It was almost 9:30 when Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue arrived at the street of Micro Gardening. They thought they had plenty of time when they went out, but after a heavy rain, a lot of water accumulated on the road, and they had to take a detour and avoid pedestrians on the road, which delayed their time.
Fengcheng's drainage facilities were built decades ago and have been patched up over the years without major changes. Normally, water will accumulate easily when it rains a little harder. This time, it was hit by a heavy rainstorm that has not been seen in several years, and the water accumulated even more. Many buses were forced to change their routes.
Wang Shuxiu was trapped at work in the morning. She called Lu Lingxi early in the morning and said that she could not go home for the time being and had to wait until the water outside subsided. After hearing from Lu Lingxi that Yan Yue was also trapped by the rain last night and stayed overnight, Wang Shuxiu specifically reminded him that there was no food at home and not to neglect the guest. Yan Yue asked if he wanted to drive to pick up Wang Shuxiu, but Wang Shuxiu declined.
They drove along the way, stopping and starting, and when the red light came on at the bend, Yan Yue stopped the car. The noise of pedestrians on the sidewalk was heard in the car. Although there was water everywhere, the heavy rain brought a long-lost coolness to the sultry Fengcheng, and everyone was more happy about it. The air outside was not bad. Although it was not as good as Lu Lingxi's backyard, it was refreshing and comfortable. It was not as humid as the past few days when it made people feel difficult to breathe. Yan Yue opened the window to enjoy the breeze all the way, and felt that the dust floating in the air was washed away by the heavy rain, and even the sky seemed a little bluer.
He brought it up with Lu Lingxi, who didn't say anything, but looked at the stagnant water outside with some uneasiness. Today's air was indeed much better than usual, but Lu Lingxi knew that this was only temporary. The heavy rain only settled the floating dust in the air to the ground, and along with the stagnant water that could not be drained away, it polluted the entire Fengcheng.
"What's wrong?" Yan Yue noticed that he was in a bad mood.
Lu Lingxi shook his head. "I just think the environment is too polluted. Even the rainwater is black."
Yan Yue didn't expect that this was what he was worried about, and consoled him: "The environment is a little bad now, but the country has also realized the importance of environmental protection and has been spending money on governance. It will definitely get better in the future."
Lu Lingxi hummed and reluctantly accepted Yan Yue's comfort.
Yan Yue's eyes were filled with a faint smile, and his expression was particularly gentle when he looked at Lu Lingxi. He found that Lu Lingxi was serious, not just casually mentioning that the environment outside was not good, but was really worried. To be honest, he had never figured out how Wang Shuxiu, with such a fierce personality, could raise such an innocent and kind boy who was as clear as crystal.
"Okay." He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub the boy's hair, and said: "When micro-gardening makes money, we can expand the scale of the flower garden and plant more flowers and plants. In this way, more people will buy them, and it will be considered an improvement in the environment, don't you think?" This consolation was much more effective than the previous empty consolation. Lu Lingxi nodded seriously, thinking about what Yan Yue said about expanding the scale of the flower garden.
The green light came on, and the two turned into the street of Micro Gardening. From a distance, the two saw a lot of people gathered opposite Micro Gardening. When they got closer, Lu Lingxi recognized that several of them were nearby shop owners, and Brother Dong was also there, and it was unknown what they were talking about.
Lu Lingxi looked over there curiously. Yan Yue stopped the car and gestured, "I'll open the door. Xiaoxi, go and see what's going on?"
"Okay!" Lu Lingxi agreed obediently, and trotted across the road with Dahei. Yan Yue curled his lips, and only then could he see that Lu Lingxi was only eighteen years old, still a boy who had not grown up.
When Dong Zhi turned around, he saw Lu Lingxi jogging towards him and waved at him hurriedly.
Lu Lingxi stopped in front of Dong Zhi. The crowd in front of him was a bit crowded, so he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. "What happened?" He asked with curiosity.
Dong Zhi shook his head and sighed, "Grandma Wang was hit by a car yesterday, and her family is looking for witnesses. Do you remember Grandma Wang Xiaoxi?"
Of course Lu Lingxi remembered that yesterday, Grandma Wang said she wanted to introduce a girlfriend to Yan Yue. His heart tightened, "Grandma Wang..."
Dong Zhi knew that Lu Lingxi was wrong as soon as he saw his expression, and quickly added: "Grandma Wang is not in danger of life, just a broken leg, and she got a little cold after being in the rain for a long time. I don't know which wicked person hit her, but he stopped to take a look, then turned around and ran away." When he said this, he looked at Dahei who was squatting beside Lu Lingxi's legs. Dahei was also like this at the time, fortunately he met Yan Yue. Lu Lingxi also thought of it, touched Dahei to comfort her, and asked with concern: "Didn't Grandma Wang see the car that hit her?"
Dong Zhi shook his head. "I heard it was a black Audi, but I don't know anything else. It rained so hard yesterday that the roadside cameras were broken, so they didn't capture anything."
Lu Lingxi was very sensitive to black Audis. Wasn't the car that Dahei reacted so strongly to yesterday a black Audi? As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Dahei, who had been quiet all this time, seemed to have smelled something and became a little impatient.
"What's wrong with Dahei?" Brother Dong was a little surprised.
Lu Lingxi thought of what happened yesterday and looked at Dahei hesitantly, "Dahei, did you smell something?"
Dahei lowered his head and sniffed around, looking a little strange, but not as violent as yesterday. Lu Lingxi told Dong Zhi what happened last night. It was a black Audi that passed by.
Dong Zhi was a little surprised. It had been so long since Dahei was hit, but Dahei still remembered it. "Look at Dahei's reaction. Could it be the same car?"
Lu Lingxi also suspected this, but Dahei's reaction didn't seem as intense as yesterday. He squatted in front of Dahei and said seriously, "Dahei, do you recognize this smell? Is it the same person who bumped into you?"
Dahei was a little hesitant, as if he was unsure.
Brother Dong patted Lu Lingxi on the shoulder and said, "It rained so hard yesterday that any smell would have been washed away long ago."
Lu Lingxi nodded and said nothing more. When he led Dahei back to Micro Gardening, the people on the roadside had dispersed. Yan Yue was a little curious, "What happened? Why did you take so long?"
Lu Lingxi told Yan Yue about Grandma Wang's accident, and emphasized that Dahei was abnormal at the time. However, as Brother Dong said, the rain was too heavy, and the remaining smell was too little, so Dahei himself was not sure.
Seeing that his mood was affected, Yan Yue comforted him, "Don't worry, this case is not difficult and will be solved soon. When the police catch the perpetrator, we will take Dahei to identify him to see if it is the same person."
"Is this also possible?"
"Of course!" Yan Yue affirmed.
But no one, whether it was Grandma Wang's family or Yan Yue, would have thought that after half a month, there would be no clues in this ordinary traffic accident. The police investigated the area for several days and even went to Weiyuan Garden to inquire about the situation. Lu Lingxi had already left work on the day Grandma Wang was hit, so naturally he didn't see anything. However, he specifically mentioned Dahei's reaction to the police, as well as Dahei's previous accident, wondering if it was the same person?
The police smiled and didn't take Lu Lingxi's words seriously. No matter how smart a dog is, they don't believe it can remember the smell of the person who hit it for so long. Seeing Lu Lingxi and Dahei asking each other seriously, the two policemen felt that Lu Lingxi was still a child and the dog was just a conditioned reaction after training.
When Grandma Wang was hit, the shop owners nearby often mentioned this incident. Now half a month has passed, and there is still no clue, so people don't mention it anymore. Only Dahei ran to the place where Grandma Wang was hit to smell it. Lu Lingxi didn't care about it and let Dahei go by himself.
At the end of the month, Lu Lingxi took Yan Yue to do an accounting. He had taken over Micro Gardening for a month, and with word of mouth from old customers, the business was getting better and better, and there were more and more repeat customers. Everyone said that Lu Lingxi was good at taking care of flowers and plants, and the flowers and plants bought from Micro Gardening grew very vigorously and were very easy to keep. In particular, I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that seeing these flowers and plants makes me feel good, and it’s very comfortable to be with them.
The reputation of Micro Gardening gradually spread. Lu Lingxi was gentle and easy to talk to, and the environment inside was very good. Many customers who passed by wanted to come in and tease him when they had nothing to do. As long as they entered Micro Gardening, they would buy something when they left. After this month, Lu Lingxi calculated that after deducting labor costs, he and Yan Yue actually made a net profit of 20,000 yuan.
Lu Lingxi was a little excited. If they continued to develop in this way, they would be able to expand the scale of the flower garden soon. As long as the sales could keep up, the profit would definitely be higher, and he would be able to pay off the money he owed Yan Yue earlier. After finishing the accounts, Lu Lingxi began to prepare for the online store that Yan Yue had mentioned casually before.
Because of the special living environment in his previous life, although Lu Lingxi was exposed to computers and learned about the outside world through computers, he did not have a deep understanding of the Internet. The tutor hired by the Lu family did not teach him about this. He knew that he could buy things online, but he could not imagine that he could buy anything online as long as he had money.
Since Yan Yue equipped the store with a computer, Lu Lingxi has been researching online stores. What he is most worried about is the damage of flowers during transportation, and other problems are nothing in his eyes.
"Do you really want to open an online store?" Yan Yue confirmed.
Lu Lingxi nodded and said excitedly: "I've studied it. It's very simple, not complicated at all. You can open a store as long as you register on Taobao." He also found many colleagues on Taobao and saw all kinds of planted flowers, which were even more than what he saw at the flower market.
When Lu Lingxi talked about this, his eyes sparkled. Yan Yue saw it. Although he was reluctant to see Lu Lingxi too tired, he was even more reluctant to dampen his enthusiasm, so he could only nod.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes and said, "Brother Yan, do you agree? Don't worry, I will do my best to make our micro gardening famous as soon as possible."
Yan Yue curled his lips and said in support, "Okay."
With Yan Yue's support, Lu Lingxi was full of energy, but before he could finish building the online store, Brother Han, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, brought him another big order. Lu Lingxi also knew the owner of this order, Li Weisheng, whom he had just met half a month ago.
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