Chapter 595: Remembering and Being Remembered
Gao Shufang has a low level of education and only has a primary school diploma.
But after she went to the county to help her second brother sell clothes, she started to learn, from recognizing new words, practicing calligraphy to reading a lot of books.
The books she read were very diverse, and she might not be proficient in any of them, but at least she knew a little about everything. When she was selling goods, she could basically join in the conversation on all the topics that customers were talking about.
After this group of male teachers entered the store, they went straight to the men's clothing area. Gao Shufang received a hint from her second brother, and although she felt a little shy inside, she followed them calmly and selected suitable clothes for each person with a relatively professional eye.
When it comes to buying clothes, men are naturally not as good as women. Except for a few who have their own ideas, they basically buy what others recommend. If they have more money, they will not even bother to bargain.
So generally speaking, Gao Shufang quite likes to entertain male customers.
With her recommendation, the male teachers found clothes that suited them. Since they were all coats, they generously took off their coats and put on the new clothes to see if they fit.
During this process, Gao Shufang was able to more intuitively observe the male teachers' figures and whether they had body odor.
Since it is inconvenient to use hot water in winter, many people often do not take a bath for a long time. If they also have the habit of smoking and drinking, the odor on their body will be very obvious.
In addition, men's skin secretes more oil than women's. If they don't take a bath for a long time, their hair will become oily and their body odor will be strong.
Gao Shufang stood nearby and watched. Her observations were very subtle, but she observed all the points that needed to be observed.
The profession of teacher has a good social status and also represents rich knowledge, but teachers are also human beings, and as human beings, they have all kinds of problems.
Gao Shufang found that two teachers smelled heavily of cigarettes. It was New Year's Day and none of them had shaved, looking a bit sloppy.
Another one was even worse, he actually spat in public!
When the thick phlegm was spat out onto the ground, Gao Shufang wanted to scream!
This clean and tidy floor is the result of her and her fourth sister-in-law's hard work in cleaning!
Not to mention that Gao Shufang was mentally devastated, even Gao Mingcheng felt a little unhappy. The clean floor was just spat on by someone. No one would be happy.
Hu Yinchen was quick-witted and immediately took out some paper and cleaned up the thick phlegm.
Li Fei also looked a little embarrassed. She was straightforward and said directly, "He Aihua! How can you spit anywhere?"
He Aihua reacted belatedly and apologized immediately, somewhat embarrassedly, but his voice was unclear, as if there was still some phlegm in his throat that he had not spit out completely.
Seeing him like this, the others felt a little disgusted and didn't want to talk to him anymore. Li Fei walked up to Gao Mingcheng and said, "He wasn't like this before. Maybe he just happened to have a cold and was sick."
She didn't want Gao Mingcheng to misunderstand and think that she deliberately brought someone of low quality to Gao Shufang for her to see.
Gao Mingcheng nodded to show his understanding.
Soon, most of the male teachers had picked out their clothes. Gao Mingcheng gave them discounts as promised and let them leave happily.
After this group of people left, Gao Shufang sighed heavily.
Many beauties immediately stepped forward and asked, "Shufang, what do you think? Do you like any of them? I think the teacher in the army green clothes is pretty good. She's tall and thin, clean, and seems to talk and act well."
Gao Shufang thought about it, nodded and said, "He's okay, but I don't like him very much. I'll think about it again!"
Gao Shufang has advantages that others don't have, and she is much more comfortable. If it was a serious blind date, then she would have to give an answer after seeing each other, so there would be no time for her to think about it.
"Then think about it carefully. If you like her, let Li Fei arrange it for you." Gao Mingcheng said casually. Gao Shufang is only twenty years old this year. He is not in a hurry and plans to take it slow.
It was only because my parents urged me to do it during the Chinese New Year that I made this arrangement.
Sure enough, days like the Spring Festival are not very friendly to unmarried men and women, and also to newlyweds who are married but have no children, because the former will be urged to get married, and the latter will be urged to have children.
While they were talking, they did not notice that a brother and sister were standing not far from the clothing store.
Song Jinzhang was holding two boxes of gifts in her hands and looking at the group of male teachers who were leaving. She thought for a moment and then looked at her cousin.
Her cousin is Lin Minyong, who works in a fertilizer factory. He is already 22 years old and is getting married. Her aunt has been worrying about her cousin's marriage recently.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Song Jinzhang's mind, and she continued walking towards the clothing store with the gift in her hand.
"Happy New Year, Brother Mingcheng and sister-in-law, I'm here to wish you a happy new year! Brother Mingcheng, thank you so much for what you did last time." After Song Jinzhang went in, he greeted people in a very graceful manner and then presented them with gifts.
The moment they saw her, Xuanyuemei, Gao Shufang and others were stunned, with faces full of unfamiliarity.
Gao Mingcheng recognized Song Jinzhang very quickly. He said, "I'm glad you're okay. I didn't help you last time, so you don't need to thank me."
The last incident Song Jinzhang mentioned might be the time when she was robbed in Yangcheng a few years ago and was rescued by Ma Lin, a subordinate of Fan Chengyao.
However, after Fan Chengyao informed him of the news, he only informed Xiao Jinfeng to ask Song Jinzhang's family to pick him up, and he did not go there in person. Therefore, in his opinion, Song Jinzhang did not need to thank him.
But although Song Jinzhang is young, he is not ignorant of the ways of the world.
She said sincerely, "Then Ma Lin saved me because of Brother Ming Cheng's face. If I hadn't followed you to Yangcheng, he wouldn't know me and would naturally not have saved me."
Gao Mingcheng saw that she was sincerely thanking him, so he stopped arguing, told Song Jinzhang and his sister to sit down, and asked Gao Shufang to pour tea for the guests.
Someone who comes to visit with gifts to wish someone a happy new year is naturally a guest.
Gao Shufang went to the back to pour tea, while Xuanyuemei took out a fruit plate and warmly treated them to food.
It is not the Lantern Festival yet, so it is naturally still the Chinese New Year. Therefore, there is always a fruit plate with melon seeds, peanuts and candies on it in the store. You can eat them at will, or you can treat customers to some when they come to the store.
Song Jinzhang politely grabbed a handful of melon seeds and thanked Xuanmei with a smile.
Regarding the last incident, Gao Mingcheng only informed Xiao Jinfeng, and Xiao Jinfeng informed Song Jinzhang's family, so he did not know the specific circumstances of the matter.
Now that Song Jinzhang had come to express his gratitude, he could just ask a question.
Speaking of that incident, Song Jinzhang's face turned a little pale. The reason why she came to pay New Year's greetings and thank Gao Mingcheng now was because she was seriously injured before. As a young girl who loved beauty, she naturally had to wait until the wound on her face healed before she was willing to go out.
Now that Gao Mingcheng asked, she did not hide anything and told him everything.
The matter was simple. She went to Yangcheng alone to purchase goods. After she revealed her wealth, she was targeted by someone, who then took the opportunity to steal all her money and goods.
Song Jinzhang was naturally brave enough to go alone to purchase goods, but her resistance was futile and she was beaten instead.
Fortunately, he was rescued by Ma Lin at the critical moment, otherwise it would be hard to say whether Song Jinzhang could survive.
More importantly, Marin not only sent her to the hospital for treatment and paid her medical expenses, he also led a group of people to get her goods back!
As for the money, the hooligans spent it after they got the loot, but they didn't have time to sell the goods, so they were able to get them back.
Despite this, Song Jinzhang was very grateful.
After listening, Gao Mingcheng said: "You are so brave! How can you go there to buy goods alone? You should find a companion!"
Song Jinzhang smiled embarrassedly.
She also wanted to find a partner, but couldn't find a suitable one for the time being. She also wanted to buy a batch of goods before the New Year so that she could make some money.
Unfortunately, that trip, she lost both her wife and her troops!
Gao Mingcheng asked again: "What are you going to do in the future? Are you going to stop doing business, or do you want to change your business?"
"I still want to do business!" Song Jinzhang said firmly, and then looked at his cousin beside him and said to Gao Mingcheng: "This is my cousin, he has a junior high school diploma and is a regular employee of the fertilizer factory. I want him to quit his job and start a business with me."
Hearing his cousin mention himself, Lin Minyong smiled at Gao Mingcheng and others, his smile looking a little naive.
But he still looks good. Song Jinzhang is good-looking, and this cousin is not bad either. At least he is fair and clean, and looks refreshing.
Gao Mingcheng also glanced at Lin Minyong. Being a regular employee in a fertilizer factory sounded good, but if he quit his job and started a business, he could also make a lot of money.
After being looked at by Gao Mingcheng, Lin Minyong said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't decided whether to resign yet. But everyone in my family has said that Jin Zhang is not allowed to go out alone to buy goods!"
Too unsafe!
After hearing this, Song Jinzhang could only smile bitterly.
If her cousin doesn't have a job, as long as she asks him to set up a stall with her, he will definitely be willing. But if he has a job, not only will his cousin have to think about it, but his uncle and aunt will also have to think about it.
Although Gao Mingcheng thinks that doing business is better than getting a fixed salary, he will not persuade people to resign.
After all, not everyone is cut out for business.
There is nothing wrong with following the routine. If you rush into something you are not good at or do not like, it will lead to worse consequences.
Song Jinzhang and his sister sat in the store and chatted for about half an hour, and then she asked to leave.
Gao Mingcheng saw them to the door and watched them leave.
After they walked away, Song Jinzhang suddenly asked, "Cousin, what do you think of Sister Shufang? She's the one who poured tea for us."
Lin Minyong thought about it and smiled, "It's pretty good. She's pretty, and she's efficient and has a refreshing energy."
Seeing that his cousin had a good impression of Gao Shufang, Song Jinzhang said, "She doesn't have a boyfriend yet and is currently on a blind date! Cousin, my aunt is also looking for a blind date for you. If you think Sister Shufang is good, why don't I introduce you to someone and arrange a time for you to meet and chat?"
It was a cold winter day with howling winds, but Lin Minyong's face instantly turned red. He said shyly, "My mother wants me to find a regular job in a factory."
In his mother's words, life is easier for families with two working people!
Song Jinzhang rolled his eyes and said decisively: "I will tell my aunt when I get back!"
My aunt wants to find a daughter-in-law who has a formal job, because she wants her to have a job and a salary, but nowadays only business can make money!
If my cousin and Gao Shufang were together, would she still need to go to Yangcheng alone to purchase goods?
Then he must go with Gao Mingcheng!
In order to realize her own stall plan, she also has to convince her aunt, and then try to bring her cousin and Gao Shufang together!
At this time, Gao Shufang didn't know that someone was targeting her!
She and Xuanyuemei were listening to Gao Mingcheng telling stories about Song Jinzhang, and only then did they learn that Song Jinzhang's mother had passed away and that his father had kicked her out of the house after remarrying. She immediately felt quite sympathetic towards Song Jinzhang.
"How can there be such a father?" Manyuei frowned, her face full of displeasure.
Although her father passed away early, in her impression, he was a very good man. He was very good to her and her sisters, especially her. She was the youngest and her mother died of illness not long after she was born. Therefore, her father took good care of her, fearing that she would not be able to survive. When her father was alive, he tried his best to give her the delicious food in the house.
"Yes, her father is too bad!" Gao Shufang also denounced.
Gao Mingcheng was quite calm.
It is said that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. This kind of thing is quite common.
Of course, there are also fathers who refuse to remarry after their wife dies and raise their children alone.
All I can say is that everyone in the world has a different face.
Everyone was talking around the brazier when suddenly the light flickered and then went out.
"Ouch, the power is out!" Gao Shufang exclaimed and quickly turned off the light switch. She was afraid that the voltage would be unstable when the power came back on, which would cause the light bulb to break easily.
The sudden power outage caused dissatisfaction among many people, but there was no way to deal with it. The voltage was unstable and the electricity was insufficient at the moment, so power outages occurred frequently.
Although it was daytime, it was cloudy and the indoor lighting was very poor. Therefore, when the store was open, the lights had to be turned on. Now that there was a power outage, the store suddenly became a lot dimmer.
Gao Shufang glanced at her watch and said, "It's almost noon. If the electricity doesn't come back, I won't be able to cook rice in the rice cooker!"
Gao Mingcheng advised her not to count on the electricity, because now it was not like the future. Even if there was a power outage, the problem could be solved within an hour and the power supply could be restored.
Now, being able to restore power tonight is already a blessing in disguise!
Many beauties said in a good mood: "Then let's eat firewood rice. I haven't eaten firewood rice for a long time. I miss the rice crust!"
There was no other way. Seeing that it was almost noon, Gao Shufang simply prepared to cook. She did not let her do it alone. Zhang Jinling and Hu Yinchen would help together. It would be much faster this way. As for Xuanyuemei, Xiao Xuxu kept pestering her.
Just after lunch, Huang Dazhi came hurriedly to the door.
"Ming Cheng, let me tell you something."
When Gao Mingcheng saw the smile on Huang Dazhi’s face, he knew it was not a bad thing, so he asked Huang Dazhi to just say it directly.
Huang Dazhi just laughed and glanced at Gao Shufang.
Gao Shufang was puzzled by this. Just as she was wondering, she heard Huang Dazhi say, "Director Gao asked me to tell you something. He said there's a new guy in the bureau. When Director Gao talked to him, he was very interested. He asked Director Gao to be a matchmaker for him, saying that he was old enough and wanted to get married!"
"Hey, this is the person's profile. Director Gao asked me to bring it here for you to take a look. If you like him, we can arrange a meeting."
As he spoke, Huang Dazhi handed a piece of paper to Gao Mingcheng.
The personal information at this moment is quite simple. It briefly introduces the person's name, age and family, and then focuses on the person's height, appearance and background.
It turned out that the new guy in the police station was a retired soldier. The reason for his retirement was not because of his age or lack of ability, but because he was injured in a mission while trying to complete the task. However, it was not serious, except that his left hand could not be used. Therefore, even though he was awarded the third-class merit, he could not stay in the army and had to retire.
Besides being an official police officer, that person also received a bonus!
However, both his parents have passed away, and he grew up with his grandparents, but in the past few years, his grandparents passed away one after another.
It was also for this reason that after joining the company, he directly asked Gao Guobing to be his matchmaker.
Huang Dazhi continued, "Director Gao asked you to think about it slowly. You can give me an answer in a few days."
After relaying Director Gao's words, Huang Dazhi spoke his own thoughts again: "I met that new colleague, and I think he's quite nice. We can meet first, and we'll know if we're suitable after getting to know each other."
What Huang Dazhi said made sense, but Gao Shufang had to make the decision on this matter, so Gao Mingcheng looked at Gao Shufang.
Gao Shufang had already read the man's information and was quite satisfied.
Nowadays, which girl doesn’t love a soldier?
"Second brother..." Gao Shufang looked up at Gao Mingcheng, her face full of shyness and excitement.
Well, Gao Mingcheng understood, and immediately said to Huang Dazhi: "Tell Uncle Guo Bing that Shufang is willing to meet and talk."
Huang Dazhi nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll go back to the police station first. If things go well, maybe we can meet in the afternoon."
Having said that, Huang Dazhi left in a hurry.
No one expected that after meeting a few single male teachers in the morning, a soldier would show up in the afternoon!
It was also because they didn't know what Song Jinzhang was planning, otherwise their mood would have been even more complicated.
Because they might meet in the afternoon, the nervous Gao Shufang began to comb her hair again, then washed her face and applied lotion, making herself look beautiful.
(End of this chapter)
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