233 Suppose They Need a Timer … (1/2)

Nie Chang first made sure that the tandem was still alright. If it wasn't and he needed to compensate for the damage, wouldn't Su Yan worry about money again? He couldn't risk that!

That thought reminded him that he might want to clear this up though. If Su Yan always got anxious if they had to spend a larger sum because he felt that the repair shop wasn't doing that well, then he'd have to deal with this type of conversation often. He wasn't sure if he would be able to handle that.

Before he had the time to breach the subject Su Yan once again got the drop on him. ”Ah Chang, I've thought about it. How about I find a new job?”

”Definitely not!” Nie Chang shook his head while he followed Su Yan down the road. This time his little darling had very thoughtfully run ahead as if he feared being forced onto the torturous tandem again. Well, after what had just happened, Nie Chang couldn't hold it against him.

”Why not? It's our money anyway.”

Nie Chang rubbed his eyes. He still didn't understand what Su Yan was talking about. ”What's our money?”

Su Yan frowned. It seemed like his boyfriend had really hit his head! What was there not to understand? ”The money you pay me. It's ours anyway. It's just a matter of whether we keep it in your bank account or in mine. So wouldn't it be easier to keep it in yours and I'll get another job that puts some more money in my account? Then we'd have the money for the house way sooner.”

Nie Chang rubbed his temple. Alright. He had been the one to bring up living together first but now everything was going a little too fast. He couldn't go back though. ”Well … That might be true but as much as I want to live together with you I don't think it's worth it if we have to sacrifice our time together for it.”

”Ah? But if we're living together, we'd spend much more time with each other.”

”Mn. But look at it this way: If you'd stop working at the repair shop, we wouldn't see each other while we work. If the time when you work isn't the same as the opening hours of the shop, then it would be even less. And who knows how long you'd have to work to earn enough money?”

”Oh. That's true.” Su Yan deflated. Ah, this was stupid! Was there no other way to earn money?

Nie Chang cleared his throat. ”Ah Yan, I know you don't want to talk about it but could we get back to the savings I mentioned for a minute?”

”Mn …” Su Yan wasn't very thrilled but if Nie Chang insisted on it …

”You know I'm not only working in the repair shop.”

Su Yan stopped walking and turned around. ”Lies! If you had some other job I would have noticed.”

Nie Chang's lip twitched. Why was Su Yan so distrustful when it came to money? His family had so much of it! Don't tell him some years of living alone had influenced him to this degree? ”Darling, I sat beside you yesterday and worked on my notebook. Do you remember?”

Su Yan frowned as if he really couldn't remember. Actually … He only remembered reading about those birds.

Nie Chang sighed. ”While you were reading that novel I was coding something. I even told you about it.”

It suddenly dawned on Su Yan. ”Right! You said that there was some stuff inside and you were repairing it. But how is that different from working in the repair shop? It's still repairing notebooks!”