Chapter 8: Unspeakable Secrets
It's like I've done something bad and I'm at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"Ye Ke, just now in the house... Is there a sound?" Guan Qing asked again, his gaze turning from the empty room to me.
I looked at the floor, afraid to look him in the eye, and the room was quiet enough to hear my frantic heartbeat.
"Yek, are you alright?" he shook his hand in front of my eyes, "Yek?"
"Ha, haha, you... I misheard it," I squeezed out a sentence, since I found out that I was different from others, I usually deliberately behaved like an ordinary person, and there were few flaws when I was prepared, but today's situation is completely unexpected, and I haven't appeared for a long time when I'm so embarrassed.
"But do I hear a voice?" Guan Qing looked at me with some concern, which made me feel more and more embarrassed, and Yu Guang saw the monster standing in front of the table walking past us, it looked curiously at the pendant around Guan Qing's neck, stretched out his hand, and saw that it was about to touch Guan Qing.
I stepped forward and grabbed its tail violently, "Ha, Guan Qing, why are you always standing at the door, come in and sit." I grabbed the struggling trickster and pretended to be enthusiastic and pointed to the storeroom, "There's something to drink in there, see for yourself what you want to drink." ”
"Are you really okay?" Guan Qing was taken aback by my 180-degree turn, but it should have been me acting more naturally, he walked to the cash register suspiciously, "Ye Ke, you are here... It seems to be really interesting. ”
I was whispering to persuade the monster to leave, and when I heard Guan Qing's words, I hurriedly turned my head and took a look, it didn't matter, my whole intestines were repentant: there were two one-person high baskets next to the cash register, filled with oranges and fish, the oranges were mist, and the fish's mouths were closed one by one, thinking about it, who would buy so many oranges and fish at once? Not to mention the table not far from the cash register was full of letters ready to be sent and replies, ghost-like patterns appeared on all kinds of envelopes, and on the table there were two glasses in addition to my cup, and the biscuit bag that Guan Qing had given me during the day.
"Ah, that orange... The oranges were sent by my old family, the fish was the trophy of the boss's fishing today, and the letters on the table... Those letters are a bad taste of our boss, who has a lot of old lovers, and he likes to write these strange letters to send to people. I stammered as I explained, feeling like my IQ was off the line.
"Oh? Guan Qing looked at me thoughtfully, and laughed, "Ye Ke, you are really interesting, why didn't I find out before." Fortunately, he didn't ask any more questions, and took a tour of the store on his own.
I sighed, walked to the table and pretended to be casual to put away the scattered letters, and the two youkai who had been arguing were now quiet, secretly helping me to clean up the letters, and soon regained their neatness.
"You really have a lot of good things in this store," Guan Qing picked up an old tea bowl from the shelf and shook it at me, "How much does this cost?" My grandmother must like this, and I plan to buy it back for her." ”
"Fifty-five dollars, fifty for you if you like. "I didn't expect to be able to sell things at night, which was an unexpected bonus, "Why did you come here so late and not sleep?" I tried my best to pretend to be a casual question.
"Fifty, isn't that expensive," Guan Qing looked like he had picked up the treasure, "It's okay for me to stay in the dormitory, so I thought I'd come to play with you." He picked out another pair of chopsticks and a handkerchief, and walked to the cash register, "You are alone here, can you come here?"
"It's okay, it's fine," I said, taking out a brown paper bag and putting his choice into the bag, "a total of eighty-seven yuan." ”
"But how boring it is to be alone these days, why don't you let me work part-time with you? I think you're a very interesting person. Guan Qing said as he took out his mobile phone.
"I'm sorry, we only accept cash here," I reluctantly pointed to the sign on the wall, which has become almost a daily routine, "and that's the tradition in the store." ”
Guan Qing couldn't laugh or cry, "Who still brings cash these days, how much business do you have to lose like this." He rummaged through his trouser pockets for a long time, "I've got a total of fifty dollars with me, otherwise I'll take a cup." ”
"The owner is very persistent, so he has always maintained this habit. I saw that he was about to take the chopsticks and handkerchief out of the brown paper bag, "Otherwise, you can give me fifty, and you will give you a discount for the rest, as a gift for you to give me cookies." I pointed to the half-sack of biscuits left on the table, "The biscuits are delicious, thank you grandma for helping me, just when I gave her a gift." ”
Guan Qing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Haha, do you usually do this business in your store? Where can biscuits be so valuable, I will give you fifty first, and the rest of the money will be sent to you tomorrow." That's it. He nodded, and continued, "I'll bring your thanks too, she's definitely very happy, maybe I'll bring it to you next time..." Nope. ”
I turned my head to see that one of the two greedy monsters was burping, and the other was still fumbling around in the bag of cookies, and before it could stop it, it had already turned the bag over to see if there were any leftover cookie crumbs.
So in Guan Qing's eyes, the bag not only flew up by itself, but also made a beautiful big flip, which was a perfect move.
I turned my head towards Guan Qing, and he turned his head to look at me, and we pointed in the direction of the table at the same time, and I guess the expression on my face was as complicated as his.
"Ye Ke, just now, the bag flew up, right?" Guan Qing's face twitched and he asked me.
"It's like... It's flying. "In this case, it would be even more suspicious for me to play stupid.
"But why did it fly? And it went around in a circle? The biscuit bag turned upside down? Am I not mistaken? I remember I didn't drink today, I must be too sleepy, well, it should be so, right?" Guan Qing had already begun to talk to himself.
"Maybe it's wind? yes, it's wind, you see I forgot to close my window. "The two youkai found themselves in trouble and were tiptoeing out of the window.
This answer obviously did not convince Guan Qing, he moved to the table and picked up the bag, "Ye Ke, the biscuits here disappeared by themselves!
"Rats, we have rats in the store. "I couldn't think of a better answer in my head.
Guan Qing looked at the biscuit bag that didn't even have a slag left in his hand, and looked around, "Ye Ke, there won't be anything else in this room, right?"
I didn't know how to answer, so I shook my head and nodded again.
“... You know that, right?" Guan Qing put down the bag in his hand and walked over to me, putting two hands on my shoulders, "Actually, you always knew there was something else here. He stared at me intently.
"No... It's just that there are too many things here, and there are rats, so sometimes there are strange sounds. "I controlled myself not to hide from his eyes.
"Yeke, that's your secret, isn't it? Guan Qing was silent for a while, and said calmly, "You know that there will be strange things here at night, so you don't let me come, because you are worried about me and don't want me to participate in this strange work." But you feel that it is your responsibility, and if you leave, the boss will be very distressed, so you endure this alone every day. He explained his doubts very originally, "Ye Ke, you are such a good person! I have decided, I will talk to the boss tomorrow, and I will also come here to work part-time!"
At this moment, I don't know why, I'm stunned.
Guan Qing, on the other hand, cheered as if he had discovered a new continent, and kept talking all night, telling all kinds of interesting people and things around him, making people suspect that he was the reincarnation of the chatterbox.
I really envy him, he is so popular, and there are so many stories to tell.
In the morning, the old man pushed open the door, Guan Qing and I leaned back on the chair and fell asleep, one drooled on the table, when the old man beat us up with a broom, I accidentally saw the pendant around Guan Qing's neck, and there was always a feeling that I had seen it somewhere.