Chapter 14: Aunty Wang's Relative
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Updated : Nov 24th, 2024
Not long after returning to the rental house, George received a call from his landlord.
George was very grateful to his landlord. If he hadn't extend a helping hand, he might have had to stay on the street. Moreover, the house he rented had a pleasant surrounding and good interior decoration. However, the rent was very low, which saved him a lot of money. Therefore, George had always been grateful to his landlord.
"Hey, Aunty Wang, what's the matter?" George immediately answered the phone.
"Here's the thing, George. I told you before that a relative of mine who is coming to Jiangzhou to attend college and is going to live with me. She will arrive today but I have something to do and I can't attend to her. Can you help me take care of her for a while?" Aunty Wang said on the phone.
"Okay, no problem." George replied.
Aunty Wang had indeed told him about this before, but now, it was only a few days before Jiangzhou University started, and it was finally time for her relative to arrive.
The house that George lived in has three bedrooms and one living room. Other than the room he lived in, there were still two rooms available. It won't be a problem for another person to move in. After all, George was just a tenant. If Aunty Wang wanted to let her relative move in, he can't object anyway.
"I'll have to trouble you then." Aunty Wang said.
"Aunty Wang, don't mention it, it's not a big deal. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her." George said.
"Okay, I can rest assured that you'll handle things then." Aunty Wang said.
After hanging up, George put on his coat and went out again. He was going to the market to buy some groceries. Since he had promised Aunty Wang to take good care of her relative, George naturally had to do his best.
George was no stranger to buying groceries and cooking. Living in a rental house for more than a year had honed his talent. Although his skills weren't exactly top-notch, they were still pretty good.
"The vegetables, fruits and the like in that game world are quite fresh. If I can get some to sell here, they will be sell like hotcakes, right?" When George was buying vegetables at the market, he thought of the game world again.
That time and space was infinitely close to reality, so people had to eat too over there. George had eaten the dry food before, but he also noticed that vegetables and fruits were grown in the village, and they looked very fresh. It was organic and pollution-free, so the fruits and vegetables grown there should taste good.
George started to think about the fruits and vegetables again. He didn't have much savings and was very short of money. Hence, he naturally thought about making money from everything he saw.
"I remember that there was an open space in the hill behind the village. When I go in again, I'll ask the old village chief if he could rent the land to me to grow some fruits and vegetables. This way, I would have another money-making source." George thought to himself. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible.
In reality, rent would definitely cost money, and the land also had to be taken care of. George didn't know much about planting, and he didn't have the time.
However, it was different in the game time and space. As long as he rented it, it was his and no one will come to snatch it. Moreover, there was only one player in Novice Village, so he did not need to waste time looking after it. At the same time, planting in game must be much simpler than in real life, just like how he learned the art of alchemy. As long as Pharmacist Li agreed to teach him, he learned it quickly, while others had to take a long time. What's more, when it came to cultivating to an advanced level, it would take more time, and others may not even be able to achieve it in their lifetime.
This was the benefit of being a player!
As for the lack of money for rent, George wasn't very worried. The old village chief was a "good man" and George believed he would agree to his credit.
Money was also something that troubled George. He had killed some monsters and even got a dropped equipment. However, he did not see any money loot. Could it be that in that time and space, no money will be dropped for killing monsters? How was he to make money by himself then?
There were many doubts, but George believed that as he went more often, he would be able to solve these doubts one by one.
After buying the groceries and returning home, George started working in the kitchen until noon when he heard a knock on the door.
"It should be Aunty Wang's relative." George quickly put down the things in his hands and ran to open the door.
However, when the door opened, George, as well as the person standing outside the door, were stunned.
Avery Ye was about to become a freshman at Jiangzhou University. As someone who grew up under the watchful eyes of her parents, she had long wanted to stay far away from her parents and live the life she wanted. Therefore, when she filled her university application in college, she chose Jiangzhou University, which was far away from home, instead of staying in the imperial capital as her parents wanted.
Her parents even blamed her for this, but she was unwilling to give up. In the end, her parents finally agreed to her decision.
The reason why they agreed with her decision was because she was very insistent and also because they had a relative in Jiangzhou. If Avery went to university in Jiangzhou, this relative could take care of her. In a way, there was no need to worry about anything happening to her.
In order to get her parents' permission, Avery Ye also took a step back and agreed to live in this relative's house. For Avery, this was not a big deal. Anyway, she only needed a place to sleep at night. The rest of the time, she could still have her own freedom.
However, before coming, Avery Ye's relative told her that there was a tenant in her house, so that she could be mentally prepared. Of course, she said that this tenant was a very good person, and Avery didn't have to worry too much.
Avery Ye didn't care about this. Anyway, she didn't think about staying in the house for long every day. She would just sleep here, and wouldn't mind much about a housemate.
However, what Avery Ye didn't expect was that the tenant her relative talked about was actually a man! She wanted her to live in the same house with a man? !
Avery Ye stood there blankly.
George was also stunned. He did not expect the relative mentioned by Aunty Wang to be a woman, and such a young and beautiful one too. Her beauty was comparable to Batya Liu!
In the end, George came back to his senses first and asked curiously, "Are you Aunty Wang's relative?"
"Are you my third aunt's tenant?" Avery did not answer George's question, but asked her own instead.
"If you're not in the wrong place, I think I am indeed your third aunt's tenant." George said.
"How could this be possible?!"Avery said panickily.
All these years, she had never even been in love, and now she had to live with a man? !
Avery Ye really felt like she was going to have a breakdown.