Three hours later, Xu Qiao told Zhu Li on the other end of the phone about the night of ups and downs in the taxi back to the city.
"And then?" Zhu Li became irritable, "You are in a taxi now, does that mean he didn't pick you up from get off work?"
Isn't it "unexpectedly not"
It's not safe to say it, and she didn't take any action. She said "that" for a long time, so she had to say something wronged - there is no way!
He actually just said "goodbye" just like that, and drove away with a smile.
Zhu Li exclaimed: "Master, you see, start with a wave first, and then change your words immediately when you find that the heat is not enough, to give yourself a way to escape, and then say one step forward, one step back, one step forward, one step back, and finally come." Goodbye' hooked you to look forward to the next meeting... Isn't this the way to deceive innocent girls! This position, you can bear it?"
Xu Qiao hummed unconvinced: "Then I'm not a pure girl! I can see this too."
"What's the matter, you plan to use your two elementary school chicken love experiences that add up to less than a month to compete wits and courage with this kind of flower bush veteran?"
Xu Qiao felt guilty when she said it, and put on airs: "No way?"
"It's possible, but it's not necessary. I can see that you are as happy as a fairy when you go shopping and eating all over the world. Are you still lacking in men's nourishment?"
"I don't lack men, but my dad does!"
The taxi driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror in horror.
Xu Qiao turned a blind eye and continued: "Don't underestimate me. I deliberately gave him an extra piece of change this time, and he will definitely come and pay me back. If he doesn't come, let's see how I turn Beicheng upside down."
Zhu Li sighed, and suddenly felt a little sympathetic to that Mr. Pagani—he thought he had picked up an easy girl who would come and go as soon as he was called, but turned out to be a big Buddha who could disturb his house and make the city full of storms.
It is easy to invite Buddha but difficult to send Buddha away. It is really not sure who is unlucky for this veteran flower bush to recruit fairy flowers from the world.
"Okay, I don't underestimate you, but Miss Xu, please remember that there is something more important than your Mr. Pagani today."
"I remember, I'm here to cut the ribbon for you."
This is also the reason why Xu Qiao promised Feng Sasha to change shifts the day before yesterday. With her temper, how can she be slaughtered by others, but each takes what she needs, just to spare today's time.
"But all the outfits you can afford are at home, what should you do?" Zhu Li asked.
"I asked my brother to steal it out for me. Go talk to him now. You can ask the driver to pick me up at the hotel at noon."
—
Xu Qiao has a younger brother who is six years younger than her, who is just a sophomore in high school this year.
Mingzhe went to the back door privately, while Xu Lie leaned against the anti-theft door with his pockets on his back. When he saw Xu Qiao approaching, he brushed his hair impatiently, and pulled out a huge black garbage bag from behind the fence.
Xu Qiao pointed behind him blankly: "Don't tell me, you put my skirt in there?"
"Otherwise? It's like the house is guarding you against thieves."
"Then you can't ruin it like this..." Xu Qiao choked with anger, "I didn't help you when you ran out of pocket money before, or did I tell your parents about your smoking? Now I ask you to help me." Busy, is this your attitude?"
"Then didn't I give you a bag when you caused trouble, or did I tell your parents about your night out? Ask someone to help you and make a face that others owe you 80 billion. The whole world deserves to surround you Is there a princess sickness or a princess life?"
Xu Qiao rubbed her ears in disbelief: "Did you eat explosives today?"
The harsh school bell interrupted the dispute between the siblings.
Xu Lie picked up the garbage bag and threw it through the anti-theft door. When Xu Qiao staggered and narrowly caught it, he turned his head and left.
"Xu Lie, stop for me!"
He frowned and turned around, and saw Xu Qiao's face changed in a second, holding a garbage bag and looking at him bitterly: "I don't have money to take a taxi back to the hotel..."
"You think I have? Just because you asked me to get the money, my card was also frozen."
Oh, that's no wonder he was so prickly today.
Xu Qiao lowered her head and sighed, stunned for a while, then suddenly saw a hand appearing in front of her eyes.
In the palm of his hand, there were two shiny silver coins.
Xu Qiao raised her head and saw Xu Lie looking down at her condescendingly.
She looked at him, then at the two coins, and bit her lips in embarrassment: "Your sister, I haven't taken a bus since I was five years old..."
Xu Lie stuffed the coin into her hand and pointed to the stop sign on the opposite side of the road: "It's still too late to learn again, get there and wait for No. 301, get on the bus at the front door, get off at the back door at the thirteenth station, press ahead of time. Love on the bus The special seats are reserved for the old, the weak, the sick, the disabled, pregnant women and children, don't sit cheeky, you will be beaten."
"..."
—
It wasn't until dazedly dragging the garbage bag onto the bus that Xu Qiao felt annoyed that she didn't play well in the quarrel just now.
Xu Lie said that she was sick with the princess, and she reluctantly admitted it, but she was not convinced when she said that she did not have the life of the princess.
After all, her name, Xu Qiao, had been hung on the banners of lottery stations all over the country in the era when "koi carp" was far from becoming popular and the Internet was still underdeveloped, as a cash cow for hype.
The reason for all this is that when she was young, she helped her father touch a set of numbers with mahjong tiles, and the Xu family won a grand prize of 20 million yuan.
This wealth, which was considered a huge sum in China back then, instantly made Xu Qiao popular in the lottery circle.
At that time, someone said that you may not know which player the Football Lottery you bought is supporting, but you will never forget to exchange words with your friends before the lottery: Xu Qiao is with you.
Although Xu Qiao's good luck has never been replicated again, the myth of just this one time is enough for Xu's father to embark on the smooth path of starting a business to make a fortune. The Xu family quickly entered the business circle, and as a wealthy family created by fortune, it has been prosperous until today.
It can be said that Xu Lie was able to become a rich second generation as soon as he was born, all because of the good cards played by Xu Qiao back then.
Then how could he have the face to say that she didn't have the life of a princess
Xu Qiao was bored all the way on the bus, opened the garbage bag seal, and found that Xu Lie didn't even give her a skirt cover in the dust bag, and was so angry that she brewed an eloquent 3,000-word essay in her heart, preparing to meet with her next time. The brat started arguing again.
When she got out of the car, she undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless passers-by.
Also, such a big black garbage bag is not to mention how eye-catching it is. Those who didn't know thought she was going to throw the body away.
Near the station is a commercial street with a lot of people. Xu Qiao used to walk on this road, but now he didn't even have time to change out of his rustic work clothes.
Afraid of running into someone she knew, she picked up the garbage bag to cover most of her face, and walked towards the hotel at a faster pace.
Yet it turns out that severe sleep deprivation really affects intelligence.
When she met a white-collar man holding two cups of coffee head-on when her sight was blocked, she realized how stupid this decision was.
The white-collar man was probably going to deliver coffee to the leader, and he was walking hard all the way. When he bumped into her, he reacted violently because he was in a daze.
Xu Qiaosheng watched him turn and jump 360 degrees with a ferocious face, squeezed the coffee with the lid off in his hand, and poured it into her garbage bag accurately.
Yes, she didn't seal up the clothes after checking the clothes on the bus.
Fate is wonderful.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...Miss, is your garbage okay?" The white-collar man hurriedly bowed and apologized.
Xu Qiao opened the bag and looked in, took a deep breath of pain, and spent a full thirty seconds accepting that her dress, which had never been seen before, had been stained by coffee stains and "died before leaving school". fact.
But who can blame this matter? Who would have thought that such a broken garbage bag contained a six-figure dress
Under the sincere gaze of the white-collar man, Xu Qiao twitched the corner of her mouth and said "it's okay", hooked her hand, and smashed the garbage bag into the trash can beside her.
The white-collar man didn't understand why the little girl would grit her teeth and want to cry when she threw away a bag of garbage, and rubbed the back of her head to buy coffee again.
Xu Qiao lingered by the trash can for several minutes before walking towards the hotel like a corpse.
But when she regained her strength, she found that she hadn't arrived at the hotel, but was unconsciously standing downstairs of Lanchen Department Store.
Department store is one of Lanchen Group's operations. As a department store at the top of the domestic pyramid, Lanchen has many luxury brand counters, from clothes and shoes to bags and jewelry, to cosmetics and skin care products, everything women love is available.
Xu Qiao usually visits the main store once or twice a season to sweep the floors.
Her initial liking for Cheng Ye was actually due to the fact that Lan Chen belonged to the Cheng family.
just now...
Xu Qiao looked at the dazzling ready-to-wear display window in front of her, showing a heartbroken expression.
The dress she just destroyed was a high-end model of this brand.
I don't know if her eyes were too pitiful, but after standing still for two minutes, a teller hurried out of the revolving door and greeted her.
What Xu Qiao often goes to is Lanchen's main store in Beicheng, not the branch in front of him. The tellers here probably don't recognize her.
So, are the luxury counters so close to the people now
Xu Qiao didn't want to have a swollen face to pretend to be a fat man when she was poor and desperate, but unfortunately she was stopped by the teller: "Miss, may I help you?"
If you don't call her "Miss Xu", then you don't know her.
Xu Qiao plays an ordinary citizen of the working class, exuding just the right "tight money" restraint: "No, I'm just passing by."
"It seems that you are interested in the evening dress in the window, would you like to enter the store and try it?"
Xu Qiao waved his hand.
"You're welcome," the answer was revealed just when the teller's enthusiasm exceeded the limit, "In fact, we Xiao Cheng always said that if you like that dress, he is willing to pay for you."
Xu Qiao seemed to be struck by thunder: "Mr. Cheng?"
She remembered that the grandchildren of the Cheng family had three sons, among them the eldest son was abroad, and the two second sons were in China. Lan Chen's actual head of the family now is the eldest son of the second room, that is, Cheng Ye's brother Cheng Jun, who should be called "Mr. Cheng".
Then "Mr. Cheng" is Cheng Ye
But isn't Cheng Ye always idle and ignoring his family business? When did it become "total"
No, that's not the point.
The point is, she was seen by that cheap ex-boyfriend in such a mess...
"What's your idea, Xiao Cheng?"
The teller was taken aback. She was just told by Mr. Gao Tezhu next to Mr. Cheng, who knows what kind of heart the nobleman is at ease
"Sorry miss, I don't know about this."
Xu Qiao's face turned cold.
If you don't have anything to show your courtesy, you can either rape or steal. Combined with the rivalry scene in front of Xifuhui last night, it is not difficult to guess that this is Cheng Ye seeking to get back together.
But to send her a dinner dress that has become a bad street style that is displayed in the window, does he look down on her, or himself
She chuckled: "I don't wear skirts at this price, and I'm not someone who can be bought with money. Please tell Mr. Cheng, let him curb his unreasonable thoughts about me, and kill this wickedness."
"..."
—
Five minutes later, the teller stood in front of Gao Rui, tremblingly conveying Xu Qiao's meaning, but he dared not say the original words, so he paraphrased them in a euphemistic version.
"The lady said that she was not used to wearing such expensive dresses, and she didn't like being bought by money, so she politely declined Mr. Cheng's kindness."
Gao Rui was a little surprised.
As Cheng Lang's special assistant, of course he knew that his boss met a beautiful toll collector in the past two days.
When the CEO, who has always been considerate of women, met Cinderella who couldn't afford a beautiful dress and looked enviously at the window, the direction of the plot was obvious. Go make arrangements for the lady.
Unexpectedly, Cinderella took the Shancai script in "Meteor Garden" that treats money like dung.
The skirt that could not be earned by working so hard for a year, was so righteously rejected, even refusing to meet the president.
When Gao Rui returned to the office on the top floor of the building, Cheng Lang's inspection was coming to an end.
Standing behind Cheng Lang, Li Nianda, the deputy general manager of Lanchen Department Store, was nodding and bowing his head to ask something. When he got a response, he waved to the several branch employees standing in front of him: "It's none of your business, go down."
—The attitude before and after, that is a difference between cloud and mud.
On the contrary, Cheng Lang smiled and said "hard work" to everyone, and even reminded a young girl "the shoelaces are untied, be careful" when a young girl turned around tremblingly.
The little girl blushed and murmured her thanks.
Gao Rui stood by the door and sighed secretly.
When he first entered the workplace, he thought that people like Cheng Lang should be as accustomed to speaking harshly to his subordinates as people like Li Nianda. It was later discovered that in fact, the more powerful a person is, the more he will bully others. Those who are really in a high position never show their wealth.
But at this time, if, like this blushing girl, they take their approachability in front of others or their whim-like flirting as some kind of signal, it would be a big mistake.
The most difficult thing to approach in this world is not the person who is cold outside but hot inside, but someone like Cheng Lang who seems to be close to you, but in fact may be thousands of miles away from you.
How do you say something
Oh, those who are merciless are the most ruthless.
After the crowd dispersed, Gao Rui walked up to Cheng Lang: "Mr. Cheng, the car is ready."
Cheng Lang nodded, and before getting up, he saw that Li Nianda was hesitating to speak, and asked, "Deputy Manager Li, is there anything else?"
Li Nianda gritted his teeth, and the fat on his face followed his heart: "Mr. Cheng, I shouldn't have said this, but I really can't see it... You don't know, in fact, Manager Wang is not sick at all today."
Cheng Lang nodded with interest, knowing that he was talking about the general manager of Lanchen Department Store: "Then how do you ask for leave?"
"I was told by my superiors that I would not allow you to be received, but I want to give you... a blow to you! I also got instructions from the first, but I don't think it will work. You have worked hard for the group, and you have worked so hard for the group. You are condescending land… "
Gao Rui coughed lightly, and Li Nianda stopped his flattery.
Cheng Lang raised his eyes: "From what Deputy Manager Li said, it seems that he has a lot of complaints about 'superior'."
Li Nianda sighed: "It's a long story."
"Let Gao Te help arrange it, and you can talk to him in detail another day."
Li Nianda was in a hurry to respond, and sent people out of the building in a hurry.
After getting into the car, Gao Rui turned his head and asked Cheng Lang: "This Deputy Manager Li Gao Zhi is so obvious, do you really give him face?"
"He has the 'material' in his hand to support his seller's pursuit of glory," Cheng Lang casually flipped through a financial newspaper in the back seat, "otherwise he wouldn't dare to say that."
"Then after getting the 'material'..."
"After the matter is completed, let us tell Mr. Cheng the news of his 'abandoning the dark and turning to the bright'. After Mr. Cheng fires him, express my regret for not being able to work with Deputy Manager Li."
Those who sell themselves for glory will have a second time for the first time. Gao Rui understands this taboo, but only occasionally, he still feels terrified of Cheng Lang's method of ignoring the so-called "gentlemen's etiquette" and "moral ethics".
However, with such a boss, he should really change his name to "Sit back and relax".
He was thinking about what to do with Li Nianda next, when he suddenly heard Cheng Lang ask, "What about the little girl?"
"Oh, that's it..." Gao Rui repeated what the teller told him.
Cheng Lang raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled.
Gao Rui couldn't figure out his attitude, and always felt that he was in a good mood, so he followed his mood and boasted: "There is no trace of money worship in this lady, and she is in a flashy metropolis. It must be a coincidence for such a pure and unaffected girl to find you an extra fifty yuan, and it is definitely not a scheming like Deputy Manager Li. Climb high branches!"
Cheng Lang nodded irresponsibly, rubbing the corner of the newspaper with his fingertips intentionally or unintentionally: "What else is there for today?"
"There is a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Leighton Hotel in the afternoon. The Zhu family sent an invitation letter to Lanchen half a month ago. Look, do you want to take part in it?"