In the end, the two were very unsatisfied with this apartment.
With no other choice, the assistant made an arrangement for them to view another unit.
Yun Shishi, who remained on the ground floor to get more details about the apartment, was rather surprised to see her assistant looking defeated when the latter appeared with the others in tow.
âMu Xi, how did the viewing go?â She then turned to look at Xiang Yu. âAunt, are you happy with the apartment?â
âItâs too small! I think itâs only eighty-eight feetâitâs too cramped!â
Her assistant quickly clarified from the side. âThe apartment is at least a hundred feet, but as itâs rather high up, the room appears smaller.â
She continued to brief the actress. âIâve just contacted a property owner in Funan district. As the room there is bigger, the cost will be higher, too.â
âItâs fine.â
She was eager to get rid of her relatives even if it meant that she had to pay a little more.
While on the way to the district, her aunt asked suddenly, âHey, Shishi, aunt here has something to discuss with you!â
âYou can speak your mind,â she replied.
âIâve been wanting to ask since earlier how much your monthly salary is.â The middle-aged woman wanted to know her nieceâs income first before broaching the topic of rent to her.
She smiled resignedly. âAunt, you can tell me your request directly; Iâll try my best to accommodate.â
âOh... Itâs like this...â
She, thus, proceeded to tell her what they had in mind.
âWe heard from your colleague that the monthly rental here is about four to five thousand yuan. We arenât that well-off, and being new in the city, we really canât afford the rent right now! Itâs expensive to live here, and we donât have much money on us. On top of that, the two girls have yet to look for jobs... Thatâs why I want to ask if you can help us pay a yearâs rent while, you know, we wait for your cousins to find a stable source of income. He he...â
She trailed off, but by then, the meaning in her words was apparent.
The middle-aged woman, of course, wanted her to pay up to a yearâs rent in advance.
The actress agreed readily. âSure. No worries.â
She got her fee from her first film, âThe Green Appleâ, anyway.
There was nothing to write home about if she compared it to the A-listersâ talent fees; still, it was a sizable sum.
Lin Fengtian was generous with her, giving her double of what they had agreed on the contract. This was a pleasant surprise to her.
In addition, she had miscellaneous income from advertisements.
Hence, four to five thousand yuan was not a big deal to her!
Her aunt was befuddled by her swift response.
Why is she so generous?
The former had reckoned earlier that the latter might find some excuse to reject her request.
Once they reached their destination, the assistant took the three to tour the apartment as instructed. Despite the auntâs continued dissatisfaction, after much persuasion from the young assistant, they decided on the unit.
Mu Xi sighed in relief after fulfilling her duty.
Together, she and the actress helped move and unpack all the luggage of the trio into the apartment.
The assistant liaised with the landlord about signing the lease for a yearâs worth of rental.
She felt unjust for the actress.
âShishi, these few relatives of yours are extreme!â
She then repeated the auntâs brazen words to her.
The actress simply smiled. âItâs fine. Who doesnât have a few extreme relatives?â
In any case, she would not be living with them forever.
What to do? I just have to take this as my karma.
Her young assistant could not swallow down this injustice. âYou are so easy to bully! I wouldnât pay for them if I were you! In what way do they deserve it? Thatâs your hard-earned money.â