After retiring early, Luo Qing moved to an old street district full of human warmth. Every day, she'd go downstairs to Ping An Real Estate to zone out, living a simple and uneventful peaceful l...
Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Luo Qing’s Daily Life + Renhe Art Museum 1…
Because of the appearance of the "Let's Talk Business" post and the fact that it was already late at night, Liu Yanran did not return to Guicheng.
It was not until the next morning, May 30th, that she hurried back to the ghost city after daybreak.
Because today, Luo Qing is going to the Renhe Art Museum, and Liu Yanran has already told her in advance that she also wants to go and take a look.
She hurried back to her safe home. She had received a message from Luo Qing on her phone last night, but she didn't have time to reply.
However, before Liu Yanran returned to reality this time, she specifically checked her testimony with Ji Feishuang who stayed in Guicheng, and told Luo Qing that she had something urgent to do. The signal was not good where she was going and she might not be able to see the news, but she would be back at the latest on the morning of the art museum.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Liu Yanran walked into the "404 Convenience Store" near the Ping'an Home Community. She glanced at the nervous shop assistants, bought two bottles of yogurt, red bean paste bread, and cream bread with a calm expression, then paid and left, sending a message to Luo Qing.
Liu Yanran: Sister, I'm back. Is there breakfast at home? I bought some yogurt and bread at the entrance of the community. I'll hang them on the doorknob for you.
Luo Qing replied quickly, "No, no, your brother-in-law made breakfast, you can keep it for yourself."
Luo Qing's biological clock is fixed. He wakes up before seven o'clock every morning. However, he was a little tired after shopping with Shang Qingyun yesterday. Now he is lying in bed and doesn't want to move at all.
Xiao Liu recruited so many tenants to Luo Qing, who ate his own tenants' food and took advantage of them. Luo Qing felt really ashamed.
After all, Xiao Liu is still looking for a job! Luo Qing climbed out of bed, pulled her husband's pillow to lean back, and half-lying down, sighing comfortably.
It’s still more comfortable to lie in bed!
Thinking of Xiao Liu going out for a day yesterday, Luo Qing touched her chin and wondered if she had gone out to look for a job. Although she herself was not working now, she was aware of the current recruitment situation of some companies.
During campus recruitment or social recruitment, when a large number of job seekers are interviewed together, there are first and second interviews, which are structured interviews. After the third interview, there are one level after another. In order to prevent internal favoritism and demonstrate fair selection, these recruiting units will also take away the job seekers' mobile phones and will not return them until the interview assessment is over.
Luo Qing wondered if Xiao Liu had found a job interview at a large company. Large companies, large research institutes, and the like would provide accommodation if the interview went on too late.
It’s good to find a job. Landlords like tenants with stable income the most.
"Wife, it's time for breakfast." Yan Fufeng, wearing an apron over his shirt, stood at the door of the master bedroom.
"I'm coming." Luo Qing put down his phone and prepared to wash his hands and eat.
Today's breakfast is avocado and salmon toast, scrambled eggs and fruit yogurt, which is a luxurious configuration that Luo Qing would never cook at home.
Well, mainly because the couple went out to dinner with Qingyun last night, and then went shopping in the supermarket in the mall. They caught the discount time at 7:30 in the evening, and avocados and salmon were on sale!
"Wife, I looked at the tutorial and found that you can beat eggs on avocado, but I was afraid that it would not be cooked easily, so I made scrambled eggs." Yan Fufeng handed the food gloves to her.
Luo tends to not eat soft-boiled or raw eggs. The only raw food she can accept is salmon. As for eggs, they must be fully cooked before she can put them into her mouth, so she will not eat many foods with runny yolks.
"Mmmmm, delicious! Your cooking skills are amazing, husband!"
There was delicious food early in the morning. Although Luo Qing had a part-time job today, his expression was visibly happy.
"After heating, the avocado feels a little hot and has a greasy smell. The cooked salmon will be a bit greasy, but the mustard sauce is added so well! It neutralizes the taste immediately, and the spicy taste is so good!" Luo Qing gave a thumbs up.
Yan Fufeng rolled up his sleeves, propped up his face and looked at her with a smile. He reached out to scrape the sauce stuck on his lover's lips and licked it clean with his fingertips.
Hiss, this mustard sauce is really spicy.
"Hubby, eat quickly." Luo Qing turned her head and looked at the clock.
"Hurry up, hurry up, you have to go to work soon, otherwise you will be asked to work flexible overtime again."
Yan Fufeng does not need to travel this week, but the company has a flexible working system. He can be late in the morning, but he will have to make up for the length of time he is late by working overtime that night.
The person who cooks is never very hungry. It’s okay if the cooking time is short, but if the cooking time is long, the aroma from the kitchen will make you feel full.
I just do it for the one I love, and when I see my lover eating voraciously, I unconsciously develop an appetite too.
"Honey, are you going on a business trip next week? Can you take a day off on Friday or Monday? Then we can go to the hot springs." Luo Qing calculated the time.
My good friend Shang Qingyun is going back to work at the hotel today. I took out a gift from my bag yesterday for her, a hot spring resort voucher for the Bubble Hot Spring Hotel. This is her employee benefit, a three-day hot spring resort trip for two.
Yan Fufeng quickly finished his toast and said, "Let me check my schedule."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Wife, I'll try to finish it this Friday, before the college entrance examination."
"Yeah." Luo Qing sat up and twisted her body happily.
"Don't rush. The voucher Qingyun gave you is valid for a year. We've already entered our ID cards. Just make an appointment when you go."
"Or I can take annual leave after I'm done with my work. There might be more people looking at houses on weekends." Luo Qing touched his chin and suddenly thought of a key point.
On one hand, he wanted to rent a house to make money, and on the other hand, he wanted to go on vacation. Luo Qing's heart began to waver wildly.
Oh, it's been ages since she's been on vacation! It's such a hard decision.
"Let's do it this Friday. The hot spring hotel is in the suburbs. It's close to the college entrance examination, so there should be fewer tourists. We can have a quiet and comfortable vacation." Yan Fufeng said.
Luo Qing sat cross-legged on the dining chair and ate blueberries. "That makes sense. But it's this Friday. I have to hang up the notice in the store in advance."
"Huh? I have to look for our swimsuits at home. If I can't find them, I'll have to buy new ones."
She ate the fruit while lost in thought, then took out her cell phone to look at swimsuit styles. Yan Fufeng quickly threw the finished dishes into the dishwasher and took off her apron.
"Honey, I also made two sandwiches and put the washed fruits in the lunch box. If you can't finish them, you can give some to Xiao Liu."
"I put the lunch box on the cabinet."
After searching around and not finding the swimsuit she liked, Luo Qing looked up and saw her husband was already putting on his suit jacket. She quickly got up and washed her hands and rinsed her mouth.
"I know, I know. I will eat on time."
Standing at the door, the tall man bowed his head. Luo Qing quickly tied his bow tie, then confirmed that it was not tied crookedly today. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "My tie-tying skills are getting better and better. I am worthy of it."
"Okay, you can go out to work now! Go and earn money to support the family, Xiaoyan." She patted her lover's shoulder.
"Wife...did you forget something today?" Yan Fufeng was carrying a briefcase, but he just lowered his head as usual, with thin eyebrows and bright eyes, looking at the person in front of him.
Luo Qing blinked, pulled the tie in his hand, and kissed his lover on the cheek twice.
"Alright, let's remove the seal on the workers, go!"
Yan Fufeng said with a sullen look, "Wife, I'm going to work. I can't be so perfunctory about the seal after get off work tonight."
Luo Qing put her hands on her hips and said, "Just give me a couple of kisses. You're late for work, so hurry up and leave! If you don't leave, I'll kick you."
"Kick it, wife."
"roll!!!"
Luo Qing pretended to kick her lover, but she just kicked him with her toes. She had a smile on her face, and Yan Fufeng also went to work with a smile on his face.
Perhaps because his lover didn't need to travel on business this week, Luo Qing could sense that he was in a much better mood than before, having become increasingly irritable in the mornings. To outsiders, he appeared calm and quiet, but it was simply the sheer pressure of recent years, including Luo Qing's own illness, that forced him to work overtime, leaving him feeling as tense as a wound-up spring.
In fact, this person is like a dog with two faces. When he goes out, he looks like a decent human being and is in a stable mood, but when he comes home, he wags his tail and clings to people.
I am going to Renhe Art Museum today. Although I am joining the study tour group from Teacher Wei, Teacher Wei said that there is no need for me to introduce anything. After all, art mainly depends on personal perception.
Luo Qing has a deep understanding of this. In the past, as a museum and art gallery guide, if he limited his lectures to a specific exhibition hall, he would learn a lot besides memorizing the script. However, if he covered more exhibition halls, it would be difficult to expand his content. He simply memorized the museum's script and delivered it accordingly. Most of the visitors who came to listen to the lectures understood nothing, and the refined and specially written scripts were enough to fool them. While there are many museum enthusiasts, art gallery enthusiasts are more likely to "pretend." Even if the lecturer made up something casually, they would suddenly understand it. Even if they didn't understand the artistic conception expressed in the pictures, they would nod and say they understood.
Teacher Wei said that the museum’s recent exhibitions are all new and public exhibitions, and do not require explanations. The reason why Luo Qing came to lead this study tour group is because the museum had previously suffered serious damage and theft. Groups must be accompanied by museum staff to enter, and an appointment and payment must be made. The tour guide is also considered a museum staff member.
Luo Qing's role in leading the tour group was to act as the "museum guarantor" and provide "endorsement and guarantee" to the visiting group.
Since she was going to the art museum and bringing Xiao Liu with her, Luo Qing decided to "take some photos." She opened her wardrobe and found a loose, sleeveless beige dress. The art museum was full of colors, and wearing a simple black, white, and gray color scheme would easily make her photos look good.
At 8:20, Luo Qing was wearing a long skirt and Birkenstocks. She carried a canvas bag and gave the lunch box bag to Xiao Liu. The two went to the subway station together.
"Xiao Liu, you remembered your ID, right?" Luo Qing reminded her.
"No, no, I checked it specifically and brought my sister with me." Liu Yanran responded quickly.
"Is the art gallery right next to the museum? I didn't pay much attention the last time I went there," she asked.
"Yes, museums, art galleries, libraries, and... are all together." Luo Qing said.
Liu Yanran's ears perked up, "What else?"
"There is also a Citizen Park, which has a large green space and a lake. They are all newly built," said Luo Qing.
Liu Yanran felt that something was wrong. It was a museum, an art gallery, a library, and it might be another museum in the future. But her sister obviously didn't want to talk about it, so she changed the subject.
Is there something that she, a temporary resident, shouldn't know?
Museums, art galleries, and libraries are all part of a city's cultural infrastructure. What else should be included in this category? Exhibition halls? Art galleries? But there shouldn't be anything that's off-limits.
After getting on the subway, Liu Yanran's mind was full of thoughts, and she didn't even have much time to observe other passengers.
Last night, the discussion scene between the real expert group and official players is still vivid in my mind.
"From the current perspective, the most obvious tendency of the [Business as Business] post is to warn or mislead players about the possibility of big data screening and targeting players in future dungeons. Furthermore, in order to insure players against the label, it encourages players to actively rent accommodations."
"Who benefits the most from this thread? In a sense, once players buy into the "business is business" sentiment, it seems like Luo Qing, the local agent from Ping An Real Estate, who we've only recently interacted with, is the biggest beneficiary."
"But this is just the simplest economic explanation. What we need to analyze is what other impacts will the large number of players renting apartments in Ghost City have? The increase in outsiders in a city will inevitably have various impacts on the lives of local residents."
"Comrade Yanran, you are the first player among us to enter Ghost City and have already established a good relationship with Luo Qing. As a [businessman], you need to work together with other comrades to find possible clues around Luo Qing."
Thinking of her new mission, Liu Yanran sighed deeply. If [Shang Yan Shang] was the special existence in the strange world that the experts had speculated, and if they had proposed renting an apartment in the post, they must be inextricably linked to Luo Qing.
But she was only a small tenant who had rented the room for seven days! It was not easy for her to explore the landlord's personal relationships and focus on investigating her sister's husband!
Is it right for a group of tenants like them to check the identity of someone else's husband?
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu?" Luo Qing stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Liu Yanran.
Liu Yanran came back to her senses, "Ah, are we there yet, sister?"
"We're almost there. One more stop. We need to get ready." Luo Qing looked at her, lost in thought. She had just sighed, and couldn't help but wonder, Xiao Liu, could it be that she failed to find a job? Alas, both heartbreak and unemployment bring about this kind of dejected state.
"Didn't you sleep well last night? Let me tell you, there are sofas in the art museum. If you are tired, you can go in and rest on the sofa." Luo Qing said with concern.
"Next stop: Renhe Art Museum. Passengers getting off please take your belongings with you and don't lose them..."
When the subway's prompt sounded, Liu Yanran hurriedly picked up her lunch box and got off the train with Luo Qing.
At the same time, eight players were teleported into the dungeon [Renhe Art Museum].