Chapter 40 Decides to Move

  "Zhou Xiao, where do you live? I'll send you back," Sakai Izumi asked, turning around in front of the car.

  "Never mind... I can just take the subway back," said Zhou Xiao.

  "We have a car and don't need to take the crowded and chaotic subway." Sakai Izumi, however, did not accept Zhou Xiao's refusal, opening the car door with an air of "you can't refuse".

  "Alright..." Zhou Xiao steeled himself and got on the car, actually he didn't think it was too much trouble for others, what he cared about was that the place where he lived now was really a bit shabby...

  But everyone has already said so, and refusing such a small matter would be somewhat unkind.

  When the car drove back to the door of the house, Zhou Xiao's last little thought was also seen through by Quan Shui sister: "How about it, won't you invite me in for a sit?"

  Sakai Izumi got off without hesitation and asked with a smile.

  If the place where he lived was slightly better, Zhou Xiao would have welcomed any woman to his home, but now his place is really too shabby. Moreover, before going out, Zhou Xiao did not think that Quan Shui sister would come, and the room basically had not been cleaned at all. This state of opening the door to greet guests... is really too embarrassing.

  When Sakai Izumi walked into Zhou Xiao's room, her face was stern because what she saw was a cruel reality. In the less-than-ten-square-meter cluttered small room, all sorts of things were piled up, clothes hung on one side, various books on humor and music were stacked on top of a guitar, a small table was placed on the tatami mat, with papers and pens spread out on it, it was clear that the owner had been writing something before leaving. The small lamp on the ceiling was also pulled very low, due to the room's location, even in broad daylight, it was hard to see things clearly without turning on the light. Moreover, perhaps due to unstable voltage, the dim yellow light flickered, under this condition, whether reading or writing, it would be a torture.

  A small TV, no more than fourteen inches, was placed in the corner of the tatami mat. The brand seemed to be from the 1970s or even the 1960s. On top of the TV, however, was a half-empty bag of rice, which would probably be finished within two or three days given an eighteen-year-old boy's appetite. There were no vegetables next to the rice bag, but instead several packets of instant soup seasoning and some dark grey sauce. It seemed that the boy's daily meal consisted of just soup-soaked rice with sauce.

  "How long has it been like this for you?" Sakai Izumi said, biting her lip.

  "It's nothing much, just being stubborn and not wanting to ask for money from family members. It won't happen again in the future." Zhou Xiao walked into the house and started cleaning up.

  "No...don't pick it up..." Sakai Izumi refused.

  "Huh?"

  "No more! Let's go out and eat! No! Let's go live elsewhere! No, no, no! It's you who should move out, not stay here!" said Sakai Izumi.

  "But... here's..."

  "Leave everything here, I'll go find you a place to live! Don't worry about the money, money is nothing, sister has plenty! If all else fails, you can stay at my place first!" said Sakai Izumi.

  Originally, Zhou Xiao didn't have any objections, but Sakai Izumi's words moved him and at the same time made up his mind: "Izumi sister, thank you, but I can't use your money. I'm a man, I've always been the one supporting others, I won't allow others to support me. I really regard you as my sister, so just like how I wouldn't ask for money from my family and live in such a small place, I also won't take your money!"

  Sakai Izumi listened to Zhou Xiao's words and said with some reluctance: "Do we really need to consider so much between sisters?"

  "I'm sorry, sister, but this is something I must insist on..." Zhou Xiao said word by word.

  Why is he like that? Maybe he's just a stubborn person, whether as the Japanese youth Zhou Xiao or as the Chinese Zhou Xiao who has been struggling in Beijing for many years. When two people's personalities merge into one, their stubbornness becomes one person's persistence, which may be hard for others to understand.

  "But where you live..." Sakai Izumi also got a bit angry, Zhou Xiao's living place was really too harsh in her opinion, if it continued like this, not to mention personal comfort, it might even ruin her body.

  "Quanshui sister, you're actually right, we can't live here anymore. Although I won't take your money, I'll move out! A few days ago, I got some money due to some things, and now I have around 300,000 yuan on hand. It might be hard to rent a good house, but temporarily renting a house for over 100,000 yuan shouldn't be a problem!" said Zhou Xiao.

  "Really?"

  "Of course it's true, I wouldn't lie to my sister even if I wanted to deceive someone." Zhou Xiao said seriously.

  "This is a good younger brother, then you wait, I'll ask where there are houses suitable for you to rent!" Sakai Izumi said, taking out her mobile phone.

  "Uh... sister, you understand this too?" Zhou Xiao asked.

  "This isn't that I understand and you don't, sister is telling you, in our line of work, renting a house is actually not easy. Because our income is often unstable, when we're hot, one month can earn tens of millions, but when we're not hot, it's possible to have no income for ten years. So when the real estate agent hears that the renter is an entertainer, they will be very strict with the approval process, especially someone like you... even if it's just renting a house for 100,000 yuan a month, it's probably still quite difficult."

  "Is that so? Then I'll just wait a bit longer..." Zhou Xiao Gang was about to say that he would wait a little while longer until his first song came out before talking, but Sakai Izumi immediately said: "Can't wait any longer, I don't want my brother to live in such a small environment anymore. Don't worry, the real estate agent's review will be fine with me here. As long as I guarantee it, not just 100,000, even if it's a house that costs 1 million per month, you can rent it!" Sakai Izumi said confidently.

  Starting from '93, Izumi Sakai became a fairly successful singer. In recent years, apart from singing, her main source of income has been songwriting and composition, especially with those hit songs that made her a lot of money. The royalties from karaoke alone would be enough to make her financially secure for life, even if she didn't do anything else from now on.

  Not spending money is just a guarantee that Zhou Xiao has no way to refute, several phone calls were made, and half an hour later, Sakai Izumi had roughly determined several locations.

  "Little brother, we've narrowed it down to a few places now, but after researching them, I found that only one of these places can satisfy us in terms of transportation, housing, and price. It's just that... this place seems a bit small." Sakai Izumi said with some dissatisfaction after listening to the introduction on the phone.

  "It doesn't matter if it's small, as long as it's bigger than here! As long as the environment is good, that's all that matters!" Zhou Xiao hastily said.

  "Shall we go and take a look?"

  "Alright!" Zhou Xiao could say nothing more and simply agreed.

  "Let's go, get on!" Sakai Izumi led Zhou Xiaodao.

  "This place is near the boundary between Meguro-ku and Setagaya-ku, although it's a bit far from the city center. However, thanks to the subway, transportation is still quite convenient." said Sakai Izumi while driving.

  "That's great, I don't have any requirements for where I live," said Zhou Xiao.

  But actually he was lying, if there were conditions, he would absolutely be the kind of person who lives in the best house and eats the best cuisine, it's just that for him, without these things, he wouldn't feel sorry for himself...

  "Also, this apartment is close to Showa Women's University, so you might even get to know some pretty girls!" Sakai Izumi said suddenly with a gossipy tone.

  "Sister, you're joking again. Whether I can stay there or not is still uncertain, how can we consider so many things?" Zhou Xiao said.

  "I can live! Of course I can live! It's just that your song isn't out yet!" said Sakai Izumi.

  As they chatted, the car had already arrived at its destination. As soon as Zhou Xiao got off the bus, she saw Kawashima waiting by the side of the road.

  "If I had known you were looking for a house, just tell me directly at the company! These things in the company are all handled by me!"

  "Is there still a unified pipe?" Zhou Xiao asked.

  "How come there isn't? Don't look at these people who are all geniuses when it comes to singing, but in reality, many of them appear dumber than the next!" Kawashima said.

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