350,000, this year
These are the words Luo Jingyu typed on her phone.
Zhan Xihuan didn't dare to raise her head for a long time. Thinking about what she had just said, how ridiculous! She only earns 7,500 yuan a month, but she still dares to worry about the lack of money for a person who earns 350,000 yuan a year. How can she be so shameless
Luo Jingyu only saw the girl beside him suddenly stand up, sit back across the table, hang her head and say nothing. He thought it was funny, but she never raised her face, and Luo Jingyu gradually stopped laughing.
He waved at Zhan Xi, but the other party did not respond. Luo Jingyu could only type on her phone and pushed the phone to her: Huanhuan, are you angry
Zhan Xi was not angry at all, he just felt embarrassed. It was not Xiaoyu's fault. She had never asked him about his income and always thought he was a low-income worker. It was right for Xiaoyu to be angry with her for talking so bad about him! Would he think she looked down on him
It turned out that she still didn't know Xiaoyu well enough, and she would have to talk to him more often in the future.
After taking a deep breath, Zhan Xi finally raised his head and looked at Luo Jingyu. The young man looked as gentle as ever, with a smile in his eyes and a slightly raised corner of his lips, not looking angry at all.
Zhan Xi was slightly stunned.
Whether it was during their online chat or after they met, Luo Jingyu always gave her a feeling that he was very tolerant of her. It seemed that no matter how outrageous she was, he would not be angry with her.
This was a wonderful sense of security that Zhan Xi had never experienced from anyone else in his life.
Her mother and brother also spoiled her, but the premise was that she had to be obedient. If she didn't obey, not to mention her mother, even Zhan Jie would scold her, for example, if she got close to Luo Xinran, or if she insisted on moving.
Dad does love her unconditionally, but that feeling is different from Luo Jingyu's. Dad has been suppressed by his mother all his life, and he can't be a safe haven for Zhan Xi at home. If he dares to speak up for his daughter, Chi Guilan will scold him too.
Therefore, Zhan Xi felt Luo Jingyu's thoughtfulness, care and tolerance from her, a person who was almost a half-stranger, and felt an indescribable touch in his heart.
It's not like I haven't guessed before... Is he interested in her
But Zhan Xi didn't want to know the answer.
She pursed her lips and said, "Luo Jingyu, you are so rich!"
Luo Jingyu: “?”
He quickly typed: I am not a rich man, but I am not poor.
Zhan Xi frowned: "Earning more than 300,000 yuan a year is not enough to be rich?"
Luo Jingyu laughed silently and typed: I didn’t have so many before. I was a poor person. It’s a little more in the past two years.
"Well, I was blind to the truth." Zhan Xi looked at the waiter who was bringing the hot dishes to the table and said, "But even if you are richer than me, this meal is still my treat."
Luo Jingyu was still thinking about her first sentence, not understanding the meaning at all, and typed: What? The right eye is not something
Zhan Xi looked at his question, and his heart was actually sour, wondering how much effort Xiaoyu had to put into lip reading? Chinese is profound and extensive, and the pronunciation of every word she said is ever-changing, and her lips move so quickly. Xiaoyu has to find the corresponding word from his brain's vocabulary to understand it. Six-character idioms like this are really too difficult for him.
After Zhan Xi finished typing for Xiao Yu, he pointed to the hot curry crab on the table and said, "Let's eat first. I'm starving."
The hot dishes were served one after another, and Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu ate quietly facing each other.
Luo Jingyu was very interested in Thai food. After trying it, he thought it tasted good. Seeing Zhanxi mixing rice with the broth of curry crab, he thought, Huanhuan likes curry, so he can make it for her in the future. He knows how to make curry chicken and curry beef.
When they had almost finished eating, Zhan Xi went to the bathroom.
When she came back, Luo Jingyu had also gone.
He wasn't really in a hurry, so he went straight to the cashier, took out his phone and typed to the cashier: Table 21, check.
The young female cashier looked up and smiled at him: "Table 21, a beautiful lady has already paid the bill!"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
Alas... he really couldn't beat the clever Mr. Egg.
Luo Jingyu returned to the table. Zhan Xi was still concentrating on eating the last crab leg. Luo Jingyu sat down and picked up his phone to struggle with whether he should transfer the meal money to her via WeChat. She came to accompany him to buy clothes. How could he really let her treat him? Would she accept it? Would she be angry
Zhan Xi didn't understand, so he looked up at him and asked, "Are you full?"
Luo Jingyu nodded, and Zhan Xi smiled and said, "Have another bowl of soup. I like Tom Yum Goong soup very much. Do you think it tastes good?"
This time, before Luo Jingyu could type, Zhan Xi had already shown him his phone: Tom Yum Goong soup, is it delicious
Luo Jingyu nodded again, and Zhan Xi helped him serve a bowl of soup. Luo Jingyu typed: I can learn to cook it. If you like it, I will cook it for you
"You are so amazing?" Zhan Xi smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for the food."
Looking at her bright smile, Luo Jingyu suddenly decided not to transfer money to her. He remembered what Zhan Xi had taught him about blind dates. He had to give money if he didn't like the other person. If he liked the other person, he wouldn't have to give money. It would just be an excuse to ask the other person out for dinner.
Thinking of this, Luo Jingyu typed another line of words, and pushed the phone in front of Zhan Xi with a little uneasiness: Huanhuan, thank you for treating me to dinner, thank you for helping me buy clothes, next time, I will treat you, okay
Zhan Xi finished reading and nodded: "Okay, you treat me next time."
She agreed! Luo Jingyu felt relieved and almost grinned. She lowered her head and scooped a spoonful of soup to drink, trying to hide her mistake.
The taste of Tom Yum Goong soup is actually weird. He can’t tell whether it tastes good or not, but Huan Huan likes it! He will definitely study it carefully after returning home.
After dinner, Zhan Xi accompanied Luo Jingyu to the men's clothing counter on the third floor to buy clothes. After knowing that Xiaoyu was not a pauper, Zhan Xi felt a lot more relaxed and was more enthusiastic in choosing clothes.
She had never bought clothes for Zhanjie, but she had for her father. This was the first time she went shopping in a mall with a young man and gave him advice.
Zhan Xi discovered that Luo Jingyu actually had a good aesthetic taste and the clothes she liked all suited him well, which was probably because he was engaged in artistic work.
In recent years, Luo Jingyu has not been to a shopping mall and buys clothes online. He doesn't like shopping guides following him around and introducing things non-stop, and doesn't want people to notice that he can't hear.
However, this time, Zhan Xi was with her, and the shopping guides were very tactful. When introducing products, they all addressed the female companions. Zhan Xi also discussed men's dressing issues with them seriously.
When choosing clothes, they did not communicate using their phones, but only exchanged glances. Whoever liked a piece would take it out and show it to the other. If the other person thought it was ok, Luo Jingyu would go and try it on.
Such tacit understanding made Luo Jingyu feel at ease.
In the end, he chose a light blue shirt, a dark blue V-neck sweater vest, a pair of black trousers and a pair of black Chelsea boots.
After choosing the inner wear, Luo Jingyu finally chose the outer coat. She tried on a short black tweed windbreaker. She was tall and had long legs. She looked very impressive standing in front of the mirror. Zhan Xi's eyes lit up when he saw her. The shopping guide said to her, "Wow, your boyfriend looks so handsome in this!"
"He..." Zhan Xi wanted to say "He is not my boyfriend", but then she thought, why bother explaining? Xiaoyu couldn't hear her anyway, so she said cheerfully, "He is handsome, and he looks good in anything he wears."
Luo Jingyu happened to turn around and saw that Zhan Xi and the shopping guide were both smiling happily.
He was confused: "?"
Zhan Xi blushed, as if he had been caught cheating, and quickly said, "This one looks good! Buy it!"
From head to toe, Luo Jingyu spent a total of more than 5,000 yuan, which basically met his budget.
It was already quite late when they left the mall. Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu carried large and small bags and walked to the roadside to hail a taxi.
There is a huge Christmas tree in the square at the entrance of the shopping mall, surrounded by colorful lights. At this time, the light and shadow are bright, which looks romantic and warm on the cold winter night.
Zhan Xi shrank his neck, stamped his feet slightly, and looked up at the Christmas tree.
Luo Jingyu followed her gaze and looked towards the Christmas tree.
But he only looked for a while, and his gaze shifted to Zhan Xi's face again. White air was coming out of her mouth, and her eyes reflected the light of the colorful lights, twinkling, just like what was written in the book - there were stars in her eyes.
"Ah!" Zhan Xi suddenly shouted, and shyly turned to Luo Jingyu and said, "Xiao Yu, look, there are people kissing over there."
Luo Jingyu understood the word "kiss" and looked over curiously. There was indeed a couple kissing under the Christmas tree.
His face turned red immediately, and he and Zhan Xi turned their heads back. The two of them stood side by side with their backs to the Christmas tree, and they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Fortunately, the car came.
Back at Qingque Garden, Zhan Xi and Luo Jingyu took the elevator upstairs. After reaching the eighth floor, Zhan Xi returned the bag in his hand to Luo Jingyu and said to him, "Xiao Yu, do your best tomorrow!"
Luo Jingyu had full bags in her hands and couldn't respond, so she could only smile at her.
Zhan Xi walked out of the elevator and waved to him: "Bye! Go to bed early tonight, and Merry Christmas!"
Luo Jingyu returned home and put all the bags on the workbench. Thinking that she would have to wear them the next day, she took out her clothes and pants one by one and hung them in the closet.
In the pocket of his shirt, he unexpectedly found a gray scarf with a trademark on it.
Luo Jingyu: “?”
The scarf was very soft, a men’s style, and the same brand as the shirt. Luo Jingyu didn’t remember buying the scarf and wondered if it was a gift.
At this time, a new message came on his mobile phone.
Egg Pudding: Have you found your Christmas present? You're welcome! Wear it tomorrow, or your neck will be cold. [grin]
Luo Jingyu: “…”
What did Huanhuan do that night? She treated him to a meal, gave him a scarf, and accompanied him to the mall! But what did he do? He just paid for the bus fare home and didn't even buy Huanhuan a drink! Not to mention preparing a Christmas gift for her.
How could he be so stupid! He even had the nerve to brag about how much money he made! Huan Huan must think he was a jerk and a big braggart.
No, no, tomorrow is Christmas, he can still be saved, tomorrow, he must prepare a Christmas gift for Huanhuan!
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On Wednesday noon, Luo Jingyu changed into new clothes, put on a new scarf, and prepared to go out for an appointment.
Zhan Xi’s WeChat message has arrived.
Egg Pudding: Good little fish, show Mr. Egg how handsome you are! [grin]
Luo Jingyu pursed her lips and smiled, adjusted the angle to take pictures in front of the mirror, and chose the most satisfactory full-body photo to send to her. Her legs looked particularly long in the photo, but the phone happened to block her face.
Egg Pudding: Why don't you show your face? Bad review! [Furious]
What a Big Fish: You can look at me, the real person, forget about the photos.
Egg Pudding: Well, you do your best, I wish you a successful negotiation! All the best!
What a big fish: [Struggle]
Luo Jingyu took a taxi to the teahouse in the city center. There was still half an hour before the meeting, but he didn't go in and contacted Ji Hongzhe on WeChat.
What a big fish: Xiaozhe, I’m here, where are you
Ji Hongzhe: I’m at the KFC next door, wait for me, I’ll be there soon.
Five minutes later, a young man staggered into Luo Jingyu's sight.
He was very tall, about the same height as Luo Jingyu, but more muscular, with a healthy complexion, sharp features, but a lazy look in his eyes. He looked like a typical bad boy, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
Luo Jingyu watched Ji Hongzhe getting closer and closer, and then she realized that she hadn't seen him for three years.
Ji Hongzhe is Luo Jingyu's childhood friend. They are the same age and grew up together in the dormitory of a welfare factory. Ji Hongzhe's parents are deaf like Luo Jingyu's parents, but the difference is that they are deaf due to acquired deafness, so Ji Hongzhe is a very healthy child.
When he was a child, Ji Hongzhe was the king of the kids in the dormitory. He was lively and active, and was completely a naughty child with greased butt.
The two parents have a good relationship. Mother Ji told her son to take good care of Xiaoyu. She never expected that Ji Hongzhe was the one who took the lead in bullying Luo Jingyu.
Luo Jingyu didn't bother with him. He liked quietness while Ji Hongzhe was active. The two of them were actually completely incompatible. Only the two pairs of parents took it for granted that the two little boys should be good friends.
Later, Luo Jingyu went to a school for the blind and deaf, and Ji Hongzhe went to an ordinary primary school.
Later, the welfare factory was restructured and all the workers were laid off to make their own living. Luo Jingyu's parents went to the north of the city to open a small supermarket, and Ji Hongzhe's parents both became domestic cleaners. After moving out of the welfare factory dormitory area, the two families lived in the south and north, far apart.
Later, Luo Jingyu graduated from high school and went out to make a living on her own. Ji Hongzhe was admitted to university, but no one knew what he was doing after graduation.
All the news about him was revealed by Ji's mother when she went to the small supermarket to visit Yan Yajuan. The last time Luo Jingyu and Ji Hongzhe met was three years ago during the Chinese New Year when the Ji family of three visited Luo Jingyu's parents' home.
At that time, everyone was chatting in sign language, only Ji Hongzhe was sitting alone in the corner, playing with his mobile phone.
Yan Yajuan called Luo Jingyu to go and accompany Xiaozhe. Luo Jingyu then sat next to Ji Hongzhe, patted his arm, and asked him using sign language: What are you playing
Ji Hongzhe looked up at him, squinted his eyes, and said in sign language: Chat with my girlfriend.
Luo Jingyu didn't know what to say. Ji Hongzhe stood up and patted him on the shoulder: Don't worry about me, just do your thing, I'm going out to smoke a cigarette.
As a result, he ran away after smoking the cigarette, which made his parents very angry. Since then, Luo Jingyu has never seen Ji Hongzhe, nor contacted him on WeChat.
The two of them can't really be considered friends, but in the current situation, Ji Hongzhe is the most suitable person among those that Luo Jingyu can find.
Ji Hongzhe walked up to Luo Jingyu, looked him up and down, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Long time no see, you look so handsome now?"
Luo Jingyu signs: When did I become uncool
“Hahahaha…” Ji Hongzhe laughed, “I heard from my mom that you’re doing well and have even bought a house.”
Luo Jingyu smiled.
Ji Hongzhe asked: "Are you dating?"
Luo Jingyu shook her head.
"I've bought a house, so I can look for a job now." Ji Hongzhe put out his cigarette on a roadside trash can. "Li Yiman is still thinking about you."
Luo Jingyu laughed and signed: She is only sixteen years old.
Ji Hongzhe also laughed: "You didn't even add her on WeChat. The girl hates you to death."
As they were chatting, Luo Jingyu's cell phone vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a message of happiness.
Egg Pudding: Xiaoyu, Mr. Chi Jiang and Mr. Dong have arrived and are waiting for you in the Qianshan Wanshui box on the second floor.
What a big fish: Okay, I’ll go up, I’m here.
Egg pudding: Come on, come on, come on, come on!!
Luo Jingyu and Ji Hongzhe walked into the teahouse together. Ji Hongzhe already knew what was going on from the video. Although he considered himself to be an unreliable person, he felt honored that Xiaoyu thought of him at this time and would not cause trouble for him.
Outside the Qianshanwanshui box, Ji Hongzhe knocked on the door and pushed it open. Luo Jingyu felt nervous at this time and followed him into the box.
Ikee Shunsuke and Dong Cheng had already taken their seats, and they both stood up when they saw them.
The box is spacious, decorated in Chinese style with elegant ambience, and a light scent of sandalwood floats in the air.
Dong Cheng and Ji Hongzhe introduced the two parties. Luo Jingyu looked at Mr. Chi Jiang, a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a suit and tie, with his hair combed meticulously. He really paid attention to his appearance. Dong Cheng was also dressed in formal clothes, but Ji Hongzhe was dressed casually. However, Luo Jingyu had no requirements for his dress, as he was here to help.
Ikee Shunsuke and Dong Cheng also looked at Luo Jingyu. He was a handsome young man, dressed elegantly, with a pair of gentle and clear eyes. He had a simple and clean temperament and seemed a little shy.
It's a pity that a person with such outstanding appearance is deaf.
After ordering tea and snacks, Dong Cheng first exchanged a few pleasantries and asked about Luo Jingyu's experience in the field of embossing.
Luo Jingyu did not hide anything, nor did she flatter herself, and she told the truth about her training and work experience.
He used sign language and Ji Hongzhe translated it into Chinese. When Dong Cheng heard that Luo Jingyu was a student of Xu Qingyan, his expression became subtle. After translating it to Mr. Chi Jiang, the latter also smiled meaningfully.
After the greetings, Dong Cheng talked about the purpose of this meeting: "Teacher Luo, Mr. Chi Jiang admires your hot stamping work very much. He has a little knowledge of this art. This time he asked you to meet because of his wife."
After reading his lip language, Luo Jingyu looked at Ji Hongzhe beside her. Ji Hongzhe made a sign language. Luo Jingyu completely understood what he meant and said in sign language: What is the specific matter
Ji Hongzhe said to Dong Cheng: "Little... Teacher Luo asked, what exactly is it about?"
Dong Cheng told Mr. Chijiang in Japanese. Mr. Chijiang talked a lot. Dong Cheng said, "After the Lantern Festival next year, Mr. Chijiang's wife will celebrate her 50th birthday. Mrs. Chijiang has not been in good health in recent years. Mr. Chijiang is worried about her staying in Japan, so he lets her live with him in Qiantang. His wife..."
Ji Hongzhe shouted "Stop": "Mr. Dong, I'm sorry, I'm not a professional translator. Let's go one sentence at a time. I can't remember if you say too much."
Dong Cheng smiled and said, "Okay, okay, follow your pace."
So, the four of them started communicating in this way, using Japanese, Chinese and sign language, sign language, Chinese and Japanese, going back and forth, and the scene was surprisingly harmonious.
Ji Hongzhe felt that he had never racked his brains to sign language so hard. With his translation, Luo Jingyu was able to sort things out.
Mr. Ikee wanted to hold a birthday party for his wife when she turned 50, and he wanted to give her a surprise at the party. The surprise was a cherry blossom tree made of hot flowers.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about customizing an artificial tree, but artificial trees are too fake and look cheap. Hot stamping is different, it’s exquisite and lifelike. The most important thing is that after using this tree at the birthday party, Mr. Ikejiang wants to place it in his home so that he can have a cherry blossom tree that will never wither.
Luo Jingyu understood. Sure enough, the customer who wanted to buy the cherry trees was Mr. Chi Jiang, and it was Zhan Xi who helped him contact him.
He was sure that he could make the tree. Mr. Ikejiang was very satisfied and made another request. He wanted to make a custom kimono for his wife and also wanted a cherry blossom hair comb in the same color to match it. The hair comb needed to be designed by Luo Jingyu and made with hot flowers, but it was not made by Luo Jingyu, but by Mr. Ikejiang himself.
The comb will also be decorated with diamonds. The design fee, material fee and teaching fee will be calculated separately. Ask Luo Jingyu if she can do it.
Designing accessories is Luo Jingyu's strong point. His only difficulty is that he can't hear or speak, but Mr. Chi Jiang is Japanese! Even if Luo Jingyu is a hearing person, they still can't communicate, so this is not a problem.
He agreed and could arrange to teach in his studio, which would take a whole day.
Dong Cheng said that he would give Luo Jingyu the design of the kimono later. At this point, the deal was basically done, but Luo Jingyu still didn't know the transaction price of the cherry tree. 180,000? Fang Xu didn't tell him.
At this time, Mr. Chi Jiang said something to Dong Cheng again. Dong Cheng thought about it and spoke it to the two young men opposite him one sentence at a time, which was translated into sign language by Ji Hongzhe.
"Teacher Luo, to be honest, we not only approached you for this cherry tree, we also contacted several other teachers who do flower embossing in China."
"Several of them declined our offer, saying they were not full-time and could not handle the order. A few of them were in faraway cities, so we gave up after considering it. What we wanted most was a teacher from Qiantang."
"It was also a coincidence that Mr. Sun gave your work to Mr. Chi Jiang. After Mr. Chi Jiang took it home, Mrs. Chi Jiang liked it very much and said that this teacher's skills are very professional and he is definitely not a beginner. He should have been in the industry for at least five years."
"We contacted your shop, Mr. Fang - I think he is your colleague, and he quoted us 220,000 yuan, and he would not accept any bargaining. To be honest, this is the highest price quoted by all the embossing teachers."
"We also contacted teacher Xu Qingyan in Shanghai. Teacher Xu quoted a price of 200,000 yuan, but she made it clear that the whole tree would be made by her students, because the Somei Yoshino cherry tree is not a very difficult flower shape, and her students can do it. She will provide guidance throughout the process."
"Mr. Chijiang has weighed the pros and cons between you and her. Um... You should understand that for Mr. Chijiang, it is not a question of price. What he cares most about is the quality of the work, because this tree means a lot to him and his wife."
"So we finally chose you. Before meeting you this time, I contacted Teacher Xu. She was very open-minded and didn't mind. After knowing that we were looking for Teacher Luo, she told us that you were her student and she has always admired you. She said that according to your level, you can definitely do a good job."
"It's just that... Mr. Chi Jiang is a businessman after all. He was very puzzled when he found out. He asked why Teacher Xu quoted 200,000 yuan, but her student could actually quote 220,000 yuan? We are certainly not questioning your ability, but we think... Let's put it this way, there is a Chinese saying, you get what you pay for."
"Teacher Luo, Mr. Chi Jiang is looking forward to it. You quoted this price. Is there something you are better than Teacher Xu in?"
During the translation process, after reading Dong Cheng's lip language and then looking at Ji Hongzhe's sign language, Luo Jingyu felt very uneasy.
He was thin-skinned and had never been so embarrassed in his life. The blood on his cheeks could not be controlled and he wanted to leave the box immediately and disappear on the spot.
They had been chatting so harmoniously before, and he was no longer embarrassed by his deafness and even had a little confidence. But now he was so ashamed that he didn't dare to look Mr. Ikee in the eye.
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