The next morning, Chu Jiang, still half asleep, walked across the street. Xi Yan had already left, and sandwiches were laid out on the table.

"This kid is pretty reliable. He happens to have milk on his side, which is a good nutritional balance."

When Xi Ran finished brushing her teeth, she saw a sandwich and milk on the dining table.

"You were out for less than three minutes and then bought breakfast. Did you order takeout?"

Chu Jiang smiled but remained silent. "Look how generous this sandwich is. If sandwiches were made like this, they'd go out of business sooner or later."

Xi Ran thought about it and agreed, picking up a sandwich and eating it. "This taste..."

"It looks familiar, doesn't it?"

Xi Ran nodded.

"Of course I have to be familiar with it! This was made by Xi Yan."

Xi Ran exclaimed, "He got up so early to buy ingredients. Did he get enough sleep? Making these sandwiches takes a lot of time."

“He doesn’t need to buy any ingredients at all. Yesterday, I had Aunt Zhang fill the refrigerator across the street to the brim. There are plenty of ingredients. The refrigerator across the street is twice the size of ours. Don’t go out to buy groceries for now. Just get whatever ingredients you need from across the street. The combination lock is the same as the one in our house.”

"Also, the cooking utensils in the house across the street have been upgraded and are much better than the ones in our house. We'll cook and eat there from now on. Otherwise, it would be a waste if the place were empty after Xi Yan has lived there for two months. We can eat there and sleep here. It's great."

Xi Ran knew exactly what Chu Jiang was thinking. "You make it sound so nice that you're not hungry. You just think the cooking is too oily and salty, so you upgraded your tableware at the place across the street so you can be free from this problem now."

Chu Jiang chuckled, "Nothing really escapes the eyes of my future wife."

Xi Ran said irritably, "I know, then we'll cook across the hall from now on, and we'll move our refrigerator over there too."

“That won’t do. We need to keep other things fresh, like fruits, milk, and drinks. We can’t just get them from across the street; it’s too inconvenient.”

Xi Ran thought about it and agreed. Moving all the refrigerators to the opposite side of the street would be inconvenient, so they decided to go with Chu Jiangyi's idea.

Xi Yan only stays in the house across the hall for two months at a time, and only for short periods throughout the year, returning only for summer and winter vacations. It's not a good idea to leave the room empty all the time; it needs to be lively. Using the house across the hall as a kitchen and sleeping here when he comes back is a good idea.

"Don't think about anything else. Aren't you going to tutor? I'll take you there in a bit."

Xi Ran quickly refused, "You finally get a break, so don't run around. It's not far, I can just take the subway."

"Alright then!"

He happened to have something to do; he needed to get the wine back. He had promised the old man he would return half a bottle, and if he didn't, how could he explain it to the old man?

Qiu Bojie should be quite free lately. Today is Sunday, so he's probably at home with Zhong Xue. It's perfect time for him to go over now.

...

Rental property.

Before long, Chu Jiang also appeared in front of Qiu Bojie's rented house.

He pounded on the door until the person inside was fully awake.

"Who is it! Disturbing people's sleep so early in the morning is a sin that will send you to the eighteenth level of hell."

Qiu Bojie stormed out of the door and saw Chu Jiangyi's handsome face, which softened his expression considerably.

"Brother Yi! What brings you here?"

"Winds from all directions!"

"You're such a joker!"

"Then I'll stop joking and get back to the point. Where's the bottle of red wine that Xi Ran gave you?"

"It's in the cabinet! Could it be that you came here today to drink with me, or that you've run into some trouble and need to drown your sorrows in alcohol?"

"Get lost! Find it now, I need it."

Qiu Bojie, not understanding what was going on, went to find it eagerly.