Chapter 72 Want to Buy a House

Upon arriving at the flower market, Heng Xing parked the car and then led Yu Nianqing inside. "It's a weekday today, so there aren't many people. On weekends or Valentine's Day, it gets packed, and you might not even be able to see any flowers."

Yu Nianqing asked her, "Did you come on Valentine's Day?"

Hengxing looked at the road and skillfully found the rose wholesale area. "Of course I've been here before, otherwise how would I know?"

"Who are you with? Are you also buying roses?" His voice held a hint of bitterness he himself was unaware of.

Hengxing's attention was entirely focused on the flowers, and she didn't have the energy to pay attention to the meaning behind his words. "I came alone. There are a lot of people buying rose cakes for Valentine's Day, and the demand is quite high."

Yu Nianqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Yu Nianqing was buying things for her father.

"So you're going to take these roses to the party tonight and sell them?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, he asked, "And then?"

Hengxing found the best value stall and started haggling with the owner, so she didn't look back. "And then? I'll go home after I sell everything. I don't like dancing."

"Xingxing, shall I go with you?" Yu Nianqing habitually grabbed her arm and pleaded.

Hengxing was still picking flowers when she casually replied, "Okay."

With her demands met, Yu Nianqing watched her bargain with satisfaction. Seeing that she didn't pull her hand back, she pressed her advantage and tightened her grip even more.

When someone is alone in an empty room for too long, the desires in their heart begin to surge upwards.

Hengxing finally reduced the price of the 100 roses from 500 star coins to 260 star coins, and carefully stored the roses in his space.

The two returned to the parking lot by the same route. Realizing that her arm was still in the other person's hand, she calmly changed the subject and then gently pulled her hand away.

The two got on the small electric scooter and headed towards the school.

Hearing the terminal vibrate, Hengxing clicked to answer.

"Dad, what's wrong? I'm driving right now, I'll be home a little late today."

"Yes, the school is having a party. I just went to the flower market to buy some flowers to sell at the school. I've already bought them."

"I'm not hungry. I didn't finish my bread this morning, so I'll eat it again tonight."

"Don't worry, I'm hanging up now."

Yu Nianqing leaned on her shoulder, listening to her chat with her father.

After being reminded by her father, Hengxing remembered and, after hanging up the phone, turned to ask Yu Nianqing, "Mr. Yu, would you like to have dinner?"

Yu Nianqing: "No need, I'm not hungry. I'll go to school with you."

Heng Xing turned around and said, "Okay, I'll take this route. It's a bit off-center, but it's faster."

Yu Nianqing felt this looked familiar. "This place isn't far from your family's bakery, is it?"

Hengxing: "Mm."

The small electric scooter whizzed off and sped off down the side path.

Neither of them noticed a familiar figure quietly watching them from the zebra crossing on the opposite side of the road.

"A classmate?"

He smiled, and walked back to his bakery with his umbrella.

*

It was a little past four o'clock when I arrived at school.

Summer nights come late, and the sun is still shining brightly.

Heng Xing led Yu Nianqing to a shady corner of the playground to set up a small stall.

"Can everyone see this?" Yu Nianqing looked around curiously.

The high school campus was unfamiliar territory for him.

"You can see that the party is in the auditorium. This is the closest path between the teaching building and the auditorium."

Hengxing placed the neon sign he had written beforehand in front of him, which read "A bouquet of roses for 9.9 star coins or 19.9 star coins".

It looks like a great deal, but actually each bouquet only contains one rose and one purple forget-me-not, which is a free gift with the purchase of the rose.

The 19.9 has one more string of small light bulbs than the 9.9.

Captain Yoko is indeed good at making money.

She then pulled out a stack of yellowed newspapers and skillfully wrapped roses with her nimble hands.

Yu Nianqing also picked up a newspaper and wrapped it up like she did.

His handiwork has always been good; after two attempts, he was able to weave as well as Hengxing.

In just over ten minutes, more than a dozen beautifully packaged roses appeared on the small blanket.

"Mr. Yu, wait for me. I'm going to the milk tea shop in the cafeteria to buy some ice. It's too hot, and the flowers are all wilting." Heng Xing said, then got up and ran towards the cafeteria.

Yu Nianqing silently wrapped up all the roses she had taken out, then sat on the chair and enjoyed the cool air from the air conditioner in the stairwell next door.

The campus road became more crowded, and almost everyone was dressed up in formal attire, chatting in pairs as they walked towards the teaching building.

Looking at it this way, it's clear that Hengxing won't be attending the party; she's still wearing the short-sleeved shirt and shorts she wore for her exam this morning.

Someone noticed the colorful stalls over there.

"How much are the roses?" a boy in a suit asked him as he approached.

Yu Nianqing said, "This one is 9.9 yuan, and this one is 19.9 yuan."

The boy said, "Give me one for nineteen yuan and ninety cents."

He transferred the money to Yu Nianqing, who, after confirming receipt, told him, "That's fine. Pick a bouquet yourself."

Several Omegas were gathered together talking by the tree nearby.

The girl with the ponytail said, "Has Hengxing not arrived yet? She usually arrives at the school anniversary gala at five o'clock in the afternoon."

The boy who had told Hengxing to come in the morning turned his head and glanced at the rose stall over there. "She should be here. That billboard is hers. She just made it during evening self-study last month."

A bystander asked in surprise, "She was doing this in the classroom, didn't the homeroom teacher scold her?"

The boy pursed his lips. "I saw her doing it at the turntable next to the restroom."

Ponytail: "...Only you would notice that."

"In that case, he's here to help Hengxing watch the stall, right? Is he a relative of Hengxing?"

The boy tightened his grip on the hem of his shirt slightly, and hesitated, "Could he be Hengxing's boyfriend?"

Ponytail: "He looks quite old, that can't be."

He lowered his head and didn't say anything more. Suddenly, he remembered that a few months ago, when they went on an extracurricular activity together, the boy from the next class who also liked Hengxing went to fly a kite with her, but was rejected.

At that time, it seemed that this was the man next to Hengxing.

Looking back, the man under the streetlight was strikingly beautiful and elegant. Even from a distance, one could feel his captivating charm. He seemed more like a succubus from another world than an elf who had fallen to earth.

I think all the Alphas would like this one.

"Never mind, let's go to the auditorium."

It seems his first love has ended.

*

"Mr. Yu, please have some tea."

Hengxing returned carrying a cup of green tea and a cup of honey plum soup.

"Someone just came to buy a bouquet of flowers."

Yu Nianqing took the green tea and said with delight, "Did you buy this green tea especially for me?"

Xingxing knows that his favorite tea is green tea.

"I guess so." Heng Xing laid a layer of ice under the bouquet of roses on the plastic sheet, then sat down on the stone bench next to him.

She had inexplicably bought the tea when she placed the order, and on the way back carrying it, she thought about it again and again, but still couldn't figure out why she thought Mr. Yu liked to drink green tea.

The flower sales went very smoothly.

In just one hour, all one hundred roses were sold out.

Yu Nianqing rested her chin on her hand, watching Heng Xing happily checking her daily income, and suddenly asked, "Xingxing, how far are you from that very expensive goal? Is it a lot?"

Heng Xing's smile faded slightly. "Quite a lot."

Yu Nianqing: "Is there as many as one spaceship?"

Heng Xing: "More or less."

Yu Nianqing was determined to find out today, so she threw out her bait, "Tell me what the target is, and I'll buy a spaceship right away tomorrow, okay?"

Hengxing didn't reply, and slowly packed up his things.

Yu Nianqing was very patient, so he sat next to her and watched.

The joyful laughter from the auditorium reached this corner without disturbing the tranquil atmosphere in the slightest.

After picking up all the trash on the ground, Hengxing said softly, "Will you promise me?"

She didn't know why Yu Nianqing was so curious about her, wanting to know everything. A few weeks ago, he even kept asking her what sweetness level of bread she liked.

“Of course, you know I don’t lack money for spaceships,” Yu Nianqing said with a smile.

Hengxing looked at the round moon in the sky and said, "I want to buy a house."

Yu Nianqing became interested again, "Take me to see it."

Since he had already said it, Hengxing didn't hide anything and drove him to the house he had mentioned in his electric scooter.

Yu Nianqing originally thought she wanted to move her father to a better place, since the bakery shop and the living space upstairs were both a bit small.

But seeing fewer and fewer passersby and increasingly dilapidated houses, he felt something was off and tightened his arms around her waist.

Heng Xing noticed, "Are you scared?"

Yu Nianqing: "No."

She smiled faintly and made a rather unfriendly joke, "Aren't you afraid I might have ulterior motives towards you? I'm an Alpha too."

Yu Nianqing sensed that her tone was different from usual, as if the shell on the surface of the hard ball had slightly cracked, revealing a small, unfathomable opening.

He hugged her tighter, "Star, I believe in you."

Hengxing remained silent, lost in thought, leaving only the faint, muggy scent of roses lingering in the air.

After a half-hour drive, the two finally arrived at their destination.

The houses here look quite old, perhaps even older than Hengxing.

She knew the way well and found a narrow opening in the backyard, leading Yu Nianqing through it.

The front door and the courtyard gate are both locked with smart locks, and there is a wooden swing in the courtyard.

She stood in front of the swing, her expression under the moonlight concealing unspeakable sorrow. "Mr. Yu, this is my former home."

“The homeowner moved away two years ago and put this up for sale online. I want to buy it back.”

Yu Nianqing could tell that her mood was not as calm as it appeared, so she didn't say anything in an attempt to get closer to her. Instead, she quietly walked up and stood beside her to look at the moon.

On the way back, Yu Nianqing asked her, "Was that swing very special to you?"

Yu Nianqing and Captain Heng moved twice, and each time there was a wooden swing in the courtyard.

Hengxing: "You could say that. When I was little, my mother often held me and we swung on the swing together."

Yu Nianqing turned her head to look at her profile and understood that Captain Heng and Xingxing both missed her mother deep in their hearts.

She often held An'an and swayed back and forth on the swing together, and the children's silvery laughter in the yard never stopped.

Hengxing escorted him to his doorstep; half an hour was enough for an adult Alpha to calm down.

Her eyes gleamed. "Mr. Yu, when would you like to come to the shipyard tomorrow to sign the contract?"

Yu Nianqing smiled and said, "Three o'clock in the afternoon."

He didn't tell Hengxing that he had changed his mind and wasn't going to buy the spaceship.

The surprise should be saved for last.

She'll find out tomorrow.

Author's Note: A surprise that's easy to guess 0v0