Tao Wan went to the supermarket to buy groceries and returned to the apartment not far from the school to start cooking dinner.
When the meal was almost ready, the original owner's little brother who was studying in elementary school came back from school.
"Brother, I'm back." Du Yi went to the kitchen door to greet Tao Wan.
"En, go put down your bag and wash your hands to prepare for dinner." Tao Wan didn't look back as he continued to stir-fry the vegetables in the pot.
This apartment was rented by the original owner after he was admitted to Tōkyō University. His father paid for three years of rent in one go. So no matter how much the original owner was worried about money, at least in these two years, he wouldn't be living on the streets with his half-brother.
Tao Wan put the dishes on the table and the two people quietly finished dinner. Du Yi offered to help wash the dishes, but Tao Wan refused and told him to hurry up and do his homework.
Du Yi was only a boy less than ten years old. In the past, he was also a pampered young master. Living with the original owner for less than a year, he seemed to have grown up a lot in an instant, becoming very sensible.
It wasn't because the original owner didn't treat him well. The original owner's character was cold to everyone. Although he didn't have much to say to this half-brother of his, he had never given him a hard time or scolded him.
After the original owner's mother died, his father remarried and gave birth to Du Yi with the original owner's stepmother. This stepmother died two years ago because of an accident. The original owner's father was a little superstitious. He felt that he was a jinx to his wife, so he didn't want to remarry. But although he didn't want to remarry, he still jinxed himself to death. Because of the failure of his business, he went bankrupt and was diagnosed with a terminal illness. He didn't leave anything for his two sons and left this world.
Before the original owner's father died, he asked the original owner to take care of his little brother. The original owner promised that he would take care of him personally and wouldn't give him to others to raise. The original owner's father then left this world with peace of mind. The original owner felt that his father had raised him up and was very good to him. He didn't have time to repay his father's kindness before he passed away. In that case, he would take his father's place and raise his half-brother as a form of repayment for his father's kindness in raising him.
His younger brother looked like a healthy child, but in fact, he had a serious heart disease. Usually, he had to take medicine with him.
The original owner not only had to find a way to pay for tuition, but also had to live normally. She also had to buy medicine for her brother, so the pressure was very great. In the face of Xu Shaoyan's seemingly concerned but actually provocative actions and words, the original owner was already a very saintly person for not exposing him. However, Tao Wan's character wasn't like that. If anyone dared to make things difficult for him, he would definitely return the favor.
After Tao Wan finished washing the dishes and cleaning the room, he walked into the room and closed the door. After lying down on the bed, he closed his eyes and opened the system. He looked at the bare peach blossom branch in the system. There was only a little bud on it. He sighed, wondering how long it would take for this peach blossom branch to be filled with peach blossoms.
Before Tao Wan transmigrated, in his original world, he was an actor who had just graduated from a film and television academy. He was only two or three years older than the original owner.
He had just won the Best Newcomer Award. After the award ceremony, he returned home and suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. He got up to drink a cup of water to calm his nerves, but he found that the peach blossom tree in his backyard had bloomed brilliantly overnight. It wasn't the season for peach blossoms to bloom.
Tao Wan walked into the yard in confusion. He stood under the peach blossom tree and looked up. He thought that this peach blossom tree had been planted for so many years, but it had never bloomed before. Could it have become a spirit? Otherwise, why would it bloom overnight?
Just as he was wondering, a peach blossom suddenly fell and hit his forehead. Then, his vision turned black and he fainted. Before he completely lost consciousness, he was still thinking that he had been hit by a peach blossom and fainted …
When he woke up again, he wasn't in his own bed, nor was he in the hospital. He was in an illusory and formless space.
A voice told him that he had been hit by the Peach Blossom System and that he would be the owner of the Peach Blossom System from now on. As long as he could make the peach blossom branch bloom with peach blossoms, he would be able to have the Peach Blossom System forever. Furthermore, he would be able to live forever and cultivate to become an immortal.
The way to make the peach blossom branch bloom with peach blossoms was to go to a different world and develop a relationship. As long as the relationship was complete, a peach blossom would bloom.
Tao Wan wasn't interested in living forever and cultivating to become an immortal. He felt that it was a dream that only ancient emperors had. As a modern person, he wanted to do what he wanted to do and then live a peaceful life for a few decades. What was so fun about living forever?
However, the Peach Blossom System told him that he had already disappeared from his original world and could never return. If he didn't go to a different world to complete missions, he would stay in the system forever. However, in the system, he wouldn't age or die. It was up to him.
Tao Wan didn't know how long he had been in the system. It could have been very short, or it could have been very long. In any case, he was so bored that he couldn't stay any longer. He felt that he was going to rot. Other than the space that was moving around in the system, there was only a bare peach blossom branch. There was nothing else.
The system told him that if he didn't go to a different world, he couldn't activate any of the system's functions.
Tao Wan felt that after looking at the peach blossom branch for a long time, its bare appearance was very pitiful. It made him feel very sad. Thus, he thought that since he would only be bored to the point of rotting from staying in the system, he might as well follow the system's instructions and go to a different world to complete missions. Then, he could make the peach blossom branch bloom with peach blossoms and leave the system space.
He felt that since he was a professional actor, he might as well treat every world as a movie. Then, he would participate in the movie and hone his acting skills at the same time. After thinking about it this way, Tao Wan started to look forward to going to a different world to complete missions.
The sky was getting dark. Tao Wan got out of bed, took a shower and changed his clothes. He told Du Yi that he could read or watch TV at home, but he couldn't go out alone. He had to go out to work.
Du Yi obediently agreed and sent Tao Wan out the door. He watched him get into the elevator before closing the door.
The place where the original owner worked was an ancient tea house. It covered a large area and had five or six courtyards of different grades. It was specially provided for guests to drink tea and listen to music. The original owner's job here was to play the guqin for the guests.
"Manager Wu." Tao Wan was about to go to the changing room when he saw the manager coming out of the lounge. He greeted him.
"Qing Yu, you're here." Manager Wu looked at Tao Wan, thought for a moment and said, "Today is your last day playing the guqin here. I know you're short on money right now, but you offended Boss Zhang. I can't let you stay here any longer. Otherwise, the next time he comes and sees that you're still here, he might make trouble for you again. It'll be difficult for us. "
"I know, I won't make it difficult for you. After today, I'll find another place." Tao Wan said.
Manager Wu nodded, "I'll give you more of this week's salary. Your father used to be a regular here. For his sake, I'll give you a little more tip. "
"Thank you, Manager Wu. I don't like to owe people favors." Tao Wan said, "You don't have to worry about me. I'll find a new job soon."
"You're such a stubborn child." Manager Wu said helplessly, "Look at you. Although Boss Zhang is a bit of a jerk, he just touched your hand. It'll be over after a while. You splashed water on his face. Fortunately, it wasn't hot water. Otherwise, you'd be in big trouble."
"I thought that people who come to the tea house to drink tea, no matter how dirty their hearts are, should at least behave properly on the surface. People like Boss Zhang should go to those kinds of hotels to pass the time, not to the tea house. The tea house can't satisfy his desires. "
"Boss Zhang is a famous pervert. He rarely comes here to drink tea. Usually, he comes with customers. But when he comes here, he's already restrained himself." Manager Wu looked at his delicate facial features and tender skin and said, "It's probably because you're too good-looking that he couldn't control himself. He also didn't think that you would dare to splash water on him. It's just touching your hand. Most people will tolerate it. "
"I'm sorry, Manager Wu. I've troubled you." Tao Wan said this, but he knew very well that Boss Zhang did have a desire for the original owner. But he deliberately touched him in a place like the tea house to provoke him. The reason why he did this was because someone had ordered him to do it. That person was Xu Shaoyan's boyfriend, Liu Xiujie.
"It's already happened. There's no need to say these words. But you should change your temper in the future." Manager Wu sighed, shook his head and left.
Tao Wan went to the dressing room to change clothes. After changing, he stood in front of the dressing mirror and tidied himself up. Looking at his face in the mirror, Tao Wan also felt that it was difficult for such a peach blossom face not to arouse the desire of those perverts. The original owner had received many hints that people wanted to keep him. Some people even went to the manager and directly said that they wanted to keep him, but the original owner fiercely refused.
The courtyard where the original owner played the zither was in this tea house. The expenses were lower than the other courtyards, so it was a large room that could seat ten to twenty tables. High-grade private rooms were generally invited to senior zither players, and the price was also quite expensive.
The original owner's zither skills were not bad, so he could play in this tea house. But compared to a real master, his zither skills were still very far away.
Tao Wan sat cross-legged in front of the screen. He was dressed in an ink painting with a white base and sleeves. He looked very elegant, and his peach blossom face set off his outstanding charm, making people unable to take their eyes off him.
Although the original owner's zither skills were lacking, Tao Wan had the system. If he wanted to play at the level of a master, it was not difficult at all.
He used his fingers to pluck the zither strings. The simple and melodious sound of the zither came out. Not long after, it was like a cool breeze suddenly blew, and a clear spring into the heart. Sitting in the room, those who pretended to be elegant suddenly felt that they had finally learned to listen to the zither, and really became elegant.
The old customers who used to only care to admire the original owner's face could not help but close their eyes at this time, and feel the trickle of the zither, as well as the cool breeze and bright moon. As if in an instant, the impetuousness in their hearts calmed down, and the pressure and fatigue of the day slowly receded. Even the fragrance of the tea on the table became more attractive.
Manager Wu personally came to the entrance of the tea house, and welcomed the guests inside. He chatted and laughed with them as he led them inside. One of the guests suddenly stopped in his tracks, and the others also stopped, looking at him in confusion.
"Boss Chen?" Manager Wu called out in confusion.
Boss Chen raised his hand to stop Manager Wu from speaking, and carefully identified the direction of the sound. His hearing was shockingly good, and he could often hear sounds very far away, so he was very sure that the melodious zither sound that faintly entered his ears was not his imagination.
Boss Chen did not speak, and suddenly walked in the direction of the sound.
The others looked at each other, and with doubtful hearts, they hurriedly followed after him. Boss Chen was the main character tonight, and it was not easy for them to invite him here. Of course, wherever he went, they would follow.
"Boss Chen … Fufeng Courtyard is this way, you, you … where are you going?" Manager Wu did not finish speaking, and the guests had already left, so he could only quickly catch up.
The zither sound became clearer, and Boss Chen could not help but quicken his steps.
After the others heard the zither sound, they finally understood why Boss Chen insisted on walking in this direction. Boss Chen was famous for being a zither fanatic and having good hearing.
In order not to disturb the others, they quietly walked in, and sat down at an empty table.
Manager Wu hurriedly asked someone to serve tea, and then stood behind, ready to take them to the prepared private room after they finished listening.
They were all big bosses. Among them, Chief Chen was the oldest. He was almost 50 years old. Although the others were only a few years younger than him, in terms of background and business size, they were far from President Chen's. Therefore, the few of them worked together to invite Boss Chen, just to please him.
They started listening from the second half of the zither, and the continuous sound of the zither still made them feel that it was melodious and pleasing to the ears. These were all people who really knew how to play the zither. Before they came in, they thought that the person playing the zither must be a high-level zither player, and high-level zither players were usually not young.
After seeing Tao Wan's fair and young face, they were surprised, and could not help but sigh in their hearts. It was really rare to have such good zither skills at such a young age.
Manager Wu was also very surprised, thinking, when did Du Qingyu's zither skills improve by leaps and bounds to such an extent? She guessed in her heart that perhaps he had concealed his guqin skills before. Because he wouldn't be able to play the guqin after tonight, he decided to show his true skills.
After the song ended, Tao Wan retracted his hands, sat quietly for a few seconds, and then got up and left through the door behind the screen.
"Let's start the class first." Hu Wenshan held back for a long time, and then squeezed out this sentence that did not make sense. It was class time now, and it was normal for him to say "let's start the class," but what did he mean by "let's start the class first?"
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