"What does she look like?"
The shop - owner was taken aback by Yun Que'er's question. Then, thinking that they were such a wealthy and important customer who must have well - thought - out plans, he said,
"She's in her twenties, quite tall, and very fair - skinned. Those big eyes of hers were so watery. Oh, and she should have just come from the city. Look at the clothes she wore. They were so exquisite. I've never seen anything like them."
Yun Que'er thought for a moment, rolled her eyes, and continued along with the shop - owner's words.
"Oh, I wondered who it was. She's a cousin of ours. Since it was inconvenient at home, we asked her to help out. You just said... she gave you money?"
"Yeah." The shop - owner nodded cheerfully. "She gave me a full one thousand yuan! Oh, my photo studio might not even earn that much in a year. Blame me for being so blind. I didn't understand the situation earlier. Little girl, if there are such good things in the future, don't forget about us."
Yun Que'er and the photo - taking lad both widened their eyes in surprise. So much money!
No wonder the shop - owner was so happy even though the camera had been broken.
The money the woman gave was enough to buy two cameras.
Yun Que'er forced a smile. "Don't worry. Big brother's skills are really good. It's all thanks to your training. If there are such things in the future, we'll definitely come to you first. The price can be negotiated."
"Good, good, good." The shop - owner quickly agreed.
"By the way, my sister hasn't been living at home since she came. Last time she said she was going to change to another guesthouse, but she hasn't called us in the past few days to tell us where she's moved. Do you know where she's staying?"
The shop - owner rubbed his hands awkwardly. "How would I know that? I just saw her walking east after leaving our photo studio. She should be living over there. Don't worry. Since she's already fetched the photos for you, maybe she'll come tonight."
"Okay, thank you so much." Yun Que'er nodded.
"I'll be leaving then." The shop - owner waved to the lad. Just as they were about to leave, Yun Que'er suddenly stepped forward and called out to the lad.
"Big brother, please wait."
"What else do you need, little girl?" The shop - owner looked at Yun Que'er in confusion.
"I just suddenly remembered that there's actually a job to do recently." Yun Que'er bit her lip and smiled shyly. "So I have to trouble you guys again."
"No trouble, no trouble." The shop - owner quickly pushed his apprentice forward. "Then you can talk to him. I'll go back first. If you need a camera, just call me and I'll bring it to you."
Yun Que'er nodded slightly. "It's not urgent. We still need to discuss it."
The shop - owner left contentedly. The lad turned around and looked at Yun Que'er in surprise.
"When did you send a sister? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you know that when the boss asked me, I was scared out of my wits."
Yun Que'er frowned and said in a low voice,
"I don't have such a sister at all."
"Ah?" The lad was surprised. "So who was the person who went there?"
Yun Que'er gave the lad a deep look.
The lad was quite confused for a while before he finally understood what Yun Que'er meant.
"You mean... there's someone else involved in this? Could it be the person who beat us up today? Oh my god, have I gotten into trouble then!"
"Don't worry. It's not." Yun Que'er comforted him.
Judging from the shop - owner's description, that woman wasn't Teacher Lu. Teacher Lu usually didn't associate with other women.
As for Shen Li, one could tell that he was a person who cherished his reputation. Even if there were women around him, he wouldn't keep them close. So this woman wasn't from Shen Li's side.
Yun Que'er suddenly had a feeling that this woman must have been eyeing her family for a long time and also had a grudge against Shen Li and the others. Otherwise, she wouldn't have acted like this.
The most urgent thing now was to find this woman first. Maybe she could be of great help.
"I'm keeping you here because I want you to help me find that person." Yun Que'er said. "We haven't been in this town for long and aren't familiar with it yet. Since she might be living near your photo studio, I think it'll be more convenient if you lead the way. As for your pay..."
Yun Que'er suddenly bit her lip.
In the past, it would have been easy to take out a few dozen yuan as pay.
But now, Yun Jianzhou had been deceived. There wasn't much money left in the family, and they had also borrowed a lot from Old Doctor Ji.
They had debts and no income for the time being. It was already a problem to maintain their daily life.
"I understand." The lad nodded. "This time, consider it as me helping out. You don't need to pay me. Just remember my kindness in the future."
The lad could tell that this family was very loyal. It should be right to follow them.
Moreover, he had received a lot of benefits before, and the boss hadn't blamed him for breaking the camera this time. Whether he got paid or not didn't really matter.
Afraid that the woman would change her place if they delayed too long, Yun Que'er quickly pulled the lad and set off.
They walked eastward along the road from the photo studio. About one kilometer away, there was indeed a guesthouse.
"This is the only one on the east side of the city." The lad said. "Since she walked east, it must be this one."
Yun Que'er nodded and looked at the plaque above.
After a simple mental preparation, Yun Que'er pushed the door and walked in.
"Hello, auntie." Yun Que'er greeted the woman behind the counter with a smile. "I'm here to look for my sister."
The landlady was immediately smitten by this cute little girl and bent down to hold her hand.
"Little friend, what's your sister's name?"
"I don't know." Yun Que'er pouted, putting on a wronged look. "I just started school and don't know many characters yet."
"Oh dear." The landlady looked embarrassed. "If I knew her name, I could help you check the records. But this..."
"You should remember my sister." Yun Que'er quickly said. "My sister is very beautiful."
Yun Que'er described her according to what the photo - studio owner had said. After thinking for a while, the landlady finally remembered.
"Yes, yes, yes. There was such a person. She should have come from the city on business. She's been staying with us for two weeks. That little girl was really good - looking and had a sweet mouth. She would always bring me some fruits when she came back. Wait a minute. I'll go check her room number for you."
The landlady went back to the counter and checked carefully. Suddenly, she let out an exclamation and called over a little girl who was sweeping the floor.
"This girl checked out this morning?"
The little girl came over to take a look and said,
"Yes. You weren't here this morning. I handled the checkout for her."
"I'm really sorry." The landlady apologized with a smile to Yun Que'er. "How about asking your family to try to contact her?"