"It’s just childish." That was the most sincere evaluation from an almost graduated junior high school student towards two adults. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Upon hearing this, the siblings became even quieter. Childish, these two people were several years older than Wang Qiuhe, so how could they be childish?

Just as Fan Tianyu was about to retort, Wang Qiuhe’s phone rang. She raised her phone to show it was Mei Yifan calling and quickly went to the living room to answer.

No sooner had Wang Qiuhe answered the phone than Fan Tianyu’s phone also started ringing. The caller was Aunt Mei Yifang.

Mei Yifang rarely contacts the younger family members directly, so receiving a call from her made Fan Tianyu a bit anxious, "There wouldn’t be something wrong at home, would there?"

"If there was an issue, your second aunt wouldn’t be notifying you. Just answer it," Fan Tianhua said irritably.

With Wang Qiuhe on the balcony of the living room, Fan Tianyu went to the balcony of the restaurant to answer the phone.

"Hello, Auntie."

"Tianyu, it’s so late, have you eaten dinner yet?"

"I have, I have. Auntie, are you calling because there’s some matter?"

"Indeed, there is a matter over here, it’s just that I’m not sure if it’s convenient for you all."

"It’s no trouble. Go ahead, Auntie."

"Here’s the thing, my son Yongwang is moving up from sophomore to junior year this year, and he needs to do an internship during the summer break. The company he found doesn’t provide housing, and it’s too expensive for him to rent a place by himself. I’m thinking since you’re renting your own place, maybe he could stay with you for a couple of months. We’ll cover those two months’ rent for you. I know it’s not easy for you working away from home, and I don’t want to take advantage of you."

As Mei Yifang was prattling on, Fan Tianyu said, "No worries, but Auntie, are you aware that my Aunt sent Qiuhe to stay with us?"

Mei Yifang paused, "I know."

"The room I rented is a three-bedroom unit. Zhenzhen and Chenchen are in one room, my sister’s in another, and I’ve given my room to Qiuhe. Now, I’m sleeping in the living room. Yongwang can come, but I’m afraid he’ll have to bunk with me in the living room, too, if he doesn’t mind."

"What’s there to mind? Boys don’t need such good conditions; having a place to sleep is enough."

"If you don’t mind, then I have no objections. Is Yongwang on vacation now? Where’s his internship company?"

"It’s over by Wuyang Road. I heard from your eldest sister that you’re living there, it should be close by otherwise I wouldn’t have called you. Yongwang still has an exam tomorrow, by the way. Is Zhenzhen on vacation?"

"Zhenzhen has just started her vacation today. Well, their schedules are pretty close. Auntie, let me contact Yongwang directly. I have his number, he hasn’t changed it, has he?"

"Not changed, not changed. He got that number after going to Jiangcheng."

"Great, then I’ll contact him myself. I’ll pick him up after his exam tomorrow. If his company is really near my place, moving in with us will certainly be more convenient."

Mei Yifang was delighted, "Thank you, Tianyu."

"There’s no need to thank me. Alright, Auntie, I’m going to call Yongwang now."

"Mhm."

After ending the call, the content of their conversation was clear to hear. Fan Tianyu glanced towards Wang Qiuhe, noticed she was still on the phone, and dialed Qi Yongwang directly. He truly didn’t mind Qi Yongwang moving in with him. Since everyone was already there, what’s one more or less for just two months? It really wasn’t a problem.

Before long, Qi Yongwang answered the phone, and Fan Tianyu said, "Hey Yongwang, your Aunt just called me."

Qi Yongwang sounded somewhat embarrassed, "Brother Tianyu, I told my mom I’d rent my own place, but she insisted on calling you. If it’s inconvenient, never mind."

"It’s convenient. Qiuhe also came over today, just arrived. But, if you come, you might have to share the living room with me. Only if you don’t mind."

"I don’t mind at all, anywhere is fine for me." Staying at Fan Tianyu’s would definitely be much cheaper than renting on his own. He had thought about renting with classmates, but everyone found internships in different locations, and his internship was in the Wuyang area, whereas his classmates were going to Taoyuan Road, a two-hour bus journey away. Even a compromise on renting wouldn’t be cost-effective, and so being the farthest away, he was left on his own.

Qi Yongwang asked, "Brother Tianyu, is the rent expensive at your place?"

"What’s that now? There’s no way I’d charge you rent. Anyway, Auntie said you have an exam tomorrow, what time does school finish? We can come pick you up."

Qi Yongwang was surprised, "Ah, who else is coming?"

"Qiuhe, Chenchen, Zhenzhen; Fan Tianhua has to work and can’t make it."

"Oh, okay. My exam finishes at 11:30 in the morning."

"Alright, we’ll be there on time to pick you up. Make sure your luggage is packed."

"Thanks, Brother Tianyu."

With arrangements made, Fan Tianyu ended his second call. Finally, Wang Qiuhe also finished her phone call. By the look on her face, she was clearly impatient. If she were at home, she probably would have thrown the phone on the ground by now. Walking over from the balcony, Wang Qiuhe said with impatience, "My mom, always nattering on. Drives me crazy."

Whatever their families found annoying was none of their business. Fan Tianyu said, "Yongwang will also move in tomorrow. He can bunk with me in the living room, but there’s only one sofa." Fan Tianyu thought for a moment and said, "I’ll go buy a fold-out bed."

Wang Qiuhe said, "Don’t bother, if Sister Tianhua doesn’t mind, we can squeeze together. Then you and Brother Yongwang can sleep in your original room."

"Well, that means you won’t have your own space."

"What do I need that space for? I’ve got plenty of space on my own at home."

Of course, Tianhua didn’t mind; she had long been used to sharing, "Alright, we’ll sleep together, then. You two big guys stay in the living room. It wouldn’t be convenient for us to come and go otherwise; we can’t just stay in the room all day."

"Fine, let’s go with that. I wish I knew earlier, I wouldn’t have changed the sheets."

His room wasn’t being used anyway, and the sheets had only been slept on for a day or two. They were specifically changed for Qiuhe.

After some thought, Qiuhe said, "If you really mind, Tianyu, why don’t you sleep on the sofa tonight, then you won’t feel bad about the new sheets."

"Let’s not. It would be even more tiring for me to get another set out. You two start squeezing in together from tonight."

With the sleeping arrangements sorted, everyone went back to sleep.

After a good night’s sleep, they had breakfast the next day, and Fan Tianhua leisurely made her way out to go to work. Qiuhe, full of curiosity, asked, "Sister Tianhua, what time do you start work? You are leaving so late."

At that moment, the clock on the wall had just struck 9 o’clock.

"I work from 10 to 6 with an hour and a half for lunch." The total working hours in a day only added up to six and a half hours, quite relaxed indeed.

Hearing this work schedule, Qiuhe was rather shocked. Even compared to standard working hours, while the time might seem similar, being able to sleep in made a huge difference.