Chapter 396: Strange Books
"The dream I had had had a lot on her, she really wanted to find her parents, I talked to her a lot, and I would try to make her mentally prepared to accept the bad results of her parents." Xue Xiaxia sighed, "How I hope this mental preparation is superfluous." ”
I looked down and smiled, "I've been looking for clues to investigate her parents' case, and I'm sure she can accept whatever the outcome, because her life has to move forward, so, thank you for accompanying her and giving her encouragement." ”
Xue Xiaxia shook her head, "No, I didn't actually help in any real way, the key is that you have to uncover the mystery of her parents' disappearance as soon as possible." ”
I nodded, "I haven't been able to find the exact address of the 'Huangliang County' mentioned in her dream, I want to ask you to help me check it, maybe your friend knows the relevant information." ”
Xue Xiaxia bit her lip and looked at the distance with a blank look, "She told me this address, and I am also wondering where the so-called 'Huangliang County' is, if it is just an illusory address, then will we waste time and miss many opportunities if we look it up?" ”
"No matter, check it first, if there are clues, maybe you can crack other answers, please." I said with a smile.
"yes, okay." Xue Xiaxia walked over and opened the car door, turned back to me and said "rest early".
At this moment, I was in a trance, and I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.
You Lao reminded me that my emotional luck is very bumpy, and if I don't get it, I will ruin everything because of a relationship, and I must be careful about my emotions.
It's a delusion.
When I came back to my senses, Xue Xiaxia's car had disappeared into the night.
The next afternoon.
Approaching the end of work, I was in the office to do my daily business, and my phone rang.
I took it and saw that it was Ai Ling, Long, and her head suddenly became big.
This beauty seems to really want to soak me, and she sends me WeChat calls every day, and I only reply politely for the sake of Xue Xiaxia's face, otherwise I really want to ignore it.
"Miss Ai, is there something wrong?"
"Don't call me Miss Ai, okay, call me Ling, Long." Ai Ling, Long said a little unhappily.
"Okay, Ling, Long, may I ask if there is something wrong, I'm busy right now." I said lightly.
The other party laughed evilly, and I immediately had a very ominous premonition.
"I'm at the door of your hotel, I'll come in and look for you right away."
"What?" I asked in surprise, and the other party had already hung up the phone.
Soon, the cheerful "click" of high heels sounded at the door, "Zhang Hang, I'm coming, open the door for me." ”
I shook my head helplessly, got up and opened the door.
Ai Ling, Long was wearing a pink dress, her hair was too deliberately permed, and her whole person exuded a sweet girlish atmosphere, but I didn't have any interest.
"You have something to say directly on the phone, there is no need to make a trip." I forced a smile on my face.
Ai Ling, Long mysteriously squeezed her eyes at me, and suddenly took out two movie tickets from her bag, "Oh, oh, oh, your favorite sci-fi film, it starts at seven o'clock, let's go to dinner first." ”
My scalp tingled, and the corners of my mouth pulled stiffly, "I don't really like to watch movies, so I'm bored to watch them on the computer." ”
"Cut, that's why your life is boring, you have to go to the cinema to feel that atmosphere and really understand the meaning of the film." Ai Linglong couldn't help but say that she directly grabbed my arm, which made me extremely embarrassed.
I excused myself for a long time to no avail, worried that she would be seen by the employees who were noisy here, so I had to agree to her.
Eating and watching movies, I felt like I was being tortured for more than three hours, but Ai Linglong was happy to herself, and seemed to treat me as her boyfriend.
I thought I was relieved when I came out of the movie theater, but I didn't expect her to let me send her back, saying that I was not good at taking a taxi, and I had to be a gentleman as a big man.
Ai Linglong sat in the passenger seat with a hostess posture, and she kept talking along the way, I deliberately turned on the music, but I still couldn't stop her tidal wave of gossip.
As she turned into an alley, she suddenly tapped on the window and shouted, "Stop, stop!" ”
I was taken aback, stepped on the brakes and frowned and asked her, "What's wrong?" ”
"The milk tea in that bubble tea shop is very delicious, I'm going down to buy milk tea, and you'll fall in love with him after drinking it." She winked at me and pushed the car door down.
I didn't dare to vent my anger, so I could only sit in the car and wait patiently for her.
There was a long queue at the door of the bubble tea shop, and it took a long time for the line to move forward, and I reluctantly patted the steering wheel, when did it have to wait, I really can't understand the girls queuing up to buy food, can't you change to a store with few families?
I took out my phone and swiped it, but I didn't see anything I was interested in, so I simply put it down, intending to lean against the seat and close my eyes for a while.
Just then, I caught a glimpse of a bookstore on the street on the left, decorated in a low-key and quaint way that looked out of place compared to the glittering shops around it.
I turned sideways to take a closer look at the bookstore, which was sandwiched between a western restaurant and a high-end women's clothing store, and it was small but two-storey, and it looked slender and eccentric, probably because it existed like an anomaly against the backdrop of the whole shopping street, which made me feel strange.
Bookstores are not a profiteering industry in the first place, and it is indeed difficult to make money by opening a bookstore in a commercial street, and even lose money, this boss has a really big heart.
The name of the bookstore is engraved on a vermilion plaque with four lines of block letters, "Molu Bookstore".
A very literate and retro name.
My curiosity came to me as I got out of the car and walked briskly towards the bookstore.
At the door of the bookstore I saw the boss sitting behind the cash register, he was of medium height, slightly thin, wearing a pair of glasses, wearing a modified retro tunic suit, the gray color showed that his whole temperament was very elegant, but because he was looking down at the book, I could not see his whole face clearly.
He didn't respond when I walked in, still reading quietly.
The bookcases and shelves in the bookstore are all very retro shapes, and the materials used are very high-end, and they are by no means shoddy and inferior goods that rely on spray paint to enhance the aesthetics.
At this time, there are three or five people reading books quietly, and the bookstore is playing classical music, which is full of strong cultural charm, and it is like two worlds with the lively modern commercial street outside.
I walked around the bookstore and found that there were no fashion magazines or anything like that, they were all very literary, essay, and historical books.
I went to the 2nd floor, where the environment is a little more elegant, and there are tables and chairs for people to rest and drink tea.
There should be no clerks in the bookstore, and it's not yet time for the normal shops to close, so if there were clerks, I wouldn't have seen them.
The books on the second floor are more historical and academic, as if they brought me back to the literary prosperity of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
It's really a strange bookstore, these types of books sell three times a day, even if they kowtow to the sky, not many people in this society are willing to spend money on these unpopular books, and older people who like literature will not run to this shopping street to buy books.
I have a slight estimate that the boss will have enough to earn back the rent every month.
Could it be that this boss is just an idle and idle invisible rich man, and people opening a bookstore is just a hobby, and he can afford to pay for it?
In my thoughts, I suddenly remembered that it had been almost 10 minutes since I came in, and the eldest lady outside probably bought milk tea, if I couldn't find me, I would probably be crazy again, my phone was still in the car!
I hurried downstairs to get ready to go out, and just as I passed by the cash register, the boss slowly raised his head and looked at me.
The moment I saw his face clearly, my scalp tingled.
Lin Jun, this horse is a Lin Jun wearing glasses!
Lin Jun, who was possessed by the Middle Pole Demon before the time and space confusion, I almost caught Lin Jun as a demon hunter!
I didn't expect to meet someone who looks exactly like him in this bookstore.
The words that You Lao had told me began to roll in my head.
The other party smiled faintly, "Sir, didn't you find the book you need?" ”
I was stunned for a moment, quickly retracted my thoughts, and smiled embarrassedly, "No, it's the first time I've passed by to come in to see, boss, your bookstore is quite interesting, many things have been commercialized in this bustling city, and I smell a fragrance outside the world here." ”
I wanted to vomit when I slapped my ass, but the boss just smiled indifferently, "I hope that next time Mr. will come over and find the book you need." ”
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely come over again when I'm free, boss, may I ask your surname?"
"Don't have your surname Ma."
"Mr. Ma, no, Boss Ma, can you give me a business card?" I asked with a smile.
Boss Ma shook his head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I don't have a business card, if Mr. needs a book, just come over, I can't do anything else." ”
A chill rushed up from the soles of my feet, and the smile was calm, but I seemed to hear something strange from what I had just said.
"Nothing else can be done", which means that he doesn't want to be close to anyone, let alone have a connection with others other than buying books?
I smiled politely, "Okay Boss Ma, I'll leave first, there are friends waiting for me outside, I'll come back another day when I have time." ”
"Okay, you go slowly."
I turned, frowned, and walked briskly towards the car.
Does this strange boss Ma have anything to do with Lin Jun?
On the side of the car, Ai Ling and Long were already standing there with milk tea and looking around.
As soon as I passed, she stomped her foot angrily and said coquettishly, "Where did you run away, and you don't have your mobile phone, it won't be that you met your old friend, right?" ”
I pouted at the bookstore across the street, "I just went in and read a book for a while." ”
Ai Ling, Long looked at me with wide eyes, "Reading? Do you like to read? ”