Amid Chang Jie's rambling, the car safely traversed the Netherworld Road and returned to the paper-making shop familiar to Zhao Youliang.
Sister-in-law Yingchun, who had already received the news, was already waiting here: "Quantum... Oh right, and Xiao Liao too, you're back?"
"Everything's fine, right?"
Looking at Yingchun's eager face, Zhao Youliang felt a warmth in his heart.
"Don't worry, sister, we're all fine."
"You asked me to give my dad the money, and I did. He said thank you... Oh, by the way, this is a local specialty from our area that my dad asked me to bring you."
The saying goes, "A gift of a goose feather from a thousand miles away is a small gift but carries great meaning." So, Sister Yingchun didn't care what Zhao Youliang handed over at all; what mattered was the sentiment and his approval.
This usually fiery and shrewish widow hesitated for an unusually long time.
Then, as if speaking casually, he asked, "Quantum, have you told your dad about my situation?"
"It's about... it's about my sister being married once..."
"Huh?" Zhao Youliang obviously didn't understand the woman's deeper meaning, and just subconsciously spoke the truth.
“My dad kept saying that you are a good girl, but also a pitiful person, and that I must take good care of you.”
Hearing Zhao Youliang's answer, Sister Yingchun's face turned even redder.
Finally unable to contain her shyness, she turned and left, saying, "Well, Quantum, I'll go home first and cook for you... for you guys."
"Come eat with Xiao Liao and Da Huang at noon!"
The beautiful widow had only taken a few steps when she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to take the things that Zhao Youliang's adoptive father had brought for her.
So he quickly turned around, picked it up, and ran.
Looking at her graceful figure from behind, Liao Zhiyuan chuckled mischievously.
"Quantum Bro, this looks promising!"
"If you just put in a little more effort, you'll be able to marry Sister Yingchun! Then I'll have to call her sister-in-law!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang blushed deeply, then looked utterly dejected.
"Xiao Liao, I'm a childless girl, and... and you know what, so please don't drag me down, sigh!"
Just as Zhao Youliang was lamenting that life was hopeless, Xiong Ba and the other immortals appeared together.
First, he bowed to the big yellow dog before speaking to Zhao Youliang and Liao Zhiyuan.
"You're back! Go back to the hall and rest for a while."
Upon entering the house, Zhao Youliang was astonished to find that the entire room was spotless, including his own bedroom.
It's even cleaner than when I'm at home.
"Brother Xiong Ba, what happened here? Did you clean it?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Ba shook his head sheepishly: "I'm so clumsy, how could I possibly clean the house? I'd be more likely to tear it apart."
"It was all done by the Huang family, by the young master of the Huang family."
"However, Young Master Huang and Little Dumpling went into the mountains yesterday, I don't know what they were doing."
"Oh, I see..." Zhao Youliang said, admiring Huang Yu's thoughtfulness, while asking Li Mao, who was sitting to the side, munching on an apple.
"Xiao Li, while we were gone, did anything else strange happen...? Wait, Li Mao, you actually came in?"
"They came in through the main entrance?!"
These words shocked everyone, including Li Mao himself.
"Oh, really? How did I get into your shop?!"
"I...I...I'm not dead, am I?! Just like Fatty, dead without even knowing it?!"
Zhao Youliang completely ignored Li Mao's words.
Although his current level of cultivation is not very high, he can still recognize the dead and the living at a glance.
If Li Mao were truly in a "transcendental state," Zhao Youliang would have discovered it long ago.
Just like observing a specimen, the group of "people" studied Li Mao for a long time, but they still couldn't figure it out.
In the end, this strange phenomenon could only be attributed to Li Mao's fusion with the "Disaster Stone".
Hearing that it was because of that strange rock, Li Mao finally felt relieved.
"Quantum, didn't you ask me if there were any other strange things happening? Do my weird dreams count?"
"Well, here's what happened: A few days ago I went to burn paper money for my grandfather, asking him to bless me so that I could make a fortune soon and drive a Cadillac or something."
"When I got back, I had a strange dream."
Li Mao's words completely piqued everyone's curiosity.
The quick-tongued grasshopper spirit pressed on, "Kid, what did you dream about? Tell me, tell me!"
At this moment, Li Mao seemed a little embarrassed and scratched his big head as he spoke.
"I dreamt that my grandfather pointed his finger at me and yelled: 'You bastard, you only burned a few dollars' worth of paper money for me, and you wished for millions?!'"
"How about I get up and you stay lying down?!"
"I'll burn paper money for you!!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, and then their faces were filled with disdain.
"Pfft, is this what you call weird?"
"If your grandpa really crawled out of his grave and beat you up, that would be truly bizarre!"
Li Mao felt somewhat embarrassed by the disdain shown by everyone, but dared not confront the immortals, so he could only mutter aggrievedly.
"I only said that because Quantum asked me..."
A busy but unfulfilling day passed in the blink of an eye, and the barbecue restaurant became even more popular after nightfall.
Just as Li Mao said, many more people have come to the town to make a living, probably to do archaeology or tomb raiding.
These strangers sat in small groups at a table, eating and drinking, talking quietly, without interacting with the others.
Knowing that Zhao Youliang was returning today, Chen Wei, Director Zhou, and Qi Zhigang all came over to welcome him back.
After a few drinks, Chen Wei, with his forthright personality, was the first to speak, albeit somewhat awkwardly.
"Quantum, I'm sorry, brother."
“The county is still holding onto the matter of burning the coffin last time, saying they will arrest you for damaging cultural relics.”
"I'm the one who's holding things in check right now, sigh... But don't worry, even if I lose my position as town mayor, I'll still protect you!"
Qi Zhigang looked puzzled after hearing Chen Wei's words.
“Brother Chen, didn’t everyone present that day sign and put their fingerprints on it to prove that the coffin is not an antique?”
"I even went to the police station to prove that the person in the coffin was a patient from our hospital who had just died. Why are you still arresting Quantum?!"
Before Chen Wei could answer, the ever-witty Liao Zhiyuan had already let out a cold laugh.
"Brother Gang, this is called 'wanting to find fault, one can always find a pretext.'"
"Actually, the reason why some people are holding onto this matter is not because they are targeting Quantum Brother, but because they are targeting Chen Wei."
"Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Liu Bang!"
Chen Wei nodded deeply upon hearing this: "Yes, that's what Lao Zhou told me too."
"That's why I said that even if the mayor resigns, we can't let Quantum be implicated."
"Damn it, all I want to do is get something practical done for everyone, why is it so difficult!"
"Otherwise, do you think I'd want to be this pathetic town mayor? I'd rather spend my days laughing and joking with the brothers!"
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