Lu Mingran nodded, stepped over to wipe another shelf, then exclaimed in surprise, turned around and pointed to the shelf he had just wiped, saying that there had been flies on it and it was dirty.
Mr. Hu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Your store's cleaning work is really good, like a five-star hotel."
After saying that, as Lu Mingran approached him, Mr. Hu said to him again, "Actually, I was going to leave a long time ago. I had something to do this morning."
Lu Mingran stopped holding the rag.
Then, Mr. Hu said, "I just love watching you work back and forth, I really love it."
Mr. Hu was the kind of person who would never say another word after stabbing someone in the back. After he finished speaking, he stood up, gripped his cane, said goodbye to Su Yun, and left Lu Mingran standing beside him in a daze.
However, Lu Mingran noticed a note under the coffee cup that Mr. Hu had just drunk from.
A phone number was written on it.
Tsk.
Lu Mingran immediately put the note away and into her pocket, then turned back to check if Su Yun was looking this way.
At this moment, the system asked him quietly:
Have you ever seen an anxious old father who is afraid that his daughter will be abducted by an older man?
...
Lu Mingran stopped being diligent. After putting away the rags, she went to the cashier and pretended to chat, but actually gave Su Yun a few words of advice:
"Some people just talk a lot of nonsense, especially charlatans like this. Later on, they start asking for your money."
"Really, Su Yun, let me tell you, feudal superstition can kill people, you can't believe in this..."
“Lu Mingran,” Su Yun turned to look at him, cutting him off, “Even if you’ve been deceived, it’s me who’s been deceived. What are you afraid of?”
"I...I care about you!"
Now, Su Yun held up her finger and gestured the number three to him: "Concerned about me? We've only known each other for less than three days, what do you care about me for?"
He spoke such cold words, but he handed the steamed buns he had brought to Lu Mingran:
"I brought this from our school. Heat it up and eat it yourself."
With food on her plate, Lu Mingran became much quieter.
As he chewed, he seemed to hear Su Yun whisper something:
Thank you for your concern.
Looking in the direction of the sound, they only saw Su Yun's back.
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Lu Mingran is sleepy now.
You can't sleep in the shop, and you can't go to Su Yun's house.
So Lu Mingran protested to the system, which said that there were free hotel rooms for him to stay in, but that was the set of one of the strange tales in this world.
Never mind, as long as there's a place to sleep, that's fine. And as it turns out, nothing really happens during the day.
In the room supposedly inhabited by a ghost bride, Lu Mingran slept until four in the afternoon. The system told her she couldn't sleep any longer; if she did, the ghost bride would be out at five o'clock to start work.
So Lu Mingran walked out of the hotel, and as it gradually got dark, he saw something very interesting.
For example, on the wall outside this hotel, there is a glowing red number: 80%.
Passersby couldn't see it; only he could. Curious, Lu Mingran poked the system to ask, and the answer was that it was a reality value.
The higher the realism, the stronger the reader's sense of immersion. The first few ghost stories in this book are very realistic, with real place names and some real rumors circulating in the streets, which makes readers feel inexplicably trusting while reading the novel.
"There are still several film sets, do you want to go check them out?"
"No, thank you."
Lu Mingran looked outside: "It's getting dark, let's go to work."
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Su Yun wasn't at the shop all night; apparently, he was forcibly dragged back to school to train for calisthenics.
After finishing his work, Lu Mingran took out a notebook from his pocket and inadvertently touched the note he had put away during the day. He looked at it, then squatted down to look for the ancient sword again.
Why is it that everyone who comes to the store likes to leave something behind?
"Stuff it in, stuff it in."
Lu Mingran was about to stuff the note in, but his hand holding the note paused for a moment.
He thought of Wanwan's matter. Su Yun shouldn't contact Mr. Hu because of this, but perhaps he could?
Chapter 11 Want to become a Grandmaster? No way (11)
It's evening. 11 PM.
Someone pushed open the door and entered the store; it was Wanwan.
As soon as Wanwan saw Lu Mingran, she looked around as if searching for something. Lu Mingran then asked her, "Are you looking for Su Yun?"
"He's not in now."
A hint of disappointment immediately appeared in Wanwan's eyes. She hummed in agreement and turned to leave.
Behind him, Lu Mingran's smile turned icy.
He knew why Wanwan had come; she wanted to check on the results and see if the ancient jade had worked.
If we just let her leave like this, and Su Yun doesn't acknowledge a master in the future, she'll probably have a hard time protecting herself.
Lu Mingran wondered if he was overthinking things. The red numbers outside the hotel reminded him that this was just a fictional world, and the characters' fates had nothing to do with him.
But he wanted to give it a try.
So, Lu Mingran called out to Wanwan. He held something in his hand and stood in front of Wanwan.
"Wanwan, you must have forgotten something yesterday, right?"
Lu Mingran opened her palm in front of her, and the ancient jade tied with a red string hung down before her eyes.
"Here, take this back."
Wanwan reacted quickly. After a moment of surprise, she touched her hair and laughed, saying, "Yes, this is mine. No wonder I couldn't find it after I got home. It was here."
She tried her best to act like a little girl should, but Lu Mingran just watched her perform as if it were a play.
Lu Mingran didn't give her the item immediately. Lu Mingran said:
"I heard from Su Yun that you attended university for a year before, majoring in Chinese literature, is that right?"
Wanwan stared at the piece of jade: "Hmm."
"That's perfect. There's a line of poetry I don't understand, and I'd like you to explain it to me."
Wanwan raised her dark eyes to look at him:
"What poem?"
Lu Mingran laughed.
Then, slowly, he opened his lips and recited these few sentences. As he recited, he stared at Wanwan, his eyes becoming as deep and unfathomable as an ancient well:
"I will grow old with you, but old age will only make me resentful."
What does that mean?
I once wanted to grow old with you, but now I am filled with sorrow and resentment.
This poem is absolutely perfect for Wanwan and her lover.
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Wanwan's real name is Song Wanwan. He is a man, and a cross-dresser.
That's alright; societal attitudes are gradually becoming more open. What Song Wanwan cares about is his love life. He wants to find a man, but he's not gay; he considers himself a girl.
The male ghost took advantage of this loophole and gave Song Wanwan the love he longed for. But from the very beginning, the male ghost's goal was not to have a passionate love story between a human and a ghost.
He lusted after Song Wanwan's body.
It wasn't about that aspect, but rather about wanting to squeeze out Song Wanwan's soul, take her place, and possess her body.
He had already succeeded. He had succeeded a year ago, before he met Su Yun.
In other words, the Song Wanwan that Su Yun saw was actually the male ghost, while the person he always saw standing outside was the real Song Wanwan who wandered around and was unwilling to leave.
When Su Yun noticed the people outside, "Wanwan" told him what had happened, which was true, but part of the truth was concealed.
Song Wanwan's soul was so weak that Su Yun couldn't get any information out of her no matter how much he questioned her. And because Song Wanwan had stayed there for too long, she quickly attracted the attention of someone like Mr. Hu. Therefore, the male ghost had to resign and leave.
In the novel, Mr. Hu came to this supermarket because of Song Wanwan, and then he met the young man who could see ghosts that he had met on the bus that day.
Unfortunately, this male ghost was too greedy. He coveted Song Wanwan's body, and after spending a year together, he also coveted Su Yun's body.
For example, this piece of ancient jade could bewitch Su Yun's mind, just like he did to Song Wanwan. He even wanted to have another relationship with Su Yun.
"Do you want to take this jade back?" Lu Mingran asked softly to Wanwan in front of her, her head lowered.
"I……"
Wanwan's face turned terrifying, but before it could even become a horror movie-level expression, Lu Mingran cried out:
Mr. Hu!
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The matter was handled more simply than Lu Mingran had imagined. However, when Mr. Hu was doing things, he always felt as if there was someone else watching him.
He asked Mr. Hu, who then said that the girl was carrying a schoolbag, and that both he and Su Yun had seen her.
Where have I seen you before?
"On the bus."
Several years ago, this little girl mistakenly boarded this hearse and died on it. Her family begged him for help, and he managed to find the hearse in the middle of the night so that he could bring the little girl's soul back.
The girl kept repeating the process of getting on the bus and then dying. Mr. Hu got on the bus to save her.