Chapter 68 p2: Ambiguous Invitation
When Qingli went out, others would hide from her. Even if she took the initiative to greet them politely, others would just look at her with a strange expression. Few people were willing to take the initiative to talk to her.
The security guard was the first to take the initiative to talk to her, so Qingli was naturally surprised.
The result of her surprise was that she circled around the security guard.
The security guard was completely confused by her circling action. What was she doing, carrying a woven bag, with her clothes buttoned up and down, her shoes on the wrong feet, and her hat crooked?
Indeed, she had the characteristics of a lunatic.
It was such a pity. Such a beautiful young girl, but her brain was not good. The security guard couldn’t help but sigh.
“What are you planning to do?” the security guard tried to talk to her in a tone of coaxing a child. Although he felt that she might not understand,
“You be good. Go back. It’s very dangerous outside. You can’t act alone.”
Qingli stopped circling him and defined him as a civilized and good person.
For a civilized and good person, Qingli was willing to say a few more words to him. After all, she was also a civilized and good snake.
“I’m going to pick up trash to earn money. I have to support Yu Chujin,” Qingli said with a serious expression.
After saying that, Qingli no longer paid attention to the security guard and went straight to the large trash can at the community entrance.
She threw the woven bag to the side and began to rummage through the trash with her bare hands.
When others rummaged through trash cans, they would pick up cardboard boxes and plastic water bottles. Qingli was different.
She was not picky. She would pick up everything. As long as it was trash in the trash can, she would stuff it all into the woven bag.
As she was stuffing it, she was excited, “So much trash. Wow, I’ve made a lot of money. I’ll buy salmon for Yu Chujin to eat.”
The security guard frowned and tried to stop her, “Aiyo, please don’t pick it up. It’s so dirty.”
“Hiss!”
Qingli bared her fangs, her face fierce.
The security guard was so scared that he pulled back his hand that was trying to stop her and took two steps back.
No wonder Miss Yu had said not to force her if she couldn’t stop her. Who would dare to force her? It was so scary. When she bared her fangs, it even felt like she would eat people.
This feeling was absurd, but it inexplicably made people not dare to get any closer.
The security guard walked away, while Qingli continued to happily pick up trash.
No, not pick up, but pack trash. Before long, she had packed all the trash in the trash can into the woven bag.
After packing this trash can, she happily ran to the next trash can and repeated the operation.
She found the trash can too deep and couldn’t get the trash at the bottom. She directly transformed into a strong woman and lifted the trash can high.
With a “clatter,” a full load of trash was poured on the ground.
When Yu Chujin came over, she saw Qingli sitting in a pile of trash, frantically stuffing it into a woven bag.
As she was stuffing it, she was also vigilant, as if someone would snatch the trash from her.
When the security guard saw Yu Chujin come, he breathed a sigh of relief and trotted forward, “Miss Yu, you’re finally here. Please hurry up and persuade her. I just tried to persuade her, and she looked like she was going to eat me…”
Yu Chujin was embarrassed and thanked him gratefully, “Thank you. I’ve troubled you. I’ll take her back right away.”
Yu Chujin strode towards Qingli.
This snake was really never at peace. She had run out without her noticing. It was one thing for her to run out, but she had even run out to pick up trash.
She had thought that she had a real use for the woven bag. So she was waiting for her here.
Yu Chujin stood behind her with her hands on her hips and gritted her teeth, “What are you doing?”
Qingli was packing trash and took the time to reply, “I’m picking up trash. You can’t snatch it from me. Otherwise, I’ll eat you.”
After saying that, she felt that the voice was familiar. She immediately turned her head. When she saw clearly who was behind her, her eyes lit up.
“It’s Yu Chujin! Why are you here? Did you miss me? I miss you too,” Qingli stood up with a whoosh, a vegetable leaf on her head.
“Miss you? We’ve only been separated for ten minutes. I just didn’t watch you for ten minutes. I miss you so much!” Yu Chujin said through gritted teeth.
Qingli did not hear the hidden meaning at all, “You miss me so much? I’m so happy. I super, super miss you too. But I’m very busy. You wait. I’ll accompany you after I’m done.”
After speaking, she even came over to nuzzle her.
Yu Chujin took a big step back.
Qingli’s nuzzling action missed. She looked at her with an aggrieved expression. Her aggrieved expression, paired with the vegetable leaf on her head and the black ash on her face.
It had to be said that she looked a little pitiful.
Yu Chujin shook her head. What little pitiful? She was just a dirty snake.
But when she met her cheerful and silly eyes, the fire in her stomach instantly dissipated.
Yu Chujin was helpless and sighed. She reached out, took the vegetable leaf from her head, and at the same time, wiped the black ash from her face.
The snake wanted to copy her and reached out her hand that had just finished picking up trash, also wanting to wipe her face.
“So dirty. Don’t touch me,” Yu Chujin glared at her outstretched hand.
“It’s not dirty. I’m a clean snake,” Qingli silently pulled her hand back and looked at her hand with a dejected expression.
Yu Chujin kicked the woven bag at her feet, which was stuffed to the brim, “What are you picking these for?”
Qingli ran over and protected it, “Don’t kick it. Yu Chujin, you have to be good. I’m working, earning money. You can’t cause trouble.”
Yu Chujin looked at her with a smile, “You can’t even pick up trash properly, and you’re talking about working and earning money.”
“I can pick it up properly.”
“If you can pick it up properly, then why are you picking up everything? Only cardboard boxes and water bottles can be exchanged for money. Others won’t take other things.”
Qingli was lost in thought.
Yu Chujin regretted it. Why was she telling her this? Was she going to let her learn to pick up trash and really run out to pick up trash every day?
“Stop thinking about it. Picking up trash is very hard, and you can’t earn much money. If you pick it up for a day, you might only be able to eat a piece of pork belly. Don’t waste your effort.”
“I don’t eat pork belly. I’ll buy salmon for you.”
“You can’t afford salmon even more. You might not even be able to buy a portion after picking it up for a day.”
“Then if I pick it up for two days, I’ll be able to buy a portion.”
Yu Chujin was choked, “What I mean is, the efficiency of this job is too low. It’s not worth it. You also don’t need to rely on picking up trash to earn money.”
Qingli was very stubborn, “I need to. I have to earn money to buy it for you.”
Yu Chujin clicked her tongue, “I can afford it myself. I don’t need you to buy it. I don’t need it. Understand?”
For a rare occasion, Qingli did not copy her “tsk,” but stood there, her head bowed, her face full of defeat.
“You don’t need me to buy it? You don’t need me? How can you not need me?”
Yu Chujin’s expression froze for a moment. She realized that she had misunderstood.
“No, I don’t not need you. It’s just that picking up trash is really not a good way to earn money.”
“When you’ve completely integrated into human society in the future and don’t have any strange actions, I’ll find a suitable job for you?”
“In short, picking up trash is not suitable for you.”
Yu Chujin softened her tone and patiently explained to her.
“Then you need me?” Qingli asked anxiously.
“I need you. Of course I need you,” she walked over, wanting to hug her.
Halfway through, she remembered that she had just been rummaging through the trash. She urgently withdrew her hug, and the hug turned into a pat on the head.
As she was patting her head, she praised her, “You’re a good snake. A very amazing good snake. I need you very much.”
Qingli’s dejection was swept away. She grinned, showing a mouthful of large white teeth, “I know. I’m a good snake. I’m amazing. Yu Chujin needs Qingli!”
“But, speaking of which, I need you, but you’re really not allowed to pick up trash.”
“I know. I’ll find a better job.”
“Still looking for a better job? Wait until you’ve completely learned how to be a person.”
After leading the snake home, the first thing she did was to make her take a bath. The smell of trash all over her was unbearable.
Yu Chujin pointed at the bathroom, “Go and take a bath.”
Qingli shook her head, “No, no, no. It’s not time to sleep yet. I’m not washing, I’m not washing.”
The current Qingli was very self-aware when it came to bathing. Even when she was hibernating, she would not forget to get up to take a bath. But self-awareness was one thing, and whether she liked to wash was another.
She really disliked washing. She could follow the rules and take a bath before going to bed, but if she was asked to take an extra one, or to take one in advance, then she would not be happy.
“You’re so dirty and smelly. You still want to wait until night to wash? Go and wash.”
“I’m not washing, I’m not washing.”
Yu Chujin put her hands on her hips and was about to say, “If you don’t wash, you’re a bad snake. If you don’t wash, I won’t like you. If you don’t wash, I’ll dislike you.”
But the words twisted on her tongue and became, “If you’re done washing, I’ll like you even more.”
Qingli’s eyes were sparkling, and she was very excited, “If I’m done washing, you’ll like me even more?!”
Yu Chujin nodded with certainty, “Yes, I’ll like you even more.”
Qingli had no resistance at all. She skipped and ran to the bathroom, impatient.
She had never seen a snake so willing to take a bath before.
The words “bad snake,” “I don’t like you,” and “I dislike you” could also achieve the goal of getting Qingli to take a bath, but it would obviously also hurt the snake’s heart.
Who knows why, but Yu Chujin had consciously begun to avoid words that would hurt her and had instead changed to a gentler way of communicating with her.
Sometimes, communication also required skill. Harsh words hurt people, and kind words warmed the heart.
Yu Chujin was learning to change, slowly trying to be a less irritable person, a gentler person.
As the snake accompanied her, it was also constantly changing her, making her a better person.
Yu Chujin did not dislike this change. On the contrary, she also enjoyed it. If she could be a person with stable emotions, who would want to be emotionally unstable all the time?
In the bathroom, the sound of water was splashing. Qingli was working hard to scrub herself.
“If I’m clean, if I’m clean, Yu Chujin will like Qingli even more.”
As she was speaking, a blush spread across Qingli’s face, “If she likes me more, then she won’t refuse me, right? Wow, so happy. Hurry up and wash, hurry up and wash.”
At night, the fragrant Qingli quietly climbed onto Yu Chujin’s bed.
Her tail uncontrollably came out and coiled around her waist.
“Hiss… hiss… hiss…”
She came close to Yu Chujin’s ear, and an intimate “hissing” sound came from her throat, an invitation.
