Liang Aiping ate her food slowly and gracefully, and asked by the way: "The person you are giving birthday gifts to is your girlfriend, right? How long have you been together? Do your parents know?"
Zhang Yongsheng shook his head and explained: "She's not my girlfriend, don't get me wrong. She and one of my buddies are classmates in the dance class of the Children's Palace. I was just riding in someone else's car and was invited by the way. We will get a gift together. A gift to express your gratitude, it doesn’t need to be too expensive, just suitable.”
Liang Aiping nodded and continued to ask: "What is the girl's family situation like? Is it an ordinary family, or is she very rich, or does she have an adult in the family who is an official? How about the size of the birthday party?"
Zhang Yongsheng replied: "The girl's family is relatively wealthy. Her father is in business and drives a luxury car worth hundreds of thousands. The birthday party was at a mass-market KTV in Starlight Entertainment City. It cost a lot of money."
Liang Aiping thought for a while and said: "In this way, girls' living environment is relatively superior and they have seen the big world. Then the gifts cannot be too shabby, at least they must have certain specifications and be affordable."
Zhang Yongsheng nodded and said: "That's why I'm troubled. We don't have much money and it's too expensive to afford. In the end, we discussed giving one away together. It was a mutual understanding."
Liang Aiping thought for a while and said: "Generally, gifts are given to girls. If they are not lovers, they give some dolls, music boxes and other gadgets. Just buy them cheaply. You should be more serious in this situation. I have one in my store The handbags on sale look quite high-end and should be more practical.”
"How much does it cost? It's not too expensive. We don't have much money." Zhang Yongsheng asked.
"Didn't I have the final say and give it to you? Why are you talking about money? Talking about money hurts feelings, do you know?" Liang Aiping said with a smile: "Actually, it's not expensive after discount, the price is 20 yuan. Although it is artificial It’s made of leather, but the design is relatively high-end, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it’s more decent to use.”
Zhang Yongsheng said doubtfully: "Twenty yuan? I heard that the things you buy there are not cheap, don't tell me on purpose. I will give you a souvenir, don't make it too exaggerated."
"You don't take any advantage, you are really different from others." Liang Aiping covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't worry, it's only twenty yuan. I came here specifically to attract customers, and the real wholesale price is only ten yuan."
Hearing what Liang Aiping said, Zhang Yongsheng accepted: "Okay, you can leave one for me and I'll go get it in the afternoon. The birthday party starts at 7:30 in the evening, so I went straight after grabbing my things."
"No problem, I'll have someone pack it for you. It will be convenient for you then," Liang Aiping replied.
After breakfast, Zhang Yongsheng returned home and continued to catch up on his homework. I finished half of it last night and was interrupted by Liang Aiping. There is still a lot left today. His efficiency was quite high without being disturbed. Although his handwriting was sloppy, he still finished his weekend homework before lunch.
At noon, Zhang Yongsheng had dinner at the Fly Restaurant at the entrance of the family area. He often solved the problem of eating here and was very familiar with it. He ordered a side dish of mixed sauce noodles, which was cheap, delicious and plentiful, so it suited him better. While waiting for the meal, he looked around the roadside and saw a familiar figure.
At the entrance of a nearby alley, there is a tricycle selling vegetables, with some seasonal vegetables on it. Sitting on the pony next to the tricycle was a girl in plain clothes, holding a book and reading. The girl is very delicate and has delicate facial features, but she wears black-rimmed glasses, which gives her a cold look.
Zhang Yongsheng watched from a distance and wanted to go over and say hello, but he hesitated. The girl in front of me is called Chen Li, and she is also a child of the freight station. Her father's name is Chen Wei, a truck driver in the same team as Zhang Yongsheng's father Zhang Jianxiong. Because Chen Li's mother died young, only the father and daughter were left to depend on each other.
In order to take care of his daughter, Chen Wei did not take out a loan to buy a second-hand truck like Zhang Jianxiong and go to other places to run freight. Instead, he stayed in Yunshan and set up a vegetable stall and sold vegetables in the vegetable market to make a living. The vegetable business is not easy to do, and the profits are very meager. The father and daughter live a difficult life.
Unlike a scumbag like Zhang Yongsheng, Chen Li is a well-known academic master at the freight station, and is also what parents call other people's children. Chen Li's grades are excellent and she ranks among the top three in the key middle school Yunshan No. 1 Middle School. She is the strongest among her peers that Zhang Yongsheng knows. Compared with Chen Li's results, Zhang Yongsheng felt a little ashamed.
Chen Li is a very strong girl. Although she looks soft and weak on the outside, she has a very strong willpower. In addition to attending classes on time, she also helps her father sell vegetables when she has time after school. Especially on weekends, she often sets up stalls in crowded places near family areas to make money to supplement her family's income.
Few people know that Chen Li is the goddess in Zhang Yongsheng's heart and has been secretly in love with her for a long time. Due to various reasons, Zhang Yongsheng has never confessed his feelings and just paid attention to the other party silently. Although they often met in the yard, they only nodded and said hello, without any more words or interactions.
Although Chen Li dresses simply, she looks very beautiful wearing black-rimmed glasses. Her cool temperament is very charming, and she gives off a cool feeling after removing her glasses. Zhang Yongsheng occasionally saw Chen Li without glasses. At that time, he felt that he had completely fallen.
Zhang Yongsheng quietly asked his acquaintances in Yunshan No. 1 Middle School and found out that there were many boys chasing Chen Li in No. 1 Middle School, but they all came back defeated and suffered a bloody blow. Chen Li has a somewhat arrogant temperament and looks down on boys who fall in love in high school. Several boys who confessed their love to her were dealt with severely.
As a key high school, Yunshan No. 1 Middle School is also very strict about students' puppy love, unlike No. 2 Middle School, which turns a blind eye. Chen Li only wants to get into college, so she won't invest any time in this aspect. This made Zhang Yongsheng feel a little ashamed of himself, and he never dared to come forward to express his feelings.
Soon the fried noodles came, and Zhang Yongsheng sat in front of the fly restaurant to eat, secretly looking in Chen Li's direction from time to time. Seeing Chen Li sitting on the pony and concentrating on it, Zhang Yongsheng suddenly felt happy, and the corners of his mouth turned up with a faint smile.
After eating noodles with soybean paste, Zhang Yongsheng went home to tidy up, changed into more decent clothes, and then rode his bicycle to Liang Aiping's fashion store on the commercial street. When passing by Chen Li's vegetable stall, he mustered up the courage to say hello. To his surprise, Chen Li actually responded with a smile.
This made Zhang Yongsheng very happy. It seemed that every pore was unobstructed and his whole body felt very relaxed. His bicycle wheel turned rapidly, and he arrived at the central square in a blink of an eye. Then he turned into an alley, passed through the alley, and came to a bustling street. This is the central commercial street of Yunshan's current consumption.
The fashion store opened by Liang Aiping is located on the commercial street, surrounded by various newly opened shopping malls, making it the first choice place for weekend shopping and shopping for Yunshan people. Zhang Yongsheng pushed his bicycle and strolled along the road. He had plenty of time and was not in a hurry to pick up things from Liang Aiping's store.
