Shu Guan didn't expect that it would be Wang Runling who opened the door today, so he couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Where's your father?"
Wang Runling looked at him with sleepy eyes.
The last two times I came to Shuguan, I wore a mask. This time, I had a different face, so naturally Wang Runling couldn't recognize her.
However, Shu Guan opened his mouth to ask Wang Maorong, which also showed that he was a regular customer of this store.
"He has something to do today."
Wang Runling yawned and said something.
"See a doctor or buy medicine?"
Then Wang Runling asked again.
"I want to buy some supplements."
Shu Guan smiled and said:
"The kind that ordinary people can use, I don't know if they are available here."
"come in."
Wang Runling glanced at him again, then turned around and walked in with his hands in his pajama pockets.
When Shu Guan also walked into the gate of Runling Hall, Wang Runling was already standing in front of the glass cabinets.
"For men or for women."
Wang Runling asked this question.
"Both men and women, in their forties."
Shu Guan said quickly.
So Wang Runling opened the glass cabinet door and picked out a red bottle and a blue bottle from the bottles inside.
"The red one is for men. Take one pill every three days for two months. It can regulate the heart and nourish the liver, strengthen the spleen and stomach, soothe the nerves and help sleep, calm the mind and resolve depression, strengthen the essence and kidneys, strengthen the bones and tendons, and make it easy to Do you want to restore people to their youthful glory, and within ten years, they will be free from all typhoid and miscellaneous diseases?"
Wang Runling's introduction made Shu Guan feel familiar, and he couldn't help but recall some small announcements that he often saw on the snack walls in the streets and alleys in his previous life.
This made him silent for a few seconds, then he nodded firmly and said:
"I want."
The miracle cure-all medicines advertised in street advertisements in previous lives were naturally deceptive.
But the medicine in Wang Runling's hand, she said, can cure all diseases, and it must be that one that can cure all diseases.
"The same goes for the blue bottle. Take one pill every three days for two months. In addition to being immune to all diseases, it can also replenish blood and Qi, nourish yin and lungs, rejuvenate the skin, beautify the face, and increase interest in sexual intercourse. Do you want it?"
Wang Runling continued to pick up another bottle and asked.
Shu Guan was silent again.
However, since the father-in-law has been bought a medicine that can restore the glory of youth, the mother-in-law must also have corresponding tonics, otherwise it will cause some kind of disharmony, and that is a good intention but a bad thing.
"I want."
So he nodded and said.
"Anything else?"
Wang Runling asked again.
Shu Guan pondered for a moment. Rong Miao had a younger brother, who was three years younger than Rong Miao. He should be twenty-five years old this year.
But for the first time visiting, generally speaking, it is enough to give some gifts to the future father-in-law and mother-in-law. As for the future brother-in-law, there is no need to give them.
Young people probably don't need these tonics, and I don't know what his brother-in-law's personality is like. It's better not to give them casually. After meeting him and seeing what kind of person he is, I can decide to give them gifts.
Shu Guan thought for a moment and then said:
"No, how much do these two bottles of medicine cost?"
"No need to pay, I'll give it to you."
Wang Runling's answer made Shu Guan suddenly startled.
He subconsciously touched his face and glanced at the glass cabinet window. He looked at the face he had just changed and confirmed that it was really just an ordinary middle-aged face. It was definitely Not enough for a young girl to make blind and impulsive choices.
Thinking about her father's character, it's impossible to give birth to a completely different daughter!
"...Isn't this bad? If your father finds out, he will definitely blame you."
Shu Guan said this embarrassedly.
"It's okay. You saved our father and daughter last time. I always want to thank you."
Wang Runling said this calmly.
Shu Guan was really stunned this time.
"Miss Wang, you said that I saved you, what... do you mean?"
Shu Guan asked with a trembling voice.
He wasn't scared, but he was really nervous.
"The last time those people from the Rising Sun Country came to arrest people in our store, didn't you kill them?"
Shu Guan slowly opened his mouth and looked at Wang Runling in astonishment.
"……How do you know it was me?"
Then his expression became a little serious, and a ray of light shot out from his eyes.
The last two times he met Wang Runling, he was wearing a mask. This was another change of appearance. Logically speaking, there was no way Wang Runling could recognize him.
But the problem is, Wang Runling just recognized him.
Shu Guan realized the seriousness of this matter. He had to know how Wang Runling knew how to recognize him, otherwise his practice of shape-changing would be in vain.
"odor."
The girl in the bear pajamas did not hide his intention and said two words calmly.
odor?
Shu Guan frowned and said:
"You mean my body odor."
Everyone has body odor, and everyone's body odor is different. This is common knowledge that many people know.
But knowing this is meaningless. Unless it is a very familiar and close person you have been with for a long time, it is impossible to distinguish the difference between your body odor and that of others.
Even if the practitioner's sense of smell is as sensitive as that of ordinary people and can smell another person's body odor from a few meters away, it is almost impossible to distinguish the body odor of a specific person.
Otherwise, like those who use masks to hide their identities at trade fairs, their masks would have little meaning.
Shu Guan stared at Wang Runling with great confusion.
Wang Runling stretched out, and her exquisite body curves were clearly exposed under the loose bear pajamas.
"Yes, it's just body odor."
She pointed to her nose casually and said:
"We alchemists have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, because controlling smell is a very important ability, whether it is to distinguish various herbs or to control the heat in the process of refining elixirs. "
"And my talent in this area is... well, great."
“I can tell the year, place, and even time it was picked just by smelling it. I can also remember the smell of hundreds of different herbs.”
"The difference in body odor between people is indeed very subtle. Most people, including practitioners, cannot tell the difference. And if you are not familiar with a person, even if you have smelled him It’s impossible to remember his body odor, and he will soon be forgotten, let alone distinguish him from many people.”
"But these are not problems for me. As long as I remember a person's smell, I will never forget it again."
"So when I opened the door just now, I already knew who you were."
After Wang Runling finished speaking, Shu Guan showed a wry smile.
It turned out to be because of such an unexpected reason.
At the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
People like Wang Runling who have such a special gift of smell are just exceptions after all.
Otherwise, your own shape-shifting technique will really be of no use.
But then, Shu Guan frowned again.
Because although it is rare for Wang Runling to have a special sense of smell, she is definitely not the only one in the world.
And he couldn't tell whether the person he met had similar abilities to Wang Runling.
Therefore, his own shape-shifting technique still has flaws after all.
The girl wearing bear pajamas noticed Shu Guan's obvious frown, so she asked curiously:
"Is it important for you to hide your identity?"
"Sometimes yes!"
Shu Guan nodded calmly.
Now he is no longer very worried about the Seven Immortals Alliance finding out that he was once the runaway disciple of Jingcheng Shanjiguan.
But he doesn't want his identity as "Swallow" to be revealed yet.
Wang Runling said oh and then said something.
"Wait me a moment."
Then she turned around, put on her plush slippers, and walked up to the second floor.
Shu Guan didn't know what she was doing. Looking at Wang Runling's figure disappearing at the stairs on the second floor, he thought that this was really a very special girl.
In addition to looking like she would never wake up, this girl always gave Shu Guan the impression of being so calm and collected.
For example, think about today, since she has long been aware of her identity, as an ordinary person, she should have some emotional fluctuations, but until just now, with an emotion like boiled water, she said that she knew she was the person from the previous two times. Before that masked man, Shu Guan didn't notice anything strange at all.
And last time when those practitioners from the Black Dragon Society of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun came, this girl seemed to be the calmest among them all.
I really don’t know how a girl who is only seventeen or eighteen years old can have such an indifferent mentality that many old people cannot have.
Shu Guan didn't wait too long. About three or four minutes later, the girl appeared at the top of the stairs again.
Shu Guan glanced up subconsciously, and then quickly looked away, because from his angle, the bear eyes of the girl who was walking down the stairs were particularly conspicuous.
Wang Runling walked up to Shu Guan. Her expression was still expressionless and her tone was still calm.
"Take it, this bottle of potion can completely cover up your own body odor. If it runs out, you can come back to me to get it."
Wang Runling handed over a small bottle that looked like a woman's perfume bottle.
"Thank you."
Shu Guan took the bottle of potion and poured out his thanks gratefully.
This bottle of potion completely made up for the flaw in his shape-changing technique.
"No, I didn't say thank you to you either."
The girl shook her head indifferently, and then she said something else.
This time, there was finally some emotion in her tone.
Some serious, angry, please tone.
"Also, I really ask you not to come here in the middle of the night again."
"……I will try my best……"
Shu Guan replied sheepishly.
…
At about four o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Shu Guan closed the door to Zoumaguan early. He was wearing a brown suit, his hair was meticulously combed, and he also put on some hair wax. He walked out of Toronto with a beautiful gift box in his hand. Alley entrance.
He waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes, and then took another half-hour bus ride to a street called Huayuan Lane.
This is a very quiet street in the Yinjili State Concession. Although the street is quiet, it is very spacious. The road is lined with tall plane trees and there are houses with gardens.
Two more intersections ahead from this street is the busiest downtown area in Yinjili Concession.
Like the riverside street in the Falan Concession that is filled with mansions, this Huayuan Lane is also a residential area where wealthy people in Shanghai gather.
The Rong family's mansion is on this street.
According to the address Rong Duanfu gave him yesterday, Shu Guan found the location of Rong Mansion.
But when he stood outside the bungalow with a bronze plaque with the word "Rongfu" hanging on the door, Shu Guan's first reaction was a little surprised.
This bungalow is located at the intersection of Huayuan Lane, with a good view to the left and right. It is probably the best-located house on the entire street.
Inside is a three-story foreign-style building with a gray main tone. It also has a garden and lawn, but the area is not too large. Compared with other foreign-style houses on this street, it can only be regarded as medium-level at best.
This is of course considered a mansion. The number of people who can live in this kind of mansion in Shanghai will definitely not exceed one in ten thousand.
The problem is that compared with the Rong family's financial status in Dahua's business community, this bungalow looks extremely unworthy, and can even be said to be a bit shabby.
Not only could it not be compared with Du Wenqiang's palace-like Du Gong Pavilion, even the houses of some ordinary wealthy businessmen that Shu Guan had visited to see Feng Shui these days were much more magnificent than the Rong family's bungalow.
This really didn't look like the mansion of Dahua's top business tycoon, so Shu Guan looked at the house number again in confusion.
No. 3, Huayuan Lane.
Yes, this is the address Rong Duanfu gave himself yesterday.
With some doubts, Shu Guan stepped forward and pressed the doorbell of the iron gate.
The iron door opened quickly. The person who opened the door was an old man in gardener's clothes. He looked like he was in his early fifties and had a simple and honest appearance. He glanced at Shu Guan and had a bright smile on his face.
"You are Mr. Shu. I have already told you. Please come in quickly."
The old gardener enthusiastically welcomed Shu Guan into the door. He saw a lot of grass clippings on his body and a large iron shear for pruning flowers and plants in his hand. It seemed that the old man was cleaning the weeds in the garden just now.
Shu Guan also smiled and nodded towards the old man. While carrying the gift box and walking into the iron gate, he asked equally enthusiastically:
"Yes, I am Shu Guan. What do you call me?"
Although he looked like he was just a gardener of the Rong family, Shu Guan's attitude was extremely polite. He was going to leave a good impression on everyone in the Rong Miao family today.
"Haha, just call me Lao Wang, I am the housekeeper here."
The old man said with a smile and motioned Shu Guan to follow him.
housekeeper?
Shu looked at the big iron scissors in the old man's hand, and his surprise became even stronger.
Does the housekeeper still want to do the chores of arranging flowers and plants himself?
You must know that many housekeepers of wealthy families have a very high status in the family. They only need to arrange and tell the servants to do the work without having to do it themselves.
Moreover, those who can become housekeepers of wealthy families are all outstanding figures. Looking at the honest and simple old man in front of him, Shu Guan really cannot imagine how such a person can handle all aspects of a big family. Complex relationships keep a wealthy family in perfect order.
With these doubts, Shu Guan followed the old man, walked past the lawn that was not large but was kept very refreshing, and walked into the gray bungalow.
The first floor of the bungalow was a spacious living room, and Shu Guan's eyes quickly glanced at the living room.
This is a grandly decorated living room. In addition to being grand, it also gives people a very warm feeling. The furniture placed inside is naturally exquisite and valuable, but it is not extremely luxurious. It's not like everything in Du Mansion where everything is decorated with gold.
Moreover, the furniture decoration seems to be some years old, very clean but a little old.
When Shu Guan came in, a middle-aged maid was carefully wiping the objects on the table.
Rong Duanfu was sitting on the sofa, wearing a homely gown, drinking coffee.
Seeing Shu Guan come in, he stood up laughing.
"Xiaoguan is here, I'll be waiting here this afternoon."
"Come on, come on, sit down first."
Then he told the servant girl who was cleaning the furniture:
"Aping, go to the kitchen and ask Madam to come out. Tell her that Xiaoguan is already here."
Shu Guan was once again overcome with surprise.
kitchen?
Does Mrs. Rong still want to cook in the kitchen herself?
Rong Duanfu seemed to notice Shu Guan's surprise. While brewing coffee for Shu Guan, he said with a smile:
"Actually, our Rong family still has several manors in Shencheng, and our uncles and brothers all live there."
"But Miaomiao and her mother both like to be clean, so we have been living here all these years. There are not many people in the family. There is a housekeeper, Lao Wang, who also serves as a gardener, a sister Ping who is responsible for cleaning, and a sister Hong who is responsible for cooking. , and a driver.”
"Sometimes I will play with the flowers and plants myself, and your Aunt Chen will also cook. It's better to live a simple life."
Rong Duanfu placed the brewed coffee in front of Shu Guan.
... Such a nice Rong family...
Even better than I originally imagined!
"Thank you, Uncle Rong."
Shu Guan picked up the coffee and took a sip.
"How is the taste?"
Rong Duanfu asked expectantly.
Shu Guan gave a thumbs up to Rong Duanfu and said:
"If Uncle Rong wants to open a cafe, I think the business will be very good."
Rong Duanfu suddenly laughed happily.
In fact, Rong Duanfu's coffee making skills were just like that, but since he asked, how could Shu Guan answer?
It's a bit vulgar, but this is the life of fireworks in the world.
Between father-in-law and son-in-law, flattery should be flattered.
Then Rong Duan put away his smile, pondered for a moment and said:
"I haven't told you Aunt Chen about your identity yet. I'm afraid she won't be able to accept it for a while, and I'm also afraid it won't be good if too many people know about it. I just said that you are the living god Shu Xing who is very popular in Shencheng. Yun, I met Miaomiao when we were in Jingcheng."
Shu Guan nodded. Rong Duanfu is indeed a top figure in the business world of Dahua. He is very thoughtful and careful in his work.
"If you must tell Auntie, it's best to let Miaomiao talk about this kind of thing."
Then he smiled and said this.
Rong Duanfu's eyes showed approval.
At this time, a woman walked into the living room from the side door.
It was a middle-aged woman in her early forties, wearing a blue cheongsam. Her appearance was not particularly outstanding, but her temperament was extremely gentle and elegant. Her hair was tied into a bun with a simple gold hairpin, and she wore a A green jade bracelet with no other accessories.
The woman's skin is fair and well-maintained, and her face is about 40-50% similar to Rong Miao's, but if the two stood together, they would probably only be considered sisters, not mother and daughter.
"Hello Aunt Chen."
When the woman walked into the hall, Shu Guan immediately stood up from the sofa, bowed respectfully and shouted.
Rong Miao had told him a long time ago that her mother's name was Chen Ruolan.
"You are Xiaoguan!"
The gentle woman took two quick steps and came to Shu Guan. She looked up and down with a smile from the corner of her eyes, and then the smile in her eyes grew stronger.
"Our daughter has good taste, right?"
Rong Duanfu took a sip of coffee and smiled proudly.
Shu Guan quickly took out the prepared gift box.
Naturally, it is best to give gifts when the father-in-law and mother-in-law are both present, so that no one will feel ignored.
"This is a little supplement prepared by my nephew for his uncle and aunt."
Shu Guan said with a smile.
Rong Duanfu didn't seem to pay much attention at first, and seemed to be ready to wave Sister Ping over to put the gift box away, but suddenly realized something and looked at Shu Guan with a strange look.
Shu Guanruo nodded meaningfully towards his prospective father-in-law.
Rong Duanfu immediately took the gift box from Shu Guan and put it next to him.
Chen Ruolan glanced at her husband with some confusion. This was not what Rong Duanfu would usually do.
...Is there anything unusual about what Xiaoshu sent?
Chen Ruolan, who knew her husband too well, thought strangely, but she was not the kind of woman to directly ask these things on such occasions.
"We can eat soon. Duanfu, you and Xiao Shu can come to the restaurant together later. I'll ask Sister Hong to set the table."
Then Chen Ruolan said this.
"Your Aunt Chen's craftsmanship is quite good, definitely better than my coffee making skills."
Rong Duanfu patted Shuguan's shoulder affectionately and said.
Then he raised his wrist to look at his watch, frowned and said:
"Why hasn't Xiao Wei come back? I clearly told him that he must go home at six o'clock today."
"Xiaowei is Miaomiao's younger brother."
Then he explained this to Shu Guan again.
Rong Miao's younger brother is called Rong Wei, which is something Rong Miao had already told Shu Guan.
"Isn't there still about twenty minutes left? Serena may be on the way already. He is always procrastinating in doing things. You should go to the restaurant first."
Yang Ruolan said with a smile.
…
The restaurant is just next to the living room. It is very warmly decorated and not very big. In the middle is a large Chinese dining table that can only accommodate five or six people dining at the same time.
It can be seen that guests are not usually entertained here, but only used for meals with the family.
At this time, the dining table was covered with snow-white Tibetan cloth, with five or six plates of exquisite dishes placed on it, as well as open bottles of red wine.
Shu Guan, Rong Duanfu, and Chen Ruolan sat around the dining table, but did not move their chopsticks.
Because Rong Miao's younger brother Rong Wei hasn't come back yet.
The hands of the clock on the wall had already pointed to ten past six.
A trace of anger appeared on Rong Duanfu's face.
"Don't wait for him, let's eat first."
He picked up the chopsticks.
"Uncle Rong, I'd better wait a moment, I'm not hungry anyway."
Shu Guan smiled quickly.
"Don't wait for him. The dishes will be cold later. Xiaoguan, let's eat by ourselves. This eight-treasure duck and this crystal shrimp are both your Aunt Chen's specialties..."
Before he finished speaking, Shu Guan suddenly turned his head and looked around.
I saw a sturdy middle-aged man hurriedly walking in outside the door of the Tibetan Hall.
"Master, something happened to the second young master outside!"
He said to Rong Duanfu anxiously.
(End of chapter)
