CHAPTER 469: 220. MOVING TOWARDS THE START OF SCHOOL WITH THE TEACHERS’ LIVES

"Happy New Year," after the greeting, Xiaoquan Aonai once again asked with puzzlement, "Dubian, why are you here?"

Dubian Che glanced at the real estate agent beside him, then back at Xiaoquan Aonai and the two others, "Renting an apartment."

"Staying in this one?" Akiko pointed to room 502.

"Yep," Dubian Che nodded.

Akiko wanted to pat his shoulder, but couldn’t manage due to carrying too much stuff.

She said with a sly grin, "Welcome to drop by any time."

"501?" Dubian Che asked.

"Young man, make sure not to harbour any fantasies just because you live next door to a beautiful teacher," Miyazaki Mieko, despite being very intellectual, spoke with the tone of someone who had been there before.

"I can’t control fantasies..." Dubian Che suddenly realized what she was talking about.

That kind of thing really isn’t controllable, is it?

He could only change his response to, "I’ll do my best."

"I like the honesty of the kid, even if it’s a bit naughty," Miyazaki Mieko expressed her view of Dubian Che to Xiaoquan Aonai, as if she were family.

"Miyuki, what are you talking about?" Xiaoquan Aonai either didn’t understand or pretended not to, "Dubian, are you living here alone? The rent here is quite expensive, you know."

"Aonai, have you forgotten?" Akiko said with a laugh, "This kid’s girlfriend is the Jiutiao family’s heiress, and his lover is the Kiyono family’s heiress."

As she was speaking, Dubian Che turned to the estate agent and said, "Thanks for your help today."

"No, no, it’s nothing; if you need anything, please give me a call, and I’ll do my best to solve it for you," said the tactful estate agent, who bowed to Dubian Che and the three teachers before stepping into the elevator.

"What’s there to be embarrassed about? You’re just marrying into her family, right?" Akiko dismissed Dubian Che’s method of sending off the agent. "My dream is to marry someone wealthy."

"Mr. Xiaoquan, what’s your dream partner like?" Dubian Che asked.

"Hey! Show some interest in me, will ya! You little brat!" Akiko howled in dissatisfaction.

"Yes, yes, yes," Dubian Che reached out and took the bags from Akiko’s hand. "I don’t have money, so the only thing I can offer is my strength to help you move stuff. I hope that won’t bother you."

Akiko rubbed her sore shoulders, "Too late, no matter what, I won’t put in a good word for you now."

Faced with her friend’s teasing, Xiaoquan Aonai could only smile wryly, "Let’s go, let’s head back to the apartment and put everything down."

Dubian Che followed them into 501.

The room layout was very similar to the 502 apartment he rented, with furniture arranged cozily, stuffed pillows placed on the sofa, and a cute fluffy rug spread out underneath.

On the balcony, pantyhose was drying, hmm, quite a lively touch.

’When you go back to your hometown over the New Year, you should at least pick these up,’ Dubian Che thought to himself.

"Phew, I’m exhausted," Akiko threw herself onto the sofa.

Miyazaki Mieko also sat down, releasing a long sigh.

"Dubian, take a seat, I’ll get you some water," Xiaoquan Aonai said.

"No need," Dubian Che retracted his gaze from looking around the room, "I still have to go back and move furniture, buy a bed, and stuff like that."

"Why don’t you just call a moving company online?" Akiko grabbed a pillow and lay down flat.

"A moving company?" Dubian Che was unfamiliar with this.

In Misezawa Village, where even karaoke wasn’t available, hoping for a moving company was more unrealistic than expecting to find a hundred yen coin under a vending machine.

"Let’s not call a moving company. You don’t have much stuff; I’ll drive and help you move in a bit," Xiaoquan Aonai came over with water.

"That’s too kind of you, teacher, you’ve already had a tough day," Dubian Che took a glass and sat down in a single-seater sofa, "We can wait until tomorrow."

Xiaoquan Aonai tapped his head and sat down, rubbing her shoulders, "Dubian, is it okay for you to live in such a big apartment alone?"

"Is there something wrong?" Dubian Che asked.

"Jiutiao is your girlfriend, but you can’t always spend her money."

"But she gives me a million yen every month and insists I spend it all."

"What?!" Akiko sat up and then lay back down with a look of envy and despair, "I want a boyfriend like that! Ah—!"

Noticing Dubian Che’s peculiar glance, Miyazaki Mieko commented:

"She’s just ranting. Right now, she’s working harder than anyone to save up and buy this apartment."

"Akiko is quite remarkable," Dubian Che admired, "This place must be expensive, right?"

Located in Shinjuku District, five minutes on foot from ’Shinano Town’ station, accessible by the ’Tobu Line’ and ’Central Main Line,’ and close to the famous ’Meiji Shrine Outer Garden.’

"159.8 million yen," Akiko blurted out.

"Pretty cheap," Dubian Che said offhandedly.

"Cheap?!" Akiko exclaimed, and then went on a long rant, "We three have only just started working for three years, average annual earnings are 6 million yen, which is quite high. Even so, without eating or drinking, and not counting rent, that’s 18 million yen a year, to buy this place, it would take ten years."

"Wouldn’t the yearly income increase with time at the job?" Dubian Che inquired curiously.

"I already said without eating or drinking and not counting rent, and that’s for three people buying together," Miyazaki Mieko also seemed a bit helpless.

"Seriously going to buy together?"

"Yeah," Akiko sat up, grabbed the remote from the glass coffee table, and turned on the TV, "We three plan to stay together for life, so, kiddo Dubian, if you want to hit on our Aonai, you better be ready to support Miyuki and me too."

Xiaoquan Aonai gave her a look and said:

"Dubian, don’t listen to her nonsense. But speaking of buying a house, thanks to you this year, including the bonus, my annual income broke ten million yen."

She looked somewhat pleased.

"Speaking of which," Akiko turned off the uninteresting TV, sat up hugging the pillow, "Dubian, do you want to come to my class next year so I can get some bonus too?"