"Xiaowei, I know you mean well, but let me tell you, I'm not doing badly at all now..."
Before I could even say the word "money," my phone started ringing incessantly in my pocket.
"Hello?"
When I answered the phone, I heard the landlord's almost screaming curses coming from the other end:
"You brat, are you home? The water company called and said you've used twenty tons of water from me since noon. Did you kill someone and dismember them in my house?"
"You haven't paid your rent last month, and you're causing this trouble. If you don't open the door, I'll open it myself!"
Chu Xiao quickly explained to the other party, "Sorry, I forgot to turn off the tap when I left. I'll be right back."
After saying that, he turned to Lin Xiaowei and said, "Xiaowei, I have something urgent to attend to. Could you please deliver these things to my house as soon as possible?"
Lin Xiaowei nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"Don't worry, it will be delivered to your home in an hour."
“…”
Chu Xiao and Lin Xiaowei agreed on a time and then took a taxi back to their rented apartment.
From afar, he could see the landlady standing at his door with ill intentions.
Seeing him return, her voice was as sly as a brothel madam from ancient times: "Oh, you're finally back? Do you know how much water bill I wasted? And last month's rent, you said you'd pay it these past few days, if you don't pay it..."
He looked him up and down, then touched his face with his large hand: "We can also discuss other ways to settle the debt, what do you say?"
The landlord is single, over forty years old and still unmarried, and spends his days either playing mahjong or looking for male models.
He had targeted Chu Xiao more than once, urging him to go into the sea.
Chu Xiao felt nauseous from her touching him, so he immediately shoved the banknotes from his pocket in front of her.
Looking at the thick wad of banknotes, the landlady laughed so hard her fat jiggled.
"Wow, Chu Xiao, you've struck it rich?"
Chu Xiao didn't want to chat with her, so he simply said, "This is last month's rent and the penalty for breach of contract. I'll be moving in the next few days."
Upon hearing the word "moving," the landlady's expression changed.
"What's wrong? Are you not comfortable staying here with me? It's alright, Auntie has two nicer apartments, I'll give you a discount if you want to stay here?"
"No need, it's alright, I'll go in first."
Chu Xiao had already decided where to go.
His parents' villa was auctioned off by the court, and he wanted to get it back before then.
That was the villa where he lived with his parents for ten years, his only remaining memory!
Seeing that he was determined to leave, the landlady could only sigh regretfully and turn to walk towards the new residential area across the street.
After she had completely left, Chu Xiao returned to his room, locked the door, went into the bathroom, and brought out the copper basin.
His rented room is located in a demolition area, in an old six-story building.
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