"I really don't need me to take you upstairs?" After driving the car out of the alley, Pei Yan opened the door for Hua Jin and glanced at the high heels on her feet.
"I can walk home on this road with my eyes closed, and I won't fall." Hua Jin shook her head, Ye Feng took her fragrance and hid in Pei Yan's nose. His eyes circled around her white neck, moist red lips, and finally stopped at her wrist.
"During the festival, the store has to take advantage of good days to do activities. In order to attract customers' attention, Tan Yuan and I will change into hand-embroidered clothes and high-heeled shoes." Hua Jin raised her foot, "The height of these shoes, Not bad."
"Then be careful when you walk." Pei Yan sent Hua Jin into the alley and did not go any further.
Da da da.
Every step of Hua Jin is neither fast nor slow, very rhythmic. When she was about to walk out of the alley, she stopped and turned to look at the end of the alley, where Pei Yan was still standing.
In this dim alley, she couldn't see the expression on his face, nor could he see her. But Hua Jin knew that Pei Yan was watching her.
She curved the corners of her mouth: "Pei Yan, good night."
The man at the end of the alley was silent for two seconds: "Good night."
This time, Hua Jin didn't look back. She walked out of the dim alley and entered the yard full of moonlight.
The sound of the high-heeled shoes gradually drifted away, until he could no longer hear it, Pei Yan turned around and returned to the car. There were countless unread messages and more than ten missed calls on the phone.
"Brother Pei, don't worry, my grandfather will not be angry about this trivial matter. We all know what kind of thing Xu Changhui is. This time, we were not thoughtful enough, and the embroiderer was wronged." This is the message sent by Yang Shao.
"Mr. Pei, I'm sorry to let you and the embroiderer encounter this kind of thing. The reception was not good. Please forgive Mr. Pei and the embroiderer. I will definitely come to visit in the future." This is a message from the Meng family.
As for the news sent by the Xu family, Pei Yan didn't read it, and chose to delete it. He doesn't have a son like Xu Changhui, so he doesn't need to be used to him.
Back in the rental house, Hua Jin took off the makeup on her face and sat on the bed to read the message from Yang Shao. She replied with a few polite words, then threw the phone aside and lay down on the bed.
After lying down for a while, the phone rang, Hua Jin glanced at the caller ID, Mark
She pressed the answer button: "Mr. Mark?"
"Sorry, Miss Hua, I didn't bother you to call you so late, did you?" Mark's voice was very nice, and his gentle tone seemed to be full of infinite affection.
"No." Hua Jin glanced at the clock on the wall. At 9:53 in the evening, it's not too early in the world, but for many young people, it's not too late, but it's definitely not the perfect time to talk about work. .
"It's good that I didn't disturb you." Mark chuckled lightly on the other end of the phone, "I just got inspiration, so I couldn't wait to call Miss Hua. After calling, I regretted it. Fortunately, I didn't disturb you."
"What inspiration does Mr. Mark have?" Hua Jin focused on the key points.
Mark's laughter came out again: "I suddenly thought that many of our Huafeng clothing loves the context of flowers, birds, insects and fish, why don't you change your thinking?"
Hua Jin didn't interrupt, waiting for Mark's next words.
"For example, we have inherited thousands of years of splendid culture, even myths and legends, each of which is a national treasure." Mark said, "Has Miss Hua seen "Huainanzi"?"
"Sorry." Hua Jin's tone was soft, "Mr. Mark may not know, I started working very early and my education level is not high."
Mark didn't seem to have expected the topic to end in this way. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Then I will send the pattern to Miss Hua after I draw it. Appreciation of beauty has nothing to do with diplomas. In my eyes, Miss Hua You don't need those certificates to prove your charm."
Hua Jin smiled: "I'm looking forward to Mr. Mark's whimsical ideas." Hanging up the phone, she smiled inexplicably, got up and put a mask on herself.
When we first met, although Mark said that he didn't dare to surprise the four, in Hua Jin's view, he was a very ambitious man. His ambitions are not in his mouth, but in his actions. And he is still very courageous. The various strange legends in "Huainanzi" may really have a different kind of attraction for foreigners. But pouring these elements into fashion design is a very risky decision.
It's not a bad thing to cooperate with ambitious people, at least you can take advantage of this shareholder trend and let more people know about embroidery.
Sitting next to the embroidery frame, stroking the embroidery patterns on it, Hua Jin's turbulent heart calmed down a little.
For others, embroidery is just an intangible cultural heritage and a traditional craft, but for her, embroidery is salvation and hope.
When she was at her darkest, colorful embroidery threads were the light of her life.
When Tan Yuan came home, her parents were still sitting on the sofa watching the dog-blood family ethics drama. She lay down on the sofa: "Today Huahua is not here, but I'm exhausted."
"There is soup that your dad has cooked in the pot, go scoop it up yourself." Gao Shulan glanced at her daughter, "Now I know how tired it is to look at the store alone. How many times did Hua Hua visit the store alone when you were dating that person before?"
Exhausted, she went to the kitchen to prepare a bowl of soup, Tan Yuan smiled and praised Tan Qing's cooking skills: "Dad, your cooking skills can open a restaurant."
"You must know that I relied on this cooking skill to coax your mother home." Tan Qing was a little proud, "Your uncles and uncles can't cook as well as me. That's why men are good-looking. What's the use, whether it can be eaten or drunk, and the ability to cook is the last word."
"Well, Dad, you are very reasonable." Tan Yuan nodded again and again, "I will also find a boyfriend like you in the future."
"That Cao Yi, have you been looking for you again recently?" Gao Shulan has always had opinions on Cao Yi, such a big boy, he can't cook, and he is not very motivated. After getting married, do you need to do housework at home? Let her daughter do it alone
"He contacted me, but I didn't answer." Tan Yuan didn't want to talk about this person. Thinking of what he said about Hua Jin, Tan Yuan felt that there was something wrong with his eyes, otherwise he wouldn't have such an ex-boyfriend.
"Emotionally, we parents don't want to intervene too much, you just know what you have in mind." Gao Shulan sighed, "No matter how bad it is, my dad and I can still be your safe haven. What I worry about most is not you, but... "
She still remembers that winter six years ago, the thin and gaunt little girl stood outside the store with a cane, her eyes staring blankly at the embroidered pictures hanging on the wall, her face turned white from the cold.
At that time, she didn't know what to think, so she got up and opened the door and greeted her to enter the store: "Little girl, it's cold outside, come in and have a look."
The skinny little girl entered the store with a cane with difficulty, but stood at the door of the store but dared not walk in: "My feet are dirty, but it won't go away."
The tips of her hair were a little wet, as if the frost had met the heat and turned into water.
"Like this embroidery?" The original picture of this embroidery is an ancient painting called "Bamboo Newspaper Peace". The naive child looks like he is covering his ears and lighting firecrackers, which is very warm and interesting.
"I'm sorry." The little girl lowered her head and shook her head, "I have no money."
"If you don't have money, you can watch it." In winter, there were not many customers in the store. Seeing that the little girl's hands were blue from the cold, Gao Shulan poured her a cup of hot water, "There are fewer and fewer young people who like these things. It's rare that a little girl is willing to appreciate them, and I can't be happy too late."
Later, this little girl always came to see her embroidery with a cane. Gao Shulan could see that she was not well-off, so when she came, she always brought fruits, flowers and other items.
Once, when she encountered an unreasonable guest, when she was about to lose money, this little girl who seemed very silent stood up, said the guest with red cheeks, and repeatedly lost.
Later, she accepted this little girl as an assistant and apprentice. Unexpectedly, she is particularly talented in embroidery. In just five or six years, she can use various stitches with ease.
Thinking of these pasts, Gao Shulan sighed and said to Tan Yuan: "She has no family, no housing here, no interest in boys who pursue her, and she doesn't know what to do in the future."
"Mom, don't worry about it, she still has me." Tan Yuan put the half-drinked soup bowl on the coffee table, "She doesn't have a room, I have."
"You." Gao Shulan sighed and smiled, "I believe you are speaking the truth now, but people's hearts will change. When you have someone you like and have a baby with him, your focus will gradually shift to Family and children. With a character like Hua Hua's, I definitely can't bear to cause you trouble, and even if she suffers, you won't have time to notice."
"I won't." Tan Yuan affirmed, "We want to be sisters for life."
Gao Shulan smiled and patted her head, "Okay." She was very fortunate that her child didn't have to suffer so much, and she felt bad about what happened to Hua Jin.
How can she, a daughter who has not suffered much, understand that there are too many helpless things in the world. What's more, she regards Hua Jin as a sister, and Hua Jin also values her. How could Hua Jin be willing to disturb her peaceful life one day
Only when you are young and fearless can you say "no" with certainty. The older you get, the more you understand that many things will not be changed by people's will.
She not only hopes that her daughter will become mature, but also that her daughter will not have to experience such helplessness and pain in her whole life.
The events at the Meng family's party did not affect Hua Jin's life. Pei Cunhai, who threatened to buy the shop, made Fan Hua Studio unable to open, did not take action. Huajin embroidered things and sold things every day, and the days were quite peaceful.
In order to make Yang Shao's customized embroidery screen, Hua Jin has hardly had dinner appointments with other friends recently.
As the date gets closer and closer, Hua Jin arrives at the store earlier and earlier. Almost every day when she opens the store, several nearby stores have not yet opened.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there is not much coolness at six or seven in the morning. Hua Jin yawns and pours himself a few sips of tea, barely keeping himself up.
"Hello, sorry to bother you."
Hua Jin raised her head, looked at the young girl at the door of the store, and smiled instantly: "Hello, please feel free to take a look."
"Thank you." The girl approached the store, looking a little uncomfortable, "Excuse me, are there any smaller pendants for sale in the store?"
"Yes." Hua Jin got up and took out a box of kits and safety talismans, "These are all."
The girl picked out the box for a while, then turned to look at the flower brocade: "I, can I order a small bag like this?"
Hua Jin glanced at her: "Can I ask a question, do you want to use it yourself, or give it to someone?"
"Giving it away." The girl smiled bitterly, "I want to give it to my ex-boyfriend."
Hua Jin glanced at her and said nothing.
"He and I are classmates. We have been in love for four years since the first year of freshman year." The girl's voice was trembling, but she didn't cry, "I found a good job here, but he doesn't want to stay. He said that life here is too stressful, and he wants to go back to his hometown to find a job."
"Maybe I'm a cold-blooded person. I don't want to give up my current development opportunity in order to get married and have children." The girl's eyes were a little red, "He bought a plane ticket back to his hometown and said he would never come to this city again. I don't want to send him away. , I don't want to force him to stay, from now on, we will have each side, just hope that there will be a girl who suits him in the future, and he will live a happy life with him."
Hua Jin had an impression of this girl, and that night, she saw her on the subway. The girl and her boyfriend had an argument on the subway over whether to stay in the city, and the argument ended with the girl sobbing. She thought that it was just countless passing by in her life, but she didn't expect to see her here again today.
Young love is good, although the end may not be happy. Hua Jin smiled and asked, "What do you want to embroider?"
"Can it be customized here?"
"Of course." Hua Jin invited the girl to sit down, "The satisfaction of our guests is our greatest success."
"Embroider a mouse, and embroider ingots and food beside it." The girl sniffed.
"It seems that your ex-boyfriend is a rat." Hua Jin wrote down the request, "It can be completed in three days. Do you want the same city express delivery, or come pick it up in person?"
"Same city express." The girl handed over the money, "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Hua Jin looked at her and said with a smile, "Welcome to come next time."
The girl thanked again, and after walking out of the store, she couldn't help but look back at the store.
Blossoming…
May your future be prosperous and smooth.
She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled slowly.
In the morning three days later, Hua Jin just walked to the door of the store when she found a girl hugging her knees and squatting at the door. She was startled: "Hello?"
"Hello." The girl raised her head, her eyes were red and swollen, it was the same girl three days ago.
"Your custom sachet is ready, I'll go get it for you." Hua Jin sighed in the bottom of her heart, looking at the girl's appearance, I'm afraid something happened again.
Sure enough, after she opened the store door and handed the sachet to the other party, the girl stared at the sachet for a long time: "It's no longer needed."
Hua Jin was afraid that she couldn't think about it, so she pulled her to sit down on the sofa and poured her a cup of sweet glucose water.
The sweet glucose water entered her mouth, and the girl's bitter heart seemed to be more sweet. She raised her head and said to Hua Jin, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"He left early in the car last night and walked cleanly without leaving a trace."
The door of the store was pushed open, and Pei Yan walked in with a food box in his hand.
Hua Jin raised her head to meet his gaze.
The girl covered her eyes, not knowing that someone came in: "Maybe, people from two different worlds shouldn't be together from the beginning."
"If there is no beginning, there will be no end, and there will be no sorrow..."
The author has something to say: Pei Yan: We are different~