Chapter 74: Living at School
Since Yiyi had the idea of opening a shop, she didn’t hesitate at all and directly took Mo Ping to look at storefronts. However, finding a suitable one wasn’t easy at the moment.
"Let’s go have some lunch first, and then we can look again in the afternoon."
Yiyi wiped the sweat off her forehead, feeling a bit tired.
Mo Ping had actually been tired for a while, but since Yiyi hadn’t said anything, he didn’t complain either. Now, hearing about having lunch, he eagerly nodded and said, "Sure, we’ll continue looking after eating."
The two of them had a simple meal and then continued looking for a suitable storefront. Fortunately, they finally found a pretty good one.
"The surroundings here are quite nice, and there’s a small yard in the back. You can live here in the future, and we can open the shop at the front."
Hearing this, Mo Ping nodded approvingly and said, "It is indeed quite good, but... the rent here can’t be cheap, right? After all, the place is not small."
Following them was the owner of the small yard.
"The rent is negotiable. If you sincerely want to rent it, I’ll definitely give you a discount."
Yiyi genuinely felt that the place was nice, so she directly asked, "How much is the rent per month?"
"Seeing how sincere you are, I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll directly offer you seventy yuan a month."
Before Yiyi could say anything, Mo Ping exclaimed, "What... seventy yuan a month, isn’t that way too expensive?" Someone like him, without a stable job, idling around all day, couldn’t even come up with seventeen yuan every month, let alone seventy.
Yiyi glared at Mo Ping, then quickly turned to the owner and said, "Thank you, seventy yuan is already quite a discount. We’ll rent it now. How should we pay the rent? Is it monthly, or..."
The owner was initially a bit unhappy with Mo Ping’s words, but after hearing Yiyi, he couldn’t help nodding and said, "You’re a sensible girl. Since you’re sincere about renting it, let’s have the rent paid every six months."
Yiyi didn’t hesitate at all and directly nodded, saying, "Okay." Fortunately, she had planned ahead and brought the money with her today. After signing the agreement with the owner, she immediately paid the rent for half a year.
Mo Ping was utterly amazed as he looked at Yiyi, incredulous that she could come up with so much money at once. "This... do your family know about this? Is it really okay for you to take out so much money at once?"
Yiyi nodded and said, "Of course, they know. I’ve already discussed it with my mother."
Hearing this, Mo Ping couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"As long as your mother knows about it."
But at this moment, Mo Ping felt a bit confused. He had heard that Yiyi’s parents were divorced, and he knew about Mo Guowei’s attitude towards Yiyi and her mother. He usually wouldn’t give them any money, yet Yiyi and her mother could not only afford to rent a place in town but also come up with so much money to rent another small yard.
But he didn’t voice these thoughts, to avoid making Yiyi feel like he was prying into their business.
Once Yiyi finished all the paperwork, she looked directly at Mo Ping and said, "Start living here from today, but this place needs a good cleaning. It will be up to you then."
"No trouble at all."
Since he would be living here from now on, how could cleaning be considered trouble?
"Good, it’s getting late today, so I’ll head back. You can stay here." Saying this, Yiyi handed the keys over to Mo Ping.
Receiving the keys, Mo Ping smiled and said, "Don’t worry. From now on, this is my home, and I’ll make sure to tidy it up."
Hearing this, Yiyi smiled and nodded.
She now had a bit of understanding of Mo Ping’s character, so she felt reassured for some reason.
When Yiyi got home, Ding Yuejun quickly took her hand and asked, "Yiyi, did you find a storefront?"
After coming home yesterday, her daughter had talked about wanting to open a shop. Ding Yuejun completely supported her daughter’s idea, considering how much more capable she was now. If her daughter believed opening a shop was feasible, then it must be possible.
Yiyi heard her mother’s words, smiled, and nodded, saying, "I’ve found it. It can open soon, and once the shop makes money, mom can relax a bit and reduce the embroidery work to avoid straining her eyes and mind."
Hearing her daughter’s words, Ding Yuejun felt comforted.
It turned out her daughter wanted to open the shop to make life a bit easier for her, so she supported it with a smile and said, "Good, if your shop starts making money, I’ll reduce the amount of embroidery work I do each day."
But she was most concerned about her daughter’s studies. "Yiyi, making money is important, but so are your studies. You are in your last year of high school, so you need to prioritize your education."
"Mom, don’t worry. I’m well aware of what’s important."
Seeing the composure on her daughter’s face, Ding Yuejun felt very reassured.
When Monday came, Yiyi officially started school.
"Er Ya, you’re here really early today."
Yiyi thought she had come early, but Fei Erya was even earlier. However, when she raised her head, her expression seemed a bit solemn.
"What’s wrong, Er Ya? Did something happen?"
Although there were other classmates in the classroom at the moment, they were sitting quite far away, so Fei Erya didn’t suppress her feelings, and her eyes were slightly red as she said, "Last night, my sister tore up my new textbooks. She did it on purpose, but my father wouldn’t listen to me and asked me to apologize to her, so I’m really upset."
Hearing this, a flame of anger rose in Yiyi’s heart.
"How could your father be like this? Doesn’t he even ask what’s right and wrong?"
Fei Erya shook her head sadly and said, "It’s because my sister is two-faced—she acts one way in front of my father and another in front of me. So, my father believes her and thinks she’s innocent."
Yiyi, however, let out a cold laugh and said, "If it weren’t for your father’s indulgence, your sister wouldn’t behave like this. So you still think it’s all your sister’s fault, and your father isn’t to blame at all?"
Fei Erya fell silent after hearing this.
She knew in her heart that her father was partly to blame, but she had never wanted to admit it. Now that Yiyi pointed it out, she felt a deep bitterness.
Seeing Fei Erya like this, Yiyi didn’t say any more.
In fact, Fei Erya had always been smart, and Yiyi believed that deep down, she was aware of the situation. It was just that she had been deceiving herself all this time.
After a while, Fei Erya finally spoke again.
"Yiyi, I’ve decided. I’m going to start living at school this semester."
Hearing this, Yiyi was taken aback.
"Are you sure?"
Their school had dormitories, but typically only students who lived far away would stay in them. Someone like Fei Erya, who lived in town, wouldn’t normally choose to live at school.