Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 158

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"Good, good. You seem like a great kid. I won't say much more—you're both adults, and you know what you're doing. But if Xiao Yi ever bullies you, remember to come to me. I'll set him straight."

Lü Jianing had originally planned to say a lot—she wanted to tell Du Qianze not to mind Fang Yi's habit of taking in stray animals, not to be jealous of Naima, and to be more understanding of Fang Yi's straightforward personality. But after seeing Du Qianze, she didn't feel the need to say any of that. She could tell that Du Qianze genuinely liked Fang Yi. They had known each other for a long time, so he must already be aware of Naima and the backyard full of animals. Since he still chose to be with Fang Yi, that meant he had already accepted all of it.

"Fang Yi would never bully me." Du Qianze hadn't expected to win Lü Jianing's approval so easily.

"I heard you're renting Xiao Yi's place?" Fang Qian suddenly spoke up. Fang Yi immediately turned to Fang Yue, who avoided his gaze and kept her head down.

"Yeah, I don't have much savings, so I can't afford to buy my own place yet."

"Young people these days have no sense of saving money," Fang Qian said with a serious expression. "You're living alone in such a big place—it's a waste of money. Move out as soon as possible. Xiao Yi has plenty of empty rooms here, and the environment is nice. He can set up a room for you, and you can live here from now on. That way, the other place can still be rented out for income."

"Uncle, I'm not short on money," Fang Yi quickly objected. He had already planned to give that apartment to Du Qianze—there was no way he'd kick him out now.

"What? You're planning to get married, and you still want to live separately?" Fang Qian's expression darkened even more. They were already talking about marriage, and they still wanted to live apart? That would only make it easier for them to break up later.

"We're not married yet! We should at least have some personal space, right?" Fang Yi didn't catch Fang Qian's underlying meaning. He thought Fang Qian was really just trying to save money, so he stubbornly argued back.

"You—" Fang Qian was so frustrated that he had no words. He let out a long sigh. During the trip here, he had already come to terms with it—what Fang Yi was doing in life wasn't exactly considered a "proper job" by most people.

A typical girl probably wouldn't be able to live with him anyway. Finding a man actually seemed like a better choice—at least he could support himself and wouldn't interfere with Fang Yi's lifestyle. Especially someone like Du Qianze—he made decent money and seemed much more likely to stick with Fang Yi for the long run. As long as Fang Yi had someone by his side, someone to support and take care of him, it didn't really matter if it was a man or a woman. But just when he had finally convinced himself to accept Du Qianze, Fang Yi turned around and said they weren't even living together.

They were already talking about marriage—what if something unexpected happened?

The more Fang Qian thought about it, the more he realized that, apart from Du Qianze, there really wasn't anyone more suitable for Fang Yi.

"I still have work these next few days, but once I'm done, I'll move in," Du Qianze took the initiative to respond. He wasn't worried about living with Fang Yi—if anything, he wouldn't mind a little "nighttime surprise" from him.

His job kept him away from home most of the time anyway, so it didn't really matter where he lived. Staying here would actually be more convenient. At least Da Bai would have someone to keep him company every day. And as for Fang Yi... Just thinking about seeing Fang Yi fresh out of the shower every day made Du Qianze feel like he was about to get a nosebleed. Worst case... he'd just stock up on some herbal medicine to cool down.

"You don't have to do this..." Fang Yi said anxiously. He had only just managed to win over Du Qianze—not even officially together for long. What if Du Qianze got tired of him and wanted to break up later? Forcing him to move in now was totally unfair.

"It's fine." Du Qianze smiled at him. He didn't know exactly what Fang Yi had told his aunt and uncle, but judging by their attitude, Fang Yi was serious about a future together—he even mentioned marriage. That was the best news Du Qianze could've hoped for.

Fang Yi was a responsible person. If he had already said something like that, then he definitely wouldn't take breaking up lightly. What Du Qianze wanted was a love that lasted forever, and now he had that foundation. The only thing missing was Fang Yi's feelings for him.

Moving in together would make it easier for him to slowly warm up Fang Yi's heart.

"No way." Fang Yi was still fighting for Du Qianze's freedom and argued with Fang Qian, "Qianze... Qianze should have his own personal space. Besides, the rent for that place isn't much. There's no need to be so frugal. We're not even married yet, and even if we were, you can't just force him to move in like this. Would you dare do the same to Auntie?"

Fang Qian was about to explode from anger, ready to fire back, but before he could, Lü Jianing coughed lightly beside him. He swallowed his words, feeling like Fang Yi was just utterly clueless. His head was throbbing from frustration.

Naima, seeing Fang Yi getting scolded again, seemed to sense a fight brewing. It rushed out of its nest and barked fiercely at Fang Qian. But it knew Fang Qian was Fang Yi's family, so it only barked a few times to intimidate him without actually getting closer.

"Look, you've even scared Naima. Just stop talking nonsense already. Let them handle their own relationship. Stop interfering," Lü Jianing reprimanded Fang Qian before turning to Du Qianze with a warm smile. "Xiao Du, your uncle must've caught too much wind outside today—it's made him a little dizzy. Just ignore him."

That meal had Du Qianze on edge the whole time. Lü Jianing was being way too nice to him—almost over-the-top. Meanwhile, Fang Qian had a dark expression the entire time, and even Fang Yi got the cold shoulder, with Fang Qian saying he was being disobedient.

After sending Fang Qian and his wife off, Du Qianze finally let out a deep breath and turned to Fang Yi. "Come upstairs with me. We need to talk."

"What's up?" Fang Yi noticed Du Qianze's serious face and wondered if he had done something to make him mad.

"You... don't want me living with you?" Du Qianze hesitated before asking. At first, he thought Fang Yi was just looking out for him, but even after he agreed to move in, Fang Yi still seemed against it. Did he really not want him around?

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