A passerby in a horror movie

However, he didn't show his worry on his face. Instead, he greeted Fried Rice Ayou with a smile and introduced himself.

When Ayou first heard Gao Yan's name, he was taken aback for a moment.

However, it was only when he heard the word "administrator" that Ayou finally matched the name with the person.

"Oh, it's Brother Yan. You're his nephew. How come I've never heard him mention you?"

Gao Yan has been the building manager for over ten years and is very familiar with Ayou, usually calling him by his name directly.

However, in front of the younger person, especially one who seemed to be the other's junior, Ayou still remained polite.

“My family is from the mainland. I’ve been separated from my uncle for over ten years. We’ve only kept in touch by phone and have never met in person.”

Li Haotian spoke slowly.

His identity was given to him by the space, and there's no way to fake it, so he doesn't need to worry about being exposed.

"Oh, you sit here for a while, I'll go and call Ah Yan over."

Seeing that Li Haotian didn't seem to be lying, Ayou basically believed him and quickly ran into the building to find Gao Yan.

"Hey, Ah Yan, your nephew is here..."

Ah You, with his nonchalant manner, called out to Uncle Yan, who was resting in the duty room.

"My nephew?"

Upon hearing Ayou's words, Uncle Yan hurriedly ran over, panting, and asked.

"They say it's from the mainland, but I don't know if it's true or not. Why don't you go and see for yourself?"

After Ah-you finished speaking, he walked back, and Uncle Yan followed him.

"uncle!"

Upon seeing Uncle Yan, Li Haotian quickly got up and went over to him.

"You are... Xiao Tian?"

Uncle Yan stared at Li Haotian, but couldn't see any resemblance to him.

His family has been away from the mainland for nearly twenty years, and he only has one younger sister among his relatives there.

He knew his sister had a son, but he hadn't been back for years, and looking at photos, he couldn't remember what the son looked like now.

“It’s me. I haven’t seen you for over ten years. Your uncle definitely won’t recognize me.”

Li Haotian handed his ID card to Uncle Yan.

Uncle Yan looked at his ID card, not quite sure, and took out his phone to make another call.

"Brother, I'm entrusting Xiaotian to you. It's not that I can't afford to raise him, it's just that boys grow up and it's hard to keep them around!"

He's always talking about wanting to go out and see the world, but it's not that easy to make a living out there. That's why he's come to you for help. Please take him in for a while, let him experience some hardship and grow up a bit.”

……

After hanging up the phone, Uncle Yan finally confirmed Li Haotian's identity.

"Your mom...your mom...is she alright? How's everything at home?"

Uncle Yan pulled Li Haotian to sit down, patted him on the shoulder, and seemed much more friendly.

Seeing that Uncle Yan had acknowledged Li Haotian, Ayou, who was standing to the side, felt relieved and smoked a cigarette.

"Everything's alright at home..."

Li Haotian made up some random words and replied with a few sentences.

"You've come all this way to see me, so your uncle can't treat you unfairly. How about this, you help me here for now. The building is short of a security guard, so you can work here for a while and then we can make further plans after you're more familiar with the place?"

Uncle Yan smiled and looked at Li Haotian.

He was the only building manager who also served as a security guard.

They also have to patrol and inspect every day, and handle neighborhood matters, so the workload is considerable.

He's getting old and his strength is failing him. If it weren't for his reluctance to leave his neighbors, he would have left with his son long ago.

My nephew just happened to be here, so I can ask him to help.

However, he was worried that young people would be unrealistic and look down on the job of a security guard, since security guards don't earn much money.

However, what Uncle Yan didn't know was that Li Haotian was eager to take Uncle Yan's place as a security guard, as this would make it easier for him to do certain things.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

Li Haotian smiled and agreed.

Seeing that Li Haotian didn't seem to be forcing the issue, Uncle Yan was even more satisfied with Li Haotian; it was good that he could work diligently.

Uncle Yan's nephew came and even became a security guard in the building.

The news quickly spread among the residents of the building. After all, they had known each other for so long and were very familiar with one another. When a young man came to work as a security guard, everyone wanted to see what was going on.

"Your name is A-Tian, ​​right? You're tall and strong, you'd be a good security guard."

"Uncle Yan is getting old, so it's a good time for you to take over his job."

"Don't worry, we have a good relationship with Uncle Yan. There's nothing to do here. We just need to patrol every day. It's very easy."

Everyone chimed in with their own comments, seemingly quite welcoming of Li Haotian's arrival.

Uncle Yan was also smiling broadly.

Li Haotian knew that everyone was being so polite to him because of Uncle Yan.

After all, he's Uncle Yan's nephew, someone he knows well. If it were a stranger, he probably wouldn't be so easy to talk to.

After everyone had left, Uncle Yan pulled Li Haotian to sit down at Ayou's stall, ordered fried rice, a few dishes, and a few bottles of wine as a welcome-back dinner for him.

"Work hard, and feel free to ask me anything. Everyone here is easy to talk to, and there's not much to do usually..."

As he spoke, Li Haotian caught a glimpse of Ayou spitting out a mouthful of baijiu, which landed on the fried rice in the pot.

Li Haotian couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

This is for him to eat later.

"What, young people are disgusted by saliva? Don't worry, liquor can disinfect. I'm not sick, I'm very healthy, and I have more strength than young people."

Ah You brought the fried rice to the table. Seeing Li Haotian's expression, he knew what was going on and couldn't help but tease him.

His fried rice with baijiu (Chinese liquor) is a specialty; most people don't get to enjoy it.

Li Haotian took a mouthful and swallowed it without saying a word.

“That’s more like it. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. This place is full of elderly people. If you’re a young person and you don’t integrate, you’ll easily suffer.”

Ah You clapped his hands and said.

"Alright, alright, Ah You, my nephew is from the mainland, how would he know about the customs and etiquette here? I, as his uncle, haven't even said anything yet, and you've already given him a lesson..."

Uncle Yan couldn't help but defend Li Haotian, but their banter was just a joke.

"What's your name, young man? How old are you?"

Ayou looked at Li Haotian and, for some reason, felt that this young man was somewhat special, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Uncle You, my name is Li Haotian, and I am twenty-two years old."

Li Haotian replied.

His name and age are the same as those in the real world.

"Damn it, are you trying to turn the world upside down?!"

Upon hearing Li Haotian's self-introduction, Ayou suddenly jumped up and stared blankly at Li Haotian.

"What's wrong? Why are you so startled? Is there something wrong with my nephew's name?"

Uncle Yan frowned and asked, looking at Ayou, whose reaction was rather strong.

Having lived as neighbors for over a decade, Uncle Yan naturally knew Ah You's true identity perfectly well.

Although Ah-you is now just a fried rice stall owner, he used to be a Taoist priest, and it was a family tradition, so he had some skills.

Hearing his nephew's name elicited such a strong reaction, and Uncle Yan was worried that there might be some taboo surrounding it.

"The surname of the Dao Ancestor, the given name of the Heavenly Emperor, your name is truly extraordinary, aren't you afraid it won't be able to hold its own..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I bet your parents don't understand either, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen this name."

As he spoke, Ayou looked Li Haotian up and down, but with his half-baked skills, he didn't find anything wrong.