Perfume Alchemist

Chapter 112 Tita Dance Hall
There is still an hour before closing.

"Then get off work early today." Ahao waved his hand generously.

Penn danced and agreed.

Ah Hao turned off the neon lights outside the store, and closed the door of the store together with Payne, which means the business is over.

Payne took the tip that Ahao gave him, but he didn't stuff it directly into his arms as usual.

Instead, he picked out 1 Canadian dollar and 5 Canadian dollars in small change, put them together and handed them to Ahao.

"Boss, I have a lot of change here, let me change it for you."

Ah Hao was puzzled: "Why?"

"You have to prepare some tips when you go to the dance hall! Otherwise, the girls will ignore you!"

Although he didn't know the situation, Ahao still exchanged a fifty Canadian dollar bill and gave it to Payne.

"Boss, wait a minute, I have to pick up my sister, and I'll be right back."

"No, let's go together. I remember I promised to treat your sister to a meal, just today."

"Okay!" Payne showed a look of joy on his face, "Then let's go."

The two locked the door and walked on the brightly lit streets of Lower Agadía.

"How old is your sister?"

"9 years old, currently in the third grade in a community elementary school."

Ah Hao nodded.Afterwards, the two quickly walked to a bright place, where it was rare that colorful neon lights were not used.

Under the dim light, a rather dreamlike building was illuminated.

"Wait a minute, Nina should still be doing her homework in the evening nursery class, I'll go talk to the teacher first."

"Go."

Payne skillfully greeted the security guard at the gate, and got into the school gate.

Ah Hao silently looked at the building in front of him.Brightly colored blue and white tiles join each other architecturally.

Fish-scale roofs, flower-shaped balconies and walls painted with water droplets combine to create a unique aesthetic that is almost grotesque.

"Nina, say hello to Mr. Ahao."

Payne led the girl in the white skirt out of the school gate.

"Mr. Ahao, hello." Nina greeted obediently.

Ah Hao bent down and shook her little hand.

"Hello, sweet Nina. I'm your brother's friend. What would you like to eat today? My treat."

"Really? I want to eat fried chicken!" Nina immediately shouted excitedly.

Ah Hao got up and looked at her in surprise.

"Today is my treat, don't you want to eat something better?"

"No, I'm going to eat fried chicken."

Payne smiled wryly at the side: "Children, I like to eat fried food. Let's go, I know there is a very good fried chicken shop nearby."

"That's fine."

The three of them came to a fried chicken restaurant with a thriving business.

Ah Hao walked to the dining table and ordered three fried chicken covered with thick cheese and French fries sprinkled with crushed seaweed.

"This is indeed quite delicious." Ahao sent out a heartfelt compliment.

The fried chicken in front of me is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the shredded cheese exudes a rich milky aroma.

"That's right! After all, our teacher always said that cheese is power!" Nina waved her sauce-stained hand and said excitedly to Ahao.

"It's knowledge." Payne reluctantly took a napkin and wiped Nina's hand.

"Is it always your brother who picks you up from school? Where are your parents?"

"Nina doesn't have parents. But it's enough for Nina to have a brother." The little girl continued to eat fried chicken nonchalantly.

Ah Hao looked at Payne in surprise.

Payne sighed, "It was an accident.

"At that time, Nina was still young, and both my parents died in an accident in the steel factory. Fortunately, the steel factory lost a lot of money, and with the money I earned from part-time jobs, the two of them barely lived. .”

"So that's how it is." Hearing such things, Ah Hao felt that the fried chicken in front of him was not very tasty.

Nina is neither caring nor timid, she has been actively sharing her experiences in school.

The dinner for the three of them ended in a somewhat harmonious atmosphere.

"Nina, you do your homework at home, and brother goes out to do some errands, okay?"

"I'll finish my homework later and want to draw, okay?"

"Yes, the oil pastels are in the cabinet."

Payne's house is a bit bigger than Ah Hao imagined, with three bedrooms and one living room, it is more than enough for a family to live in.

"Okay, the little devil has finished making arrangements. Let's go quickly!"

Payne locked the door and rubbed his hands expectantly.

"Either you stay with Nina at home? I can go alone."

Ahao felt that it was not safe for the little girl to be alone at home.

"No!" Payne immediately became anxious, "It's okay, Nina is very good. And I can't understand the questions she is doing now! Stay at home, I can only stare at the calendar in a daze."

"Okay, okay, let's go."

Payne immediately followed Ahao's footsteps happily.

Ah Hao extravagantly called a steam two-wheeled passenger car, and quickly arrived at Tita Song and Dance Hall.

In front of the huge double doors of Tita Dance Hall, there was a burly security guard standing.

"Please show me your ID."

He stretched out his hand expressionlessly, blocking the way of the two of them.

Ahao and Payne handed him the documents they had prepared earlier.

The bodyguard used his thick fingers to trace the date of birth on the certificate, and then he moved the sunglasses on his face down a little, revealing a pair of honest and big eyes.

"First time?"

The two nodded at the same time.

"Remember, you must first go to the bar to order a glass of wine when you enter. Then keep one sentence in mind throughout the process: don't move your hands!

"Unless a girl is willing to take you to the curtain, otherwise you can't do anything, understand?"

Payne nodded extremely quickly.

"Okay, you can ask the receptionist to deposit your coat when you enter the door, and a safe is 10 Canadian dollars."

The security guard opened the heavy double doors, and red and purple lights kept flashing from behind the door.

Ah Hao stepped into the door first, and there were two staff members behind the wide counter, busy storing and collecting luggage and clothes for customers.

"There's no need to save clothes, it's a waste of money."

Payne said quickly, his eyes kept glancing to the left.

Ah Hao nodded in deep agreement, and then opened another door on the left side of the counter.

In an instant, loud music swept out.

Behind the door was a rather dark hallway, only dimly illuminated by red, purple, and blue psychedelic lights.

"Two guests, please come this way"

A staff member in a vest greeted them and guided the two of them out to the wide L-shaped bar.

"Boss, I just want the cheapest lager!"

Payne moved closer to Ahao's ear, and said to Ahao in a voice that just overwhelmed the music.

"Okay, two glasses of lager."

"okay."

The bartender behind the bar responded, tossed two wine glasses in a fancy way, and turned on the faucet button neatly.

"bouncing"

Yellow wine gurgled from the tap of the barrel.

"CAD 68 for a cup, CAD 136 for Shenghui."

When the liquor was half full, the bartender quickly took out the cash register.

Ah Hao reluctantly took out the magnetic card and swiped the money.

This price can only be said to be quite black-hearted.If you want to buy lager in the market, you can basically buy a bottle for 5 Canadian dollars.

The bartender turned off the faucet, held up a wine glass in one hand, and handed it to Ahao.

"Penn? Your wine."

Payne blankly took the wine from Ahao's hand.

While Ah Hao was paying, Payne kept turning around and looking at the venue behind the bar, and he hasn't turned his head until now.

"Boss, this place is truly wonderful!"

(End of this chapter)