"I'll go."
Seeing the old man was about to get up to open the door, Bai Luo took the initiative to stand up and take on the job.
If the elderly are caught in the rain, something might happen to them.
Picking up a leaf nearby, Bai Luo came to the yard and helped open the fence door.
But when the man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat raised his head, they were both stunned at the same time.
"Bai Luo?!"
"Pantaronie?!"
Chapter 499: People who have anything to do with grass are not simple
Who is Pantalone
He has many names.
Banker, the master of the Northland Bank, the lifeblood of the Fatui
It can be said that the economy of the Kingdom of Winter has reached its current level thanks to the wise Pantalone.
At the same time, he is also the provider of funds for the Fatui's activities.
It can be said that every Mora spent by Bai Luo since his debut came from Pantalone.
Even the pocket money of 3 billion Mora every month was approved by the rich.
This banker, who always smiles and looks approachable, is actually much scarier than he appears.
It has been said before that if Bai Luo returns to Zhidong, at least three people will give him a special farewell party.
Um
He wasn't in there.
Do you find it surprising? Why did the rich not have any complaints against Bai Luo even though he wasted so much money
The reason is actually very simple.
This story begins when Bai Luo had not yet become an executive officer.
Pantalone didn't have much good feelings towards this young man with a Liyue face at first.
Because the country that represents the contract gave him some not-so-good memories.
So all the dirty work was given to Bai Luo.
But afterwards, he realized how strong this man from the same hometown as him was.
He gradually began to pay attention to this young man who loved to laugh as much as he did.
Business rivals, political enemies, and even some high-ranking figures.
As long as he gave a goal, Bai Luo would never let him down.
The most important thing is that he did his job very cleanly and no one would suspect him at all.
It can be said that Bai Luo’s contribution accounted for most of the credit for raising Zhidong’s economy to this level.
If Bai Luo had not wiped out some of his competitors, it would still take him some time to reach his current heights.
Because of this, the rich are much more tolerant towards Bai Luo than others.
However, this tolerance is actually limited.
It depends on whether Bai Luo will touch his bottom line one day.
However, after the person in front of him took off his hat and revealed his full face, Bai Luo realized something.
I seem to have recognized the wrong person.
"It's Mr. Bai Shu."
That’s right, the man whose face was mostly covered by a hat and who Bai Luo mistook for the [rich man] Pantalone, was the owner of Bubulu in Liyue Harbor—Bai Shu.
"Why are you here?"
Protecting the young figure beside him behind him, Bai Zhu looked at him vigilantly and asked.
Although both of them have the surname Bai, Bai Shu has no good feelings towards this family member in front of him.
God knows how he managed to empty his lotus pond in such a short time.
The koi, the lotus, the pond water... not even the silt was left.
All that was left was the rocky pool bottom that could not be taken away.
When Bai Zhu was taking someone's pulse that day, his hands were shaking with anger.
If it weren't for Tartaglia helping to advance the relevant expenses, Bai Luo would have been on his blacklist.
"Just passing by to avoid the rain."
Bai Luo smiled as he gave up his seat.
He never expected to meet these two acquaintances here.
Bai Zhu looked at the old couple in the room, then looked at Bai Luo, and after protecting Qiqi, he walked in.
"Mr. Bai, thank you for your hard work in this rainy day."
The old gentleman had great respect for Bai Zhu. Before he even entered the house, the old couple had already come out to greet him.
If Bai Luo remembered correctly, Bai Zhu seemed to have the habit of going out to treat patients.
And they are all "nursing homes" similar to Qingce Zhuang.
"You're welcome. Come in first and I'll check on you and your husband."
Looking at Bai Luo who kept making eyes at Qiqi, Bai Zhu sighed helplessly. After giving Qiqi some instructions, he left her outside the door.
How to say it
Qiqi's zombie-like attire often scares some elderly people.
If possible, he didn't want to leave Qiqi and the other party outside.
But now he has no choice at all.
Qiqi obediently took off the hat on her head, carefully protected the talisman on her head, and hid under the eaves.
She just stole a few glances at Bai Luo who was standing next to her, and after protecting the medicine basket behind her, she didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Bai Luo seemed to realize something.
That’s right, if he was like Bai Zhu, often hanging around Qiqi, or contacting her frequently like Ningguang.
Even if the other person can't remember him, he will still have some impression of him.
But since I have been away for so long, I guess Bai Zhu has also deliberately tried to reduce his influence on Qiqi.
I guess Qiqi has forgotten him a long time ago.
“Puff…”
Just as Bai Luo was thinking about how to talk to Qiqi, a strange sound came from the medicine basket covered by her straw raincoat behind her.
After hesitating for a while, Qiqi lifted up her raincoat.
A light object popped out from inside.
This thing is exactly the split wind slime that Bai Luo left for Qiqi.
I didn’t expect that Bai Zhu didn’t throw this thing away, and let Qiqi keep it.
The wind slime that just came out had an expression of ε≡(?＞?＜) on its face.
As a monster with wind attribute, it feels really uncomfortable to be trapped in the medicine basket.
But when the wind slime saw Bai Luo standing next to Qiqi and looking at him with a smile, the expression of the wind slime changed.
(°ー°〃
Although it is a small slime that was split off, it has inherited some of the memory of the original body.
For example, he once dragged a very heavy guy across most of Liyue.
Perhaps it was because this memory was too painful that it was transmitted to the clone.
Without waiting for Qiqi to say anything, the wind slime went back in at an even faster speed than when it came out.
Bai Luo looked at the wind slime that had crawled into the medicine basket and was unwilling to come out, then looked at Qiqi who had a confused look on his face, and squatted down.
"Qiqi, do you still remember..."
Before Bai Luo could finish his words, two fingers had already enlarged in his eyes at an extremely fast speed.
If he hadn't reached out his hand in time and caught it between the other person's fingers, Bai Luo would probably have been hit again.
Fortunately, he learned his lesson after being poked by Qiqi once before.
otherwise
“Ouch—”
The shouting outside the door startled even the old couple in the house.
If Bai Zhu hadn't comforted them with a smile on his face, I'm afraid the two of them would have gone out to see what was going on.
Judging from the fact that Bai Zhu sewed up Bai Luo's stomach with stitches without anesthesia, this guy is no ordinary person.
So... ... he left Qiqi outside like this, apparently he had anticipated this situation.
I can only say that anyone who has anything to do with grass is a grass.
Chapter 500 You look a lot like one of my colleagues
“Hua La La…”
The rain was still falling. Qiqi, who was sitting on the doorstep with Bai Luo, was staring at the sky in a daze.
From a certain moment on, she began to like rainy days.
She didn't know why, because her memory was not good, so she couldn't remember what she had experienced at all.
She only knew that maybe on a rainy day, she encountered something happy.
The body instinctively remembers this weather.
As for Bai Luo
His condition doesn't look good.
Although he blocked Qiqi's scissor hand with his palm, he never expected that the little guy would use his other hand to do a one-finger Zen.
I don’t know where I learned it.
(A certain hall master in Liyue sneezed)
Fortunately, this girl wrapped her nails with the bandage she got from Bai Zhu, otherwise... Bai Luo would probably be in pain for several days.
"Yes, as long as you take the medicine on time, even if it can't be cured, it can alleviate some of the symptoms."
Bai Zhu, who had already put on a straw raincoat, walked out while instructing the two elderly people on things they needed to pay attention to.
He looked at the slightly distant expression on Qiqi's face and nodded secretly.
It seems that all the efforts during this period have not been in vain.
"Don't worry, I still want to hold on until that good-for-nothing guy comes back. I will definitely take the medicine on time as instructed by you, Mr. Bai."
The old man considerately handed him the hat and spoke in a voice that was unclear whether it was angry or lonely.
After cheering himself up, he looked at Bai Luo again.
"If Mr. Bai doesn't mind, please take this returning wanderer back with you. I'm sure his family has been waiting for him for a long time."
Judging from the old man's words, Bai Shu should not have revealed Bai Luo's identity.
That’s right, the identity of the Fatui executive officer may be more shocking than Qiqi’s identity as a zombie.
"Don't worry, he and I are old acquaintances. I will personally send him back to Liyue."