Band members, girls with fermented bean curd, step forward!

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"Huh? No way? Don't scare me. I want to get back into music, and Nina's singing played a huge part today! What will I do without Nina, the lead singer I've been planning to sing?"

Momoka had clearly forgotten about that; the designated lead singer was currently focused entirely on learning.

"I'm here to help Momoka-nee. I've figured out Nina's personality. Momoka-nee, don't be impatient, take it slow and steady."

The golden retriever breathed a sigh of relief; with Chen's help, the chances of success should have been much higher.

"Well, I'll take care of the rest of the band members."

She looked at Chen with some hesitation, but ultimately extended the invitation.

Don't you have any thoughts about joining?

"Huh?! But I only know a little bit of guitar, and once I get on track, I'll be a burden to Momoka-nee."

Chen never expected that Tao Xiang's invitation would fall to him. He couldn't be the lead singer, and he was a complete novice when it came to musical instruments.

"A band can have two guitars. Don't you have some basic guitar skills? I can teach you the rest."

"Besides, I don't want to pursue a professional career. I just feel that playing music is the most fun thing ever."

"Above all that, rocking out with the people you care about is an even happier thing."

Tao Xiang's words gradually sealed off Chen's room for retreat.

At this moment, Nina's message interrupted their conversation, and Momoka began to check Nina's request.

"What's wrong? Who sent you this message?"

Taking this opportunity, Chen Zheng changed the subject.

Rencai asked if we had time to accompany her tomorrow, as she needs to register for a cram school.

Tao Xiang turned her gaze to Chen

"I have to go to familiarize myself with my work tomorrow; I have an appointment with Ms. Rupa. I'll tell Nina I don't have time."

Seeing that Chen didn't continue the topic of the band, Tao Xiang had no choice but to temporarily put aside her idea of ​​inviting him.

"Anyway, once you've made up your mind, just let me know. There will be a place for you no matter what."

"Yes, thank you, Sister Taoxiang."

Momoka's band doesn't have a place for Chen; the five-member lineup is already more than enough.

The band most likely to join is End of the Band.

There were four of them, including the newbie, Kita.

It's not too difficult to fit in.

And since he already knows Boch, it wouldn't be difficult for him to connect with the rest of the band... Boch?!

Chen quickly opened the chat software and saw the bright red dot hanging above the chat box representing Boqi.

Goto House

By this time, Goto Ichiri had been melted for quite some time.

"Ah, another day has passed..."

After all, she had very little presence, and her place was dark and damp. It's only natural that she was ignored, isn't it?

If she gave all her savings to Chen, who was short of money, would it make Chen pay more attention to her?

A mile of wildly imaginative thoughts raced wildly.

At that moment, a notification sound indicating that a message had been received came from Boch's hand.

The sender was—Chen?!

He quickly unlocked the screen and carefully read the displayed text, afraid of missing any information.

"I'm sorry, Yili, I've been busy looking for a job yesterday and this weekend, but thankfully, I've found one."

"I was too busy yesterday and didn't notice your message. Tomorrow I'm going to my internship, so I won't have much time."

"I'll apologize to you in person when I go to school on Monday. Oh, and I'll pay you back the money I borrowed soon, so please don't worry."

A huge weight was finally lifted from Yili's heart, and a somewhat terrifying smile crept onto her face.

That's good. Chen hasn't forgotten her and even apologized to her.

She keenly observed Chen's current situation. She hadn't expected Chen to find work so quickly, and while she was happy for him, she was also somewhat worried.

Chen found a job, which meant he would no longer need to borrow money from Yili.

Moreover, once the money she lent to Chen is repaid, she will have far fewer reasons to get close to him!

"No, I can't let Chen pay me back so soon! If he wants to pay me back, I absolutely cannot accept it!" Boqi's eyes showed a resolute look.

Pochi's unusual behavior had already been noticed by Erli, who knew her well, and her mother.

Although Pochid is usually quite unusual, her family members who know her well know that Pochid is acting a little differently this time.

Entrusted by her mother, Erli is acting as a junior agent, observing Yili's every move.

After observing her sister's actions through the crack in the door, she tiptoed down the stairs and reported the situation to her mother.

"Mom, my sister suddenly became very energetic after looking at her phone! But it's so strange! She became listless again afterwards."

"What exactly happened? This child became very depressed not long after returning home last night. Although he is usually like this, something else must have happened last night."

Goto's mother was very distressed, not knowing what had happened to her eldest daughter.

"Erli, could you go and ask your sister what happened? Mom is still a little worried."

"No problem, Mom, I'll be right back!"

Erli gave a small salute and then carefully returned upstairs.

"Sister, what were you looking at just now? You suddenly looked so happy!" Erli suddenly pushed open the door and entered the room, catching Boqi off guard.

"No, it's nothing!"

Pochi, who was admiring the reply, was startled and quickly hid his phone behind his back.

"Hey, what's so interesting about this? I want to see too!"

"Erli! It's nothing pretty. Here, my desserts are in the fridge, you can have them all, okay? Don't look at them anymore."

"Okay, deal!"

After seeing Erli leave the room, Pochi finally relaxed.

"Ah, I need to reply quickly, otherwise it would be terrible if Chen stopped messaging me because of my neglect." As he spoke, he started typing on the screen.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

At that moment, Erli was observing her sister's every move through the crack in the door. She then ran downstairs to report what she had seen to her mother.

"Mom, I saw my sister typing on her phone, it looks like she's chatting with someone!"

"Hmm?! Does Yili even have friends she can text with?! It feels a bit unrealistic..." Yili's mother pondered.

It's no wonder she questions her daughter; her daughter's behavior over the years has been evident to everyone.

She decided to personally meet with that so-called friend from Yili.

"I'll go up and ask your sister. Erli, you stay down here and behave yourself."

"Okay, Mom!"

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Pochi had never tried so hard to find topics to talk about; she and Chen were chatting about work-related issues.

She replied to the first message, her voice trembling.

"Oh, it's nothing. Congratulations, Chen, on finding a job."

"Yes, it must be thanks to Yili that I was able to find a job so quickly. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary."

No, that won't do! It's best to refuse Chen Cai now, but how should I say it?!

"Ah, Chen, you're a little short on cash right now, so there's no need to pay it back so quickly. I trust you, Chen."

Finally, I edited out this message and sent it over, but it didn't seem very convincing.

"Besides, if you borrow and repay, it's easy to borrow again. I don't want money to stand between me and Yili in our friendship, so please don't refuse me, Yili."

"Furthermore, I hope you can teach me guitar after I leave, so please let me pay back the money as soon as possible."

"Then, it's settled!"

Yili cast aside the idea of ​​using money to bind Chen. Yes, she still had her guitar to share with Chen.

"Yes, I will definitely ask Teacher Ichiri for advice."

Upon seeing this message, Yili covered her face and rolled around on the floor of her room.

"One mile~"

Iri's mother, who had watched Boqi's actions through the crack in the door, pushed open the door.

"Who are they chatting with? Is it someone they met online? Our Yili has finally grown up!"

Oh no! Her mother found out she was chatting with Chen.

Iri, who had intended to gloss over the situation, found herself completely at a loss for what reason to use.

In front of her mother, she could only obediently confess all the facts.

"Ah... she's a new friend I met at school."

"Huh?! A new friend I met at school?! You're not kidding, are you?!"

Yili's mother's eyes lit up instantly.

"Ah, yes, yes. Mother. He's an exchange student from Donghuang who transferred to our class."

"Him? He's a male classmate? And he's from Donghuang?! When did our Yili become so successful?! Honey, spring has finally arrived for our Yili!"

After plotting behind Poch's back for some time, the couple solemnly told her...

"Yili, when you go to school on Monday, ask Chen when he is free. Your parents would like to invite him over."

"Hey, hey?! Inviting Chen to our house?! Why, why?!"

Of course, the purpose was to assess this new friend of Boqi's. Although he wasn't some weird online acquaintance, Ichiri and he had known each other offline.

However, as her guardian, I still need to carefully investigate this friend whom I've finally managed to gain.

Yili's mother and father reached a consensus

"It's so rare for Yili to have friends, and Mom and Dad want to treat him to a good meal. Please, this is our lifelong request! Yili!"

"Okay, okay! I'll try my best..."

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The next morning, Chen set off for Yoshinoya.

"You're late! Work has already started!" Xiao Zhi scolded Chen Jin without any politeness upon seeing him enter the store.

"I'm sorry, I didn't get Rupa's contact information before, so I didn't know the time. I'll have to trouble you today."

Chen smiled and apologized to Xiaoqun Liu 0 Er shuo ba zhi.

"It's okay, it's only been a short time. Let's go and find out where everything in the kitchen should be kept first, and then we'll have her teach you how to cook later."

Rupa squinted and said to Chen, who was apologizing to Ash, "Come on, add me on Line~"

"Okay, Rupa."

"This is your work uniform. Try it on today and see how it feels."

Following Rupa's instructions, Chen closed the door to the lounge.

After quickly and efficiently putting on his work clothes, Chen walked out of the break room.

"Hmph, come with me. There aren't many customers right now, so I'll teach you these first..."

Xiao Zhi began teaching Chen about all the tasks that needed to be done in the kitchen. She was very serious and answered Chen's questions in great detail.

"Have you memorized everything?" After guiding Chen through the placement of the materials for a while, Xiao Zhi asked him.

"Don't pretend to know what you don't. If anything goes wrong at work later, I'll hold you responsible. Let me test you."