Chapter 28: An assistant

System Announcement: [No. 1, the one-bedroom flat, is open for seasonal rental. According to the interior decoration system, the seasonal rental should be 60000 gold coins. If you want to increase the rental, please purchase high-quality home furnishings.]

This rent was equivalent to 20,000 gold coins a month, and a double room would cost 15,000 gold coins. Therefore, Xu Ying chose the seasonal rental, which was really a very favorable offer.

Xu Ying walked around in satisfaction and was a little reluctant to come out. The small kitchen was really good. She had to get one for herself. Although she couldn't cook, it didn't stop her from wanting one. The preferential treatment the system gave her was not bad. She did not need to pay extra if she wanted to stay in a room.

Xu Ying simply added a new apartment with one bedroom and one living room on top of the original one. In total, she had a living room, two bedrooms, two balconies, and two washrooms. She turned one of the bedrooms into an open kitchen that was connected to the living room. The two bathhouses were connected to form a large room and an indoor hot spring.

Xu Ying touched the water temperature. It was comfortable. The renovation cost 10,000 gold coins. She had renovated her little room and liked it very much, so she slept late. However, who would have thought that Yao Shuang would call her the next day when she was going into the hot spring for a bath?

"Miss Xu, I can't let go of my worries, so I came to take a look. You won't find me annoying, right?"

"What's the matter?" Xu Ying asked politely. She had planned to inform Yao Shuang about the one-bedroom apartment in a few days because she had planned to rent three one-bedroom apartments together to make it easier for her to manage her records.

"No, I just want to move in too much. I'll be happy if I take a few more glances." Yao Shuang said shyly.

"Are you bored?" Xu Ying asked directly."

Yao Shuang bit her lip and nodded. "The children are still too young. I can't go out to work…"

Xu Ying understood that she was idle. She asked helplessly, "Have you been to school?"

Yao Shuang nodded. "Yes, I did. I just started high school a year before the apocalypse. My grades were pretty good. If it wasn't for the apocalypse, I might have been able to get into a good university. My poor parents have worked hard to support me and my brother for the rest of their lives…" As she spoke, she was about to cry again.

Xu Ying quickly stopped him. "How about this? You go back first and come over tomorrow to be my assistant. The work isn't particularly difficult. Help me with the forms and records and show the new tenants around. I'll give you a reasonable salary."

Yao Shuang was stunned and asked, "Can I?" She could also work and earn money? Ever since the apocalypse, she had relied on her parents, who had died. She had relied on her husband, but her husband had left her, so she had no choice but to rely on her brother. This time, her younger brother had also left. She was completely dumbfounded. Her son was still young and she could not rely on him.

She was used to relying on others and had never thought of relying on herself.

"Why not?" Xu Ying asked. "You've received a standard education, but many people in the apocalypse didn't have this experience."

Yao Shuang was stunned. No one had ever been so sure of her.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten everything you learned in school?" Xu Ying didn't believe it.

Yao Shuang quickly shook her head. "I remember everything. I like to read books. I've been looking for books to read all these years. I have a bunch of textbooks left behind from before the apocalypse at home. My two children were also taught by me. I can do any of the jobs you mentioned."

Xu Ying was quite surprised and immediately felt better about Yao Shuang. "Isn't that good?"

Yao Shuang's eyes reddened again. "I didn't expect that I would be able to work. Thank you, Boss Xu. I'll definitely do my best."

Xu Ying quickly comforted her and sent her away. Now, she could finally enjoy her time in the hot spring. After a good rest, she energetically built two more houses, one bedroom and one living room. Spending 24,000 gold coins was a huge loss. This caused her savings to plummet to over 9000 gold coins.

Xu Ying held her chest and rested for a while. She could earn it back later. The tenants of these two newly opened one-bedroom and one-living rooms were couples or couples without children. There was only one big bed in the bedroom, which was only suitable for two people. There was no kitchen stove.

However, Xu Ying put in a lot of effort into the renovation. The overall color was mainly warm. There were flaxen curtains and carpets, goose-yellow fabric sofas, and solid wood shelves and wardrobes. The balcony was also equipped with a drying rack and washing machine.

The entire renovation cost only 6800 gold coins. The system determined that the rental was 58000 gold coins. After renovating one apartment, Xu Ying was left with less than 3000 gold coins. She did not have any extra money to renovate another apartment. She could only stop the renovation work and wait until the new tenant's first month's rent arrived tomorrow.