Chapter 4: The Strange Old Man
The old lady looked blind, but she still stared at the blue and white eyes, and her walk was not only slow, but also swaying, until she came close to a few people, and the old face slowly raised to look at Lu Chen......
Lu Menghan's eyes were frightened, and she hid tightly behind Lu Chen.
"Ahh What's even more exaggerated is that Zhao Yejin, the real estate agent, was the first to scream! Then I saw him take two steps back, trembling all over.
This made Lu Chen frown, his face full of puzzlement.
"Hello old manβ" Out of politeness, he smiled and opened his mouth to say hello when he stood at the front, but he didn't expect the old lady to ignore him, turn around and go back to the house.
This made Lu Chen look inexplicable, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.
"That...... If you want this room, sign the contract now! Price: I'll give you a minimum of 20 Huaxia coins a month, which is the lowest price. Zhao Yejin stammered, looking a little flustered.
When Lu Menghan heard this, he immediately pulled Lu Chen hard, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, I'm afraid, don't you rent a house here, aren't you going to take the wilderness survival mock test tomorrow......?" β
"And, besides, the old woman was so strange......
This girl is naturally timid, and she is naturally more afraid when she comes to this kind of place.
"It's okay, don't be afraid." Lu Chen patted his sister's head, then pointed to the locked mansion behind him, and asked softly, "Well, I want this one, by the way, what is the owner of the courtyard behind him?" β
didn't expect this action, but Zhao Yejin was scared! He stammered with wide eyes: "Don't, don't point out there, people have gone out to do things and won't come back in the past two years, they entrust this house to me, you pay three months' money after signing the contract......"
Lu Chen frowned, although he was suspicious in his heart, he still took out sixty yuan from his arms, there was no way that the price here was too attractive, he had nowhere else to go.
After the businessman named Zhao Yejin collected the money and handed over the key, he actually turned around and left, and the speed was fast without stopping! There is even a bit of a panic.
"Alas-" Lu Chen stretched out his hand and secretly said what was going on with this guy, panicking.
In the blink of an eye, this Zhao Yejin had disappeared.
"Let's go, I'll take you home first." Lu Chen looked at Lu Menghan, who had an ugly face, patted her shoulder, and said softly.
"Hmm." This girl didn't want to stay here for a long time, so she nodded quickly.
In the evening, sending Lu Menghan back, Lu Chen quietly packed up his belongings and returned to this ordinary bungalow alone.
He didn't let his sister reveal where he lived, he said that he might go to the same school, and he didn't know anything else, otherwise he would only worry his grandfather and his old man when he was here.
"Click" Lu Chen reached out and took out the key and opened the door.
Just as he was about to enter the door, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded behind him!
"Lad......"
Lu Chen turned his head suddenly, only to see the old lady in black walking out slowly just now! Her miserable white eyes always give people a sense of calmness when they stare at others.
"Hello mother-in-law!" Lu Chen greeted politely, his warm smile was full of sunshine, due to his life background, he could always feel a special sense of intimacy with the elderly, even if he looked terrifying.
"You shouldn't live here......" said the old lady abruptly, her wrinkled face covered with coldness.
Even the temperature of the surrounding air seems to have dropped a bit.
Lu Chen was stunned, and asked softly, "Why?" β
The old lady stared at him, suddenly sneered, lowered her voice and whispered, "Are you afraid of ghosts...... β
Lu Chen shrunk his neck sharply! He quickly took a few steps back, nodded his head again and again with wide eyes, and then looked around and said, "There are ghosts here-?" β
"Hehehe......" the old lady laughed, her unkempt hair kept shaking, and several teeth were missing from her mouth, and the dirty appearance made people feel disgusting, especially the hands like chicken feet, and the black nails were stuffed with mud.
When he snickered, his body shook a little.
No matter how pitiful this kind of person is, no one will take care of him, but he didn't expect Lu Chen to step forward and hold the old lady's hand and smile: "Mother-in-law, don't joke with me, be careful of slipping and falling......"
This heart-warming action made the other party stunned for a moment, frowning slightly, but his eyes softened a little.
"Come, sit inside, mother-in-law." Lu Chen led her to his house as he spoke, and this time the old woman did not speak, and followed him into his room and was helped to a chair.
"Squeak!" The wooden chair was a little sturdy, and it didn't look like it would last for a month or two.
"Mother-in-law, have you had dinner?" The old woman just wanted to open her mouth, but Lu Chen had already spoken in advance, and seeing that the other party did not react, she thought that she acquiesced, and immediately brought in the package that was placed outside.
In addition to the futon, there are some daily necessities, including pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and a simple small gas stove.
Lu Chen skillfully packed up his things, and directly started cooking on the spot, saying while cooking: "Mother-in-law, we will be neighbors in the future, even if there is anything I ask, I will cook twice without anything else." β
As he spoke, he picked up the pot and shook it upward, his movements skillful and professional.
"You're old, and I'll be able to do it for you in the future."
Lu Chen always had a happy smile on his face, although his life was broken, he had freedom, and he didn't have to look at other people's faces.
Since he was a child, only his grandfather loved him, and he had an innate sense of affection for the elderly, whether the other party was dirty or not, they were like relatives in Lu Chen's eyes.
And relatives, in his heart will never be dirty.
In a moment, the tempting aroma of rice came first, followed by the sweet and tender smell of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, which made people's spirits shake! The chill of the dilapidated house was also alleviated.
"Mother-in-law, I didn't buy anything here just now, so you can make do with me to eat." Saying that, Lu Chen first served a big bowl of rice to the old woman, and put most of the dishes in the pot into the old lady's bowl, leaving only half for himself.
The old lady served the meal, her expression was no longer as cold as before, although one eye was completely white, but where was the horror just now?
"Mother-in-law, what's your name? In the future, when I live here, I can't always call you mother-in-law, right? Lu Chen gulped down the food he had cooked, and said with a grin, a happy smile bloomed on his face, it was a kind of free and easy ease.
Compared with the original parasitic fence, Lu Chen's smile has a special contagion, which comes from the contagion of happiness.