I am invincible after I can read the file

Mu Cheng stood at the window on the second floor of his house, listening to the sound of opera singing from upstairs.

It was his grandmother who was listening to Huangmei Opera.

The old lady is more than 90 years old and still has a bright heart. She used to be the uncompromising patriarch of the whole family, but after the next generation got up, she returned to the state of retirement. She listened to operas or planted flowers every day. She especially liked the younger generation and preferred the girls at home. .

He glanced at the cigarette butt between his fingers, if the old lady smelled it, she would probably come and ask for one to smoke.

Snowflakes slapped on the window, Mu Cheng carefully opened a slit, trying to diffuse the smell, but saw a figure in the distance... a woman?

It was a woman who almost blended into the shadows. She was wearing a long black trench coat with the collar turned up, and her whole body was black. She had a high ponytail and was walking in the snow.

However, the ground the other party walked on did not leave any traces. Her face was terribly white, half of her face was hidden under the collar, and her demeanor looked so attractive.

Mu Cheng shuddered hard, rubbed his eyes and looked again, but the figure was gone.

Did he see it wrong?

He pressed against the window stiffly, his palms trembling slightly, he couldn't help pressing his face against the window, and looked carefully, but he didn't notice that his face was terribly cold.

—the woman appeared again.

She didn't move this time, what was she looking up at, it seemed to be the old five family?She is looking at the yard of Lao Wu's family?

He wasn't sure.

But he noticed a thin, undamaged layer of snow on the ground.

Just when he was paying attention to the snow, the woman disappeared again without knowing when.

Mu Cheng shuddered suddenly: I saw a ghost!

"I became a ghost couple with him, and love and love are inseparable in this life."

Just such a libretto came from above, Mu Cheng hurriedly closed the window, not daring to stay alone, and hurriedly went downstairs to find his wife.

……

Jiang Huai took back the shadow doll.

He discovered the abnormality, but he didn't understand the reason for the abnormality——

He was sure no one was in the car and the driver was gone.

The fifth uncle and his wife were sure that there were guests at home, but if a stranger really came, their house didn't even bark the dog.

It doesn't seem like there are real people, it's more like the idea of ​​"there are guests" has been instilled in their brains.

...like hypnosis?

A peaceful night.

The next day, Jiang Huai came back from sweeping the tomb alone, and completed the last task in front of the tomb, and Ji Bai woke up.

As usual, he didn't eat breakfast, so he wandered to the kitchen and found the porridge still warm, but when he went out, he saw a black shadow scurrying by, leaving behind a noisy sound——

"Saw a crow early in the morning?" Ji Bai glanced at the time, "Ah, it doesn't seem very early."

It's noon.

But there are still enough unlucky ones.

When he put down the empty bowl, Jiang Huai came back, his expression still indifferent: "The big cousin asked us to eat, shall we go?"

In order to avoid trouble, and because of their complicated relationship, Jiang Huai introduced Ji Bai and said that he was his friend. Thanks to his own status, he was embarrassed, and the others didn't ask much.

Ji Bo: "Forget it, I don't know those people well, by the way, do I have lunch?"

Jiang Huai looked at the silent puppet beside him.

Ji Bai immediately sat upright: "Let's go together, together!"

Jiang Huai glanced at him and asked him to help carry the presents for his family.

Ji Bo didn't understand where he got it, isn't the suitcase just that big?Was it airlifted in front of the tomb?

The sky was clear, neither the sun nor snow fell, their boots creaked on the snow, and two rows of footprints stepped on the snow, but only for the short section of the door, the other roads in front of the door were all trampled melted.

Smoke rose from every household, and children ran wildly in the snow.

Ji Bai clicked his tongue twice: "Why don't you seem to see many men?"

Most of them are children, women and the elderly. Is the whole village full of left-behind children?But why are there a larger proportion of women?

Jiang Huai seemed to want to frown, but when he saw his relatives, he still greeted them with a smile. He told Ji Bai in a low voice between his words: "Stay for two more days and you will know."

In Xibian Village, the status of women is very low.

Unmarried is lower than married, those with daughters are lower than those with sons, and those with ungrown sons are lower than mature ones. This has been the case for generations, so not only Grandma Jianghuai’s elder brothers hate her, but her sisters-in-law and her peers also hate her. , all hate her.

——But at that time, the grandmother was the uncompromising head of the family. She lost her husband and had children, and earned money to support the family. With her support, no one dared to object.

Ji Bo didn't see so many people this time, I don't know what day it was yesterday, it seems that all relatives were there, today there are fewer people——

Only the grandma's eldest grandson, Mucheng, and the uncle's wife, he learned during the conversation that this Jianghuai uncle is the village head of the village.

The uncle's child is going to college in other places, and the husband and wife are caring for the elderly at home. Jiang Huai went to talk to his grandmother, and the two uncles went to take a nap.

Sure enough, there was the Vulcan Lord on the stove, and he bowed by the way when he passed by.

It seemed that the meat was still stewed in the pot. He smelled a little greedy, so he didn't have the nerve to lift the pot, so he went outside.

There are especially many guest rooms here, and the house is huge, obviously able to accommodate a lot of people, but many places are not very popular. Ji Bai guessed that it would be much more lively during the Chinese New Year, after all, other children have their own houses, so they don't usually come here.

Seeing Jiang Huai going downstairs, he silently went up to meet him, and couldn't help asking: "Why were there so many people yesterday?"

"Ah," Jiang Huai said flatly, "They thought the old lady was going to die."

Ji Bo: "No, what?"

"Grandmother said it herself," Jiang Huai said helplessly, "for several years, she would often say that she was going to die and her inheritance would be divided... Then she called all the family members together, but she was in good health. Can't even see it."

Ji Bo: So this is an old version of the wolf story?

"I miss the younger generation, right?" he guessed, "but they are so different, so they can only use this method?"

Jiang Huai didn't say anything, and continued to walk forward.

When they met Fifth Uncle, Jiang Huai couldn't help paying more attention to this middle-aged bald man, but still didn't find any problems.

Ji Bai walked a few steps, suddenly grabbed Jiang Huai's arm, and gently pulled him back.

Jianghuai: "?"

Ji Bai seemed more puzzled than him: "There is someone in front, don't you see?"

"..." Jiang Huai slowly repeated his words, "Is there anyone?"

"That's right," Ji Bai's pupils only reflected Jiang Huai's figure, but his tone was so sure, "It's right next to your fifth uncle, you almost ran into it just now."

Jiang Huai turned his head to take a look, and the fifth uncle had already left.

—individual.

His heart beat violently, and he said, "Oh, I didn't notice just now... let's go back."

However, the shadow under his feet was distorted, and he followed Uncle Wu soundlessly.

The other party is talking, the voice is very small:

"Yes, my elder brother's house is right in front of me. Want to interview my grandmother? Hahaha... The old lady is very energetic, but aren't you students of architecture? You are still interested in this."

"The old lady smokes, drinks, and listens to the theater. She doesn't even know why she has lived so long. She is widowed at a young age. It is very difficult for one person to raise a big family—"

"I know, you are the people introduced by Brother Wang. It's okay, it's okay, my house can live well, and if I can't live in, there is my elder brother's house. There are fewer people in the family and more rooms, so it's worth it. That project...then do it for me Thank you, Brother Wang, it's just a small matter."

"Jianghuai?" Ji Bai suddenly pointed to the branch in front of him, "Is that a crow? Why are they still there in such a cold day?"

The figures of Jiang Huai and Ji Bai were clearly reflected in the crow's red pupils. It flapped its wings and took off, and the snow on the cold pine rustled down, hitting people's heads and faces.

Ji Bai was hopping around, turned his head, only to find that Jiang Huai had already returned home and turned on his phone.

That action, call?What are you so anxious about?

But the phone call was quite personal, and he didn't bother to listen to it.

——Jiang Huai called Mu Ning.

Then, connected.

He was stunned.

Just now, he thought he had entered the dungeon.

If it was just the fifth uncle and his wife who saw the non-existent guests, it would be considered that they had a neurological problem, but after Ji Bai said "someone", Jiang Huai quickly swept the entire village with his consciousness, capturing all the people who could hear information--

Except for him, it seems that everyone else can see the "guest".

There were five guests, three women and two men, college students.

But Jianghuai not only couldn't see it, he didn't even see any Yin Qi.

He thought he had entered a special dungeon without making a sound, so in order to verify, he naturally made a phone call to see if he could communicate with the outside world.

"Huaihuai? What's wrong? Huaihuai..."

Jiang Huai replied half a beat later: "It's nothing...just——"

"Wait," said the other person, "I'll call back."

The call back was a video call.

Jiang Huai paused with his fingertips, but still took it.

His stepmother, Mu Ning, appeared across the screen with a smile on her face. She has curly hair. She looks soft but has a particularly aggressive temperament. She doesn't smile like your teaching director, but she smiles like playing online games with you The dean who shouted "Help me, save me".

"I wish you a happy New Year's Day in advance," said the other person, "but when did you start to be superstitious? I heard that you set up a metaphysics company?"

Mu Ning added: "It's not what Xiaofang said, but people in the domestic head office always report to me, and you don't care? Are you ashamed?"

Jiang Huai pouted.

Mu Ning kept laughing: "Okay, don't join my company if you don't want to, but you won't be able to take my job sooner or later? Is the small company short of money? Do you want to attract investment?"

Jianghuai replied quickly: "There is no shortage."

After thinking about it, he said, "It should make money."

"It's good that you know what's in your mind...then why are you calling?" Mu Ning pretended to be surprised and widened his eyes, "Aren't I just a tool for making money?"

Jiang Huai glared at her.

She just laughed again.

She had all the makeup on her face, obviously she was busy at this time, probably in some social occasion, but she just waited leisurely for Jiang Huai to speak, without even urging her.

Jiang Huai coughed twice: "I..." He glanced at Ji Bai, "The Ji family wants me to go back to celebrate the New Year this year."

"Hey," Mu Ning raised his eyebrows, "I want to repair the relationship, why did I go so early? Four years ago, when your father left, you didn't want to come here to repair the relationship? You can't say that their family was your grandfather a few years ago, right? ——A few years ago, your grandfather was always confused, but this year his brain is easy to use?"

Jiang Huai's eyes were shining, and he used his eyes to signal her to curse again.

Mu Ning couldn't laugh or cry.

"Then what do you mean?" she asked, "I said something right just now, your grandfather hasn't been a fool for a few years."

Jiang Huai was silent for half a minute, and said: "I can't forgive him for my mother, and this behavior is meaningless."

"He wants to see me, not necessarily because he wants a grandson, he has a lot of grandchildren, he just wants to forgive himself."

"However——I should go and have a look this year, and sit for a while, but it's free for the Chinese New Year together."

Jianghuai has a sense of ritual in doing things, and only spends the New Year with family members, even through video calls.

The conflict between Grandpa Ji and Mother Ji is also very simple——

Not because of superficial conflicts such as marriage and love, which are just the fuse, but because of parents' desire to control their children.

"Are you treating your child like that because you love her, or are you showing love to her because you want to control her?"

When the relationship between father and daughter was most likely to be reconciled, Grandpa Ji said, "As long as you admit your mistakes, I will admit your husband and son." Rejected - which also made their relationship completely sour.

Jiang Huai chatted about his annoying cousin and going back to his hometown to see his mother-in-law. Mu Ning listened with a smile, and they hung up the phone after half an hour.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Huai frowned immediately.

Everything was normal, Ji Bai sat cross-legged on the sofa playing online games, Jiang Huai called Fang Tang, woke up the assistant in the bed, and asked him to hurry up to check his fifth uncle in the Mediterranean, and the fifth uncle revealed everything that came out-

For example, students from the Department of Architecture of Yanqi Civil Engineering University, such as the brother Wang who gave the project that Uncle Wu knew.

Check it out now!

Check against time!

But Jiang Huai looked at the time, put on his coat, and went straight to Uncle Wu.

When he entered, the big yellow dog tied up in the fifth uncle's yard barked wildly because of the strange smell.

Seeing Jiang Huai, Uncle Wu was obviously surprised.

——This is his cousin's stepson. In fact, he has no blood relationship with their old Mu's family at all.

Jianghuai is in the village, and the only one who really treats him well is his grandmother.

On the surface, they listened to him calling uncle and aunt, but in fact they turned their backs and curled their lips, feeling sour in their hearts——

Suan Muning married a rich man. Suan Muning was rich before she got married, and even richer after she married.

Originally, there was still one thing that could attack her - a rich man had a son. Unexpectedly, Mu Ning brought that little son over during the New Year. He is obedient and beautiful, and he especially listens to her stepmother.

"I don't know what rat soup Mu Ning gave him!"

How can there be a good stepmother and the son left behind by the front?

Later, Mu Ning's husband disappeared, and the two of them divided her husband's property with their sons. They waited to see Mu Ning throw Jiang Huai out, or Jiang Huai and Mu Ning quarrel - but they waited eagerly, nothing came!

This is too much, a waste of emotion!

Jiang Huai may not know what they think, but he doesn't care, he made excuses on the way:

"It's like this, fifth uncle. Before I came here, my mother told me to pay for the renovation of the house in the village. Does fifth uncle have any recommendations? I decided to make a big move," Jiang Huai walked to the table and sat down naturally. "It's better to knock it down and build a new one, and change to a different architectural style. I heard that Uncle Wu is engaged in building materials. Do you have anyone to recommend?"

"No," Fifth Uncle quickly waved his hand, "I have a friend, let's set up a decoration company to start a small business, but you have found the right person, I really know a little about this..."

Understood, he is not engaged in building materials, but only collects intermediary fees.

A few words from Jianghuai made the uncle believe that he was stupid and rich, so he got the information of that "Brother Wang" casually, and then they chatted with the people who lived in Uncle Wu's house.

"You know Yanqi University! We are a good university in Yang Province! They are here to conduct research, take pictures, write reports, visit and study, and Brother Wang will help settle the money." But for some reason, Fifth Uncle said no at all. Knowing the specific information, after a few words, he didn't even reveal the name of the person, and it seemed that he didn't intend to introduce Jianghuai and a few people.

Jiang Huai's heart sank a little bit.

For the familiar people who live in their own home, they only remember their gender and age range when they chat, and they can't even remember their appearance, personality, or name at all, as if——

"Five students from the Department of Architecture of Yanqi University came to my house" exists objectively in "consciousness", but these five people do not exist in reality.

What kind of person, you know he's lying there, sitting there, but you can't see him, you can't get close to him... it's like being blocked by something?

Blocked by the rules.

Jiang Huai remembered.

He has seen such people.

The author has something to say: sort out the family relationship of Huaihuai's family:

【Biological father (deceased) biological mother (deceased)】

The biological mother is from the Ji family. She has two older brothers. The eldest brother has two sons. The younger son is Ji Bai, Huai Huai's cousin.

【Stepmother (Muning), Huaihuai's half-sister (Jiang Yuan-4 years old)】

Mu Ning is from the Mu family, and because his father was married, he followed his mother's surname, so Jiang Huai's grandmother also had the surname Mu. Grandma was the youngest daughter of Jiang Huai's grandma, and later divorced the married man.

So Jiang Huai has many peers, but they are all older than him, and the only one younger than him in this generation is his sister.