Midnight Bookstore

The woman gave him her name card, agreed on the time, and gave him the address. She wanted Zhou Ze to visit her house at noon tomorrow.

As soon as the woman left, Bai Yingying stood beside Zhou Ze and said timidly,

“Boss, can you let me watch the shop tomorrow? I"ll go with you.”

“Huh? What"s wrong?”

“Look at you, boss. You"re still injured. The old Taoist"s kung fu might be able to deal with normal people, but when it comes to ghosts, other than touching the crotch, he has no other skills. It"s not safe to bring him along. Just bring me along.”

“Sure.” Zhou Ze nodded in agreement. In fact, judging from how Bai Yingying had defeated the Corpse Demon single-handedly, she was actually very strong.

“It"s fine. It"s not like you don"t know about Boss" problems. Why are you worried?

Even though it is indeed too expensive to sleep with a woman once for one million, it is not a waste to sleep with that kind of woman for one million. Look, even the boss has given up. ”

The old Daoist priest dragged the ground, wiped his sweat, and comforted Bai Yingying.

Although the old Daoist priest did not have a family and was never married, he had seen pigs run before.

“Old Daoist,” Zhou Ze shouted as he picked up his coffee.

“Yes, boss. What"s up?”

“The floor is dirty.”

“It"s dirty, that"s impossible. It"s just dragged out!”

“Oh.”

The coffee cup in Zhou Ze"s hand tilted slightly, and the coffee spilled out onto the floor.

“It"s dirty now. Let"s drag it out again.”

After midnight, Zhou Ze went up to rest. Xu Qinglang only came back in the morning. He was dead drunk. After returning to the bookstore, he went straight to the second floor to his room.

When Zhou Ze woke up the next morning, Xu Qinglang was still in his room.

“Where is he?”

Zhou Ze looked at the takeaway breakfast in front of him. One look and he knew that the chef at home had skipped work.

“I was drunk last night and didn"t get up. When I came back, I smelled alcohol,” the old Daoist explained.

Zhou Ze nodded and did not say anything else.

After breakfast, he changed into casual clothes. Zhou Ze turned his head and shouted to Bai Yingying,

“Bring me my crutch.”

Bai Yingying and the old Daoist priest were arguing behind the bar counter. When they heard Zhou Ze calling for her, they immediately ran over with their crutches and winked at the old Daoist priest.

“What"s wrong?” Zhou Ze asked.

“No, I told the old daoist to wake Ol "Xu up at night to cook. Boss, you"re still recovering, so eating takeout is not nutritious.”

“I"m fine.”

With the help of Bai Yingying, Zhou Ze walked out of the bookstore and hailed a taxi.

The old Daoist priest standing behind the bar scratched his head helplessly and pulled out an electric wheelchair.

In order to curry favor with his boss, he had immediately ordered this electric wheelchair after his boss opened Unparalleled in Yan City. Just now, he had wanted to give it to his boss as a surprise gift.

However, the zombie refused to let him give it to him, and it said that he might die if he did.

Aiyaya…

This female zombie is getting more and more jealous. I"m a man. How can I compete with you for your favor?

How dare you threaten me with killing me?

The old Daoist priest helplessly reached out and pressed a b.u.t.ton on the wheelchair.

The wheelchair started playing music:

“Wu wu wu wu wu… Little Erlang, carrying a backpack to school…”

The wheelchair started to move on its own, spinning on the spot.

It was very cheerful.

“I"ll wait for you to come back tonight.”

He took a taxi to his address. What surprised Zhou Ze was that he did not see a luxurious house but a house built in the countryside.

On the third floor, there was a courtyard wall. Even though this kind of house was s.p.a.cious and free, it was not expensive. At least, compared to the woman who could throw a card for one million, staying here did not seem appropriate.

He pressed the doorbell.

A woman wearing home clothes and an ap.r.o.n walked out from inside. After opening the door, Zhou Ze realized that this woman who looked even more like an innocent woman was the one who had come to his bookstore yesterday.

A man depends on his clothes, a horse depends on his saddle. The woman looked like a completely different person from yesterday.

“Please come in.”

The woman lowered her head slightly and gestured for Zhou Ze and Bai Yingying to enter before closing the door.

“After my husband"s illness acted up, he requested to stay here. This used to be his old home, and it used to be his ancestral home. He had not lived here for decades, and several years ago, he renovated this place and built it again.

Zhou Ze nodded and walked into the hall at the same time. The layout of the hall was very ordinary, just like a normal person"s house. There was a statue hanging on the south wall. Zhou Ze really did not know who it was.

Then there was a candle and a table.

“My husband is on the second floor. Please follow me.”

The woman lowered her eyes like this was her image at home, a perfect housewife.

The whiteingale kept staring at her, although she had confidence in her boss.

But…

Ha, men!

He walked up the stairs and reached the second floor. Just as he pushed open the balcony door, Zhou Ze saw that the balcony aisle was filled with all kinds of talismans.

Bai Yingying subconsciously took a step back. Zhou Ze shook his head, signaling her not to be afraid.

These talismans were all superficial.

As he walked in, the second door was pushed open. Zhou Ze saw the tatami layout inside. An old man with white hair and only skin and bones was sitting there. He was mumbling to himself as if he was chatting with someone.

Zhou Ze also noticed that there were surveillance videos from the entrance, no, from the road outside to every corner of the house.

It was probably the same even if it was a bathroom.

Therefore, in this place, women had to keep pretending. The old man definitely had a backup plan for his legacy. People with money were not that dumb.

Zhou Ze sat down beside the old man and picked up a gla.s.s of red wine. He poured a gla.s.s and took a sip.

The taste was not bad. He was someone who knew how to enjoy himself.

The old man was probably "playing" with his great-granddaughter and great-grandson. He kept teasing the children and telling them stories.

Zhou Ze leaned on the side and listened. From the looks of it, the old man was probably mentally ill because Zhou Ze did not see any ghosts in the room.

Bai Yingying stood at the door. After a while, she started to feel bored. She walked to the balcony and looked at the scenery outside.

The woman brought some snacks over and placed them in front of Zhou Ze.

Zhou Ze shook his head, indicating that he did not need it. Then he clapped his hands and shouted,

“Old Master, is this your great-grandson?”

“Huh?” The old man"s eyes were cloudy, but there was a strange excitement in them.

The woman had said before that her husband was bedridden, and she was waiting for him to die so that she could receive the inheritance. Now, the old man was acting crazy and normal at times, but his mental state was getting better by the day. He could eat, move, and get out of bed. It was called a final ray of hope, but it did not last long.

“Yes, my great-grandson. Come, Junjun, call this uncle.”

The old man gestured for his “great-grandson” to walk over.

“Aye, how obedient.”

Zhou Ze exclaimed, even though he did not see anything.

Next,

While Boss Zhou and the old man were chatting, the old man talked about his business. He talked about how he started his family in middle age and how he made his family"s life better.

Zhou Ze did not know much at first, but he later found out that the old man"s ancestral home was Tongcheng. However, when he was young, he had smuggled himself to Southeast Asia and started his family there. After reforming and opening up, he came back and stopped his previous smuggling business. He cleared his ident.i.ty and became an overseas Chinese investor.

To be honest, this old man could be considered a small legend. He could also write an encouraging chicken soup autobiography.

Zhou Ze listened with relish. The old man even asked his great-granddaughter to perform ancient poetry reciting and singing. Zhou Ze still did not see anything, but he still clapped and cheered.

The whole process was a bit like those fresh meat celebrities who were filming a movie. The stand-in would film there, and then they would stick their faces there.

As they chatted, the woman came again.

“Hubby, Mr. Zhou, lunch is ready. You can eat now.”

When the old man heard this, the harmony from before disappeared. His entire person became fierce. This fierceness looked like he was putting on a brave front. In short, he shouted in fear,

“They"re all down there. They"re all down there. I"m not going, I"m not going. They"re all waiting for me down there!”

As the old man yelled, he curled up on the tatami mat like a scared baby.

The woman looked at Zhou Ze helplessly, indicating that he could come down to eat.

Zhou Ze stood up and bid farewell to the old man.

Just as he was about to leave, the old man grabbed his hand.

The old man said seriously, “Don"t go down. They are down there. They are down there. They were sent by the Sea Dragon King. They will eat you. Really, if you go down, you will die!”

“Yes, don"t worry. I was sent by Sun Wukong to return the Golden-Hooped Rod. Don"t worry.”

Zhou Ze reached out and patted the old man"s shoulder. While the old man was mulling over what he had just said, he escaped.

The three of them walked towards the staircase from the balcony.

The woman asked softly, “Is there a way to treat it?”

Zhou Ze shook his head and said, “Let w.a.n.g Ke take a look. This old man probably has mental problems or some rare type of Alzheimer"s. There aren"t any ghosts by his side.”

“There"s no need to return the deposit. Let"s have lunch before leaving. I"m good at French and j.a.panese cuisine, so my Chinese cuisine is only average.”

If there was a ghost, Zhou Ze would see it.

It was a pity that this deal could not be done.

“Come back! Come back!”

The old man suddenly shouted from the door.

Zhou Ze turned around and continued walking down with the woman.

“Then there"s no need to return the deposit. Let"s eat lunch before leaving. I"m good at French and j.a.panese cuisine. My Chinese cuisine is only average,” the woman said modestly.

After going down the stairs, they reached the hall. Zhou Ze really wanted to try a woman"s cooking.

Therefore, to be able to marry into a wealthy family and achieve the accomplishments of an old man and a young wife, it was really difficult without some real ability. This path was not easy to walk either.

If you want to lie on the dormitory bed and watch television while fantasizing, then you can only dream forever.

However,

When Zhou Ze turned into the living room,

He was stunned.

Bai Yingying was also stunned.

Around the table in the hall.

It was full of people.

There were old and young, men and women, all from the same generation.

Their whole family sat there neatly.

Everyone stared at the bowls before them, and there was a pair of chopsticks on each bowl.

At the same time…

They were all drenched.

From time to time, water droplets would fall from their jaws and clothes.

The living room floor was already wet.

It was as if he had just dragged the floor.