Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 107 - 104 Renting a House
Chapter 107: Chapter 104 Renting a House
Chapter 107 -104 Renting a House
Realizing that he was also a member of this dorm and would be moving in tonight, Jiang Yan resignedly sighed.
He didn’t bring any trash bags, but when he saw a roll on the desk next to his bed, he decided to take one and start using it.
Considering the cleaning job wouldn’t be small, Jiang Yan simply took off his T-shirt and began sweeping the floor shirtless, not missing any nooks or crannies.
He then took the trash bags to the balcony and began filling them with various kinds of rubbish. It took eleven bags to clear it all, and after that, he started to clean the floor, walls, and mysterious objects in the corners.
In the bathroom, there were two beat-up plastic basins, which Jiang Yan filled with water to cleanse the balcony three times. After rinsing, he picked up an autumn shirt and trousers he’d found in the garbage pile and wiped everything from top to bottom, bending over. Then, he grabbed a worn-out brush from the bathroom and started scrubbing at the yellow stains that hadn’t washed away…
When Tian Xiaohui and Dai Lei returned, they saw the previously messy dormitory now clean and tidy, the strange smell from the balcony was gone, and they could hear the sound of “swoosh swoosh swoosh” coming from inside.
The two exchanged glances, set down what they were carrying, and walked over.
The balcony, once a place that couldn’t bear a single glance, was now clean and bright. The floor tiles were so shiny they could reflect a person’s figure. A tall man, bare-chested, knelt in a corner, battling against the remaining yellow substances with a brush.
Surprise flickered in their eyes, and in unison, they shouted—
“Brother!”
“Classmate!”
Jiang Yan turned around, and as the two were about to introduce themselves, he raised his hand and pointed toward the door, “See those bags of trash there? Throw them out.”
Their mouths half-open, they quickly closed them and scurried out, grabbing the trash bags on their way downstairs.
Compared to the tiresome cleaning, throwing out trash was nothing!
It took two trips to discard all the garbage. When they returned to the dorm, there was one more person inside.
The newcomer stood on the balcony, smiled at the two who had just come back, and said, “Liu Wenhui, sorry I’m late, couldn’t help with the cleaning.”
His mouth voiced an apology, but his face showed no sign of it. Jiang Yan had a cigarette stuffed in his mouth, which he lit expertly with a lighter.
“Want one?”
Liu Wenhui already had a cigarette in his mouth, and he turned his head, extending the pack towards Dai Lei and Tian Xiaohui.
The two hurriedly waved their hands, “No, thanks, I don’t.”
“Tsk, you can tell you’re good kids.”
Liu Wenhui laughed with a hint of rascality, not at all like someone who had just graduated from high school and started college.
The two felt a bit awkward looking at him. Dai Lei said to Jiang Yan, “I’ll do the rest of the scrubbing, you take a break. We just went to the school store and bought detergent and disinfectant.”
Jiang Yan blew out a smoke ring and waved his hand, “No need, just bring over the disinfectant you bought, I’m almost done here.”
Tian Xiaohui handed him a bottle of cola and opened it for him, “Have some cola and rest for a bit. Oh, by the way, my name is Tian Xiaohui, from Xicheng.”
“Dai Lei, from North City.”
“Jiang Yan, came from Yunzhou, but I’m also from North City.”
Liu Wenhui laughed and said, “Looks like I’m the one closest to Beijing—I’m from Kang City. I arrived this morning to register but went back when I saw no one was in the dorm.”
Jiang Yan gave him a look, cursing inwardly, ‘Damn it, everyone knew the dorm was dirty, but not one person lifted a finger, just waiting to see who’d crack first!’
After finishing cleaning the last corner, Jiang Yan quickly took a cold shower, dressed, and saw that it was already past five thirty.
“I’ll treat everyone tonight, to celebrate our fateful gathering in Room 501. You all have to come,” Liu Wenhui said, then turned his attention to Jiang Yan specifically, “You’re free tonight, right?”
“I’m busy with something, save the meal for tomorrow, I’ll remember it,”
As Jiang Yan spoke, he headed to the door, “I’ve hit my mark, gotta go.”
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Meanwhile, Song Jiawen also turned down the invitation to have dinner with her roommate’s parents, and was now heading down the stairs towards the entrance of the school.
She had only just arrived when Jiang Yan showed up, but the second one hadn’t come yet.
Song Jiawen looked at Jiang Yan’s half-dry hair and wondered, “Is your hair wet from heat or a shower?”
“Took a shower. Been working hard all afternoon.”
“Working hard?”
Song Jiawen remembered all the cleaning and scrubbing – indeed, if one had to do it all alone, it would surely take some time.
She said frankly, “The mothers of my dorm mates were too enthusiastic, fighting over who should help me make the bed and clean up. I didn’t get anything done; I just sat there eating snacks with them.”
Jiang Yan: ….
He looked at her incredulously, “Are you for real?”
Song Jiawen blinked, “For real. One roommate’s parents even brought us each a cushion that fits perfectly on the bed; it’s not hard at all, soft and so comfortable. And another roommate’s mom washed the sheets and duvet covers I brought. Just now, as the sun was setting, another roommate’s mom helped me collect the bedding that was drying and made the bed…”
Jiang Yan couldn’t listen anymore. How come, despite starting college at the same time, their treatments were worlds apart?
He wiped his face and told Song Jiawen with certainty, “You’ve struck dumb luck.”
Song Jiawen: ….
She snorted coldly and ignored him.
Just at that moment, the second guy ran over, his head soaked in sweat and panting heavily, “Bro, sis, have you been waiting long?”
“Why are you running? It’s only just struck six.”
“I found a decent place and wanted to take you two to see it quickly. If it’s good we can settle it, and then I’ll be able to move in tonight without having to spend extra money on a hostel.”
“Where is it? Far?”
“Not far. Just walk to the end of this street, take a right turn and there’s a residential area, a garage with a room on the building near the roadside. Don’t be fooled because it’s a garage; it’s basically ground floor and pretty spacious inside; perfect for living and storing stuff. The garage hasn’t been rented out before; the landlord’s son sold his car and the garage became vacant, so the landlord decided to rent it out to make some grocery money. It’s not expensive either, only five hundred a month. Among all the places I checked, there really isn’t anything cheaper than this.”
In just that afternoon’s time, he had gathered quite a bit of information.
The second guy always claimed he was pretty useless, without any specific skills except for raw strength – nothing else he could do well.
But the reality was not like that at all.
Song Jiawen thought that if she were to undertake the task, who knows when she would find a place.
Jiang Yan bought a bottle of water for the second guy, and then the three hurriedly went to see the ground-floor garage he was talking about.
It was dinner time, and as they walked down this long street, turned right into the residential area called Xinyu, the aroma of food drifted out from windows lit with warm light, making all three of their stomachs growl.
They had been on the road for most of the day, having eaten only some bread and snacks on the journey, and hadn’t yet had a proper warm meal that day.
The dorm mates had been polite, and Song Jiawen had only sampled the offerings—how could she possibly eat her fill?
“I’ll go call the landlord; they live just above on the second floor.”
Having said that, the second guy took off running up the stairs, and soon after, he came back down with an elderly person.
