Half an hour later.
"What? You won't take this either? No, are you even a scrap collector?"
The old man, his fingers trembling, held a half-empty bottle of Head & Shoulders shampoo and stared blankly at Qin Bai.
"Young man, I collect scrap metal, not a thief. Even if I were a thief, I wouldn't steal something like this."
Qin Bai argued forcefully: "Who says it can't be? There's a guy named Wan Zhou who stole my shampoo."
The old man tentatively asked, "Or would you sell it to him?"
"Never mind, I'll give it to you. Just give me 2 yuan."
"You... fine, fine, fine." The old man was speechless: "I don't want anything else but this."
Qin Bai glanced at the toothbrush he had used next to him, shook his head with some regret, but ultimately didn't ask.
After a long while.
The old man turned to look at the pots and pans behind him, tears welling up in his eyes.
He had truly become a junk collector now. Under Qin Bai's sharp and witty persuasion, he managed to carry away every single item without wasting a single piece.
"Take care, sir. Come again next time."
Screw you.
I'm never coming to this lousy place again; it's a total money pit.
The old man walked out of the house, filled with resentment and utter disarray.
Qin Bai closed the door, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the few things left in the room, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.
It's spacious when there's nothing there. If it weren't for the fact that the refrigerator and other things belong to the landlord, I would have sold them all to him.
Now I don't have to worry about losing things anymore; even if a thief comes, he'll have to leave with tears in his eyes.
A home with nothing but bare walls is nothing more than this.
Anyway, it doesn't matter, we probably won't need the stuff here.
"Grandpa, your grandson is calling you, Grandpa..."
Qin Bai pressed the answer button.
"Dad, is something wrong?"
Qin Yi's kind voice came over.
"Son, I have good news for you. Shen Mu just called and has agreed to your engagement with Shen Muyao."
Qin Bai's face was completely indifferent, but his voice was filled with surprise.
"This is indeed good news. After getting to know Mu Yao for a while, I found that our personalities are quite compatible."
"That's good. I'll get back to them then, and we can start preparing for the engagement."
"Dad, then I'll leave it to you."
Qin Bai's tone was very pleasant.
Do you think a high-society engagement can be completed in less than two months of preparation?
Two months later, I don't even know where I am living a carefree life anymore, and nobody cares who won or lost.
"There's no trouble at all. We don't need to be so formal, father and son. The engagement banquet will be held in two weeks. You..."
Qin Bai's smile gradually froze, and cold sweat slowly trickled down his forehead.
"What, what did you say? In two weeks?"
Qin Yi laughed and said, "That's right, Shen Mu is very satisfied with you. He insists on helping with the preparations. Half a month is enough time."
"Can't it be postponed a little longer? It's almost the end of the year."
"That's why I'm in a hurry, it's almost the end of the year. Is there... a problem?"
Qin Bai's face remained ashen: "No."
"Haha, that's fine as long as there are no problems."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Bai sat in the chair, leaning slightly forward, his forehead resting on his hands, and did not get up for a long time.
Almost there.
Why was it so close, just a little bit off?
It's completely unrealistic to take my mother away from here now.
Putting aside the issue of the incision, Cheng Jing's immune system was simply unable to cope with the external environment.
If we don't leave, what else can we do now?
Self-rescue?
That's just a joke.
We have neither money nor manpower.
Help!
Despair was once again confronting him.
As darkness fell outside the window, Qin Bai remained seated in his chair.
"Little Bai, come and eat dumplings."
There was a knock on the door, and Aunt Li called from outside.
After a while.
Aunt Li muttered, "Why did this child leave? He said he was coming over for dinner."
Qin Bai was in no mood to eat at the moment.
He gave a helpless, bitter smile.
Perhaps it's because I've done too many good deeds; the retribution came really quickly.
After thinking about it for an afternoon, he gave up.
There is simply no solution.
Whether it's the Qin family or the Shen family, crushing him is no different than crushing an ant.
He didn't even have the ability to resist.
Anyone with Wan Zhou's brain could figure out that this engagement banquet was definitely not that simple.
The outcome of their conflict should have been clear back then.
Why.
never mind.
That's settled then.
Actually, this result isn't so bad; at least the mother's illness has been cured.
Although there are still some heart problems, with proper care, there shouldn't be any issues.
She has some money of her own, and if she spends it frugally, she should be able to make ends meet for a long time.
only......
I might not be able to be with her anymore.
Just as he was lost in thought, his phone rang.
Shen Muyao?
Why did she call?
Oh, I understand.
This is probably the prelude to a falling out.
It's nothing more than a warning to myself not to be a toad trying to eat swan meat, and to quickly distance myself from it.
Come to think of it, how could a rich young lady like her get involved with a poor guy like me?
She's already been very kind of her to play along with your act; now that you're seriously considering getting engaged, she definitely won't agree.
Qin Bai chuckled self-deprecatingly and pressed the red button.
The call was disconnected.
A few seconds later, the phone rang again.
Hehe! Shen Muyao is not obedient at all at this time.
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