The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 38 Otherwise, don't leave tonight
Qian Sanyi looked at the message his mother sent and asked him where he was. After hesitating for a while, Qian Sanyi replied.

Sansheng Wanwu: It's snowing outside, I might have to go back later
Huakaibanxia: OK, it's okay if it's later, don't be anxious

Seeing that his mother didn't suspect anything, Qian Sanyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he became nervous. Tonight's relationship with Deng Xiaoqi was a breakthrough. Not only did he successfully confess his feelings, but they also kissed.

Reaching out and holding Deng Xiaoqi's hand, Qian Sanyi couldn't help but smile.

When they arrived at Deng Xiaoqi's neighborhood, the two got out of the car. Qian Sanyi wanted to see her off, but as soon as she got out of the car, the driver turned the steering wheel and prepared to leave. Qian Sanyi immediately stopped her.
"Hey, Master, can you wait for a moment? I'll be back soon after I send the person off."

"Hey young man, it's snowing and I haven't changed the tires yet. I have to go back before it snows too hard. You can stay here for one night. That's it."

After saying that, the taxi slowly drove away. Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi looked at the taillights of the taxi, each with their own thoughts.

Feeling an itchy sensation in his palm, Qian Sanyi turned back to look at Deng Xiaoqi. She lowered her head and spoke with shyness.
"Why don't you come to my house and have a seat? My mom isn't home right now."

"Is this convenient?"

Qian Sanyi was a little moved, but as a gentleman he had to refuse. Feeling the strength of his hand, Deng Xiaoqi smiled shyly.

"It's okay, I have a guest room, you can stay there."

"No, I have to go home. I'll take a taxi home when the snow stops."

That being said, but judging by what the driver just said and the fact that the snow is getting heavier, I guess it won’t stop snowing tonight.

Sitting in the living room of Deng Xiaoqi's house, Qian Sanyi held a cup of hot water and looked at the snowflakes falling outside the window, his heart in turmoil.

"pat"

Hearing the noise, Qian Sanyi turned around and looked. He immediately turned back.
"Xiao Xiaoqi, why are you dressed like this?"

"Hmm? Isn't it normal for me to change into my nightgown after taking a shower? What's wrong?"

After saying this, Deng Xiaoqi came to Qian Sanyi and hugged his arm.

Qian Sanyi's body was so stiff that he dared not look around, but the window in the dark could reflect the scene in the room.

Looking at Deng Xiaoqi in the window, her long white legs, her waterfall-like hair, and the large white patch under her neck
Not daring to look anymore, Qian Sanyi sat down on the sofa, sitting upright.

Deng Xiaoqi didn't follow and sat on the sofa. She took out a bottle of wine from the refrigerator and brought two glasses.

"Have some wine to warm yourself up. My mom said drinking wine warms the body. The alcohol content is about the same as what you drink in KTV. You should be able to drink it."

Looking at the amber liquid in the glass, Qian Sanyi tried a sip and indeed felt a warm line running from his throat all the way to his stomach, but it was not as bloating as beer.

The two drank a glass of wine together, and Deng Xiaoqi suddenly pressed herself against Qian Sanyi.
"Brother, I just changed my lipstick, do you want to try what it smells like?"

Turning his head to look at Deng Xiaoqi's pink lips, Qian Sanyi felt his saliva secreting crazily. Feeling a pair of hands around his neck, Qian Sanyi slowly closed his eyes.

"Or, don't leave tonight."

Deng Xiaoqi's voice was so numbing that Qian Sanyi felt his body was no longer under his control. He made up an excuse to tell his mother that he was staying at a friend's house tonight. What happened next? Only the two of them knew.

After resting for more than twenty days, Wu Xianyu returned to school again. Instead of feeling depressed about the start of school, he was looking forward to it. This winter vacation was really boring. It was too cold and not suitable for fishing. He could only listen to music and read novels at home.

However, when he returned to the classroom and looked at the classmates who had already returned, Wu Xianyu always felt something was wrong when he looked at Deng Xiaoqi. When he saw Qian Sanyi reaching out his hand through her chest to take something, Wu Xianyu finally reacted.

"Holy crap, is this a rocket? Are high school students nowadays so extravagant?"

For a moment, Wu Xianyu forgot to hide his shocked expression and stared at Qian Sanyi and Deng Xiaoqi. His gaze was quickly noticed by the two. Qian Sanyi frowned, not understanding why this person was looking at him like that. Deng Xiaoqi, however, reacted and quickly put away the coquettish look on her face, turned around and kept a safe distance from Qian Sanyi.

After seeing Deng Xiaoqi's actions, Wu Xianyu finally reacted and couldn't help but give Qian Sanyi a thumbs up. No matter what this person's personality and character were like, Wu Xianyu still had to express his admiration for him in this aspect.

Seeing Wu Xianyu's slightly obscene expression and that thumbs-up, Qian Sanyi panicked. He didn't understand how his and Deng Xiaoqi's secret was discovered just after they returned to school, but he had no choice. He held a pen and looked at the homework on the table, pretending to be very serious.

Looking back at Jiang Tianhao's position, Wu Xianyu saw that Jiang Tianhao had just arrived when he came out of the dormitory. It would probably take some time for him to come to the classroom.

"Poor child, there is nothing left for you to do."

After sighing silently, Wu Xianyu stopped scaring the two men and began to deal with the class representatives of each subject.

Not long after, Lin Miaomiao also came to the classroom. When she saw Wu Xianyu, she bared her teeth. It was unknown what she was happy about. Wu Xianyu suppressed the corners of his mouth and looked at Lin Miaomiao as if she was a fool.

"What are you laughing at, you're just like a fool"

"Hey, I laugh at whatever you laugh at."

Sitting back in her seat, Lin Miaomiao replied to Wu Xianyu casually, put the homework of various subjects on the table, and waited for the class representative to collect them.

The class representatives of each subject were like they were at a war, banging on the tables and urging loudly, following those difficult students to ask for their homework. People like Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao would just take the homework when they passed by and at most counted the number, right?

The war finally subsided and the classroom became quiet. Before the teacher arrived, Lin Miaomiao leaned sideways and put her right arm on Wu Xianyu's desk.

"Xianyu, where do you think the school's field trip in April will go?"

"Huh? There's still this thing called a school trip?"

Wu Xianyu was really surprised. He had never seen a school trip in his previous life or in this life.

"Yes, every year. According to what the seniors from previous years said, the first year of high school goes to Jiangsu Province, the second year of high school goes to Zhejiang Province, and the third year of high school goes to Hunan Province. Each one is farther than the last."

"Can we still go out and play in the third year of high school?"

Wu Xianyu now really felt that he had little experience. Is this Jiangzhou? Even in the third year of high school, they can go out to play. Then what was his life as a third year of high school, working from 5 am to 10 pm in his previous life like that?

Seeing that the shock on Wu Xianyu's face didn't look fake, Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but show off.

"Hey~ There's something you don't know, it's really strange."

"yes"

Wu Xianyu's expression suddenly became lost.

"I am just a bumpkin from the countryside, I can't compare to you, a lady from the big city."

After saying that, Wu Xianyu sighed deeply, leaned on the table, and looked listless.

Lin Miaomiao panicked. She just wanted to argue with Wu Xianyu, but she hit him sore. As expected, even the strongest people have weak moments. Lin Miaomiao felt a little guilty and pushed Wu Xianyu's arm.
"Xianyu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that to you."

There was no response. Lin Miaomiao looked at Wu Xianyu who was curled up in a ball. She felt out of place and felt like a thorn in her back. She hurriedly left her seat and came to Wu Xianyu's side. She squatted down and stretched her head to look at the prone Wu Xianyu. She thought she would see a face with tears, but who knew
"Haha, you've been fooled by me!" Wu Xianyu had a smile on his face as he lay down. Lin Miaomiao's worry had not yet subsided. Seeing this despicable smile, she immediately became angry. She punched Wu Xianyu twice on the back, then returned to her seat angrily, refusing to look back at Wu Xianyu even if he was beaten to death.

Everyone around them has gotten used to it. Lin Miaomiao is teased by Wu Xianyu every day, and Wu Xianyu teases Lin Miaomiao every day, but the two of them don't feel bored.

The students started school and the parents were free. Lin Dawei and Wang Shengnan drove away from the school gate. Wang Shengnan did not rush home, but began to direct Lin Dawei to drive around the nearby community. After driving around for a whole morning, Wang Shengnan got back in the car, looking exhausted.

"This school district house is really expensive, 13,000 a month, this is going to cost someone their life."

"Hey, they also said that the price is still going up, and it will be 15,000 next year."

Lin Dawei got in the car and added a sentence. Wang Shengnan sighed and waved her hand, signaling Lin Dawei to drive. Not long after driving, Wang Shengnan suddenly spoke

"parking!"

"Crunch--"

Lin Dawei stepped on the brake reflexively and looked at Wang Shengnan in confusion. Wang Shengnan opened the car door and stood at the gate of a community, saying to Lin Dawei who had followed him.

"This community is not far from the school, but I wonder if it can be cheaper."

“This won’t be that expensive.”

Lin Dawei looked confident, and Wang Shengnan looked at him.
"How can you be so sure? Have you asked around?"

Lin Dawei looked at Wang Shengnan with his eyes slanted, and walked towards the community with his hands behind his back.
"Xiao Yu lives here. He said this is not a school district house, but I haven't asked how much the rent is. Let's go ask the property management."

"Oh, Xiaoyu is living here, that's great, I can be his neighbor then. Miaomiao can come to ask questions directly when she has questions, so we don't have to argue over the phone, it hurts my ears every day."

Wang Shengnan became interested in this community called Rural Home, and followed Lin Dawei in. When the security guard at the door heard that they were there to rent a house, he registered them and let them in.

Looking back at the security booth, Wang Shengnan praised

"This neighborhood is nice, the security guard is responsible, he's not too old, at least he still has teeth."

"You can tell this neighborhood is good just by looking at the decoration style"

Lin Dawei pointed at the buildings in the community. Unlike the high-rise buildings of today, this community basically consists of five-story buildings, all in the Renaissance British style. As a former literary youth, Lin Dawei paid close attention to these different art styles.

Wang Shengnan looked at it and sneered

"Just don't pay me a high price because of the decoration style."

Looking at this unromantic woman, Lin Dawei sighed and walked towards the property management with his hands behind his back.

Arriving at the property management, Wang Shengnan put on a smile and walked to the counter.
"Hey, hello, excuse me, is there any house for rent in our community?"

"Oh, sorry, we are not responsible for the rental and sale of the community. You can go to the real estate agency at the entrance of the community to check."

The staff at the counter was polite, but didn't bring good news.

Wang Shengnan walked out of the property with regret and saw Lin Dawei talking to a man in a business suit and it seemed that they had added each other on WeChat.

After waiting for a while, Lin Dawei separated from the man and returned to Wang Shengnan with good news.
"There are quite a few empty houses in the community, there must be some for rent or sale, but they are not responsible for these. I just asked and found out there is a building with the most empty houses, let's go take a look."

"Okay, Brother Dawei"

Wang Shengnan smiled and teased Lin Dawei.

"As expected of you, the head of the family, nothing can stop you."

"Thank you for the compliment. Let's go take a look before lunch time."

Lin Dawei seemed not to care, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Following the instructions of the staff, Lin Dawei came to a separate small building. This building was not as wide and long as the other buildings. There were probably more than 20 households in one building, but this building was lonely. It seemed that there were only ten households. However, it occupied the best location. There was a large green area downstairs, and it was a certain distance away from other buildings. Standing downstairs of the unit door, one could only feel the silence, with no other sounds except the birds and insects.

Lin Dawei felt that it would be comfortable and secure living here, but Wang Shengnan's heart sank. The conditions were obviously good, and the owner might ask for a very high price.

The two walked upstairs with different feelings, but what was strange was that after knocking on each door, no one was there. The two went back downstairs and looked at each other in surprise, as they had never seen such a situation before.

In the end, it was Wang Shengnan who spoke first

“Let’s go eat first”

The two walked out of the community. At the door, Wang Shengnan saw a person who looked familiar. She slapped her head and remembered him. She quickly walked forward.

"Isn't this Qian Sanyi's mother? She just came back from outside."

Pei Yin was called, looked up, and put on a professional smile.

"Oh, you are Lin Miaomiao's mother, right? I'm going to buy some things. The child is going to school soon, so I'm going to make something to nourish him."

Wang Shengnan looked at Pei Yin holding a lot of things and couldn't help but gasp, but she still held back from discussing the menu and asked the most important question at the moment.

"I have something to ask you. Why is no one at home in Building 2? I can't find a place to rent a house."

"that"

Pei Yin looked at the building and had no impression of it.

"I really didn't notice it. I haven't seen anyone in that building until now. It seems that there is only one family living there. Sometimes you can see lights at night, but I guess the rent is not cheap. For example, I live in the buildings behind and the rent is 8,000 yuan. This building must be over 10,000 yuan at least. There is also news that it will soon be included in the school district housing."

"Oh, then the price will probably go up again, I guess there's no hope."

When Wang Shengnan heard the news, she felt that there was no hope of renting the house, so she exchanged a few words of greeting and left on her own initiative.

Sitting in the car, Wang Shengnan looked out the window at the community, full of regrets

"What a pity. The location of this community is perfect and the environment of that building is suitable, but no one is at home. What a pity."

"Let's eat first. After dinner, ask the agent if there's a house in Building 2 for rent. Let's ask around first."

Lin Dawei started the car and drove to a nearby restaurant, ready to have lunch for the two of them.

(End of this chapter)