Guide to Running a Shop in Another World

Chapter 196: The fifth store

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Yan Jianing wears huge black-framed glasses, has short hair that reaches her ears, and is taciturn.

She is a quiet and introverted girl. She is not extremely pretty, but not ugly either.

She has a cute appearance and her eyes are always as calm as water.

I am not talkative and my academic performance is average. I have two friends in my class who I can talk to, eat with, and go to the bathroom with.

Two months into the school term, Yan Jianing's high school life can be described as dull.

Occasionally, when she heard her friends talking about campus gossip, she would just listen and rarely express her opinions.

The turning point happened on Friday. Yan Jianing was the English class representative. She spent some time collecting homework, and when she came out of the office, the bell had already rung.

The next class is a multimedia class, so we need to change classrooms.

Yan Jianing hurriedly picked up her books and stationery, walked through the corridor, and prepared to go to the multimedia classroom on the fifth floor of the experimental teaching building. As a result, she bumped into a wall of people at the corner of the stairs.

Yan Jianing frowned slightly. The other person smelled strongly of cigarettes.

Perhaps the senior students took advantage of the break to smoke in the men's restroom of the laboratory building.

She quickly bowed her head, said "sorry", and prepared to leave.

The boy opposite her was a head taller than her, wearing the same autumn school uniform, with many pimples on his face. He looked Yan Jianing up and down with his small eyes, and asked with an insincere smile, "What grade are you in?"

There were two boys next to them, both laughing.

Yan Jianing was about to go around the side, but was blocked by a hand.

The experimental building of No. 5 Middle School is a building installed with large pieces of dark green glass. The corridor is dimly lit and the atmosphere is inexplicably depressing.

In the screening room, Chen Lianlian and others frowned with worry in their eyes.

A woman was stopped by several men in a deserted place. Just looking at her made one feel desperate and helpless.

In the screening room next door, noble ladies such as Xie Wan, Sun Qinglian, and Chen Minlan were twisting their handkerchiefs, their faces filled with anxiety.

How come she was left alone

If other people saw this, rumors would spread that would ruin your reputation.

In the screening room in the large screening area, the audience were secretly worried about Yan Jianing.

It was obvious that these men had bad intentions. How could a weak woman like her save herself

The first few minutes are really dull, but the magical thing is that the audience is still in this quiet and gentle narrative, gradually entering Yan Jianing's world.

At this time, a tall and thin boy appeared behind Yan Jianing with his hands in his pockets. He glanced at Yan Jianing's back and the three boys opposite him. Without changing his expression, he slowly walked over and knocked Yan Jianing on the head with his hand, "The bell for class has rung. Why are you still standing here?"

Yan Jianing glanced sideways, looking slightly surprised.

The boy was very tall, even taller than the senior student opposite him. His school uniform was loose on his body, and his black hair was neatly pasted behind his ears. The tone of his voice was teasing, yet indescribably intimate.

Yan Jianing doesn't know boys.

The boy made eye contact with the senior student opposite him, his eyes dark and calm, but the other student looked away first.

He glanced at Yan Jianing, the corners of his lips slightly curved, and he took the lead to walk forward, "Let's go, good student."

Yan Jianing took a deep breath and quickly followed.

"Thank you." Yan Jianing whispered as she walked through the dim corridor and stepped onto the stairs.

The boy tilted his head to look at her, smiled, waved his hand, and just reached the fifth floor, turned right and entered the multimedia classroom.

Yan Jianing turned left and walked into the classroom where Class 5 was having class.

Cuizhu and Qingfei sat on either side of Wanbaozhu. They were relieved to see someone helping Yan Jianing out of trouble, and at the same time became curious about the boy's identity.

Other guests in the screening room were also discussing in low voices, speculating about the boy's identity.

Wan Baozhu was concentrating, more focused than anyone else.

Rather than the new characters introduced by this little episode, she paid more attention to the background of the story, and the multimedia classroom was particularly interesting to her.

Those boxy machines look very similar to the ones used to sell tickets at the front desk of a movie theater.

There was a teacher on the podium who seemed to be explaining how to use it, and the students below were following suit.

Wan Baozhu wanted to find out more details about the computer, but unfortunately the background in the story always flashed by.

After the multimedia class, Yan Jianing learned the boy’s name from her friend.

His name is Duan Heng, and he is a student in Class Eight.

He is good-looking, good at all kinds of sports, very charismatic and popular among students. There are also rumors that he and the prettiest girl in the first year of high school are a couple.

After that, Yan Jianing felt that she met Duan Heng often.

Sometimes it was during the break, sometimes it was in the corridor on the way back from the bathroom, and the two classes also had a physical education class together.

When the two met, they always made eye contact and nodded as a greeting, but they never had any verbal communication.

Yan Jianing's high school life remained stable and quiet, neither hurried nor slow.

The second small turning point was the sports meeting, where all the students in the school sat on the stone steps of the outer circle of the playground, while the classes were competing in the large playground below.

There are relatively few girls in Class Five, so the teacher and the sports committee member mobilized all the girls in the class to participate in the project.

Yan Jianing signed up for the 800-meter race and the relay race.

She was wearing a sportswear and standing in the middle of the line.

At the sound of a whistle, a row of girls ran out.

The slender and thin Yan Jianing is different from what everyone imagines. She is very good at running, and runs steadily and fast.

Duan Heng stood in the middle of the playground, squinting his eyes to see Yan Jianing cross the finish line, unexpectedly taking first place.

Yan Jianing seemed to sense something, and when she turned around she saw Duan Heng's smiling face, and she lowered her head uncomfortably.

Xiao Tao stamped her feet in excitement and couldn't help but move closer to talk to Chen Lianlian: "Duan Heng must be in love with Jianing!"

Chen Lianlian pursed her red lips and did not respond, feeling disapproving in her heart.

No one has seen more heartlessness and betrayal than them.

When she first met such a man, she might be moved, but now her heart is immune to all poisons.

After the individual track and field events, the relay race will follow, with three boys and two girls, with each class deciding the order.

This is the rule, but the arrangement of each class is basically that boys are grouped with boys, and girls are grouped with girls.

Yan Jianing is the fourth baton and the fifth baton is the sports committee member.

What a coincidence, the fifth baton runner of the next class eight is Duan Heng.

Yan Jianing ran the fastest in the fourth leg, overtaking the first runner, and was the first to hand over the baton to the Sports Committee member. Then her eyes met Duan Heng who was turning his head to look at her.

Duan Heng raised his eyebrows meaningfully, took the baton from his companion, and rushed out quickly.

Yan Jianing inexplicably felt that there was some provocation in his eyes. She fixed her gaze on his back, watching him easily overtake the person in front of him and reach the finish line first.

After the sports meet, Duan Heng stopped Yan Jianing at the sink outside the playground bathroom and asked her name.

Yan Jianing felt that Duan Heng appeared in her life more frequently than before.

Sometimes when she was queuing for food in the cafeteria, he would suddenly appear behind her and gently tug at the hem of her clothes.

Sometimes when she delivered her homework to the office, she saw Duan Heng standing beside the desk of the head teacher of Class 8 with his hands behind his back, looking defiant.

Sometimes outside of school, Duan Heng would be more forthright and come over to say hello to her.

If they met after evening self-study, he would even walk with her for a while and send her to a lighted intersection.

On Christmas of that year, Duan Heng confessed his love to Yan Jianing.

Yan Jianing said he would think about it for a few days.

The audience in the screening room were stunned. They expected the two to have feelings for each other, but they didn't expect Duan Heng to be so direct, and Yan Jianing didn't refuse outright.

The audience couldn't help but sit up straight; the worldview of this film was far crazier than they had expected.

Yan Jianing wouldn't agree, right

The audience speculated so.

During this time of consideration, Yan Jianing gradually revealed the family situation of both of them.

After her mother passed away, Yan Jianing lived with her father.

Since her father works away from home all year round, Yan Jianing lives almost alone.

Duan Heng's parents are divorced and he lives with his mother.

Because his mother was busy with work, Duan Heng lived almost alone after he went to high school.

Two lonely souls met each other at the most restless age, like two stars.

The sky is full of twinkling stars, but only each other can be captured by each other.

In fact, the answer is not that difficult, but Yan Jianing still refused.

In the small screening room, a group of women tightly grasped their sleeves and bit their lips as they watched Duan Heng being rejected. Their faces were filled with silence, and their eyes, which were as dark and smooth as fine jade, lost their luster, and they felt a sharp pain in their hearts.

Why don't you agree to him

Xiaotao twisted her handkerchief, looking so anxious.

Chen Lianlian's face was calm and she slowly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Yan Jianing would agree out of infatuation.

After about a few minutes, Duan Heng calmed down and whispered to Yan Jianing, "I'll take you home." Chen Lianlian's heartbeat suddenly became irregular.

What happened to this male student

She had already refused, so why could he still be so gentle

Chen Lianlian has never had such an experience in her life and cannot understand it.

In the second semester, classes were re-divided.

Both of them chose science.

It was said that the classes were assigned by drawing lots, and Yan Jianing and Duan Heng were assigned to the same class without any surprise.

From the perspective of Lu Yao and Fu Chi, this small plot is a complete routine and an expected development.

In the eyes of the people of the Dawu Dynasty, this development made them slowly calm down.

Unconsciously, they have been attracted to Yan Jianing and Duan Heng, and hope that their meeting and acquaintance will have a good result.

Duan Heng was as popular as ever and quickly made new friends.

Yan Jianing remained quiet and reserved.

In the second week of school, someone handed Duan Heng a love letter.

The beauty in the next class was Duan Heng's former classmate in Class Eight. She was outspoken and enthusiastic.

The scandal between the two was known to everyone in the building.

At noon that day, Duan Heng asked Yan Jianing to have lunch together.

The class was silent for a few seconds, curious eyes flickering between the two.

Isn’t she the beauty from the next class

What? Are Duan Heng and Yan Jianing close

This was an unexpected development.

In the screening room, Xie Xu slowly exhaled and said in a loud voice, "I'm scared to death! I'm afraid that this kid can't stand the temptation and run away with someone."

Chen Yuning took two gulps of Coke to ease his nervousness. "Duan Heng knows his limits. But that young lady has been silent. I'm almost going to die of anxiety!"

On the way to the cafeteria, Yan Jianing looked up at Duan Heng from time to time. Duan Heng turned his head, a smile on his face, trying to look serious: "What's on my face?"

Yan Jianing shook her head, her calm eyes sparkling with light, "Why do you suddenly want to have dinner together?"

Duan Heng was a little angry, but he couldn't do anything about her: "Nothing. I want to have dinner with you, do you feel disgusted?"

Yan Jianing looked away uncomfortably and shook her head very lightly.

Outside the door, Zhu Zhu came back from the bathroom and passed by the screening area. She vaguely heard these words, her toes curled up, and her face was full of smiles.

This segment is so good that if she wasn't at work, she would have bought a ticket to watch it a few more times.

Ever since the trailer for "Want to See You" was aired, Zhu Zhu has been looking forward to the release.

Yesterday, Lu Yao noticed that she looked unhappy, so he asked her and found out that she was thinking about the movie.

After get off work, a screening of "Want to See You" was played in the mini screening room in advance, and any store clerk who was willing to stay could go and watch it.

After watching it, Zhu Zhu was so excited until she got home that she almost couldn't sleep at night.

In Zhu Zhu's opinion, Yan Jianing and Duan Heng are about the same age as her, so it is easy for them to relate to her.

She understood Yan Jianing and was also moved by Duan Heng's love for her.

In Zhu Zhu's heart, "Want to See You" has surpassed "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers".

She couldn't give a specific reason, but after watching "Want to See You", she thought of Duan Heng and Yan Jianing, and recalled the time they spent together, and her heart couldn't help but beat fast.

I am excited and looking forward to it.

By the second year of high school, it was almost no secret that Duan Heng liked Yan Jianing.

This year, Yan Jianing's father suddenly came back, and with him came a woman.

A woman in her thirties, wearing a loose skirt and with a bulging belly.

She is Yan Jianing's stepmother, and the baby in her belly is Yan Jianing's younger brother or sister.

Yan's father sent the woman back home to take care of the baby. Otherwise, Yan Jianing wouldn't even know that her father had remarried.

It's not that she hadn't imagined this kind of future, it's just that it all happened too suddenly.

She has no say in her father's life.

But now, the baby in her stepmother's belly has not been born yet, and she already feels redundant.

Yan Jianing's heart was empty, having lost her last place to rest.

She suddenly thought of Duan Heng and sent him a message for the first time.

[I want to see you.]

Duan Heng was playing a game with his friends in an Internet cafe, wearing headphones and completely unaware of the mobile phone placed beside him.

The camera kept zooming in, switching between Duan Heng and the mobile phone screen, emphasizing the sense of tension.

Finally, Duan Heng looked down and saw the message on his phone. He immediately took off his headphones and typed a reply: [Where are you? I'll come find you.]

As for mobile phones, many of the guests who frequently come to the cinema have seen Lu Yao and Fu Chi using them.

Also last time in the restaurant, many people saw Lu Yao taking pictures with his mobile phone.

After watching "Want to See You", they realized that this small palm-sized object can not only be used to take photos, but also to make instant calls with people thousands of miles away, and even to send letters. As soon as they are written, they will be sent to the other party, and the two people can communicate immediately.

Chen Yuning: "This thing called a mobile phone is so convenient. If we had it, we wouldn't have to travel thousands of miles to send letters home when we're studying abroad."

Xie Xu: "Not only that, if two armies are fighting, this thing can quickly transmit intelligence."

Prince of Jin: "The scenes and tools in this film seem so incredible, but I have no doubts at all."

Chen Yuning and Xie Xu were stunned. It was indeed the case.

At its root, isn't it that the existence of the cinema and Lu Yao has been clearly telling them all this

The women on the other side were also very excited. Duan Heng went to find her. What would happen between them

Duan Heng came out of the Internet cafe and took a taxi directly to the downstairs of Yan Jianing's house.

The appearance of four-wheeled cars once again attracted people's attention.

Unfortunately, this is just a fleeting background, and the real focus of the story lies in the further development of the relationship between the two protagonists.

Yan Jianing didn't expect that he really came to see her. After being surprised, she felt wronged for the first time in a long time.

She raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, her voice hoarse: "Duan Heng, can I revise my answer once?"

Duan Heng was stunned and didn't react.

Yan Jianing seemed to be afraid of something. Before he could say no, she said, "I've made up my mind. I like you."

Duan Heng took a step back, "Why?"

Yan Jianing was ashamed of her weakness just now and raised her hands to cover her eyes. "Sorry, just pretend I didn't say that."

Duan Heng pulled away her hand that was across his eyes, his eyes flickering with unfathomable worry in them: "What happened? Tell me."

In the middle of the night, in the residential area, insects were swarming under the streetlights. Yan Jianing's voice was soft and weak, but she tried her best to express herself.

She is not the type of person who is so shy that she can't speak, she is just usually very reserved.

Duan Heng was a patient listener. He was silent for a few seconds and suddenly said, "I understand."

Yan Jianing was puzzled: "What?"

Duan Heng leaned back in his chair, looking up at the starry sky through the cramped view of the community: "I heard your answer. Okay, I promise you."

Yan Jianing was stunned and whispered, "I'm sorry, I was impulsive just now. Can we just pretend that never happened?"

She was just too helpless and wanted to grasp the last straw.

But she regretted it as soon as she said it, it was an offense.

Duan Heng said forcefully: "No, you only have one chance to change your answer."

Yan Jianing: "… Why is that? Do you mind?"

Duan Heng turned his head and raised his hand to grab the clothes on his chest, "To be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Yan Jianing's heart tightened.

Duan Heng stretched out his hand towards the night sky and continued, "A greedy person would have nothing to complain about even if he died violently on the roadside one day."

His eyes were like the stars in the sky, shining brightly.

Yan Jianing's heart moved, and she dared not look at it again, lowering her head: "Perhaps, that is not greedy."

Duan Heng smiled.

Being together is just the beginning of a new journey.

During this year, no one knew that he and she relied on each other and spent a lot of time together.

In the screening room, pink bubbles popped up unknowingly.

Whether men or women, they are all deeply immersed in the joys and sorrows of the characters in the story.

According to the usual routine of youth pain literature, this is the time to present a plot involving a car accident, terminal illness, or a stomach-ache where life and death never meet again.

However, Lu Yao has never been able to get that kind of storyline, and "Want to See You" can be considered to have twists and turns within an acceptable range.

The people of the Dawu Dynasty who watched the entire film said: "Don't you have a heart?"

When Duan Heng was in his third year of high school, his mother was transferred to another city due to his job.

Duan Heng thought for a long time and said he wanted to break up.

Yan Jianing showed unprecedented stubbornness.

She doesn't want it.

She also became greedy.

Without that star, everything around it loses its color.

But Duan Heng is more stubborn than her.

Duan Heng left.

There was wailing in the small screening room.

Xiaotao lay on the seat, her eyes filled with gray.

how so

The weekend before, the two of them went to the amusement park together and had fun, but they broke up the next day

Chen Lianlian beside him suddenly raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.

Xiao Tao was startled and leaned forward quietly.

Chen Lianlian's eyes were filled with tears. She sniffed cautiously, and her expression was extremely sad.

Not only in Jinghong Pavilion, but also in the small screening rooms next door and even in the large screening area, there were too many people who were secretly biting their sleeves and crying.

Time flies and it’s time for the college entrance examination.

During this period, Yan Jianing and Duan Heng lived their own lives, as if everything had always been like this, and they had never contacted each other.

On the day when the college entrance examination ended, Yan Jianing sent a message to Duan Heng: [I want to see you.]

The camera zooms out, Yan Jianing sends the message and walks away alone.

The screen went black.

The guests in the theater were stunned: That was it? That was it? What happened to them later

Just when the guests were about to "riot", the screen lit up again.

The battery of Yan Jianing's mobile phone showed a red mark and was running out of power, so she casually put the phone into her bag.

Before the screen went off, it suddenly lit up with a simple message: [Take the 8:50 train, I'll come to see you.]

Early the next morning, Yan Jianing went downstairs to throw away the garbage and saw Duan Heng sitting on a bench.

The main content of the film has ended, but the ending song continues to release easter eggs.

According to the records of mobile phone chat software, Duan Heng and Yan Jianing were not in the same city for college, but as they were more mature and stronger, they were confident that this relationship could continue.

The nickname on the chat software has been changing, from Duan Heng - cute boyfriend - husband.

In the ninth year after they met and knew each other, Duan Heng and Yan Jianing registered for their marriage certificate and held their wedding in the church.

Cuizhu had tears in her eyes. After watching the Easter eggs, she took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her tears while saying, "It's good that we are finally together."

Qing Fei's eyes were red, and she spoke with a tearful tone, "They are married, right? That's great, that's great. Duan Lang, please don't change your mind."

Thinking about it, she couldn't help crying again, "If Duan Lang takes a concubine, Jianing will be so sad."

In their common sense, marrying a wife and taking a concubine are the most normal things, but when they think that Duan Heng might take a concubine in the future, they feel sorry for Yan Jianing.

Wan Baozhu remained silent, but Qing Fei became more and more sad the more she imagined it. She couldn't stop crying and had to speak out: "In the world of this story, it seems that there is no such thing as taking concubines. As long as you get married, you will be together for life. Don't think about all those troubles."

Qing Fei stopped and said, "Your Highness, are you telling the truth?"

Wan Baozhu crossed her arms and said, "It is indeed like this in the story."

She was almost certain that the world Lu Yao had lived in since childhood was probably the same as the world in "Want to See You".

This made her even more curious. How did Lu Yao come to the Dawu Dynasty from that world

The most important thing is that today, she still can't figure out the other party's purpose.

After watching "Want to See You", Chen Lianlian cried uncontrollably, and the original plan to discuss with Lu Yao was postponed. When the girl from Jinghong Pavilion, Xie Wan, Sun Qinghe and others came out of the screening room, their eyes were all red, which showed that they had cried a lot.

Madam Xu was also deeply shocked and had been immersed in the mood of "wanting to see you". She came out and went straight back to Yanzhi Tower.

The premiere of "Want to See You" was unexpectedly successful, and the speed at which the plot spread even surpassed "The Love in the Time of Falling Flowers" and "The Sea Train Serial Murder Case".

The story itself is simple, but the atmosphere and emotions created by the film are difficult to convey in words.

Many people heard about the plot of "Want to See You" and thought it was mediocre, but when they were dragged to the cinema, they all came out with red eyes.

It is obviously a very common narrative technique, but the audience unknowingly enters into the lives and inner world of the characters and can't help but share their joys and sorrows.

Lu Yao later concluded that the fundamental reason why "Want to See You" became so popular might be that it aptly filled a certain beautiful and pure fantasy in people's hearts.

Humans are creatures that are influenced by emotions.

Perhaps humans are the only creatures so far that can be redeemed and healed through fantasy experiences.

For several days in a row, the continuous updates of "The Little Chef of Shengjing" and "Xunxian" could not surpass the popularity of "Want to See You". There were too many guests who came to watch this film every day, and many people couldn't help but watch it twice, three times, or even four times.

Some people also complained that there were too few screenings of "Want to See You" and it would be better to schedule fewer screenings of other films.

In the lounge, breakfast time.

Zhu Zhu, Die Qi and Ku Ba gathered around the table, slurping noodles while staring at the tablet in front of them.

The song playing on the small screen is still "Want to See You". I don't know how many times I have watched it, but these people never seem to get tired of it.

Lu Yao had finished eating and was drinking soy milk from a cup. He shook his head helplessly: "You guys really can't get enough of me."

Zhu Zhu keenly sensed that there seemed to be a hint of misunderstanding in Lu Yao's words, and couldn't help asking, "Does the shopkeeper not like male classmates like Duan Heng?"

Male classmates, mobile phones, bicycles, trams, schools... the backgrounds and objects that appeared in the movie have been discussed repeatedly these days.

And male classmate is the nickname given to Duan Heng by movie fans.

This September, Duan Heng is the most favorite character in the hearts of women in Liangjing of the Dawu Dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the ancient version of "September Boyfriend".

Lu Yao thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just not that exaggerated."

Kuba habitually chatters: "What kind of male classmate can completely charm the young shopkeeper? Tell me."

All of a sudden, all the shop assistants in the lounge looked over.

Lu Yao laughed. He really didn't have any male classmate like that in his memory.

The clerk obviously didn't want to miss this great opportunity to gossip, and Zhu Zhu actively assisted: "I'm curious too, boss, tell me about it!"

Everyone else looked at Lu Yao expectantly with eyes bulging more exaggerated than Bambi's.

Lu Yao turned his head and saw Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao was wearing sunglasses, so the look in his eyes couldn't be seen.

Lu Yao paused, and suddenly some fragmented images flashed through his mind.

There was a person, whose appearance was unclear, who always walked on her left side.

Also, he seems a bit stupid.

Lu Yao put down the cup of soy milk, rubbed his brows, and said hesitantly: "It seems... there really is one."

Zhu Zhu came over, her face full of interest: "What kind?"

Lu Yao shook his head, "I can't remember."

Kuba looked doubtful, "How can you not remember something like this? The shopkeeper suddenly became unhappy."

Die Qi pinched Ku Ba and winked at him.

Lu Yao stood up and walked out, also full of confusion.

The part of her memory that she lost didn't seem to be as unimportant as she originally thought.

She seemed to have forgotten someone very important.

Some images flashed by inexplicably just now, but I only have a vague impression and can't remember them all.

Moreover, gradually, she felt that part of the memory became blurred again when she recalled it.

While I was thinking hard, the long-lost system prompt sound rang out.

[Successfully release ten new films in four weeks, covering five different themes and three different eras. Mission accomplished! Reward: 100,000 popularity points and +3 screening rooms! ]

[Lu Yao's Super Time and Space Cinema has been well received and upgraded to a four-star cinema. A popularity value of 100,000 points will be awarded, and a special reward of +1 3D screening room will be given. Please keep up the hard work, owner! ]

[You have a new task! Please continue to show three new films and find three observable positive feedbacks affected by the films in Dawu Dynasty. Reward: 300,000 popularity points and +2 3D screening rooms! ]