Forget it, there's no hope. You deserve to eat white food and pre-made lunches every day.
Shimizu Toru was speechless when his phone suddenly rang. It was an unaddressed number.
Although it was probably a sales pitch, since both Daisuke Sakazaki and Jiang usually contacted him via Line voice call, he still answered the call.
It turned out he was wrong; the other party was the same real estate agent he had contacted before: "Mr. Shimizu, we've found a house that meets your requirements, but the landlord wants to meet with you in person. When are you available?"
"Found it? I'm on my way now! Wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes!"
With such high standards of myself, it's amazing that I found the right one so quickly. In FGO, this kind of luck would be equivalent to getting three rare items in ten pulls.
Twenty minutes later, Shimizu Toru arrived directly in Shinjuku Ward, in front of a small villa near the intersection of Minato Ward and Chiyoda Ward.
Looking at the three-story detached villa in front of him, complete with a garage and garden, he wondered if the five million yen he had advanced would be enough.
However, after seeing the landlord, the anxiety immediately lessened by half.
The temperature in Tokyo wasn't high at the end of the month, but this landlord was wearing flip-flops and had a translator following behind him. The translator looked to be in his early twenties.
Seeing this, Shimizu Toru tentatively spoke in Chinese: "Brother, are you from Guangdong?"
"Huh? From the University of Tokyo? Why didn't you say so earlier? Come on, let's go in and have a cup of tea first."
Sure enough, the other person spoke with perfect Cantonese-accented Mandarin. As they turned around, they waved to the translator and said, "Alright, you can go back now. You won't be shortchanged."
"Okay, please feel free to contact me if you need any help."
As soon as the translator left, the young landlord, who had been standing tall and proud, slumped his shoulders: "Phew~ I can finally get rid of him. It's so tiring to pretend to be a handsome guy like this."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shimizu Toru and nodded shamelessly: "Brother, you're pretty handsome too, but you're still a bit less attractive than me. My name is Lin Jiafeng, and what's yours, brother?"
"My name is Qingshui Tou. By the way, aren't there many people in eastern Guangdong named Jiafeng, Jiahao, or Jiayi?"
"You know a lot~ My dad gave me this unlucky name. When I was in school, every time he called roll, several people would answer at the same time."
After Lin Jiafeng finished speaking, he scratched his head, thinking to himself, "There's a surname like Qing in the Hundred Family Surnames?"
However, the name is indeed quite nice, and it differs from my favorite cartoonist, Qingshui'an, by only one character.
"Well, my dad bought this house last year. The renovation alone cost over a million yen, not Japanese yen, but RMB! He said it would be a good place for him to stay when he comes to visit."
After entering the gate, Lin Jiafeng led Qingshui Tou inside while complaining, "And what happened? It still has to be rented out, and it's supposed to be for tourism? They're always at the card table and we can't get them off."
"Since your uncle couldn't come, but you are, just treat it as a vacation."
Hearing this, Lin Jiafeng scoffed dismissively: "What's so fun about this crappy place? Can't I eat seafood and beef in Zhanjiang or Chaoshan? It's not like I'm here just to have close contact with the teachers, is it?"
"Then you've found the right person. From now on, I'll transfer all the rent to you via Taobao, so you won't have to make the trip back and forth anymore."
"That would be perfect! My dad still has more than a dozen houses waiting for me to collect rent. It's driving me crazy. I don't know why he bought so many houses?"
Maybe it's to give you something to do, so you don't ruin your account.
Since both parties were willing to reach a deal, the rest was easy. Lin Jiafeng even took the initiative to reduce the rent by another 20% and didn't even collect the deposit.
After the contract was signed, he even stated that if Shimizu Toru wanted to buy the house in the future, he would definitely not make an extra penny from him.
Unexpectedly, Shimizu Toru didn't even use one-fifth of the five million yen he had advanced, so he simply went all in on Bitcoin with four million yen of it.
Once the revenue from Bilibili and YouTube arrives next month, I can sit back and watch my net worth multiply several times over.
This small villa is fully equipped with a sofa, air conditioner, washing machine, kitchen and bathroom, making it truly ready for immediate move-in.
Shimizu Toru posted a tweet saying that after moving and not broadcasting for the past two days, Yuhi Lily called him.
"Moshi moshi~ Tou, have you found a suitable house?"
Shimizu Toru, who was packing her belongings at the apartment, replied with her phone tucked under her shoulder, "Yeah, I was lucky, I just signed the contract."
"Shall I come over and help you? Have you called a moving company yet?"
"No, there's not much stuff. The computer is the only problem. The rest are just clothes and seasonings."
"Hmm, let me ask Shezhu if he's free. He has a van."
Because the government provides substantial subsidies for minivans, 43% of light commercial vehicles in Japan are minivans.
This is also the main reason why in anime, there are often several people riding in a van to the beach and showing off their swimsuits.
"I haven't really spoken to Shezhu yet, is it really appropriate to bother him right away?"
The two had only met briefly in the game during the last Minecraft battle royale, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were still strangers.
"It's okay, Shezhu is a very easy person to talk to. His car is practically the company's official car. We always ask him for help whenever we need anything."
Upon hearing this, Shimizu thought to himself, "So you guys bully honest people every day? It's just like what Sha Wujing said, 'Kindness gets taken advantage of.'"
"Thank you for your help. I'll treat you to barbecue later."
"No need for barbecue, your Chinese food is much better!"
Even though he knew it was probably just polite talk, Shimizu Toru couldn't help but smile and immediately agreed, "No problem! I promise to cook you a whole table full of dishes!"
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Shezhu is another classic victim of having a character drawn on a person, with a standard IT programmer image, but his height is a bit shorter than the character is supposed to be, clearly not 1.8 meters tall.
Because of the fact that Qing Shui was 175cm tall when wearing shoes, the two of them were about the same height when standing next to him.
—Don't ask why his shoes are three centimeters high; the shoes he wears for cosplay are even ten centimeters high.
"Ah! Hello, hello, nice to meet you, I'm Shezhu."
Upon seeing Shimizu Toru, Yachi's first reaction was: "Takamiya wasn't lying this time, you have an idol-level appearance."
"Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate your help today. I'll treat you to a big meal later."
After putting the packed computer into the trunk of the van, Shimizu Toru specifically reminded everyone, "My new rented house is a bit big, don't be too surprised."
She Zhu thought to herself, how big could it be? Surely one person can't live in a three-bedroom apartment alone?
Upon arriving at the location, looking at the villa covering several hundred square meters in front of him, his lips twitched: "You wouldn't happen to be some Chinese heir who has been separated from his family, would you?"
"It's really a rental. The contract was just signed, and I haven't even had a chance to look around the whole place yet."
Upon entering the foyer, seeing the marble tiles that clashed so drastically with the neon-lit atmosphere and the outrageously luxurious European-style decor, even Lily in the sunset fell silent.
Qingshui Tou thinks it's quite normal, after all, south of the Yangtze River in eastern China, especially in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian, rural self-built houses are mostly European-style villas.
Some wealthy individuals even create one-to-one replicas of various famous European buildings, making it seem like you've entered the Louvre.
"The house is so big, wouldn't it be too lifeless for you to live alone? Why don't I come and live with you?"
Originally, Lily, who was planning to proceed gradually, decided to go for it decisively, considering the villa's appeal to girls.
If she had hesitated for a few more days, her competitors would have been more than just Rion Takamiya. Who would have thought that Shimizu Toru's radiance would spread so quickly?
After becoming a hot newcomer, there were already countless female influencers trying to ride his coattails. What would happen if his living situation were exposed?
Hearing what Yuuyo Lily said, Shezhu, who was standing nearby, almost let go of the box and dropped it on his own foot.
Living together? Is this something I can just listen to? What if I get murdered to silence me?
"Indeed, there are three bedrooms on the first floor alone, and quite a few on the second and third floors as well. It would be a waste for me to live here alone."
But you can't just pick any roommate. What if you get someone like Hana Kenya or Rei Ichinose, whose room is filthy like a garbage dump and they never clean it? Wouldn't he become the second Holo?
Oh wait, I'm not as easily fooled as Holo-sensei.
Lily in the sunset would be a good fit, since Toru Shimizu visited her apartment yesterday and found it very clean.
—And you can even get someone else's cat for free, yes, that's a huge plus.
After putting everything into the master bedroom on the first floor, Shimizu Toru kept his word and bought a bunch of ingredients to prepare a whole eight-dish meal with soup.
Fortunately, seeing that things were going badly, Lily in the sunset quickly called for backup in the small group, asking anyone who could come over to have a big meal.
So when Shimizu Toru came out of the kitchen, there were two more girls he had never seen before in the living room, in addition to Takamiya Rion.
“Yaho~sasaki saku yayo~” Sasaki Saki, who looks to be less than 1.5 meters tall, speaks with a strong sense of scum.
However, this person is just here to eat and is not on Sunset Lily's list of people to be wary of, because she is over the age limit.
The other one was also short, not much shorter than Saki Sasaki: "Hello, excuse me, I'm Lilim."
This person once revealed their birth year during a live stream; born in 99, they are exactly 20 this year. However, because they have such a strong "younger sister" vibe, they have always been treated as a minor.
"What a feast! I'm so lucky today, let me take a picture for Xixi."
After showing off to her nemesis, Sasaki Saki exclaimed with admiration, "You really are something, living in such a luxurious place."
"Now that we've made money, we can't treat ourselves too badly, can we?"
After earning his first pot of gold, Shimizu Toru will never lack money for the rest of his life, so naturally he will treat himself well.
Even if you don't eat delicacies every day, you can still live comfortably with a fraction of your monthly income.
Don't you see that even someone with a monthly salary of six or seven thousand has to pay over nine hundred a month to rent a studio apartment? If you do the math, he actually spends less.
"Mmm~ So delicious! Toru-kun, what's the name of this dish?" Lilim asked, unable to resist the aroma, after putting a piece of rib into her mouth.
"Sweet and sour pork ribs, Lily said you guys would be coming, so I changed the braised pork ribs to sweet and sour pork ribs at the last minute."
Girls generally like sweet and sour flavors, but I was worried they wouldn't like plain water, so today I deliberately didn't make any spicy dishes besides Mapo Tofu.
"It's delicious. This cucumber salad is perfect for having with drinks. But I have to drive back later, what a pity."
As a true alcoholic, Shezhu, who can't drink, can only focus on eating and is ready to eat three big bowls to his heart's content.
Meanwhile, Shimizu Toru, sandwiched between Yuhi Lily and Takamiya Rion, looked at the mountain of various dishes piled up in her rice bowl and felt that something was not quite right.
This scene is a bit like the prelude to a love triangle in an anime, where the male protagonist is two-timing and about to trigger a love triangle.
"Um, you two should leave me alone for now. If you don't eat soon, Sasaki will eat all the food by herself."
Seeing that he was shifting the blame onto her, Sasaki Saki, whose mouth was covered in grease, raised her head and mumbled an argument, "No way, I didn't have any."
Seeing that everyone else was focused on devouring the food on the table, Yuhi Lily temporarily put aside her competition with Takamiya Rion, lest there be no food left.
"Hmph~ You admit defeat now, huh?"
After giving her a smug glance, Rion Takamiya quickly grabbed her chopsticks and snatched the last piece of sweet and sour pork ribs from Saki Sasaki's hand.
Shimizu Toru then picked up the bowl and began to enjoy the fruits of her labor, which she had been working on for almost two hours.
ε=('ο`*))) Sigh, if only someone could help prepare the ingredients, I would only need to cook them myself, and it would only take half an hour at most.
In Nijisanji's Vocaloid series, who is the best cook?
There was a cooking competition once, but it was about making hamburgers. What can you learn from that?
Moreover, even when it comes to hamburgers, it seems that only Takamiya Rion and Tobiru, and the parent group Mugi and Elu, are truly skilled at making them. Among them, Tobiru clearly cannot cook.
There are quite a few male VTubers, such as Fushimi Manabu, Kagami Hayato, and Shachiku, who is loosening his belt to make more room.
Hmm, maybe you should try asking Rion. Although her family seems to be very strict, they might not agree to her living with someone outside.
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This is something that's not easy to say face-to-face, so Shimizu Toru is going to ask on Line.
After the meal, everyone was so full that they couldn't walk for a while, and they were prone to vomiting even in the car. So they could only walk around the yard a few times to digest their food.
"Such a big yard, Yuzuru, are you planning to use it all to grow vegetables?"
Hearing Shimizu Toru talk about his plans, Shazuki felt a little confused: "Don't people usually create dry landscape gardens or cherry blossom trees?"
"It's still a Japanese-style garden. Anyway, I plan to plant fruit trees in the front yard and vegetables in the back yard. At most, I'll plant a ring of roses around the fence."
Dry landscape gardens and cherry blossom trees have no real economic value. At least roses can be cut and used to rip off rich people on Valentine's Day.
"Hey? Does that mean we can come here and eat fruit for free in the fall? Then we definitely need to plant more watermelons!"
"Of course, we'll definitely choose the sweetest and largest varieties to plant."
In fact, Japan has always done a good job in watermelon breeding. Even the Kirin watermelon was introduced and improved by the University of Tokyo.
As for why locals can't get cheap and sweet watermelons, you can only ask the farmers' cooperative.
Since Qingshui Tou had no intention of selling his produce, the agricultural cooperative couldn't touch him, so he could plant it however he wanted.
The only problem is finding the seeds; he already has a solution.
After walking around upstairs and downstairs, the group sat or lay down on the sofa area and started playing on their phones.
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