"Boss, dinner is ready."
Yingying pushed open the bedroom door and walked in.
The old Taoist priest suddenly left, and most people in the bookstore didn't know what had happened.
In fact, let alone them, even Boss Zhou, the person involved, is not very clear about it.
However, half of the face is not Lin Daiyu after all, and Boss Zhou is not Brother Bao.
The man was taken away by the Taoist priest because he was so shocked.
Um,
Just take it away.
Boss Zhou was not in the mood to chase after them and comfort them.
after all,
at the moment,
He is the baby who needs comfort the most.
"Okay, I'll go down."
After all, it was a mourning banquet prepared for me by everyone in the library. It would be inappropriate not to eat it, and I was indeed a little hungry.
Go downstairs,
Everyone was already seated around the round table, but the first seat was still empty.
There was no solemn atmosphere of mourning or farewell. Under the leadership of Lawyer An, everyone spoke enthusiastically and deliberately created a seemingly normal atmosphere.
Even Qing, who suffers from social phobia, was trying hard to tell some jokes that were not funny at all, his face flushed red;
The little girl was very excited and showed off the new jewelry that the little boy brought back from Sanya, pretending to be tacky and materialistic;
Alas, it is really hard for these aunts.
At this juncture, it is not good for you to mourn too much, after all, the boss is still sitting here and is still alive;
But it is not appropriate for you to actively cheer others up.
For everyone in the bookstore, this feeling is like that of a parent watching their own child about to go to the college entrance examination.
Too many instructions, fearing that the child will be nervous;
Too much comfort may have the opposite effect.
"Have a meal."
Zhou Ze picked up the chopsticks, said something, then picked up a piece of sea cucumber and put it in his mouth.
This dish of stir-fried sea cucumber with green onions shows the pinnacle of Xu Qinglang's culinary skills.
It is perfect in terms of taste and texture.
"Eat, eat, eat, everyone."
"Yes, yes, everyone raise your chopsticks."
Zhou Ze ate half a bowl of rice and drank a bowl of soup with the dishes.
After finishing eating, he put down his chopsticks, stood up, walked over to the sofa and lay down.
Yingying brought over a cup of tea.
In fact, lying down or drinking tea right after a meal is not in line with the principles of health preservation and puts pressure on the stomach and intestines.
Everyone understands the truth, but most people still choose to make themselves live more comfortably in their limited lives.
Not to mention,
Boss Zhou also habitually took out a cigarette after dinner.
Over at the round table, everyone was still eating. After all, sitting at the table and smacking their lips, at least they had something to do, and the food was indeed delicious.
If I leave the table and sit face to face with my boss, I would feel awkward and wouldn't know what to say.
After drinking half a cup of tea and finishing a cigarette, Zhou Ze subconsciously wanted to call Yingying over to pour him another cup of coffee.
I feel like I should indulge myself in every bite while I am still here.
only,
Just as I was about to sit up,
But his eyes fell on the street lamp on South Street outside the bookstore.
In the yellow street lights,
Reflected,
The shadow of a sword.
This immediately made Boss Zhou lose all interest.
Perhaps, there really are people who were not killed by the Xuan-Yuan Sword, but were forced to commit suicide by the Xuan-Yuan Sword in this way.
Faced with this almost irresistible disaster,
No matter how high a person stands, he is no different from ordinary people.
It's all just a matter of sword.
So, sometimes some psychological advantages and some experiences are actually useless.
Zhou Ze simply stood up, pushed open the door of the bookstore and walked out.
The room was too stuffy and he wanted to go out for a walk.
Lawyer An was about to get up and follow, but when he saw Yingying had already followed him out with an umbrella, Lawyer An hesitated and sat down.
After the boss left the bookstore,
The crowd at the dinner table, which was originally lively, suddenly returned to silence.
What happened in the past two days seemed like a dream to them, because it was too unreal and they could wake up at any time.
They followed Lawyer An and after returning to hell, they became the real dignitaries in the Pingdeng Palace and had a say in hell, but they knew in their hearts that what really supported them were the mountains and the sea.
However, the old Taoist's previous behavior of standing there and staring at the painting was really puzzling;
The boss is also about to face the great catastrophe of Xuan-Yuan Sword, and his life and death are uncertain.
No matter how happily they jump now, they will cry just as miserably in the future once problems arise in these mountains and seas.
Lawyer An took a deep breath.
Pick up the big bottle of plum wine brewed by Lao Xu himself,
Fill them one by one,
at the same time,
Said forcefully:
"What are you standing there for? Drink!"
Let's drink today and get drunk today.
He couldn't live a peaceful life, even if he could only be the King of Equality for one day.
Damn it,
Worth it!
… …
The rain kept falling and the atmosphere was not very harmonious.
There are fewer people on South Street than before. In fact, for the people in Tongcheng, typhoons are not really that scary.
Compared to the residents of coastal Fujian who have to face the test of typhoons from time to time, and the people in the southwest who have to face the shaking of earthquakes from time to time,
For the people of Tongcheng, who live in the Yangtze River Delta region, the only natural disaster that has truly had an impact on them in recent years is waterlogging.
At best this would result in some water accumulation in cities and the vegetables in farmland being drowned by the water that cannot be drained away. It would certainly be damaging, but it would not be enough to cause panic.
However, on this windy night, not many people were interested in shopping, and many shops on the street had even closed early.
Yingying held an umbrella for Zhou Ze and walked behind him.
Boss Zhou put his hands in his trouser pockets. He actually didn't know where he was going.
Fortunately, this aimless wandering seems to really fit in with the atmosphere of this stormy night.
Ahead,
A car happened to pass by.
The car owner has no quality.
Even when he saw pedestrians on the side of the road, he did not slow down and even deliberately stepped on the accelerator;
It was as if he, who was sitting in the car at this moment, and the pedestrians outside on a rainy night, were in two completely different identities and statuses.
The tires splashed water and flew towards me.
In Zhou Ze's eyes, it seemed like a bunch of sharp swords were slashing towards him.
Yingying immediately held the umbrella in front of the boss to block most of the splashes.
The nail on Zhou Ze's index finger grew out, and at the same time, the puddle in front of the car suddenly froze.
"Bang!"
Perhaps more than half of the experienced drivers have been driving for many years but have never used anti-skid chains.
Many people don't understand how scary it is to drive on icy roads.
This feeling is real - the hearse is drifting.
After doing several Thomas turns, the car crashed into a telephone pole and stopped, and the car body began to make a humming sound.
In fact, for Boss Zhou, you can pretend to be generous and teach the maids around you how to be kind to others.
And you just acted naughty when you were in a bad mood.
Then,
Sorry.
Although his body was quite wet, Zhou Ze still chose to keep moving forward, and Yingying continued to follow behind him.
Zhou Ze thinks,
It would be best if he just walked along and the Xuanyuan Sword really came, because his heart had already been tormented by the countless hints from the Xuanyuan Sword and became extremely irritated.
Can a salted fish whose only goal in life is to bask in the sun and drink coffee,
I was tortured to the point where I wanted to shout, "Come on, I can still be a good man in 20 years."
This is enough to show what a troublesome little goblin this Xuan-Yuan Sword is.
exactly,
An old friend met me in front.
The old Taoist's robe was also soaked in the rain.
actually,
If he wants,
Not only in this rainy day, even if you swim 20,000 miles under the sea, you can still keep your whole body dry.
Perhaps on this day, at this time, Boss Zhou is not the only one who wants to get caught in the rain and calm himself down.
When the two were ten meters apart, Zhou Ze spoke:
"You're back?"
The old Taoist nodded:
“I’m back.”
Next,
The old Taoist said:
"Leaving?"
Zhou Ze nodded.
"Let's go."
Neither side paused during the exchange.
Meet, intersect, and then miss each other.
The old Taoist wants to go back to the bookstore to continue looking at his paintings.
Boss Zhou wanted to continue his stroll.
Until the distance between the two of them had stretched to the point where they could no longer see each other's backs in this rainy night.
The old Taoist stopped.
He saw a woman holding a red umbrella walking towards him through the rain curtain.
The umbrella is red, but the hem of the woman's skirt is white.
White high heels, fair skin,
It reveals the purity and beauty that belongs to a girl.
The reason why the old Taoist stopped was not to appreciate the beauty.
Although the taste of the last master was not as strong as that of the real Taoist priest, he had already transcended the level of vulgar tastes.
Lawyer An, who was not yet the King of Equality, once joked that the last generation of humans probably don't like women, but like monkeys.
This level of appreciation of beauty not only breaks free from the constraints of age, but also breaks the barriers of species;
It is even said that people like male monkeys, which further breaks down the gender gap.
Of course, the current Pingdeng Wang An will never say these words again. Whoever dares to say them will be killed by him. He will fight for the honor of the Lord of the Mansion!
The woman holding the umbrella walked up to the Taoist priest.
The old Taoist suddenly said:
"If you don't come out, you can still survive. If you come out, you will only have half a breath left."
The girl smiled and said:
"Anyway, after him, it will be my turn."
The Taoist nodded, as if he thought what the other person said made sense, but men do like to show off themselves in front of women, just like male gorillas like to beat their chests when courting a mate.
"Your father's sword didn't seem to be sharp enough to kill me."
The girl raised her chin slightly.
road:
"Why do I feel like you're dead?"
——
There is more in the evening.