"Another day without business."
Lin Jie sighed, poured himself another cup of tea, and opened the book in his hand.
A life without business is a normal life for him.
It has been almost three days since the last time Old Wang and the eldest lady borrowed books, and during these three days, no guests came to the door.
The continuous torrential rain on the streets outside made the concept of time lost.
For several days in a row, the weather in Shangcheng was drowsy. Except for the first time, there were neighbors who came out to buy some food reserves, and no one came out after that.
The street was silent, except for the crackling rain and the sound of flowing water, making one wonder if he lived in an aquarium and the sea outside.
The water on the road has risen to an average height of about ten centimeters, but fortunately, No. 23 Street is a relatively high place.
According to the news, people in about 30 streets in Nuojin have been forced to temporarily relocate to other neighborhoods, which is really miserable.
Such abnormal weather has never happened several times in Nuojin's history.
But for Lin Jie, there is basically no difference from his usual life except that the weather is a bit cold and he needs a jacket.
For food, he has stored more than three months of food in the basement all year round, so he doesn't need to worry at all.
Energy, he has backup generators.
As for whether it will be boring, that is completely nonsense.
He has the entire earth's library here. Even if it is quantum speed reading, there is absolutely no way to read it, let alone someone like him who carefully studies every book and takes notes.
Although Lin Jie does not have a reading addiction, the book collecting addiction has more or less brought him this problem, and reading has become a habit for so many years.
As a person with a very serious otaku, this kind of life is simply paradise... except that there is no money.
"But now that I can have such a barely subsistence life, I still have to thank that little black girl. If she hadn't been willing to sponsor my bookstore and gave me a formal business qualification certificate and a temporary residence permit, I wouldn't know now that I would be here. where is it?"
Lin Jie turned another page, a little disappointed: "Speaking of which, she hasn't been to the bookstore for a long time."
The previous guests seemed to be busy people.
Although the relationship with him is good, it usually takes a long time to come to the door once, like Lao Wang, there is basically no.
For example, his first guest, the little girl with dark skin and white hair named Qi Li.
Since that time, she came to the bookstore in desperation because of school bullying, and was counseled by Lin Jie, who recommended a book of "Non-violent Communication", and she has not been there since.
Probably busy with school.
However, to allow him, an unlicensed black businessman, to list directly, and to pay a large amount of sponsorship in one breath, he must be an eldest lady of Ji Zhixu's level.
Now that there are no guests coming, and the weather is so bad, that unknown existence has not reappeared since the last time he came out and brushed his presence.
Lin Jie finally felt that he had the mission of a traveler, and suddenly he became a salted fish again.
In the past three days, I have turned over all my previously published works and looked at them.
After all, what he needs to disseminate is the book he wrote, and he has to think about how to recommend it.
This kind of academic work, it is also a difficult thing to give Amway to others.
Again, there are few professional counterparts like Lao Wang.
"jingle."
The bell at the door suddenly rang.
Lin Jie, who was thinking, said subconsciously, "Welcome."
He closed the book and raised his head, only to see that the woman walking in was Ji Zhixu who had just met not long ago, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, and then showed a business smile.
It really means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here.
Only after he said that there are no customers like Pharaoh, a repeat customer came in a blink of an eye.
And it's only been three days since the last time, right
Could it be that the business of his bookstore is finally getting better? !
This lady may be a koi carp that can bring fortune, so it should be cultivated well.
With this mentality, Lin Jie's smile deepened a little: "Ah, it turned out to be Miss Orio, I have never had a customer in such a poor bookstore before returning to visit in such a short time, you are the first."
Ji Zhixu bit his lip, and suddenly felt ashamed and ashamed in his heart.
He obviously received such strong and powerful guidance, and he should have solved all the problems in one go, but he still had to come to the bookstore for help halfway through.
Maybe she is the most useless of the so-called "customers" the bookstore owner calls
She could feel that the owner of the bookstore was not mocking, but that the smile contained a kind of tolerance and encouragement for the children.
But the more so, the more she felt ashamed and ashamed.
"Sorry, I let you down."
Ji Zhixu touched his somewhat hot ears, walked to the counter and sat down.
She couldn't help but put her eyes on the statue that suddenly appeared on the counter, and her heart skipped a beat, the wizard's gargoyle
No matter how you look at it, the dark statue with the evil shape like a demon is indeed a very common gargoyle used by wizards.
Although I didn't feel any ether fluctuations, this bookstore didn't have any ether fluctuations from the very beginning, just like an ordinary bookstore.
However, the owner of the bookstore can come up with a book full of mysteries like "Blood and the Beast".
It can be seen that it is not true that there is no, but that it is hidden too well.
"Boss, is this where you're taking me?"
Ryan also pushed the door in, looked around suspiciously and said, "Bookstore?"
He looked at Lin Jie sitting behind the counter again - an ordinary person
But he didn't say it, but swallowed his doubts for a while, because he saw Ji Zhixu's respectful expression and attitude.
Lin Jie had some unexpected surprises in his heart, but he even brought someone else
He looked at Ji Zhixu: "Who is this?"
Ji Zhixu was a little uneasy, and waved to Ryan to be quiet, thinking that the owner of the bookstore would not be dissatisfied with her bringing others
She said: "This is my subordinate, he is absolutely loyal, please rest assured."
Lin Jie nodded, then looked at Ji Zhixu with some pity.
What a pity, the scumbags are all shadowed, and the introducer has to wear a loyal label...
and many more.
If she had completely done what he said, retaliating against that scumbag man, then she shouldn't be so unconfident now.
And what she said just now - "I've let you down".
Lin Jie looked at Ji Zhixu and found that there was a look of shame in his eyes.
Immediately.
His face became serious, his hands crossed iconicly, and he said, "You failed?"