Chapter 88
Chapter 88
When Hua Jiunan and Hu Fei’er helped Deaf Granny out, Deputy Director Niu and Chen Fu, both wearing aprons, also came out of the house to wash vegetables.
The two of them saw Zhao Aiguo, and all three men froze.
In perfect unison, they asked,
“County Mayor / Chief Niu / President Chen, what are you doing here too?!”
After they finished speaking, the three of them froze again, then said in perfect unison once more,
“I ran into trouble and came to ask Deaf Granny / Old Auntie for shelter.”
After speaking in unison twice, all three of them broke into wry smiles at the same time.
Seeing how Chen Fu and Chief Niu were dressed, Zhao Aiguo immediately understood what they were doing.
He hurriedly asked Deaf Granny,
“Old Auntie, would it be all right if my family stayed here and mooched a meal too?”
Deaf Granny was kindhearted, so she smiled and nodded in agreement.
It was not because Zhao Aiguo was the county mayor. Even if a beggar came to her door asking for food, the old woman would give them whatever she herself was eating.
If they missed mealtime and the food had gone cold, she would even have Wang San’s Wife warm it up before sending it over.
Once Zhao Aiguo saw that Deaf Granny had agreed, he hurriedly instructed his wife and Secretary Li.
“You two, go help in the kitchen!”
“Make some extra good dishes today. I want to have a drink with Old Auntie!”
Zhao Fei’s Mother agreed repeatedly and hurried into the house in a few quick steps.
Secretary Li was truly a professional. They immediately began asking everyone one by one what they liked to eat and whether there was anything they avoided.
Just then, Deputy Mayor Liu, who had been groaning outside the courtyard for ages, finally walked in. His face was full of resentment as he loudly scolded,
“Who threw me out just now? Do you realize that’s assaulting a cadre?”
The moment he finished shouting, he immediately sensed that the atmosphere in the courtyard was off. Everyone was looking at him strangely.
Especially County Mayor Zhao. His expression was full of anger.
Chen Fu asked curiously, “Town Head Liu? What are you doing at my house?”
Deputy Mayor Liu looked utterly shocked. “President Chen, this is your house?! I came… I came to do poverty relief…”
Chen Fu looked completely baffled. “Has the world changed that fast?”
“I haven’t left the courtyard for just one day, and now I’m poor?!!!”
“What happened to my mines? Did someone take over the dozen-plus of them just because ancient tombs were dug up there?”
Deputy Mayor Liu wiped his sweat as he explained, “A misunderstanding, President Chen, this is all a misunderstanding!”
Zhao Aiguo was truly furious at this fellow, but with Deaf Granny present, it would not be appropriate to fly into a rage.
He could only snort coldly.
“Comrade Liu Lijun, if you really have nothing to do, go help in the kitchen!”
Deputy Mayor Liu’s eyes filled with disbelief.
“County Mayor, are you sure? I’m a deputy mayor…”
Deputy Team Leader Niu irritably grabbed Liu Lijun and dragged him over.
“Cut the damn crap!”
“What does a measly deputy mayor like you count for? Can’t you see I’m cooking in the back kitchen too?”
A moment later, Wang San’s aggrieved voice came from inside the house.
“Ma, can you make all these people leave?”
“It’s too crowded!”
“And they don’t know how to do anything!”
At that, Zhao Aiguo’s face grew even more embarrassed.
Zhao Fei shuffled over to Hua Jiunan with a dejected look.
“Big Brother, when will there be news about my situation?”
The young Daoist priest Hu Ping looked at the fatty in front of him with utter disdain.
“What’s your hurry? Guoyin inquiries aren’t that simple.”
“Not only do they have to avoid patrolling ghost soldiers and ghost guards, they also have to guard against sneak attacks from all kinds of fierce souls and evil ghost.”
“If they stray far from Fengdu City or Yin-Yang Road, then they’re in the territory of the various ghost kings. That’s even more dangerous!”
“The slightest mistake, and their soul will be scattered, never to return!”
Even Hua Jiunan had not known these things Hu Ping was talking about.
Because of that, he became quite worried for the Immortal Spirits of Earth-returning Hall.
Deaf Granny sighed.
“Ah, cultivation is never easy!”
“In order to help people and earn a little merit, the Immortal Spirits of the Various Altars have to risk their lives at every moment!”
“That’s also why this old woman often doesn’t want to trouble them.”
Hu Fei’er felt this more deeply than anyone.
She could not help saying,
“For nonhuman cultivators like us, our innate foundation is lacking from birth.”
“If we want to accomplish anything, we have to put in far more effort than humans.”
When Zhao Fei heard that the pretty little beauty in front of him was actually “not human,” he was shocked, but he did not dare ask too many questions.
He only subconsciously moved a little farther away.
At the same time, he thought to himself:
Holy crap, even the Immortal Spirits are this polite to Deaf Granny. This old lady is seriously powerful!
Could she already be a true immortal?
Looks like I absolutely can’t offend Hua Boss in the future!
Otherwise, even if I die, he could drag me back out of the underworld and keep beating me…
While Zhao Fei’s thoughts were running wild, the young Daoist priest Hu Ping continued speaking to him.
“As for your situation, the soonest we can get a clear answer is around this time tomorrow.”
“If it’s slow, ten days or half a month would be perfectly normal!”