CH 8

“This bustier is a little small.” She lowered her head and said softly.

Yu Zhou thought for a couple of seconds before understanding this information in this sentence, then she called Xiang Wan by her name: “Xiang Wan, you offended me.”

Xiang Wan looked very innocent.

“Stop pretending to be naive. The difference is negligible. Could it potentially choke you?” Yu Zhou was angry.

Xiang Wan then pursed her lips and smiled with reserve.

In this way, she was a little cute. Yu Zhou had no choice but to give her a glare and walk towards the elevator.

Xiang Wan followed, looking up curiously at the red numbers on the elevator door jumping up and down.

Her eyes blinked as the numbers jumped. Yu Zhou laughed at her.

How fun she is, a time traveler.

While waiting for the elevator, she asked Xiang Wan, “Is it really tight? If it’s tight, I’ll buy you some new ones tomorrow.”

“Don’t end up suffocating under a bra in the modern world.” She muttered to herself as she found it amusing.

Xiang Wan said, “There is some difficulty in breathing, but I can still hold on.”

Yu Zhou laughed: “Why would you endure this? Okay, I’ll buy it for you tomorrow.”

She glanced at her and said uncomfortably, “I’ll buy you bigger sizes. You’re only eighteen and you’re still developing.”

The last four words are quite heartbreaking.

Xiang Wan agreed.

As the elevator door opened with a “ding”, her shoulders trembled slightly. 

Yu Zhou stepped into the steel box before reaching out her hand to Xiang Wan.

“Hurry up and come in, or the door may pinch you.” Yu Zhou moved her fingers.

Xiang Wan hurriedly ran in and caught Yu Zhou’s hand. 

Looking around, there are copper and iron mirrors on all sides. The door closed automatically. She stared at it warily when the elevator suddenly dropped. She clasped Yu Zhou’s hand tightly and held the elevator handrail with the other hand.

This was the first time Xiang Wan has felt weightlessness. She was not used to it so she closed her eyes while breathing heavily.

Feeling Yu Zhou’s squeeze of her hand, Xiang Wan heard her  say: “If you are uncomfortable, come over here.”

Xiang Wan leaned her close, enveloping Yu Zhou in the gentle breeze and warmth of her body. Yu Zhou reached out and took her hand, placing it on her own abdomen,while grasping Xiang Wan’s wrist with her right hand.

The elevator door opened and a middle-aged man was standing outside with a basket of vegetables, looking strangely at the two of them.

He saw one girl was leaning against the other’s neck, looking like she was drunk.

Yu Zhou, wearing a mask, looked back at him confidently. In the confrontation with the uncle’s gaze, she reached out to grab Xiang Wan’s shoulder, supporting her and saying, “Laopo, we’re here. Let’s go.”

Ohh, the middle-aged man tilted his head while exchanging a position with them. He then entered the elevator, then his curious gaze was rejected by the automatic door.

Xiang Wan turned around, feeling dizzy. After walking out of the lobby, she took a deep breath of hot air and then felt better.

She straightened up from Yu Zhou’s body with a pale face and breathed heavily into her mask: “Laopo, what is it?”

“A nickname I gave you.”

“I have a nickname, it’s called Ah Xi.”

“Oh, you can have another one in modern times. That one is a bit old-fashioned.”

Xiang Wan stopped and turned her head: “You’re lying to me.”

“In the TV show, there is also a ‘Laopo’ and it means ‘wife’.”

Yu Zhou also stopped: “You know it, then why did you ask me?”

“I wanted to hear you explain why you called me that.”

“You didn’t see The middle-aged man’s gaze just now. He thought I was abducting you, so I was so anxious that I just said it as a make-shift solution.” Yu Zhou was innocent.

Xiang Wan disagreed: “You could have called me your sister, it can also convey intimacy.”

Well…

Xiang Wan walked forward: “You just wanted to scare him. You just like… being bad.”

“You’re a lesbian, so it’s not good.” The last sentence came from Xiang Wan’s back.

Yu Zhou was speechless. Suddenly, she felt a little depressed. This Prime Minister’s younger sister was very smart, and she was also growing up so fast that she would probably not be able to fool her in the future.

The garden in the residential area was very large, with mountains, water, pavilions, and bridges, just like a delicate small park. Yu Zhou accompanied Xiang Wan on the stone path through the lawn, feeling very satisfied with her choice.

It’s good that I bought a small district with such good greening at that time. The garden is so big. Even if it’s blocked that I can’t go out, I can still enjoy my life inside.

But when I’m alone, I’m often too lazy to move. I don’t even go downstairs.

It’s a bit of a pity.

Fortunately, this lady appeared. Her graceful posture while walking amidst the trees and flowers transformed the ordinary terrain into an elegant scene.

Yu Zhou put her hands in her pockets, walked a little behind Xiang Wan. Xiang Wan noticed and turned her head to wait for her steps. She asked, “Why are you always behind me?”

“Ah?” This question had never occurred to Yu Zhou. She was not used to walking side by side with people. She only liked to look at the back of people.

Xiang Wan turned around to face her: “If there is a personal maidservant, she should follow me half a step behind. For an ordinary maidservant, it’s three steps, and for a boy servant, the distance is even further. You and I have no difference in identity, so you should stand by my side.”

Yu Zhou was a little dumb. No one had ever seriously told her the rules of standing to people. No one had ever cared whether she was standing by her side.

So she looked at Xiang Wan in the moonlight for a long time.

Then she said, “It’s not that I don’t want to go with you. Look at this stone road, it’s not wide enough for two people to walk together.”

Xiang Wan lowered her head and looked at the narrow path. Then she frowned: “This path should be widened.”

“Yes, the Prime Minister’s Mansion should allocate a sum of money.” Yu Zhou laughed.

Xiang Wan raised her head to look at her. Yu Zhou glanced at her with a smile and passed by her, then walked to her front.

Xiang Wan was stunned and then kept up with Yu Zhou. The two of them came down from the small hill and walked to the slightly wider road where the lights were shining.

Then they walked side by side. One had her hands in her pockets, while the other was hanging arms down, taking a leisurely stroll.

When they were about to walk to the end, Yu Zhou raised her chin and pointed to the west: “This is the west gate. You see the black iron gate over there. We just came in from the east gate.”

“There are also south and north gates. As long as you don’t go out, you can stroll around at will. There is a cultural square in the community. Some elderly people often play chess, write, dance or practice swordplay there. You can go to have a look if you are bored. On the south side of the central lake is the place for fitness. There is some fitness equipment and slides for children to play with. If you are interested, I will take you there tomorrow. Today I’m tired.”

After a careful introduction, Yu Zhou turned and walked back.

She introduced very comfortably, with a bit of “this inch of land is the territory that I have established for you”.

If not now, then when should I show off? These added values are all reflected in the housing price. I can’t use them on a daily basis anyway.

The two of them strolled back and met several neighbors walking in groups of two or three.

“Since you have resigned from your official position, where did you get the silver to buy this house?” Xiang Wan looked at the garden,which could be compared to that of the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

“To tell you the truth,” Yu Zhou sighed, “I am a rich second generation.”

“Rich…”

Here we go again. Yu Zhou glanced at her: “Just like you.”

“Ancestors’ legacy?”

“Yeah.”

“Not like.”

“Why?”

Xiang Wan stood at the elevator door while calmly looking at Yu Zhou.

Okay. “I had saved up some money myself, my mother chipped in the most. Initially, I was planning to buy a small unit, well, Su Chang put in some money so we ended up buying this one.”

Yu Zhou lightly kicked the marble brick at the elevator door with her foot.

At that time, Su Chang said that she also wanted to move in, so a bigger place will be more comfortable for the both of them to live in.

She knew that Su Chang was good at making money and came from a wealthy background, the sponsorship money was nothing. Thinking that the two of them had been together for a few years, it was only a matter of time before they lived together, so she didn’t refuse.

Later on, when they broke up, she wanted to sell the house to return the money to Su Chang with interest.

Su Chang said, no rush.

She didn’t say don’t need to return it, she said, no rush.

The real estate agent also advised her, the house was bought less than two years ago, so if she sold it now, the taxes would be high and it wouldn’t be worth it.

Later on, her fund took off so she made some money. After resigning, she counted her savings, withdrew her accumulated fund from her years of work, and added in the copyright fees from her novel. In total, it was roughly the same amount. She transferred the money to Su Chang’s account, which fell just a bit short of the interest.

Su Chang didn’t reply.

It’s okay not to reply, or anything would be awkward.