novelaction Chapter 39 Choosing a Room
Chapter 39 Choosing a Room
Ye Wanyin secretly resented Ye Sanqing for bringing up a decimal point for no reason. If it weren't for her, this wouldn't have happened.
"But... even if we tie for second place, there's no difference," Ye Wanyin explained gently. "There are no rewards or punishments for second and third place, Xuanxuan, don't be angry..."
"That's true, but who would want to be third if they could be second?" Deng Lingxuan said angrily.
Ye Sanqing: "But I wasn't 0.5 points behind. So I was actually second."
Sheng Hanyu nodded in agreement.
"Who's talking about you!" Deng Lingxuan retorted. "If it weren't for you, our group wouldn't have gotten this ranking!"
"What? You think you can get first place if I give you 10 points? Do you want to calculate it before you speak? Did you not learn math in school? It's okay, you're still young, you'll have plenty of opportunities to learn later."
Deng Lingxuan was annoyed. Did she not want to go to school? If she could make money without going to school, who would want to go to school? But she really hadn't gone to school much, so she couldn't come up with a rebuttal for a moment.
"Xuanxuan, this is only the score for the first day," Ye Wanyin reminded her. "I believe there will be other tasks and rankings later, right, Director?"
Zhu Song: "Yes, there will be different arrangements every day, so please look forward to it!"
"Alright, Xuanxuan, there's no punishment anyway, let's just leave it at that," Ji Wan also advised.
"Hmph!" Deng Lingxuan was furious, but she couldn't do anything about Ye Sanqing, so she could only stomp her feet to vent her anger.
“Now, it’s time to choose rooms—” Zhu Song gestured for the guests to follow him up the stairs.
The group climbed the stairs up the hillside to the second floor, and upon closer inspection, they discovered that the small houses were not independent of each other. There were two connected houses in the middle, one on each side, and two smaller houses at the very edge.
"So, the one right in the middle counts as one room?" Ji Wan was the first to ask.
"Yes, the middle room was originally intended to be the master bedroom, so it's quite large. The two rooms on the sides are for the homeowner's younger brother and the elderly person, and the outermost room is for the children." Zhu Song explained briefly and then gestured for the guests to choose according to their ranking.
Ye Sanqing surveyed the house in front of him. So, there were five rooms in total? But there were eight of them… not enough to go around, right?
"By the way, the two larger rooms are double rooms," Zhu Song added. "If you both agree, you can also discuss it and decide to stay together."
Ye Wanyin understood immediately and turned to Ye Sanqing for help.
So what if she comes in last place? As long as she plays the victim, she doesn't believe Ye Sanqing will let her live in a poor little house!
Ye Wanyin believed that Pei Canxing, who came in first place, would definitely choose the big house in the middle. Since the double rooms on both sides could accommodate two people, the big house could definitely accommodate them as well. Therefore, he and Sheng Hanyu would stay in the big room.
The double room next door has a shower and toilet, which you can see at a glance, while the small house next door does not; you have to go downstairs to use the bathroom in the yard.
So if Ye Sanqing isn't stupid, he'll choose a double room. He can wait for her to make her choice and then make his own request. Wouldn't that solve everything?
Sheng Hanyu and Pei Canxing had already seen the largest room. Since they were the first and second place winners, they went in first to check out the environment. The others, assuming they would choose the best, did not follow them in, but instead dispersed to look at the double rooms and small single rooms.
Taking the opportunity, Sheng Hanyu covered the microphone and whispered, "I think we should choose the double room on the left."
Pei Canxing, curious, covered the microphone as well, "Why? Is the feng shui of this room bad? Actually, there are two rooms here, one for each of us, wouldn't that be perfect?"
Sheng Hanyu: "Do you want to stay away from Ye Wanyin?"
Pei Canxing didn't understand, and looked at him with confusion.
Sheng Hanyu explained, "You may not have seen it, but I saw that there is another side room in the yard, which I guess can also be used for accommodation. There are five rooms here, which seem to accommodate eight people, but that's not actually the case, because you can see that the bed in this room is a double bed."
Pei Canxing: "What? I don't want to sleep with you! I don't want to sleep on the sofa outside either!" He hadn't really noticed, but upon closer inspection, it was true. Although it's not impossible to squeeze in during an emergency, it's not that urgent right now!
Sheng Hanyu: "I don't want to either. Why don't we just stay in a twin room? Besides, we should be considerate of each other. After all, Ye Sanqing isn't actually in third place. She's qualified to choose at the same time as me."
Pei Canxing thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense, so he went out to call Ye Sanqing, "Sanqing, come here for a moment."
Upon seeing this, Ye Wanyin suddenly became alert! Were they going to have three people sleep in two rooms?
It's not entirely impossible, but where would she find a double room bed if she did that?
So Ye Wanyin immediately walked over and said, "Sister, may I go take a look together?"
"No way." Ye Sanqing looked at her strangely. "What's your ranking? What's mine? Do you have to follow the lead of the second and first place? Wouldn't it be better if you worked harder and got more points from them?"
"..." Ye Wanyin didn't expect her to not even give her this much face. "I was just curious about what the biggest house looks like..."
"But they called me, not you. You shouldn't have asked me." Ye Sanqing maintained a strange expression. "Logically speaking, you should know more about etiquette than I do, right?"
"!" Ye Wanyin was startled by these words. What if others saw this and thought the Ye family children were unruly? If Ye Tian found out, it would be terrible. Moreover, she didn't want people to think that she, who grew up in the Ye family, was less well-behaved than Ye Sanqing, who had been living away from home. She immediately put on a smile and said, "Can..."
Pei Canxing had already turned and gone inside; at this distance, he couldn't hear her at all.
Ye Wanyin had no choice but to swallow her words, pondering how to break the conversation once the three of them finished discussing it.
By this time, everyone had looked around and was now gathered in front of the big house, because they had to wait for the top three to make their choices before they could make theirs.
Ye Sanqing entered the room. "What do you mean?"
She looked around the interior of the house. The house was larger than it appeared, because part of it was built into the hillside, making it quite deep.
This house was completely different from the Ye family's villa, so she found it quite novel and looked around with great interest.
"Do you want to choose this room?" Sheng Hanyu asked.
Pei Canxing's eyes: Didn't you say you were being modest? Then why didn't you just say you'd give it to her?
Sheng Hanyu responded with a look that said, "Don't worry about it, I have my own rhythm."
Ye Sanqing saw that although the room was simply furnished, it had everything he needed, such as a sofa, coffee table, and refrigerator. He then walked to the bedroom door and took a look inside. The room was fully equipped with a dressing table, bedside table, wardrobe, and a large bed.
"This place is certainly nice, but I'm not number one," Ye Sanqing shook her head. Even if she liked it, she couldn't possibly ask someone else to give it to her, could she? What would that make her?
“My brother and I were planning to choose the double room next door because there’s only one bed here, which doesn’t seem very convenient,” Sheng Hanyu said. “Since you’re also in second place, we thought you should join in the discussion.”
Pei Canxing: This kid is even better at talking than I thought! He achieved his goal while also showing a certain degree of respect. I guess I'd better keep quiet.
"I think it's reasonable," Ye Sanqing said after thinking it over. Indeed, it's inconvenient for two grown men to squeeze into a double bed, even though they are cousins. If she stays in this room, all three of them will be satisfied.
"Okay, it's decided then," Sheng Hanyu said with a smile. "Let's go out and tell the others."
So the three of them went outside and announced the decision.
Ye Wanyin's eyes widened. Why was things so different from what she had expected? No matter what, it was impossible to give the best room to Ye Sanqing, right?
So she immediately said, "Sister, how can you do this? I know you don't like rooms with bad conditions, but you can't force the first-place winner to give you the room, can you? Even if you and Hanyu are close, isn't this against the rules?"
Ye Wanyin felt that her words were very clever. Just now, Ye Sanqing brought up the rankings and talked about her, so she retaliated and implied that Ye Sanqing was using her good relationship with Sheng Hanyu to morally blackmail Pei Canxing into giving her the room.
[That's right, that's exactly it! Why is the third-place winner staying in a better place than the first-place winner? It must be because Ye Sanqing kidnapped them!]
[Ha, I heard it clearly just now, Ye Sanqing didn't make that request at all.]
People with heart conditions see everyone else as dirty.
[You guys have really shown your true colors now, come and see, this is what it looks like to spout nonsense.]
[I knew I could learn something online! I've learned another idiom!]
[And Sheng Hanyu is right, it's inconvenient. You can't be an adult and still sleep with your brother, can you?]
Indeed, the whole matter is logical, well-founded, and clear. I don't understand why some people are in such a hurry.
Even if they did give in, it's a matter between the three of them. What does it have to do with Ye Wanyin? Besides, they didn't ask her to give in.
[Hilarious! Does this woman think she should have given it to her?]
How many times would she have to wait her turn? She should just go wait in line.
[You guys are so malicious! Wanwan just asked one question! And you've all over-interpreted it like this!]
I'm not the one over-interpreting things, and I won't say who it is, hehe.
【whee】
At this moment, Pei Canxing's face suddenly turned cold. "What do you mean by 'forced'?"
Ye Wanyin was surprised that Sheng Hanyu didn't speak, but Pei Canxing, who seemed relatively gentle, suddenly turned cold. "I mean..."
"You mean someone can make me do things I don't want to do?" Pei Canxing said coldly.
He usually seemed quite gentle, so his sudden change in tone caught Ye Wanyin completely off guard.
"You misunderstood, that's not what I meant. I... I mean, that's how my sister asks us to give in to her at home. I thought she brought her bad habits to the show..." In her anxiety, Ye Wanyin had no choice but to point the finger at Ye Sanqing.
"Then tell me, what did you give me?" Ye Sanqing asked. "Be specific, you can make a list for me."
"..." Ye Wanyin was speechless. Why didn't Ye Sanqing explain? Shouldn't she usually explain that she doesn't have any bad habits? She didn't even have such a list!
“We made this decision together as the top three. Do you have any questions?” Sheng Hanyu added at the opportune moment.
Ye Wanyin realized he was emphasizing "top three" and was even more speechless.
"Alright, alright, so the top three are decided, and it's time to choose the fourth place?" Pan Hongyu said, seeing that it was almost time. "Xiao Ji, it's your turn."
Ji Wan was also a little surprised by this decision. However, when he was looking at houses, he had already thought that the top three choices were most likely to be the middle room and a double room, so choosing the other double room would be the simplest option for him.
However, when it comes to the people he lives with, the only one left is Yin Xiangming, who is the same sex as him. Although it seems like there's no problem at first glance, he always feels that Pan Hongyu will have a problem with him because of this, so he is very conflicted.
In addition, he doesn't have much of a reputation. If he chooses a double room and lets Pan Hongyu stay in a single room, people online will say that he is not being courteous to his senior.
Although the details are different now, the big house and a double room are gone, and the decision he needs to make remains the same.
"...I'll choose the single room on the far right," Ji Wan finally decided, saying this. At least this way he was giving way to his senior, right? As for Yin Xiangming, he couldn't concern himself with their affairs; he was barely able to protect himself.
“Son, we’ll stay in the remaining double room.” Pan Hongyu didn’t say anything about Ji Wan’s choice, because she felt that this was normal. He couldn’t possibly share a room with Deng Lingxuan, so choosing a single room was the right thing to do.
"I, I..." Yin Xiangming said with great effort, "A tie for second place is acceptable, and a tie for fifth place is also acceptable, right?"
Pan Hongyu was taken aback for a moment, and Zhu Song quickly said, "Yes, you can choose both at the same time."
Yin Xiangming: "Then I'll take the single room on the left."
Pan Hongyu immediately slapped him, "How can this child be so insensible? That house doesn't even have a bathroom, how can you live alone? Listen to me, live with Mom, Mom can take care of you!"
"Mom, I..." Yin Xiangming's face flushed red, and his panicked gaze swept around.
He knew no one would help him; it had happened many times before. People would tell him, "Your mother wouldn't hurt you," "Just be a good boy," "That's your mother, what more do you want?"...
But today, for some reason, he felt a glimmer of hope. Perhaps, someone could hear his voice?
Ye Sanqing noticed his pleading gaze and returned a reassuring look to him.
"Master, you should help him!" the little bug asked, noticing the situation.
[It's not that I'm helping him, it's just a habitual reply...] Ye Sanqing was a little speechless at himself. [Didn't they have ministers like that when they argued during court before? You could tell at a glance they had something to say, but they were struggling to express it. So, of course I'm curious to know what they had to say.]
Receiving affirmation emboldened Yin Xiangming, he firmly stated, "Mom, I'm a grown man now, I can live by myself. Besides, the rest of the family are women, so it's more convenient for you to live in a house with a bathroom, no matter who you share it with."
Pan Hongyu was still in shock at her son's defiance and remained silent.
On the contrary, Deng Lingxuan immediately exclaimed, "What?! I don't want to live with her!!"
Ye Wanyin: Wait a minute, is there another option?