Chapter 147 Will Xiaolin be the second Xiuxiu?
After dinner, I came to the studio early to calm my mind.
Yifan came in and asked, "You're here so early? Others don't come until eight o'clock."
"Who's coming over at eight?"
"Didn't I tell you this morning that someone had made several appointments? You said we should just move it forward to tonight."
Yifan did say that, but I was so distracted today that I forgot. After thinking for a moment, I said, "Can you call him and change the time to nine o'clock? Otherwise, we can do it tomorrow during the day."
Yifan said, "Let's change it to nine. I asked him if it's okay during the day, and he said he has to work." Then he went outside to make a phone call. After a while, he came back and said, "He said nine is fine."
I checked the time. Xiaolin and I were supposed to meet at 8:00. So I decided to go to the teahouse and wait for her. It wasn't far, only a quarter of an hour away.
I ran into the proprietress downstairs, and she said, "Hey, Teacher Wan, you're here. I can't even invite enough guests, how many are you?"
I held up two fingers.
She called a waiter over and said, "Take Teacher Wan to Room 207 and get the best tea." She then said to me, "Xiao Tang is the best tea artist in the store. She will make tea for you."
Xiao Tang walked slowly ahead and led me into a private room. It was nicely furnished, with mahogany tables and chairs. Xiao Tang rang the bell, and a waiter came in. She gave a few instructions. A moment later, the waiter arrived with a tray, setting down several plates of dried fruit and a fruit salad.
I didn't order any of these things, but I knew at a glance that it was the free tea I was drinking tonight. Xiao Tang chatted with me while she brewed tea. She was smart and knew I was the boss's guest. She asked me where I usually drank tea, and then asked me why this was the first time I saw you.
While I was chatting with her, I took a photo of the room and sent it to Xiaolin: "207. Waiting for you here."
"Oh, you used 'waiting for you'? I'll be there soon. Our company is having a dinner nearby."
Seeing that I wasn't very enthusiastic and was occasionally playing with my phone, Xiao Tang asked, "Where do you work? Why are you so busy?"
I smiled meaningfully at her and said, "I'm going to be the waiter tonight. I'll do it myself, and you go ahead and do your work."
She understood what I meant and stepped back.
In less than ten minutes, Xiaolin came in with a slightly red face, probably because he had drunk some wine.
She was dressed very beautifully, with long black hair and lightly drawn eyebrows. Her eyes, which always held a smile, were even more charming after drinking a little wine. She gathered her hair behind her ears, raised her face and smiled, "This is the first time you waited for me. You're not late, it's only 7:40."
Her smile is so beautiful. I've pondered it before, and it always seems a little bit angry. Women who smile like this have an invisible allure for men. For example, Poppy Yu, the female boss just now, and Ms. Tan all smile like this to everyone, making you feel friendly and like she likes you very much.
This kind of woman is also the most suitable to be a boss. Thinking of this, my scumbag character came out again, and I said, "Boss Lin, you can actually open a decoration company yourself."
"Oh, Miss Lin, Miss Lin, and now Boss Lin, when dealing with you, I don't know which words are true and which are false."
"Every word is true."
"Hey, let me ask you, there's a book that says, 'If someone keeps calling you by different names, it means they're not sincere to you.' Do you agree?"
My face burned. It was true; Master had taught me that on the first day. However, my Wan Shanhong was a very obedient person, so I smiled and said, "That's true, but it depends on the situation. For example, if your boyfriend calls you Xiaolin one moment, darling the next, and 'my sun' the next, you can't say he's insincere."
She rolled her eyes at me: "Quibbling."
I took out a red envelope and said, "I invited you to tea to express my gratitude. Thank you for your hard work in helping me design and decorate the house. I've always wanted to show my appreciation, but I'm making money so slowly. I finally saved up some money for the red envelope. Don't think it's too little, you must accept it."
"I know you make money quickly, but I can't accept this red envelope."
"Why?"
"The company has a rule that none of our employees have ever received any other red envelopes."
"This rule of your company is unreasonable."
"I really won't accept it." Xiao Lin's smile is very sweet, very angry, and very cute. When he doesn't smile, he does have a kind of "hidden authority" that keeps people at a distance.
It made me very embarrassed.
The red envelope was too conspicuous on the coffee table, so I frowned and said, "Take it. What if someone comes in and thinks you're a female leader from some unit and I'm a foreman offering you a bribe?"
She turned her face away and chuckled. After laughing, she said word by word, "You really have to take it back."
"Okay, okay. I'm moving on New Year's Day, and I've invited my master's family, Mr. Deng, Mr. Tan, and you to have dinner at my house. You must come and do me a favor."
"Do you want me to help?"
"You are a guest, your only responsibility is to enjoy the food."
"I'll definitely come. I'd like to meet my uncle and aunt so I can say hello if I run into them later."
"They also want to meet you and thank you in person for designing such a beautiful room."
She winked at me. "Oh, you keep saying thank you. It's like I just love the word thank you."
"So what do you like? I don't like thanks, and I don't want red envelopes."
She turned her face away and looked out the window for a long time.
She was angry. Yes, anyone would be angry. "Are you, Wan Shanhong, a pig?" she asked, knowing the answer.
The atmosphere is a bit depressing.
I am usually very eloquent, but I couldn't find any words to lighten the mood.
After a long time, she turned her face away, tears in the corners of her eyes. Suddenly, she stood up, picked up her small handbag, and left without saying a word.
I chased after him: "Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin..."
She didn't even turn around. There were many people walking in the corridor. Someone recognized me and waved at me: "Master Wan..."
I didn't care about that and just kept chasing after him.
The moment she got in the car, I opened her door and got in.
She sat there, staring straight ahead, without saying a word.
I finally mustered up the courage and said to her, "Xiao Lin, listen to me..."
"I don't want to hear it. Everyone has their own pride. You can ignore others, but you want me to kneel down before you?" She started the car, and I grabbed her hand. "Xiao Lin, calm down. Can't I explain it to you?"
She turned her head and stared at me closely.
"Drive the car to Wushui Park. It's quiet there."
She wiped away the tears from her eyes, the car started slowly, and then drove towards Wushui Park.
The car stopped in the willow forest of the park.
"Xiao Lin, you are my favorite girl I have ever met. Some of the things I said may be a joke, or they may be true. But I can't tell you. When I find out the truth, I will definitely give you an answer."
"The truth?" Xiaolin looked at him in surprise.
"A famous fortune teller read my fortune and said that only after I turn 30 will I be able to find a partner, and everything before that is just passing clouds."
"You believe it?"
"To be honest, someone introduced me to someone before, but it didn't work out."
"Why?"
"I don't want to say it. It will hurt other people's self-esteem."
Xiaolin stopped talking.
Silence, as if the whole world suddenly disappeared.
My phone rang. Yifan's voice was a little anxious: "It's been more than ten minutes. I said you would come back."
"Xiao Lin..."
She didn't answer me, started the car, and stopped at the teahouse.
No amount of explanation would be necessary. I said, "You should go back and rest. I'll give you a ride."
Xiaolin's car was in front and mine was behind. When we reached the fork in the road, I honked the horn a few times to send her off. After watching her car go away, I drove home.
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