Every world is full of ghosts and monsters begging for hugs

This summer after the college entrance examination, Bai Yao moved to a remote town with her parents.

Bai Yao's father is a botanist. He has an experimental base here that is specifically used to cultivate new varieties. As for Bai Yao's mother, she was transferred to the local junior high school and became a junior high school teacher.

Considering that their work would basically be settled here, the couple bought a manor that had been vacant for many years. It is said that the manor has a history of hundreds of years and covers a large area. Bai Yao's mother, in particular, likes the layout of the manor very much.

The front yard can be used to plant flowers, and there is a wooden house in the backyard that can be used to store sundries and of course can also be used as a study. In short, there are so many places in this manor that can be used and transformed.

When the family of three moved in, they first cleaned up two bedrooms for temporary living. As for the other places, they still needed to be cleaned and repaired. Bai Yao's parents were not professionals in this area, so they asked several local people to deal with the problems in the house.

They used to live in a big city, and Bai Yao was used to the comfortable life of a young lady. Fearing that she would not be used to living in this small town, her parents would grant her every request and buy her whatever she wanted!

Of course, Bai Yao really doesn't like this place either.

In this small town, you can’t order takeout, and it’s not convenient to go out shopping. If you want to go to the city, you have to drive for an hour, which is really troublesome.

But fortunately she can still play with her mobile phone.

It rained coldly yesterday, but the weather is pretty good today. The sunlight is not too glaring and it provides just the right amount of warmth to dispel the cold.

Bai Yao, wearing a green floral dress and a sun hat, sat on a white bench in the front yard, flipping through the application guide in her hand boredly. In a few days, her college entrance examination results would be out, and her parents respected her opinion on what she wanted to study.

She can apply for whatever major she is interested in. After all, her grades have always been good, so there will be no problem for her to pass the admission line of a key university.

The ping-pong sounds next to her were really disturbing, and she couldn't concentrate on reading anything in the book.

She asked the people in the flowers, "Aunt Fang, what are you doing over there?"

"It should be the people who are renovating the house knocking things." Aunt Fang is the nanny hired by the Bai family. She is a local and has some skills in gardening. She cooks delicious meals and is also hardworking. Now that she has nothing to do, she helps to clear the weeds in the garden.

The hostess of this house said that she wanted to plant roses in the front yard, and she kept it in mind.

Aunt Fang’s husband also works at the manor. Since the couple has such a good job opportunity, they will of course do their best to do everything.

The name of Minghu Town comes from a lake called Minghu, which is right behind the manor, so people call this manor Minghu Manor.

Bai Yao didn't know who the previous owner of this manor was. She only knew that this manor had a long history. In addition, it had been idle for decades and most of the manor's wooden structures must have many places that needed repair.

During dinner yesterday, her parents did say that the invited guests would arrive today.

Bai Yao really couldn't concentrate on reading anymore, so she threw the book in her hand away, pulled down the brim of her hat to cover her face, folded her arms, leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

But the banging noises got louder!

Bai Yao couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up and walked towards the direction where the sound came from. As the sound became louder, she also saw the person on the roof of the wooden house.

He was a young boy about her age, his black hair slightly damp with sweat, his eyes silently staring at the tools in his hands, his profile lines were cold and hard, just like the feeling he gave people, which was too cold.

Although it is not hot today, but as I squatted on the roof facing the sun and worked with my hands, the warm sun became scorching hot.

He probably spent a lot of time outdoors, as his skin had a healthy tan. Beads of sweat slid down his jawline, passed his neck, passed his barely visible collarbone, and disappeared into his white T-shirt.

Perhaps he noticed that he was being observed, he paused in his movements, turned his head away, and lowered his eyes, just in time to meet the gaze of the girl who was looking up at the ground.

Bai Yao held up his hat, his brows slightly raised, "Are you our new repairman?"

The boy nodded and said politely, "Hello."

His voice was exactly like the feeling he gave people, flat and like a piece of wood.

Bai Yao replied: "Hello."

She then said: "My name is Bai Yao, what's yours?"

"He Mian."

Bai Yao chewed his name in her heart. She smiled and said, "Well, He Mian, I will remember you."

She turned around, as if she had forgotten the purpose of reminding him to be quiet, and walked away briskly, as if she was taking a walk and accidentally discovered this corner and unexpectedly discovered the young man on the roof.

When Aunt Fang saw Bai Yao walking towards the backyard, she guessed that Bai Yao was going to cause trouble. After all, Miss Bai Yao did have a bad temper. But when she saw her coming back in a good mood, she couldn't help but feel strange.

Bai Yao sat back in her chair. She asked casually, "Is that man named He Mian also a local?"

Aunt Fang replied: "Yes, he lives near the manor. It seems that the He family has lived nearby since the manor appeared."

"I think he's about my age. Is he working so early?"

"It's all because his parents are not doing well." Aunt Fang lowered her voice and said, "His father is a gambler and hasn't been home for several years. His mother was traumatized by this and is a little abnormal. In fact, the child has good grades, but he couldn't continue his studies in the second year of high school. Now he is the only one who supports his family."

Everyone in the town knew about the He family's troubles. When talking about He Mian, everyone would feel a little sympathetic. Aunt Fang was not the kind of person who gossiped about others behind their backs. She just said a few euphemistic words and didn't mention it again.

The Bai family is generous and never delays paying salaries when hiring people.

Aunt Fang thought it was a good thing that He Mian was able to find a job here. She was worried that He Mian, who was taciturn and didn't know how to say nice things, might have upset the young lady. She couldn't help but say, "Although He Mian doesn't talk much, he does things carefully and seriously. He has learned to take care of himself at a young age and can repair a little bit of everything."

What he meant was that it was definitely not a loss for the Bai family to hire him to do the job.

In fact, He Mian was able to come to the manor to work as a repairman because of the introduction of Aunt Fang's husband. Aunt Fang's husband had been trapped in the mountains before, and she was extremely anxious. It was unrealistic for her to go to the mountains alone in the middle of the night to look for him. Later, it was He Mian who helped and finally found the person who was lost in the mountains.