Chapter 16 (2/2)

”I have a request for him, can I ask if he is here? If he see me, he will know what it is.” The male ghost stood outside the door, he didn't enter and spoke in a light voice.

”He is dead!” I shrugged my shoulders and said to the ghost in the shadows.

”Dead? Then what about the agreement between him and me?” The ghost panicked and his body started sending off endless dark aura.

”I am sorry, I forgot my manners. Can I come in?” The ghost quickly suppressed his mood and apologized to me. It seems this ghost was someone with inner quality. At least, he should have been a cultured man while alive.

”Please come in.” I moved to the side and said to the ghost.

”Sorry for troubling you.” The ghost had a pale complexion. He walked in and took a sit on a chair.

”Can you tell me, what agreement you had with my father?” I normally called my foster father as father. I asked the ghost as I poured a cup of tea and put it in front of him.

”Thank you, so master was your father. I apologize, I didn't know he had a wife, otherwise I would have come to congratulate even if I was far away.” The male ghost picked up the tea cup and took a light sniff, before downing down the tea. If someone were to look into my store now, they would find that the teacup in front of me was moving by itself.

”Would you like a refill?” I looked at the emptied teacup in the ghost's hand and asked. Everyone that came in was a customer; as long as he didn't have any evil intent, I didn't mind treating him as a customer.

”No need, thank you.” The male ghost put the tea cup on the table and looked at his watch. He looked somewhat anxious as he said to me.

I nodded, then collected the tea cup. When I moved the teacup, there was water vapour coming from the table. This showed that the male ghost had drank it down fast. There is a point here, when we offer tributes to ancestors in New Year festival, and the tributes bowls leave behind steam on the table, that showed the ancestors had enjoyed your tributes.

”Can you now tell me the agreement you had with my father?” Taking care of the teacup, I walked to the door and closed it, before asking the male ghost again.

”Alright, I will tell you.” The ghost again looked at the watch on his wrist, then he unstably tidied the crease on his clothes. From his actions, he seemed to be pressed on time and also seemed as if he was afraid.

”20 years ago, I met my wife. The wages were not high at that time. It was not easy to provide for college studies. I met my wife during our college period.” Looking at me peacefully sitting in front of him, paying attention to him, the male ghost slowly told his story.

”My wife's family was well-off; you can say that after the chinese economic reform, they were one of the first to go overseas to do business. At that time, it was much more easier to do business than now. My wife was very pretty, if we use the modern terms, you can say that she was at the level of school belle.” The ghost had a smile on his face as he recalled his memories.

”But I was just a poor boy. Every month, my parents would have to squeeze out some of their meager wages to provide for my college and living expenses. She didn't avoid me, and knowing my self-esteem was high, she would use all kinds of reasons to help me.” The male ghost's voice was full of emotions as he recalled.

”What happened later?” This was undoubtedly impossible to see in the modern times. I was interested to know the follow-up and the ending to this story.

”Later, we graduated. Her family wanted her to inherit their business, but I would have to go to the seas to struggle for my future. What I never expected was she gave up her family's business and decided to work together with me. I owe her and I have yet to pay her back for it.” The ghost's eyes started to sparkle when he spoke of this.

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