Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 32 Wanyu's Dilemma

"Ah..." Everyone let out a long sigh of satisfaction.

"These big fish from Dianshan Lake are so fresh," Curry Sauce murmured happily.

At this moment, three large basins of fish were piled high on the long dining table in room 3602. Meijia used small fish caught by Nanfeng as the soup base, cut Ziqiao's large fish into three pieces, and made two different flavors in addition to the original fish soup: pickled fish and boiled fish.

"Meijia, your cooking skills are amazing!" Zhanbo exclaimed while shoveling rice into his mouth and eating fish.

On the other side, Wan Yu actually ate even more than Zhan Bo.

Wan Yu was also helpless about this. She didn't know why, but when she used her last card to rent a house, she was able to buy clothes, jewelry, bedding, toiletries, and cosmetics. But when she felt that she had prepared everything for renting a house, that last card was finally frozen.

Wanyu's family owns a bank, so she couldn't possibly carry too much cash or savings with her, since she never thought she would run away from home one day.

Although the little savings she had left would be a considerable fortune for a normal person, it was clearly not enough to cover Wanyu's expenses.

To put it another way, everyone knows about the prices in Shanghai, but even with such high prices, Wan Yu didn't really grasp the concept.

A few dozen yuan for a milk tea or a few thousand yuan for a meal, is that even a small amount of money?

As a result, with her balance visibly shrinking, the spending habits of this young lady were rapidly being corrected.

It turns out that milk tea costing tens of yuan is really expensive.

But despite the correction, Wanyu is genuinely broke right now.

Especially after buying that damn encyclopedia!

"You mean Wanyu interviewed to become an encyclopedia salesperson, but because she didn't understand the contract, she sold herself a set of encyclopedias that was originally meant for Guangu, and Guangu even got a 300 yuan commission?"

Zeng Xiaoxian chuckled and said, "I thought things were outrageous enough on our side, but I didn't expect what happened on your side to be just as outrageous."

"Now I feel better."

Wan Yu continued eating, feeling wronged.

That's it! Next time Teacher Zeng treats us, I'll eat him out of house and home, even if I don't have to lose weight!

"There's nothing wrong with this mistake." Nanfeng was a little confused. "If it really was just a misunderstanding, Guangu can just buy the book back from Wanyu."

Guan Gu nodded and said, "That's what I think too, but Wan Yu is unwilling."

Why?

"Because it was my own mistake." Wan Yu said sullenly, poking at her rice with her chopsticks with her head down. "I know everyone wants to help me, and I know it was just a small mistake. But my father taught me that if I do something wrong, I have to bear the consequences."

"Some mistakes can be made up for, but some things you simply cannot afford to make mistakes on. If you do, you will pay a price that you cannot bear."

"Therefore, everyone in our family must be prepared to accept any benefits or costs that come with each decision before making any decision."

"If you don't think things through beforehand, there's no point in trying to make amends afterward."

The group exchanged bewildered glances: "Fine... strict family rules."

Wanyu's eyes widened: "Didn't your father teach you this way?"

Everyone present had a strange expression on their face.

Curry Sauce's father was an alcoholic and abusive, which is why she had to start making a living on her own at a young age. Hu Yifei's biological father never saw her again after their divorce. Guan Gu came to China to rebel against patriarchal authority and pursue his passion for his career.

Meijia was raised by her mother from a young age. Ziqiao... if his father had been any more reliable, he wouldn't have gone out to roam the world with his godfather at such a young age. Nanfeng's father even jumped off a building and ended his life long ago.

It's true that even with nine people at the table, you can't gather four fathers.

Zeng Xiaoxian, whose parents are loving and whose family is happy, saw that the expressions of the six people at the table had changed because of Wanyu's words, so he could only quickly try to smooth things over.

"Wanyu, then why didn't you become an encyclopedia salesperson again?"

Wanyu couldn't quite grasp what was happening at the dinner table, so her thoughts were quickly led astray by Teacher Zeng: "That's because our sales team leader, Teacher Shi, found out about this situation and felt that I wasn't suitable for the position."

"It's alright, Sister Wanyu, there are still plenty of good jobs these days," Curry Sauce comforted her.

"Nanfeng, do you need any more people?" Yifei also started to worry about Wanyu's job.

Ultimately, Wanyu's words were unintentional, and she had no idea about everyone's family situation. So, although everyone was just a moment ago upset by Wanyu, they quickly adjusted their mindset and started helping Wanyu find a job.

"Wait a moment." Nanfeng opened his phone, frowning as he looked at the documents. "The dubbing studio is at its maximum staff size, and it's unlikely there will be any opportunity for further expansion in the near future."

"The new media team is also full."

"The photography team does need a model, but..."

Nanfeng looked Wanyu up and down.

Wan Yu smiled sweetly: "Does that mean I'm not good enough to be a model?"

"I'm just worried that if you show your face in public, what if your father finds out?" Although Nanfeng thought that Lin's father would most likely turn a blind eye, what if he didn't?

Nanfeng couldn't take responsibility for his own deductions, nor could he afford to.

Wan Yu's smile vanished: "Oh, right..."

Ziqiao was stunned: "Wait a minute, so Nanfeng, how many jobs do you actually have?"

"How many jobs?"

Nanfeng smirked: "Voice actor, content creator, DM, chat/game companion, resident singer... too lazy to count."

"Excuse me for asking, do you have 72 hours in a day?" Ziqiao, who doesn't have a job, said he couldn't accept it.

How can there be such a ruthless and stubborn person in this world?

"No, in fact, many of my jobs are just part-time jobs for fun, such as being a content creator or doing voice acting. These are jobs that I enjoy doing, so I try them out. It's not that I haven't earned any money, but I still need to rely on my main profession as a voice actor to make a living."

Nanfeng chuckled self-deprecatingly: "After all, life is short. I'll do what I like, and it doesn't matter how much or how little I earn. As long as I'm happy, that's all that matters."

While the group was still chatting, Curry Sauce kept talking, and finally she happily burped, "Meijia's cooking is so delicious! I wish I could eat Meijia's cooking forever."

Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Sister Meijia, do you accept meal buddies?"

"Is 'food buddy' some kind of new kitchen appliance?"

"No, it's just that you're Guan Gu's assistant now, and you're in charge of his three meals a day. Since you're cooking for two people anyway, or cooking for three people, why not add me as an extra person?"

"I promise to pay my living expenses on time and I will never be picky about food."

"This isn't a good idea..." Mika said, but she was already silently making plans in her mind.

It is common knowledge that the cost of cooking for yourself decreases as the number of people increases. If curry sauce also has to be charged for, does that mean you will spend less money on food?

Let me do the math: one times seven equals seven, two times seven equals forty-eight, and that's International Women's Day...

Well, in short, there's not enough.

"There's nothing wrong with that. If you're not worried about me learning your skills, Meijia, you can come and help out before meals, so you can relax a bit."

Although Curry Sauce is young, she can still tell the difference between a genuine refusal and a feigned refusal.

"That would be wonderful." Mika smiled happily.

Zhanbo and Wanyu's eyes lit up: "Then can we...?"

They were really fed up with Yifei's food. It wasn't that it was bad, but it certainly wasn't delicious.

Given Hu Yifei's current cooking skills, the only thing that can be considered decent is her fried rice. But even eating fried rice is like playing Minesweeper – either you need a fingernail or a wire.

"No way!" Hu Yifei said with a murderous look.

You're not from 3602. It's fine if you come here occasionally to eat Meijia's cooking when you have a get-together, but to come all the way here like this is really treating her like a maid.

Most importantly, I'm cooking for you guys for free and you don't eat it, but instead come here to pay Meijia for her meals.

I don't care about saving face.

Zeng Xiaoxian, who had expected this, looked at the two who had been humiliated with a smug smile. Although it would take Hu Yifei at least six or seven years of effort to catch up with Meijia's cooking skills, the three of them would have to evolve to the year 3601 before they could break free from Hu Yifei's rule.

Forget it, I can't afford to mess with them.

And while Meijia's cooking was certainly delicious, Yifei's fried rice...

It's not actually that bad.

Ziqiao definitely wouldn't participate in 3602's shared meals, because someone like him who rides horses around would rarely eat in a suite.

He has plenty of ways to get beautiful women to treat him to meals.

"Alright, alright, let's put these things aside for now. We're having such a good time today, are we just going to sit here and eat fish all we want?" Ziqiao felt a little bored.

"You have the nerve to say that? You ate the most of everyone!" Meijia mocked.

"Of course, these are the fish I caught, what's wrong with me eating more? I'm not saying eating fish is bad, I'm just saying we should have some fun, how about we play a thrilling game of Ludo?"

"No Ludo!"

"So, what games are you suggesting we play?"

"Truth or Dare?" Wanyu suggested.

"I agree," Zhanbo readily agreed, "but we don't seem to have any adventurous plans."

"I have them!" Curry Sauce raised both hands, then ran to the bedroom and brought back a huge stack of beer labels. "Whoever loses has to draw a label and answer the question on it."

Ziqiao, who wasn't very knowledgeable, immediately protested: "What if we don't know the answers to these questions?"

"Wanyu has a complete encyclopedia, which should be able to answer most of the questions in the labels. If there are any questions that are not in the book, then you should punish yourself with a drink."

"But Nanfeng doesn't drink a drop of alcohol."

"Then pour bitter melon juice into his lemonade."

Yifei frowned, unable to understand the fun in it: "A knowledge quiz game, this is too weird."

"Don't you find it interesting to watch someone scratching their head while flipping through a book to find the answer?" Nanfeng tempted Yifei with amusement.

"That makes sense, I agree."

Thus began what is perhaps the most intellectually stimulating truth or dare game in the world.

I'm almost fully recovered from my illness, and I should be able to resume two updates tomorrow... It's so nice to be lazy!

(End of this chapter)