Ye Qing slowly took out the contents of the envelope. Looking at the object, which resembled a New Year's card, she was puzzled. She thought that although it was almost the end of the year, there was still quite a while until New Year's Day, not to mention the Lunar New Year. Why was she giving herself a card now?
Isn't this a bit too early?
Just as Ye Qing, puzzled, was about to ask Xi Quan what he meant by holding up the greeting card, Xi Quan had already seen Ye Qing's actions in the rearview mirror. Before Ye Qing could speak, he said, "You're holding it upside down. This is the back. Turn it over and take a look, or open it up and take a look."
Hearing Xi Quan's words, Ye Qing hesitated again, then unfolded the card that resembled a greeting card. At first, she was a little casual, but after she saw what was written on it, she looked at Xi Quan in surprise: "This is..."
Just hearing Ye Qing's surprised voice, Xi Quan knew that Ye Qing was happy. Not wanting to take credit, he pretended not to know much and said, "I just happened to find out about this event. I don't really understand. Winter hasn't even arrived yet, so how can it be a spring/summer new product launch? Anyway, you're studying design, so it's always good to take a look."
"Xi Quan, how did you get this?" Ye Qing looked at the invitation card in her hand over and over again. It was for the Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show.
Moreover, this press conference featured a domestic clothing brand that has been developing very well in recent years. During class, the teacher mentioned this clothing brand more than once, calling it a shining example of domestic products.
Ye Qing had also heard from older students that they hoped to work as designers at this company after graduation.
Ye Qing was incredibly excited that she could actually attend their press conference.
After asking Xi Quan and not hearing a reply, Ye Qing leaned back in the seat in front of him and patted Xi Quan's shoulder: "Hey, how did you get this?"
How did he get it? It's not actually that difficult for Xi Quan now, but he doesn't want to say.
Although Xi Quan wasn't quite sure what Ye Qing was really thinking, he felt that there must be something else behind Ye Qing's repeated attempts to distance herself from him, besides the reasons Ye Qing herself had given.
For example, the gap between the two of them now.
Xi Quan thought that if he had stayed in Xiaoyao Village like Ye Qing and never left, Ye Qing probably wouldn't be so hostile towards him.
Although Xi Quan didn't quite understand why he cared so much about Ye Qing's thoughts, he felt that as a fellow villager and older brother of Ye Qing, he should help her when he could.
It was true that he didn't want to take credit, but seeing Ye Qing's excited expression, Xi Quan wanted to tease her. He raised an eyebrow and said, "I heard you told Xu Ying that if she caused you trouble, you would date me to annoy her... so I..."
Ye Qing waited excitedly for Xi Quan's reply, but unexpectedly received this response.
Realizing her hand was still on Xi Quan's shoulder, she recoiled as if burned, then tossed the invitation card back to Xi Quan: "Never mind, here you go."
Xi Quan glanced at the invitation card that had slid down his shoulder to the brake, then tapped his back teeth with the tip of his tongue in annoyance. He picked up the invitation card and held it behind his back: "Take it. I don't understand these things either, but you're different. This is your specialty."
Ye Qing glanced longingly at the invitation card held up by Xi Quan, wanting to take it, but Xi Quan's words just now, although he said it to threaten Xu Ying, seemed to be very easy to misunderstand.
So Ye Qing withdrew his hand, moved back a bit, sat upright in the back seat, and placed his hands slightly clenched into fists on his knees.
"Hurry up and take it. I'm driving, it's not safe to hold it up like this."
Hearing Xi Quan's words, Ye Qing looked up at the invitation card he was holding up, her hand on her knee twitched slightly, then clenched again, "Although you didn't say it, I know this invitation card is hard to get. Even our teacher didn't attend the fashion show in person."
"So what?" Xi Quan asked in return.
Ye Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Well... we're not really related, I can't accept such a hard-to-get invitation card..."
While speaking, Ye Qing glanced at the invitation card that Xi Quan was holding up every now and then. Before she could finish speaking, Xi Quan tossed the invitation card onto the back seat and said, "I have to drive. It's not good to hold it up like this all the time. My arm is getting sore."
Ye Qing glanced at the invitation card that Xi Quan had just tossed next to him in the back seat. He felt that the card seemed to be glowing, and the light was extremely dazzling.
For fashion design students, such an event is incredibly appealing, but the person who sent the invitation...
Ye Qing raised her hand to pick up the invitation card for another look, but just before she touched it, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear returning it to Xi Quan. She pulled her hand back halfway, then clenched it again. Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, really not wanting to let this opportunity slip by. She said, "How about this, you sell this invitation card to me. Aren't there usually a lot of scalpers at these kinds of events?"
Xi Quan raised an eyebrow, glanced back at Ye Qing, and after a moment of silence said, "Fine, do as you please."
Just as Ye Qing was about to happily pick up the card, she heard Xi Quan say again, "But if you treat it like a scalped ticket, then it's much more expensive..."
Upon hearing Xi Quan's words, Ye Qing realized the situation. Since he had been the one to offer to buy it first, he decided to accept it. Ye Qing gritted his teeth and asked, "How much?"
Seeing Ye Qing's distressed expression, Xi Quan curled his lips and said, "Five thousand."
"How much? Five thousand? Why don't you just rob someone?" Ye Qing was both incredulous and furious.
At that time, five thousand was definitely a huge sum of money, about the same as five hundred thousand twenty or thirty years later, and perhaps even stronger in terms of purchasing power.
But Xi Quan remained calm and composed: "You yourself said that even your teachers might not be able to get a chance to attend this brand's fashion show."
"Well..." Ye Qing opened his mouth, wanting to bargain, but felt embarrassed. However, such a large sum of money was not a small amount for Ye Qing. While looking at the invitation card in his hand with reluctance, he muttered to himself, "But it's really too much."
"The coal mine's profit sharing..." Xi Quan started to say, but then saw Ye Qing anxiously trying to explain in the rearview mirror. Xi Quan said, "I know, you can't just sit around and do nothing..."
Ye Qing thought that since she was only a freshman, she would make the most of future opportunities. With great reluctance, she handed the invitation card to Xi Quan's shoulder, asking him to reach out and take it.
However, Xi Quan did not accept the answer. Instead, he continued from what he had just said: "I do have a way, but you probably won't be willing to do it."
Ye Qing slightly withdrew the invitation card from her hand and looked at Xi Quan warily, asking, "What?"
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