Chapter 32: Encountering Gu Yunting!
Seeing that she was barefoot, Lu Yuanzhou turned around and squatted without saying a word, patting her back twice with his fingers: "Get on, I'll carry you. Once we get out of this remote road and onto the main road, we'll see if we can get a ride back."
Su Mengxue saw that he was out of breath and felt embarrassed to trouble him any further. Just as she was hesitating, Lu Yuanzhou turned his head to look at her.
"Don't you want your feet anymore?" He said, and then he put her wrist on his shoulder with his backhand, supported her knees and carried her forward.
Su Mengxue looked at him with some apology: "Lu Yuanzhou, I'm sorry for getting you into trouble just now. Thank you so much today."
Lu Yuanzhou curled his lips and said, "I should be the one thanking you. If you hadn't saved me this morning, I'm afraid something bad would have happened to me."
Su Mengxue was about to respond when she thought about why he came here. She then asked curiously, "Lu Yuanzhou, why are you in a place like this?"
"I wanted to try my luck and buy some herbs, but unfortunately I didn't get the chance."
"oh."
"What about you? Why did you suddenly come here to sell clothes?" Lu Yuanzhou asked.
Su Mengxue raised an eyebrow and said bluntly, "I was short of money, so I thought of making some clothes to exchange for money. But who knew I'd run into the police on the first day, and someone even took the clothes and ran away without paying."
She curled her lips as she spoke, her tone filled with helplessness and anger.
Seeing her dress and demeanor, Lu Yuanzhou thought she was some wealthy family's daughter, and selling clothes was just a spur of the moment idea. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be startled: "Are you short of money?"
Su Mengxue nodded gently: "Well, I came across something I really want to buy, but I'm short of money."
As she was talking, Lu Yuanzhou suddenly stopped and she asked, "Why aren't you moving? Are you tired?"
"It's okay." Lu Yuanzhou took a step forward and continued walking. After his Adam's apple rolled heavily twice, he lowered his voice and said, "It's easy to get caught by the police if you sell clothes here. How much money do you need? I can lend it to you first!"
Afraid that Su Mengxue would refuse, he quickly added, "I live and eat at home, and I also get a hospital allowance. Besides, I don't have a partner at the moment, and I've saved all my salary with nowhere to spend it. You don't have to rush to pay me back."
Lu Yuanzhou's words warmed Su Mengxue's heart, but they were not familiar with each other and he didn't even know where she lived. She had just caused him trouble, so how could she have the nerve to borrow money from him again.
She curled her lips, her tone full of gratitude: "Lu Yuanzhou, thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary. I have some money myself, and with the profit from selling clothes just now, I'm almost saving enough. As for what you said about the frequent police inspections here, I won't come here until I sell the remaining clothes tomorrow."
Lu Yuanzhou frowned immediately: "Are you coming tomorrow?"
"Otherwise, what will we do with the remaining clothes?" Su Mengxue saw the worry in his eyes and hurriedly explained, "Don't worry, after today's lesson, I'll know where to hide tomorrow. Besides, I can't be so unlucky that I'll run into the police every time."
Seeing that Lu Yuanzhou didn't reply, Su Mengxue couldn't wait to start counting her money. She had just sold five pairs of bell-bottom pants, two bat-wing shirts, and the Siberian-style long skirt she was wearing. In total, she had sold four skirts. Excluding the bell-bottom pants that were not sold, she had made a total of 240 yuan.
Including the 78 yuan she has on hand, she currently has a total of 318 yuan. She still has five pairs of bell-bottom pants left, and with the unfinished fabric, she can make seven skirts and seven batwing shirts. These clothes can be sold for a total of 450 yuan.
In this way, she had a total of more than 700 yuan in her hand. After deducting the money for buying the jade pendant, the remaining money was enough for her to leave the Gu family and rent a house outside. As she calculated the accounts, a smile gradually appeared on her face.
She thought about it again and decided to give the old master an extra 50 yuan tomorrow. Although he said he would not charge her any money as long as she helped make the clothes, she was still getting a great deal. She understood the principle of "one should be grateful to the one who eats the food and be grateful to the one who receives the gift", and she would feel uncomfortable if she did not pay him.
Just as she was secretly thinking about it, Lu Yuanzhou suddenly said, "I'll come with you tomorrow. Where do you live? I'll pick you up on my bike. If we really run into the police, it'll be easy to hide with a car."
Su Mengxue's eyes sank slightly. Having a car was of course good, but how could she have the nerve to trouble him again and again? She thought of the Gu family again. After all, that was not her home, and she couldn't reveal the Gu family's address to others.
She refused repeatedly, "No, Lu Yuanzhou, I can do it myself, but thank you for your kindness."
Lu Yuanzhou suddenly realized that Su Mengxue might not want to reveal her address. After all, they were not familiar with each other, and he was being rude.
He paused and added, "Okay, I'll wait for you at the black market tomorrow."
Su Mengxue was about to refuse when Lu Yuanzhou interrupted, "You saw it today too. You were completely overwhelmed when a group of people surrounded you. If something like this happens again, will you chase them? Even if the police really come again, if you get caught, you'll be fined and your clothes will be confiscated."
These words struck a chord with Su Mengxue. She was desperate to save money to buy the jade pendant and couldn't afford any mistakes. After a moment's thought, she finally nodded. "Lu Yuanzhou, thank you for your help."
Seeing her agree, Lu Yuanzhou smiled and said, "Compared to your kindness in saving me, this is nothing. It's what I should do."
Su Mengxue couldn't help but sigh inwardly that people in the 1980s were simple-minded. Looking at his attitude, he would probably remember the fact that she saved him for the rest of his life.
While she was lost in thought, Lu Yuanzhou raised his hand to support her, and asked with a hint of inquiry, "I see that the clothes you make are very unique. Did you make all of these yourself?"
Seeing Lu Yuanzhou questioning her, Su Mengxue raised her eyebrows, a hint of confidence in her eyes: "Of course I made it myself, these are just small things, I can make many more styles."
Lu Yuanzhou raised his thick eyebrows and asked, "Then can you make men's clothing?"
Su Mengxue replied immediately: "Of course."
Lu Yuanzhou's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had an idea: "Then can you make a few clothes for me? I'll pay you for the work."
Su Mengxue could tell that Lu Yuanzhou wanted to help her. She wanted to refuse, but then she thought that she would probably have to make a living by making clothes in the future. He would pay for the workers and she would make money with her skills. There was really no reason to refuse.
Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "Okay, then what style of clothes do you want to make?"
"I'm going to Guangzhou in a few days to attend a three-day academic seminar. Please make me two sets of clothes suitable for the conference."
"No problem." Su Mengxue thought of the pile of unfinished fabrics and added, "But the earliest I can do that is the day after tomorrow. I'm not free tomorrow."
"There's still plenty of time, no rush."
"make a deal."
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The two of them chatted casually, and Lu Yuanzhou carried her to the main road, but the road was empty and there was not even a ghost in sight.
Just when Su Mengxue was worried, she saw car lights in the distance that dazzled her eyes. She squinted her eyes and was about to wave to stop the car, but she saw the car driving straight towards them.
In the darkness, she could only make out a jeep opposite her. Her heart skipped a beat, and just as the thought, "It can't be such a coincidence," flashed through her mind, she saw the car stop steadily in front of them.
The car door was then pushed open, and the person who came out of the driver's seat made her breath stop. It was actually Gu Yunting!
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