Lin Xuan was in a good mood. As he walked, thoughts of his two cute little babies brought smiles to his face.
"Tomorrow, I can find a house by myself, and then I can move out of the dormitory and live with Ziyi and the babies."
Back at the dormitory, Lin Xuan watched his three roommates line up, and he smiled slightly. "Sons, I'm a father now."
When Lu Xinbo and the others heard this, they were slightly taken aback, and then congratulated him.
"Brother Xuan, you're a father? Congratulations, congratulations!"
"Wait, Brother Xuan, did you actually take advantage of us?"
After the initial surprise wore off, Lu Xinbo stood up and playfully punched Lin Xuan.
"But when you came in just now, you called us 'sons.' Doesn't that mean we're your..."
"Why are you doubting me? What I said is true," Lin Xuan replied with a serious expression.
"Really? Brother Xuan, are you bragging? We know you; you usually play games with us in the dormitory. You only go out part-time on Saturdays and Sundays. Some students in the school send you love letters, but you turn them down. How could you suddenly have children?"
"Could it be that you became someone else's 'receiver'?"
(T/N: "receiver" or Step-father )
One of Lin Xuan's roommates, Li Tang, looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze as he analyzed.
"I'll tell you right now, and if you don't believe it, I'll take you to see them another day. You'll know they're my children, and they're twins.", Lin Xuan said
"No, Brother Xuan, do you really have children? Who is the woman? Why haven't we heard about her before?"
Seeing Lin Xuan speaking seriously, Lu Xinbo still didn't believe it. Why did Lin Xuan suddenly have children?
"It's a secret. Are you envious? Haha, I know you are. My two little babies are very cute, and my wife is also very beautiful."
"Brother Xuan, come on, don't keep us in the dark. Who is the woman?"
"I won't tell you for now. If you get the chance, you'll definitely see her."
Considering that Ziyi is a teacher in the school, Lin Xuan does not intend to expose her and her identity for the time being.
Of course, he needs to ask Ziyi's opinion. If she agrees to be exposed, then he will tell his three roommates.
"Brother Xuan, if you really have children, what will you do? Will you stop going to school?"
"I will continue my studies. If I don't go to school, she won't agree. Besides, our university courses are not too demanding, and sometimes I can take care of the babies."
"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. I want to rest early tonight and go out to see some houses tomorrow."
"Look for a house? Brother Xuan, you want to move out?"
"Of course, now that I have a baby, I naturally want to move out and live with my wife and children."
"Damn, Brother Xuan, so you're going to abandon us? My heart hurts so much. You prefer your lover to your friend!"
Lu Xinbo covered his chest and jokingly expressed grief.
"Come on, don't be like that. If others hear you, they'll think we have some kind of special relationship."
"You guys keep playing, but don't make too much noise. I'm going to bed."
"Yes, since Brother Xuan is going to sleep, let's not play anymore."
The next day, Lin Xuan got up and went to the classroom. After a few classes, he left the school at noon to look for a house.
Although the system rewarded him with 50,000 yuan, he transferred all the money to Yang Ziyi. However, he had also earned tens of thousands of yuan from part-time work this year, so he could afford to find a better house.
After exploring the area around the school, Lin Xuan continued searching for a suitable place. Naturally, he wanted a quiet location. Too much noise would disturb the baby's sleep as well as Ziyi's rest.
After some time, Lin Xuan quickly found a suitable community. The area had a road outside and a park within the community, where many elderly people rested. It was also a place where children played around.
"This place looks pretty good."
After examining it for a while, Lin Xuan nodded, took out his mobile phone, found the landlord's number on the wall, and dialed it.
"Hello?"
After a brief pause, a middle-aged man's voice came through the phone.
"Hello, do you have a two-bedroom and one living room available for rent?"
"Yes, are you here now?"
"I'm already here."
"Alright, wait a moment, I'll come over right away."
"Okay."
Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed casually walked towards Lin Xuan, wearing a shirt, shorts, and flip-flops.
Observing his attire, Lin Xuan greeted him, "Hello, are you the landlord?"
"Yes, may I help you?"
"My name is Lin Xuan."
"Hello, Mr. Lin. The house is on the third floor of this building. Our community is usually quiet; there won't be any old people dancing square dancing in the park," the landlord explained to Lin Xuan.
"That's good. Take me up to have a look."
"Sure, follow me."
The landlord led Lin Xuan into the building, and it didn't take long for them to reach apartment 302.
The landlord took out the key and opened the door.
"Mr. Lin, this house has two bedrooms and one living room. The two bedrooms are equipped with air conditioning, and there's a separate toilet, a separate bathroom, a separate balcony for drying clothes. It's very convenient, and there's also a separate kitchen."
Lin Xuan nodded, inspecting the place. He looked around and felt satisfied, then smiled, "I wonder how much is the rent for this place?"
"The rent is fifteen thousand per month, and it's paid every three months. This means that when you sign the rental contract, you have to pay three months' rent upfront, and you also need to pay one month's rent as a deposit."
"I'll return the deposit to you when the contract expires."
"If you decide to withdraw from the lease prematurely or breach the contract in any way, the landlord will not return the deposit, and you'll need to continue paying the rent for the remaining three months."
"Mr. Lin, is this acceptable to you?" the landlord explained the rental terms to Lin Xuan.
"No problem, I can accept that."
"Then please give me your ID card, and I'll register you."
"Alright."
Lin Xuan handed his ID to the landlord. The landlord took out a notebook from his pocket and began making records.
After everything was recorded, Lin Xuan added the landlord on WeChat and then transferred 6,000 yuan to him.
"Mr. Lin, will you be living here alone, or...?"
"I'm living with my wife and two little babies.
"Then I'll give you two keys and the door card outside."
The landlord handed the keys to Lin Xuan, then smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, if there are any other issues with the house, you can find me anytime. I'll leave now."
"Ok."
Watching the landlord leave, Lin Xuan looked at the room. There were two bedrooms, one for himself, and one for his wife and babies.
Walking out of the room and closing the door, Lin Xuan headed back to the school.
Tomorrow is Saturday. When school is over tonight, I can contact the moving company, move, and go to the new house.