Chapter 38: Are We Really Friends?
"What?!"
"What?!"
Xu Jiangcuo and Zhu Yue said in unison.
Song Lehan looked at the two of them and remained silent.
"They're both girls, so it's not very convenient for them to live in my house," Xu Jiangcuo retorted with reason. "Although my house has a small yard and plenty of empty rooms, it's really not appropriate."
"Yeah!" Zhu Yue followed closely, "Two women and one man, it's really inconvenient."
Village chief: "Then there aren't many vacant houses in our village, right?"
"Didn't we have dormitories before?" Zhu Yue reminded the village chief, "We can just continue to live in the dormitories."
The village chief looked embarrassed and said, "The dormitory has been demolished."
"Why?"
"Not long ago, a wealthy businessman invested in building a school, so we thought about renovating the dormitories. But when the dormitories were half-built, the money was withdrawn." At this point, the village chief clapped his hands helplessly. "You know what, we don't have the money either, so we have to put it on hold. There's nothing we can do!"
Zhu Yue expressed his understanding, moved towards Song Lehan calmly, quietly pulled her hand, and signaled her with his eyes to refuse quickly.
She was very afraid that Song Lehan would agree.
After all, due to their previous relationship, if they really lived together, who knows what accidents might happen.
It’s safer to stay away from it.
Of course, Song Lehan didn't want to be so close to Xu Jiangcuo.
"Village chief, we're not that picky. As long as we can live with girls, it's fine." Song Lehan had an apologetic smile on his face. "Even though you said it would guarantee safety, living with boys still doesn't feel very safe."
Hearing this, the village chief looked miserable.
"If there really were houses, how could we not let you stay?" The village chief clapped his hands, his face wrinkled. "There's really no place to live in this village."
"There are so few people and everyone is poor, how can we think so much when building a house?"
The village chief talked about the situation in the village with his hands and feet dancing.
Song Lehan kept nodding and listened to the village chief finish speaking.
"I also know that you are here for the good of the children. We welcome you and treat you as our honored guests. There is really nothing we can do."
The village chief was already exhausted from explaining and felt like he would kneel down to Song Lehan and the others if he continued.
Song Lehan and Zhu Yue looked at each other and could only accept it.
"Okay, Village Chief, we all know your good intentions." Song Lehan smiled faintly, lowered his head and was silent for a second, then looked at Xu Jiangcuo, "Even if we agree, will the owner of the house agree?"
Just as Xu Jiangcuo was about to speak, the village chief suppressed him, "Yes! He definitely agrees!"
"Okay, that's troublesome."
Xu Jiangcuo relaxed his shoulders and his face turned dark.
"Thank you, thank you." The village chief expressed his deep gratitude and actively sent them to Xu Jiangcuo's home.
Xu Jiangcuo's home was very ordinary, similar to those of the surrounding residents. However, it had a small courtyard, which he must have built himself.
There are two rooms on both sides of the yard, and the structure looks like a courtyard house.
Song Lehan walked into the yard carrying a suitcase. It was empty. There was nothing in it except a pile of weeds. It looked lifeless.
"Let me do it." Xu Jiangcuo snatched the suitcase from Song Lehan's hand and carried it into the house in two or three steps.
Then he carried Zhu Yue's suitcase over.
"Come in." Xu Jiangcuo waved to the two people in the room, picked up two bags of tea, and asked them: "Would you like to try some of the milk tea here?"
Both of them shook their heads.
"Okay." Xu Jiangcuo put down the tea bag and poured water for the two of them.
Song Lehan and Zhu Yue sat side by side on the sofa, looking around at the decorations in his home.
Just like its appearance, it is plain and ordinary.
Inconspicuous.
"This was originally where we lived, but I later turned it into a living room." Xu Jiangcuo sat across from them, then stood up and pointed to the two rooms outside, saying, "I'm living in that one now, you guys can stay in the other one."
Afraid they would dislike it, he explained, "No one has lived in that house. I'll go clean it later. It's very clean."
"It's okay, we've lived in places worse than this." Zhu Yue didn't think too much about it. She wanted to comfort him and tell him not to be so nervous, but when she said it, her meaning changed.
Song Lehan was the first to react, "She meant that you don't have to care about us so much. We are already very grateful to you for letting us live here."
"Nothing, guests are welcome."
He stood up and said, "I'll go clean up first, you guys take a break."
After Xu Jiangcuo left, Zhu Yue apologized to Song Lehan, "I'm sorry, sister. I spoke without thinking again."
"You'd better learn this lesson!" Song Lehan poked her forehead, then stood up and looked outside.
I always feel that it’s not good to let Xu Jiangcuo be busy all by himself.
She turned around and told Zhu Yue: "Pack your luggage first. I'll go see if he needs any help."
Song Lehan walked out of the living room and saw Xu Jiangcuo going in and out of the room.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" She stood behind him, watching him wipe the dusty table with a rag. She looked up at the floor, which was also covered with a layer of dust.
Without saying a word, Song Lehan picked up the broom, swept off the dust on all the cabinets in the house, and then swept the floor clean.
"Stop it, it will get your clothes dirty." Xu Jiangcuo stopped what he was doing and walked over to stop her.
Song Lehan held the broom tightly and said, "Your clothes will get dirty too."
"My clothes are not worth much." He teased and reached out to grab them.
At this point, Song Lehan put his hands behind his back and argued with him, "My clothes don't cost much."
Xu Jiangcuo was silent, staring at her for a long time without saying a word.
He had never seen such a... person.
Others are thinking about how to do less work, but she is different.
She is eager to help you.
No amount of persuasion would work.
The two were at a stalemate.
Xu Jiangcuo suddenly chuckled and asked sincerely, "Are we really friends?"
"What's wrong?" Song Lehan stared into his eyes, boldly but guilty.
"I'm just curious how I was able to talk to someone as stubborn as you."
"Can't we chat now?" Song Lehan's words made sense.
Xu Jiangcuo nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right."
He no longer insisted on driving Song Lehan away. Since she did it voluntarily, he just let her go.
The two of them were doing their own thing, and the last two of them chatted about whether to move the cabinet.
In the end, the move was not completed.
"Okay, that's almost done." Xu Jiangcuo patted the dust off his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Yue also walked in at this moment and placed the things in the suitcase in the room in an orderly manner.
Xu Jiangcuo stood at the door and saw what Zhu Yue took out. He suddenly asked, "How long will you be staying here?"
"Half a month." Zhu Yue answered first.
Song Lehan looked at her in surprise, then gave her a look.
Zhu Yue raised an eyebrow and said uncertainly, "Maybe... I'll stay... shorter?"
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