"Huahua, there's a delivery for you."
Tan Yuan stood at the door and shouted to Hua Jin who was embroidering, "Two big boxes."
"Express delivery?" Hua Jin was a little confused. She seemed not to have bought anything online recently. The fabric she ordered from the Shu Brocade Factory was not ready yet, so it should not be sent so quickly.
When they reached the door, the courier put three large cartons in front of Hua Jin and said, "Miss Hua, this is your package. Please sign for it."
Hua Jin glanced at the list. The address was correct, the last digit and prefix of the mobile phone number were correct, and the recipient's name was also hers. She signed her name: "Thank you."
"The things are a bit heavy. Let me help you carry them in." Seeing that there were only two girls, Hua Jin and Tan Yuan, in the store, the courier bent down, picked up the boxes and put them in the store. The three huge boxes were so light in his hands that it seemed like he was just picking up two books.
Hua Jin took an unopened bottle of water from the small refrigerator and handed it to the courier, but the courier did not take it and drove away in his car.
"Huahua, are you trying to revive the online shopping platform?" Tan Yuan looked at the three large cartons, "Buying so many?"
"I didn't buy it." Hua Jin used a paper cutter to cut open the carton, revealing a whole box of instant bird's nests. She became even more confused. This brand of bird's nest is very expensive. How much would such a big box cost?
The second box was full of all kinds of snacks that were said to be nutritious and delicious. She even found a few bags of cut and sealed cooked meat products. The third box contained even stranger things, all kinds of chocolates and women's nutritional milk powder.
"This is..." Tan Yuan looked at the brands of these things, secretly calculated the prices in his mind, and couldn't help trembling at his own poverty. "Huahua, which of your suitors is so talented that he can't capture your heart but has started to capture your stomach first?"
"I have a suitor recently?" Hua Jin stared at the three boxes and shook her head, "How come I don't know anything about this?"
"Do you still remember that young white-collar worker half a year ago who bought you breakfast and drinks every other day?" Tan Yuan asked. "I remember that young man had a handsome face, red lips and white teeth. So how did you treat him?"
"It's normal that people are grateful for what they have received. I paid him the money and gave him some extra money for his escape. Isn't that normal?" Hua Jin took a photo of the three boxes of food and then put them all in the warehouse at the back. Although this food of unknown origin looked tempting, she didn't dare to eat it or give it to others.
"Poor girl, she just graduated not long ago, her heart was broken in an instant."
"Such a good boy, since I don't like him, why should I waste his youth." Hua Jin patted the dust on his hands, "That kind of tender and delicious boy needs a girl who comes from a similar environment as him. I am not suitable for him."
Hearing this, Tan Yuan felt a little uncomfortable. In her opinion, Huahua was good in every way and was more than suitable for any boy. But in reality, love and marriage involve too many things, and even the purest love can be affected by external things. Huahua saw it more clearly than she did, but it was precisely because of this clarity that she felt so distressed.
"Do you think it was bought by Mr. Yang who came over at noon?" Tan Yuan was afraid that Hua Jin would be sad if they continued talking about this topic, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "When he came over at noon today, he saw you eating instant noodles and said it was bad for your health. He walked for four or five hours, and the food was delivered. Who else could have done it except him?" And no one else could have such a rich style except him.
"Are you talking about Yang Shao?" Hua Jin frowned and shook her head. She didn't know much about Yang Shao, but her intuition told her that Yang Shao was definitely not such a careful person. Even if he was really that careful, he would not use it on her.
"Why don't you just ask?" Tan Yuan straightened a crooked embroidered screen on the shelf. "Otherwise, who would dare to eat such a large pile of unclear things?"
Yang Shao sat in the conference room, looking at the data on the projector that he couldn't understand. He drank half a cup of coffee and finally opened his eyelids that were constantly fighting. Yang Xueshen finally felt a little satisfied when he saw his son trying hard to listen even though he didn't understand.
Although the mud can't be propped up, at least this piece of mud lies in the corner of his home and doesn't harm others. Compared with the bastard in the Xu family who keeps getting into trouble, he is already satisfied.
After a while, Yang Xueshen was not angry when he saw his son couldn't wait to take out his cell phone. Instead, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come with me to meet some elders in the evening. If you can learn half of their ways of dealing with people, I will feel relieved."
Yang Shao felt bitter in his heart. He was most afraid of attending dinners with elders. But seeing his father's expression that said "I know you are a good kid", Yang Shao took a deep breath and smiled with difficulty, "Okay."
This is his father, what else can he do but obey him?
But what did the message from the flower embroidery master mean? Someone suddenly sent her a lot of delicious food, but she didn't know who sent it. He heard that there were stars in the entertainment industry who received food sent by others, and found it was poisonous after eating it, and finally had to be rescued to save their lives.
He quickly replied to Hua Jin and told her to be careful not to eat anything of unknown origin.
"It's not Yang Shao." Hua Jin put down his phone and stroked his chin. "Could it be that when I was young and ignorant, I accidentally saved a snail prince, a carp prince, or something like that, and now they are looking for me to repay their gratitude?"
"It's not dark yet, stop dreaming." Tan Yuan glanced at the gradually darkening sky, "There shouldn't be much business tonight. You didn't eat well at noon today. Come to my house tonight. My mother has made pork ribs and pork belly soup. I'll give you a good nourishment when we get home."
"Okay, wait for me to close the stitches." When embroidering, Hua Jin dared not be careless at all, for fear of affecting the distance of the stitches. This kind of double-sided embroidery has very high requirements for the stitch pressure line. If one or two stitches are wrong, the whole embroidery will be flawed.
"This is the Huahua Shu Embroidery Studio that was shown on the TV show, right?" Three older sisters came in, wearing jade materials on their hands and necks, and spoke in loud voices.
"Hello, this is the Fanhua Shu Embroidery Studio." Tan Yuan greeted the three sisters and said, "Please come in and take a look around the shop."
"Oh, what sister? The three of us can be your aunt." Although the elder sisters said this, their tone was very cheerful. The elder sister who walked in front had her hair permed and dyed dark brown, which matched the bright red skirt she was wearing, making it particularly festive. She noticed the girl sitting by the embroidery frame embroidering flowers, and whispered to her two companions: "See, that pretty girl is the one interviewed by the reporter. She looks so beautiful when embroidering. She is beautiful and kind. I wonder if she has a boyfriend?"
What they thought were quiet voices were heard clearly by Tan Yuan, but she had seen all kinds of guests before, so facing such a scene, she could maintain the most perfect smile throughout.
The other two older sisters carefully leaned over to take a look and whispered, "It's really well embroidered. The panda's paws are paws and its feet are feet. It looks so rare."
After the three elder sisters praised Hua Jin in a low voice, Hua Jin put away her needles, stood up and said to the three sisters, "Three sisters, is there anything you like?"
"We don't know much about this. Please introduce it to us and we will buy it if we find something suitable." The fattest lady in the group was very generous. When she waved her hand, she revealed several big, shining gold bracelets on her wrists.
"Okay." Hua Jin smiled gently, "Sisters, you have good skin, fair and shiny. Buying bright-colored shawls is more suitable for your skin color. Shawls are easy to carry and have high practical value. When you go out to meet with sisters, they are not only classy but also make you look younger. They are also good-looking when you go out for travel and take pictures. The patterns of our Shu embroidery are all about auspicious meanings, but the sisters are full of style and extraordinary demeanor. You can tell at a glance that you are blessed people. These embroidery patterns are just icing on the cake for you, just to make it more interesting."
Tan Yuan stood by and watched Hua Jin praise the elder sisters so much that they were all beaming with joy. She couldn't help but sigh, what was the point of her mouth. In the end, the elder sisters not only bought a few shawls, but also bought handbags and two five-blessing evil-repelling bellybands for their children.
The elder sisters were very generous. Because they bought so many things, Hua Jin gave each of them a handkerchief, which made them even happier. When they went out, they carried large and small bags and smiled from ear to ear.
"Oh, usually these customers are quite picky, but I didn't expect the ones I met this time to be so generous and easy to talk to." Tan Yuan slumped on the sofa, "Huahua, you are really great. You made them so happy to spend money."
"I think they are cute." Hua Jin smiled, "And I am telling the truth, they look lucky."
For most ordinary women, after the age of 50, it is good to be healthy, not have to worry about life, smile often, make appointments with friends when they are bored, buy what they want, and not let themselves be wronged.
Not long after the two of them sat down to rest, another customer came. Although most of the customers just looked and did not buy, some of them bought a few pieces of embroidery.
The two of them were busy until after eleven o'clock in the evening before they had time to relax. Hua Jin didn't want to drink the pork ribs and pork tripe soup, nor did she want to watch the rerun of the show. She just wanted to go home, take a shower and go to bed.
"It's so late now, Huahua, why don't you just sleep at my place tonight." Tan Yuan flipped through the bills. "Based on today's market conditions, I'm afraid the embroidery in the store won't be enough. I'll bring the stock at home here tomorrow morning."
"It's okay. I still have some embroidery in my room. I'll try to sell as many as possible while everyone is still impressed by the TV show. When the heat is over, the business will slow down." Hua Jin didn't dare to dream of making a fortune from a not-so-hot show. Everyone's life is very busy. No matter how touching the story is or how beautiful the embroidery is, they will slowly be forgotten. What she and Tan Yuan can do is to take this opportunity to let more people like embroidery and know the name of their studio.
"Yes." After hearing Hua Jin's reminder, Tan Yuan's excitement gradually subsided. People all want to join in the fun, and when this excitement is over, their store will probably return to its former calm. If they have a lot of money, they can also take this opportunity to promote it more and attract more people's attention.
pity……
"But things are getting better." Hua Jin yawned, "At least our store has been on TV, and it will be more impressive when we talk about it with our peers in the future."
It seems...it makes sense.
Seeing that Tan Yuan was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes, Hua Jin asked her to go back first. She collected the garbage from the store and took a taxi back.
After Tan Yuan left, Hua Jin collapsed on the sofa, not wanting to move at all. Ten minutes later, she managed to pull herself together, tidied up the store, sat on the sofa, and took out her phone to call a taxi.
"Flower Brocade."
Hua Jin rubbed her forehead. It seemed that she was so sleepy that she was hallucinating.
"Are you in a daze?" A pair of long legs stopped in front of her. She looked up and saw Pei Yan leaning over to look at her. Their heads were only a dozen centimeters apart.
"Mr. Pei, why are you here?" Hua Jin raised his head.
Noticing her action, Pei Yan stood up straight and put his hands in his trouser pockets: "Just passing by."
"Mr. Pei, do you live nearby? Is that why you always pass by here?" Hua Jin glanced at the car parked outside. It was a royal blue car. The red sports car parked at the entrance of the alley last night suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Which apartment are you talking about?" Pei Yan sat down next to her. "It's the middle of the night and you don't even know I came in. What if it's a bad guy or a thief? What will you do?"
Hua Jin: It was her fault for being too talkative. How could she forget that the world of rich people is different from hers?
"How dare a bad thief come in so brazenly?" Hua Jin pointed at the water dispenser, "Mr. Pei, if you want to drink some water, please pour it yourself. The cup is under the dispenser."
Seeing that she was so tired that she almost didn't want to move, Pei Yan's eyebrows softened: "Lock the store door, I'll take you back."
"How can I trouble you..."
"It's troublesome once, it's troublesome twice, you've troubled me several times, why bother again?" Pei Yan helped Hua Jin pick up the garbage bag next to him and threw it into the big trash can outside the store. After coming back, he said to Hua Jin, "It's so late, it's not convenient for a girl like you to take a taxi. I'm always safer than those strange men."
Hua Jin opened her eyes in surprise. She didn’t know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that there was something wrong with Pei Yan’s tone today.
"I'll help you with anything else you need to clean up." Pei Yan stood in the store and looked around. "Because it won't get out, people will say that I'm a grown man, but I watched a girl suffer and was unwilling to lend a hand."
"Please rest assured, Mr. Pei, there are only two of us here and there will definitely not be any gossip." In order to show that what he said was credible, Hua Jin nodded twice.
Pei Yan glanced at her twice, chuckled, and bent down to pick up a few pieces of waste paper on the ground.
Looking at those beautiful, slender white fingers picking up the waste paper on the ground, Hua Jin's conscience was instantly strongly condemned: "Don't..."
"Just sit still if you're tired." Pei Yan glared at her and threw the dirty paper into the trash can. "Wouldn't it be better to save some energy?"
“Actually, I’m quite happy today.”
"Yeah." Pei Yan didn't turn around, but his voice was very gentle.
"I sold a lot of embroidery today. I finally have time to study embroidery and try to reduce the number of orders." Hua Jin lay on the small sofa, "Mr. Pei, if you have the chance, please take me to that courtyard to feed the koi. Maybe I will have better luck."
"Didn't...any other happy things happen?" Pei Yan turned his head to look at her.
"There's one more thing." Hua Jin thought for a moment, "I'm on TV."
Pei Yan stared at her for several seconds before turning his back to her and saying calmly, "I understand."
"You know that too?" Hua Jin's eyes lit up. "You watched TV, did I look good on TV?"
"Didn't you say you were on TV?" Pei Yan wiped the counter with a tissue, "I don't have that much free time to watch TV."
"Oh." Hua Jin was a little disappointed, "I thought you saw it, and I wanted to ask you how I performed in the camera."
"Let's go back." Pei Yan threw away the tissue and looked at her, "Can you still walk?"
"Not bad." Hua Jin put on her bag, "Selling so many embroidery products has given me spiritual strength."
When going down the stairs, Pei Yan saw Hua Jin staggering and couldn't help but reach out to support her arm. The smooth and delicate touch passed from his fingertips to the bottom of his heart. He withdrew his hand and his throat was a little dry.
He opened the passenger door for Hua Jin, and when her head was about to hit the top of the door, he quickly reached out and covered her head: "Watch out, you're not smart to begin with, are you going to turn yourself into a fool?"
"Oh." Hua Jin was too sleepy and didn't have the energy to argue with Pei Yan. She found the seat belt, buckled herself, and closed her eyes.
She is so good at talking, but she has no brains. He is a man, and she just fell asleep like this. Didn't she think about him...
he……
Pei Yan's palms were covered with sweat and he didn't dare to look at Hua Jin anymore.
The car drove out of the alley and Hua Jin was still sleeping. Pei Yan turned his head to look at her sleeping face and reached out to support her tilted head.
"We're here?" Hua Jin opened her eyes groggily and prepared to get off the car. "Thank you, Mr. Pei."
"Wait a moment." Pei Yan got out of the car and stretched out his hand to Hua Jin, "I'll help you get up."
"In this case... does it count as me taking advantage of you?" Hua Jin stretched out his hand, then hesitated and took it back.
"Are you going or not?" Pei Yan asked with a frown.
"Let's go." Hua Jin held Pei Yan's hand. Who doesn't want to have the attentive service of a top handsome guy?
As the night wind blew, and after walking a few steps on the bumpy alley, Hua Jin woke up completely. She quietly, quietly pulled her hand out of Pei Yan's palm, "Mr. Pei, thank you for tonight."
"It seems like your mind is clear now?" Pei Yan held up his empty hands and said, "You can't make enough money. Don't work so late in the future. It's not safe to go home."
"Okay." Hua Jin nodded quickly.
Looking at her expression, it was clear that she didn't take this to heart. Pei Yan looked up at the sky and said, "If you are short of money, you can borrow from your friends. Don't exhaust yourself."
"Ah?" Hua Jin was at a loss. Although she was not rich, she could still make ends meet. She didn't have to rely on borrowing money to get by, right?
"If your friend has no money, I can still lend it to you." Pei Yan continued to look at the sky. "Eat the things I bought for you first. Don't eat junk food. It's not good for your health."
"Did you deliver those foods today?" Hua Jin stared at Pei Yan with wide eyes.
When Pei Yan heard this, he stopped looking at the sky and looked at Hua Jin seriously: "Who else do you think it is?"
Is there any other man who sent it?
The author has something to say: Yang Shao (mumbling): Not only men like flower embroiderers, women like them too. Maybe it was given by a woman?
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