"Mr. Xu, I accept your apology." Hua Jin smiled politely. Just as a guest arrived, he said, "My shop is small and there are few people. I cannot entertain you."
If it was a young man from the Xu family standing here today, she would not be so polite. It's just that she has always respected the elderly, and most importantly, the elderly can't stand being angry. She is poor and can't afford to pay if there is a problem with anger.
The customer who came was an old customer. Seeing Mr. Xu blocking the door, he quietly asked, "Owner Xiaohua, what's going on?" The old man looked very old. Could he be here to commit fraud?
"It's okay. This is an elder that my boyfriend knows. He heard that I opened a store here, so he came to take a look." Hua Jin turned around to greet the customer, "What do you want to buy this time?"
"Buy two blessing bags you embroidered. I will take them to the Taoist temple for consecration and give them to my two granddaughters." The old customer's face was as bright as a flower and he seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Two?" Hua Jinxi asked, "Could they be twins?"
"Yes, twins." The old customer nodded happily. "When these two little girls were born, my daughter-in-law was really troubled. Last time, she saw the beautiful shawl I bought here and asked me where I bought it. Please help me pick out some shawls suitable for young girls and bring me two as well."
"Okay." Hua Jin took out a few small lucky bags shaped like gourds or peanuts. "The two little girls are not big, so lucky bags like these are just right. I made the lucky bags very sturdy, so it doesn't matter if they get wet."
An old customer picked up a thumb-sized peanut bag and said with emotion, "Shopkeeper Xiaohua, your craftsmanship is getting better and better. The embroidery on such a small bag is not only clear but also lifelike. It's incredible."
"You praised me like this last time you came." Hua Jin smiled and took down several shawls. "Sister-in-law just gave birth to a child, so a shawl with too plain colors is not suitable, but I am worried that she will not like those with too bright colors. How about you choose one?"
"Then pick a bright red and a light-colored one." The old customer sighed, "In the past, giving birth was like going through the gates of hell for a woman. Although medical conditions are better now, the suffering is still not enough. When I gave birth, my mother-in-law called me a spoiled child. Now I have a daughter-in-law, and I can't let her go through the suffering I went through."
"You are such a great mother-in-law." Hua Jin smiled as she packed up the things that the old customer had picked out. "I wish the two little girls grow up healthily and that your whole family will be happy."
"Shop owner Xiaohua is so nice. Every time I come to your shop, I get your blessings. I've heard so many nice words, and my life has been getting better and better in recent years." The old customer was happy. "Thank you for your good words. When my granddaughters are older, I will bring them to see you."
"Okay, don't forget it." Hua Jin calculated the account and rounded off the decimal point. "I also want to meet these two blessed little girls."
The old customer agreed cheerfully. Turning around, he saw that Mr. Xu had not left yet. He reached out and grabbed Hua Jin's sleeve, whispering to her, "I don't think this old man is easy to get along with. Is it your boyfriend's relatives who are deliberately trying to make things difficult for you?"
Hua Jin was stunned. Did this old customer watch some melodramatic TV series recently?
"I hate old people who boss young people around the most." Seeing Hua Jin's dazed expression, the old customer thought he had guessed right, "You are a young person, and when you confront an old man, even if you are right, you will be wrong. Don't be afraid, I won't leave until he leaves."
After saying that, the old customer walked over to the sofa and sat down, staring at Mr. Xu with burning eyes.
Mr. Xu originally wanted to say a few more words to Hua Jin to soften her attitude, but this street woman who came to buy things seemed to be sick and stared at him with her eyes as big as copper bells.
"Miss Hua, I am very sorry for what happened..."
"Hmph." The old customer snorted coldly and raised his voice, "Shopkeeper Xiaohua, I heard that your shop has been doing very good business recently. Not only have you made clothes for celebrities, but you've also appeared on TV. Are you very busy?"
Hua Jin suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, I am quite busy."
"That's what I mean." The old customer looked at Mr. Xu sideways, "My dear brother, young people are busy with work, so please don't delay their work. We old people can't help young people, but at least we can't hold them back. Come over and sit down, and let's chat."
Old Xu looked at the big gold bracelet on her hand and the jade Buddha on her neck that was half the size of a fist, and couldn't help frowning. What kind of vulgar woman is this? He said with a straight face, "No need, I'll say a few words to Miss Hua and leave."
“Oh.” The old customer played with his red fingertips. “I saw you standing here for so long, and I thought you had something important to say, but it turns out you just wanted to say a few words.” I hate the arrogant male relatives in TV dramas the most, who always pick on the female lead, as if his baby was made of pure gold.
In this world, from being a baby to an adult, who isn’t a treasure?
If you have the ability to look down on the girl, you have the ability to teach the golden child well and make him not like the girl. Any girl that people can really like, even if she doesn't have a dazzling family background and beautiful face, must have her shining points. The dying old people say that they are doing it for the good of the children, but in fact they are just trying to satisfy their desire for control.
At this moment, the old customer felt that he was a warrior who broke the feudal ethics and supported freedom of love.
Facts have proved that an old man like Xu who always leaves room for maneuver and likes to speak in a reserved manner is no match for the fierce old lady. Whenever he opens his mouth to speak, the old lady sneers, raises her eyebrows or snorts from time to time, making Xu very embarrassed.
In the end, he could only barely suppress the anger in his heart and leave with dignity.
"Ha." The old customer straightened his back proudly, "We are all old people, who is afraid of who?"
"Thank you." Hua Jin gave the old customer a grateful smile, "If it weren't for you, I would have to spend a lot of time and effort to send him away today."
"Hey, it's all a small matter. I can easily deal with ten old men like this." The old customer waved her hand calmly, "If he dares to come next time, just call me. If I can't even deal with him, how can I have the face to be the leader of the square dance?"
Hua Jin was immediately in awe, it turned out that he was a big shot in the square dance circle!
After seeing off the square dance boss, Hua Jin continued to eat lunch. Fortunately, the lunch box that Pei Yan sent had a heat preservation function, otherwise the food would have been cold.
When I opened my phone, Pei Yan sent me a message.
Pei: Is the food to your liking?
Fanhua: It’s delicious, but I’ve gained three pounds recently, three pounds!
Pei: Only three pounds? My goal is to make you fatter by ten pounds.
Fanhua: You raise pigs.
Pei: Nonsense, pigs are not as pretty as you.
The two chatted about a lot of nonsense. It seems that people in love are always like this, they can talk about hundreds of records for a small thing.
Fanhua: Just now, the old man from the Xu family came to me and said he wanted to apologize to me.
Pei: Do you want to forgive him?
Fanhua: I accepted his apology, but the mistakes made by his grandchildren have nothing to do with him.
Pei Yan felt a little uneasy when he saw the word "grandson". Although Hua Jin had a conflict with Xu Changhui at Meng's house that day, Hua Jin's character shouldn't have held a grudge to this extent.
Xu Si told him that Hua Jin was with him for revenge. So what did Xu Changhui do to offend Hua Jin? Thinking of Xu Changhui's character, Pei Yan became even more worried.
Pei: Then I’ll help you vent your anger.
Fanhua: The feeling of hugging someone's thigh is so blissful. I love you, muah.
Pei Yan blushed and replied with a few words.
Pei: Yeah, muah.
Every time Hua Jin saw Pei Yan reply with the three words "Mmmmm", she couldn't help but want to laugh. What kind of great luck did she have to meet such a person and even hold his hand.
Unfortunately, she may not have paid attention to the almanac when she went out today. Just after she sent the old one away, the younger one came in the afternoon.
Looking at the cousins standing in front of her, Hua Jin did not invite them to sit inside, but stood near the door. A good woman would not suffer a loss in front of her. If Xu Changhui went crazy and wanted to hit someone, she could run away.
"You two, if you have anything to say, please speak directly. I am open for business here and don't have much time to entertain you." Hua Jin leaned against the door frame. "If you are here to cause trouble, I can only choose to call the police."
"Miss Hua, please don't misunderstand. We are here to apologize to you." Xu Si held down the bad-tempered Xu Changhui. "Changhui was young back then and made a big mistake. We are willing to compensate you."
Xu Changhui handed Hua Jin a filled-in check with a sour face.
"One million." Hua Jin took the check and looked at the two of them with a smile, "It seems that my life is quite valuable. This amount of money is enough to buy a toilet in this city."
"Too little?" Xu Changhui sneered and threw another check to Hua Jin. The check spun in the air and fell to the ground.
Hua Jin's hand trembled slightly, and the check in her hand fell to the ground. She looked at Xu Changhui with a half-smile, "I'm sorry, I was scared by Mr. Xu just now, and my hands are shaking. Please help me pick it up."
"You're dreaming!" Xu Changhui gritted his teeth and said, "Who do you think you are?"
"I'm nothing, but my boyfriend is awesome." Hua Jin looked at him with a smile, "If you don't agree, just keep it to yourself."
"Changhui, watch your attitude. If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment." Xu Si held down Xu Changhui's arm, which was shaking with anger, and bent down to pick up the check on the ground and handed it to Hua Jin, "Miss Hua, please."
"Two million..." Hua Jin flicked the check but didn't take it. "I thought the Xu family was very rich, but it turns out to be only two million. It's not even a fraction of my boyfriend's money. Tsk tsk tsk."
"Forget it. Since you are so poor, I don't want this money. I'll give it to you to buy medicine." Hua Jin curled his lips and laughed sarcastically, "Because when the Xu family goes bankrupt, you will get sick from anger and have no money to treat your illness."
"Hua Jin, don't go too far." Xu Changhui's face was livid. "If you make me angry, you won't have a good ending." Six or seven years ago, he did hit someone, but at that time he took out a handful of money and threw it in front of her. It had been so long, how could he remember the incident clearly? Now Xu Si told him that Hua Jin was the one he hit that year, and she was with Pei Yan just to get revenge on him. He found it ridiculous. Did she really think that real life was a story of revenge? When Pei Yan got tired of her, there would be a hundred ways for her to have a bad ending.
"Too much bullying?" Hua Jin chuckled. "I didn't expect that this sentence would come from Mr. Xu's mouth. It's so interesting." Hua Jin didn't want to explore how the Xu siblings found out about those things. She suppressed her smile and said, "On that rainy night, Mr. Xu almost reversed and ran over me repeatedly. Was he playing a game?"
Xu Si looked at Xu Changhui in surprise. Why didn't Changhui tell her about this incident? No wonder Hua Jin deliberately targeted their Xu family. If she were Hua Jin...
But if Hua Jin had really died back then, it would have been...how great it would have been.
"When Mr. Xu came to apologize to me today, his tone was quite calm." Hua Jin raised an eyebrow, "I don't know if the old man knows about this matter. If he doesn't know, it can only be said that your Xu family has poor family education. If he knows, it means that your Xu family is not upright at the top and crooked at the bottom, and you are birds of a feather. It's no wonder that such people produce inferior products. You make money by selling conscience, look down on ordinary people from a high position, play recklessly, and touch the bottom line of the law. You should think that there will be a day when you will be punished."
"Miss Hua, Changhui really knows he was wrong, and he regrets it..."
"What he regrets is not that he did something wrong and hurt innocent people. Instead, he offended someone who should not be offended after doing something wrong, and caused damage to the interests of your Xu family. So you suddenly feel guilty, regretful, and willing to bow your head and apologize." Hua Jin sneered, "Tell me, are you cheap or not? You were so arrogant when you bullied me, but you turned around and nodded and bowed to me like a dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy. Are you so soft-hearted?"
Hua Jin called the Xu family a bitch on the left and a dog on the right, and every word he said was a slap in the face of the Xu family, leaving no room for them.
Xu Changhui almost started to hit someone, but was held back by Xu Si: "Hua Jin, what exactly do you want to let the Xu family go?"
"Let you go?" Hua Jin's eyes fell on Xu Changhui, who looked ferocious, and she recalled the rainy night six or seven years ago. She lay on the ground, looking at the money that Xu Changhui had thrown on the ground, which was stained by sewage. She tried to call the emergency number despite the severe pain, but found that the phone had been broken into pieces. She had no choice but to watch Xu Changhui drive away in despair and unwillingness.
"Don't be afraid, I've called an ambulance." A man walked up to her, holding a huge umbrella, bent down in front of her, and covered her with a soft, large towel. "You are seriously injured, I dare not touch you. If you feel uncomfortable, you can talk to me."
At that time, Hua Jin thought that she must be very ugly with mud and smelly blood all over her body. She lay on the ground, staring at the dirty coat beside her, and tears flowed from her eyes.
She was looking forward to meeting him, but not in this way.
Will she die?
She doesn't want to die.
She wanted to stretch out her arms and hold the dirty coat in her arms, but her arms had no strength at all. Her head was buzzing, and it seemed as if there were many people laughing and talking around her. Her whole body was in pain. She seemed to see her mother beating her hard with a stick.
"You short-lived little girl, why don't you just die? Why did I give birth to you back then? Why don't you just die?!"
"I...I don't want to die." She murmured, "I don't want to die."
"You will be fine, don't be afraid, the ambulance will be here soon." The man who spoke had an indifferent expression but a gentle voice. He gave most of the space under the umbrella to her, and his clean trouser legs were covered with dirty water.
She tried her best and finally moved her hand forward a little bit, and her fingertips touched the edge of his shoe.
But when she saw that her hand had stained the edge of his shoe with blood, she trembled and retracted her fingers: "Thank you."
Thank you for not holding me responsible when I was at my poorest and crashed my car.
Thank you for giving me a warm coat when I thought I couldn't survive in this city.
Thank you for appearing in front of me when I was most desperate and about to die.
She raised her head with great effort and saw him, who was soaked all over. His beautiful peach blossom eyes were slightly tilted upwards, and he didn't look like a good man at all. But the street lights were so bright tonight that they made him look like a golden light.
The author has something to say: Huahua Diary: You will never know how much effort I put in to be able to get close to you as if nothing had happened.
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