It was a handicraft shop.
It's the kind of place where creative handicrafts are made with various gadgets. Because it was a weekend, there were many children gathered there, more girls than boys.
Lin Yue walked straight to the counter and joked with the little girl in work clothes. The girl took out a tray from underneath and handed it to him.
Inside are clay, tools and various paints.
Lin Yue said thank you, carried his things and walked to an empty table to sit down.
Ye Lanqiu watched him skillfully shape the outline of the human body out of clay, then use tools to dig out the details, then slowly refine them, and then paint them with paint.
"You are really versatile and clever."
"Didn't I tell you that my ex-girlfriend chose to let go because she was very stressed by being with me?"
It was still the same joke, but for her now, she was no longer in the mood to joke.
Employment relationship.
Why did she emphasize that the relationship between the two parties was employment before entering the door?
Because before leaving the hotel in the morning, looking at her haggard face in the mirror, she told herself that there were still two days left. After two days, the employee relationship between Lin Yue and her would be terminated. After these two days, she could happily say goodbye to him. , and then find a place where no one knows, and wait quietly for death to arrive.
It was still the same idea. She didn't want to drag him down, let alone see her tortured to death by her illness. She kept the most beautiful side of herself in his heart. This was the most precious gift she could give him.
"Uncle, the soft clay you made is so beautiful, can you give it to me?"
A childish voice drew Ye Lanqiu's attention, and when he looked sideways, he saw the girl sitting next to Lin Yue with a double ponytail and big eyes looking straight at the small soft clay in his hand. people.
"This won't work. This is a gift from uncle to others. If you have time later, can uncle make one for you alone?"
"Thank you, uncle." The little girl who didn't know what presumption meant said happily: "My name is Su Xiaohui. I am in kindergarten this year. I live in Room 702, Unit 1, Building 23, Tianchen Shengjing Community, Wuli Road. My mother's name is Wang Qing, my father’s name is Su Yanheng, he is a doctor, and he is also a liar, because before he goes out every day, he says he will tell me stories at night, but he always comes home after I fall asleep.”
"Because there are many sick children in the hospital who want to listen to your father's stories. Only by listening to your father's stories can they forget the pain and fall asleep. So Xiaohui is willing for all the sick children to have a good sleep, or Ignore them, just let dad come back to accompany you."
Su Xiaohui shook her legs and said in a sweet voice: "Uncle, why do you talk the same thing as your mother?"
Ye Lanqiu said: "Hmm, I didn't realize that you are so caring. You must have used this trick to seduce little girls before."
Lin Yue said honestly: "If you mean giving away soft clay, it has happened before, but this time is different."
"What's the difference"
Before he could answer the question, the little girl who had stopped playing with clay looked at Ye Lanqiu, and then at the little soft clay figure that was gradually taking shape in his hand: "The little figure you made is the big sister over there. "
When Ye Lanqiu heard about it, he turned his head to take a look and found that it was exactly as the little girl said. The soft clay figure that was about to be formed was exactly the same as her in terms of clothing, facial contours, and facial features.
"..."
"Okay, all that's left is heating and setting." After completing the last step, Lin Yue put the soft clay figurine into the tray: "How is it?"
Ye Lanqiu said: "Are you going to give it to me?"
"Yes and no."
"What's the meaning"
"You'll know later." Lin Yue smiled at her and began to squeeze the second soft clay figure.
After finishing squeezing it, he placed it next to Ye Lanqiu's soft clay figurine.
"Is this you"
Lin Yue nodded, turned to the frustrated little girl and said, "Uncle, can I give you a squeeze right away?"
Su Xiaohui smiled happily and said: "Okay."
"Then what do you want it to wear?"
"Wedding dress!" Su Xiaohui said very seriously, "Mom said girls wearing wedding dresses are the most beautiful."
Lin Yue scratched her nose with his hand: "How come you know everything."
After saying that, he glanced at Ye Lanqiu and started to squeeze the clay figure as the little girl asked.
Half an hour later, Lin Yue placed the completed villain in front of Su Xiaohui.
"Great, great."
The little girl clapped her hands with joy. While attracting the children around her, the adults who were sitting in the corner seating area drinking tea also came over.
Lin Yue looked at his watch, shook his head and said, "It took more than an hour to squeeze three little people. It's too slow."
The girl who brought him materials before noticed what was going on here and came over to take a look out of curiosity. She heard his conversation with Ye Lanqiu and then looked at the Q-version soft clay figurine in the tray that was so delicate that even the eyelashes were clearly visible. , I don’t know what to say anymore.
As an employee of a handicraft shop, of course, I know the process of making soft clay dolls better than ordinary people. For a villain of this level, even a veteran who has been in the industry for many years, it takes at least an hour to make one. It took him more than an hour to make three of them, and he still managed to make them. I think it's too slow, who are you?
"Ye Lanqiu, you must be Ye Lanqiu."
As a surprised female voice sounded, many people looked at Ye Lanqiu.
Facing the scrutiny and hostility from her children's parents, she panicked and lost the smile on her face.
At this moment, Su Xiaohui said to the woman who called out "Ye Lanqiu": "Mom, you are wrong, she is not a bad person."
"Children's house, what do you know?"
"My uncle said that my father came home late every day because he had to tell stories to the sick children in the hospital and coax them to sleep. My father is a good person. I know that my uncle is also a good person. A good person will not give such a beautiful little person to a bad person. "
When the woman saw the lifelike soft clay man in front of Su Xiaohui, she didn't expect her daughter to come back and opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain.
Lin Yue ignored the women who gathered around him and handed the tray to the female employee: "I'll pick it up later."
"Can you pinch one for me too?"
"There's not enough time today, let's do it next weekend."
"That's it, thank you."
"You are welcome."
"Besides, you sang really well in the bar." The female employee glanced at Ye Lanqiu with envy and left with the tray.
Lin Yue grabbed Ye Lanqiu's hand, separated from the crowd and walked outside.
"Where are you going? Do you want to drive?"
"No, it's just in the mall opposite."
Lin Yue didn't explain. He held her hand across the overpass, entered the shopping mall opposite, and took the elevator straight to the fourth floor.
As soon as the car door opened, a refreshing fragrance came out of the shop.
The entire floor has been opened up and divided into display areas.
Sofa, standing cabinet, coffee table, double bed...
Study room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom...
This is a colorful and heart-warming world with the theme of "home".
Ye Lanqiu looked at the four characters "IKEA" outside the display area and didn't understand the meaning of Lin Yue bringing her here.
At this time, Lin Yue took down the booklet placed on the bookshelf at the door and handed it to her: "See which one you like."
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"I want your help in planning the decoration style of my future home."
"..."
"Hurry, time is running out."
Ye Lanqiu was pushed to the point of being helpless. He flipped through the booklet in his hand and selected a design with nice curtains and gauze to divide the areas: "I think this is good."
Lin Yue glanced at the number, took her hand and walked inside. A minute later he found the model room corresponding to the picture on the brochure.
When the two of them entered, there was a couple walking around inside. They heard that they were renovating a new house.
He pushed Ye Lanqiu onto the sofa, went over and whispered to the man, handed over the SLR camera, and returned to sit down next to Ye Lanqiu.
Click
The flash lights up.
Two people's faces are reflected in the camera lens.
Lin Yuechong said thank you to the couple, took the camera, opened the browsing function, and showed her the photos he had just taken.
"Does it look like a couple?"
"..." Ye Lanqiu just sighed softly and said nothing.
"The little soft clay figures should be baked. Let's go back." Lin Yue pulled her up from the sofa and trotted away from IKEA, returning the same way.
"What on earth are you going to do?"
"Get the certificate!"
"Who wants to collect the certificate with you?"
"Look how nervous you are, I'm lying to you." Lin Yue looked at his watch again: "We have to hurry up."
After returning to the downstairs of the Convention and Exhibition Center via the overpass, the two of them were about to enter when he suddenly braked and stopped.
"What's wrong"
Ye Lanqiu almost bumped into his back, then turned sideways and saw a panting woman standing in front of him, who could be considered an acquaintance.
Yang Jiaqi, an intern reporter at the TV station, Lin Yue said, it was this person who took the video of her not giving up her seat to the TV station and caused a lot of trouble later.
"Get out of the way."
Just like the last time they met, Lin Yue didn't give her a good look.
"Can I...can I interview you for a few minutes?"
"Do not have time."
Lin Yue took Ye Lanqiu's hand and walked past her, heading towards the handicraft shop.
"You know, I've been looking for you for several hours and traveled to many places. I just want to ask you a few questions."
"I told you, I don't have time."
"Don't you have a few minutes?"
"roll!"
Lin Yue pushed open the door of the handicraft shop and walked towards the front desk. Originally, he and Ye Lanqiu were the focus, but there was a shameless media reporter following behind. Everyone in the hall looked over, wondering what was going on. What a good performance.
“Is my polymer clay ready to bake?”
"Okay." The female employee who had a special affection for Lin Yue pointed to Yang Jiaqi who was following him with her cell phone and kept taking pictures. She covered her mouth with the back of her hand and asked in a low voice: "Who is she?"
"From the TV station."
"Oh, how annoying."
As she spoke, she took out the baked clay figurine from underneath: "It's still warm."
"Thank you." Lin Yue took it in his hand and put it in front of Ye Lanqiu: "Do you like it?"
She was just about to say that she liked it, but Yang Jiaqi came in from the side, pointed her phone at the soft clay figure, and took pictures. She also looked at Lin Yue and said, "You're really doing a good job."
"What the hell!" Lin Yue frowned, said goodbye to the female employee of the craft shop behind him, picked up Ye Lanqiu and walked out.
Yang Jiaqi chased after her: "Don't go, don't go."
Lin Yue ignored the various looks from tourists on both sides, looked behind him and said, "Do you know you are very annoying?"
"I just want to ask you a few questions."
"I said I don't have time, and I don't want to deal with people like you."
"Then you... Then you took her to a crowded place today. Didn't you just... didn't you just want others to know that you don't care about the abuse and accusations on the Internet? Didn't you just want to fight back against those who hate Ye Lanqiu?"
Lin Yue ignored her, entered the elevator and closed the door. Little did he know that when the car arrived at the -1 floor, as soon as the door opened, Yang Jiaqi was standing outside. Looking at her panting look, it seemed that she had been chasing him all the way up the stairs. .
"Why... why would you rather take photos of passers-by and let them spread on the Internet instead of accepting an interview with me? Is it because I didn't... fail to do what I promised you last time?"
She had previously taken a video of Lin Yue attacking a bus passenger and bravely catching a thief. She also said that she would broadcast it on the TV station to let the audience know that he is a good person. Such a good person should be praised and respected, but in the evening's episode of "Today's Events" "The protagonist has become a girl with sunglasses, and it has nothing to do with him. From Yang Jiaqi's point of view, he did have reason to be angry, and his subsequent obstruction of her interview with Ye Lanqiu was probably due to emotion.
"Who are you to be interviewed by you? You can do it. Chen Ruoxi's master, I don't have time to waste words with a pawn like you. I think you should just be Chen Ruoxi's dog with peace of mind and focus on what to do." Come on, Beatsto Group."
Lin Yue opened the rear door of the mini, let Ye Lanqiu sit in, returned to the driver's seat, started the engine and drove out of the underground parking lot.
Said she was Chen Ruoxi's dog.
The words were hard to hear. Yang Jiaqi's expression changed again and again. She wanted to refute but couldn't find the words to say, because what the other party said was the truth. From the initial incident of not giving up her seat to Ye Lanqiu's apology video later - go back Later, she mentioned it to Chen Ruoxi, but she was scolded as "it's unnecessary". Then in daily life, she told her to collect clothes, clean the room, make coffee and instant noodles, and told her what she should and shouldn't do. Yes, she has always been living under the influence and control of Chen Ruoxi.
…
The mini went up the ramp and parked behind a Lexus car to wait for the parking fee to be settled.
Ye Lanqiu looked at Lin Yue's side face and said, "Did you go too far with what you just said? In fact... just answer a few of her questions..."
"I said, we are running out of time, and in the face of these media reporters who have no bottom line, the less you say, the less mistakes you make, and the more you say, the more mistakes you make. Many times what you say means the same, and they will try to play word games to misinterpret it for you. Another meaning is that if you really do it with your heart, killing someone with a pen will not be inferior to a sword."
"Where are you taking me?"
"Don't you always call me vulgar? Today I will take you to a particularly artistic place."
"You obviously know I'm joking."
"I know, but I'm serious."
"..."
After leaving the convention and exhibition center, Lin Yue drove to a photo studio in a nearby neighborhood, developed the images he had just taken in the mall into photos, and then hit the road again.
The mini was like a calf, darting left and right on the road in the evening. Only then did Ye Lanqiu understand why Lin Yue had been indifferent when she took him racing yesterday, because compared to him, her racing skills were far behind.
When the setting sun cast a layer of golden color on the asphalt road, and the clouds on the horizon seemed to be ignited by flowing fire, Mini stopped in the parking lot in front of a compound in the suburbs.
"Fortunately, the door is not closed."
Lin Yue got out of the car and took Ye Lanqiu into the reception center opposite the parking lot.
The hall occupies a large area, but there are not many service staff. There are only a woman in her forties and a man in his thirties.
"This is a project jointly organized by the scenic spot and the town." Lin Yue explained the situation here as he walked forward.
Before Ye Lanqiu came back to his senses, he sat down in front of the counter: "Hello, I called yesterday. My surname is Lin."
"Oh, it's Mr. Lin Yuelin, right?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Then do you need me to explain the rules here?"
"No, I've already found out about it online. I'll just do as I said when I called yesterday."
The man opened the booklet and checked the box at the end of the row where the reservation information was recorded.
"Five years isn't it?"
"right."
"Three hundred a year, one thousand five thousand five years, plus the equipment fee, the total is one thousand six."
Lin Yue handed over the money, and the man took out an opaque sealed glass bottle as thick as an arm and a matching key from the box below.
"I'll wait for you in the back. Try to hurry up, because I get off work in less than half an hour."
"OK."
Lin Yue watched the man leave, used the key to open the lock that matched the glass bottle, stuffed the two soft clay figurines and the quick-developed photos into the glass bottle, then separated the two keys, and Each one held a hand, and without waiting for Ye Lanqiu to say anything, he took her hand and walked towards the backyard.
Under a large banyan tree covered with red ropes and concentric locks, the staff stood on a grid and waved to the two.
Lin Yue walked over and put the glass jar into the small hole he had just dug. He took Ye Lanqiu with him, held the red soil in his hands, and filled the hole bit by bit.
"Okay, no matter who you are in five years, you can get it with the booklet." The staff handed a sky blue booklet to Lin Yue and left with the tools.
Lin Yue handed over the pamphlet and said seriously: "No matter what happens, come here with me in five years to dig them out."
The light is warm and the breeze is blowing.
She looked at the man's hands, stained with the smell of earth, holding her hand tightly, and then at the man's face with soft lines under the sunset.
Five years.
Five years...
Does she still have that much time?
If there is.
What will I look like five years from now? Will I be living in the house in the photo? I’m saying loudly that you are a stingy man who even pays for your child’s milk powder carefully. I’m looking at my slightly out-of-shape body and thinking about whether to have a detailed one. Diet plan
When you dig out the contents of the glass bottle and look at the two people five years ago, all the odds and ends in life become unimportant.
She wanted to have so much time, she wanted more, ten years, twenty years, thirty years.
But……
"Hey, aren't you so moved that you want to cry? My hands are dirty, but I can't help you..."
Before he finished speaking, Ye Lanqiu suddenly hugged his neck, buried his face in his chest and started crying. He cried very wrongedly, like a little girl who had been robbed of candied haws.
"Okay, why are you crying? It's a good thing, but it feels like parting between life and death." Lin Yue said with a heavy heart, pretending to be relaxed, while gently patting her back: "Look, how good it is. The white skirt was stained by me."
At this moment, he suddenly felt pain in his shoulder, and when he realized it, Ye Lanqiu had already slipped out of his arms.
"Why did you bite me?"
"I hate you, you gave me something I shouldn't have..." She didn't finish her words and ran away with tears in her eyes.
The wind carried her trembling sobs, very softly.
Lin Yue knew what she wanted to say, and sighed heavily. He looked at the red ribbons and concentric locks on the big banyan tree for a while, then lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and walked towards the exit of the courtyard.
When he came to the parking lot, he frowned when he saw the scene in front of him. It was not that Ye Lanqiu drove away and left him alone here.
