The straight man Lu Cijiu was a little hesitant about living in the same bedroom with Gong Xichao, mainly because this sculpture looked particularly...
"Thirty thousand yuan." Gong Xichao reminded coldly.
Lu Cijiu: ...a moment of suffocation.
With a giggle on his face, he said, "Mr. Gong, why are you bringing this up? We're all family now. I just like living with others. I'm timid and afraid to sleep alone in such a big bedroom. It's all thanks to Mr. Gong that he sleeps in the same room with me."
Gong Xichao, with an air of "Human, you've got a great deal," condescended to stand in the left bedroom of the main house, his eyes filled with disdain as he began to instruct Jiangshan on how to decorate. Lu Cijiu listened from the side, humming and nodding occasionally. When Gong Xichao finished, he said, "I've got it all memorized. We'll do it when we have the money."
“???” Gong Xichao looked at him unkindly. Was this human teasing him?
Lu Cijiu looked helpless and said, "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that the economy doesn't allow it. The weather is hot, so we need to take a shower, right? I thought of turning the utility room into a bathroom first, so that the children can take a shower every day, right?"
"After all, this 30,000 yuan is for the transfer fee. I can't afford to lose face as a grown man spending his money to decorate my house. What do you think?"
Gong Xichao: ...
This damn human!
But it cannot be refuted.
Gong Xichao stayed cool, venting the air conditioner and fuming at the dusty, empty bedroom. Lu Cijiu's phone rang. Seeing it was Bozi, he realized he probably wouldn't be able to find her, so he answered.
Sure enough, a voice came from the other end: "Wai wai wai, where is Brother Lu? The intersection is really big, where are you?"
"I'll go down and pick you up, just wait."
Lu Cijiu went to pick up his friend enthusiastically. This was the labor force today, and there was a lot of work to do at the institute. Yan Junbo's Touran was parked on the side of the road. When he saw Lu Cijiu get out, he slapped his forehead and said, "How could I not see such a big yard just now?"
"It's probably because of the hot weather. Thank you for your hard work." Lu Cijiu knew what was going on and laughed it off.
Yan Junbo didn't care. "The things are all in the trunk. You said you wanted to buy a chicken. I bought two, one roasted and one boiled chicken..."
At that time, Yan Junbo didn't know that he was positioning himself as "laborers bring their own meals".
During their four years at university, the two had similar personalities and a good relationship. Yan Junbo was a local, and his family had some money from business, making him a wealthy second-generation kid. He had been a slow learner since childhood, and his family could have sent him abroad to study after high school, but Yan Junbo was not willing to let them do what they wanted.
It can be said that he is content with a small fortune, or that he has no great ambitions.
He is quite happy.
Lu Ci didn't have many old things, just a large suitcase and a wooden suitcase, which he pulled himself. Yan Junbo carried two packaged chickens and a bag of fruit, and said with a smile, "A meeting gift, for my eldest nephew and niece."
"Mr. Yan, please come in." Lu Cijiu smiled and led the way.
Yisa Si stood guard at the door, looking very well behaved. Lu Cijiu said, "Uncle Yan came to see us and brought us some fruit and chicken. We will have them for lunch."
When Xiao Yiyi heard this, his eyes lit up and he felt a special liking for Uncle Yan.
The children called people obediently.
"Okay, all good, you are so cute." Yan Junbo didn't expect that the children in the institute were so pretty, and Lu Ge was not bragging.
Wash the fruit and let the children eat it in the yard.
"They are all neat and tidy, pretty and cute. What kind of parents are so cruel?" Yan Junbo said in a low voice.
The shelter usually accepts children with congenital disabilities, and it is rare for parents to abandon healthy children. Lu Cijiu thought that the child in front of you is not an ordinary child, the kind that can transform, and changed the subject and said, "I want to go to town to buy some things. I have been waiting for you for several days."
“…” Yan Junbo.
"Alright, you're my brother Lu."
"I'll put my luggage down first." Lu Cijiu put his luggage down and happened to meet Gong Xichao. He said skillfully and naturally, "I'm going to town to buy a bed and order furniture. I'll trouble you to look after the children at home."
Gong Xichao had a cold face, looking down upon the humans from a high position: "What do you take me for?"
A free auntie to take care of the children, what else can I do, a sculpture? Lu Cijiu thought to himself, and said with a smile: "There is only one bed in the station, I can squeeze in with the children, but you, Mr. Gong..."
Gong Xichao's face suddenly turned dark.
This human is so cunning!
Lu Cijiu stopped while he was ahead and said with a smile, "I'll leave the children in the care of you."
After giving each of the children instructions, Lu Cijiu and Yan Junbo went down the mountain together. Actually, Haishan, where the Shanhai Shelter Center was located, was the lowest hill, not even a mountain, as it was on the lower slope.
"Do you know the long-haired man just now?" Yan Junbo couldn't help but ask as he started the car.
Lu Cijiu saw that his brother's expression was not right, "What's wrong?"
"That guy—uh, check the local news yourself. There was a robbery in Yunlan Community this morning." Yan Junbo muttered to himself while driving. "Be careful. You and the children should be safe out here in the wilderness. Don't trust everyone. A grown man with long hair doesn't look like a good guy, even though it was later said to be a misunderstanding..."
Lu Cijiu typed in the keywords and the page news popped up.
At 7:18 in the morning, a shop on the street in Yunlan Community was looted and smashed. The police were dispatched. The attacker was a man with long hair, but the owner cried and begged, saying it was a misunderstanding and there was no need to call the police...
The news was accompanied by pictures.
The silhouette of Gong Xichao with long hair, and the group of people kneeling on the ground with bruised faces and noses, including that scumbag male demon.
here you go!
"He has long hair, a cold face and a bad temper, but he is actually quite warm-hearted." Lu Cijiu watched the news and realized that the First Management Bureau was a fake and unlicensed management bureau.
Pooh!
Having a car was convenient, so Lu Cijiu had already made a list: vegetable seeds, a shovel, a head, a light bulb, towels, and so on, all ready for the car. He then went to the furniture market and bought four 1.35-meter single beds, two 1.5-meter beds, mattresses, and quilts.
Lu Cijiu roughly calculated the amount of money and found that it was overdue, so he asked the boss and found that it was true.
He is now spending the 6,400 yuan he had saved, and he spent more than 600 yuan on seeing the waiter yesterday.
"...Boss, we don't want the 1.5-meter bed anymore." Lu Cijiu cried silently until dawn.
Boss: "Don't you want both?"
"Yeah." Lu Cijiu thought about the 1.8-meter-long bed that the children had discarded. He and Gong Xichao could just make do with it. They were both grown men and didn't care about this. There was no need to buy a new bed.
Just according to Gong Xichao's personality, he would probably explode if one room became a sleeping space for two people and two beds became old beds.
Lu Bijiu: ...
Could you please return the product to the aunt who takes care of the child? Thank you. I don’t want it anymore.
Of course, returns were out of the question, and he couldn't win a fight. Lu Cijiu gritted his teeth and confirmed the order, adding a wardrobe while trying to figure out how to trick Gong Xichao, that eagle.
I asked around at the furniture market for a renovation job, and after some negotiation, I figured the cost for a 10-square-meter apartment, including plumbing, electricity, a tiled shower, and toilet, would be around 20,000 yuan. The remaining 10,000 yuan would be used for a water heater, washing machine, and a small refrigerator.
There aren't many left.
Yan Junbo was stunned watching from the side. "Dude, you're paying for this yourself? I've never seen anyone work so wholeheartedly."
"I'm still taking out my body." Lu Cijiu thought about tonight and felt very sad.
Yan Junbo: “…”
This is too great, and you even have to sacrifice yourself.
"As expected of my brother Lu."
The furniture and appliances were scheduled to be delivered in the afternoon. I paid half of the deposit and left the address of the shelter.
When he got home at 11:30, Lu Cijiu washed his face and quickly cooked two stir-fried vegetables, plus the boiled and roasted chicken that Yan Junbo brought, and a big bowl of vegetable and egg drop soup, which was very filling.
Several people ate in the main room.
The corners on Xiao Er's forehead had somehow gone down. Lu Cijiu glanced at Gong Xichao. If Gong Xichao had a tail, it would have been sticking up his head by now. So he silently looked away and said, "Eat, eat. Thank you Uncle Yan for coming today and bringing us chickens and fruit. Thank you very much."
Xiaoyi cheered Wang and slapped him to cheer him on.
Yan Junbo said awkwardly, "You're welcome. You and I have been sleeping together for four years—"
"Yes, we are not blood relatives but we are better than blood relatives. So, half-brother, I will leave the weeds in the backyard to you this afternoon." Lu Cijiu was so moved that he patted his brother on the shoulder.
Yan Junbo: ...
Are you waiting for him here???
July was already the height of summer, but the shelter was surprisingly cool, and even at noon it wasn't too hot. So Lu Cijiu, without any guilt, handed his friend a shovel and said, "Go ahead."
Yan Junbo: ...
"Okay, go take a nap." Lu Cijiu coaxed the children to bed for a nap.
Xiaoyi's eyes sparkled and her face flushed as she said, "Jiujiu, I know what I want to become. I want to become a chicken."
Lu Bijiu:???
He probably knew why Xiaoyi thought so, so he asked, "Chicken is delicious. Now that you have become a chicken, will you eat yourself in the future?"
Xiaoyi was embarrassed: Yes.
After coaxing the child, Lu Cijiu began to clean the main room and moved in the furniture in the afternoon. Gong Xichao sat on a chair in the main room with his legs crossed like an old man.
Lu Cijiu's waist is almost broken.
Look again, Gong Xichao is still eating the apple!
So he put away the rag, thought for a moment and said, "I have some bad news to tell Mr. Gong."
"Oh?" Gong Xichao didn't even look at him, standing still with a cold and domineering attitude.
Lu Cijiu gritted his teeth, looking extremely embarrassed, and said, "We may have to sleep on the floor tonight—"
"You!!" Gong Xichao stood up suddenly, staring at him coldly, and said, "Human, you dare to let me sleep on the ground!"
"It can't be helped."
Lu Cijiu calculated his expenses. Gong Xichao narrowed his eyes and said, "No, there's still 1,386 yuan left. Human, how dare you lie to me?"
"..." Lu Cijiu, "???"
Is this guy really that good at math? It's unbelievable.
"The remaining money needs to be spent on buying vegetables and meat for the children to eat, and it is not enough to buy a bed." Lu Cijiu said it sincerely.
Gong Xichao: “…”
He was furious and furious, with a cold face. Finally, he said half angrily and half in a rage: "I am the great Kunpeng, and you make me sleep on the floor. Do I still have any dignity? I don't care, I want a bed!"
Lu Cijiu looked embarrassed. After thinking it over, he said tentatively, "How about this: the children can move their 1.8-meter-long beds here, and Mr. Gong will just bear with it for a while. How about that?"
Gong Xichao was still not satisfied and actually asked him to sleep on the old bed. However, if he didn't sleep on the bed, he would have to sleep on the floor. In comparison, the old bed at least gave him some face, so he reluctantly agreed.
"You are so considerate and generous." Lu Cijiu flattered him.
Gong Xichao sat back down and said, "I'll sleep on the bed tonight, and you sleep on the floor."
Lu Bijiu:???
Are you a devil sculpture?!
"Human, you're plotting against me, huh?" Gong Xichao raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly. Do you think he's stupid?
Lu Bijiu: ...
Asked online: Does the eagle’s IQ increase with time?
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