omnipotent office

"Where's your luggage?" After refusing Zhang Panceng's request for tea, Duan Huichuan led Bai Jian back to the office, where Zhaocai lay weakly in the cage, his black bean-like eyes staring at his master resentfully .

Bai Jian faltered and said: "I went out in a hurry and didn't bring any luggage, but my daily necessities and clothes are all in the bag."

"That's good, I'll take you up to see the room." Duan Huichuan filled the bowl with water, and the bird food was only half full, and handed Zhaocai a look of "you should lose weight" by the way.

"Stingy! Iron rooster!" Zhao Cai yelled twice indignantly, but spread his wings unambiguously and took the food bowl into his arms to protect it tightly.

Bai Jian followed Duan Huichuan step by step, and asked curiously: "It's the first time I've seen such a smart parrot that can talk to people. The boss has put a lot of thought into training it, right?"

Duan Huichuan waved his hand casually: "You think too much, I'm so busy that I don't have time to train the parrot. It was picked up by my brother from nowhere. When it first came here, it was stupid and would bark. Afterwards, it was probably after being influenced and instructed by me for a long time, I became a master.”

When Bai Jian heard this, her eyes glowed with admiration: "As expected of the boss, even the domesticated birds are so powerful, can you give me some pointers and make me a smart one too."

"..." Rao Yi Duan Huichuan was so thick-skinned that he was a little embarrassed, this silly boy, he wouldn't believe it.

"This end is the balcony, and the other end is the bathroom. The left and right rooms belong to me and my brother. There is only one vacant. It is a bit small, so you can make do with it."

Duan Huichuan opened the door, and the cramped space was filled with messy boxes and things. There was a single bed against the wall on the left, and a desk next to it. The dust brought up by the airflow danced wantonly under the light, and the palm-sized spider webs were also reflected in every detail.

Duan Huichuan coughed twice, covering his mouth and nose, and said, "It's a little messy, if you mind..."

"No, no, it's pretty good here, I'll clean it up myself!" Bai Jian quickly waved her hand, as if she was afraid that there would be no place to live, she put down her satchel and immediately started a huge cleaning project.

Duan Huichuan originally wanted to say it was a big deal and then give some accommodation subsidies, but he swallowed the words back: "...Um, okay. If you need anything, just say it. You can tidy up in the afternoon and have lunch first. The kitchen is here On the first floor, I remember you said that you can cook?"

Duan Huichuan has lived with his uncle since he moved out of his father's house at the age of ten. A few years later, he left the dilapidated house with his four-year-old cousin. The two have been living together for ten years. up.

In order to make a living, Duan Huichuan has learned everything, and he has built a body of copper and iron. The only thing he can do is to cook, but he can't learn it anyway. Except for noodles in clear soup, there is nothing he can eat, but small My cousin is quite talented in this area, and has served as the cook at home since he was young.

After entering high school, my younger brother became busy with his studies and had to eat at school at noon, so Duan Huichuan went back to the days of noodles in clear soup. Finally, during this period of time, under Zhang Pan's matchmaking, he solved several rich people's commissions and had ample money Quite a few, under the strong request of his younger brother, Duan Huichuan had no choice but to find a new cook, oh no, an assistant.

Eating the delicious teriyaki beef rice on the table, Duan Huichuan's cheeks were swollen like a squirrel, and he kept stuffing his mouth, his eyes curved into two slits with a smile: "Look at Bochu, it's pretty good, whoosh. "

The idiot is hard-working, sweet-talking, and good at cooking. He works hard without complaint and doesn't ask for a raise. He is simply a 24-hour filial employee.Duan Huichuan sighed, and thought flatteringly, isn't it his own charisma that can attract such an assistant?

Bai Jian stroked the back of her head honestly.

Satisfied with wine and food, Duan Huichuan made a list of the usual chores for Bai Jian, and asked him not to disturb him if he didn't have business, so he locked himself in the room.

Duan Huichuan's room is usually locked tightly, even his younger brother is not easy to let in.The decoration and furnishings inside the house are as simple and old-fashioned as ever, full of an otaku atmosphere.

The curtains have been blocking the sun for many years, making the window look like a decoration. A huge workbench in front of the window occupies almost one-third of the room, and the wardrobe is shrunk in the corner without any sense of existence. It is the most valuable thing in the entire office. It is neither on the workbench nor on the bookcase, but in the small bathroom that comes with the master bedroom.

"Thirty grams of snake grass powder, ten milliliters of shark bead fragrance, ten pieces of Jiaolong spine fragments, eight pieces of rosemary leaves, cold marrow crystal... cold... damn! It's all used up!" Carefully put the materials into the container until the special medicine tank storing the cold marrow crystals was completely bottomed out, and he couldn't pick out a single one. He was stunned for a moment, and helplessly plowed his hair.

"Old Zhang who killed a thousand swords, if you don't call me for the shooting fee, I will have nothing to eat." Seeing that the effect of Li spring water is gradually fading, Duan Huichuan didn't dare to delay any longer, biting the tip of his tongue in pain, a drop of bright red The blood trembled from his lips and sank into the container.

In an instant, like a drop of boiling oil dripping into boiling water, the calm Li Spring boiled like a prairie fire, and blood filled every corner, dyeing the transparent Li Spring into an extremely rich color.

The rare and precious materials containing mysterious power and his blood melted and fused in an astonishing manner. With the sound of "gurgling", countless hot bubbles exploded on the water surface one after another. The material of the container can insulate most of the high temperature, and there is a layer of The thick gloves blocked it, but the dissipated heat still made his palms feel hot.

"Sure enough, the cold marrow crystal is still indispensable..." Duan Huichuan watched as the crimson liquid evaporated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Without the cooling and neutralizing effect of the cold marrow crystal, the remaining ingredients alone could not The huge and tyrannical power in the blood is completely imprisoned, and it has to be allowed to dissipate and volatilize, scattered in the air.

Zhaocai, who was dozing off after a full meal downstairs, suddenly woke up from his sleep, as if sensing a familiar smell, he opened his beak and took a deep breath.

When only a thin layer of essence remained at the bottom of the blood, Duan Huichuan filtered and purified it step by step, and finally poured all of it into the small bottle he carried with him. It's done when there is a charming rose color flowing under the light.

After doing all this, Duan Huichuan was already sweating profusely, his lips were slightly pale due to the loss of essence and blood, and he showed a rare fatigue.

"The rest can't be wasted." Duan Huichuan shook the container that had cooled and left only residual liquid, unremittingly carrying forward the traditional virtues of diligence and thrift.

He returned to the workbench, took out several pieces of old and yellowed talisman paper, spread them out, dipped a brush in the residual liquid, and the pen tip that was saturated with water fell on the talisman paper. The brushwork was like flowing water, with dark red water marks The paper was soaked, and then solidified quickly. With the finishing touch, complicated patterns appeared in front of the eyes. The thin talisman paper was quietly attached to the table, but it seemed extraordinarily thick at this moment.

Even if it is the remnant night full of impurities, the runes drawn with it are not the same as those cinnabar talismans of varying quality on the black market.

Duan Huichuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at his final results, a small broken bottle, a few pieces of broken talisman paper, his heartache was beyond words - these are all his hard-earned money!The little property that I worked so hard to save was gone in one afternoon.

He glanced at the last bit of residue, and took out a necklace he was wearing from his collar. He said it was a necklace, but it was actually a simple ring, which was strung with a black string. on the neck.

The material of the ring can't be said, it looks like silver but not silver, dim and old, engraved with extremely complicated patterns, a huge gem is inlaid in the middle, faintly glowing with purple stars, and there are four slightly smaller grooves dotted around the gem. The crystal diamond that should be inlaid in it is empty, and I don't know where it went.

Duan Huichuan threw the ring into the residue, and in a moment, an invisible purple vortex swallowed all the remaining energy that had not dissipated into the ring, leaving only a little ashes, which were adsorbed on the inner wall of the damp container.

From the beginning to the end, the purple gemstone on the ring remained unchanged. Duan Huichuan seemed to be used to it, and put it on next to his body again, cleaning all the utensils without leaving any residue.

"After counting the days, I have to go to the black market to buy materials. Those black-hearted profiteers... By the way, it will be Xiaochen's birthday in a few days, and I have to prepare a gift for this kid." Duan Huichuan sighed and lay on the table. Vigorously poking at the screen of the phone, he sent more than a dozen debt collection messages to Mr. Zhang Pan, each of which was accompanied by a bloody kitchen knife emoji package, unscrupulously expressing the resentment from the poor ghost.

When Duan Huichuan came downstairs from the bedroom, it was already dinner time.Two figures, one tall and one short, were busy in the kitchen, and Bai Jian's rambling voice could be heard from time to time.

"Little brother, just leave it alone, I'll cut this meat... Eh? It's already cut, so fast!"

"You are too slow."

"Well, the dishes... have you washed them too? When did you wash them? I saw you watching TV just now."

"Do you wash vegetables with your eyes?"

"Be careful of the oil in the pan, it splashes out, hiss—are you afraid of being scalded?"

"I wear sleeves."

"By the way, do you like armored warriors too? I like it too..."

"I don't like it, childish."

"But I see your schoolbag and T-shirt are its peripherals."

"That's a free gift my brother snatched back."

"..."

Seeing the short-handed and short-footed little boy stepping on the low stool, cleaning the glazed table with a serious face, and showing obvious disgust in his eyes, Bai Jian was deeply shocked. At this age, he is like a sheep after school, but he can play happily when?Are the current junior high school students so mature?

"Xiaochen is back." Duan Huichuan leaned against the door frame with his arms around his arms, and yawned out of boredom, "His name is Bai Jian, the new assistant who arrived today, he is an honest little brother, you are not angry with him, are you? ?”

Xu Chen turned his head to look at him, and said expressionlessly: "Of course not, I've been helping him. Isn't that right, Brother Bai?"

Bai Jian, who was called out unexpectedly, nodded hurriedly: "Yes, boss, your brother is really good at doing housework."

Duan Huichuan looked at Xu Chen who was obviously very proud of being flattered, but suppressed the pretended indifference of the corner of his mouth, and couldn't help being a little amused: "Okay, leave this to Bai Jian, you go and do your homework."

Xu Chen obediently said "Oh", put away the low stool, pulled on his slippers and carried his schoolbag and climbed up the stairs, then suddenly leaned out and said loudly: "I'll eat pig's blood tonight, I'll make up for you."

Bai Jian suddenly realized: "So boss, you like to eat pig's blood? No wonder there are so many in the refrigerator."

"...I think you should eat some pig brain supplements."

Just at this time, a series of pleasant text message notifications came out from the mobile phone. Duan Huichuan fished over and took a look. It turned out that Zhang Pan had finally settled the bill and asked him to go to Boss Tang's collection exhibition together in three days.

Tsk, Xiaochen's birthday was also that day.

Three days passed in a flash, and Duan Huichuan repeatedly promised that he would go home to celebrate Xu Chen's birthday at night, so he was released.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, a gust of damp hot wind hit his face. Duan Huichuan raised his head, and the dark cumulonimbus clouds in the sky moved heavily from far to near.

The roaring traffic at the entrance of the alley and the noisy voices of people came from far away. Even the originally quiet community seemed to be noisy because of the sound of newcomers moving in, which added a bit of restlessness to the humid air.

The people on the ground suffering from the scorching heat and the overwhelmed dark clouds in the sky are all looking forward to a pleasant thunderstorm.

Duan Huichuan picked up the disk, and when he drove his little broken car into the compound of the Tang family, which looked like a luxury car exhibition, he received countless attentions.

In front of the main hall of Tang Zhai, celebrities from all walks of life got out of the car one by one, with decent smiles on their faces, they greeted each other and entered the exhibition hall, and let the driver park the car.

Under Zhang Pan's strong request, Duan Huichuan had no choice but to give up his plan to drive the car directly to the entrance of the hall. Although as far as he is concerned, no matter what kind of car he drives, he doesn't care about the eyes of others, but there is no need to go out of his way to attract attention. .

This old car, which seemed to be on the wrong set, ran around the wide parking lot and finally found a vacant space to park. The old-fashioned car was in stark contrast to the spotless luxury sports cars on the left and right. Get off the car, completely disregarding the astonished and contemptuous gazes around you.

"Boom——" the thunder rolls through the thick clouds, crushing out all the accumulated rainwater. The sky that is almost upside down day and night is like a wound, and the torrential rain pours down. They were caught off guard, and seeing that it was too late to get back into the car to get an umbrella, they had no choice but to rush to the main hall of the Tang family's mansion in the rain.

Duan Huichuan fell at the end, and within a few steps, he felt a shadow suddenly fall over his head, and the raindrops strung together into a water curtain in front of his eyes, but none of them could splash on his head.

His eyebrows moved slightly, and Duan Huichuan's gaze climbed up along the rain curtain, and he saw a large black umbrella. The handle of the umbrella was firmly held by a white hand. The knuckles of the knuckles were slightly red, which made people Remember the warm temperature of the palms when they held each other.

He turned his head, and a gentle and handsome face immediately came into view. Perhaps it was because of the rain. A strand of sideburns on the other side was wetly attached to his forehead, which made his skin look pale. He was no longer the same as last time. Instead of a white shirt, he was wearing a calm and solemn black suit, which perfectly outlined the man's tall and straight Tsinghua body.

The sound of the rain was getting louder, and a burst of water mist rose from the beating on the ground. The two stood in the torrential rain holding an umbrella, and they were caught off guard and looked at each other.

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Bai: The boss is too good to know that I like to eat pig brains!

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