Chapter 54
When the two of them completely disappeared, Erma hugged my arms and started crying.
I deeply understand this feeling. Ever since all my family members disappeared, Master Zhang and the others have become like family and elders to me. Erma lost her parents at a young age, and for so many years, she's been cultivating at the Tianshi Mansion, rarely even seeing her only brother. We truly share a common affliction.
After comforting her for a while, we both went upstairs.
"Sister, I want to go home first." Erma said.
I knew she was homesick, so I booked her a ticket back to her hometown tomorrow. We agreed to go to Changsha together when she returned from her hometown. Erma smiled and nodded.
Before leaving, I went to the bakery and got her a lot of freshly baked bread for her to eat on the way back. I don’t know why she is so obsessed with the bread in my shop.
Speaking of bakeries, I'm a bit worried right now. I opened it when I was losing my memory, and now that I've regained my memory, I'm completely uninterested in it. But it's been around for so long, I've kind of grown attached to it.
I was just worrying about it when Mao Jianming called and said that he and Zheng Yunyun would come over tonight and have dinner together.
Judging from his tone, he must have something to discuss.
I said, "Come over, I'll get ready." But he insisted on treating me, leaving me bewildered.
The two of them drove here, and when they got out of the car, Zheng Yunyun gave me a warm hug.
"Where are we going to eat, Boss Mao?" I asked him.
"Overseas Chinese Hotel." Mao Jianming said.
"What?" I didn't hear it right.
"Let's go, everything has been booked." said Mao Jianming.
I looked at him suspiciously, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in the jar.
Mao Jianming drove us to the entrance of the Overseas Chinese Hotel. After we got out of the car, I asked him in surprise, "Are you really here?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Mao Jianming said.
I've never been to such a high-end restaurant in my life. I usually eat at small restaurants or those chain restaurants.
"You won't get rich, will you?" I said to Mao Jianming.
Zheng Yunyun chuckled when she heard what I said and said, "Let's go. I need your help with something."
After we entered the private room, Zheng Yunyun told me to order whatever I wanted.
I started to decline, saying, "If you have something to say, just tell me. Why are you still here?"
The three of us ordered our food, and Zheng Yunyun said, "Actually, Jianming told me that last time, Erma said that my life is a bit...
When I heard her say that, I remembered what Erma had said to Mao Jianming last time. I didn’t expect that Mao Jianming actually told Zheng Yunyun.
"Are you talking about your romantic life?" I said. I didn't say she had a bad romantic life, that wouldn't sound nice after all.
"Yes, yes, is there any way to crack it?" Zheng Yunyun said expectantly.
I observed her face carefully and could see that she did have a pair of peach blossom eyes. If you look closely at her eyebrows, you can see that they are discontinuous in the middle, there are horizontal lines on the bridge of her nose, and her lips and nose are thin.
At that time, Erma said that she had no official star in her destiny. I didn’t understand it because I had amnesia. Now it seems that it is true.
To outsiders, peach blossom eyes are seen as a sign of amorous feelings, and this isn't Zheng Yunyun's fault. For ordinary people, looking at someone else wouldn't produce any reaction. However, when her peach blossom eyes fall on a man, they might mistakenly believe she's showing affection or seducing him, something she doesn't actually intend.
Her eyebrows have a slight break, suggesting a troubled marriage, but fortunately, it can be remedied. The horizontal lines on her nose bridge, colliding with her marriage palace, also suggest a bumpy road for her in love life. Furthermore, her thin lips and narrow nose suggest a lack of luck.
I wasn't an expert on physiognomy, so I told her everything I thought. I told her I'd ask her if she had any advice after Erma returned. Finally, I told her that face reading isn't static; gaining weight or losing weight can have an impact. And speaking of numerology, there are 49 predictions, and only one is left. Nothing is absolute.
Zheng Yunyun felt better after hearing what I said. Let's wait until Erma comes back and talk about everything.
Erma, who was on the way at the time, didn't know that I had assigned her another job.
During the meal, I mentioned the bakery and asked them for some advice. Zheng Yunyun thought for a moment and said, "You could turn the shop into a place where people can handle that kind of business."
"Can this kind of store be opened?" I said.
"Well, you can sell some Buddha amulets, Buddha statues and so on on the surface. That should be fine, right?" Zheng Yunyun said.
After hearing what she said, it suddenly dawned on me. Yes, I could sell some magical instruments, and if customers needed them, I could go to their homes to help them exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts. Why hadn't I thought of that?
After finishing my meal and saying goodbye to them, I began planning the bakery's renovation. At this point, I was struggling with another issue: would Xiaorong be willing to stay with me after I completed the renovation? She was a rebellious girl, and after a falling out with her family, she hadn't been home since. We'd known each other for years, and I'd never seen her parents come to see her.
That evening, before getting off work, I went to the bakery, called her and the baker together, and told them my plan.
When they heard I was going to convert the bakery into a shop selling magical instruments, they looked at me in disbelief. They didn't understand why I would do this, considering the bakery's turnover was quite good. But I had made up my mind, and no matter how much they tried to persuade me, it wouldn't work.
The baker finally sighed helplessly and went back to pack his bags. Before leaving, I gave him three months' salary, but he refused, saying he'd been working for me for so long and his salary was higher than anywhere else, so he didn't want it. I forced it on him and apologized.
As for Xiaorong, she didn't leave. She said she'd do anything as long as I didn't fire her. She had a falling out with her family last time and hadn't been back since. She'd made the shop her home and lived there the entire time.
Xiaorong is quite capable. I have run the bakery for a long time, and she has been taking care of it most of the time. However, the change from selling bread to selling magic tools is too big for her to handle at once.
If I were to sell magical instruments, I certainly wouldn't just pick up some Buddha statues and Bagua mirrors and put them in the store. That would be fooling people.
I suddenly thought of the Tianshi Mansion. Hehehe. I'll get some wooden plaques and have Qingyun carve some talismans on them for me. Then I'll leave them there for a while. They'll imbue me with the aura of the Tianshi Mansion and become magical instruments. They can be used to calm the mind, ward off evil spirits, and exorcise demons. It's all good. Then I can make some high-end house-protecting instruments myself. The future is very promising.
Xiaorong and I chatted until midnight. I saw that she had converted a storage room into a small bedroom, which looked a bit cramped. I told her that she could live with me, but on one condition: she couldn't bring her friends home.
So the two of us moved all her things to my house.
She lay on the sofa and said with emotion: "I haven't lay on the sofa for a long time."
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