"Another day without any business."
Lin Jie sighed. He poured himself another cup of tea and flipped open the book in his hand.
He was used to the days when there was no business.
It had been almost three days since Old Wang had borrowed a book from the young lady. In these three days, there had been no customers.
The continuous downpour on the streets made time lose its meaning.
For a few days, the weather in the uptown area was gloomy. At the beginning, there were some neighbors who came out to buy some food, but after that, no one came out.
The streets were silent. Only the pitter-patter of the rain and the sound of flowing water could be heard. It made people wonder if they were living in an aquarium and if there was an ocean outside.
The water on the road had risen to an average of ten centimeters. Fortunately, the 23rd street was located on higher ground.
According to the news, the residents of about 30 streets in Nuo Jin had been forced to temporarily move to other streets. It was really tragic.
This kind of abnormal weather had only happened a few times in the history of Nuo Jin.
However, for Lin Jie, other than the fact that the weather was a little cold and he needed to wear a jacket, his life was basically the same as usual. He remembered the website: m.9biquge.com.
Food, he had stored more than three months' worth of food in his basement. He didn't need to worry at all.
Energy, he had a backup generator.
As for whether it was boring or not, that was nonsense.
He had the entire library of books on Earth. Even if he read at quantum speed, he definitely wouldn't be able to finish reading them, let alone someone like him who carefully studied every book and took notes.
Although Lin Jie didn't have a reading addiction, his hobby of collecting books more or less gave him this problem. After so many years of reading, it had become a habit.
As a serious homebody, this kind of life was simply heaven … except for the fact that he didn't have money.
"However, I still have to thank that little black chick for being able to live such a life. If she hadn't been willing to sponsor my bookstore back then and even gave me a formal business license and temporary residence permit, I wouldn't even know where I would be now."
Lin Jie turned another page and was a little disappointed, "Speaking of which, she hasn't been to the bookstore in a long time."
The customers in the past all seemed to be busy people.
Although his relationship with them was not bad, they would usually only visit him once in a while. Basically, there was no one like Lao Wang.
For example, his first guest was a dark-skinned, white-haired girl named Cherry.
Ever since she had come to the bookstore in a daze because of school bullying, Lin Jie had counseled her and recommended a book called "Non-violent Communication", she had never come back again.
She was probably busy with her studies.
However, to be able to make him, an unlicensed person, directly sign up his business and give him a large amount of sponsorship in one go, she must be a rich young lady like Ji Zhixu.
Now that there were no guests and the weather was so bad, the unknown existence did not appear again after making its presence known.
Lin Jie finally felt that he had a mission as a transmigrator, but in the blink of an eye, he became a salted fish again.
In the past three days, he had been looking through all his published works.
After all, he needed to spread his own book, so he had to think carefully about how to recommend it.
It was difficult to recommend this kind of scholarly work to others.
It was still the same sentence. Professionals like Lao Wang were in the minority.
"Ding ling."
The bell at the door suddenly rang.
Lin Jie, who was in deep thought, said subconsciously, "Welcome."
He closed the book and looked up to see that the woman who walked in was Ji Zhixu, whom he had met not long ago. He could not help but be stunned for a moment, then he revealed a business smile.
Speak of the devil and he appears.
He had just complained about not having a customer like Lao Wang, and in the blink of an eye, a returning customer came.
And it had only been three days since the last time, right?
Could it be that his bookstore's business was finally improving?!
This lady might be a koi fish that could bring him wealth. He should cultivate her well.
With this mentality, Lin Jie's smile deepened. "Ah, so it's Miss Zhixu. My poor bookstore has never had a customer return in such a short time. You are the first."
Ji Zhixu bit her lip, her heart suddenly blushing with shame.
She had clearly received such powerful guidance and should have solved everything in one go, but she still had to come to the bookstore to ask for help.
She might be the most useless of the "customers" the owner of the bookstore called her, right?
She could feel that the owner of the bookstore was not mocking her. His smile was a kind of tolerance and encouragement for children.
But the more it was like this, the more she felt ashamed and unable to show her face.
"Sorry, I've disappointed you."
Ji Zhixu touched her slightly hot ears and walked to the counter to sit down.
Her gaze involuntarily landed on the statue that suddenly appeared on the counter. Her heart skipped a beat. A wizard's gargoyle?
The black statue that looked like a demon, no matter how she looked at it, was indeed a very common gargoyle that wizards would use.
Although she did not feel any aether waves, this bookstore did not have any aether waves from the beginning. It was just like an ordinary bookstore.
However, the owner of the bookstore could take out a book full of mysteries like Blood and Beasts.
From this, it could be seen that it was not true that it did not exist, but that it was hidden too well.
"Boss, is this the place you wanted to bring me to?"
Rui En also pushed the door and came in. He looked around with some confusion and said, "A bookstore?"
He then looked at Lin Jie sitting behind the counter — an ordinary person?
But he did not say it out loud. Instead, he swallowed his doubts because he saw Ji Zhixu's respectful expression and attitude.
Lin Jie was pleasantly surprised. She actually brought someone else?
He looked at Ji Zhixu and asked, "This is?"
Ji Zhixu was a little nervous. She waved her hand to signal Rui En to be quiet. She secretly thought that the owner of the bookstore would not be dissatisfied with her bringing someone else, right?
She said, "This is my subordinate. He is absolutely loyal. Please rest assured."
Lin Jie nodded and then looked at Ji Zhixu with some pity.
Poor girl, she was traumatized by the scumbag. Even the person who introduced her had to be labeled as loyal …
Wait.
If she had done as he said, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and took revenge on that scumbag, then she shouldn't be so unconfident now.
And what did she just say — "I've disappointed you."
Lin Jie sized up Ji Zhixu and found that there was indeed an expression of shame in her eyes.
Suddenly.
His expression became serious. He crossed his hands and said, "You failed?"
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