"What if I say I don't need you to pay any money at all? Can you agree to that?"
"No need to contribute money?" Tan Xing's face was filled with even more confusion. "Could it be that you, Luo Dongxia, are actually interested in charity?"
"No—and I don't want to do charity without any support."
"Then why?" Tan Xing blinked: "I'm not so narcissistic as to think that you like me - after all, I know very well in my heart that someone as outstanding as you can't possibly like me -"
"Maybe you could be a little more confident?"
"No, forget it." Tan Xing pressed his fingertips against his forehead and narrowed his eyes slightly. "If I hadn't been in the kitchen with you and Bai Xiaoqian the whole time, I would have thought you were playing some truth or dare game in the greenhouse and were teasing me."
"..." Chu Shangli was silent for a moment, then said faintly: "Well, maybe there is an element of joking, but I can't deny that I am indeed very interested in you - like you? Maybe a little, but it depends on how things develop later -"
"What are you trying to say? About disappearing without anyone caring? Perhaps you're right, but I don't want you to think of me and my brothers and sisters as cheap labor that can be easily exploited—" Tan Xing muttered, "Precisely because we have nothing, we can easily do very cruel things—"
"Something very cruel...?"
"If guns and knives can't hurt the people who hurt us, maybe we can use explosives... that's it." Tan Xing said calmly, as if he was talking about other people. "You probably don't understand this feeling. Although I want to always be a law-abiding person who does nothing bad, if you force me, I will do something crazy too. It's not just me."
"Wow, so scary, so scary..." Chu Shangli raised his hands and pretended to surrender: "No, I just think you seem very talented - and precisely because of your timid personality, if I choose to open a dessert shop with you, you probably won't dare to betray me - as long as you are given sufficient funds, you won't have any ambitions at the same time."
Chu Shangli winked at Tan Xing: "How about it? Do you want to cooperate with me? Of course, I don't expect you to give me the answer now - it's not too late for you to think about it after the exam -"
"Are you just attracted by my talent?"
"Well, probably—and in the beginning, although I won't ask for your money, I won't give you any either. It's like free labor—but once you make your first pot of gold, I'll make up for the initial payment—if you trust me."
“…”
Tan Xing was silent for a moment, then nodded.
Although I didn't agree immediately, I didn't hesitate for a long time and answered almost instantly - but not instantly.
"Is it that straightforward?"
"Although it's just my intuition - after all, we're not that familiar with each other, but I always feel that you might be a very clingy person." Tan Xing stroked his earlobe: "How about this - if you invite me within six months after the Meisuo exam, I will join unconditionally. If it takes more than six months, I will look for other part-time jobs -"
"Half a year? Why half a year?" Chu Shangli tilted his head: "Does this have any special meaning?"
"No, but if I wait for someone, I can only wait for half a year at most—"
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