I won't be a loser.

"Does that look like the way I look when I smile?"

"a lot of."

"Let me see."

Before nightfall, the two stayed in the bedroom. It was the first time that he looked at the photos secretly taken by Feng Xiaochun so seriously. Looking at himself in the photos, his expression would be touched from time to time, and he would show a similar expression.

The maid at home prepared dinner. After finishing the meal, Feng Xiaochun disappeared for a short moment and told Xianren that she was going to ask when her parents would be back.

But after a moment, she told Xianren that her parents would stay out tonight and would probably be home around noon tomorrow, so there was no need to worry about her parents.

"......"

Staring at his fiancée, he was silent for a moment, expressing his understanding.

"Just stay in my room tonight. I've prepared clothes and pajamas in your size, and I have all the daily necessities, all from brands you usually use."

In the past, I only knew that Feng Xiaochun was following me, but only now did I realize how deeply Feng Xiaochun was following me. I also truly understood my life and had the subtle feeling of being thoroughly understood by someone.

"It's a little scary."

Opening his mouth, the wise man murmured something with some emotion.

"Huh? What?"

Feng Xiaochun tilted his head in confusion, which looked very cute, but he was obviously being perfunctory.

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Another year of sprouting: 338. Fish in the pot (さかな

When moving, it was obviously a very difficult task for Kento and Fujikazu Nunu to do it alone, so they needed help from others. They rented a professional moving company to move some of the furniture and daily necessities in Fujikazu Nunu's apartment onto a large truck.

The total distance from Adachi Ward to Bunkyo Ward is less than 10 kilometers. After a simple calculation of the moving costs, the other party quoted a price of yen.

The cost was a bit expensive, but fortunately it was not unacceptable. In addition, the expenses were all handled by Xianren. Even if Fuji and Nunu wanted to refuse, seeing that Xianren had already paid in advance, they could only watch the moving company pack and move all their furniture and personal belongings in a very professional manner. It took a whole morning, and with the work of several workers, the apartment was soon emptied.

Seeing such high efficiency, Fujiwa Nunu was stunned for a moment and looked at Xianren beside her.

“Is the efficiency okay?”

“The efficiency is very high and the service is very good, but the price is still too high.”

It cannot be denied that the service of the moving company is very good, and they will try their best to meet any requirements, but the fee is still a little difficult for her to accept. At least with her personal income, she cannot support her to hire such a moving company.

Teng and Elio, who were standing by, looked at their familiar home, which had become empty. They stood quietly beside their mother, saying nothing, and gently tugged at the corner of Teng and Elio's clothes with their little hands.

"The keys can be returned to the landlord now. Everything has been moved out, so you can leave now."

He had already confirmed with Fujiwa Nunu that nothing was left behind. He looked at Fujiwa Nunu beside him. There was no need for the two of them to stay. They returned the apartment key to the real estate agent waiting outside and left.

"Ah."

This month has just begun, but it is obviously impossible to stay here for the rest of the time. I moved suddenly without discussing it with the landlord in advance, so this month's rent cannot be refunded.

The person who came to inspect the house was the real estate agent. He entered the house, looked at the environment and walls, confirmed that there were no problems, and accepted the keys from Teng and Nunu. The handover was completed. The rest of the matters had nothing to do with Teng and Nunu.

We got on the moving company's car and set off from Adachi Ward to Koishikawa in Bunkyo Ward.

This new home is only 800 meters away from the apartment where Xianren lives. A quick check on the map revealed that it is only about 800 meters away on foot. It usually takes about nine minutes to walk to Xianren's doorstep.

Staring at the data '800m' carefully for a long time, he began to seriously think about the possibility of Qingpu Mai and Fujiwa Nunu meeting.

'Let it be.'

After a moment of hesitation and worry, the wise man, not knowing his luck, gave up thinking. Anyway, the two of them didn't know each other, so even if they met, there wouldn't be any trouble, as long as they were not seen in person.

"A text message from your girlfriend?"

The workers moved the furniture into the apartment piece by piece. They noticed Xianren and Fujinv, who were looking at their phones, moved a little closer and suddenly spoke. Xianren, who was staring at the numbers, came back to his senses and looked at the mother of the child beside him.

"Just checking your location. It's a little close to my apartment. I don't know if you'll run into my neighbors."

"Neighbor?"

"It's better to keep an eye on the furniture first and make sure you put it where you want to put it, so you don't end up having to do it yourself if you put it in the wrong place."

Seeing that Xianren seemed unwilling to continue this topic, Fujihe Nunu did not ask any further questions. She turned her attention back to the moving workers and made some suggestions, asking them to handle it. At around 1 p.m., the move was completed and the workers left the apartment.

"ended."

Fuji and Nv Nv looked at the neat apartment and felt a little emotional.

"Finished? No, it's not over yet. We've only just finished moving. There are other things we haven't dealt with yet, right?"

"Ok?"

Watching Xianren take out his phone and make a call, I only heard him -

"Well, you can come over now. Do you remember the address?"

“How long will it take?”

"Half an hour... I understand. Please."

Not knowing who he was talking to, Xianren ended the call and looked at Fujiwa and Nvnu in front of him, with the corners of his mouth raised and a slight smile.

"Who?"

"I've asked the housekeeping company to come and take care of the sanitation and cleaning of the apartment. I just arrived here, and you see there's so much dust and paper scraps on the floor. You can't clean it all up by yourself, right?"

"No, I can do all this work by myself..."

"It's the first day in the new apartment, so I should clean it up properly. I should also disinfect some daily areas to ensure safety and hygiene."

"price?"

"It's 2000 yen an hour, transportation is extra. Since we've invited three people to take time into consideration, the total price is probably around to yen."

Compared to the cost of moving, it is a little cheaper, but it still makes Fuji and Nunu feel a little weird.

After waiting at home for about half an hour, someone rang the doorbell.

The three housekeepers who came over were relatively older, basically between 35 and 40 years old. They had already communicated with each other about the matters that needed to be handled, and the three housekeepers also said that they could start work immediately.

The three people who brought their own cleaning tools started working neatly. Fuji and Nunu held Fuji and Elio and sat on the brand new sofa that had been bought before moving, watching the three people work. Xianren sat aside and looked at his mobile phone, mainly because he considered that the place was a bit empty at this price.

"Two new beds have been bought, a sofa for the living room, two small sofas, a desk for Elio, and a desk for the girls..."

"What are you looking at?"

Holding her daughter and listening to Xianren's low muttering, Fujiwara no Nu couldn't help her curiosity. She came to Xianren's side, looked at his mobile phone, and noticed that he was browsing the shopping website Amazon and looking at furniture.

"You've already bought a lot, there's no need to buy anything more."

"No, I have to buy some kitchen utensils. I didn't have a place to put the cooking tools before. Now, even if I don't need them, I can put them in those special storage cabinets and use them when I need them. For example..."

It can't be said to be embarrassing, but it is indeed a tight life. Fujihe Nunu finds it difficult to understand Xianren's consumption concept. She knows that Xianren has earned some income in recent years, his writing is going well, he lives a good life, is successful in his studies, and seems to have a girlfriend to accompany him.

There was no need for her to tell him those unnecessary instructions, but now, he bought her an apartment and planned to buy her more furniture.

"That's enough, sage."

"not enough."

"Stop, sage."

"No, my daughter, what have I done to offend you that makes you so distant from me that you won't even call me..."

"Honey?"

"Okay, since you've already asked, let's leave it at that for now."

The two of them always have an inexplicable tacit understanding in some aspects. The wise man who reached a consensus on the radio knew that Fujihe Nunu didn't want him to spend money on her, so he wouldn't spend money in front of her.

Looking at Elio who was sitting next to him, sandwiched between him and Fujiwara, Xianren's eyes flashed with a hint of emotion.

"So, do you have any plans or arrangements for Elliot next?"

"Ok?"

"Next year, will you go to elementary school?"

"He's still 4 years old now. He can only go to primary school when he's 6, which is a little over a year away."

"Then send her to an early childhood education class and learn piano?"

"......"

Elio, who had originally had no reaction, silently kept a distance from Xianren and moved closer to her mother.

"Piano? Sounds like fun! Then let Elio learn piano while he's not in school!"

Elliot, who had just leaned against his mother, shuddered and slowly raised his head to look at his mother. The smile on her face made Elliot feel very uneasy.

She is still very young and has no idea what a piano is. She just instinctively felt something was wrong. She has a little chubby face and looks a little uneasy. She tugged at the corner of her mother's clothes with her little hands.

"Piano, what is it?"

"Huh? Don't you know? It doesn't matter. When I have time, I will go with you to see it."

"......"

"Just buy one first, and then hire a professional private tutor, and that'll be all."

After staying at Fujiwa's new house for an afternoon, the housekeeper left and the three of them went out together to the nearby commercial street. They met many acquaintances, at least the shop owners in the commercial street were very familiar with Xianren.

When they saw him walking with a strange woman and a little girl, they couldn't help but tease him. There was no particular malice in it, but it caused Fuji and Nunu to be surprised. They didn't expect that Xianren had so many acquaintances on this commercial street.

"I haven't seen you for a while, my dear. Do you have a wife and children now?"

"Little Sage, these are fresh vegetables. Are you interested in buying some?"

"There's some very nourishing seafood here. Don't be too careless just because you're young. You have to pay attention to nourishment from a young age. Once you get older, it'll be too late."

It's a little vulgar and crude, but this is their way of life. The wise man can only smile at it. When he sees some fresh vegetables, he will pick some and buy them back. As two people from the countryside, they still have some experience in choosing vegetables.

Along the way, there was no explanation of the relationship between the two parties, and the adults in the shopping streets were still very enthusiastic in giving some snacks to young Elio.

"You seem quite popular in the commercial street?"

"A little bit. When I first arrived in Tokyo, I had nothing to do, so I often went to the shopping streets and chatted with people there about Gifu and myself. I got familiar with the area. Later, people from my school also came to the street and learned about my writing, and they immediately became more enthusiastic about me."

Thinking back, it seemed that someone had indeed called Xianren a "great writer", but she didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

"So, since I followed you to the shopping district, I'm considered known to everyone, right?"

Fujiwa Nunu couldn't help but smile, and her eyes fell on Xianren. Xianren didn't react much. He quietly accompanied Fujiwa Nunu and Elio back to the apartment and watched Fujiwa Nunu cook.

The father and daughter in the living room stared at each other.

I wanted to talk to Elio about something, but as soon as I opened my mouth, the only things that came to my mind were "society", "political parties", "future", "life", etc. There were some deep topics that I didn't know how to start.

"Can we talk about life? Well, a child like her should have some stories and topics in her life, right? I remember that she was usually at the nursery, at the nursery... Friends? No, if she didn't have many friends, she would probably be very sad, uh..."

After some confusion in his heart, he pursed his lips and then thought of a topic.

"I won't be going to that nursery anymore. Will you miss it?"

Elio, holding the teddy bear, glanced at Xianren. As a complex adult, Xianren could not understand her eyes. He just glanced at her and then lowered his head again, holding the teddy bear's hands with both hands, without saying a word.

"........"

The restless Xianren got up from the sofa, hurried to Fujiwa Nvnu's side, and asked her in a low voice.

"Elliot... doesn't she really like chatting with people?"

"Did you just find out now?"

"Well, you're a little quiet, aren't you? Was it...someone...been bullied...or something..."

He glanced at Xianren beside him, and then turned his attention to the fish in the pot in front of him. Tenghe Nunu's sigh made Xianren's heart lift.

"Ha... nothing. Everything about Elliot is normal. She doesn't chat with you because she's just a stranger. She hasn't even met you a few times, so how could she be so open and willing to communicate with you?"

"That's it, I understand."

Concern made him confused. After hearing Fuji and Nunu's answers, Xianren understood the general situation and calmed down a little. He looked at Elio sitting in the living room.

"Have you considered work?"

"How can I get a new job so soon? I must take my time looking for a job."