move place
After Tong Xiaolai's birthday, the southern city entered midsummer.
The installation of the observation elevator was at a special time, which made Shao Linyin happy. This meant he could earn three times the salary. Usually, the mall would close at 10:00 am, which was also the peak time for takeout orders.
When the first installation payment came in, he happened to find a house he liked with a rent of two thousand yuan a month. It was in the community next to Tong Xiaolai School, and the school was just down the street from him.
The owner bought this house for the convenience of his child who was in the third year of high school, so after buying the house, he installed good sound insulation.
The original asking price was three thousand, but after Shao Liyin negotiated for a long time, the landlord finally agreed to rent it to him for two thousand a month, with a deposit of one and a third of the rent.
After the Chinese New Year, Sister Chen raised his salary to 5,000 yuan. The master first transferred him 2,000 yuan for the installation fee. In addition, the money he earned from delivering food last year and the first few months of the year was basically saved, which just made up the total amount.
He thanked the landlord again and again and paid four months' rent in advance.
On the day of moving, Shao Linyin chose a day off and waited for Tong Xiaolai to go to school. He packed the things at home by himself. He was busy and sweating, but the more he packed, the happier he was.
In the past, he could just pack two pieces of clothes in a bag and go wherever he went.
Now he starts packing at eight in the morning and continues until noon, a full three hours, filling the entire hut with large and small bags.
He sat on the bed and rested, holding the hot meal that Xiaolai had given him in the morning. He took a bite from time to time, chewing slowly, squinting his eyes slightly, staring at the bags of various sizes on the ground, his face full of joy.
This is what a home should have, this is what moving is.
All the things were moved and sorted out in the new home. It was already evening.
The new house was on the fifteenth floor, 1503. He could see Xiaolai's lighted classroom from upstairs.
After a busy day, I felt a little hungry, but I didn’t want to move, so I wanted to eat something funny.
He picked up the phone with a smile on his face: "Xiaolai, there is no evening study today, come down. I'll wait for you at the school gate."
He walked to the school gate and saw Xiaolai coming out with his schoolbag on his back.
Tong Xiao came to see how happy he was and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so happy today?"
After crossing the road, Shao Liyin covered his eyes with a smile: "Don't move, it's a robbery!"
Tong Xiaolai raised his hands in agreement when he heard this: "This hero, is he robbing money or robbing women?"
Shao Liyin chuckled twice, went over to his neck and bit it lightly, leaving a circle of teeth marks before letting go, whispering a threat in his ear: "I'm robbing you!"
As he spoke, he walked forward with Tong Xiaolai, who held his clothes and said, "How about I become your wife?"
After taking two steps in the darkness, Tong Xiaolai instinctively realized that they were not heading towards the bus stop. He grabbed Shao Liyin's hand and said, "Brother Li, where are you going?"
Shao Liyin leaned close to his ear and said, "I'll take you away and sell you."
Tong Xiaolai chuckled, knowing that he was not confused and had a clear mind, so he let go and followed him with peace of mind: "Sell me, sell me to the ends of the earth, I will find you back."
After walking for about a minute, Tong Xiaolai felt that he was on the elevator. He heard the sound of the password door unlocking, then the sound of the door closing, and finally the hand covering his eyes was put down.
Then he heard Shao Liyin beside him, saying happily: "Do you like our new home?"
Tong Xiaolai stood at the door and looked around. It was impossible to tell whether he was happy or not on his face. In any case, he was not smiling. The smile he had originally brought to his face on the way seemed a little frozen.
After a long silence, he only said: "You've been busy moving all day, you must not have eaten yet, I'll go cook first."
"Hehe, I'm a little hungry." Shao Linyin smiled.
Tong Xiaolai put down his schoolbag and went to the refrigerator to see what was left. He took some vegetables and went to the kitchen.
The balcony and kitchen are separated by a glass door, so they are no longer crowded together, washing their faces, brushing their teeth and cooking.
The new kitchen has a range hood, so there is no annoying fumes flying around.
There is a small fan hanging on the wall, blowing light next to it, so it’s not hot when cooking inside in the summer.
The natural gas stove can be cleaned with just a rag, and he no longer needs to use a steel wool to wipe it hard.
The sink was right next to where he was cutting vegetables, so he didn't have to run across a short distance and then run back like before.
Looking down from the side window of the kitchen, you can see his school, which is a five-minute walk away.
His desk is also positioned in a spacious position so that he won't bump into the bed if he moves his chair slightly.
When the two of them were silent, there was complete silence all around them. No sounds from upstairs or downstairs could be heard, nor could the sound of doors opening and closing outside.
Shao Linyin considered everything, everything that was good for him, but he didn't consider himself.
Tong Xiaolai stood in front of the stove, looking at the water bubbling in the pot, and forgot to put the noodles in.
"Laugh, the water is about to burst out..."
Standing at the kitchen door, the hungry Shao Linyin looked at Tong Xiaolai who was standing motionless in front of the stove and reminded him.
Tong Xiaolai finally came back to his senses and put the noodles down.
When the noodles were served, Shao Liyin looked at Tong Xiaolai's face without a smile: "Xiaolai, don't you like this house?"
Tong Xiaolai ate noodles without saying a word. After finishing a bowl of noodles, there were five noodles missing from Shao Linyin's bowl.
He breathed a sigh of relief: "I like it. Every place is good. It's also close to my school. It will be much more convenient for me to go to and from school in the future."
Shao Linyin happily ate two or three mouthfuls this time, thought about it, and ate two more mouthfuls. Perhaps because he was in a good mood, he also drank the soup base.
At night, she successfully curled up in Tong Xiaolai's arms again, unable to move.
Tong Xiaolai rubbed his stomach while whispering, "Brother Li, I like this house very much, but I don't think we need to live in such a nice place right now."
Shao Liyin opened his eyes: "The rent has been paid for three months."
Tong Xiaolai: "..."
Shao Liyin added fearlessly, "The contract is for one year. If you don't rent for a full year, the deposit won't be refunded."
Tong Xiaolai, a top student, could calculate the cost: "Then rent it for three months and then return it. That leaves eight months of the year and 16,000 yuan. If I return it, I can rent the original one and save another 10,000 yuan."
Shao Linyin hummed twice in a naughty way, rolled out of his arms, rolled herself up in the quilt and lay down, leaving him with only the back of her head, ignoring him.
Tong Xiaolai sighed softly, leaned over, and wanted to stroke his back with his fingers, but finally stopped him from moving his waist: "Brother Li, do you know that your back is sunburned..."
Shao Liyin knew that the delicate skin of a young master irritated him immensely. It was like when the weather turned cold and the slightest breeze blew, his hands would become horribly red and swollen.
Hot weather doesn't make things any better.
He could endure the heat, and if he got heatstroke, he could just go outside and slowly recover before going back, and he could fool Tong Xiaolai. But his skin...
He was born with fair skin, so no matter how much he sunbathed, it wouldn't tan. However, it would turn red. Under the scorching sun, it turned a terrifying red. It would turn red for a day, and then start to shed after two days.
If you don't take care of it and continue running, the skin will continue to be sunburned and shed. It's okay for your arms, but even your back, covered with a layer of clothes, will feel a burning sensation when it gets wet with sweat.
He thought Xiaolai was worried about him, so he leaned down to coax her, "Don't look at me like this, it just looks scary, it doesn't hurt. I always wear long sleeves when I go out during the day to cover myself. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep the next day..."
"You've been like this since mid-April. It's not getting better, it's getting worse."
Shao Liyin: "...Summer is only a few months long, it will pass if you just endure it."
"You always say you can just get through it. Stomachaches will just go away if you get through it, winter will just go away if you get through it, and summer will just go away if you get through it too."
Shao Linyin stopped talking.
"Brother Li, I can make money, you don't have to endure it, my card..."
"Shut up!" Shao Linyin raised her head from under the pillow and glared at him. Her fair face was red and peeling from the sun, and now beads of sweat were on her forehead because of stomachache.
Even the words "shut up" seemed bluffing, but looking at Shao Linyin like this, Tong Xiaolai was so heartbroken that he couldn't speak even if he didn't shut up.
Perhaps Shao Linyin himself felt that he was a little weak in his current state, so he climbed up from the bed. However, the sharp stomach cramps made him bend down and press his stomach.
While he was still pressing, Tong Xiaolai gently embraced him and held him in his arms. His warm palms gently rubbed his stomach and whispered in his ear: "I'll shut up and listen to you. We won't make any trouble and will live here."
Only then did Shao Linyin fall into a peaceful and drowsy sleep.
When I woke up the next morning, Tong Xiaolai had already gone to school. On the table was breakfast, a bank card, and a note.
[My scholarship and extra living expenses are currently 30,000, and all future payments will be deposited into this card. You can live here, but use this card for rent, or I'll drop out tomorrow. — I've linked my text messages, don't try to trick me.]
Shao Liyin smiled and stuffed the card into the drawer of the wardrobe: "You little bastard, you're threatening me!"
After thinking about it, he took out the card again and put it in his pocket. After eating the breakfast that Xiaolai had heated up, he went out to work.
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