The next morning, Lu Lingxi woke up at around five o'clock. As soon as he heard any movement, Dahei immediately opened his eyes, shook his fur and came over. Lu Lingxi smiled and reached out to touch Dahei, then got up and quietly packed up. Dahei followed behind Lu Lingxi, wherever Lu Lingxi went, it followed him, quietly without making a sound.
After a simple tidying up, Lu Lingxi gently opened the door, and Dahei jumped out and squatted in the corridor waiting for Lu Lingxi. Lu Lingxi had already told Wang Shuxiu about going to the flower market yesterday, but still left a note and posted it in a conspicuous place in the living room. After going to the flower market with Su Weizheng last time, Lu Lingxi took Dahei to go there once. Although he knew in his heart that "picking up a bargain" also requires luck, it is not always possible to encounter the best spring orchid. Besides, without the power of nature, it is hard to say whether he can save it even if he encounters it, but under the huge economic pressure, he still holds a little hope.
"Am I becoming more and more greedy?" Lu Lingxi whispered to Dahei.
Dahei whimpered twice, seemingly refuting Lu Lingxi's words. Lu Lingxi burst out laughing and scratched Dahei's chin.
The man and the dog turned out of the community. It was still early and the road was empty, so Lu Lingxi didn't put a muzzle on Dahei. Dahei trotted excitedly for a few steps, turned around and barked at Lu Lingxi twice. Lu Lingxi understood what Dahei meant, that he wanted him to run with it. He looked at Dahei helplessly, and Dahei ran back to Lu Lingxi's side, gently biting his trouser leg and dragging him forward.
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Because of her poor health in the past, Lu Lingxi actually prefers to be quiet and not active, but Dahei does not understand Lu Lingxi's psychology. Every time he wants to have fun, he has to drag Lu Lingxi along. Lu Lingxi touched Dahei's head speechlessly and was forced to be led by Dahei all the way to the flower market.
The man and the dog went straight to the corner of the flower market where the half-dead flowers and plants were discarded, and began to check them carefully.
Lu Lingxi quickly found a few calla lilies that were not completely dead. The panel showed that these calla lilies had begun to rot from the petioles, which seemed to be caused by improper fertilization. He planned to take them home and try to see if they could be saved. When the time comes, keeping them at home can also add some atmosphere.
Dahei, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly stood up and called out softly. Lu Lingxi turned around, and when he saw the person behind him, surprise flashed across his eyes.
"Grandpa Zhang, Grandpa Zhao."
Not far from Lu Lingxi, two old men were looking at him with a smile. They were Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao, who had applied fertilizer with Lu Lingxi in the hospital before.
As soon as Lu Lingxi turned around, Old Zhang laughed and said cheerfully, "From a distance I thought it was Xiaoxi, Old Zhao, am I seeing things right?"
Elder Zhao snorted at him, then turned and smiled amiably at Lu Lingxi, "How are you? Xiaoxi, how is your recovery? Do you remember anything?"
Lu Lingxi was now used to the excuse of amnesia. He smiled and shook his head, "My body is fine, but I still can't remember anything."
Mr. Zhang said indifferently, "You are still young. It doesn't matter if you can't remember it. You should look more towards the future."
Lu Lingxi smiled and nodded.
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao live nearby. They get up early every day to go to the flower market. They didn't expect to meet Lu Lingxi today. After asking, they found out that Lu Lingxi now works in a gardening store. The child picked up a top-quality spring orchid here last time, and this time he wanted to try his luck again. When Mr. Zhang heard about the spring orchid, he immediately became interested and grabbed Lu Lingxi to ask what the spring orchid looked like. Hearing that the spring orchid had broken its roots and had been nurturing the roots recently, he couldn't help but look distressed.
"How is it? Is it alive?"
Lu Lingxi nodded. He had looked at it through the panel and saw that although the new roots of the Chunlan were small, they had already grown out.
Zhang Lao's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Lu Lingxi and wanted to go take a look. "Let's go and see Chunlan."
Elder Zhao shook his head helplessly and gestured to Lu Lingxi, "He is just like this. If he hears that there is good orchid somewhere, he has to go and see it. Don't be offended, Xiaoxi."
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes. He thought it was good for Mr. Zhang to do so. He would only do so if he really liked him. Before Mr. Zhang and his friends came, Lu Lingxi had basically seen almost everything. Except for those calla lilies, all other plants were dead. Without the power of nature, he was powerless. After collecting the calla lilies on the ground, Lu Lingxi took Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao back to Micro Gardening.
As soon as he entered the micro-garden, a strange look flashed in Mr. Zhao's eyes. He fiddled with flowers and plants every day, so he could tell that the potted plants in the micro-garden were well-maintained. They were full of vitality and pleasing to the eye. He looked at Lu Lingxi in surprise, and felt that the young man was formidable.
Zhang Lao was so absorbed in the spring orchid that he paid no attention to the surrounding potted plants. He pulled Lu Lingxi to see the spring orchid. Lu Lingxi carefully brought the spring orchid out, and Zhang Lao's eyes lit up immediately. He praised it vigorously: "The leaves are lush and green, and the orchid is both strong and soft. It is proud and natural. What a good orchid!"
The saying "to appreciate orchids, one must first look at the leaves and then the flowers" refers to the appearance of the leaves and the quality of the flowers after they bloom. Although the spring orchid in front of him has not bloomed, just by looking at the delicate and upright leaves, one can tell that the appearance is definitely good, and Mr. Zhang is a little moved. This move made Mr. Zhang unable to sit still, like a kitten scratching its heart. He looked at the spring orchid again and again, and touched it carefully again and again, his eyes shining, like a big black man seeing a chicken leg. Mr. Zhao saw what he was thinking, smiled, and did not argue with him.
Zhang Laowei looked at it for a long time and made up his mind. He said to Lu Lingxi seriously, "Xiaoxi, are you going to sell this spring orchid?"
Lu Lingxi saw that Mr. Zhang liked this spring orchid very much, but he didn't expect that Mr. Zhang would want to buy it. It's just...
As soon as Mr. Zhang saw Lu Lingxi's expression, he guessed what he was thinking and laughed, "Xiaoxi, are you worried that Grandpa Zhang can't afford it?"
Lu Lingxi blushed, feeling a little embarrassed. He was not clear about the identities of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao. The orchid was too valuable, and he needed to sell it to pay back Yan Yue. He couldn't lower the price too much, and was worried that the two sides would not agree on a price, and Mr. Zhang would be happy for nothing.
Mr. Zhang said indifferently, "As the saying goes, a good orchid is worth a fortune. This orchid is of very good quality, so it is definitely worth a lot of money. Come on, Xiao Lu, let's discuss this."
Zhang Lao said he was discussing it, but he had already had a rough idea in his mind. He was old and had worked hard all his life. After retirement, his only hobby was these flowers and plants, and he didn't care about money at all. Before Lu Lingxi could speak, he offered a price of 300,000 yuan. Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment, hesitating and trying to lower the price. Grandpa Su said at the time that it was worth 300,000 yuan if it was well grown. Now this spring orchid is still growing its roots, so it is definitely not worth that much money.
He told the truth, and Mr. Zhao smiled. Xiaoxi was honest, and didn't know the ins and outs of this. A top-quality orchid is hard to come by, and it's not worth 300,000 yuan if you raise it well. You can make a lot of money by selling pollen and offspring. Many orchid growers have such an orchid and cultivate it carefully as a family heirloom, and make a fortune from it. Of course, Mr. Zhang would definitely not be willing to mess with this orchid, so 300,000 yuan is a fair price.
Zhang insisted, and Lu Lingxi finally accepted the 300,000 yuan. The old man was afraid that the news would be leaked and someone else would get it first, so he asked Zhao to look after his precious orchid and hurried home to transfer the money to Lu Lingxi.
After all the trouble, Lu Lingxi held a thin card, and Zhang Lao was ready to leave with a smile on his face while holding his orchid. Lu Lingxi specially gave Zhang Lao a bag of orchid mud and a bag of sphagnum moss, and carefully told Zhang Lao some precautions. The new roots of this orchid have just grown, and it needs to be carefully cared for for a while.
Mr. Zhang nodded repeatedly. He understood all of this. However, seeing the child's serious instructions, the old man still listened with a smile. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Lu Lingxi to remember to inform him next time something like this happened.
After seeing off the two old men, Lu Lingxi looked at the bank card in his hand and still felt that what happened that morning was a bit unreal. Although he had always known that this spring orchid was worth 300,000 yuan, the feeling of verbally saying 300,000 yuan and actually holding the money in his hand was completely different.
Dahei whimpered at Lu Lingxi, and Lu Lingxi guessed what Dahei was thinking. He looked at him with amusement, stroked his fur soothingly, and coaxed him, "It was me who asked Grandpa Zhang to take Lanhua away, not Dahei who couldn't take good care of her. How about Dahei having an extra chicken drumstick for lunch today?"
Dahei's ears suddenly stood up, he squinted his eyes, licked Lu Lingxi's fingers, and lay quietly at his feet.
After a whole morning, Yan Yue came in just in time before Lu Lingxi had dinner. This time he didn't bring Geranium, but a few bags of imported dog food. Dahei smelled the dog food, looked up at Yan Yue, and continued to lie lazily on the ground.
"Brother Yan, you're here?" Lu Lingxi was happy to see Yan Yue. He was just about to go to Yan Yue to pay back the money.
Yan Yue stared at the boy's smiling face and nodded slightly, "I'll come and see Dahei."
Lu Lingxi had already seen the dog food in Yan Yue's arms, and his expression was slightly shy, "Brother Yan, you just come to see Dahei, you don't need to bring anything." What he didn't dare to say was that Dahei didn't eat the dog food and didn't even want to smell it.
Yan Yue nodded without commenting, and glanced at Dahei on the ground. Dahei called out to him out of respect, which was considered a greeting.
Lu Lingxi poured a glass of water for Yan Yue and placed a bank card in front of Yan Yue. The boy said cheerfully, "Brother Yan, I was just looking for you. Do you still remember that spring orchid? I sold it this morning. Here is the 300,000 yuan. Brother Yan, you keep it first. Give me some time for the remaining 100,000 yuan. I will definitely pay it back."
Yan Yue's eyes fell on the bank card, his eyes were obscure. He already knew that the owner of Micro Gardening was planning to leave Fengcheng and return to his hometown, and Micro Gardening was looking for someone to transfer it out. When he came to the store yesterday, the boy was probably worried about this. At first, he also wanted the boy to take over Micro Gardening, but then he guessed that the boy probably didn't have the money. After hesitating for a whole night between actively lending money to the boy and buying the store and hiring the boy, Yan Yue came here today just to find out what Lu Lingxi meant. He didn't expect that the boy would think about paying him back instead of doing business first when he had money.
This alienation made Yan Yue feel a little bad. He almost immediately made a decision to be with the boy no matter what. Yan Yue looked at Lu Lingxi and asked patiently: "I heard that Micro Gardening is going to be transferred out?"
Lu Lingxi was surprised, "Brother Yan, have you heard about it too?"
Yan Yue nodded and said casually: "You are doing well here. Have you thought about the next step?"
Lu Lingxi was slightly surprised, then he curled his eyes and was about to speak, but Yan Yue rushed to say, "If it's about money, you can pay it back later, I'm not in a hurry. This is a good opportunity, it's best not to miss it."
Yan Yue spoke in a tone that showed he was thinking about him, and Lu Lingxi felt grateful, but he really didn't want to owe Yan Yue such a big favor. Guessing Lu Lingxi's thoughts, Yan Yue continued calmly: "Or how about this, you regard the money you pay back to me as my investment, I pay the money and you do the work, how about we take over this store together?"
"so……"
Yan Yue had been paying attention to the boy's expression. Seeing that there was a chance, his expression became more sincere. "I have been very interested in these flowers and plants recently, and have been thinking about opening a store to try. But I don't know anything about it. It just so happens that I came across micro-gardening. It would be a win-win situation for us to work together."
Although Yan Yue said this, Lu Lingxi was not stupid and knew that Yan Yue was trying to help him in a roundabout way. He was a little moved. This opportunity was really good. He couldn't open his mouth to ask Yan Yue for money, but if the two of them worked together, he would definitely work hard to make money for Yan Yue. He looked at Yan Yue hesitantly, and Yan Yue also looked at him with burning eyes.
Lu Lingxi saw trust in Yan Yue's eyes, curved his eyes, and made up his mind.
"Thank you, Brother Yan."
The boy's tone was serious, obviously agreeing to his proposal. Yan Yue's lips curled up slightly, stranger-familiar stranger-partner, he took a step closer to the boy.
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