Age: My Small World

In the restaurant.

After finishing a bowl of rice, Ayili felt much better.

Yang Jun handed her another glass of water.

"Gulu gulu..."

After finishing the water, Ayili belatedly blushed; she had been so focused on eating that she realized she was embarrassed.

"Brother Yang, thank you for treating me to dinner."

"Let's not talk about that now, Ayili, how did you end up in the capital?"

Since she didn't receive his letter, the girl must have traveled all the way to the capital alone, and must have suffered a lot along the way.

Sure enough, Ayili briefly recounted her journey to the capital, and even though she omitted a lot of details, Yang Jun shook his head at her words.

"Alright, now that you're here, just like I wrote in my letter, you can come to the museum and help me out from now on. I'll also tutor you when I have time. Even if you can't go to high school, you can still try going to night school."

What is a museum?

Ayili paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion.

The customs in the border city are different from those in the Central Plains, and Ayili has only attended junior high school and has not seen much of the world. His knowledge is probably not much greater than Li Xiaohua's.

So Yang Jun gave Ayili a good overview of the culture and customs of Beijing, mainly focusing on museums, since she would be going there to assist him with his work later.

However, it seems that this assistance will not yield any results in the short term.

After finishing his meal, Yang Jun thought for a moment and then waved to Ayili.

"Let's go, I'll take you to your place first."

This time, he came to the secret base he used to have with Xiaoyuer when they were in school. He hadn't been there for a long time since he moved to a new home, and it had been empty for quite some time. Now it was a good opportunity for Ayili to have a break.

Although she was specially recruited into the museum by Yang Jun, she was only a temporary worker at first. To become a permanent assistant, she needed the director's approval. After all, this would be considered one of the museum's permanent employees, and the position was not much different from that of a regular worker.

So, as a temporary worker, she naturally didn't get the good fortune of being assigned a dormitory.

If Yang Jun hadn't already been assigned a dormitory once, and didn't want to move around again, he could actually be assigned a dormitory once more.

After arriving in Beijing, Ayili quickly realized that it wasn't as wonderful as she had imagined. At the very least, finding a job was difficult. She had thought she would have a job as soon as she arrived, but in reality, even picking up trash was a struggle for her.

For now, she had no choice but to obediently follow Yang Jun, and Brother Yang even arranged a job for her.

At this moment, the young girl felt fortunate to have found Yang Jun; otherwise, she wouldn't know how she would have survived in the capital.

On the back of the bicycle, Ayili carefully held onto Yang Jun's clothes, while also carefully holding onto the frame beside her, afraid that she might accidentally tear Yang Jun's clothes.

However, as time went by, her nervousness gradually subsided.

Having never ridden a bicycle before, she felt the gentle breeze blowing against her face and found it very comfortable.

Yang Jun sensed the girl's relaxation and smiled in response.

Arriving at the old courtyard, there were no signs of dilapidation upon opening the door; instead, it remained quite cozy.

Little Fish comes over to clean up every now and then, just in case the yard gets dusty.

"Wow, Brother Yang, is this your home?"

Ayili was surprised, thinking Yang Jun had taken her home. However, the girl began to feel nervous, afraid that Yang Jun's wife would appear in front of her at any moment and tell her to get out.

Yang Jun quickly shook his head: "This is a unit-provided apartment that I rented. No one lives here now, so you can just stay here comfortably. It's fully furnished, so you don't need to worry too much."

Ayili subconsciously exhaled, and then looking at the empty courtyard, she suddenly felt a sense of warmth.

"Give me your luggage, and I'll take you to your room."

There were only two rooms in the courtyard. Naturally, the room that Yang Jun and Xiao Yu'er used to share could not be given to her, so he gave the other room to Ayili. The room was fully equipped, with bedding and other necessities, so the young girl really didn't need to worry about anything.

"Such a big room? And the bed and blankets are so nice."

How could a room that Yang Jun had cleaned up be bad?

Ayili exclaimed in surprise, then became a little embarrassed.

"Brother Yang, isn't it a waste for me to stay here? Maybe I should find an empty house that no one lives in."

That's how she got through that period of time.

However, even those empty houses, especially those in good locations, are mostly occupied by others.

"Alright, just settle in here. It's not far from the museum. I'll teach you how to ride a bike later, so it won't be too much trouble for you to get to work. It's better to have a bike."

Ayili waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, Brother Xiaoshan, I can walk fine. I might be able to walk now. I used to often go up the mountain with Father..."

Seemingly recalling something sad, she stopped talking there.

Yang Jun continued to teach her how to get to the museum, how to take the bus, and how to walk.

However, she won't be able to learn it in a short time, and he will probably have to guide her for the next few days.

Yang Jun didn't find it troublesome, since it wasn't far to get here by taking a detour anyway.

Then he took out some money so that Ayili could have some living expenses for the time being, otherwise it would be unlikely that she could survive until payday.

"Brother Yang..."

As Ayili watched his departing figure, her fists clenched involuntarily.

Although there were many surprises today, I'm also exhausted.

But Ayili still didn't forget to take a good shower, and as she passed another room, she couldn't help but wonder what it was like inside.

After taking a shower, Ayili regained her deep eyes and well-defined facial features, but a hint of panic flashed across her face. After all, Yang Jun had said that this was his former dormitory, so it must be his room, right?

After pushing open the door with her heart pounding, Ayili was stunned for a moment.

The layout of the room was not much different from the other room, except that this room was larger, and what made her pause was a photograph hanging on the wall.

The most intimate photo of Yang Jun and Xiaoyuer snuggling together was hung in this house by Xiaoyuer, but she was too embarrassed to show it in the courtyard.

Perhaps the little girl didn't expect that the first person to see this photo would be another blond girl.

Ayili stared at the gentle and lovely Cheng Xiaoyu in the photo, momentarily stunned.

"You look really beautiful, Sister-in-law Yang."

She murmured to herself, lost in thought. (End of Chapter)