I won't be a loser.

When it comes to things like further studies, Xiaochun needs to be more nervous than him. There are only less than two months left. Thinking back on the preparations he had made for further studies, and looking at his wife who is leisurely and not too nervous, Xianren feels a little subtle.

"Koharu will stay in Tokyo and attend a private university, while I will go to Chiba. The high school school year will end around the end of March, and during that break, I will complete the paperwork and enter Chiba University in early April."

When he was originally considering it, he was ready to buy a residence near Chiba, but now, he was a little hesitant and couldn't decide whether it would be more convenient to buy a residence or rent an apartment.

After thinking for a while, he got up and went into his study, turned on his computer, entered a series of familiar rental website URLs, clicked on the rental option, and searched for apartments near Chiba University.

"Chiba, Inage Ward, Yayoi Town..."

No.

After entering the area of 'Yayoi-cho', he found that there was not a single apartment for rent. Staring at the search results in front of him, Xianren couldn't help but sigh. Then he clicked on the map and looked at the area near Chiba University.

Kento himself doesn't really understand the area in Tokyo where he lives. In a place like Chiba, if he doesn't look at the area carefully, he won't know which apartment he should rent, whether it will be closer to the university or farther away.

After looking carefully, he clicked on the 'town' options one after another and found that some of them did not exist at all.

"Are there so few houses nearby? Then let's look in the nearby prosperous areas to see if there are any...ah, two houses..."

He lowered his head and moved closer to the screen to look carefully. He found that one of the houses was too old and the location seemed to be quite remote. In addition, the room in that apartment was not very spacious. After just two glances, Xianren ruled it out as an option.

The remaining one is in the central area of Inagedai-cho, where there are shopping malls and shopping centers near the apartment and it is also close to the subway.

"It's not too far from the university. It only takes about half an hour to get there and back. And the rent is just for this price..."

The monthly rent of 9.5 yen was still within the range that Xianren could afford, but the other 'gift money' and 'gift money' really made Xianren's expression confused. He narrowed his brows tightly, stared at the apartment in front of him, and confirmed it again and again.

'Deposit' is 19 yen, 'gift money' is 9.5 yen?

There is no need to explain the gift money. Basically, everyone understands that as a tenant, you rent the other party's apartment and give this "gift money" to express your gratitude for renting it to you. Even if you move out later, the gift money will not be returned to the tenant.

The gift money is usually one month's rent for the tenant, which is not excessive.

But the "Fukin" is a bit tricky. The so-called "Fukin" is what the tenant pays to the landlord. When the tenant moves out, the cost of repairing the house is generally one month's share.

This is the other party's share of two months, plus the so-called repairs, the boundaries of which are difficult to determine. For example, if the wallpaper turns yellow, the landlord can find a reason to deduct this "deposit"... The specific details still depend on the content of the "restoration of the original state" clause signed when renting the house.

The virtuous man was quite satisfied with the apartment and was considering renting it, but the other party's 'knock money' and 'deposit money' really made him feel...

It’s not that he’s short of the money, but he just doesn’t want to be taken advantage of.

Give up decisively.

I looked at the houses on other streets, and changed from Inagedai-cho to Kuma-cho.

Just on the street north of Chiba University, there are a lot more houses than in Inagedai-cho, with a total of 28 houses. After careful confirmation, he saw a house very close to the university.

"10.5 yen a month. The shikigaku and key money are both one month's rent. That's quite reasonable... Let me see where it is..."

I clicked on the location of this property and found that it was only one block away from Chiba University and the surrounding area was also quite prosperous.

I opened the satellite map and wanted to confirm the actual appearance of the house. After entering the relevant address, I soon saw the location of the house.

"It's not much different from the website, it should be exactly the same. I might consider it... Hmm?"

While checking if there were any convenience stores or restaurants around the house, he suddenly discovered that across from the house was an empty field. No, it couldn't be called empty, it was just extremely desolate. There were some small cube-shaped objects of various sizes, which made Xianren feel a little suspicious. He wondered if this was undeveloped land or...

"It looks like a cemetery... doesn't it?"

It was rare to find a satisfactory house, but now he found that it seemed to be located next to a cemetery. The wise man couldn't help but frown, gritted his teeth, and looked around with a painful expression.

After moving the mouse in his hand and carefully observing the area around the "open space", he confirmed it.

"The temple... that must be the cemetery."

Headache.

When we saw the temple, we could be sure that the open space was definitely a cemetery!

"It's so rare to find a house I like, and it's close to the university, but... a cemetery... What's wrong with that? Why a cemetery..."

He really found it hard to understand the custom of building a cemetery in a residential area, especially since it was only a street away from the house he liked. The expression on the sage's face became more and more painful.

"Ugh--"

With a sigh, he gave up the idea of renting in this place and started looking at other areas.

Then he saw another satisfactory house in a place called "Anagawa-cho". It was located near the park and the price was 10 yen per month. However, the rent and gift money were 20 yen and 10 yen respectively, which made Xianren a little hesitant.

After looking carefully for a long time, he looked at many houses and confirmed that there was no house closer than Anagawa Town. After considering it again and again, he decided on this house.

"That's it. We'll discuss the details later. We still have three months to go before we leave for Chiba, so there's no need to rush."

The main reason for not choosing the one in Inagedai-cho is that the residence in Anagawa-cho is larger. The size of the house in Inagedai-cho is only about 40 square meters, while the apartment in Anagawa-cho is 70 square meters. The house in Anagawa-cho is older, but the price difference is not much. He prefers a larger space.

A man was thinking in his room for a while. After walking out of the room, he found that Xiaochun had woken up. She was wearing black pajamas and sitting quietly in the living room with a cup of coffee.

"Do you need me to prepare breakfast?"

"Well, are you going to the shrine to worship today?"

They had forgotten about praying for blessings during the New Year. The wise man standing in the room looked at Xiaochun and thought for a while. He didn't like the crowded feeling of the shrine at all, but there were no other New Year activities, so he nodded and agreed.

"Great~"

A smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Then I'll prepare breakfast first. After breakfast, let's go to the shrine together."

"Ah."

Under Koharu's gaze, Xianren took out some ingredients from the refrigerator and prepared an ordinary Japanese meal. The two finished their breakfast at the table. He asked her to go back to her room to get dressed, while he quietly cleaned up the dishes.

When Xianren had almost finished packing, Xiaochun also walked out of the room, wearing a luxurious crimson kimono and a white plush scarf around her neck. It should be a real leather scarf, but Xianren had no idea what animal's fur it was.

"When did you prepare the clothes?"

"A month ago."

"I have no idea. I... leave it at that."

Kento was not very fond of those kimonos, but he was somewhat interested in summer yukata. Looking at his gorgeously dressed wife in front of him, Kento was only slightly shocked. He calmed down and left the apartment hand in hand with Koharu and went to the nearby shrine.

Places like Asakusa Shrine and Kanda Shrine are likely to be packed with people.

"Hie Shrine is nearby, let's go there and take a look."

"Ah."

After some preparation, the two left the apartment together and headed to a nearby shrine. However, when he saw the long crowd, Xianren's mood suddenly became bored. He turned his head to look at Koharu, whose eyes were calm, and gently held her hand, and his heart calmed down a little.

Going with the flow, in the afternoon, the two returned to the apartment together. The trip back and forth made Xianren give up the idea of staying outside.

"The exam is coming up soon, are you ready?"

"Ah."

Feng Xiaochun was a little surprised when they suddenly talked about exams. She untied the scarf around her neck and nodded slightly when she met Xianren's concerned eyes.

"Just be prepared. I won't be heading to Chiba until April. Before then, I'll be staying in Tokyo. You'll have to start preparing for your studies in February... After April, we'll have less time to see each other."

"I can also go to Chiba to see Xianren."

"It's better for me to come back to Tokyo to see you. By the way, regarding Chiba, I plan to rent an apartment there."

"Lack of money—"

"No, no, no, it's not about the money. I just want to tell you, but the rental matter won't be finalized until March. It's only January now, and there are still three months until April. There's no need to rush."

Seeing Feng Xiaochun suddenly talk about money, he waved his hand.

"By the way, it's New Year, don't we still need red envelopes?"

"We're a couple... we don't need that, right?"

Feng Xiaochun was stunned for a moment, looking at her husband in front of her, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then she tilted her head slightly, revealing a confused expression.

"I'll go to the convenience store and check it out. You wait at home for a while."

But Xianren thought about this matter and felt that he should express his gratitude at least. Feng Xiaochun looked at Xianren and stood up as well.

"I'll go as well."

So, the two who had just arrived home left the apartment together, went shopping at a nearby convenience store, and bought some red envelopes. They also bought some snacks, drinks, and barbecue, and returned home together. After putting down the food, Xianren gave Feng Xiaochun a red envelope and took one for himself. He returned to the bedroom, took out his wallet, and stuffed a coin into it.

After plugging it in, he poked his head out and took a look towards the living room.

"Xiaochun, are you okay?"

"All right."

The voice reached Xianren's ears. After confirming that Xiaochun had also prepared the red envelope, Xianren walked out of the bedroom, took out his red envelope and handed it to Feng Xiaochun.

Feng Xiaochun accepted the red envelope from the wise man without even looking at it. He placed it on the coffee table beside him, opened his arms, and turned around gracefully.

"Hey, wise man, do I look like a red envelope?"

- - - -

Thank you all for your monthly tickets and blades! Thank you all for your recommendation tickets!

Everyone's wise man: 400, New Year's boy

In the evening, Xianren took advantage of his free time to temporarily leave the apartment and returned to Koishikawa. He went to the Kiyoura family and met Kiyoura Mai.

"Well, if you're looking for Setsuna, she's not home today. It seems she went out with Sekai. Didn't you contact her?"

Seeing the wise man standing at the door, Qingpu Wu was surprised for a moment, then she curled up the corners of her mouth and smiled gently. She clasped her hands in front of her and stared at the wise man in front of her who seemed to be holding a gift in his hands. Her expression was playful and her eyes were a little mocking. For Qingpu Wu, if she had no complaints in her heart about the wise man who had just appeared in front of her, it would really overestimate her mind.

No matter how mature she is, she cannot change the fact that she is a mother. She was able to remain calm about her daughter being neglected, and she was able to talk to the wise man who appeared in front of her. She had already made a big concession.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know she wasn't home. I have some things to take care of, and I can't wait for her here anymore. So I'll leave this to you to give to her. Also, this gift is prepared for you."

He carried a big bag and took out two gift boxes. He handed one to Qingpu Mai first, and then took out another one and handed it to her.

Looking at the gift handed to her, Qingpu Mai was silent for a moment, reached out to take his gift, and then looked at the boy in front of her.

"She's almost coming back soon. Why not stay here? What's the rush?"

"That's not a easy question to answer. You might know it later. I'm sorry, but I'll leave now. Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, when I have time, I'll explain it to Setsuna."

Looking at Qingpu Wu in front of him with a confused and dissatisfied expression, he no longer smiled at her. He stood quietly at the door for a while, then turned and walked towards the stairs. Qingpu Wu in front of the door stared at his back as he slowly disappeared from the stairs. He was silent for a moment and did not chase after him to ask. He quietly closed the door and went back into the house. He placed the gift for his daughter on the table and opened his own gift.

After unwrapping the paper, a pure white gift box was revealed. Gently opening it, a diamond necklace emitting dazzling light lay quietly in the center of the gift box. Qing Pu Wu was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she closed the gift box silently.

When she saw the gift box, her heart suddenly calmed down a lot...

He returned to the apartment building where he lived and walked all the way up to the door of Ogihara's apartment. He gently pressed the doorbell and someone came to open the door. Xianren lowered his head. After the door was opened, the first thing he saw was a pair of soft black over-the-knee socks, and then Ogihara Sayu who was wearing a short skirt and a long-sleeved sweater.

"Xige is here with you too?"

"Weren't we on the way here? Have you asked?"

"A wise man?"

Mito Yuka's gentle voice was heard from inside the house. She slowly came to the door and saw Xianren standing there quietly. It was a little late, but seeing Xianren on the first day of the new year, a faint smile appeared on Mito Yuka's face, which was as pure as clear water.

"Happy New Year, wise man."

"Happy New Year, Yuuka and Sayu, this is a gift for both of you."

He took out two gift boxes from the bag in his hand and handed them to Sayu in front of him and Mito Yuka who was standing beside her. Kento smiled at the two of them.

"Gift...gift, that...sage, I have prepared a gift for you as well."

Looking at the gift box wrapped in colored paper in her hand, Mito Yuge raised her head and looked at the man in front of her. She mustered up the courage in her heart and slowly said something that surprised Ogiwara Sayu.

"Eh?!"

"A gift?"

Mito Yuka, who was standing at the door, turned around and entered the house, took out a gift and gave it to Kento, and gave the other to Ogiwara Sayu.

"This is a gift for both of you."

"..."

Ogiwara Sayu, who had never expected this, stood blankly at the door, looking at Mito Yuka, then turning to look at Kento. She felt a little depressed and had not thought about preparing gifts at all.

When she was at home, she lived with her mother, who didn't like her at all. The so-called gift-giving session never existed. During the time when she became friends with Jiezi, they did exchange gifts, but for her, that memory was a taboo. She always avoided things from that time, so she didn't think about preparing gifts for a while.

"S-Sorry... I forgot about the gift."

Ogiwara Sayu fell silent, looked down at the gift in her hand, then looked at the wise man in front of her, and held the gift tightly in her hands, ready to return it to the wise man.

Looking at Ogiwara Sayu, who looked a little strange, and Mito Yuka, who looked a little surprised and hesitant, he stepped into the house, lowered his head, and gently kissed the girl's sad face.