After Shen Mo left, the house felt empty and quiet all of a sudden.
Even when he was around, he was taciturn and didn't talk much, but he gave people a sense of security and peace of mind.
Now that he's gone, it feels a little strange.
Bai Youwei had nothing to do, so she simply brought Teacher Cheng, Tan Xiao, and Pan Xiaoxin into the dollhouse.
Upon entering the dollhouse, they were naturally filled with various surprise, shock, curiosity, doubt, joy, excitement, and awkwardness. I won't describe all the emotional changes here. Once the three of them came in, they didn't want to leave.
The summer in Shanghai was too unbearable. Without electricity or air conditioning, staying indoors felt like being covered in prickly heat. The current season in the dollhouse seemed to be spring, cool and comfortable.
After the rooms were assigned, Tan Xiao didn't even want to take a shower and went straight to bed for a good sleep.
Teacher Cheng took out paper and pen and sat at the dining table to make a list.
If they were to live in the dollhouse in the future, they would have to start collecting many supplies again.
For example, things like slippers were not needed before, but now… well, prepare four pairs first.
After much deliberation, Teacher Cheng finally wrote on the paper:
Cool slippers, four pairs;
Cotton slippers, four pairs.
…
Pan Xiaoxin was very excited about the new environment. He finally acted like a child, running up and down the stairs.
He ran to Bai Youwei and asked, "Sister Youwei, are we going to live here from now on?"
"Yeah." Bai Youwei nodded lazily, "That's right~"
"Can I live in the attic?" Pan Xiaoxin looked at her even more excitedly.
Bai Youwei frowned upon hearing this, "There's no bed in the attic."
"I can sleep on the floor!" Pan Xiaoxin's eyes lit up, "Sister Youwei, let me live in the attic, please let me live there!"
Bai Youwei's scalp tingled! She couldn't stand children being spoiled, it was giving her goosebumps.
"Whatever, live wherever you want!"
"Wow! I'm going to live in the attic!—" Pan Xiaoxin ran upstairs excitedly, his footsteps going up and then down, carrying tents and bedding upstairs. The whole house could hear him arranging the attic!
"What's wrong with him? Why sleep on the floor when there's a bed?" Bai Youwei was speechless.
Teacher Cheng chuckled, "He's just a child."
Bai Youwei curled her lips and said, "I'm going out first, in case Shen Mo comes back and can't find anyone. You guys unpack your things."
Teacher Cheng quickly stood up, "Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute… I'll go out with you."
Bai Youwei had already opened the front door. Teacher Cheng was worried about her being alone, so he hurried over.
The two returned to one of the three-bedroom apartment's bedrooms. Before they could even settle down, they heard someone knocking on the door outside, banging non-stop.
"Hey! Is anyone there?"
This rough voice sounded like Lü Ang.
Teacher Cheng walked to the door and looked out through the peephole. It was indeed him. Besides Lü Ang, Yan Qingwen and Zhu Zhu were also standing at the door.
"Coming, coming…" Teacher Cheng opened the door for them.
As soon as the door opened, Lü Ang couldn't help but complain, "Why did you open the door so late? We thought you were all out!"
He craned his neck to look inside the house and asked, "Has Shen Mo come back yet?"
Bai Youwei wheeled herself out, subtly closing the bedroom door,
"Not back yet. Tan Xiao and Xiao Xin are asleep. Teacher Cheng and I were packing our luggage inside."
"No wonder!" Lü Ang said, "We saw all your cars being emptied when we came over! What, are you really planning to settle down here?"
"What else?" Bai Youwei shrugged indifferently.
Lü Ang laughed heartily, "You must be sticking to Shen Mo! Just like Su Man, always sticking to Li Li! But the others don't necessarily have to follow Shen Mo, right?"
He turned to ask Teacher Cheng, "Teacher, would you like to consider it too? Hey, and ask that kid, tell him to come over too!"
Bai Youwei blinked, looking at Yan Qingwen with surprise:
"You guys aren't really running over to poach people before you've even warmed your seats, are you?"