65: Auspicious day

Yang Qi wasn't sure if his mom would blame him for calling and affecting her luck if she lost money that afternoon.

So, as soon as he heard his mom was playing cards, he quickly hung up the phone.

"Ugh! I'll call tonight!"

After all, he'd heard his mom scold his dad several times back home, saying his dad had affected her luck.

Actually, Mother Yang only played cards to pass the time when she was free or on rainy days. The stakes were very low; she wouldn't win or lose more than twenty yuan in an afternoon.

It was a bit of a shame not to share his happiness with his dad and mom right away!

"Oh, right! I'll tell Bai Xue!"

The call connected immediately.

"Hello, Bai Xue!"

"Hello, Yang Qi Ge, are you done with work? Is everything okay?"

"Uh, there's a little something. Are you busy right now? If not, come to Qingshan Town. I'll send you my location. I'll wait for you here!"

Yang Qi was being mysterious.

"What is it? Playing mysterious now! Alright! I'm not busy, I'll be right over."

Bai Xue answered very straightforwardly.

About twenty minutes later, Yang Qi heard the sound of an electric bike braking at the main gate.

He hurried to the door and saw Bai Xue standing at the entrance, peeking inside.

"Bai Xue, you're here!"

She also saw Yang Qi's tricycle in the courtyard and knew she hadn't come to the wrong place.

She just didn't know whose house this was and didn't want to enter without an invitation.

Just as she was about to call Yang Qi, she heard him calling her name.

"Yang Qi Ge, whose house is this? Is it Brother Jun's? This courtyard is so beautiful!"

Bai Xue entered the courtyard, looking around.

Yang Qi went out and brought Bai Xue's electric bike inside.

Then he closed the gate, held Bai Xue's small hand, and said as they walked:

"It's not Brother Jun's house. I'll give you a tour first."

The two of them went up and down, looking around.

Finally, they returned to the small pavilion and sat down.

Bai Xue asked, "This looks like a new house, no one has lived here! Whose house is this?"

"Someone will be living here very soon!"

Yang Qi said with a beaming smile, his grinning mouth unable to be suppressed.

"Oh! I understand, this is a house you rented! Are you planning to move in?" Bai Xue asked.

"Little Bai Xue, I just want to ask you, is this house good or not?"

Yang Qi began to show off.

"It's good! Of course, it's good! It's much better than the houses in the village!"

"Then if it were you, and you had the chance to live in this house, would you live here or not?"

Yang Qi asked again.

"Live here! Why wouldn't I!"

Bai Xue immediately replied.

"Then you can go upstairs and pick a room now."

Yang Qi waved his hand grandly, saying a little smugly.

"Ah! Did you really rent it? I understand, you came out at noon after getting a call from Brother Jun. It must be related to him; he must have rented the house to you cheaply."

Bai Xue said with certainty.

"Never mind that, I want to rent a room. How much is the rent? I love it here so much."

"Student Bai Xue, you're a bit clever, but not clever enough. Guess again!"

"How should I guess? Could it be that you bought this house?"

Yang Qi smugly put his hands in his pockets, looked up at a 45-degree angle, and then slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Little student, you're so smart!"

"Ah! No way? Did you really buy it?"

Bai Xue was both surprised and delighted.

"It's the real deal!"

"Ah! Ah! Ah! I don't care, I'm going to choose a room!"

Bai Xue eagerly ran upstairs. Yang Qi smiled and slowly followed behind her.

Finally, Bai Xue chose a room next to the master bedroom, which was next to Yang Qi's room.

"I want to choose this room, I'll pay rent."

"Hehehe, you'll do the cooking and laundry in the future. The rent is waived."

Yang Qi waved a hand in what he considered his most dashing pose.

"Ah! Ah! Yang Qi Ge, you're too kind!" Bai Xue happily hugged Yang Qi, cheering and jumping.

"Holy cow, a foul for charging! Forget it! I won't call a foul on you!"

Yang Qi thought to himself.

"Yang Qi Ge, when are you planning to move in? I want to move in tomorrow, is that okay?" Bai Xue asked.

"Okay, then let's move in together tomorrow. We'll make a big meal tomorrow and invite Brother Jun, and your parents, everyone, to come over for dinner. It'll be a 'housewarming'!"

"Oh! Wait! That's not right! I remember in my hometown, for a 'housewarming,' you have to pick an auspicious day! Don't you do that here?"

Yang Qi suddenly remembered. His hometown's 'housewarming' was very lively. They'd pick an auspicious day, and all their relatives and friends would come. They'd set up several tables.

"Ah! I don't know! I'm sorry! Yang Qi Ge, let's not rush to move in. You should ask your parents first."

"Hmm! It's okay, I don't know either. Let's ask the elders at home first!"

Yang Qi nodded.

"Let's go back first!"

The two of them closed the gate and rode their electric bikes to the "Fly Restaurant" for dinner.

During dinner, Yang Qi told Bai Xue the story of buying the house.

After dinner, the two returned to the village together. Yang Qi dropped Bai Xue off at her door and went home.

"Mom, do we need to choose an auspicious day for 'housewarming' here?"

Bai Xue was helping her mom wash dishes and casually asked.

"Housewarming for a new house?"

Seeing her daughter nod in affirmation, she said,

"Then of course you have to choose an auspicious day. Whose housewarming is it? Why don't you know about this? This is really messing around."

Seeing Bai Xue's guilty expression, Bai Mom asked:

"What's going on? Tell me!"

"Yang Qi's friend, Zhang Jun, you know him, he sold Yang Qi a small single-story house at a low price..."

Bai Xue explained the situation to her mom.

Chen Lanying was also happy for Yang Qi after hearing it.

"Hmm! This is a great happy occasion. For a 'housewarming,' you definitely need to choose an auspicious day. You can't be careless."

"However, Yang Qi's parents need to handle this. We can't overstep."

"Unless his parents can't make it, let him contact his parents first! We'll see what happens then!"

Bai Xue nodded after hearing this, then stammered:

"That... that..., Mom, I also picked a room there. I want to occasionally go and stay."

When Chen Lanying heard this, her heart sank: "Alas! My daughter has grown up after all."

She immediately spoke slowly:

"You've grown up too. In principle, your dad and I both support you in pursuing your own happiness. But for this matter, let your dad and I discuss it tonight before we say more."

Meanwhile, Yang Qi returned to the small courtyard, just took out his phone, and was about to review some exam questions.

His mom video called him.

As soon as it connected, his mom's smiling face appeared:

"Son, have you eaten yet!"

"I've already eaten! Have you and my dad eaten yet?"

Yang Qi carefully observed his mom's smiling face and secretly nodded.

His mom must have had good luck that afternoon, definitely didn't lose money, and was in a good mood.

"We're just about to eat."

"This afternoon, vaguely, I thought I heard you say you bought a house! Is that true?"

Yang Qi was a bit speechless, secretly thinking:

"You had just won a hand, so your attention wasn't on me! And you're just remembering now!"