【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

A photo about time. The old lady in front and the little girl behind form a sharp contrast with you who are invincible in youth. Although it is unintentional, it also makes people feel the ruthlessness of time. Life is nothing more than this: yesterday, today and tomorrow. May you and I cherish time and strive to live a wonderful life.

PS from Li Shuirong…

Morning of the seventh day

They got up early and changed hotels. The hotel they stayed in last night was full of ceremony, but the comfort level was average. Li Shuirong didn't plan to stay another night, just to let her experience the princess' room, but it turned out to be not as good as her own room.

This time the hotel has a sea view room, and you can see various yachts docked on the beach downstairs. However, we don’t have time for a vacation, so today’s plan is to go shopping.

Lin Pin'er thought she had a great time buying things yesterday, but she didn't expect that an even more fulfilling day was waiting for her.

Sister Xi was waiting for them in the hotel lobby early. Li Shuirong asked Shifan to take the luggage upstairs, and then sat down to listen to Sister Xi's arrangements for the day, and then discussed making changes with Lin Pin'er.

"Well, let's go to the cultural and creative store first. Zijuan said she wanted to buy some ingredients for making soup at home, as well as some tonics. Finally, we'll go to some interesting shops." Lin Pin'er made the final summary. Sister Xi looked at her serious expression and nodded. Normal girls would only say to their boyfriends: Whatever, you decide. But Lin Pin'er in front of her had her own ideas.

The first stop was to the largest cultural and creative stores in Hong Kong. We bought a few refrigerator magnets and key chains with Hong Kong characteristics, as well as some earrings and necklaces in the style of tea restaurant snacks, which Xiangyun might like.

You must visit Eslite Bookstore, which has many books of Hong Kong-specific editions. Many of the books here are printed in traditional Chinese characters. Lin Pin'er likes them very much and picked out a few.

The most important thing was that I found a lot of beautiful tarot cards in front of a shelf. I quickly made a video call with Su Miaoyu and asked her to choose. After she made her selection, I bought a few that she liked and brought them back as gifts for her.

Of course, Li Shuirong also had a store he wanted to visit, and he liked all kinds of retro films. This was an area that Lin Pin'er didn't understand, but she also played with those cameras with Li Shuirong, so she was willing to study it.

She had seen this kind of retro photo effect in her grandmother's photo album. It turned out that Li Shuirong liked this kind of mottled feeling. She didn't understand, but she was willing to play with him and let him take pictures of her. In the end, the tearing effect conquered Lin Pin'er.

Next stop: upstairs. This is Zijuan's home court. She seems to be replicating Lin Pin'er's shopping spree yesterday. Zijuan is picking out various tonics. She needs this and that.

"Don't buy things that taste weird and bitter." Lin Pin'er handed her bank card to Zijuan and warned her.

"Don't worry, I won't buy any bitter ones." Zijuan promised. She wanted to buy some beauty products for Miss Lin, some tonics for blood circulation, and some to protect the throat. She also wanted to buy some soothing products for Lady Jia.

Lin Pin'er remembered something and called Wang Xifeng again: "Sister Feng, we are at the nourishing store right now. If you need anything, make a list and send it to me."

Wang Xifeng was not polite: "I just happened to need something, I'll send it to you. Oh, and I have an essential oil that I need, you can bring it back for me." Wang Xifeng understood these social etiquette the best. When Lin Pin'er called, it meant that she valued her. If she refused, it would be meaningless. When she brought something back, she would have the opportunity to return the favor. This way, they established a good relationship. This was also her usual style of doing things.

Li Shuirong also asked Zijuan to help him prepare some nourishing and calming medicine, intending to go back and honor his grandmother.

Sister Xi took advantage of the free time to chat with the boss and then asked for his business card. The two children came out, and they bought these things to honor their elders at home. In the future, they would visit them when they go to Beijing. It just so happens that they can make a copy according to the list they bought today, which can be regarded as a gift that suits their heart.

Lin Pin'er started reading the list sent by Wang Xifeng to her boss, who was preparing them one by one. Zijuan was also telling Lin Pin'er what was good for removing dampness, what was good for making soup, and what was good for replenishing zinc. She was very knowledgeable about the areas she was good at.

After selecting the items, they still packed them up and sent them back. The next stop was the essential oil store that Wang Xifeng introduced. The store looked old, but there were endless people visiting.

Lin Pin'er smelled the scent of the body lotion she often used here, which turned out to be specially made with essential oils. After another round of shopping, she returned with a full load.

Then we went to an incense shop recommended by Sister Xi. The incense here has a very complete variety. Lin Pin'er uses incense quite a lot, especially when she plays the guqin. Professor Yue and Madam Li also like incense, so I picked a few special ones that are rarely seen in Beijing.

At lunch time, Sister Xi took them to AFURI to eat pomelo noodles. Lin Pin'er hadn't eaten noodles in the past few days, and the taste of this restaurant was really good, so she suddenly had a big appetite and finished the whole bowl of noodles.

"Do you want another bowl?" Li Shuirong smiled as he looked at her empty bowl. It might be because she had been exercising too much these days, and her appetite had increased. Grandma kept telling him to fatten her up and not to lose weight. She said that a person's life span can be seen from their appetite. The more they can eat, the healthier they are.

"I'm full. Can I have an ice cream later?" Lin Pin'er said while wiping her mouth with a tissue.

"Of course, I'll buy it for you in a minute."

"Young Master Li always dotes on her like this. She has already eaten five ice creams in the past few days. After all, it's still winter. Miss Lin and I have made three rules. She can only eat ice cream after June. She can't eat it after the dog days of summer, because there will be too much cold and moisture in the body." Zijuan started her mumbling again.

Lin Pin'er learned and used it immediately, and said coquettishly: "I'll eat one today, I promise. At worst, you can put more peppercorns in the soup when you go back. Didn't you say that peppercorns can remove dampness?"

Zijuan was so coaxed by her that she had to agree.

In the afternoon, they were going to some vintage shops. These shops were concentrated in a few streets, so it was convenient to go shopping. Lin Pin'er found several out-of-print vinyl records here, and the shelves were full of vintage toys, as well as those collectible car models. Lin Pin'er was wearing black and pink graffiti wide-leg pants and a waist-length black tight short top. This inspired Li Shuirong to take pictures. He took out the camera he had just bought, loaded it with film, and every time he pressed the shutter, it would be a very beautiful retro photo.

Seeing that they liked this kind of store, Sister Xi had a sudden idea and took them to visit the entertainment company’s newly opened pop-up store.

"Many of the dresses here are brand new. My artists also come here to shop and buy some dresses for performances, photo shoots or on stage. All their income will be used for charity, and the prices are very cheap." Sister Xi introduced the dresses to Lin Pin'er while shopping.

Pin'er was very interested because they were also going to open a pop-up store after the New Year and she wanted to learn from them.

“Where will the charitable purpose be used?”

"I'll help some kids, or a nursing home or something like that."

Lin Pin'er's heart moved, and she secretly had some ideas. Li Shuirong called her over there, and Lin Pin'er walked over happily.

"Want to take a photo booth?"

"Okay." Although they had played this in Beijing before, it would be commemorative to take a photo in Hong Kong.

Unexpectedly, Shifan also pulled Zijuan and said, "Let's go take a photo later."

"No, our job is to take good care of them. We can take pictures everywhere when we return to the capital. Miss Lin will see us taking pictures and make fun of me again." Zijuan refused.

Seeing Shifan's disappointment, Zijuan had to say, "We can take a photo with our phones, but we're worried that they'll leave soon. We don't want them to wait for us."

Shi Fan nodded after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, Lin Pin'er came out and looked at the photo carefully, then turned to Zijuan and said, "You guys take a photo too."

Zijuan stood there, not knowing whether to go or not.

Lin Pin'er looked at them and smiled, then pulled Zijuan over, and then pulled Shifan over: "We have taken pictures, you two should take one too." After that, she pushed them in.

"Are you trying to bring them together?" Shui Rong asked.