Chapter 03: Unintentional Gains Intentional Losses
After all, there is still something to see in the urban area, every time I come back from the scenic spot for a few days, there is always a little fresh and amazing feeling, a small red mini is speeding by, and the mm wearing sunglasses in the cab left a shadow with red lips, it seems that the second grandmother came out again; At the bus shelter on the side of the road, several young girls in the flower season seem to be traveling together, holding hands and whispering, smiling brighter than the sun; After walking a short distance, I saw a young woman standing on the side of the road, carrying a light-colored bag in both hands...... The sky is very blue, the city is very lively, and the mood is very good, as if I have returned to the time when I had nothing to do in college and sat on the side of the road every day to watch beautiful women.
The road is not far, in Shunshui Road Ba Min Seafood City, to the door of the hotel to find a parking position, just get off the car and see the one standing on the steps of the foyer, the same Tingting Yuli, the same style, even than the beauty who has seen all the way back a few points higher.
Waving, the girl beckoned, Shuai Lang also greeted, paced closer, smiled from a distance, like a blooming rose, by the way, originally people are school flowers, once recognized by the group of crooked melon cracked date boys in the Chinese Department of CUHK School flower, crooked melon cracked dates naturally include Shuai Lang, and a few steps closer, Lei Xinlei, who was dressed in light gray overalls, saw more clearly, smiling like a flower, in the angle of Shuai Lang's upward gaze, you can see that the barely knee-high work skirt seems to have been trimmed into a fish-scale pattern, which looks very playful, The black strap high heels set off the whole person so high and graceful, which made Shuai Lang unnaturally feel the feeling of self-shame that he had felt many times.
"I'm sorry, it's a bit congested on the road. I've kept you waiting. Shuai Lang said, and went up the steps.
"Old classmate, what are you polite? Let's go......" Lei Xinlei replied generously, the two of them entered the seafood city side by side, the seats had been set, the waiter led the two to the corner of the window of the hall on the first floor, poured water and handed over the menu, Shuai Lang glanced at the environment, very good, the air conditioning lowered the temperature of the space very appropriately, half of the guests scattered around occupied the seats, half of the inside were pairs of men and women, whispering in the environment decorated with bonsai, carved railings, and music.
No way, the current hotel environment is developing in an ambiguous direction, like this kind of clear and elegant environment, the most suitable for men and women to pair a light drink, while eating love talk, see a couple not far away from a table eating uneasy, have to empty mouth and have to smack one, Shuai Lang subconsciously retracted his gaze, embarrassed to look at it again.
"Something to eat?" Lei Xinlei flipped through the menu, raised her eyes and asked, her eyes were very bright, and she was overjoyed.
Shuai Lang smiled and said, "You order, I really don't know how to eat this thing, we're just a stewed noodle stomach." β
Lei Xinlei smiled, and the waiter who ordered the dishes explained, in fact, seafood has also been improved a lot for different places, and many dishes are not as vigorous as imagined, such as the base tail shrimp, such as the milk abalone, which is very suitable for the public's taste, Shuai Lang rolled his eyes and glared: "Don't recommend it to me, you don't know who the owner is today, how to slaughter it?" β
Lei Xinlei laughed loudly, and the waiter smiled embarrassedly, some guests who didn't have any opinions recommended it, and they ordered expensive dishes in a daze, listening to the accent, this is an understanding master. Lei Xinlei simply took charge, ordered fresh squid on watercress, fried chrysanthemum shrimp, Tongcaoqing fish soup, diced coconut fish, crab cold melon, and asked Shuai Lang again, asked for two more shrimp noodles, handed back the menu, and asked Shuai Lang jokingly: "You let me order me to save myself money, if you want you to invite me, I'm welcome." β
"So, I try not to invite you ......" Shuai Lang replied with a smile, took out his pocket, twisted a few pages and handed it to Lei Xinlei, this is the right thing, Lei Xinlei looked at the list handed over by Shuai Lang, and said after a while: "You want to inlay the epitome of the Yellow River, this mold is not easy to do, I'll try to help you find it." β
It is the inlay of the crystal ball, the rectangular is the paperweight style, and there is a fan shape, all of which are handicrafts to be sold in the scenic spot, this thing is handsome and can not be done, the sketch is made of pastoral and peaceful fruits, a very vague concept, and Lei Xinlei, who does foreign trade import and export, has the convenience of contacting various small and medium-sized enterprises in Zhongzhou, and the two people have many intersections because of the handicraft business, but it is the first time to eat. Putting away the drawings given by Shuai Lang, Lei Xinlei also took out a color page and handed it to Shuai Lang to look at, hourglass, four styles, round, conical, diamond-shaped and an irregular shape, and then turned over, it was a metal cast Yellow River Mother sculpture, after reading a few pages, Shuai Lang nodded: "It's very good...... In this way, the new goods first do a hundred and ten samples, I will sell and try it, and in the afternoon the store will send you a list of goods, this time the volume of goods is more than the last time, and I will be driven out as soon as possible. β
"Do you want to...... It's only been two weeks, isn't it? Lei Xinlei was surprised, four small manufacturers, from more than 100,000 pieces of large pieces to pendants, were finished so quickly, which really surprised her, and now she understands why the 10,000 monthly salary is not moving. Sure enough, Shuai Lang said disapprehantly: "As long as it doesn't rain, sell 10,000 pieces a day, and there are too many people in the scenic spot?" β
"Then you're making a lot of money." Lei Xinlei said enviously. Unexpectedly, Shuai Lang pouted and said, "What do you earn?" Small medallions and small pendants are sold wholesale for only a few cents, a large hourglass and large sculpture are only four dollars for wholesale, you know how much they sell, the highest record in the village, the sculpture was sold for one hundred and sixty dollars. β
"Huh? The cost of more than a dozen dollars, can you sell so much? Lei Xinlei listened to the book and couldn't believe it.
"That is, there are many people and birds, you know how many people came during the peak period on July 6th, more than 140,000, Sensei said that we do business, pick up plastic bottles in scenic spots, and the income is directly chasing the white-collar workers in the city, hehe......" Shuai Lang said with a smile.
"Wow, what kind of employment did you worry about at the beginning? I went to the scenic spot to pick up plastic bottles...... Hehe. Lei Xinlei covered her mouth and said with a smile.
Between men and women, if there is no out-of-the-ordinary idea, then the interaction is much simpler, two people talk and laugh, like a pair of old friends, wait for the dish to come up, polite and humble to each other a few words, ask for a few glasses of cold beer, chew and taste it, a few side dishes are really eye-catching, red crimson, yellow tender yellow, white crystalline, green translucent, taste a few bites can also be delicious, a bite to open the mouth is not idle, words will be less, words are less, thinking will be active. It's the first time I've been invited to the school to have a treat, and there is always a hint of impatience in my heart, as if this mind is directing his eyes, and from time to time he peeks at Lei Xinlei who is facing him.
Beautiful, very beautiful, every time I see a beautiful woman, a very strong voice will always appear in Shuai Lang's heart: Damn, maybe you will be ridden by that animal at night!?
In these years, the beauty is really not so reliable, at least Shuai Lang knows that the campus of CUHK was lush with flowers and trees, and it often became an excellent place for one-on-one field battles......... What to say next, beautiful women are like food, out of sight is pure, now that I have seen and understood, that mind is secretly suppressed by some emotion.
Lei Xinlei, who was munching on the fish with low eyebrows, was actually sneaking a glance at Shuai Lang, or in her opinion, Shuai Lang was the one who changed the most among all the classmates in the impressions, and every time she sat down without smiling, sometimes it even made her feel a little unattainable, and after a glance at the empty clinking glasses, Lei Xinlei casually asked Shuai Lang: "Have you found it, you have changed a lot." β
"Really? Why don't I feel it myself? β
"You should feel it? You remember that you didn't talk much back then, but now you seem to be able to speak better than anyone else. β
"Forced out, if you can find someone with a low threshold for work, you will sell it, if you want to do this, how can you do it without leaving your mouth? I forced it to practice......"
"Hmm...... I used to feel that you were fierce, and it was scary to stare at people...... You see now, how polite. β
"Forced out, I've been used to being low in front of people in the past few years, and my temper is almost gone."
"That'...... Now it seems to be a little more handsome than before, and it was forced out? Lei Xinlei changed her words, and her eyebrows moved, as if she was teasing.
"Huh? Have it? Don't tease me, I've always had a serious lack of self-confidence on this subject. β
Shuai Lang made an understatement, making Lei Xinlei, who was talking with raised eyebrows, a little frustrated, the wisdom of those who know others, and the clear strength of those who know themselves, seems to have increased his charm at this time. Yes, it's changed, it's changed so much that I almost don't recognize it...... Lei Xinlei pursed her lips, holding the dish, looking at the handsome wine glass empty, and poured the glass casually, the clear and bright liquid was as transparent as between the two.
So the familiarity of the past became strange in this chewing, just like the entertainment with customers, which made Lei Xinlei feel very strange, she had seen Shuai Lang several times, and every time this feeling was very clear, just like the other party deliberately rejected her thousands of miles away, and the reason for it was actually very clear to her, needless to say that it was because her ex-boyfriend was his buddy.
"Xinlei, I have to thank you, the handicrafts we sell are thanks to you for going around to produce them for us Zhang Luo small manufacturers......" Shuai Lang broke the embarrassment and silence of the future, and said with a smile, I originally wanted to say 'Another day, our brothers will invite you and call Boss Han too', but I think this sentence will probably be more embarrassing, after all, the two of them have broken up, as if we have to get together. After a change of thought, he held back his words, and said, "I don't know how to thank you......"
Uh-huh...... Lei Xinlei straightened up, her nose burst out of her nose, and she said with a somewhat knowing smile: "You know that it is me who should be thanked, there are many salesmen like me in Zhongzhou who do foreign trade orders, and you gave me more than 300,000 orders a month, but I don't know how to thank you." β
"Isn't that thankful? Earn it anyway, win-win. Shuai Lang pointed to the dishes on the table and smiled.
"It's getting more and more stylish." Lei Xinlei put down her chopsticks, supported her elbow with her hand, wiped her lips, and asked with a smile: "Shuai Lang, I ask you a question, and you answer truthfully." β
"The last thing I'm good at is lying." Shuai Lang squinted and smiled.
"I ask you." Lei Xinlei leaned over, lowered her voice, and asked in a very narrow manner: "When I was in college, one day you sat next to me in self-study and asked me if I watched movies on the weekend, were you going to plot against me?" β
"Hehe......" Shuai Lang bowed, hehe smiled, and said with a smile: "Then I didn't succeed!?" β
"I'll ask you again...... When I met you later, why did I think you were deliberately avoiding me? Lei Xinlei asked directly, and when she asked, Shuai Lang was a little stunned, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Back then, you were the school flower in everyone's eyes, and I was recognized as a poisonous weed, so we weren't on the same road, were we?" β
"Liar...... Is it because of Han Tonggang? Lei Xinlei said suddenly, and the needle pierced the center of Shuai Lang's hidden thoughts.
The fierce group fight back then was said to be because of Lei Xinlei, and then dig deeper, I am afraid it may not be all handsome and brave, the rotten person in the physical education department went to the Chinese department to tease Lei Xinlei every three to five days, at that time, I was not used to seeing his classmates have more crooked melons and cracked dates, but it was just a big outbreak after a long time of resentment, a group fight almost changed the inherent trajectory of life, and Lao Han became a buddy who had nothing to say, since he became a buddy, the former non-part thought gradually disappeared.
"Yes." Shuai Lang nodded, looked at Lei Xinlei, and knew that the relationship between the two had always been good, but then it became clichΓ©, graduated on the front foot and broke up on the back foot, Shuai Lang looked at Lei Xinlei and said softly: "Haven't you always had a good relationship?" How did you break up? β
"So in your eyes, I'm a woman who hates the poor and loves the rich, climbs the branches and kicks the poor boyfriend? That's why you're deliberately avoiding me. Lei Xinlei plucked her eyes, looking a little angry, and she cleverly avoided this question.
"Huh...... I didn't avoid you, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to control my own mistakes, hehe......" Shuai Lang laughed at himself again, and successfully resolved the embarrassment, Lei Xinlei was stunned at first, and then couldn't help it, and was amused.
Sometimes it's embarrassing, and it's better to say that it's the best way than to hide and have nothing to say. Lei Xinlei seemed to get a sense of satisfaction from her words and from Shuai Lang's slightly restrained performance, so this issue involving ** was quietly avoided by both of them.
Gradually towards the end of the meal, Lei Xinlei remembered something again, which was also arranged by the way, opened the Kun bag, handed a copperplate color page to Shuai Lang, and explained: "Yu Houqing invited you, the treasure appreciation meeting held by the provincial TV station ......"
"Yo, you're all interested in this...... I'm not really interested. β
"Now that the collection is hot, this is a good opportunity to meet celebrities in the business world, I heard that well-known merchants may have to attend, and now it is not uncommon for some discerning businessmen to increase the value of their assets in collecting."
"Don't go...... How much do we have, don't go and can't afford to buy one, what a shame it is......"
"Huh...... I've got the word, I don't care if I go or not? Manager Xiao is very optimistic about you, I think it's good for you to do a part-time job at Ruishi, how much identity? β
"They want to pull Feipeng's business, thinking that Lin Pengfei's brain is in water, and he can hand over the recruitment and training to me?"
Shuai Lang casually stuffed the copperplate introduction into his pocket, insisting on his own ideas, but he was slightly stunned when he heard that the treasure appraisal would be held, as if Lin Pengfei's secretary was also invited, is it really a grand event? However, for things that he didn't know much about, Shuai Lang still felt bottomless and not very interested. After pouring the last glass of beer, when she was putting it to her lips, Lei Xinlei waved her hand and motioned to the waiter to settle the bill, and just took out her bank card, but Shuai Lang stretched out her hand to block it, Lei Xinlei said very unhappily: "I'll invite you." β
"Yes, please you please, didn't say who paid the bill?" Shuai Lang picked a thorn.
"Do you want to AA system, so clear?" Lei Xinlei said excitedly, looking at Shuai Lang playfully.
"No, no...... To be fair, give me your card and how about we play a game? Shuai Lang took Lei Xinlei's bank card in his hand and played with it, and took out a card himself, dazzling and interspersed a few times, and covered the table with a snapping hand, and said to Lei Xinlei with a mysterious smile: "The top one, the bottom one, you pick it, pick who pays for it, it's fair, right?" β
Lei Xinlei was really a little displeased, but suddenly she was aroused by Shuai Lang's little tricks, women are like this, they have a special interest in the unknown, and pointed with a smile: "The ...... below No, no, no, above. β
"Are you sure, don't regret it later."
"The one above. Sure as well as sure. Lei Xinlei was sure.
"What you said, the above one, the waiter took the ......" Shuai Lang smiled and raised his hand, with two cards in his palm, the waiter was used to this kind of young man's joke, picked up the above card, signaled to enter the password to sign, Shuai Lang put down the other one, smiled and followed the waiter, Lei Xin Leiqi also picked up the card left by Shuai Lang strangely, and saw that it was his ICBC card, stunned and recalled the action just now, and subconsciously said to himself: "It won't be so coincidental, right?" β
yes, coincidentally?
It's not a coincidence at all, when she went out of the hall after paying the bill, Lei Xinlei was beside Shuai Lang, stared at Shuai Lang in surprise, and said unhappily: "You cheated." β
"Wouldn't it? You can see it. Shuai Lang asked with a smile.
"You're like this, I'm going to guess below, you just leave the table with your hand, and your card is right below; But I want to guess the above, you hold the card in your hand and show it in front of the waiter, and as soon as you flip it, your card will be on it...... So no matter how I guess, you're paying for it, right? Lei Xinlei asked as if she was angry, this kind of anger would definitely not be really angry, but she felt that she had played quite slippery, and quietly won a gentlemanly demeanor.
"Talented girl, you've guessed it, hehe...... But you don't have a rule, so why cheat? Shuai Lang said disapprovingly with a smile.
"Then it won't be counted this time, I'll set the rules next time." Lei Xinlei insisted very much, taking a preventive shot: "The first rule, you can't refuse it." β
Blocking Shuai Lang's retreat, it seems that it is not easy to invite this time, several times Shuai Lang is invited to be really busy or fake, he can't take care of it, he played a bank card trick and gave Lei Xinlei a truth, Shuai Lang is embarrassed, but the words of refusal did not come out after all, in fact, ...... In fact, sitting with a beautiful woman to eat and chat is also a joy in life, but sitting with this person is really a bit of a psychological barrier, and this obstacle can't even be said. On the other hand, Lei Xinlei's interest was quite high, she got into Shuai Lang's broken car, sat in the passenger seat, chatted about the university, talked about her college classmates, and talked about her views on Shuai Lang among college girls at that time, but in Shuai Lang's ears, Lei Xinlei put that girl alive and said that he was quite masculine, and it was made up. Until the door of Lei Xinlei's company, Lei Xinlei got out of the car and did not forget to remind Shuai Lang about the next meal, Shuai Lang responded indiscriminately, and sent the school girl who was a little interested into the door of the company.
Well, this girl is a little interesting to me, but she is too clumsy, and she will find out that my brother is a potential stock, and this kind of emotional investment will be a few years in advance, and I will be moved to tears. Shuai Lang watched Lei Xinlei's tall figure disappear into the hall, and when he beckoned, such a thought came to his heart.
Boring...... Shuai Lang had a second thought in his heart, he contacted him several times by phone, and when he gradually became acquainted, he couldn't stop the growth of this enthusiasm, he was a little impatient, but he really met for a meal, and found that he really couldn't overcome that psychological barrier, if he didn't know her love history, he really knew her and Boss Han's love history, and the admiration in her eyes and words always felt like a product peddled in the scenic spot: parallel goods.
Forget it, it's not a big problem for my brother to marry a daughter-in-law now, so you can't find a parallel import, right? Besides, let the brothers know and laugh off their big teeth...... Shuai Lang thought about it, drove the car forward not far, the weather at noon was quite hot, found a shady place to park the car, ready to take a break, the scenic spot is too tired, at this time go back to a yard people must be resting badly, lying on their backs, boring to flip through what treasure atlas, rough list, dare to be the province of Taiwan in the province to collect private collections, invite well-known experts to sit in the hall to publicly identify, of course, after the auction, the early collection of several collections is nothing more than some Shuai Lang can not understand the altar jar jar is not very interesting, boring, Shuai Lang's mind recalled the events of the morning, the woman associated with the incident, and the portrait...... In fact, I was very surprised at the time, and I had to admire the cleverness of the criminal investigation methods, and the portrait had restored Sanya's appearance...... If Liang Genbang is arrested one day, the identification will definitely be more accurate, but fortunately, Sangya said that even Liang Genbang doesn't know her name, and her name is only known to herself...... However, Shuai Lang is a little uneasy, he is used to seeing the duel between the police and the suspect, many smart criminals have finally been caught, and there are few crimes that can be hidden for a lifetime, unless he does not commit a crime again, but Shuai Lang estimates that anything is possible, stop, I'm afraid it is impossible......... "Sister Sang, where are you?" Don't commit a crime...... This case is big enough, and if there is another case, it will all be pulled out, and that life will be over......"
Shuai Lang sighed, a little interested, the phone text message rang, bored to touch out and look, it was Lei Xinlei's text message, a line of words: There are samples coming out on the weekend, I will send them to you, how about you take me to the Floating Heaven Pavilion to make a wish? Haven't been to the scenic spot yet?
Shuai Lang thought about it, he didn't know how to reply to this text message, he thought about it again, he didn't reply at all, the phone was thrown aside, and the album was also thrown aside, just lying on his back, the mobile phone was ringing, and he thought that Lei Xinlei's phone was coming, and he touched the phone to take a look, but it was not Lei Xinlei, but Sheng Xiaoshan, who had not been in contact for a long time, put it to his ear, and listened to Yingying's soft greeting, politely said, when I heard it, I wanted to invite Shuai Lang to Fengyixuan, what are you doing, it's nothing, let's talk, Shuai Lang said I'm busy, I'm so busy that I can't even get my feet off the ground...... was about to refuse, but his eyes saw something, and he reacted nervously: "You don't want to tell me about the Treasure Society, do you?" β
"Huh? You already know? Sheng Xiaoshan was surprised on the phone.
"It's coming soon." Shuai Lang Lisuo, said a word to deduct the phone, started the car, the sharp change in attitude was because the album casually thrown into the passenger seat, stuck in the middle of the door and exposed half a page, that page clearly showed a photo of the same handsome hidden thing.
An ancient book, the name on the Philippine page is "Yingyao Chapter".
(To be continued)