"Come on, you're not even enthusiastic about offering sacrifices to me."
Ma Chunhua reached in and pulled out several boxes of cosmetics and a thick wad of cash from the ashes of the burnt circle.
She tossed the wad of money around and said, "If you burn this, those lonely, abandoned ghosts will naturally come to see if there's anything they can take advantage of."
Ruan Bei understood; they were here to rob him.
He said, "I just saw that most of them are male ghosts. What's the point of them trying to steal cosmetics?"
Ma Chunhua's wish came true, and she couldn't wait to go back and try out the new cosmetics. She waved goodbye to Ruan Bei and was about to leave.
Remembering what happened last night, Ruan Bei casually asked, "Didn't you say you'd give me jewelry? Where is it?"
Ma Chunhua tightened her grip on the cosmetics, then suddenly ran a long way away, leaving behind the words, "Wait here for me, I'll bring them to you in a bit."
Ruan Bei: "..."
He silently packed his things, turned around, and went home.
Ma Chunhua is a swindler. She can't even lift a tube of lipstick, so how could she give him jewelry?
Fortunately, Ruan Bei didn't take her words seriously, and didn't feel disappointed or cheated. He just considered it a loss to avoid further trouble.
Monday arrived in the blink of an eye, and Ruan Bei threw himself back into his studies. The weakness in his left arm was affecting his life, so he had to lie to his family and say that he had accidentally twisted it.
Two or three days later, he seemed to have improved slightly, and Ruan Bei was completely relieved. It seemed that Ma Chunhua hadn't lied to him this time, and he was glad that he could get better.
On Thursday at noon, Ruan Bei went home for lunch. Before she even entered the house, she heard her mother talking to someone, her tone filled with joy.
Ruan Bei opened the door and walked into the living room, smiling as she said, "Mom, who's here? You seem so happy... Sleepy?!"
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