vncnus Chapter 37 Antique Street
Chapter 37 Antique Street
"Brother Guan Gu, what should I do? This attitude is too rude, I really can't stand it anymore."
Lu Ziqiao feigned helplessness and shrugged.
Martin was about to offer a compliment, but Lu Ziqiao stopped him with a look.
"I don't know either. I want to find a place to stay, but hotels are too expensive."
A bitter feeling welled up in Guan Gu's heart. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Do you know where the Love Apartment she mentioned is?"
"I know, this is it, this is Love Apartment!"
Lu Ziqiao pointed to the ground.
Guan Gu looked around expectantly and asked, "Really? Can I stay here?"
Lu Ziqiao put on an acting act, feigning difficulty: "Brother Guan Gu, this house was rented by Martin and me. We don't know you at all. It's not very convenient for a stranger like you to share a house with us."
Guan Gu tentatively asked, "Then I'll pay double the rent?"
"make a deal!"
Lu Ziqiao was also worried that asking for too much would scare away Guan Gu Shenqi, so he chose to know when to stop and act decisively when he saw an opportunity.
Seeing Guan Gu looking at him, Martin smiled and said, "I'm fine with it too."
Guan Gu Shenqi happily shook hands with Martin and Lu Ziqiao.
"That's great, thank you! Martin and Ziqiao, thank you both!"
"It's alright, it's alright. Fate brings us together from afar. The inner bedroom is yours, but... I need to collect a small deposit first, okay?"
Lu Ziqiao got up, pointed to the room, and leaned against the wall, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"Is this enough?" Guan Gu Shenqi suddenly pulled out a large stack of money.
Lu Ziqiao's legs went weak and he collapsed into Martin's arms.
Mamma Mia!
I'm rich!!
"Guan Gu, there's too much, I don't need it, boohoo..."
Martin was a Taoist priest today, and he knew a little about cause and effect. He didn't want to swindle too much money from Guan Gu Shenqi, fearing retribution. But before he could finish speaking, Lu Ziqiao covered his mouth.
"Enough, enough!"
Lu Ziqiao covered Martin with one hand and quickly took the money with the other.
"Great, thank you!" Guan Gu Shenqi was overjoyed to see that he had enough money and went to get his luggage.
Martin pried open Lu Ziqiao's hand, which was covering his face, and said worriedly, "Ziqiao, karma is a cycle, and retribution is inevitable. We took too much; this will cause trouble."
Lu Ziqiao said nonchalantly, "I'm going to sell my children and grandchildren anyway, what's there to be afraid of karma and retribution for? If there really is any, I'll take it all on myself, it has nothing to do with you!"
Martin immediately replied, "You said it yourself, don't go back on your word!"
"Put your mind at ease; a man of his word is as good as his bond, and will never go back on his word!"
Lu Ziqiao high-fived Martin, then looked at the banknotes in his hand and said happily, "Hey, Guangu, I'll have my roommate help you with your luggage. Meijia, Meijia!"
"What is it?"
Chen Meijia jumped over happily.
"Aren't you going to help our new roommate with their luggage?"
Lu Ziqiao excitedly raised his hand, wanting to give Chen Meijia a high five.
"Welcome, welcome!"
But Chen Meijia completely ignored him and ran to shake hands with Guan Gu Shenqi.
"Oh, thank you!"
Guan Gu Shenqi shook hands with Chen Meijia somewhat shyly.
Lu Ziqiao rolled his eyes and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. You guys can continue chatting."
"Where are you going?" Chen Meijia asked curiously as she heard that Lu Ziqiao was leaving.
"Now that I have money, of course I'll buy my freedom. I can finally say goodbye to scientific experiments!"
As he spoke, Lü Ziqiao happily made indecent gestures.
Chen Meijia: "(；一_一)"
Lu Ziqiao took the money and ran away quickly.
"Guan Gu, let me help you."
Martin helped Guan Gu take the backpack.
"Thank you!" Guan Gu bowed gratefully.
"It's nothing."
Martin led Guan Gu to his room.
Chen Meijia followed closely behind, eating a lollipop.
"Oh, this place is nice."
Guan Gu looked around the bedroom in a great mood and was very satisfied.
Martin said with a smile, "The Love Apartment has a great environment, and most of the residents are young people. I'll introduce you to them another day."
"Really? Arigato!"
Guan Gu bowed again.
Do ordinary people always bow so much?
Martin saw Chen Meijia blinking at him frantically and immediately understood.
"Alright, I have something to do, so I'll be going now. Meijia, could you help Guangu pack up? He might be up very late if he does it by himself."
"Hai!"
Chen Meijia was so happy she felt like she could take off.
"Goodbye, Martin!" Guan Gu bowed again.
"Um, goodbye."
Martin felt something was off, scratched his head, and left.
After Martin left, Guan Gu Shenqi looked at Chen Meijia, who was smiling at him blankly, and said awkwardly, "Thank you... Meijia."
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."
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The lobby downstairs.
Martin pulled the yellowed old book from his pocket and began to look through its contents.
"Feng Shui..."
Martin walked out of the residential area while keeping his head down and studying.
Martin was awakened by a horn sound after an unknown amount of time.
"Huh? Where am I?"
Martin rubbed his tired eyes and looked closely.
"Is this... an antique street?"
Most of the shops along this road have antique-style decor, and Martin can see a wide variety of bottles and jars inside through the glass doors.
Moreover, there were many small vendors around, displaying a dazzling array of items, with the vendors waiting for the Yuan people to arrive with an attitude of "let them take the bait".
"How did I get here? Oh~ Fate is unpredictable, everything is in the hands of heaven, so I might as well make the best of it."
Martin smiled, looked up at the shop directly opposite him, and saw three large characters written on the signboard: Baoyuzhai!
Step into Baoyuzhai.
Upon entering the store, Martin discovered that the arrangement of Baoyuzhai was very particular, and it was very similar to a layout for attracting wealth and treasures recorded in his ancient book.
"Welcome! Daoist Master, is there anything I can help you with?"
As Martin looked around, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam walked over.
Martin looked away and said, "I'm just taking a look."
The beautiful woman smiled and said, "If you're interested, feel free to let me know, and I'll introduce you to some options."
"it is good."
Martin nodded and started strolling around.
This antique shop mainly sells jade items.
To be honest, Martin knows nothing about antiques; he can only look at them for fun.
"Is this a Pixiu?"
Martin suddenly noticed a jade Pixiu and couldn't help but take a second look at it.
At the same time, information about Pixiu appeared in his mind.
Pixiu, also known as "Bixie, Tianlu, Baijie" and commonly called "Pi Dahu", is a fierce auspicious beast recorded in ancient Chinese books and folk myths. It is one of the five auspicious beasts, along with the dragon, phoenix, tortoise, and qilin.
The Pixiu has a mouth but no anus, capable of swallowing everything without excreting. It takes in food from all directions without giving out, thus attracting wealth and treasures. It can also protect people from disasters and misfortunes, and has the function of warding off evil spirits and bringing prosperity to the home, blessing and protecting all living beings.
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