Chapter 108: Buying a House

Ye Xi'an was startled; although having children is indeed very difficult and dangerous, is this the only thing Ji Jiangci claimed no one had ever done?

If having two daughters could exchange for an apartment, then probably everyone on Diqiu wouldn't need to buy a house.

If she also had two daughters.

Ye Xi'an's mind began to picture a scene.

On a desolate, remote hill, a luxurious yet understated villa stood; she lay on a tufted armchair, basking comfortably in sunlight, listening to the chirping of forest birds, while in her hand she held a bright red property deed.

Seeing this vision, the real Ye Xi'an couldn't help but grin foolishly.

Suddenly, two pink kittens burst out of the imagined house; before the Ye Xi'an reclining on the chaise could react, the kittens pounced on her, transformed mid‑air into two chubby little girls, slammed onto her, then grabbed her hair, snatched the property deed from her hand, tore at it wildly, and kept shouting "Mom!"

In an instant Ye Xi'an snapped back to reality; children seemed a bit frightening, she lacked confidence to raise them, perhaps she should drop the idea.

"Is there any other way?"

Ji Jiangci, having finished sorting the vegetables in his hand, placed them in the sink to rinse and said, "You could also become the Empire Marshal, and the Federation Marshal's Residence would be yours."

"Hehe," Ye Xi'an forced a stiff smile, realizing Ji Jiangci was teasing her; what merit did she have to become the Marshal of Zhu Shen Xing?

"Why do you want to buy a house?" Lin Zhi Jing, after finishing his wash, grabbed a towel, dabbed the droplets from his face, and stepped out.

His fresh, unworldly handsome face was especially refreshing, and since his glasses broke, he no longer wore them, allowing Ye Xi'an to fully admire his good looks.

"If we buy a house, we won't be disturbed by anyone, unlike renting, which means constantly worrying about moving."

Ye Xi'an despised renting; she always felt the landlord could evict her at any moment, making her reluctant to buy things freely and become a socially anxious homebody.

"Renting can also keep us undisturbed; we could rent for ten or twenty years, which is hardly different from buying."

Ye Xi'an, with a clueless expression, looked at Lin Zhi Jing; renting for ten years sounds easy, but where would she get the money to rent that long?

She lifted her hand to check her account balance; the experience points earned from selling fruit through informal channels, after deducting the space fee for the next mission, left her with little left.

But renting in San Huan for something over five thousand is still more than enough.

Ye Xi'an, sitting on the soft big bed, suggested, "How about we rent a house in San Huan? I have enough money to rent for twenty years."

"Don't even think about it, wife," Yi Yang scooped the prepared fruit to Ye Xi'an's mouth, skewered a peach with a toothpick and placed it in her mouth, "The houses in San Huan were rented out long ago."

Because San Huan's prices are cheap, ordinary families can afford them; thus early Beastfolk who rented would treat the house like an inheritance, letting their descendants rent it after they stop.

Those who didn't secure one, even after a thousand years when the family's females have died, still can't hope to rent one.

"Moreover, houses in San Huan are very small, unsuitable for a whole family, but fine for a single person."

Ye Xi'an quickly calculated in her head, the peach in her mouth still flavorless, "What about the Second Ring? I recall Bao Jing told me about a house for fifty thousand?"

It's a five‑bedroom, three‑bath place, just right for them; each gets a room, and no one bothers anyone.

Bao Jing, surprised, said incredulously, "Wife, you mean you're planning to rent the five‑room one I mentioned?"

"Exactly," five people need five rooms; they can't all cram into one house.

Bao Jing, excited, hugged Ye Xi'an, moved that she would provide him a separate room.

On Zhu Shen Xing, males have extremely low status, especially those of low ability level, making it even lower; many females, to save money, rent small units, forcing all males to cram into one house.

Although after the Spiritual Mark the scent between males is less repulsive, long‑term cohabitation causes accumulated odors, easily making males irritable, constantly feeling their territory invaded.

If a female is willing to rent a separate room for a male, it shows she values him and wants to give him a home.

Faced with the sudden hug, Ye Xi'an was a bit at a loss; she hadn't done anything, why the sudden embrace?

"Thank you, An'an, I never expected you to rent me a separate room. I'm too excited."

"Can you get more excited than me? Hmm~"

Hearing the sobbing tone, Ye Xi'an and Bao Jing both turned to look.

Yi Yang, cradling a fruit platter, had two eyes that glittered with tears like the poached‑egg eyes seen in anime.

Bao Jing hadn't expected Ye Xi'an to rent a place for him, and Yi Yang hadn't either; after all, Bao Jing is now Ability Level Four, so renting for him isn't a big issue.

He, being just a Labrador, eats a lot, excretes a lot, has a low ability level, and isn't very bright; other families might have already shunned and expelled him, yet his wife is willing to buy him a house.

Yi Yang flopped onto Ye Xi'an's leg, his tall body crying like a child, "Wife~, I want to be your forever dog!"

Ye Xi'an helplessly patted the furry head on her own leg, "Yi Yang, really..."

He is clearly the tallest among them, yet also the biggest crybaby, whimpering all day, with a naturally dumb look as he coos with her; the contrast is overwhelming.

But Ye Xi'an didn't expect that merely renting them a room would move these nearly two‑meter‑tall men so much.

She suddenly grasped a rough insight into being a Family Head; perhaps someday she could become a competent Family Head.

"So when shall we go rent? How long?" Bao Jing, thinking he'd soon have his own room, couldn't help asking a few more questions.

"Let's go after we eat. We'll decide the rental period later."

Ji Jiangci, who had been silent while cooking, after hearing Ye Xi'an's words still offered no comment, but the speed at which his subordinates cooked noticeably increased.

After the meal, Bao Jing took them to the Purple Orchid Garden in the Second Ring; he had been there many times but never had permission to enter the building, so he could only learn about the complex from the model at the entrance.

When he learned the complex had five rooms and the rent was only fifty thousand, he noted it down, saying the Second Ring had nothing more cost‑effective than this.