Tokyo people don't talk about Wude

Chapter 159. 157. Moving Ceremony and Social Fear of Neighbors
The dry wind in the summer morning blew the cicadas, and Kyushu opened the window of the rental house and stretched himself.

It was late July at this time, and he finally felt the leisure and comfort of summer vacation.

Eliza is still in the hospital, so she won't be calling him to work.But even if he really came to urge him, Jiuzhou Cheng planned to refuse all of them and let her work alone.

Except that the healer itself is a freelance job, which belongs to more pay for more work, and the work is all based on personal wishes.Jiuzhou Cheng also needs vacation time. Although he remembers Eliza's kindness, he is not obliged to accompany the "point maniac" lady to work continuously.

Jiuzhoucheng has already obtained his passport, and has booked his accommodation and air tickets. He plans to visit Yanhuang's hometown in a week.

Meanwhile, he has another important thing to do.

A few days ago, when he went to Yinyang Liao to report to work, he happened to chat with the front desk receptionist about his residence - the small storage room on the top of the apartment.

The receptionist told him that housing subsidies are also included in the work benefits of Yinyangliao.A real estate company has a business relationship with them, and can sell or lease the houses to the members of Yinyangliao at an internal preferential price.

After learning about this, Kyushu Cheng had the idea of ​​moving.

In theory, it is illegal to transform the storage room of an apartment into a residential building without authorization, so Kyushu Cheng is now considered a gray resident.Once the neighbors report something good, Jiuzhou Cheng will have to be kicked out.

In fact, many residents in this apartment have heard of this poor boy who lives on the top floor.So he often gets strange looks from his neighbors, as if to express his dislike for him, thinking that he is causing trouble to everyone in this building.

In the past, Jiuzhou Cheng could still stare back confidently, with an attitude of "I am poor but I am justified".

But now he has enough money. Although buying a house in Tokyo is not enough, renting a better apartment is more than enough.

Therefore, Kyushu Cheng decided to find a new home during his spare time during the summer vacation, so as not to continue to make trouble for himself.

Under the arrangement of Yinyangliao, Jiuzhoucheng only spent an afternoon from looking at the house to signing the contract.

The other party offered an internal preferential price, so there was no need for Jiuzhou Cheng to compare prices.If you want to find a more affordable rental house, you can only go to those haunted houses where people have died - but the haunted houses are generally paid by the landlord to invite you to live in, and the price/performance ratio is naturally impeccable.

The house Makoto Kyushu chose is still located in Kamurocho, a recently built apartment building, mainly for the so-called "middle class" and relatively affluent college students.

Since it is in the same town, it is very convenient for him to move, and he does not have to face the embarrassment of being unfamiliar with the place after moving.

There were no valuable belongings in Jiuzhoucheng's old house, so he simply saved the money to hire a moving company, and he worked hard all afternoon to transport all the belongings there.

After bidding farewell to the landlord and sending a thank you gift, Jiuzhou Cheng left with the last big bag and small bag, and bid farewell to this poor and narrow rental house.

The new apartment is about fifteen stories high, and the walls are all painted with bright white paint. Although it is not luxurious, it looks very comfortable.

The apartment chosen by Kyushu Cheng is on the top floor, with two bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom. The living room and kitchen are separated by a bar table, and there is also a laundry room, which is considered the best match here.

There is also a gym under the apartment, which is why Kyushu chose this place.In this way, he can exercise his body at any time, and it is only a matter of time before he returns to the peak state of his previous life.

"Mr. Jiuzhou Cheng, thank you for choosing our Qiangdao Real Estate." Before leaving, the salesman politely handed out a business card:
"If you are satisfied with living here, you can also contact me at any time to buy this place."

Lying on the sofa in the living room, Makoto Kyushu looked out the window comfortably and enjoyed the night view of Kamurocho.

"By the way, I almost forgot about it!"

Kyushu Makoto suddenly sat up from the sofa.

Since the Edo period, there has been a saying in Wano country that "moving ceremony", that is, after moving, you must give soba noodles to new neighbors.

Even today, this custom is still popular in Wano Country, but there are no hard and fast rules for gifts, and the price should be around [-] yen.

Although Makoto Kyushu disdains many red tapes in Wano Country, in his opinion, "moving ceremony" is a very meaningful cultural custom.

After moving, take the initiative to say hello to your neighbors to make them familiar, and send gifts to enhance the relationship between the two parties.In this way, getting along with neighbors will be more pleasant, and they can take care of each other when they have difficulties in the future.

After all, the modern human way of life is mutual benefit and mutual support, and Kyushu Cheng also lives with this belief.

Kyushu Cheng went to the convenience store downstairs to buy a dozen packs of rice cakes that were on sale, and then went door-to-door to visit the residents on this floor and the upper and lower floors.

Most of the neighbors here are polite, and many of them are teachers and writers. There is also a high-achieving student from Dongda University, who is not at the same level as the residents of the dilapidated apartment building before.

After visiting around, Kyushu Makoto finally came to the door of the neighbor on the left, took a pack of rice cakes and rang the doorbell:

"Good evening! Excuse me, I am a new resident of 1503!"

Jiuzhoucheng waited at the door for 1 minute, but no one responded.

"Strange, aren't you at home?" Makoto Kyushu pinched his chin and thought for a while.

Jiuzhoucheng confirmed to the apartment manager that the room on his left is occupied.

Logically speaking, if you meet a neighbor who is not at home, you can leave the gift at the door, and write a note explaining your intention, which can be regarded as a "moving gift".

But Kyushu Makoto doesn't intend to do this. The meaning of "moving gift" is to greet neighbors, if it is just a formal gift, the meaning of this custom will be lost.

Jiuzhoucheng is going to go home first, and will ask the apartment manager about the neighbor's travel habits tomorrow, so that he can find a suitable time to visit.

Just as Jiuzhou Cheng turned to leave, the door of the neighbor's house suddenly creaked and opened a crack.

The one who opened the door was a girl with loose black hair and round glasses. Her skin seemed to be too fair because she didn't go out very much. She looked about the same age as Makoto Kyushu, and maybe a year or two older than him.

"Hi, hello" The girl was a little embarrassed, looking at him through the door chain with timid eyes.

After a face-to-face meeting, Kyushu Cheng could see that she was probably an introverted person, and she might also suffer from social phobia.

"Hello, my name is Jiuzhou Cheng. I am 17 years old and a high school student." Jiuzhou Cheng squatted down slightly, and looked at her as kindly as possible:

"I live alone now, and I will be your neighbor on the right from now on. Please take care of me."

He handed the rice cake to the edge of the door.The girl hesitated for a moment, opened the door slightly, stretched out her snow-white fingers that hadn't been exposed to sunlight, and gently dragged the rice cake into the room.

"Thank you." She whispered: "My name is Jingzi, please take care of me!"

Jingzi looked very nervous, she accidentally bit her tongue in the middle of her words, she immediately pursed her lips in fright, nodded three times in succession and closed the door.

(End of this chapter)