The person on the other side of the phone was silent. Mo Zhenzhen waited for three seconds, and then spoke with understanding.
"If the master can come, I am willing to give him 5,000 yuan to buy shoes." Shoe money is also called burdened money, which is a way of asking someone to take a trip. If there are other expenses, it will be calculated separately.
Five thousand dollars, the guy at the counter widened his eyes and answered subconsciously.
"Dad! Come on, Dad! We must help this beauty, Dad!"
Again, money is really valuable during this period.
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The old master finally came.
Mo Zhenzhen waited in the store for about twenty minutes, choosing and buying a lot of things. When the old master came, Mo Zhenzhen was ordering paper patterns with her brother.
Before anyone could see her, Mo Zhenzhen smelled a very strong aroma, like the smell of incense sticks, but stronger than the smell of incense sticks.
Looking up, he saw a tall, lean, middle-aged man with a neat mustache entering the door.
He was wearing a green gown, with an uncarved wooden sign strung on a red string around his neck. The cuffs were folded to reveal a white lining, revealing a pair of strong hands with bulging veins.
He has a jade ring on his left thumb, a string of rosary beads tied with a red string around his wrist, and an old thin gold ring on his ring finger. His right hand is clean.
The old man only glanced at Mo Zhenzhen flatly when he walked in. Mo Zhenzhen also stopped discussing the topic of paper binding with her brother, faced the old man head-on, and said hello with lowered eyebrows.
"Hello, sir." The old master turned into an old gentleman, and he had some considerations in calling Mo Zhenzhen this way.
Judging from his clothes, he should be a somewhat old-fashioned middle-aged man, and apart from the overly strong fragrance on his body, he is well-dressed and wears jewelry on his hands and neck, which means that he should be a fastidious person.
After just one face-to-face impression, Mo Zhenzhen changed her title.
For a person like this, it is not flattering if you call him 'Master'. Only a title like 'Old Sir', which represents a certain status and respect, will make him feel comfortable.
As expected, although the expression of the middle-aged man who had been waiting for him since he came in did not change after hearing this address, his aura became much more harmonious.
"You are the little girl who wants to invite the door god to his home."
"Yes, I didn't know the rules very well when I first came here. I felt that this newly rented house did not have the comfort of living in my hometown house, and I felt uneasy, so I thought of asking the two door gods to come back to ward off evil spirits."
"Oh? Where are you from?"
"Hongzao Village, my family is also a big family in Hongzao Village. If a child in the village is frightened, just go to the ancestral hall and pay homage. However, I am not familiar with the place here, so I can't even ask my ancestors for blessings."
The middle-aged man nodded and agreed.
"With the blessing of the ancestors, you are not afraid of evil spirits. Since you feel uneasy, I will go with you and guide you to worship the gods of the four directions."
After hearing this, Mo Zhenzhen smiled and stepped forward, showing a grateful smile, and then presented a thick red envelope with both hands.
"Thank you, sir. I'm not familiar with the place here. It's great that you are willing to give me some advice. Please accept this and don't refuse. The house I rent is a bit far away from here, which makes you tired."
I got the red envelope from my little brother. It was just a simple piece of red paper wrapped without even a seal, but its thickness was enough to make people like it.
The middle-aged man said with a serious face, stretched out his right hand and tied it up.
"This is not a big deal, so just forget about these false courtesy."
Mo Zhenzhen cooperated and continued to persuade.
"This can't be done. Sir is a man of great ability, and the rules cannot be broken."
The middle-aged man declined again.
"I couldn't help it, and I didn't do anything."
"You and I are neither relatives nor friends. It is already a great kindness for my husband to help me. How can I accept it calmly?"
The middle-aged man declined for the third time.
"It's just a casual pointer. It doesn't count. You should take this back."
This time, before Mo Zhenzhen could say anything else, the boy who had been watching for a long time came out from behind the counter anxiously, winking at his father while helping Mo Zhenzhen to persuade him.
"Dad! Just keep it for you. This is also the intention of this beautiful woman."
The middle-aged man glared at his son who interrupted at this time, and the displeasure in his eyes almost turned into reality.
But this is not because he persuaded his subordinates to give red envelopes, but because this little brother broke the 'rules'.
Mo Zhenzhen has been taught by old-school people like this. The entertainment industry is open, extravagant, bold and trendy. At the same time, there are also some 'old-school' people in this circle.
These people are difficult to get along with and have an air of arrogance, and often if you want to take the path of being a powerful person, you have to deal with such people.
One of these people's rules is called 'no more than three'.
The meaning is that if the 'elders' give you something or ask you to do something, after you refuse three times, you cannot refuse the fourth time. If you refuse again, you will offend the person.
For example, this 'elder' wants you to pour him a glass of water. The first time you politely refuse, he asks again, and you refuse the second time. He insists and asks for the third time, but you still refuse. . Then when he says it for the fourth time, if you still refuse, you will have completely offended him. In the eyes of these 'elders', this is arrogant, unruly, complacent and disrespectful to their elders.
And if the 'younger' gives something to the 'elder', he has to ask for it again and again.
Just like what Mo Zhenzhen and the middle-aged man did just now, the middle-aged man will reject Mo Zhenzhen three times, and some who are more sophisticated will reject it five times. Mo Zhenzhen, the 'junior', needs to persuade and flatter Mo Zhenzhen again and again. , after holding the other party up high, the other party will reluctantly accept it.
This was originally the process, but these processes were disrupted by his son.
This is actually not a big deal, but this middle-aged man rarely meets such a "palatable" youngster as Mo Zhenzhen, so the displeasure after being interrupted is real.
But this son doesn't care what his father thinks. His father usually treats him with arrogance and glare, so he has long been immune to it!
And Mo Zhenzhen also helped out at this time.
"Yes, this little brother is right. This is the heart of this junior. If you don't accept it, old gentleman, how can I have peace in my heart?"
Mo Zhenzhen made up for this 'rule', and most of the anger rising in the old man's heart was gone, and the rest was directed at his son.
"Look at what you are like. You are neither high nor low every day. You are idle every day and do not do your job properly. In the future, you will ruin this whole business!"
While reaching out to take the red envelope from Mo Zhenzhen's hand, she scolded her son. The red envelope was finally stuffed into the gown's arms, and he once again transformed into his former Jingui appearance.
"It's getting late now, let's go early and come back early." He said this to Mo Zhenzhen in a very polite manner.
"Prepare the offerings!" He said this to his own son. His eyes widened subconsciously when he spoke!
(End of chapter)
