Chapter 68 p1: Ambiguous Invitation
After shopping at the supermarket, she carried large and small bags home.
Of course, this “carrying large and small bags” meant that Qingli carried everything, and Yu Chujin was responsible for being empty-handed, not carrying anything.
A laborer snake had plenty of strength. It would be a waste not to use it. Anyway, she was happy to do it, and the reward Yu Chujin had to pay was just a compliment.
As soon as she got home, she first petted the enthusiastically welcoming Da Huang, and inevitably got a jealous snake.
Left with no choice, she had to wash her hands and then pat the snake before the matter was settled.
After coaxing one snake and one dog, Yu Chujin went into the house and began to put away the pile of things she had bought at the supermarket.
The pork belly and salmon she had bought had to be put in the refrigerator. Just as she opened the refrigerator and was about to put them in, she unlocked a snake with longing eyes.
She had almost forgotten. When they were at the supermarket, Qingli had been shouting that she was hungry, wishing she could eat all the pork belly on the spot.
She took out the pork belly she had just put in the refrigerator and offered it to her, “Eat.”
Qingli took it excitedly and was about to bite.
Seeing this, Yu Chujin urgently pulled the pork belly back, “You have to wash it before you eat it. How many times have I told you? If you eat it dirty, you’ll get diarrhea.”
Although the snake in front of her had a strong digestive system and would not get diarrhea, it did not stop Yu Chujin from being afraid that she would get diarrhea. It was always right to be a little more particular.
“I know. I’ll wash it,” Qingli looked at the pork belly in her hand, her eyes full of desire.
But no matter how much she desired it, she did not reach out to snatch it, but waited for her permission. Most of the time, she was indeed a very polite and civilized snake.
Although this civilization seemed to be only for Yu Chujin.
Because if Qingli wanted something from someone else, she would not be so patient and would not wait for the other person’s permission at all, but would say “eat him” and “bite him to death.”
Simply a robber’s mentality.
However, her robber’s mentality had been slowly corrected by Yu Chujin.
Yu Chujin wanted to give her the meat. After thinking for a moment, she didn’t do it. Instead, she went to the kitchen herself, opened the package, turned on the faucet, and helped her wash it.
Qingli’s washing was a bit of a pretense. It was no different from not washing. It was better for her to wash it herself to be at ease.
After washing it clean, she cut the meat into small pieces and put it in a bowl.
The whole time, Qingli followed by her side, her eyes fixed on her. Perhaps in Qingli’s eyes, Yu Chujin’s action of washing and cutting the meat was a bit redundant.
Despite this, even though Qingli was very anxious, she was still willing to wait quietly on the side.
“Alright, take it. Go and eat at the dining table…”
Before she could finish, she saw the person in front of her suddenly open her “bloody maw” and swallow the bowl in one gulp.
Her mouth suddenly opened wide, and her face was gone, leaving only her mouth. At first glance, it was still very scary.
Qingli had no awareness of scaring her and was chewing away.
The bowl was spat out, and the meat inside was gone.
Yu Chujin’s mouth twitched, “I was redundant in helping you cut it into small pieces.”
Qingli shook her head, “Not redundant. You like me, so you cut it for me.”
“No matter what, you can always link it to me liking you, right? You snake are quite narcissistic.”
“I’m not narcissistic. You just like me. You like me.”
Yu Chujin did not reply. She took the bowl away, put it in the sink, and instead said,
“Are you full? Do you want to eat more? If you do, I’ll go and get you some more. Anyway, you won’t like it tomorrow. You might as well finish it in one go to save it from being wasted tomorrow.”
Qingli loved to eat fresh meat. Overnight, even if it was just in the refrigerator for one night, she would immediately not eat it.
Overnight meat, she would only sniff it and say it was bad meat.
In short, she was very picky.
When she asked her if she wanted to eat more, she did not get an answer for a long time. Yu Chujin looked back in confusion.
Qingli was staring at her with wide eyes.
“What?” Yu Chujin had a puzzled expression, “Do you want to finish it all? Or do you want to eat it for dinner? Why are you just staring at me and not answering me?”
Qingli puffed out her cheeks, “You didn’t answer.”
Yu Chujin: “?”
“You like me. You like me. You didn’t answer. You answer quickly. Say, you like me.”
“…”
“Say it, say it quickly,” the snake became anxious, its feet stomping on the ground.
The small action of stomping its feet often appeared when it was anxious or excited.
Before, when it was in its snake form, it would stomp its small claws. Now that it had no claws, it began to stomp its feet.
Qingli stomped her feet to express her anxiety. After a while, she still did not get the answer she wanted and began to circle around her.
She circled and circled.
“Alright, alright. I’ll say it,” Yu Chujin said, “I like you. Is that okay?”
Qingli was not satisfied, “Get rid of the ‘is that okay’.”
“I have to get rid of it,” Yu Chujin facepalmed and smiled, “I like you. I like Qingli.”
Qingli’s eyes lit up, “I like you too! Qingli also likes Yu Chujin!”
After saying that, she winked ambiguously, trying to get closer, and her tail was also eager to come out.
But Yu Chujin, the block of wood, turned around and went to the refrigerator to get the remaining pork belly, directly ignoring her “flirtatious glances.”
She was rejected again.
Qingli’s mood was low. She looked at her back with a sad and resentful expression.
She washed all the remaining pork belly. This time, she did not bother to cut it into pieces and put it in a bowl. After all, Qingli would eat one piece after another.
And the facts were indeed so. In a few seconds, all the pork belly was gone.
Yu Chujin teased her, “Are you Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit? Why do you eat like Da Huang? Don’t you know how to savor it? You’ve swallowed it before you’ve even tasted it.”
Qingli corrected her, “It’s the concubine.”
Yu Chujin was speechless and began to shoo the snake away, “Go, go, go. You’re not helping with the chores, so don’t get in the way here. I still have to put away the things I bought at the supermarket.”
She pushed Qingli away and sorted the things in the shopping bag. The snacks were placed on the coffee table, and the vegetables were placed in the kitchen…
She was busy. After she had finished packing, all that was left in the shopping bag were two small pink boxes.
Yu Chujin looked at the pink boxes in the bag, then at Qingli, who was sticking close by and getting in the way.
“You say, what did you buy this for? I don’t even know where to put it for you,” Yu Chujin was very speechless.
“It’s mine. I’ll put it away,” saying that, Qingli directly took it away, held it in her arms, and stroked it lovingly, “What a beautiful box. I like it so much.”
“There are plenty of beautiful boxes. Why do you have to like this one…” Yu Chujin had a big headache, “Forget it. Do as you please.”
Qingli was just playing with it as a beautiful toy. Anyway, there was only her, a snake, and a dog in the house. It wouldn’t be embarrassing for Qingli to hold a finger cot box all day.
“You can play with it at home, but you can’t take this thing outside to play.”
“I know.”
“You know, you know. You know every day. What do you know? You silly snake.”
“Silly girl.”
Yu Chujin was silent for a moment and changed her way of scolding the snake, “Stupid snake.”
Qingli was very good at adapting, “Stupid girl.”
“Silly snake.”
“Silly girl.”
Yu Chujin couldn’t stand it anymore, “Alright, I see you have a problem with this ‘girl,’ right?”
Qingli: “Alright.”
Yu Chujin was silent. She had almost forgotten that “alright” was also Qingli’s keyword.
Although it was not as certain as “tsk,” it was still about eight out of ten times.
Mainly, it depended on the tone. She wouldn’t learn a good-toned “alright,” but she would definitely learn a clearly bad-toned “alright.”
She really didn’t know whether to say she was clever or that she was clever.
“Go and play somewhere else,” Yu Chujin glared at her.
Qingli was very clever. She knew that if she provoked her again, she would really get angry. She cleverly stopped making a fuss.
Yu Chujin finished putting away the things she had bought at the supermarket, then began to put away the flower seedlings and seeds she had bought. She ran to the yard to plan where to sow the seeds.
Qingli followed by her side, a follower.
After being a follower for a while, she was attracted by the movement outside the yard.
The neighbor from the opposite building had gone out.
Qingli trotted over, lay on the fence, and looked at the mother and daughter who had come out of the opposite building.
The woman was in her thirties and was holding a seven or eight-year-old girl.
The woman lowered her head and said to the little girl, “If you don’t study well, you won’t be able to earn money when you grow up, and you’ll have to live by picking up trash.”
A very common scare tactic, with the purpose of urging the little girl to study well.
But the little girl didn’t seem to play by the rules, “Mom, picking up trash is very profitable. Don’t look down on the job of picking up trash.”
The woman was stunned for a moment and tapped her on the head with a smile, “You’re so glib. I can’t even win an argument with you. I told you to study well, and you’re actually thinking of carrying a woven bag to pick up trash?”
The woman and the little girl gradually walked away, and the sound of their conversation also gradually disappeared as they walked away.
A very ordinary conversation between a mother and daughter, but it was heard by Qingli, who was lying on the fence.
“Picking up trash is very profitable. Wow, that’s great. I won’t be a soft-rice snake,” Qingli mumbled to herself, “I have to carry a woven bag to pick it up. What’s a woven bag?”
Yu Chujin was planning the location of the flowers, “I’ll plant a patch of small chrysanthemums in this spot, and in this patch… I still have to leave a path in the middle. Snake, what do you think of my plan?”
She turned her head. There was no sign of a snake behind her. She looked up and saw Qingli standing under the fence.
“What are you doing standing there, talking to yourself? Come and help me plan. How to plant the flowers and how to distribute them to look best.”
Yu Chujin beckoned to her, signaling her to come over.
Qingli heard the call and immediately ran over, but she was not here to help plan.
“What’s a woven bag?” Qingli asked.
“Huh?” Yu Chujin had a dazed expression, “Why are you suddenly asking this? A woven bag is a bag, used for holding things.”
“I want a woven bag,” Qingli looked at her with an expectant expression.
“What is this all about? How did it get to a woven bag?” Meeting her overly expectant and eager gaze, Yu Chujin really couldn’t say no.
Besides, she just wanted a woven bag. It wasn’t an excessive request.
“Fine, if you want one, I’ll find one for you,” although she didn’t know what she wanted it for, she just thought it was for fun.
She went to the utility room, rummaged through it, and found a woven bag that had been given to her during a previous shopping trip. She offered it to her.
Qingli happily took it and danced with joy.
Yu Chujin was happy to see her happy and asked with a smile, “Why did you suddenly want a woven bag?”
Qingli stopped dancing and held the woven bag like a treasure, “I have serious business.”
“Still serious business? What serious business can a snake like you have?”
“I have serious business. Also, I’m a person.”
She never forgot to reiterate that she was a person.
Yu Chujin shook her head and ignored her, continuing to go to the yard to fiddle with the flower seeds.
As for, Qingli…
She carried the woven bag, skipped, and easily climbed over the fence, and was gone in a flash.
She skillfully walked to the community entrance and skillfully greeted the security guard, “Hello. It’s hard work to be on duty in the middle of winter.”
It was spring now, but Qingli was still saying winter, because this was her fixed greeting, and it had no direct relationship with whether it was winter or not.
The security guard was already very familiar with her. After all, a person who would fall asleep on the spot and was mentally abnormal was really hard not to notice.
Qingli was a “celebrity” in the community.
The security guard did not let her go. Yu Chujin had instructed him before that if he saw her, he had to help stop her.
The security guard still remembered Yu Chujin’s original words:
“Uncle security guard, if you see her, remember to help me stop her.”
“Of course, if you can’t stop her, don’t force it. Mainly because I’m afraid she’ll go crazy.”
“Just give me a call in time. Sorry to trouble you. Thank you for your hard work.”
The security guard had readily agreed at that time. After all, Yu Chujin was very good at human relations. When she asked for help, she would buy some fruit for them to eat.
Although the fruit was not worth much, the fact that she had received the fruit made her more willing to help.
The security guard who was willing to help immediately ran over, “Wait a moment. Where are you going?”
Qingli’s footsteps stopped. She looked at the security guard with a surprised expression, “You took the initiative to talk to me. You’re a civilized person.”