Opening a Shop in the Nightmare World

When Su Zimo woke up again, the morning sun had already shone on the bedroom floor through the gauze curtain.

There is no noise of disputes in the nightmare world in his ears, nor the bustling traffic of the metropolis, only the cicadas in the hot summer and the unknown birds in the mountains.What he smelled was no longer the decay and decay of the nightmare world, but the faint scent of flowers in the room and the fresh air of the mountains in the morning.

Su Zimo got up in such a comfortable environment, glanced at the only shoes on the floor that he remembered to take off last night, got up and let his feet step on the comfortable wooden floor, and stretched his tired body as if it had been run over by something. Body, then walked over and unlocked the bedroom door, leaving the door open a crack.

"Homeowner."

The sound of Su Zimo opening the door attracted a maid on the fifth floor. The young maid named Ye Ning was originally responsible for taking care of Su Zimo's grandfather, and she was also the most reassuring maid in the main house. .

Long hair neatly rolled up, wearing a pair of glasses, with a serious expression on his face, and a palm-sized notebook hidden in his hand.Su Zimo heard that she once wanted to apply for the position of the new housekeeper of the Su family, but was rejected by Su Hewen due to lack of qualifications and experience.

"Master, good morning." Ye Ning lowered her head slightly, her serious expression looked more like a housekeeper than a full-time maid, "Morning tea is prepared in the kitchen, and the owner can enjoy it in the bedroom or in the garden."

"Who's in the garden?" Su Zimo asked with a headache as he glanced at the clothes he hadn't had time to change.

"Master, Fourth Master, Miss Mian Mian and Young Master He Wen." Ye Ning looked at the notebook in his hand, "Master hopes that he can have time to discuss matters with the Patriarch in the morning."

I heard that the professional maid's ability is good, but her memory is not good, so she likes to write everything down in a notebook, which will not delay things.

And the master Ye Ning was talking about was naturally Su Zimo's father, Su Gan, the prodigal son of the Su family who had three or four illegitimate daughters without telling his eldest son. Su Zimo thought for a while and said, "You go first!" The garden is ready, I will come later."

"Yes." Ye Ning said, and added, "Patriarch, Master Hewen has arranged for us to tidy up the empty room on the second floor, and you can live there anytime."

"Understood." It was Su Zimo's decision to move to the second floor where his grandfather lived. There are still many books he has not read in the study room on the second floor of his grandfather, and the entire second floor is full of Su Zimo and Mr. Su Heng. The memories between the two are full of the old man's teachings. As long as he walks in the corridor on the second floor, he can feel that he can think more calmly than before.

After seeing off the maid, Su Zimo closed the door again, and picked out a set of student-like shirts and trousers from the closet, with a thin black silk ribbon tied at the neckline.Although someone—it should be Su Hewen prepared a lot of clothes that fit the size during the stupid four years, most of them were still the same style as Su Zimo's when he was in school.

After walking into the bathroom of the bedroom, he took care of it and wiped away the things he experienced in the nightmare world like light dust. Then Su Zimo dried his hair, put on the prepared clothes and prepared to leave the bedroom.

Because of Su Gan's request for "discussion", Su Zimo didn't plan to return to "settling in a corner" for a while.But thinking of looking at the ghost umbrella and Peng Peng in the store all night, Su Zimo found a tablet with mobile network and a charger sent by his fourth uncle Su Ni from the bedside table, and then opened the "An Yu Yi Yu" behind him. the door.

Su Zimo took a step back and took a look inside the store, only to find that the store door was closed, the black umbrella and the music score were in their original positions, but his ghost housekeeper and "child labor" were nowhere to be found.

Although he knew that the two of them would not watch the shop peacefully all night, Su Zimo did not expect to see the figures of those two early in the morning. Maybe they went back to the main body, or they ran to a place not far from the main body. Somewhere to go, Su Zimo didn't think about looking for it, but just put the tablet and power supply in a conspicuous place on the counter, and then returned to his bedroom.

It was not yet the opening time of ordinary shops in the early morning, and Su Zimo had no intention of disturbing their free rest time.

When he left the bedroom and went downstairs, Su Zimo suddenly found that the Su family today is a little different from the past. When they fired Butler Bai before, they thought that the other old servants of the Su family would be more responsible, but they did not expect the change It's not that big. After all, they are all "old men" who have taken care of the eldest grandson Su Zimo from the old man Su Heng. They can be regarded as taking care of three generations of the Su family. It's not as good as it used to be.

But today, every servant Su Zimo saw in the corridor was upright and full of energy.

"Is there anything good today?" Su Zimo met Ye Ning who was waiting in the lobby, so he asked curiously.

"Patriarch, Master He Wen said that a housekeeper will apply for the job today, and that housekeeper seems to have studied in a foreign housekeeper academy, and the chance of success is very high, so everyone wants to show it in front of the new housekeeper." Ye Ning When she spoke, she didn't lower her voice at all, and she didn't seem to worry about the servants around hearing her. After all, Su Zimo was the only one she had to take care of.

"Morning tea is ready."

Su Zimo took Ye Li to the laurel tree in the garden, where the laurel tree and other evergreen trees formed a perfect shade without blocking the view, and there were long tables covered with tablecloths and several courtyards. The chair, cool morning breeze, came slowly, Su Zimo's familiar father, fourth uncle, Su Mianmian and Su Hewen had already sat down on it, some were reading the newspaper with nostalgia, and some were already checking various data on the tablet.

Although Su Hewen can't say it out loud, the burden on him now is heavier than that of everyone sitting here. This is also the first time Su Zimo saw him staying at home drinking morning tea. On weekdays, he has long been like Su Ni's wife Rui. Qiu went to deal with business like that.

Su Zimo did not stop Su Hewen's hard-working work, because if he talked too much, this unrelated brother would keep silent until Su Zimo retracted the foreword. The whole atmosphere was like a family cold war, and the time was short. From hours to days, Su Zimo seemed unreasonable if he continued to torment.

Although the environment of the courtyard is not as good as the gazebo in the hilltop garden, there is no need to overlook the entire Shoushan City early in the morning, it is better to sit here and enjoy the shade.

"Mo Mo." Su Qian, who was dressed in a fancy dress, looked younger than his son. When he saw Su Zimo coming, he smiled and raised his milk glass.You are young at heart, but you are also entering old age, and it is time to supplement calcium.

Su Zimo greeted everyone present, took the marshmallow from his cousin Su Mianmian, and dunked it into his own milk cup under the guidance of the children. It seemed that there was only Su Hewen's on the long table. There was a cup of Americano in front of him.

"Didn't sleep well last night?" Su Hewen frowned slightly, looking at Su Zimo who still had some dark circles under his eyes, "I remember you went back to your room a long time ago."

"Maybe it's...watching a terrible horror movie." Su Zimo said with a smile, "Brother, your sleep time may not be much more than mine."

"I'm used to it, but you've always had enough sleep." Su Hewen pointed out seriously.

"Don't be so strict, Xiao Hewen." Su Qian immediately stopped him, "Mo Mo hasn't had any entertainment life for four years, and he has missed a lot of interesting things. Now he is just watching a horror movie. It's no big deal. Yes, next time I plan to take Momo to the newest virtual bar..."

"no need."

"No."

Su Zimo and Su Hewen blurted out almost at the same time, and then Su Qian closed his mouth.

"Father, Ye Ning said that you want to discuss matters with me?" Su Zimo took a sip of milk with marshmallows, and then asked curiously, "Is it related to the daughters you mentioned before?"

"Ah, they are all very cute children, and some of them are about to go to high school at the beginning of school." Su Qian's tone could not hear any embarrassment, as if he left Su Zimo alone to the old man, and then looked around for a new girl. Friends, it is rumored that there are many more illegitimate daughters who have nothing to do with him.

"But it's still early to talk about those children." Su Gan smiled. "Didn't your grandfather's will say that there will be a weekly gathering, and even a lawyer will be present to verify it? Tomorrow is Saturday, so Your second uncle and third uncle will come over for dinner, so you have to prepare it in advance, lest they do something wrong."

"I understand, but nothing will happen at the first meeting." Su Zimo nodded, always feeling that apart from the Saturday meeting that he just learned, there seems to be something special this Sunday.But since even Su Zimo didn't remember it, it might not be an important thing.

"Be careful." Su Hewen reminded while lowering his head to make a mark on the tablet.

"Momo, do you have any plans for today?" Fourth uncle Su Ni is one of the most leisurely ones. His principle of doing things is that the earth will continue to revolve without him, and his only task is to revolve around his family. Today I happen to be taking Mianmian to the mountain to listen to a musical."

"If I say that I have nothing to do, it seems that I am too sorry for my brother." Su Zimo smiled and glanced at Su Hewen who took on most of the work. Although he had heard that he had a very strong team, Su Zimo also Not allowing myself to relax, "My brother has already transmitted the content I need to be familiar with in advance, so I have to complete the prescribed homework within a week."

The "homework" that Su Hewen assigns to Su Zimo is placed on a tablet that is not connected to the Internet. Except for some data that Su Zimo is not interested in, his favorite content is actually some Su Hewen and Project proposals that have been modified or proposed by the team are classified step by step according to the company. Su Zimo needs to annotate with his own ideas without knowing the results, and finally compare these formed projects and the current situation, and look for opportunities Discuss some key points with Su Hewen.

It is precisely because of this that Su Zimo called it "homework".

What Su Zimo didn't know was that the speed and completion of his annotations were actually faster than Su Hewen imagined, but because Su Hewen was not good at praise, so in order to express his deep recognition and appreciation for Su Zimo's ability, he just It doubled Su Zimo's workload at a sub-speed, and also mixed in some unstarted project plans, and added practical projects without Su Zimo's knowledge.

"One year is very short." Su Hewen once again sent out a friendly and encouraging signal, which successfully increased Su Zimo's sense of pressure.

"Where's the ghost housekeeper?" Su Hewen took a sip of coffee, put down the tablet in his hand, and looked at Su Zimo as if talking about business, "Ye Ning said that he disappeared since last night."

"He, resigned." Su Zimo looked down at the milk cup. It was impossible to say that Ghost Umbrella would be a full-time butler of "An Yu Yi Yu" in the future. "Maybe he felt that he was not qualified for this job."

"As expected." Su Hewen's eyes were sharp, "Weird name, weird clothes, ugly tattoos on his face, frivolous words, ignorance of the housekeeper's affairs, and no merits as a housekeeper. Actually, I don't know yet Where did you invite him in the first place, and what sparks did he attract your attention?"

"Maybe it's...an online recruitment website? As for the bright spot..." Su Zimo thought about the ghost umbrella that he could lose himself and was full of drama, and said hesitantly, "Maybe it's light in hand, convenient You can take it with you wherever you go, right?"

Su Zimo is actually hard to describe that feeling, although the ghost umbrella is not very reliable.

But it seems that no matter where he is, he can hold that umbrella in his hand and walk in any world.

No one around Su Zimo could do that.

"I invited a housekeeper with a very good resume to apply for the job. He lives a little far away, and he may arrive in the afternoon." Su Hewen looked at the information on his phone, and then continued, "Because I am a college classmate, I can guarantee that The authenticity of the resume. I have already sent the resume to your mobile phone, whether to hire or not depends on your decision, and don't worry about the relationship between me and his classmates, after all, we are not familiar with each other."

Although Su Hewen uttered a long string of words, they were already concise and to the point.

"If you are a classmate with Xiao Hewen, you should already be working even if you go abroad for further study. I heard that this kind of housekeeper rarely leaves the post." Su Gan asked curiously.

"He experienced some strange things." Su Hewen also shook his head, "I heard from my friend that he left his previous position, so I got in touch with him, but when I was talking to him, it seemed..."

"like?"

"It seems to be talking to the dead." Su Hewen frowned slightly, "His voice and tone are completely different from before. It can only be described as dead. Telephone."

"It doesn't sound very reliable." Even Su Ni was a little worried.

"I've heard a little about his ability, so I think it's very strange, and I didn't mention it to you before. But yesterday morning he suddenly called me and said that he needs a job and can start working immediately." Su Hewen continued, "Telephone The voice on the other end seemed to come alive suddenly, no different from when he was in college, so I wanted to give him a chance for an interview."

"It's strange." Su Zimo admitted that this strange housekeeper aroused his curiosity.

"What's even more strange is that he wants a two-month trial period without salary." Su Hewen made another point.

"Ask for unpaid work?" Su Qian was also surprised.

Su Hewen nodded, and continued: "He said a very strange thing, saying that if he is still alive in two months, he hopes to get a more generous reward than planned."

Then, Su Hewen wrote a six-digit number on the dining table.

"I don't have a small appetite. Why are you still alive... It seems like our Su family is a sea of ​​swords and flames." Su Qian looked at the string of numbers carefully, "The money itself doesn't matter, but I hope that the work ability of this housekeeper can meet his expectations. The request. Speaking of which, within the two months of the probationary period, we can also ask for dismissal at any time, right?"

"good."

When Su Hewen was speaking, Su Zimo had already opened the communication software, and found the resume of the new housekeeper from the information sent by Su Hewen.

Leaving aside the glamorous and beautiful resumes, what Su Zimo noticed was the photo in the upper right corner of the resume. It was a young man with good facial features, not handsome, but giving people a shrewd feeling.

What attracts Su Zimo is not how the person in the photo looks like, but because even though the person in the photo doesn't have a beard, his hair is neat and straight back, and his eyes look energetic, but this guy in the photo... It is clearly the madman Mr. I met in the nightmare world before!

The last nightmare world was No. 18 experienced by the lunatics. These seniors experience the nightmare world once a month, so two months later is exactly the time for him to participate in the No. 20 nightmare world. The conditions proposed by him and Su Hewen There is also a reasonable explanation.

But... at such a critical moment, the lunatic wanted to find a job, and even asked for a high salary for himself two months later?

"Mu Feng?" Su Zimo glanced at the name on the resume, raised his head and said to Su Hewen, "Brother, it should be a very interesting new housekeeper."

"I hope it will be better by the previous housekeeper." Su Hewen raised his eyebrows pointingly.

After enjoying the family's morning tea, Su Zimo found a reason to go back to the old man's study on the second floor, and asked Ye Ning to help prepare some things that could be found at home, and then delivered them in a way that ordinary people can't imagine, In an instant, I arrived at the "An Yu Yi Yu" shop far away in Jiangdu.

After walking out from the back door, Su Zimo found that Peng Peng was still missing, while Ghost Umbrella was looking at the already used tablet while... making tea for himself?He was so focused that even Su Zimo, who returned to the shop, didn't see it.

Su Zimo has always felt that some powerful ghosts should be as intuitive as those in novels and movies, and any trouble can attract their attention.But the one he keeps in his store can not only lose himself, but also can't find any emergencies.

Seeing that the ghost umbrella was making tea so happily, Su Zimo didn't bother, but just opened the back door and moved the prepared things into "An Yu Yi Yu" bit by bit.For example, the computer that Su Zimo used to do his homework, some books recommended by Grandpa Su, and some green plants and other things that Ye Ning found.

Su Zimo actually likes the two flower beds on both sides of the store door very much. They seem to be more green under the morning sun, so he found some green radish and ivy, and put them above the upright piano, where the shelves were empty and on the counter next to it.Let the already long vine leaves hang down naturally, adding a sense of spring to the hot summer.

The maid also found a large empty mirror frame and glue, allowing Su Zimo to hide the "real" fragments in the mirror frame, which would be better than a bare fragment.

It's just that after the restoration was completed, every time Su Zimo passed by the mirror on the shelf, he always felt that the movement of his shadow in the mirror seemed to be half a beat slower.

After trimming the vine branches and wiping the container with a rag, Su Zimo found that the ghost umbrella was still there concentrating on making tea. For Su Zimo who can accept instant coffee, such a The tea making process is even more exaggerated than Su Hewen's freshly ground coffee.

"Mr. Ghost Umbrella." Su Zimo looked at the ghost umbrella blocked by the tablet standing on the counter, squinted and said with a smile, "There are two people in the shop, one is making decorations, the other is sitting There’s tea. One prunes the plants, the other sits there and makes tea. One wipes down the container and the other sits there and makes tea, what do you think the relationship between those two would be?”

Su Zimo still hoped that Mr. Li Gui could remember that he was now the butler who "settled in a corner", not the treasure of the store.

And Ghost Umbrella finally put down the glass teapot that seemed to be a treasure, and the lines on the corners of his eyes seemed to be able to seduce people's souls.After seeing Su Zimo holding a rag and embracing his hands, Ghost Umbrella asked seriously: "Beautiful love?"

"..." Su Zimo was silent for a moment, then sighed helplessly, "It is the shop owner who does the work of the clerk, but the clerk is here to make tea."

"Huh? Is the other 'person' that the boss just mentioned is me?" Ghost Umbrella showed an innocent smile, "I'm not a human being."

"..."

As he said that, Ghost Umbrella carefully picked up the glass teapot that he had studied for a long time. Su Zimo could see that there were plenty of tender green tea leaves and some brightly colored flowers in it. It looked more like glass than tea. Microscopic bonsai in a bottle.

"Try my newly developed scented tea, it's called...'Happy'." Ghost Umbrella hesitated for a moment, making people think that this sloppy name might be a temporary idea.

Su Zimo, who always thought that Guisan was just lazily making tea for himself, could only quietly watch Guisan take out a glass teacup, make a cup of light-colored warm tea, and carefully deliver it to him .

"There is a scented tea shop next door, so I made a pot myself according to the video. It looks better than the one in the video, but I don't know how it tastes." Guisan paused, and then nodded confidently Nodding, "It must be the best in the world."

Su Zimo took a sip carefully, thinking that so many tea leaves would make the tea extremely bitter, but he felt the freshness of mint the moment the tea entered his mouth.The feeling of this cup of tea... It can be said that the first taste is fresh with bitterness, but after the mouth, there is sweetness on the tip of the tongue.

Indeed, it can really give people a "happy" feeling.

"Peng Peng's ability is not too strong. This store is a very special place for Li Gui. The power here can warm and nourish Li Gui, and because this kind of power is too strong, it is easy for Li Gui to fall into a state similar to deep sleep. , so I don’t come out often during the day.” Ghost Umbrella saw Su Zimo’s satisfied expression when he drank tea, and the color of the lines in the corners of his eyes seemed to become brighter. I went to the bookstore next door and bought him a few exercises for Xiaoshengchu, so that he can do it when he wakes up."

"..." Su Zimo doesn't think that Peng Peng will like this gift, and Peng Peng's childish appearance is just caused by amnesia. The real Peng Peng should be the white-eyed young man he met in the nightmare time. Lying weakly on the bed, it seems to have stronger strength.

and……

"Do you have money to buy tea and books?" Su Zimo asked the soul directly while holding a teacup.

"Money?" Guisan tilted his head blankly.

"..."

"Excuse me, is the store open yet?"

Just when Su Zimo was choking, a stranger's voice suddenly came from the direction of the store door, "An Yu Yi Yu" seemed to welcome the first customer since it opened.