Chapter 1 Shared Tenancy

For Zhou Yi, there is a particularly important and urgent matter that must be done before he reports to the first team.

That is moving.

He had to find a house to move into before the team assembled on July 2.

Although there are many houses for rent and sale on the market, not all of them meet Zhou Yi's requirements.

For example, he can't live in a house in the entire urban area of ​​Dortmund because he doesn't have a car. If he has to take a bus to train every day, it will be too inconvenient. Now he is picked up by Mark's father's car, but if he goes out to live alone, can't he still let others pick him up?

When thinking about the house, Zhou Yi realized that transportation is a very important thing, so he also began to consider whether to learn to drive in Germany - which professional player can't drive? In the future, if you have more money, you will definitely buy a car.

But don't worry too much about this issue, it can be discussed later.

Still need to get the house done.

Due to the problem of training transportation, Zhou Yi's accommodation can only be narrowed down to the town of Brakel. Dortmund's training base is here. He can go to training directly by running. Brakel is a very, very small town. Zhou Yi once observed this town when he was driving. The whole town has only three streets. In China, it cannot be counted as a "town" at all.

In addition, because Zhou Yi lives alone, Zhou Yi does not consider those three-bedroom and one-living, four-bedroom and two-living, or even two-storey villas upstairs and downstairs—he wants such a big house to build by himself. What?

But in a small town like Brakel, there is no such thing as a bachelor apartment for rent. Zhou Yi didn't even consider the houses for sale. With so little money now, he still couldn't buy any decent houses.

So Zhou Yi took a quick look at Dortmund's housing situation on the Internet, and found that he had only one option left - to share with others.

Regarding the matter of co-renting with others, Zhou Yi is not in conflict or disgusted, mainly looking at the house.

The closer the house is to the training base, the better. It would be best if the training base is next door... Of course, there is no such house.

Zhou Yi carefully browsed the information of those shared houses on the Internet, and screened out several alternative housing sources.

He then sent emails begging for rent to the landlords of those properties.

The next thing is to wait.

at noon.

He received an email back.

In the email, the landlord first introduced himself. It is said that they are two female college students living together. They were originally three people, but one of them has left due to academic reasons, and now they need to share the rent to reduce housing costs. So you need to find someone to share.

They have no requirements on the gender of the co-tenants, nor their sexual orientation. There are age requirements. It is stipulated that they must be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six. There is no occupational requirement, and this point is also specially noted, whether it is a student or a graduated social worker. It will be all right.

If you meet these requirements, you can return mail. Make an appointment for an interview.

Zhou Yi had never heard of an interview before renting a house, but since it is a shared rental, everyone will live under the same roof in the future. Then there's nothing wrong with interviewing a new roommate. If you catch a problem during the interview, you can also avoid big problems later.

So Zhou Yi immediately replied to the email. Indicate that you have time until July 2nd.

Five minutes after he responded to the email, he got an email from the landlord telling him she happened to be at the house this afternoon. If Zhou Yi is free, you can come for an interview.

Zhou Yi replied: I'm leaving now.

Then he picked up his bag and was ready to go out.

Seeing that Zhou Yi was leaving, Mark asked him, "Do you need my dad to drive you there?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "From now on, I will be completely self-reliant, Mark. Taking the bus is also a kind of self-reliance."

"Well, I wish you good luck, Zhou Yi. But don't force yourself. If you really don't find a suitable house, you can continue to live here. I think you will stay for a while, and the club will not really do anything to you That's right," Mark said.

"Thank you, Mark."

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When Zhou Yi arrived at the bus station in the small town of Brakel by bus, he was carrying a bag, a peaked cap, and a map in his hand, looking like a tourist who came here for adventure.

According to the map and the address provided by the landlord, Zhou Yi quickly found his destination.

Unlike the bachelor apartment he thought, this was not a small high-rise building, but a flat-story single building.

Next to the road, there are gardens at the front and back, but they are not big. There are houses like this all around, and occasionally there are two-story houses, but not many.

Zhou Yi noticed that there was a bus platform more than 50 meters away, and the traffic and environment were good.

Zhou Yi has already fallen in love with this place a little bit.

There are many cars parked on the side of the road, all of which should be private cars living here. But it's not noisy. It's very quiet during the day, except for the occasional sound of the wheels running over the asphalt road when the car passes by, but because the traffic flow is very small, the sound is not too loud.

Although the house is next to the road, it is not noisy.

Zhou Yi was quite satisfied with this place, and he decided that if there were no problems in the interview, he would settle here. As for the others, just give up. He is also unwilling to spend all his time and energy looking for a house.

He stood outside the garden and pressed the doorbell at the gate, and soon a young girl's voice rang inside: "Who is it?"

"It's me, co-rented here for the interview." Zhou Yi said.

"Oh, please come in." Then the electric gate was opened, and Zhou Yi walked in. When he walked to the gate of the house, the door opened from the inside, and a blond girl appeared in front of Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi froze for a moment, always felt that the girl in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he saw it...

When he was frowning and thinking, the blond girl on the opposite side laughed: "Ha, what a coincidence, a Chinese boy!"

"You know me?" Zhou Yi was even more strange.

"Don't you know me?" the blond girl said aggrievedly.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Yi's eyes lit up: "Hannah?"

he called tentatively.

"I'm so glad you remember my name, Chinese boy!" Hannah seemed delighted.

"I have a pretty good memory. Nice to meet you, Hannah. Good-bye, then."

After speaking, Zhou Yi turned around and left. He's not stupid, since Hannah is the landlord, he can guess with his knees that one of the two female college students renting together is Hannah, and the other must be... Cortana!

Damn, I was really lucky enough to find this woman from the vast crowd...

"Huh?" Hannah was still smiling a second ago. I plan to return the gift. In the next second, she was surprised to see Zhou Yi turn around and leave. She froze for a moment, and hurried out to hold Zhou Yi back: "Why are you leaving? Aren't you here for an interview?"

"I don't think there is any need for an interview..." Zhou Yi, who was held by Hannah's hand, was embarrassed to shake off her. Just froze there.

"Why is it unnecessary? Don't worry, Cortana is not here today. She entrusted me with carte blanche to conduct the interview with the co-tenants!" Hannah puffed out her chest, which made her more conspicuous.

"No, it's not because of this..." Zhou Yi still wanted to leave. It's really embarrassing to get along with Cortana day and night. Yesterday they had another verbal confrontation in the hallway of Mark's house. This is if living together. Why don't we quarrel every day?

"Why, are you afraid of Cortana? Well, I can understand. Cortana really makes many boys feel afraid of her..." Hannah said.

"Are you kidding me?" Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi reacted violently when he heard her say that. He widened his eyes and said, "Am I afraid of her? Tch!"

"You're not afraid of her, so why are you hiding? When you see us, you have to leave." Hannah's smiling eyes turned into crescent moons.

There was some contemptuous and joking content in the beauty's smile, and Zhou Yi really felt that he turned around and left, and he really meant to take the initiative to retreat.

How can you be looked down upon by beautiful women?

The most important thing is... I am obviously not afraid of her, so why should I leave? When Hannah told Cortana about it, she wouldn't even think about raising her head in front of that bitch.

So he coughed: "Okay, let go, I won't go."

Only then did Hannah notice that she had been holding Zhou Yi's hand, so she let go with a smile, still reminiscing about the temperature when she grabbed Zhou Yi's little hand just now. I didn't expect that it was just holding hands... What a pure and innocent Chinese boy!

"You're right, Chinese boy. I don't think we need an interview." Hannah said with a smile, "I've decided—it's you!"

Zhou Yi didn't expect Hannah to make a decision: "Do you believe in my character so much?"

"Why don't you believe it? Chinese boys are shy even if they hold hands, but they are very safe." Hannah teased.

Zhou Yi blushed slightly, now that he thought about his behavior just now, he was really a little cowardly... He defended: "It's not because of that..."

"I know, I know." Hannah nodded, "The Chinese boy who lost his first kiss to Dortmund."

"Hey, if you talk about it again, I won't be able to stop."

"Okay, okay." Hannah quickly raised her hands in surrender. "Stop talking, let me show you your room. I just cleaned it. Are you going to stay here tonight? I can stay with you, Chinese boy."

After finishing speaking, Hannah rubbed up.

Zhou Yi hurriedly took a step back: "No, I haven't moved my things here yet. I'll come back tomorrow."

Seeing Zhou Yi avoiding herself, Hannah smiled, led the way, and took Zhou Yi to visit his room.

"How about it, isn't it good?"

Zhou Yi stood in the room, looked around, then nodded: "Yes."

He doesn't have any special requirements for the room, it's just a place to sleep anyway, as long as there is a bed to sleep on, a wardrobe to hang clothes on, a table to put the computer on, and a chair to do things with. This room has all the above-mentioned furniture, and the lighting and ventilation are not bad, Zhou Yi can't find any faults.

Standing at the window, you can also see the garden behind, which is slightly larger than the garden in front of the house. Except for a circle of flower beds beside the wall, there is a lawn in the middle, and a small round table and three chairs are placed in the lawn.

"When the weather is fine, Cortana and I will bask in the sun in the garden." Hannah said seeing Zhou Yi's eyes resting on the garden behind the house. "Sometimes, we also barbecue there."

"Barbecue party?"

"No, just the two of us. Because... Cortana doesn't have many friends."

Zhou Yi nodded: "No surprise."

With that woman's bad temper and personality, it's no wonder she has friends all over the world.

Hannah covered her mouth and smiled lightly: "You are deeply touched, Chinese boy."

"This is the basic understanding. Also, Hannah, can you not call me a Chinese boy, I have a name, and my name is Zhou Yi."

"Okay. But don't you think calling 'Chinese boy' would be two more words than 'Zhou Yi'?" Hannah winked at Zhou Yi.

"ha?"

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After visiting Zhou Yi's room, Hannah took Zhou Yi to see the bathroom, living room, dining room, and kitchen, and told Zhou Yi the basic requirements: "Zhou Yi, have you ever had any experience sharing with others?"

Zhou Yi asked: "Living in Mark's house is not a shared house, is it?"

"That's inexperienced. Well, first of all, we are a cold lease. That is to say, the rent does not include gas heating and water and electricity bills, which are billed by the meter every month. We are equal to the previous tenants for this part of the bill." Dear, are you okay?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "No problem."

"Yeah." Hannah nodded and continued. "Secondly, we clean our own room. We take turns to clean the bathroom, living room, dining room, and kitchen. Each person is worth a week. But considering your special occupation, sometimes you work in other places. There is definitely no way to clean up during the competition, so you don't have to take part in taking turns to be on duty, but correspondingly, you have to pay more rent, what do you think?"

"Very reasonable." Zhou Yi had no objection either.

Hannah snapped her fingers: "Very good. As for the key, keep it safe. If you lose it, it will be troublesome. Although there is a key distribution service, it does not provide keys to ordinary tenants, so try not to lose the key. Find the key to unlock it." It is also very expensive for a craftsman to open the door, of course, I know you are definitely not short of money."

Zhou Yi quickly waved his hand and said seriously: "No, I'm poor. Otherwise, I wouldn't come to share the rent."

"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've heard of a professional player sharing a house with others..." Hannah said. "I thought those professional players should live in mansions, with a few sexy beauties around them at all times."

"You're talking about a star."

"Okay. Last question, do you know how to cook yourself?"

"Maybe...it should be."

"Ah, I know Chinese food is delicious, but the oily fumes of Chinese food..." Hannah was a little worried.

Zhou Yi quickly waved his hand: "I don't know how to cook Chinese food here, and the players are not allowed to eat anything other than the regulations. The cooking method is no different from your Germans."

Hannah was relieved when she heard Zhou Yi say this: "That's good, after all, we don't have a range hood in the kitchen."

Zhou Yi remembered that he felt that something was missing in the restaurant kitchen just now, but now that Hannah mentioned it, he thought it was a range hood... A kitchen without a range hood is simply unimaginable in China, but in Germany... there is still Quite normal.

"There's nothing else. Anyway, we live together. To put it bluntly, we respect each other and be humble. But frankness is also very important."

Zhou Yi nodded again and again.

"So I'll tell you very frankly." Having said that, Hannah's voice was significantly softer.

Zhou Yi looked at her strangely, not understanding why she was so mysterious.

"If you hear any strange sounds at night, don't be too strange and surprised, that's normal." Hannah blinked at Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi opened his mouth slightly, staring blankly at the sexy beauty in front of him. (To be continued.) Enable new URL