Chapter 49: The Little Couple?

  Li Ruoxi and Wang Ke sent off Song's mother as she left in a taxi, only then did they face each other.

  "What shall we do next? Go rent a house or find a hotel to stay in first?" Wang Ke asked with a bitter smile.

  He was carrying his own luggage in one hand and pulling Li Ruoxi's suitcase with the other. Now that it came to mention, Li Ruoxi was just like him - a poor wretch without a place to call home. The most pressing matter at hand was finding a place to settle down.

  Li Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "I'm being driven out by my family now, do you still want to follow me? Maybe I can't even pay your salary, let alone provide food and shelter."

  Wang Ke shrugged and chuckled softly: "Let's talk about salary later, let's find a place to live first!"

  Li Ruoxi took out her own wallet, looked at it and said helplessly: "I do have some money, but it's in a Swiss bank and can't be withdrawn for the time being. I only have 1,000 yuan on me now, which is definitely not enough to rent a house, let alone buy daily necessities and food."

  Wang Ke secretly sighed, originally a proud daughter of heaven, now she was actually forced to this point by her family, it was really pitiful. He wasn't a great philanthropist, but now that Li Ruoxi had fallen to such a state, if he abandoned her, it would be unjustifiable. Moreover, she wasn't safe at the moment, and who knew what her family would do to her in the future? Would they send someone to Changji City to forcibly take her back? Therefore, he must protect her.

  "I have some money on me, enough for us to find a place to live and cover our living expenses. Why don't we go look for a house today, at least get a place to settle down first?" Wang Ke said.

  Li Ruoxi thought for a moment and then nodded silently, looking at Wang Que's calm expression, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

  She had originally asked him to be her bodyguard, promising to cover his living expenses and pay him 200,000 yuan per month. However, up until now, she hadn't given him a single cent, yet still needed Wang Ke's help. This situation made her feel as if she had knocked over a bottle of five flavors, with sourness, sweetness, bitterness, spiciness, and saltiness all surging to her heart.

  Wang Ke used to be a partner in an antique shop, and he was naturally good at observing people's expressions. Looking at Li Ruoxi's expression, he could guess her thoughts. He smiled and said: "Life won't always be smooth sailing, and it's normal for life to have its ups and downs. Don't think too much, just live your own life well. Let's go! If possible, I have a suggestion, can we rent a house near the antique trading market? You know that every morning I go to learn about antiques and artifacts from a senior in the antique trading market."

  As for where to live, Li Ruoxi didn't have any opinion and nodded lightly, which was considered as agreeing.

  She still needs Wang Ke's protection and support now, so she naturally won't have any opinions.

  Hong Rui intermediary.

  A decent-sized real estate agency near Changji City's antique trading market.

  When Wang Ke and Li Ruoxi walked into the Hongrui Intermediary Company with their luggage, a young female employee in professional attire greeted them with a professional smile. Especially when she saw Wang Ke, who was still quite handsome, and Li Ruoxi, who was as beautiful as an angel and had outstanding temperament, her eyes lit up and her smile grew even brighter.

  "Welcome! Two of you, what can I help you with?" The young female staff asked with a smile.

  Li Ruoxi looked around and then said: "We need to rent a house, preferably one near the antique trading market."

  Renting a house?

  Not buying a house?

  The young female employee was taken aback for a moment, her eyes quickly glanced at Wang Ke, the enthusiastic smile faded slightly, and she nodded slightly: "You follow me, I'll go check the data."

  Twenty minutes later, Wang Ke and Li Ruoxi paid a brokerage fee of 200 yuan and contacted a homeowner who was preparing to rent out his house, a forty-year-old woman with a kind face.

  "I can tell you, this house was just renovated last year, two bedrooms, one kitchen and one bathroom, all the furniture is new. Originally, it was bought for my son's wedding as a new home, but then his wife's family bought an even bigger house, so this one became vacant. It's enough for the two of you to live in." The middle-aged woman said with a smile, opening the door with her key.

  A small couple?

  Li Ruoxi's expression froze for a moment, and two red flushes floated onto her absolutely beautiful face.

  Wang Ke showed a wry smile, but turned his head to glance at Li Ruoxi, only to find that she didn't seem to want to explain anything. Wang Ke also couldn't be bothered to explain and followed the landlady into the house. Upon entering, he saw that it was indeed newly renovated, with all new furniture. Wang Ke was fairly satisfied.

  "How is it?" Wang Ke turned his head and asked Li Ruoxi.

  Li Ruoxi nodded silently.

  "Hey auntie, how is the rent for this house calculated? You can see that we're migrant workers, if the rent is too expensive, we won't be able to afford it." Wang Ke said with a smile.

  The landlord looked at the luggage in Wang Ke's hand, nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, I know it's not easy for you young people to work hard outside. I won't charge you too much. It's 2,000 yuan per month. If you want to rent it, you have to live here for at least half a year, and pay me the rent for half a year all at once."

  Two thousand yuan?

  Wang Ke nodded secretly in his heart, this place is very close to the antique trading market, walking to the east gate of the antique trading market, it takes at most ten minutes, although this area is not too good and not in the city center, but two thousand yuan a month is still quite cheap, this landlady is not greedy!

  "Alright, we'll rent this house. The monthly rent is 2,000 yuan, so for half a year it's 12,000 yuan. Please give us two sets of keys and let her tidy up first. I'll take you to the nearby bank to get the money. Is that okay?" Wang Ke nodded with a smile.

  The landlady nodded immediately, and she was very satisfied with Wang Ke's frankness.

  After picking up the money with the landlady, both parties signed a contract, and then Wang Ke returned to the house.

  He took out the key and opened the door, and as soon as he walked in, Wang Ke was stunned on the spot.

  In the hall, Li Ruoxi was wearing an apron and holding a mop to clean the floor. A trash can and broom were placed not far from her side.

  "Does she look like a young housewife?"

  The idea had just risen in Wang Ke's mind when he quickly suppressed it. Li Ruoxi was intelligent and had managed to operate a listed company, not just one, her strength was absolutely strong. If she became a stay-at-home wife, that would be too much of a waste of talent.

  "Let me help you!" Wang Ke smiled and walked up.

  Li Ruoxi did not refuse. To be honest, she really didn't have much experience with housework. She had been working hard for half a day and still hadn't finished sweeping the living room.

  "Boss, what's your plan next?" Wang Ke asked while helping to clean up.

  Li Ruoxi stopped what she was doing and said, "From now on, don't call me boss, just call me Li Ruoxi. I'm planning to go job hunting tomorrow. Managing a company is no problem for me, but right now I don't even have a company to manage, so I want to start from the bottom and work my way up, get some good training, and then we'll see what happens in the future."

  Wang Ke smiled and nodded, Li Ruoxi's idea was good. As the saying goes: If you don't work at the grassroots level, you won't know the hardships of the working people at the grassroots level. In the future, if you want to do big business, you need to exercise well and can't just manage the leadership of the company, it's also necessary to experience the life of employees below.

  The next day, Li Ruoxi left home to find a job. After Wang Ke finished his practice and washed up, he walked out of the room and found that there was a breakfast on the tea table in the hall, and Li Ruoxi also left a note saying "Hot milk is in the thermos".

  Wang Ke turned his head to look at the decorations in the hall, then looked at the breakfast on the table. Suddenly, a ridiculous idea arose in his mind: if he married Li Ruoxi and lived with such an extraordinary beauty every day, waking up to see breakfast laid out on the table, what a happy life it would be!

  The idea had just risen when he shook his head with a bitter smile and drove it out of his mind.

  Unrealistic!

  It's really too unrealistic!

  A dull and unfulfilling life, I don't want to live this kind of life. A person lives only once, not seeking wealth and glory, fine clothes and delicious food, but also must strive for their own career!

  Stretching comfortably, Wang Ke walked towards the kitchen with big strides.

  Yesterday, he fought against the five masters of the Li family and not only did he master the moves that combined with the Dragon Elephant Technique, but his cultivation also took a big step forward. Now, he has at least reached the standard of the third level of the middle realm.

  After finishing breakfast, Wang Ke walked to Zixing House. As soon as he entered the door, his usual spirit changed slightly.

  Strange, how did the spiritual energy inside Qigong suddenly become so abundant? It's several times thicker than outside the door! What's going on?

  King Ke's expression changed, and he turned around to step out of the Zixing Residence's gate. After walking two or three steps forward, he suddenly became aware that standing outside the gate of the Zixing Residence, he couldn't sense the flow of spiritual energy in the world. However, after entering the Zixing Residence, he could feel the presence of spiritual energy around him.

  It's all over!

  What's going on?

  He strode into Zixingju and his gaze swept over Zhao Menfeng behind the counter before seriously examining the arrangement of items in the first floor hall.

  Still the same?

  Perhaps changing the position of objects can improve the Feng Shui of the house, but now the decorations in the living room are still the same as before, what's going on?

  After a moment of contemplation, his gaze fell back on Zhao Menfeng in the counter, and he walked over with big strides, asking: "Old Zhao, how is it that the Self-Nature Abode is different from before today? As soon as I stepped into the house, I felt the heavenly energy in the hall was particularly thick, did you do something?"

  Zhao Men Feng was reading a book when he heard Wang Que's question. His old face slightly froze, and then his expression changed. He suddenly stood up from his aged body and looked at Wang Que with shock, asking: "You said that the spiritual energy density in Zi Xing Ju today is different from before? Can you sense the heavenly spiritual energy floating between heaven and earth?"

  Wang Ke's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his eyes showed a puzzled expression as he looked at Zhao Menfeng. He nodded and said: "Normally I can't feel it, but today I did. I think the heavenly energy in the main hall is very strong, but when I walked out of the room, I couldn't feel the heavenly energy anymore."

  Zhao Menfeng stared blankly at Wang Ke, his old face filled with shock, and he was stunned for a full half minute before he rushed out from behind the counter, quickly turning his head to look towards the shelves in the hall, where the only piece of magical equipment was placed.