Rain was about to fall, and clothes needed to be brought in.
“Oh no!”
Qiqi leaped up and rushed to the living room: “My TV, fridge, air conditioner…”
The TV was already smashed, but the fridge might still be salvageable. She’d been too busy writing her thesis and couldn’t afford to fix the roof, so she’d just left the rubble piled up. But now that rain was coming, she had to at least deal with the appliances.
That old-fashioned fridge was especially bulky. Qiqi crouched down and strained with all her might, but couldn’t budge it an inch.
“Leave it, I’ll handle it.” The Wolf King walked over and rolled up his sleeves with a flourish.
“Be careful, watch your injuries!” Gu Qiqi warned.
If he overexerted himself and tore a muscle or strained a ligament, she had no money to take him to the hospital again.
Rong Yi wrapped his arms around the massive fridge, and in the blink of an eye, it was lifted three feet off the ground, hoisted effortlessly onto his shoulder.
“Where should I put it?”
“Huh? Over here, over here…”
Gu Qiqi was stunned, quickly pointing toward the kitchen.
Now she was sure—the Wolf King must have fully recovered!
So she pressed him: “Rong Yi, have you gotten your magic back?”
The Wolf King carried the fridge into the kitchen and set it down, slightly puzzled: “What makes you say that?”
Qiqi: “You moved that fridge with one hand!”
The Wolf King shook his head: “That’s just my natural strength!”
Gu Qiqi didn’t believe him: “Liar! Then what about the test paper catching fire?”
The Wolf King chuckled, flicked his right hand, and pulled out a lighter: “I found this in the yard…”
Qiqi: “…”
Gu Qiqi was furious and decided to ignore the Wolf King. She crouched down in the rubble and started digging around on her own.
The Wolf King watched curiously from the side.
Gu Qiqi occasionally picked something out from the debris, set it aside, and kept sighing—
Oh, my Hello Kitty phone!
Oh, my Jie Jie autographed poster!
Oh, my vintage Taobao photo frame…
The Wolf King couldn’t help but ask: “Since these are your treasures, why didn’t you dig them out sooner? Buried under there for days, they’re already ruined beyond use.”
Qiqi replied grumpily: “Do I need you to remind me? Anyone knows these things are junk now! I… I just didn’t want to face reality so soon! You annoying jerk! Do you know the pain of seeing your beloved things turn to dust? Can’t I just be an ostrich?”
Still not satisfied, she glared at him: “It’s all your fault anyway! You! Stinky Wolf King! If you hadn’t pulled that celestial flying stunt, my stuff wouldn’t be smashed to bits…”
The Wolf King shrugged: “Pretend I didn’t ask.”
A moment later, he asked again: “What’s an ostrich?”
Qiqi: “…”
After grumbling for a while, she finally finished tidying up. Qiqi looked up at the roof and pulled out her phone to make a call.
No help for it—when it rains, it pours. The roof repairs couldn’t be put off any longer.
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She found a renovation company. The foreman showed up in a suit and tie, carrying a laptop bag, with two grim-faced migrant workers behind him.
The foreman first looked around the yard, then entered the living room to inspect the disaster scene: “Miss, your roof is seriously damaged! The work involved is basically rebuilding a whole roof!”
Gu Qiqi felt helpless and asked: “How much will it cost?”
The foreman held up one hand: “…5000 yuan.”
Gu Qiqi yelped: “Are you robbing me?”
The foreman put on an honest face: “It’s a fair price, miss. The price bureau keeps a tight leash on this now!”
Gu Qiqi started smiling ingratiatingly: “Brother, can you make it cheaper? I’m a poor student, I don’t have any money!”