Chapter 174 A Rare Opportunity
Chen Fanglan nodded, "You can decide for yourself. But I have to work that day and can't go back with you. I'll take you to the station and wait for you to board the train. Get off at Fuxing Village and don't go anywhere else..."
"good."
Shen Xuewei noticed the faint hint of joy on her face and asked:
"Auntie, is something good going to happen soon? You seem so happy."
Chen Fanglan couldn't stop smiling whenever this was mentioned.
"Something good is happening."
She said mysteriously, "My boss used his connections to get me a spot to study at a high-end beauty salon in Hong Kong, and I managed to get it."
Shen Xuewei leaned over and asked, "Auntie, how long will it take?"
Chen Fanglan held up two fingers, "Two months, it will take two months."
She squeezed Shen Xuewei's hand. "Such an opportunity is rare. The boss only managed to get one spot. Even if I'm made things difficult for myself there, I will do my best to learn everything I need to know."
"Anyway, what I learn will definitely be mine. This will be my capital for future development in this industry."
"Beauty salons in small county towns like ours only know the same things over and over again. It's time to bring in some new beauty technologies and projects from big cities."
"Let me tell you, there were originally several other people competing with me for this spot. However, I've worked for the boss for so long, and he's personally witnessed my progress, my skills, and my attitude..."
"Trying to take it from me? Absolutely not."
At this point, she gave a smug hum and pinched the calluses on Shen Xuewei's hands.
"Auntie, aren't you the manager? So who will be in charge of the beauty salon after you go there?"
Chen Fanglan said nonchalantly, "Isn't there also the assistant store manager and the store manager of another store? Dong Lei... the boss has also passed that special period and can also find time to manage things..."
Shen Xuewei asked with a hint of gossip, "Auntie, how old is your boss?"
Chen Fanglan curled up on the bed and said, "Don't be fooled by how I call her 'boss,' she's actually two years younger than me."
She rarely spoke of the past with Shen Xuewei.
"I'm one of the veteran employees of the beauty salon; I've been here since it opened. Of course... except for the time when I got married."
"I've watched this beauty salon grow from scratch."
She sighed, "Our boss is actually quite capable and decisive. But compared to this insignificant thing, she has much greater ambitions in other areas..."
Seeing that Shen Xuewei was staring at her intently, waiting for her to continue, she thought that what she was about to say was probably not suitable for Shen Xuewei to hear.
He then vaguely replied, "In short... sending me to Hong Kong to learn will benefit the development of the beauty salon; however, if she can achieve her wish in three or four months, the existence of this beauty salon will become dispensable to her."
Her words were somewhat unclear, and Shen Xuewei seemed to understand them, yet also seemed not to.
However, seeing that Chen Fanglan was unwilling to continue, he did not press her further.
She closed her eyes, about to fall asleep, when she heard a voice drifting from beside her.
"Weiwei, do you remember what you promised your aunt?"
Shen Xuewei opened her eyes, rolled over and lay flat on the bed, reaching out to block out the falling light.
"Auntie, I haven't forgotten. I'm still rushing to finish my homework. Once I've finished the last bit of my homework, I'll write the ending for you right away."
It's just changing the ending; it'll be less than 10,000 words at most, something that can be done in a day.
Chen Fanglan was relieved. "Okay, then you can do your homework slowly. Remember to write it down for me later. Oh, and..."
She remembered what she had just told Shen Xuewei and quickly gave Shen Xuewei some more instructions.
“I just told you about going to Hong Kong for two months. When you get back, don’t tell your grandma and the others.”
Knowing the elderly couple's personalities, once they find out, they will definitely call to persuade her not to go.
Shen Xuewei nodded, "I understand, Auntie. I won't tell anyone."
Over the next few days, Chen Fanglan was busy with work and tidied up her things whenever she had a spare moment.
Shen Xuewei was busy finishing her summer homework, and then wrote another version of the ending of "The Metamorphosis of the White Rose" for Chen Fanglan, fulfilling her wish.
Chen Fanglan had a day off on the 25th, so she took Shen Xuewei on another trip around the county.
She took Shen Xuewei to a place.
When we arrived, we discovered that it was actually an ice rink.
In the dimly lit ice rink, accompanied by music, many young men and women were skating.
As one of the more "trendy" dating spots at this time of year, this place attracts many couples.
Many boys also use the opportunity of teaching girls to ice skate to get closer to them and successfully hold their hands.
Chen Fanglan went to pay for and pick up her skates, while Shen Xuewei stood outside the rink watching the skaters inside.
I only glanced at them a few times when a couple who were gliding hand in hand suddenly stopped by the side of the road, looked at each other, and kissed.
Shen Xuewei, who happened to witness this scene, was about to look away when a hand blocked her view.
Chen Fanglan's voice rang out from above, "Don't look at what you shouldn't see. You're not allowed to look at these things."
Shen Xuewei looked innocent; she hadn't meant to look.
She took the roller skates and plastic bag from Chen Fanglan, walked to the side, and sat down on a small stool.
After putting on the plastic bag, put on the roller skates.
The roller skates were rented by Chen Fanglan, and they still faintly smelled of the previous person's feet.
She changed her shoes and stood up, holding onto the railing beside her.
Chen Fanglan skillfully skated a couple of steps, came to her side, and led her into the ice rink.
"Come on, Auntie will hold your hand and lead you in. Take a step, don't be afraid, Auntie is here."
Shen Xuewei kept a straight face and cautiously glided beside her.
When someone quickly passes by her, she instinctively tries to move aside; it's a subconscious physical reaction.
In her previous life, when she was in high school, she also went to the ice rink with her classmates.
A group of four or five people were holding hands and skating together, with Shen Xuewei being the last one.
People skating at the ice rink move at varying speeds, and if you're not careful, you could easily bump into someone.
When Shen Xuewei went ice skating for the first time, she had just let go of her classmate's hand and was trying to skate on her own when she was knocked down by someone who was going extremely fast, leaving her completely dazed.
The person bumped into her without a word of apology, and seeing that Shen Xuewei couldn't get up for a long time, he ran away in fear.
Even after Shen Xuewei recovered and returned to school, she still didn't know what that person looked like.
Fortunately, although she was stunned and in pain from the collision, Shen Xuewei was fine afterwards, and the matter passed.
However, since that incident, Shen Xuewei has never gone ice skating again.
This time, she came with her aunt, who held her hand the whole time and patiently taught her how to skate and master the techniques.
Shen Xuewei's initial tension and fear dissipated almost entirely.
Chen Fanglan held her hand and skated around the rink for about half an hour before letting go of her hand and looking at her encouragingly.
"Come on, Vivi, try it yourself."
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