"Brother Chen, you are so unfair." Meng Tao complained in a low voice, "We came here today just to meet Pei Yan by chance. But you ran away when you saw him. Then what are we here for today, to appreciate the works of art?" They came here because they heard that Pei Yan was coming to attend the exhibition, and it turned out that he did come, but they didn't say a word to him.
"How would I know? He brought his girlfriend here with him." Chen Jiang rubbed his hands. "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this. Ever since I had a car accident last time, Pei Yan came to the hospital and sneered at me without saying anything. I've been a little scared of him."
"He..." Meng Tao's expression became indescribable, "So boring?"
"If I were like him, with no boss to supervise me and a lot of assets, I might end up doing more boring things than him." Chen Jiang admitted his mistake happily. "Anyway, now whenever I see him look unhappy, I want to stay away from him."
"Then we came here for nothing today?" Meng Tao was a little unwilling.
"Why don't we wait a little longer? I saw him go into the lounge with his girlfriend. Wait for him to come out."
In the lounge, Pei Yan saw Hua Jin replying to her friends' messages and looked at her with suspicion. What was she talking about with her friends?
"I suddenly remembered that there are still many exhibits that I haven't seen yet." Pei Yan felt that he didn't have time to send her a message anymore, "Let's go."
"Why do you want to bring me along to see the exhibits?" Hua Jin was dealing with questions from several friends when she saw Pei Yan get up from the sofa, walk towards her, and stuff his phone into his bag.
"So are you leaving or not?" Pei Yan looked at her.
"Of course... let's go." Hua Jin stood up. "Mr. Pei has helped me so much, and I am unwilling to do even such a small favor. That is not right. Let's go, I will definitely be a competent guest."
When the two walked out of the lounge, they saw Chen Jiang and Meng Tao guarding the door. Pei Yan didn't even give them a glance and walked straight out.
Meng Tao and Chen Jiang were a little anxious when they saw this, but they didn't dare to call Pei Yan directly. In desperation, Chen Jiang could only look to Hua Jin for help. It is said that girls are soft-hearted. Maybe Mr. Pei's girlfriend would be willing to say a good word for them?
Receiving Chen Jiang's pleading look, Hua Jin turned her head, stepped forward quickly and pulled Pei Yan's sleeve: "Wait a moment."
Chen Jiang and Meng Tao were delighted, thinking there was a chance.
"Don't walk so fast, my legs are not as long as yours."
Watching Hua Jin and Pei Yan walk away, Chen Jiang and Meng Tao finally realized what it felt like to give hope but only get disappointment.
The security level for this exhibition is very high. Among the experts and scholars invited, some are truly interested in these things, while others are just there for the formality. However, the organizers are willing to spend so much money and energy to hold this kind of exhibition, which already represents their emphasis on traditional handicrafts.
After accompanying Pei Yan to see the mortise and tenon structure furniture, they had already reached the exit of the exhibition. Hua Jin looked back at the handicrafts lying quietly in the display cabinets. These things that have been left behind in the torrent of time have experienced thousands of years. Will they eventually disappear in the unknown years?
"Watch out for the steps."
Hua Jin came back to her senses and smiled at Pei Yan: "Thank you."
Pei Yan noticed that she was extra careful when she went down the stairs. He remembered that when he sent Hua Jin home that night, an old lady asked her to get some medicinal wine to wipe her legs. He couldn't help but ask, "Your legs are not good."
Hua Jin raised her head and glanced at him, her dark eyes clear and transparent.
"I had a leg injury a few years ago, it's nothing serious, it just hurts sometimes on rainy days." Hua Jin's posture is very beautiful when walking on flat ground, "but I'm used to it."
The injury I got a few years ago still has sequelae. Do you call this no big deal?
Pei Yan wanted to say something, but Hua Jin looked indifferent and nonchalant, so he couldn't say much for a moment, so he said, "My grandfather had a good friend who studied medicine since childhood. He studied Chinese medicine when he was young, and went abroad to study Western medicine when he grew up. His medical skills are pretty good. I'll take you to visit him in a few days. Maybe he can help you."
"It seems that I have found your leg." Hua Jin couldn't help laughing, "Thank you."
"Can't you be more serious?" Pei Yan couldn't help but frown, "You are so young, but you don't care about your body?"
Hua Jin didn't say anything, but lowered her head to look at the embroidery on the hem of her skirt.
Pei Yan thought that his words had upset Hua Jin, and he muttered to himself, how could this woman be so stingy? But seeing her looking lost with her head down, Pei Yan was short of breath again, and couldn't even say anything harsh: "I'll treat you to a delicious meal, do you want to go?"
"Let's go!" Hua Jin raised her head and said with a smile, "Where are we going to eat?"
Pei Yan: “…”
He suspected that he had overthought. Where was the shadow of loss in this woman?
When they arrived at the dining area, Hua Jin looked at the luxuriously decorated private room and touched the cell phone in her bag.
"If you want to take pictures, take them. You said I'm a golden thigh. How can a golden thigh have the nerve to be a golden thigh if I don't show my strength." Pei Yan handed the menu to Hua Jin, "See if there's anything you want to eat."
"You should come. I don't know what's delicious in their restaurant." Hua Jin took out her cell phone and took a picture of the decorations on the table. Seeing Pei Yan looking down at the menu, she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Are your eyelashes so long for swinging?
Pei Yan called the waiter guarding the door and said, "You can have one of each of these, and a bowl of women's health soup."
"Would you like some wine?"
"No need." Pei Yan handed the menu to the waiter. Seeing Hua Jin looking at him, he felt a little uncomfortable. "Why are you looking at me?"
"You look so pretty." Hua Jin held her chin with one hand and tilted her head to look at Pei Yan. "Humans have an instinctive appreciation for beauty. This can't be blamed on me. It can only be blamed on you being too pretty."
Pei Yan was so angry at her twisted logic that he was speechless: "Speak properly."
"I'm telling the truth." Hua Jin noticed that Pei Yan's ears were red, and couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Pei, you are so easily shy, what are you going to do in the future?"
"Don't be shy, I'm just mad at you." Pei Yan, who almost never swears, was finally forced by Hua Jin to swear. "When I look for a woman to live with in the future, I will never look for someone as indecent as you."
"You're right." Hua Jin nodded in agreement, "Mr. Pei deserves a very good girl."
"Heh." Pei Yan sneered, "Don't think that I can calm down just by saying that."
Hua Jin was still smiling. She looked very pretty when she smiled, with her eyes curved and two dimples on her cheeks. If no one had seen her impolite mouth, no one would have thought that under this pleasing and pretty face, her personality was so disgusting.
"Mr. Pei, the health-preserving soup you ordered is here." The waiter knocked on the door and came in.
"Give it to her." Pei Yan pointed in the direction where Hua Jin was sitting.
"The soup is a little hot, please be careful." The waiter brought the soup bowl to Hua Jin and couldn't help but look at Hua Jin. Mr. Pei was a frequent customer of the store. Although he was arrogant and cold, he never embarrassed the waiter. In their spare time, colleagues in the store would occasionally talk about the little habits of the distinguished guests. When talking about Mr. Pei, almost no one said anything bad about him.
"Is there something wrong?" Pei Yan keenly noticed that the waitress's movements were a little slower than usual, so he looked up at her.
"It's okay." The waiter quickly withdrew his gaze and quietly walked out the door.
After the meal, when Pei Yan was about to pay the bill, the waiter told him that Mr. Chen had already paid for him.
Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and walked out of the restaurant with Hua Jin, and saw Meng Tao and Chen Jiang squatting next to them. Seeing Pei Yan coming out, the two did not dare to approach him and showed a flattering smile.
Hua Jin gasped at the laughter of the two people and hid behind Pei Yan, it was too annoying.
"Tell me, what's going on between you two?" Pei Yan played with the car keys in his hand. "If we continue to follow, are you planning to accompany me home?"
"Hello, Mr. Pei." Chen Jiang rubbed his hands and said, "We just saw you eating here and wanted to come over to say hello..."
"Let's get down to business." Pei Yan couldn't bear to watch Chen Jiangqiang's forced smile. He turned around and saw Hua Jin hiding behind him. He reached out and pulled the man out. He couldn't let him be the only one to suffer the embarrassment. They should share the difficulties together.
Hua Jin: ...
"Actually, we are here for this environmental protection project." Chen Jiang knew how strange Pei Yan's temper was, so he didn't dare to say any more nonsense. "My cousin's family is planning to do an environmental protection project, but this project takes a long time, requires a large investment, and has low profits, so it's hard to find a partner. But you may have heard about my grandfather's temper. He thinks this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and it can't be left alone. He also said that this matter can't be left alone, and he won't be able to rest in peace until he dies. We, the younger generation, can't do anything about it, so we can only try our best to fulfill the old man's wish..."
At this point, Chen Jiang blushed. He and Meng Tao came to Pei Yan for a project that no one else was willing to invest in. This was clearly saying that Pei Yan was being taken advantage of. But facing Pei Yan, he didn't dare to lie, because the consequences of being exposed would be terrible.
Pei Yan had indeed heard of the old man's style of doing things. This old man was frugal all his life, very upright, and he hated those crooked things. Chen Jiang, a dandy, still had some bottom line in his life, all thanks to the old man's watchful eye.
He didn't expect that the old man actually had such an ideal. What was even more rare was that playboys like Meng Tao and Chen Jiang were willing to sacrifice their reputation and follow him all the way for the ideals of their family elders.
"Give the project plan to my assistant tomorrow. I will give you a reply after my advisory team reviews it." Pei Yan was finally willing to look Chen Jiang in the eye. "Mr. Meng is a very remarkable person."
Hearing this, Chen Jiang blushed a little. He knew that Pei Yan meant that his grandfather was an extraordinary person, but he was just eating, drinking and having fun all day. He lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."
"No need to thank me so early. Whether this will work or not still depends on the evaluation of my advisory team." Pei Yan turned around and saw Hua Jin still standing there stupidly. He couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, go back and don't follow me anymore."
He hooked his finger at Hua Jin: "Follow me."
Hua Jin was relatively knowledgeable about traditional handicrafts, but she had no idea what they were talking about when it came to environmental protection and projects. However, she had a vague feeling that such projects might not be profitable, otherwise why would no one be willing to invest?
After getting in the car, she saw that Pei Yan's smile was still there, so she asked curiously, "Is there any problem with this project?" Otherwise, why would those two young men, who looked quite rich, be so humble in front of Pei Yan.
"No, this project is not only completely fine, but it is very good, benefiting the country, the people and the ecological environment."
"Then why..."
"Because doing this kind of thing requires a large investment and little return, any smart businessman would not do this."
Hua Jin was a little shocked: "Then why did that old man still do it?"
"Some things always need people to do them." Pei Yan said calmly, "So people like this are worthy of our respect."
Some things always need people to do them.
Hua Jin pondered over this sentence. This is true for public welfare, and so is traditional handicraft. If you want something to be passed down, someone has to do it. She was born ordinary, and she didn't have an enviable fortune, but it was meaningful for her to stick to the craft of embroidery.
"I understand." Hua Jin curled the corners of her mouth, "Mr. Pei, you are really an extraordinary person."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Pei Yan's ears turned red again. "Don't talk nonsense to me while I'm driving."
"No bullshit, I'm serious."
"You're still talking, shut up." Pei Yan glared at her expressionlessly, "If you say anything more, I'll leave you halfway and let you go back by yourself."
Hua Jin looked at him without saying anything.
Pei Yan asked unhappily: "What do you mean?"
"Didn't you tell me not to talk?" Hua Jin said in a low voice with an innocent look on her face, "What if you abandon me halfway? It's very expensive to take a taxi home from here."
Pei Yan: ...
What sin had he committed to deserve the acquaintance of this woman?
It would have been better if he hadn't mistakenly thought that Hua Jin was going to commit suicide by jumping into the lake and deliberately went to chat her up.
If Yang Shao had asked him to accompany the embroiderer to the countryside, he would have chosen to refuse.
It would have been better if I hadn't meddled in her business when I saw her being called a country girl.
If only he hadn't been so crazy and given her the exhibition tickets.
Of all the mistakes, the only mistake he made was that he shouldn't have had a short circuit today and come to the exhibition hall to see traditional handicrafts that had no interest in him at all.
Did he kill someone in his previous life, and that’s why Hua Jin made him so angry in this life?
The author has something to say: Pei Yan: I killed someone in my previous life, and in this life, Hua Jin was so angry that he died.
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