Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Five

Shi Yan was filled with righteous indignation for a while, remembering the sunglasses she bought for Zhuoyue, a pair of mirrors was more expensive than Yao Xiaoping's five-strand pearl necklace! Now she doesn't care about money anymore, and thinks the sunglasses are worth buying, otherwise he would really think she is like Yao Xiaoping So worthless.She took out the sunglasses from her bag with the momentum of Bao Qingtian pleading for the people, and said in the tone of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to rehabilitate the rightists: "I bought it for you—"

He happily accepted it, held it in his hand for a while, tore off the transparent paper wrapping the mirror, tried it on the mirror on his face, then he took off the mirror and asked, "Is it next to the train station?" Bought from a street stall?" She froze, what is this?You have eyes but no eyes, and you actually slandered the sunglasses I bought as parallel imports from a street stall?She wanted to walk away, but remembered that she was wearing a short-sleeved shirt. She wanted to sweep away the skirt, but remembered that she was wearing a tube skirt, so she decided to stand firm and fight to the end.She asked dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean?"

He explained, "Nothing interesting, just a joke—" She had to keep people quiet: "What kind of joke is not easy to make, and you want to make this kind of joke?" "It's just that the mirror—compared to—" "Compared to what?" She knew that he meant that the mirror looked inferior, and she couldn't help feeling that he was blind again, but she didn't want to say it out loud, so she just said politely, "I bought it at the Central Department Store— —” She thought that this sentence would at least have a thunderous effect, making him look for his eyeballs all over the place, but in the end he showed a look of "no wonder" on his face, and said flatly: "People in D City have outdated consumer awareness, Small farmers have a strong sense of awareness, and they must be reluctant to spend money on something that can’t be eaten as a meal, so you can’t buy good sunglasses on the market in City D—”

Listening to his tone, as if he was saying that he didn't buy his sunglasses in City D, she said sarcastically, "Could it be that you still went out to buy your sunglasses?" He smiled tolerantly, and said lightly: "My mother brought this back from Hong Kong when she was on a business trip—" She was taken aback, my God, I brought it back from Hong Kong, so I had to buy it in Hong Kong dollars, right?She was not reconciled, and mocked: "Then why don't you leave your trademark on the lens? Isn't it possible for people to know that your mirror is brought back from Hong Kong?"

He is still downplaying: "Who do you think I am? Only those who are superficial and show off will leave the trademark on the lens. Those who really know how to know the grade of my mirror can tell at a glance—" She felt that he was insinuating that she didn't know how to do it, but she didn't say a word, because she really couldn't see any difference between his style and her style. In her opinion, her style was more avant-garde. As if he knew what she was thinking, he took out his pair of sunglasses, compared them with hers, and explained: "Look at these two legs, mine has tension, elasticity, and can hold it. These two nose pads don’t slip and hold up well. If you look at yours again, there is no tension in your legs and the nose pads slip. This kind of mirror has a fatal flaw. When your face sweats, the mirror will slide down, so Those who wear parallel goods always like to look up, open their mouths, and push up the mirror from time to time—”

She was amused by his description of "face up, mouth open", and remembered that many students in the class who wore glasses, whether it was sunglasses or moon glasses, were all virtuous.She couldn't help laughing: "You observe very carefully——" "It's not just observation, it's mainly personal experience, because I didn't bring imported sunglasses in the first place—" It's easier for people to accept what he said. Everyone came from a bitter background.She suggested, "Then I'll take what I bought and return it—" "How can you return the goods in domestic stores? Besides, I have already opened the packaging, so it is even more impossible to return the goods. This is completely incomparable with foreign countries. Those shopping malls, no matter how big or small, are willing to return the goods, even if the packaging is opened. return the goods--"

She asked with great interest, "Have you ever been abroad?" "not yet--" "Then how do you know that foreign stores can return goods?" He didn't answer this question, and she also realized that this question was redundant. Since his mother has been on business trips to Hong Kong, of course she knows whether it is possible to return the goods abroad, and his father must have traveled more foreign business trips, why don't you know? He put away the sunglasses, put them in his bag, and then, as if taking a sheep by hand, he took out a delicate box and said, "I didn't find a conch shell at the beach, so I bought this to replace it. Open it and see if you like it—"

This time she was sure it was her gift. She took it carefully, opened the box, and found a string of light pink pearls, just like his mother’s string, with a large middle and small sides, and the pearls decreased mathematically to the two sides. .She was very excited and didn't know whether to accept it or not. In her ignorance, she asked a terrible question: "How much is this necklace?" He smiled and didn't answer. She was afraid that he would think she was too philistine and only knew about money, so she hurriedly explained: "I'll ask the price so I can pay you—"

He stretched out his right arm, put up his palms like that time when he paid the bill in the restaurant, and made a "no" gesture very chicly, and then said: "It's getting late, we should go—" She put away the necklace box and put it in her small bag, ready to find a chance to pay him. Back in the dormitory, she looked for Yao Xiaoping everywhere, wanted to give Yao the five strings of pearl necklaces, and wanted to talk to Yao about today's events, because she felt that the happiness and joy in her heart were too full, and she would be happy if she didn't talk to someone. Spill it, but don't spill it on the floor and slip someone else.She found Yao Xiaoping in the water room, washing some colorful underwear.Seeing her coming, Yao Xiaoping said preemptively, "Your Huang Hai called, but you're not here, so I'll answer it for you—"

Shi Yan fell from the sky to the ground and asked, "He—— called? What did he say?" "What can he say to me? Ask where you've been—" "Then what did you tell him?" "I am such an honest person, can I still lie to others? Of course I mean that you went to the train station to pick up Zhuoyue—" She wanted to blame Yao Xiaoping for a few words, but she couldn't find a word, so she just said: "Then he—how should I say it?" "What can people say?" She was embarrassed to ask "Then what do you say", and said slightly reproachfully: "The person called me, how could you—"

Yao Xiaoping argued: "I was just talking to him about the postgraduate entrance examination. He is your friend and also my friend. Is it not enough for me to help him? Why can't I talk to him? I didn't say anything. What are you talking bad about, what are you afraid of?" "Not afraid of anything, I mean—" "I know, you're blaming me for telling him about you and Excellence, but don't you think it's immoral to hide it from him? You and Excellence have reached the point of picking up the station, what else do you want? Want to tell Huang Hai about you Are you just an ordinary friend with Joyo?" Shi Yan originally wanted to say "we are just ordinary friends", but when she remembered the scene in the car and the expensive string of pearl necklaces in the small bag, she felt that saying "we are just ordinary friends" would be a bit unreasonable, so she didn't No matter how troublesome Yao Xiaoping was, she answered the phone, and only asked with concern: "Then what did he say? I mean——about the postgraduate entrance examination——" "Of course he promised to help with materials and information. Isn't that why he stayed in the school laboratory to work? Otherwise, why didn't he go to a second-rate university as a professor?" She was surprised: "What? He didn't stay in school—to be a teacher?" "You've called him so many times, you don't even know what job he's staying in school for? You never thought about caring about him, did you?" Shi Yan knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't dare to defend herself. It seemed that she didn't care enough about Huang Hai. Every time he called, he was talking about her staying in school. She never asked him what kind of work he stayed in school for. Maybe the main reason is that she admired University A too much. When she heard that Huang Hai stayed in University A, she felt that he was too great and lucky. Gaining the upper hand, she never thought of caring about his stay in school. She murmured, "I thought—he stayed in school to be a teacher—" "Do you think it's that easy to be a teacher at University A? Undergraduates who graduate from University A can teach at University A, so what else does University A get first?" This is of course a very simple truth, the problem is that she didn't think of it before. Yao Xiaoping probably saw her in a daze, and comforted her: "Don't be stupid, it's better to stay in the school laboratory to work than to stay in the attached middle school." Complaining, now also gritted his teeth and said, "It's all because of your excellence, for you to stay in the department, you messed up my stay in the department. I worked so hard to get out of college. At the end of the study, I still went to teach middle school. I I can't swallow this breath for the rest of my life—” Shi Yan was annoyed: "Why did you bring Excellence into this again? When did he interfere with your stay in the college? You gave up the stay in the college yourself and went to the attached middle school. Did you forget?" "It wasn't because of him, why would I go to the attached middle school by myself?" "Okay, you said he squeezed you out because of my stay in the department, but am I staying in the scientific research office?" Yao Xiaoping said bitterly: "This is where he is cunning. If you stay in the scientific research office, firstly, you can not expose that he has played tricks on me, and secondly, you can fulfill his wish, because he originally wanted to You stay in the research office, so you can get close to those brains—” Shi Yan felt that Yao Xiaoping was trying to punish her again, so there was nothing wrong with her, and she didn't bother arguing with her anymore, she just urged: "Have you finished washing? Come with me to the dormitory to see your pearl necklace—" When Yao Xiaoping heard the word "pearl", she was like a drunkard hearing the word "nine". She hurriedly washed her hands and said, "I'll wash it later. Let's go to the dormitory to see the pearl necklace—" When the two came to the dormitory, Shi Yan gave Yao Xiaoping a vaccination before taking out the small paper bag from her bag, so that Yao would not be like her later, thinking that Qingdao pearls were cheap and that five yuan could buy rare treasures.She said: "Five yuan a string, don't expect to buy any high-end things. If you don't want to give it away in the future, if you want to give it away, you have to be willing to spend the money, lest others think you—shabby—" "Is this the words of excellence? I know you won't say 'poor'," Yao Xiaoping urged, "Stop rambling, take out the necklace and have a look—" Shi Yan took out the paper bag to Yao Xiaoping, Yao immediately opened it, looked at it for a while, and said, "It's true that you don't expect to be very beautiful for five yuan, but I don't think it's like—five yuan in a bunch— —” Shi Yan found that Yao Xiaoping is still a sensible person, knowing that you can't expect too much from five yuan, and you can see that it took a lot of effort for Zhuoyou to buy these necklaces, so she immediately paid tribute to Zhuoyou: "Of course, he ran away." There are many places where you can buy this kind, it is not beyond your budget, and it is the best at the same price—” Yao Xiaoping said, "You're mistaken, I mean these necklaces are definitely not worth five yuan—" "I know you said that these necklaces cost more than five yuan, but if there is an invoice, did Zhuoyou post the money himself?" Yao Xiaoping picked up the invoice and looked at it, and said, "I can't tell you clearly, what I said is that these necklaces don't cost five yuan, where did you understand?" "But the invoice—" "What's wrong with the invoice? I can issue you a hundred invoices with no official seal or company name in one go—" "Then you mean—" Yao Xiaoping opened her suitcase, found a string of pearl necklaces, and handed them to Shi Yan: "Look, this is a string of five yuan, and someone else brought it back from Qingdao. How about it? I bought it with you for five yuan." Different strings, right? The most he bought was two dollars a string—” Shi Yan took the necklace and looked at it for a while. Although the internal quality could not be seen, at least the appearance was very different. The beads were of the same size and looked neat and beautiful. I would think that such a necklace is only five yuan a string.She was tongue-tied and asked, "Then—then what do you mean—what's going on? Could it be that he—would—report false accounts—earn you—your ten dollars?" "How do I know? There's nothing he can't do—" "But he—and he's not short of the money—how could he? The necklaces he bought for his mother and sister are all very high-end—" "What does it mean that he buys high-end necklaces for his mother and sister? It means that he will buy high-end necklaces for me? Does it mean that he won't lick me? If you want to lick it, you haven't heard of a tailor who likes to drop cloth, Dropping cloth has become a habit, and in the end, even when making clothes for myself, I have to skip the cloth, making Lao Tzu's clothes so that only my son can wear—" Shi Yan has never heard of the story of the cloth tailor, but she has heard of the story of the meat cook. eat by yourself.One customer was very sophisticated, so he cut the meat into lumps in advance, counted how many lumps there were, and then took them to the cook.But the cook still has a way to drop the meat. He cuts off a piece of each piece of meat and eats it himself, so the amount of meat sent by the guest has not changed, and the meat is still dropped by him. She didn't want to believe that Zhuo Liang was such a person. Even if he dropped three yuan for each necklace, five necklaces only cost fifteen yuan. For a person like him who spends money like water, where does he not lose fifteen yuan?Will he be patient enough to make fake invoices to earn the fifteen dollars? But she didn't say it, knowing that once she said it, Yao Xiaoping would have a more vicious answer waiting for her: people who are used to taking advantage of small things, even if they walk by, they will stick their fingers.