After being reborn, I'm no longer going to play the role of a spoiled rich kid.

Chapter 117 A Gathering of New Friends
Yustia's face popped out from the doorway.

"Hi!"

She waved happily to the people outside the door.

"Why didn't you message me when you arrived? Come in and have a seat," Yustia greeted them.

The mochi still standing on the road: "???"

Abao: "?"

Haraiichi: "?"

Ma Zuozuo: "?"

No, you live here?!

Even after the four people entered the room, they were still not at peace.

Especially when they saw the modern Chinese-style layout inside the courtyard house, which didn't feel old at all, and even in winter it felt very vibrant, the group couldn't help but sigh again.

"Little Squid, you live here?!" Ma Zuozuo, visiting for the first time, still couldn't believe it.

Yuska nodded. "Yes, I moved here after I got married."

She led the people to the main hall, where a maid soon served tea and desserts.

While looking around, Ma Zuozuo handed the Newcomer Award trophy to You Sijia, saying, "Your yard is huge." This one living room alone is as big as her three-bedroom, two-living-room house. How could it not seem big?

Mochi said directly, "If I had a yard like that, wouldn't I set off firecrackers and let the whole world know?"

These words made Yustya burst out laughing.

Abao rolled his eyes without hesitation. "You can dream about living in our village, but don't even get your hopes up about living at the foot of the Forbidden City. Even daydreams aren't this audacious!"

Mochi chuckled twice, "Anyway, today I can say I own a courtyard house in the capital!" After saying that, Mochi looked at Yousijia excitedly, "Little Squid, can I wander around?"

Yuska nodded. "But it's quite cold outside, are you sure?"

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Mochi, Abao, and Ma Zuozuo all wanted to browse around. Yuan Jingyi wanted to stay and talk to You Sijia, but when she saw You Sijia's hands on her knees, the light refracted by the perfectly cut pink diamonds seemed to travel in all directions, looking so dazzling and blinding. Yuan Jingyi stood up.

The guests all wanted to go out for a stroll, so Yustya, of course, couldn't stay sitting in the living room any longer. She put on an alpaca coat and followed them out.

"This house looks so antique, it's perfect for taking pictures." After leaving the plum garden, Mochi discovered that there was even a rockery and a pond in the courtyard next door, and immediately wanted to take some pictures there.

Yuska was happy to act as the photographer. Along the way, she diligently helped take photos of any places that everyone wanted to photograph, and she could also give some pointers on poses.

After touring the courtyard house, Mochi slumped onto the sofa.

She was originally a shut-in who loved drawing, but after walking around for so long, she felt like she had completely drained her energy.

"Your house is really big! It's not like the traditional courtyard houses I imagined. Living here must be so wonderful!" Mochi said while posting on Weibo. "Little Squid, your photography skills are amazing! You don't need to edit these photos at all, just posting the originals straight away!"

Yustia smiled broadly; who doesn't like their abilities to be recognized?
Even if it's a skill that seems insignificant to many people.

When Mochi posted on Weibo, she even included her location.

She is a fairly well-known author in the comic book industry. Although she can be compared with top comic book artists like Harai Ichi, she is still comparable to a typical small internet celebrity.

She has over 100,000 followers, and perhaps because they resemble their idol, her fans are very active. When Mochi posted photos of herself in the courtyard house, the comment section turned into a praise frenzy.

"Mochi is so cute! Honey, give me a kiss!"

"Oh, is this next to the Forbidden City? Which tourist attraction is it? I'm also in Beijing today, hoping to bump into you!"

"Why does this positioning seem so familiar? It's like I've seen it somewhere before."

"Wow, there are still places like the Jiangnan water towns in Beijing? That's amazing! As a local, I'm quite shocked. May I ask where this is?"

While enjoying the handmade soft cookies made by the pastry chef at Yusjia's house, Mochi replied with a delighted smile—

"It's next to the Forbidden City, but not a tourist attraction; it's the home of a new friend I just met. My friend took all the photos, wow, straight from the camera! Her photography skills are amazing!"

Mochi looked on with delight at the "wow" comments section. This was probably the kind of pleasure that she could have but others couldn't!

Thanks to Yushka, she was able to enjoy it today!
"Ah! I know why this location looks familiar. Wasn't this the flower wall where people took photos this summer, the one with the roses or the Chinese roses?"

This location, identified by netizens with sharp eyes, immediately prompted many people to retrieve related information from their memories.

"I remember now, a blogger happened to capture a photo of the main gate of that ridiculously expensive-looking courtyard house opening, with a super pretty young lady coming out."

"Me too... Oh my god, our Mochi is amazing, they already have such connections, haha."

"Take more pictures, we love to see them!"

At noon, everyone sat in the restaurant, looking at the table full of hometown dishes from all over the country, and couldn't help but marvel once again at how thoughtful Yusjia's hospitality was.

"Suddenly I forgot that I was here on behalf of the website to offer my condolences. I felt like I was just here to freeload." Ma Zuozuo took a sip of champagne at the dinner table. This tasted a thousand times better than the champagne she had at their website's annual meeting.

Abao nodded in agreement. She actually didn't quite like the food in Beijing and hadn't eaten her fill in the past few days.

Unexpectedly, she was having the best meal she could ever have at Yusjia's house, and she couldn't help but indulge in it.

"I declare that the best tourist attraction in the entire city of Beijing is Jiajia's house! Wow, that's wonderful."

As always, Harai didn't say much. Today, perhaps by coincidence, she chose a position diagonally opposite Yuska.

"Teacher You's home is indeed very beautiful. Thank you for your hospitality today," said Yuan Yi with a slight smile.

Whether it was because of the "science popularization" about Harai Ichi that Mochi sent her yesterday, or because of Meng Weiyuan's attitude towards Harai Ichi, You Sijia felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at Harai Ichi again.

She didn't realize that when she smiled at Harai, the faint blush that appeared on her cheeks made her look even cuter.

Harai glanced at it once, then quickly looked away.

However, the hand holding the chopsticks tightened its grip slightly.

She sighed inwardly.

It was already evening when I saw my friend who was into comics off.

Although Yusjia tried her best to keep the four of them for dinner, Mochi and Abao had both bought plane tickets to go home that night. In the end, Yusjia could only regretfully let them leave and arranged for a driver to take everyone back to the hotel.

Before we knew it, it was New Year's Day.

(End of this chapter)