273. The Pianist in a Café
Li Xiang used his boss's strength, and finally explained clearly that he just wanted to choose a set of work clothes for Shen Yunshu that was suitable for working in the store.
The hiring of Shen Yunshu was the result of Li Xiang's whim, and there were two reasons.
The first is that Shen Yunshu's music level is really good, in addition to being too thin, the appearance conditions are also okay. Asking such a person to play the piano in the store has a very fast effect on raising the store's coercion.
The second is a contractor who is also a god of all worlds, and Li Xiang hopes to help this companion who seems to be living a bad life. At least let this guy take care of his body here and then let her out, Shen Yunshu's previous state was almost immortal. If you leave it alone, you may not know where to ride the crane to the west silently one day.
In fact, most of the uniforms of employees in chain stores or formal service industries are uniformly customized. There are even times when the uniforms of the staff come from the same manufacturer in two stores that are not related.
And when it came to Li Xiang, because he had never considered recruiting waiters before, he did not have a uniform for the staff. And he hoped that Shen Yunshu would join the company today, so as not to delay Shen Yunshu for too long. Therefore, Li Xiang finally decided to go to the clothing store and buy ready-made.
After all, no one has stipulated what the waitress in the coffee shop should wear, but Shen Yunshu's original set of clothes is not suitable, according to Li Xiang's idea, women's suits, shirts, vests and trousers and leather shoes should be fine.
So, after staring at Shen Yunshu and finishing breakfast, at about nine o'clock in the morning, while his small shop had not yet opened, Li Xiang took Shen Yunshu to a nearby shopping mall.
Li Xiang took Shen Yunshu to find a women's clothing store selling office wear in the mall.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
At nine o'clock in the morning, there are almost no people visiting the mall, and a small number of businesses in the mall have not yet opened, and the clothing store has no customers at present.
Li Xiang pointed to Shen Yunshu behind him and said to the clerk:
"Trouble matching her with a full outfit suitable for reception work. The lower body is troublesome, I need long pants and not skirts, and the upper body I hope it is best to be a shirt with a suit vest, and the color is mainly black and white. ”
"No problem, I'll look for it, and if you think the match is okay, sir, let this young lady wear it and try it on." Do you think that's okay? ”
Li Xiang nodded, and the clerk saw that the male customer who looked like the principal made a statement, so he went back to the store to pick up clothes.
At this time, Li Xiang suddenly felt a hand tugging at his sleeve.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Shen Yunshu holding the note book she had been carrying with her, which read:
/ Don't buy such expensive clothes, cheap ones will do! /
"It doesn't matter, it's a workwear, if the quality is too poor, it will have an impact on the customer's perception. Anyway, I'll pay for it, it's a loan to you, when you don't do it, just leave the clothes with us, you don't have to worry about it. ”
After a short period of time together, Li Xiang probably felt Shen Yunshu's character. She is the kind of person who is softer than others and is not good at refusing, and in the face of such people, she needs to be a little stronger.
After waiting for about five minutes, the clothing store clerk came out with a set of clothes.
"Sir, this is a match I picked out after I roughly estimated the size of this young lady. All sizes of clothes and pants are still available, and if the size is not suitable, you can change it on the spot after trying it on. ”
The clothes taken out by the clerk, the color and style are indeed more in line with the requirements given by Li Xiang, Li Xiang nodded with satisfaction, turned around again, and asked:
"Shen Yunshu, what do you think? Do I need to change it? ”
Shen Yunshu looked at the clothes in the clerk's hand, hesitated for a moment, and nodded slowly.
Seeing this, Li Xiang gently patted Shen Yunshu's shoulder:
"Then you go to the fitting room and change into it. If it's appropriate, choose these few pieces. ”
Shen Yunshu nodded, took his clothes and went into the fitting room.
Shen Yunshu, who came out after changing his clothes, made Li Xiang's eyes light up.
The neutral shirt and trousers better concealed Shen Yunshu's thin figure, and after tying his hair up, his fair forehead and face were exposed, Shen Yunshu's whole person looked much more energetic than before.
"Miss clerk, take another set of the same one according to the one she has now. She won't change the outfit she was wearing, and we'll just wear it away. ”
"Okay, sir, please, is it a credit card or cash?"
Li Xiang took out a credit card from his wallet and handed it to the clerk, and asked:
"Swipe your card, and is there a place near here that sells women's leather shoes?"
"Yes, sir, turn right after you go out, there is a leather goods store, men's and women's leather shoes, belts, and bags."
"Okay, thanks."
Holding two paper bags containing clothes in his hand and was about to leave, but found that Shen Yunshu did not follow, Li Xiang turned around and stretched out his hand to shake it in front of Shen Yunshu, who was still stunned:
"Don't be stunned, let's go? I also need to buy you two pairs of leather shoes with a suit. ”
Shen Yunshu came back to his senses and nodded a little stupidly. followed Li Xiang out of the clothing store.
Following the direction pointed out by the clothing store clerk before, they quickly found the specialty store.
As the clerk said, this store is indeed a specialty store for leather goods, and there are many women's leather shoes on the shelves.
"Shen Yunshu, what size of shoes are you wearing?"
Shen Yunshu raised the notebook:
/38/
Li Xiang nodded, and took down a pair of pumps with a heel of about 3cm from the shelf.
"Give it a try."
Shen Yunshu took the shoes in Li Xiang's hand, sat down on a stool in the store, and after changing into shoes, Shen Yunshu was about to get up, but he stumbled, threw himself forward, and fell to the ground.
Li Xiang's eyes were quick, and he grabbed Shen Yunshu's right arm when she hadn't completely lost her balance again.
"Never worn shoes with heels before?"
Shen Yunshu, who had regained his footing with Li Xiang's strength, nodded slightly.
"Then it's no wonder." Li Xiang touched the back of his head, "Then let's change to something else...... Well? ”
Just as Li Xiang was about to turn around and pick again, Shen Yunshu grabbed his arm and shook his head slowly but firmly.
"Do you think you can fit in?"
Shen Yunshu nodded quickly, took out his sticky note again, and turned to a certain page before:
/I can. /
"Okay then, but are you sure you're not being pushy?"
Shen Yunshu nodded again.
"Okay. However, it is true that shoes with a little heel are better suited to the trousers you are wearing now. ”
After Shen Yunshu said that he could adapt, Li Xiang no longer hesitated, bought two pairs of shoes and left.
At Shen Yunshu's request, when the two walked back to a small shop, she kept wearing the shoes with heels that almost made her fall.
It should be said that Shen Yunshu's adaptability and balance ability are indeed good, on the way back, she soon adapted to the forward movement of the center caused by the height of the heel, and her movements became more and more stable.
Walking on the road, looking at Shen Yunshu's neck exposed by tying up a single ponytail, Li Xiang spit out a question hidden in his heart:
"Shen Yunshu, why do you keep wearing this plum blossom collar?"
Shen Yunshu's footsteps stopped, her face was a little tense, which made the atmosphere suddenly become a little stiff.
Li Xiang, who noticed the problem, immediately said:
"Sorry, I asked the wrong question. You just didn't ask me anything......"
Shen Yunshu turned around, shook his head with a light smile, and seemed to say, "It's okay."
Then, Shen Yunshu raised his hands and stretched them out to the back of his neck, and took the button of the collar on his neck in front of Li Xiang.
When the collar embroidered with plum blossoms was untied, what Li wanted to see was a hideous scar engraved on Shen Yunshu's snow-white neck.
On the road close to ten o'clock in the afternoon, there were already many pedestrians coming and going on the road, and Li Xiang subconsciously raised his hand to block the scar on Shen Yunshu's neck.
After Shen Yunshu put on the collar again, Li Xiang asked cautiously:
"Is it because of the wound on your neck that you can't speak?"
may be because someone asked Shen Yunshu this question in the past, Shen Yunshu took out a notebook and turned a page from before:
/ Car accident, severe damage to the vocal cords /
"That's ...... so"
Li Xiang sighed softly.
The two of them were silent all the way and returned to Li Xiang's small shop.
Li Xiang opened the door of the store, turned the tag on the doorknob over, turned the words "welcome" outward, and turned on all the lights in the store.
Li wanted to prepare for the opening of the store, but Shen Yunshu had nothing to do after changing his clothes.
After hesitating, Shen Yunshu walked to the bar and held up her small notebook:
/ Manager, what should I do? /
Li Xiang raised his head, glanced at the words written by Shen Yunshu in the notebook, and grinned:
"Miss Shen, have you forgotten what I said to you when I invited you? Now there's no one in the store, your job ......"
Li Xiang, who was holding a porcelain cup and a glass wine glass, couldn't hold his hand, and raised his chin in the direction of the upright piano in the corner:
"Well, let's go practice, as long as you choose the music that suits the atmosphere of the café. If you're not used to playing blindly, I'll go to the bookstore and buy you a sheet music during the break. ”
Shen Yunshu hurriedly waved his hand and wrote a line of words on the small notebook:
"You don't need to break the bank, I have my own notes!"
As if to prove his words, Shen Yunshu took out the large notebook with the Great Wall music score from his guitar case, brought it to Li Xiang, and turned to the first few pages.
Sure enough, the book was full of staves with delicate handwriting.
Li Xiang smiled:
"Got it, then you can go. It's up to you whether you can have guests come to your door. ”
Li Xiang's half-joking words seemed to be taken seriously by Shen Yunshu, and after listening to Li Xiang's words, Shen Yunshu took three steps and two steps briskly came to the piano and sat down, and picked up the score with a serious face.
"It's okay, I'm just kidding......"
Shen Yunshu's fingers struck the keys according to the rhythm, and the melody flowing out was George Winston's adaptation of "Canon in D major".
Under the soothing music, time gradually slowed down.
Some people say that the same music, different people will have different opinions when they listen to it, the same cheerful tunes, some people will think of delicious food, some people may think of the first date with their partner. But the rendering of emotions is always the same, and music always makes people feel emotions, and that's the beauty and greatness of it.
For Li Xiang, Shen Yunshu's performance of "Canon in D major" is just like her name, giving him a sense of leisure and relaxation.
And halfway through the song, a soft footstep entered the store.
Raising his head, what Li Xiang saw was an old gentleman about sixty years old, and after realizing that Li Xiang was looking at him, the old gentleman smiled kindly.
On the one hand, he didn't admit to interrupting this artistic conception, and on the other hand, it may have been influenced by Shen Yunshu, Li Xiang took out a piece of paper from under the counter, wrote down a line of words, and showed it to the old gentleman.
/ Seats are free, so sit down and listen. /
The old gentleman narrowed his eyes slightly, and after seeing the line written by Li Xiang, the old man smiled and sat down on the chair next to him.
The canon finally ended, and when the last of the piano's notes had completely dissipated, the old man applauded softly.
"The little girl played very well. Can the old man take the liberty of asking, how many years have you been studying piano? ”
Shen Yunshu stood up flattered, although she earned a meager living expenses by playing in public, and was often praised, because the piano could not be carried with her, the instrument she had always used was the flute or xiao, and sometimes the harmonica. She was a little unsure about her piano level, and it was the first time she had played with the piano and received applause like her music teacher.
As for the old man's question, Shen Yunshu stretched out his hand and gestured a few times.
The old gentleman was a little puzzled, and before he asked again, Li Xiang explained:
"Sir, this pianist in our family can't speak, what she just meant was that she had been practicing on and off for five years."
"Oh, that's right."
After the old man learned about Shen Yunshu's situation, he didn't deliberately repeat the question of not being able to speak, but asked:
"I wonder if this cute little girl will have other songs?"
Shen Yunshu gestured, and Li Xiang explained with a smile again:
"Sir, she asked what style of music you like to listen to?"
The old man raised his head, as if remembering something, and finally, the old man responded:
"I wonder if this girl will be able to play the song "Dream Wedding"?"
Shen Yunshu nodded and sat back on the piano bench.
The melody of "Dream Wedding" sounded, and the old man closed his eyes.
When his granddaughter was young, she often played this tune, which is said to be because it is not difficult and good. Since his granddaughter got married, he has rarely heard this song.
Seeing that the old man was enjoying the music very comfortably and nostalgically, Li Xiang stopped paying attention to the old gentleman.
His original intention of opening this shop was not to make money. It's about creating an environment you enjoy. It is best to have a few elegant and gentle customers in the store, whether they are drinking and chatting softly, drinking tea and reading books, or working while drinking coffee, they can enjoy the atmosphere of the store without disturbing each other.