Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

After all, Li Qiqi had graduated from university but had never had a boyfriend. Xiao Youqian immediately started explaining such advanced knowledge, leaving Li Qiqi a little confused.

“But Xiaoyu and Aiqing have been living together for so long, they must be like an old married couple by now,” Xiao Youqian said, shaking her head. “It doesn’t matter, just be happy.”

That's what they said, but Xiaoyu still wrote down everything that Sister Youqian, or rather, Teacher Youqian, said.

I'm planning to see how to implement it when the time comes.

Let's buy a pair of red socks first. We shouldn't refuse a free gift, so we should buy a pair and give one to Aiqing. That way, both of us can receive a gift from Santa Claus.

"What are your plans for Christmas, Qiqi?" Xiaoyu asked Li Qiqi next to her after writing it down.

"I still have to work during the day, right?" Li Qiqi rested her chin on her hands, a cat toy in her mouth, playing with the big orange cat on the table, and replied, "I've made plans with Sister Tian tonight to go out for a nice meal and do some shopping."

"Looking at it this way, it seems like there's not much we can actually do," Xiaoyu suddenly said. "But just being with my brother every day is enough to make me happy, and I don't need to do anything special."

"Eek~" Xiao Youqian touched her arm and shook her head repeatedly, "Xiaoyu, you're beyond saving."

Actually, Ai Qing and Xiao Yu's relationship is rather strange.

Because the two of them were quite different from other people, their relationship was somewhat strange.

Especially since Xiaoyu was transformed from a cat into a human, neither their initial way of getting along nor their mutual understanding and deepening of each other's lives is the normal process of a typical man and woman slowly becoming ambiguous and eventually getting together.

Little Fish doesn't really understand what ambiguity means.

After all, she always spoke her mind to Ai Qing, saying what she liked and what she wanted without ever hiding anything, leaving no room for ambiguity.

Since Ai Qing fully accepted Xiao Yu and acknowledged their relationship, the two naturally entered into a kind of old married couple state due to their previous cohabitation habits.

There doesn't seem to be a clear honeymoon phase in between.

At most, they just kissed a lot more.

There are still many things that Little Fish doesn't understand.

"So what do couples usually do?" Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask. "Qiqi, stop talking. You've never been in a relationship. Let Sister Youqian tell you."

"Why can't I say it?!" Li Qiqi retorted, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs run? Couples do the same things all the time."

Although she herself has never been in a relationship, two of her roommates did have relationships when she was in college.

So Li Qiqi tried hard to recall and started counting on her fingers for Xiaoyu:

"For example, we can go out for a big meal together every weekend when we have free time, go shopping at jewelry stores together, or hold hands and stroll around."

"You could sneak off to the woods or behind the dorm building for a kiss, or go see a movie, or exchange small gifts."

“I especially have a roommate who once knitted a scarf for her boyfriend by hand, and then the guy knitted one for her too. It was so sweet.”

Li Qiqi talked at length, squeezing out as much of her already limited knowledge about dating as possible.

Xiao Youqian, standing to the side, picked up her milk tea and took a sip, savoring the pure girl's thoughts on love. Only when Li Qiqi finished speaking and both of them looked at her did Xiao Youqian put down her milk tea and ponder it for a moment.

"Actually, when boys and girls go out on dates, it mainly depends on each other's personalities. If they are relatively accepting, they should try to find activities that can provide reasonable physical contact."

At this point, Xiao Youqian paused slightly, then asked, "What can you think of?"

"Uh..." Li Qiqi fell into deep thought for a moment, not expecting to be given a question, "Reasonable physical contact..."

"Kiss me!" Little Fish said matter-of-factly.

“Kissing is the result, not the means,” Xiao Youqian said with a laugh. “I’m talking about normal interactions or activities, not intimate gestures.”

"Can't we take a walk?" Li Qiqi racked her brains, but still couldn't think of anything. "Holding hands and strolling along the street is also lovely."

"Of course you can, but holding hands should be done by the person holding your hand. It's really nice for couples who have already established a relationship."

Xiao Youqian then changed the subject, "But for a girl like you, Qiqi, if a guy wants to initiate physical contact with you, he can take you to sports like ice skating or skiing."

"I'm not very good at this," Li Qiqi shook her head repeatedly.

“That’s exactly why I want you to not know how,” Xiao Youqian said matter-of-factly. “If you don’t know how, he can teach you step by step. In fact, if you’re interested in him, you can pretend you don’t know how to ice skate even if you do.”

"Huh?" Li Qiqi was stunned. She hadn't expected it to be like this.

"Of course, if you really don't like sports, simply taking photos is perfectly fine too," Xiao Youqian suggested. "You can also have some physical contact by teaching the other person how to pose."

"Oh~" Little Fish suddenly realized, and immediately raised her hand and said, "Then swimming is okay too! My brother liked to touch me when he taught me to swim!"

"Cough...cough cough..." Li Qiqi, who was standing next to her, coughed violently upon hearing this. "Xiaoyu, you don't have to explain this so clearly..."

Xiao Youqian looked surprised: "Does Ai Qing know so much? Swimming is more suitable than skiing and ice skating, as I mentioned."

"However, not all girls will agree, since it would completely expose their figure. Generally, only girls who are confident in their figure will agree."

"Of course, if you're already a couple and your relationship is already very close, in addition to what I've mentioned, going to a hot spring is also a great option."

The three girls sat here chatting, and Xiaoyu would occasionally look down and take notes.

Ai Qing, busy in a corner in the distance, was unaware that Xiao Yu was studying hard.

Chapter 206 Santa Claus

On Christmas Eve.

Ai Qing went home early in the afternoon because she had to edit videos.

Around 7 p.m., I heard the door open and finally stretched out in my chair to relax a bit.

When Xiaoyu changed into slippers and walked into the second bedroom, Ai Qing was stunned for a moment, looked at the big red apple in front of her and asked, "Where did you get this?"

"I bought it from the fruit shop downstairs," Xiaoyu answered honestly. "Don't you want it, brother?"

"It even has a label." Ai Qing was silent for a while, then reached out and took the apple, glanced at it, and immediately laughed. "Peace and joy, Merry Christmas, what kind of East-meets-West combination is this?"

"Don't we eat apples on Christmas Eve?" Little Fish asked curiously. "I bought two, this one is for you."

Although she wanted to say it was all just a marketing concept, Ai Qing wasn't that unromantic. After tearing off the label, she handed it to Xiao Yu.

"Take this to wash for me."

Okay.

Xiaoyu turned and walked out of the bedroom, ran to the kitchen to wash the apple, and cut it into pieces along with her own, put them on a plate and brought it over.

Ai Qing, on the other hand, muttered to herself, wondering when Grandpa Li downstairs had become so business-savvy, even knowing about Christmas Eve and keeping up with the times.

When Xiaoyu came in with the apple plate, Ai Qing stopped thinking about it and pulled Xiaoyu into her arms. She ate the apples and Xiaoyu at the same time, and took a breath of the warm current to refresh her mind.

The video was edited very quickly.

Ai Qing set a timer for uploading, and it will be released tomorrow, Christmas Day. The content is about Christmas at the cat cafe.

I've landed an advertising deal this time, and if the data meets the target, I'll receive 50,000 yuan in advertising fees.

To be honest, after knowing that the house she was living in now belonged to her own family, Ai Qing's motivation to make money had diminished somewhat.

After all, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan every month doesn't seem easy to spend, and it's hard to know what to do with the money saved up.

He's not the type of person who enjoys luxury; as long as he has enough space, he's fine.

Especially since the house is already quite spacious, it feels a bit empty for just the two of them, so there's absolutely no need to move.

In this way, daily expenses are very low.

Even if they ate out every day and ate lavish meals, it would still be a drop in the ocean compared to their current income.

They were originally planning to use their respective main business income to subsidize the cat cafe.

Unexpectedly, the cat cafe has now become the source of their largest income.

With just two advertising deals a month, plus offline profits, a cat cafe can easily earn over 100,000 yuan a month.

In contrast, Xiaoyu's own account is more conventional and has now become her new game showcase.

However, Ai Qing isn't doing too badly now.

After the initial order data of 8500 was released when it was launched, the average number of orders per day quickly exceeded 10,000 in about a week.

Given his current rate of updating 10,000 words a day, even though the book has only been available for half a month in December, his royalties for this month are estimated to be around 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

If this average subscription growth rate and update volume can be maintained, doubling the royalties next month is a certainty.

"You're such a lucky star to me." After confirming the video upload and release time, Ai Qing pulled Xiao Yu into her arms and hugged her tightly.

As they were kissing, Xiaoyu pulled a pair of red socks out of her bosom.

Ai Qing: "..."

"Red stockings for Christmas," Little Fish said with a hint of anticipation. "We can each get one, and then we can all receive presents from Santa Claus."

“That’s good.” Ai Qing reached out and took a red sock, then chuckled before reminding him, “But if you want Santa Claus to bring you a present, there’s one more thing you must remember.”

"Hmm?" Little Fish tilted her head, looking curious. "Is there anything else I should be careful about?"

“Of course.” Ai Qing nodded. “Santa Claus will deliver presents at midnight, but he will only give presents to people who are truly asleep. People who are awake will not receive presents.”

"I see." Little Fish nodded vigorously. "Little Fish sleeps very soundly every day!"

"Okay, then there shouldn't be any problem."

At 8 p.m., Xiaoyu started her game livestream, choosing a raft for survival and dragging Aiqing along to collect trash at sea.

The viewers in the live stream are already familiar with Xiaoyu's gameplay, and they are no longer fixated on watching Xiaoyu play PUBG or Yuan Shen. Instead, they are guessing what Xiaoyu will play each day.

Many people still send Xiaoyu private messages recommending various games, hoping to see Xiaoyu play them.

Ai Qing personally prefers survival, building, and collecting games, while Xiao Yu is open to any genre as long as it's fun.

The two played the game happily, and after the broadcast ended at ten o'clock, Xiaoyu still felt it wasn't enough and pulled Aiqing to continue.

Ai Qing played with her for another hour, afraid that she would play all night again, so she quickly got up and got off the plane, saying that she had to take a shower.

Fortunately, the little fish is quite well-behaved, but it's a bit of a hassle as it keeps insisting on taking a bath together.

After taking a bath, Ai Qing took Xiao Yu to bed.

Xiaoyu can now transform freely. As her practice of the Vajra Kung Fu deepens, she only needs to transform back into a cat for about one or two hours each day.

Then the warm current filled up.

It can be said that one hour of charging provides a full day of battery life.

It's late at night and I can already sleep in Ai Qing's arms.

However, Ai Qing did not sleep tonight.