Chapter 98: Be A Happy Person

Chapter 98: Be A Happy Person

“The work table requires us to deal with the corpses of two children. There is a picture of two children in the worker’s locker.”

The picture was lay slanted against the back of the locker like someone was worshipping it. Gao Ming ran to the frozen aisle and opened the giant freezer. “Do you think the corpses will be hidden here?” The newbie and Zhu Suisui followed him.

“There’s no blood or smell. Therefore, the corpses are probably frozen.” Gao Ming moved away some yoghurts. He didn’t care about them at first, but then, he froze when he glanced at the production date. “How can the production date be a decade ago?”

“A decade?” Zhu Suisui took over the bottle. She opened the cap and took a sniff. “It smells normal. Could it be a printing error?” Gao Ming picked up some other casual products. He realised all the production dates were at least one decade ago.

“Why is everything from ten years ago?”

The bell at the entrance chimed. The countdown on the monitor paused. An old man with a bare chest and holding a shirt entered the supermarket. He was drenched, and his skin was bloated.

“Xiao Gao! I’m here to deliver money!” The elder had a loud voice. His scream chased away the oppressive atmosphere in the supermarket. Gao Ming’s group looked at each other. They had no idea who Xiao Gao was.

“I’ll go take a look. You should keep searching for the corpses.” Zhu Suisui hid the axe behind her. She walked to one side of the shelves and poked half her body out.

“Jing Jing, is Xiao Gao not at work today?” The elder was very kind. He treated Zhu Suisui as someone else and walked over.

“Jing Jing?” Zhu Suisui had never encountered something like this. As she saw the elder approach her, she didn’t know what to say. The elder’s skin was bloated. It looked like he had been soaked in water for a long time.

“Sir, do you need anything?” Gao Ming walked out from behind Zhu Suisui and pressed on Zhu Suisui’s shaking shoulders.

“Are you drunk too? Why are you calling me Sir and not Uncle?” The elder walked towards Gao Ming. Zhu Suisui was so nervous. She had never faced such a strange ghost before.

“Uncle, I’m at work. I’ll drink with you later.” Gao Ming reacted quickly. “I’m surprised you’d come to deliver money in this heavy rain.”

“Your Uncle Li is not one who goes back on his debt.” The elder laughed. He took out some coins from his pocket and gave them to Gao Ming. “Count them. It’s not easy for me to save them. The lady is getting stricter by the day.”

“Are these from your secret piggy bank?” Gao Ming didn’t expect the elder to have a private money stash at his age.

“Stop with the nonsense. Go grab me some alcohol.” The elder’s face turned red, like his secret was exposed. He was more nervous than Gao Ming. He stood beside the alcohol tab. “You have to keep this place going. This is one of the few places I can get my fix.”

Min Long Supermarket was not large. Most customers were neighbours at Min Long Street. The place had the style from decades ago. After taking the money, Gao Ming walked to the tab. He found an urn and filled up one for the elder. “Do you need me to pack it?”

“You say that like I dare to bring this home.” The elder waved at Gao Ming. “I’ll drink this here. Wine on a rainy day. How good is that?”

“This is too much if you’re not taking this home.” Gao Ming poured half an urn back. The elder looked at this with blinking eyes.

Gao Ming passed the elder the urn and took a bag of peanuts. “Uncle Li, my treat.”

“I have such a high retirement benefit. Do I need you to treat me?” The elder took a sip of the alcohol. Even his wrinkles relaxed. “If you’re not happy when you’re alive, what’s the point of living? I’ll bring you the money for the peanuts next time.”

“As long as you’re happy.” Gao Ming laughed.

“How old are you already? Why do you worry me so much?” Uncle Li turned to Gao Ming and Zhu Suisui. “Xiao Gao, come grab your boss.”

“Boss?” Gao Ming looked at the man and the other customers. He suddenly remembered news from a decade ago. The supermarket was rebuilt once. It was said that the former boss was a very good person.

Zhang Ding wiped down his face. He was not ashamed. He walked to the woman, “Did you end your livestream?”

“Yes. I just ended.”

“I wanted to create a surprise for you.” Zhang Ding smacked the table. “You’ve been here for days already. Every time I see your sad face, I want to give you a surprise to make you happy. This will also draw people to your stream and my shop. It’s a win-win!”

“Your surprise is quite surprising.” Gao Ming couldn’t help but grumble.

So far, there had been no anomaly in this anomaly.

“I’ve tried my hardest.” Zhang Ding didn’t act like a boss at all. He treated everyone at the supermarket as his family. He just wanted everyone to be happy.

“I thank you.” The woman said with a sad smile. “When you pretended to be a ghost last time and hid behind the shelf to move the products, my few fans thought you were my hired actor. I lost some fans.”

“Was my acting that bad?” Zhang Ding stood up. “Give me another chance.”

“Brother Zhang, perhaps you should help someone else.” The woman shook her hands.

“We’re neighbours. We should help one another.” Zhang Ding took out a soaked proposal. Before he spoke, the bell rang again. Hearing the footsteps, Uncle Li and Zhang Ding shared a look. They became so serious, like it was war.

“This is bad!”

The air froze. Gao Ming’s heart raced. “Is the danger coming?”

Uncle Li grabbed his urn and ran into the supermarket. Zhang Ding wiped away the rest of the paint and ran to follow Uncle Li. Gao Ming’s heart beat faster. He stared at the entrance. Moments later, a thin old lady appeared. She wore glasses and a patterned shirt. She looked very weak.

The old lady held two umbrellas. She went to the tab and glanced at the urns. She sniffed the scent of wine in the air.

“Stop hiding! Go back for dinner!” Since no one answered, the old lady walked towards Goa Ming. Gao Ming wore the worker uniform. He didn’t know what to do.

He turned to look around. Uncle Li and Zhang Ding were gone.

As the old lady approached, Gao Ming silently swiped the comb from the shelf and walked to meet the old lady.

“Auntie, Uncle Li did come for a drink.” Before the old lady exploded, Gao Ming cut in, “But think about it. Will Uncle Li come here just for a drink with no umbrella in this weather?” Before the old lady could speak, Gao Ming pushed the wooden comb to the old lady, “Uncle Li knew he was wrong. He bought this comb for you. This is our new product. It can massage the scalp. It’s very good.”

The old lady was interrupted several times. Even though she still looked angry, her tone was nicer. “Are you working with him?”

“That’s impossible!” Gao Ming just put on the uniform half an hour ago so that was indeed impossible.