Love Apartment: The All-Around Comedian

Chapter 47 Little Black is about to appear!

　"Mingyang, how do I make fish soup that's milky white? Can you show me later?" Chen Meijia said, lifting the lid of the pot. Her face suddenly changed, and she let out a scream: "Ah! Where's my fish!"

Su Mingyang, whose eardrums were nearly pierced, said irritably, "I said, Meijia, are you sure you put the fish here, and not in the river?"

“Of course! I remember it clearly. It was right in the pot!” Chen Meijia said confidently.

"Then how come it's gone?" Su Mingyang asked, half believing it.

There wasn't even a fish bone in this pot, let alone any fish.

At this moment, Lü Ziqiao walked out of the room, looking very spirited.

"Ziqiao, you seem to be in a good mood. How was it being stuck in bed all day?" Su Mingyang teased.

Lu Ziqiao's face twitched almost imperceptibly, and he said with a smile, "Very good. It's thanks to you that you forgot to untie the ropes that I was able to calmly contemplate life and figure out my future direction."

"Not bad, Ziqiao." Su Mingyang was somewhat impressed by this guy's good attitude.

"Tch, what are you bragging about? Contemplating life? I don't even know who was crying and begging me to untie the rope just now." Chen Meijia rolled her eyes dismissively.

Lu Ziqiao looked embarrassed, but to avoid further awkwardness, he said passionately, "I'm not talking to you guys anymore, I'm going to realize my life's value—to light the way for women!"

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

Su Mingyang rolled his eyes; it was more like he was harming women.

Remembering her fish, Chen Meijia immediately stopped him and questioned, "Wait, Lu Ziqiao, where are the fish I left here?"

"Huh? Is that a fish?" Lu Ziqiao pretended to be clueless and gestured. "I thought it was a monster, it's so big."

Upon hearing this, Chen Meijia's heart sank: "What did you do to it?"

"Not much... burp~" Lu Ziqiao said, letting out a burp.

Upon seeing this, Chen Meijia immediately guessed that Lu Ziqiao had eaten her fish. Her eyes practically spitting fire, she angrily said, "Fine, give me back my fish! This was for Guan Gu to nourish his brain!"

"It's just a fish," Lu Ziqiao said dismissively, shrugging his shoulders.

"Easy for you to say. If you're so capable, turn into a fish and I'll cook you right now!"

Guan Gu Shenqi's train of thought was disrupted by the two's arguing, so he advised, "Hey, stop arguing, it's okay, I'm not that particular."

"See, Guan Gu has already said that's how it is. I'm leaving now." Lu Ziqiao tried to slip away.

Chen Meijia immediately closed the door and insisted, "No way! Guan Gu is doing something very important, so this isn't just about a fish; it's about Guan Gu's wisdom and my trip to Europe!"

"What are you talking about? It's just a fish. How did it get linked to Guan Gu's wisdom?" Lu Ziqiao rolled his eyes.

"Give me back my fish!"

Seeing the two arguing endlessly, Su Mingyang stepped in as a peacemaker: "Ziqiao, this was originally your fault. I think you should give Meijia a break. If it weren't for Meijia, Yifei would have left two marks on your chest this morning. How could you be so carefree?"

Lu Ziqiao thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. He also felt a little ashamed: "How about this, Meijia, I'll go to the market and buy you a few, okay?"

Chen Meijia shook her head, very angry: "Can you buy this at the market? This was brought to me from Dianshan Lake by Xiao Hei downstairs. It's wild. Can the ones you buy at the market compare? Why don't you just say you'll go catch one for me!"

"Meijia, don't make things difficult for Ziqiao," Su Mingyang said with a smile.

"It's really tough on him. He's good at picking up girls, but fishing? He doesn't even know how to hold a fishing rod," Chen Meijia said sarcastically.

“Hey! Who said I can’t do it!” Lu Ziqiao retorted, somewhat unconvinced. “I do these recreational activities all the time.”

"Really? Young Master Lü, if you're so capable, why don't you go catch one for me?" Chen Meijia rolled her eyes dismissively.

“I often catch this kind of fish. It’s just Dianshan Lake, what should I do if I catch it?” Lu Ziqiao said confidently.

"I'll buy them all if I catch them, 100 yuan a pound." Chen Meijia was certain that Lu Ziqiao wouldn't catch any, so she placed her bet.

"Don't go back on your word, okay? You have to keep your promise." Lu Ziqiao immediately agreed.

“Of course.” Chen Meijia nodded.

"Hey Meijia, are you stupid?" Su Mingyang couldn't help but laugh.

"What's wrong?" Chen Meijia asked, somewhat confused.

“If Ziqiao catches it, you’ll have to pay, and you’ll also lose face. If Ziqiao doesn’t catch it, he’ll only lose face. Do you think Ziqiao’s face is worth anything?” Su Mingyang raised an eyebrow.

"Of course it's worthless! His face is no different from cow dung on the ground," Chen Meijia said disdainfully.

"Chen Meijia, you!" Upon hearing this, Lu Ziqiao was furious.

"That settles it then," Su Mingyang said with a smile.

"Oh, I see." Chen Meijia's mind cleared, and she said to Lü Ziqiao, "Lü Ziqiao, how much money will you give me if you don't catch anything?"

Lu Ziqiao thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you a hundred, okay?"

"One hundred?" Chen Meijia frowned. "One hundred for one of them? Are you trying to fetch a beggar?"

"How many do you want?" Lu Ziqiao asked irritably.

"Five hundred, dare to bet?" Chen Meijia asked with a smile.

"Alright, I'm sure I'll catch one, and more than one. You'll be bleeding money then." A confident smile curved Lu Ziqiao's lips.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back. Ziqiao, you can go and fish at your leisure."

Su Mingyang, having stirred up trouble, tried to run away, but Chen Meijia stopped him: "Mingyang, if you don't have anything else to do, go with Lü Ziqiao."

"Why should I go with them?" Su Mingyang's lips twitched.

Chen Meijia glanced at Lu Ziqiao: "Keep an eye on him for me. What if he just goes to the market and buys a few random things to fool me?"

"Ha, Meijia, you've gotten smarter again," Su Mingyang teased with a smile.

Chen Meijia pouted.

Lu Ziqiao was very displeased when he heard Chen Meijia's words: "Chen Meijia, you can question my abilities, but you can't insult my character. Do you think I, Lu Ziqiao, am that kind of person?"

"Hmph! What do you think?" Chen Meijia raised her head disdainfully.

"Alright, alright, let Mingyang come with me, okay?" Lu Ziqiao had no choice but to agree.

"That's more like it." Chen Meijia smiled victoriously.

"Wait, I haven't agreed yet." Su Mingyang was speechless.

"Oh, Mingyang, please come with me, please, just to relax." Chen Meijia shook Su Mingyang's arm, turning on her cute and charming mode.

“Yeah, Mingyang, you should come along too, so Chen Meijia won’t distrust me and it won’t affect my ability to make money.” Lu Ziqiao put his hand on Su Mingyang’s shoulder. “By the way, I’ll introduce you to a new friend, Xiao Hei downstairs. You’ll definitely be interested.”

"Okay, I'll go." Su Mingyang nodded in agreement, mainly attracted by the little black dog that Lu Ziqiao had mentioned.

This character never appeared on screen in the TV series for four consecutive seasons. He is the most mysterious man in Love Apartment, and at the same time, he is omnipotent, practically a bug-level existence.

Now that he could finally see this guy's true face, Su Mingyang felt a little excited.

Chapter 48 Ziqiao, what do you do for a living?

After making the decision, Lü Ziqiao took Su Mingyang downstairs to Xiao Hei's apartment in room 3502 to borrow fishing gear.

"Xiao Hei, open the door!" Lu Ziqiao knocked on the door hard.

A moment later, a pair of eyeballs appeared right in the center of the gate, rolling around wildly, which was quite terrifying.

Then, a head popped out: "Ziqiao, what are you doing?"

"Damn, Xiao Hei, what did you put on this door? It scared me half to death," Lu Ziqiao said irritably.

"It's nothing, just a security camera." Xiao Hei opened the door. "So, what do you want?"

"We're going fishing at Dianshan Lake, could you please lend us a few fishing rods?" Lu Ziqiao explained, then put his arm around Su Mingyang's shoulder and introduced, "By the way, this is my roommate Mingyang, and this is Xiao Hei."

"Hello, Mingyang, we're friends from now on." Xiao Hei greeted Su Mingyang warmly.

"Hey Xiao Hei, you don't look dark at all, you're quite fair-skinned," Su Mingyang joked.

Xiao Hei had a round face, small eyes, thick lips, and fair skin. His appearance was more like that of a Korean man, quite different from the Xiao Hei he had imagined.

"Haha, really?" Xiao Hei laughed and ushered the two into the living room. "Going fishing, huh? I happen to have nothing to do either, let's go together."

After saying that, he pulled out a few fishing rods and a bag of bait from the corner.

"Xiao Hei, is this your lab? It looks pretty cool," Su Mingyang exclaimed in surprise. The living room was filled with mechanical parts and some devices with flashing lights, which was dazzling.

“That’s right. Xiao Hei is an inventor, very capable. In the future, Mingyang, if you have any trouble that you can’t solve, just ask him.” Lu Ziqiao had a proud expression on his face.

"Haha, I usually like to invent little things, not as exaggerated as you make it out to be, Ziqiao. But Mingyang, if you're in trouble, I can do my best to help you solve it," Xiao Hei said modestly, patting his chest.

"Okay, thank you, Xiao Hei."

"It's alright, let's go fishing."

After saying that, the three of them went downstairs, got into Xiao Hei's car, and headed towards Dianshan Lake.

On the road.

"Mingyang, I feel like I'm going to make a fortune this time." Lu Ziqiao looked out the window and couldn't help but dream.

"Ziqiao, you're really confident." Su Mingyang's lips curled up. "By the way, Ziqiao, speaking of making money, I've always had a question I'd like to ask you."

"What question? Go ahead and ask!" Lu Ziqiao laughed heartily.

"You go to bars every day, and you're always dressed so smartly. You don't even have a job. How do you manage to be so carefree?" Su Mingyang asked, puzzled.

He had been a little confused when watching TV dramas before, and now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to find out more.