Genshin Impact: I Picked Up a Cat at the Start

But after receiving the rent, Chen Xiaoyan didn't look happy at all. "Didn't you say you were broke the day before yesterday?"

Women are such fickle creatures. She came to ask for rent, but now she's unhappy after getting it.

Zhu Qing chuckled and scratched his head. "I recently took on a few gigs, and the final payments just came in. Made a small profit."

That's what he said, but Chen Xiaoyan didn't think so.

Zhu Qing was already handsome, and combined with the fact that he was drunk last night, the lingering scent of a girl on the sofa, and the extra three months' rent...

A naive college girl had an immature but reasonable guess. Chen Xiaoyan's eyes widened immediately.

"You wouldn't have gone to..."

"Don't talk nonsense! I will defend my innocence with my life!"

Almost instantly, Zhu Qing, also an experienced driver, understood Chen Xiaoyan's gaze and immediately interrupted her.

Sis, there's a fox and a cat listening in the house!

Chen Xiaoyan hesitated, then unhesitatingly returned the rent to Zhu Qing.

She said righteously, "Zhu Qing, you can pay the rent anytime, but when it comes to innocence..."

Zhu Qing quickly covered her mouth. "Sister Potato, you've misunderstood! I'm completely innocent, and this money is completely clean!"

Chen Xiaoyan squinted her eyes, "Really? For real?"

Zhu Qing said with certainty, "It's absolutely real, would I ever lie to you?"

Chen Xiaoyan crossed her arms, glanced at the room, and asked with a smile, "Then, can I check your room?"

Zhu Qing stared at Chen Xiaoyan suspiciously, and only after confirming that she really meant it on a whim did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Luckily, he had hidden the fox and the cat in the storage room, otherwise, things would have gone wrong.

The rental contract mentioned that it was not allowed to bring in suspicious people, to avoid hygiene hazards, and there would be a fine if found.

But luckily, Yae Miko and Kirara are not people, and they are not in Zhu Qing's room either.

Zhu Qing spread his hands and leaned on the sofa, pretending to be calm, "Go ahead, I just woke up, and my head is still a bit dizzy."

Chen Xiaoyan got up and walked towards the room, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would take advantage of others, am I?"

Zhu Qing didn't answer her, he was leaning on the sofa, closing his eyes to rest, while Chen Xiaoyan gently pushed open the door to Zhu Qing's room.

However, he had only closed his eyes for a short while, and the little potato who had finished checking the room quickly ran out of the room.

Zhu Qing opened his eyes, "Finished checking?"

However, what greeted him was the little potato with a gloomy face, and that invisible killing intent.

Zhu Qing was completely puzzled, where did I offend this little grandma? She wouldn't raise my rent, would she?

The little potato in front of him hesitated, clenched her small fist, as if she couldn't help but want to beat Zhu Qing to death in the next moment.

But after hesitating for a long time, Chen Xiaoyan released her fist in frustration. She thought that she didn't have a suitable identity to get angry at Zhu Qing.

When she thought that he had just woken up from a hangover and his mind was not very clear, she forgave him.

Little Potato looked a little dissatisfied and said unhappily, "Don't move here, I'll go make you some hangover soup."

After speaking, Chen Xiaoyan quickly left Zhu Qing's house.

Zhu Qing looked at Chen Xiaoyan's back as she quickly left, with some doubts in his eyes. Did she find something? She looked so embarrassed.

Then, the door of the utility room quietly opened, and Yae Miko poked her head out with a smile: "Oh? Little guy, you're quite lucky with the ladies, aren't you?"

Zhu Qing glanced at the closed door, and after confirming that there were no eavesdroppers, he said unhappily, "What luck with the ladies? They're all trouble!"

Yae Miko pulled Kirara out of the storage room: "By the way, the little cat wants something from you again."

As she spoke, Zhu Qing saw the huge cardboard box in Kirara's hand and immediately understood what she wanted.

Facing Kirara's watery eyes and her expectant little look, Zhu Qing waved his hand: "It's yours!"

"Yay!"

Kirara excitedly jumped up, dragging the cardboard box.

Zhu Qing found it a little funny. He had plenty of worthless cardboard boxes, but Kirara's actions reminded him of something.

These two were new here, and going out dressed like this would definitely cause a sensation, so they needed to buy clothes for them.

To be honest, Zhu Qing had also thought about having them shoot Genshin-related short videos to make money.

However, such a quick and irrelevant job obviously cannot be completed as a system task, nor can it improve their strength.

If their strength cannot be improved, no matter how much money they earn, it won't stop the Blue Star from exploding.

Zhu Qing got up and walked back to his room, found his soft ruler and tablet, and then searched online for size tutorials, throwing them to Yae Miko.

"Miko, follow the tutorial in the video, measure your and Kirara's bust, waist, and hip measurements, as well as your height. I'll buy you some clothes later."

Yae Miko, always clever, quickly learned how to drag the video progress bar.

Then, under Zhu Qing's urging, she pulled Kirara into Zhu Qing's room to measure their figures.

Meanwhile, Zhu Qing was in the living room giving his readers a reasonable excuse for taking a day off—he choked on noodles today, taking a day off.

He, who had only graduated a year ago, didn't have a proper job. As an independent developer and a failed online novelist, he didn't earn much, but it was enough to get by.

Even though his savings had reached seven figures, because they were all in fixed-term deposits, his liquid funds were only a pitiful few thousand.

As for family support... let's not mention it. A man should stand tall between heaven and earth, how can he live under someone else's thumb?

Today, because he had to deal with Yae Miko and Kirara's matters, he was afraid he would have to beg his dear readers for a day off.

After announcing the break, Zhu Qing turned off all notifications from his reader groups and patted his chest.

That was close, he almost got his whole family cursed.

In this era, writing online novels is no different from participating in World War II. Demanding readers can make a failed author's life a living hell.

After a while, Yae Miko came out with Kirara, smiling, and reported the measurements they had taken to Zhu Qing.

Upon hearing that Yae Miko's actual height is 174cm, Zhu Qing was taken aback. Did her high heels really add that much height?

"Is this data for real?"

Surprised, Zhu Qing took a few more glances at Yae Miko. He remembered someone on Bilibili had calculated Yae Miko's measurements.

It seems... the data is quite accurate? If Zhu Qing remembered correctly, Yae Miko should be a 65C in international sizing.

Zhu Qing's expression turned serious. Tall means more fabric needed. He opened the store, then tossed the tablet back, "Pick a few."

Yae Miko took the tablet, her eyes glued to the exquisite clothing on it, "Can I have them all?"

Zhu Qing sneered, "You'll have to pay for it with your salary."

Yae Miko looked at the prices, three to four hundred each, and after a moment of silence, she silently scrolled away, feeling incredibly frustrated.

The dignified Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, when has she ever suffered such indignity?

On the other hand, Kirara looked at the exquisite clothes with an indifferent expression, her mood calm.

Kirara didn't have high demands for clothing. It was only after meeting Chiori that she started wearing the exquisite clothes like in the game.

Zhu Qing, on the side, had been secretly observing Yae Miko's face, which changed again and again. He knew this fox couldn't bring herself to spend the money.

Could it be, she really needs to make videos to earn money?

Zhu Qing started calculating in his mind.