101 Forgetting Friends When Seeing Beauty
◎Rent the first floor to Officer Zeng◎
As it was getting dark, the afterglow of the sunset fell on the alley, stretching the shadows of the telephone poles very long. A car passed by, pressing the shadows, and stopped in front of the big iron gate.
Song Shixi looked outside through the car window. Although he had not been away for long, he felt as if he was in another world and the place seemed completely unfamiliar.
Xu Jinze and the driver came to help her with her luggage. Actually, there wasn't much. Most of it was local specialties and gifts she bought for her friends. Many of her personal belongings were at her home in Shenzhen. With Qin Zhiyi there, it was not convenient for her to go and get them. Besides, it would be troublesome for her to carry them on the road by herself.
Qin Yue told her to buy new ones in the Beijing shopping mall. If she thought the styles were not as novel as those in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, he would have someone pack some for her and send them back in a couple of days.
He thought it through carefully, and Song Shixi agreed to everything, so this time he came back and could be said to have traveled in simple attire.
There weren't many people in the alley at this time. Occasionally, there were a few people passing by, but they didn't come close. They just stood at a distance and looked at her curiously. Song Shixi ignored such gazes and just did her own thing. After seeing Xu Jinze and the others help take all the luggage out of the trunk, she took the key from her bag to open the big iron gate. Before she could open it, the gate of the courtyard next door was opened first.
"Xiao Song? You're back?"
Upon hearing this, Song Shixi looked up and saw Lin Xiu'e, dressed in green, holding a cat and standing at the door, greeting her with a smile, her face full of surprise.
This was the first acquaintance she met since she came back this time, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity. So she gave the key to Xu Jinze first and asked them to move their things in first. She stayed and chatted with Lin Xiu'e for a few words.
"So you went to Shenzhen. No wonder you look more fashionable and beautiful than before." Lin Xiu'e looked Song Shixi up and down, especially staring at her curly hair for a long time, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Song Shixi's eyes curved into crescent shapes due to the praise, and she even turned around for her to see and winked at her, "I think it looks good too. Why don't you get a perm too when you're free, Aunt Xiu'e?"
Lin Xiu'e smiled and shook her head. "Forget it. Why would I want to perm my hair at this age?"
"Your hair isn't even grey yet, how can you be considered old?" Song Shixi waved her hand in disapproval, then said coquettishly, "No matter how old you are, you have the right to pursue beauty. When I'm in my seventies or eighties, I'm going to take good care of myself and look beautiful. I'll feel happier every time I look in the mirror."
Her tone was playful and her expression was lively. Hearing these words, Lin Xiu'e was stunned. Instead of feeling disgusted, she blinked thoughtfully.
"Hey, has Da Huang gained some weight? He looks a lot rounder than before I left."
Song Shixi's words interrupted Lin Xiu'e's thoughts. She looked down and said unhappily, "Hasn't it sneaked out a few times before? I don't know when someone outside took advantage of it and got pregnant."
Hearing this, Song Shixi was really surprised. Looking at Dahuang lazily nestling in Lin Xiu'e's arms, she couldn't help but reach out and touch its head. As soon as she reached out her hand, it meowed twice and rubbed its chubby head against her palm twice, looking so well-behaved.
She couldn't help but frown when she thought about such a cute cat being harmed.
Cats can’t be sterilized these days, so if they get pregnant they can only give birth to the baby, which is quite pitiful.
"By the way, there is something else I want to tell you." Lin Xiu'e cursed angrily for a few words and then stopped talking, turning to another matter.
Song Shixi withdrew his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lin Xiu'e hesitated for a moment and then said, "I want to rent the first floor of your place to Officer Zeng."
After saying that, without giving Song Shixi time to recover, he continued, "Not long after you left, those shameless people from my in-laws came looking for us. They took advantage of Xiao Wu opening the gate to work and brought pots and pans into the yard. Xiao Wu didn't know what was going on between us and thought they were really new tenants. He was in a hurry to catch his car, so he left."
"When I came back from buying groceries, they had already broken into the house."
"I tried to chase them away but they refused to leave, so I reported the case to the police. Officer Zeng responded. I didn't expect that despite looking so young, he was actually quite capable. After bringing them back to the police station, he quickly had them move their belongings overnight. They wouldn't dare come again, no matter how much they promised."
When Lin Xiu'e said this, a hint of admiration appeared on her face. She had reported the case several times before because of her husband's shamelessness, but many of them tried to smooth things over.
"I heard recently that Officer Zeng was looking for a house nearby and wanted to stay there while he worked the night shift. I thought he knew you and Xiao Wu, and he's a police officer, so I thought I'd rent the first floor to him."
"But Officer Zeng is a gay man anyway. If you mind, forget it."
Although it is the duty of public security comrades to work for the people, Lin Xiu'e felt that she owed them a favor and was grateful, so she wanted to repay them. However, if she gave them gifts, they would never accept them. She happened to hear this news and she became interested.
I had been planning to go find Xiao Wu tomorrow weekend to ask for Xiao Song’s contact information and ask if this was feasible, but I didn’t expect to run into Xiao Song coming back today.
After hearing what Lin Xiu'e said, Song Shixi was stunned for a few seconds. It was the first time she saw a landlord who would negotiate with other tenants before renting a house. In fact, even if Lin Xiu'e rented the first floor to a dozen big men, it would not have much to do with her, not to mention that she rented it to a male police officer with good character.
But when she thought about Zeng Jingxu's secret feelings towards her, she felt a little uncomfortable. And if Qin Yue knew that Zeng Jingxu moved downstairs from her, she didn't know how crazy he would be.
But when Lin Xiu'e decided to ask, she must have made up her mind. What would it mean if she said that she minded and stopped others from repaying a favor and earning rent?
Song Shixi hesitated for a moment, and finally decided that it would be better to avoid trouble for herself. Besides, she was not short of money at the moment, so she covered her lips in surprise, "Aunt Xiu'e, actually, I came back this time to tell you about this."
"My friend and I are going to open a studio together, and I want to rent your first floor as well. It will be very convenient for living or using it as a warehouse."
Lin Xiu'e obviously didn't expect Song Shixi to rent her an entire building. She opened her mouth in surprise, then congratulated her on becoming her own boss and said, "Then I won't mention this to Officer Zeng."
Song Shixi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly made an excuse to slip away. "I just came back and haven't had time to pack my things yet. It's getting late. I'll sign the rental contract with you tomorrow."
"Okay, you have a good rest." Lin Xiu'e nodded and watched Song Shixi leave.
As soon as Song Shixi walked to the gate of the yard, she bumped into Wu Qiuhong who was coming down to find her. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and now they couldn't help but hug each other excitedly.
"Who is this beautiful girl? I almost don't recognize her."
Song Shixi lifted Wu Qiuhong's chin, looked at her increasingly better skin condition and her hair in pigtails, and teased her.
Perhaps because of the recent pressure at work and the constant running around, Wu Qiuhong lost weight, and she looked taller. In addition, she always remembered Song Shixi's words and kept her head held high and her chest out, without hunching her back. Not only did her face become more beautiful, but she also gained a bit of quiet and confident temperament.
Hearing this, Wu Qiuhong blushed with shame. She dodged Song Shixi's hand and snorted in a sarcastic tone, "How could I recognize you? You've been gone for so many days and you only called me two or three times."
Hearing this, Song Shixi immediately touched the tip of her nose guiltily, her eyes wandering. She had wanted to call Wu Qiuhong to chat several times, but every time she had the idea, her attention was attracted by that male enchantress Qin Yue.
What followed was making love and they lost track of what the world was like, so how could they remember anything else?
Thinking of this, Song Shixi despised herself bitterly. She actually had a day when she forgot her friends for the sake of beauty.
She quickly put her arm around Wu Qiuhong's shoulders and pushed her upstairs, coaxing her repeatedly, "It's my fault. Good Qiuhong, please forgive me. I brought you a lot of delicious and fun things."
Inside the house, Xu Jinze and the driver were helping her sort out the packaged specialties and gifts. The living room inevitably looked a bit messy. Song Shixi had sharp eyes and quickly found the one specially for Wu Qiuhong.
"Everyone has it, so don't be polite to me."
Wu Qiuhong swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and reached out to take the thing in Song Shixi's hand.
After Xu Jinze and the others left, the two sat on the sofa and chatted, mostly about their experiences in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. After hearing about the high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, traffic jams everywhere, and the astonishing prices, Wu Qiuhong's eyes almost popped out, but a trace of yearning also arose in her heart.
After talking about himself, Song Shixi asked Wu Qiuhong how she was doing in the company. Who knew that as soon as she mentioned it, her face turned red and she stammered, "Just, just the same as usual."
Song Shixi didn't think much of it, but Wu Qiuhong's behavior was so strange that she almost instantly smelled the scent of gossip. She narrowed her eyes and deliberately asked, "Haven't you run into any romantic interests?"
"What, what peach blossoms? Where do peach blossoms come from in this season?" Wu Qiuhong had something hidden in her mind. In a panic, she didn't react and responded to Song Shixi's teasing without thinking.
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Shixi slapped her thighs and fell on the sofa with laughter. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, wetting her eyelashes.
Seeing that she was laughing so hard that she was out of breath, Wu Qiuhong reacted belatedly. The blush on her cheeks quickly spread behind her ears until it was submerged in her collar.
"Shixi!"
Song Shixi didn't want to laugh so wildly, but she couldn't control it. Seeing Wu Qiuhong trying to get back into the room in embarrassment and anger, she quickly forced herself to hold it back and grabbed her hand, "Okay, I won't laugh anymore."
Wu Qiuhong bit her lower lip and her eyelashes trembled. Although the fan was on in the room, she still felt very hot all over.
"Do you want to talk about it? If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask." Song Shixi glanced at Wu Qiuhong, looking at her expression and judging her emotions.
"I..." Wu Qiuhong hesitated for a long time but couldn't make any clear words, as if she didn't know where to start.
Song Shixi saw what she wanted to say, so he went straight to the point: "How far have you come? Have you confirmed your relationship? Have you held hands?"
"None." Wu Qiuhong waved her hands quickly.
Song Shixi touched his chin and asked, "So it's still an ambiguous situation?"
【Author’s words】
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