65 - Free Time

Translated by rabbitrisu

Since Su Gan and Su Ni were worried about Su Zimo, they stayed with him in the manor.

This kind of intention also prevented Su Zimo from staying in An Yu Yi Yu for too long. After all, the shop was now located in the real world, and its flow of time was also consistent with the real world. He couldn’t disappear from home for too long.

In addition, Su Hewen recently planned to bring Su Zimo along to the company to familiarize him with it. The various dinners and parties that the housekeeper Mu Feng was ordered to throw had already burst and overflowed, and some situations that the Su family head couldn’t refuse had begun to appear. Su Zimo had to find some ways to balance his two identities as Master Su and the shopkeeper.

At that time, Su Zimo could only enter the study room with his little free time, and then instantly appear in An Yu Yi Yu all the way in Jiangdu.

With Ye Ning’s help, the equipment in An Yu Yi Yu was very complete. Su Zimo even prepared a simple but elegant frame for ‘Gushan Notes: Postscript,’ and was eventually going to hand it near Peng Peng’s piano to see if there was an opportunity for its special ability ‘Do Not Enter.’

As for why he wanted to find an opportunity… Su Zimo was mainly worried that after hanging it on the wall, it would really become a shop that ordinary people couldn’t enter. There was merchandise that was hard to stock in the store, and those had fewer channels for sale.

“Boss, good morning.”

As soon as Su Zimo entered the store, he accepted a cup of milk tea from Ghost Umbrella. Su Zimo was worried about what kind of trouble the ghost umbrella may cause, so he left a reserve of cash in the store. After that, the ghost umbrella’s homemade drinks had become more varied.

Ye Ning also helped prepare a refrigerator with adequate capacity along with some necessary mini equipment, all of which were in a corner behind the counter and filled with various ingredients like fruit and diary products.

But to be honest, Su Zimo liked the drinks Ghost Umbrella prepared. There were no shortcomings except that the amount was so large that he needed to ask the guests to help finish it. Milk was milk, and tea was tea. It also had a slight minty scent, which was much better than the milk tea that Su Zimo drank as a student.

“Is Zhang Xiaoqing still asleep?” Su Zimo glanced at the cell phone on the counter. The white smart phone was lying there quietly, completely silent.

“It takes a lot of effort for the little ghost in the piano to wake up, but this female ghost should have sufficient power. Maybe she can wake up before boss goes to restock goods next time.” Ghost Umbrella put the extra ingredients into another jar, and prepared to fill a large jug for the guests to taste after the next ones arrive.

“Ghost Umbrella, what were you saying about the nightmare world?” Su Zimo, the owner of the shop, took out a clean wipe cloth and wiped away the non-existant dust on the shelves, and asked out of the blue.

The ghost umbrella sitting behind him was silent for a while, then said, “I don’t know. I only know that it has existed for a long time, but it should’ve emerged here not long ago.”

“Here?” Su Zimo didn’t understand the logic of time.

“It’s nothing. I discovered that the appearance of trainers in this world wasn’t long ago.” The motions of the ghost umbrella’s hands didn’t stop. “With the emergence of countermeasures, everything has just begun.”

“Do you know something.” Su Zimo turned his head to stare at the ghost umbrella, and spoke as if it were a statement.

“I’m just a lonely wild ghost who’s homeless because of amnesia.” Ghost Umbrella pretended to wipe tears from the corners of his eyes. “With boss’s help, I moved into a shop that can shelter me from the wind and the rain. Little Umbrella really doesn’t know anything.”

“……” Su Zimo was silent for a moment, then turned his head, unable to bear it. “Forget it.”

“Actually, boss can make it easier every time he restocks goods. You’re different from those trainers, and you don’t need to work hard with them.” Ghost Umbrella’s leisurely voice came again. “And for those trainers, entering the nightmare world once a week or even once a month is enough to make them nervous. Boss, if you enter the nightmare world once every two days, you’ll exhaust yourself in the long run.”

“The reason why I haven’t collapsed is because I know that I’m different from them.” Su Zimo said seriously, then looked outside the shop. “It seems that there’s no one out right now?”

“When I went shopping next door this morning, I heard that tomorrow is a big day for human beings… It seems to be the beginning of school or something. Anyway, these businesses have been deserted for a while, and the trainer next door in the bookstore resigned to start school.” The ghost umbrella couldn’t leave the main black umbrella for too long, so his normal places to stroll were the ‘Flower Tea Garden’ and ‘Cup of Tea Bookstore’ next door.

It may be because of those relationships that Ghost Umbrella was particularly set on making various kinds of tea.

Su Zimo stayed in the store for a while, and someone took their child to purchase all of the Nightmare Brand Lined Exercise Books available in the store.

And the Nightmare Brand Children’s Watch.

It could be seen that the parent with a secretive expression seemed very happy to buy a good-looking children’s watch for only one yuan, so she bought all the exercise books without hesitation.

“Use with care.” Because there was no need to sign a contract for the sale of no star products, when Su Zimo handed off the boxed up watch, he routinely reminded her, “After all, cheap products may have flaws.”

The children’s watch was, after all, a product of the nightmare world. Although Ghost Umbrella guaranteed that no star products weren’t dangerous, Su Zimo couldn’t guarantee that they wouldn’t be mischevious.

It was worth mentioning that she shopping mother and son spent 21 yuan, but drank five cups of 700ml oolong milk tea, courtesy of Ghost Umbrella, and left with contented expressions.

“Sure enough, my tea-making craftsmanship is still excellent.”

Seeing Ghost Umbrella’s particularly proud expression, Su Zimo only felt that Ye Ning had to prepare a small blackboard to hang up. He would ask Ghost Umbrella to mark the price of the drinks that were served that day, and only sell the material cost.

After wandering around the store twice in the morning and afternoon, Su Zimo looked at the time, just after three o’clock in the afternoon. Considering the distance between Shoushan to Hengze Plaza in Shannan District, he asked Ye Ning to inform the chauffeur to prepare to leave.

Su Zimo carried the backpack from the store with him. After zipping it up and compressing its size, the originally large and ugly hiking backpack looked like a stylish black-grey backpack. No matter how it was carried, it wouldn’t be out of place. After all, it was a rare trip into the city. Su Zimo wanted to look around for things to buy, and a heavy backpack wouldn’t be practical.

“Going out?”

When Su Zimo exited the manor, he met Su Hewen who had just driven back from the company.

“Ge!” Su Zimo greeted him, and then told him about the invitation from Elder Fang Qin.

“Elder Fang? Have you met him before?” Su Hewen, in a straight-cut suit, felt an inexplicable chill even in the warm weather, and he seemed to recognize the other person called Elder Fang Qin.

“Grandpa mentioned him before.” Grandpa couldn’t come out to correct him anyway, so Su Zimo turned his head to a little and lied.

When facing strangers, it didn’t matter how Su Zimo acted or lied, but when facing his relatives, he was always unnatural. Especially when facing Su Hewen, Su Zimo always felt that he would be seen through.

“I’ll accompany you.” Su Hewen opened the car door after hearing the place where Su Zimo and Elder Fang had invited him. “I happen to be working. You’ll call me when it’s over.”

Su Hewen’s method of travel was different than the other members of the Su family who use chauffeurs and fancy cars. He drove an expensive-but-not-overly-so sports car, and he drove himself. In fact, the cars from his past weren’t very fancy. After all, Su Hewen either worked late at the company or had a place to stay nearby. Now that he’s moved back to the manor because of Su Zimo’s affairs, his fancy sports car had an opportunity to be seen.

“Ge, you just got off work.” Su Zimo looked at Su Hewen who was particularly intent. He had checked the map of Shannan District yesterday and knew that it wasn’t close to Su Gan’s company or Su Company’s headquarters.

“I want to temporarily visit the branch office today. When you finish, I can finish up there.” Su Hewen’s face was normal, and his tone was very calm. “This is the first time you’ve taken a car after you recovered?”

Su Zimo recalled that it was indeed the first time he’s approached a vehicle after his car accident.

After thinking about it, Su Zimo and Ye Ning acknowledged it, and they got into Su Hewen’s car.

A moment of silence for the branch office.

The Su Company was originally a very traditional family business. It wasn’t large scale, and it operated some traditional industries with long histories. However, the new owner, Su Heng, felt that that the most important parts of the mainstay industries were already declining. He had always wanted to open up more modern industrial chains with higher potential for the Su family ever since he was young.

Su Zimo didn’t know much about what happened at the time. He only knew that Grandpa Su’s ideas were strongly opposed by the elders of the Su family of the time. After all, the Su family wasn’t supported by Su Zimo’s grandfather alone.

Nowadays, most of the new industries were in the hands of Su Heng’s direct descendants, and the traditional industries were taken care of by his indirect descendants. As of now, nothing has happened.

But every time he thinks about the complicated Su family situation, Su Zimo felt pressured. He felt that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him, and that not just his uncles had knives hidden in their hands.

Ghost Umbrella wondered why Su Zimo ceaselessly entered the nightmare world, but for Su Zimo, being in the nightmare world or An Yu Yi Yu was actually more pleasant than being around the Su family.

Although Su Zimo seemed to be a very calm and apathetic person, he felt it in his bones that he may also enjoy the adventure of being on the border between life and death, not just restocking his products.

Of course, if it weren’t for An Yu Yi Yu, Su Zimo may not be able to say such a thing.

He wasn’t only self-deprecating.

Su Zimo sat in Su Hewen’s car and watched the scenery along the mountain road, knowing that what he really desired most was to properly arrange the future of the Su family, and then be a leisurely Master Su.

“Ge, you really are like my real brother.” Su Zimo said while looking out the window.

“I’m not.” Su Hewen’s answer was methodical.

“Actually, I haven’t seen Zixiang for a long time.” After driving for a while, Su Zimo remembered his cousin Su Zixiang, who was praised by his second and third uncles.

“……” Su Hewen was silent for a moment. “There’s no need to see him.”

“……”

“We’re arriving soon.”

Translator’s Notes:

Author was putting 万 (Wan) instead of 方 (Fang) for Fang Xin’s name in this chapter again and I feel that. Just reading the characters is hard writing is so much worse.