"Ye Qingqing, do you live here?" Qian Manduo was taken aback for a moment, but quickly guessed that Ye Qingqing lived here.

Because Ye Qingqing usually pays attention to her image, she always combs her hair up, unlike now when she has her hair down. She is also wearing very ordinary home clothes, holding a food box in her hand, and wearing flip-flops, looking lazy and casual, which clearly indicates that she lives nearby.

"Yes, my home is here. You guys can hang out here?" Ye Qingqing pretended not to know about the rental.

“We came to look at the house. Xiaohong contacted a room and came to see it today,” Qian Manduo said with a smile. She was quite satisfied with the house. Although it was not particularly big and a bit old, it was conveniently located and close to her workplace, so she could sleep a little longer.

Ye Qingqing remembered the name of the female classmate who accompanied Qian Manduo. Her name was An Hong. She was rather introverted and not very talkative, so Ye Qingqing didn't remember her well.

"Which house is it? I know almost everyone around here. Let me help you decide." Ye Qingqing was very enthusiastic. There were many people coming and going at the intersection. She pulled the two of them into the restaurant. It wasn't mealtime yet, so there weren't many customers.

"Have lunch at my place, wait a minute."

Before Qian Manduo could stop her, Ye Qingqing ordered from the owner, "Uncle Zhang, braised pork with preserved mustard greens, deep-fried crispy tofu skin, winter melon and pork rib soup, braised pork belly, and three more vegetables. Oh, and a poached chicken too, and a bowl of rice. Please deliver it to my home. I'm going to go home with my classmate now."

"Okay, I'll have your aunt deliver it over, just leave the food box behind." The shop owner and the Ye family were very familiar with each other, because the Ye family were the most frequent customers in the alley, taking care of a lot of business throughout the year, and were regular customers.

Ye Qingqing paid the bill and dragged the two of them home.

Qian Manduo and An Hong felt quite embarrassed. Ye Qingqing had just spent nearly 100 yuan on groceries, enough for them to eat for a month. They thought Ye Qingqing had ordered so much food because of them, so they felt very ashamed.

"I can't cook, and my dad is too busy, so we can only order takeout. We've arrived at my house, please come in!"

Ye Qingqing pushed open the courtyard gate. There were three or four patients receiving saline infusions in the courtyard, and Ye Mingcheng was treating a child.

"Dad, they are my classmates. They're having lunch at our house."

Ye Mingcheng took the mask and smiled kindly at Qian Manduo and the others, "Qingqing, order more dishes and treat your classmates well."

"I know, you go ahead with your work, I'm going inside with my classmate."

Ye Qingqing pulled the two uneasy people into the living room. "Ice cream or drinks?"

"Ice cream."

"I remember you love taro, right? An Hong, what flavor do you want? We have strawberry, chocolate, and cream flavors," Ye Qingqing asked.

"I'd be fine with being the same as Manduo," An Hong said anxiously, rubbing her hands together.

She didn't expect Ye Qingqing to be so enthusiastic. After all, during her four years of university, Ye Qingqing rarely interacted with her classmates and didn't even participate in group activities. Everyone thought Ye Qingqing was difficult to get along with!

Ye Qingqing handed them two taro ice creams and asked them about the house.

“The landlady is an older woman. She has two rooms. She lives in one with her daughter, and rents out the other room to earn some extra money. The rent is eighty yuan a month, which is quite a good deal,” An Hong said.

"What's the landlord's surname?" Ye Qingqing thought for a moment, but couldn't recall any family like that in the alley. No men or sons, only a daughter. Who was this family?