Chapter 10: Can't afford it
Thinking about it carefully, except for the part about "confidential", I can't understand the details for the time being, just looking at Tang Xiaomian's series of actions to find Lin Wang, it really looks like an emotional story of "a girl came to a strange city alone and desperately looked for an online dating partner".
As for "why didn't the two contact in advance when they met", "why did the girl use paintings instead of photos to find someone", "did something happen to the girl's family", etc., these more complicated issues are the privacy of the two of them, and it is inconvenient for Lin Chaochao, as an outsider, to participate in the understanding.
Lin Wang and Tang Xiaomian subconsciously glanced at each other, and quickly looked away.
In a sense, Lin Chaochao's speculation seems to be quite like the truth in addition to not being the truth.
Lin Wang felt that this was a good excuse, and it might be more reliable than the "only friend in this city" that he had discussed and decided before, but considering that Tang Xiaomian and a girl would most likely not agree, he coughed lightly and prepared to explain:
"Ahem, that ......"
"That's it, actually." Tang Xiaomian stretched out his hand and hooked his sideburns, tilting his head to the side a little unnaturally.
"......" Lin Wang glanced at her, opened his mouth and closed it again, feeling that his thoughts were still a little more conservative.
"Really?" Lin Chaochao looked back at her with a surprised expression.
"Hmm...... I, I have known Lin Wang for many years, and I broke off all contact due to some accidents, and it is only now that we meet for the first time. ā
Tang Xiaomian avoided her gaze, looked at the road ahead, and tried her best to stay calm, "Because something happened at home, I am basically in a state of homelessness now, and there is really no way to find here." ā
āā¦ā¦ I see. ā
Lin Chaochao felt that the relationship in this situation might not be too strong, and it might not be long before there would be problems, but thinking of Lin Wang's act of proposing to transfer money just now, she still suppressed the doubts in her heart.
At least from this point of view alone, this man's character is still reliable.
"Ahem, that ......"
Seeing that the "online dating couple" has become a new excuse, Lin Wang had no choice but to work hard to cooperate with the performance, "There is only one bedroom in the place I rent now, and it is not convenient for two people to live for the time being, so Tang Xiaomian may have to disturb you for a while...... Why don't we calculate the rent, plus the money you paid before, and I'll transfer it to you? ā
"Don't bother, it's no problem for Xiaomian to stay with me for as long as he wants."
Lin Chaochao shook his head and smiled, "And counting the salary for helping in the store, I may have to give Xiaomian a sum of money every month, so forget about the rent." ā
"Well, it's okay, but the money you paid in advance still has to be settled, and you can't lose too much." Lin Wang took out his mobile phone and motioned for the two to add a WeChat friend.
Lin Chaochao thought about it and didn't refuse again.
Settle the accounts in advance and save a lot of troubles that may arise in the future.
Tang Xiaomian silently pushed the wheelchair and did not join the conversation.
You're going to stay here for a long time......
Obviously, both of them were discussing things for their own good, but she felt like she had nothing to do with the whole world.
I wish it was just a dream......
ā¦ā¦
Ten minutes before eight o'clock, the three of them walked to the intersection where the convenience store was located.
Lin Chaochao pushed his wheelchair into the convenience store alone, and Tang Xiaomian called Lin Wang to the side of the road.
"What's going on with her legs?" Lin Wang was the first to raise his own questions.
"Paraplegia, but it doesn't seem to be very serious, and there is a possibility of recovery."
"Can it be healed by magic?"
āā¦ā¦ What do you think? Tang Xiaomian squinted at him.
"Forget it, when I didn't ask." Lin Wang scratched his head, "What are you looking for me?" ā
"Hmm......"
Hearing this, Tang Xiaomian's expression immediately became entangled, and he hesitated for a long time before he whispered, "The money just now...... I'll pay you back. ā
"Okay." Lin Wang nodded dryly.
"Y-You agreed?" Tang Xiaomian opened his mouth slightly, his expression a little dazed.
Just along the way, she thought of a lot of persuasion, and she was ready to fight for a long time, but the other party didn't intend to refuse at all.
How can there be such a person!
You're welcome, aren't you?
"You want to pay me back, why don't I agree."
Lin Wang touched his trouser pocket and took out the only two hundred yuan left from it, "You have no identity in this world, and it is very troublesome to use your mobile phone to collect and transfer money...... Don't bother Lin Chaochao with these things, you spend two hundred yuan in cash first, and I'll get a bank card later, and then lend Alipay to you for the time being......"
He handed over the money, paused for half a second, and added, "I'll have to trouble you when you shop on Taobao in the future." ā
"Taobao?"
"It's an online shopping platform, you won't have that world without it, right?"
"We also have ......" Tang Xiaomian reached out to take the money, pursed his lips and looked at him, wanting to say something more, but he didn't know how to speak.
"These are all things to be paid back, don't think too much."
Lin Wang smiled, turned his head to look at the gray sky, and stuffed his hand back into his pocket, "If you had crossed over ten years ago, I might have been fully responsible for it to the end, after all, you shouldn't have the ability to live independently at that time, as for now, ......"
He looked down at the other party, "I'm overdoing it, that's another story." ā
"Hmm......" Tang Xiaomian clutched the money in his hand tightly, not knowing what to say.
She didn't want that other meaning.
She'll not be able to pay it back.
"By the way, why did you just say that?" Lin Wang looked at the apartment building in the distance and asked casually.
"What?"
"Just admit that we are online couples, obviously there is no need to do that."
"IāI just think this excuse is good, maybe even better than the excuse discussed before, and then my brain is hot......"
Tang Xiaomian explained in a whispered at a loss, and slowly lowered his head, "I'm sorry......"
"It's okay, actually, I thought it was a good excuse at the time."
Lin Wang smiled and waved his hand indifferently, "This matter is not harmful to me, there is no need to apologize." ā
"Hmmm......"
Tang Xiaomian answered and turned his gaze to the convenience store, "Then I'm going to work?" ā
"Go ahead, just call me if you have something."
Lin Wang nodded with a smile, took out his mobile phone and glanced at it, and found that five minutes ago, the little aunt had sent two messages to him.
"We can provide three meals a day and supper, so you can come at any time if you need it......"
"Got it, I'll be over in a moment."
Seeing Tang Xiaomian, who had already entered the state, return to the convenience store, Lin Wang removed the smile from the corner of his mouth and looked down to check the news.
Auntie: [Picture]
Auntie: My colleague's daughter, how about you take a look?
Looking at these two pieces of news, Lin Wang felt a sense of helplessness in his heart, "It's really so".