(22) Chen Li, a scholar at the freight station

Liang Aiping chewed and ate slowly, her movements were very elegant, and she asked by the way: "The person you gave your birthday gift to your girlfriend right?" How long have you been together? Do your parents know? ”

Daniel Zhang shook his head and explained, "It's not my girlfriend, don't get me wrong." She and my buddies were classmates in the dance class of the Children's Palace, and I was invited by the way by taking someone else's car. Let's send a gift together to show that it doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as it's appropriate. ”

Liang Aiping nodded and continued to ask, "How is the girl's family background?" Is it an ordinary family, or is it very rich, or there are adults in the family who are officials? What about the size of the birthday party? ”

Daniel Zhang replied: "The girl's family is relatively rich, and her father is in business and drives hundreds of thousands of luxury cars. The birthday party was a mass merchandiser KTV in Starlight Entertainment City, and it cost a lot of money. ”

Liang Aiping thought for a while and said: "In this way, the living environment of girls is relatively superior, and they have seen the world. Then the gift should not be too shabby, at least there must be a certain specification, and you can get it. ”

Daniel Zhang nodded and said, "That's why I'm distressed, we don't have much money, it's too expensive to afford." In the end, we discussed sending one together, which was a heart. ”

Liang Aiping thought for a while and said: "Generally, give gifts to girls, if you are not a lover, give some dolls, music boxes and other gadgets, just buy cheap." You should be more serious in this situation, I have a promotional handbag in my store, which also looks quite high-end, and should be more suitable. ”

"How much does it cost? It's not okay if it's too expensive, we don't have a lot of money. Daniel Zhang asked.

"Didn't I say what I gave you, why do you still talk about money? Talking about money hurts feelings, do you know? Liang Aiping said with a smile: "Actually, it's not expensive to discount, the price is twenty yuan." Although it is made of artificial leather, the design is relatively high-end, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and the use is more decent. ”

Daniel Zhang said suspiciously: "Twenty pieces? I've heard that your stuff isn't cheap, so don't tell me about it. I'll give you a souvenir, don't exaggerate it. ”

"If you have a advantage, you are really different from others." Liang Aiping covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't worry, it's really only twenty yuan, I came in specifically to solicit customer traffic, and the real wholesale price is only ten yuan." ”

Hearing Liang Aiping say this, Daniel Zhang accepted it: "Okay, you help me keep one, I'll go over and get it in the afternoon." The birthday party started at half past seven in the evening, and I took my things and went straight over. ”

"No problem, I'll have someone pack it for you, and it's convenient for you when the time comes," Liang Aiping replied.

After breakfast, Daniel Zhang returned home to continue his homework. I was interrupted by Liang Aiping halfway through last night, and there are still a lot left today. The efficiency was still quite high when no one disturbed him, and although the handwriting was sloppy, he still finished his weekend homework before lunch.

At noon, Daniel Zhang ate at the fly restaurant at the entrance of the family area, where he often solves the problem of eating and is very familiar with this place. He ordered a mixed sauce noodle, which was cheap, delicious and sufficient, which was more suitable for him. As he waited, he looked at the side of the road and saw a familiar figure.

At the mouth of a nearby alley, there is a tricycle selling vegetables with some seasonal vegetables on it. On the pony next to the tricycle sat a plainly dressed girl, holding a book and reading. The girl is very delicate and has delicate facial features, but she wears black-framed glasses, which gives people a cold feeling.

Daniel Zhang watched from a distance, wanting to go over to say hello, but he was a little hesitant. The girl in front of her is named Chen Li, and she is also a child of the freight station. Her father's name is Chen Wei, and he is a truck driver in the same detachment as Daniel Zhang's father, Zhang Jianxiong. Due to the early death of Chen Li's mother, only their father and daughter are left to rely on each other.

In order to take care of his daughter, Chen Wei did not take out a loan to buy a second-hand truck and go to other places to run freight like Zhang Jianxiong, but stayed in Yunshan to set up a vegetable stall and sell vegetables in the vegetable market to make a living. The vegetable business is not good, the profits are very meager, and the father and daughter have a hard life.

Unlike Daniel Zhang, a scumbag like him, Chen Li is a well-known student at the freight station and a child of someone else's family in the mouth of parents. Chen Li's grades are excellent, ranking in the top three in Yunshan No. 1 Middle School, a key middle school, and she is the strongest among his peers known to Daniel Zhang. Compared with Chen Li's results, Daniel Zhang is a little self-conscious.

Chen Li is a very strong girl, although she looks soft and weak on the outside, her willpower is very firm. In addition to attending classes on time, she also helps her father sell vegetables when she is free from school. Especially on weekends, she often sets up stalls in crowded places near the family area to make money to supplement her family.

Few people know that Chen Li is the goddess in Daniel Zhang's heart and has been secretly in love for a long time. For various reasons, Daniel Zhang has not confessed, just silently paying attention to the other party. Although they often met in the courtyard, they only nodded and greeted, and there were no more words and intersections.

Although Chen Li is dressed relatively plainly, she wears black-framed glasses, but she looks very beautiful. Her cold temperament is very charming, and she gives people a cold and glamorous feeling after removing her glasses. Daniel Zhang occasionally saw Chen Li without glasses once, when he felt that he had completely fallen.

Daniel Zhang quietly inquired with an acquaintance in Yunshan No. 1 Middle School, and there were many boys chasing Chen Li in No. 1 Middle School, but they all returned with a feather and bled into blood. Chen Li is a little arrogant and looks down on boys who fall in love in high school. Several boys who confessed to her were cleaned up lightly.

Yunshan No. 1 Middle School, as a key high school, is also very strict with students' early love, unlike No. 2 Middle School. Chen Li is bent on going to university, so she will not invest any time in this area. This made Daniel Zhang a little ashamed of himself, and he never dared to come forward to confess.

Soon the fried noodles came, and Daniel Zhang sat at the door of the fly restaurant to eat, and secretly looked in the direction of Chen Li from time to time. Looking at Chen Li sitting on the pony and concentrating, Daniel Zhang suddenly felt a sense of happiness, and the corners of his mouth rose to reveal a faint smile.

After eating fried noodles, Daniel Zhang went home to clean up, changed into more decent clothes, and then rode a bicycle to Liang Aiping's fashion store on the commercial street. When he passed by Chen Li's vegetable stall, he also plucked up the courage to say hello. To his surprise, Chen Li actually responded with a smile.

This made Daniel Zhang very happy, it seemed that every pore was unblocked, and the whole body felt extremely relaxed. The wheels of his bicycle spun rapidly, and in the blink of an eye he was in the central square. Then he turned into an alley, and after passing through the alley, he came to a bustling street, which is the central commercial street of Yunshan's current consumption.

Liang Aiping's fashion store is on the commercial street, surrounded by various newly opened shopping malls, which has become the first choice for Yunshan people to go shopping and buy on weekends. Daniel Zhang pushed his bicycle and wandered along the road, with plenty of time, and he was not in a hurry to go to Liang Aiping's store to get things.