Open World 20

Xie Xi felt ashamed after hearing the words. He cried and screamed at a man who he only knew for one day. It was also his teacher…

How could he be so stupid?! It was just a cold but the heat made his brain silly! Xie Xi was annoyed to death and hoped it was a dream!

In fact, last night wasn't exactly as Jiang Xie said. Xie Xi didn't cry but he cried silently. He closed his eyes and silently shed tears.

That appearance was so painful that Jiang Xie only looked once and never wanted to see it again.

What type of life had this half-child lived?

The tears that flowed down were like hot magma, making an indelible mark on Jiang Xie's heart. He didn't want Xie Xi to cry or recall those hard memories. Thus, Jiang Xie said these words to help him unload some of the strong determination and also to be closer to him.

"Come on, drink some porridge to supplement your strength." Jiang Xie gently stirred the porridge with a spoon and waited for the temperature to cool before sending it to Xie Xi's mouth.

Xie Xi still doubted life and couldn't understand what this person said.

"Ah…" Jiang Xie really treated him as a child. He brought the spoon to Xie Xi's mouth and had him open his mouth.

Xie Xi's spirit returned and he stared at Jiang Xie with an open mouth, very speechless.

Jiang Xie blinked, not embarra.s.sed at all. "It seems that you have really woken up."

How could Xie Xi let Jiang Xie feed him? He saw the porridge which had obviously been cooking for a while and his heart was hot. He took the bowl and said, "I'll do it myself."

Jiang Xie didn't tease him and handed him the bowl. "Eat it, the temperature is just right and it's going to become cold."

Xie Xi bowed his head and stared at the porridge. "Thank you."

"Why so polite?" Being serious for one second was probably the limit for Jiang Xie. He added, "A teacher for one day is a father for life. It is natural for an old father to take care of the children."

Xie Xi, "………………"

Sure enough, this teacher wasn't normal!

"Quickly eat the porridge." The old father said earnestly, "I have been boiling it for two hours. Don't waste it."

Xie Xi's heart was warm again. He was confused while burning up and must've said a lot of things to Jiang… this person's mouth was shameless but he was a good man.

Xie Xi nodded as he scooped up a spoonful of porridge and placed it in his mouth…

He almost spat it out!

Jiang Xie was very confident. "Is it good? I put in sea cuc.u.mber, abalone and lobster. The nutrition is absolutely enough and the taste shouldn't be much worse."

Xie Xi stared at the bowl of expensive seafood porridge and couldn't hold back, "Teacher, have you tasted it?"

"I couldn't estimate the weight and didn't cook that much. That's why I didn't try it." The child needed a big meal and he was afraid there wasn't enough.

Xie Xi's lips curved as he asked, "How many spoonfuls of salt did you put in?"

"A spoonful, the recipe… cough, I mean, you have a cold and it is better to have a lighter meal."

Xie Xi didn't miss the word 'recipe.' This person looked up a recipe to make the porridge. Did he check the recipe and put in half a pound of salt?

Jiang Xie saw his expression and asked, "Is the porridge salty?"

He picked up the spoon that Xie Xi had used, tasted it and rushed to the sink to vomit. This saltiness was enough to kill people!

Jiang Xie returned and gracefully collapsed. "Don't eat it. I'll call for takeaway."

It was the first time he cooked but he countered such a thing, Teacher Jiang felt very humiliated.

Xie Xi couldn't help smiling and asked, "Teacher, how big is your spoon?"

Jiang Xie pointed to the spoon in Xie Xi's bowl. "The same as that one."

The spoon in Xie Xi's hand was big enough to hold an egg. This big spoonful of salt, um…

He laughed loudly. "The recipe isn't good. It didn't tell you how big a spoon to use."

Jiang Xie, "…"

It might be humiliating but he felt it was worth it to see the child laughing comfortably.

This seemed to be the first time he saw Xie Xi laugh. They didn't know each other for a long time but Jiang Xie was certain that this child must rarely laugh.

Xie Xi felt that his body was much better. A fever was deadly but once it burned out, it was easy to recover.

He got out of bed and said, "Don't call for takeaway. It would be wasteful to pour out such good porridge." The thought of not being able to eat sea cuc.u.mber, abalone and lobster simply pained Xie Xi.

Jiang Xie protested, "It is too salty. You can't eat it." It was so hard to endure the embarra.s.sment but this turned out to be a bonus point, not a point deduction.

Xie Xi told him, "I'll cook it again and it can be eaten."

"You are still sick."

"It is just a little cold. It isn't that serious."

Jiang Xie saw Xie Xi's feet and immediately said, "Wait, I'll go get you some slippers."

"No need…"

Jiang Xie had already left and soon returned with a pair of cotton slippers. "There is underfloor heating in my house but the kitchen doesn't have it. You just had a fever and need to be careful."

As he spoke, he naturally bent down and placed the slippers on Xie Xi's feet. Xie Xi stared at the wide back and his heart was hot. A thank you filled his throat but he unexpectedly couldn't release it. He only knew that thanks weren't enough.

Xie Xi asked, "Teacher, have you eaten?"

Jiang Xie didn't have the habit of eating breakfast but he was afraid to teach the child bad things, so he said, "I'll eat later."

"Then wait a while. We'll eat together."

Then Xie Xi left the room and became stunned. It wasn't because of the s.p.a.cious apartment, the elegant decorations or the expensive murals. He was stunned because…

It was messy! There were piles of clothes on the leather sofa, magazines on the carpet, a few empty cans on the coffee table and there was even an ashtray on the projector!

Jiang Xie cleared his throat. "I live alone and I'm not too particular…"

Was this a matter of being particular? Xie Xi lived alone in the cheapest old building but his place wasn't like this.

It was obvious from the bowl of porridge that this elite scholar didn't have much life experience but Xie Xi hadn't expected it to be so serious! He didn't say anything and headed straight to the kitchen.

Jiang Xie didn't follow and quietly cleaned up the living room. He could at least hide his… um… his possessions…

Xie Xi entered the kitchen and understood instantly. This kitchen was very beautiful and could be used in an advertis.e.m.e.nt but unfortunately, there were no signs of it being taken care of by its owner.

Xie Xi could imagine that since the kitchen's birth, it had probably only produced a salty bowl of seafood porridge. Jiang Xie had probably run to the supermarket in the early morning and bought everything according to the recipe. Even the can of salt was just opened.

The spoon that was the 'cause' was also left in the salt can. It was funny but it also warmed up people's heart.

Jiang Xie hadn't slept all night. He took care of Xie Xi's fever and then bought so many things in the early morning.

This seafood porridge couldn't be eaten but the person's heart was clear. He wanted Xie Xi to eat something nutritious and digestible. He couldn't buy it at the time and simply had to cook it himself.

This was the first time Jiang Xie cooked in his life. Xie Xi felt this was highly likely to be the truth, so the messy scene became clumsy and lovely. Jiang Xie was a very good teacher, very good.

Xie Xi rolled up his sleeves and prepared to remake the seafood porridge. A bit of salt was okay. It was better to boil the porridge more so the taste would mix evenly.

Porridge was generally slow to cook but it had a faster method. The fast taste might have a relatively poorer taste but it saved time.

It didn't take long for the real seafood porridge to emerge fresh from the pot.

Jiang Xie was quite surprised. "Child, you are very powerful."

Xie Xi was too lazy to correct his name and said, "Eat it together. The ingredients are good and it would be a waste to throw them out."

Jiang Xie tried a mouthful. "What is this? So delicious!"

Xie Xi blinked and teased him, "I wouldn't say it is delicious but it is edible."

The porridge made by Old Jiang couldn't be eaten at all.

Jiang Xie spoke quietly, "I'm not omnipotent. It is never too old to learn."

This person could really speak!

Xie Xi smiled. "Teacher is right."

Then he seriously ate the porridge. Xie Xi hadn't eaten last night and became sick. The fact that he could eat a bowl of porridge in the morning was extremely comfortable.

The two people were satiated and Jiang Xie suggested, "Leave the dishes here. I will have my housekeeper clean it up later."

Xie Xi replied, "There are only two bowls, what's the point?" He washed it by hand and then tidied up the kitchen.

Jiang Xie watched on with a strange heart. What type of circ.u.mstances did he experience for an 18 year old boy to be so skillful in housework? This child was really too painful.

Jiang Xie had cla.s.ses during the day. Before leaving, he said, "Have a good rest. I already took the day off for you."

Xie Xi was in a rush. "I can still go!"

He couldn't delay his cla.s.ses. The freshman course was particularly full and missing one day of cla.s.ses…

Jiang Xie told him, "Rest a.s.sured, I will take the time to give you makeup lessons. Do more with less."

Xie Xi hesitated.

Jiang Xie spoke again, "I am already said you are sick and can't get out of bed. If you go to cla.s.ses, won't I be lying?"

His words made Xie Xi dismiss the idea of going to school. "Then I'll go home and rest."

"There is no rush. I have no one else living here and you can sleep peacefully."

Xie Xi wanted to say something but was interrupted by Jiang Xie. "You can see that there is still half a lobster left. If you don't eat it at noon, I can only throw it away when I get back."

He casually talked about throwing away something that cost so much money! Xie Xi was in pain.

"Then you…" He asked Jiang Xie, "Are you coming back at noon to eat?"

Jiang Xie wanted to come back but he had an appointment with someone at noon. "It is because I can't come back at noon that I hope you stay and eat it."

That's how Xie Xi was caught. Knowing Jiang Xie's style, he had no doubt that the fate of this half lobster was the bin.

Jiang Xie left and Xie Xi took medicine again. This medicine was also bought by Jiang Xie. The price was unknown but based on the packaging, it probably wasn't cheap.

The money couldn't be paid back but there wasn't a problem. Jiang Xie didn't care about money. If Xie Xi tried to pay him back, he would probably refuse. The situation was clear when it came to money.

Xie Xi looked at the messy house, rolled up his sleeves and started to clean. He couldn't do much but he could help Jiang Xie a little bit!

Jiang Xie came back at night and thought he saw wrongly. Was this his house?

His family is hiding a snail girl? (TL: Based on the Chinese folktale. One link: )

The next day, Jiang Xie went to cla.s.s and wasn't surprised to see the child sitting un.o.btrusively. He sat in one corner and listened seriously to the lecture.

Jiang Xie found him after school. "Come with me."

This was very teacher-like. Xie Xi followed him to his office. As soon as they entered the room, the teacher's illusion fell to the ground.

Jiang Xie's lips curved. "Last night, I came home and thought there was a snail girl at home…um… should it be a snail boy?"

Xie Xi had cleaned his house too well. Jiang Xie said he had a housekeeper but in fact, he didn't want outsiders in his house and preferred to do things himself.

Xie Xi was a bit used to his non-serious manner and replied, "Teacher took care of me yesterday."

"That's nothing." Jiang Xie asked him seriously, "Are you going to keep working at the bar?"

Xie Xi didn't say anything. Jiang Xie's eyebrows twisted and he wondered, "Can't you find another job? What about tutoring?"

"I have two tutoring jobs on the weekends."

Jiang Xie was stunned. "It still isn't enough?"

Xie Xi had never told this to anyone. "Just tutoring isn't enough. I have to pay next semester's tuition fees and there will be many practical cla.s.ses in the soph.o.m.ore year. I have to… buy a computer. The freshman course is very full and there are cla.s.ses all day. I can only go to work at night and the bar is the most suitable."

It took a lot of courage for Xie Xi to say these things. He was accustomed to being alone and swallowing down all his sufferings. He wasn't used to relying on anyone or talking to people.

It was useless to say it and sympathy would only make him embarra.s.sed. Xie Xi was grateful to Jiang Xie and didn't say this to seek his help. Xie Xi simply didn't want to deceive him or for him to misunderstand.

Jiang Xie was surprised.

Xie Xi reluctantly smiled. "Just… wait a while. It will become much better. A senior I know has a project and I will take time to help him. If it goes well, I should be able to quit working at the bar."

Jiang Xie's spirit returned. He was distressed but he couldn't show it. This child's pride was too strong and his heartache would just be a sharp injury to the child.

Jiang Xie adjusted his tone. "How about working for me?"

Xie Xi was shocked.

Jiang Xie's lips curved as he teased, "How about being my snail boy?"

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Snail… what?

Jiang Xie explained, "You saw the situation at my place. It really needs your help. My contract with my previous housekeeper expired and I didn't like her 60 minutes blind date routine. I wanted to change…"

What lies! No domestic housekeeper would introduce herself to her employer so unprofessionally! It was a pity that Xie Xi was inexperienced and fooled by Jiang Xie.

"If you come to help, I won't have to bother finding someone else." Jiang Xie asked, "You won't introduce yourself with your preferences, right?"

The topic s.h.i.+fted and Xie Xi was completely taken in. "Of course not."

Jiang Xie smiled. "That's great."

Xie Xi saw the teasing in his eyes and finally recovered. "I'm not a professional and haven't done this type of work…"

Jiang Xie interrupted him, "You have already satisfied me. That's enough."

Xie Xi paused. Jiang Xie added, "You need work and I need you to work. We hit it off so why not?"

Xie Xi was still hesitating.

Jiang Xie started to talk nonsense again. "You are still young and don't know the pains of a single and handsome man. I am busy with work and don't have time to clean up. I have to use a housekeeper but they're mostly women. I don't dare use anyone too young but it isn't easy to use the old. You have to work anyway. Why not work for me?"

He started fooling people again. "They saw that one day as a teacher is a father for life. Shouldn't you help your poor, lonely and helpless old father?"

Xie Xi, "………………"

This wasn't a teacher for a day, a father for life. It was a teacher for a day and fall into a pit for life!

Jiang Xie saw the child's face finally loosening up and asked, "How about it, my snail boy?"

It was probably because he practiced talking as a teacher. Jiang Xie's voice was particularly good and made people's ears numb.

Xie Xi's ears trembled and he finally opened his mouth. "No."

Jiang Xie was stunned and thought that his fooling around plan had failed. The next minute, the child said, "I'm not a snail but I will accept the job."

Old Jiang was as happy as a few billion yuan falling from the sky. Xie Xi bowed to Jiang Xie. "Mr. Jiang, thank you."

He was aware of Jiang Xie's kindness. The reason he hesitated wasn't because of the job but because he felt the debt owed to Jiang Xie was too big.

Still, this was really tempting. He didn't have to go to the bar to work and wouldn't have to see many people. It was great. Moreover, Jiang Xie really needed a housekeeper. If the contract with his previous housekeeper had expired then Xie Xi wouldn't be stealing someone's job.

He didn't want to miss such a good thing. Jiang Xie was in a good mood and he slightly showed off. "It is decided. Then how about 200 an hour for the salary?"

Xie Xi looked up and blinked.

Jiang Xie, "…"

Was 200 too low? How much was the tuition fee? He previously asked an a.s.sistant to buy a computer and seemed to spend 50,000 yuan? Well… he had too many inheritances and didn't have much concept about money.

Xie Xi wondered, "How can it be so much? Teacher, which housekeeping company did you find before? They swindled you."

Too high? Jiang Xie continued speaking without hesitation, "Is 200 a day a lot? You have to clean up and can also prepare breakfast and dinner." So what if he didn't eat breakfast? It wasn't bad to get up early when he was in good shape.

Xie Xi was obviously relieved. "I heard you say 200 an hour."

Jiang Xie was calm. "You heard it wrong."

"Good. 200 a day is also very high. I…"

"Don't underestimate the job. I help you can take the time to help me source doc.u.ments and also act as a small a.s.sistant." Teacher Jiang racked his brains to rationalize the money.

In fact, 200 a day wasn't high for full-time housekeeping but Jiang Xie wasn't aware of the supermarket and kept watching Xie Xi's eyes.

Xie Xi's eyes also lit up. "I-I can also be your a.s.sistant!" It was so surprising that he used honorifics.

Jiang Xie corrected him. "It is a small a.s.sistant." He said this while thinking the child was cute.

Xie Xi thought of his lacking experience and nodded solemnly. "Good, I will live up to your expectations!"

Jiang Xie was full of: cute, cute, too cute!

At Jiang Xie's insistence, Xie Xi called the bar in the afternoon and resigned from his job.

The boss already knew about what happened last night and felt very guilty towards Xie Xi. He knew Xie Xi had some circ.u.mstances and said, "That's fine, you a temporary worker and you can quit if you don't want to continue. You can rest a.s.sured that I will have the finances department send you the remaining wages tomorrow."

Xie Xi was very grateful and thanked him.

The boss also appreciated this child. The child might have a face that was easy to get into trouble but he was diligent, low-key and followed the rules. It was impossible to not like the young man who worked diligently.

Xie Xi let go of his worries and Jiang Xie told him, "Let's add each other on WeChat."

"Yes." Xie Xi scanned Jiang Xie's QR code and added him as a friend.

Jiang Xie looked at the second-hand domestic mobile phone and felt pained, but there wasn't much he could do.

After adding each other as friends, Xie Xi received a message from Jiang Xie. He opened it and was startled.

Jiang Xie had transferred him 6,000 yuan! Xie Xi didn't have a chance to open his mouth before Jiang Xie told him, "It is a one month advance of your salary."

Xie Xi exclaimed, "No! I haven't done anything yet!"

"You aren't going to listen to your teacher?"

Xie Xi, "…" What was this?

Jiang Xie took his phone and accepted the money. "What's wrong with giving you the money first? You won't run away."

Xie Xi watched the 6,000 yuan and his soul flew away. "You didn't need to do this. The bar would pay me tomorrow. I…" He was lacking money but he would have enough once the bar settled his wages.

Jiang Xie was absentminded. "Oh, there is almost money to buy food."

He held the two mobile phones directly, using his phone to transfer to Xie Xi and accepting it on Xie Xi's phone.

Xie Xi watched this operation and was dumbfounded as his account received 10,000 yuan more!

Cla.s.smate Xie who had never seen such a huge sum in his life, "!!!"

Jiang Xie returned the phone., "Okay, I'll give myself to you for the next month."

Xie Xi was too shocked that he was oblivious to the problems in the words. "This is food money for one month? There were only two meals a day. What did he eat?!

Jiang Xie answered, "How can it be one month?"

Xie Xi sighed with relief and was about to say, "You don't have to give me so many months…"

Jiang Xie continued, "How can 10,000 yuan last one month? It is a week."

Xie Xi, "……………………"

Jiang Xie spoke again, "Try it first. If it isn't enough then tell me."

Xie Xi couldn't endure it anymore. "1,000 is enough for one week, let alone 10,000. Teacher, what have you been eating?"

In addition… the teacher's salary was so high! Xie Xi wanted to be a teacher as well!

Jiang Xie leaned down. "In short, don't worry about saving my money. If you want something expensive then eat it." It wouldn't run out anyway.

Xie Xi's spirit returned after a long time and he said, "I'll keep the books otherwise I shouldn't use it…"

Jiang Xie thought about the child's careful bookkeeping…

"Let's go to the supermarket." He would buy a bookkeeping book!

Xie Xi thought it was buying the evening ingredients and said, "I'll go on my own."

"No, I'll drive you."

Xie Xi thought about it and didn't refuse. He just started working and it was natural for the boss to review his purchasing ability.

The two of them went out and appeared in the parking lot together. They got into the car and Jiang Xie said, "Fasten your seatbelt. We'll be going to a supermarket far away."

Xie Xi asked dutifully, "Do you always go there?" He would have to keep buying ingredients later.

How could Jiang Xie often go to supermarket? The number of times he had been to a supermarket could be counted on one hand.

Jiang Xie smiled. "Far away is good since it will avoid suspicion."

There were supermarkets around the school that were large and very lively.

However, there were so many students at these supermarkets. If they went…

Xie Xi felt warm. "It's fine." He thought that Jiang Xie wasn't willing to let the students know Xie Xi was his housekeeper.

Jiang Xie let Xie Xi keep this idea and opened his mouth. "I'm too handsome and if we go to the supermarket to buy food together, I'm afraid they will misunderstand us."

Xie Xi, "!"

Jiang Xie felt a bit nervous but he thought it was worth it when he saw the child's red ears.

Xie Xi stuttered, "No, no that won't happen."

"It won't?" Jiang Xie wondered. "Fine, we won't detour and will go straight there."

Xie Xi was anxious!

Jiang Xie understood and his lips curved. "I'm just joking. In fact, I don't want to go there."

Xie Xi's nerves were still tight as he asked, "What?"

Jiang Xie explained, "I'm a big celebrity and will certainly be mobbed by little girls if I go to the surrounding supermarkets."

Xie Xi, "…"

Jiang Xie was serious. "You saw it before. The girls from the cla.s.s next door blocked me."

Xie Xi didn't want to talk. He turned to look out the window while inwardly thinking, 'Teacher Jiang can never be serious!'

Jiang Xie drove for half an hour before finding a good supermarket. The two of them got off together since they didn't have to be afraid of meeting acquaintances.

Coming out so far, how could they meet anyone? Xie Xi pushed a small cart and carefully selected ingredients. Along the way, he asked for Jiang Xie's preferences. Jiang Xie couldn't say anything and just replied, "Let's see it first."

Xie Xi asked him, "Do you like to eat fish?"

"I don't like freshwater fish."

Xie Xi nodded and went to the seafood area. Jiang Xie seemed particularly fond of seafood and asked, "Can you make takoyaki?"

Xie Xi blinked.

Jiang Xie told him, "I used to eat it when I was very young but I didn't eat it later."

Xie Xi thought about it. "It isn't very difficult. It just needs a special machine."

"Does the supermarket sell it? Hurry and buy it. We'll eat takoyaki at night."

Xie Xi didn't know if he should laugh or cry. "This place doesn't have it. I need to search on the Internet and it will arrive in a few days."

Jiang Xie felt slight regret. "Okay."

Xie Xi's heart was moved. "Do you want to eat it?"

"There's no hurry. I can wait a few days." Xie Xi suggested, "It is generally sold in malls. If you want to eat it…"

Jiang Xie told him, "I want to eat the things you make."

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Xie Xi smiled, "The takoyaki isn't expensive and it should be very close. I'll go buy it for you."

Jiang Xie followed his brain circuits and said, "The problem isn't how expensive it is but that money shouldn't be spent indiscriminately."

This saying… it made sense but didn't it seem like there was something wrong? Xie Xi didn't respond.

Jiang Xie continued, "There is no need to spend unnecessary money. I'm not in a hurry and will wait for you to make it for me."

Xie Xi was in a ditch again and nodded, "Yes, wait a few days and I'll make it for you!"

Jiang Xie's lips curved in complete satisfaction.

It wasn't until later when Old Jiang bought the machine to make takoyaki that Xie Xi came to his senses.

What was money shouldn't be spent indiscriminately, it shouldn't be wasted?

What shouldn't be spent was the money to buy a machine! Having this type of thing at home was the biggest waste!

Unfortunately, it was already too late. Now Xie Xi was shrouded in the dazzling aura of 'Teacher Jiang is a good person' and his filter was especially deep. It was easy to be fooled.

They bought the ingredients and Jiang Xie turned into the stationary area. Xie Xi didn't suspect him and thought Teacher Jiang was buying a book to prepare for lessons.

Jiang Xie saw a white book instantly and picked it up. "Does this look good?"

Xie Xi, "…"

Jiang Xie glanced at the notebook again. "It doesn't look good?"

The milk-white book had a few… they were probably rose indentations? The shape wasn't round and it was very childish. Jiang Xie opened the book and the colourful paper inside stung Xie Xi's eyes.

Teacher Jiang, a bit man actually liked things like this. Sure enough… um… Really fancy!

Xie Xi smiled and told him, "It's very good."

Every person's aesthetics were different. He didn't agree but he shouldn't discriminate. Who cared if it was a big man and big woman, they all had to be respected.

Jiang Xie wondered, "Is it appropriate to give to people?"

Xie Xi was relieved. It turned out to be a gift… that's fine, young girls would like it a lot.

"It is appropriate!" Xie Xi encouraged him. "The other person will certainly like such a beautiful book."

"I also think so." Then Jiang Xie handed the book to Xie Xi.

Xie Xi looked up at him. "?"

Jiang Xie grinned, revealing his white teeth. "I'm giving it to you."

Xie Xi accepted the girl's book with a stunned face. "Why give it to me?"

Did he look like a person who would use this type of book? What type of misunderstanding did Teacher Jiang have about him?

Jiang Xie told him, "Didn't you say that you wanted to do the bookkeeping?"

Xie Xi couldn't help saying, "I already have a book. There is no need…"

"It's fine." Jiang Xie interrupted. "h.e.l.lo, I want to check this out."

Xie Xi, "………………"

The brain circuits were currently going through the following loop: Jiang Xie's mind was full of the child and the white hands holding such a lovely book.

Xie Xi felt this book was picked according to Teacher Jiang's taste and Teacher Jiang was a man with the heart of a girl. He wanted to see Xie Xi use such an embarra.s.sing thing.

Xie Xi solemnly declared, "Teacher, rest a.s.sured. I will use it well."

"I'm looking forward to it."

Xie Xi's guess was strengthened!

The two people bought a pile of things and went home. Then Xie Xi rolled up his sleeves. "Teacher, you must be busy. I will call you when it is time for dinner."

Jiang Xie didn't want to go do work, he wanted to see Xie Xi cook.

Xie Xi comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm used to this. There will be no problems."

Jiang Xie couldn't continue staying here. "Okay."

He went to the study but his heart was itchy as he thought about the kitchen. It was wonderful to have another person in the house.

Xie Xi made a meat and vegetable soup and when he placed it on the table, Jiang Xie couldn't wait for Xie Xi to call for him and came out.

Xie Xi laughed. "Are you hungry?" He thought Jiang Xie was too hungry to wait.

Jiang Xie was a bit hungry but it was more because of inexplicable expectations.

“It smells good.” Jiang Xie stated.

"Try it. If there is anywhere that isn't tasty, tell me and I'll adjust it."

Jiang Xie nodded and sat at the table. He couldn't wait to move his chopsticks.

Xie Xi watched a bit nervously. He felt that he cooked well but he wasn't sure if Jiang Xie would like it.

Jiang Xie was stunned for a while before smiling brightly. "Delicious."

Xie Xi sighed with relief and also smiled. "I'm glad Teacher likes it."

Jiang Xie saw his smile and thought in his heart, 'I like it, I like it so much!'

“Come and eat together.” Jiang Xie called out to him.

Xie Xi shook his head. "No, I'll eat in a while…"

"Don't be so polite with me. It is boring to eat alone."

His words poked at Xie Xi. He knew better than anyone how lonely it was to eat alone. Xie Xi originally thought it was very inappropriate but now he felt it didn't matter. They were both alone and understood what it felt like.

"Then I'll gladly eat."

After eating, Xie Xi cleaned up the dishes while Jiang Xie used all his strength to control his hands and not help. After all, this was a person he barely convinced and he had to hold back.

He could control his hands but not his legs. Jiang Xie walked into the kitchen, saw Xie Xi was.h.i.+ng the bowls by hand and immediately said, "You should use the dishwasher."

"Hmm?"

"The dishwasher is very easy to use."

Xie Xi replied, "I won't use it." He had never used this thing before. Jiang Xie also hadn't used it but the modern electrical appliances were very easy to understand. As long as people didn't fear it, the usage could be figured out.

Jiang Xie told him, "I'll teach you."

Xie Xi didn't doubt him. "Okay."

Jiang Xie quickly glanced at the operations panel and pretended to be proficient. Don't worry about doing it properly, it just had to look like he did it.

Xie Xi didn't understand but he was very supportive. "It was originally like this."

This was probably it… Jiang Xie asked, "Isn't it simple?"

Xie Xi continuously nodded, "Very convenient!"

"You should use the dishwasher because it has sterilization at high temperatures. It is better than was.h.i.+ng by hand."

This child's hand was so tender. How could it always be soaked in water? Xie Xi sincerely thought, 'It is good to have money. I want to be a teacher in the future!'

After finis.h.i.+ng in the kitchen, Xie Xi picked up the vacuum cleaner and started cleaning.

Jiang Xie was rushed back to the study. He used the excuse of getting a gla.s.s of water to peek at the work. He saw the heavy vacuum cleaner and then returned to the study. The laptop web page became Taobao and the search content was: the best vacuum cleaner.

There was a sweeping robot? No, if he bought a sweeping robot then Xie Xi might feel there was no work to do. What if he quit?

Jiang Xie picked the most expensive and lightest cordless handheld vacuum cleaner.

Xie Xi used the was.h.i.+ng machine to do the laundry and placed them to dry on the balcony. The clock pointed to 9 o'clock. Xie Xi moved in a circle to check and after confirming there were no problems, he knocked on the door of the study.

Teacher Jiang, who was picking a was.h.i.+ng machine in the study, called out, "Come in."

Xie Xi came in and stated, "Teacher, I'll go back first."

Jiang Xie looked up at the time and got up. "Yes, I'll send you."

Xie Xi hurriedly refused. "No, I can go back on my own."

Jiang Xie's house was a bit far but now he had money and could take the bus.

"How can that be?" Jiang Xie acted sorrowfully. "A teacher for a day is a father for life. This old father will naturally send his child home."

Xie Xi didn't know if he should laugh or cry. "There is really no need, I can take the bus."

Jiang Xie told him, "You are working for me and it is the boss' obligation to take care of the safety of the employees."

Xie Xi wanted to say something but Jiang Xie had already put on his coat and grabbed the car keys.

Xie Xi told him, "It's too much trouble…"

"Quickly get in the car with me. I'll take you home."

Xie Xi, "…" He could only trot to keep up with this person's steps.

This week, Xie Xi was very happy. He lived well and never had such a long lasting good mood. The time he spent smiling in this one week might exceed the previous decades.

Xie Xi liked this job and he also liked the humorous Teacher Jiang. The most satisfying thing was that every meal was eaten clean.

This was undoubtedly the biggest encouragement for a cook!

Xie Xi also liked the new vacuum cleaner. A vacuum cleaner could actually be so light. Not only was it wireless, it was also extremely powerful and there were seven or eight different heads that could be changed.

There was a suction head that was specifically used to clean beds. Xie Xi used it for the first time and then told Jiang Xie, "You see, it is full of mites!"

Jiang Xie's eyes curved. In fact, these were just cotton buds but he wasn't willing to tear down this person's thoughts and agreed. "It is really scary. Fortunately, you cleaned it."

"I will also go clean the sofa." The vacuum cleaner was used as a toy.

This week, Jiang Xie was also having a wonderful time. He had been lonely for 20 years. This type of happiness and satisfaction was unimaginable to people who had never experienced it before.

The two happy people had their own little troubles.

Xie Xi's trouble was that Jiang Xie would send him home every night. This was too much trouble but no matter what he said, Jiang Xie still insisted.

The trouble with Jiang Xie was that he was too greedy. He wanted to see the child if he got up in the middle of the night.

On this day, Jiang Xie had a meeting and it wouldn't finish until 9 o'clock. Xie Xi asked him, "Will you be coming home for dinner?"

Jiang Xie sent back a WeChat. "Yes."

Xie Xi waited for him at home and waited until around 10 o'clock. Jiang Xie had spoken from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. and his voice was hoa.r.s.e. He was also a bit tired.

Xie Xi saw him come back and quickly reheated the meal while also making a light soup. Jiang Xie leaned against the kitchen door and said, "There is no need to bother. That's fine."

Xie Xi didn't budge. "It'll be done soon. Teacher, just wait." Jiang Xie waited at the door, staring at the ap.r.o.n that was tied around Xie Xi's waist.

Xie Xi turned around and was startled. "Teacher?"

Jiang Xie was surprised and his brow furrowed. "I'm tired. I must've fallen asleep standing here."

Xie Xi smiled. "There is a meeting for eight hours, who would be able to stand it? Come, eat first and then you can rest early."

The two of them had dinner before Xie Xi said, "Don't send me back tonight. I'll go by myself."

The teacher was too tired today and couldn't drive him back. Jiang Xie leaned down. "I have an idea…"

Xie Xi was putting the dishes in the dishwasher and only realized after a while. "Hrmm?"

"The idea… if you agree, it will be a lot easier."

Xie Xi turned to look at him. "Teacher, say it. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly agree!"

Jiang Xie's voice was slightly hoa.r.s.e and continued a different taste. "Move in with me."

Xie Xi, "!"

Jiang Xie already dug the pit. He squeezed his eyebrows together and made an exhausted expression. "This way, I don't have to worry about your safety when you go home at night and you can also prepare breakfast for me in the morning."

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