Chapter 65: Dad
In the studio, although Qi Yan had sworn to undertake all the work during this time, he was honest...... Without Li Ruoke personally presiding over the overall situation here, he is really inextricably linked.
In the past two days, there have been a lot of consulters on the official account and website.
Those diviners sent messages on WeChat, and Qi Yan dealt with them step by step as Li Ruoke taught him, according to the items that people wanted to divinate and the situation reported, and then selected the corresponding text from a document, copied and pasted...... I also have to make up some things that sound very "professional" to make me seem to be really a bit of a Taoist.
In addition, answering various customer consultation calls, these were all done by Li Ruoke in the past.
I have to say that these people who buy Buddha cards are simply more strange than the other, and the questions they ask are really so... It's ridiculous, Qi Yan has to hold back his full of complaints to respond to them one by one.
Phone 1:
"Hello? Yes yes... Well, you're asking if the shell of the Buddha card can be replaced if it's broken? Is it like this, have you tried gluing it with 502 glue? …… I'm sorry I didn't mean to pay the bill, I know I know that we promise a one-month warranty, but the store has been a little busy lately, can you delay it for a little two days? ”
Phone 2:
"Mr. Wang, I checked, the card you booked last time was obviously 'Lucky Gecko', we are also in accordance with your order to buy the goods, if you want to change the card type now, I'm afraid it's a little ...... Yes, yes, it's already been opened. Is it effective? I think this varies from person to person...... No! It's not that you can quit your job without working if you wear the amulet of fortune, it's an auxiliary amulet......"
Phone 3:
"Miss Zhuang, may I ask you what is your problem? …… The Yantong Buddha card you wear doesn't help your marriage? Forehead... It's not right away, you need to try to work on it yourself...... Yes? Did you see your husband cheating on someone else outside? What's that...... Oh... Oh, his lover is a... Male? …… OK, can you wait until you're not crying? ”
Phone 4:
"Mr. Yao, I have said many times that there is no such thing as a Buddha card that can make you buy a lottery ticket and win 1 million......"
"Woohoo!"
"Sherry, don't scream! …… No, no, no, I'm not talking about you, it's the little Bichon I raised in my store...... You... Can you wait a minute? The Siamese cat in my shop is about to scratch the sofa and wait for me to put it in a cage...... There's also a teddy, and it's on the pillow at the time, and it's a day, you know, right? ”
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In the morning, I received more than a dozen customer consultation calls, all of which are some after-sales service, because a Budmus is often thousands of yuan of business contacts, so these customers do have the right to ask for good after-sales.
However, most of these people who buy Buddhist cards are big laymen, and like the original Qi Yan, they don't know anything.
The questions asked were maddening, but thanks to them, Qi Yan felt that his knowledge and professionalism of Thai amulets had improved rapidly!
This was his first day running a shop on his own, and he was already exhausted.
I finally managed to stay up until noon, and I could eat some takeout to relax.
But before he could fully open the lunch box, his personal mobile phone rang again, and the caller ID was ...... Dad.
"Dad, I eat well, live well, and have a good job......" After answering, he took the initiative to report his false situation without waiting for the other end of the phone to speak first.
However, to Qi Yan's surprise, his father's call this time was not simply concerned.
"What? Are you coming to NSW? When? …… Why did you suddenly want to come? Is it because you want to see me with your own eyes that you are relieved? …… Yes? What event do you say you're coming to? ”
Qi Yan's hometown is in a neighboring province, and it is only two hours away after the high-speed rail between the two places opens.
Qi Yan's father's name is Qi Guoheng, a professional photographer who used to work in magazines, and he often traveled to other places before Qi Yan's mother died.
This time, my father said that he was invited to participate in a large-scale cultural festival exhibition in Xinzhou City, because the organizer seemed to be his old friend in his early years, so Qi Guoheng naturally agreed, and he could also come over to visit his son who worked far away from home.
And what caught Qi Yan off guard was...... His dad's high-speed train arrived at 6 p.m.!
Qi Yan hurriedly went to the mirror to check his face, looked left and left... Fortunately, the night of horror at the Jintang Cement Factory did not leave a scar on his face, otherwise his father would have thought that he was fighting with someone again.
"Tsk... Really, wouldn't you have given two days' notice? So suddenly. ”
It's still noon, Qi Yan hurriedly filled out the rest of the goods list after lunch, handed over all the goods that should be sent to the courier company, and then hurriedly found a barber shop to trim his hair that he hadn't cut for a month.
In short, try to look a little more energetic and sunny.
After all this, before five o'clock in the afternoon, he went to the North Railway Station to wait for the pick-up.
The train station is crowded at all times, but the new North Station is not bad, at least there are not so many people holding signs to solicit accommodation.
After half past six, a large crowd of people poured out at the entrance of the station, and Qi Yan walked over and stood on tiptoe to watch.
With so many passengers, it was impossible to find his father easily, and just as he was about to take out his mobile phone to make a call, the back of his head was flicked heavily with his hand.
"Wow~~!" Qi Yan covered his head and looked back, a middle-aged man in a suit carrying a suitcase smiled at him.
The upright beer belly props up the shirt worn inside, and the oily black hair mixed with a few gray hairs is combed into a big back, who else can it be if it's not a father?
Qi Yan was slightly stunned, and a hint of joy suddenly appeared in his eyes, and before he could say hello, he said first, "Don't move yet!" Then he looked up and down around his father as if he were looking at a strange object.
"Tut-tut... Yo! Who is this? ......"Qi Yan deliberately played poor because it was rare for him to see his father dressed so formally, isn't it usually very casual?" Now when I see it, it's like seeing a big boss.
Qi Guoheng slapped him lightly and slapped him on the chest again, "Don't be poor, there is a dinner tonight, so dress well." ”
Qi Yan laughed happily at this time, and regardless of the public, he gave his father a bear hug, "Dad!" ”
"Tell you to eat more! Skinny like this..."Qi Guoheng pinched his shoulder, shook his head and scolded with a smile.
Qi Yan suddenly let go of his hand, sniffed it, and frowned, "Dad, I smeared too much gel water...... Also, you're squirting... Cologne? Would you... In the name of coming to see me, come to NSW to find me a stepmother, right? ”
"Phew! Don't be verbose, help Lao Tzu carry the box! ”
The father and son chatted in the taxi, they haven't seen each other for almost half a year, Qi Yan's father is not a person who likes to nag, and he doesn't need to ask his son carefully about his current situation, because it may be because of his profession, the photographer has been to a lot of places, and he has seen more people.
"Barely ate on time, did you? Look at your dark circles... Stay up less late, and your hair is freshly cut, are you going to be sloppy for a while if I don't come today? ”
Qi Yan could only smile bitterly and quipped, "Why don't you ask me if I have a girlfriend like other parents?" ”
"Hmph... Definitely not" Qi Guoheng held his mouth and said calmly, "You poor bastard, who will like you?" ”
"It's too much, you ......" Qi Yan wilted suddenly, and then continued to ask, "By the way, what kind of exhibition is you going to invite to attend this time?" ”
Qi Guoheng raised his eyelids, "It's nothing, next week there will be an international folk culture exhibition in Longbin New Town, Xinzhou, and more than a dozen old photographers with the same qualifications as me have been invited to observe, you can empty the weekend next week and go with me." ”
"I'm not going to go to the cultural exhibition...... Such a boring activity is not for people like me. ”
"Hmph, I finally took the opportunity of work to come to see you in NSW, if you dare not go, I will slap you to the wall with my backhand and stick it, and I can't pick it off!"