Chapter 17: The Little Girl's Boudoir
Grandma Tian said again: "My daughter said that the one-room shop is rented to you, and it will be at the price you both said." You can move in and open your business at any time. Grandma Tian took out another two hundred yuan and handed it to Xiao Ying: "Oh, this is your fortune-telling money." Thank you very much! β
"Isn't it still cured?"
"No problem, the doctor said that he was out of danger and would be discharged in a few days, and my daughter said to give you the money first. She went to Director Long again to ask for the money back. β
Xiao Ying nodded and took the money. After the matter of renting a house was finalized, his company was settled: "I'll move in tomorrow morning." β
"Okay, if you need our help, just say it." The old lady beckoned the girl who was delivering food and vegetables to come over and said to her: "This is Mr. Xiao, your father's life-saving benefactor, thank you Mr. Xiao quickly,"
The girl took the teapot and bowed, and said in a crisp and pleasant voice, "Thank you!" β
"You're welcome. What is your name? β
Xiao Ying thought that since the matter of renting a house had been negotiated, they would have to get along with this family for a long time in the future, so they needed to understand each other.
The girl said, "My surname is Zhuo, and my name is Zhuoran." β
"It's a very meaningful name, isn't it bad, what grade are you in?"
"Freshman year of high school."
"Oh, the first year of high school is the foundation, how are the grades?"
The girl blushed slightly, lowered her head and shook it.
Grandma Tian on the side said with a smile: "Zhuo Ran's grades have always been good, but after her father got sick, she had to help the family take care of the business, so she didn't have much time to study, so her grades dropped this semester." β
"I'll catch up!" Zhuo Ran muttered in a low voice.
Xiao Ying looked at this stubborn girl with black hair and a ponytail, hanging down at the back of her head. She has beautiful eyebrows, bright skin, and the most impressive thing is that she has a cherry mouth that is essential for a beauty, the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, and the arc is very elegant, which adds a bit of beauty to her.
Xiao Ying heard that Zhuo Ran's studies had declined in order to help the family take care of the business, and he couldn't help but feel some sympathy, so he said: "In the future, if you don't understand anything in your homework, you can come and ask me, as long as I'm not busy, I will definitely teach you." ββBy the way, I graduated from medical school this year. The high school classes are not bad and should be able to tutor you. β
Zhuo Ran shook his head and said, "Thank you, I can do it myself." β
Xiao Ying couldn't imagine that his kindness was rejected by the other party, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.
Grandma Tian hurriedly played a round and said, "Zhuo Ran, Mr. Xiao is kind, why don't you appreciate it?" β
"I can do it myself." Clearly, the girl had a strong confidence in his own learning abilities.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, she has a good foundation, and when her father's illness recovers, she will have time to study, and she will be able to catch up soon." β
Zhuo Ran heard Xiao Ying speak for her, and glanced at Xiao Ying again, with an apology in his eyes, and said, "Big brother, what are you eating?" β
Grandma Tian hurriedly said to Zhuo Ran: "If you want to call Mr., why is it not so unruly." β
Mr. is an honorific title for fortune-telling in this street. Xiao Ying heard that Zhuo Ran did not call herself Mr., but called her eldest brother, it should be that she did not have a good impression of the fortune teller, and would rather the eldest brother use this title that she could accept. So he hurriedly waved his hand at Grandma Tian and said to Zhuo Ran: "Just call me big brother, it's good." ββStir-fry me a shredded beef with a sharp pepper and a lotus white with vinegar, and then a bottle of small two pot heads. β
Zhuo Ran heard Xiao Ying say this, felt that he was very easy-going, had a smile on his face, nodded and said, "Okay, big brother, please take a seat." β
Xiao Ying saw that the seats inside and outside the snack bar were almost full, except for the table in the corner that the fan couldn't blow, it seemed that he could only sit there.
Xiao Ying was about to walk to the corner, but Zhuo Ran stopped him and said, "It's too hot, otherwise, you can eat in my house, I have an electric fan." β
"Well, it's not good...... "It's indeed a little inappropriate to go to someone's girl's boudoir to eat and drink."
Zhuo Ran smiled and said: "It's okay, in the future, you will rent my shop to open a company, they are all acquaintances, what does it matter, anyway, I'm busy outside now, and I don't have time to do my homework, and the house is empty." Let's go! β
When Xiao Ying heard him say this, he nodded and followed her upstairs.
The shop is a two-storey building, with a downstairs business and an upstairs house. After going upstairs, I found three rooms upstairs, one large and two small. The big one is his parents' bedroom, and the smaller two rooms are Zhuo Ran's grandmother's and the other is Zhuo Ran's boudoir.
Zhuo Ran's boudoir is very neatly arranged, with a single bed in the middle, the quilt is neatly folded, and the bed is covered with a cloth sheet, for fear that the smoke will float up and stain the bed.
Below the window is the alley of fortune telling, with a desk and a chair by the window. There is a bookcase next to the desk, which is full of books, most of them all kinds of extracurricular books, and some novels.
Zhuo Ran walked to the desk and pulled out a chair: "You just sit here and eat, I'll go and order you food and get wine right away." Then I unscrewed the switch of a small desktop electric fan on the desk, and a gust of wind blew, which was very refreshing. Although the weather was hot and humid, the wind that blew out was also hot, but it was already a good enjoyment.
Xiao Ying said, "Take a newspaper and spread it, don't stain your desk." β
"No, I have a glass plate on it, even if the oil stains are off, wipe it clean with a cloth. I'll order you some food, and you can sit as you please. β
With that, Zhuo Ran turned around and went out.
Xiao Ying walked to the desk and saw that there was a single-card tape recorder in the middle of the desk, and there was a shelf next to it for tapes, on which there were many cassette tapes, most of which were song albums by a famous singer named Long Qingquan. Plus, there are several oldie tapes.
Most of the photos pressed under the glass plate of the desk, except for the group photos of the family, are Zhuo Ran's own. Judging from the photos, this little girl is quite photogenic.
In addition to the photo, there is also a song list pressed under the glass plate, which should have been torn from which magazine, which is the episode "Autumn Window Wind and Rain" in Dream of Red Mansions.
This little girl is quite sentimental, Xiao Ying also likes the 87 version of Dream of Red Mansions, and the episodes in it are all familiar.
Turning his head to look at the books on the shelves, his eyes fell on the row of novels, most of which were Qiong Yao novels, about twenty or thirty copies.
**The most popular novels in the decade, in addition to Jin Yong and Gu Long's martial arts, are the romance novels of Taiwan's Qiong Yao. Especially among middle school students. So it's not surprising that there is such a large row of Qiong Yao novels on Zhuo Ran's bookshelf.
Xiao Ying has read a lot of martial arts novels, but he hasn't read Qiong Yao's romance novels yet. There was nothing to do, so I took a copy of it, which was "Gathering and Dispersing".
He sat in a chair and opened the novel, and on the title page was a lyric written in neat handwriting:
Don't let me be so afraid,
Fear that you will leave quietly.
Don't ask me for what,
Suddenly, I lost myself.
Don't make me so flustered,
Fear that you'll suddenly disappear.
Tell me what I should do,
to wipe sorrow from your face.
Xiao Ying doesn't know which film and television drama this lyric is. However, the lyrics are so lingering, it should be a romance drama.
Xiao Ying was very curious about what was so attractive about Qiong Yao's novel, so he flipped through it when he had nothing to do.
Qiong Yao's writing is indeed very beautiful, and the story is lingering and compassionate. He was just looking at it casually, but he didn't expect to be fascinated after reading a few pages, and he didn't even notice that Zhuo Ran came up with the dishes.
"Ouch, big brother, you also like to read Qiong Yao's novels? The boys in my class never watched it. Zhuo Ran said with a grin, placing a plate of shredded pepper meat on the desk.
Xiao Ying was a little embarrassed, so he quickly closed the novel and put it aside and said, "Just flip through it." β
"It doesn't matter, I've read all these novels, some of them have been read several times, and they're really good. If you like it, take it and watch it! β
"yes, okay."
Zhuo Ran turned around and went downstairs to serve the food.
Xiao Ying took the book over again, opened it and continued to read.
After reading two pages, Zhuo Ran came in with dishes and chopsticks and another dish, this time Xiao Ying didn't close the book, but just smiled at Zhuo Ran awkwardly. After all, a man in his twenties still reads Qiong Yao's romance novels that only little girls like, and feels a little embarrassed.
Zhuo Ran put the dishes away, glanced at the book, and said: "This book "Gathering and Dispersing Two Yiyi" is one of the best written in Qiong Yao's novels, and I like it the most, especially at the end, when the cold sounded and tears flowed down. - Hee-hee, I shouldn't spoil it, you can watch it yourself. β
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