After experiencing the vicissitudes of history, the cultural relics that finally have the opportunity to appear before the public again all have their own unique beauty.
Through the thick glass wall, Hua Jin saw a replica of a phoenix robe. The replica was so beautiful. I wonder how dazzling the real phoenix robe must have been thousands of years ago.
"Do you like this kind of clothes?" Pei Yan saw Hua Jin staring at the phoenix robe in a trance and said with a smile, "It turns out that there are dragon patterns on the phoenix robe. I thought only the emperor could use this kind of pattern."
"Different dynasties have different regulations." Hua Jin sighed, "It is said that the original phoenix robe was made by dozens of top embroiderers over nearly two years. I don't know how much effort it took. Although I am engaged in the handicraft industry, I must say that the mechanized production of daily necessities is a good thing. It makes things that were once gorgeous, beautiful but expensive become ordinary objects that ordinary people are also qualified to own."
"I thought you were regretting not being able to see the original." Pei Yan was a little surprised, "Don't you want more people to buy handicrafts?"
"In today's era, mechanical automation has replaced manual work. It is an inevitable process of the development of productivity. All we can do is to preserve this craft, keep innovating, and prevent it from disappearing in the tide of the times." In order not to disturb others, Hua Jin spoke in a low voice. Pei Yan had to bend down and turn his head to hear what she said clearly.
"I didn't expect you to have such ideological awareness?"
"We traditional craftsmen want more people to see the beauty of handicrafts, not to slow down the development of the whole world in order to make this industry grow." Hua Jin chuckled, "We are the inheritors, not the annoying ones who drag things down."
Pei Yan fell silent.
"Do you think I am particularly tall and majestic at this moment?" Seeing Pei Yan didn't say anything, Hua Jin covered her mouth and smiled smugly.
Pei Yan: “…”
This woman always manages to kick him back when he changes his mind about her.
After watching the entire exhibition, Hua Jin was so tired that her legs were shaking. She leaned on the passenger seat, dying, feeling like she was half dead.
"You just sit there embroidering flowers and plants every day. You have such poor physical strength." Pei Yan turned up the air conditioning temperature in the car and threw the blanket to Hua Jin. "Find some time to exercise. It's better than anything else."
"I'm just a weak woman, and I can't help it because I'm physically weak." Hua Jin pulled the blanket up, "How can you say that about me?"
"Straighten your tongue and speak properly." Pei Yan touched the goose bumps on his arm, "Otherwise I will throw you down."
Hua Jin pursed her lips: "Send me back?"
"It's two o'clock in the afternoon. Even if you're not hungry, I am." Pei Yan started the car, "Let's eat first."
Hua Jin was not unfamiliar with the dining place, it was the courtyard where she cooked the private dishes last time. Last time it was dark and she didn't have time to see clearly, but she found that there was a small lotus pond in this courtyard, and there were beautiful koi swimming in it.
She sat by the fence in the pavilion beside the pool and took out her cell phone to take a video of the koi.
"What are you doing?" Pei Yan felt that he might never be able to understand Hua Jin's train of thought.
"Did you know that seeing a koi carp brings good luck?" Hua Jin saved the video. "I have not seen such a beautiful and strong koi carp many times." For embroiderers, looking at these beautiful objects more often will help them better grasp the charm when they embroider. Different embroiderers can embroider the same pattern in different styles, which is the difference between needlework and aura.
"You like them so much, why don't you buy two to raise?" Pei Yan took a handful of fish feed from the table next to him and threw it into the pond. Countless koi swam over from all directions, as if a rainbow had been built in the water.
"Give me some." Hua Jin grabbed a handful and threw the feed in like Pei Yan did. Countless koi rushed over and competed for the fish feed. "I'm afraid if I take it back to raise it, it will be unfair to the fish."
"It's raining so hard outside, why are you coming here to play? Be careful not to get your clothes wet." A man in his thirties walked over. He was wearing a well-tailored suit and holding an umbrella, and he exuded the air of a social elite.
Hua Jin threw all the remaining fish food in her hand into the water. A huge koi swung its tail and the splashing water hit her face.
"Don't wipe it." Pei Yan said gloatingly, "This is a gift from the lucky koi to you."
Hua Jin: “…”
She shook her head, took out a handkerchief from her bag, gently wiped the water off her face, leaned on the railing and continued to watch the koi, not wanting to pay attention to him.
Seeing that Hua Jin ignored him, Pei Yan stretched his legs and turned to look at the person who came: "What a coincidence, someone who is usually obsessed with work also has the leisure to come here to eat?"
"Unfortunately." The man put away his umbrella and walked into the pavilion. "I heard that you were here, so I came to find you." He sat down opposite Pei Yan, glanced at Hua Jin, and then retracted his gaze. "I want to talk to you alone."
When Hua Jin heard this, she knew that she was not suitable to be here. Just as she was about to stand up, Pei Yan pulled her back and said, "It's raining outside. Where are you going? Just sit here and watch your koi."
"Oh." Hua Jin lay back down again.
The man was somewhat dissatisfied with Pei Yan's behavior. His sharp eyebrows slightly frowned, "Do you want to live a ridiculous life like this?"
"Ridiculous?" Pei Yanshi stuffed the bowl of fish sauce on the table to Hua Jin and said nonchalantly, "I think it's good now. I have money, time, and freedom. I don't know how many people envy me."
"Envy?" The man disagreed, "Do you know what people say about you?"
"I don't know." Pei Yan sneered, "Whoever is talking about me, let him come to me and talk slowly."
Seeing his lazy look, the man sighed: "I heard that you invested in the Meng family's environmental protection project? Do you know that it is a thankless job? Even if you have money, you can't waste it like this. Do you deserve your parents and your grandparents by doing this?"
Pei Yan half-squinted at him and said, "How can I justify investing my money in the half-dead Yuanpan Enterprise? Pei Cunhai, when your family took over the management of Yuanpan Food, you didn't worry about how I did things? Now that the company is not doing well, you think of me?"
"Pei Yan, don't be angry with me. It was Second Grandpa's idea that Yuan Pan's non-staple food business was handed over to me for management. I haven't touched a single cent of your shares over the years." Pei Cunhai retorted, "You hired a professional agent for the hotel and catering business. What does that have to do with me?"
"You mean that you think my grandfather is not generous enough to give you the hotel and restaurant?" Pei Yan looked at Pei Cunhai with a half-smile, "I am willing to give you my family's things because my grandfather is sentimental. If he doesn't give them to you, then don't think about it."
Being stared at by Pei Yan with such a clown look, Pei Cunhai's face became more and more ugly: "Pei Yan, we are a family, do you have to say it so harshly?"
"If you don't want to hear it, then don't listen." Pei Yan sighed, "Why do you have to come to me to suffer injustice?"
"Pei Yan, our company is in crisis, please... help me." Pei Cunhai was silent for a long time, and when Pei Yan finally spoke the truth, "If you don't help, I'm afraid we will suffer a lot of losses this time. Just think of it as helping me for the sake of my second grandfather."
"What happened to Yuan Pan's side dish?"
The raindrops hit the water, making a rustling sound. Hua Jin looked at the koi in the water without looking back.
"A batch of the company's products that have already been put on the market were found to contain excessive amounts of harmful bacteria..."
"You are so ashamed to come to me for help after such a thing happened?" Pei Yan sneered, "What did you promise to consumers when you founded the company?"
Pei Cunhai was a little embarrassed to be taught a lesson by a brother who was a few years younger than him, but he had to bow his head now: "Be a conscientious person and make conscientious food."
"Did you do it?" Pei Yan looked at Pei Cunhai, the careless smile on his face gradually disappeared, and he asked sternly, "I ask you, did you do it?"
"I..." Pei Cunhai said, "This is due to poor supervision on the production line. I didn't expect this to happen."
"Consumers didn't expect that something like this would happen to the food they ate from a brand they trusted." Pei Yan sneered, "It's no use telling me this. Go explain it to the consumers."
"Pei Yan..."
"Brother Pei, it's time to eat." Yang Shao poked his head out from behind the flowers. "We brothers are waiting for you."
Pei Yan stood up and looked at Pei Cunhai coldly: "You take care of yourself." After that, he stopped listening to his explanation and said to Hua Jin, "Let's go."
"Oh." Hua Jin stood up and reached out to take the small flower umbrella in the corner.
"Don't move, I'll do it." Pei Yan stepped forward quickly and opened his navy blue umbrella, "Let's go."
"Oh," Hua Jin tilted her head and smiled, "It's raining so hard, it's not convenient for two people to walk under one umbrella, I'd better use my own umbrella."
Pei Yan: “…”
What sin had he committed to meet this woman? !
Yang Shao stared at the scene in front of him in amazement. Brother Pei held the umbrella himself, but was rejected by the beauty. Flower embroidery master, it's really amazing...
Pei Yan ignored Hua Jin and strode towards Yang Shao. Halfway through, he noticed that Hua Jin quickened her pace and followed behind him. He took a deep breath, turned his head and stared at Hua Jin, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth, "Your knee is not good, why are you walking so fast?!"
"You are my golden thigh, how can I catch up with you if I don't walk faster?"
The two were several steps apart, and because of the umbrella, Pei Yan could only see most of Hua Jin's face. The raised corners of her lips clearly showed that she was deliberately irritating him again.
He took another deep breath and said, "Let's go."
This time he walked slower.
"Brother Pei, you see how smart I am. I knew Pei Cunhai would pester you." Yang Shao greeted Hua Jin and whispered to Pei Yan, "Don't get involved in this matter. Food safety is not a trivial matter. If you are involved, it will cause a lot of trouble."
"I don't care what he does. His family tried their best to seize the food company. I was generous of me not to cause trouble to him." Pei Yan put away his umbrella as he walked to the corridor. "He dares to be careless when managing the food he has eaten. He deserves any punishment."
"Brother Pei, you are right." Yang Shao rubbed his hands and laughed dryly, "A few of us brothers ordered a table of food in the west room, but Chen Jiang is here too, otherwise..." He did not expect Pei Yan to come here today. A friend just said that he saw Pei Cunhai pestering Brother Pei, so he hurried over to rescue him.
Pei Yan turned his head and glanced at Hua Jin: "I won't go over there. I'll just get a private room next to yours later."
Seeing Pei Yan's look, Yang Shao instantly understood that he was afraid that too many strangers would make the flower embroiderer uncomfortable. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask them to arrange it."
As soon as he arrived at the west courtyard, Yang Shao saw a few people looking around. He gestured for them not to come over, then turned to Hua Jin and said, "Master Hua Xiu, what kind of cuisine do you like? I'll stop by later so I can say hello to the chef in advance."
"Let them cook a few of their specialties and add a few Sichuan dishes." Pei Yan also saw the few people peeking over there, and took Hua Jin into the private room.
Yang Shao: ...
He was asking about the flower embroidery artist.
Seeing Pei Yan and Hua Jin go to another private room, the other people looked at Chen Jiang sympathetically. It seemed that although Mr. Pei was willing to help him with his grandfather's project, he still didn't like him and was annoyed even to look at him for one more second.
"No..." Chen Jiang looked around, "Mr. Pei didn't come over because of me, it was because of other reasons..."
"Yes, yes, you are right." The person next to him patted his shoulder, "We all understand, you don't need to explain, we all believe you."
"You all know nothing!" Chen Jiang pushed away the hand on his shoulder and sighed. Mr. Pei didn't dislike him, he obviously disliked all of them. How could a person in love like a bunch of light bulbs around him?
After washing her hands in the bathroom of the private room, Hua Jin came out and saw Pei Yan leaning against a chair, looking so lazy that he looked like a silkworm that was unwilling to move. She walked over to sit opposite Pei Yan and asked, "Are you unhappy?"
"Do you think you've ever made me angry since I met you?" Pei Yan reached out and took an empty cup in his hand to play with it. "I don't know if I owed you a debt in my previous life."
"Maybe I owe you a debt and you need me to pay it back?"
"Then it's really not easy for me as a debt collector."
Hua Jin took out a soft cloth bag from her bag. "Thank you for accompanying me for so long today, Mr. Pei. This is my thank you gift. Please accept it."
"What is this?" Pei Yan picked up the soft cloth bag, "Another tie?"
Hua Jin smiled but said nothing.
"Can I open it?" Pei Yan turned the soft cloth bag over and over again, then looked at Hua Jin.
"Of course." Hua Jin nodded.
Pei Yan opened the bag and found a neatly folded scarf inside. The scarf was embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns, but it did not feel raised to the touch. At first glance, the patterns looked like they were printed on.
"It's almost summer, and you gave me a scarf?" Pei Yan folded the scarf and put it back into the soft cloth bag. "You are really creative."
Hua Jin smiled and said, "Many people can't bear this scarf. After much thought, I think Mr. Pei is the most suitable person for it. When I embroidered this scarf, I was still learning from my master. It took me nearly half a year to complete it in my spare time. If I can't find a suitable owner for it, my half-year rest time will be wasted."
Pei Yan was silent for a moment, then sneered: "You said so many things, but this is the only one that sounds good to me."
"I didn't mean to give Mr. Pei an out-of-season gift. It's just that by winter, we might have already lost contact." Hua Jin picked up the tea and took a sip. The rising hot steam added a bit of tenderness to her eyebrows and eyes. "So it's better to give it away early. A beautiful scarf with a handsome guy won't be wasted."
One is a wealthy guest who countless people dare not provoke, and the other is just an ordinary person struggling between survival and art. Even if they have some intersection for a while, it is impossible for them to become good friends who can talk about anything in the future.
Hua Jin was very clear-headed. She thought that Pei Yan, who was sitting opposite her, must also understand this reality.
"When did I say I would not contact you anymore?" Pei Yan frowned and looked at Hua Jin, "You've made me so angry, and I didn't dislike you. Am I not generous enough?"
"Mr. Pei is right, I am stingy." Hua Jin chuckled while holding the cup, her watery eyes sparkling and very beautiful.
After dinner, Pei Yan sent Hua Jin home. Just as he parked his car in the garage, he received a call from Yang Shao: "Brother Pei, there is a big movie premiere press conference tonight. Do you want to come and play?"
"Boring." Pei Yan turned off the engine and when he got out of the car, he saw a soft cloth bag containing a scarf on the passenger seat.
"Yang Shao, let me ask you a question."
"What?" There was some noise on Yang Shao's end.
"If someone gives you a scarf or a tie, what does it mean?" Pei Yan picked at the edge of the soft cloth bag, glancing at it constantly.
"That's my mom." Yang Shao yelled on the other end of the phone, "Besides my mom, who else prepared these things for me?"
Pei Yan: "Forget it, just shut up."
"You're the one who asked me." Yang Shao said aggrievedly, "There's another possibility, that is, the other person likes you. If the scarf he gave you was knitted by him personally, then he likes you 100%..."
“Beep…”
Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Yang Shao was confused. What did Brother Pei mean?
Calling him on purpose to mock him for not having any woman who gave him anything sincerely?
"I like it..." Pei Yan opened the soft cloth bag. The smooth feel of the scarf seemed to calm his turbulent emotions little by little.
Could it be that...that woman Hua Jin is secretly in love with him?
Thinking of this, Pei Yan threw away the scarf in his hand. He knew that the woman had bad intentions. It turned out that she was attracted by his handsome looks.
No, isn’t her relationship with her good friend named Tan Yuan also quite ambiguous?
Could it be that this peacock is trying to have the best of both worlds?
He patted the steering wheel, opened the car door, got out, and walked to the living room sofa to sit down. The maid hired by the family brought him a plate of peeled fruit, "Mr. Pei, it's hot outside, eat some fruit to cool down."
"Time flies by so fast. It seems like I was still wearing winter clothes yesterday, but now it's summer." Before the maid finished speaking, she saw Pei Yan walk out. "Mr. Pei, where are you going?"
"Something was left in the car. I'll go get it."
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