There were only three of us eating, but Boss Bai still bought a lot of food.
Because there were more important things tonight, the three of us only tasted it briefly and stopped after drinking only a little bit.
Maybe it was because the arrival of Loach and I relieved Boss Bai's restraint and uneasiness these days, so during the meal, Boss Bai seemed very active and chatted all over the place.
But basically Boss Bai was talking, and Loach and I were listening while eating and drinking.
Boss Bai has a lot of experience, and he is in the antique business. He has come into contact with many people over the years, so he has a lot to say.
"I said, don't keep calling me 'Boss Bai', 'Boss Bai'. We are already familiar with each other anyway. Just call me Lao Bai. My friends all call me that too, so you keep calling me."
Boss Bai, it sounds quite awkward to me."
There was still food in Lao Bai's mouth, so his words were slurred.
I also think the title "Boss Bai" is weird, just like the villain in a TV series, so I'd better call him "Lao Bai" more affectionately.
Since Lao Bai likes us to call him that, then let's call him that.
"By the way, Lao Bai, I think you're not young anymore, in your thirties or forties, right? Why don't you have a wife, are you always alone?" I asked.
"What kind of wife do you want?" Lao Bai spat out the bones in his mouth and said nonchalantly, "I live well on my own, so why should I find a woman? Besides, women nowadays are too delicate. In the past, women served men.
, but now it’s the other way around. The head of a family is actually a woman, and the cooking and washing are done by men. How can this be possible? Instead of this, I might as well not find a wife! How comfortable it is for me to live alone!
You can do whatever you want, without any restrictions."
Lao Bai's mentality is quite good. For most people, their biggest wish is to have a harmonious and happy family.
However, Lao Bai felt that his wife was a burden and felt that he was comfortable alone.
"Lao Bai, please don't brag. You are still young now and still have the ability to work. When you get old, no one will care about you. You will only know how to regret it when you look at other people and their beautiful families!" Loach munched on the chicken leg.
, said to Lao Bai.
"What's there to regret about this?" Lao Bai curled his lips, "I'll save more money when I'm young. How can it be possible that no one will take care of me when I'm old? Besides, if it really doesn't work, I can go to a nursing home!"
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It seems that everyone has a different definition of happiness. Some people are afraid of loneliness and like lively and noisy days, but obviously people like Lao Bai enjoy being alone more.
The atmosphere of the meal was so good that for a while we even forgot about the weird huanghuali cabinet.
Because Lao Bai said before that the huanghuali cabinet will only become scary at midnight, so now we are in a good mood.
After cleaning up the things on the dining table in the living room, Lao Bai asked us to take a shower.
I thought about it, and I decided to come here on the spur of the moment, and we didn’t bring a change of clothes. Besides, I’m not a particularly particular person, so I decided to be patient and not take a shower today.
Loach is a more casual person than me. After dinner, he gave me some instructions and went directly to the house to sleep.
Loach said that if something happened in the middle of the night, he would go to his room and call him.
Although Loach stayed, I knew in my heart that Loach did not understand Maoshan Taoism. If I really encountered an emergency, my biggest hope was myself.
"Brother Dongfang, tonight is up to you!" Lao Bai came over and patted me on the shoulder.
He paused and then said, "But don't force it. Safety is the most important thing. If it doesn't work, I'll ask the eminent monks from the temple to come over."
It can be heard from Lao Bai's words that he does not have 100% trust in me.
I smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Bai! I am also a Maoshan Taoist priest. Even if I fail to catch ghosts, I can still save my own life."
Lao Bai also smiled, patted me on the shoulder, and then walked to her own room.
After Loach and Lao Bai went back to their rooms, I went back too.
Because I have been thinking about the huanghuali cabinet, I have no sleep at all, but I still feel energetic.
I took out my phone and it reminded me that I had several unread messages.
Because I set my phone to silent mode in the afternoon, I did not read this information in time.
Now that I have free time, I have time to check these messages. These were all sent to me by Meng Shiyu, and the content was nothing more than asking me what I was doing.
I simply replied a few messages to Meng Shiyu. Because I was afraid that Meng Shiyu would be worried about me, I didn’t tell her about Boss Bai and Huanghuali’s cabinet. I only said that I was staying at my friend’s house for one night today.
After Meng Shiyu told me to be more careful, we ended our correspondence.
I had just drank some wine and I didn't feel sleepy at all, so I just took out "Yin Yang Magic Encyclopedia" and read it.
But when I was reading, I didn't pay all my attention to the book. I read "Yin Yang Magic Encyclopedia" for a while, and my eyes wandered to the huanghuali cabinet from time to time.
How did this huanghuali cabinet come to be? It is already dark, but there is still no movement from the huanghuali cabinet.
Could it be that Lao Bai thinks too much from the beginning to the end?
Because there was no movement in the huanghuali cabinet for a while, I could only wait and wait.
I took out my phone and connected to the Internet to play mobile games.
The more I played, the more forgetful I became, and soon I forgot all about the Huanghuali cabinet.
As I was playing, my eyes started to get sore and my eyelids started to fight.
Drowsiness began to come over me like a tide. I glanced at the huanghuali cabinet and yawned a few times. Then I put my phone back in my pocket, lay down on the bed, and casually pulled up the quilt to cover myself.
"Creak..."
"Creak..."
While sleeping, I vaguely heard strange noises coming from the room.
This sound is very sharp and sounds like someone is scratching your heart.
I was originally drowsy, but now I had no sleepiness at all.
I slowly got up from the bed. After getting dressed, I stood there and listened carefully to what was going on around me.
Soon I discovered which huanghuali cabinet the constant "creeping" and "creeping" sounds were coming from.
I was shocked. What Lao Bai said before was true. Sure enough, as soon as midnight arrived, strange things started to happen in the Huanghuali cabinet.
At the same time, I had an inexplicable heart palpitation. This feeling came out of nowhere and had no explanation.