Luo Jingyu was not particularly surprised by Fang Xu's question.
Maybe subconsciously, he felt that Fang Xu had hit the nail on the head about his concerns.
All good things must come to an end. He and Fang Xu have been working together for nearly four years, and their conflicts have become increasingly acute, so they will eventually break up.
But now is not the time, he is not prepared. If Fang Xu is no longer at work, most of Luo Jingyu's business will be suspended. Suspension means no income, and no income is a very serious matter for him.
Luo Jingyu actually had a small plan in mind. When she went to Shanghai for further studies in May, she wanted to talk to Teacher Xu in person and listen to Teacher Xu's opinions before making a decision.
So at this moment, he shook his head at Fang Xu, typed on his phone and handed it to Fang Xu: No, don't think too much.
Fang Xu's expression did not ease after seeing this. He crossed his legs and asked, "What does your girlfriend do? Is she also a flower embosser?"
Luo Jingyu shook her head.
Fang Xu smiled wryly: "Then your girlfriend is very capable, she can help you get the orders, where did she get them from?"
Luo Jingyu thought about it and typed: Cherry blossom tree, Japanese party.
Fang Xu was stunned after seeing it, thinking that he met this girlfriend at the Japanese guy’s birthday party
Luo Jingyu handed over the phone again: I called you, but you said you didn't want to go.
Fang Xu: “…”
Luo Jingyu had indeed called him. He had to work from the morning until the early hours of the next day. He was afraid that he would be too busy and would not be able to communicate with others, so he wanted to ask Fang Xu to go with him.
Fang Xu felt tired and said that he didn't know how to install the petals, so it would be useless to go. If he needed to communicate with others, he could ask the sculptor Xiao Li to come forward. Luo Jingyu didn't force him.
Thinking of this, Fang Xu felt embarrassed and said slowly, "Xiao Yu, you were busy a while ago and I didn't have a chance to talk to you. Now that you are resting, let's talk openly. In fact, since I accepted the order for the cherry trees at the end of last year, I found that something was wrong with you. You went to meet the Japanese without telling me, and you wrote a long essay for me. I wanted to look at the essay again later, but I couldn't find it."
He spoke very slowly, just to let Luo Jingyu understand his lip reading. Luo Jingyu had read very carefully, but Fang Xu was not Zhanxi after all, and they didn't have many opportunities to chat face to face. Luo Jingyu didn't know his pronunciation well enough, so she could only desperately grasp the key words when reading his lips, and try to understand it by connecting the previous and next content.
Fang Xu continued, "I know you have something against me. Last time you came to me, I told you very clearly that it's not that I don't want to help you open up new markets. The market itself is not big. How many times do you want me to tell you before you understand?"
He pointed to his right ear, "You can't hear, so can't you just be content? This year, we will prepare well for the Hanfu Festival business and make 300,000 or 400,000 yuan. Your income will be more than last year. We have been making progress, haven't you noticed? Every year's business is better than the previous year, and your craftsmanship is recognized by the girls. If you want to be more famous, I can promote you, Mr. Luo, or Mr. Xiaoyu, it will be no problem to make your name known."
Fang Xu felt like he was giving a sincere word of advice. "I just ask you to be more realistic and not to daydream about competing with Xu Qingyan! How many Xu Qingyans are there in China? Many of those handmade women who do hot flower embossing don't make as much as you do. Have you ever thought about why they are more famous than you?"
Luo Jingyu looked at him with a gloomy expression.
Fang Xu asked himself and answered himself: "They can shoot short videos, dress up beautifully and show their faces, while explaining how to make flowers; they can also offer paid online teaching courses to teach enthusiasts how to make flowers; they can even open a flower perm salon privately, where all the guests are rich ladies and daughters, four or five people drink afternoon tea while each person makes a flower, and the money they earn in one afternoon is enough for you to work hard for two days. Can you do these businesses? If you can, I will arrange it for you immediately!"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
"There's an idiom called 'Strengthen your strengths and avoid your weaknesses'. Have you learned it?" Fang Xu said with a "huh", "It means that you should play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses. So what are your strengths? You have perseverance, patience, good craftsmanship, and the things you design meet the aesthetics of Hanfu girls. What are your weaknesses? I don't need to tell you, Luo Jingyu!"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
"Last time, you sent me the photo of that cherry tree and asked me to help you promote it. I did it. Do you know what the feedback from the industry was? I was too embarrassed to tell you!" Fang Xu laughed when he said this.
Luo Jingyu didn't know how to respond. At that time, he was busy with peonies day and night and had no time to check the group messages. All the several flower-perming groups he joined were blocked.
He frowned and raised his hand to draw a question mark in the air.
"Do you really want to know? Don't get mad at me once you know." Fang Xu laughed dryly.
Luo Jingyu nodded.
Fang Xu put down his crossed legs, leaned forward slightly, and spoke almost word by word with his mouth moving very obviously: "They say that anyone who takes this kind of order is a lunatic."
Luo Jingyu's expression suddenly changed.
"Everyone is laughing at you, saying how could anyone be crazy enough to take such an order? Making a tree out of hot flowers! Are you crazy? Wouldn't you throw up if you couldn't do it? Wouldn't it be cheap? What's the point of making so many of the same flowers over and over again? How much do you need money? I don't even have the face to reply to your messages, you know? I don't even dare to say your name, and you still want me to promote it? I am really being laughed at by everyone!"
Fang Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Luo Xiaoyu, this society is very realistic, and you are too naive. Do you think you are awesome for making a tree? But people say you are an idiot! This is why I didn't want to take this order in the first place! Why don't you make more limited edition Valentine's Day items? Wouldn't it be great to make money? If I hadn't quoted you 220,000, and you had quoted me 150,000, we would have lost a lot of money!"
A layer of red appeared on Luo Jingyu's face, then quickly faded and turned pale. He did not expect such feedback. He had wanted to use this cherry tree to increase its popularity, but the result was like this
Was he really crazy to take this job? Was there no one else willing to take it
Is it because he is too stupid
Is this a loss of status? Is there no other meaning besides making money
He couldn't figure it out and was hit hard. He was so ashamed that he wanted to turn his head away and never talk to Fang Xu again, but he couldn't.
Fang Xu was communicating with him calmly, and he really needed to know the feedback from the industry. He couldn't just ignore the opinions because they were unpleasant. He was not that fragile. He wanted to improve, and he wanted to know what he did wrong.
"See, this is the big order you mentioned. We accepted it, and you did it and did a pretty good job. But what happened? The reputation was terrible! Fortunately, this kind of thing only spread in the flower embossing circle and did not affect our business. No one in Hanfu Niang understands this, and no one knows that you made this stupid tree."
Fang Xu said this, picked up the cup, blew away the tea leaves and took a sip, then sighed deeply, raised his head and said, "Don't think that I don't want to communicate with you. In fact, I am willing to do so. It's just that it's very difficult to communicate with you, you know? You can't hear, and you can't type well. Every time it's like this, it's just me talking and you staring at me stupidly. I'm really curious, how do you communicate with your girlfriend? Can she hear, can she sign language? How can she stand you? When two people are in a relationship, one person always talks and the other doesn't say anything. This is not scientific! Do you think you two can stay together for a long time? ... Hey! I just said so much, did you understand?"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
I "heard" it clearly, but I didn't want to pay attention to him, didn't want to react, didn't want to move, I just wanted to hide.
Fang Xu was so angry that he almost died: "Luo Jingyu, Luo Jingyu, please accept your position, damn it! What can I say to make you accept your fate? You are deaf, deaf and dumb, brother! We have cooperated for so many years, haven't I taken good care of you? Have you forgotten where we first met? If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be where you are today? Our accounts are clear and I never owe you money, what else do you want?"
He took a breath, "If you want to work alone, I won't stop you. Go and look for a partner who is more reliable than me. I wanted to do the hot stamping business, and there were many people who wanted to cooperate with me. Why did I look for you? It's because I feel sorry for you. You have learned well but have no business. I'm helping you so much, but I don't mean that you should be grateful to me and repay me. At least you can't use me and then burn the bridge after crossing the river, right?"
Luo Jingyu: “…”
"Did I say too many idioms and you didn't understand them again? Does that ungrateful person understand? Luo Jingyu, don't be an ungrateful person! I know you are not that kind of person. You have always been very sensible. Who taught you? Who helped you write that long essay? Your girlfriend? What the hell! Why doesn't she help you herself if she is so awesome? Who can't talk nonsense? This is really trying to sow discord, right? I kindly advise you, Luo Jingyu, to keep the money you earn to yourself and don't be stupid and spend it all on women. They may just think you are deaf, stupid, rich and easy to cheat!"
Luo Jingyu didn't want to "listen" anymore, really, he didn't want to listen to a word. He wanted to say to Fang Xu, "Go away, go away, go away." He really didn't want to face him for even a second.
Fang Xu had almost finished talking. He took a few more sips of tea, stood up, walked up to Luo Jingyu, patted his shoulder, looked down at him, and said, "Xiao Yu, think about it carefully. You are a disabled person, deaf-mute. Without me, can you build up the business by yourself? Can those shabby peony ornaments be compared with the Hanfu Festival? The Hanfu Festival is a business worth hundreds of thousands. If you don't want to do it, tell me earlier and I will find someone else to cooperate with. It's not difficult for us to break up. It's just a matter of your words."
Luo Jingyu looked up at him. After Fang Xu finished speaking, he patted his arm again and left.
After a long time, Luo Jingyu stood up from the chair and looked back to see that Liwu had been staying on the cat climbing frame. He walked over and stretched out his hands to Liwu, and the kitten obediently came into his arms.
He sat on the sofa holding the gift, and gently stroked the white fur of the gift with his palm. The soft little thing seemed to heal the pain in his heart, but it couldn't stop his eyes from becoming red and sore again.
Of course he remembered his first meeting with Fang Xu.
Fang Xu's girlfriend at the time was a rich girl who loved Hanfu culture. She met Luo Jingyu when she went to Shanghai to learn basic embossing techniques, but Luo Jingyu didn't recognize her.
After she returned to Qiantang, she told Fang Xu about Luo Jingyu's situation. Fang Xu came into contact with ironing because of the little daughter and began to think about doing this business. However, he was troubled by not being able to find a partner. After hearing about it, he asked the little daughter to get Luo Jingyu's WeChat from Xu Qingyan.
The first time they met, Fang Xu and the little girl went to the night market to find him. Luo Jingyu was accompanying Chen Liang at the stall. It was a hot summer day, and both of them were sweating profusely, and had many mosquito bites on their bodies.
Fang Xu saw the heat shrink jewelry made by Luo Jingyu, and also saw the hot stamping works he specially prepared. Just like an interview, the two reached a preliminary intention for cooperation.
In fact, Fang Xu was annoyed at the beginning when communicating with Luo Jingyu. Luo Jingyu could feel it, but she didn't dare to say anything. He was really grateful that there was a hearing person who was willing to take the initiative to help him build his business. He almost responded to Fang Xu's requests. No matter how many orders he received, Luo Jingyu would complete the orders even if she didn't sleep.
Later, Fang Xu broke up with the little rich girl, but Luo Jingyu stayed with him for many years.
He thought he was not an ungrateful person. After so long, hadn't he repaid Fang Xu's debt? Every time they had a conflict, Fang Xu would remind him again and again that he was deaf, deaf, deaf, deaf... It was as if deafness was his biggest mistake, his shortcoming, his weakness, a sin that he had to hide deeply.
Luo Jingyu's tears rolled down her cheeks. She felt like a complete failure and seemed to be convinced by Fang Xu again.
He had finally made a cherry blossom tree, but was mocked and ridiculed by people in the industry, saying he was crazy and stupid. Fortunately, Fang Xu did not reveal his name. If everyone knew that this tree was made by Luo Jingyu, he would be too ashamed to continue working in this industry.
What should I do
What should I do
Is this the only way we can live day by day
There are 365 days in a year. First, I do the Spring Festival and Valentine's Day business, then the Flower Festival business, then I do customization for a month, go to Shanghai for further studies for more than a month, and after coming back, I start preparing for the Hanfu Festival, and then it's the Christmas season. Is this how it will go on, year after year
Come to think of it, there's nothing wrong with it. I can earn more this year than last year, maybe more than 400,000, which is much more than my sister and brother-in-law, not to mention my old classmates Chen Liang and Yue Qi.
But why was he still so sad? Fang Xu was right. He was deaf. He couldn't shoot videos, teach online, or hold salons to teach face-to-face. There were so many businesses he couldn't do, so why did he expect to get good opportunities
Good opportunities are reserved for hearing people, he doesn't deserve it! He shouldn't have learned embossing, spent so much time, energy and money, worked hard to study the technology, but in the end the ceiling is so low, he touched it, the ceiling is the limit, he can't get past it!
Ah... why are you crying again
When I was a child, I was ignorant and always cried. Why do I still cry now that I have grown up
It's been really weird these past few months. I've shed so many tears. Am I still a man
He is just such a person, deaf and dumb, but still obsessed with the idea of making a name for himself in the domestic perm industry and dreaming of marrying Huanhuan. He is so naive and stupid.
Luo Jingyu took out a few tissues to wipe away her tears, and after holding the gift for a while, she put the kitten on the ground, sat back at the workbench, and continued to assemble the red peony.
After Zhan Xi came back from get off work, he quickly discovered that something was wrong with Luo Jingyu.
He was very depressed, and his whole body had lost its vitality. Even the kiss she gave was perfunctory, and there was no life in his eyes.
After dinner, Zhan Xi asked him if he wanted to go out for a walk. Luo Jingyu shook her head and gave her a simple sign language: I'm tired, you go home.
Zhan Xi was not going to leave. Noticing a box of cakes and a bag of fruit on the cabinet in the entrance hall, she sat down next to Luo Jingyu and asked him patiently, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy? Has anyone come here today?"
Luo Jingyu didn't want to say anything, so she closed her lips and shook her hand at her.
After being scolded by Fang Xu last time, he didn't dare to meet Huanhuan, fearing that he would collapse, and it took him a few days to recover. This time, he couldn't stop Huanhuan from coming to his house for dinner, so he wanted her to leave quickly after dinner so that he could reflect on his mistakes alone.
Zhan Xi is not so easy to fool. Although Xiaoyu is a very sensitive person who keeps many thoughts to herself and is unwilling to say them, they have known each other for a few months. She knows that Xiaoyu has a gentle and simple temperament, treats people sincerely and kindly, and is a person without any bad intentions.
Such a small fish can withstand strong winds and waves because he has a kind of resilience in his bones. At the same time, he may not be able to withstand the slightest blow at a certain moment, just like after he met Mr. Ikee for the first time. He fell into a trough and needed a long time to cheer up again.
Today, he must have been stimulated again to become so depressed. Zhan Xi looked at the cakes and fruits again, and a light bulb suddenly lit up in his mind, and he asked, "Did Fang Xu come here?"
He didn't look at her, but Zhan Xi made a gesture with sign language right under his nose.
Luo Jingyu shuddered and suddenly looked up at her.
What a simple person! Zhan Xi thought, he couldn't stand the temptation at all, and the truth came out as soon as he was asked.
She asked again: "What did Fang Xu say to you? Did you two have a fight?"
Luo Jingyu didn't know how to answer. He was too sad. Even though he had a lot to say to Huanhuan, he lost the motivation to say anything when he thought about how she couldn't understand sign language and it would be troublesome to type it out himself.
Let him digest it on his own, he can figure it out. Luo Jingyu grabbed Zhan Xi's hand with her left hand, lowered her head and shook her head slowly, and made a sign with her right hand: Don't ask.
Zhan Xi's temper also flared up. This couldn't happen! He couldn't keep everything to himself!
She stroked Luo Jingyu's cheek, looked at his drooping eyelashes, and said in sign language: But I want to know.
Luo Jingyu looked at her sadly.
I want to know, Xiaoyu. Zhan Xi signed slowly, not proficiently, but each gesture was clear and standard, like a demonstration in a textbook, "Tell me, speak slowly, let's talk, I want to know what's in your heart."
Luo Jingyu still shook her head and even closed her eyes.
Zhan Xi didn't want to give up. She knew that if she gave up this time and listened to him and left, Xiaoyu would never speak to her again if she encountered the same situation again.
When people are sad, they need to vent and relieve themselves. Just like when she felt suffocated at home, she wanted to talk to Luo Xinran like crazy. She didn't believe that Xiaoyu didn't want to talk to her. It was because it was difficult to talk. Both ways of communication were difficult. Zhan Xi really wanted to learn sign language quickly. If she had Ji Hongzhe's level, Xiaoyu wouldn't be so sad.
No matter what, Zhan Xi had no intention of letting Luo Jingyu go that day. She was going to fight him off and would not go back to the eighth floor. She would stay here to see how long he could remain silent.
They were facing each other on the sofa. Zhan Xi's right hand was still tightly holding Luo Jingyu's left hand. Her left hand was stroking his cheek soothingly, over and over again, without stopping.
She didn't care if he didn't open his eyes. It was enough for him to know that she was there. She wanted to listen to him talk, to know what he had been through, and to know what he was thinking.
Xiaoyu's mind was so soft and delicate, yet so tough and strong. She knew that he would speak. As long as he got over that hurdle in his heart, he would understand.
She is still his egg teacher, just like when they used to go online to chat at 9:30 every night. She was not impatient then, let alone now
The two of them sat there quietly for a long time, half an hour? An hour
Zhan Xi didn’t know, he only knew that the gift was dangling around in the living room, and finally obediently crawled into the small grid of the cat climbing frame, and stayed there motionless.
Luo Jingyu also opened her eyes at this time, and just like in a dream, what she saw was still Zhan Xi's smiling face.
"Are you awake?" she said, smiling. "I thought you were asleep."
Luo Jingyu blinked at her, her eyelashes were a little wet, and her black pupils were misty. Zhan Xi said, "I've been waiting for you. Are you willing to tell me now?"
At this moment, something unexpected happened to Zhanxi. Luo Jingyu opened her mouth and uttered two vague and strange syllables: "Wai Er Wai Er..."
Zhan Xi saw his lip shape clearly, it was definitely not a meaningless sound. Her heart started beating wildly. She vaguely guessed what he wanted to say and which two words he was imitating!
"Say it again." Zhan Xi suppressed his excitement and said patiently, "Xiao Yu, say it again, you said it very well, I know what you are talking about."
Luo Jingyu frowned, her lips trembled, she lowered her head and sniffed, then when she raised her head again, she called her again: "Wai er wai er..."
Such a pleasant sound!
Zhan Xi rushed over and hugged him very tightly, pressing his lips heavily against his.
He was calling her! He called her "Huan Huan". He didn't even know how to pronounce the "h" sound, and when he opened his mouth, it started with a "w". It didn't matter! It sounded good already, and he was willing to call her that, using the lip shape memory engraved in his mind, he didn't care what he said, he just wanted to call her by her nickname!
Luo Jingyu also hugged her tightly, welcoming her passionate kiss. He knew that he couldn't speak standardly and it must be weird, but he just wanted to call her, using his own understanding and his own way.
Look! Huanhuan understood, immediately understood, which means that his shouting was not too far off. Huanhuan is really smart, he can understand even in this way, he is satisfied, relieved, and even Sangsang's mood has improved a lot.
After a passionate and lingering kiss, Luo Jingyu's mood gradually calmed down. He and Zhan Xi snuggled together. Holding the mobile phone, he slowly tapped the screen with his fingers and "told" her every bit of what happened in the afternoon.
He was not afraid that Huanhuan would laugh at him. When he typed words like "idiot", "lunatic", "deaf person", "ungrateful person"... he felt almost calm inside and did not want to hide it. Perhaps it was because he felt wronged, so he wanted to tell Huanhuan everything and let her judge.
Is he really wrong? Is he really ungrateful? Is he really hopelessly stupid? Is he really ambitious
It took Zhan Xi more than an hour to figure out the whole story, and he also indirectly learned the result of the last conversation between Fang Xu and Luo Jingyu.
After reading all of Xiaoyu's descriptions, Zhan Xi became angry.
At around 10 o'clock at night, Zhan Xi lifted the toilet lid in the guest bathroom of Luo Jingyu's house and sat on it, thinking carefully for a while.
She used the same energy as when she wrote a double graduation thesis a year ago, and went over what she wanted to say three or four times in her mind. She was very young, having been in society for less than a year, and she was about to confront a slick businessman in his early thirties, but she was not afraid, her heart was filled with anger.
After planning everything, Zhan Xi finally called Fang Xu.
Fang Xu called her when he sent her "Good Luck", and Zhan Xi saved his number.
The call was connected, and a man's voice came from the other end: "Hello, who is this?"
"Mr. Fang? Hello, I'm Luo Jingyu's girlfriend." Zhan Xi said, "We met once. You delivered goods to me. Do you remember 'Good Luck'? My last name is Zhan."
"Good luck?" Fang Xu remembered, "It's you? Miss Zhan? Are you Xiaoyu's girlfriend?"
"right."
Fang Xu asked: "What do you want to talk to me about so late?"
"You came to Xiaoyu's house today and said something to him." Zhan Xi said, "He told me everything, so I wanted to communicate with you. After all, you are still partners now. I want to explain that I did not sow discord between you, and I also hope that you can explain why you said these things to Xiaoyu."
Fang Xu was very surprised. He and Luo Jingyu had had several conflicts over the years, but he had suppressed them all. Based on his understanding of Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu had never confided in anyone, not even her parents or sister.
This was the first time he told someone, a hearing person, his girlfriend. How did he tell her? By typing? Wasn't it too much trouble
Fang Xu played dumb: "What did I say to Xiaoyu? I didn't say anything. Did you misunderstand?"
Zhan Xi's voice was very soft and gentle, and it didn't sound aggressive. He almost spoke in a leisurely manner: "Mr. Fang, Xiaoyu didn't fully understand what you said. He only got the general meaning. When he repeated it to me, I felt that a lot of what you said was inappropriate, so I came to you to verify it. It would be best if there was a misunderstanding, so that I can tell him and let him not think too much about it. You may not know the impact of your casual words on him. I think you have no right to say these words to him, because he has done nothing wrong and should not accept your self-righteous prejudice and attack."
"I'm self-righteous?" Fang Xu snorted. "Why did I attack him? Don't talk nonsense. Xiaoyu and I have known each other for much longer than you have. Don't rely on the fact that you are his girlfriend to point fingers at me and him. Who knows what you are thinking? How could a pretty girl fall for a deaf man? No one would believe it if you told them, okay?"
Zhan Xi endured and endured, and finally spoke: "Mr. Fang, I am not talking to you as Luo Jingyu's girlfriend. I am communicating with you as Luo Jingyu himself, with his authorization. You are bullying him because he can't hear and can't speak. You have said everything, and you have never thought about listening to his true feelings. So I will tell you now, and I hope you can give him the most basic respect."
"Are you sick? Why aren't you sleeping at this hour? You..."
"You'd better not hang up on me." Zhan Xi said, "Not only can I speak well on the phone, I'm also good at writing articles. I studied Chinese in college. I know that in addition to hot stamping, you also run other online stores. Since your business relies on the Internet, you probably don't want to be exposed for your evil deeds of discriminating, exploiting, and humiliating people with disabilities, right? I know several Weibo celebrities and public accounts with many fans. I'm not threatening you. I just want to communicate with you calmly. I hope you don't hang up the phone."
Zhan Xi was talking nonsense in a serious manner. Fang Xu really didn't dare to hang up the phone and shouted, "What are you talking about?!"
Zhan Xi said, "Calm down and listen to me. Mr. Fang, first of all, Luo Jingyu is indeed a deaf person, he can't hear or speak, but you and I both know that he is very professional. He is not unwilling to do Hanfu clothing, but he hopes that as a partner in charge of external relations, you can spend more time to help him open up some new markets. It has been almost four years, and apart from the cherry tree, he has not done any big orders. I have checked the information, the hot stamping business is not very popular, but the business channels are not as few as you said. At least, you have to sign him up for the Handmade Festival and the Creation Festival, right?"
Fang Xu retorted: "You make it easy. Do you know how much it costs to rent a booth at the Maker Festival? This is a loss-making business. If things go wrong, it will be a waste of money. You won't make anything after setting up the booth for a few days! Besides, should he stay at the booth? If someone comes to ask about it, how will he receive them? Do you want me to go? I don't know how to emboss!"
"How do you know he can't receive you if you don't try? He can afford to hire a sign language interpreter!" Zhan Xi was speechless. "Don't you just think it's meaningless? You think he's inferior because he can't hear, and you don't want him to show up in public. It's not his fault that he can't hear! Mr. Fang, put away your prejudice and sense of superiority! I won't allow you to continue to use this reason to suppress and hurt him! He doesn't owe you anything, you are partners, he is not your subordinate! You openly say that he is the core of the florist shop, and you named it after his nickname, but you don't respect him at all in your heart! You just treat him as your money-making machine."
Fang Xu raised his voice: "Don't spit blood on me! How do I disrespect him? Do you know how miserable he was back then? He was selling things at the night market! If it weren't for me, he wouldn't be able to live the good life he has now? Oh! Now that he's made a lot of money, bought a house, and has a girlfriend, he wants to kick me away? This is called being ruthless, don't you understand?"
Zhan Xi was not angered, and his tone remained calm: "Hasn't he made money for you over the years? Why do you only remember the help you gave him in the past, but always forget his efforts for you over the years? How has he let you down? You are mutually beneficial, brothers who fought together, and you should have trusted each other with your backs. But now he has been working so hard that his hands are covered with injuries, and you are still accusing him of being an ungrateful person, as if he has never helped you in any way. Do you think this is reasonable?"
"Are you a ..."
Zhan Xi continued without waiting for Fang Xu to refute, "I know that your ideas will not change because of my call. You have a deep-rooted impression of Luo Jingyu. You think that he is a deaf person who has difficulty communicating with others, so he does not deserve better development opportunities. I also have no intention of changing your opinion of him, and I am even willing to apologize to him. I know what a good person he is. The main thing I want to say on this call is..."
Zhan Xi's voice became calmer and calmer. "Regarding the cherry tree, I was there at the time and saw how satisfied and fond the tree owner was of it. I also heard feedback from almost all the guests. They were all amazed because the tree was so lifelike and it was obvious that a lot of effort had gone into making it. Combined with the story of the tree owner, it was very romantic and touching. Not a single guest thought that the owner was stupid for spending money to make this tree, and not a single guest questioned Luo Jingyu for taking on this business, thinking that he was crazy to make a tree."
"This cherry tree is a purely handmade work of art. Whether in terms of its shape or its connotation, it has incomparable significance and can give people a sense of strength. At the banquet, I heard only positive comments, not a single negative one! It is because the tree is well made that I can help Luo Jingyu get other hot stamping orders through the banquet. I just can't believe that as a fellow hot stamping handicraftsman, industry insiders across the country would give such a negative evaluation to such a sincere artist and such a sincere work of art!"
Fang Xu: “…”
"So, I think you lied to Luo Jingyu." Zhan Xi laughed softly, "Either you didn't help him promote it at all, or you only selectively told him a small part of the extreme feedback and concealed the majority of other positive opinions. As for why this happened, it's very simple. You knew he had no way to verify it, so he believed everything you said. In order to continue to control him and suppress him, you just lied to make him feel guilty and blame himself, so that he would still be willing to be your money-making machine."
"Mr. Fang, Luo Jingyu doesn't surf the Internet much, so she doesn't know what 'pua' means, but I do."
Zhan Xi had never said these words to anyone else. His self-awareness, which had only awakened in college, had been reminding him in his mind all these years, "You are controlling Luo Jingyu's mind, constantly belittling and attacking him, discriminating against his physical defects, and making him feel that he can't live without you."
She thought of her mother. Chi Guilan and Fang Xu behaved in the same way, but in different ways.
Zhan Xi never thought there was anything wrong with her mother. At most, she thought she was too strict and thought that everything would be fine once she grew up. But when she really grew up, her mother did not restrain herself, but became even worse.
Whenever she did something that didn't go her mother's way, she would say: "I'm doing this for your own good. You used to be so well behaved, why are you so disobedient now? Where's your conscience?"
When Zhan Xi was a child, he would feel guilty and blame himself for this, but now he doesn’t.
As long as Chi Guilan didn't touch her bottom line, Zhan Xi was willing to be patient because she was her mother.
But why should Luo Jingyu endure it? Fang Xu is not his at all!
Zhan Xi said coldly to Fang Xu, "Aren't you afraid that you can't catch Luo Jingyu anymore? That's why you treat him in such a way. But you have to know that his mind is much broader than yours, his ability is far more outstanding than yours, and his heart is not as weak as you think. He is just too lazy to tell you. Do you really think you can catch him?":,,.