Chapter 78 "Get up, I'll take you to see the house."
At noon, Qi Ying helped Xing Xiaochu get dressed and took her downstairs. After saying goodbye to Xia Ruoxin, he went out with her.
In the game, Xing Xiaochu's activities were near his home and school, so Qi Ying took a taxi and went directly there, getting off at the gate of the community.
"This place looks a lot like our home." Qi Ying said to Xing Xiaochu at the gate of the community, "Look at that building. It's our house in the game."
Xing Xiaochu looked over along the direction of Qi Ying's hand and nodded slightly: "Yes, I went there two days ago. Now there is a family of three and an aunt living there. The decoration in the house is also different from ours."
Qi Ying looked back at her lost eyes and gently pinched her face: "Don't look so sad. If you like this community, we can buy it later."
Xing Xiaochu shook his head, held Qi Ying's hand and said, "Let's not do it. The houses here are too expensive. The attic we live in now is pretty good, and it's close to where you work."
Qi Ying smiled, looked around, and said to Xing Xiaochu, "Shall we go for a walk around the area?"
"good."
The residential area is surrounded by commercial streets. Although the structures are similar, the stores inside are different.
"I don't think this noodle shop is located at this location." Xing Xiaochu pointed to a ramen shop and said, "It seems to be at the entrance of the alley. Every time I pass by, there are always a lot of people. This one is so deserted."
"I remember this was a pet store, but now it's a coffee shop."
"Ah, this fried chicken shop is still there, but it seems a little different..."
Xing Xiaochu was walking and talking all the way. Suddenly, she saw something and her eyes lit up. She pointed to a sign not far away and said, "Sister, look, the dumpling shop we often eat at is still there!"
Having said that, he couldn't wait to pull Qi Ying over.
Standing at the door, Qi Ying saw that the small shop was full of people. It was already past lunch time, but the shop was still busy.
Qi Ying bent down and whispered to Xing Xiaochu, "It seems the boss has changed. Do you want to eat?"
Xing Xiaochu nodded at her with sparkling eyes.
After waiting for a group of people, the two found a seat in a corner and sat down. The dumplings in the dumpling shop were similar to those in the game, with the same few flavors. Qi Ying ordered a few fillings that Xing Xiaochu used to like, and filled a big bowl with them.
Xing Xiaochu picked up one and took a bite, blowing on it while it was hot, and said to Qi Ying, "Sister, it tastes the same!"
Qi Ying ate a dumpling out of curiosity and found that it was exactly the same as the one in the game.
It's amazing.
After eating the hot dumplings, Xing Xiaochu was drinking a cup of hot milk. Qi Ying paid the bill and sat in front of her, saying, "I added the boss's WeChat. Next time you want to eat them, I'll ask him to prepare raw dumplings for us, and I'll bring them back and cook them for you."
"Isn't this too much trouble?" Xing Xiaochu said, "This place is far from your store."
It’s actually not too far. If you have a car, it’s only about ten minutes away.
Qi Ying felt that he still needed a car.
After leaving the dumpling shop, the two walked to the vicinity of the school. Today was a weekday, and there were quite a lot of people in the school. Some people were playing basketball on the playground, and some were running.
Xing Xiaochu stood by the fence and looked inside, his eyes full of envy.
Qi Ying stood beside her, gently holding her shoulders, and asked in a low voice: "Want to go in and take a look? We can climb over the wall."
Xing Xiaochu thought seriously for two seconds and then shook his head: "I like school because of Dongdong and the others, but now they are all gone, so there is no need to go in. Anyway, everything is different."
"Okay." Qi Ying didn't force her: "Then let's go somewhere else?"
Afterwards, the two went to some places they used to go to often. Although there were still big changes, they could occasionally see one or two familiar stores or buildings, which made Xing Xiaochu feel not so bad.
When the sun slowly set in the west, Xing Xiaochu said to Qi Ying, "We should go home, sister."
Qi Ying held her hand and suddenly asked, "Do you think that attic is a home?"
Xing Xiaochu tilted his head and looked at her. After a while, he said, "Wherever my sister is, that's home."
For Xing Xiaochu, her world is very simple. There is food, shelter, melon seeds, and Qi Ying. That is everything to her. The previous house was big, spacious and beautiful. That was her home. Now the small attic has no windows and is dark and small, but it is also home.
As long as Qi Ying is here, it is the best home for Xing Xiaochu.
When they came back in a taxi, it was already getting dark. Qi Ying asked Xing Xiaochu to go upstairs first and he would go upstairs to accompany her after he was done.
The days when she didn't have to go to school were really boring for Xing Xiaochu. She slept until she woke up naturally during the day, then went downstairs to sit in the store and watch Qi Ying work. Occasionally, she helped with the cashier and ran errands to receive customers. Because there was no kitchen in the attic or the store, every meal had to be bought outside and brought back, and this job was also taken care of by Xing Xiaochu.
After a week or so, she seemed to have completely adapted to this kind of life.
That day, Qi Ying had just seen off a guest when he heard Xia Ruoxin standing at the door looking at her car and talking on the phone.
"Isn't your estimate too low? I bought this car for more than 500,000 yuan, okay?" Xia Ruoxin said unhappily to the person on the phone, "Okay, okay, I'll take a look."
After hanging up the phone, Xia Ruoxin turned around and was startled by Qi Ying standing behind her without saying a word.
"Hey, when did you stand behind me?" Xia Ruoxin gave her a complaining look: "Why don't you walk without making any sound?"
Qi Ying pointed at her car with her chin and said, "You want to sell your car?"
"Yeah." Xia Ruoxin patted her car and said, "Shi Yu disliked this car because it was uncomfortable to drive and wanted to change it. I was also a little tired of driving it, so I asked someone to help estimate the price a few days ago, but it was too low."
Qi Ying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Why don't you sell this car to me?"
Xia Ruoxin: “?”
Xia Ruoxin: "Aying, why are you being so polite? If you need a car, just take it and drive it. Why do you need to buy one?"
"You're going to sell it anyway, right?" Qi Ying said calmly, "I'm pretty comfortable driving your car, and I know it well, so I'm not afraid of you framing me. If you really want to sell the car, just sell it to me."
Xia Ruoxin came closer curiously, put her arm on her shoulder and asked, "Aying, tell me the truth, did you buy the car for Xiaochu?"
"I guess so." Qi Ying did not hide anything and said honestly: "Before I was alone, it was convenient to take a taxi or use your car, but now that I have Xiaochu, I still want a car of my own, so that it will be convenient to take her out in the future."
"But you can definitely buy a new car. The money you've saved from working for so many years should be enough to buy it, right?"
"It's enough, but I still want to buy a house, so I have to spend sparingly."
Qi Ying's words frightened Xia Ruoxin so much that she looked at her with wide eyes, "What? You still want to buy a house? You don't want to live in the attic anymore?"
Qi Ying glanced at her, slapped her hand away and said, "Do you think I'm happy living in the attic? I used to think that it's not easy to start a business, and saving some money is a good thing. It's okay to live in the attic alone. This is not-"
"Don't you have Xiaochu? You want to provide your loved one with good living conditions. At least the room should have windows, right?" Xia Ruoxin imitated Qi Ying's words and shook her head: "I finally understand why raising children can drive per capita consumption. When you were alone, you could make do with everything. Now that you have another person, you have to buy a car and a house, which costs hundreds of thousands of yuan at once. It really costs money."
Qi Ying laughed and asked her, "Aren't you also changing your car for Shi Yu? We are both in the same boat."
Xia Ruoxin laughed out loud.
"Hey, which house are you planning to buy?" Xia Ruoxin asked her, "If it's a property that's too expensive, I won't ask you for more money. Just round it up to the price the car dealer gave me."
Qi Ying thought for a moment before saying to her, "I need to ask Xiaochu first to see which place she likes, and then we can buy it."
Xia Ruoxin was silent for a while after hearing this, and then she asked in a low voice: "Aying, Xiaochu is a character in the game, are you sure she can stay here with you forever?"
Qi Ying looked at her calmly without saying anything.
Xia Ruoxin said: "I'm not a jinx. After all, this matter is too bizarre. Xiaochu looks normal now, but she is not a human being after all, and she doesn't have a household registration. Maybe one day she will go back, and you will never see her again. If you buy a house for her, won't you be sad when you see her in the future?"
"Actually..." Qi Ying whispered, "I'm ready for her to disappear in the next second, but I feel that as long as Xiaochu is by my side for one minute, I should be nice to her."
Qi Ying said: "Whether it's a house, a car, or anything else, as long as Xiaochu wants it, I will give it to her."
Xia Ruoxin couldn't help but be moved by Qi Ying's words. It was the first time she heard Qi Ying speak like this. She also realized that Xing Xiaochu was special in Qi Ying's heart and no one could replace her.
In the end, Qi Ying bought Xia Ruoxin's car.
The car was driven for less than three years and was in very good condition in all aspects. The price was much more reasonable than other used cars. The ownership was transferred within two days and the payment and delivery were settled.
"Xiaochu."
This Saturday, Qi Ying got up very early.
After she finished washing up, she came out and saw Xing Xiaochu still sleeping with the quilt in her arms. She couldn't help but sit down on the edge of the bed and push her.
"Well... Sister, let me sleep a little longer..."
Xing Xiaochu buried his face in the quilt, too sleepy to open his eyes.
Qi Ying discovered that once people don’t have to go to work or school, they will become lazier and lazier.
When Xing Xiaochu was in school, he would get up at 6 o'clock every day to brush his teeth, wash up and make breakfast. When he first came here, he also got up very early. But as time went by, the little guy went to bed later and later at night, and got up later and later in the morning. It was already past 8 o'clock and he was still sleeping with his butt sticking up.
"I'm taking you out today." Qi Ying patted Xing Xiaochu's little butt and said, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you were too bored in the store and wanted to go out for a walk? Now I have time, you should hurry up and get up and wash up."
Xing Xiaochu was so annoyed that she opened her eyes a little and asked in a mumble, "Isn't business good at the store on weekends? Why are you still going out, sister?"
"Winter is the off-season, and there aren't many people around even on weekends. Xia Ruoxin can handle it by herself." Qi Ying smiled and said to Xing Xiaochu, who was lying soft on the bed, "Get up. I'll take you to see the house."
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