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Time passed quickly and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the afternoon shift to end.

When Shen Lian followed the rest of the employees who had gotten off work and walked out of the company's main entrance, he heard Dai Xiaoyu's voice. "Martial Brother Shen, I'm here."

Shen Lian turned his head to look at the source of the voice and saw Dai Xiaoyu standing on the left side of the road.

At this time, Dai Xiaoyu had already changed into casual clothes, a simple white shirt with a black cheongsam. On her right hand was a small black bag with an aged look, yet it looked elegant and gentle, pure and moving.

"Because Dai Xiaoyu's looks and temperament were truly outstanding, she attracted quite a few gazes …" The school belle is the school belle. No matter how ordinary her attire is, she's still so beautiful! "

Shen Lian's eyes also lit up, and could not help but exclaim in admiration. Then, he walked towards Dai Xiaoyu.

"Martial Brother Shen, my place is a bit far, let's go there immediately."

Dai Xiaoyu said.

"Oh, where do you live?"

Shen Lian asked her.

"Me, my mom and I, we rented a private room at Yellow House Slope's side."

Dai Xiaoyu said.

"Western Suburb, ah, I've heard of that place before. It is indeed quite a distance from the city center. Furthermore, that place is a village in the city, so its living environment and security are rather poor.

Shen Lian was surprised.

"I, I just graduated from university and have just arrived at the company to work …" The rent for the houses in the Binhai City area is also expensive. I don't have money, and my mother is too weak and sick. It's already not easy for her to provide me with books, so I can only live in the Yellow House Slope area.

Dai Xiaoyu said somewhat embarrassedly.

Hearing Dai Xiaoyu's explanation, Shen Lian understood and said: "Actually, my situation is similar to yours, so I don't have much money. I can only live in a house on Soo Shui Street in the southern suburbs."

"Turns out that Martial Brother Shen's yours... I don't have enough money, and I'm even borrowing money from you. Seriously … "I'm too embarrassed …"

Dai Xiaoyu's face was slightly red.

"Ugh …" I don't mean that. I mean, we still have something in common, but we're all still young. As long as you're willing to work hard, you'll have a chance to change that! "

Seeing the awkward look on her face, Shen Lian hurriedly comforted her.

"En, En, I hope so. Martial Brother Shen, I will be troubling you with my mother's illness."

Dai Xiaoyu nodded.

"Let's not talk about the troublesome things first. I think I'll go over immediately and check on aunt's condition!"

Shen Lian said.

"Alright, let's go take a bus. We still need to take a bus to get there."

Dai Xiaoyu said.

"Ugh …" It's rush hour right now, and the roads are crowded. Taking a bus and changing trains is really troublesome, so I'd better find a car to get there quickly. "

Saying that, Shen Lian stood at the side of the road. He waved his hand and stopped a taxi, and got in with Dai Xiaoyu, allowing the driver to carry them towards the direction of Western Suburb.

The road was congested, thus Shen Lian had the driver drive the car to the outer ring road, which was much smoother. Even so, when they arrived at Yellow House Slope, it actually took them close to an hour.

After paying the fare, Shen Lian and Dai Xiaoyu got off the carriage, and roughly saw Yellow House Slope.

In truth, this Yellow House Slope was quite similar to the Xiushui Street that Shen Lian lived in. It was just that there were a lot of residences around. As a result, they were all surrounded by privately built houses.

At this time, the sun had already set, and one could vaguely see lights going off.

Shen Lian followed Dai Xiaoyu and walked along the shabby road, straight into the Yellow House Slope.

After walking for about 5 to 6 minutes, he saw a small path that sloped upwards, showing the outline of a small mountain.

The houses here were the most concentrated, one after the other. Since there were no standard plans, it was rather messy.

Shen Lian looked up. There were at least a hundred households here. There were lights scattered all over the hills, and most of them were single-story houses. There were a few self-built 2-storey buildings, 3-storey buildings, and every house's roof had a lid that could receive a satellite TV signal.

Dai Xiaoyu brought Shen Lian up the slope. Shen Lian glanced downwards and saw a corner of the Binhai City's night scenery, which was reflected in his eyes. Those neon lights were flickering like stars.

The houses on the slope appeared especially quiet under the night sky. In this bustling modern city of the Binhai, there were places like these that seemed out of place … " Martial Brother Shen... That's where I live! "

Dai Xiaoyu said as she pointed to the front.

"Shen Lian looked over and saw a rather old house in front of them. It looks like it has been here for quite some time …" Oh, this is the house you rented. Is Auntie in there? Do you want me to knock on the door? "

"No need, my mom is still lying on the bed. I have my keys with me."

As Dai Xiaoyu said this, she took out a key from her small spatial bag, walked forward and opened the door, then led Shen Lian in.

After entering, Shen Lian realised that this place was even narrower than the house he lived in at Soo Shui Street. After entering through the main door, there were only two rooms side by side, even the courtyard was pitifully small.

"Which room does aunt live in?"

Shen Lian asked Dai Xiaoyu.

"The one on the right, but my mom might be asleep …"

Dai Xiaoyu said, and then said: "Martial Brother Shen, you still haven't eaten, so I think it's better if I go cook first, and eat first."

"En..." "Alright then."

Shen Lian nodded and followed Dai Xiaoyu into the room on the left.

After he entered, Shen Lian saw that the furniture inside was very old. The TV set was also an old color TV with two simple wooden stools with no air-conditioning installed. A ceiling fan hung from the ceiling.

At the head of the bed was a small desk with many books on it... In the corner, there was a small dresser with some cosmetics on it. Next to it was a full-length mirror, a metal clothes rack, and a set of work clothes.

Looking at all of these, Shen Lian knew that Dai Xiaoyu's days were not very good, at least in terms of financial situation, she was obviously short of money.

However, this shabby living room was clean and spotless. There were a few imitational paintings of Tang and Song dynasties hanging on the wall. On the tea table, there was even a bunch of lilies which symbolized purity.

Although this place was a little run-down, it was still similar to Dai Xiaoyu's. It had an otherworldly, clean and pure beauty … Furthermore, there was a small door at the innermost area of the room. Dai Xiaoyu opened that door, and saw that it was a small kitchen.

"Martial Brother Shen, I'll go cook first. I'll have to trouble you to stay here for a while. "

Dai Xiaoyu laughed somewhat embarrassedly.

"Alright."

Shen Lian nodded his head.

Therefore, Dai Xiaoyu turned around and went into the kitchen to busy herself. She then walked to the small desk and started flipping through the books on it.

Then, he realized that most of the books on this table were books on financial economy and foreign languages, and there were even many carbon notes. Obviously, Dai Xiaoyu was still studying diligently, and was a pretty hardworking girl.

This also improved Shen Lian's impression of Dai Xiaoyu by a lot.