Chapter 91

She didn't plan to change it anyway, since it wouldn't cost her anything, and it was more convenient to wear it this way.

After all, the other person's character speaks for itself. Didn't you see that Shirou is practically facing away from everyone, drinking water and resting?

"Call..."

After chasing Exusiai for quite some time, Shirou finally let her go after simply tapping her on the Exusiai.

He then sat down somewhere a bit away from the Penguin Logistics, took a sip of water, and checked his phone for messages.

He has a very small social circle, and he's usually very busy.

The Penguin Logistics team members meet every day and hardly need to communicate via messages.

Shirou mainly focuses on the news from Ansuo, A-Xing, and Jie.

"I took care of lunch myself, and there's nothing wrong with the shop... but I'm having trouble repairing the appliances?"

Looking at the daily updates in the four-person group chat, Shirou frowned upon seeing the latest message.

Since he taught some electrical appliance repair, A-Xing has intentionally helped the children find some jobs, not only to let them practice their skills but also to let them earn some money.

They mainly repair small electrical appliances from Slums, and these are generally easy to fix.

Looking at the fan in the picture, Shirou couldn't figure out the problem, but the customer seemed to be in a hurry to get it today.

Considering the recent hot weather in Lungmen, Shirou could understand the other person's feelings.

After checking the time, Shirou decided to go over there, since it was on his way anyway.

"I'll be going now, I might be back late today."

Shirou stood up, tidied up the things in his backpack, and then addressed the Penguin Logistics team.

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Exusiai waved her hand and said.

"You guys think Shirou... has been acting strange lately?"

Watching Shirou's hurried departure, Exusiai turned around and asked her teammates.

She always felt that Shirou was hiding something from them.

Shirou has been acting strangely lately.

"You must be imagining things. Hasn't Shirou always been like this?"

Croissant refuted Exusiai's claim; at least in her view, Shirou was currently acting normally.

"Hmm... what you said makes sense."

After thinking about it, Exusiai realized she was overthinking things.

"Maybe she's found someone?"

Sora shared her thoughts, and she could also sense that Shirou seemed to have become busier lately. Occasionally, when she finished her work early and came back, she would not see him.

They can only see each other before leaving home in the morning and when Shirou returns with ingredients in the afternoon.

"Eh... a friend?"

Upon hearing Kong's words, the Penguin Logistics members exchanged bewildered glances.

Because they were quite busy with work, they rarely had contact with anyone other than a few people and Shirou.

At most, people like Croissant and Sora, who have other jobs, might be able to meet more people.

I do have some friends, but we're not really close.

Their social circles are a bit small.

"It shouldn't be a bad thing, Shirou has a lot of free time."

Texas said.

In her view, it's good for Shirou to interact with other people more; wolves need a pack, and so do humans.

Furthermore, Shirou's past is fragmented, and communicating with other people can be helpful to Shirou.

"Hmm... I hope so."

Since her teammates had already said that, Exusiai didn't pay much attention to it.

However, she still remembered this incident and continued to pay attention to Shirou's situation afterward.

While Penguin Logistics was chatting and packing up to go back to their dorm, Shirou rode his bicycle toward Fuyuki Store.

I had originally planned to go shopping after my workout, so I brought my bicycle with me.

Shirou arrived at the store entrance quickly, parked the car, and went Shirou.

"Welcome! Oh, it's big brother!"

Upon opening the door, Shirou saw several children busily working in the shop with sweeping tools.

The children themselves decided on the title "big brother," as calling him "uncle" Tai He, given that Shirou looks rather... young.

Shirou had no objection to this title, after all, he didn't really Ansuo how old this person called "older sister" was, even Hoshiguma, who only came occasionally, was called "older sister".

It's just tough on A-Xing and Jie, who have to be called "uncle" now.

"Where is the Ansuo?"

After looking around, Shirou couldn't find any trace of Ansuo.

"She's helping out upstairs."

Several children pointed upstairs and talked.

"I'll head over first then. You guys can rest after you're done tidying up."

Shirou nodded and walked towards the second floor.

As soon as he went upstairs, Shirou saw several children busily working around a fan.

"You've arrived?"

A-Xing, who was sucking on a lollipop, heard someone coming upstairs. After glancing over, he realized it was Shirou.

"Hmm, let me take a look."

Shirou nodded and walked directly to the fan.

He had already told the two of them that he was coming, so Ansuo and A-Xing were not surprised to see Shirou.

After checking the fan with Magecraft, Shirou knew where the problem was.

"I'll take care of it, you guys go ahead and get busy."

With his tools in hand, Shirou got to work.

"I'll go get some water."

Knowing he couldn't help in this regard, Ansuo pulled a few children who had come to join the fun downstairs.

On the second floor, Shirou, who was repairing the fan, and a few children who were responsible for repairing electrical appliances remained.

Having identified the problem, Shirou skillfully disassembled the device, replaced the parts, and then slowly reassembled it.

After adding some oil to a few spots, Shirou installed the cleaned fan blades.

"Open it."

Within half an hour of Shirou's arrival, the fan was successfully repaired.

Looking at the fan that showed signs of age, Shirou turned it off after confirming that it was working properly.

"As expected of Shirou, we've been busy all afternoon and still can't find the problem!"

Seeing that Shirou had finished his work, Ansuo handed Shirou a bottle of water.

"It's just a small part that's damaged; it's normal that it can't be found."

Shirou carefully took the water; after all, he had just finished repairing something and his hands were a little dirty.

Although Ansuo himself doesn't mind, it doesn't mean Shirou doesn't.

It's not good to make other people dirty.

"That's great, the old lady will have a fan tonight."

A-Xing, who was standing to the side, said.

Is it someone you know?

After finishing his work, Shirou heard what A-Xing said and asked him a few questions, mainly just chatting.

"Yeah, my old neighbor's fan used to make a huge noise every summer, but it suddenly stopped working these past couple of days."

Speaking of this, A-Xing truly admires Shirou. He not only got the fan that had stopped working running again, but he also fixed the huge noise.

"This fan must have been used for a long time, so it's normal for it to be noisy. It's better to get a new one than to take it for repair."

Shirou pointed to the old parts that had been replaced on the soles of his feet.

"There's nothing I can do. I advised her to buy a new one when we lived next door, but she still insists on not replacing it. I guess she doesn't have the spare money."

A-Xing looked helpless; this kind of situation was all too common in the Slums.

If an appliance isn't actually broken, people usually can't bear to replace it, and they'll tolerate using it even if it has some problems.

"Alright, since you're an old acquaintance of mine, I won't charge you. In return, please throw this away for me."

Shirou tossed the empty water bottle to A-Xing.

After all, he was the one who repaired the fan and paid for the parts, so he can make the decision on this matter.

"I'll pay for her."

A-Xing didn't want to get something for nothing, and he didn't want to add any burden to Shirou's side.

If Hoshiguma finds out, she'll probably make him relive the good old days.

He doesn't want to get punched.

"Then let's put it on the store's tab. By the way, do you want to take the fan over now?"

Shirou didn't refuse; he knew that this amount of money was just a drop in the ocean for A-Xing.

"Yes, take it over as soon as possible. It's very stuffy in this weather without a fan."

A-Xing took the money and handed it to Ansuo, who was standing to the side.

"That's really generous. Buying a brand new one wouldn't be a problem for him, right?"

Looking at the Lungmen Dollars A-Xing gave him, he Ansuo complained.

"Consider the rest as money for my free meals; I'll take it first."

After saying that, A-Xing took the fan and went downstairs.

"Is he that free?"

Ansuo asked, in her memory, A-Xing was basically always here, and she had never seen him working.

However, with A-Xing here, some thugs don't dare to cause trouble at the shop, so overall it's not a bad thing.

She's just a bit scary-looking; she might frighten customers.

"I don't know about that. You can go now, I'll tidy up."

Seeing that Ansuo was arguing with A-Xing again, Shirou told Ansuo to go downstairs and help.

"Oh, right, Shirou, wait a minute before you leave. Wait until A-Xing comes back."

Upon hearing Shirou tell him to go downstairs first, Ansuo naturally obeyed.

However, as he stood at the top of the stairs, he suddenly remembered something, turned around, and spoke to Shirou.

"What's wrong?"

Shirou had some doubts about Ansuo's request.

"I received a message from someone I knew before saying that it seems someone is watching this place, but they haven't made a move because A-Xing is here. I'm worried that they will take action when A-Xing is away."

Ansuo explained.

Although part of it was because of her own selfish reasons, she wanted Shirou to stay here longer.