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

After saying goodbye to Aine, Chen also bid farewell to Ichiri.

"I'm off now, I need to find a part-time job. Let's walk home together after school if we have a chance! Oh, send me a LINE message when you get home."

After receiving her affirmative reply, Chen turned on his phone and prepared to follow the navigation to the address on the key.

Take the tram

Chen suddenly remembered something and froze on the spot.

Where did he get the money for the tram fare? Aine has already left.

I only have one person left to lend me money to.

Pochi was puzzled to find Chen had returned and waited for him to speak.

"Um, um, Yili, could you lend me some money? I don't think I have enough for the tram. Could you lend me some? I'll pay you back quickly."

He subtly conveyed his request to Pochettino.

"Ah, no, no problem, please feel free to take it!"

Boch opened his wallet and presented it to Chen.

"I can't thank you enough, I'll definitely repay you later! I'm so lucky to have a friend like Li!"

Chen didn't hold back his praise, making Boqi feel incredibly flattered.

"Hehehe, I'm not that good~"

Upon receiving praise, Ili switched to a smug mode.

"This is really goodbye. See you tomorrow, Ichiri~"

"Ming, see you tomorrow, Chen!"

Revision complete. Part of the content from Chapter 2 has been moved to Chapter 3.

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Chapter 4 Becoming Momoka's Roommate

After the announcement "Kawasaki Station has arrived" was made on the train, Chen walked out of the station.

Even when observing this place from a true first-person perspective, it's still difficult to find any similarities to the anime.

Following the navigation prompts, Chen finally stopped in front of a detached house that looked very familiar.

The door lock was hard to open, and the house didn't look new.

Suddenly, the door was opened a crack.

A strand of golden hair and a gray eye appeared in the narrow slit.

Who are you? Why are you here?

Ms. Momoka Kawahara, former lead vocalist of Diamond Dust, a road hazard, and a person who never starts a manual transmission car.

At this moment, she was packing her things, after all, tomorrow was the day she had planned to escape.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of the door being opened, so she went to check it out.

A dark-haired boy came into her view after she opened the door a crack.

He looked quite young, but he had a lot of bags and packages on his back.

From his self-introduction, Tao Xiang learned that his name was Chen Chen and that he was from Donghuang.

The landlord had told her beforehand that someone would be moving in in the next couple of days; it was someone from Donghuang with the same name.

She finally felt relieved and opened the door.

"So you're the exchange student from Donghuang? The landlord told me about you. Please come in. My name is Kawahara Momoka. Nice to meet you!"

Momoka took some of the boy's luggage and ushered him into the house.

"I'll get you a cup of tea. You can put your things down here for now!"

Although she was leaving tomorrow, Miss Momoka still intended to do her part as a host.

After all, she had also left her hometown to come here.

As their conversation deepened, she learned

This Chen from Donghuang is only a first-year high school student, and he came here alone.

They were younger than she was when she dragged her friends down from school, and they had completely moved to a different country to live.

This wasn't the most unexpected thing for her.

What surprised her most was that this boy named Chen was actually her fan!

What an incredible development!

Marveling at this wondrous fate, Tao Xiang's attitude towards Chen changed from "let's get to know each other" to...

The focus shifted to "wanting to help him".

She's been living alone in Kawasaki for so long, she must be very lonely.

It is truly rare to have such a connection with this young man from a foreign land.

Since she's leaving tomorrow anyway, let's let her help this little fan today.

After cleaning Chen's room together, the two returned to the living room to rest for a while.

When Tao Xiang learned that Chen was penniless, she had to admit that he was still stronger.

She wouldn't dare run away like that without a single penny; even she didn't have that kind of courage.

But what terrible thing could have happened to make Chen, at such a young age, leave his hometown in such a hurry and choose to come to such a faraway place?

Miss Momoka was unaware of, and could not possibly, reopen the wounds of this young man.

At least in these limited circumstances, she wanted to do something for this boy she had just met.

Tonight's dinner will be paid for by Kawahara Momoka.

"Thank you, Sister Taoxiang!"

Momoka received this answer from the boy.

It's quite a sense of accomplishment!

At least she truly helped one person.

However, receiving a small "service fee" shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Chen, I'm going to perform near Kawasaki Station tonight. Remember to help me carry some things!"

Chen received such a simple request.

Compared to a meal, this easy labor was insignificant, and he immediately agreed.

"Absolutely no problem!"

"Alright, let's get ready to go! Let's go eat first!"

Tao Xiang waved her hand, indicating that she would lead the way to find a restaurant for dinner that night.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a shop called "Yoshinoya".

Chen had previously eaten at Yoshinoya in Yuzhou, Donghuang.

However, when Momoka's "Oita Gyudon" was served, the portion size far exceeded that of Yoshinoya in the original world.

It's common knowledge that college students don't usually have breakfast, except for those who get up around 8 AM.

Chen, who had only grabbed a quick bite for lunch, was now devouring the food in front of him like a whirlwind.

By the time he finished his meal, Tao Xiang hadn't even eaten a third of it.

Seeing Chen wolf down his food, Tao Xiang felt increasingly worried about his situation.

Momoka wanted to learn more about this young man.

So she started talking about what she was best at: music.

"By the way, Chen, what kind of music do you like?"

Momoka was curious about what kind of music her fans liked.

"First and foremost, it's Tao Xiang's music. As for the others, it's mostly random; I just save whatever song I like."

Chen's playlist is actually quite fixed; he only adds new songs occasionally when he uses NetEase Cloud Music's roaming feature.

"I think you'd like more energetic music."

Peach Blossom prophesied this.

"Oh? Why?"

"A person's taste in music is always the opposite of how they usually behave, isn't it?"

In such a short time with Chen

Tao Xiang felt comfortable around him; he didn't have the stubbornness typical of teenagers.

They have a comprehensive understanding of things and don't easily draw conclusions about anything.

However, this seemingly mature child did something completely inconsistent with his displayed personality.

I abandoned everything in my hometown and fled here.

Is it that Tao Xiang is overthinking things, or that what happened to Chen is just too outrageous?

Momoka's guesses were all wrong, but the result was correct.

Yoshinoya

From Chen's observation, the physical characteristics of the two shop assistants were far too distinctive.

The two shop assistants here are Ash and Rupa.

Since Rencai was able to work here, Chen should also be able to find opportunities here.

After explaining his thoughts to Tao Xiang, Chen got up and went to the front desk.

"Hello, shop assistant."

"Hello, sir/madam. Is there anything I can help you with? Oh, are you satisfied with the food?"

Rupa sized up the boy.

He's a new face.

She didn't know why the boy had approached her and started talking to her.

However, what the boy named "Chen" said next made her attitude become serious for the first time in a long time.

"Very satisfied"

"Um, I wanted to ask if they are still hiring here?"

"I'm Chen Chen, an international student from Donghuang. I came here without any money, and I'm penniless now."

Rupa was wearing a mask, so Chen couldn't see the expression on her face.

After a moment's hesitation, she gave this answer.

"I can't decide that, I'm just a shop assistant here. But I can ask the manager for you, is that alright?"

"Okay, thank you so much. It's really kind of you. I'll definitely thank you later, regardless of whether it's successful or not."

It's neither rejection nor agreement.

However, it does preserve a sliver of hope.

Chen bowed slightly to Rupa in gratitude for her help.

After leaving his basic personal information, Chen walked towards the door as Tao Xiang called out to him.

A sudden greeting came from behind Chen.

"My name is Rupa, nice to meet you~"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Rupa. I'll definitely be a patron of your business again."