CH 69

Luo Bei is still using her phone to reply to customers’ messages. Since her online store business picked up, she never puts her phone down. She’s even planning to hire a customer service clerk at the beginning of the year, or else she won’t be able to handle everything on her own.

At the moment, she received a WeChat message from Zhou Jianguo. She simply picked up her phone and left. As a landlady, he said his residence is not secure, so Luo Bei naturally had to ask about it. But as soon as she opened the door, she saw Jiang Hui going upstairs.

“Miss Jiang, are you still comfortable living here?” Luo Bei asked politely.

“It’s not bad,” Jiang Hui thought for a moment and said, “I haven’t seen the tenant in the other basement room for a long time, have I?”

Luo Bei wouldn’t let Jiang Hui know that the person living in the basement was Jiang Sihan, who was now an artist. So she just nodded and said, “He travels frequently and is very busy with work. What’s wrong?”

“Oh, I just wanted to say that if he decides to move out, you can keep that room for me. I can rent the basement room with the rent of a one-bedroom apartment.”

Luo Bei : “…”

Who would believe this if they didn’t hear it with their own ears?

Renting a single room in the basement for five hundred yuan with the rent of a one-bedroom apartment, is this person crazy?

Without waiting for Luo Bei’s response, Jiang Hui went upstairs to her own room while humming a song, seeming to be in a good mood.

Luo Bei thought to herself, Zhou Jianguo said someone is eyeing his beauty, could it be Jiang Hui?

She went downstairs to Zhou Jianguo’s room and knocked on the door.

Zhou Jianguo asked cautiously : “Who is it?”

Luo Bei rolled her eyes : “Your Sister Bei.”

The next second, the door opened and Zhou Jianguo quickly let her in, exaggeratingly patting his chest. “Did you run into that girl? Let me tell you, it’s really scary. I went downstairs and the hallway light wasn’t on yet, and she was just standing there. Luckily, I’m a materialist, otherwise I would have thought she was a ghost.”

Luo Bei sat on a chair, replying to customer messages while asking, “What happened?”

“She came to my doorstep late at night and said she wanted to give me cookies.

“I told her I don’t eat them, but she still asked me what I like to eat, saying she can make anything.

“Most importantly, I made it very clear to her, but she acted like she had taken a shot of adrenaline and told me she would become my friend.” Zhou Jianguo pointed to his temple. “I think there’s something wrong with her here. I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s really scary.”

Luo Bei nodded. “She is indeed a bit strange. She just told me she wants to rent the room next to yours.”

Zhou Jianguo quickly made a bow to her. “Sister Bei, you can’t throw me into the fire pit like this.”

Luo Bei chuckled. “Don’t worry, Xiao Jiang has no intention of terminating the lease.”

“But you have to protect me. Otherwise, she comes to my place every day, isn’t it the same as being stalked?” Zhou Jianguo was very dissatisfied. “Just because I’m a man, do you not need to guarantee my safety?”

“I didn’t say that. How about this, I’ll talk to her tomorrow.”

Zhou Jianguo waved his hand. “Don’t bother talking to her, it’s useless. I think she has been coveting my beauty for a long time. A few words from you won’t solve the problem.”

Luo Bei burst into laughter.

Zhou Jianguo’s description is really interesting.

“Coveting beauty” or whatever…he really came up with a unique way to put it.

“So what do you suggest we do?” asked Luo Bei. Of course, when it comes to matters like these, it’s important to hear from the person involved.

“You should install a security door here.”

Luo Bei hesitated for a moment. “But there’s no such rule here. If you install one, then every floor will need to install one too. It’s going to be expensive.”

“I’m afraid even if we install a security door, it won’t help. If she’s blocking me on the first floor every day, I’m still powerless,” sighed Zhou Jianguo.

Luo Bei reassured him, “It shouldn’t come to that.”

“Okay, how about this? You can send me to my room every day. Wait until I go in before you leave.”

“Okay,” she said. She’s fine being his protector.

After thinking for a while, Luo Bei said, “I’ll talk to Miss Jiang and tell her that she’s been affecting you. If she still insists on this, I’ll make her move out, okay?”

She had encountered similar situations before, where male tenants had sexual intentions towards female tenants, and they relentlessly pursued them, making the female tenants feel unsafe and annoyed. In a few cases where persuasion failed, Luo Bei made the male tenants move out.

She still had to ensure the safety of her tenants, regardless of gender.

Zhou Jianguo hesitated, “Won’t you have to pay a penalty?”

Luo Bei laughed, “Don’t worry, I can afford the money, and most importantly, your safety is the most important.”

Zhou Jianguo was finally satisfied.

“I’m not afraid of danger, it’s just that if someone like her knows where I live, it can affect my daily life if she keeps following me,” Zhou Jianguo continued, “It’s not good to have someone with malicious intentions know my address.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her. I won’t let you suffer any losses.”

Luo Bei vaguely sensed that Jiang Hui had an indescribable enthusiasm for Zhou Jianguo. Looking at it from another angle, if she had liked Zhou Jianguo from the beginning, was it because he lived here that she moved in? It’s not impossible. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have asked such questions when they first met, as if she had known them for a long time. From before until now, she has already asked twice to live in the room next to Zhou Jianguo, and even said that it doesn’t matter if it’s more expensive.

She wouldn’t think that Jiang Hui’s behavior is understandable just because she is a woman. If the genders were reversed and Zhou Jianguo was a woman and Jiang Hui was a man, wouldn’t it be terrifying?

As Zhou Jianguo said, what’s the difference between this behavior and that of a stalker? The scariest thing is that the stalker could appear at the doorstep at any time.

Zhou Jianguo was very moved and said to Luo Bei, “It’s fortunate that I have Sister Bei here, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight.”

Luo Bei knew that, given Zhou Jianguo’s personality, he could actually handle this matter himself. However, he told her about it, hoping she could handle it instead. After all, she was the landlady, and Jiang Hui was also a tenant here.

“Sure, do you want to change rooms?” Luo Bei asked again, “Living in the basement all year round is not good for your health. How about renting the single room upstairs? You earn enough money now to live in a better place.”

Zhou Jianguo waved his hand, “Let’s talk about it later. I think it’s pretty good to live here, after all, I just come back to sleep every day.”

He didn’t want to move, and Luo Bei couldn’t do anything about it.

Luo Bei didn’t know how to talk to Jiang Hui. After all, it was the first time she had encountered a male tenant complaining about a female tenant. It wasn’t just noise disturbance, it was harassment.

She was a little worried. When she returned to her room, Fang Jingzhou was still awake, sitting on the sofa flipping through a children’s book.

Luo Bei walked over and sat next to him, patting his little head.

Mother Chen came over almost every day, but no one asked about Chen Lan’s current situation. However, from Mother Chen’s sighs and sad expressions, it was still clear that Chen Lan’s condition was not good. However, Mother Chen did one thing right: she no longer forced Fang Jingzhou to repair his relationship with Chen Lan, nor did she mention Chen Lan in front of Fang Jingzhou. Even Luo Bei was impressed with her.

It seemed that Mother Chen realized that some relationships, even parent-child relationships, were irreparable once they were broken. No one could ignore the negative impact that Chen Lan had on Fang Jingzhou.

Seeing that Luo Bei looked a little troubled, Fang Jingzhou asked, “Are you unhappy, Beibei?”

Luo Bei shook her head. “No, it’s just that there’s something I don’t know how to deal with.”

“What is it?”

Luo Bei was curious and asked Fang Jingzhou, “Did any little girl like you in kindergarten?”

Fang Jingzhou’s ears turned red. He didn’t want to say it at first, but since it was Beibei who asked, he lowered his voice, afraid that others might hear, “Yes.”

Luo Bei wasn’t surprised either. Nowadays, kids in kindergarten are much smarter than when she was a child. Fang Jingzhou is smart, so he must have someone who likes him.

“Can you tell me about it?”

“She often brings candy for me to eat. When I say I don’t want to, she insists on giving it to me. Otherwise, she will cry. If she cries, everyone will think I bullied her.”

“Do you like her?”

“I don’t like her,” Fang Jingzhou shook his head. “I don’t like girls who cry easily.”

Luo Bei was silent for a moment, “So how do you handle it?”

“I don’t know.”

Fang Jingzhou sighed like a little adult, “This also makes me very annoyed. I don’t like her, don’t want to eat her candy, but if I don’t take it, she cries. The teacher has talked to me about it several times.”

“Have you talked to the teacher about it?”

“No. If I can’t solve the problem myself, how can the teacher help me?” said Fang Jingzhou, holding his chin. “Beibei, what do you think I should do?”

Luo Bei shook her head. “I don’t know.”

“Beibei, have you ever encountered this kind of thing?” Fang Jingzhou looked at her with concern.

Luo Bei had encountered similar situations before. She had many admirers growing up, and some of them wouldn’t take no for an answer. But after ignoring them for a while, they would move on and find someone else.

She shook her head. “Beibei hasn’t encountered it.”

Fang Jingzhou breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Luo Bei’s arm. “That’s good. Otherwise, you would feel very troubled because you don’t know what to do.”

“There is a girl in our class who is often bullied by a boy who likes her. She cries when she is annoyed, and the boy won’t bother her after that because the teacher will scold him.” Fang Jingzhou thought for a moment. “Next time the girl gives me candy, I’ll refuse it. If I cry before she does, she won’t bother me anymore, right?”

Luo Bei hesitated. “Well…”

Fang Jingzhou shook his head decisively. “I can’t cry. I’m a boy.”

He sighed. “I hope no girls will like me except for Beibei and grandma. Otherwise, it’s really annoying!”

Luo Bei : “…”

Author’s note:

The troubles of a handsome boy…