"Squeak-" The iron door opened again, and a figure appeared in the doorway.

Chu Sheng, who was stroking and comforting the boy, suddenly felt the boy's body tremble involuntarily a few times.

Turning his head to look at the door, Chu Sheng found that the person who came turned out to be Dr. Huang Bo, the owner of the boy.

"Are You ......?"

Chu Sheng looked at Huang Bo with a tangled expression, and then looked at Zaizai.

"Hey, it's all over, in fact, they're also good for you...."

Chu Sheng, who guessed the reason, sped up the speed of his paw stroking in distress.

Huang Bo, who walked into the house, was also stunned for a moment when he saw Fangfang and Ma Xiaofu, obviously he didn't expect that the guests invited by the old man would be these two young people. But since he was the old man's guest, Huang Bo didn't want to ask too much. After saying hello, Huang Bo sat aside.

The three generations of young, middle-aged and elderly people sat together, and the atmosphere in the living room was suddenly very subtle.

Because there is no common topic, everyone is more often awkward in conversation. The old man asked, and Ma Xiaofu replied. Huang Bo, who was sitting on the side, would occasionally say a word, but most of the time he would drink silently with a cup like Fangfang.

A few people chatted awkwardly for more than ten minutes, and the old man finally mentioned a topic that Ma Xiaofu was very concerned about recently, that is, the issue of renting a house.

Recently, the weather has been hot very fast, and Fangfang is particularly afraid of heat, although the fan will be turned on when sleeping at night, but the air circulation and heat dissipation in the garage room are very poor, which also leads to Fangfang often not sleeping well.

Ma Xiaofu was worried about this matter, but because the rental time was still a month and a half before it expired, he didn't open his mouth to discuss it with Fangfang. Now seeing that the old man took the initiative to ask, Ma Xiaofu decided not to hide it anymore.

"Originally, I was thinking of telling you about this in the middle of next month, but now that you have asked, uncle, I will say it directly, don't be angry, I do plan to change places. ”

"What's there to be angry about, renting and changing houses is normal, I'm almost in my 60s, how can I be so hypocritical. Now that you're planning to change places, I wonder if there's a suitable option right now?"

Helplessly bowed his head and sighed, Ma Xiaofu said with some loss: "This is not available for the time being, to be honest, the price of rent is really too high......"

The reality is just as Ma Xiaofu said, some of the rental advertisements he has seen recently are almost more than 1,500 a month, and the slightly better ones are more than 2,000, and all of them are paid off for half a year's rent at one time, which does not include water, electricity, gas and other property costs.

"If that's the case, I won't be suspicious, how about taking the initiative to recommend a rental house to you?"

"Really?"

The old man smiled and nodded: "The tenant of the house in my Qinghe community happens to be moving out at the end of the month, and it is in room 302 of the building you rented. You also know, every time you rent out and take someone to see the house, it's a trip to the trouble, I don't want to find so much trouble when I'm old, if you want, I'll just rent it to you cheaper. It's convenient for you, and I'm also worry-free, the best of both worlds, what do you think?"

When Ma Xiaofu heard this, he immediately came to his senses, if that was the case, it would definitely be the best. Although I and Fangfang's luggage is not very much, it takes a lot of effort to carry it.

"Uncle, what about the price?"

Looking at Ma Xiaofu, who was looking forward to it, the old man pondered for a while, and replied tentatively: "Well, 1200 a month?

"Poof..."

Huang Bo, who was drinking water on the side, suddenly couldn't hold back, and a mouthful of water squirted out.

"I'm sorry, it's out of shape..."

Seeing that several people were looking at him, Huang Bo awkwardly picked up the tissue on the table and wiped it.

There is a reason for Huang Bo's gaffe, you know, the old man's house in Qinghe Community is 120 square meters, and it is finely decorated, even if the rental price is 2,000 yuan a month, it is quite popular. And Huang Bo listened to the old man's tone, as if Ma Xiaofu could not accept it as long as he said that he could not accept it, it might be reduced.

"The price is very good, just..."

Seeing that Ma Xiaofu was still a little hesitant, Lao Tzu simply threw out another sentence: "Then 1000 a month, if you are tight, the rent will be paid every month, what do you think?"

Huang Bo really couldn't sit still now, the old man was obviously a little too generous this time.

But just as he was about to open his mouth and whisper a reminder, Huang Bo saw the old man's gaze.

The strong desire to survive made Huang Bo's brain take a 180-degree turn, and he immediately changed the words that had come to his lips: "Ah, that, well, Dad, Lili must be very busy in the kitchen alone, I'll go over and help her, ...... you talk."

Seeing that Huang Bo was still clever, the old man's eyes instantly softened.

Nodding slightly, the old man spoke: "Well, you go and help, let Lili boil the stewed chicken I asked to dissipate heat." ”

"Hey. ”

Huang Bo, who was approved, breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly got up and walked to the kitchen.

Turning his head to look at Ma Xiaofu again, the old man's face had already appeared with the kind smile he had before: "Let's continue to talk about renting a house." What do you think of the price, pony?"

"Uncle, you have taken care of us so much, I definitely have no reason to refuse. I can't go too far, the price of 1000 is really too low, I'll give it to you at 1500, right?"

Seeing that Ma Xiaofu agreed, the old man happily clapped his legs: "Okay, it's okay if you can accept the price, then we will settle it, and I will sign a rental agreement with you in a few days." ”

In the kitchen, Huang Bo, who had just slipped in, leaned on the door and eavesdropped on the whole process, and then walked to Hu Li's side with a puzzled face.

"Hey, Lili, what's wrong with the old man today, why do I feel so wrong?"

Hu Li, who was busy stir-frying, smiled and said, "Is there one? I think it's quite normal." ”

"Is this normal? More than 2,000 casually rented houses, he opened 1,000 to others, and paid the rent once a month, I have never seen him like this. ”

"It is estimated that the old man likes this little young man, anyway, the old man is not short of this money, just follow him, he will be happy." Or do you feel sorry for that money?"

"Do you ask me like that kind of money-grubber!"

"That's it, if you were that kind of person, I wouldn't have married you at the time~ Okay, don't stand here, help me bring the dishes out and greet the guests to the table." ”

"The key is that I'm curious......"

Picking up the dishes at hand, Huang Bo opened the door puzzled and walked out.

After running back and forth eight times, Huang Bo finished all the dishes, and then went over to invite the old man and the two guests to move to dinner.

There are no fancy dishes on the table, they are all home-cooked, eight dishes and one soup, and the portion of each dish is also very moderate.

Although it looks very good, there is still a big gap between this and the big meal that Chu Sheng wants.

"Don't give me the whole cat food, that's really embarrassing......"

At this moment, Chu Sheng had already lost some confidence in this meal.

"Tangerine, boy, come over for dinner too~"

As the kitchen door opened again, Hu Li walked out of the kitchen with two cat food bowls.

A strong smell of chicken wafted over, and the boy, who was still immersed in sadness just now, raised his head sharply and jumped off the sofa without saying a word.

ran to Hu Li in a hurry, and the boy screamed coquettishly.

You have to know that one meal can be done, and a fool cares about you!

Rolling his eyes at the boy in his heart, Chu Sheng also jumped off the sofa.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's excellent to have meat to eat~"

Looking at the soft boneless chicken in the cat's food bowl, Chu Sheng said that he was quite happy, after all, compared with cat food, eating meat is always a thing that cats enjoy very much.

Looking at the boy who had already begun to gobble up, Chu Sheng swallowed his saliva and lowered his head to eat his share.

As soon as he ate nonsense, Chu Sheng solved his own battle.

Pulling the cat food bowl to Hu Li, Chu Sheng gently patted her feet with his paws.

"Finished so quickly, and not enough?"

Facing the inquiry, Chu Sheng nodded very seriously.

Glancing at Chu Sheng with a puzzled expression, Hu Li put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand and went to the kitchen to serve another one.

This second serving of chicken Chu Sheng was prepared for the Tanuki cat, so after eating a little bite, Chu Sheng stopped.

Because Ma Xiaofu and Fangfang's dinner was just halfway through, Chu Sheng turned around and went to play with Zai Zai again.

This time, Chu Sheng tried his best not to expose his lower body, so as not to evoke the painful memories of the boy again.

With the old man's various instructions of "eat more", "don't eat rice all the time, eat more vegetables", "this is delicious" and "this is also delicious", this meal was eaten for nearly an hour, and then slowly entered the end of the real sense.

Seeing that Ma Xiaofu and Fangfang got up and prepared to leave, Chu Sheng hurriedly ran over, hooked Fangfang's pants with his paws and came to the cat food basin.

"You're not going to pack it up, are you......"

"Meow-"

"It's rude, we're guests......"

Looking at Fang Fang, who looked entangled and whispered softly, Chu Sheng thought about it, and this was indeed the truth. Going to other people's homes as a guest, and packing and taking away, is really a bit unbearable for a normal person.

After thinking about it for a while, Chu Sheng ran over and patted the old man, and dragged his trouser leg to invite him over.

After watching Chu Sheng's performance, the old man suddenly showed an expression of "I understand".

"You want to bring it back, don't you?"

"Meow!" Chu Sheng called out happily.

"This is easy to say, since you like to eat, then you wait a minute, I'll go see if there is anything left, and fill it up for you more~"

The old man touched Chu Sheng's head lovingly, and walked to the kitchen with a smile. After finding a bag, the old man unceremoniously packed up the rest of the pressure cooker and what Chu Sheng left behind.

“……”

In a room, except for the old man and Chu Sheng, the other four people and one cat were quite speechless about this.

After declining the old man's offer to go downstairs to see him off, Fangfang and Ma Xiaofu said goodbye politely.

Chu Sheng was also very polite, standing at the door and waving his paws twice with the old man.

The old man immediately waved his hand and responded: "Slow down on the road~ Come to me again when you still want to eat~"

Hu Li and Huang Bo glanced at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes. Before, they thought that tonight's guests were Fangfang and Ma Xiaofu, but now they suddenly felt that this cat was more like a guest invited by the old man.

I like that! The old man is a human being! I will come often!

Chu Sheng, who had already run down the floor, turned around and shouted happily twice before continuing to take a step.

"Hoo ......"

As soon as they walked out of the corridor, Fangfang and Ma Xiaofu breathed a sigh of relief.

Touching her belly, Fangfang glanced at Ma Xiaofu aggrievedly: "You see my belly is so round......

Ma Xiaofu also looked at Fangfang very aggrievedly: "Hey... Don't talk about you, I've eaten too much..."

"The landlord was too welcoming......"

"Who's to say no, enthusiasm is not good at all......"

"Hey..."

The two of them looked at each other tacitly and sighed together.

Then there was silence for a few seconds, but Fangfang, who was staring at Ma Xiaofu, laughed out loud.

"You look so ugly~"

"Yes, I think I'm actually quite handsome, especially the side face when I'm sad, don't believe me. ”

As he spoke, Ma Xiaofu turned his head, touched the tip of his nose lightly with his hand, and left the side face to Fangfang: "How is it, isn't this look very handsome? It's the kind of faint sadness that belongs to men." ”

Looking at the narcissistic Ma Xiaofu, Fang Fang smiled and nodded: "Well, handsome, it's just the kind of ugly handsome and ugly handsome~"

"That's not bad, at least it's related to the handsome word. ”

"Cut~"

After Fang Fang smiled and scorned, she grabbed Ma Xiaofu's left hand and leaned on his shoulder.

"Let's go home~" Fang Fang stretched out her left arm.

"Well, let's go~" Ma Xiaofu raised his right arm in cooperation.

"Can you two pay attention to the influence! This is no one's good, but there is a cat here! Oh, I can't stand it......"

Looking at the crooked scene in front of him, Chu Sheng suddenly felt a layer of goosebumps on his body.

With a slight increase in speed, Chu Sheng ran from the back to the front.

"Push open the window and look at the white birds in the sky~ I think of your minty smile~ At that time, you were running on the playground~ Shouting loudly~ I love you, do you know ~"

Fangfang, who was in a very beautiful mood, hummed her favorite song "We Are All Good Boys" in a low voice.

"I know~"

After lowering his head and whispering in Fangfang's ear, Ma Xiaofu kissed Fangfang's forehead without a trace.

This greasy scene made Chu Sheng, who happened to turn around, look at it squarely.

"I just owe it!

Turning his head back, Chu Sheng couldn't help but slap his cat face twice with his paws.

It was half past ten o'clock in the evening, the heat began to dissipate, and the evening breeze blew gently, bringing a rare coolness of the day.

With the faint fragrance of privet flowers in the air, and Fangfang's slightly out-of-tune singing, the two of them walked home leisurely.

When he arrived at home, Chu Sheng took his cat bowl in his mouth and asked for a chicken that he had specially packed back.

After shouting twice at Fangfang and Ma Xiaofu as good night, Chu Sheng jumped out of the garage room satisfied.

The iron door closed softly, and there was a slightly noisy sound of washing in the room.

Lying quietly at the door and waiting for the house to be completely quiet, Chu Sheng ran towards the Qingshui River with chicken in his mouth.

From a distance, Chu Sheng saw the raccoon cat squatting on the bridge.

"Hey, although I don't have a girlfriend, don't I have a cat friend waiting for me now, it's rare. ”

Thinking so, Chu Sheng happily sped up the speed of his feet.