Yu Miaomiao was furious.
“If you can’t take care of it, why did you agree so carelessly? And you call yourself a gentleman—I think you’re just a liar!”
The Soul Ferryman looked aggrieved. “I didn’t lie to you. I thought when you said ‘take care of it,’ you just meant feeding it…”
“Brother, what’s the point of just feeding it? If it’s abandoned, it’ll become a stray! You know perfectly well that Maodou’s fighting ability relies entirely on bluffing. It can’t even beat a stray cat, let alone a wild dog—even a field mouse could bully it!”
Brother Gui apologized pitifully, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. Maybe you should still find it a new owner—there’s still time.”
What time was left? Only one day!
“Oh, I forgot to tell you. Before that female deceased reincarnated, she was willing to give you five days of life span.”
“She also said your dog is cute.”
Huh?
Yu Miaomiao received an unexpected surprise.
Adding that to the one day she had left, she could now spend six more days with Maodou!
Now she felt too embarrassed to keep scolding Brother Gui. Even though he hadn’t been able to help her, he hadn’t let her lose out either.
“When did that young lady come?”
“She was just here, but she’s gone now.”
Whoosh—
A cold breeze swept past Yu Miaomiao’s back.
“She was just here? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I was worried you’d be scared.”
And telling her now wouldn’t scare her?!
“Oh, right.” Brother Gui pulled out a large red envelope from his pocket. “This is also from her.”
This envelope was unusually thick…
“Isn’t this too much?”
“She said this was originally meant for her mother-in-law’s birthday celebration, but now she obviously doesn’t want to give it to her anymore.”
Yu Miaomiao counted it—nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.
Probably meant to symbolize the mother-in-law living to ninety-nine.
Jackpot! The money she’d earned these past two days was almost equivalent to half a year’s salary.
Sigh, what did this prove? Choosing the right boss was the most important thing!
“Do you have any similar jobs? Can you introduce me to another one?” Yu Miaomiao had a sudden inspiration—every extra day she lived was another day earned.
The Soul Ferryman, eager to make up for his mistake, agreed to ask around for her.
He might not have been great at his job as a soul ferryman, but he was a natural at being a middleman.
He returned shortly and announced, “I’ve secured another one for you!”
This time it was a girl who had just started her second year of university, only a year younger than Yu Miaomiao, who had passed away from cancer.
“Her mother died when she was very young. After her father remarried, he didn’t want her, so she grew up with her grandmother and uncle.”
“The old lady developed Alzheimer’s disease just as the girl started university. The girl didn’t know and, to save money, hadn’t returned home once in the past two years. This year, she won a scholarship and planned to go back to visit her grandmother and uncle, but—”
The Soul Ferryman sighed helplessly.
She had been crying bitterly in the Reincarnation Hall, refusing to leave, heartbroken that her grandmother was still waiting for her to return.
Yu Miaomiao felt her eyes sting as she listened.
“That’s so sad. But how can I help with this?”
“Her grandmother is already in the late stages of Alzheimer’s and doesn’t recognize people anymore. If you pretend to be the girl and visit her family once, she’s willing to give you five days of life span.”
“Actually, she was willing to give you more days so you could visit every year, but I was afraid the Investigation Bureau would find out. Five days is already the limit—we can’t go beyond that.”
Although Yu Miaomiao was only moderately attractive, her heart was absolutely kind.
Even without any reward, she couldn’t refuse something like this.
“Give me the address. I’ll go right now!”
She spoke too soon. The girl’s hometown was in the remote northwest, deep in a small mountain valley…
Taking the train would take two days and one night, and the round trip would be five days, meaning she wouldn’t earn a single day of Life Span.
Flying was much faster—she could arrive on the same day—but the round-trip ticket cost over four thousand yuan!
Yu Miaomiao weighed her options. Right now, time was more important than money.
She decided to fly. Besides, she had never been on a plane before!