Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 55

   "The business looks good." A classmate leaned over curiously, and read the slogan on the notice, "A stunning woman..."

  The word "extremely beautiful woman" immediately moved the hearts of the students who followed Duan Yunlang.

  Ahem, he is a boy in his teens or twenties, who wouldn't want to read the story of a stunning woman. If this stunning woman is a ghost, a monster or something, then I want to see it even more.

  A dozen students immediately poured into Qingsong Bookstore.

   "Guests, be careful, check out one by one." Liu Zhou handed over the book to collect the money with his hands and feet, and his eyebrows were beaming.

  Although Shitou on the side is young, he is clever, and he is not in trouble when he is busy.

  The two guys looked at each other occasionally, thinking in their hearts: The boss is right, one guy is too busy.

   Shopkeeper Hu looked at the excitement in the bookstore, feeling excited and worried at the same time.

  Excitedly, the business on the first day of the new book’s sale was far better than he expected. What worries him is how the follow-up sales will be. It depends on how the first wave of buyers feel after reading it.

  When the bookstore closed at night, shopkeeper Hu counted how many copies of "Painted Skin" had been sold that day, and handed over his hands to Xinyou to announce the good news.

   "Not bad." Xin You nodded calmly, pulled out a manuscript from her sleeve and handed it over.

   "This is—" Shopkeeper Hu's eyes lit up after opening it, "The second half of "Painted Skin"?"

   "Yes, let's see how it goes from the shopkeeper."

   Actually, Xin You didn’t need to say it, Shopkeeper Hu couldn’t wait to read it.

  God knows how he was scratching his head these days, and one day he even dreamed that he became Wang Sheng, looking in through the window of his study. It's a pity that I woke up from the dream before I saw what was in the window.

  At that moment, he deeply realized one thing: As a person who loves reading scripts, what is the most painful thing? It's a good book, but it's not finished yet!

  Next, Xin You watched shopkeeper Hu's various expressions, sometimes fearful, sometimes shocked, sometimes emotional... Never thought that the old shopkeeper could have such rich expressions.

  Seeing that shopkeeper Hu turned to the last page, Xin You asked, "How do you feel about the shopkeeper, can you maintain the standard of the first half?"

   Shopkeeper Hu slammed the table: "Not only did the first half maintain the standard, but the second half has a terrifying plot with twists and turns, an unconventional ending, attractive and warning, it can be called a divine book!"

  Such a high evaluation made Xin You bend her lips: "Since the shopkeeper also thinks it is good, then arrange to engrave it."

   "Now?" Shopkeeper Hu froze for a moment.

   "It takes a long time for a book to go from being rigid to being a book, and we are starting to arrange it now. When the upper part of "Painted Skin" is almost sold out, the second part will just be released after a period of time."

   Shopkeeper Hu showed hesitation: "The boss's time arrangement is indeed appropriate—"

   "The shopkeeper thinks there is something wrong, we can discuss it."

   "The villain is just a little worried about whether our money will be tight. When the upper part of "Painted Skin" is almost sold out, it will be safer to return some of the capital and then print the second part..."

  Xin You smiled: "Is the shopkeeper not confident enough in "Painted Skin"?"

   Shopkeeper Hu is actually very confident in "Painted Skin", but the bookstore has been deserted for so long, so he has to be cautious and dare not take too big a step.

  Xin You understood shopkeeper Hu's mentality, and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper, just arrange it, don't worry about not having enough money, I have the money here."

   There is nothing wrong with doing business steadily and steadily, but she needs to reverse the situation of Qingsong Bookstore as soon as possible. The more guests come to the door, the possibility of finding the owner of that "The Peony" will increase.

  Thinking of the blood-stained "The Peony", Xin You's eyes darkened.

  She came to the capital alone, what she wanted was never to have a prosperous business, but to find the murderer who killed her mother.

  Xin You's words reassured Shopkeeper Hu: "Since there is no problem with the money, the villain will arrange it."

  In a numbered room of the Guozijian, four students including Duan Yunlang lived. At this time, everyone was flipping through a copy of "Painted Skin" casually, and it was time to pass the time before turning off the lights.

   There is no way, the Imperial College has strict management, although the story books are bought during the day, they can only be read at this time, otherwise the teacher will find that reading idle books requires palming.

  At the beginning, the four of them chatted without saying a word, but gradually there was no sound.

   After an unknown amount of time, the bell to turn off the lights rang, and the phoenix-eyed boy cursed angrily: "Damn it, I haven't finished watching it yet!"

  Another person also said: "I haven't finished watching it either!"

   Duan Yunlang felt even more uncomfortable when he saw the ending: "Ah, I haven't finished writing this book!"

  The voice of the inspector came from outside: "Turn off the lights, don't make any noise!"

  The lights in each room were turned off one after another, and all the supervisors who watched "Painted Skin" could not fall asleep.

   "Meng Fei, don't read by the window, we will all be punished if we are found out."

  The phoenix-eyed young man named Meng Fei stuck his eyes to the storybook and said, "Just one o'clock, let me read it."

  Duan Yunlang stared up at the roof and sighed heavily: "It's over, I can't sleep anymore, I really want to know what happened behind."

   "No, who can tell me what Wang Sheng saw!"

  Meng Fei suddenly remembered: "Yun Lang, as the boss, your cousin should know what happened later, right?"

   "My cousin is not Mr. Song Ling."

   "But she is going to tell Mr. Songling's story, so she must have asked about it. If you read halfway through it, can you resist asking?"

  Duan Yunlang shook his head.

  That must not be possible, he can't wait to ask his cousin now!

  So on the second day it was time to leave the Imperial College, Duan Yunlang ran to Qingsong Bookstore with the high hopes of his classmates on his shoulders.

   "Second cousin wants to know what's going on?" Xin You flatly refused, "I can't tell."

  If it weren't for the thought of the difference between men and women, Duan Yunlang would have jumped on Xin You: "Cousin, please, can you bear to see me not eating well and falling asleep?"

Xin You was unmoved: "That won't work. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If the second cousin knows the content of the second half, will he tell his classmates? Will his classmates tell others? Bai, how can I sell the second half? Maybe other bookstores will take advantage of the loopholes and print it out first, so I won’t be in a bad position by then.”

  Duan Yunlang patted his forehead when he heard it: "It's all because I want to know the content behind it so much that I was confused for a while."

  Xin You smiled: "Second cousin, don't worry, the lower part will come out after a while."

  Back to the Guozijian, Duan Yunlang spread his hands, expressing that he didn't ask.

  The students listened and expressed their understanding.

   It is true that the business of other bookstores cannot be affected.

   "No." Meng Fei rubbed his chin, "We can't be the only ones who suffer, show "Painted Skin" to other students, and everyone will feel uncomfortable together."

  Duan Yunlang hurriedly reminded: "We can't let them read the first part. They are only given two chapters. If they want to read it again, they can go to my cousin's bookstore to buy it."

  Several classmates cast contemptuous glances.

   It will really bring business to my cousin!

  But I have to say that the combination of Meng Fei and Duan Yunlang is very effective. Not to mention many classmates who can't sleep at night, the threshold of Qingsong Bookstore is almost broken by the students of the Imperial College the next day.

  (end of this chapter)