Chapter 41 Gu Yixuan and Yu Shiyun
Lin Xi shuttled back and forth between school and home.
Having given up on job hunting, I had a lot of free time as graduation approached, so I frequently returned to my home in District D to show people apartments.
In 2022, housing prices were still high. Although Lin Xi's house was in an old neighborhood in an urban village, Nanhua was a first-tier city with very high overall housing prices. Moreover, Lin Xi's house had an attic, with a total area of nearly 200 square meters. Selling it for 4 million yuan would not be a problem. Even if they negotiated a small discount, they could still get a large sum of money.
Lin Xi plans to get her graduation certificate, and while she's at it, sell the house and use the proceeds to build a new doomsday fortress in her hometown.
A bachelor's degree is useless in the apocalypse, but Lin Xi believes that the apocalypse will eventually end, and life will gradually return to normal. Even if the degree is gone, her diploma can still be found on the China Higher Education Student Information System (CHESICC). At least she won't become a useless person after the apocalypse ends.
I should be able to receive my graduation certificate and degree certificate by the end of June.
Her house is about 100,000 cheaper and can be sold quickly, but she doesn't plan to go back to work for her original big company, which means her income will be low for the next three years. She can't easily give up 100,000, so she can't rush the sale and will wait for a suitable buyer.
There weren't many classes scheduled for the second semester of senior year. Everyone was either interning at new companies or taking exams in various places, so there were almost no people in the dorms.
Except for Gu Yixuan.
Gu Yixuan used to complain that the school dormitory was small and crowded. Her parents had already rented an apartment for her off-campus, and she even had a private car to pick her up and drop her off at home on weekends, so she rarely appeared in the dormitory.
Now that graduation is approaching, the young lady suddenly feels that she hasn't properly experienced dormitory life yet, so she has been staying in the dormitory one after another to experience it.
Lin Xi felt deeply jealous of this.
Gu Yixuan comes from a well-off family and lives a comfortable life. Even during the apocalypse, she can still enjoy the superior conditions provided by her father, who works at a research institute, and continue to enjoy life.
In her previous life, Lin Xi communicated with her via WeChat before he died. She and her "sons" were still living a comfortable life, at least on the surface.
But even after trying for several lifetimes, Lin Xi still couldn't catch up with others.
At this moment, Lin Xi was racking her brains for a new survival plan, while Gu Yixuan sat next to her, applying a face mask in front of the mirror and chatting with Lin Xi casually.
After all, if she wanted to experience dormitory life, she had to get along with her roommates, but now she only had Lin Xi left as her roommate.
Have you found a job yet?
Which district is the company located in?
Do you own a cat?
"You're also from Nanhua University. Will you stay here after graduation?"
"You probably won't leave Nanhua."
"Want to go shopping together sometime?"
"..."
Lin Xi tried to ignore the girl's endless questions and buried herself in researching renovation information. She also wanted to ask Yu Shiyun to design the renovation plans, and if possible, she would like to hire Yu Shiyun's studio to complete the renovation.
Although her old house is in Yunxiang, 800 kilometers away from Nanhua, it is unlikely that Yu Shiyun's studio would take on business from that far away, but it is not impossible to hire them if more money is offered.
Lin Xi's plan was not a blind spending of money, but rather a consideration that Yunxiang is located in a remote and underdeveloped city, and Lin Xi's hometown is an obscure small county town, where it would be difficult to find a studio that could meet her requirements.
Lin Xi was very satisfied with the renovation work Yu Shiyun had given her. If it weren't for the madman on the second floor setting on fire with the gas canister and frying the food, her house would have been practically indestructible.
Unfortunately, Lin Xi searched for the studio's official WeChat account but couldn't find it, so it's highly likely that the studio wasn't even established in 2022.
Lin Xi tried hard to search her memory for Yu Shiyun's contact information. She had called Yu Shiyun a few times and had a vague impression of the number, but not often, and she hadn't deliberately memorized it, only remembering a few digits here and there.
After crossing out the wrong phone number for the Nth time, Lin Xi took a deep breath.
Gu Yixuan said quietly, "Did you find a job in telephone sales?"
Lin Xi silently rolled her eyes. Although she wouldn't have been able to come up with the phone number even without this young lady's nagging, things were already annoying enough, and to be teased like this made it hard not to get angry.
As Lin Xi took a deep breath to calm herself, Yu Shiyun's profile picture from Gu Yixuan's WeChat Moments suddenly popped into her mind.
Yu Shiyun liked her post, which means the two know each other. It's just unclear whether they met before or after this.
Perhaps the interior design of Gu Yixuan's home was also done by Yu Shiyun's studio.
Lin Xi asked without much hope, "Do you know anyone surnamed Yu?"
"Yeah." Gu Yixuan slid her chair over and blinked at her. "My mom's surname is Yu."
"..." Lin Xi tentatively asked, "Yu Shiyun?"
“Yes.” Gu Yixuan spun around in her chair. “How do you know her name?”
Lin Xi swallowed hard. This wasn't surprising; almost every post on Gu Yixuan's WeChat Moments had Yu Shiyun's likes.
In this world, the only people who would consistently like Gu Yixuan's Versailles-style posts on social media are either sycophants or her own mother.
She finally understood why Gu Yixuan's life after the apocalypse was so comfortable, and why she didn't attract any attacks from jealous patients despite posting so many Versailles-themed posts on her WeChat Moments.
With a mother who is an expert in safe home renovation and a father who conducts scientific research and practices green and sustainable development at home, one ensures safety during the apocalypse and the other solves the survival problems of food and water shortages. Of course, they can live well.
What a coincidence, what a coincidence.
"Hmm?" Gu Yixuan raised an eyebrow at her, still wondering why she knew her mother's name.
Lin Xi said, "I think I've heard you mention it before. Your mother is a designer?"
Gu Yixuan waved her hand: "Yes, she's about to open her own studio."
Lin Xixin understood.
Gu Yixuan continued her introduction, "She recently accompanied my dad on a business trip abroad, and she'll probably start working on the studio when she gets back. My mom's studio is different from other designers; it does safe renovations for women living alone. Hey Lin Xi, you'd be perfect for that."
It wasn't a secret in the dormitory that Lin Xi's parents had passed away. Although Gu Yixuan didn't live in the dormitory before, she would go back to the dormitory to rest during the daytime class breaks, and thus she would join in the chat and learn about Lin Xi's family affairs.
"However, the cost is not low, and not everyone can afford it." She turned her face away, seemingly feeling a little embarrassed.
In her previous life, Lin Xi only did the most important outer layer of security renovations, which could be covered by her housing provident fund and savings. If her house was successfully sold, she could use 4 million to build a small house in the remote Yunxiang area and provide security for her small farm. Even with the cost of labor from other places, it should be enough.
Lin Xi got Yu Shiyun's contact information. Looking at the string of numbers crossed out on the draft paper, Lin Xi suddenly felt that Gu Yixuan's nagging was not unbearable.
To some extent, Gu Yixuan was her lucky star; she received help from Gu Yixuan more than once.
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