Wearing this outfit and standing in front of the mirror, Song Yuping turned around in a circle, feeling good about herself.
The salesperson looked Song Yuping up and down, "This suit looks like it was tailor-made for you. No matter the style or color, it suits you perfectly! Can you ask your husband to give you some advice?"
Listening to the salesperson calling him sir, Song Yuping did not correct him. She waved to Fang Hanmin, "Come over and help me take a look."
Fang Hanmin himself never goes to the mall, and he hates going to the mall with others. If it were anyone else, he would rather wait outside than follow him. Today's situation is different. Fang Hanmin has not only promised to be Song Yuping's guide and accompany her around the city. Shopping in the mall is naturally a part of the tour, but he and Song Yuping have another layer of meaning, even though the two parties have not spoken yet. It was clear, but they both understood each other tacitly.
Song Yuping took advantage of the May Day holiday to come to Shuangling City from her hometown. Shopping and shopping were just one aspect of it. She also had another purpose, which was to formally meet Fang Hanmin and confirm the relationship. Of course Fang Hanmin knew Song Yuping's purpose, and this was his best opportunity to express himself.
When he saw Song Yuping calling him over, Fang Hanmin naturally did not dare to neglect her. Although he was a complete layman on the aesthetics of clothing, he still had the ability to appreciate whether the clothes looked good on him.
When he came forward, Fang Hanmin looked at Song Yuping's clothes. Not only was the style unique, but it was also cut and fitted, and the color matched her skin tone. In Fang Hanmin's impression, his former girlfriend Yu Dongmei was very good at matching outfits. Now it seems that Song Yuping is also very good at this aspect. He said sincerely: "Okay, this outfit is so beautiful!" , turned around and was about to leave.
Song Yuping stopped him, "Don't leave. I still have two sets of clothes. Please help me with my advice."
A few minutes later, Song Yuping came out of the fitting room in casual clothes, walked to the mirror, looked at it for a while, with a satisfied look on her face, and asked with a smile: "How do you like this suit?"
Fang Hanmin's taste in clothing was indeed average. He felt that this outfit on Song Yuping was not as good-looking as the one just now, so he said bluntly: "Compared with the one just now, it seems a bit worse."
Song Yuping said with a smile: "That was formal wear just now, and this is casual wear. I'm not asking you to compare the pros and cons of two sets of clothes."
The salesperson also explained, "Yes, you shouldn't compare two sets of clothes. The key is to see whether the clothes match her body shape, skin color and temperament."
Fang Hanmin nodded, "If you put it that way, this outfit will feel equally good when worn on you. The occasion is different, and the requirements are also different, right?"
"Yes, that's what I mean!" After saying that, Song Yuping turned around and walked back to the fitting room.
Song Yuping came out of the fitting room again, feeling like she was on stage. Maybe she liked the dress she chose too much. She didn't even look in the mirror confidently, but turned around twice like a little girl. With the hem of the skirt flying, she came to Fang Hanmin like a cheerful fairy, "How are you?"
Fang Hanmin did not express his opinion immediately, but asked: "Do you want me to tell the truth?"
"certainly!"
"To be honest, this skirt is too fashionable. Although it matches your figure and skin color very well, your profession and temperament are not suitable for wearing such an avant-garde dress."
As if a basin of cold water had been poured on her, Song Yuping was a little disappointed, "Oh, really?"
When the female salesperson learned that Song Yuping was a middle school Chinese teacher, she suggested that she try on a suit and skirt, "We have many styles, see if there is anything you like?"
After putting on her original clothes, Song Yuping returned to the clothing counter, choosing left and right, but in the end she didn't choose the dress she wanted. "Okay, please pack these three sets of clothes for me."
"Want a skirt too?"
"Yes, all of them."
Seeing Song Yuping going to the cashier to pay, Fang Hanmin followed. He volunteered to pay the bill. Song Yuping looked at him, "What are you doing?"
"I'll do it. How much is it?" Fang Hanmin pretended to take out the money.
Song Yuping pushed him aside, "I asked you to be my guide, but I didn't ask you to pay for me."
After all, it was their first official meeting, and Fang Hanmin was no longer polite.
After coming out of the department store, they walked more than a thousand meters to the shopping mall that had just opened. "Let's go in and have a look." Fang Hanmin suggested.
After entering the main entrance of the shopping mall and looking at the functional distribution map, Song Yuping went straight to the clothing area.
"Do we still need to buy clothes?" Fang Hanmin followed, muttering to himself.
She guessed right. Song Yuping came to the clothing section. There were more women's clothing styles than in a department store. She had already bought three sets of clothes, and she only focused on professional skirts. Sure enough, within a few minutes, Song Yuping selected a light gray round-neck belted suit skirt. After trying it on, she felt very good.
After leaving the shopping mall, the two of them carried a large bundle of books and four sets of clothing. It was already inconvenient to go anywhere else, and it was already past five o'clock, and it was time to have dinner.
"That's it for today?" Fang Hanmin asked.
"With so many things, I can't go anywhere else, so this is it."
"It's getting late, let's find a place to have dinner."
In order to save time, we ate lunch at a stall and couldn’t fool around with anything we said for dinner. Otherwise, how could we express Fang Hanmin’s enthusiasm? However, the big hotel had neither spacious tables nor too small private rooms. Fang Hanmin found a mid-range hotel and the two of them asked for a four-person room.
After walking all afternoon, my legs and feet felt very tired. After taking a short rest, Fang Hanmin asked Song Yuping to order, "I don't know what you like to eat, so you might as well order it yourself."
When they met for the first time, Song Yuping was of course embarrassed to order by herself, "We are both alumni and fellow villagers, and we all have similar tastes. You just have to make arrangements. The principle is not to cause waste."
Fang Hanmin understood the other party's thoughts. Although he was an alumnus, had met once, and had written letters several times, after all, this was only the first official meeting between the two. Even if they were familiar with each other, a girl of Song Yuping's quality would be at the dinner table. He will also maintain his reserve.
Opening the menu, Fang Hanmin ordered two meat and two vegetables, plus a cold dish and a soup. Then he asked the waiter: "Do you have any good wine with a lower alcohol content in your store?"
"Yes, forty-five degree Jian Nanchun is okay?"
"That's it, have a bottle."
The waiter turned around and left the private room. Song Yuping looked at Fang Hanmin in surprise, "I asked for a bottle of liquor. How much can you drink?"
"You can drink as much as you want. I don't sell you half a bottle. It's our first official meeting. Why don't you drink some?"
"I..." Song Yuping originally didn't want to drink liquor, but she didn't want to spoil the fun. "I can drink some, but it's very little. Neither of us should drink too much."
"Don't worry, I didn't know how to drink before. I have occasionally had social events in the past few years, but I can handle it and never drink too much."
After a while, the food and wine were placed on the table, and the waiter poured wine into the glasses in front of them. Song Yuping insisted on pouring only a quarter of the wine. Fang Hanmin suggested that she fill it up and not drink the rest. "Isn't there a saying that wine fills the heart with sincerity?"
"Hey, do you use these words here? Okay, fill it up." Song Yuping is a Chinese teacher. Although she doesn't participate in many wine parties, she has read a lot of books on this subject.
After the waiter left the private room, Fang Hanmin raised his glass and said solemnly: "Welcome alumnus Song Yuping! Cheers to our fate!"
Putting down the cup and taking a bite of food, Song Yuping asked deliberately puzzled: "Fate, what do you mean?"
"Look, at this time last year, I was waiting for the long-distance bus on the roadside. You happened to pass by and recognized me. Isn't it fate?"
"Actually, these are all coincidences. The key is that we are all alumni of junior high school and high school. I have known you since junior high school, and our two classes in high school are neighbors. Although you have no impression of me, I have a deep impression of you. I was deeply impressed, so even though I hadn’t seen him for many years, I recognized him at a glance on the roadside that day.” Song Yuping still remembers the past events.
"Oh, I was so ashamed of myself at that time. I didn't even have the courage to take a look at beautiful girls like you. Not only you, I had almost no impression of all beautiful girls."
"But in our impression, the situation was exactly the opposite. At that time, we all thought that you were arrogant and looked down on others. When I met you on the roadside last year, I was afraid that you would ignore me. I didn't expect that when I mentioned those past events, you would also I remembered."
"Oh, you all wronged me! How can I look down on others, only others look down on me." Fang Hanmin looked innocent.
Song Yuping smiled strangely, "Is it because of this that you are still a single noble? I saw Xiao Min in the dormitory this morning. Did he ever have an affair with you?"
Fang Hanmin said frankly: "There is a reason for this, but it is not entirely the case. I once had a girlfriend who was not only an alumnus of ours, but also a classmate in high school. Because my interests and hobbies were too different, I was afraid of giving up to my future girlfriends. Life brings unpredictable consequences, and we finally broke up. As for Xiao Min, I don’t know what she thought, but I really have nothing to do with him."
These words aroused Song Yuping's curiosity, "Let me tell you, how can someone like you become a single noble? Is that girlfriend your classmate? But I basically know all the girls in your class. She Who is it?"
"The entertainment committee member of the class at that time."
Song Yuping thought for a while, "Oh----, her name is Yu Dongmei, right? She is a literary and art activist in the school. I have an impression of her. She is very beautiful!"
"That's the past tense. What does it have to do with me whether I'm beautiful or not?"
"Hey, tell me about your love history. How did you break up in the end?" Song Yuping is also a layperson and likes such gossip like everyone else.
"There is no love history! We have been together for less than a year and a half, and we have only met a few times. Later I found out that she particularly likes dancing, while I am relatively traditional and have some psychological barriers to her hobby. In order to take care of the feelings of both parties, I and I She analyzed many aspects and we finally broke up peacefully, it was as simple as that."
Song Yuping listened with great interest and seemed to have more to say, "I don't understand. Yu Dongmei used to be a member of the entertainment committee. Isn't it normal to like singing and dancing? You were classmates and friends. You should have known about her hobby for a long time. Why couldn't you later? How about tolerating her interests and hobbies?”
"First of all, let me declare that I am not having any objections to Dongmei when I talk to you today. In fact, we are still classmates and friends. In addition, I support the kind of singing and dancing on campus that you mentioned, but She is now going to the ballroom to dance, which is completely different from the dance on campus. Unless you are a couple, the consequences will be unpredictable over time. My idea is that instead of suffering in the future, it is better to stop now."
Song Yuping said with a smile: "If you dance with her, and the wife sings and the husband follows, won't it be fine?"
