Chapter 398: Cooking for the First Time in the New Home
The next day, Xu Qingzhou and Song Yao contacted the two landlords given by senior Zhang Xiaohe.
Two apartments, one in Cambridge, a one-bedroom apartment close to MIT and Harvard Business School.
The second one is a one-bedroom apartment located in Allston, on the west side of Boston.
After comparison, the two chose the second house.
The rent is $200 more expensive, but the environment is quiet and located on the banks of the Charles River.
In addition, Harvard University is headquartered in Cambridge, Boston, but the locations of its medical school and business school are different from the headquarters, in downtown Boston.
Xu Qingzhou didn't care. It wouldn't be a problem for a grown boy to take the subway more every day. It would be much more convenient for Song Yao. The distance from his residence to Harvard Business School was similar to the distance from Yandongyuan to Peking University in one year.
$2300 a month.
The landlord is a kind-hearted old lady.
The room was on the 6th floor, which was expensive in this area, but the furniture was relatively new, and there was a large balcony that we both liked. Standing on the balcony, we could see the Charles River and the city of Cambridge in the distance.
Sign the contract.
The two of them moved their luggage in in the morning. The suitcase contained mostly clothes, as well as a set of clean sheets and quilt covers. All daily necessities needed to be bought immediately.
After putting away the suitcase, I went out to buy things.
When the sun was setting and the room was ready, Xu Qingzhou was so tired that he fell on the sofa.
"Finally done."
He mopped the floor twice, wiped all the tables, chairs and benches, and bought some pots and pans, which finally made the house more lively.
Song Yao came out with a few dirty clothes and threw them into the dirty clothes basket, "It won't work if you move it a little bit."
“I moved all the stuff.”
Xu Qingzhou said quietly.
After this girl got a boyfriend, she became a weak little girl.
In the corner, although Er Miao had recovered some energy, he was still not familiar with the new environment. He did not stroll around like he did in Yandong Garden, but was rummaging around in his new nest.
The overall area of the room is 505 square meters less than 20 in Yandongyuan, but the living room is not much smaller, which is more than enough for two people to live in.
Song Yao went back to the bedroom and tidied the clothes on the bed, then came over and squeezed on the sofa with Xu Qingzhou to rest.
After this renovation, the originally deserted house suddenly became full of life.
Sure enough, only the one you decorate yourself feels like home.
"It's our first time in a new place. Shouldn't we do something exciting?"
Xu Qingzhou poked Song Yao's arm. She was wearing a white camisole at home.
Song Yao turned her head and looked at Xu Qingzhou, biting her lip: "Come on."
"Just the sofa?" Xu Qingzhou asked.
Song Yao nodded: "It's right here."
Xu Qingzhou was overjoyed and rushed forward, but Song Yao was prepared. She dodged flexibly and flipped over to press on Xu Qingzhou.
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"It's not impossible if you're on top." Xu Qingzhou gave up struggling as his hands were held down by Song Yao.
Song Yao narrowed her eyes, folded Xu Qingzhou's hands together and pressed them, then pulled out one hand and slid her index finger across Xu Qingzhou's chest, slowly moving downwards.
Xu Qingzhou was distracted and gasped, "You are getting better and better."
Song Yao didn't say anything.
Xu Qingzhou was squinting his eyes and enjoying it when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thigh.
“Hiss! It hurts!”
"Bah, pervert." Song Yao slapped the guy's thigh with her claws. After teaching her boyfriend a lesson, she got up angrily and said contemptuously, "You think about weird things all day long."
"Food, sex and nature." Xu Qingzhou retorted while rubbing his thigh. Fortunately, School Beauty Song restrained her strength.
Song Yao ignored him, opened the window and walked out.
In the evening, the setting sun hangs on the skyline, dyeing a few clouds red, and the warm orange light spreads on the ground. There are old men walking their dogs, young people running, couples dating, and students painting with drawing boards.
There are no tall buildings or traffic jams.
Song Yao leaned on the railing, looked at the scenery outside, and exhaled softly.
"Are you missing home?" Xu Qingzhou walked to the balcony and stood side by side with Song Yao.
"No." Song Yao shook her head.
Xu Qingzhou fumbled to hold Song Yao's small hand, his gaze gradually drifting away. The scenery in the distance was quiet and peaceful, but even someone like him who had lived abroad for many years would easily feel melancholy.
No matter how good this place is, it's not home.
Song Yao leaned her head over, resting it on Xu Qingzhou's shoulder, and whispered, "I want to go home."
"Then call home later." Xu Qingzhou hugged the school beauty Song. This place was different from Peking University. In a foreign country, you could only occasionally run into a few Asian faces on the street.
"Ah."
"You still have me. I will always be with you. Or, if you are really depressed, just beat me up to divert your attention?" Xu Qingzhou gave Song Yao advice.
"Xu Qingzhou, you are indeed a pervert."
Although Song Yao was cursing, her eyebrows were relaxed and she was very happy. It was better to have a boyfriend. If she really didn't want to fall in love as she said before...
It's terrible to be alone.
Xu Qingzhou sniffed Song Yao's neck. He had done it countless times before, but he couldn't help it every time. "Are you used to it today?"
"Professor Morton likes me very much and has praised me several times."
Song Yao felt a little itchy on her neck and pushed the man away. She really wondered if this guy was born in the Year of the Dog. He liked to smell things whenever he wanted. She didn't know what was so good about the smell.
"It's not easy for this old lady to praise others."
Song Yao said: "I helped with the company's financial analysis. Of course, it was mainly because I am good-looking and I am quite good."
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"Be humble."
"I learn it from you."
Xu Qingzhou said sincerely: "You should learn something good from me, like liking to do something exciting."
"You still want excitement?" Song Yao raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
"Forget it."
After standing on the balcony for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qingzhou held Song Yao's hand and asked, "Do we want to go out and eat or cook?"
Song Yao pondered and said, "Cooking, I searched and found that there is a supermarket two streets away from us, and there are Xiaguo ingredients in it."
There are many specialty supermarkets selling Xiaguo ingredients abroad, where you can buy basic ingredients.
Go out and buy groceries.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, when it was getting dark, the two of them had already sat down at the dining table. There were three dishes and a soup, which was quite a sumptuous meal.
Night had fallen and calls from Wang Xiaping and Zhang Junli came one after another.
Both sets of parents said similar things, reminding them to be careful, especially at night.
Mom repeatedly stressed that Song Yao should not be bullied. Xu Qingzhou was in tears. Who is bullying whom?
The first two days after renting the house were spent setting it up and taking care of it.
When I started over again in a new place, I found that there were so many things I needed to buy.
From small items like laundry detergent, slippers, and foot mats to large items like desks and chairs.
Afterwards, the two's lives gradually got back on track and they adapted to their study abroad life. Song Yao went out early and came back late every day, returning to her previous busy life as she did when she was with Li Daiyue.
Xu Qingzhou finished reading the notes given by Professor Roberts and immersed himself in calculations. During this period, he also attended two lectures.
They are the automorphic forms and equidistribution problems in number theory of mathematical master Jumil von Braun, and George Perk's research report on the regularity structure of stochastic partial differential equations.
I gained a lot.
(End of this chapter)
