Extra Chapter 5: The most special person [Song Shiyi Chapter]
At nine o'clock in the morning, Song Shiyi drove all the way to the store and saw a group of people outside the store that she hadn't opened yet.
She walked over doubtfully and found that people were queuing up outside the store, all young men and women, most of them playing with their mobile phones. When she noticed Song Shiyi, the looks they gave her showed the same kind of surprise or confusion.
Why did "Let's have a try" suddenly attracted so many customers?
The problem is that this store is unremarkable. It only provides a variety of drinks, rents a few pet cats and birds for business every weekend, and does not stock many types of board games.
Two months after opening, the store has been mostly empty.
However, many people came over and asked Song Shiyi if she wanted to do a live broadcast of a short play or something, saying that this is the era of the beauty economy, and as long as it is broadcast live, the store will become popular.
She refused them all.
Opening this water bar is just a personal interest. What Song Shiyi likes is eating, drinking, and raising pets. She has integrated these elements into the store.
In the past two months, the income has mainly come from some young girls, mainly female college students and female high school students. They asked Song Shiyi how to put on makeup and dress, and used this place as a fitting room and shooting venue, and they were willing to pay.
Generally speaking, "Take a Fish in the Water" is a normal loss-making and unpopular state, just like most small shops.
Song Shiyi didn't particularly care, as her living expenses could still afford to support this small shop.
But this group of people suddenly appeared, which made her a little overwhelmed.
One of the young men asked: "Does this place support offline trading of spiritual items?"
Spiritual Realm Transaction...
Song Shiyi was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, I support it."
She only decided two days ago.
How do these people know?
"Then it's no problem." The other party breathed a sigh of relief and said to the companion next to him: "I just told you to hurry up. Only by being at the front can you have a chance to buy good things from the Yao people."
Yao people?
Song Shiyi opened the store door in confusion. After the customers came in, they sat around the table and looked at everything inside.
Then a girl with green eyes wearing a baseball cap appeared.
"I am Isabel, the apostle of the Yao people. Now I am announcing this batch of sales and acquisition catalogs of the Yao people."
All eyes were on her.
The girl said: "The products for sale this time include 1 [Celestial Candle], 2 [Psychic Guards], 4 [Yao Magnetic Stations], and 24 [Electric Stoves]. Because we have a strategic partnership with our store.
, the items sold are only for members of our store, please be informed."
Those who entered immediately rushed to the bar and began to scan the QR code to request membership.
Song Shiyi had to explain one by one that our store's membership system is quite special. It does not charge money, but only requires members to leave an exhibit on the exhibit wall for everyone to appreciate and share.
Everyone present reached out and grabbed various things from their backs. Some were helmets made of weird shrimp shells, newspapers with dynamic interpretation of text, some potted plants shaped like a pile of feathers that could fluff, expand and contract, and some looked like mountain bonsais -
—But volcanic explosive air will erupt from the mountain...
Song Shiyi finally confirmed that those who came were all spiritual realm travelers.
Two years ago, the relevant state departments officially disclosed information related to the spiritual realm, which caused a huge sensation in the whole society. The virtual space has become a hot topic that people talk about.
However, most people can only enter the spiritual city through a short-term visa and cannot reach outside the city. They are more like short-distance tourists. Even so, the existence of another dimension of the universe still makes everyone excited.
To dive deep into the spiritual realm and operate there for a long time, there is a high threshold. You need to obtain a license issued by the Special Investigation Committee, thereby obtaining the [divinehead] and becoming the [god] of that world.
This group of divine beings is officially called Spirit Realm Travelers.
Only tourists can use the [Boundary Chain] to bring items from the virtual universe to this side of the real universe. However, all imported items are controlled by the nationwide [Southern Gate]. Only harmless items that comply with relevant laws and regulations can
Use it here, otherwise you will be arrested for carrying and using contraband.
Dozens of tourists are from the Chongyao tribe selling things here.
After they finished bartering, the girl Isabel said calmly: "This transaction is over. The next sale will be notified in our store. Please pay attention and observe."
The tourists did not leave immediately, but ordered drinks and cakes and chatted with each other.
At this time, Isabel came over and said: "Sorry, I did this without discussing the specific process with you. It was really because of an unexpected situation. The Yao tribe met a special star officer by chance..."
Song Shiyi was familiar with the girl in front of her.
On the day the store opened, this green-eyed girl with a foreign name came to support her. At that time, there were two other girls next to her. One was wearing a denim jacket and had a look on her face that she did not want to approach strangers. The other was gentle and soft, regardless of her voice.
Smiles make people feel good.
They often drink afternoon tea and play cards here.
Song Shiyi gradually became familiar with them, and became curious about their origins and occupations, and why they always came to her shop. However, she restrained her desire to pursue them.
Not to mention these random customers, even Song Shiyi herself sometimes couldn't understand them.
When she woke up, her five years of memory became blurry and incomplete, like a puzzle full of holes.
Song Shiyi remembered many people, including her parents, Ding Hanzhen, Wei Yingxue...but there was one very important person. She just remembered a face with blank features, but she couldn't name him.
Former colleague and friend Wei Yingxue told her that she was once a spiritual traveler who worked in the committee. Because of the special nature of the title [Moon God], she separated from Song Shiyi at the age of 23 to find a new successor.
Although the committee repeatedly advised her to stay, both during the Luna period and later Song Shiyi chose to leave.
Even the resignation letter has been written well in advance.
Song Shiyi thought, maybe she wanted to change her life, but it might have been too hard in the past. Now everyone talks about the spiritual realm endlessly, but she doesn't have any special feelings. Instead, she prefers this simple life in a single space.
At the age of 23, I chose to retire.
"Sister Song."
Isabel's voice brought her thoughts back.
"We will regularly put up for sale here and purchase some supplies from tourists. As long as they are species with certain special characteristics, whether they are chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, wheat or fruit trees, we have the possibility to purchase them. Then we will
Posting notices here to announce collection and acquisition tasks... can also bring some popularity to this place."
Isabel asked: "How do you feel about this?"
"Okay, of course you are welcome."
Song Shiyi was just a little confused: "But why do you want to help me?"
Two days ago, Isabel made a suggestion to add spiritual elements here to allow tourists to conduct offline transactions... similar to the function of a classical bar. It would serve as a transfer station for transactions and information flow.
Song Shiyi thought it was good, but she didn’t have the resources and didn’t know what to do.
Isabel said she would come up with a solution, and this thought led to today's situation.
Song Shiyi said: "We knew each other before, right?"
The girl nodded.
"It's just that you don't remember us."
Song Shiyi poured her a cup of black tea: "What kind of person was I before?"
"Reliable, considerate, and resolute in doing things." The other party commented.
She thought to herself, this is completely different from who she is now.
Today, Song Shiyi is an extremely unreliable small shop owner, living a lazy semi-retired life. The only thing she still retains is probably thoughtfulness.
Being considerate does not mean caring about everything, but knowing that you should not talk when you should not talk. Song Shiyi has remembered this since her girl group days. Although there are few visitors in the store, the atmosphere has always been relaxed and customers will not be let down.
Feeling nervous and uneasy.
This is more like a living habit of hers.
Song Shiyi laughed at herself: "Am I frustrated now?"
"No."
The tea-drinking girl said seriously: "You are still very beautiful, a little more mature than before."
What a good answer.
Song Shiyi said thank you.
Isabel took out a small sparrow from her pocket.
The sparrow was not afraid of people at all. It stood on the table and looked at him, then flew to his left shoulder.
"It's called Mingzi." Isabel said, "It was once your apostle."
Song Shiyi couldn't help but scratch the feathers of this strange bird with her fingers, as if it was a conditioned muscle reflex.
"But because you can't stay here for too long, you entrusted us to take care of you before."
The girl explained: "Actually, it can speak, but after you lose the authority of your godhead, you can no longer hear and communicate directly."
Song Shiyixin said that it turned out to be the case.
She couldn't help but think of it.
There are a lot of diaries from the past on the tablet, but there is a lot of information missing. It looks like identifying incomplete ancient documents, which is a headache.
Isabel suddenly looked at the door and waved there, and then a guest came all the way and sat next to Isabel.
Song Shiyi looked at the other party.
The visitor is a young man, about twenty to twenty-five years old. His hair is neither long nor short, and he has a somewhat lazy temperament. He is wearing a white T-shirt and a black jacket, and it can be seen that he has a well-trained figure.
Very good, with clear jawline and straight shoulders.
The more Song Shiyi looked at it, the more familiar he felt. The face without facial features in her mind was him!
But the strange thing is that she clearly remembers that the man was a strong, tall man with a beard? But the person in front of her was clearly... Could it be that she confused the two people into one?
"We also know each other?" Song Shiyi looked at each other.
The other party hummed.
Song Shiyi asked: "Were we... boyfriend and girlfriend before?"
The other person was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
Isn't it?
Song Shiyi thought to herself, what is the relationship?
Why are you so impressed?
The other party looked confused and seemed to be thinking about where to start.
His lips moved: "My name is Lu Yao, we used to be partners."
Are we partners? It seems we have experienced a lot together.
Song Shiyi first changed the topic: "What should I drink?"
As she spoke, she opened the freezer nearby and found that she had taken out a can of Coke.
Only then did the cola blurted out by the other party reach his ears.
It seems that I am really familiar with the other person.
Song Shiyi looked out the window.
The sun is very bright today and the afternoon is still very long.
"How did we meet?"
Song Shiyi poured the other party a Coke with ice.
The other party took a sip, showed a relaxed look, and then slowly talked about the past.
Listening to the other party calmly recounting those dangers and life-and-death moments, Song Shiyi suddenly felt that the person in front of her became more alive, and those stories made her mood fluctuate accordingly.
To me, he is the most special person.
In Song Shiyi's mind, the bearded man named Huang Jia and the delicate face of Lu Yao in front of him merged into two sides of one body.
It's not that there is no record.
Instead, he deleted everything about him in his diary.
I once wanted to remember it firmly, but then I wanted to completely forget it.
Why is this so?
Song Shiyi didn't know.
At least this afternoon, she felt a long-lost happiness.