My conversation with Taozi continued. After we finished talking about our wonderful dreams, I asked her, "Does Tienan still care about what happened before? ... To be honest, now that only a few of us are left in Dali, I really don't want any disagreements to hurt our feelings."
"It's alright. He's just short-tempered, but he's not really unreasonable... After calming down, he realized he went a bit too far the other day... How about this, we'll find some time another day, I'll cook some nice dishes, and you can go to the scenic spot and have a few drinks with Tie Nan. We usually call each other brothers, so this little thing shouldn't be a problem."
"Okay, I'll wait for your call."
Peach smiled and started cleaning up the food I had left over. While she was doing so, she said to me, "By the way, I really feel bad about the house in Shanshui. I wanted to give Sisi money before, but she refused. Now I don't have any extra money to pay her rent. So I was thinking, should I rent out the two empty rooms and transfer the rent to her when I have the chance?"
I thought for a moment and replied, "She has a rather peculiar temper when it comes to money. Don't make decisions on your own. It's best to ask for her opinion first before making a decision."
"Hmm, I'll ask her... to see if she'd be willing to sublet it."
Peach quickly cleared away the leftover food on the table. Just as she was about to leave, Brother Ping happened to come over to my side, and the two of them met. I briefly introduced them to each other.
After Peach left, Ping said to me with great emotion, "Is this your friend? I haven't seen such a feminine woman in a long time!"
I subconsciously glanced in the direction Peach had left. Actually, it's quite normal for Brother Ping to have such an opinion... Although Peach has been very careful to restrain her words and actions since leaving the nightclub, some things are still hard to change, such as her mature female image.
A moment later, I replied to Ping Ge, "She's my friend... but please don't get any ideas. She has a boyfriend who is also my friend, and they have a very good relationship."
Brother Ping laughed loudly: "Haha...you've got the wrong idea. I just couldn't help praising him."
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After five busy days, the rented shops finally took on a new look. Not only were there beds inside, but hot water was also connected to all of them. They just needed some soft furnishings to be decorated before they could open to the public as inns.
I'm not particularly good at interior design, and I don't want to spend extra money hiring a designer. So at this time, I especially hope to have a woman with good taste by my side. Generally speaking, women have a stronger aesthetic sense and design ability than men when it comes to decoration, especially interior design.
I called Taozi, hoping she could give me some advice, but Taozi was even busier than me. During the day, she had to help Tienan manage the newly taken-over guesthouse, and at night she had to work at a bar. So I had to rely on myself, because apart from Taozi, I didn't have any other female friends in Dali.
I spent half a day alone in my room pondering, but couldn't come up with any particularly good design solutions, so I gave up in the end. Since I simply didn't have the skills, I was prepared to pay a designer.
After sorting and checking the disposable hygiene and toiletries that had just arrived today, I decided to take a stroll around the old town. Firstly, I wanted to survey the recent visitor flow; secondly, I felt I should relax a bit, so I planned to find a comfortable bar for a few drinks.
As I was locking the door, a deliveryman suddenly came and asked me to sign for a package... I had recently bought a lot of odds and ends online, so I didn't know what it was; when I opened it, I found that it wasn't something I bought online, but leaves that Dai Qiang had sent me.
Yes, he picked up these leaves on the Champs-Élysées. I did ask him to do that before... Actually, I couldn't possibly use these leaves to find a woman for romance. I just felt that it wasn't easy for him to go abroad, so bringing back some symbolic things like these was quite meaningful.
I took the leaves out of the package and went back inside, putting them in a glass jar. I don't know if this is the right way to preserve them, so I hope to have the opportunity to give these leaves to someone who is destined to receive them. This person may not necessarily be a woman; as long as there is a connection, that's enough.
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Some universities have already started their holidays, and with college students joining the ranks of tourists, the ancient city is noticeably more lively than before. However, students' spending power remains limited, so bars where beer costs 32 yuan a bottle are still not as popular as they are during the off-season.
Before I knew it, I had followed the crowd and wandered through half of the ancient city. Then I went to the bar where I had drunk that night. Perhaps it was just a coincidence that Nicole, whom I had met a few days ago, was singing in the bar across the street.
She spotted me, and I smiled at her, but she rolled her eyes at me. Because of the misunderstanding that day, I was already seen as a treacherous and cowardly man in her mind.
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He drank two bottles of beer by himself, then sent Dai Qiang a message: "I received the leaves you sent me... How was your trip abroad?"
Dai Qiang replied instantly: "It feels amazing! If I ever have a girlfriend, I'll definitely take her for a walk on the Champs-Élysées. It's practically a paradise for romance!"
"Besides this, haven't you gained anything from your work?"
"Yes... If our group can open a hotel in Paris one day, I will definitely apply for a transfer to work here... The hotel industry here is so developed. It's not that I'm being a Western sycophant, but the ones that truly make hotels into cultural landmarks and allow people to feel the craftsmanship are the few palatial hotels in Paris... This time, we visited the Four Seasons Hotel George V, which can be said to be the most elegant in the industry... The hotel not only has furniture from the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods, sofas from the 18th-century Regency period, classic English candlesticks, and Savonari carpets; but also the most famous Abison handmade tapestries in Europe... When you are in close contact with these things, you really feel like you have traveled back in time!"
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