Chapter 44 Chapter IX Landlord

For her, seeing the invisible landlord was like seeing a ghost. The TV was on at the time, and she was cooking noodles in the kitchen, when she heard noises in the stairwell, she poked her head out and saw the back of a man bent over, moving cardboard boxes under the stairs.At first she thought it was Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng?how did you get inLike a thief!Why not call first?Who approved you to come in?The man straightened up slowly, turned around, and shook a key in his hand to her.I am not Yagyu, I am the landlord.Baorun said, I am the landlord, this is my home, and I will come back to get something.

She cried out in shock, thinking she was having a nightmare, and pinched herself, startled and hurt, and jumped up on the spot.She slammed into the kitchen door, grabbed a kitchen knife from the chopping board, hid behind the kitchen door with the knife, stomped her feet and shouted outside, bastard, two bastards, I fell for your tricks again!Why did you trick me into living in your house?What else are you going to do? After a while of silence outside, she heard Bao Run say, go ask Liu Sheng what he wants to do.I was also fooled by him. Liu Sheng said he would rent a house for his girlfriend. I didn't know you were her girlfriend.After a few seconds, he asked again, are you his girlfriend?Before she could answer, he sneered, I see, fuck, you two live together in my house?Interesting, very interesting.

She cried angrily and yelled towards the kitchen door, fart!Who is his girlfriend?Who lives with people like you?After crying a few times, she relaxed a little. She heard Baorun rummaging through the box outside, and she hit the door panel with the back of a knife inside. Are you acting a horror movie for me?Scarier than a horror movie.She said, the world is so big, why did I live in your house?No wonder I keep having nightmares, it turns out that you are the landlord, and I will move out tomorrow! It's up to you, move it or not.Baorun said outside, my house is rented to Baorun, not to you.

The water on the gas stove had boiled for a long time, the noodles were already mushy, and the kitchen was steaming. She went to turn off the gas valve, and gradually calmed down.Only now did she recall why the haunting man in the attic smelled so familiar, a combination of moisturizing pomade, body odor, and foot odor.Maybe it wasn't some conspiracy, maybe Liu Sheng was just trying to save money, and it was fate who played tricks on her.After all these years, there was a devil still playing the bridge between the three of them, such a craft, such a wicked craft, and she didn't know how to get out.She peeped at Bao Run through the crack of the door, and reprimanded him, what are you looking for?Such an old man, do you understand the rules?If the house is rented out to others, then it is not yours. Whoever pays the rent belongs to him. Why do you come back and look for things?

Baorun squatted beside the cardboard box, finally found a photo frame, and held it in his arms.Don't make noise, I'll leave right away.Baorun said, my grandfather ran away again yesterday, and I couldn't find him after two days of searching. I came back to get his photo and put up a missing person notice. She believed that Baorun was not lying, and her grandfather ran away again.What made her wonder was how did her grandfather get out of the Jingting Hospital with such a high wall and so many gates?She was curious, but didn't bother to ask.Through the crack of the door, you can see the shiny beads of sweat on Baorun's forehead. He walked back and forth holding the frame of the mirror, as if he was still looking for something.Didn't you find the photo? What else are you looking for?She said, I am upset that you are dangling here, please go away.

I'll be leaving right away, you don't have to chase me away.He said, do you want to go into the patio?If you think the house is stuffy, go to the patio to get some air. Shall I open the patio door for you? That suggestion sounded sincere. She didn't expect him to have such kindness. After thinking about it, she said, whatever you want, you won't be suffocated if you don't go to the patio, and you won't live a few more years if you go to the patio. Baorun went to the courtyard door.My house is not afraid of theft, and it is not anti-theft. The keys are placed on the door frame, and you can touch them with just a touch.He tiptoed to touch the door frame and said, there is a bicycle in the courtyard, you have ridden it before, I will take you to the Workers' Cultural Palace, remember?The car can still be ridden after pumping it up. If you don't think it's ugly, you can use it as you like.

She said, thank you for your concern, I don't ride a bicycle, I always take a taxi when I go out. Then she heard him unlock the lock.Click, click, two padlocks were opened, and a ray of light was cast into the dark living room. Baorun's two thick legs stood by the door, and the ankles were dyed with bright sunlight.He put some keys on the threshold.The keys are here, don't worry, I won't come in again.He said, we settled the accounts, we are not considered friends, but also acquaintances, the child is important, so you can stay here and wait for the delivery. He was outside the kitchen door, and she was in the kitchen. Through the door, the two communicated in silence, and she was finally moved.She accepted his kindness, which came at just the right time.The reconciliation between them was quicker than expected and fragmented, but she trusted in such a reconciliation.She saw the photo frame in his arms, the grandfather's portrait was covered by Bao Run's thick arm, and that arm was covered with a lump of clotted ash, which also glistened in the light.She suddenly felt that Baorun was very nice, and Baorun was actually very nice. In return, she should also be more polite to him.Your grandfather, why did you let him run away?She said to the crack of the door, didn't you tie up your grandpa?

too busy.Baorun said, I am now working as a temporary worker in Jingting Hospital, and there are fewer and fewer male nurses there. I am busy tying up people every day, and I have missed my grandfather.After a while, he said that he couldn't do anything, thinking that my grandfather was half dead, and he would be fine if he didn't tie him up. I didn't expect him to run so far. The bundle still needs to be bundled, and only when it is bundled can we rest assured.As soon as the words came out, she stuck out her tongue remorsefully. The suggestion of tying someone came from her mouth. It sounded a bit ironic and a bit vulgar. She quickly stated her position. He is your grandfather, and it is none of my business. You have to proceed from reality, hurry up, I have to go to the bathroom.

Borun left.The large cardboard box in the stairwell was still open. She went over and looked through it. There were various ropes at the bottom of the cardboard box, covered with several large and small photo frames.There are several standard portraits of my grandfather, with a uniform black plastic photo frame. My grandfather hides in the frame in a repeated gesture, with question marks in his trance eyes, as if he is asking her, where is my soul?Do you know where my soul is?She picked up another photo frame and saw a group of people sitting in front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The people were very hazy, and Tiananmen Square was also blurred. She wiped it with a damp cloth, and the outline of Tiananmen Square became clear. It was a family portrait popular in the 1970s, majestic Tiananmen Square is actually a painted set.The faces of four family members emerged from the dust. An old man and a middle-aged couple sat upright. Their smiles were forced by the photographer. They looked stiff and forced. The only one who didn’t smile was the one in the back The young man looked like Bao Run, standing alone, with a tuft of hair raised abruptly, shaped like a flying bird, he stood angrily, his gaze was that of a deceived person, and two angry flames could be faintly seen in his pupils.

That afternoon she went out on a rare occasion, came to the stall of the locksmith Old Sun with a black parasol, and picked out a door lock.She asked Lao Sun to come and change the lock for her.The old sun looked at her suspiciously, girl, whose family's new daughter-in-law are you, right?I know everyone on the street, why don't I know you?She didn't bother to introduce herself, so she curled her lips and said, I'm not someone's new wife, I'm a broom star descending to earth, and descending to your Xiangchun Street.The old grandson showed a look of horror, and asked seriously, whose family is it?Whose house did you go down to?Seeing that her humor frightened the other party, she couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, it's fine if she doesn't descend to your house, what are you afraid of?She said, interesting, you are so old, you are still afraid of the broom star.

The asphalt pavement on the street was scorched by the sun, and her sandals rattled on the road. Lao Sun followed her with a tool box, thinking that she looked better from the back than from the front.When she walks, her hips swing violently, which makes her gait reveal a touch of unspeakable sexiness. Her floral skirt is a popular red peony pattern, which sets off two long legs like lotus root joints, which look very sexy. White, the most enchanting scenery is on her ankle, an anklet made of colorful beads makes a small sound along the way, and flashes with gorgeous light. Residents are mostly napping, and the streets contemplate gossip and gossip after dusk in the silence.They met Grandma Shaoxing's cat near a concrete trash bin. She expressed her love to the cat and meowed. Unexpectedly, the cat would avenge her kindness and ran home to inform the owner. Grandma Shaoxing hurried away from the cat. The family rushed to the street, looked at her with a cattail fan to block the light, and let out a long and cryptic admiration, "Oh, she looks really pretty, no wonder!"She heard the harsh praise, no wonder what it meant?She couldn't figure it out for a moment, she rolled her eyes at Grandma Shaoxing, and walked straight past her.Grandma Shaoxing couldn't strike up a conversation with her, so she chased Lao Sun and stabbed him in the back with a cattail fan. Master Sun, where are you going with this beautiful woman?Lao Sun said, beauty and ugliness are all customers, should I change the door lock with this customer?There was a mysterious silence behind her, and then she heard Grandma Shaoxing's pun, Can the door lock be changed at will?Old Sun, you have to be careful! She turned her head back and muttered, "I'm not dead."She crossed the street, bought an ice cream from a soda shop, held it in her hand and sucked it patiently, twisted her waist and walked forward, her sandals rattled all the way, and soon arrived at the door of Baorun's house.She leaned against the door and made a performative gesture to Lao Sun, the answer to the mystery is now revealed.She said that the broom star came down to this family.The old sun was at a loss and said, isn't this Baorun's house?She opened the door and entered the house, and said as she walked, it used to be his house, but now it is my house, my house is my house, master, don't roll your eyes there, it's all right, hurry up and change the lock. Mrs. Ma from the pharmacy next door came out with a lunch box. Old Sun pouted into the house and asked Mrs. Ma in a low voice, isn't this girl Baorun's new wife?Mrs. Ma's face showed a mysterious expression, no, no, this girl is very complicated.Lao Sun said, I also think it's a bit complicated, can you give me an idea, should I change this lock for her?Mrs. Ma avoided Lao Sun's request and was eager to explain the complexity of the matter. Guess Lao Sun, who is she, you wouldn't believe it even if she was killed.Before Lao Sun could use his mind, Mrs. Ma couldn't wait to listen to him. Do you still remember the case of Liu Sheng and Bao Run?I also just heard from Shao Lanying that she is the girl in the water tower, that fairy!Mrs. Ma patted her knees and said, can you guess, these three former enemies are now mixed together!