vrcanaries Chapter 022 Tian's Steamed Bun Shop
Chapter 022 Tian's Steamed Bun Shop
Early in the morning, while it was still barely light, Li Hanqiang had already left the house to buy breakfast.
Making sure to eat breakfast is probably Li Hanqiang's only good habit.
In fact, this good habit is closely related to "Tianji Steamed Bun Shop".
This steamed bun shop has been open for many years, but no one knows exactly how many.
Li Hanqiang has loved eating the steamed buns from this shop since he was a child. Before his parents passed away, they would come to this shop every morning.
In today's technologically advanced world, "Tianji Steamed Bun Shop" stands out by insisting on purely "manual operation," never using any automated machinery, and not even having any service robots. In fact, this steamed bun shop is not connected to the internet and does not offer delivery services.
It can be said that this is a steamed bun shop that is out of step with the times. The storefront is small, but the business is booming and there are many regular customers.
The shop owner, Mr. Tian, is over seventy years old this year. With white hair and a youthful face, he is nimble and quick. Sitting in the steamed bun shop, he occasionally makes steamed buns himself. If you don't know him well, you would probably think he is only in his forties just by looking at his movements.
His son and daughter-in-law are both over fifty years old and are now in full charge of running the steamed bun shop.
As soon as she saw Li Hanqiang running over, Aunt Tian started waving from a distance and calling out, "Xiaoqiang, Xiaoqiang, come here quickly! Auntie has something to tell you."
"What's up, Aunt Tian?" Li Hanqiang ran up to the enthusiastic auntie. He had been eating steamed buns here since he was a child, and he was very familiar with Aunt Tian.
"Look at you! Your hair is a mess, did you even wash your face? And you're wearing slippers and shorts. It's not that I'm criticizing you, but with your appearance, you'll have a hard time finding a wife." Aunt Tian started by scolding Li Hanqiang, then continued, "Xiaoqiang, I have a distant niece who just turned 22 this year. She recently started working at Lido, and she's got a great look and figure. I'll get you connected. How about you meet and get to know each other?"
"What? Another blind date!" Li Hanqiang felt helpless. Every few days, Aunt Tian would introduce him to potential partners, but what era are we living in? This kind of thing doesn't exist anymore.
"Are you going to refuse again?" Aunt Tian's face showed a look of disappointment. "Xiao Qiang, let me give you a piece of advice: stop staying at home playing games all the time. Go out more, or you'll never find a wife. My distant niece..."
Grandpa Tian, standing to the side, shook his head and smiled wryly, waving his hand and saying, "Alright, alright, young people have their own destiny. Qiangzi is right. What era are we living in? You don't even see cars with wheels anymore, the sky is full of flying machines, and you can meet face-to-face anytime online. Why do we need you, an outdated old lady, to arrange real-life blind dates?"
As he spoke, he handed Li Hanqiang a package of oil paper: "I've prepared buns for you, your favorite. Eat them while they're hot, and don't mind Aunt Tian."
"Alright!" Li Hanqiang grinned as he took the oil paper package, paid the bill in a flash, and ran off.
Aunt Tian watched Li Hanqiang run away and sighed, saying, "What a good child. I watched him grow up. If it weren't for that car accident back then, and if Mr. Li and Professor Yang were still alive, how could he have become like this?"
"Sigh, don't mention it. Now there are flying shuttles, and there are no more car accidents." Grandpa Tian comforted his wife. "The child is doing quite well now, at least he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing."
"I think this boy is extraordinary." Old Master Tian, with his white hair and youthful face, suddenly interjected, "He has the demeanor of my youth. I'll go up the mountain sometime to have my master tell his fortune. If we are destined to meet, I'll take him as my apprentice."
"Old man, please stop making a fuss," Grandpa Tian sighed helplessly. "Your beliefs are now considered superstition..."
Li Hanqiang, carrying the oil paper package, started eating the steamed bun halfway there.
To save time, he knew time was money, and he couldn't wait to go online and continue his hard work.
whoosh...
A hydrogen-powered shuttle flew overhead and stopped in front of Villa No. 23.
The owner of villa number 23 is Li Hanqiang, but he has now rented it to Lin Banyue and lives in villa number 24 himself.
Li Hanqiang was a little curious, so he looked over and saw the car door open and a beautiful girl get out. She looked like she had jumped out of an anime. She was wearing a short skirt and vest, and her clothes were colorful, like she was wearing a rainbow. She also had a bunny ear wig on her head.
Times have changed, and this kind of clothing is actually quite common nowadays, but Li Hanqiang, who is used to staying at home, was still immediately struck by it.
"Who is this little girl? Is she looking for Lin Banyue?"
As Li Hanqiang was pondering this, the beautiful young woman suddenly turned her head, smiled at him, and waved, saying, "Uncle, could you help me with my luggage?"
"Sure!"
Li Hanqiang thought to himself that this girl was really sweet. He put the bun away and immediately went to help. Suddenly, he realized something was wrong and quickly said, "Little sister, don't call me that. I'm only twenty-five years old."
The pretty girl scratched her rabbit ear and said sweetly, "I'm sorry, uncle, if you hadn't said so, I would have thought you were already thirty-five."
Okay, okay, you know I'm 25 now, but I still can't let go of being called "uncle," can I? Is it really that hard to call you "brother"?
Li Hanqiang didn't argue with her. He picked up a suitcase from the back of the shuttle and asked, "Where should we move the luggage?"
"That's it, that's it!"
The pretty girl pointed to the door of villa number 23. Just then, the door opened, and Lin Banyue appeared, smiling, "Le Xiaoyi, you're here really early."
"How can I not hurry when my older sister calls?" The pretty girl said to Li Hanqiang, "Uncle, just put it in front of the door."
"Oh?" Li Hanqiang instantly understood. So this beautiful girl in front of him was also his tenant. Was she going to live with Lin Banyue and play games together?
Li Hanqiang took a closer look at the beautiful girl in front of him. She seemed to be one of the female players who appeared in Lin Banyue's live stream video and helped her defend against the first wave of monsters attacking the city.
"I see!" Li Hanqiang realized, thinking to himself, "It seems Lin Banyue is going to set up a studio in my villa, and there will definitely be other girls coming over too."
It was just a suitcase, which Li Hanqiang handled with ease, and the pretty girl thanked him sweetly.
"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Li Hanqiang waved his hand. "You're also a player of Endless World, right? Do you need me to teach you?"
Before the beautiful girl could answer, Lin Banyue interjected, "It's not necessary!"
Lin Banyue spoke in the same tone as yesterday, a professional smile on her face.
"Still don't believe in our abilities?" Li Hanqiang said, annoyed, looking at Lin Banyue. "Have you looked at the Gold Coin Challenge leaderboard? Do you know who's at the top?"
Lin Banyue smiled gently, with an expression that seemed to know everything, and said, "I know, the top spot belongs to Li Hanqiang, but it's definitely not you!"
"Why isn't it me?" Li Hanqiang was taken aback. "I don't change my name or surname. I am Li Hanqiang, the city lord of Chaos City 68."
Lin Banyue smiled without saying a word, and after several seconds said, "Mr. Li, let's chat again when we have time. We need to go online."
"Oh dear. Are you ignoring me like this?" Li Hanqiang felt even more annoyed, but he smiled at the beautiful girl Le Xiaoyi and pulled out a crumpled business card from his pocket, saying, "Little sister, let me introduce myself. My name is Li Hanqiang, and this is my business card. I am the landlord of this villa. You can contact me if there are any problems with the house. I'm an all-rounder. I'm not good at changing faucets or unclogging pipes, but I have a repair hotline."
"Oh." Le Xiaoyi took the business card, looked down at it, and immediately smiled.
The business card read:
Name: Li Hanqiang
Race: human
Occupation: Landlord
Rental phone number...
There is also a picture on the back of the business card. In the picture, Li Hanqiang is holding a two-meter-long machete, wearing a bright golden armor, riding an ice-winged winged horse, and making a war charge posture.
Le Xiaoyi couldn't help but laugh: "Isn't this the promotional poster for 'Endless World'? This uncle is really funny, he photoshopped his own face onto it."