The next morning.
Chen Jin did not explore the other world.
Instead, he drove his dad's $300,000 Volkswagen Passat to the "Lotus District" within the city's third ring road.
This was a mid-to-high end apartment complex. Chen Jin's other four apartments were all in this complex.
Chen Jin's family had six apartments in total. Two of them were located in the Court of Happiness district outside the fifth ring road of Shang Hai City (160 square meters, three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, and a study with a balcony).
His parents lived upstairs in room 402.
Downstairs, room 302 was Chen Jin's wedding room. He would move in after he got married.
But Chen Jin couldn't stand his dad's nagging and wanted some personal space. So, not long after he graduated from university, he moved into his own room 302.
The four apartments in the Lotus District were all rented out.
Today was August 18th (Earth time), a Sunday. It was the monthly rent collection day again.
In fact, the stipulated rent collection day was the 15th of every month. But considering that most of the tenants had to work and were not in their apartments, Chen Jin would usually pick a non-working day to check on them.
His main purpose was not to collect rent. Most of the tenants would use Alipay to transfer the rent to their own accounts. With a little reminder, the other party would transfer the money over.
Chen Jin's main purpose was to check on the sanitation of the four apartments.
At least once a month.
At the same time, he would also remind those tenants who were late in paying their rent.
If a tenant wanted to cancel the rent, Chen Jin would handle it. Then, he would have to post a rental notice online and show the new tenants the apartments.
In short, Chen Jin was in charge of all four apartments in the Lotus District by his mom.
As for the reward, half of the rent collected from the four apartments went to Chen Jin.
That was his main source of income.
From this perspective, Chen Jin could not be considered a "Nibbler," but at least he did the work.
…
Lotus District.
The four houses owned by Chen Jin's family were divided into six blocks: 801, 802, 901, and 902.
They were all large apartments with three bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms.
With the current rental market, such a large house, coupled with the luxurious interior, and the location within the Third Ring Road of Shang Hai City, the market rental price would be at least 7,000 yuan per unit, and 7,500 to 8,000 yuan per unit could be found everywhere.
However, the rent for Chen Jin's four apartments had not been adjusted for the time being. They were still at the same rate of $6,000 a unit as last year.
Chen Jin knew that the price was a little low. He had thought of increasing the rent, but his mother had said that it was not easy for the tenants to make a living in Shang Hai. She suggested that the rent should not be increased so easily. It would be better to wait until the end of the year to adjust the rent.
Chen Jin had tasted the taste of hard times. He understood how difficult it was for the foreigners, so he tried not to add to their troubles.
…
Room 801.
After knocking on the door and entering, Chen Jin frowned deeply.
He couldn't help but pinch his nose.
He quickly picked up his phone and made a call. "Housekeeping company? This is Lotus District, Block 6, Room 801. Please send two cleaners over to help clean this place … "
The housekeeping company said that they would send someone over within an hour.
The room was filled with all kinds of opened snack packaging, take-out trash, and melon peels and fruit shells, giving off a rotten smell.
The two buckets of Kang Shuai Fu instant noodles in the corner of the trash can emitted a strong smell that made people want to puke.
The stains and black patches on the tiled floor made people not dare to step in barefoot.
Six shirtless strangers were lying on the couches in the two living rooms. They were in different postures, and some of them were snoring.
On the glass coffee table in the middle were a few laptops, a pile of barbecue sticks, and a large number of empty beer bottles. The wires on the floor were messy …
When Chen Jin came to check last month, there were only three strangers lying on the sofa.
Chen Jin pulled Li Kai, who had opened the door for him, aside. With an ugly expression, he said, "Li Kai, didn't you tell me last month that your friends would be leaving soon? Why haven't they left? How many more people are there? "
"Landlord, I …"
Li Kai's tone became hesitant, and his expression was a little awkward. "They are all my brothers. They have been looking for jobs in Shang Hai recently. They will move out as soon as they find a job.
I don't care if they find a job or not. I don't want to see them next month, and … "
Chen Jin said in a deep voice, "Your rent for next month will be increased to $7,500. Inform the others."
"What?"
Li Kai was shocked. His face was a little agitated. "$7,500? You're increasing it by $1,500? Why? "
He tried his best to control the anger in his heart.
"The average price of a house in the Third Ring Road of Shang Hai is $50,000 to $60,000 per square meter. My house is worth $7 to $8 million. You're paying $6,000 a month for rent, and you can ruin my house like this? If you think the rent is too high, you can move out and find a better and cheaper place. "
Chen Jin's face was cold as he pointed outside. After being a landlord for nearly two years, what he cared about the most was not the rent, but whether the hygiene in the room was maintained in a clean state, and whether the furniture was not damaged. Were there any problems with the electrical appliances? These things were actually more worrying than the rent.
After all, no one wanted a house that was worth millions to be ruined by the tenants and turned into a doghouse.
Li Kai lowered his head. After a fierce struggle in his mind, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I'll talk to them. "
Recently, the rent in Shang Hai had skyrocketed. It had generally increased by 20 to 30%. There was a rumor that the capital wanted to drink the blood of the young. Li Kai believed that it was true. His friends who lived in the living room had basically come to him because of the rent increase.
He did not expect that he could not escape the rent increase either.
Of course, he knew that the landlord was extremely dissatisfied with the hygiene of the rooms. That was why he made the decision to increase the rent on the spot. He had also reminded his buddies many times to pay attention to the hygiene of the rooms and clean them more. But after work, they were either playing games or making garbage. No one took his words to heart.
Now, this group of degenerate buddies had dragged him into this mess.
"You guys can help cover the extra $1,500 for the rent."
Li Kai said to himself.
…
Unit 802 was rented by a family of six from the city. There was no need to check it.
Unit 901 was rented by three couples. Two of them were already married. They were also very hygienic. It was fine to check it occasionally. Chen Jin had checked it last month. He did not plan to go in today.
Unit 902 was rented by five young girls. Most of them were single.
The hygiene of unit 902 used to be very bad. (Don't think that girls liked to be clean. Most of them were very sloppy.) Chen Jin had to call the cleaning service twice a month to clean 902.
However, there was a tenant named Guo Yan. After she moved into 902 at the beginning of the year, she paid a lot of attention to personal hygiene. She would occasionally clean the public living room. Seeing that Chen Jin would call the cleaning service twice a month, she approached Chen Jin in private. She asked if she could contract the cleaning work in 902. But she hoped to reduce her monthly rent by $300.
Every time Chen Jin called for the cleaning service, he would have to pay $200.
Twice would be $400.
If Guo Yan did the cleaning work, Chen Jin could save $100.
She promised, "Landlord, you can come and check it. I'm sure it's cleaner than those cleaners."
Chen Jin went to check and found that 902 was indeed cleaned by Guo Yan. There was not a speck of dust.
He said to Guo Yan in private, "You can reduce the rent by $300 in the future, but I hope you can keep it up."
"Sure! No problem. I promise I'll do a thorough cleaning once a week. "
Holding a mop in her hand, Guo Yan tucked her hair behind her ear. Her forehead was drenched in sweat, and she smiled brightly … She shared the bedroom with a classmate and paid 1,000 yuan a month for it. Now that 300 yuan was deducted, she only had to pay 700 yuan a month. In Shang Hai, where the rent was high, this was a great bargain.
Chen Jin was slightly stunned by the hardworking and beautiful girl in front of him. He reminded her, "Don't tell the other girls about this. I don't want to cause any trouble."
Guo Yan nodded.
Chen Jin came to 902 today not to check on the hygiene, but to ask for the rent.
The girl named Song Xue Jia, who lived in the west bedroom, had not paid the rent for three months in a row. Every time, she would find an excuse that she had no money.
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