I won't be a loser.

He withdrew his gaze from the window, turned and walked towards the desk, sat down on the chair next to the desk, and looked at Feng Xiaochun who was still standing by the window. He slowly closed his eyes.

In the quiet Astronomy Department, there were only him and Feng Xiaochun. The others were basically in the school building. There were not many people in the entire club building, especially at noon, when even fewer people would appear in the club building.

"I should have been happy, but now I'm completely lost. I've thought about giving up on my goals and living a peaceful life, but I'm worried about others meddling in my affairs."

"Don't you want to move on?"

"A stable life without any accidents is enough for now."

One billion yen is not a difficult thing for a person to live a stable life, not to mention that so many bitcoins have been purchased now. After a while, there will be another one billion yen or two billion yen.

Looking at the girl in front of him, the wise man opened his eyes and then closed them again.

She opened her arms, and in a moment she felt warmth embraced her. She gently hugged the warmth in her arms with her hands, and when she lowered her head slightly, she could smell the fragrance of the soft hair.

"From a long time ago, I had a dream. That is, to have a home on the shore of a cliff facing the blue sea. On every bright morning, I would open the book on my desk and read it leisurely. Then in the morning, I would walk to the cliff, feel the sea breeze, and listen to the waves..."

“Now it can be done.”

"Yes, it can be achieved, but that kind of life is too idealistic. I suddenly realized that it was just a dream. Even if it can be realized now, it doesn't bring me much joy."

Facing the Ocean, Spring and Blossom.

Holding the girl in his arms, he looked depressed and closed his eyes again...

"How do you feel about your current job?"

"Suddenly bringing up this topic feels a bit... a bit strange."

In the evening, after school, Kento returned home and sat with Kiyoura Mai at the dining table in the living room, talking face to face. Kiyoura Setsuna had also returned home, but was now sitting on the sofa nearby, quietly watching the TV program in front of him.

"It's already this late, I think it's better to prepare dinner first. If there's anything, we can talk about it after dinner."

"Too."

The wise man sitting next to Qingpu Wu was silent for a moment after hearing what Qingpu Wu said, and felt that it made sense.

Qingpu Mai, who had just sat down for a short while, stood up and went back to preparing dinner, while Xianren stood quietly by the side, watching the busy Qingpu Mai, and fell into deep thought.

Without asking Xianren what he wanted to talk to his mother about, Qingpu Setsuna watched the TV program in front of him and listened to the laughter coming from the TV program. He was as calm as ever, with no expression on his face, while Xianren waited quietly.

After dinner, Kiyoura Setsuna went to the bathroom, leaving Kento and Kiyoura Mai sitting in the living room.

"Work?"

Qing Pu Mai looked at the wise man in front of her and asked first.

"It's similar to work. I want to ask, are you interested in starting your own business? Like a restaurant, an izakaya, or a convenience store?"

"You want to start a shop?"

After hearing the wise man's words, Qing Pu Wu had some guesses in his heart, and asked back to the wise man in front of him.

"The income from my writing has been sitting around with no place to spend it, so I think it would be better to use it flexibly, like running a shop."

"But those shops, like the ones you mentioned..."

Looking at the young man in front of her, Qing Pu Mai felt helpless.

"what happened?"

"These are the businesses most likely to lose money, such as restaurants, izakayas, and convenience stores. They can easily lose money."

Observing the expression on Xianren's face, she found that the boy did not look very disappointed or dissatisfied. Qingpu Mai felt that she could still persuade him.

"Starting a business, for example, usually involves huge risks, so there's no need to take them."

Xianren roughly understood what Qingpu Mai meant. She didn't want him to take risks. It would be completely irresponsible to rashly enter an industry that he had never been involved in.

"I understand what you mean."

"Right now, we are all moving forward very steadily. Starting a business is too risky and we cannot afford the risk."

"Ah."

After giving some instructions to the young man in front of him, Qingpu Wu did not use a tone of admonition, but just persuaded him calmly. Looking at the calm expression of Xianren, Qingpu Wu felt that he had listened to her and felt a little relieved.

With the current income level of the two families, they can own their own home in Tokyo in about two to three years. But if they rashly start a business...

Qing Puwu was also a little unsure, wondering whether the combined savings of both parties were enough to cover the loss.

If Xianren was around 25 years old and already an adult, Qingura Mai might consider it, but she was just a high school student, and even if she was asked to handle it, she would still be unsure.

So, on a weekend morning three days later, with the help of Kento, Mari Fukaoka came to Kento's "coffee shop" to meet him. Looking at Kento sitting on the sofa in the living room, drinking coffee, his leisurely posture made Mari Fukaoka envious.

"Want a drink?"

"Then trouble you."

I poured a cup of coffee for Mari Fukaoka and handed it to her.

"Thank you."

"How does it taste?"

"Hmm...it seems to be no different from the coffee in the office?"

“Maybe because they’re all instant.”

Mari Fukaoka was speechless for a moment. She took a sip, put the coffee back on the table, and looked at the boy in front of her.

"So, what's the matter with you coming to meet me today?"

"I'm a bit conflicted. I don't know what to do. I want to open a convenience store, but I don't know how to run it. I don't have much time. But if I don't run a convenience store, I don't know what to do."

"convenience store?"

“Should I turn this place into a convenience store?”

Xianren thought for a moment and looked at Fuuka Mari, wanting to ask for her opinion.

"Here? This building?"

"Ah."

"This place is so remote, and considering its size, I think it might be more popular if you turn it into a cafe."

"A coffee shop, that sounds interesting, but I don't know how to make coffee."

"I do not know either."

The two looked at each other for a while, then fell into silence. They picked up their coffee together, took small sips, and Xianren looked at Mari Fukaoka again.

"Well, wouldn't it be more interesting if this place was turned into a bookstore?"

"bookstore?"

"How about turning the lower floor into a cafe, the second floor into a bookstore, and the third floor into my bedroom?"

“It sounds like it’s OK, but who’s going to run it?”

Facing the gaze of Xianren, Mari Fukaoka realized something was wrong and shook her hands repeatedly to express her refusal. She didn't want to give up her current job, as she had just been promoted with great difficulty some time ago.

"Don't look at me. I'm very satisfied with my current job and have no reason to quit."

"Shame on you. What about Ms. Machida?"

"Her? Unless you give this place to her, she probably won't agree."

"That's a shame. What if I rent this place to you? Are you interested?"

"Rent it to me and Yuanzi?"

After hearing what Xianren said, Mari Fukaoka showed a surprised expression on her face. It seemed that her rent was indeed about to expire this year, and she had only one month left to discuss the renewal issue with the landlord. During this period of time this year, all kinds of expenses had increased, and the house prices might also fluctuate. She was a little tempted.

The wise man, who didn't know what to do on a whim, just thought that there were many empty rooms here, and there was no point in keeping them, so he thought of using them to increase his income a little. Now seeing Mari Fukaoka's interested expression, he felt that he could consider it.

"Are you interested?"

"Monthly rent...how much?"

Mari Fukaoka stared at the young man in front of her. Seeing that Xianren didn't seem to be joking, she tried to ask.

"How much is your current monthly rent?"

"300,000 yen a month."

"Two people?"

"Two people each pay 15 yen. Yeah, that's about it."

"You can use it as you please. I'll cover the utilities. 100,000 yen per person per month. Interested?"

It's located near the subway, the surrounding environment is good, and the price is only 100,000 yen a month. It's simply - heavenly!

Mari Fukaoka widened her eyes and looked at the young man in front of her in surprise. She opened her mouth, pointed around, then pointed at Xianren, and then turned and pointed at herself. She was still a little bit unbelievable in her mind.

"One hundred thousand yen?"

"One hundred thousand yen."

"Really?"

"It's useless if it's empty, so if you're interested, you can consider it. The roof can also be used for barbecue. But you can't enter my bedroom, and other men are not allowed to come here. Is that a problem?"

"Rent, deposit and other expenses..."

"As a thank you to Mari-san for helping me so much in the past, of course it's not necessary. Just don't deliberately destroy it."

"Wait a moment!"

Mari Kazeoka quickly took out her cell phone and decisively contacted her live-in friend Sonoko Machida.

"Yuanzi, hey! I have something to discuss with you."

About an hour later, Mari Fukazaki and Kento were talking about their work and considering whether to continue submitting it to Kaiyingsha. When Mari Fukazaki was about to persuade Kento to transfer to another publishing house, the doorbell rang.

Ding-dong-

"Is it Ms. Machida?"

"Probably, I'll go check it out."

Mari Kazeoka quickly went downstairs and saw Sonoko Machida standing at the door.

"Really?"

Machida Sonoko, who was standing at the door, saw Mari Fukazaki opening the door. The first thing she said was to confirm the authenticity of the news.

"Really, come in first."

Machida Sonoko looked up at the three-story house, entered the house, saw the decoration inside, and then looked at Mari Kazeoka in front of her. With Mari Kazeoka's introduction, the two came to the 2nd floor and met Kento who was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

When she saw Kento, Machida Sonoko's expression was a little subtle, and she glanced at Mari Fukazaki beside her.

"Miyamizu-kun?"

"This is his property. He felt it was a waste to leave it empty, so he wanted to rent it to me. But he has more than one room, so he wanted to talk to you and ask, are you interested in this place?"

"Miyamizu-san's property? Here?"

Machida Sonoko was also surprised and looked at the boy in front of her.

It was obvious that Mari Fukaoka did not tell the editor in front of her about Kento's winning the prize, otherwise she would not have shown such a surprised expression.

Kento was very satisfied that Mari Fukazek kept this matter a secret for him, and he trusted Mari Fukazek even more. He had no other thoughts about renting this place to her.

"Let's take a look first?"

"Mari, have you seen it?"

"seen it already."

"Then show me around first."

So, Mari Fukaoka took Sonoko Machida around the house again, from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor, and even looked at the rooftop.

Everything was in line with Machida Sonoko's preferences, and when she saw the roof, she couldn't help but cheer.

"Alas--!!"

"It's great! I love it here!"

- - - -

The air conditioner is on in the summer, but the noise is still too loud. It makes me nervous.

Thanks to Baihe Xiaoniao, Chunfengyu, Suomarezi, Pixia, and Xuminajie for their monthly tickets and blades! Thanks to everyone for their recommendation votes!