dognovel Chapter 19 is now open for business.
Chapter 19 is now open for business.
"Here you go, Uncle Jiang. This is your room key and the main door key. If you want to go out for dinner later, just take the keys with you. Also, please keep your cash and valuables with you at all times. There might be a lot of people around here, so be careful with these things. If you're going to be staying in Shanghai for a long time, I suggest you go to the bank tomorrow and open a bank account. Put your cash in the account and withdraw large sums of money from the account. That way, you'll feel more at ease."
After filling out the ID card and finding out why the tenant was there, Mao Xiaoyu took two keys from her keychain and gave them to the tenant, explaining how to handle cash and valuables.
After all, this is no longer the mobile phone era. In addition, the banking networks in different provinces are not interconnected, so it is impossible to withdraw money from the same bank across provinces. Therefore, many people like to carry cash with them when they go out. Moreover, when they come to hospitals in Shanghai for treatment, they are all for serious illnesses, and they are already mentally prepared to spend money like water. Therefore, the tenants who come for treatment usually carry tens of thousands of yuan, and some even bring hundreds of thousands of yuan in cash.
Although there are no other tenants here yet, there will definitely be others in the future. With more people, there will always be all sorts of complex human nature. Therefore, Mao Xiaoyu hopes that each tenant will be careful with their money and not have it stolen in the end. Even if you ask Fubo Le to investigate, it will only cause trouble.
"I'm just here for a check-up, so I didn't bring much money. Of course, I'll be careful, but thank you for reminding me anyway." The tenant, surnamed Jiang, thanked Mao Xiaoyu again and again after hearing her words.
"That's settled then. If there's anything else, feel free to ask me when I come back later. I need to go out and find a tenant now."
Since time is money at night, Mao Xiaoyu didn't have time to chat with the tenant surnamed Jiang. Therefore, after finishing her business, she hurriedly left her house and went out to look for tenants again.
When Mao Xiaoyu returned to the hospital entrance, there were very few landlords advertising their properties anymore. This was actually quite good for Mao Xiaoyu, since fewer landlords meant less competition.
Strictly speaking, Mao Xiaoyu was already late in soliciting tenants today. According to the group's rules, landlords usually do their own things in the morning and only go to the rental properties after lunch to ask the tenants if they want to renew their leases.
Some tenants will simply say they're leaving when their lease expires, while others will likely renew their leases because they are still in the hospital waiting for surgery or have already undergone surgery but haven't been discharged yet. Therefore, during this period, the landlord needs to determine how many tenants will renew their leases before they can decide how many beds are available for rent that day.
Once everything is confirmed, these landlords will stand in various corners around the hospital in the afternoon, waiting for out-of-towners with large bags to come to the hospital for medical treatment. Then they will go up to them and ask about renting rooms.
If you're lucky, you can fill the space with tenants in two or three hours. The rest of the time, you can either help other landlords find tenants and earn a commission, or you can do your own thing and stop looking for tenants.
Landlords who can usually stay until the evening often have two or three properties for rent. This is because they have a lot of beds available, so it takes them longer to rent out their properties. Of course, even though it takes them more time, these landlords also earn more.
It can be said that when business is good, some landlords, husband and wife, go out together to recruit people. They can easily earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a year. These husband and wife landlords usually manage three houses, with about 30 beds, and their net profit is generally more than 3 yuan a month.
Of course, even if they try to attract tenants until the evening, these landlords usually start leaving around 7 p.m. After all, the hospital closes around 6 p.m., and by 7 p.m., out-of-town patients have already left the hospital, leaving almost no one there except for the emergency room.
People from out of town who come for medical treatment know that they can't come at night, so they generally won't come to the hospital after 6 p.m., since it's already dark by then and people who need to stay have already found somewhere to stay. So for the landlord, it's not worth staying here after 7 p.m., and the landlord would rather go home to rest than stay here any longer.
Because of this, she waited for a while longer. Before she knew it, it was already past six o'clock and dark. There were hardly any landlords left in the hospital area. Seeing this, Mao Xiaoyu thought about the cash in her hand and could only grit her teeth and prepare to wait another half hour until everyone else had left before she could leave too.
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"It's getting dark. It seems I can't stay at the hospital tonight. I wonder how much a hotel will cost per night? I hope it's not too expensive, since I don't know how many days I'll be staying here!"
Standing on the bus, looking at the darkness outside and the pedestrians on the road, He Cunzhuang thought with worry.
He Cunzhuang, a 42-year-old man from Danyang County, Jiangsu Province, owns three eyeglasses shops in Danyang County. He earns 10 to 8 yuan a year from wholesaling eyeglasses, which is quite a lot of money in Danyang.
As for He Cunzhuang's family, they have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. The couple has a son and a daughter, which can be considered a perfect family. To outsiders, this family seems really good and complete. However, no family has a smooth journey.
The same goes for He Cunzhuang's family. To outsiders, they are a good family. He Cunzhuang's eldest daughter is 19 years old this year and is already in her senior year of high school. In two months, it will be time for her to take the college entrance examination. Judging from her grades, it shouldn't be a problem for her to get into a university. If she works hard, she might even get into a 985 or 211 university.
With such a promising daughter, He Cunzhuang and his wife should have stayed home to take good care of her, helping with logistics and ensuring she was in a good mood for the next two months as she prepared for the most important exam of her life.
However, besides their daughter, He Cunzhuang and his wife also had a younger son. He Cunzhuang's younger son was born when he was 37 years old due to an accident, which can be considered as having a child late in life.
However, because the youngest son was diagnosed with congenital heart disease at birth, the He Cunzhuang family was extremely worried about him.
For the past six years, the youngest son has been experiencing many setbacks, and his heart problems are becoming increasingly apparent. Recently, the child's physical functions have been declining, which has caused He Cunzhuang's family great anxiety.
Finally, the family took their child to the town's First People's Hospital for a checkup, where it was confirmed that the heart problem was getting worse and surgery was needed as soon as possible. This made it impossible for He Cunzhuang's family, who had originally wanted to postpone the surgery, to delay any longer. However, the town's medical facilities did not have the advanced level required, so after careful consideration, the family finally decided that He Cunzhuang and his wife would bring their youngest son to Shanghai for treatment. As for He Cunzhuang's parents, they stayed at home to take care of their daughter as she prepared for her college entrance exams.
To get from Danyang to the hospital in Shanghai by train, one needs to take a bus, then a train, then the subway, and then another bus. Therefore, He Cunzhuang and his family of three set off from Danyang early in the morning. After this long journey, it was not until evening that the family of three was finally almost at XX Hospital.
However, He Cunzhuang also checked the time and knew that even if he and his wife rushed to the hospital, it would be closed by then, and the child probably wouldn't be able to get admitted to the hospital that night. This made He Cunzhuang worry about where to stay that night and how much the room would cost.
You know, if the child needs surgery, the couple will have to stay in Shanghai for at least a month. The room rate per day may not be much, but the room rate for a month adds up to a lot. Plus, with the child's surgery, who knows how much it will cost!
Therefore, He Cunzhuang was also thinking of saving as much as possible on accommodation, since everything costs money when you're traveling.
A short while later, the bus finally arrived at the hospital stop, and He Cunzhuang and his family of three got off the bus with their luggage.
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As Mao Xiaoyu watched the number of landlords around the hospital dwindle until she was the only one wandering around aimlessly, she knew that if she waited any longer, she wouldn't see anyone. So she prepared to go to the station, get on her electric scooter, and head back!
Little did Mao Xiaoyu know that as she walked towards the station, she happened to see He Cunzhuang and his family getting off the train, which immediately caught her attention.
After all, He Cunzhuang's family looked like they came from out of town, and they were carrying big bags and small packages, so it was obvious that they hadn't settled in yet.
Seeing this, Mao Xiaoyu quickly went to greet her.
"Uncle, Auntie, do you need to rent a house? Our house is much cheaper than the hotel's." Mao Xiaoyu approached He Cunzhuang and his wife with a playing card and asked them.
When Mr. and Mrs. He Cunzhuang got off the bus and saw the hospital building, they felt a chill in their hearts because many of the lights in the hospital building were off, and it was clear at a glance that the hospital had already closed.
Although they already had this answer in their hearts, the couple still couldn't help but feel disappointed when they actually saw it. This made them wonder where they could find a place to stay.
Before the two could even find a place, Mao Xiaoyu suddenly interrupted, causing them to look at her.
"Young man, you say you have a house to live in, but does your house have the proper documentation?"
Seeing that Mao Xiaoyu was young, He Cunzhuang was not afraid of her. Instead, he looked her up and down and asked her a question.
"What procedures are needed to rent a house? If you want to rent, we will rent to you. If you don't want to rent, we simply won't rent. There are no procedures required at all."
However, 90% of the people who come to the hospital prefer to stay in our kind of housing because our housing is very close to the hospital, so they don't have to go far. In addition, our rent is cheap, half the price of staying in a hotel.
More importantly, when you come to the hospital, you don't stay for just one or two days, but for many days. Every day, food, drink, and other necessities become a hassle. Our house has gas and pots and pans, which you can use as you please.
If the gas runs out, we, as the landlords, can refill it for you free of charge; you only need to pay the daily rent.
Actually, if you calculate it this way, each of you can save at least one or two hundred yuan a day. If you rent for a longer period, the savings will be considerable.
Mao Xiaoyu boasted that she wanted the three of them to be able to rent her house that night.
Hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words, He Cunzhuang and his wife exchanged glances, both somewhat tempted. After all, if they could save money, they could save a lot over a month. However, the couple was a little uneasy about whether this was reliable.
"And we're different from those transient renters. We rent here around the hospital year-round, so we value our reputation very much. After all, if our reputation is ruined, no one will trust us anymore. So don't worry, we won't lie to you."
As for the rent, it's the same for everyone. If you don't believe me, there are many landlords here tomorrow, you can ask them, and everyone's rent is the same. After all, if I were to cheat you, I could only cheat you for one night and charge you an extra 10 or 20 yuan. If you leave the next day, I wouldn't earn any more money, and my loss would be even greater. Don't you agree?
Seeing their expressions, Mao Xiaoyu knew they were interested, even though neither of them spoke, so she quickly pressed on.
"How much does it cost to rent this house? Is it far away?" He Cunzhuang listened to Mao Xiaoyu's words and felt that they made a lot of sense, so he couldn't help but ask.
"It's not far, it's just the doctors' dormitory. Think about it, doctors can't live too far away for work or emergency care, so the hospital's dormitories are all very close to the hospital, just a few steps away. As for the room fee, it's the same for everyone, 60 yuan per person per bed, so it's exactly 180 yuan for the three of you," Mao Xiaoyu explained.
"Look, our child is so young, he can sleep with his mother, there's no need for another bed, so can we have two beds?" Hearing this, He Cunzhuang frowned, wanting to haggle over the price.
"Our beds are all single beds, and we don't have any double beds yet. So if the child wants to sleep, he can only sleep in one bed. Besides, you two came here to see a doctor for the child. If things go wrong, the child might have to be hospitalized for treatment tomorrow. In addition, the adults will need to sleep with the child at night, so you don't need to rent three beds. So the child will only need to pay for one day at most, which really won't cost much."
"And with the added accommodation of sleeping with you at night, you two will only need to rent one bed starting tomorrow. Think about it, for just 60 yuan a day, you can have our meals cooked for you every day, while the adults can sleep and watch TV. That really saves a lot of money each day. Not to mention, it's close to the hospital, and you don't need to take a bus. You can just walk there in two minutes with your food. It saves you so much time and effort," Mao Xiaoyu tempted.
Hearing Mao Xiaoyu's tempting offer, He Cunzhuang and his wife exchanged another glance and finally nodded silently. After all, paying 180 yuan today was a bit much. If their child was hospitalized tomorrow, they would only need to pay 60 yuan to rent a bed. Moreover, they could cook meals every day, saving a lot on food expenses. Although it would take a long time, it was still really cheap.
"Young man, lead the way. If the house is really nice, then we'll rent it!" He Cunzhuang agreed.
Upon hearing He Cunzhuang's agreement, Mao Xiaoyu hurried to the parking area. Since the three members of the He family were walking and couldn't take the electric scooter, Mao Xiaoyu pushed her own electric scooter and took the He family of three to their house.
Needless to say, Mao Xiaoyu brought the He family of three to her house. The three members of the He family were very satisfied with the location and environment of the house. The beds were eventually rented out. Although only four beds were rented out today, it was still considered a successful start for Mao Xiaoyu.