Chapter 23: Hanging Out Together
In Su Xiaoqiao's bedroom.
Lu Mingfei sat in front of the computer, minimized the group chat box, and glanced at his friend list.
Chen Wenwen's avatar is a girl wearing a baseball cap, which is still gray.
He scrolled down the list and found Don's account, whose avatar was a panda.
Although it is a panda, this avatar is not at all as cute and cute as a normal panda, but it looks like it has a cheap air that emanates from the bone marrow, which is very suitable for use as an emoji.
Lu Mingfei sent a message to Lao Tang: "It's morning on my side, don't you sleep?" β
He has the impression that Old Tang seems to be an American unemployed vagrant who receives social assistance, so Old Tang usually has plenty of time, playing games with Lu Mingfei who is on the other side of the world in the middle of the night during the day, and sleeps at night.
Old Tang replied with the news: "Don't mention it, I recently worked part-time and worked night shifts, which turned my schedule upside down." β
Lu Mingfei was a little surprised and asked, "So hard?" Aren't you living on welfare? β
After a while, Lao Tang sent a message, explaining: "The little money given by social assistance makes people starve to death at most, and if I don't want to become a homeless person, I still have to go out to work occasionally." β
Although Lu Mingfei has lived in the United States in another world, he will not be reduced to the point of needing American social assistance no matter what, so he really doesn't know much about it.
Immediately, Lao Tang quickly sent another message: "But my part-time job is phased, and I can play again when I save some money, and I will continue to work when I run out of money." I've just finished a job now, and I have some money to spare. β
The two chatted a few more words, and Old Tang couldn't wait to get to the point: "Come, let's open a plate first, and talk in the rest of the voice channel." β
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Lu Mingfei wanted to let Lao Tang this time, but Su Xiaoqiao's computer was a desktop, and there was no red dot, so he could only use a mouse.
Although he had released as much water as possible, Lu Mingfei still inadvertently won this set, but Lao Tang held it in his hands for nearly fifteen minutes, which was enough to be proud.
Of course, Don himself didn't think so.
"Big-headed bear, when did you become so powerful?" In the voice channel, Lao Tang was surprised in his accented Chinese.
"Having said that, I changed the keyboard and mouse that the thief pulled." Lu Mingfei Dao.
In fact, Lu Mingfei's English is better than Tang's Chinese, especially after living in the United States for three months, it is not a problem for him to communicate with Tang without barriers in English.
But Old Tang said before that he was more interested in Chinese and wanted to learn by himself, so Lu Mingfei usually chatted with him or used Chinese, just to help Old Tang practice speaking and listening.
Although Lu Mingfei didn't understand why Old Tang wanted to learn Chinese in the United States, Old Tang had a progressive heart, and he was willing to support it.
"I don't believe it! You must have been lucky with shit, plus I just finished playing and I'm not in good shape! Old Tang said.
"Another plate, then?" It just so happened that Lu Mingfei hadn't played enough.
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Twelve minutes later, with an explosion at the Old Don base, the game ended.
"I don't believe it! Again! Old Don roared.
"Wait, I have other things, I'll fight you next time." Lu Mingfei Dao.
It has been nearly forty minutes since Su Xiaoqiao went out with her clothes, and no matter how careful she is, she should be about to finish taking a shower.
"Then you open the video, let me see your mouse and keyboard, I'm going to buy the same model!" Old Tang gritted his teeth.
"Uh...... You better forget it, I'll be honest," Lu Mingfei said, "I'm in someone else's house, using someone else's computer, her family is rich, and the mouse and keyboard may be more expensive than an ordinary computer." β
"It's okay, you let me see, it's a big deal that I'll work more!" Old Tang said.
"Okay." Lu Mingfei cut to QQ and sent a video call application to Lao Tang.
He quickly picked up the camera on his computer desk - if it broke, he couldn't afford it now.
The video call was answered in seconds, and the big picture on the screen was Old Tang's face, drooping his eyebrows, looking very happy, he was simply a natural burlesque actor.
At this moment, the eyes of this slightly funny face widened, and the mouth was almost open to the limit, and Lu Mingfei could see his tonsils.
"You, you, you...... You live in a cutie's house?! Old Tang's voice at the moment seemed to be locked by someone, a bit similar to a duck or a eunuch.
Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and saw the small screen on the screen, although the camera only captured the keyboard and mouse, and did not shoot the bedroom furnishings, but the keyboard and mouse were pasted with gorgeous decorative stickers, which looked like a girl's thing.
"What do you mean by living in someone's house?" Lu Mingfei corrected, "This is my classmate, I'll help her with her homework, and use the computer by the way." β
"Holy! Why can't I meet such a good thing! Old Don's eyes were full of jealousy.
asked Lao Tang to recognize the keyboard and mouse brand, Lu Mingfei turned off the video, said hello to him, agreed to fight again in the future, and went offline.
It's not that he suddenly found out in his conscience that he was no longer addicted to games and was ready to concentrate on studying, but Su Xiaoqiao knocked on the door outside.
"Lu Mingfei, I'm coming in!" Su Xiaoqiao said as he knocked on the door.
"Come in, isn't this your room," Lu Mingfei said, "knocking on the door?" β
"I'm not afraid you're browsing for something inconvenient to see." Su Xiaoqiao changed into a home dress and walked in.
Lu Mingfei glanced at her, Su Xiaoqiao didn't seem to blow her hair, her long hair was still a little wet, hanging down, and there was an orange hair ring on her slender and delicate wrist.
"See what?" Su Xiaoqiao snorted lightly and pinned the messy hair on his sideburns behind his ears.
"Look at a beautiful and elegant girl." Lu Mingfei said immediately.
The corners of Su Xiaoqiao's mouth subconsciously raised, and then she deliberately smoothed it out.
Lu Mingfei didn't notice this small detail, he just thought that the conversation he inadvertently learned from the party didn't work, and it was really difficult for the girl to get angry.
"Let's go, let's go to the living room, you come to tutor me with homework," Su Xiaoqiao said, "By the way, the ice cola that Aunt Mei prepared for you was intercepted by me and put at room temperature." β
"Huh? Why? Only then did Lu Mingfei understand why Aunt Mei never came to bring him Coke.
"It's not suitable to drink too cold drinks just after exercising," Su Xiaoqiao said seriously, "I'm doing this for your good." β
"Hell! It's been an hour! And after so long, the steam is gone! Lu Mingfei complained.
Suddenly, an inspiration appeared in his mind: "Wait, aren't you taking revenge on me for saying that you are not as good-looking as Chen Wenwen?" Or revenge I didn't wait for you when I ran! β
"No, you just said that I am beautiful and elegant, how could I do such a thing?" Su Xiaoqiao smiled innocently.
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In a rental house in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn, USA.
Old Tang nestled in the computer chair, looked at the keyboard and mouse photos he had screenshotted, searched for the price on the Internet, and couldn't help but smack his tongue.
"Wicked rich man, it's so ......expensive to buy a keyboard and mouse," Old Tang muttered to himself, "Why don't I see if there are any safer tasks and take another order?" β
As soon as he thought of it, Old Tang straightened up, opened a website he relied on for a living, and carefully browsed the tasks in it, looking for the safer type among them.
At the very top of the website, there is a bold English word -
βHunterβγ
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Su Xiaoqiao's home.
Su Xiaoqiao and Lu Mingfei sat on the sofa in the living room together, Lu Mingfei had already tutored Su Xiaoqiao for a day's homework, and had just finished teaching her the last question of the day.
Although Su Xiaoqiao's bedroom is very spacious and the desk is enough to sit two people, but the lonely man and widow are in the same room, Aunt Mei must report to Su's father, so Su Xiaoqiao simply chose the tutoring location in the living room.
"Hmm......" Su Xiaoqiao sat on the sofa and stretched long.
Her top seems to be shorter, and after the slender figure is stretched, a small snow-white waist is exposed, as if because of regular exercise, the waistline on the back and the vest line on the lower abdomen are clearly visible, and the lower edge of the top looms to cover the navel.
Lu Mingfei only dared to glance at it quietly, and immediately retracted his gaze like a thief.
"Okay, it's not early today, I'll go back first." Lu Mingfei Dao.
"Let Uncle Li send you back, come back tomorrow," Su Xiaoqiao threatened, "Come later, don't let me see you on my morning run!" Otherwise, you won't be killed! β
"Understood, understood." Lu Mingfei nodded.
"That's right," Su Xiaoqiao seemed to suddenly think of something, took out his wallet, and handed him a stack of banknotes in Lu Mingfei's puzzled gaze, "Your pair of contact lenses, after all, is something to wear on your eyes, go change it to a better one, don't wait until you hurt your eyes and regret it." β
Lu Mingfei took the banknote, and was so moved that he seemed to be able to cry at any time.
"Come," Su Xiaoqiao handed over the pen and paper again, and looked at Lu Mingfei with a smile, "By the way, write me a new IOU, remember to capitalize the numbers in traditional Chinese, and don't forget to press the handprint." β
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Seeing Lu Mingfei leave, Su Xiaoqiao rubbed his face, took out his mobile phone and prepared to relax.
saw that there was a new friend application on his QQ, and the avatar of this account was a photo, and in the photo was a person Su Xiaoqiao was very familiar with.
Or someone who is familiar to all of Shilan Middle School -
Chu Zihang.
Senior Brother Chu? Really? Why did he add me? It can't be a fraudster, right?
With such doubts, Su Xiaoqiao accepted the friend application and tentatively sent a message: "Is it Senior Brother Chu?" β
The other side quickly replied: "Well, I'm Chu Zihang." Are you Su Xiaoqiao? β
"I am, Senior Brother Chu, do you have something to do with me?" Su Xiaoqiao replied.
Chu Zihang sent a message that made Su Xiaoqiao full of question marks.
"Do you have time next week? I would like to invite you to hang out with Lu Mingfei. β