The girl and I exchanged a glance, but neither of us said a word.
Zhou Pang took the key, carefully put it in his pocket, and then asked about the rent.
Boss He just smiled, his voice softening considerably, basically meaning that he wanted to leave as little as possible for Fatty Zhou.
"no!"
Zhou Pang, on the contrary, was very serious and did not want to take advantage of the boss.
"This price is already very reasonable. I can't take advantage of you. It's what it should be."
Mr. He looked at him with a hint of relief in his eyes, but then sighed.
"The monsters and demons here are not to be trifled with. The fact that you have the ability to handle this level of test already makes you stronger than me."
I originally wanted to have Xiao Zhang test you, but unfortunately that kid has been gone for several years.
Upon hearing this, I suddenly realized what was going on.
Mr. He, the "Little Zhang" you mentioned is the waiter who greeted us at the beginning!
Yiyi also whispered to me that every time Xiao Zhang reappeared, he would forget about us.
This is probably why Fatty Zhou doesn't remember us, let alone his son!
"Yes!" I whispered my praise to Yiyi, while the two of them continued chatting and laughing.
"It's just right, you're quite fortunate to have met these two kindred spirits."
The girl and I ignored their idle chatter and focused our attention on the hotel walls. At this time, the walls of the riverside hotel had not yet peeled off in large areas.
The notice for sale on the glass door was very conspicuous, a stark contrast to the dilapidated hotel that Fatty Zhou had managed when we first saw it.
It should have been around the time when Zhou Pang took over, and also around the time when Boss He left!
I'm pretty sure that this Boss He is the old man who carried the secret before!
And every time we see him, he looks a little older!
The first time we met was in the real environment, and it was during that time that the old man pulled us into his spiritual world!
At that moment, I almost completely understood.
Why do I keep losing my memories here, and why does everything here seem so unreal?
Even in terms of strength, my Dragon Scale Claws couldn't even penetrate Fatty Zhou's skin.
Because we were originally intruders into this world!
Now, this old man's wrinkles are about the same as ours were back then, but they are definitely not as many as the years that Boss Zhou has built up!
That's what I was thinking of asking them about the time.
And just then, I heard Xiao Yuan crying.
The sound still seemed to come from a great distance, as if it were coming from hundreds of meters away.
I was trying to listen, but I suddenly overheard their conversation, and Mr. He suddenly asked a question.
"Xiao Zhou, how are things going with your fiancée? Are you still arguing?"
"He didn't want to come to the shallows with me. We agreed that we would come together after we had a child. He's doing alright on the ground now."
"It's just that it's hard to make a living on this land."
Hearing this guy say that life on the ground wasn't easy either, I immediately became alert.
After all, Lao Liu had said before that it was hard to make a living on the surface, which is why he came to the shallows.
What's so hard about doing this?
Is there someone specifically tasked with managing them?
Aren't there only two major forces on this ground: the young girl and the Huang family?
It doesn't seem to restrict ordinary people much, so why do you say it's hard to make a living?
I didn't understand, I just watched them quietly.
Zhou Pang looked at Boss He, and his face instantly turned red when his fiancée was mentioned. He scratched his head.
At that moment, I realized that the son he was talking about must be Xiao Yuan from later in the story.
An impulse surged within me, and to be honest, I wanted to remind him that his son should be careful to prevent illnesses in the future.
When the time comes, you'll need sea marrow, and you'll also encounter Blue Armor by some mysterious force!
Xiao Yuan, in particular, has a problem with the tubing in his body.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that even if I told him now, there was no way he could prevent it.
That's his destiny, and I'm afraid I can't change it.
For example, if I were to go back and tell that service staff to quit, they would still serve customers with the same enthusiasm.
But in the end, his attitude worsened each time, and it was reality and time that defeated him.
Or rather, they killed and eliminated the very first Xiao Zhang.
Regardless of whether Zhou Pangzi's son was harmed by Lan Jia or influenced by other guests in the hotel.
This is not within my jurisdiction.
If he could resist, Fatty Zhou would have done so long ago.
He didn't try to get the blue armor because he couldn't beat the big guy.
And these residents are also his source of income.
If he offends everyone who pays him, he won't be able to keep the hotel running, and then how will he get his child medical treatment?
Including his wife, who wanted to move in with him!
In fact, his wife did not appear until we met him. What was the problem?
His rent is supported by those people, so it won't be easy for him to resist.
In situations like this, being forced to humble oneself, endure cold treatment, or even be mocked is probably something that Fatty Zhou would tacitly approve of.
Including the aged sea marrow he used to keep in the storage room, I reckon it's the same kind that Boss He is growing now!
Mr. He coughed twice suddenly. I tugged at the girl's sleeve slightly, took two steps back, and spoke softly in a voice only the two of us could hear.
"This is the last chance."
The girl seemed to understand what I meant immediately, and nodded as well.
"Yes, brother, according to the timeline, Mr. He looks a bit older each time. Now the wrinkles on his face are almost the same as the old man we first met!"
The girl is right. At this moment, I am a little worried that when the white mist appears, we might go straight back to the time when we first met that old man.
In other words, we have to wait again for Fatty Zhou to bring back the sea marrow from the outskirts of the city...
That way it wouldn't be as convenient as it is now.
"Go ahead and ask. Once this Boss He becomes the old man he used to be, we won't be able to get it from him anymore!"
Yi Yi's eyes were full of hesitation, but in the end she nodded.
"Brother, be careful, don't provoke them."
I took a deep breath and then turned to look at the two people who were talking. Boss He was already in a very relaxed state.
Fatty Zhou, on the other hand, was full of passion.
"Is the sea marrow you mentioned still there?"
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