62 Chapter 62 (Two in One)
◎The non-existent Xile Hotel and Boss Ye◎
Bai Lu stared at Lao Li, as if trying to determine if she was lying to him. But what was there to lie about with this kind of question?
"You don't know?" Bai Lu couldn't help laughing.
"Hahahahahaha you don't know!"
Bai Lu seemed to have heard an extremely absurd joke and was laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out.
He thought the Bureau had a newly acquired expert, secretly trained, setting traps and sabotaging the True Spirit Society's plans. But now, the Bureau had no idea what she had done!
Old Li frowned.
Bai Lu burst into laughter, "Hahaha, you guys don't still think she's an ordinary ghost controller, do you?
"Why do you think I had to evacuate immediately? I lost the [Life Money], the [Hearse], and the [Hundred Eyes]... The moment the painter failed, I knew something terrible was happening in Jiang City!"
Bai Lu's expression grew increasingly frantic. "The [Hell Scroll], the one that devoured even the weakened B-rank Ghost Benders. It just painted her, and everyone else was devoured! And what about her? She's still alive. How on earth could she still be alive?"
"There's no trace of her past! No trace of her ghosts! No trace of any of her relationships before she appeared in Jiang City!!! It's as if she didn't exist—"
His face was twisted with laughter, and he laughed at the top of his lungs, "Ye Ping'an isn't the ghost controler you secretly trained? Could it be that she's an 'ordinary person' who fell from the sky? Ha! Hahahaha!"
The moment he realized the strangeness of the situation, the bracelet-like detection device on Bai Lu's hand made a sharp explosion.
"He's having a nervous breakdown!"
Old Li's face suddenly changed. He pressed the button on the table, quickly retreated with the interrogating investigator, and slammed the door.
Behind them, a mechanical arm extended from the restraint chair and injected a sedative.
Bai Lu couldn't stop laughing, laughing until the corners of his eyes cracked, his throat became hoarse, and blood-red foam spurted out of his mouth.
The interrogation room has always been a double-layered structure, separated from other parts of the bureau.
The specially made one-way glass blocked the splashing foam, and the blood splashed, not like liquid, but more like some kind of mucus, sticking to the glass.
A chill rose in the room.
"Ordinary people? Trickster? Spare me, spare me—"
Bai Lu screamed madly, twitching and howling in the chair, as if he didn't realize that he was bleeding.
He had witnessed with his own eyes how a thief went crazy after entering the Xile Hotel.
He is as crazy as the thief.
The tranquilizer had no effect on him. A second syringe popped out from the chair, and after the almost lethal anesthesia was injected, Bai Lu finally calmed down.
The sudden surge of coldness came to an abrupt halt.
After confirming that the chill gradually faded, Old Li breathed a sigh of relief. "He didn't use a single creepy creature constantly, but he did use many different kinds. Even if a creepy creature doesn't backfire on a creepy creature, a creepy aura will still gather. The more creepy creatures he uses, and the stronger they are, the more they attract. Apparently, he even participated in experiments with zombies and nearly created a giant one."
The weirdness is revived, and no one who controls it will have a good end.
Because of the special problems associated with collapse, the Bureau of Investigation has been keeping a close eye on them. They check their mental status whenever they have time, to prevent anyone from becoming a ticking time bomb without realizing it.
Old Li thought of the problem that had suddenly driven him crazy, and with a serious expression he retrieved several files recording Ye Ping'an.
On Boss Ye...
What exactly is the problem?
Can’t find out about Ye Ping’an’s previous existence?
How could it be possible? Ye Ping'an had even given her ID number and had transferred money to her bank card numerous times. In this day and age, if you wanted to find someone, unless you were hiding like many True Spirit Society fugitives, you would find out with a simple search of the system.
Old Li pulled out the mental scale with a perfect score, glanced at the long string of identity numbers, and was in a trance for a moment.
What was she going to do?
Oh, Boss Ye is really mentally stable.
He even dealt with the [Hundred Eyes] and [Hungry Ghosts], so what's so strange about surviving the devouring of the [Hell Scroll]?
Old Li put the file back, as if he had completely forgotten the questions he had heard.
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In the old city of Zhoukou City, defense tents stretch out in a continuous line, and the rescue area is always the most lively and busiest.
Ye Ping'an made more than a dozen pots of soup in a row, including a large pot of fried noodle paste, which was enough for one person to have a hot meal.
It only takes about ten minutes to make a pot. Apart from thinking about the flavor combination, there is no technical requirement. However, I was able to make all kinds of simple soups that I have never tried in the store.
The cheers of medical staff could be heard not far away, probably because the injured had gotten much better.
Ye Pingan listened and walked faster. He stretched and checked the time. "Anyone else wants to eat? If not, I'm going home after get off work."
"Thank you, Mr. Ye, for cooking tonight. You've worked hard." Doctor Qiao had just finished an operation. When he heard that Ye Ping'an was about to finish his work, he immediately rushed over and bowed deeply.
Ye Ping'an may not know what she has done, but the entire medical team and all the patients who were pulled back from the brink of life and death are indebted to her.
Ye Ping'an was confused and held her up. "Officer, uh, this is a doctor. Doctor, you're too polite. Is it hard work?... Two hours and thirty-three minutes, round off, three hours of work. Remember to credit my hourly wage!"
"Of course, of course." Doctor Qiao laughed and said earnestly, "You've been up so late. The living conditions nearby aren't very good. I'll take you to a hotel in the city so you can have a good rest. If you're free later, could you come back to the bureau and be the head chef? The salary is negotiable."
Ye Pingan:?
The police officers pay their employees so well that they even provide accommodation for hourly workers!
Ye Ping'an smiled brightly, shook the doctor's hand, and said, "The Xile Restaurant offers long-term catering services for banquets, canteen outsourcing, group meals, and employee meals. Book in advance and your satisfaction is guaranteed! Officers, take your time eating and working. Tomorrow's dishes have all been ordered. We can't leave the restaurant empty."
Doctor Qiao felt a little regretful, but then nodded, "Yes, yes, we won't delay Boss Ye's business."
Of course she hoped that Ye Ping'an would stay in the rescue area, but Ye Ping'an was neither a prisoner nor a machine. Only by providing him with good food, drink and good treatment could he stay!
Ye Pingan agreed with this, "That's right, it's a craft passed down from our ancestors, we can't ruin the reputation."
Doctor Qiao's heart was moved. "Boss Ye, does he have a family background in cooking? I wonder if I'll have the chance to taste your father's cooking?"
Ye Pingan spread his hands and said, "My family members are gone, and I am the only one left."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know... Please accept my condolences."
"It's okay. They should be happy to know that someone likes it."
Ye Ping'an asked Cheng Yi to pack up and get in the car together. He lowered his voice and approached the eagerly watching Doctor Qiao, "Um, I didn't get to stay at the hotel. Can you transfer the accommodation allowance to me as well?"
Doctor Qiao: ...?
Are you being so mysterious just to say this?
Doctor Qiao: "Of course, of course."
"Thank you." Ye Ping'an was very happy.
Good customers, paying money means being generous!
Customers are willing to pay, and Ye Ping'an is very considerate. "I see many of them are bringing their children to work overtime. Is this the junior high school summer vacation? The little girls are waiting for their parents to get off work with their pets, they are so sleepy that they can hardly open their eyes. The police officers are so tired, there is no need to send them off. They can finish their overtime work earlier and go home earlier."
Yan Mingyue had just finished reporting the incident and conducting a physical examination when she rushed over and heard Ye Ping'an complaining about working overtime.
In order to build a defense line against the Hungry Ghost, all the disciples from Lin Province brought their White Immortals with them. Ye Ping'an's strange form was strange, and the White Immortals who were off duty were all pulled over to identify it.
Why does it sound like they are bullying a child?
Ye Ping'an refused the escort, took one last envious look at the hedgehog, and quickened his pace towards the van.
Those white hedgehogs, each one limp and shriveled up like a pancake, look so good to pinch. It's a shame they're not my own pets, so I can only watch them. Go home early. Ugly cats may be ugly, but at least they're a furry creature you can touch.
When thinking of Mao Runrun, Ye Ping'an thought of Tu Shan Sui.
I wonder how long he will be away on business, and when he will be able to catch a fox again?
Tu Shansui was standing a few dozen meters away, holding the map he had just received and unfolding it bit by bit.
He had just looked at the map app, but there were some differences between paper maps and the Internet.
In Jiangshi University Town, the food street and another street formed an angle, directly opposite the corner of the building opposite...
There are no shops, just a small parking area.
There are no buildings here at all.
It wasn't the day the store opened after renovation as the records indicated, but...
The Xile Hotel suddenly appeared.
Tu Shansui's green vertical pupils moved away from the map and stopped at the ID number filled in by Ye Ping'an.
Tu Shansui had just seen the ID number given to him by the Investigation Bureau. It was 21 digits, and it was easy to find the pattern.
But Ye Ping'an's ID number is 18 digits long and cannot be matched with any number.
The day when the Strange Suppression Monument noticed the appearance of the Beyond Grade A strange thing.
Non-existent shops and non-existent people appeared in Jiang City.
Could it be Ye Ping'an?
Is it the variable he thought it was?
"Nine-tailed Fox is free from doubt, a sign of great auspiciousness. No strangeness can distort Tushan's cognition, and therefore, His Majesty Xuanyuan has entrusted him with an important task, awakening him again in the era of strange resurgence."
Tu Shansui was aware of his own talent, but... Ye Ping'an was clearly a living person.
The clacking sound of slippers came from far away, Tu Shansui's heartbeat was like a drum, white fluff crawled uncontrollably all over the back of his hand, his fluffy fox tail popped out, and the car's explosion-proof glass shattered instantly.
Bang!
The van was parked in a temporary parking area not far away. The police officers were probably busy and the van couldn't stay there for long. There were only two cars in the empty white-lined area and no one was passing by.
Just as he put the small boiler and casserole back into the car, Ye Ping'an heard a muffled sound from next door, and the glass shattered all over the floor, as if something had hit the car.
Leaning over, Ye Ping'an's eyes lit up, "My beloved! My beloved, why are you here?"
The white fox fell headfirst, fell out of the broken car window, rolled in a pile of broken glass, and lay motionless on the hood of the car.
The assistant had been told by Tu Shansui not to approach the car while looking up information, so he purposely stayed a few dozen meters away. There was only a hearse nearby, so the area was double cleared.
The moment the car window shattered, the assistant's mind went blank.
...Where is the consultant in the car? Where did the fox come from?
The side effects of strange creatures are all kinds of weird. The assistant was stunned for a moment, then ran to save people at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, no, to save the fox.
But it's still far away and one step late.
The assistant watched helplessly as Ye Ping'an picked up the weak white fox. With skillful techniques, he stroked it from head to toe in the blink of an eye.
The white fox's dizzy eyes suddenly widened, and he kicked his legs to jump out, but when he saw his assistant standing awkwardly not far away, he froze.
Tu Shansui: ...
assistant:……
He won't be fired by his consultant tomorrow because he scored with his left foot, right?
After staying up late, you will feel the silky soft fur, which is really a relaxing tool.
"My dear, are you on a business trip with your master? Did you hear I was here and come out to find me? Don't move, I'll help you pick it off. Be careful not to get scratched by the glass!"
Ye Ping'an smiled and pinched the tail hair, picked up the glass shards slowly, and touched the fur unscrupulously.
The white fox buried its head in her arms and refused to raise its head, like trying to cover its ears and steal a bell, with only the pink tips of its ears showing.
Ye Ping'an took a photo and sent it to Tu Shansui.
A ding-dong notification sounded inside the car. Ye Pingan looked around but saw no one. He poked the white fox, and a small dent was made in its fluffy fur.
"Where's your master? Is he working overtime?"
The young woman's palms were warm, with a slight aroma of nut paste from the stove. She smiled brightly, and the shadow of the white fox was reflected in her eyes, appearing sincere and bright.
Tu Shan Sui sniffed, and sniffed again.
He smelled it right.
Even though there was a faint strange aura on Ye Ping'an, it was completely different from the pressure of the A-level strange restricted area that was as strong as the sky.
The Beyond Grade A weirdness that appeared that day was so strange that it was impossible to capture its aura. I vomited blood just by trying to see it clearly.
The green eyes stared at Ye Ping'an without blinking.
So, what is she?
"Why are you looking at me without moving? My dear, you found that you like me more than your master, and you want to go home with me, right?" Ye Ping'an lowered his head and touched the tip of his nose against the tip of the white fox's nose.
"Hmm..."
When Tushan Sui realized that he had made some embarrassing noise, he almost got angry.
The white fox pushed Ye Ping'an's nose away with its front paws and struggled non-stop.
The assistant bravely came over to rescue the consultant, "Ms. Ye, I'm sorry, this is our consultant's...consultant's fox. You can't take him away."
Ye Pingan clicked his tongue.
Before he could kidnap the fox, he was found at someone's house.
"My beloved?" Ye Ping'an lowered his head as if seeking advice, and quickly touched her twice more.
The white fox silently raised his hand and extended it to the assistant.
Ye Pingan regretfully let go, "Okay. When you get home, I'll go to the store to play with you."
As soon as it was released, the white fox jumped lightly and landed on the ground. Its big fluffy tail wrapped around from behind and covered its front paws, looking elegant and beautiful.
The van drove away. The assistant squatted down and looked at the white fox, tentatively extending his hand, "Advisor, shall I take you to the new car...?"
Before I could touch it, my hand was whipped by the tail.
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In the command center tent, after sending Ye Ping'an off, Zhou Xing took Yan Mingyue and immediately went to find the person in charge, "Xiao Zhu! Send the money!"
Person in charge:?
The ghost den has been cracked, and people are needed to imprison the ghost slaves, treat the victims and search the city.
The person in charge was so busy that he was dizzy and was asked for money all over again. He was still a little dazed.
"Are you short of money? Going to play mahjong to relax again? Don't bring Xiaoyan with you."
Zhou Xing twitched his lips. "Now that I'm not busy in your mind, I just play mahjong? Stop talking nonsense and quickly file a special application so that you can give Boss Ye the bonus as soon as possible."
The person in charge heard the key words and grabbed them both, "Boss Ye! By the way, you reported that after the Golden Bowl was shot down and intercepted, it was Ye Ping'an who controlled it to prevent a new round of attacks!"
"Ye Ping'an just agreed to give the Golden Bowl to the Investigation Bureau? He didn't ask for anything else? Did you lie to the girl? Does she even know the value of the Golden Bowl? The Forbidden Zone has descended. The Golden Bowl can't be used in Forbidden Zone 1, but it can be used in other Forbidden Zones. It's much more effective than the ordinary B-level restrictions!"
The person in charge asked repeatedly in disbelief, his image completely gone, and spit flew all over the person's face.
Yan Mingyue wiped his face with mixed emotions: "For Boss Ye, as long as it's not gold, it doesn't matter whether it's a weird object or not."
Yan Mingyue had previously specially applied for a life-saving candle and box for Ye Ping'an in exchange for the strange object.
Today she saw a candle in a van, being used as a deodorizing aromatherapy. Real aromatherapy.
After seeing Ye Ping'an's bizarre behavior, she suddenly understood why she was treated as taking a pile of garbage when she took out the strange object to exchange for the [Half-Ghost].
She can just take them away at will, and the rules have no effect on her at all. So what is the difference between those low-level monsters and hazardous waste?
The person in charge looked at Zhou Xing with suspicion. Zhou Xing agreed and nodded in agreement. "So, transfer the money!"
The person in charge scratched his head in disbelief, sighed, and nodded. "I'll apply right away to see how much funds I can transfer. Xiaoyan, please stay for a while. Captain Hu hasn't woken up yet. Right now, you're the one who has the most contact with Ye Ping'an. I need you to communicate with the experts and analyze how to contact them later."
As he spoke, the person in charge glared at Zhou Xing, who was slipping out. "Zhou Xing! You're not allowed to play mahjong in the rescue area. If you feel too free, come and join the search and rescue!"
Zhou Xing sighed, "This is abuse of the elderly..."
Although she sighed, she didn't refuse.
The last group to enter the factory and face the golden bowl fought the most frequently, but they were the group that suffered the least injuries among the groups that entered the ghost cave.
There is a shortage of people in the city right now, so she doesn't use any monsters. She follows the team to hold the fort and provide just enough experience support.
Yan Mingyue stayed behind to assist the information department's psychological experts in modeling and analysis, but before he could finish, the entire analysis activity was urgently stopped.
"A directive from the General Administration to participate in the meeting? The meeting minutes are kept confidential and will be sent to the General Administration immediately?"
Yan Mingyue rushed to a separate tent to hold a meeting. Participants arrived one after another and the video communications were turned on one by one. She felt a little strange in her heart.
Old Li, the remote video chatter, the frail Hu Tu, the person in charge of this "Hungry Ghost" operation...
There were only a few people, but they were all familiar. Besides being members of the Investigation Bureau, it seemed like they all knew or had contact with Ye Ping'an?
The white-haired young man walked into the tent, marking the last participant to arrive.
Yan Mingyue's heart skipped a beat when she heard the sound of the door being sealed outside.
Is Consultant Tushan here too? It sounded like a sealed, leak-proof device being assembled on-site. It was used in the past for counter-terrorism, but is now often used to isolate Ghost Controllers when they have a mental breakdown.
What's going on? Who's having a nervous breakdown here?
Yan Mingyue thought about her mental score. After being struck by the golden bowl, her level wasn't as stable as usual, but it was still above average, right?
Tu Shansui held a stack of documents, as cold as an ice sculpture. He did not make a long speech, but briefly outlined the key points of the meeting.
"Everyone has seen Ye Ping'an's information."
Yan Mingyue was stunned for a moment, remembering the scene she had just witnessed from afar. She became anxious and said, "Advisor, Boss Ye's style of doing things is a little different from the bureau, but she is very capable. If there has been any offense against your pet, I will apologize on Boss Ye's behalf."
"...It has nothing to do with this." These four words sounded chilling.
Tu Shansui pursed his lips in annoyance, not wanting to dwell on this issue, and immediately opened the file.
"Is this the map of Jiang City that was sealed and filed this year?"
Old Li was the first to recognize it. His heart skipped a beat and he noticed something was wrong.
Forbidden areas and some strange things will distort people's cognition. Many people now do not realize that the provinces and countries that have fallen into the forbidden areas once existed.
Only paper files that are strictly sealed can be guaranteed to be unaltered to the greatest extent possible.
"Xile Hotel and Ye Ping'an do not exist in this world." Tu Shansui's voice was light, but it was like dropping a torpedo, blowing everyone to the ground.
"How is that possible?" Old Li laughed and shook his head.
Ye Ping'an doesn't exist. Are they collectively hallucinating?
"Your cognition is avoiding the problem. Immediately, carefully review the information."
Hearing the cold voice, Lao Li subconsciously took a closer look at the displayed information.
The address does not exist on the map.
The ID card number does not exist. The bank account corresponding to the bank card number does not exist.
A full score on the mental scale is marked as... a high-risk key observation subject?
It was like the gauze covering his eyes was suddenly torn away, and Old Li felt a chill down his spine.
…She remembered what she had just forgotten.
Before retrieving the information, she clearly heard Bai Lu's crazy reminder to search for Ye Ping'an's past records!
From the very beginning when Captain Hu conducted an on-the-street investigation to the time he returned to the bureau to take his statement, Ye Ping'an was extremely frank when writing down his ID number and account number.
No one realized that the numbers were completely different from the ones usually recorded.
Besides, which illegal immigrant would confidently say that he would give his ID card to someone when they check his ID card?
It's really dark under the lamp.
Old Li still remembers the conversation he had with the captain when he saw the value on the scale. He was pleased and looked forward to Ye Ping'an becoming a stronger ghost controller.
but.
It is absolutely impossible to get a perfect score on the mental scale.
In this era of the resurgence of the weird, even ordinary people who have never encountered ghosts cannot be completely normal, let alone those who control ghosts.
Just like the "absolutely rational person" was just a hypothesis from the beginning, a perfect score itself is a huge anomaly!
She actually thought at that time that "it was normal for Ye Ping'an to be happy after making money and to be in a stable and positive mood"?
It's not normal at all!
The scale scoring is completed by the instrument and the answers. Being too happy and excited will cause the displayed score to be lower.
The excuse she gave was completely untenable, but it convinced her and the captain.
Their cognition was so abnormal, yet they were completely unaware?!
Old Li was sweating all of a sudden. From the video call, she could see Yan Mingyue, whose eyes were also wide open.
The person in charge of the operation had only looked at the information and was in a slightly better condition than them, his attention focused on the bank account.
"It's a 'non-existent account,' but it's actually usable. No wonder the information department couldn't trace the destination of the [Ghost Takeaway] transfer. They thought it was some strange network anomaly, but it turns out it's a problem at the source."
She frowned and pondered, "Ye Ping'an's address, ID number, and bank account number all don't exist. But it can definitely be seen that they come from a certain system, a system similar to that of the Blue Country. Could it be...
"Is she a traveler from a parallel world?"
After confirming that everyone had digested the news, Tu Shansui did not answer the person in charge's questions and took away all the information.
The assistant who was assigned to act as a temporary recorder wiped his sweat and said, "Everyone, you can start writing down your judgment on Ye Ping'an's identity and attitude. It will be submitted along with the meeting minutes."
The operation leader paused. "I've had the shortest exposure, so I'm only analyzing the data. Aside from the fact that there's nothing strange about it, the Jiang City records show Ye Ping'an's reactions when opening the shop and responding to the investigation and questioning were all normal."
"Perhaps she came from another, less bizarre world, very similar to ours, and accidentally traveled here. From the way she contacted the food delivery platform and advertised that day, to her subsequent shopping and food search, it's clear that she's actively integrating into the world and isn't rejecting or uncomfortable with life in this one."
"Perhaps that world has special abilities, or perhaps she gained special abilities due to traveling through time, so she can control the weirdness in a way that we can't understand...
But Ye Pingan still considers herself an ordinary person, hoping to continue living a normal life in this world similar to her hometown. Time and again, she rescues innocent citizens caught up in the situation, shows kindness to others, and helps the Investigation Bureau combat bizarre crimes such as the True Spirit Society, preventing the strange events that disrupt her life.
"She generously refused anything fancy, and only quibbled over a few hundred dollars. I think her greed was just superficial; in reality, making money and running a shop were just part of her way of maintaining a normal life."
Yan Mingyue listened in a daze, then realized something.
Even if we take a step back and don't mention his cooking skills or his strange abilities... Boss Ye's appearance in the profile photo, with his bright smile, is definitely not ordinary.
She remembered that Ye Ping'an loved to wear flip-flops, that she was very young, that her eyes would light up when she saw money, and that she loved to laugh, a laugh that was no different from that of all ordinary, mercenary bosses.
The only thing I don’t remember is what’s special about Ye Ping’an’s appearance.
It seems to be "normal".
Old Li gradually regained his composure. "But...if she's a time traveler, and these abnormalities are caused by the time travel itself, why does Ye Ping'an still believe so firmly in science?"
"That's why you don't understand her. It's simple."
Yan Mingyue coughed dryly and imitated Ye Ping'an's tone, "How is time travel unscientific? Time travel is called the law of quantum entanglement physics. I can tell you're uneducated!"
Lao Li:?
The subversive truth revealed at the meeting was indeed shocking, but when Yan Mingyue thought about it carefully, she realized that Ye Ping'an had never concealed anything.
Jinbo's doubts when the forbidden area arrived may be that he discovered that Ye Ping'an was not a creature of this world.
There have been so many outrageous things in the era of strange revival, so having one more time traveler doesn’t seem too shocking.
The General Administration has its own overall considerations, and the judgments made by them, the first group of people who have come into contact with Ye Ping'an and experienced his abilities, will definitely become an important reference.
In her opinion, from the den of ghosts to saving people with food, Ye Ping'an's kindness to mankind is unquestionable.
Being on a different boat with the strange, they were still helping hands. It was just that the help from the folk strange fighters in Jiang City had become… maybe help from another world?
Yan Mingyue wrote quickly, praising two pages of papers, and also helped Ye Ping'an to urge the bonus approval.
Old Li did not have as good a mentality as Yan Mingyue. He took a mental scale and hypnosis test overnight to confirm that his mental state was not on the verge of collapse. Only then did he leave the hospital with dark circles under his eyes.
There's no way, the questioning and screams of Bai Lu when she collapsed left a deep impression on me.
After coming out of the hospital, Lao Li was driving aimlessly when he suddenly saw a black sign with gold letters shining in front of him.
Xile Hotel.
Before she knew it, she had arrived here.
As soon as the business opened at noon, diners came in one after another, calling their friends and family. "Oh wow, today's is really Mom's Pig Trotter Soup! My family is from Sichuan Province, and it tastes like this anywhere else."
Old Li stared blankly at the busy shop.
Yesterday morning, the Hungry Ghosts event had just ended. Ye Ping'an had once earned 10,000 yuan an hour and was already aware of the potential for a million-yuan bonus. But today, business continued as usual, selling a few dozen yuan a pop, and she was still making a lot of money.
Old Li paused as she saw an old man with sparse white hair walk into the store. As if noticing her gaze, the old man turned around, blinked like an old naughty boy, and made a silent gesture.
"...Director?"
The old man looked around the store. The windows were clean and bright, the tables and chairs were arranged neatly and orderly, and the whole store exuded a comfortable atmosphere.
Almost all the diners were repeat customers. They picked up their bowls and chopsticks as if they were familiar with the place, and jokingly asked Ye Ping'an in the kitchen about the menu for the day after tomorrow.
Seeing the old lady, they all made way. "Old lady, slow down, don't fall! Is this your first time here? Did you hear that Xile Restaurant is delicious and come here specially? Xile Restaurant has a different menu every day. Today they only have the "Mom's Pig Trotter Soup". Xiao Cheng! Xiao Cheng, come and introduce this client to your boss!"
Before the old woman could speak, her regular customers were already inviting her to sit down.
Ye Pingan heard the voice and peeked out from the kitchen. "The soup contains angelica, codonopsis, and kidney beans. It's suitable for the elderly too! Want a bowl?"
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