Two pair of eyes met in the air, Qi Yan looked at Xiao Yi blankly, his face clearly saying ‘Why did I meet this person again’.
Raising his eyebrows with interest, Xiao Yi curled his lips slightly: “Hello again, neighbor.”
Hearing his voice, Qi Yan nodded casually, then turned and left.
Xiao Yi: “…” Is he being disliked again?!
Sighing helplessly, Xiao Yi continued to choose suitable toiletries and daily necessities for himself.
His reason for moving to this apartment was very simple, because the terrain, floors, and house prices here were very suitable for him. Because he wanted to be independent, he would be a lot more restrained in terms of money and he could no longer squander it as freely as before.
Financial management was the first thing Xiao Yi had to do after moving here.
There were only two residents on each floor of the apartment, one was two bedrooms and two living rooms, and the other was one bedroom and one living room. He didn’t like particularly noisy neighbors. He remembers that when the manager introduced this place to him again, he made a special guarantee that a resident outside the 21st floor was a teenager who never leave the house.
Xiao Yi thought he would never meet this ‘gloomy’ neighbor, but he didn’t expect to bump into him on the first day.
But this neighbor was more interesting than he thought. At least for now, his first impression when he was in the elevator was, unreliable.
[Xiao Yi’s favorability towards Qi Yan +5, current favorability: 5]
After choosing daily necessities, Xiao Yi went to settle the bill and saw his clumsy neighbor in front of him wheezing and pushing a shopping cart, with a shopping basket in his hand, all full.
He glanced at it roughly, it was all…food.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi silently looked at the head of the stupid neighbor, he then looked at him from head to toe. Without looking away, the corners of his mouth tugging to show he’s holding back a laugh.
——No wonder you can eat so much and still don’t grow. It is because of all you eat are junk foods!
As if sensing his laughter, Qi Yan, who was queuing in front of him, quickly turned his head and saw Xiao Yi as he turned his head to stifle his laughter.
Qi Yan: 凸(艹皿艹 )！
Xiao Yi lowered his head and saw the stupid neighbor waiting for him. With his milky white skin and his angry expression make it felt like he’s being coquettish.
Surprised by his thoughts, Xiao Yi coughed softly, pointed to the empty cashier counter in front of him, and said, “It’s your turn.”
Qi Yan glared at him, pushing the cart and carrying a basket, and under the apocalyptic gaze of the cashier, he took out the contents one by one.
The cashier brother moved his hands, as if he had no idea where to start with the mountain of food.
—-Boss! There is a young man here who wants to take over the entire supermarket!
Fortunately, the cashier brother was also a man who had seen the world. He quickly used his superb ability to calculate accounts, scanning and bagging, while still thinking about whether to tell Cui Hua in the warehouse to fill up the food shelves again.
After packing four bags, the cashier wiped the sweat from his head and exhaled: “A total of four hundred and sixty-seven!”
——To be honest, no one else wouldn’t buy firewood, rice, oil and salt, and instead spent more than 400 yuan on these crappy snacks alone.
Qi Yan touched his wallet in silence and proudly threw out five big red bills!
Yes, he was an otaku, and he was a very poor otaku… Behind the arrogance of the five big bills was the heartache of his savings this month were used up.
With thirty-three left, Qi Yan carefully put the money into his empty wallet.
——This is also his motivation to live! There are still two weeks to go before next month, thirty three…… well, it can last for a long time!
But now the problem was here, Qi Yan stared at the four bags of food, then looked at his two thin arms, and fell into contemplation.
Maybe…he could buy a shopping cart for thirty-three yuan, and if it’s not enough, he could bargain.
Qi Yan thought so, just as he was about to turn around and return to the store to ask if the shopping cart was for sale, a familiar voice rang behind him.
“Do you want me to help?”
Looking back, he saw Xiao Yi who only brought the small bag in the supermarket which was not even full yet.
Qi Yan looked at him up and down, he remembered when his nose reddened after hitting his back, and thought that the free strong man could be used.……
His eyes were too obvious and a smile flashed in Xiao Yi’s eyes: “What? Guess if I’m strong enough?”
Qi Yan didn’t speak, but he agreed with a ‘hmm’ in his heart.
—-Yes, ordinary people can’t help me.
Xiao Yi looked at the time on his watch and said, “So do you want me to help? I am in a hurry to go back and clean up the apartment.”
Qi Yan moved the two heaviest bags to his side: “Two bags for you and two bags for me.”
See, two bags and two bags are fair!
Xiao Yi chuckled and picked up the two bags of food, frowning imperceptibly.
—-Silly neighbor, did you buy the lead block or chocolate?
Speechless all the way, although Xiao Yi helped Qi Yan carry things, he still didn’t get friendly exchanges between neighbors, which made Xiao Yi think whether this society had changed or his stupid neighbor was just too clumsy?
Fortunately, the elevator happened to stop on the first floor. Without waiting too long, Qi Yan was the first to enter the elevator, then silently shrank in a corner. He leaned two bags against the elevator wall and stood sullenly.
Xiao Yi, who followed him in, showed a despairing look. Oh my god, he didn’t expect to get a thank you from such a clumsy neighbor.
——It’s not that I’m great and selfless, but that my neighbor is so stupid that people don’t want to bother with him.
Perhaps Xiao Yi had already prepared himself for this, but when Qi Yan nodded gently at him and without even saying a word, carried his things into the house and ‘snapped’ the door shut, he still couldn’t help but felt lost for a moment.
Back in his apartment, Xiao Yi glanced at the big boxes and small boxes piled up in the house, and leaned on the sofa wearily.
Let’s take a break before cleaning up. I’m really tired.
—-XiaoYi, mom and dad are going to divorce, who are you going to live with?
——XiaoYi, your mother is gone.
——XiaoYi, this is Aunt Li, who will live with dad in the future.
——XiaoYi, this is the clothes your Aunt Li bought for you. See if you like it?
——Your Aunt Li and I are getting married. I hope to get your blessing, XiaoYi.
……
With his bony hands blocking his eyes, Xiao Yi blinked, although there was bitterness in his heart, he was trying to suppress it.
There was nothing to be sad about, Xiao Yi, your life was like this, don’t be like a coward, only know to escape.
Ring-ring-ring.—
The sound of the phone rang suddenly, Xiao Yi looked at the flashing screen, and the caller ID on it made his hand that was about to answer the phone pause.
—-Aunt Li.
As the ringing prolonged as if urging him, Xiao Yi answered the phone.
“Hello?”
“En, I just arrived at the apartment and haven’t cleaned up yet.”
“No, I’m fine. Don’t think too much, independence was originally part of my plan.”
“I’m really fine. If you don’t believe me, ask your father.”
“En, yes, I will go home often, it’s very close anyway.”
“Okay, you and father pay attention to your health… En, goodbye.”
……
There was a noise at the door of the apartment, but Xiao Yi didn’t care. He stood up and prepared to start cleaning up.
