Chapter 48: The Mirror
“I still have them!”
Bai Anting covered her chest. Although her front was stuck to her back, she definitely still had them!
“Hurry up and get dressed, hurry up and get dressed!”
After a mess of a scene, Deng Xiaolin finally managed to get Bai Anting dressed.
She slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had to admit that while Bai Anting looked like a tomboy.
With her delicate skin and flushed cheeks, she currently possessed an unspeakable allure.
It was the kind of feeling that…
Even if it were a man, she would accept it.
It was just that Liu Haoyu had his eyes covered, and the memory from before was only for an instant.
Qin Liu’s hands were terrifyingly fast. She had only seen the upper body, not even the lower body, before this little ghost covered her eyes.
“Are you dressed?”
“Yes, I’m dressed.”
Deng Xiaolin looked at Bai Anting, who was wearing a dress. Combined with her short hair, it really gave the illusion of a tomboy wearing a dress.
“Tsk…” Bai Anting looked at herself in the dress and clicked her tongue, muttering, “Long dresses aren’t really suitable for me. I should have brought a change of clothes.”
“So why did you come to this place?”
Liu Haoyu felt like Bai Anting was treating this folk custom shop as her second home.
Bai Anting’s answer was very simple.
“Because I was scared.”
She shrugged and said.
“My house had a ghost incident before, and then there was a home invasion by a murderer. So I’ve been staying at Xiaolin’s place all week. My parents were also worried about me being alone at home and not being safe, so they agreed.”
“So that’s what happened.”
Liu Haoyu could finally see again.
He looked at Bai Anting, who was wearing a dress, and felt an indescribable sense of dissonance.
This tomboy had always worn shorts or short skirts before. Now, wearing Deng Xiaolin’s cute, long dress really didn’t suit her.
“Hey, I know I’m not as good-looking as Deng Xiaolin, but you shouldn’t be looking at me like that. It’s very rude.”
Bai Anting’s tone wasn’t complaining; it was more like a friendly joke.
“Your styles are completely different, so it’s natural that wearing each other’s clothes looks a bit off.”
“This morning is really lively.”
As they were chattering noisily downstairs, an old man slowly came out of the house.
When he saw Liu Haoyu, he revealed a kind and gentle smile.
“Little Liu, you’re here so early. Is there something you need from Xiaolin?”
“Mainly, I wanted to see how your old body is doing.”
“Me?” Old Deng waved his hand. “Although I’m old, my body is still quite strong. There’s nothing wrong with me.”
“That’s good.”
Liu Haoyu placed the rice noodle rolls in his hand on the table. There were four portions, but in reality, there were four people and one ghost that couldn’t speak.
So, it wasn’t enough to go around.
Old Deng glanced at the four boxes of rice noodle rolls on the table and said.
“You guys eat. I’m going out for a walk and to get breakfast.”
Qin Liu had intended to say she wouldn’t eat, but Old Deng spoke first.
The old man seemed unable to see Qin Liu, but he vaguely sensed that Qin Liu was staying by Liu Haoyu’s side.
And when no one else was paying attention, he bowed slightly to Qin Liu.
Then, he walked towards the door.
As he was about to leave, Old Deng seemed to remember something.
“Little Liu, I’ve gotten the silver mirror you wanted. It’s in the warehouse. You can go get it later.”
After saying that, the old man left the folk custom shop without looking back.
Only three people and one ghost remained in the room.
Although Deng Xiaolin could only see Qin Liu’s blurry red shadow, she could sense her presence, so she asked.
“Sister Qin, shall I put your rice noodle rolls on the altar?”
“Okay.”
In fact, even if Old Deng hadn’t left, the four portions would still have been enough.
It would just mean that after Qin Liu finished eating, Liu Haoyu would have to eat Qin Liu’s portion.
But now that Old Deng had already left, they might as well each have one portion.
As Bai Anting ate, she praised.
“These rice noodle rolls taste good.”
“Hao-ge and I often went there to eat when we were kids. They’re really delicious.”
Qin Liu remained silent, only eating her rice noodle rolls.
She didn’t know what to say.
If she tried to talk to the two girls over there…
She felt like she didn’t really have any common topics to discuss.
After all, she wasn’t a pure girl, so she didn’t know what topics girls liked.
As for talking to Liu Haoyu… she felt it was too deliberate.
Moreover, Deng Xiaolin and Bai Anting would occasionally tease Liu Haoyu, leaving no room for Qin Liu to chime in.
The young girl quickly finished her rice noodle rolls. After she finished, she realized that the other three had only eaten half of theirs.
Since she had to wait anyway, she might as well look around here.
“I’m full.”
With that thought, Qin Liu stood up and left the dining table.
She was planning to wander around the folk custom shop, explore a bit, and satisfy her curiosity.
After Qin Liu left, Bai Anting said a little curiously.
“Did she finish that quickly?”
Liu Haoyu looked at Qin Liu’s departing back and seemed to think of something, saying.
“Qin Liu has finished eating, so I’ll pack up the rice noodle rolls on the altar. It would be a waste to leave them there.”
“You’re not in a hurry, you can eat first and then pack it up.”
“It’s fine, you guys eat first.”
Liu Haoyu left in a hurry.
At this moment, Qin Liu was wandering aimlessly around the folk custom shop.
A long time ago, she had already received Deng Xiaolin’s permission to view the folk custom items here.
However, she had to admit that although there wasn’t a creepy and eerie atmosphere here, the large number of folk custom items still gave people a sense of extreme reverence for the culture.
This feeling of reverence was a bit oppressive, even making one feel a little scared.
“Mmm…”
Qin Liu gathered her courage and observed these folk custom items.
There were masks used for opera, as well as frames for shadow puppetry; there was almost everything.
However, almost all the folk custom items present were covered in a thick layer of dust.
From this, it was not difficult to see that young people nowadays did not like these things.
They were being abandoned by the times, and fewer and fewer people could inherit them.
A wave of emotion arose in Qin Liu’s heart. However, she noticed that there was a mirror here.
This mirror was not large, only about the size of a plate, entirely silver. Unlike ordinary mirrors, this mirror looked like it was made of pure silver.
It looked quite heavy.
Qin Liu curiously glanced into the mirror.
However, the girl in the mirror had a blank expression and dull eyes… she didn’t look like herself.
“Bang!”
At this moment, the mirror was shattered by a fire axe that flew from an unknown source.
Liu Haoyu appeared behind Qin Liu, his eyes calm as he said.
“Are you okay? A little ghost broke in just now, it didn’t scare you, did it?”
