.

"Sigh, I was just lucky. Five people came at once, and it just so happened that I got one family. It's just that there were a lot of people. Unlike you, Lao Liu, you've already got three people and you're still pretending here." Lao Zhang, who was called, quickly defended himself.

Old Zhang is also from Wei Province, the same hometown as Old Guan, and was even brought up by Old Guan. I heard that the two are related, but I haven't asked what kind of relationship they are, and I don't know.

However, because Lao Zhang started working late, only last year, and because he lacked capital, his house was rented.

The house is about 90 square meters and has 8 beds. The annual rent is 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Even so, after deducting living expenses, I can still earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a year, which is much more profitable than farming at home.

Because Lao Zhang and Lao Guan are from the same hometown and are relatives, they often drink and chat together. Since Lao Zhang has few beds, he usually recommends his tenants to Lao Guan whenever he has more available rooms. Therefore, their relationship is not strained because they are in the same industry; they are more like friends.

"Look at you two, so smug! One has three, the other has five. Xiaoyu at least has two left, but I only have one tenant today. If I don't bring in more at noon, I'll have an empty bed again tonight," Sister Liu, the last member of the trio, chimed in with a complaint.

Sister Liu is also from Wei Province. Although she doesn't live in the same city as Lao Liu and Lao Ma, she is still from Wei Province. Among this group of landlords, they are considered to be from the same hometown, so they stick together.

Although Sister Liu is a woman, none of the people present dared to underestimate her, because Sister Liu is the most financially powerful of the three landlords, as she owns a total of 5 houses.

That's right, five houses.

Although only three of these five houses are rented out near the hospital, and the other two are used for her son's wedding and for her and her husband to live in, these five houses alone make them prominent figures among the landlords, not to mention Sister Liu's husband!

You should know that Sister Liu's husband is the head chef at the hospital!

Moreover, this chef has been working at this hospital for 20 years. Just think about it, what are Sister Liu's connections in the hospital? Hmm...