UD | Chapter 12 – The Cheap Apartment
by North_Sky“Mom, it’s that sister.”
“Master!”
The voices of the father and son rang out almost at the same time.
When Rong Leyi raised her head, she looked at them in confusion.
“…Why are you here?”
Don’t tell her they were here to ask her to perform some kind of ritual. She really didn’t know how to do that.
Chen Wenqian looked at Rong Leyi in surprise.
She had imagined a “master” to be an elderly white-bearded sage with immortal aura.
She never expected it to be a young girl who still looked like she was in school.
If she hadn’t already used the talisman to see her child, she would’ve definitely assumed this was a scam.
Xu Yunfei quickly walked over.
“Master, I want to buy a few more talismans. Eleven of them!”
For the two elders on each side plus their own family of four—that made six people. Two each would be twelve talismans. He had already bought one before, so now he needed eleven more.
Twelve talismans meant only two days of seeing the child.
After that, he would still need more.
That was three hundred thirty thousand yuan!
A huge deal!
Rong Leyi’s eyes instantly lit up.
“Let’s go outside and talk. My grandfather is sleeping.”
“Okay.”
The three of them had just reached the door when they ran into Dr. Lu Jia Mu coming in for rounds.
Rong Leyi asked them to wait outside for a moment, then went in with Lu Jia Mu to check on her grandfather.
After a brief examination and some routine questions, Lu Jia Mu gave instructions on how to care for the patient, and she carefully remembered everything.
He glanced at Xu Yunfei and Chen Wenqian waiting outside and asked casually,
“Are they family members of the patient too?”
“No…” Rong Leyi thought for a moment. “They’re my clients.”
People who came to buy talismans—clients. That made sense.
Clients?
Lu Jia Mu’s eyes flickered with surprise.
He hadn’t expected that answer.
But then he remembered she was a university student. Maybe she used to tutor that child.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “My condolences.”
“…?”
Rong Leyi froze.
“My grandfather is going to die?!”
Old Master Rong, who had just vaguely woken up, instantly widened his eyes.
“…I’m going to die?!”
“……”
Lu Jia Mu quickly explained the misunderstanding in a few sentences before leaving while rubbing his temples.
Lately, work has been too exhausting. He should take a day off tomorrow.
Rong Leyi told her grandfather a few words before heading out again, bringing Xu Yunfei and Chen Wenqian to the end of the corridor.
On the way, she had already placed an order for the “See-Ghost Talismans.”
She only ordered five.
“This talisman activates the moment it is sold. You should buy them day by day. I don’t have that much stock anyway.”
That was written in the usage rules—once activated, buying more at once was pointless.
“Alright, then give me five. I’ll come back tomorrow to buy more.”
Xu Yunfei immediately transferred 150,000 yuan to her.
“Master, can you give me your contact information? I’ll call you when I come tomorrow.”
“Sure.”
She gave him her number.
“My name is Rong Leyi. The ‘Rong’ from easy, the ‘Le’ from happiness, and the ‘Yi’ from hero.”
“Master, your name is really nice.”
Xu Yunfei immediately saved it and added her on WeChat.
“Heh, I think so too.”
The 150,000 arrived.
She handed over the talismans she had just bought.
The moment Xu Yunfei held them, he immediately saw the child standing beside him and smiled unconsciously.
One talisman was 30,000 yuan. Five meant 150,000. After deducting 50,000 in cost, she still had a profit of 100,000.
Less than ten minutes—100,000 yuan earned.
Her mood surged uncontrollably.
“Master, may I ask… can we keep Hangan with us forever?” Chen Wenqian asked.
Rong Leyi looked at the young child, then at the exhausted couple.
After a long pause, she shook her head.
“Sorry. I don’t know.”
She really wasn’t any kind of master.
The couple’s hope visibly faded.
The child smiled softly.
“Mom, it’s okay. As long as the scary black-clothed uncle doesn’t take me away, I won’t leave you and Dad.”
Chen Wenqian frowned. “Black-clothed uncle?”
Black-clothed uncle…
Could that be the Black and White Impermanence?
The child continued,
“He’s a very scary man in black clothes. I saw other uncles follow him, and then I never saw them again.”
The couple vaguely understood.
After death, souls go to reincarnation.
That “black-clothed uncle” was probably the one who guides them to reincarnation.
But now that they had finally reunited with their child again… they couldn’t bear to let him go.
So they decided to hide him at home so the black-clothed uncle couldn’t take him away.
After confirming again that they would come back tomorrow for more talismans, they hurriedly left.
When they returned home, they immediately gave the talismans to the elderly couple.
The moment the elders touched them, they saw their deceased grandson.
They burst into tears.
……
“Miss, a friend of mine has a one-bedroom apartment near the hospital in Zihua Community. It’s 1,000 yuan a month. Would you like to take a look?”
“1,000 yuan for a one-bedroom in Zihua Community?!”
Rong Leyi’s eyes lit up.
“Really, Auntie?”
“Yes, I’ll show you the photos.”
Aunt Wu handed her the phone.
The apartment was modern, clean, bright, and fully furnished.
Old Master Rong nodded in satisfaction.
“This place is good.”
“It is good…” Rong Leyi hesitated. “But Auntie, why is it so cheap?”
A one-bedroom near the hospital in a new residential area like this should easily cost 1,800 yuan or more.
This was suspiciously cheap.
She glanced toward Zhao Yong—but saw nothing.
The female ghost was gone.
Zihua Community… young woman…
She felt like she had heard something about this before.
Aunt Wu smiled.
“It’s because you’re a young girl taking care of your grandpa and don’t have much money. We’re just helping you out.”
“If you’re okay with it, my friend will come tomorrow to take you to see it.”
“If not, forget it. It’s hard to find cheap short-term rentals.”
After thinking for a moment, Rong Leyi said,
“Okay. Please arrange it, Auntie. I’ll go see it tomorrow.”
“Alright.”
Aunt Wu and Zhao Yong exchanged a look.
Hooked.
Old Master Rong frowned.
“Yingzi, maybe you should look at other places. Grandpa has money.”
People they had just met were being too kind.
Sometimes cheap deals cost the most.
“I’ll just go take a look,” she reassured him.
“Alright. Just be careful. Grandpa has money.”
“Mm, I know.”