I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

"I'm used to it."

"What do you mean, 'got used to it'?"

"What do you think?" Bai Xiaoqi frowned and glared at him. This guy knew the answer to that question.

"How could I..."

Ok?

???

Chen Shuo suddenly stopped speaking, raised his hand to touch his face, wondering if something had just swished past him.

It looks like a pretty big car wheel.

Chapter 251 The More You Call Me, the More Excited I Get

Bai Xiaoqi recently joined the community's owners' group. It's her first time being a resident, and she finds it quite novel. She often picks up her phone to check the real-time updates in the group and sees the back-and-forth between other residents and the property management.

There's an endless supply of melons inside.

Two days ago, a large number of young residents complained in the group that the basketball court in the community had been occupied by middle-aged women and had become their place for square dancing. When they went to negotiate, they were not only driven away, but also verbally abused.

Therefore, we hope the property management can help negotiate so that the basketball court can be returned to its original purpose.

The property management company said that since they were all homeowners, they couldn't help them. Besides, if they were being scolded, the other party would only be scolded even more. Moreover, those older women even threatened to lie on the ground and have a seizure.

Then another tug-of-war ensued. The young men said that the property management staff were bullies who preyed on the weak and had no professional ethics. They said they could only mess with the older women, not the older women.

Believe it or not, we might also fall asleep on the ground and have a seizure?

There's a new development in the story today: last night, the elderly women were doing square dancing when they encountered artificial rain.

At least seven or eight households in the buildings surrounding the basketball court had extended water pipes out of their windows and were spraying water down toward the basketball court, leaving many middle-aged women soaked.

The elderly women are now demanding an explanation from the property management company. They are asking to review the security footage to identify the unscrupulous residents and then report them to the police for severe punishment. The property management company once again expressed their sympathy for the situation but said they were unable to help because the security cameras in the community were undergoing maintenance recently and had not captured anything.

"Does being a property management company mean you don't have to worry about anything?"

After finishing her melon, Bai Xiaoqi scratched her head, completely baffled by the role the property management company played. She felt that being a property management company seemed easy; all they had to do was apologize and say they couldn't help. She felt she could do that kind of job herself.

I don't know how much the property management staff earns per month.

"almost."

Chen Shuo casually replied, without checking the messages in the group chat, and directly set the messages to "Do Not Disturb".

There's absolutely no need to look at these neighborhood WeChat groups; they're full of trivial family squabbles and petty disputes—or rather, wherever there are people, there will be disputes.

"What are you thinking about? Why are you being so perfunctory?" Bai Xiaoqi leaned closer to ask.

"I'm pondering philosophical questions: the meaning of human life, what is the purpose of living?" Chen Shuo lay on the sofa, resting his head on his arm, looking at the chandelier above him.

"So I can get a French fry at the dock later."

"Your joke is a bit old."

"Old?"

Bai Xiaoqi leaned in and pressed herself against Chen Shuo's chest, her clear, big eyes blinking as she looked at him.

"Not old." Chen Shuo rubbed her head. Although her real age was that of a little old lady, she wasn't old at all. It was just that she looked like a turtle peeking around like that.

Thank you, Turtle Hero.

"I'm thinking about where we should go this time."

Where would you like to go?

"I haven't decided yet." Having just finished his new book, Chen Shuo has been thinking about where to go for a few days now before the hottest time of the year. He wants to go out and have some fun before the dog days of summer arrive and the weather gets really hot, because then he won't be able to go out at all.

I originally wanted to go to Cat Mountain, but June and July are the rainy season, and going into the mountains would be a real ordeal.

As for the rest, there are so many places to go. There's no way around it; our country is too big, and every place has its own unique customs and culture.

"Is this what decision paralysis looks like?"

"That's right, decision-making difficulties are a common human ailment."

"Then you choose. I'll go with you wherever you go." Bai Xiaoqi snuggled up to him, burying her face in his neck and inhaling deeply.

"Thank you, Miao, I'm very touched." Chen Shuo hugged her back tightly, pressed his face against hers and sniffed her hair, which smelled sweet. Then he gently bit her white cat ears. Ugh, a mouthful of fur.

"Should we bring walnuts with us if we go out?"

"You can't bring them even if you want to. Walnuts can't be taken on trains or airplanes."

Upon hearing the word "airplane," Bai Xiaoqi immediately raised her head. "Shall we take a plane?"

She has never been on an airplane before.

"Then you have to choose a place that's a bit far away, at least outside the province. Otherwise, you'll arrive as soon as the plane takes off. If it's too close, there's no need to take a plane. And it's best to choose the north, because it's very hot in the south now."

"Go abroad?"

"This is too far, and you don't have a passport."

"That....."

Bai Xiaoqi dragged out the word, thinking for a long time but still not knowing where to go. So she simply turned sideways and reached into Chen Shuo's pocket to take out his phone.

Then, unlock the map app with your fingerprint, open it, and zoom in on the map by tapping with your finger.

"The world is so big."

"Of course it's huge."

"Should we go to the star on the map? It's very far from here, and it's in the north."

"Stars?" Chen Shuo was stunned for two seconds before he realized where she was referring to. There was only one star on the map: the capital city.

But... the capital?

It seems pretty good and suitable. It's a good opportunity to take this silly girl to broaden her horizons.

“Okay, then let’s go to the capital and show you around the city, so you can see what a real metropolis is like.”

"What about the walnuts?"

"Anya can help look after it for a few days."

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Shuo was puzzled. That woman especially liked Walnut, the big fat cat. Every time she came over, she would hug Walnut and kiss and pet it vigorously.

I can't speak for other things, but if you ask her to take care of it, she'd be more than willing and wouldn't mistreat Walnuts.

“…”

Bai Xiaoqi hesitated, unsure of what to say. She couldn't very well say that the woman was too terrifying; if Walnut were in her care, she'd be masturbated eight hundred times a day.

Maybe when they come back, Walnut will have been petted until he's bald.

But if I don't look for her, it seems like I can't find anyone else.

.....

Traveling to Beijing is different from going to the mountains; you don't need to bring as much stuff. After all, it's the capital, and big cities definitely have everything.

So the two decided to travel light, bought plane tickets for the afternoon of the next day, packed a few changes of clothes in their bags, and prepared to set off.

The next morning, Bai Xiaoqi took walnuts and cat food to Anya and asked her to help take care of the cat. She also told Anya that she was going to Beijing with Chen Shuo for a trip.

Anya readily agreed, took the walnut and hugged it to her chest, then started petting the cat.

"Little kitty, you're finally in your big sister's hands! Let's see where you run now!"

"Meow..."

"Hehe, go ahead and shout, the more you shout, the more excited I get."

"......"

Such a scene, such a tone of voice, always reminded Bai Xiaoqi of the twisted villains in movies and TV series.

She began to worry about Walnut's situation in the next few days.

But...walnuts are so resilient, they'll definitely hold up.

Bai Xiaoqi gave Walnut a look that said, "Hang in there, we'll come back and rescue you," said goodbye to Anya, and then turned and left without looking back.

"Meow..."

"Go ahead and scream, no one will save you even if you scream your lungs out."

Chapter 252 The Trip

I bought a plane ticket for 4 PM, and it will take a little over two hours to reach Beijing.

It's normal for a small city like Yangcheng, which is of unknown tier, to not have an airport, but fortunately, the provincial capital is right next door, and the airport is located between the two cities.

Just past noon, the two set off from home, each carrying a small bag. Bai Xiaoqi skipped and hopped along the way, looking around excitedly with her little face upturned.

She had completely abandoned the walnuts, confident that they would hold up.

As they approached the airport in a taxi, a plane flew low overhead. She grabbed Chen Shuo's arm and shook it vigorously, exclaiming, "Look, look, a plane!"

"I see it, don't shake it."

"How can an airplane be so big?" Bai Xiaoqi exclaimed with astonishment, as if she had discovered a new continent. The airplanes she had seen in movies didn't seem that big, but the one she had just seen flew over the roof of the car and it was already dark when it flew past.

"Because that's the size it's built to."

The driver glanced at the rearview mirror every now and then, finding the young couple in the back seat particularly amusing.

The taxi arrived smoothly at the airport. As soon as she entered the hall, Bai Xiaoqi switched back to her country bumpkin mode, excitedly looking around and finding everything new and exciting.

"This is the departure lounge?"

"Correct."

Chen Shuo responded and pulled her to the self-service ticket machine to get the tickets. While waiting in line, Bai Xiaoqi tugged at his sleeve from behind and whispered, "I saw in the movies that people get their tickets at the counters with staff, and that person even drank a whole bucket of milk."

"Those milk-drinking movies you mentioned were made over a decade ago. These days, there's no need for all that trouble. You can just get your tickets from these self-service machines, just like in a movie theater." (New)