I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Buying a house is a once-in-a-lifetime decision. If you buy a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment of 80 square meters, it's perfect for two people. If you later have a baby, the three of you can live there comfortably. If you have two children...

One child is actually quite good. Giving birth is such a scary thing. Little A Miao should only have one child at most, but who knows, she might have two at once. Two children would be a bit crowded.

So just in case, you should buy a three-bedroom apartment of about 100 square meters. If you only have one child, the extra room can be converted for other uses.

A house of about 100 square meters, at the average price, would cost one million.

"If we get married next year, we should be able to buy a 100-square-meter apartment before then, just for the down payment."

Chen Shuo mentally calculated the income of the two of them. His monthly royalties were eight or nine thousand yuan, occasionally more than ten thousand. Now that he hadn't started a new book, his royalties had shrunk rapidly.

As for Bai Xiaoqi, she has been running her online store for more than two months and earns about two to three thousand yuan a month. Of course, this number will definitely increase in the future.

As for expenses, the two of them don't spend much on a regular basis. The main expenses are rent, clothes, and food.

If things continue like this, and they work hard before getting married next year, their savings should be enough for a down payment.

However, the wedding house must be fully furnished. The cost of the renovation can be deducted from the bride price. There's no rush for a car; the house should be the priority.

Looks like I need to step up my game and get back to writing a new book as soon as possible; I can't just be a couch potato anymore.

"Shall we get married next year?"

Bai Xiaoqi was thinking about the house when she heard his words and blurted them out instinctively.

"Yeah, didn't we agree that we'd get married right here when you turn twenty?"

"When was this agreed upon? I had no idea."

"No?" Chen Shuo turned to look at her.

"No."

Bai Xiaoqi reached out and turned his head back, paused, and then added, "But it's settled now."

Chapter 135 Call Me Husband

After dinner, Chen Shuo was washing dishes in the kitchen, and Bai Xiaoqi was leaning against the door frame watching him.

She only spoke up after Chen Shuo washed the dishes and put them in the cupboard, saying, "Shopping online doesn't actually take up too much time. I can find another job."

The online store's business has now evolved from a stagnant pool to a barely thriving one, which is quite an improvement. On average, it can earn two to three thousand yuan a month, a result that she would have been quite satisfied with in the past.

But now the two of them need to save up money to buy a house before getting married, and the money she has earned seems too little, so she wants to find a new way to make money.

"Another live stream?" Chen Shuo turned his head.

"No."

"So what do you want to do?"

"I haven't decided yet."

"Then let's wait until you've thought it through before we talk about it, or you can just stop thinking about it altogether."

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi asked, "You don't support it?"

"Yes, I really don't support it. People's energy is limited, and I don't want making money to take up too much of your time and energy."

Whether you're saving money to buy a house or something else, there's no need to make yourself so stressed.

Furthermore, it's said that you can't bite off more than you can chew. If you're running an online store and then trying to make money through another new venture, you're likely to fail at both.

So you just need to focus on running your online store; don't worry about anything else, and don't always think about making money. These are the things I'm considering.

Bai Xiaoqi listened patiently to Chen Shuo's rambling, and when she heard the last sentence, she frowned and asked, "Why was it you who made the decision?"

"Because I'm a man."

These words sound incredibly vulgar, but to put it bluntly, it's Chen Shuo's chauvinistic tendencies at play. In his mind, a man should be the kind who earns money, endures hardship, bears the burden, and supports his wife and children.

That's how Chen Jianwen and his wife were: one worked outside, and the other stayed home cooking and taking care of the children.

Having grown up in such a family, Chen Shuo subconsciously thought the same way, just as he subconsciously wanted Bai Xiaoqi to be a housewife at the beginning.

However, out of respect and support for her, and because people always have the desire to realize their self-worth, this half-dead online store was born.

But being half-dead now doesn't mean she'll always be half-dead. Things will get better eventually, and she doesn't need to make her life so hard right now.

"Anyway, I don't support you. Just run your online store and don't do anything else weird. It doesn't matter how much you earn. Just leave the real money-making to me."

"Just because you're a man?"

"Yes, because I'm a man."

It wasn't a good time for her to do strenuous exercise after eating, so Chen Shuo picked up the arm exerciser and started working on it. Seeing that she was standing still, he urged her, "Go take a shower and remember to change into your nightgown."

"I know."

Bai Xiaoqi felt that this guy was being unreasonable. What's the difference between men and women? Are men so great?

Clutching her nightgown, she was about to go into the bathroom when she remembered something. She turned to look at Chen Shuo and waved to him, "Come here."

"what?"

"Come here quickly."

"They're here, they're here."

Chen Shuo walked over carrying the arm exerciser. "Why did you call me over? Do you want me to take a shower with you?"

Bai Xiaoqi pretended not to hear the rest of his sentence and pointed to the bathroom door, saying, "Just stand here and don't move."

"Then you go buy some oranges?" Chen Shuo frowned, feeling that this guy was trying to take advantage of him.

What kind of oranges should I buy?

"Oh, just asking. You should go take a shower."

"Then you're not allowed to move around. Just stand in the doorway, understand?"

"why?"

"You just stand at the door and don't move."

Seeing the bathroom door close, Chen Shuo stood there a little confused. Had he been specifically asked to come over to be her doorman?

Door gods.

In the bathroom, Bai Xiaoqi quietly took off her clothes while calling out to the door, "Agou, are you there?"

"I'm here."

"Sing me a song."

Why should I...?

As he spoke, Chen Shuo seemed to understand, and tentatively asked the door, "Is Chu Renmei beautiful?"

Bai Xiaoqi had just reached out to turn on the shower when she heard those three words, and her body suddenly froze.

"..."

"You're scared, aren't you?"

"I do not have."

"Then I'll sing you a song, what song did Chu Renmei sing again, the one with that Peking Opera style..."

Chen Shuo started singing in a high-pitched, guttural voice, complete with a vibrato.

"Chen Shuo!"

“Eee-yah-yah…”

"If you sing again, I'll hit you!"

"oh...."

The sounds outside stopped, and Bai Xiaoqi breathed a sigh of relief. She reached for the shower gel and called out to the door, "Agou, are you still there?"

"......"

no respond.

"Ah Gou?"

“…”

"Chen Shuo?"

"Call husband."

"...Wait for me to get out!"

Bai Xiaoqi gritted her teeth in anger; this bastard was deliberately trying to scare her.

After a while, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped. She put on her nightgown and slippers and came out of the bathroom, glaring angrily at Chen Shuo standing in the doorway. "Give me your hand."

"What...ah!"

With a scream, Bai Xiaoqi felt relieved; this guy just needed to be taught a lesson.

"Go take a shower."

"okay."

Chen Shuo responded, rubbed his hands, and obediently went into the bedroom to get his pajamas. Then he went into the bathroom to take a shower. He didn't shower for long, just rinsed off and quickly came out drying his hair.

Looking at the time, it's a little past 8 PM.

He sat down on the sofa and turned on his computer. The new book needed to be put on the agenda. He would make an outline tonight and start coding tomorrow.

Oh, I need to build up a stockpile of manuscripts first. Mature authors all need to learn to build up a stockpile of manuscripts in case of emergency.

As for the more mature ones, they claim they have no drafts saved up, but at the same time they amass a huge amount of drafts, and at the end of the month they say they have something to do at home and need to ask for a few days off with a leave slip.

It's so infuriating!

Bai Xiaoqi sat to the side playing games, glancing at him once, then glancing again, and finally straightening her two little white legs and secretly stuffing her feet into his lap.

Seeing Chen Shuo looking over, she gently rubbed his stomach with her foot twice, her face showing no sign of anything amiss.

Chen Shuo looked down, feeling inexplicably unsure of himself. Why had this guy come to him on his own initiative?