Chapter 6 "I like it even if I don't eat it..."
After quitting the game, Qi Ying started to work seriously.
The location chosen by the studio was a street in an old neighborhood in the city center. Although it is an old neighborhood, there is a commercial street just outside the door. Many people in the neighborhood rent out the first floor as shops and open some very stylish cafes, flower shops, Western restaurants, dessert houses and the like.
Qi Ying opened the store here, hung the most beautiful clothes in the store in the window, and put a sign with the prices at the door, so that it would not delay the customers and herself.
The large solid wood table was a second-hand item bought by Qi Ying, but it was covered with pulp after being used for a long time. The more than two-meter-long table was just the right size to be used as a design desk. There was a mannequin next to it, and Qi Ying was carefully making the samples, planning to complete the crystal decoration on the chest today.
'jingle--'
Xia Ruoxin came in with takeaway food. Qi Ying turned around and glanced at her, saying, "You're here."
"I brought you some sweet soup." Xia Ruoxin put the sweet soup in the small refrigerator behind the cashier counter on the first floor, opened her mouth wide to blow the cool air from the air conditioner, and said as she blew, "Today's temperature is going to be 40 degrees. When will this summer be over?"
Qi Ying said: "There is still more than a month left, just bear with it."
Fortunately, both of them have flexible jobs and don't need to go out to work in the hottest weather. However, Xia Ruoxin might have a harder time. Qi Ying sees that she is afraid of the heat, so she thinks about letting her work from home.
In just one morning, Qi Ying and Xia Ruoxin quickly completed the most complicated crystal decoration for the chest. They took some time to eat a takeaway and try the sweet soup that Xia Ruoxin brought her.
The syrup melted a bit in the refrigerator, but it still tasted very good. The fine smoothie mixed with mango had a very rich taste. The condensed milk poured on top had melted in the syrup, making it fragrant and sweet.
Xia Ruoxin said while eating, "We have fewer and fewer customers these days. I'm thinking about not accepting orders for the time being. We can make tens of thousands of yuan after making this heavy-duty wedding dress. We can sign up for an exhibition in the fall and show off our autumn clothes then."
Qi Ying didn't listen carefully and opened the game to see what Xing Xiaochu was doing recently.
As soon as the game was opened, Xia Ruoxin tilted her head and asked, "Hey, what game are you playing? It looks quite interesting. What's the name? I'll be the next one."
Qi Ying said casually: "Xing Xiaochu's good morning diary."
Xia Ruoxin immediately searched the Internet, but found that there was no such game.
"No." Xia Ruoxin looked at Qi Ying's phone in confusion and said, "Where did you download this from? Why can't I find it?"
Qi Ying was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what the system told her when she first entered the game, that this game seemed to be still in internal testing and it was estimated that ordinary people would not be able to download it.
Xia Ruoxin felt very sorry after hearing this: "Well, luckily I don't like playing games either, I'm just curious because it's rare to see you playing."
Qi Ying smiled and said, "I'm just having fun."
During the lunch break, Xia Ruoxin was lying on the sofa playing with her mobile phone, while Qi Ying was still fiddling with the game. She found that there was an interactive button in the game that could be used to investigate the home surveillance, which meant that she could observe what Xing Xiaochu was doing anytime and anywhere.
Although it was a bit strange, Qi Ying couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xing Xiaochu lying on the sofa with a book in his arms.
Xing Xiaochu was wearing that loose nightgown. It was not very convenient for her to lie down because of her "little tail", so she was lying on the sofa with a pillow on her chest. Her pair of white and thin legs were swaying, her ten toes were pink and tender, and even her ankles were thin and round, looking fragrant.
Xing Xiaochu was reading very seriously. Occasionally, when he heard some noise, he would look towards the door. He would even run to the door and look through the peephole. When he found that Qi Ying did not come, he would sit back on the sofa in disappointment, then lie down with his body tilted and not move.
With a 'ding' sound, the system sent a message.
[Your Xing Xiaochu seems to miss you. Do you want to order takeout for her or give her a call? ]
Qi Ying's eyes lit up, and he felt that the system was right.
The takeaway interface popped up, and Qi Ying was picking and choosing, not knowing what to order. She glanced at the dessert she had eaten halfway and decided to order the same for the little girl.
After placing the order, she was immediately redirected to the payment interface, but the system reminded her with a "ding" sound: [Your account balance is insufficient].
Qi Ying: “…”
She glanced at the account balance in the upper right corner and found that it was -200.
How come I still owe money to the system?
Qi Ying thought of the 200 yuan that Xing Xiaochu spent on hospitalization and realized that this was the case.
Okay, okay, let her see the recharge interface.
Fortunately, the exchange rate between game coins and real money is 10:1, which is not particularly outrageous. Qi Ying thinks that this game is so well made, so he recharges 200 first as a token of encouragement.
"Ding Dong-Ding Dong-Ding Dong"
Xing Xiaochu was lying on the sofa in a daze when she heard the doorbell ring. She immediately jumped up and ran over. When she opened the door, she found that the person standing at the door was a delivery boy wearing a yellow windbreaker.
"Your takeaway." said the guy.
Xing Xiaochu said puzzledly: "But I didn't order takeout."
The young man glanced at the note on the order and said, "Your sister ordered it for you."
elder sister?
Where did Xing Xiaochu's sister come from?
Suddenly, her eyes lit up as if she remembered something, and she quickly took the takeaway and looked at the note on it: [This is what my sister ordered for my younger sister. Please leave it at the door. Please don’t knock. ]
Xing Xiaochu happily said to the boy: "Thank you!"
The young man nodded and went downstairs.
Xing Xiaochu watched the young man enter the elevator before closing the door. As soon as the door was closed, a series of ding-dong sounds came from the house again. Xing Xiaochu searched around before finding a mobile phone that looked like a spare one on the table in the study. Qi Ying's name was displayed on the phone.
Xing Xiaochu answered the phone and whispered "Hello" to his ear.
"Did you receive the takeaway?" Qi Ying said to her gently, "I just had a dessert from a restaurant and it tasted great, so I ordered it for you to see if you like it."
"I like it." Xing Xiaochu said quickly.
Qi Ying smiled and said, "You said you like it before you even eat it?"
Xing Xiaochu's face flushed as she explained, "I like it even if I haven't eaten it..."
Qi Ying's low laughter coming from the phone made Xing Xiaochu's face even redder.
Qi Ying asked Xing Xiaochu what he had eaten for lunch, and Xing Xiaochu answered one by one. On the mobile phone screen, Xing Xiaochu was standing beside the desk, holding the mobile phone, occasionally shaking his feet, and drawing small circles on the table with his other hand, and the tips of his ears were red.
Qi Ying felt happy to see this scene. Even in the real world, she could still show her love to Xing Xiaochu. It only took a few dollars to make the little girl very happy.
No wonder video games are so addictive; she's starting to become a little addicted too.
After chatting for a while, Qi Ying said to Xing Xiaochu: "Then you take a rest at home, I will go back to see you in the evening."
Xing Xiaochu nodded, then realized that Qi Ying couldn't see her nodding, so she just said "um" and answered her: "I'll wait for you to come back."
After hanging up the phone, Xing Xiaochu looked at the phone for a long time. After several seconds, he reluctantly put the phone down, took the takeaway bag to the kitchen, then came out with a box of sugar water, sat on the rocking chair next to the floor-to-ceiling window, and ate while looking at the scenery outside.
Qi Ying looked at her eating quietly, then chuckled and quit the game.
When she turned around, she saw Xia Ruoxin hugging her chest and staring at Qi Ying with narrowed eyes: "What were you doing just now? You were smiling so sweetly, are you dating behind my back?!"
Qi Ying put the phone in his pocket and said calmly, "I'm just playing games. I'm such a homebody, how can I have time for a relationship? You're overthinking it."
Xia Ruoxin didn't believe it, but there was nothing she could do. She could only follow Qi Ying and keep nagging: "If you want to fall in love, you must tell me first. I need to see what kind of person you like."
Qi Ying didn't bother to pay attention to her and continued to work.
At night, Xia Ruoxin was ready to go home after get off work, and Qi Ying was the only one left in the store. She glanced at the time and saw that it was still ten minutes before 7 o'clock, so she simply hung up the 'out' sign and opened the game.
This time, Qi Ying smelled the fragrance of food as soon as she came out of the elevator. As soon as she opened the door, the aroma became stronger, and it smelled like stewed chicken.
Xing Xiaochu ran out immediately after hearing the noise. She was wearing a gray apron around her waist, pink slippers on her feet, and holding a spatula in her hand. When she saw Qi Ying coming, she greeted her happily: "Sister, you are back. Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready for dinner!"
Qi Ying stood at the door in a daze for a long time. She had always been a loner and had basically lived alone since graduating from university. Suddenly, there was someone to cook at home, which actually made her feel very happy.
Seeing Xing Xiaochu running to cook again, Qi Ying felt that her heartbeat inexplicably became much faster.
If only this weren't a game.
Qi Ying then shook her head. What was she thinking about? This was just a game. One couldn't assume that the holographic projection was real just because it was too realistic.
But this game is too realistic, and sometimes Qi Ying still gets lost...
Xing Xiaochu cooked dinner, which was a light meal of four dishes and one soup.
Qi Ying tasted it and praised the child generously for the good taste. After the meal, Xing Xiaochu did not let Qi Ying clean up, but took the initiative to wash the dishes. Looking at Xing Xiaochu with her back to her and her "little tail" exposed, Qi Ying remembered that she had forgotten her promise to buy clothes for the little girl.
Adults cannot go back on their words, so Qi Ying looked at Xing Xiaochu's waist and hips and secretly calculated the size.
"I was too busy today to buy clothes for you. I'll make you a set myself tomorrow." Qi Ying said to her while leaning against the kitchen door.
Xing Xiaochu turned around, with her hands covered in soap bubbles, and asked her in confusion: "Sister, can you make clothes?"
Qi Ying tilted her head and smiled: "Of course, I'm a designer." She looked at the clothes on Xing Xiaochu and said, "I'll go find a tape measure. Come to the study later and I'll measure your size for you."
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