No need to pay the deposit, of course.
Chen Yan stood up and dragged Hu Shangke to see the house.
The two of them grabbed some shared bikes and rode through University City. After about ten minutes, they arrived at their destination.
Chen Yan took a glance—the house was decent. It looked a bit old, but it wasn't one of those rural farmhouses.
It was a properly constructed industrial house.
It was probably an old dormitory from some former work unit or factory.
Most of the surrounding buildings had been demolished. There were only five or six households nearby, and they weren't very close to each other.
The house was as simple as Hu Shangke described, but it had everything needed.
The room was about twenty square meters, with a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. That was it.
It was just a bit messy.
No need to sign a contract. Rent was paid directly to Hu Shangke, who would pass it on, plus an extra hundred yuan as his intermediary fee.
