My Demon Friends-Chapter 473 - 464 The Old Monster’s Strange Habits

Chapter 473: Chapter 464 The Old Monster’s Strange Habits

There were no classes in the afternoon.

The weather today was very nice. The strong, dazzling sunlight shone through the balcony, casting a blinding patch of light on the living room floor and outlining the shape of the window grilles. The wind continuously lifted the corners of the curtains, making a rustling sound.

Zhou Li sat on the sofa, his head turned towards the outside, vaguely feeling the warmth of the sunlight.

He’d heard that Yan City was still experiencing a drop in temperature, getting colder and colder. Old Zhou and Aunt Jiang had already turned on their electric blankets. They also kept the air conditioner running during the day to keep their feet warm. Aunt Jiang had always been sensitive to the cold. Old Zhou had always been frail.

He’d also heard that it had started snowing where Zheng Zhilan was; she had sent Zhou Li a picture. In the image, the small mountain village had transformed into a snowy world. Ice hung from the trees, and frost covered the grass. It must be very comfortable to sit before a narrow stove and tend a fire in such weather. Unfortunately, after the snowfall, the world turned a vast white. Typical southern girls love to see snow, but in Little Zheng’s eyes, such a scene must have appeared quite monochromatic. She never liked going out when it snowed.

I wonder if she has an electric blanket.

But she did have a stove there, locally called a ’honglong’—a type of portable, charcoal-burning stove. She had already started using it.

As the wind blew outside again, the curtains billowed high. After being warmed by the sun for so long, even the wind felt balmy.

A standing silhouette was reflected on the glass.

Zhou Li turned his head to see a loli—who appeared half-grown, though her ’freshness’ was debatable—standing beside him. The phone in her small hands seemed too large for her, and she was tilting her head, looking at him in confusion.

"What’s up?" Zhou Li asked.

"What are you thinking about?" the little girl countered.

"Just random stuff." Zhou Li glanced down. She wasn’t wearing shoes; no wonder she made no sound when she walked. "Finished browsing?"

"Not yet..."

Only then did the little girl come over to his side and plop down on the sofa, which sank a little under her weight. Then she leaned back against the sofa and resumed looking at her phone.

"What did you buy?" Zhou Li asked.

"A lot." Her gaze remained fixed on the phone. "I’m still adding more to the cart."

"How about I buy you a pair of high heels?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Then your footsteps will make noise."

"Don’t be naive! If I don’t want to make a sound, it wouldn’t work even if you tied a loudspeaker to my feet!" Her fair, delicate face was full of scorn, and she pouted. "I thought one of your hidden fetishes was acting up..."

"..."

"Were you just thinking about how to spend such a high salary?" she asked again, her tone innocent.

"It’s not that high." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"It’s less than what we earn from taking jobs, but this is stable, isn’t it? It’s a salary, paid every month. In the future, if money isn’t worth as much, it might even increase. Thinking about it that way..." The little girl tilted her head, seemingly calculating. "Even if we don’t go out to take on jobs anymore, it seems like it wouldn’t matter much."

"It’s enough to support us, anyway." Zhou Li had never worried about this; his anxiety and need for money were not high. "Provided Lord Dumpling eats fewer of those expensive dishes, and you spend less money on games."

"Wouldn’t it be more if you joined that Heavenly Master’s Office?"

"Celestial Master Department," Zhou Li corrected her.

"Right, right! Celestial Master Department!"

"Not necessarily. It might actually be less."

"How is that possible!"

"It’s possible."

If Zhou Li truly joined the Celestial Master Department, he would officially become a civil servant. Civil servant salaries are standardized, so his pay would correspond to his level. The benefits accompanying his rank would more than compensate for any difference, with plenty to spare. Moreover, he would gain corresponding authority. Given Zhou Li’s strength and uniqueness... But with authority comes responsibility—a heavy burden.

Zhou Li shook his head, leaned a little closer to Huai Xu, and looked at her phone. "Let me see what you bought."

Huai Xu generously showed him her shopping cart.

Self-heating hot pots;

Instant noodles;

Whole cases of Coke and Sprite;

A keyboard;

A mouse;

A pipa;

A mountain bike;

A ceramic kitchen knife;

...

He had to scroll for a long time to reach the bottom.

Good heavens! At least forty or fifty items, priced in the tens of thousands, and so many bizarre things?

Zhou Li fell silent for a moment, then said, "It looks like you’ll need to buy less if my salary is going to support all of you."

"No need. Brother Nan can support the three of us."

"...That’s true, too!"

"Why did your Little Trash Cat dump you again?"

"...No, she didn’t." Zhou Li, puzzled, replied, "I just got a call and had to temporarily leave Lord Dumpling in Brother Nan’s care."

"I saw it from the rooftop."

"..."

Stung, Zhou Li silently straightened his posture and stopped talking to her.

The wind outside continued to blow.

Zhou Li sniffed and turned his head to look at Huai Xu. This little girl exuded a faint, fruity fragrance. It was fresh and natural, like fruit just on the verge of ripening—not as rich as fully mature fruit, but a bit lighter.

But this little girl was an old monster.

Zhou Li immediately furrowed his brow.

So perverted.

As the sun shifted westward, more sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, gradually warming the living room. Zhou Li began to feel drowsy.

The perverted old monster kept browsing Taobao and spoke to him quietly. One moment, she would ask if he wanted to buy something, saying she could add it to her cart to meet the order minimum. The next, she would ask if he had any classes that afternoon. He responded at first, but the atmosphere was so comfortable that drowsiness increasingly overcame him. Before he knew it, he was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed.