CHAPTER 374: CHAPTER 373 FULLY SETTLED WITH THE MONEY SHOP

After her brother really left the room and closed the door, Zhen Yu finally answered the phone that had been ringing for four or five times.

"Hello?"

"Xiao Yu, it’s me." Han Mingyue sounded surprisingly normal this time.

Zhen Yu responded with a laugh, "I guessed it."

The two of them had already gotten used to calling each other every Sunday evening, so by now even Zhen Yan knew that a call during this time must be from Han Mingyue.

"My final competition date is set for May 10th. How about you?"

"I don’t know yet, the class teacher hasn’t informed me. But I think he will mention it soon."

"If we can’t make it together, I’ll pass by Qi City on my way back,"

Han Mingyue was interrupted by Zhen Yu before he could finish, "Who are you going to the province with? Mr. Fang?"

"Yeah! When I return, I can let him go ahead, and I can stay in Qi City for a day by myself."

"Let’s wait until my schedule is set! Maybe we can make it together!"

Zhen Yu still felt there was a high chance their competitions would overlap, possibly happening concurrently or one right after another. Her guess wasn’t baseless, as Lu Huai once mentioned that the math, physics, and English competitions were all scheduled together, so naturally, literature would be composition contests!

"Hopefully! Mr. Fang and I will leave on the 9th, stay two nights in Harbin on the 9th and 10th, and head back on the 11th."

"I noted it down! If our competition times are close, I’ll figure something out."

Zhen Yu didn’t specify what she would try to arrange, but Han Mingyue understood—she was talking about trying to see him!

Is there anything more delightful than knowing that the person you’re eager to see wants to see you too?

Han Mingyue’s heart turned soft and sweet, as if it had turned into a pile of cotton candy! His voice softened without him even realizing it, "Xiao Yu..."

Zhen Yu’s heart trembled three times in response! She felt like she had been struck by lightning!

"...Xiao Yu?"

Snap!

She purely had a brain cramp! Just thinking ’I’m not listening, I’m not listening anymore!’ her hand involuntarily hung up the phone.

Ring-ring—

With her mind drawn blank, hand still hovering over the receiver, Zhen Yu was startled by the ringing sound of the phone! With a shudder, she came back to her senses and hesitantly picked up the receiver again.

She held the receiver to her ear but didn’t speak, feeling relieved inside, "Thank goodness this isn’t face-to-face, otherwise it would have been so awkward!"

Though current Zhen Yu wasn’t free from embarrassment, she was at least able to hold it together.

Han Mingyue: "... Did you not hold the receiver properly?"

Zhen Yu: "... Yeah!"

Han Mingyue, covering his face silently enduring his laugh, didn’t speak for a while.

Zhen Yu: "..."

She felt something was off with the person on the other side, but she couldn’t see or hear anything. Could it be her imagination?!

Finally managing to suppress his laughter, Han Mingyue, not wanting to scare Zhen Yu again, raised his voice and asked, "Is everything sorted out at home?"

Switching back to normal voice to discuss serious matters, Zhen Yu also straightened up, "All sorted! Clearly divided! My brother and I are now living independently."

"...Where does Zhen Yan live?"

"He’s doing the same as initially, staying over at the internet café every weekend."

Han Mingyue expressed some concern, "That can’t be a long-term plan! You living alone,"

Zhen Yu interrupted, "Just six months! I’ll be staying at the boarding school once I start high school!"

"...That’s probably better! At least it’s safer than the outside world."

"Psht!" Zhen Yu suddenly laughed out loud, "I remember when I first wanted to stay at school, someone told me it wasn’t safe there."

"What I said was the truth." Han Mingyue felt slightly guilty as if caught, but still confidently defended himself, "The safety levels of the two schools are not even comparable."

Zhen Yu was just teasing Han Mingyue casually. Hearing his reasonable defense, she shifted the topic.

The two of them casually chatted for a little longer, and feeling that it was about time, ended the call.

—

April 1st arrived as scheduled.

The siblings of the Zhen family had already asked for leaves, yet they still woke up on time to go jogging.

Because once a routine is established, especially for those who practice martial arts, it is hard to change.

For breakfast, Zhen Yu cooked two bowls of noodles, symbolizing longevity, to celebrate her brother’s birthday.

Since there was still time after eating, the siblings studied and waited.

When the clock struck 8:30, Zhen Yu stood up and called out, "Let’s go!"

"Is the money really all prepared?" Zhen Yan asked once again, still unsure.

Zhen Yu was tempted to throw the money at him but worried it might knock him silly, so she simply replied, "Don’t worry! I took it out early and put it in my backpack."

Zhen Yan’s mouth agape, "You’re carrying that much money just like that?!"

Zhen Yu stiffly responded, "What else? Taking a taxi is very safe!"

"...Okay then."

Twenty minutes later, the siblings met with the female boss downstairs at the Real Estate Administration Office.

The female boss hurried forward after getting out of the taxi, "You guys are quite early! About the money..."

Zhen Yu: "Auntie, which bank is your passbook from?"

"Postal Savings! There’s one not far ahead."

"Then let’s go! Money in hand, sign the contract, and then come back to transfer ownership."

"Let’s go!"

—

Zhen Yan and the female boss were signing the contract by the window of the Postal Savings, and Zhen Yu handed over the female boss’s passbook to the teller inside, "Deposit! One hundred thirty thousand!"

The moment the words were spoken, the teller’s hand trembled! The female boss immediately looked up at Zhen Yu.

She hadn’t misheard, had she?! It was a ’deposit’? It wasn’t...

Before the female boss could finish guessing, a receipt was handed to her, "Auntie, please sign here!"

"Ah? Oh..."

The female boss took the receipt but didn’t hurry to sign, instead, she continued to watch Zhen Yu closely. At this moment, everyone in this corner was watching Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu calmly opened her backpack in front of her chest, reached in...

When thirteen stacks of one hundred yuan bills were placed on the counter, the shock... well, it was Zhen Yan’s first time seeing so much money in his life! The female boss and the postal teller were slightly better off, one immediately bowed down to sign swiftly, the other quickly took the money into the counter, counting it stack by stack.

"Here!" The female boss passed the receipt to Zhen Yu first, then bowed her head and continued signing the contract. After both parties had secured their contracts, Zhen Yu had already made the deposit and returned the passbook to the female boss, of course, she kept the deposit slip herself, and the depositor’s signature was Zhen Yan’s name.

"Let’s go for the transfer!" The female boss initiated.

Zhen Yan instantly responded enthusiastically, "Let’s go!"

After leaving the Real Estate Administration Office, the three of them took a taxi to go to the store.

Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, the female boss couldn’t stop talking, "You’re really bold, young lady! Auntie is impressed by you every time! I had moved the goods out a few days ago, now let’s go and check together, if there’s no problem, I’ll hand over the shop today! We’ll discuss water, electricity and such once we get there, and also..."