I open a bookstore in the human world

Time goes back to one day ago.

After Shadow Bookstore received the batch of low-quality magazines, Xiao Dan was stunned on the spot, while Mao Shi was furious, and almost wanted to blame the driver and beat him up, but he was stopped by someone.

When Xiao Dan and Mao Shi calmed down a bit, Xiao Dan asked Mao Shi to go to the printing factory in person to see what was wrong with the factory, and at the same time ask the other party for an explanation.

After Mao Shi rushed to the printing factory, he found that the factory was also in chaos. After asking a worker who looked panicked, he found out that the owner of the factory did not show up yesterday, and neither did the other leaders.It is reported that the owner of the factory owed a large amount of debts from gambling, and ran away with the money overnight.

Now the factory is in chaos. The money stolen by the factory owner includes not only the wages of the workers for several months - the factory has been in arrears for a long time, but also the deposits that have been paid by shadow bookstores, and more The money deducted from buying materials.

The truth came to light. It turned out that the printing factory secretly replaced the agreed good paper with inferior paper, which saved a lot of money.As for the flow of those money, it is self-evident.

"All the fees we paid before are gone!" Mao Shi was so angry that his face turned green, as if he had turned into the Invincible Hulk, "If I see those people again, I will definitely not let them have good fruit!"

"Forget it, it's over, let's think about how to solve the problem in front of us first." Song Lan sighed softly, "I have already agreed on the date of the magazine's release, I don't know if I can find it in time. Another printing house to print it, or we'll have to postpone it."

"Brother Song, I have some contact information of other printing houses here, I'll get them for you." As if wanting to make amends, Xiao Dan actively found a few pages of information paper from the drawer of his desk and handed them To Song Lan.

Song Lan took the documents and raised her eyebrows while looking at them: "Since there are so many options, why did you choose Wuji Printing Factory in the first place?"

Xiao Dan immediately blushed, turned his head away in embarrassment, and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't this the most affordable place in his house..."

Song Lan said that he had nothing to say.

Now is not the time to pursue these matters. Song Lan circled several printing factories with good reputation on the information provided by Xiao Dan, and asked Mao Shi to contact them to see which factory can print what they need in a short time. magazine out.

Mao Shi made a round of phone calls, and when he came back, he said, "Two printing factories said yes, but their asking prices are not low."

"Now is not the time to care about money," Song Lan waved her hand, "If the conditions of both parties are similar in all aspects, choose the one that is closer to us."

As he said that, he looked at Xiao Dan, who had a face full of self-blame and shame, and sighed softly: "Take it as a lesson this time, and remember next time, those who are greedy for small things are often easy to suffer big losses."

***

The new "Shadow Paradise" finally arrived in time the afternoon before the stipulated release time, and the next thing is to put it on the shelves.The display board has already been prepared, and the magazine is placed in the most conspicuous place of the bookstore, where everyone can see it as soon as they enter the door.

Because magazines can almost be said to be given away, all customers who shop at the Shadow Bookstore and spend a certain amount of money on this day can get such a magazine.Those who have children will give the magazine to the children immediately, and those without children will not refuse such a "gift": not to mention, the illustrations in the magazine are very beautiful, and a few pages of illustrations are even designed to look like postcards, cut out It can be used as a postcard.

After several days of full gift activities, the inventory of the first issue of "Shadow Paradise" is almost exhausted.Although this batch of magazines did not make much money at all but invested a lot (especially wasted a lot of printing costs), the effect was quite satisfactory, and some parents even went to the bookstore to inquire about the release date of the next issue.

With everything under control, Song Lan left Nantian City and headed for Bishan City with peace of mind.

The manager of the shadow bookstore in Bishan City is Zuiyue, and there is another Qin Shi who is considered the deputy manager (in fact, this kid named himself). These two ghosts have relatively high IQs among the ghosts under Song Lan. Sitting in the town, the business is booming, and the store was expanded not long ago.

However, Song Lan didn't take a breather because of this: Song Lan couldn't find fault with the development of the bookstore, but the atmosphere between the manager and deputy store manager seemed weird...

To be more specific, the two ghosts seem to be in a cold war, and when each other is present, they don't speak a word, and they don't even make eye contact.

According to Yiyi, a senior clerk, they were fine before. Although the two ghosts often quarrel, they have never been as abnormal as they are now.It seems that from a certain day more than two months ago, the atmosphere between Sister Zuiyue and Brother Qin Shi suddenly changed. When the two met, they would be cold-eyed and silent, and usually try to avoid it when they go to work. other side.If Sister Zuiyue was in the store, then Brother Qin Shi would find an excuse to leave, and vice versa.

Yiyi blinked her big eyes and looked worried: "Brother Song, we don't know what happened between the two of them. I once asked Sister Zuiyue about it, but she refused to say it. Brother Song, it's good that you come , you must have a way to solve this matter!" Song Lan, who started from scratch at a young age, is the top three idols in Yiyi's mind.

Song Lan frowned: "Did they have any performance at that time? Tell me carefully."

Yiyi tilted her head and thought about it, "Ah" said: "I remember! I got up early that day and came to the store very early. At that time, I thought that there was no one else in the bookstore, but when I entered the door, I saw Brother Qin Se from Zuiyue Sister Zuiyue came out of her studio with a strange expression on her face, and left before I could call him. Then I saw Sister Zuiyue coming in from the door. She also looked weird, and I didn’t pay much attention to her when I greeted her. Me, just let me look after the store, and then she locked herself in the studio for most of the day, and came out almost at night."

Song Lan carefully wrote down the situation Yiyi described, and then asked: "Is there anything else? For example, did you hear what they said?"

Yiyi thought for a longer period of time, then shook her head lightly: "Probably not."

"Okay, I know, I'll take care of this matter, you go and get busy." Song Lan thought about it, and waved Yiyi to leave.

"Is there anything else?" After not hearing footsteps for a long time, Song Lan raised her head curiously, and it turned out that Yiyi hadn't left yet.

A trace of hesitation flashed across Yiyi's face, as if she had made up her mind, she said, "Brother Song, there is actually one more thing, I think it's better to tell you..."

Yiyi said that when Yiyi was cleaning the Zuiyue studio that night, she found a lot of empty wine bottles in the trash can, many of which were high-alcohol, and usually those wines could down four or five strong men.Because the garbage in the bookstore is cleared every day, obviously those wine bottles appeared within a day.

"Did they drink in the store the night before?" Song Lan raised her eyebrows and said to herself.

Yiyi bit her lips, and said: "Brother Song, I know that drinking is not allowed during working hours, but Sister Zuiyue and Brother Qin Shi should drink after get off work, and it didn't affect their work. You, don't blame them."

Song Lan couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, I know what you're worried about, no wonder you acted so weird just now. Don't worry, I won't scold them for this kind of thing." This little girl is quite affectionate.

With Song Lan's guarantee, Xiao Dan finally felt relieved and left without any burden.

But Song Lan was not so optimistic. He thought about it for a while, and decided to start with Qin Shi first.He is a man, his mind is not as delicate as Zuiyue, so don't worry that some words will touch his sensitive nerves.

"Brother Song, are you looking for me?" At the door of the staff lounge, Qin Se, who had received the notification, had a somewhat disturbed expression on his face, as if he had already guessed Song Lan's purpose for looking for him.

"Sit down, I have something to ask you." Song Lan went straight in, and there was no need for politeness with Qin Shi.

Qin Shi sat down anxiously, her back was stiff, her hands were obediently placed on her knees like a primary school student, she looked ahead, and looked at Song Lan nervously.

Seeing his appearance, Song Lan couldn't help being a little funny, and said in a relaxed tone: "Why are you so nervous? I won't eat you."

Qin Shi scratched her hair, pulled the corner of her mouth reluctantly, and showed a smile that was more embarrassing than crying: "I..."

"Stop, you don't need to explain." Song Lan interrupted him rudely, "I came to you just to ask you a question, what's the matter between you and Zuiyue?"

Qin Shi's eyelids twitched, and he took a breath, thinking that what should come is still coming.He knew that if he didn't speak clearly today, Song Lan would probably not let him go easily. After recognizing the situation in front of him, Qin Shi accepted his fate and made a righteous expression: "Brother Song, the thing is actually like this... ..."

***

On a late night more than two months ago, the clock on the wall was already past ten o'clock, and it was time for the Shadow Bookstore to close.The customers have already left, and only a few shop assistants are left in the store cleaning and arranging the bookcases.Soon the shop assistants also left one after another, and finally only Qin Shi and Zuiyue were left.

Zuiyue is still working on a piece of work, and there is only one last point left, so she decides to leave after writing.

The last word was written perfectly, Zuiyue let out a light breath, put down the brush, and planned to stretch, but unexpectedly met Qin Se's eyes at the door.

Zuiyue was obviously taken aback, and her stretched arms stopped in mid-air: "Why are you here?" When writing, Zuiyue has always devoted herself wholeheartedly and will not be disturbed by the outside world, so she has no idea what Qin Shi is doing. How long have you been standing at the door.

Qin Shi seemed to be in a daze, but she came to his senses after being asked this question, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, he raised a large plastic bag in his hand, and said with a smile: "Oh, I bought some wine and side dishes, let's drink together ?”

Speaking of wine, Zuiyue's eyes lit up in a flash, and she immediately smiled: "Okay! I was thinking about going to the bar later. After holding back for a whole day, I can finally have a drink."

There is a rule in the bookstore that you can't drink alcohol during working hours. Although Zuiyue is addicted to alcohol, she also abides by this rule.

"By the way, why did you become so caring all of a sudden?" Zuiyue said casually while taking out the wine bottle from her bag, "It's nothing to be courteous, but there is a conspiracy."

Qin Shi crossed her arms and folded her chest, with a smile on her lips, watching Zuiyue busy.Hearing this, he raised his brows and said, "Hey, hey, aren't you happy with how you are doing?" There was a slight dissatisfaction in his tone.

"No, I'm very happy!" Zuiyue quickly explained, with a big smile on her face, "Thank you for the wine, Brother Qin Se."

"It's more or less..." Qin Shi muttered, his eyes curled up involuntarily.

——If I remember correctly, this is the first time Zuiyue calls herself "Brother"!

Qin Shi was immersed in the joy of being an elder brother, and completely forgot that if calculated according to the date of birth, he was actually at least three or four generations younger than Zuiyue.

"But then again, how did you buy these things today? I remember that you don't seem to like drinking too much?" Zuiyue tidied up her workbench, and then put the appetizers and wine bottles on it, full of them A table is not enough, even Zuiyue couldn't help but click her tongue, "Is this too much?"

Qin Shi smiled, pretending to be relaxed and casual: "Today is the tenth anniversary of my death. I thought this day was a bit special, so I wanted to drink some wine to commemorate it."

Zuiyue's pouring hands trembled, almost spilling the wine, and she looked at Qin Shi with a strange look in her eyes: "So you're commemorating the anniversary of your death?" Does that sound weird?

"What's the matter?" Qin Shi said with a normal face, "I heard that the ghosts in the underworld commemorate the death day every year. Although we ghosts don't pay much attention to this, I think this year is a whole year, so it's a bit special. , now it's just the two of us here, and we can only look for you."

"Drinking with me is just a makeshift?" Zuiyue squinted, "Since this day is so special, why don't you go find your good sisters and sisters?"

Everyone knows Qin Shi's nature, a humanoid Teddy, the kind who goes wherever he goes.But he was born with a good appearance, and with his good looks and sweet words, he was very popular with the big girls and the little daughter-in-law, surrounded by singing and dancing all day long, so it was very lively.However, he is still quite moral, but he is a bit mean in words, but he has never done anything wrong to a girl.

Qin Shi scratched her head in embarrassment: "Don't make fun of me. Although I am lustful, I am not lewd. Everyone has a love for beauty. Besides, there is a ready-made beauty by my side, and I still want to see those mediocre women. What do vulgar fans do?"

Zuiyue felt a faint joy in her heart when she heard the words, but she still had a cold expression on her face. She stuffed a cup into Qin Shi's hand: "Go drink yours, sweet talk is useless to me."

Qin Shi smiled, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.