Liu Hao heard, also this is the reason, just down the road, we went to stop in the mall, originally we just want to buy two bottles of Wuliangye, who knows the first day of the year, but only the foreign wine shop open.
The three of us didn’t even have time to change our clothes before we left the door. Once we entered the wine shop, people thought we were beggars who had come out on the first day of the New Year to ask for good luck and felt bad luck, but we couldn’t be kicked out.
“Good New Year.”
The shopkeeper forced a smile and gave us each a red packet.
All three of us opened the red envelopes at the same time, surprisingly with a tacit understanding, and each red envelope contained twenty yuan, which was quite generous as a door prize for a rice vendor.
But Liu Hao was not happy, after all, no one likes to be treated like a beggar.
“You guys are almost done, don’t delay my business on the first day of the New Year, congratulations on your fortune, go and shop around again.”
The boss really took us for ordinary beggars, and said in an unpleasant manner.
But I don’t blame him, with the way we were dressed, I’m afraid even a beggar would look better than us.
“Boss, we are here to buy wine.”
I said calmly as I didn’t want to touch people’s bad luck on this New Year’s Day.
He looked us up and down, and if he hadn’t been afraid of opening the door unfavourably, I would have seen that look in his eyes that he really wanted to coax us out.
Zhao Zichen laughed a little, “It looks like another person who resents us.”
I said, “It’s the New Year, boss, give us those two bottles of wine that can go to our relatives.”
The boss couldn’t refuse us, so he took two bottles of beer from under the cabinet and gave them to us.
“You’re not kidding, how can we possibly take two bottles of beer to go to our relatives?” I laughed.
“Brother, it’s you who don’t make fun of me, it’s my first day of the New Year and we are all at peace, these two bottles are considered my gift to you, take them.”
I said, “No, boss, get me two bottles of more expensive red wine and wrap it up. I can afford to pay for them myself.”
If it was before, I would have been interested in playing the invisible rich boy game, but now I was in a hurry and I had played this game too many times and I was getting bored with it.
I had thought, today we are dressed like this, we do feel bad for someone opening a shop, so let’s buy two bottles of expensive wine and make it up to the owner then.
Unexpectedly, this boss just bent over and brought out two bottles of cheap Black Fang.
I was speechless: “Boss, how can you say that you also take two bottles of Remy Martin for me.”
“f*ck, you’re really here to cause trouble, aren’t you? Get out.”
Zhao Zichen got angry and grabbed the boss’s finger and said, “Don’t be shameless, the God of Wealth is here and you don’t know how to take it.”
“You’re the ones who came to touch me on New Year’s Eve, and I gave you a red envelope and you still won’t leave, what do you want? Are you blackmailing me?”
The boss was very anxious, and after breaking away from Zhao Zichen, he pulled out the chicken feather duster under the counter and greeted Zhao Zichen’s body.
I was busy saying, “Come on, I’ll buy as much wine as you can get for me, let’s buy peace.”
“At most, these two bottles of Black Fang, take them as you like.”
I couldn’t help but smile and swipe my card to buy two bottles of Black Fang.
But as I swiped my card, I deliberately rolled up my sleeves to reveal the designer watch inside.
I think it’s silly to show off your wealth, but in some cases, it’s the fastest way to solve the problem.
The boss’s eyes almost didn’t stare out, he didn’t expect a beggar to wear a Rolex, it was obvious that we weren’t beggars at all.
I added, “Boss, get a few more cases of beer and help me carry them to the car.”
By this time, the boss’s attitude had changed a lot and he was busy helping me carry the alcohol.
When he came out carrying the kegs of beer and saw my Porsche, his jaw almost dropped to the floor.
Zhao Zichen was so bad-hearted that he even deliberately took the two bottles of wine and asked me, “Zhang Chao, where should I put this wine? It’s not expensive, but not too cheap, it just doesn’t match our car.”
I knew what Zhao Zichen wanted to do, this guy, as soon as he lifted his leg I knew what he was going to fart stomach.
I laughed, “I can’t help it, the boss doesn’t buy expensive ones for me. These two bottles of Black Fang are already the most expensive wine I can buy, so you can just find a place to put it. Eh yes, boss, wrap these two bottles of wine for me, make it look like a gift box.”
The boss was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.
The boss had a wonderful expression on his face, wanting to cry again and trying to squeeze out a smile.
“Big brother, the God of Wealth comes to your door on the New Year’s Day, but you have to treat him well.” Zhao Zichen’s heart was bad and he deliberately teased him by saying.
“Ouch, don’t mention it.” The boss wanted to cry, “This New Year, you three don’t even have a few new clothes, and this one looks like a performance art. Hey, rich people, it’s arbitrary.”
I didn’t want to touch anyone’s bad luck during the New Year, so I gave him a cigarette.
“Good New Year, congratulations and good fortune. You’re also diligent enough to open the door early in the morning?”
Zhao Zichen asked curiously, “Yeah, it’s not many people take foreign wine to someone’s house to pay their respects on a New Year’s Day, is it?”
“I’m not opening today just to do business, but of course, one order must be a good one. Someone deposited something with me and said he’d come to pick it up on the first day of the New Year, and gave me a thousand yuan. I don’t really like to get up this early, but in business, you have to be honest, and this New Year’s Day, you don’t want the money that comes to you for nothing.”
I said, “Congratulations then, we’re still busy, so I’ll come back to your shop later.”
The shopkeeper was interesting, but we were in a hurry to get to the old ghost’s house, so hopefully it was okay.
The old ghost’s house was in a good location, right next to the city centre, and we drove past it in five minutes and arrived at the old ghost’s house.
The people in the village are more industrious and get up earlier, and when we drove in, the firecrackers almost knocked my door off the ground.
Liu Hao had never been to the old ghost’s house several times, so he found the entrance to the old ghost’s house with great difficulty from memory.
We got out of the car and knocked on the door, but no one opened it for a long time. My heart was in my throat, thinking that something had really happened to the old ghost, and I was thinking of breaking down the door and leaving, but at that moment, suddenly, the door was pulled open a crack, and a disheveled woman was looking at us through the door.
“Sister-in-law, it’s me, I’m a friend of Gui’s.” Liu Hao said.
The woman in the house didn’t open the door, which was still fastened with a security chain, and she reacted nervously, as if she was frightened by something.
“Ah Gui hasn’t come home.”
We all knew what was wrong with the old ghost and instantly couldn’t pick up the words when confronted with them.
“Sister-in-law, we’re here to pay our respects.” Liu Hao was busy carrying out the two bottles of Black Fang, “Look, open the door for us? Good New Year.”
The woman looked at the three of us through the doorway, and especially looked at my wrist for a moment longer, was looking at my watch.
Strangely enough, she was completely oblivious to the fact that the three of us were dressed in dirty and dishevelled clothes, and her eyes were fixed on the watch.
The look in her eyes made me feel diabolical, very blunt and naked, like she wanted to just ask me for the watch.
“Wait.”
Closing the door again and going for the security chain, the woman reopened it again, and a putrid smell in the room barely missed hitting me and Zhao Zichen with a heel.
Liu Hao had been a detective for so many years and was very observant, exchanging glances with us, hinting that something wasn’t right here.
“Sister-in-law, Gui didn’t go home for New Year’s Eve this year, huh?”
