Chapter 146: Robbery in the street

"Is Ding Ling not here?" I said half-believingly, "Then where is she now?"

"She...she is already married," Ding Datong said in a cold voice: "Anyway, she is no longer in Xiangxi."

"Ding Ling is already married? When did it happen?" I asked quickly.

When Ding Datong heard this, he said impatiently: "My surname is Sun, why are you so long-winded? I said she wouldn't be here if she is not here. Why don't you get out of here?"

"Boy, get out of here, or I will hit you all over the ground!" Ding Yunlong, who had a fat face, also threatened fiercely.

I originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but when I saw Ding Yunlong standing next to Ding Datong like a vicious dog, I had to give up.

Although I don’t believe Ding Datong’s words, since the Ding family’s people talk about it, it would be a waste of my efforts to keep staying there.

So I decided to leave the Ding family temporarily and think of other ways to find an opportunity to meet Ding Ling.

I don’t have a friend in this place in Xiangxi, so if I want to stay, I can only stay in a hotel temporarily. I secretly swear in my heart that if I can’t find Ding Ling, I will never take half a step in Xiangxi.

Fortunately, Xiangxi is a popular place for tourism, so it is not too difficult to find a hotel. I suspected that the Ding family was lying, so I found a hotel near the Ding family to monitor the Ding family's every move.

This hotel has a literary and artistic name, called Yunzhu Inn. Perhaps most of the people who come here to travel are literati and poets, so the boss came up with such a literary name to attract these guests.

As soon as I walked into the hotel, a middle-aged man in Miao costume came to me, with a smile on his face and said to me, "Does this guy want to stay in a hotel?"

I thought to myself, of course I went into the hotel to stay in the hotel, could I come in and have a meal? Nodded and said, "Yes, I saw that the environment of your store is pretty good, so come in and take a look."

So I looked around and said it was a hotel. In fact, the locals renovated their homes and adapted to local tourism policies to get rich. However, some tourists liked the characteristics of this kind of private house with local characteristics and experienced the joy of a farmhouse. Therefore, there are many people who choose this kind of simple hotel to stay in.

The purpose of my stay here is of course not to experience the joy of a farmhouse, but to facilitate monitoring of the Ding family. From the oblique angle of this store, you can see the gate of the Ding family.

"You guy, you really have chosen the right place," the boss said, and he boasted: "No one who has been to my store is not satisfied with the service of my store. I don't even brag, as long as you have lived by yourself, you will know whether it's okay."

I thought to myself that this boss's verbal skills are really great. Even if he is given a cow, he can still brag the cow to the sky. When I heard him say this, I felt embarrassed to stop.

I put down my luggage and said to the boss, "Okay, I'll live here. What's the price?"

"Seeing that my brother is so easy to talk to, I will give you a discount and charge you 12o a day," the boss worried that I would think it was expensive, and added: "If it were someone else, I would definitely charge 15o a day."

I smiled and said, "Okay, just 12o. Do you provide food here?"

When the boss heard this, his eyes rolled and said, "It was not available, but if the guy needs it, we can provide it to you. But, you have to charge 60 yuan a day. What do you think, brother?"

"Okay," I was too lazy to argue with him, so I agreed readily: "Then I'll make it like this, 18 o'clock every day, and I can buy three meals a day."

"I'm talking about my tone. Are you planning to stay here for a long time?" The boss rolled his eyes again and said with a little surprise.

"It's possible," I said with a calm expression: "But it depends on the situation. I can't give you the exact time now."

"That's right," the boss nodded like a garlic, "Anyway, if you live for one day, we will charge you a day's room fee. For a fair transaction, we will never charge you a penny or a tiny."

I nodded, so I picked up my luggage and asked the boss to take me to find the room.

I followed him through a slightly dark corridor, then walked up a staircase and arrived at the second floor. The room my boss arranged for me was in one of the rooms on the second floor.

"Brother, you can live in this room. This is the best room in my store. I just renovated it. I saw that I was so close to you, so I let the guy live there. If it were someone else, I might not have done this." The boss said with a smile.

"Thank you, boss," I put down my luggage and thanked him, "By the way, haven't you asked you for your surname?"

When the boss heard this, he said with a smile on his face: "Oh, Xiao’s surname is Gao. Brother, you can call me Boss Gao or Lao Gao in the future. I won’t mind, because everyone calls me that, haha."

"Okay, Boss Gao, thank you." I smiled and felt that this old Gao and Ding Datong were both from the Miao family, but their character was in the sky and the other was on the ground, which was incomparable.

"By the way, brother, I haven't asked you about the name Gao?" Lao Gao suddenly asked me.

"My name is Sun Heng," I introduced myself, "Boss Gao, just call me Xiao Sun."

"Okay, Xiao Sun," Lao Gao said enthusiastically: "I heard Xiao Sun's accent, I should be from the north, right?"

"That's right," I smiled indifferently, "I came from City B, a real northerner."

"So far?" Old Gao was slightly surprised: "Xiao Sun, you came to Xiangxi all the way, and you were alone. It doesn't seem like you were here to travel, right?"

"I'm sure it's not," I admitted it, "I came to Xiangxi to find someone."

"Isn't it a girlfriend?" Lao Gao asked with a sly smile.

"I..." I was about to say it, but suddenly realized that I had said too much, but I still had some reservations. After all, I was away from home, and I knew people and didn't know my heart. So when I spoke, I immediately changed my words: "Boss Gao, let's talk about this matter later. I'm a little tired and want to take a break first."

When Lao Gao heard this, he remembered the rest that disturbed me. He showed a embarrassed expression on his face and said, "Oh, Xiaosun, then you can rest first. If you have any needs, you can call me at any time."

As he said that, Lao Gao turned around and walked, but after walking a few steps, he stopped again, as if he wanted to say something, but he was embarrassed to say it.

I asked in surprise: "Boss Gao, what's wrong? Are you still wrong?"

A embarrassed smile appeared on Lao Gao's face and said, "Xiao Sun, you haven't paid the deposit yet? If it's convenient, please pay the deposit first."

I thought to myself, it turned out to be for this, so I didn’t say it earlier. So I asked openly: “Boss Gao, tell me, how much does it have to pay?”

"Pay 5oo first," said Lao Gao: "Don't worry, more or less, the money will be refunded to you when checking out."

I smiled indifferently and said, "Okay, thank you."

Then he took out 5oo yuan from his wallet and handed it to Lao Gao. Lao Gao got the money and asked me happily, "Xiao Sun, have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, I'll ask my daughter Abao to send you some food later."

I got off the train and was in a hurry to see Ding Ling, and I didn't even have to eat a bite. I was really hungry, so I said to Lao Gao: "Then I'll bother you, Boss Gao."

"No trouble, no trouble." Old Gao said repeatedly, put the 5oo deposit into his pocket, left my room and went downstairs.

When I saw Lao Gao leave, my face suddenly became solemn. I leaned into the window of the room and looked towards the direction of the Ding family. From this angle, I could see the gate of the Ding family, which was really an excellent location to monitor the Ding family.

After returning from the window, I remembered the situation when I was rejected by the Ding family father and son just now, and my heart became uneasy again. Judging from Ding Datong's tone, he was undoubtedly lying to me. Although I don't know what the purpose of his lying was, I had a premonition that my dream was real, and Ding Ling was in danger now.

The more curious the Ding family father and son stopped me to meet Ding Ling like this, and I had to see Ding Ling and make the matter come to light.

I thought about it all over again before I started to organize my luggage, take out the clothes I brought, and hang them on the clothes hanger.

Although Lao Gao's hotel looks a bit shabby from the outside, the room looks pretty good. He may not have bragged. This room is indeed the best in his store.

While thinking this, I suddenly heard someone knocking on the door and "twist" sounded a few times.

I asked alertly: "Who?"

"Mr. Sun, I'm here to bring you food." A crisp and pleasant voice like a silver bell came in from outside.

I thought to myself that the old Gao must have asked his daughter to send something, so I said, "It's okay, come in."

"Yeah—"

The wooden door opened and a graceful figure came into my eyes from outside, making my eyes shine, as if the whole room was filled with spring.

I looked up and saw a young woman about ten years old, with bright eyes as bright as stars, dark head, and a normal dress of Miao girls. However, when worn on her, it makes people feel awe-inspiring, just like a figure walking out of a painting.

When I saw her, I realized that there was really a perfect masterpiece in the world. I couldn't help but be attracted by her and forgot to move away.

"Mr. Sun, my dad asked me to give you some food. If you are hungry, eat something now." As soon as she came in, she smiled at me with a delicate face. The smile made people feel like spring breeze.

When I heard her voice, I woke up from my imagination and said awkwardly: "Okay, thank you."

She put down the thing, then turned her body and said to me softly: "Mr. Sun, if nothing is wrong, I will go down first."
Chapter completed!