200 yuan a day, which is also his biggest source of income to support himself.
But after listening to the old Taoist priest yesterday, Ren Xiaofan kept his promise to stay at home this weekend and did not go to the construction site.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and until eight o'clock in the evening the next day, Ren Xiaofan still had not waited for the old Taoist priest.
"Why!"
He lay on the bed a little slumped, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Thinking of the magic of the old Taoist priest the night before yesterday, I thought that the next moment would be the peak of my life.
But unexpectedly, the other party broke his promise, so his full hope turned into disappointment and depression.
After Ren Xiaofan was depressed for a while, he got up from the bed.
He has only eaten three buns since yesterday, and he bought them when he came back the night it rained.
Because he was afraid that once he left, the old Taoist priest would not be able to find him. So he simply bought three steamed buns on the way back to serve as his rations for the weekend.
I just didn’t expect...all my fantasies turned out to be empty dreams. Everything about Donghuang Taiyi and Yin Yang Sect were all lies!
Now he has to eat a bowl of noodles quickly to comfort his wounded heart.
Hurrying out of the alley in the old city, Ren Xiaofan went straight to the noodle shop he often went to.
The noodle shop was opened by a middle-aged couple. When he saw him coming, the middle-aged man looked at him with a smile on his face: "Xiaofan is here, why are you back so late today? Hurry up and sit down, I'll give you the noodles already.
Keep it."
"Well, thank you, Uncle Yugen."
The man's name is Wang Yugen, and Ren Xiaofan usually calls him Uncle Yugen.
"Hey, you kid, why are you so polite to us?"
A middle-aged woman also walked out of the kitchen, holding a steaming bowl of large meat noodles in her hand.
After she put her face in front of Ren Xiaofan, she showed a reproachful look: "Why didn't you come to dinner yesterday? Did the boss of the construction site give you wages on credit? How many times have I told you that our family doesn't want you?"
A bowl of noodles, you just don’t listen. Don’t stop coming for dinner at night from now on, otherwise Aunt Li will be angry.”
The middle-aged woman's name is Li Jinmei, and she is Wang Yugen's wife. Ren Xiaofan lived here when he first went to college, and stayed there for two years, and would eat a bowl of big meat noodles at his house every night.
Over time, they and Ren Xiaofan got to know each other. They also knew about Ren Xiaofan's situation.
He is a top student at Royal Institute of Technology.
But I had to work on my own to pay for the high tuition and living expenses. I also had no money to eat, so I was skinny and skinny, looking malnourished.
Both Wang Yugen and Li Jinmei were very kind-hearted and felt very sorry for Ren Xiaofan.
So every night, when Ren Xiaofan passed by, the couple would stop him and ask him to come and have a bowl of noodles.
As for giving money, they didn't care. If Ren Xiaofan hadn't insisted on giving it every time, they would never have asked for it.
This is why Ren Xiaofan can still eat after paying high tuition fees.
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"Well, I understand, thank you Aunt Li." Ren Xiaofan was extremely moved.
He prefers the human warmth of the lower class to those of the high-class society. Of course, this is just his imagination. After all, he has no chance to contact the high-class society.
"Haha, don't be embarrassed, Xiaofan, the time you usually spend helping Ling'er with her homework is already enough for your face."
Wang Yugen laughed and handed the two garlic bulbs in his hand to Ren Xiaofan.
He knew that Ren Xiaofan liked garlic when eating noodles, so he had already prepared them.
The couple has a daughter named Wang Ruoling, who is in her third year of high school this year and often seeks tutoring from Ren Xiaofan.
"Haha, thank you Uncle Yugen."
Ren Xiaofan took the two garlics and thanked them. Then he said seriously: "It is my duty to help Xiaoling with her homework. Although I, Ren Xiaofan, are poor, I will definitely repay Uncle Yugen and Aunt Li for their kindness."
Ren Xiaofan felt particularly ashamed when he thought that he, who had always been strong, actually had the will to die that night.
If the kindness has not been repaid and the great revenge has not been avenged, what reason is there to die?
Even if there is no old Taoist priest, I still have to live strong, not only to avenge my death, but also to repay the kindness of Uncle Yugen's family.
"this...."
After hearing this, the couple looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Li Jinmei said: "Okay Xiaofan, it's good if you have this heart. If you hadn't always disagreed, we would have become a family long ago."
She is extremely fond of Ren Xiaofan.
Although the young man is a little thin, he is handsome and is a student of the Royal Institute of Technology, the highest institution in the country.
The most important character is to be strong and independent. Such young men are hard to find in today's society. They are much better than the rich second generation who only rely on their family background.
Therefore, Li Jinmei always wanted to accept Ren Xiaofan as her godson. But she was politely rejected by Ren Xiaofan every time.
"This... Haha, I know Aunt Li, Xiaofan will never say that again." Ren Xiaofan subconsciously touched a jade pendant in his pocket, and the complexity in his eyes flashed away.
"Okay, then you can eat it first. If it's not enough, we'll put it in. There's still more to come, so I'll go and get busy first." Aunt Li sighed, turned around and went into the kitchen to continue working.
Although it was eight o'clock in the evening, there were still a few people eating noodles in the store.
........
After Ren Xiaofan ate a bowl of noodles at the noodle shop, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.
For more than an hour, of course he not only ate a bowl of noodles, but also helped Uncle Yugen and Aunt Li clean up the store before leaving.
On a September day, the breeze blows, and on a dark night, the entrance to the alley is silent.
Ren Xiaofan didn't come home so late once or twice. He came back very late yesterday. But this time, he suddenly stopped and hesitated a little.
The dark alley looked like the mouth of a devil, as if you would be swallowed if you walked in.
Inexplicably, a trace of fear lingered in Ren Xiaofan's heart...
"Haha, I am a poor ghost myself, but I am still afraid of ghosts..."
He shook his head, laughed at himself with a wry smile, and then bravely stepped into the alley entrance.
hiss...
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The moment he entered, a chill hit his face, and Ren Xiaofan couldn't help but shudder.
He was wondering, what happened today? The weather in September shouldn't be so cold. Why is it so cold in the alley?
Shaking his head, he couldn't understand why, so he simply didn't think about it and went home early. He had classes tomorrow morning.
So he started jogging towards the direction of his rental house.
The coolness did not subside, but as he walked deeper and deeper, it actually became a bit cold and biting.
Ta da da...
In the dark alley, there was only the sound of Ren Xiaofan's footsteps as he trotted. He folded his arms and felt the goosebumps on his arms caused by the chill.
It was originally less than three minutes away, but he jogged for five minutes and still didn't get home. He felt something was wrong, so he suddenly stopped, took out his phone, and checked the time on it.
21:47, this is the time when he just came out of Wang Yugen's noodle shop. Could it be that his phone is broken?
Feeling confused, he quickly turned on his phone and found that the signal was gone, and he couldn't even turn on the flashlight function.
"What a shame, why is my phone broken?"
Ren Xiaofan spat, and could only put his cell phone helplessly into his pocket, and continued to run forward.
One second! Two seconds! Three seconds! Four seconds!......
Since his phone was broken and he couldn't keep track of time, he counted the seconds in his mind silently.
The sound of Ren Xiaofan's running suddenly sounded again in the dark alley.
He didn't know how far he ran until he stopped again when he counted 300 seconds.
It's not that he doesn't want to run, but that he can't run anymore. His body is already thin, and running for so long has reached the limit of his physical strength.
"Huhuhu..."
Ren Xiaofan didn't mind being dirty and just sat on the ground panting.
Should... maybe he encountered a ghost and hit a wall?
Looking at the dark environment around him, an extremely terrifying thought suddenly appeared in his mind, which made him shiver uncontrollably.
No...impossible. Where is the ghost in this world? I must be scaring myself...
He tried hard to convince himself, but it was obviously in vain. Some horrific scenes appeared in his mind...
It was originally a three-minute journey, but after running back and forth for more than ten minutes, we still haven't arrived. You know, this alley is straight and there are no twists and turns.
Now...it seems that apart from the phenomenon of ghosts hitting the wall, there seems to be no other better explanation.
Fatigue and fear plagued Ren Xiaofan. His legs were trembling as he stood up with difficulty and put his hands on the waistband of his trousers.
When he was in the orphanage, he once heard the old dean tell a story that girls would spit in front of the wall when they encountered a ghost. If boys encountered this situation, they would take off their pants and pee in front of the wall.
Because most ghosts are afraid of getting dirty, doing this can be considered a way to drive them away.
Regardless of whether it works or not, this is the only way he can do it now.