Chapter 18

These words only attracted the people's sneers and ridicules.

At this time, the store manager had already arrived. Seeing this scene, he smiled and said, "Our riding boots are placed here. We welcome anyone to pull them. If the Nile crocodile skin is torn, then we should close down early."

Ye Tianhui: "I dare not pull it. This thing looks like paper. If I tear it, you will definitely ask me to pay for it!"

After saying that, she raised her legs and left.

However, after saying this, the manager naturally did not let him go. This store has to have a reputation. Who would feel happy to be belittled by a mainland girl?

The manager stopped her and said, "If you damage it in front of so many people, not only will you not be required to pay for it, but I will also give you a pair of riding boots."

Ye Tianhui: "Really?"

Manager: "Of course, our store has been open for many years and is a time-honored brand. I keep my word."

Seeing this, Ye Tianhui looked at Ye Wenyin: "Really?"

Ye Wenyin smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes: "I can tell you that no matter it is a gold hoe or a silver hoe, they are both hoes that can be used to plow the land. Since you don't understand, then I can, "Try it. If you break it, it's my fault."

Ye Tianhui said bluntly, "Okay, I don't want any of your boots. Let me try it. If it's not broken, I'll make up for it and apologize. If it's broken, I'll just walk away and don't blame me."

A group of people were watching. Seeing this, they all whispered, obviously waiting to see the excitement.

The manager's face was so gloomy at this time. After all, the high-end custom-made Nile crocodile boots were actually said like this. He also wanted to teach this mainland girl a lesson, so he said directly, "Miss, please."

Ye Tianhui walked forward, stretched out her hand, and touched the leather.

Everyone present, inside and outside the store, all looked at her with interest, watching her so-called "tear".

As soon as Ye Tianhui touched it, she knew that this crocodile skin was really good. It felt firm and had a high quality. The outer pattern and the inner texture were closely attached. It was probably carefully processed during production to remove the fat and moisture in the skin.

Ye Tianhui obviously didn't have the innate power to tear the crocodile skin in one breath.

But as it happened, she still had some methods for this kind of thing. She didn't need any power or external force to tear the best cowhide.

You have to know that this kind of leather product is the fur of animals, which has tiny gaps, or the sweat pores of animals. Although these pores are very small, they do exist. To tear leather apart, you have to work hard on these tiny sweat pores, find the texture of the leather, and then use the skill of destroying a thousand-mile dam by an ant hole.

At that moment, she held her breath and rubbed the high-quality leather with her fingertips, carefully feeling the texture on it. The texture was arranged vertically, and there were indeed tiny cracks on it. These cracks were more irregular than cowhide and difficult to deal with, but there was a way.

When her nails gently rubbed the leather, everyone around was watching.

The store manager looked at Ye Tianhui with amusement: "How is it?"

Ye Tianhui: "Let me feel it again to see what material it is made of, wait a minute."

Ye Wenyin's eyes showed a trace of contempt. She glanced at the waiter beside her, raised her chin slightly, and said lightly: "Please help me clean these leather boots later."

The waiter heard it and said hurriedly: "Of course, don't worry, we will take care of it."

Ye Tianhui naturally heard that he was complaining about her touching the boots.

She smiled and said: "Miss Ye, don't worry, you can save the money for these boots, and you don't have to clean them."

When she said this, everyone couldn't help but find it more and more funny, wondering if this mainland girl had a problem with her brain?

Who knew that just as she finished speaking, everyone saw that she gently pulled the Nile crocodile skin apart alive.

Everyone's eyes widened, and they could hardly believe what they saw.

Ye Tianhui raised her eyes, looked at the shocked faces of the people, and said lightly: "This thing is just like paper, too fragile."

After that, she withdrew her hand and took out a small pack of tissues from her clothes pocket. This was the one she took with her when she paid the bill for dinner with Gu Shizhang.

She took out a tissue and wiped her hands slowly, then said calmly, "We are from the mainland, so we don't have a lot of experience. I have never seen this kind of crocodile skin, but there are alligators in the mainland, and alligator skin is good stuff. We have always had the taste of making drums with alligator skin and flutes with crane bones. As for making leather boots, it is also possible, but the skin of alligators is very strong and durable, not the skin of this area. It can be compared to the Nile crocodile skin, which is absolutely impossible to tear. In fact, I don’t understand what’s wrong with this Nile crocodile skin. Either it is a fake, this store is not good, or the Nile crocodile is not good. "

She shook her head and sighed, and said with a little confusion: "As for whether it is the foreign crocodiles that are not good, or the people here are not good, I don’t know."

Crocodiles are not good? People are not good?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this and was speechless for a while.

Some people were curious and went over to see the excitement, but when they saw the tear of the

high-quality leather, it was just like tearing paper! A crocodile skin as precious as gold was torn so easily? Just like paper?!

The manager's jaw has never closed since the shock just now. He looked at everything in front of him incomprehensible, his whole mind was confused, and his expression was dull.

Ye Wenyin also couldn't believe it. She looked at the boots that had been torn apart, and then looked at the manager next to her. She felt that this was hard to understand.

She spent a lot of money to customize the boots, and waited for two months for the boots. Now it's like this, torn apart by someone?

Where are the expensive and luxurious materials, and the exquisite workmanship, how can it be as simple as paper?

All the expressions on her face before have frozen on her face.

Ye Tianhui didn't even look at the dull and stupid looks of those people, and she greeted everyone enthusiastically: "Everyone, if anyone is curious, you can come and try it. Really, this can be torn apart, very easy to tear! Everyone, try it!"

Very easy to tear?

You have to know that everyone present is here to shop, and they can afford the various leather goods in this store, but not everyone has the capital to make the special customization of the Nile crocodile.

As a result, now, they can actually walk in and tear up the high-end riding boots that cost who knows how much money and how much labor?

But it sounded a bit tempting. Since it was already torn, could they tear it up?

As everyone was looking around, a fat lady with a perm finally reached out her hand curiously and tried to tear it.

She pinched the edge and couldn't tear it, so she used some strength.

Then everyone saw that although it seemed to be more strenuous to tear it up, not as easy as Ye Tianhui, she did tear it a little bit along the small gap!

The fat lady covered her mouth in surprise and said, "Are you mistaken? What's going on? This is not real leather at all, is it a fake?"

Others were immediately upset, so the old high-end leather goods store turned into a wet market, and everyone was talking about it. They began to become suspicious, and one customer said: "I bought a crocodile skin here last time. Is this also fake? No, I want to return it!"

Others also shouted and directly asked whether this store sold fake goods: " How can real crocodile skin break down just by tearing it? "

Looking at this scene, the store manager's forehead was already covered with sweat. Facing the crowd of doubters, he had to explain desperately, but it was useless. The seeds of doubt had been planted, and people came forward to tear it up. When they found that the so-called crocodile skin could be torn, they all became angry, so no matter how much they explained, it was useless. Even if other things couldn't be torn, everyone didn't believe it. Some people even took the leather boots they had just bought and asked Ye Tianhui to tear them up.

In this mess, Ye Tianhui walked to Ye Wenyin's side.

Seeing Ye Tianhui suddenly coming over, several of Ye Wenyin's female companions looked at her in surprise.

But Ye Wenyin stood there expressionlessly, with her mouth slightly open, and she didn't know how to react at all.

She had spent a huge amount of money to order it. It was a priceless handmade product, a product of meticulous craftsmanship, a luxury that most people could not even dream of.

Originally, the crocodile leather boots should have been worn on her feet, becoming a part of her dashing and heroic figure, and an accessory to her elegant and graceful appearance as a young lady.

But now it had been torn apart, torn and touched here and there, becoming an inferior product that could be trampled on by anyone.

It was as if her dignity had also been degraded.

Several female companions all looked at Ye Wenyin, and seeing that Ye Wenyin did not react, they did not know what to say for a moment.

This matter was already embarrassing in the first place.

In the midst of everyone's embarrassment, Ye Tianhui smiled at Ye Wenyin and said generously: "Ms. Ye, thank you for giving me snacks before, and thank you for planning to give me your riding boots. You are very beautiful and kind, so I am also very happy that I helped you expose their conspiracy today and did not let you suffer a loss."

She smiled very friendly: "Next time you buy such expensive items, you can come to me and I will help you check, so that you will not be fooled. You don't have to be too polite this time, just consider it as my repayment for your snacks before. I'm leaving first, goodbye."

Ye Wenyin looked at Ye Tianhui in front of her, her lips moved, she wanted to speak, but she couldn't say a word.

She just felt embarrassed, especially embarrassed.

She was a pampered rich girl who had seen everything, but now she let a girl from the mainland teach her, as if she was the ignorant person!

But she couldn't argue.

She just watched Ye Tianhui smile at her in a friendly way, and then walked away.

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The result of this bet was out, and Ye Tianhui still won, but after calculating the odds, because it was not a dark horse, she probably only had four times the profit, but because she invested one thousand Hong Kong dollars this time, even if it was only four times, she still turned from one thousand Hong Kong dollars to four thousand Hong Kong dollars.

Adding the more than two thousand Hong Kong dollars she had saved for living expenses, she could have more than six thousand Hong Kong dollars in savings.

In view of the last experience, she was afraid of getting into trouble, so she didn't dare to act alone, and went to find Jiang Lingfeng.

Jiang Lingfeng: "You bet again?"

Ye Tianhui smiled and said, "Yes, I won money."

Jiang Lingfeng looked over, the warm autumn sun was shining, and she smiled so hard that the sun was dancing on her eyebrows.

He remembered the girl who walked out of the hut alone that day. She looked lonely and cold at that time, which was completely different from her current appearance.

He nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you."

Ye Tianhui: "If you're busy at the casino, I can come later, there's no rush."

​​Jiang Lingfeng: "I'll talk to them, otherwise I'm afraid you'll be anxious."

Ye Tianhui: "Okay, I'll treat you to dinner today."

Jiang Lingfeng asked Ye Tianhui to wait here for a while, and he went to their store. From a distance, Ye Tianhui saw him talking to people, all of whom were young people wearing Hawaiian shirts. Those young people looked over curiously.

Jiang Lingfeng moved slightly to block their line of sight.

After a while, Jiang Lingfeng came back, and the two went to the bus stop together. While waiting for the bus, Ye Tianhui noticed that Jiang Lingfeng's shirt arm was a little bulging, and from the shape, there was a bandage inside.

She asked, "Are you busy at work?"

Jiang Lingfeng: "Not bad, just a little busy lately."

Ye Tianhui: "Oh, what are you busy with? Fighting?"

Jiang Lingfeng glanced at Ye Tianhui: "Someone came to challenge us."

Ye Tianhui didn't quite understand this, and looked at him curiously.

Jiang Lingfeng looked at Ye Tianhui's confused eyes, which were very clear and innocent, as if he had to find out what was going on.

He explained, "They are the big circle guys, and they are also from the mainland. These people are very strong in fighting. They came to challenge us and asked for protection money. We can't do anything about them for the time being."

Ye Tianhui was a little surprised, and Jiang Lingfeng gave her a general explanation, and Ye Tianhui finally understood.

This kind of thing is not strange, it can only be said to be due to the times.

At this time, the bus came, and when the two people got on the bus, Jiang Lingfeng didn't mention it.

Ye Tianhui's betting stations were all recorded in her notes. Jiang Lingfeng accompanied her to exchange them everywhere. After a lot of trouble, they finally received all the money. They received about 4,000 Hong Kong dollars, mostly redwood fish. One redwood fish cost 100 yuan, which means more than 40 redwood fish, which made the envelope bulging.

Ye Tianhui was overjoyed.

She didn't like to live in poverty. She liked to enjoy delicious food. Clothes didn't have to be fashionable, but they had to be made of good materials and comfortable. The cheap clothes on the Hong Kong market were not of good quality. They were all industrial products. She didn't like them very much.

Now that she suddenly made such a small fortune, her life suddenly became easier.

She smiled happily and took Jiang Lingfeng's hand directly: "Come on, come on, I'll treat you today, let's eat delicious food!"

Jiang Lingfeng lowered his eyes, glanced at her wrist holding his, and said: "Okay, then let's eat cart noodles?"

Ye Tianhui: "No, we must go to a restaurant!"

She pulled Jiang Lingfeng and happily went to a restaurant next door. It was a restaurant that looked quite upscale, with a good location. It was definitely not cheap, but who cares, let's enjoy it first!

The environment of this restaurant is very good, transparent and bright, and you can see the scenery of Victoria Harbor when you look down.

The people who ate here were all wealthy people, the men were dressed in suits and the women were stylish and pretty. In comparison, Jiang Lingfeng and Ye Tianhui looked out of place, and even the waiter looked at them strangely.

But Ye Tianhui was calm and collected, ordering food with great interest, enjoying it with relish.

She ordered a variety of dishes, including milk phoenix cakes, abalone and chicken cakes, crispy suckling pig slices, and sweet and sour pork. Anyway, she ordered everything that looked good.

Jiang Lingfeng frowned slightly: "Can you finish it? Don't waste it."

Ye Tianhui smiled and said: "Normally, I would not be willing to eat it. We finally got rich, so

let's order more and try everything." She explained: "If I eat alone, I can't finish it. Now that you are here with me, it's a good opportunity for me to try a few more dishes."

Jiang Lingfeng: "Okay."

The food came up soon. The dishes were indeed good. It was different when you spent money. There were even small abalones on the abalone and chicken crisps!

Ye Tianhui naturally ate it with relish, but Jiang Lingfeng had no expression and kept eating in silence.

Ye Tianhui was curious: "Don't you like it?"

Jiang Lingfeng: "I like it." Ye

Tianhui snorted softly: "Looking at your gloomy face, I thought you were eating bitter melon!"

Jiang Lingfeng was stunned for a moment, then explained: "I think it's delicious. I'm just used to it. This is how I eat."

Ye Tianhui smiled: "I finally treated you to a big meal, you should at least act happier!"

Jiang Lingfeng: "How do you act happy?"

Ye Tianhui held her chin and looked at him with relish: "Now, smile for me."

Jiang Lingfeng: "..."

Ye Tianhui: "Come on, look at me and smile."

Jiang Lingfeng found it funny in his heart. She now looked like a rich young master teasing a little girl.

He actually wanted to laugh, but being looked at by her like that, he felt he couldn't laugh: "Stop it."

Ye Tianhui was determined not to do it: "No, no, you have to laugh."

Jiang Lingfeng couldn't beat her, so he pursed his lips, curled his lips, and smiled at her.

The smile was a little stiff.

After laughing, the two looked at each other, and suddenly they both found it very funny, so they both laughed, laughing until tears came out. After

the meal, there were still many dishes left uneaten, so Ye Tianhui asked the waiter to help pack them up. She asked Jiang Lingfeng to carry the take-away boxes, and the two walked out of the restaurant and took the elevator downstairs.

There are quite a few good restaurants in the building here. When passing a seafood restaurant, Ye Tianhui said, "This restaurant looks expensive, it must be much more expensive than what we ate."

Jiang Lingfeng looked over and saw that the decoration there was indeed gorgeous and elegant. Looking through the transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, even the ceiling was made of gold foil, and the waiters inside also looked very sophisticated.

Looking further inside, it was a single-sided curtain wall, and you couldn't see inside.

He looked at the high-end and luxurious curtain wall and said, "When I have money in the future, I will invite you to eat here."

Ye Tianhui: "Okay, then you must remember the name of this restaurant, don't forget it."

Jiang Lingfeng turned his head to look at Ye Tianhui. She had a pair of eyes washed by ice water, clean and clear.

Sometimes she would be too cold and distant, as if she was out of tune with this world, but sometimes she seemed very innocent and pure, her eyebrows and eyes were full of vitality, and her full forehead was full of vitality.

She looked at the luxurious hotel that they didn't dare to enter, and her eyes were full of straightforward desire.

He clenched his fist under his sleeve and said in a solemn and hoarse voice: "This restaurant is called Zhang Linji, I remember it."

He whispered and promised: "One day, I will treat you to a meal, and you can eat whatever you want."

Ye Tianhui listened and was naturally happy: "I'll write it down in your little notebook, and don't forget each other when you are rich!"

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This restaurant has been around for some time. In recent years, Hong Kong has developed rapidly, and some well-known restaurants have emerged one after another. In fact, this place is a bit outdated.

However, Gu Shizhang would occasionally come here with friends when he was in school. This time, he chose this place for a meal with friends.

During this time, he went to the bathroom. When he came back, he saw the slender Ye Lixuan next to the green bamboo, looking out the window not far away.

Gu Shizhang followed his line of sight and saw Ye Tianhui outside the floor-to-ceiling curtain wall.

And the young man next to Ye Tianhui.

No one knew what the two were talking about. They couldn't hear through the curtain wall, but they could see that Ye Tianhui looked very happy and satisfied. She smiled at the man with a smile that was very exciting.

That man -

Gu Shizhang looked at that man.

He looked to be in his early twenties. For a man, he was handsome, but his clothes were not very up to date. He thought his clothes were trendy but were actually very low-quality. He looked like a gangster wandering on the street.

Was it him, the one that Ye Tianhui kept talking about, the one who was treated by Ye Tianhui to a bowl of clay pot chicken wings for ten Hong Kong dollars?

So, now he, Gu Shizhang, is still worth sixty Hong Kong dollars. How much has this man become worth?

As he looked at them, Ye Tianhui and Jiang Lingfeng had already walked towards the elevator next to them.

After they walked away, Ye Lixuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Shizhang.

He was puzzled: "Do you know him?"

Gu Shizhang heard this and slowly withdrew his gaze and fell on Ye Lixuan's face.

Ye Lixuan was thirty-nine years old, but the years did not leave too many marks on his face. In fact, most of the time, outsiders would mistakenly think that Ye Lixuan was in his early thirties.

A university professor, he is gentle and elegant, aloof, and dislikes the mundane world. He immerses himself in academic research most of the time, and has the style of a Wei-Jin scholar who is independent and has a hereditary style.

Ye Lixuan is very popular on university campuses, and even a female college student in her twenties has been attracted to him.

Gu Shizhang looked at Ye Lixuan and said in a low voice: "I don't know her."

Ye Lixuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "I saw you looking at that girl all the time."

Gu Shizhang: "Oh, you have been looking at her all the time?"

Ye Lixuan nodded in acknowledgement.

Gu Shizhang said without any expression: "It's rare to see you like this."

Ye Lixuan looked at the hall outside. There were guests walking by in groups of three or two, but the girl was no longer there.

He recalled the appearance of the girl just now, and a faint emotion appeared in his eyes.

He said in a low voice: "She——"

She gave him a strange sense of familiarity.