Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The man was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt and a patched gray khaki jacket. The most noticeable thing was that he had no eyebrows, but it didn't look like he had shaved them himself. The shape of his brow bone was very obvious and there were marks of scars, which looked more like those left by burns.

The scarred man didn't seem curious about the layout of the first floor. Instead, he turned his gaze towards them naturally.

The look in the scarred man's eyes when he looked at Gu Tongwan could not be described as obscene, because it stayed there for about half a minute, and in the middle he even pretended to turn to the proprietress, but Gu Tongwan could feel that this man actually stayed on her the longest, followed by Xiaoli and Lan Cen.

Rather than being motivated by desire for young girls, it was more like a calculated attempt to size up the merchandise.

The proprietress frowned slightly, but before she could speak, the man came over with a smile: "What are you eating? Why does it smell so good?" His eyes naturally swept over Gu Tongwan first, with uncontrollable amazement in his eyes, and then followed the smell to the plastic bag, as if he wanted to see clearly what was inside. However, Xiaoli was faster. She tied the entire plastic bag again and handed the remaining half plate of meat to Lan Cen, who immediately picked up the plate and plastic bag and went to the kitchen.

"Nothing, just something to eat. But as for you, the restaurant is closed after 1:30 p.m., so if you want to eat, you have to wait until after 5 p.m. But you don't look like you're here to eat, right?" The restaurant's opening hours are posted outside, and if most people really want to eat, it's impossible not to see the sign.

Faced with the questioning of the proprietress, the scarred man did not panic at all. Instead, he smiled and explained his purpose: "I am the eldest nephew of Aunt Qin upstairs, and I am here to bring some dry food to my aunt." After saying that, he opened a small cloth bag in his hand, which really contained some compressed biscuits and a small bag of white rice.

But when he said that, the proprietress felt even more strange, and suspicion immediately welled up in her eyes: "Eldest nephew? Aunt Qin's little nephew came a while ago, and the nephew came the day before yesterday. How come it's the eldest nephew today? Aunt Qin and her husband have lived here for more than a year, and I've never seen them mention any relatives before. How come there are so many relatives visiting recently? They are all relatives. I don't think you look too much alike."

The scarred man was stunned for a moment, but smiled the next moment: "The one you are talking about is my younger brother, right? When we go out, people always say we don't look alike because one of us looks more like our mom and the other looks more like our dad. Isn't it like this for all brothers and sisters? There are always one or two who have nothing to do with their parents." The scarred man always liked to swallow his saliva when he spoke, and although he was answering the proprietress's question, his eyes were always glancing at Gu Tongwan next to him.

The lady boss didn't buy it. She just said indifferently, "Auntie Qin and the others are not here. They left this morning. You should come back in the afternoon."

"Is that so? Then please give the things to them and tell them that his eldest nephew Yutou was here." The scarred man did not seem very disappointed. He put the cloth bag in his hand on the table and spoke politely. He did not go any further and asked the landlady to give the old couple the key to their room.

After he left, the lady boss pursed her lips and said, "What on earth is Aunt Qin doing lately? There are always people running into her room during this period of time. Could it be that she wants to take some forbidden drugs in the room?"

"I also think this guy is a bit strange. He seemed to have been observing Sister Wanwan just now." Lan Cen said this in a low voice after coming out of the kitchen.

Xiao Li wrinkled her nose in displeasure, and then complained to the landlady: "Aunt, Aunt Qin hasn't paid the rent for three months. When I asked her yesterday afternoon, she was still planning to delay. This is not a solution. Otherwise, I think we should not renew the lease with her. Apart from anything else, it's not safe to have strange men coming in and out of the guesthouse all the time. There are other people living upstairs."

The lady boss didn't agree to Xiaoli's request right away until Xiaoli muttered: "The main thing is, if she causes any trouble in our guesthouse, we will be implicated and held responsible."

"Okay, I'll go ask later. Rent is secondary. After all, when there was a heavy rainstorm last year, Uncle Ye helped us buy dozens of kilograms of rice from his acquaintances. Rice was so hard to buy in the whole city at that time, and it was all thanks to Uncle Ye's help." The proprietress' voice lowered as she spoke, and her expression was a little moved, probably because she thought of Uncle Ye running around to ask people to buy rice last year.

Xiaoli curled her lips in disapproval: "Uncle Ye's character is fine, but Aunt Qin may not be. She has always liked to take advantage of others. The toilet paper I put in the utility room disappeared, and I found out later after checking the surveillance footage that it was taken by her. But she insisted that things placed in the utility room meant that someone else had lost them, and she refused to admit that she took them and was unwilling to pay for compensation. If it weren't for her old age, I would have dragged her to the Security Bureau." Xiaoli became indignant when this matter was mentioned, and even became more and more angry.

Lan Cen didn't know the old lady upstairs very well. Normally, he would just nod and say hello to her at most. But old lady Qin always had a stern face. When she brought her lunch, she even complained that Lan Cen was too slow, or that the food in the restaurant was too bad. In short, she would nag at her every time. Therefore, Lan Cen had never had a good impression of this old lady, but as a long-term tenant, he could only be polite to her.

Gu Tongwan had seen the old lady several times when he lived here before, but because Gu Tongwan always kept a distance from strangers and always gave off an aura that strangers should stay away from, the old lady didn't dare to approach her and talk to her.

After chatting for a while, Gu Tongwan had to go to Zhang's house, so he got up and went to the backyard to get the car. As a result, when he was in the backyard, he saw a sneaky figure surrounding his small turtle car.

The man didn't notice until Gu Tongwan walked to the side. He was still touching it left and right, looking like he couldn't let it go.

"Oh my God, you scared me. How come you walk so silently, little girl?" When the old lady saw that the other person was a young girl, her attitude suddenly changed and her arrogance became much higher.

Gu Tongwan recognized this person. Who else could it be but the old lady who lived on the second floor? Actually, it’s not entirely accurate to say she was an old lady. After all, she was not yet in her seventies or eighties. She just always liked to use her age to make things clear.

Old Lady Qin looked her up and down for a long time before she recognized Gu Tongwan. She muttered to herself that this girl was getting more and more charming. Who knows how many men were fascinated by this face.

"It's girl Gu. You... are coming back to live here?" Old Mrs. Qin knew Gu Tongwan's name. She had asked the landlady about it in private before. After all, Gu Tongwan lived upstairs from her and she had two big dogs in her room. She didn't like to deal with outsiders, but her clothes showed that she was a very particular person. She even had an off-road vehicle as a means of transportation. When she first lived in the guesthouse, many people wanted to inquire about her background, but they were all rejected by the landlady in private.

"What's there to ask? He's just capable. How could he look down on a bunch of you second-rate people who just stay at home?"

At first, the boss lady stopped them in private, so those who coveted Gu Tongwan had to give up their thoughts. Later, after discovering the two majestic but ferocious dogs beside Gu Tongwan, everyone knew that this girl was not to be messed with.

Facing Mrs. Qin's attitude of turning the tables, Gu Tongwan just crossed his arms and sneered, "This is my car. I want to ask you why you keep touching it."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Qin immediately raised her eyebrows in displeasure, looking more like a female cat with its fur standing on end, and her not-so-big eyes were staring at her fiercely.

"What's wrong with your car? I just wanted to take a look. Do you think I want to steal it? How can you be so careless at such a young age? You think everything you see is bad."

"You are so old and yet you like to touch other people's things. Please make way." Gu Tongwan got on the electric bike, turned the car key and drove away without giving the old lady of the Qin family time to react.

Old Lady Qin was startled, and immediately leaned to the side, but she didn't stand firmly and fell on her buttocks. She immediately cursed, "You little bitch, you were born by your mother but not raised by her. You can't even learn to respect the elderly and love the young. What's the point of keeping someone like you?"

The intermittent cursing attracted many people upstairs to open the windows to look. When they saw it was Old Lady Qin, they immediately shook their heads. Although this old lady was small in stature, she was actually very capable in fighting, especially when she caught someone, she would curse for a long time. But people couldn't really fight with her, because who knew if she would blackmail them. Therefore, people living here would stay away from her when they saw her.

Xiaoli had a hot temper. When she heard her cursing, she immediately yelled at the backyard: "Why are you, an old lady, always swearing? You're always making trouble. You still respect the elderly and love the young. Bah, with your character, you still expect others to respect you? Dream on!"

When Mrs. Qin heard this, she almost fainted from anger. She pointed at Xiaoli and trembled. Xiaoli said, "Haha, are you going to go to my aunt to gossip again? I tell you, it's just right for you to go. You haven't paid the rent from September to December yet. The rent is 1,200 in total, plus 450 for lunch and 100 for water and electricity, a total of 1,750 points."

"You, what did you say? Didn't we say that we are old and have no place to work, and we don't have money..." The old lady of the Qin family was about to curse, but she saw the boss's wife walking towards her not far away, so she quickly changed her tone, speaking pitifully, as if Xiaoli was the one who was right.

Xiaoli sneered and said, "If you don't have money, ask your good nephews for it. There are always men coming to your room recently. From the way he is dressed, he doesn't look like he needs money. And I'll remind you again that only tenants are allowed to go upstairs in our guesthouse. Next time your nephew wants to come, let him wait outside."

Before Old Lady Qin could continue scolding Xiao Li, she left quickly. She had deliberately wanted to irritate this damn old woman. It would be even more foolish to stay and listen to her nagging after she had taken advantage of her verbally.

The proprietress also stepped forward, her attitude changed from usual politeness to indifference: "Aunt Qin, Xiaoli's tone was a bit aggressive just now, but what she said was not wrong, and your rent has indeed been delayed for a long time. Before, you said that the funds were not available to buy, and we also waited for a long time for you to solve this problem, but now several months have passed. After all, I have to run a business by running a guesthouse, and there are indeed too many strangers coming in recently. You should discuss with Uncle Ye to see if you can make up the rent as soon as possible. If it is really not possible..."

When Mrs. Qin heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she looked at her nervously. Although she had already cursed Xiaoli and the landlady a hundred times in her heart, she did not dare to turn hostile immediately because they had not paid the rent for several months. She originally thought that as long as she was thick-skinned enough, and her old man had helped this family last year, it would be natural for her to continue to get the goods for free.

"If you are really in financial difficulty, I suggest you consider other places. I have already communicated with Uncle Ye, and he said he would go back to discuss it with you. Please give me a reply as soon as possible."

Old Mrs. Qin had been turned down three times in a row and was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger. So, with a sullen face and gritted teeth, she turned out of the guesthouse and wanted to go to the teahouse on the block to look for her old man. However, she didn't find him but ran into another "acquaintance" instead.

The man was the scarred man who had come out of the guesthouse earlier. When he saw Old Lady Qin’s angry look, he immediately stepped forward to greet her.

Old Lady Qin originally wanted to say a few words to ask who was so blind that he couldn't walk in broad daylight and had to run into her on such a big road. But when she looked up and saw the man's face, the arrogance in Old Lady Qin immediately disappeared, and even some inexplicable fear and dread appeared in her eyes.

"I just went to the guesthouse and you weren't there." The man sneered, his eyes staring at her like a hawk.

"I, I just happened to go out for something, I didn't expect you to come." At this time, Old Mrs. Qin began to stutter and was in a very nervous state.

The man narrowed his eyes and said nothing, but the next moment he suddenly asked, "You told me before that there were only two girls in the guesthouse who were suitable 'targets'. How come I saw another better one when I went over just now? Why didn't you report this to us?"

Mrs. Qin was stunned for a moment. "Another one? No, there are only two young girls in the guesthouse."

"Bullshit! I saw it all. The one wearing the dark blue denim jacket. You're not hiding it from us on purpose, are you?"

When Old Lady Qin heard this, she immediately shook her head violently. Gu Tongwan's face appeared in her mind. A trace of resentment flashed across her eyes, and she lowered her voice and said, "If you want to know about that girl, I'll tell you everything."