Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

Of course, Chen Zhao's worries are unnecessary.

After Louis arrived in Montreal, he went about his own business.

After resting for a night in the hotel, little Gelin had basically adapted to the temperature in Montreal the next day.

The sun is shining brightly today and the temperature has risen slightly, it should be above freezing.

"Chen, I heard that there is a Chinatown here. Do you want to go shopping in Chinatown today?" Fali asked.

Because of her love for Wujiwu, Fali is very interested in studying Chinese culture.

Although her Chinese proficiency is still very poor, she still wants to go shopping in Chinatown.

"Okay." Chen Zhao has never been to Chinatown abroad.

When I first went to San Francisco, I was preoccupied with the affairs of little Gelin and her mother.

So I haven't gone shopping in Chinatown. Since I was out for fun this time, Chen Zhao didn't plan to miss this opportunity.

But before you go, you need to find someone to take care of your pet.

In the end, it cost two thousand dollars to find an animal trainer who was originally from a zoo.

The animal trainer was confident at first, but when he saw Chen Zhao's pet, he was still shocked.

Fortunately, this animal trainer's psychological quality is still very good.

At least he knew how to observe wild animals, and after confirming that there was no danger, he accepted the temporary employment.

Montreal's Chinatown is very big, and Fali bought a lot of handicrafts with Chinese characteristics in Chinatown.

However, Chen Zhao could tell that most of these handicrafts were produced on assembly lines.

Of course, Fali enjoyed it, and Chen Zhao didn't bother to correct it. She just wanted to be happy.

Fali stopped in front of a musical instrument store, pointed to a guzheng inside and asked, "Chen, is that a musical instrument?"

"yes."

"It looks very beautiful. How about we buy it and put it in the living room?"

"Okay." Although Chen Zhao can't play, the guzheng looks very beautiful.

This guzheng is very big, longer than the ordinary guzheng.

A normal guzheng is about 163cm, but this guzheng is estimated to be 180cm.

Chen Zhao and Fali entered the musical instrument store. All the musical instruments sold in this musical instrument store were ancient Chinese musical instruments.

The boss is a middle-aged man with a goatee.

"Hello, how much does this guzheng cost?" Chen Zhao asked in English.

Although this middle-aged uncle has yellow skin, Chen Zhao doesn't know if he understands Mandarin.

And Montreal has two official languages: French and English.

"Do you know how to play?" the middle-aged uncle asked in Mandarin.

"I don't understand." Chen Zhao thought to himself. If you don't understand this kind of person, don't buy him.

"Then what did you buy it for?"

"Put it in the living room as a decoration."

"This guzheng is expensive, and it is old. It is not suitable for decoration. I have to wipe it with oil cloth every month. If you buy this guzheng, you are asking for trouble. The gain outweighs the loss. If you want to use it for decoration For decoration, I can recommend you a few slightly cheaper ones. Although they are machine-processed, the workmanship is up to par, and the shapes and patterns are beautiful."

"Then what's the price of this one?" Chen Zhao still didn't give up.

Since Fali fell in love with this guzheng at first sight, Chen Zhao felt that she could still buy it as long as the price was not hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Twelve thousand dollars...are you sure you want to buy it?" the middle-aged uncle asked.

"Yes, can you help me pack it?" Chen Zhao asked.

It is rare for Chen Zhao to be so generous and not even discuss the price. He just asks for the price and buys it directly.

"Papa... Yeah..." Little Gelin wanted to get off the ground.

Because of the low temperature, little Gelin was wrapped like a little meat dumpling.

Chen Zhao put little Ge Lin on the ground, and little Ge Lin went straight to the guzheng lying in the middle of the hall.

Reaching out to pat the strings of the guzheng, Chen Zhao quickly stopped little Ge Lin.

It was not that she would break the guzheng, but that the strings of the guzheng were very sharp and she was afraid of hurting little Ge Lin.

The little angel next to little Gelin stopped on the strings.

"Your daughter?" the middle-aged uncle asked.

"Um."

"She seemed to enjoy it."

"If she is willing to learn in the future, I will help her find a teacher." Chen Zhao said with a smile.

"This music score is for you." The middle-aged uncle placed a music score in front of Chen Zhao.

"Thanks."

Fortunately, this musical instrument store has a delivery service. After the payment is completed, Chen Zhao does not need to carry such a large guzheng on the road, and can be sent directly to Chen Zhao's hotel.

"Chen, do you think this store is very mysterious?" Fali said.

Chen Zhao looked back at the musical instrument store: "Um...why do you ask that?"

"I have studied Chinese Feng Shui." Fali said seriously: "This store is exactly at the ninety-ninth step after we entered Chinatown. Nine is called the number of poles in Taoism, and ninety-nine is also called the ultimate pole. The positive pole produces yin. There is water entwined with gold, the yin pole generates yang and the magnolia flowers bloom. When you look up, the warm early winter sun touches your heart. There are green bamboos in front to protect you from the cold wind. Therefore, this store is the legendary feng shui treasure land where yin and yang come from the same root. No one is destined to be there. I must be able to find this store, and I fell in love with this guzheng at first sight, so I think this is the guidance of fate."

"Fali, let's read some serious books from now on, okay?"

"Are you saying that what I read is an improper book? Feng Shui is a treasure of your Chinese heritage. Don't you, a Chinese, recognize your own civilization heritage?"

Chen Zhao was about to cry but had no tears. It was a sour feeling to have a foreigner point his nose at him and tell him he had forgotten his ancestors.

"I think the Feng Shui books you can find are basically of little value."

Chen Zhao feels that Fali's hobby has become more widespread since she became pregnant.

Chen Zhao really didn't realize that Fali also studied Feng Shui before.

And what Chen Zhao was even more curious about was how she could read those already obscure Feng Shui books, given her Chinese proficiency of recognizing three out of ten Chinese characters.

"Do you think I'm talking nonsense?" Fali looked at Chen Zhao reluctantly.

"No, that's absolutely not the case, I believe it."

"You just don't believe it." Fali acted like a child, her cheeks bulging with anger.

"I said it, I believe it."

"Your tone has revealed your innermost feelings. You don't believe what I say." Fali looked at Chen Zhao stubbornly: "Let's go back and ask the owner of that store to see what he said. Is their store a good one?" There is such a thing as Feng Shui.”

Chen Zhao turned around again: "Hey, where's that musical instrument store?"

"Huh? Where did that store go?" Fali also discovered that the store was missing.

Chen Zhao walked to the front of the original musical instrument store, but there was no longer a musical instrument store, only a tall red brick wall.

"Chen, look, there's something weird about this store. I've noticed it, but you didn't. You're still a supernatural person."