Chapter 083 I Want to Spend Money
The 25th was Wednesday, and Shi Yue did not rest. In order to ask for leave to claim the prize, he even pretended to be sick.
He got up early in the morning, hid in the house, and rubbed his face pale with the whitening powder he had just bought from the department store a few days ago. Then he covered his stomach and walked out groaning.
Ma Yulan was standing by the sink brushing her teeth when she saw Shi Yue push the door open with a pale face and a pained expression. She was startled and immediately cried out, "Oh my God! Shi Yue, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?!"
When the other people in the courtyard heard what Ma Yulan said, they turned to look at Shi Yue and were also shocked.
"Hey, Shi Yue, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so pale?"
"Is Xiaoshi sick?"
Shi Yue feigned a weak smile, waved his hands, and said, "No, I'm fine. I just have a slight stomachache, like I'm going to have diarrhea."
"Diarrhea? Why would you have diarrhea when you're fine? Shi Yue, did you eat something bad?"
Shi Yue: "I don't know either. I was like this when I woke up this morning."
"I think you must have eaten something bad, otherwise you can't be like this. It's hot in the summer, and leftovers will go bad after half a day. It's easy to get an upset stomach." Ma Yulan frowned and said, thinking about the trip to the street office that she would have to go to soon.
Shi Yue's stomach upset served as a reminder to her. In previous years, the street office would put up posters in the summer to remind people not to eat leftovers and to be careful about food spoilage. However, they hadn't put them up yet this year, so she had to go and urge them to do so.
Shi Yue: "Maybe. Maybe I ate some leftovers last night and it gave me an upset stomach."
He pressed his hand on his stomach and said, "Oh, no, Aunt Ma, my stomach is getting bloated again. I won't talk to you anymore..."
He tucked his legs together and ran to the toilet.
After a long while, Shi Yue came back listlessly. Seeing him like this, Ma Yulan asked, "Shi Yue, are you okay? If not, shall we take you to the hospital?"
Send him to the hospital?
That won't do! He's faking illness. He doesn't even have diarrhea. If he goes to the hospital, everything will be exposed!
Shi Yue waved his hand and said, "No, Aunt Ma, don't bother you. I have medicine at home. I just need to take some medicine and I won't have to go to the hospital."
Ma Yulan looked at Shi Yue worriedly: "Are you okay? Your condition looks so serious, can you not go to the hospital?"
Shi Yue: "It's okay, Aunt Ma, don't worry. I'll take some medicine first and see. If it doesn't work, I can go to the hospital."
Ma Yulan nodded: "Okay, that's it for now. But, Shi Yue, if you can't get better soon, you must go to the hospital. Eating something bad is no small matter. If it's serious, it's food poisoning!"
She said, "Didn't you get food poisoning two months ago? You know how serious it was then."
She was talking about the time when Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui traveled through time and got food poisoning after eating Gao Cuifen's poisoned potatoes.
Shi Yue nodded and said seriously: "Well, I know, Aunt Ma, don't worry."
He said goodbye to the worried Ma Yulan, and deliberately took one step at a time, slowly walking towards the backyard. When others saw this, they all thought that Shi Yue must have had serious diarrhea this time. Look, he didn't even have the strength to walk.
In front of outsiders, Shi Yue put on a show and made sure that everyone in the front and back yards saw his illness before he moved into the Zhao family.
Shi Yue came to Zhao's house to ask Zhao Hui to ask for leave for him, but don't forget that the ultimate purpose of his performance this morning was to ask for leave.
Zhao Hui listened to Shi Yue's request and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, Shi Yue, don't worry, I will definitely ask for leave for you. You should go home and have a good rest."
Shi Yue's face was so pale and his body was so shaky that he was afraid that if Shi Yue stood there for a while longer, he would faint in front of him.
Shi Yue: "Thank you, Brother Zhao."
Zhao Hui: "Why are you thanking me? It's just a small thing. Stop talking nonsense to me and go home to take your medicine."
"Okay, I'll go back first then."
Shi Yue came out of Zhao Hui's house and continued to move towards home in small steps, pretending to be serious, until he entered the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Shi Yue immediately became like a different person. He no longer hunched over and covered his stomach, cried out in pain, or took small steps.
He strode into the house, fanned himself with his hands, and sat down on the sofa.
Shi Yue picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of boiled water, then chuckled, "It's so tiring. Pretending to be a patient isn't something that just anybody can do."
Shi Qiushui held up a fan, and the lackey fanned Shi Yue beside him: "Yes, yes, you are right, Dad. Pretending to be sick is not something that ordinary people can do. Most people can't do it as well as you do."
It must be said that Shi Yue is really capable. Even though Shi Qiu Shui knew that her father was pretending to be sick, after seeing what Shi Yue did just now, she couldn't help but suspect that Shi Yue was really sick.
Shi Yue raised his eyebrows proudly: "That's not the case. Don't you see who I am, your father?"
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, you are the best, the best at acting, the best at pretending!"
Shi Yue: "That's not true. When I was in school, I did... Hey, that's not right."
He looked at Shi Qiushui and said coldly, "Girl, why do you sound like you're not saying anything good?"
Shi Qiushui chuckled and said, "Dad, you misunderstood, you misunderstood."
"Hmph." Shi Yue glanced at Shi Qiu Shui without saying anything.
Shi Qiushui: "Hey, Dad, when are you leaving to claim your prize today?"
Shi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait until nine or ten o'clock."
People who have to go to work in the hospital usually leave at around 8 o'clock, but there are still a few people who don't have to go to work!
Especially since there was a curious Gao Cuifen among those who didn't have to go to work. He had to wait until Gao Cuifen left before he could leave.
As for why he was sure that Gao Cuifen was going out today, it was of course because the department store was having a sale today.
For Gao Cuifen, not taking advantage of a bargain would be equivalent to suffering a loss. She would definitely go to the department store for a sale, so Shi Yue was not worried at all that Gao Cuifen would not go out.
Shi Qiushui: "Ah, a little after nine o'clock."
She blinked and looked at Shi Yue with burning eyes: "Dad, can I go with you?"
Shi Yue: "No, don't even think about it."
He glanced at the little girl and thought to himself, if he went alone and felt uneasy, he would have to disguise himself. If he took Shi Qiu Shui with him, then what would be the point of disguising himself?
He said, "Just go to your martial arts class honestly today."
Shi Qiu Shui pursed his lips, looking unhappy.
Shi Yue didn't care whether she was happy or not. He would never take Shi Qiu Shui to claim the prize anyway.
Shi Qiu Shui waited for a while, and seeing that Shi Yue had no reaction at all, he knew that there was no room for negotiation and he could only give up.
She stood up and went to pack her things. When she came out, she saw Shi Yue still slumped on the sofa and asked curiously, "Dad, aren't you going to get ready? Didn't you say you were going to dress up in disguise today?"
Shi Yue waved his hand lazily and said, "Don't worry, there's still time to dress up later."
Shi Qiushui: "Oh... by the way, Dad, what are you going to dress up as?"
She remembered the cloth bag that her father had hidden mysteriously. What props did her father prepare?
She said, "We agreed that I could see the props you prepared today, but I haven't seen them yet."
Shi Yue didn't want to answer this question at first, but under Shi Qiu Shui's direct gaze, he got up and went into the house to get the cloth bag.
He threw the cloth bag in his hand onto the sofa and said, "Here, take a look."
Shi Qiu Shui ran forward, untied the knotted cloth bag in a few seconds, and finally saw what was inside the bag.
But after seeing these things, she was a little dumbfounded.
The most eye-catching thing on the top was a black wig. The wig was very long. Shi Qiu Shui picked it up and measured it. With this length, even if Shi Yue wore it, it would probably reach the middle of his back.
Then there was a pile of jewelry. No kidding, it was a real pile of jewelry. It looked like a big thick necklace made of stainless steel, a bracelet surrounded by a circle of spikes, and all kinds of strange rings... Shi Qiu Shui frowned, looked at these messy things, and asked.
"Dad, are you going to dress up as a lesbian?"
With the wig and jewelry, it looks like she is dressing up as a lesbian. But what lesbian has such weird aesthetics that she would wear such jewelry?
Shi Qiu Shui didn't understand, he really didn't understand.
Shi Yue rolled his eyes at her and said, "What lesbian? Girl, don't you think about it? If someone like me were to dress up as a lesbian, would I look like one?"
How could there be a lesbian like him, 1.9 meters tall and weighing 190 kilograms?!
Shi Yue said, "Keep flipping through the pages. You'll understand when you see what's below."
Shi Qiushui scrolled down confusedly and saw a black leather jacket and a pair of sunglasses. She suddenly realized: "Oh! Dad, you want to dress up as a rock musician, right?!"
There was a young man in a rock band living in their alley. He wore a black jacket all day, even in the summer when the temperature was over 30 degrees Celsius. He also wore sunglasses every day, even inside the house.
When Shi Qiu Shui saw these two things, he thought of the young man who played rock music.
Shi Yue snapped his fingers: "That's right! I want to dress up as a rock musician."
He held up his sunglasses and measured them before his eyes. "Look, when the time comes, I'll put on these sunglasses and turn up the collar of my jacket. My whole face will be blocked, and people won't be able to see what I look like, right?"
"Yeah." Shi Qiushui nodded gently, then said seriously: "Then Dad, you should go out and bring some Huoxiang Zhengqi water."
Shi Yue: "Why would I bring that thing?"
Shi Qiushui: "I'm afraid you'll get heatstroke."
He went out at around ten o'clock, when it was very hot, and was wearing such a thick leather jacket. She was really worried that her father would get heatstroke.
Shi Yue: ...
Not to mention, his daughter's worries didn't seem to be groundless.
Shi Yue thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll take a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water with me when I go out. We still have some at home anyway, so I'll just take it with me when I go out."
Shi Qiushui nodded: "Yeah."
Shi Yue: "Hey, girl, hurry up and eat. I made you a bowl of milk powder and put it on the table. There's also a little honey cake I bought yesterday. You can have a couple of bites."
Because he had to pretend to be sick, he certainly couldn't cook for Shi Qiu Shui normally, so he could only let Shi Qiu Shui eat these to make do.
Shi Qiu Shui doesn’t think it’s just a compromise. The little honey cake her father bought is super delicious. She is happy to eat it every morning!
She ran to the table and sat down, then picked up a small cake and ate it with relish. As she ate, she exclaimed, "It's sweet and delicious!"
Shi Yue: "Then you eat. I'm going back to my room to lie down."
Shi Qiushui looked up: "Dad, don't you want to eat breakfast?"
Shi Yue: "I'll wait until you leave before eating. I'll go lie down in the room first, so that your Uncle Zhao won't find anything wrong when he comes to pick you up."
Shi Qiushui: "Oh, okay."
She lowered her head and continued to eat.
Shi Yue returned to his bedroom and lay down on the bed. He had originally intended to lie down on the bed to put on a show, but who would have thought that he would feel inexplicably sleepy while lying there. He yawned several times in succession, and he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply closed his eyes and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was already past nine or ten o'clock, and Shi Qiu Shui had already left with Zhao Hui.
Shi Yue rubbed his face, got up and prepared to go out.
He simply washed his face in the house and then began to dress up. When he was putting the wig on his head, he heard Gao Cuifen's voice coming from the yard.
"Hurry up, old man! Come out now! If you're late, the discounted items will be gone!"
Then came the voice of Old Zhang: "Hey, hey, hey, don't rush me, don't rush me, I'm coming out."
Gao Cuifen: "You just move your mouth but not your body, right? You came out after talking for so long, but where are you?"
"Here I am, here I am. Old lady, take a look at this dress and see if it matches my sunglasses."
Gao Cuifen: "What's the point of saying it's suitable or not? We're going out to buy things today, not to receive awards. No one will pay attention to what you wear. Stop talking nonsense and follow me quickly. It's getting late..."
"Okay, let's go..."
Hearing the voices of the old couple outside getting farther and farther away, Shi Yue went to the window and looked out, only to see that the two people had already walked out of the gate.
Shi Yue breathed a sigh of relief. Now there was no one in the yard, which made it convenient for him to go out later.
He lost no time, quickly dressed and went out.
I have to say, Shi Yue's outfit today is really nice. It covers his face tightly, protecting him from both people and the sun. Apart from being a little hot, there are no other disadvantages.
Oh, no, there are other shortcomings, which is that people may easily mistake him for a mental patient.
He was sitting on the bus when he heard two middle-aged women chirping crickets behind him.
"Look at that guy, he's like a psycho. It's so hot, and he's still wearing so much!"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Maybe they are mentally ill. I heard that some mentally ill people don't know whether it's cold or hot. They wear cotton-padded jackets in the summer and short sleeves in the winter."
"Then let's change seats and stay away from him. Mentally ill people can hit people..."
"Yeah, let's move farther away..."
Shi Yue's mouth twitched. He really wanted to go up and remind the two aunts that he could hear their conversation, but he was afraid of scaring them.
No matter what, Shi Yue finally arrived at the prize redemption center smoothly. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the staff of the prize redemption center looked at him with a strange look. Shi Yue lowered his head and glanced at himself, but didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him.
He was puzzled, but still walked towards the staff.
He walked to the workbench with his things and said politely, "Comrade, I'm here to claim my prize. Who should I contact?"
The female comrade behind the workbench felt a little relieved when she heard this. As long as they came to claim the prize, that's good! As long as they came to claim the prize, that's good!
Seeing Shi Yue wrapped so tightly, she thought Shi Yue was here to rob.
Female comrade: "You're here to claim your prize, right? Show me the winning ticket and your ID, and..."
She paused, then continued, "And please lower your sunglasses and collar for a moment. I need to compare your appearance with your ID card to see if you are the same person."
"Yeah, okay." Shi Yue was quite cooperative and did whatever the staff said.
When he was done, the female comrade compared her ID card with Shi Yue's, nodded, and said, "Okay, that's fine. I'll do the paperwork for you."
She worked swiftly, muttering strangely, "You're such a handsome guy, why are you dressed so strangely?"
When Shi Yue heard this muttering, he said calmly, "Well, I'm dressed like this because I'm afraid of being recognized. As the saying goes, it's not the thieves who steal that are the ones you're afraid of. I won such a large prize, so of course I have to be careful."
The lesbian looked a little embarrassed. She didn't expect that even though she spoke so quietly, Shi Yue still heard it.
However, after hearing Shi Yue's words, she nodded in understanding.
Indeed, ten thousand yuan is not a small amount of money. If you win such a large prize, you can never be too careful.
The female comrade who handled the formalities quickly completed the process. She handed Shi Yue his ID and check. Thinking of Shi Yue's cautiousness, she kindly reminded him, "After you exit the prize redemption center, walk a short distance to the left and there's a bank. You can exchange checks there, and the money you exchange can be directly deposited into your passbook there."
Shi Yue smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
Lesbian: “You’re welcome.”
Shi Yue took the check and went out, turning left. He was going to the bank that the female comrade had just told him about.
Shi Yue touched his pocket thankfully. Fortunately, he brought his passbook with him when he went out today. He thought that if he could save the money, he would deposit it directly into the bank. Now, he is using it now.
It took quite a while to exchange 10,000 yuan and go through the deposit procedures. After all the procedures were completed, Shi Yue felt very happy when he saw the balance of 70,000 yuan in the passbook.
Even though there are only 70,000 yuan in the passbook, there should be a few thousand yuan in cash at home. That is his salary and bonus during this period. He did not deposit the money in the bank in order to use it for daily expenses.
Shi Yue walked home happily. Seventy thousand yuan, his family had a total savings of seventy thousand yuan!
If this money is placed in the old city, it certainly cannot be compared with the real rich bosses, but compared with ordinary people, it is also very good!
Now that Shi Yue has money, he wants to show off and spend money!
Come to think of it, he and Shi Qiu Shui have been traveling through time for so long and haven't spent any money.
He did not save money on food and drinks, but the money he spent was small. How much did a meal cost for the father and daughter? At most, only ten or eight yuan. His salary alone was enough for food, and he had no major expenses at all.
To be honest, the biggest expense was the three thousand yuan I spent on the blue and white porcelain jar. But I earned back the money I spent on the jar later. Not only did I earn back the money, I also made more than forty thousand yuan.
When Shi Yue thought about this, he felt like spending money.
But what are you going to buy?
He wanted to spend money, but after thinking about it, he realized that he had nowhere to spend it.
These days, if you want to spend a lot of money, it means buying a car or a house.
However, as for buying a car, he doesn't know how to drive, and as for buying a house, his family already has one, so there is no need to buy one.
But if you want to buy other things, his house has everything. He has a refrigerator, a TV, and a washing machine. What else can you buy?
After thinking about it, Shi Yue felt that if he really wanted to buy something, buying a house would be the best option.
After all, other things can be bought but not used, so they will just sit there idle. But it is different for houses. Once you buy a house, you can rent it out when it is not used, and the renting out can bring in another source of income.
Just like Kong Jianshe from their school, he doesn't even have to go to work and can live just by collecting rent. How cool is that?
Once the idea of being a landlord came up, it could not be dispelled. Shi Yue was very excited. He walked out of the bank and went to look for a house.
At this moment, most people live in welfare housing allocated by their work units, and it is rare to see people buying or selling houses. Shi Yue asked around for a long time and found a house bug.
House bugs are actually second-hand dealers who buy and sell houses for others.
This kind of people usually buy at low prices and sell at high prices, and they make money by the difference, so the houses they own are not cheap.
Shi Yue knew this. He came to Fang Chong not to really buy a house from him, but mainly wanted to inquire about the housing market.
Which area has houses for sale, what is the approximate price, and what kind of houses are they?
He can only buy after he understands the market.
It's just that Shi Yue was a bit unlucky today. The house bug he met was really a rip-off. The house bug introduced him to a small bungalow in the north city. The total size of the house, inside and outside, was not even as big as the house he lived in now, and the house bug asked for 80,000 yuan.
If this was a building, Shi Yue would still consider it, but at the price of a bungalow, Shi Yue felt it was not acceptable, so he decisively said goodbye and left.
After all, it was just a sudden idea, and Shi Yue had no plan to buy the house today, so he went home as soon as he came out.
It was getting late, so he had to go back and change out of his clothes and continue pretending to be a patient. If he went back late and bumped into people who were leaving get off work in the hospital, it would be embarrassing.
Shi Yue rushed home. As soon as he took off his wig, changed his clothes and lay down on the bed, he heard someone coming back from the yard.
He patted his chest and thought, it's a good thing he came back early!
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