"Hello sir, what would you like to drink?"
"Ah? How did you..."
Zhang Ziqing looked at the gentle woman behind the wooden bar, and was a little stunned for a moment. He even blinked several times and didn't react.
"What's wrong, Mr. Zhang, I didn't expect you to be so surprised." Chen Yihan covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Why are you here? Where is Xiao Xie?" Zhang Ziqing rubbed his head.
"Are you talking about the previous clerk? It seems that Ranran has arranged other jobs for her, and she is quite satisfied." Chen Yihan explained: "It was Mr. Qin who said that I don't have anywhere to go for the time being, so why not come here first?" Able to...purify one's heart and have few desires."
The corner of Zhang Ziqing's mouth twitched, and he waved his hand helplessly, "Very good, very good."
"Uncle, why are you up so early?"
Su Ran's voice came from upstairs, and soon someone carrying a black schoolbag walked from the stairs to the bar: "How are you, Sister Yihan, are you adapting to the new job?"
Chen Yihan smiled and nodded: "It's pretty good. There aren't many customers in the store, so it's pretty busy most of the time."
"Just think of it as passing the time." Su Ran narrowed his eyes and smiled, "cultivate yourself here, and you will soon let go of the past things."
"I will definitely do it," although Chen Yihan said this, a trace of loneliness still flashed in her eyes.
"Uncle, are you okay this morning?" After Su Ran finished speaking, without waiting for Zhang Ziqing's answer, he nodded and said, "Yes, you're okay."
Zhang Ziqing frowned: "What do you want to do?"
"Come to class with me." Su Ran narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Attend class?"
Zhang Ziqing was stunned for a moment, but before he could refuse, Su Ran pulled him and ran out the door.
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"Finally, with the death of Jin Gong Emperor Sima Dewen, the Eastern Jin Dynasty also came to an end. The Three Kingdoms era, which lasted for more than a hundred years, was also submerged in the torrent of history."
"Okay students, that's it for today's class. get out of class is over and everyone can go have lunch."
As the gray-haired old professor finished speaking, the students who were sleeping, playing games and binge-watching TV dramas in class began to pack their things in unison, carrying their bags and starting to walk outside the classroom while discussing with their classmates about what to eat for lunch. What.
"Classmate, aren't you going to eat?" After the old professor packed up his computer and backpack, he was about to leave the classroom, but found that there were two students, a boy and a girl, who had not left.
The boy was sleeping on the table, and the girl was scrolling through something on her phone. I just didn’t know why, but I always felt that these two people looked very familiar, as if I had seen them somewhere.
Hearing the professor's question, the girl put down her phone, pushed the sleeping boy next to her, and smiled at the professor, "Hello, Professor Li, do you remember us two?"
Li Hanmin pushed up his glasses, squinted his eyes and looked at the faces of the two of them. It took him a long time to remember, "I remember, when I was possessed by evil spirits in the restaurant, it was you two who woke me up."
Su Ran smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's the two of us."
Li Hanmin still had a good impression of the two young people. He smiled and greeted them, "Are you looking for me?"
Su Ran glanced at the sleepy Zhang Ziqing next to him who had just gotten up from the table, shook his head helplessly, then looked at Li Hanmin and said: "That's it, Professor Li, do you still remember the last time we talked in the restaurant?" Bar?"
Li Hanmin's eyelids twitched, but his expression remained unchanged, "Of course I remember."
"You may not believe it, but I have been taking your class for the past two weeks, and I always feel as if something unclean is following you." Su Ran said carefully, looking at Li Hanmin's reaction.
What surprised her was that this time Li Hanmin did not resist or distrust like last time. Instead, after hesitating for a while, he looked around to make sure there was no one else before taking two steps forward and asked in a low voice. , "Can you really see that? What's following me."
Li Hanmin's completely different attitude from last time surprised Su Ran, but Su Ran didn't show it on his face, "I introduced you to my friend last time. He specializes in studying ghosts and gods. Very experienced.”
Li Hanmin looked at the yawning Zhang Ziqing with some uncertainty, "Friend of yours, you look a little too young..."
"I understand your worries, professor, but my friend comes from a famous family, Taoist Zhang Tianshi, you know, right? My friend and Zhang Tianshi are from the same lineage, and he is also a genius of his family's generation, proficient in various magic arts and the theory of gods and ghosts, and professional There will definitely be no problem, and he is much better than those pretentious charlatans." Su Ran told lies without changing his face or heart.
Li Hanmin was so frightened that he was a little doubtful. When he looked at Zhang Ziqing again, he felt that this young man seemed to be more mysterious than before.
"Let's chat somewhere else. It's not a good place to talk about these things in school." Li Hanmin suggested after thinking for a while.
Su Ran nodded, pulled Zhang Ziqing to stand up from his seat, and followed Li Hanmin's footsteps outside the school.
"What Zhang Tianshi are you talking about? His ancestors have not had the chance to meet me for dozens of generations, so he is worthy of being of my lineage?" Behind Li Hanmin, Zhang Ziqing complained to Su Ran in a low voice.
"Oh, doesn't this make you more authoritative?" Su Ran patted Zhang Ziqing on the shoulder, "I want to tell him that you are an old monster who has lived for more than five thousand years. Do you think he can believe it? I might as well make it up for you. a current identity.
Besides, you have been running a coffee shop for so many years, but you don’t dare to tell others how old you are. Look at the reason you made up. Grandpa passes it on to his son, and son passes it on to his grandson, from generation to generation. Isn’t this a better reason? Outrageous. "
Zhang Ziqing said calmly: "Some families have strong genes, and several generations will look exactly the same. If it doesn't work, just erase their memories. At that time, we got to know each other again."
Su Ran clicked her tongue and said: "Okay, okay, you tell others every day that the cycle of reincarnation and cause and effect is an inescapable fate. It's your turn. All the laws of cause and effect no longer apply, right?"
"How can an ordinary person be like me?" Zhang Ziqing retorted.
Su Ran rolled her eyes: "Okay, you old man is a noble and supreme god, who can compare with you."
Although it sounded very sinister, Zhang Ziqing simply took it as a compliment to himself.
Li Hanmin walked at the front, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about how to talk about this later, and he didn't pay attention to what the two people behind him were saying. The three of them went about their own business and soon reached their destination.
There is a teahouse called "Mingyang Pavilion" east of the north gate of Jiangnan University. The owner is from Henan. It is said that the name of the teahouse is because there is a Mingyang Pavilion in his hometown of Xinyang, so the main sign of this teahouse is Xinyang Maojian. , refreshing.
Li Hanmin seemed to be very familiar with the owner of Mingyang Pavilion. As soon as he walked in, the gentle proprietress wearing a cheongsam came forward to greet him.
"Professor Li, why do you have time to come to our shop for tea today?"
Li Hanmin nodded absently, "I have something to do with the students. Please help us find a private room with better privacy."
Perhaps because Li Hanmin's expression was too serious, the landlady just curiously looked at Zhang Ziqing and Su who were standing behind her, and then led the three of them up to the third floor. After selecting a private room at the back, she asked softly "What would you like to drink, you three?"
"Three cups of Maojian." Li Hanmin said casually, but he quickly reacted and looked at Su Ran: "By the way, are you used to drinking Maojian?"
Su Ran nodded and said, "Yes, I have long heard that Xinyang Maojian is the top grade green tea. It would be great if I have the opportunity to try it."
The landlady smiled and closed the door of the private room, leaving the room for the three of them.
"Since you two already know that something has been following me, can you tell me what it is?" Li Hanmin asked nervously.
"It should be the ghost of the previous principal, Mr. Ji, right?" Su Ran looked into Li Hanmin's eyes and asked softly.
