Chapter 124: Rent

Facing Yun Shuo's indignant accusation, Xu Tian had a face full of black lines.

Xu Tian: 【What are you talking about? I'm not messing around.】

【I want to give an elder a house. They saved my life, so giving them a house, isn't that too much, right?】

Yun Shuo: 【...】

【Isn't that just repaying kindness? Why do you make it sound like an unspoken rule? Just like you said, the other party saved your life, so just use this reason to give it directly. What are you struggling with?】

Yun Shuo: 【But Old Xu, you're something. You haven't been in the entertainment industry for long, but you're so generous that you can even afford to give away a villa.】

Xu Tian: 【Anyway, I have shares in the Xu family, so I can afford to give away a villa.】

Of course, if he wanted to pay off Guo Qishan's debt immediately, he would probably have to throw away all the shares in his hands.

However, the various relationships involved were too complicated, and Xu Tian couldn't explain it to Yun Shuo, so he could only find a relatively loophole-free excuse.

Yun Shuo: 【Fine! Here's what you do: just say you have a house that's empty and you want to rent it out, but you've listed it with an agency and no one is interested. Plus, you're tight on cash lately and want to rent it out as soon as possible to get some money to turn around. Ask her if she has any friends who want to rent a house.】

【That way, she'll likely choose to rent your house. Just charge a symbolic amount like a normal apartment first. Don't tell her it's a villa. When the time comes, take her directly there, and she won't be able to go back on it even if she wants to.】

Xu Tian: 【... You're a talent! Yun Shuo, you could even think of such a method.】

Yun Shuo: 【That's right, don't look at who I am. I'm telling you, this method of mine is 100% effective!】

Xu Tian: 【Alright, if it really works, I'll invite you out to eat another day.】

Soon, he arrived at the location agreed upon with Su Xiuya. Xu Tian put away his phone, organizing the language in his heart, intending to mention the renting matter to Su Xiuya in a while.

When he walked into the teahouse carrying the gift, Su Xiuya was already sitting by the window.

"Auntie Ya!"

Xu Tian seriously placed the gift he brought on the table: "This is a little bit of my heart, it's not anything valuable, I hope Auntie Ya won't dislike it."

"How could I dislike it?"

Su Xiuya saw Xu Tian being so serious and was also a bit panicked: "I'll accept it... eh... this gift is too valuable!"

She saw the high-end cosmetics and supplements in the gift bag and wanted to push them back.

Xu Tian hurriedly pressed Su Xiuya's hand.

"Auntie Ya, this is a little bit of my heart, I hope you accept it. If you refuse, I won't have the face to see you in the future."

"Alright then, thank you, Little Tian." Su Xiuya hesitated for a moment but still accepted the gift.

Afterward, the two chatted while drinking tea for a while, and Xu Tian suddenly said.

"Auntie Ya, actually I came here today, besides wanting to thank you, I have a request."

"What is it, tell me."

Su Xiuya saw Xu Tian being so formal and was a bit surprised: "As long as Auntie Ya can help you, I will definitely help."

"It's like this. Although I haven't known you for long, Auntie Ya, I feel you are very intimate, just like my elder, and plus you saved my life, so I was wondering if I could recognize you as my godmother, so we can walk around often in the future."

"Ah? You want to recognize me as your godmother?" Su Xiuya looked at Xu Tian blankly, her expression suddenly becoming a bit complicated.

"Why, if you feel it's inconvenient, you can also refuse."

Xu Tian observed Su Xiuya's expression and suddenly felt that the other party's performance after hearing his words just now was a bit strange.

It wasn't shock, but surprise, and the surprise was mixed with some nervousness.

"No, no, no, it's convenient... what's inconvenient about it..."

Su Xiuya lowered her head and tried hard to force the tears in her eye sockets back, then looked up and smiled at Xu Tian: "You don't dislike it, how could I not agree?"

"I heard from Lao Yan that you live with your adoptive parents, and they seem to treat you badly. Lao Yan and I only have one daughter, a few years older than you. If you are willing, you can treat me as your biological mother in the future. Although Lao Yan and I are not rich, we will try our best to take care of you."

Xu Tian smiled and opened his mouth: "In the future, I will treat you and Uncle Yan as my biological parents."

"No, now I should change my address to call you Godfather and Godmother."

Xu Tian had lived two lives and didn't know who his biological parents were.

In his past life, he was blind and treated his enemies as benefactors. In this life, he still had a chance, and he wanted to make up for the kindness he owed the Yan family in his past life.

Yan Jinsong and Su Xiuya were clearly not well-off, yet they still had to save money to support him. Yan Qingxue even lost her life to save him.

He felt that calling Godfather, Godmother, and calling sister wasn't too much.

"Eh, good child!"

Su Xiuya was very gratified: "I'll tell Lao Yan when I go back, he will also be very happy."

"Then I'll invite you and Godfather to eat another day."

Saying that, Xu Tian took out his phone and looked at it feignedly.

Now that he had recognized his godmother, he had to start solving the house matter.

He pretended to have a call coming in and put his phone to his ear.

"Hello?"

"What? Suddenly said not to rent it again?"

"Did the other party say the reason? My house rent is very cheap!"

"Oh... I see. If there are other people looking at the house, please notify me."

Xu Tian put down his phone, frowned, and sighed, looking very distressed.

"Little Tian, what's wrong? Is something going wrong at work?"

Su Xiuya didn't know Xu Tian's work yet, so she could only guess from the content of his phone call.

"No." Xu Tian sighed: "It's my own private matter."

"If you can, tell Godmother, although I may not have the ability to help you, I can still give you some ideas." Su Xiuya was very concerned about Xu Tian's affairs.

Xu Tian heard this and asked feignedly: "Godmother, do you have any friends who want to rent a house?"

"Rent a house?" Su Xiuya was stunned.

"Yes, I have an empty house. Because I live in the company dormitory, it has always been empty. Recently, I'm a bit tight on cash, so I want to rent it out. But I've listed it with an agency for more than two months and no one is interested. A few days ago, someone finally wanted to rent it, but before signing the contract, the other party suddenly didn't want to rent it."

"Then is your rent too high?" Su Xiuya asked.

"I don't think it's high. My house is in the city center, the rent is 1,500 a month, it should be considered very cheap."

Currently, the rent in the city center of Jiangshui, even for an old house, starts at 3,000, so 1,500 is indeed very cheap.

"1,500 is indeed quite cheap. Then is the transportation around there inconvenient?"

Su Xiuya also felt strange. A house in the city center, the rent is only 1,500 a month, how could it not be rented out?

"It's very convenient, there are buses and subways nearby, and the living facilities in the community are also very convenient, but I don't know why no one rents it."

Xu Tian said distressedly: "I still have to pay off my credit card next month. I originally planned to collect half a year's rent directly."

"I see, then I'll help you ask if any of my friends want to rent a house." Su Xiuya said thoughtfully.

Xu Tian smiled slightly: "Then I'll trouble Godmother."

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