Perfume Alchemist

Chapter 63 No Lies
A black pickup parked steadily downstairs of Ah Hao's apartment, and Ah Hao jumped out of the car.

"That's the deal, remember to prepare some perfume for my bar next time!"

Wende leaned out from the car window and said a little excitedly.

"Okay, okay, I agree, and I will definitely stock up for you." Ahao turned around helplessly and said.

Wen De gave Ahao a thumbs up: "I'll build a shelf for you in the bar tomorrow, and wait for you to fill it up for me!"

Julie also stuck out her head from the passenger seat, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a bad thing to have more sales channels. Open up the market and cooperate across borders."

Ahao nodded to her: "Sister Julie, I always feel that you are good at doing business."

"Hey, you've been in the business world for a few years, so you must know better than me. Remember to tell me next time a new store opens, and I'll cheer you on!"

Wen De retreated into the car and blew a kiss to Ahao before leaving.

"Let's go, my little God of Wealth, remember the perfume!"

The black pickup spewed out the gray smoke of the steam engine and disappeared around the corner.

Ah Hao carried the heavy snakeskin bag and walked back to the apartment building.

Actually, it wasn't too late today, but he didn't plan to go to other places anymore, so he was optimistic about money.

When he got home, he locked the door and started spreading the money in the snakeskin bag on the ground.

According to the different denominations, he happily counted and sorted the banknotes.

As he nodded, his brows gradually wrinkled.

Less money!
The money he ordered was only in the early 33s.

According to his selling price and inventory, his money here should be more than 37, which is much less!

He was confused thinking about the possible whereabouts of the money.

He got up suddenly and found [-] Canadian dollars from under the pillow.

By the way, there is also yesterday's turnover.

Ah Hao counted again, but even with the addition of [-], it was still short of money.

Ah Hao clutched his chest in pain.

Maybe it was too chaotic in the morning, a customer gave less money, or someone simply took away a few bottles of goods.

Things have come to this point, there is no other way.Ahao can only comfort himself, this is all loss.

He took a few deep breaths, smelling the stench of money and copper, and finally felt calm.

Ah Hao put the organized money into his backpack, and planned to deposit it in the bank early tomorrow morning.

Then he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and began to think about how he would spend the money.

In a daze, he came to that pure white space again.

He looked straight at the door in the middle, then frowned.

Not quite right, the Gate of Truth seems weird.

After looking around for a long time, he finally realized that something was wrong.

The lines on the door of truth have stopped turning!
Normally, after he opened the door, the lines on the door of truth would dim, and the speed of rotation would also become very slow.

He can probably feel that this is to accumulate strength for the next door opening.

He hadn't seen a situation where the lines didn't move.

He touched the door nervously, but there was no response.

After studying for half a day, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and input the power of circle in his body into the door.

The door finally gave off a faint glow.

The lines began to wander, and some text-shaped lines moved to the blank space in the middle of the door.

【Never lie】

coming!A Hao looked at these four words carefully with a little excitement.

Since the last understanding, decomposition, and reconstruction, he no longer resists the "puzzle" of the door, but looks forward to it.

But immediately he fell into confusion.

The four words never lie, how come it seems to be different from the previous routine.

The movement of the words didn't stop, two more words appeared on the left and right under the four words.

【whether】

Ah Hao understood it instantly, this time there was no fill-in-the-blank question, but a multiple-choice question!
However, problems came one after another.

This seems to be a simple multiple-choice question, but Ah Hao vaguely knows that there will be a price behind the choice.

He recalled when he opened the door for the first time, if he had chosen "a touchstone turns into gold" instead of "the best in the rough" as the answer, maybe he would have embarked on a completely different path from now.

And never telling a lie doesn't seem like a simple requirement.

If he had chosen yes, would he have accepted an unbearable commitment?
Will you never be able to tell a lie in the future?
He couldn't imagine living a life where he never lied.

Lies don't always hurt others, and Ah Hao often uses lies to protect himself.

But if he chooses No, will the door not be opened to him again?
Or would the door just skip the question and keep throwing "another puzzle" at him?

Regardless, he knew he had to make a choice.

Otherwise, his door of truth will remain in a "stationary" state, which is not what he wants.

After struggling for a while, Ahao moved his hand closer to the word [No].

Sometimes the truth hurts more than a lie.It hurts others as well as yourself.

What a world without concealment would be like, he could not imagine.

He has a high degree of confidence that after choosing No, he can skip this "puzzle".

After all, there is not only one truth, right?

He has guessed the riddle on the two doors so far.

Just when his fingertips were a few millimeters above [No], the words suddenly started to swim rapidly.

[Yes] and [No] exchanged their positions in the blink of an eye.

One didn't pay attention, and his palm finally touched the word [Yes].

The door in front of him began to vibrate, and the four words [Never lie] gradually emitted a dazzling light.

Can it still be like this?play?
Ah Hao opened his mouth wide and looked at this door of truth in shock.

He thought it was a multiple choice question.

He never expected that this turned out to be a trap question.

Those who want to lie, can't lie.

The door didn't open, only the raging light engulfed him.

The next day, Ah Hao woke up from the bed.

[Never lie] These four words suddenly floated up from his heart, and he felt like it was stuck in his throat like a mark.

Ah Hao touched his throat nervously.

What's going on, have you been "cursed" by these four words?
Ahao tried to say with a jerky throat: "My name is Bai Hao, male, 18 years old, 183 centimeters, 18 centimeters."

Oops!It's all true!
Ah Hao immediately confirmed that he couldn't tell lies now!

Sinking his thoughts into his heart, he found that the door of truth began to operate happily.

After speaking a few more words in front of the door, he gradually discovered the pattern.

As he told more truths, the lines on the door moved faster.

If he stops talking, Vee falls into a state of near stagnation.

Ah Hao got out of bed with a sad face, it was a disaster.

He kept talking to himself, becoming familiar with the new way of speaking.

After a while, he felt that it didn't seem to have much impact.

Then continue to follow the itinerary today, and go to the bank to deposit the money first.

Agadir City Development Bank, the bright light shines on the brass pillars through the glass, making the entire hall extremely bright.

"Sir, what kind of business do you want to handle?"

"I want to save money, and I want to ask how to do it first. Hehe, I have never had enough money to save it before."

When he spoke the second half of the sentence, Ah Hao touched his throat unconsciously.

The little girl behind the counter smiled softly: "Okay, then let me introduce you, wait a minute."

As she spoke, she bent down and found something in the box below.

Her very expected figure is fully revealed by the action of bending over.

Ah Hao couldn't help blurting out: "It's so big! Uh, I mean, your breasts are really big. No!!! I mean your earrings are so beautiful!"

Ah Hao found that now he can only use one truth to cover up another truth.

The teller in bank uniform was stunned for a while, staring at Ahao's face in a daze.

Ah Hao's face was flushing red.

Then she quickly tidied up her clothes, and said in an imperceptible voice, "Thank you."

Then he kept nodding, maintaining the principle of talking less and listening more.

Soon, he replaced a schoolbag of money with a card with a black border and a red book.

"So in the future, as long as you swipe this card, you can deduct money, right? It's so convenient, did you use some kind of arcane technology?"

The girl chuckled: "It's not magic, it's magnetism. There is a magnetic strip in the card, and the machine uses it for information exchange, so it's called a magnetic card. Please try to protect the magnetic strip as much as possible.

"The red book is a passbook, which records the balance of your card. If you spend money elsewhere, please come to me to check again. I can update the balance information for you."

Ah Hao nodded in embarrassment, and fled the bank as if flying away.

Looking at the 35 printed out by the machine on the red book, he breathed a sigh of relief, and put the magnetic card and passbook next to him.

It was a bit embarrassing to save money, he didn't know what else would happen when he went to the store today.

He anxiously embarked on the road to the city.

The elevator went directly to the ⑤ floor of the third area of ​​the lower city of Agadi.

At this point in the morning, it was still extremely dark here.

Most of the neon lights that have been on all night have been extinguished, and the sun is not directly above, unable to shed enough sunlight in the Rift Valley.

A Hao followed the address given by Wen De and found a commercial street that was rarely visited by people.

After twisting and turning, he found his destination from the alley on the side of the street.

An uncle in a vest was squatting in front of the store, and he said indifferently.

"Do you want to buy accessories?"

Ah Hao looked up, and the signboard of [Buman Silver Jewelry Store] came into view.

"Oh, I'm here to see the store, are you planning to sell it here?"

The uncle immediately stood up. "Yes, this is a prosperous shop. Come in first, and I will show you the store."

Ah Hao followed the uncle into the shop.

The width of the store door is a bit narrow, but the depth inside is okay.There are some glass display cases on both sides of the wall, and there are some silver bracelets and necklaces on them.

"The store is quite small, and the location is remote enough. I guess no one will come."

Ahao's words pierced through the back of the man in front of him like a sharp sword.

He suddenly turned around and glanced at Ahao: "I didn't expect you to have a hot mouth at such a young age."

Then he spread his hands: "Then you can see for yourself, and ask me any questions."

"What is the approximate area of ​​your place?"

"About 40 square meters."

"It doesn't look that big."

The uncle looked over with sharp eyes.

Ah Hao cleared his throat slightly.

"How much is the rent?"

"[-] a month. I still have half a year left on my lease. After half a year, you have to find the landlord to renew the lease."

"Huo..." Ah Hao was taken aback, "A place like yours still needs [-] a month. See if your store is going to die, does it have a monthly turnover of [-]. It must be a miserable loss."

Veins began to appear on the middle-aged uncle's forehead.

Ah Hao quickly pinched his left and right jaws with his hands.

"Do you want to rent it or not? You can negotiate the price if you want." There was forbearance and restraint in the uncle's voice.

"No rent, the place is really bad. I'll find an excuse to fool you and leave."

"Then you can leave now! Get lost!" A voice like a volcanic eruption erupted.

Ah Hao fled in despair.

He came to the second place again.

The commercial street here is obviously much more prosperous than the previous place.

And Ahao is at a crossroads now.The [Wangpu For Sale] information given by Wende shows that the shop on the corner next to him is the destination.

But it was a closed shop.

He saw a person in the store, so he pushed the door open and entered.

"Hello, is this a shop for rent and sale?"

The man with glasses who was rummaging through the debris on the floor turned his head and looked over.

"That's right, it's for sale. The Golden Horn is the first choice, and the traffic is huge. The shops next to it are doing well. We're sure it will be popular if you sell it here."

"I feel that the location is really good, and the space is quite large. After that, two doors can be opened on the left and right sides of the wall. I don't know how much it will cost here?"

The man with glasses looked at the boy in front of him who kept praising the store, and couldn't help but secretly smiled.

Could it be another rich second generation from the upper city who doesn't understand anything, but just wants to open a shop to prove himself?

So he sneaked up a little more on the expected offer.

"The price is 800 million yuan, and the shop will be directly transferred to you."

"Can't afford it, I'm withdrawing." Ahao turned his head and walked away.

"Hey, the price can be negotiated."

"No, you have already quoted this price, and I can't afford it no matter how much you talk about. Unless you can rent it out here."

"It's okay to rent out. The annual rent is 40 yuan, and you pay one for one deposit."

"Goodbye."

Ah Hao saw a lot of shops in the lower city.

He found that sometimes telling the truth is not a big problem.

Especially as a consumer.

If the shop is too expensive or only sold but not rented, he just doesn't look at it.

After all, he really didn't have much money on hand.

He can only choose those cheap shops to look at.

But cheap shops, most of them have their own problems.

For example, it is just next to a restaurant, and the oily smoke directly flows into the store.

Or it is on a very high floor, too far away from customers, or it is directly in an uninhabited place like the first one.

After all, what he wanted to open was a perfume shop, and it would definitely be bad to make it very concealed.

After wandering around, he walked back to the double-decker shop he had seen before.

This is the best store he has seen, and the price and conditions are considered suitable.

It was originally a restaurant, but the chef was poached, and the old customers followed.The store gradually ceased to open.

The owner is losing money every day, and the desire to sublet is quite strong, so the price is not high.

The facade on the first floor is quite spacious, and it is about the same size as Zu Nana's perfume shop after renovation.

It is rare that there is a "back kitchen" behind it.

In the future, the back kitchen can be transformed into his studio.It is good to engrave some refining formations inside, or as a raw material warehouse.

As for the second floor, it is the staff lounge and food warehouse.

On the side of the second floor, there is a Z-shaped open-air iron ladder leading directly to the street, and there are also stairs leading to the first floor indoors.

It will be very convenient in the future to transform it into his own residence.

While planning, he stepped into the door of this small double storey shop.

(End of this chapter)