Miss Shi entered the room.
Knowing she was a few years older than the two young people, and to avoid an awkward silence in the conversation, she casually made a self-deprecating remark:
"It's a time for family reunions during holidays... but you've come to my turn..."
She originally wanted to say, "You'll understand when you get to my age."
But looking at the handsome man and beautiful woman, it seems like it's none of her business, this monster, having a say in their relationship.
--Grass!
The atmosphere was actually alright at first.
Just laugh it off.
But since Miss Shi brought it up, Lu Yibei simply replied:
"Some elders are like this nowadays. They would lecture you as soon as you started dating in your student days, and as soon as you graduated, they were already thinking about having grandchildren. There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"Yes! That's right!"
Upon hearing this, Ms. Shi felt as if she had found a kindred spirit. When she was in school, she was extremely protective of her male friends, wanting to know everything about them, even their ancestors, and she would always have these maxims on her lips, such as "You are still a student, your primary goal is to study hard."
As a result, not long after graduation...
Goodness, the creed immediately became "Your primary goal is to have a child."
Damn it, are you kidding me?
—For Ms. Shi, the only drawback is that this "confidante" has a partner.
—Otherwise, you could have a long chat with him about how great it is to be single.
In fact, this applies to both Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian.
They often use romantic relationships to tease their friends, such as Xu Che and Chu Chu.
However, neither of them believed that being in a relationship was superior to being single.
It's just a matter of different personal choices.
Being in love naturally means enjoying the warmth given by your lover.
However, the two also met or got to know many good single friends.
Regardless of that Accord guy I met by chance half a year ago.
Or perhaps he lives a very clear-headed life, simply devoting more time to his hobbies, like Fatty Hao.
And then there's that silly little sister, Shen Jingyi, who focuses all her energy on her future.
—It's just a different choice.
You can choose to fall in love. You might meet Ji Qingqian, Xia Li, or Ma Jiaojiao.
Of course, there's also the possibility of meeting Zheng Yi, Zhou Zhou, or other bad people.
You can also choose to be single.
You may feel lonely sometimes, and feel sad when you see others in pairs.
But you might also become Jiang Zile.
Everyone has different thoughts, different choices, and different experiences.
The world is bustling.
But you should strive to be yourself, do what you want to do, and go where you want to go.
After a few brief pleasantries, Lu Yibei got back to the main topic and said to Miss Shi:
"We're very happy with this house. The rent is three thousand five hundred, right?"
"Yes." Miss Shi nodded: "Payment is due every three months, with a deposit of one month's salary for every three months' payment."
"become."
Lu Yibei laughed: "After that, I'll transfer the money to you, and you can send me the contract."
Times have changed.
Contracts are now all electronic.
After the deal was finalized, Ms. Shi escorted the two downstairs and handed them the keys.
"We'll move in after we bring our things over," Lu Yibei said.
"Yes." Miss Shi was quite enthusiastic: "If you need help, you can tell me."
"Okay, thank you, Miss Shi." Lu Yibei smiled.
Miss Shi smiled too:
"Okay, don't call me Miss Shi, it sounds awful... My name is Shi Jian, Jian as in time. Just call me Sister Shi Jian when we meet, since I'm a few years older than you anyway."
Lu Yibei didn't stand on ceremony: "Okay."
Ji Qingqian climbed into the passenger seat and commented:
"The landlord is a nice guy."
"They're all young people."
Lu Yibei said, then glanced at the NS in Ji Qingqian's hand: "...And I think she saw your game console."
It's understandable that a middle-aged woman wearing a Mario onesie would be more enthusiastic when she sees fellow Nintendo fans.
…
The following day was quite busy.
After signing the contract and renting the apartment, the two, now with a place to stay, began arranging various furniture and equipment.
And all of this is thanks to billions—never mind, no ads.
The New Year holiday is almost over, and everyone who needs to go back to work has returned. The express delivery service in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai area is as reliable as ever.
I placed the order the night before and it arrived the next morning.
This includes a range of small ice makers, ovens, televisions, and the like, all delivered to your door.
Although Lu Yibei kept saying he was living off his girlfriend, his actions betrayed him by keeping the bills split at least 50/50 with his girlfriend.
My girlfriend is actually quite dissatisfied.
"My money is your money, why do you have to fuss over these things?"
Lu Yibei said:
"Then all your money is my money. It doesn't matter whose money I deposit it with."
Girlfriend: ...
Although something seems off, it does seem to be true.
"Keep it for now, and help me out when I run out of money," Lu Yibei said with a smile.
Moreover, the expenses for this trip to Northeast China were much less than he had imagined, and he set aside a considerable amount of pocket money.
It's perfect for all these miscellaneous things.
The rent has indeed increased significantly compared to last year when I was living alone, but since I'm not living alone anymore, the cost per person is about the same.
Overall, it's quite satisfactory.
After decorating, the two took apart the chair they had bought, which was labeled as an "ergonomic chair" but was actually not much different from an "office chair," and began to assemble it.
This job doesn't require much skill.
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