He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

Shu You was momentarily stunned, but then he came back to his senses and said with a pained expression, “Boyfriend, you’ve changed.”

“You weren’t like this before.”

“You weren’t so arrogant, overconfident.”

Lin Mingxu had already adapted to his way of speaking and calmly replied, “All my clothes are in the wardrobe, you can check if you want.”

“…I don’t want to look, that’s an illusion, a visual trap, I don’t believe it.”

Shu You struggled not to face this known fact, and insisted on gesturing at Lin Mingxu across the space, regardless of whether it was appropriate or not, very embarrassed: “The underwear you gave me as a gift can’t be returned…”

And it can’t be sold as second-hand.

He never expected that his reputation as the king of cost-effectiveness and never wasting would be defeated by Lin Mingxu.

Shu You gritted his teeth, “…I’ll just wear them myself.”

If they were too small, he couldn’t wear them, but if they were too big, he could make do.

He casually threw the new underwear into the bathroom to be washed, but then he suddenly caught a glimpse of something important out of the corner of his eye.

The young man furrowed his brow, sensing that things were not so simple and couldn’t help but ask, “Lin Mingxu, why did you come back so fast?”

Could it be that he broke the record for the quickest rejection?

He looked at the latter with suspicion and saw the bag in Lin Mingxu’s hand from the corner of his eye.

There was a large logo of a chain drugstore on the white plastic bag, which he didn’t have time to conceal.

“…”

Lin Mingxu stiffened slightly, about to speak when Shu You suddenly exclaimed with delight, “Boyfriend, you’re amazing!”

Lin Mingxu: ???

Shu You grabbed the plastic bag from the drugstore, completely oblivious, and said happily, “How did you know it was member’s day at the drugstore today, and we could get a 20% discount?”

Lin Mingxu: “…”

He had no idea that drugstores could offer discounts, let alone having memberships.

Shu You thought he had agreed, so he happily took the plastic bag and took out the medicine from it. After studying it carefully for a while, he said, “Brother Wu also helped me buy medicine…but he only bought one type, which is perfect because I was thinking whether to take some other kind too.”

“Thank you, boyfriend, you’re so kind,” he said. He didn’t think the medicine was unnecessary at all.

Unconsciously, Lin Mingxu relaxed and raised his hand to undo his tie. As he took off his coat, he said, “This is medicine, not a snack.”

“I know,” Shu You replied confidently, puffing out his chest. “Although they’re all pretty sweet, I’m not dumb. How could I take the wrong medicine?”

Lin Mingxu’s mouth twitched. “Are you sure?”

“Of course I am.”

Shu You looked intoxicated and shyly lowered his head. “Unless I’m not taking medicine, but love’s bitterness.”

Lin Mingxu: …

Shu You hummed a song as he went to wash his underwear, while Lin Mingxu stood there for a while, suddenly realizing he had nothing to do.

He had to wait for the investor to transfer the money to continue his work, and there was nothing else pressing for him to do. He paused for a moment, and suddenly Shu You popped his head out from the door slit.

“Boyfriend, what do we eat for lunch?” he asked.

It’s almost twelve o’clock.

Wu Youzhe and him had been shopping for the whole morning without having a meal yet, and now they were starving and in urgent need of nutrition.

Lin Mingxu thought for a moment, “What do you want to eat?”

“I’m okay with anything.”

Shu You didn’t mind what he ate, as long as it tasted good. He began to calculate, “There’s fish, vegetables, and meat in the fridge, but the meat needs to be thawed, so we have to wait for a while…”

As he spoke, his cheeks were a little red, and his voice was a bit nasal. It seemed that the cold was not without an impact on him.

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but take a deep look at him and said in a soft voice, “Let’s go out to eat.”

He didn’t have a habit of forcing sick people to do household chores.

“Really?” Unexpectedly, Shu You hesitated and said, “It’s also good to cook at home, right? There’s still a lot of food left in the fridge that hasn’t been eaten.”

Strangely, Lin Mingxu understood the underlying meaning of this sentence.

Or maybe it was just too easy to understand.

Because the next second, Shu You started to calculate the bill with his fingers.

“We currently pay a rent of 1500 yuan per month, 100 yuan for water and electricity, 50 yuan for gas, 80 yuan for property management, and 50 yuan for internet…”

“If we cook our own meals every day, the cost can be controlled, and it would probably be around 1500 to 2000 yuan per month.”

“Plus some daily necessities, our monthly living expenses are at least 5000 yuan!”

He confidently declared, “We are still young, so health insurance and pension insurance are not necessary for the time being and can be ignored.”

“But it’s best to save some money and have some planning… I recently sold a few second-hand items and saved the money.”

He was like a small housekeeper worrying about the household.

Shu You rattled off a series of bills, and with a final declaration, he gritted his teeth and said, “In short, we need to save as much as possible now!”

He patted his chest and insisted, “Why go out to eat? I can cook!”

Lin Mingxu remained silent for a moment, then said, “Someone’s treating us.”

Shu You immediately changed his expression, “Okay, I’ll go change into something to wear outside.”

The two of them quickly tidied up and went out together.

In the elevator, Shu You began asking countless questions.

“Is your boyfriend treating us? Is this person your friend?”

“Yes.”

“Is this person who’s treating us your good friend?”

“Um…”

“Have you known this person treating us for a long time?”

“…”

After going downstairs, Shu You stood on the roadside, not knowing where to go. Then, he saw Lin Mingxu pressing his phone a few times and doing something. Soon, a black Bentley drove up to them, and the front window rolled down, revealing Peng Shang’en’s face.

“Huh?”

From afar, Peng Shang’en saw someone standing next to Lin Mingxu. He was wondering why Lin Mingxu called him back again. As he raised his head, he saw Shu You’s face and felt that it was very familiar.

Where did he see him before?

This handsome young man was completely within his aesthetic preferences. He couldn’t have seen him and not recognize him. Peng Shang’en fell into deep thought, but Lin Mingxu interrupted him, “Did you book a table at Ming Xiang Ju this morning?”

“I did.”

Peng Shang’en was stunned and couldn’t react. Just then, Shu You took a step forward and greeted him with a smile, “Hello, hello, you must be Lin Mingxu’s friend, right? Nice to meet you, I’m Shu You.”

He didn’t hesitate and said directly, “I’m Lin Mingxu’s boyfriend.”

Boyfriend?!

Peng Shang’en was shocked.

He had just been thinking that Lin Mingxu was alone and had no one to take care of him. He wanted to introduce him to someone, but in just a few minutes, a boyfriend suddenly appeared?

Wait a minute, isn’t this the…

Peng Shang’en recognized him, and he was stunned and speechless…

Lin Mingxu got into the car by himself and introduced them briefly, “This is Shu You. This is Peng Shang’en.”

He didn’t deny what Shu You had said.

Peng Shang’en: “…”

He was shocked this morning, and now he was even more shocked.

He drove forward in a daze, and heard Shu You murmuring from the back seat.

“Lin Mingxu, your friend looks a bit familiar. Have I met him somewhere?”

Lin Mingxu calmly replied, “No, he has an average face.”

“Oh really?” Shu You rubbed his chin. “…Now that you mention it, I’m not sure anymore.”

Peng Shang’en: …

What’s so great about being in a relationship!

He couldn’t help but touch his own face and interjected, “I think I’m quite handsome, too.” Although he couldn’t compare to Lin Mingxu, many of his friends had recognized his good looks.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Shu You replied nonchalantly. “It’s truly heart-stopping.”

Peng Shang’en: … That doesn’t sound like a compliment.

The three arrived at a high-end Chinese restaurant, which was fully booked during the mealtime. If Peng Shang’en hadn’t reserved a spot in advance, they might not have been able to get in.

As they sat in the private room, Peng Shang’en still felt like he was dreaming. He couldn’t help but lower his voice and ask Lin Mingxu, “Brother Lin, is he really your boyfriend?”

But didn’t he say last time that there was no one at home?

Could it be… they met after that performance? It had only been a few days, and they were already in a relationship?

Lin Mingxu still didn’t deny it. Peng Shang’en quickly approached Shu You and asked, “Um… your name is Shu You, right?”

“How long have you known Brother Lin?”

“Not long, actually.”

Shu You thought about it, and according to the plot, they had only known each other for a few months. The reason why the original owner had such a tragic ending was mainly because of his own foolishness and insistence on getting involved with Lu Chenbi.

Find an inappropriate analogy, a “takedown” response from a true fan to a fan who stopped following, with great impact and full of hatred.

Peng Shang’en: Wow, I didn’t expect Lin Mingxu to be a fan of whirlwind romance.

He was curious, “So how did you two meet?”

Shu You thought for a moment and began to vividly describe the scene, “It was a beautiful morning. I weighed the scrap at home and planned to take it to the scrap collection station.”

Peng Shang’en: ???

This doesn’t sound like the beginning of a love story.

“And why weigh it first before going to the collection station?”

“As soon as I got to the gate of the community, the property management stopped me.”

“Property management told me that I hadn’t paid my property fees this year. I said it wasn’t possible because I didn’t pay last year either.”

Peng Shang’en was intrigued, “And then what happened?”

“Then I paid two years’ worth of property fees.”

Peng Shang’en: …

He couldn’t help but ask, “Did you meet Lin Mingxu when you paid the property fees?”

“No.”

“Did you meet him at the junk collection station?”

“No.”

Peng Shang’en was confused, “Then how did you two meet?”

“On the way back, it started raining. We met at an intersection. He didn’t have an umbrella, and I didn’t have one either.”

Peng Shang’en was excited, “And then you two shared the same umbrella?”

“No.”

Shu You smiled and said, “I was running back home and happened to be on the same road as him. His car window was open, and I fell in love with him at first sight.”

Peng Shang’en gasped, “Love at first sight!”

“Yes.”

Shu You continued, “But I was running slower than him and couldn’t catch up to his car.”

Peng Shang’en: ………….

As if he could have caught up.

Shu You showed a hint of shyness on her face and continued, “Afterwards, for a long time, I kept thinking, what if that day…”

Peng Shang’en anxiously asked, “If you had caught up with him that day?”

Shu You shook her head and her eyes sparkled with sincerity, “If it had rained that day and I remembered to bring an umbrella, everything would have been different.”

Peng Shang’en: ????????