Chapter 35: Is This Young Man Really Not Dim-Witted?

"Looking for my help?" Liu Nainai smiled upon hearing this: "We are all neighbors, and since you call me Grandma, just say whatever is on your mind; there's no need to be so polite."

"Eh, it's not quite like that," Zhou Yi smiled: "This is a gift for you."

"Alright, Little Zhou, sit down first; I'll go pour you a glass of water."

Soon, a cup of tea was brought over and placed on the coffee table. Liu Nainai said quite readily: "Speak, Little Zhou, what help do you need from me? Let me tell you, I know all the unmarried, single, good girls in this Small Residential District. Do you have any..."

*Cough, cough! *

Zhou Yi hurriedly coughed twice. Could this Liu Nainai have eyes of fire and pupils of gold?

To think she could tell at a glance that he was single—it was simply terrifying!

"It's not that, Grandma. Actually, the reason I'm asking for your help is that I want to rent your apartment," Zhou Yi quickly explained his idea.

For a warm-hearted person like Liu Nainai, one shouldn't be fake or overly polite; one should just say what needs to be said.

Liu Nainai was truly surprised this time. She had originally thought Zhou Yi wanted her to introduce him to a partner, but it turned out he wanted to rent her apartment?

"Little Zhou, haven't you already bought the apartment downstairs? Why do you still want to rent my apartment?" Liu Nainai asked, feeling very strange.

Zhou Yi smiled: "Grandma, I'm not just renting your apartment. On the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth floors of Unit 1, apart from you as my neighbor, I intend to rent all of these apartments!"

Liu Nainai's face was full of confusion: "Little Zhou, you're just one person, why would you rent so many apartments? It's not like... wait, are you trying to..."

Although she was old, Liu Nainai's reaction was quick. She soon realized that if he rented out all three floors, excluding her as a neighbor, it meant there would be no one living above, below, or to the sides of that neighbor.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Nainai still said: "Little Zhou, this... is there a need for this? We are all neighbors, and didn't you already call the police today? That police officer also told their family to stop disturbing the peace. Look at this..."

Zhou Yi smiled upon hearing this. Liu Nainai belonged to that typical type of kind-hearted elderly person in a Small Residential District; she was very enthusiastic about neighborhood matters, but she was soft-hearted.

"Liu Nainai, since I've called you Grandma, let's speak from the heart. You've been neighbors with Xu Yufeng's family for so long; you know what kind of people they are better than I do!"

"You were the one who told me back then that this family are just scoundrels, so do you really think they will stop just because that police officer said so?"

"I don't think so. I think they are petty people. Petty people seek revenge from morning till night. I made them lose face by calling the police; will they let me off easily?"

"Therefore, if I want to solve this problem, I must do it once and for all!"

Liu Nainai didn't quite know what to say. Of course, she knew everything Zhou Yi said was true.

The family next door could be called scoundrels, but sometimes scoundrels are inexplicably obsessed with face. Because you stripped them of their face, they might even latch onto you; it was just that exasperating.

But if she let Zhou Yi rent her apartment...

Seeing Liu Nainai hesitating, Zhou Yi immediately struck while the iron was hot: "Liu Nainai, you don't need to worry about other things. You two are idle anyway; you can go wherever you want to have fun."

"Or if you really don't want to go out, I'll find a place for you two to stay outside. Famous hotels in our Jingzhou City, or anywhere else, are all fine. This includes the other neighbors; I will pay for all of it!"

"If that doesn't work, I can give you extra money. In short, I just don't want to let that family have an easy time!"

Liu Nainai really couldn't refuse this time. In her view, this Little Zhou was indeed very sincere. Not only was he paying rent for their apartments, but he was also responsible for their accommodations after moving out.

He was even willing to pay extra money!

While money cannot fully represent sincerity, when given in sufficient amounts, the sincerity is indeed very substantial!

Still, as the saying goes, Liu Nainai was soft-hearted and not very good at refusing others...

"Little Zhou, since you've put it this way, Grandma can't refuse. Alright, just as you said, we two old folks are idle anyway."

"However, you still have to talk to the neighbors upstairs and downstairs one by one. I think you need to be mentally prepared. Making them move out suddenly, several families at once, that's still quite difficult..."

"No problem, Liu Nainai. You just need to take me along to help introduce me. After all, I just moved in and I'm not very familiar with everyone."

Everything was settled. A little later, Liu Nainai took Zhou Yi to introduce him to each family one by one and persuade them.

Don't underestimate the fact that it was just Liu Nainai leading the way; the nature of this was very different!

If Zhou Yi went to their doors by himself, the neighbors might even think he was a scammer renting their apartments to engage in illegal or criminal activities.

But it was different with Liu Nainai present. She had been in this building for many years, and everyone knew she was warm-hearted; it was equivalent to Liu Nainai acting as a guarantor.

Therefore, the progress with Zhou Yi's neighbor downstairs went very smoothly. They were also two elderly people, and they agreed quite readily.

The first family on the eighteenth floor also went smoothly. A young couple, upon hearing that Zhou Yi would pay for them to go on vacation, agreed faster than anyone, even fearing that Zhou Yi might go back on his word.

However, there was a bit of a problem when they reached the second family on the eighteenth floor.

"Liu Nainai, this... is this young man a bit dim-witted? Just because Xu Yufeng's family makes him sleep poorly, he plans to rent all of this out to make a move?" The man of the house called Liu Nainai aside to ask.

Liu Nainai nodded: "Not really, this young man is a very good person, he's just a bit pedantic..."

The man was speechless. This is called "a bit pedantic"? This is clearly extremely pedantic, alright!

"Young man, you've seen our family; we have many people, and we don't really want to move out. Look at this..." The man still spoke to Zhou Yi.

His family did indeed have many people: two elderly people above, the couple themselves, and two children. It was truly having the old to care for and the young to raise; moving out was a real hassle.

Moreover, as a family of six, they were already used to living here, and they weren't sure they could find a suitable place if they moved out.

However, the man also felt that saying this might offend the old lady, so he quickly laughed it off: "Young man, it's not that I want to take advantage of you, but my children have to go to school, so we definitely can't live too far away."

"There is a five-star hotel nearby, and it seems they have some suites that would be enough for my family to live in..."

Having said this, the woman beside the man, his wife, glared at him directly. They were all decent people, and this was clearly making things difficult for the young man opposite them.

However, before the man could even finish his sentence, Zhou Yi had already made the decision: "You mean the large suite at the Huayue Hotel, the one called the Presidential Suite? No problem, as long as you ask for it, I agree!"

"Your whole family can move there directly. As long as I rent the apartment, your family can stay there for as long as you like, and I will pay the rent as usual!"

Honestly, he, Zhou Yi, was not afraid of people making requests; he was only afraid they wouldn't.

Huh? The man's eyes widened upon hearing this. Just because they disturbed your sleep, is it necessary to go this far? How much money would this cost? With this money, couldn't you just rent another place, or go stay in a hotel yourself?

Can't understand, really can't understand!

The man didn't know what to say. His wife beside him kept giving him winks to agree; his family had never stayed in such a high-end hotel before!

Zhou Yi looked at Liu Nainai beside him and smiled subtly: "See, Liu Nainai, some things aren't that difficult. Isn't it all settled now?"

Now, all that's left is to wait for the evening to see if that family will stir up any more trouble for him!

Today's first update is here. Thanks to the big brothers wafi, Xiaoshuo He Ni, Yefen Laixi, sevenrastar, Moke, Book Friend 2019, Eld dk, Moke Shuyou, aohang, Book Friend 2020, and Ye Rang Ta Wenre for their tips. Thank you. Three updates today, no explanation needed! Also, those reading my book should all be men, anyway, wishing everyone a Happy Women's Day.

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