Sophia was helpless. It seemed that she could not stop the Sister Alliance from going to Plain to watch the show. She could only let it be.
Many people came to help, so things were soon packed. Shortly after, Kate and the movers came back. Kate directed the movers to carry the cartons to the truck.
They had to give up lots of things, so some old items were left in the old house. In a few months, the building would be torn down. When they left, Kate left the door unlocked to facilitate the construction.
The new house had not been cleaned. Sophia asked them to go back and said that she would invite them to eat at home when they finished packing. Then she came to the new house on the truck.
It was the first time Sophia came to the new house, which was about one hundred and thirty square meters. There were three rooms and two living rooms, very spacious. The decoration was simple, but it looked good. By contrast, the old furniture she brought in seemed a little out of harmony.
Kate planned to move the old furniture into another house after it was delivered. Then it would be easier for tenants to use. Otherwise, an empty house would not be easy to rent out.
It was just that the house would be delivered in a year. The old building had to be demolished. They could only place the furniture here and use it.
The moving company had helped them place the furniture neatly, but they had to arrange some items in the carton by themselves.
Sophia and Kate were tired after packing for a long time. They sat on the sofa to have a rest and planned to clean up the room later. Sophia opened a carton, took out two bottles of soda from it, and handed Kate one.
It was probably a bit rough on the road, and as soon as the soda was opened, it gushed and spilled on the ground.
Sophia got up and tried to mop the floor. Then she remembered that the mop had been thrown away because it was too old.
Sophia said, "It's troublesome to go to the supermarket. I'll borrow a mop from our neighbor. We can buy what we want later. "
She came to the door of the neighbor and rang the bell.
Usually, people did not open the door casually, and they had to acknowledge the identity of the stranger first. After all, it was not a peaceful world, and there were many bad people.
However, when Sophia rang the door, it was opened in ten seconds.
The face showed from the back of the door surprised Sophia.
It was from Albert.
Did he live here?
"Surprise!" Albert smiled. "We are neighbors now."
Sophia was too stunned to speak. After a while, she remembered that Albert was there when she and her mother were selecting the apartment. He knew which one they had chosen.
"You said you bought a new house… I didn't expect you to buy it here." Sophia said, "It seems that you are doing well in business."
Albert nodded, "Yeah. I'm… cooperating with the big brand Aphrodite. Their boss is handsome and generous. I made a lot recently."
Sophia wondered the necessity to stress the "handsome" of their boss.
After a while, Albert remembered to invite Sophia in.
Sophia didn't refuse. She changed her slippers at the door and went in. The decoration here was the same as her house. She thought the developer decorated all houses the same. It was just that his furniture was new and it went well with the decoration, and the whole room gave people a very warm feeling.
"It's beautiful," Sophia said. "By the way, why did you buy the apartment here?"
"I saw you buy an apartment here. I felt it would be more convenient to live near the one you knew, so I chose here."
Sophia also thought it was good to have someone you knew lived nearby; they could take care of each other.
She continued to ask, "Why do you suddenly want to buy a house?"
Albert smiled, "This is my wedding house. You know, I'm old enough to think about getting married."
Sophia felt so. He was twenty-four years old. "That's right. But… you don't have a girlfriend, do you?"
"With a house, a girlfriend is on the way," Albert said.
Sophia took it as it was easier to have a girlfriend when he had a house. After all, girls are looking for a boyfriend with a house and car. It was a helpless fact. After all, without a house, the marriage life would be very hard.
Albert had a car, it was not fancy, but it was a car. Now there was a house, which was in line with the modern standard for girls to find a boyfriend.
But she figured that with the appearance of Albert, there would be plenty of girls wailing to marry him even if he had no house or car. He hadn't had a girlfriend yet, was it because of… his taste?
With her knowledge of Albert's strange taste, she felt the girlfriend he was looking for... was probably a strange person.
"Oh, I come to borrow a mop." Sophia remembered her purpose here, "I've just moved in, I haven't packed up, and I haven't bought some things yet."
Albert got up and got a mop from the bathroom. It was new and unused.
Sophia reached for the mop, but Albert didn't hand it to her. "I'll go with you. I want to visit Mrs. Green. I haven't seen her for a long time. I miss her."
Since Kate was Albert's teacher and lived next door, Albert should visit her. Sophia agreed.
Albert left the door unlocked and came to Sophia's house with the mop. The house had not been cleaned up, and slippers were not ready, so they went in with their shoes on.
Kate looked exactly like Sophia when she saw Albert. "What are you doing here?"
Albert repeated to Kate what he had just explained to Sophia, "Please let me know if you need anything, Mrs. Green. I live next door and can help at any time."
He picked up the mop and briskly cleaned the floor where it was soiled by soda.. He used to do the work as an assistant in the laboratory and was very skilled.