Chapter 270

After they finished eating, Jiang You took the boxed lunch back.

"Sister, when crossing the road, pay attention to the cars coming from both sides, don't eat food from strangers, and never go with strangers."

Xiao Bai stood at the school gate, extremely worried. If Qu Xing hadn't been holding her back, he would have been ready to take her home.

"Okay," Jiang You replied, bid farewell to Xiaobai Quxing, and left the campus.

As I approached home, I caught a glimpse of rental information hanging on a utility pole out of the corner of my eye.

He stopped and looked closely.

That's expensive! A one-bedroom apartment costs 1,500 yuan. If you include utilities, it'll be at least 1,600 or 1,700 yuan.

Jiang Youmo calculated that she could earn a maximum of 130 a day, which would amount to 3900 a month. After deducting her and Zuo Zuo's expenses of 1500, she would only have 2400 left.

After renting the room, I only have 900 or 800 left each month!

She also wanted to buy an electric scooter, which would make delivering meals much more convenient. If Xiaobai were to pay for it, he would definitely agree, but Qu Xing was standing nearby.

Everyone seemed to imagine Qu Xing smiling and saying to her: No.

"Young lady, are you looking to rent a room?" An elderly woman walked over enthusiastically.

However, seeing that she was covered up completely, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

She was never good at socializing before, and she's even worse now. Jiang You took a few steps back, bit her lower lip, shook her head, and then... then ran away.

She ran back to Xiaobai's house, sat down in a chair, panting, but the thought of moving out just wouldn't go away.

I want a private space, a private space that belongs to me.

That evening, she told Qu Xingxiaobai about her thoughts.

"Ah," Xiaobai said, at a loss, "Sister, why do you want to move out? Did I do something wrong?"

“No,” Jiang You shook his head, “I simply want my own space.”

She looked at Xiaobai: "Is it not allowed?"

"No, no," Xiaobai denied repeatedly, "I was just curious because my sister suddenly wanted to go out."

Qu Xing, standing beside him, lowered his eyes, thinking about Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

After a person has met their basic needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, they also need safety.

Safety needs refer to personal safety, including property safety and job security.

Once all of these are satisfied, the next need is for social needs: friendship, love, and belonging.

Then there's the need for respect: gaining self-esteem and gaining the respect of others.

Finally, there is self-actualization: realizing one's personal ideals, aspirations, and personal value.

No matter how nicely my sister talks about living at Xiaobai's house, she is still living under someone else's roof.

She needs to move out and save money so that even if Xiaobai and he stop helping her one day, she won't have to worry about being kicked out or what to do if she runs out of money.

This is her safety requirement.

Xiao Bai had no idea; he simply believed that he would never change and would always protect and love his sister.

Why does my sister have to work so hard? Just like a mother hen protecting her chicks, she can simply let her sister hide under her wings.

Therefore, there is no such thing as true empathy in the world. Xiaobai had no idea that his true intention was simply to tell him not to go out to work, and that he would support him.

They also don't experience the fear that in Jiangxi, relying on mountains means mountains collapsing and relying on people means people running away.

If there hadn't been an opportunity, that would have been fine, but now he and Xiaobai have given his sister a chance to earn and save money.

Qu Xing tapped his knuckles on the table as he pondered. Xiao Bai, hearing her sister's explanation, felt wronged that she didn't believe him.

At this moment, Jiang You suddenly looked towards Qu Xing, and Xiao Bai followed suit.

Su Qingbai is indeed very naive in some ways, and Jiang You is even more of a 'problem child'. As the patriarch, Qu Xing has already foreseen how chaotic their future life will be.

He sighed and made a final decision: "Move out, and my sister will pay the rent herself."