Xie Jing did not leave immediately after dropping his sister off at the store.

Gu Yunshu looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

"Well, I'll be on a mission for a few days this time. Can Yueyue stay at your place for now? Don't worry, I'll pay for her food," Xie Jing said, then quickly added the last sentence.

Xie Yue looked at Gu Yunshu expectantly: "Sister Yunshu, please take me in. It's so pitiful to be home alone~".

Gu Yunshu hesitated for a moment. Her place was a one-bedroom apartment, and if Xie Yue stayed there, it would mean that she would have to sleep in the same bed with her.

Xie Jing seemed to sense her concerns and said in a deep voice, "Yueyue can sleep on the sofa."

"Yes, yes, Sister Yunshu, I can sleep on the sofa. Anyway, I'm not tall, so sleeping on the sofa is perfect for me," Xie Yue nodded frantically, even admitting that she was short.

Gu Yunshu was amused by her: "Since you siblings have arranged everything, then so be it."

"Wow, that's awesome!" Xie Yue hugged Gu Yunshu tightly and cheered happily.

Xie Jing looked at the two children hugging each other with a smile in his eyes, and handed the crystal cores that he had prepared in his pocket to Gu Yunshu: "This is for Yueyue's food expenses."

Gu Yunshu stared longingly at the level 6 fire-element crystal core that was glowing red, and politely waved her hand: "Hey, how can a level 6 crystal core be used for several days' worth of food expenses?"

"It's okay, the extra amount will be considered as Yueyue's usual snack allowance," Xie Jing said with a smile. He knew that Gu Yunshu often fed Yueyue snacks.

Besides, this crystal core was originally obtained by him for Gu Yunshu.

Since Xie Jing had said so, Gu Yunshu no longer stood on ceremony and directly accepted the crystal core.

He pinched Xie Yue's cheek again: "From now on, Yueyue can eat as many snacks as she wants."

"Hehe, then I want to eat spicy strips," Xie Yue thought, her mouth already watering at the thought of the delicious spicy strips.

At this point, the concept of junk food had largely disappeared. People were just glad they had something to eat, regardless of whether it was good for their health.

——

Xia Qingqing's campus life was fulfilling yet uneventful.

Aside from attending classes and spending time in the library, she would go to the new house whenever she had free time.

Her roommates assumed she was on a date with her boyfriend, and aside from occasionally teasing the two for being too clingy, they didn't say anything. No one could have guessed that Xia Qingqing had quietly bought a courtyard house.

The new house is almost fully furnished. Since it's going to be her home for a long time, she replaced all the old furniture and had a new batch made by a craftsman.

Some of the other daily necessities were bought with Song Ze at the department store, while others were smuggled out of the system's warehouse.

While Song Ze was away, Xia Qingqing also took out the bicycle that was not in use in the system warehouse, so that it would be convenient to go anywhere to do something.

As soon as Song Ze entered the yard, he noticed a nearly new bicycle that had suddenly appeared in the house. He looked at Xia Qingqing with some confusion and asked, "Whose bicycle is this? Has someone come over?"

As he spoke, he glanced into the main room, but it was empty and he didn't see anyone else.

"I bought it. A classmate's family suddenly needed money and wanted to sell his bicycle. I happened to hear about it and bought it from him," Xia Qingqing calmly made up an excuse.

"Is it a male or female classmate?" Song Ze didn't doubt the truth of the matter, focusing on the word "classmate" in her words.

Xia Qingqing chuckled and casually replied, "Female classmate."

Song Ze breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that it was a female classmate. Ever since he witnessed another man confessing his feelings to Qingqing, his sense of crisis had increased dramatically.

Looking at the nearly new bicycle, Song Ze suddenly thought of something:

"Qingqing, do you have enough money? Be sure to tell me if you don't have enough."

During this period, Xia Qingqing bought a house, renovated it, and bought a lot of furniture and household items. He was a little worried that Xia Qingqing would run out of money and be too embarrassed to tell him.

"There's more, don't worry," Xia Qingqing replied with a smile.

Although she doesn't have much money right now, it should be enough to last until summer vacation. Not to mention, the school gives her a monthly allowance, and she often sneaks food out of the system's warehouse to treat herself. So, it doesn't really cost her much money.

The money Song Ze gave her before is still safely stored in the system's warehouse. She tried to return the money to Song Ze, but he refused.

Song Ze would never take it back; he felt that Xia Qingqing's unwillingness to spend his money meant she didn't like him.

Although he had never been in a relationship before, he had seen other people in relationships. Everyone in a relationship spends money on their partner, so why didn't his partner like to spend his money?

Song Ze hugged Xia Qingqing with a hint of grievance, resting his head on her shoulder: "Qingqing, you're always so distant with me, it makes me sad."

"......", which landlord's stupid son is this? In her past life, she had seen too many stingy men. They were only reluctant to spend money on their girlfriends, but she had never seen one who was unhappy if he didn't spend his money.

However, men should still offer encouragement when necessary and not discourage their partners' enthusiasm.

Xia Qingqing raised her hand and ruffled the man's fluffy head, coaxing him softly, "Why are you being so formal? You ran around finding this house for me, and you found people to help with the renovation. What other partner is as considerate as you? You are the best partner in the world."

"Well, it's not that exaggerated," Song Ze said modestly, feeling pleased with the compliment.

Xia Qingqing said righteously, "Absolutely no exaggeration, you are the best in my heart."

"Hehe, you can leave other things to me in the future too," Song Ze finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He never expected that Qingqing thought he was so good to him. He will definitely continue to work hard and never let Qingqing down.

Song Ze cooked lunch.

The two had agreed last week to cook their first meal at their new home today, and Song Ze wanted to show off his skills, so he volunteered to take on the cooking task.

Xia Qingqing was naturally happy to take the initiative to cook and assisted Song Ze.

Looking at the five dishes and soup in front of her, which looked and smelled delicious, Xia Qingqing secretly swallowed. She knew that Song Ze was good at roasting chicken and rabbit, but she didn't expect him to be such a good cook.

"Try it and see how it tastes!" Song Ze picked up a slice of meat with his chopsticks and put it into Xia Qingqing's bowl.

After tasting the first bite of the dish, Xia Qingqing kept picking up food with her chopsticks and ate two bowls of rice.

"Burp~, Aze, your cooking is so delicious!" Xia Qingqing let out an unrefined burp, not forgetting to praise Song Ze, since he's capable and should do more cooking.