【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

Shui Rong had something to do on Wednesday, so Pin'er planned to go to the vinyl record store Xiangyun mentioned after dinner. Zijuan wanted to go with her, but Pin'er said she wanted to try to go out on her own, so Zijuan had to give up and told her to go early and come back early.

Pin'er first used Gaode Map to find the location of the Drum Tower and planned to take the subway. After checking the route, she set off.

The journey was smooth. After exiting the subway station, she followed the prompts on the software to find her way. There were many pedestrians on the road, and there were many alleys that branched out. When she saw interesting shops on the roadside, she would go in to take a look. It felt good to go out shopping alone for the first time.

Finally, she found the record store and pushed the door open. Although the store was small, the light was bright. A middle-aged man was in charge of the store. When he saw her enter the store, he greeted her warmly and said:

"Just take a look, little girl."

Pin'er smiled at him and nodded, then took a quick look around. The furnishings in the store were not very new, but the shelves were wiped clean.

And each row of shelves has handwritten paper labels on them, indicating which artist's records are displayed there.

Pin'er was carrying the black patent leather Chanel backpack Shui Rong gave her today. She took out her notebook from the backpack, which had recorded the information about the records she wanted recently.

She searched according to the labels, and it was smooth sailing at first, finding the two she needed. But then she couldn't find the next few.

"Do you need my help?" the shopkeeper asked enthusiastically behind him.

Pin'er had no choice but to turn around and politely said, "Please help me look at these. In addition to the ones I drew wavy lines on, I found these two."

The shopkeeper took her notebook and looked at it. The girl's handwriting was beautiful and detailed. Not only was there the album name, but also the year of release and a general description of the cover.

"There is one that our store doesn't have, but we can find the others. If you don't have this one, you can leave me your phone number and I'll contact you when I find it." After saying this, the store owner began to search on the shelves.

Lin Pin'er was a little hesitant. Shui Rong didn't let her leave her phone number to a stranger. The store owner was also a stranger. Should she give him her phone number? But the store owner was also trying to help her find records, so it shouldn't be a big deal, right? She thought about it for a long time.

The shopkeeper searched for a while and brought a ladder. He climbed up to continue searching. Lin Pin'er worriedly helped him hold the ladder and finally found an antique record on the top shelf. This record was selected for Shui Rong, and it was the most classic out-of-print album of the godfather of classical guitar.

Pin'er took the record handed to her by the shopkeeper and continued to hold the ladder for him until he got down the ladder safely.

"Thank you." The shop owner thanked her for her attentiveness and kindness, and gave her a pair of vinyl-shaped coffee coasters when she paid the bill.

"Leave me your phone number and I'll call you when I find the one." The shopkeeper took out a notebook with the customers' phone numbers densely written on it.

Pin'er looked at the notebook and thought, this is just a business matter, not just her phone number. There shouldn't be any problem! While she was struggling, she suddenly had an idea and said Zijuan's phone number. She thought that this way she wouldn't be leaving her phone number to a stranger, and she could still receive the store's call. She secretly admired herself for being so smart.

The shop owner helped her put the vinyl records into a large paper bag, and Pin'er went home satisfied with the bag.

*

Baoyu hadn't been able to coax Wu Qing recently, but she didn't ignore him. She just said she was busy with the art exam and asked him to contact her next month.

Pin'er Shuirong is also busy, as if he is the only one in the world who is not busy. Fortunately, Liu Xianglian has been looking for him frequently recently, so Baoyu finds it more interesting. However, recently Mrs. Wang arranged for Xiren to accompany him when he goes out, which makes Baoyu very annoyed.

At this moment, the three of them were sitting in the last row of a rehearsal hall, watching the rehearsal. They sat as low as possible to reduce their presence, so as to avoid offending the manager and being kicked out.

The girls on the stage were very pleasing to the eye. They were rehearsing Cupid. The music was lively and the girls' body movements looked childish.

The lead dancer is You Kunling. Although she is not wearing a formal performance costume, it is similar to the costume for formal performances. There are also small pieces of lace on the shoulder straps on the back. As the dancer jumps and spins, the lace pieces are more like Cupid's angel wings.

Xiren didn't understand this either, so she had to pester Baoyu with questions, and the more they talked, the louder they got. Liu Xianglian gently pushed Baoyu and whispered in his ear, "Stop talking. It was so hard to find someone to bring them in. Don't let them get kicked out."

Baoyu turned around and made a "hush" gesture to Xiren, and then watched the rehearsal quietly.

After a long time, the director sitting below gave the order, and the rehearsal ended. Liu Xianglian hurriedly urged Baoyu: "Go quickly, buddy is waiting for you at the door. Be sure to bring the person out." After saying that, he left the rehearsal room and walked towards the parking lot.

Of course Xiren followed Baoyu. She had not yet adapted to the rhythm of Baoyu's jumping thoughts, and she didn't know what tricks they were playing with each other, so she could only follow.

Baoyu walked to the side of the stage with ease and called out You Kunling's name. When You Kunling saw that it was Baoyu, he put a sweater on his shoulders and came over.

"Baoyu, how did you get in?" After saying that, he looked at the girl standing behind him and then smiled politely.

"I came over to watch my friend rehearse and I happened to see you. How about we have dinner together later?"

"Okay, then wait for me to change clothes." You Kunling agreed readily, smiled and turned back to change clothes. Baoyu was waiting at the side of the stage, as if he would run away if she left.

After waiting for a long time, You Kunling called: "Baoyu, where are you?"

"Ah, I'll be waiting for you at the side of the stage."

"Oh I give up. We all came out from the backstage. Come find me in the parking lot in the back."

Baoyu had no choice but to run to the parking lot again. When he came out, You Kunling was already waiting there in his car: "Get in the car."

Baoyu said slowly: "I have another friend."

Before Baoyu could finish, You Kunling asked again:

"Then where are we going? What are we going to eat?" You Kunling is a cheerful person. She doesn't care how many friends Baoyu brings with him. What matters most is where they go and what they eat.

Baoyu made up his mind and simply pulled Xiren into You Kunling's car, and then reported an address. After getting in the car, he sent a message to Liu Xianglian: "Brother, the plan has changed. Let's meet at the place where we have dinner!"

Liu Xianglian also saw You Kunling coming out, and waited for a while before Baoyu came out, and even got into her car. But it was okay, Baoyu was helping him keep an eye on him so he wouldn't run away...

Liu Xianglian drove at full speed and overtook other cars before he finally arrived at the dining place. After parking the car, he began to hesitate again, wondering whether to go in first or create an encounter while parking the car. He didn't know what Baoyu would say.

If I go in first, it will seem like I am waiting impatiently. If I don't go in first, it will seem like I don't take this meeting seriously. It seems like men should arrive first. While I was hesitating, You Kunling's car had already driven in and was looking for a parking space.

Unfortunately, You Kunling was a novice driver and the parking space left for her was extremely narrow. After reversing for a long time, she still didn't dare to park in.

Baoyu also couldn't drive, and he didn't even know how to give instructions, but he still got out of the car and helped her keep an eye on the gap.

While they were busy here, Liu Xianglian seized the opportunity and pretended to meet Baoyu by chance, calling out:

"Do you need my help?"

You Kunling was waiting for him to say this, and immediately got out of the car to give up the driving seat. Liu Xianglian got in the car and felt a little cramped. After all, You Kunling was petite, but it was not easy to adjust the seat, so she sat there cramped and parked the car.

After Liu Xianglian got out of the car, he handed the car keys to You Kunling. She looked up and was about to say thank you, but before she could open her mouth, Baoyu spoke up in time: "This is my buddy, Liu Xianglian. We just happened to meet today, let's have a meal together."

"This is our relative's sister: You Kunling." Baoyu pretended to introduce her to Liu Xianglian again, and the performance was seamless.

Just as Liu Xianglian was about to reach out to shake hands with You Kunling, You Kunling took a step back, waved his hand and said, "Hi~" and then stopped looking at him.

Liu Xianglian had to withdraw his hand awkwardly. In the end, Baoyu came out to smooth things over: "He is also a dancer. I thought you two should have a lot of common topics to talk about, so let's have a meal together."