Xiu Gou's Taming Record

Everyone dispersed, and Yu Heng looked at the few people who remained and said, "I still need to go back to my place."

"I'm going back to the villa too," Bai Xinran said, pausing for a moment. "I have a live stream this afternoon."

Qin Lu, holding Qin Ya's hand, nodded upon hearing this: "Then I'll take Qin Ya home first, and I'll take her to the live broadcast this afternoon."

Shen Yueling stood next to Ning Yutong and glanced at Bai Xinran. Would the two of them do it this afternoon?

She actually kind of wanted to watch it...

"I'm going back to my dorm too." Shen Yueling suppressed her strange curiosity.

"Then Yue Ling and I will go back to the dorm together!" Ning Yutong immediately linked arms with Shen Yue Ling. "Bye-bye everyone!"

Bai Xinran followed Yu Heng back. On the way, Yu Heng told her, "I've had the design finalized, and I've already found someone to model it." (ps: Image included in the commentary →)

"Really?" Bai Xinran exclaimed in surprise. "Thank you!"

"When you do the live stream tonight," Yu Heng said, looking at her, "let's do it the same way we did last night."

"Hmm," Bai Xinran pursed her lips, "Then I'll go back and charge my phone."

"We have a basketball game tomorrow, do you want to go watch?" Yu Heng asked.

"Sure!" Bai Xinran replied immediately, "At the basketball court?"

"Yes, it starts at 3 PM. We can broadcast it a little later tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll let them know when I'm live today."

-

Yu Heng ordered takeout at home for lunch, had a quick bite with Bai Xinran, and then went out again.

Now that Zhou Mengqi and Wang Luyu have signed contracts, we need to find them a place to do live streams.

Broadcasting in the dormitory is too restrictive; it can't guarantee quietness and will disturb others, easily leading to conflicts.

It's too early to rent a place and start decorating right now. We could rent a place for them off-campus first.

He did the math and realized that renting a studio apartment would be cost-effective for one or two livestreamers.

However, it's not cost-effective to have too many streamers.

Why not rent villas for them instead? Each villa has four bedrooms, and it would cost less than a thousand yuan per person. We could even convert the study into a live-streaming room, which would also accommodate one more person.

As for the equipment, we can use second-hand items. The reason we gave Bai Xinran a high-spec computer is mainly because she brought her own leather case.

A finished leather case costing over ten thousand yuan includes not only the value of the case itself, but also the time cost.

The one I made for Qin Ya still hasn't been finished.

But these people don't have that kind of value. In fact, he plans to have them broadcast live on Douyin first. The virtual anchor community is just a facade. It's not like they'll only do virtual live broadcasts. It's reasonable for them to broadcast live in real life first to get some experience without the costumes.

As for when the leather cases will be available, that depends on the production capacity of these college students.

-

Yu Heng pushed open the door to the property management center, where Wang Hai was looking down at his phone.

Hearing the door open, Wang Hai looked up and saw Yu Heng. A smile appeared on his face: "Little Yu, what's up?"

Yu Heng walked over and asked with a smile, "Brother Wang, I wanted to ask if there are any vacant villas in our community."

Wang Hai raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "You want to move? Isn't your current place pretty good?"

"I don't live here by myself," Yu Heng said. "I'd like to rent another place."

"Rent another one?" Wang Hai leaned back. "Why would a student like you need to rent two villas?"

"I set up a small studio with a few classmates," Yu Heng explained, "to do live video streaming. It's inconvenient in the dorm, so we were thinking of renting a place here."

Wang Hai said "Oh," and then asked, "What kind of live stream do you guys do? It's not that kind of random thing, is it?"

"It's just singing and playing games," Yu Heng said vaguely. "For serious live streaming, you know Douyin, right?"

Wang Hai glanced at him. After Yu Heng moved in, they would occasionally run into each other in the neighborhood, and each time they met, he would offer him a cigarette.

Moreover, this young man looks quite energetic, not like the kind of shady character.

However, renting a villa for live streaming... Wang Hai wondered, shouldn't I avoid disturbing the neighbors?

Never mind, this isn't something he needs to worry about.

If they don't break the law or commit crimes, he has no say in the matter; but if they do, he has even less say in the matter.

"There are a few villas that are currently vacant." Wang Hai flipped open another notebook. "The size is about the same as the one you live in now, and the decoration is not bad."

Yu Heng was calculating in his mind.

The apartment he currently lives in costs 3,800 yuan a month, and with a deposit of one month's rent and three months' rent paid upfront, it would cost 15,200 yuan. Renting another apartment would cost the same amount.

It wasn't much; Bai Xinran had almost earned back the 50 he had spent.

"Brother Wang, could you please contact the landlord again for me?" Yu Heng said.

Wang Hai smiled and said, "I'll ask around for you. But I have to remind you, don't make too much noise with your live streams. Last year, a tenant was throwing parties every night, and the neighbors complained about it several times."

"Don't worry, Brother Wang, we're just doing our normal work," Yu Heng said. "We'll finish by 10 p.m. at the latest."

Wang Hai nodded: "Okay, I'll let you know if there's any news. I reckon we can start looking at apartments tomorrow."

-

When the phone rang, Qin Lu was washing apples in the kitchen.

She wiped her hands and took her phone out of her pocket.

I stared at the screen for a while before pressing the button.

"Feed." She held the phone between her shoulder and ear and turned the tap back on.

"When do you plan to complete the formalities?" Lin Liyan's voice came through the receiver.

Without any address or preamble, Qin Lu paused for a moment.

"What's the rush?" Her voice was emotionless. "Can't wait?"

"It's not a matter of whether I'm in a hurry or not," Lin Liyan paused and said, "Now that things have come to this, what's the point of dragging it out?"

"Lin Liyan," she called his name, "you have no feelings for me anymore, and I don't care anymore, but haven't you thought about your daughter?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

"Daughter?" Lin Liyan's voice sounded like a sneer, or perhaps a self-mockery. "My daughter doesn't even take my surname, so what's the point of wanting a daughter?"

"What did you say?" she asked, frowning.

"I said," Lin Liyan paused, "Qin Ya's surname is Qin, not Lin. From the time she was born until now, she has only visited my parents' house a handful of times. When she was little, my parents had to be careful about how they reacted if they wanted to hold her. Now you're saying I want a daughter? Qin Lu, don't be ridiculous."

Qin Lu opened her mouth, wanting to say that it was you who agreed to let the child take my surname.

I think it's because your parents favored boys over girls, and they didn't seem to care much about you since you were a girl.

How come you're turning the tables now?

But she didn't say anything.

What's the point of saying all this?

It's pointless to say anything now.

"So you want to get a divorce as soon as possible so you can be with that woman legitimately, right?" Qin Lu heard her own voice trembling. "Let me tell you, Lin Liyan, I won't."

She was stunned for a moment after saying that.

This is not her usual style.

She wouldn't normally say such spiteful things; it's too childish.

Actually, he wanted to curse him for being shameless and cheating on him with a girl so much younger than him, but after thinking about himself and Yu Heng, he didn't say those words.

A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone, as if the other person had expected her to say that.

"Qin Lu, is this really necessary?" Lin Liyan's voice was weary. "Is there any point in dragging this out?"

"I'd like to," Qin Lu said, and then hung up the phone.