Chapter 398 Let’s Talk
Lu Donglin hadn't been here for a while. Except for going back to Ai Shang to get some clothes to change, he had been staying here for nearly half a month.
The situation inside has come to a temporary halt now, and someone has been asked to watch over it, so it seems okay for him to slip away.
After packing up, he pushed his car and left with Lu Dongping.
Lu Dongping still had to go to Ai Shang's place. He promised Wen Wan that he would go to the store and take a look. There was an order that he wanted to take to the compound.
Ai Shang specializes in high-end couture and has gained some fame in that circle in recent years.
Whether it is creativity or craftsmanship, it is unique.
It's usually okay, but there's always a period of time in a year when it's quite busy.
Lu Donglin rode his bike to the compound by himself, but instead of going directly there, he went to the store first.
Huang Qiuju is busy wearing this year's most popular long wool coat, leggings, and high heels.
The store seems to be doing good business.
Lu Donglin sat behind the counter for a while, checking all the incoming accounts before she was done with her work.
With dyed yellowish curly hair, fiery red lips, and high heels, she sways gracefully as she walks, full of charm.
Unfortunately, Lu Donglin doesn't like this. He gets a headache when he sees her makeup.
"It's been a while since I last saw you here? Are you done with your work over there?"
Lu Donglin sat up straight and leaned back. "It's still a long way to go. It'll take us ten or eight years to finish this." He then tapped his hands on the table. "Why did your hair change color? Did it get burned when you got a perm?"
Huang Qiuju was stunned for a moment, then said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "It's dyed. This is popular this year. Many female celebrities in Pengcheng have hair like this."
"She's a female star and you're a clothes seller. Be normal and don't be too exaggerated." Please forgive his ignorance. He really doesn't know which female star looks like this. The ladies in the nightclub are more like this.
He didn't like it, but he just said that dressing was a personal preference and he had no right to interfere.
Thinking of this, he looked at Huang Qiuju again and had other ideas in his mind.
Later, when things get on track, all the store employees will have to wear work clothes with the "7-Up" logo, which will look so flashy that it will make his clothing store seem not serious anymore.
Huang Qiuju sighed: "Okay, be normal." In fact, she didn't understand what was wrong with herself. She just permed her hair and put on some makeup, and her clothes were still the same ones from the store.
Who is she dressing like this for?
But it seems to have no effect at all. I don’t know whether this man is blind or blind in heart, but it is very difficult to deal with him.
She hadn't been able to manage living in the same yard and eating from the same pot at the old store before, and now it was even harder when she couldn't see him for ten days or half a month.
She is not young anymore and feels tired.
"Boss Xiao Lu, I want to ask you something."
Lu Donglin looked at her without much change in his expression.
The courage Huang Qiuju had accumulated over the years was deflated at this moment: "Okay, okay, I get it. I won't say anything more during working hours." Forget it!
She really liked Lu Donglin. At that time, she had quarreled with Chen Dongshuang countless times because of him at Ai Shang's place.
But because of this, Lu Donglin disliked her even more.
She couldn't understand why she wasn't even a few days older than Chen Dongshuang, and she wasn't any less talented than she was, so why couldn't this man see her? Why was he so close to Chen Dongshuang, but so different with her? The result was a quarrel, and they drifted further and further apart. She was transferred to Xindian, but Chen Dongshuang and this man didn't work out either.
Lu Donglin knew what she was thinking. After all, when Huang Qiuju and Chen Dongshuang lived together, their quarrels were so obvious, and he was not deaf.
But he really didn't like Huang Qiuju. Since he didn't like her, he would stay away from her. If they had to meet, they would do it for official business. After all, they didn't have any private affairs.
As for whether Huang Qiuju had given up, that was not within his consideration.
He sat there and started thinking about the work clothes, and then thought about a lot of things. He was afraid that he would forget it later, so he took a pen and paper and quickly wrote it down. He wrote and drew for a long time. Customers in the store came and went, and he was still busy.
Then there was a knock on the counter: "Boss, check out!"
Lu Donglin's thoughts were interrupted, and when he looked up, he met a pair of smiling eyes.
"Is it you?"
Chen Wenqin looked at him: "Boss Lu, long time no see, what are you busy with?"
Lu Donglin said nonchalantly: "Busy with nothing!"
"Come to buy clothes?"
"Hmm!" Chen Wenqin handed him the sweater in her hand: "Do you think it looks good on me?"
Lu Donglin chuckled and said, "It looks good." Business is everything, customers are God, and whatever customers wear looks good.
The smile on Chen Wenqin's face became even more intense. She happily paid the money, and then looked at the big hands with slender fingers folding the clothes neatly for her. Suddenly, she felt reluctant to look away.
"Aren't you going to the compound to see Sister Wen Wan?"
"Well, I'll be there in a moment."
Chen Wenqin's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Then, can we go together? I'll go back to the compound too."
Lu Donglin sat there and stared at her for a long time, which made Chen Wenqin blush and she dared not look him in the eye.
"Are you going to buy anything else? If not, are you leaving now?" Chen Wenqin nodded hurriedly: "Yeah, no, I'm leaving now." Her heart was pounding.
During this period of time, she had found out almost everything she could, and naturally knew that the clothing store here was run by Lu Dongping, and that Lu Donglin would often come here when Lu Dongping was not around.
So she would run home from school every now and then, and when she came back she would visit the clothing store here, of course, just to look and not buy.
And today, she finally met someone, and in order to strike up a conversation, she bought a piece of clothing.
Although it is a little expensive, she feels it is really worth it now!
Lu Donglin stood up, packed his things, called Huang Qiuju, and then left.
Chen Wenqin followed him closely with her bag in hand like a young wife, and then got on his bicycle as she wished.
“This is the second time.”
Chen Wenqin sat in the back and asked him, "What do you mean the second time?"
Lu Donglin said: "This is the second time you've ridden in my car."
"Are you girls so bold now? Do you trust people so easily?"
"No!" Chen Wenqin couldn't help but argue, muttering softly, "Not everyone will keep me thinking about them."
Lu Donglin didn't hear clearly in the front: "What did you say?"
Chen Wenqin quietly stuck out her tongue: "I didn't say anything." Then she looked at the retreating house: "I went the wrong way. This is not the direction to the compound."
Lu Donglin said: "Let's not go to the compound. I'll take you to a place where we can have a good chat."
Lu Donglin took her to a stir-fry restaurant, ordered two dishes, and sat down face to face.
Chen Wenqin asked him, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Lu Donglin smiled lightly: "Shouldn't you talk to me about something?"
What are you talking about? Chen Wenqin couldn't utter a word at this moment. Her heart was pounding when she saw Lu Donglin smiling, and she couldn't say anything.
Lu Donglin had never seen a girl so shy in front of him, and he found it very novel.
Chen Wenqin didn't say anything, and he didn't force her. The two of them finished this strange meal in silence.
When we left the restaurant, it was already late.
Lu Donglin asked her: "Are you in a hurry to go back?"
Chen Wenqin opened her mouth and shook her head after a long while: "No, no hurry."
"Okay, if you're not in a hurry, let's take a walk."
Lu Donglin sighed, suddenly not knowing how to start. He scratched his head irritably and said, "Forget it, let's go back. It's getting late. If we stay up too late, your family will worry."
After he finished speaking, the corner of his clothes suddenly fell down. He looked down and saw the white hand grabbing his pocket.
"Lu Donglin, what I said last time was not a joke. I was serious." After saying this, Chen Wenqin let go of his hand, did not speak again, and looked away.
She was the youngest in the family, and even her father, Chen, doted on her. Although her mother was strict, she always took care of everything that concerned her, no matter how big or small.
She had never imagined that she would fall in love with someone so suddenly, and she had never imagined that one day she would be bold enough to actively pursue a man. All her courage in this life was now used up.
Lu Donglin stopped, turned around and leaned on his bicycle to look at her: "I'm from the countryside."
"I know."
"I didn't even graduate from elementary school. I went to night school and only managed to finish junior high school."
"I know!"
"I don't have a proper job. I'm just running errands for my brother."
So, how come you want to date me?
He didn't ask this question out loud.
The two of them sat in silence for a while, and Chen Wenqin said, "But I'm serious. Dating means getting married and spending a lifetime together. I want to spend my life with you, not with your family background or your diploma."
Lu Donglin chuckled: "Think about it carefully, don't be anxious about this kind of thing."
“Who’s anxious?”
Lu Donglin said: "Just tell me how many times you went to Qixi!"
Chen Wenqin’s eyes widened: “No, I was just passing by and was attracted by the clothes inside, but the prices were a bit high. Yes, the prices were too high, so I was a little hesitant, and then I went there a few more times.” Yes, that’s right.
Lu Donglin couldn't help laughing and sighed: "Let's go back."
After they got in the car, Lu Donglin asked her, "How old are you?"
Chen Wenqin said, "I'll be twenty after the New Year. How about you?"
"Twenty-four."
"Where are you usually busy?"
"It's hard to say. When my brother was here, I spent less time in the city and more time outside the city."
Chen Wenqin asked him curiously, "Isn't your family in the clothing business? What are you doing outside the city?"
"I'm just a bricklayer. The clothing store belongs to my brother, and I'm just a bricklayer. I go wherever I'm needed."
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