Chapter 32: The Man Who Embarks on a Journey to Find His Memory
Early the next morning.
The winter sun shone faintly on Li Wuchang's face through the brown curtain cloth.
He opened his eyes, and it took him a while to force himself to stay out of bed.
Looking at the old-fashioned clock hanging on the wall, it was already half past six.
Today is his first day of work, the first day of working for the Shangguan family, and he can't talk about being late!
Li Wuchang rubbed his eyes and walked towards the bathroom.
After washing, he removed his tuxedo jacket from the coat rack, opened the door and walked out.
At this time, there was a scrawny old woman standing outside the door, carrying a bag in her hand, which almost didn't startle Li Wuchang.
Li Wuchang recognized the other party, she was the landlord Miao Granny who lived on the second floor, and the two had just met yesterday afternoon.
Granny Miao saw Li Wuchang's figure and showed a kind smile:
"Xiao Chang, is that your name, right? I've cooked some delicious bread, would you like to try it? ”
"Because I didn't want to disturb your rest, I was standing outside the door waiting for you just now."
Li Wuchang was stunned for this sudden enthusiasm, and he smiled back:
"Thank you, Granny Miao."
After all, the two are only a landlord and tenant, and Li Wuchang thinks that they have not yet reached that kind of very familiar relationship, and out of caution, he made up a reason to politely refuse:
"Thank you for your kindness, but I just got up with some grains, and I'm not very hungry now."
"I'll leave it to you."
Granny Miao took a few steps towards him, wanting to give him the bag with the food directly:
"It's okay, I cooked a few more servings, my granddaughter and I can't finish it, if you don't mind, you can save it for later."
Li Wuchang still smiled politely:
"I really don't have to, mother-in-law. It's a waste for you to give me, I may come home late today, so I'd better leave it for your granddaughter to eat. ”
"That's it, I'll go to work, goodbye, Granny Miao."
Li Wuchang closed the door, said goodbye to the landlord's mother-in-law, and walked down the stairs, and Granny Miao had no choice but to give up when she saw this.
Walking to the gradually familiar street, Li Wuchang let out a long sigh.
In his previous life, he also rented a house alone like now, but there was no neighbor or landlord like Granny Miao who was so enthusiastic about him, and Li Wuchang didn't even know what to call his neighbor who was only separated by a wall.
He never socializes meaninglessly, and the people around him generally don't come and talk to him. After he started to live alone, the people around him just regarded him as a weirdo, a weirdo who didn't go to school at a young age, lived alone, and didn't have any interpersonal contacts.
Li Wuchang walked steadily down the street, looking around at the quiet and peaceful morning scenery around him.
Taking a deep breath and feeling the smell of nature, some hard-working newspaper sellers were riding bicycles, shouting loudly as they passed by Li Wuchang's side.
Gradually, he quickened his pace and walked towards the Shangguan Mansion.
"Such an easy job, I don't know how long it will last, but I have to cherish it......" Li Wuchang thought in his heart while arriving at the mansion.
Approaching the door, he knocked lightly on the iron knocker, and a moment later, the door was opened from within.
It was Meng Yao's maid Xiaoqing who opened the door, she was stunned when she saw Li Wuchang, and then smiled slightly:
"Good morning, Mr. Li, you're here. The young lady had woken up and was in the backyard flipping through classical books for recreation. ”
Li Wuchang nodded, greeted her politely, and walked towards the backyard.
I saw that under the leafy plane tree, Meng Yao, who was wearing a pink down jacket, was curled up and leaning against the big tree, holding a book in her hand, flipping through it with relish.
It wasn't until Li Wuchang came to her that she reacted, and said with a smile:
"Brother Impermanence, you are so punctual."
Li Wuchang observed her face, and suddenly noticed that she was staring at two dark circles next to her eyes, and he asked:
"Yaoyao, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Meng Yao subconsciously touched her eyes, and replied after a few seconds of silence:
"Sort of, I was thinking about something, I was so excited at the time that I forgot the time......"
Without waiting for Li Wuchang to ask any more, she continued:
"Brother Impermanence, you sit down and read this book."
Li Wuchang sat down as she wanted, leaning against the tree, Meng Yao held the book in both hands and handed it to Li Wuchang.
After he took it, he looked at the book, it was a novel called "The Strange Journey of Youth", he then turned to the first page, and at the same time Meng Yao on the side said:
"I'm almost finished reading this novel, I think it's very interesting, the content is roughly like this, it tells the story of an amnesiac teenager who embarks on a journey with a famous sword and a BMW in order to retrieve his old memories."
"At the end of the story, he regained his memories and saw more of the scenery of this world, and at the end, he sacrificed himself and the demon king in order to protect his lover and protect his cherished home......
Li Wuchang held his chin, listened quietly, and gave an evaluation:
"It's an interesting story, Yaoyao, do you like to read novels?"
Meng Yao nodded:
"Well, I love to read novels when I'm free, and I read them all day, and the plot in them immerses me......"
"When I was reading this book last night, I suddenly remembered you, Brother Impermanence, because you, like the male protagonist in this novel, are people who have embarked on a journey to find their memories."
She laughed dryly:
"However, you will definitely not be as miserable as him, Brother Impermanence, you will definitely be able to live well."
Li Wuchang smiled silently, and complained in his heart:
"I've been dead four times, and one time you hurt ......"
After chatting about this topic, Meng Yao stood up and asked:
"Brother Impermanence, have you had breakfast?"
Li Wuchang shook his head, thinking to himself, the time for prostitution has come again.
To be the personal guard of the eldest lady is cool, and it is all inclusive of food, drink, clothing and housing...... He sneered.
Meng Yao said as he expected:
"Then let's go out to eat, so we won't bother our subordinates to cook, but don't go to last night's ......"
Li Wuchang smiled, got up and walked with her towards the door.
They moved gently, and Meng Yao said that her brother Shangguan Mengren should not have gotten up yet, so try not to disturb him.
Outside the mansion, Meng Yao, who was walking side by side with Li Wuchang, muttered softly:
"Where are you going to play today......
At the same time, Li Wuchang looked around and said to himself:
"It's pretty good, even in December, the temperature doesn't drop to minus Celsius, and it's a little unaccustomed to not seeing snow in winter......
Meng Yao heard him talking to himself and asked curiously:
"Brother Impermanence, what are you talking about snow?"
Li Wuchang looked at her puzzled:
"Haven't you seen snow? It's the kind of thing that is white, light, floating in the sky, and only seen when it's very cold. ”
Meng Yao frowned slightly and shook her head:
"No, Yaoyao has never heard of what you said......
Li Wuchang was puzzled, didn't it snow in this country?
While he was thinking, Meng Yao beside him opened the topic and asked:
"Brother Impermanence, I want to ask you something."
Seeing Li Wuchang nodding, Meng Yao pondered for a while and said:
"You...... How long has it been amnesia? ”
Li Wuchang replied "truthfully":
"Until today, it should have been half a month."
Meng Yao continued to ask:
"So, what you told my brother last night, you forgot all your family, all your friends, and now you are alone, is it true?"
Li Wuchang bowed his head slightly:
"Yes."
Meng Yao lowered her eyes, and after being silent for a while, she asked what had been bothering her last night:
"But ......"
"Yaoyao was ...... the day before yesterday I saw you coming out of a cloakshop with a very beautiful girl. ”
Hearing this, Li Wuchang paused, and he recalled the scene when he went shopping for clothes with Irena the afternoon before yesterday.
It turned out that Meng Yao was also there at the time, and she happened to see herself, and she was also killed there.
He pondered for a moment and said:
"That girl...... I don't know. ”
Meng Yao raised her head slightly and looked directly at him.
In order to maintain the identity of amnesia, Li Wuchang can only continue to make it up with brains:
"The situation at that time was like this, the girl seemed to want to get rid of the courtship of the owner of the coat shop, to get rid of his entanglement, the girl asked me, a man who had just come out of the coat shop, to pretend to be her lover, and out of kindness, I agreed."
Li Wuchang thought to himself that if Irena had woken up now, then she would definitely be so angry that she would give him a punch after hearing Li Wuchang's words.
Meng Yao looked at him with a little confusion.
After a while, she asked again with a reaffirmation:
"Brother Impermanence, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
Li Wuchang squeezed out a smile:
"How could I have lied to you, Yaoyao."
Hearing this, Meng Yao completely relieved herself, and her heart seemed to have a heavy boulder removed.
The two stopped communicating for the time being, because they had already walked out of the street.
As the eldest lady of the three major families, Meng Yao's popularity is very high, and when she walks on the street, many people look at her.
Meng Yao didn't care, just continued to walk with Li Wuchang.
Li Wuchang noticed that many people on the street were not actually looking at Meng Yao, but were all looking at him beside Meng Yao curiously.
As a notoriously naughty lady on Link Street, it is common for her to sneak out with her maids to play around on weekdays, but this early morning, she is accompanied by a young and strange man, which is inevitably not caring.
Meng Yao didn't pay much attention to them, only occasionally saw some familiar faces, and would nod and smile in greeting.
She is still looking for a nearby shop, and last night's "Lin Family Noodle Restaurant" is close in front of her, but in order to prevent a recurrence of last night's situation, Meng Yao decided to eat another one.
Li Wuchang looked at her eyes seriously looking for the store, and suddenly felt funny.
In the days to come, should I always be like this to run around, eat everywhere, and eat all over the country of hope......