Lu Li looked around, and then he saw a sign set up next to the door, which read, "Only look at it, don't touch it!" However, the sign was partially obscured by the cornflower that appeared next to it, and it was easy to ignore it if you didn't pay special attention. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But that's not the point, the point is that Song Lingyi didn't touch it with her hands at all, she just leaned over and sniffed it. If it was Lu Li, he didn't understand it very well, so he might just touch it with his hands, but Song Lingyi is a person who loves flowers, so naturally he won't be like this. Moreover, the tone of the other party is really disliked.

At this time, the person who spoke finally appeared, behind Lu Li and Song Lingyi, a thin old man, dark skin full of wrinkles, short gray-black hair messy, wearing a frock coat that could not tell whether it was dark green or black, holding a pot of cornflowers in both hands, planted in a dark brown flower pot, those dark brown eyes flashed impatiently. Even if he didn't need any words, there was an air of rejection all over his body.

When Lu Li was about to open his mouth to refute, Song Lingyi pulled Lu Li's arm, he looked back at Song Lingyi, he thought that Song Lingyi asked him not to make trouble and swallow his anger, but he didn't expect that Song Lingyi took the initiative to step forward and said loudly, "I know that touching flowers is very impolite, so I didn't do it, just felt the fragrance of flowers; ”

The words that were neither humble nor arrogant, but there were no jams, and the sentences were very smooth, Lu Li didn't expect it, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

The person who came also seemed to be frightened, and glanced at Song Lingyi in surprise. Unexpectedly, Song Lingyi met the other party's gaze without fear, raised her head and chest, was upright, and open-minded.

That calm gaze made the other party stunned, and turned his head to look at Lu Li. Lu Li had already reacted at this time, he did not attack him domineeringly, but responded with a smile, politely but refused to flinch and looked over.

Living in the United States, it is inevitable that you will encounter situations of discrimination to a greater or lesser extent. Sometimes it's blatant discrimination, which makes people angry, and sometimes it's subtle contempt, which makes people angry but speechless. The real resistance is to stand up with your chest up and stand up bravely for your own interests.

Of course, it's easier said than done.

Looking at Song Lingyi beside him, Lu Li was impressed, even if he was replaced by himself, he couldn't handle it better than her.

The person who came frowned, "If you don't touch it, you won't touch it, I'm just warning you." After speaking, I didn't want to explain more, so I walked straight in the direction of the store.

Song Lingyi stepped forward and stood in front of the other party, "No, you are not just a warning, you have already made a judgment in advance, based on my skin color and race. So, I need you to apologize to me. The words are written in one go, and the grammar is wrong, but the meaning is clearer and more imposing.

The other party was stunned, he didn't want to explain, he planned to bypass it directly, but the only road leading to it was blocked by Song Lingyi, and there were delicate flowers on both sides of it, he lifted his steps, and finally fell back to the same place, looking at Song Lingyi's sincere but graceful gaze, hesitated for a moment, and said stiffly:

"First of all, I don't see your skin color and race, and even if I do, I don't care, and secondly, I really think that you are touching a flower, and many people come here every day to break flowers, and when a bud is broken, the shape of a pot of flowers will be affected, and the life of the flower will be killed. But, you're right, I was so rude, I apologize to you. So, can you get out of the way now?"

The words were very rigid, and the accent was still a unique tone of Texans, but even the sound and vague sounds were straightened, and there was an inexplicable weirdness. Lu Li couldn't tell for a while, where the accent was.

Neither Lu Li nor Song Lingyi expected such an answer, and both of them were stunned. Then I heard the other person say again, "Can you get out of the way now?"

Song Lingyi hurriedly stepped out of the way, and then watched the black and thin man walk into the store quickly, his rickety back seemed to be bent down because the flower pot in his hand was too heavy. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the vast blue ocean.

"Lu Li, did I blame him just now?" Song Lingyi whispered in Chinese, with some apprehension in her tone, and the momentum just now disappeared at this time.

Lu Li knew that after all, this was Song Lingyi's first time abroad, and she didn't know much about foreign culture and customs, let alone experienced so-called racial discrimination, and all her impressions of Texas were hearsay. Therefore, Song Lingyi herself was a little apprehensive. But to be honest, Lu Li couldn't pick out Song Lingyi's handling just now, and if it was him, he might be even more radical.

"Mom, it's okay, I misunderstood just now. The tone and attitude of the other party are indeed dissatisfied, "It seems that the other party has no malicious intent, which is the most important thing." ”

Song Lingyi nodded, but she was still a little uneasy, stood in place and thought about it, and patted the back of Lu Li's hand, "I'll go in and express my apologies." Without waiting for Lu Li to stop him, Song Lingyi walked in quickly, and at a glance saw the thin black man who was bending down to arrange the flowers, "I'm sorry, I was too arbitrary just now." ”

Lu Li walked in quickly, and then saw the man raise his head, glanced at it, and said in a deep voice, "Be careful, don't touch the flower pot next to you." ”

Following the sound, Lu Li looked down and saw that there were a bunch of flower pots stacked at his feet, and next to him were a large number of seedlings of blue hat flowers, palm-high, petite and cute.

"You go out for now, it's too narrow. If you have any questions, just ask outside. The man waved his hand, looking impatient to chase away the flies, as if he didn't care about driving the guests away.

Seeing such a gesture, Song Lingyi laughed instead, and Lu Li also shook his head helplessly-he finally understood what Andre said about "typical Texans". It can be seen that this guy in front of him is a simple lover of flowers, all his actions and words are on the flowers, it seems that there are only these blue hat flowers and cornflowers in his eyes, and humans are not worth mentioning compared to them.

"Let's get out. Although the other party did not respond to her apology, Song Lingyi knew that it was not that the other party was unwilling to accept it, but simply because the other party didn't care at all. It's like just now, after confirming that Song Lingyi didn't really touch the flowers, he simply apologized.

Lu Li chuckled, and before he could take a step, the rough voice came from behind him again, "Be careful of your head." "I looked up, and I saw a cabinet with all kinds of shovels, kettles, sieves and other tools.

Lu Li shrank his head and asked casually, "Are you Joey?" Andre introduced us. ”

"......," the other party paused for a moment, "you guys wait outside, I'll come over right away." "There was finally a breakthrough in this conversation, and it seemed that this was the legendary Joey.

Lu Li and Song Lingyi walked out and stood at the door, all sides were covered with blue hat flowers and cornflowers, even if the space was limited, it was still thrillingly beautiful, and Lu Li seemed to be able to glimpse the future scene at his doorstep.

"What do you need?" Joey's voice came from behind him, no greetings, not even a greeting, and the opening was a stiff cut to the point.

"Blue hat flowers and cornflowers. Song Lingyi did not hesitate, and simply said neatly.

Joey wiped the dirt from his hands, "How much space are you going to plant in, do you have a map of the shape of the land?"

Song Lingyi obviously didn't expect it, and turned her head to look at Lu Li in some astonishment.

Lu Li nodded to indicate that he had received the signal, and answered, "I only know the approximate size of the garden, and the specific number is not sure." Do you have a pen and paper? I'll draw a diagram. ”

Joey skillfully took out a small notebook from his jacket pocket and handed it directly to Lu Li, who was already familiar with such a situation.

Lu Li was drawing on the paper, explaining the length and width, Joey walked over, looked at it carefully, and when the whole picture was finished, "What about the garden?

Lu Li looked at Song Lingyi uncertainly, Song Lingyi also spread out her hands, and she looked like a shopkeeper, as if to say: Isn't this your ranch?

The decision was suddenly in his hands, which was not expected, and Lu Li's pupils couldn't help but begin to expand.

Looking at this scene, Joey's stiff face line relaxed slightly, "Otherwise, I'll go directly to your house for a field trip, and then you tell me the general plan of the garden, and I'll make specific arrangements." Looking at the doubts on Lu Li and Song Lingyi's faces, Joy further explained, "The cultivation of blue hat flowers and cornflowers is particular, not too dense, and you also need to plant other plants and trees, don't you? ”

Just now, he was still a rigid and stiff appearance, but when he talked about flowers, his words suddenly began to increase, and his enthusiasm could be felt between the words, even if his expression still did not change much. Sure enough, it's a nymphomaniac.

Song Lingyi showed a big smile and said happily, "That's naturally the best." I was only interested in gardens, but I never had the opportunity to really study hard, and I was always just a layman, and now I was relieved that an expert was willing to come to my door. Now, I don't have to worry about ruining my garden. ”