Chapter 458: Such Excitement Early in the Morning? – Daily Melon Eating at the Sickly Aunt’s Compound

Chapter 458: This Exciting So Early in the Morning? – The Sickly Young Aunt’s Daily Gossip in the Compound

This is hilarious!

They tried to act like ghosts but ended up getting scared by a real one!

Oh man! Just thinking about it is funny!

Late at night, they didn’t even dare to laugh out loud. The family of four struggled to hold it in!

It took them a while to recover.

"Mom, where did they run off to after getting scared?" Lin Qing was quite curious about this. How did they miss each other completely?

Mrs. Lin coughed twice, cleared her throat, and whispered, "Even though Jin Jianhua and Wang Qiaomei were terrified, they still remembered to rip off the bedsheets as they ran!

They had backup—probably that Wang Gousheng. We only saw shadowy figures, but it must have been him!"

"And Qin Xianglian?" How’d she slip past everyone?

Cen Xi wondered too. When they went to watch the chaos earlier, they didn’t pay close attention to these people.

Mrs. Lin thought for a moment. "Her? After Jin Jianhua and Wang Qiaomei were scared off by her, she sneaked out. She didn’t notice the men huddled together and just ran straight back!"

"No one spotted her?" Lin Qing found it hard to believe.

"Of course someone did!"

"Who? Didn’t they suspect her?"

"Your dad and me!"

Lin Qing sighed. "…"

No, I mean, besides you two, who else?

"It was cold, so everyone took time bundling up. She seized the chance to slip back!"

"Ohh!"

So in just that short time, so many things happened?

Unbelievable! Just unbelievable!

After gossiping, the family finally decided to go back to their rooms to sleep.

Lin Qing and Cen Xi were still too amped to sleep right away. Well, they had just been way too excited!

"Brother Nan, those guys are a riot!"

Cen Xi hadn’t expected things to turn out so bizarrely either. But, "Mission accomplished, so it’s fine." Their original hope was to intimidate those men lying in wait. Now, even though the process wasn’t what they imagined, the result was the same.

"That’s true, ha~~"

After chatting for a while, Lin Qing started feeling sleepy. She yawned, her eyes fluttering shut, and drifted off to sleep.

Cen Xi was about the same. After pulling her into his arms, he also closed his eyes.

The next day, Lin Qing still had faint dark circles under her eyes when she went to work.

However, due to her fair complexion, even the faintest dark circles stood out badly.

"Wow, those dark circles are serious! Seems like you caught all the action last night!"

"Huh? What?" Lin Qing didn’t react immediately.

"I heard your place... had another ghost sighting!" Sister Liu cautiously glanced outside before lowering her voice and hissing the last part.

"Hehe! Wait, word got out already?" Lin Qing was surprised.

"Everyone who needed to know found out this morning!"

Lin Qing nodded, realizing it made sense. Their area was mostly tight-knit tenement blocks, and many had to use public toilets in the morning. Lining up at the outhouse and chatting was basically the neighborhood grapevine.

"Spill the tea!" Sister Liu urged.

Seeing how eager they were, Lin Qing kept it short. She described how they’d gone out last night and found those people huddled together, wailing like babies, but left out everything else.

After all, Jin Jianhua was also in their department. Lin Qing didn’t elaborate. "I came out late. You could ask Jin Jianhua—maybe she knows even more than I do!" she said with an innocent smile.

But inwardly, she was thinking: Go ask him, go ask him! He’s the ringleader—he’ll definitely know!

Perhaps because Lin Qing really hadn’t shared much of what they were curious about, they soon turned to questioning Jin Jianhua instead.

As their questions came one after another, Jin Jianhua started sweating bullets. "I... I was scared last night!"

"Huh? Scared? So, you also...?" You saw it too?

Jin Jianhua almost nodded but caught himself and quickly shook his head. "No, no! I was just scared by the whole thing!"

"Pfft—What kind of man gets scared so easily?"

Jin Jianhua clenched his fists, wanting to argue, but he couldn’t come up with a good excuse. He could only endure their mockery.

Lin Qing couldn’t help but purse her lips. What a chicken!

...

The incident in Osmanthus Alley quickly spread through the factory!

"Seriously, ghosts? Why does Osmanthus Alley keep having these incidents?"

"Feels like there’s never a break!"

"Why worry? I heard the folks in Osmanthus Alley live in a soap opera!"

Lin Qing really wanted to nod at that. Sigh~ If she didn’t have work, she’d probably spend all day following her mom around with a stool, chasing gossip like it’s her job.

No choice—there was just too much drama!

The rumors about Osmanthus Alley being haunted grew louder. Some skeptics even came from other alleys late at night just to use the toilet there!

The wind howled like ghosts moaning—already terrifying enough!

Those who wanted to investigate didn’t even get close to the restroom before the spooky sounds sent them running!

Meanwhile, the residents of the alley were spooked by these glimpses of movement, making the haunting rumors snowball even wider!

Jin Jianhua and Wang Qiaomei had no idea that after their little stunt, the restroom would indeed stay empty after dark—exactly what they wanted.

After observing for a while, they set a date to meet, and all three were super excited!

Yes, all three were quite eager. Wang Qiaomei had already experienced the thrill of their trio, getting over her initial embarrassment and even looking forward to it more.

Soon, the day they agreed upon arrived!

At night, when everyone was settling down to rest, Lin Qing swore she heard the door open just before falling asleep.

"No, you misheard. Go to sleep!" Cen Xi dismissed it. Even half-asleep, she still had to stir up drama—he couldn’t believe her.

"Oh, okay!"

Cen Xi pulled her closer, and after shifting a little, they both drifted off more comfortably.

By the time they woke up, dawn had broken, and the weather had taken a turn.

When Lin Qing and Cen Xi got up, they immediately noticed the yard was buzzing more than usual, with people chattering excitedly about something.

Lin Qing’s brain was still booting up early in the morning, but Cen Xi, quick as ever, perked up his ears to listen—soon, his jaw dropped in shock.

Damn! This much drama first thing in the morning?