Hu Jiuyuan was new to the area and didn't know anything about the three ghosts.
However, having spent many years in the martial arts world, he knew the benefits of not hitting a smiling face.
"Nice to meet you." Hu Jiuyuan looked at the three ghosts hanging from the roof beam, gave them a friendly smile, and waved to them.
Little Pink Butterfly, Lai Fu, and Master Cui, three ghosts who usually bicker and even fight, are united against a common enemy, completely ignoring Hu Jiuyuan, an outsider ghost.
They discussed in a voice that Hu Jiuyuan could hear perfectly well: "It seems that this ghost wasn't picked up by Wanwan. It insisted on coming back with her. It looks like it's quite the 'dog skin plaster' (a metaphor for someone who's good at making trouble for others)."
"He smells strongly of medicine, and I heard he's a doctor. Have you heard of him?"
The other two ghosts shook their heads.
Lin Wanyue also heard their voices. After all, her fourth brother would be studying medicine with Hu Jiuyuan in the future, and it would be good for their family once he mastered the skills!
"This is Doctor Hu Jiuyuan, the master of Hundred Flowers Valley. My father said he's an incredibly skilled doctor. Perhaps you know him?" Lin Wanyue felt it was necessary to introduce him to them.
"Huh? Never heard of it." Laifu was munching on a giant starry sky lollipop, a reward from Lin Wanyue for his recent success in catching mosquitoes.
The candy was bigger than his face. Even though Laifu loved candy, his tongue was practically glued to it, and he still hadn't managed to eat it all.
The little pink butterfly lowered its eyes in thought.
The place she used to live in was a mixed bag, with some itinerant wanderers who spent their hard-earned money on various things and talked about the ways of the martial arts world.
“I’ve heard of him. I heard that Hu Jiuyuan is an extremely eccentric old man who is very difficult to get along with. But he doesn’t look like that at all,” Little Pink Butterfly said.
Hu Jiuyuan paused, considering that these three ghosts would be living under the same roof as him from now on, he felt he had to explain: "It's just a misunderstanding spread by people in the martial arts world. I have the best of a human nature!"
"It doesn't look like it." Master Cui took out a cigarette from his sleeve, but didn't smoke it; he just put it in his mouth to satisfy his craving.
"!!!" Hu Jiuyuan's eyes widened suddenly.
Laifu and Little Pink Butterfly huddled together and said, "It really doesn't look like him. I didn't expect Old Cui to have seen so many people."
Master Cui was so happy to be praised by Little Pink Butterfly and Lai Fu that his tail almost wagged: "People say that names can be wrong, but nicknames can never be wrong. Since his reputation in the martial arts world is like this, then it must be true."
Although he didn't know much about the ways of the martial arts world, he had read a lot of books and heard a lot of stories.
Especially now, with the bookshelves provided by Lin Wanyue, which contain a wide variety of items, Master Cui's knowledge has grown even more.
None of the three ghosts knew Cui Jiuyuan, but in just a few words, they perceived him as a strange old man.
Lin Wanyue was worried that they might have a falling out, so she quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "We'll all be living together from now on, and Dr. Hu is new to us, so you should all welcome him."
"Welcome! What's in it for you? Can I have two packs of cigarettes?" Master Cui looked at Lin Wanyue with bright eyes.
"I haven't had vanilla cake in ages. Since a new ghost has arrived, how about some more food? And potato chips too!" Lai Fu and Little Pink Butterfly, who don't smoke, still made their request.
Hu Jiuyuan's attention was diverted, and he listened to the things they were talking about, things he had never heard of before.
"Alright then." Lin Wanyue wasn't stingy; she closed the door, turned on the light, and took out a lot of food.
Although it's not Dragon Boat Festival yet, the weather is already starting to get hot and humid.
Lin Wanyue also took out an ice cream cake that hadn't been thawed yet, as well as a bunch of various snacks from her space.
Master Cui was the easiest to please; give him two packs of cigarettes, and he was already happily scurrying away.
Lin Wanyue is a little girl here, so of course I can't smoke in front of her.
Besides, there are also little pink butterflies.
If he dared to slap her in front of her, he could expect to have his head chopped off with an axe.
"Yay!" With so much delicious food, Laifu forgot about his starry sky lollipop, which was bigger than his face. He first grabbed a cheese stick and stuffed it into his mouth, then leaned over and put his arm around Hu Jiuyuan's shoulder: "I heard from Old Man Lin that you are a famous master in the martial arts world? We are just some country folk and haven't heard of you much, but now that we live together, we're practically family, so it's easy to talk things over. All this stuff is pretty good, come and try some."
Lai Fu himself loves all kinds of sweets, and he didn't forget to bring some for Hu Jiuyuan.
"..." Hu Jiuyuan looked at those strange things and hesitated to take a bite.
But Laifu was very enthusiastic. He had already torn open the packaging box for him and stuffed a cheese stick into Hu Jiuyuan's mouth.
The cheese sticks have a rich milky aroma, are soft and chewy, fragrant and sweet, and melt in your mouth with just a slight sip.
Oh my?
Hu Jiuyuan's eyes lit up.
This stuff is even more fragrant and smoother than any cheese he's ever had, and even more tender than an egg!
"Hehe, isn't it delicious? We may not have much else here, but we have all sorts of delicious food. It's truly an eye-opener. I've lived for over two thousand years, and I've never eaten as many good things as you have here," Laifu enthusiastically introduced to him.
Little Pink Butterfly had already cut the ice cream cake into four pieces, and gave one piece to Hu Jiuyuan. "He's not wrong. There are far more delicious and fun things here than I've ever eaten or seen before."
"Then thank you very much, little girl." Hu Jiuyuan looked at the white and tender ice cream cake and took a bite. But who knew that such a beautiful cake would be so cold and hard, like a big rock under a snowdrift in winter.
It's impossible to bite through!
It's too much of a burden for this centenarian.
Hu Jiuyuan covered his teeth, his old face wrinkling up.
Little Pink Butterfly then realized she had done something wrong and quickly piled all sorts of delicious food in front of Hu Jiuyuan: "Why don't you try this spicy one? This is called spicy strip, it's pretty good too... and this one, and this one! This Want Want Rice Cracker is crispy and delicious, it doesn't hurt your teeth."
The little pink butterfly looked full of guilt.
She hadn't expected the old man to be so honest; he actually took a bite out of it.
Ice cream cakes are best when they're half-melted, slightly cool, and fluffy—that's when they're truly delicious.
But the one Lin Wanyue just took out wasn't completely thawed yet; if it weren't for Little Pink Butterfly's strength, she really wouldn't have been able to cut it open.
Although Hu Jiuyuan had an eccentric personality, he didn't like to argue with a little girl, so he picked up a Want Want Rice Cracker that was placed in his mouth and carefully took a bite.
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