Cultivating a girl band, but the goal is to lose money!

"Goodbye then, Hongxia. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You're welcome." After giving the final instructions, Lin Yi said goodbye to Hongxia and left Hongxia's home.

With a "click" sound, the door closed gently.

Taoxiang, who was lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, had a faint smile on her face.

Chapter 17 Xiangzi: I will get through it, both now and in the future

At noon, the sun's brightness reached its peak, and even with the curtains drawn it was still not possible to completely block out the sunlight.

Coupled with the rising temperature, Lin Yi reluctantly opened his eyes and climbed out of bed.

Lin Yi's home is located in the suburbs of Tokyo. It is poorly decorated, but it is still a single-family house and the only property left to him by his step-parents.

However, Lin Yi planned to move immediately after the six million funds of this settlement cycle were deposited into his wallet, to a house with better decoration, more complete supporting facilities and a good location.

Just live here for now.

The cold tap water hit Lin Yi's face, awakening him from his daze.

Almost a week had passed since the band was officially formed and the day of team building had passed.

During this period of time, Aiyin and the others were mainly practicing their own things, while Lin Yi was arranging his own things.

I have to say, it feels so good to be a hands-off boss and just lie down and do nothing every day.

hum~

The phone in my trouser pocket vibrated.

【Ain: We agreed to go shopping together today.

Aiyin's message was not sent in a private chat, but in a group called [Ending the Band].

After several days of discussion and argument among the girls, it was finally the most reliable Hong Xia who made the decision to name the band "The End".

結合, けっそく), means unity, and 結合band can also be understood as "bond."

It may not sound good at first, but it is actually a very meaningful name.

But... going shopping with four beautiful girls?

Lin Yi only thought about it for a second and couldn't help but shudder.

He doesn't like shopping and usually buys clothes online. Even if the clothes don't fit him well, he will wear them as long as the price is not too high.

If you go to an offline store, you can buy the whole set in one store and finish the job in ten minutes.

So, Lin Yi started typing on the keyboard.

[Lin Yi: I have some work to deal with, so I won't go. Have fun.]

As a boss, Lin Yi is naturally gifted with the power to fool his subordinates because he has no time to fool them at work.

Although it is a bit unreasonable, the adult world is so cruel.

【Aine: Okay then……】

【Ain: (disappointment.jpg)】

Seeing that Aiyin had replied to the message, Lin Yi put the phone into his pocket contentedly.

"Cuckoo..."

Lin Yi's stomach growled with hunger.

He looked at the empty refrigerator and knew that he had no choice but to go out to find food and replenish supplies.

Lin Yi washed his hair, changed into clean clothes, changed his shoes at the entrance, and pushed the door open.

The bright sunshine shone on his body. Lin Yi squinted his eyes to adjust for a while, then stretched and walked towards a nearby restaurant.

However, before Lin Yi had walked far, he noticed a very familiar girl walking out of a house across the street.

Black leather shoes, purple calf socks, familiar suit uniform, familiar long blue hair.

The one who came out was none other than Crychic’s keyboard player, Toyokawa Shoko!

The moment he saw clearly that the man was Xiangzi, Lin Yi was stunned.

How come she is here?

Lin Yi remembered very clearly that the room that Xiangzi came out of had been vacant and waiting to be rented out. And you have to know that the houses in this community, because of their geographical location and the age of the houses, the rental and sale prices are quite low.

When he first met Crychic, Lin Yi did a very detailed investigation. For example, the school uniforms worn by Toyokawa Shoko, Wakaba Mutsu and Nagasaki Suyo were the school uniforms of Tsuki no Mori Girls' Academy.

Tsuki no Mori is a famous school for young ladies.

In addition, Xiangzi's habit of dropping his stockings and his elegant and dignified manners, must mean that his family conditions must be very good.

but now……

Wait! Xiangzi's clothes seem to be different from before.

Realizing that something was wrong, Lin Yi immediately took out his mobile phone and looked through the photo album. He carefully looked at Toyokawa Shoko in the photo for a while. Lin Yi was very sure that the school uniform Shoko was wearing now was not Yue Zisen's.

Lin Yi carefully took another picture of Xiangzi in the present, blurred his face and searched for the picture.

The search result was another school.

【Hegaoka Girls' Academy Junior High School】

Did Xiangzi transfer to another school?

Unlike schools for young ladies like Tsuki no Mori, Yuqiu is much more friendly to the public. If you have good academic performance, you not only don’t have to pay tuition, you can even get extra scholarships.

Why did she transfer to Yuqiu, could it be?

"Gudong..."

Lin Yi swallowed his saliva and entered Crychic's page on the social network again.

The most recent content was the day they played Kasuga Shadow at RiNG.

Something really happened to Crychic!

Lin Yi’s previous fantasies and conjectures turned into reality!

After receiving this shocking news, Lin Yi made a prompt decision and decided not to go for dinner first, but to follow Toyokawa Shoko to get more information.

……

Toyokawa Shoko walked on the street with her head down. Although the sun was very warm, she could not feel it.

After leaving home, his useless father became extremely decadent. Apart from this house, Xiangzi had to handle all the transfer procedures, daily housework and eating and drinking by himself.

This was a severe test for Xiangzi, who had been an detached young lady not long ago.

And last night… I went to the practice room in the heavy rain and announced to them that I was quitting Crychic.

The angry Li Xi, the sad Deng, Xiao Mu who was caught in the middle... and Su Shi who was trying desperately to maintain the team, everything that happened last night was still vivid in his mind.

But Xiangzi got through it, and she will too, now and in the future.

Before he knew it, Xiangzi, who was lost in thought, had walked a long way and arrived at the door of the nearest supermarket.

Xiangzi opened his shoulder bag, looked at the few bills in his wallet, and sighed helplessly.

She had very little savings left, but she and her father at home needed to eat, so spending money was inevitable.

There is no choice but to go work.

After arranging his next task, Xiangzi walked into the supermarket.

Looking at the dazzling array of goods on the shelves, Xiangzi was confused.

Although she had experience shopping in supermarkets, she had only gone to mid-range or above supermarkets and never looked at prices when buying things.

Xiangzi really doesn't know how to choose products with high cost-effectiveness and low prices.

In the end, Xiangzi chose a traditional method. Not knowing which one was suitable, he chose the cheaper one.

Xiangzi picked out a bag of the cheapest rice, a bottle of sauce, some cheap vegetables with discount signs on them, a carton of eggs and a small box of pork.

When passing by the beverage area, Xiangzi also bought six cans of beer sealed together in plastic.

The cashier scanned each item in turn, and finally handed over an invoice with a smile.

"XXXX yen, would you like to pay by card or cash?"

When Xiangzi heard the cashier announce this number, his face turned three shades paler.

It was not because of anything else, but because the amount was just a little more than the money in her wallet.

Just when Xiangzi was at a loss and thinking about how to return some of the goods, a big hand reached out and took away the can of beer.

Xiangzi turned around and saw a tall and handsome man.

He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, there are only some loose beers left on the shelf. Can you give me this one?"

Chapter 18 Lin Yi: Keyboardist is not necessary

Lin Yi has been observing Xiangzi.

Whether it was the hesitation before entering the supermarket, the little movements of checking the wallet, or the confused look of helplessness after entering the supermarket, and finally the embarrassment when checking out because of insufficient money, Lin Yi saw it all.

The situation is already very clear. A major change has happened in Toyokawa Shoko's family. She has fallen from a well-off young lady to a poor person who can only buy cheap things.

If we could move here, I'm afraid the big house at home would be taken away and we might be left with a lot of debt.

Lin Yi originally had no idea about Xiangzi, because she was the core figure in Crychic and had the strongest technical level, which was verified by Liang.

But it's different now.

As the saying goes, money is a person's confidence. When a person has a mortgage and a car loan, and has elderly parents and young children to support, he would not dare to resign even if his boss shits on his head.

In the past, Xiangzi was a young lady, so she must have a broad vision and knew a lot, and she would definitely not be easily fooled.

Once a rich second-generation like her who just wants to have fun joins the firm, she will become a thorn among thorns, and the difficulty of losing money will increase exponentially!

But now the situation has reversed.

The family fell into poverty and the economic situation was dire...

You know, in Japan, students have strict time limits for part-time jobs. They can only work a certain amount of time at most, and how much can they get paid? Can the treatment be compared with that in a regular firm?

There's no comparison at all!

Under the fierce offensive of money, Xiangzi is just a puppet. If she is asked to go east, she will never dare to go west!

Little Xiangzi can be manipulated at will!

So Lin Yi took action.

……

Shoko Toyokawa looked at the strange man in front of her, her cute face a little haggard and she was stunned for a moment. She remembered very clearly that there were still many similar products on the wine shelf just now, and they were not sold out at all.

He was lying, but he was also helping himself.

'Is it that obvious?'

Xiangzi laughed at himself in his heart, and after thinking for several seconds, he finally showed his usual sunny smile: "It's okay, you can take it. I didn't really want to buy wine for my parents anyway."

Xiangzi turned to look at the cashier again: "Thank you for your help."

"It's okay, it's okay. You're welcome. It's just a small matter." The cashier quickly reprinted two receipts.

Xiangzi lowered his head and did not take out his wallet. Instead, he put both hands in and pretended to rummage through it for several seconds before pulling out the only remaining banknotes and handing it over reluctantly.

Poor self-esteem.

Lin Yi, who was standing at the back, was feeling emotional.

There is nothing to blame. Lin Yi used to be like this for a while in the past.

But as he experiences more and more, understands more and more, faces the reality and accepts his own mediocrity, Lin Yi will never be like this again.

Xiangzi’s practice is not enough.

After paying the bill, Xiangzi and Lin Yi left the supermarket one after another. After walking a few meters, they stopped, turned around and bowed slightly to Lin Yi.

"Thank you for your help. If you don't need the beer, let's add each other's contact information and I'll return the money to you later."

Lin Yi shook his head: "Ms. Toyokawa Shoko, can we find a place to talk?"