The Girl With The Sim System - Chapter 5 The Girl With The Sim System 1
Meanwhile, in an apartment above the Cloud Steamed Bun Restaurant, an odd scene was playing. An FeiFei sat down on the couch, waving her fingers in the air. Each swipe of her finger and wave of her hand was followed by a sudden change in the room. Different furnitures disappeared, reappeared and materialized, the floor changed back from wood to ceramic to carpeted, and the walls changed color repeatedly.
If someone were to walk inside the apartment, they would think she was a witch casting magic spells.
The changes in the room stopped as a male hand grasped An FeiFei’s hand, halting its movements.
“FeiFei, you’re making me dizzy.”
An FeiFei looked up at the handsome man looming over her figure. His hair was mussed and his forehead was dotted with sweat. Dust covered some parts of his shirt and jeans. With a broom in his hand, it was evident that he had been cleaning while she languidly laid on the couch.
Her hand and fingers moved again and a white handkerchief appeared in her hand. An FeiFei sat up and reached to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
“There. I stopped. Feel better, darling?”
“I’d feel better if you could help me clean this place.”
“My beauty shouldn’t be working so hard. You’ve been taking care of me all day so you must be exhausted. Leave everything to me.”
Ren JiYu looked at her skeptically. “You’re cleaning?”
She giggled and shook her head.
“Yi’er, do you have any cleaning cheats in the shop?”
An electronic voice suddenly answered.
[Host, there are no ‘cleaning cheats’ available in our stores. However, we have volumes 1-10 of the ‘Cleaning Skill Book’ and an ‘Electronic Cleaning Robot’ under the ‘Electronics’ store. Would you like to make a purchase?]
“Can the robot clean the bathroom?”
[… Host, the robot is the size of a frisbee, and mops and vacuums the floor. Furthermore, it is not advisable to use electronics near a source of water. Please listen to your husband and just do your chores.]
“Fine, just get that then.”
[Purchase successful. Downloading ‘Electronic Cleaning Robot’…]
This time an electronic vacuuming robot materialized in her hand. It was round in shape and was the size of a frisbee, with wheels attached to its bottom. She placed it on the floor and with a click of a button the robot started to whirl, leaving a trail of shiny clean floor as it moved.
“I’ll just renovate the bathroom then. It’s too dirty,” she told Ren JiYu. “Yi’er, begin bathroom renovation. Just replace it with cheaper and sturdy stuff. No need to get all fancy.”
[Affirmative, host!]
Ren JiYu frowned. “You shouldn’t waste your money like that. It wasn’t easy for you to accumulate them.”
“It’s fine. I can afford to spend some money to make this place comfortable.”
“If you want to do all those things, I could do that for you. I can even get you that robot for free.”
[Host! Host, please advise your BUG husband to refrain from stealing the system Yi’er’s goods again!]
“Darling, if you’re going to steal, you should take the ‘special’ items. That way I don’t have to use up my money.”
“Okay.”
The threat of robbery forced the ‘system’, Yi’er, to materialize into its physical form. An adorable ten year old boy appeared in front of them, wearing a loose baby blue sweater paired with khaki colored shorts, and a huge sling bag across his body with the words ‘Xiao Yi’ embroidered on the front. His mussed up black hair, watery eyes and flushed pink cheeks made him look like a bullied child.
His tiny hands grabbed the hem of her dress. “Host jiejie, please don’t steal from me.”
Seeing the adorable boy, An FeiFei’s hands trembled as she grabbed the boy tightly and rubbed her cheeks against his fluffy hair. “Oooh, you’re just so cute I can’t say no! Yi’er, it’s unfair for you to take on ‘Xiao Yi’ form!”
Ren Jiyu looked at the two silently but Xiao Yi could feel his penetrating gaze.
‘The host’s man is too possessive’, it thought, before it quickly disappeared. If it lingered around in ‘Xiao Yi’ form any longer, it didn’t want to know what the BUG of a man would do to it.
An FeiFei laughed and turned to face the obviously jealous male glowering at her from behind. “Don’t be jealous, darling. I still love you most. Xiao Yi is just like a pet.”
“… Mm.”
[Host, will you resume your purchase?]
“Yes, replace the entire bathroom but I want it to remain as identical as possible. Replace everything in the apartment that’s broken or old as well.”
The apartment was filled with the thudding sounds of furniture and appliances disappearing and reappearing. Within minutes, everything that was old, dusty and unusable were replaced by the newest models in the market. Of course, nothing seemed out of place as ordered.
Ren JiYu wordlessly watched as the apartment changed, but An FeiFei detected his dissatisfaction. “Something wrong?”
“… I know you’re spending money to make the apartment comfortable because we’ll be living here, but are you sure we should? We might have to move out in a month if she doesn’t succeed.”
“No, we won’t. That’s why I gave her the book.”
“And you rolled the Lucky Dice. That costs more than the book, renovation and the furniture shopping you just did combined.”
“She needed that. The Lucky Dice brought customers to her shop. I stopped the dice as soon as we saw the crowd going into the restaurant so it wasn’t very expensive.”
He sighed. “Yes, but it still costs a lot more than you just outright repaying that debt for her. I don’t understand why you insisted on doing this.”
“… Do you remember the other reason as to why we came to Z City?”
Ren JiYu nodded.
“You wanted to repay Han YuFan for his help. Settling his debts should have been enough. There was no need to hand the girl that book and use the Lucky Dice.”
An FeiFei turned to him, her expression serious and unsmiling. It was an unusual look for the always happy and carefree girl in front of him.
“It would have been easy for us to settle her debt, but Han YuFan wanted the restaurant to remain open… for the sake of his daughter’s future. If I just repaid the loan, the restaurant would still struggle to remain afloat. So, I gave the book to give them a fighting chance against the Jade Dragon restaurant. I used the Lucky Dice to get her some customers. I did all this to help her get back on her feet a little easier.”
“… Are you going to keep helping her after this?”
She shook her head. “I’m no altruist. I gave her the book and a few customers as a head start, and I’ve repaid my debt to her father. I’ll observe from here on and give her a little advice here and there, but I’m not in Z City for her. I have my own goals to fulfil.”
The space between her eyebrows scrunched when she mentioned ‘her goals’. It was obvious to Ren JiYu that she was worried. So, he closed the distance between them and hugged her, creating a romantic image of a man and woman embracing.
“We’ll be fine.”
“… Yeah, we will.”