Chapter 74: Store Manager: Double Happiness Calls for a Celebration
“What? Such an important matter, and you! You didn’t notify me immediately?”
In the end, Shali managed to squeeze out such a sentence. From my vantage point, I felt like the Store Manager’s face was turning red with anger.
“We couldn’t really help it. We knew it wouldn’t be long anyway, and when we found out, we immediately brought Xiao Han into the club,” Senior Tang Yihan explained from the side.
“Exactly, exactly,” Ying Shiqian chimed in, completely ignoring her earlier behavior of crying and making a fuss upon hearing the news.
“Store Manager, it’s really no big deal. There’s no need to make such a fuss, and don’t blame the seniors,” I said, noticing the strange atmosphere, where Tan Han was still the center of attention. It would be a clueless move to step in and draw attention to myself, so I could only step forward to soothe the Store Manager.
“What do you mean! What do you mean!”
Shali directly shattered the current atmosphere, her strong attitude suppressing quite a bit of excitement.
“No way, we must celebrate this properly! On one hand, we have two new members in our club! On the other hand, we are celebrating Xiao Han’s successful first meditation!” Store Manager Shali stated, her tone firm.
Meanwhile, I was standing aside with my mouth twitching. How many times has the Store Manager celebrated in these past few days?
Is it really that trivial to have a reason to celebrate?
“Store Manager, if this celebration is just another dinner outing, I think we can skip that…”
“Right, didn’t we just go there a few days ago?”
“You, you, you! How can you all be like this! Alright then, let’s change to a different place this time!”
Shali looked at Ying Shiqian and the other, quite furious. After all, they didn’t listen to her, but this celebration could not be skipped, since she had already brought it up, so she had to find another place.
Although she was quite angry, this sudden good fortune felt like it was about to knock her out.
Initially, she had planned how to soothe this little one who was brought in, since she was a genius and obviously had a lot of pride.
However, the other party seemed quite calm, and after several seniors took turns to guide her, she inexplicably accepted the situation.
Tan Han was not supposed to be under Shali’s management; her appearance would naturally attract the attention of many clubs.
Even her appearance made what had not yet been settled regarding class divisions more difficult, as many teachers were vying for her.
However, Tan Han seemed undisturbed. Her opinion was undoubtedly significant, despite the fact that her being brought in did not consider her opinion.
But now, she was definitely a confirmed new student of the Witch Academy, and such freedom and respect naturally had to be adequately given.
In the end, after being pestered by many seniors, Tan Han directly chose Shali because she was the one who brought her to the academy, and naturally, she needed to take responsibility.
Many club presidents cursed Shali for striking it lucky, but she didn’t mind; securing the benefits was what mattered most, so she hurriedly brought Tan Han here to make sure her success was set in stone.
Even if Tan Han regretted it later, withdrawing from the club still required a process, during which she might be able to use Tan Han’s name to recruit a few more members.
But now that they were at the bakery, she was informed that she had inadvertently recruited a new student who was a genius!
Who would believe that!
At this moment, however, Tan Han changed her previous aloof attitude and actively leaned toward me.
I could see her change and was not surprised by it; her action was merely to establish a good relationship. Naturally, being able to be friends with a genius was an honor for me.
Even if it did not bring me any tangible benefits, such a relationship would certainly be impressive to talk about!
As for friendship… I was not that ambitious. I knew very well that the gap in our identities was too great for such a friendship to be maintained. The initiative typically lay with the other party.
To put it bluntly, the maintenance of this friendship came from the initiative of the other party’s charity, which made this relationship feel quite awkward for me.
While the Store Manager and the two seniors were arguing, Tan Han also spontaneously started chatting with me, though the topic seemed to quickly turn toward meditation.
“By the way, Xiao Han, have you been reading any books on meditation recently? Can you recommend one?”
“Books? I haven’t read many. If I had to recommend one, I could let you borrow the one I’ve read but haven’t returned yet. I’ll go get it for you.”
I remembered the book I borrowed from the library; it was a common book on meditation that explained various aspects of meditation in detail, including specific contents, but not much else.
So I took this opportunity to bring out the book and hand it over to respond to Tan Han’s question.
“Is this the one?”
Tan Han looked slightly surprised after receiving it.
“Ah, you’ve read it?” I asked, noticing her surprised expression.
“No, I haven’t. A senior told me this book is just a popular science read on the Witch Meditation Method, without much substance… but thanks for the recommendation anyway; I’ll look into it properly,” Tan Han assured, putting the book away earnestly.
“Um… well, such things shouldn’t be forced. What suits you is the best. Senior Ying Shiqian also recommended some books related to the Witch Meditation Method and rituals before. You could try those too.”
I said a bit awkwardly. I didn’t expect my chosen book to be labeled as a popular science read by another senior, and criticized for lacking substance. It was clearly straightforward and comprehensible to me, much better than those incomprehensible texts… Is my understanding really that poor?
At this moment, I nearly fell into self-doubt.
Just to be safe, I might as well pass along the books recommended by Senior Ying Shiqian as a suggestion.
To be honest, apart from understanding the content of the Witch Meditation Method related to the books, not much else, including the success of meditation, had much to do with the library books.
Spirit Vision was the main reason; unfortunately, I could not explain this matter to anyone.
To a certain extent, my Spirit Vision is also like an extra ability, but sadly, everyone who comes into contact with the extraordinary has such an ability, and mine just happens to be slightly more powerful.
I should find an opportunity to check out the library to see what this so-called Spirit Vision and later “Floating World” represent.
“Come on, my club members! Let’s go eat something delicious!”
With the Store Manager’s voice, it appeared they had finalized the plan. I didn’t mind it too much; anyway, eating something good anywhere was better than staying in the bakery eating bread all the time.
And this time, since it was just the two of us, I would have to trouble Seniors Ying Shiqian and Tang Yihan.
As for Store Manager Shali, her behavior of riding a broom was still too extreme; at least, Tan Han indicated she wouldn’t experience it again.
