The other maids were already accustomed to the beautiful woman's actions. Having survived this long in the large estate, they had all witnessed her behavior. Whenever she was in her room, she mostly looked at portraits. Therefore, even though they couldn't understand the Chinese content the beautiful woman spoke later, they were certain that the man in the portrait was very important to her, valuing him more than her own life.
However.
They didn't have time to ponder these matters and went to the basement to select people.
At the same time.
In her room, the beautiful woman caressed the portrait and murmured, "My death anniversary is approaching. Zhang Ping, will you come to see me again this time? Give me more time, and I will become even more beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the world."
...
Meanwhile.
In Tokyo, at the Fuka family's courtyard.
At this moment.
Zhang Wei and Yu Xiaoqi were enjoying the leisurely time with afternoon desserts in the courtyard, eating Japanese pastries.
"Brother Wei, when are you returning to Da Xia?"
"In three days. Since I'm going to the 'Stolen Country' as an exchange student, I should study more and not let down the reputation of us Da Xia people abroad. What about you, Xiaoqi? Do you plan to stay until the end of summer vacation before returning?"
"No, I plan to return to study as well. Although I was chosen as an exchange student through connections, I still need to study. Also, I plan to have Meizi return with me. There are too many supernatural events here, and I'm worried."
"Indeed. Then how about we return together in three days?"
"Sure."
Yu Xiaoqi agreed.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei nodded and said, "It's good that Miss Meizi can return with you. Then she can go on missions with Xiao Mantou and Xiao Xue, improving their strength. With an extra person to look out for, I can also feel more at ease about Xiao Mantou and Xiao Xue."
Yu Xiaoqi heard this and smiled, nodding. "Brother Wei, you worry about Xiao Mantou and Xiao Xue, but why don't you worry about your parents? I heard that Uncle and Auntie are traveling abroad."
"Who says I don't worry? My dad and them are forgetful parents, but I haven't forgotten them. Fortunately, they have the protective talismans I gave them, so they don't have to fear danger. The reason I worry more about Xue and the others is that they are ghost exorcists and undertake exorcism missions, facing danger directly."
"That's true."
Yu Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. As an ordinary person, the probability of encountering ghosts was actually very small. After all, with billions of people globally, an ordinary person might not encounter a supernatural event even once in their lifetime, mostly just brushing past them by chance.
Just as Zhang Wei was about to say something.
Ring, ring.
His phone rang. Zhang Wei picked it up and looked, his expression slightly stunned. "Speak of the devil."
"Huh?"
Yu Xiaoqi heard this and couldn't help but lean over to look. He saw that Zhang Wei's phone displayed "Silly Old Dad."
Immediately after.
Zhang Wei answered the phone, and his father Zhang Ping's voice came through. "Yo, sonny, what are you doing? Are you working hard to tighten your waist muscles at the Kabuki theater? If so, I'll call back later. Oh, wait, call me back in an hour."
"I'm having dessert at Xiaoqi's wife's house."
Zhang Wei ate a Japanese pastry and continued, "Dad, did you need something?"
"If I don't need anything, can't I call you? I'm your dad. Alright, I do need something. Sonny, that amulet you gave us, what is it?"
"Hmm? What's wrong? I got that amulet from someone I know. What's the matter?"
"Who did you get it from?"
"My friend."
"Then your friend is quite good. Your mother and I just returned to the country, and I introduced your mother to your distant uncle, whom she hasn't seen in years. Your uncle said this amulet is very powerful and told your mother and me to wear it at all times. It's the first time I've heard your uncle say something like that."
As he spoke.
Zhang Wei was a little surprised... distant uncle?
He thought carefully.
A memory surfaced in Zhang Wei's mind. It was from when he was in high school and dating Qiu Xiaolin. One day, his father Zhang Ping, on a whim, decided to calculate Zhang Wei and Qiu Xiaolin's compatibility and went to find a friend for fortune-telling.
He recalled.
The friend his father Zhang Ping mentioned was his mother's distant uncle, and it was he who told Zhang Ping that Old Master Qiu had problems.
Thinking of this.
Zhang Wei couldn't help but say, "Dad, the distant uncle you're talking about, is he the culprit who caused my breakup with Xiao Mantou?"
"Cough! Sonny, the way you put it. It's true, but he was just trying to help you with good intentions. He's a very busy man. He grew up playing with me, and after growing up, he became very busy, and I could hardly see him. That time he calculated for you was just a casual calculation. It's said that he fainted from the calculation, as if he was startled."
His father Zhang Ping coughed awkwardly and said, "I told you, sonny, because he looked so scared after the calculation. Don't mind that, okay? You've already made up with Xiao Lin, haven't you? Hahaha, let's talk business. My friend rarely praises things. You don't know, for a while, I was quite superstitious and bought a lot of amulets and the like."
"Then every time I showed them to my friend for appraisal, he always said they were fake or not powerful. This is the first time I've heard him say something was powerful, so I called you, sonny, to ask. Did you meet a master somewhere? Haha, you're quite lucky."
Before he finished speaking.
His father Zhang Ping continued, "Sonny, your friend is a master. Maintain a good relationship with him. When I finish my trip, can you introduce me? What does the master like? I'll prepare something when I meet him."
"He likes figurines."
"????"
Zhang Ping was stunned for a moment and rolled his eyes. "You brat, I think you're trying to trick me into buying you figurines. How many figurines have I bought for you already?"
No, Dad, I'm not lying to you. The master you're talking about really likes figurines, because that master is me.
He thought to himself.
Zhang Wei replied, "Dad, how can you say that? What I said is true. I swear to heaven. No, I swear by my 20 centimeters."
"Uh, alright, it seems that those who can be masters have strange personalities, just like your distant uncle, who is weird. But that's understandable, a master liking figurines is why you can know a master."
Zhang Wei smiled at his father's words. "Of course. That's called birds of a feather flocking together. So, Dad, how did you get along with your distant uncle? I remember you never got along with Grandpa Li next door just because Grandpa Li had a strange temper. How can you get along with your distant uncle?"
"Haha, my distant uncle is an exception, because his strangeness is the same as mine. He's afraid of ghosts like me. It's because of this fear of ghosts that we started talking."
"Oh, Dad, you're afraid of ghosts too? I thought you were only afraid of Mom."
"Sonny, I've recorded what you said. I advise you to send a 100,000 yuan red envelope, or I'll tell your mother. Also, it's not called being afraid, it's called doting on my wife!"