"Chairman Xia, you've arrived!" Li Qizheng hurriedly came forward, his gaze sweeping over Kui Kui intentionally or unintentionally.
Summer nodded slightly.
"It's so hot outside, why aren't you waiting inside?"
Li Qizheng chuckled awkwardly and wiped his sweat.
"It's alright, not too hot. Mr. Xia, please come in."
As he spoke, he pushed open the glass door of the toy store.
"jingle!"
As the wind chimes rang, Xia Tian, who was walking at the front, couldn't help but shiver.
The air conditioner is set way too low!
When he went inside, he found that the store had no air conditioning at all, except for an electric fan.
Kui Kui and Xiao Bai had also noticed something was wrong; the yin energy here was too heavy!
The person and the cat looked around; the store wasn't very well lit.
Although there was a ceiling light, it was still very dim.
The shelves were completely empty, with nothing on them.
Hearing the noise, the store manager, Higashino Yoshi, came out from the back room.
He was a man in his thirties, with an average appearance and short stature.
Her hair was dyed flaxen, and she wore a workwear outfit, giving her a somewhat lazy and relaxed vibe.
"Chairman Xia, I heard from General Manager Li that you wanted to see me? Is there a problem with the project?"
Summer nodded, then shook her head.
“Mr. Higashino, it’s not that there’s a problem with the project, but my daughter is too playful and stopped your store from disposing of those dolls that were originally going to be destroyed.”
Xia Tian paused, her gaze fixed on Higashino Yoshi, and sure enough, she caught a faint trace of panic on his face.
Higashino Yoshi cleared his throat and chuckled, "Really? It seems my skills have been recognized by Miss Xia. I'm truly honored! I suppose this beautiful young lady is your daughter?"
"In my opinion, no matter how exquisite those dolls were, they are a thing of the past. In the future, I will create unique traditional Chinese style dolls for your company and for China!"
Kui Kui watched him speak eloquently, and instead of immediately denying his identity, she said calmly, "I gave the doll to my friends. Coincidentally, they all had accidents."
"I also accidentally discovered that there are yellow paper figures with red talismans drawn on them hidden among these dolls. I wonder if they were made by Mr. Higashino?"
Higashino Yoshi shrugged slightly, licked his lips, and when he looked up again, a faint smile returned to his face.
"What a coincidence? Did something good happen?"
"The paper figures were placed there by my father; it's a tradition in our Dongye family for making dolls."
"In the Land of Little Days, if a baby's body is hollow, it is easy to attract evil spirits."
"To protect our lovely customers, we put paper figures inside the dolls."
"This is to tell the wandering ghosts that this belongs to someone."
Kui Kui said coldly, "Is that so? But your paper dolls hurt my classmates. They are still in the hospital."
Higashino Yoshi looked astonished and said, "That's impossible!"
Summer interrupted coldly, "Mr. Higashino, to be honest, just now, I was attacked by those paper figures you mentioned."
Upon hearing this, Li Qizheng asked anxiously, "Chairman Xia, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Xia Tian then turned to Higashino Yoshikazu and said, "I just have many questions in my mind. I wonder if Mr. Higashino could answer them for me?"
Li Qizheng was also a little anxious, as he was the one who discovered and negotiated this project.
Such a huge thing has happened!
If the deal falls through, not only will all his hard work be wasted, but his future could also be affected because he almost injured Chairman Xia and Miss Xia.
He had negotiated with Higashino Yoshihide many times, and the two were quite familiar with each other.
He quickly urged, "Dongye, if you know anything, just tell me!"
"You are now an employee of our company. We share the same fate, and we share the same prosperity and decline!"
Higashino Yoshi's eyebrows furrowed as if in a knot, and he said, "What I just said is true. In fact, in my generation, paper figures are no longer used in doll making..."
"As for what Chairman Xia and Miss Xia just said, I really don't know, but my dad might know."
Li Qizheng said, "Then please take us to see your father!"
Higashino Yoshi looked troubled, and after a moment of silence, said with difficulty, "Alright then..."
"My father has an eccentric personality and may not be able to answer your questions. Please bear with me."
As he spoke, he bowed to the three of them.
Without further ado, everyone set off immediately for Higashino Yoshi's house.
Higashino Yoshi and Li Qizheng were in the same car.
Kui Kui and Xia Tian were in the same car.
As soon as they got into the car, Xia Tian and Xiao Bai asked at the same time, "What do you think?"
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