Chapter 748

She rummaged through the cabinet on the side and found the old contract signed when they rented this three-ping small room, comparing the two, carefully, line by line.

Kaga Reisa also leaned in close, holding her breath and watching.

The two girls' heads leaned together, their expressions focused as if they were interpreting some important secret code.

After a while.

Natsume Ruri raised her head abruptly, her face flushed with excitement.

"It's true! Except for the address and the floor area, the other terms, the rent amount, and even the seal of the property management company that signed it are the same!"

She looked at her brother excitedly, her eyes full of curiosity and admiration.

"But... Ruri clearly heard the old lady downstairs say before that the ten-ping room on the first floor here costs at least 150,000 yen a month!"

"Brother, how on earth did you convince the landlord to rent it to us at such a cheap price?"

Natsume Chikage thought for a moment.

Since the house matter was basically settled, there was no need to hide some of the reasons from his sister completely.

He organized his language and explained:

"Actually, this apartment building is not completely owned by the old lady downstairs."

"The real landlord... is the 'Yutang family'."

Seeing the doubt that flashed in his sister's eyes, he added.

"That is the family Konoe Tong belongs to."

"I have... a small agreement with the Yutang family. After completing part of the agreement, they agreed to let me rent the room downstairs at a more favorable rent."

Natsume Ruri suddenly realized, her small mouth opening slightly.

"So... Brother, you went out with Sister Konoe this afternoon just to handle this?"

She recalled the key swaying between Konoe Tong's fingertips when she left.

"No wonder she was swaying the key in front of you at the time... I didn't understand what it meant at first... wait!"

She suddenly thought of a possibility and covered her small mouth in shock.

Her fair cheeks flushed red instantly, her eyes intertwined with embarrassment, disbelief, and deep heartache.

"Di-did you... Brother, did you sell your body to get this house?!"

Kaga Reisa, hearing this shocking guess, seemed to petrify instantly, crying:

"Se-selling your body... why would Brother do such a thing..."

"If you were really short of money... why didn't you... ask me..."

Natsume Chikage looked at the two of them, one shocked and ashamed, the other tearful, and really didn't know whether to be angry or amused.

"You two, what are you thinking about in your little heads all day?"

"Does your brother need to rely on 'selling his body'?"

"This is a proper transaction!"

The two girls, hearing this, carefully observed their brother's expression and found that he was indeed frank and natural, without any guilt or evasion.

Only then did they let out a long sigh of relief, and their hanging hearts were put down.

Natsume Ruri patted her chest, still feeling lingering fear.

"Scared Ruri to death..."

"Then Brother... what exactly did you agree to with the Yutang family? They are so powerful, what do they need you to do?"

Kaga Reisa also looked over, full of curiosity.

Natsume Chikage just smiled at this and shook his head gently.

"As for this... things are a bit complicated, involving some of their internal arrangements, and I haven't fully figured out some details myself."

"When the opportunity is right later, I will tell you in detail, okay?"

Although Natsume Ruri's curiosity was scratching like a little cat, seeing that her brother didn't want to say more, she nodded obediently.

Only a trace of lingering worry remained in her eyes.

"Ruri heard from others... the Yutang family's power is very large, and very mysterious, a bit... scary. Brother, are you really okay making a deal with them?"

Kaga Reisa also echoed softly, expressing the same worry.

Natsume Chikage felt a warmth in his heart, his voice becoming softer, but his tone was very firm.

"Rest assured, it's fine."

"I have a sense of proportion in what I do, and I only agreed after being sure and weighing the pros and cons."

"If the conditions were unreasonable or dangerous, I would absolutely not agree."

"And look, this matter is basically over now. After this, I should rarely have deep contact with them again."

"So, you really don't need to worry."

Hearing his firm guarantee, the worried expressions on the two girls' faces finally dissipated, replaced by peace of mind and trust.

"That's great..."

"This way... Ruri is relieved."

Natsume Chikage raised the key symbolizing a new beginning again, swaying it in the light, a bright and warm smile blooming on his face.

"Then, since there's no problem—"

"Shall we go downstairs and see the new home now? After seeing it, we'll start cleaning, and then... move!"

Natsume Ruri, hearing this, jumped up from her chair, her face full of excitement.

"Mm-mm! Okay!"

Kaga Reisa also stood up shyly but firmly, saying in a small voice:

"I... I will help too."

Natsume Chikage looked at the two girls and nodded with a smile.

"Mm, then I'll trouble you."

This old apartment building had a simple structure.

Most of the second floor were small single rooms like the three-ping or six-ping ones they lived in before.

And the first floor was basically ten-ping apartments with more spacious layouts.

Ten ping, converted, is about thirty-three square meters.

For the siblings who had been squeezed into a three-ping small room all along, this was an unimaginable "luxurious" space.

The three quickly walked down the stairs and arrived at the quiet hallway on the first floor.

They stopped in front of Room 102—exactly next to Room 101, where the old lady landlord who was always very kind lived.

Natsume Ruri and Kaga Reisa followed behind Natsume Chikage, holding their breath, staring at the closed door without blinking, their faces full of nervousness and anticipation.

Natsume Chikage took a deep breath and steadily inserted the key in his hand into the lock.

He turned it gently.

"Click."

A crisp unlocking sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet hallway.

He gripped the doorknob and pushed it open.

As the door slowly opened, a space much more spacious and bright than their original residence gradually unfolded before their eyes.

Before Natsume Chikage could even walk in completely, Natsume Ruri couldn't hold back her excitement, pulling Kaga Reisa's hand and squeezing past her brother like two little rabbits who couldn't wait, running in happily.

Natsume Chikage looked at their backs, smiling without a word, and then followed into this place that was about to become their new home.

Come to think of it, he himself was full of curiosity about the layout here.

He stood at the door, carefully examining this new environment.

On the left side of the entrance was a white shoe cabinet embedded in the wall.

Natsume Ruri had already excitedly pulled open the cabinet door; inside, the layers were clear and the space was ample.

She turned her head, her eyes shining.

"Brother! This shoe cabinet is so big! In the future, our shoes won't have to be hard-stuffed into that small three-ping shoe cabinet that was about to not close!"

Natsume Chikage nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, finally we can organize it properly."

And slightly to the right of the entrance was an independent bathroom.

Kaga Reisa gently pushed open the bathroom door, peeked in, and turned back to say happily:

"This bathroom is much bigger than the one you had before, Ruri, it feels like it won't be so cramped."

Natsume Ruri also leaned over to look, nodding repeatedly, suddenly remembering something, and smiled teasingly: ===== CHAPTER 749 =====