After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 42

Chapter 42: Zhang Wanfeng

The woman took the gift box and continued, “A meeting gift. Please accept it.”

Liu Chuxia glanced at Li Hanyan. Only after seeing her nod did she reach out and take it.

“Oh my, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Zhang Wanfeng. I’m the third in the Zhang family. This is my business card,” Zhang Wanfeng said with a beaming smile.

Liu Chuxia returned a smile and took the business card. “Liu Chuxia. Hello, Sister Zhang.”

“Oh my, why call me sister? Calling me Wanfeng is much more intimate. Xiaoxia, what’s the matter?”

“The information is all here. Hurry up and give me the candidates. It’s a bit urgent. The number of orders has suddenly increased a lot recently. I’m afraid we won’t be able to take on any tasks from your side,” Li Hanyan said seriously, putting down her teacup.

Zhang Wanfeng’s smile faded. She plugged the USB drive into the laptop the girl had just brought over, quickly browsed through it, and nodded. “Okay. Give me a minute. I’ll have the candidates screened for you right away. The child will have to wait until tomorrow. I’m about to get busy here too.” Then she went upstairs.

Liu Chuxia watched as Zhang Wanfeng suddenly entered work mode. Mmm, a woman who was serious was indeed very charming.

“Misses, here is the information on the candidates you need.” The girl respectfully presented the documents to Liu Chuxia.

Liu Chuxia reached out and took them. She glanced at them. It was a detailed list of various families. There were even many same-sex couples.

“Can same-sex families also adopt?” Liu Chuxia asked, looking at Li Hanyan.

“They can, but they can’t adopt under the name of a same-sex family. They have to adopt as individuals, because same-sex marriage is not yet legal,” Li Hanyan said, peeling a walnut for her.

Liu Chuxia nodded, ate the walnut, and continued to ask, “Will we be breaking the law if we snatch the child from her uncle?”

“You can rest assured with Zhang Wanfeng handling things. She’s already notified the higher-ups. It’s absolutely legal and compliant. Besides, there’s a video recording in the interrogation room, and a special team from the higher-ups will review it. Furthermore, if her uncle is very determined to raise her, then there’s nothing we can do. We can only deliver the female ghost. We just won’t get the ghost essence blood,” Li Hanyan said, throwing the walnut shell into the trash and then picking up another one to peel.

“Oh, I see.” Liu Chuxia looked at the candidate information for a while. Then, the two of them said goodbye to the girl and left.

Upon returning to the bookstore, the two of them went straight to the interrogation room on the fourth floor and released the female ghost Tian Wenyao. “Take a look. Choose from these families.”

Tian Wenyao looked at them one by one. The information was very detailed, including some details of their daily lives, such as whether they liked to drink or smoke, how they treated children, and whether they had cats or dogs at home.

“I’ll watch here. Are you going to the client’s place tonight?” Li Hanyan asked, looking at Liu Chuxia.

“Mhm, it’s better to solve it sooner,” Liu Chuxia said with a smile, nodding at her.

After the two of them had been all lovey-dovey for a while, Liu Chuxia went downstairs. She saw the two ghosts still clinging to each other. “That’s enough, you two. Don’t you get tired of it day in and day out?”

Xiao Xu pouted and said, “You can be all lovey-dovey with Sister Hanyan day in and day out. Why can’t we? Double standards! Hmph.”

“Alright, alright. Then, my dear little sister, how about you teach me how to draw some basic talismans? Evil-dispelling talismans, tracking talismans, and the like,” Liu Chuxia said with a smile, resting her head on her hand and looking at Xiao Xu.

“Sure. It just so happens that Godmother told me to teach you two powerful talismans before,” Xiao Xu said, pulling away from Ke Yan’s embrace and straightening her wrinkled clothes.

“Yanbao, I’m leaving. If you’re bored, you can play on the computer,” Xiao Xu said, stroking Ke Yan’s smooth cheek.

“Mhm, go on,” Ke Yan replied, holding her hand.

Liu Chuxia really couldn’t imagine such a clingy couple. Were all ghosts like this?

“You’re acting like you’ll be gone for a long time. Isn’t she just in the back? You two are really something. Hurry up and come in,” Liu Chuxia said, pulling open the hidden door and going in.

As if she hadn’t heard the complaint, Xiao Xu continued to talk to Ke Yan for a while before going in.

Liu Chuxia had already set out the paper and brush inside, just waiting for Xiao Xu. The late-coming Xiao Xu, of course, received a loving pat from Liu Chuxia.

“Gently, sister,” she said, rubbing her shoulder, which was a little sore from Liu Chuxia’s pat, with a wronged expression.

“When can’t you be lovey-dovey? I’ve never seen you so lazy before. Now, calling you is like calling a lord,” Liu Chuxia said, angrily flicking a piece of yellow paper.

“Don’t be angry. I’ll definitely be at your beck and call in the future.”

“Come on, write. I’ll watch.”

Xiao Xu obediently picked up the brush and drew two different talismans on the long yellow paper: an evil-dispelling talisman and a tracking talisman.

Liu Chuxia looked at the two talismans, which were countless times easier than before. She didn’t even need to practice. She just took a long yellow paper and drew on it directly. After finishing, she showed it to Xiao Xu.

“My sister is truly a genius. There’s no problem, and the quality is very good. Hehe, if you sell this on the black market, you can make a lot of money,” Xiao Xu said with a grin.

“Black market? Did I mention that before? What kind of place is that?” Liu Chuxia asked, looking at her.

“The full name is the Underworld Auction House. It’s full of big shots. Sister Hanyan will take you to see it.”

“An auction house? Why is it called the Underworld Auction House? Is it something that can’t be seen in the light?”

“You could say that. Because it’s all about supernatural items, it can’t be brought out into the open,” Xiao Xu explained.

“I see. Let’s continue. Give me one of each of those Qi Concealing Talismans, Soul-Binding Talismans, Immobilization Talismans, and Soul-Calming Talismans,” Liu Chuxia said, rattling off a series of yellow talisman names and looking at Xiao Xu with a grand air.

“Learning so many at once? Can you handle it?” Xiao Xu said with some caution.

“It’s fine, let’s do it.”

Xiao Xu had no choice but to draw them for her one by one.

Liu Chuxia copied them all. After putting down the brush, her legs suddenly went weak and she knelt directly on the hassock, then gasped for breath. Xiao Xu quickly helped her sit up on the hassock.

After a while, Liu Chuxia felt much better. She had really felt like she was about to suffocate just now.

“Is this what it’s like to overuse your spiritual power?” Liu Chuxia asked, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

“Mhm, but sister is still very amazing. It’s the first time you’ve drawn so many talismans, and you’re just out of breath. If it were someone else, they’d probably be lying on the ground, unable to get up,” Xiao Xu explained with a smile.

Liu Chuxia nodded, then suddenly remembered something and looked at Xiao Xu. “Didn’t you say Mom had some talismans she wanted me to learn?”

“You probably can’t learn them in your current state. If you insist on learning, you won’t be able to go on the mission tonight,” Xiao Xu said seriously.

“Alright then. You can teach me tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

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In the evening, Liu Chuxia and Xiao Xu went out and rented a car to go to Zhang Shicheng’s place.

Jiang Jiajia and Xiao Nian each went to the person they had received before.

Ke Yan was arranged by Liu Chuxia to stay at the bookstore, on standby at all times.

Li Hanyan was still recuperating.

After Liu Chuxia and Xiao Xu arrived, Zhang Shicheng was already at the community entrance to pick them up.

“Hello, Zhang Shicheng.” When the man saw Liu Chuxia, a glint flashed in his eyes. He habitually pushed up his glasses, then extended his hand politely and looked at her with a smile.

“Hello, my surname is Liu. You should know Xiao Xu, right?” Liu Chuxia was actually very sensitive. She didn’t extend her hand but returned the smile and looked at the man, pulling Xiao Xu to her side in a subtle rejection.

The man awkwardly retracted his hand, nodded without saying a word, and turned to lead them to a building. There was an elevator inside. On the sixth floor, the man opened the door to his room but didn’t dare to go in.