Lu Yao hopes that Bai Yi and Xie Molin can get familiar with the work at the cram school as soon as possible, and he has been taking good care of them over the past few days.
Xu Xiaoxiao usually studies hard and often asks Lu Yao for advice.
Since Bai Yi and Xie Molin came, she often consulted them. Then she found that although Bai Yi and Xie Molin both studied psychology, their theoretical explanations were quite different.
After understanding, Bai Yi explained calmly: "Even psychology has many branches. Teacher Xie and I studied in different directions when we were studying, so naturally our theories are also different."
When Xu Xiaoxiao heard this, she thought it made sense, and the slight doubt in her heart was dispelled.
Recently, the customer flow of the canteen and the glass tea room has basically stabilized. Considering that Xu Xiaoxiao will become a teacher in the future, Lu Yao posted a recruitment notice to recruit two new clerks, a salesperson and a waiter, who will be responsible for the canteen and the glass tea room respectively.
Xu Xiaoxiao didn't say anything when she saw the newly posted recruitment notice, but just read more attentively during the break.
At lunch, everyone was in the lounge, including Pepper.
Huo said that the owner and his mother took him out of the laboratory. Bai Yi didn't understand, but Xie Molin and Xu Xiaoxiao were surprised.
When she was on the verge of collapse, Xu Xiaoxiao also wanted to become an experimental subject, but she later felt it was too scary and she gritted her teeth and persevered.
She frowned unconsciously, with mixed emotions in her eyes, and lowered her voice: "You spent a lot of money, didn't you?"
Huo Jiao's expression was also complicated: "I don't know, Lu Yao didn't say. But she said that after my tutoring is over, I can stay in the store as a monitor. She said my skills are very practical."
What Huo Jiao didn't say was that he originally didn't have any obsessions, but because he owed the store owner this favor, he seemed to have regained his fighting spirit.
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded: "So you are the monitor. The owner must have thought of it a long time ago. Where do you live now?"
This is also a headache for Pepper.
He had been so focused on ending his career that he didn't leave any plans for himself, and had spent almost all the money he had saved as a host. Now that he hasn't officially started working and still has to continue taking tutoring classes, he has to plan the remaining money carefully.
Xu Xiaoxiao said, "The neighborhood where I live is full of single-family apartments. Although the place is not big, it is definitely comfortable for one person to live in, and the rent is reasonable. If you are willing, I can give you the landlord's phone number."
Hu Jiao's eyes lit up, and he took out his cell phone and wrote down the number: "Thank you, Sister Xiao Xiao."
Since the end of the tutoring, Xu Xiaoxiao's sunny personality has been fully released. She can chat with all the employees in the store. Bai Yi is relatively quiet and professional, but he will join their conversation from time to time.
Only Xie Molin sat there eating in silence, still thinking about Lu Yao taking Huo out of the research institute.
He knows those research institutes better than Xu Xiaoxiao and Huo Jiao. Judging from the bad influence of Huo Jiao's live broadcast, the store owner must have put a lot of thought into getting him out.
Lu Yao went back to the shopping street at noon to take a look. Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin had lunch and went out again.
The shopping street is located in the wilderness, facing the river on one side and the mountain on the other. It was snowing heavily, so the road was extremely difficult to walk on.
In the morning, the uncle and nephew of the Ji family wore non-slip boots and thick winter clothes and planned a route around the shopping street. In the afternoon, they set up barriers one by one.
Ji Feiming did not tell Lu Yao how to create the barrier, and Ji Zhixin only figured it out after watching him do it.
A total of twelve points were drawn on the entire mountain, and ancient patterns were drawn in blood in sequence.
When the twelve points are connected together, the barrier is established.
Until the evening, the snow was getting heavier. Ji Zhixin looked at Ji Feiming's increasingly pale lips and felt a little worried: "Uncle, can my blood be used?"
Ji Feiming shook his head and beckoned him to move forward: "There are only two more places to be completed. Help me and go faster."
After walking a few steps, he couldn't help but say, "It wasn't so strenuous before. With the passing of the old gods, my strength has almost dissipated. Now I can only rely on blood."
Ji Zhixin couldn't help but think of Lu Yao's question in the morning, and he became more curious: "Why did the old god..."
Ji Feiming walked along with a confused look in his eyes: "Actually, I can't remember clearly."
At that time, the old god asked him to guard the sacred mountain, saying that he had something to do and did not allow him to follow.
He only remembered that the old god had been away for seven days and had not returned.
One afternoon, he was cleaning the temple when the aura of the old god suddenly dissipated.
Shortly thereafter, Yuheng City’s 955 special department also noticed something unusual.
After that, all the evil in the world seemed to disappear naturally and could no longer be observed.
Ji Feiming was extremely frightened at the time, as he thought he would serve the gods all his life.
After all, as long as their clan continues to serve the gods, the gods will not perish.
This is actually a compromise exchange.
Gods need faith, and the Ji clan needs glory.
Therefore, they serve the gods from generation to generation and do not let their faith disappear.
Unlike the world in the Sea of Eden, in Ji Feiming's world, the power of gods is gradually declining, and later it may only be enough to protect one family.
After the death of the old gods, Ji Feiming thought a lot and finally came to this conclusion.
Perhaps it was the decline of the gods' power that prevented the world from collapsing after their death.
But now when he contacted the child and the shop owner, he always felt uneasy.
The death of the old gods might not be as simple as he thought.
The two of them walked and stopped, and finally completed the barrier when it was getting dark.
Ji Zhixin didn't feel anything, but Ji Feiming could see with his eyes that the last bloodstain was completed, and a light red light shield as thin as a gauze curtain was erected on the shopping street.
It gets dark early in winter, and the shop assistants in the shopping street go off work one after another.
When the uncle and nephew Ji came back, only Lu Yao was sitting under the eaves, wearing a long cotton coat, wrapped in a scarf, and holding a cup of hot milk tea in his hand.
Pengci, Daijiaotai and Tianka have grown up now. When it gets cold, their fur becomes fluffy and they are covered with fur like cotton balls. The three of them are afraid of the cold, so they all lie down around the store owner.
There were cats growing on the shop owner's cotton shoes and legs, snuggling with them to keep her warm.
She remembered that the tuition center was closing for upgrades, so she left work two hours early in the afternoon.
When I came out of the store, I found that it was snowing heavily on the shopping street again. I sat under the eaves for a long time without realizing it.
It was not until the employees of several stores got off work one after another that she went to the furry shop and picked up these fat cats. While watching the snow and petting the cats, her fluctuating emotions gradually calmed down.
The street lights on both sides of the shopping street lit up, and the pale yellow lights were imprinted on the snow, making even the snow exude warmth.
Lu Yao saw two dark figures approaching from a distance. He stared at them for a while, and when he saw clearly that they were the uncle and nephew of the Ji family, he waved.
Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin went back to the office to wash their hands. Lu Yao also moved back into the room, and the three of them sat down to warm themselves by the fire.
Lu Yao poured a cup of milk tea for each of them. They warmed themselves up, snatched the cats from the shop owner, and each of them held one on their laps, their frozen bodies finally healed.
Lu Yao asked: "Is the barrier ready?"
The uncle and nephew of the Ji family nodded.
Lu Yao saw that Ji Feiming's face was a little pale and asked him if he was frozen.
Ji Feiming shook his head and didn't explain why.
Lu Yao stood up and prepared to go to the snack bar to get some hot food.
Ji Zhixin's cell phone rang.
He took a look and picked up the phone, said a few words and hung up.
Ji Zhixin did not avoid Lu Yao and said directly that the Ji clan members had arrived in Yaoguang, and even his mother had come.
Ji Feiming stood up seriously. The two of them watched Lu Yao walk into the nail salon with three chubby cats before turning around and leaving.
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When Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin returned to their residence, Ji Feirong and several juniors were sitting in the living room downstairs.
The rest of the direct descendants have dispersed to different places in an attempt to intercept the child.
Ji Zhixiang, Ji Zhile and Ji Zhiqing stood up immediately when they saw Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin.
Originally, Ji Feichen kept the news secret, but Ji Zhixun let the secret slip during an argument in the group, and these youngsters happened to be in Tianji, so they followed.
Because the child was missing and people were needed to find him, Ji Feichen selected a group of direct descendants from the clan.
When they arrived at Yaoguang City, Ji Feichen only used the people who had followed him to Qianmen Mountain and the more stable old man.
A young member of the Ji family was left in the villa.
Ji Feirong came here just to take a ride, just to see Ji Zhixin.
She was not interested in those gods or children. Instead of relying on the protection of uncertain gods, she believed in herself more.
However, at this moment, seeing Ji Zhixin walking towards her as usual, she felt very complicated.
To this day, no one has explained how Zhixin's leg got better.
Ji Feirong thought that this time he had to meet Ji Zhixin's current boss.
"Mom, have you had dinner?" Ji Zhixin asked.
Ji Feirong shook his head: "I'll wait for you guys."
Ji Feiming looked tired and went upstairs directly: "You guys eat, I'll bring my meal upstairs."
Ji Zhixiang and the others were exchanging glances with each other from behind, but Uncle Ming was still as arrogant as ever.
Ji Zhixin did explain that Uncle Ming was tired from work.
Ji Zhixiang and others took the opportunity to ask them about their work situation. After a few words, they flirted with each other, thinking that no one was paying attention.
Ji Zhixin looked upset and went upstairs after eating.
At night, Ji Feirong knocked on Ji Zhixin's door and said that he wanted to meet Lu Yao.
Ji Zhixin hesitated.
According to his uncle, Zhizi is now looking for Lu Yao, so it is not a good time for him to take his mother to meet the owner.
Ji Feirong looked at his expression and wondered, "Inconvenient?"
Ji Zhixin asked his uncle Ming and sent a private message to Lu Yao. He nodded only after receiving a reply.
The next day, Ji Feiming and Ji Zhixin got up early in the morning, and it was quiet downstairs.
It seems that no one came back last night, and the little ones haven't gotten up yet.
Seeing Ji Feirong in the kitchen, Ji Zhixin was surprised: "Mom, why are you up so early?"
Ji Feirong was preparing some side dishes and cooking porridge on the stove. Hearing this, he whispered, "I thought you were busy with work and probably didn't pay attention to your meals. Anyway, I'll go out with you guys later, so I'll make breakfast for you."
There was also an aunt at home, but Ji Zhixin was very stubborn during those years when his leg was not in good condition and he didn't want anyone to take care of him, so it was always Ji Feirong who took care of him.
That was also when she developed her cooking skills.
Ji Zhixin had originally planned to take Ji Feirong to the Maorongrong Shop for breakfast, but now it was hard to say.
He hadn't eaten his mother's cooking for a long time. When he smelled the familiar fragrance, he was indeed a little hungry.
Ji Zhixin sat down and called Ji Feiming again.
Three people were sitting in the restaurant, each with a bowl of porridge, two plates of side dishes, and a soup dumpling in front of them.
After finishing breakfast, the dishes were thrown into the dishwasher and the three of them filed out.
The sound of a door closing was heard from the entrance. Ji Zhixiang, Ji Zhile and Ji Zhiqing ran down the stairs, put on their shoes quickly and chased after him.
Ji Zhiqing was driving and Ji Zhixiang was sitting in the passenger seat.
Ji Zhile sat in the back seat, holding onto the cushions on both sides of the seat, staring closely at the taillights of Ji Zhixin's car in front of him: "Is it really okay to follow him like this? Brother Zhixin doesn't want to reveal where he works, it must be because he is embarrassed. It would be great to wait for news about Zhizi at home, it's freezing this early in the morning."
Ji Zhixiang was very excited: "It's not our turn even if Zhizi has any news, so why don't we go and see what Brother Zhixin and Uncle Ming are doing recently. Uncle Feichen also mentioned Uncle Ming yesterday, I wonder what he is doing recently. If we hear any useful news, we can tell Uncle Feichen."
After she said this, the two little ones' minds became active.
The three cars drove out of the city one after another and gradually headed towards the suburbs.