average american beauty

Caroline's eyelids had been twitching since she left the house this Saturday morning.

She knew that she was too nervous, because at the end of the day, whether she could really have the current job would have a result.For a moment, she felt that she was a little funny. If someone in the previous life mentioned time travel to her, what would pop up in her mind would be how the protagonist would make a big splash in another time and space, and get along well.Unexpectedly, when it was my turn one day, it turned out to be a script that was poor and had no meals.

For a week, Caroline had put in all the effort she could, and had spent all the money she had brought with her when she first came to Chicago.In this job as a salesperson, her sunk cost is too high. If she fails the assessment by the end of today, she can't imagine what kind of predicament she will face, and she may even have to return to her original "home".

Although the times are different, Chicago is at least still a large industrialized city, allowing Caroline to find a familiar modern atmosphere from time to time.If forced to return to small Columbia for financial reasons, she thought she would probably lose her mind.

At this time, Caroline couldn't help but be thankful that at least one order was made before. Although there was a lot of luck, it gave her a little bit of confidence.

"Relax, relax", she kept giving herself psychological hints along the way, and then simply thought repeatedly that she would be able to receive her salary today, and tried her best to shield the matter of the trial results.

There are more people on Saturday than usual. Vivienne has made an appointment with Caroline. The two of them will take turns to receive customers who come to the store. If they are old customers who are familiar with Vivienne, Vivienne will receive them first and wait for the next customer. When they arrive, they will be received by Caroline.

On the last day, Caroline hopes to sell more products and have more opportunities to prove herself.

Caroline sold a pair of satin gloves in the morning, but has not received any other income yet.

Around noon, a lady with bright make-up came to the door, and it was originally Caroline's turn to receive her.

"Ah, it's Fiona, she's an old friend." Vivien explained to Caroline in a low voice, and walked forward with a smile.

"Fiona, long time no see, you almost missed our latest collection for this season!" Vivian looked at the lady who walked into the store, and naturally called her by name.

"Vivienne," Fiona showed a coquettish smile, with the charm of a mature woman, "It's more than half of the summer, and you still lie to me about what's new."

"I didn't lie to you. Our manager just bought a new batch of hats from Europe a few days ago. I guarantee that your hats are unique in Chicago."

Fiona laughed even more happily when she heard this, and followed Vivian into the counter.

It seems that no matter what era, the existence of the two contradictions of "I have what others have" and "unique and not the same style" can touch a woman's heart. Caroline sighed and wrote it down, but found that following Fiona A man with a fedora and a mustache came in and looked at him intently.

"It really is you! So you work here." The man said in surprise when he saw Caroline finally turned his gaze,

"We took the train from Columbia to Chicago together the other day, and I was sitting across from you, remember? I'm Drouet."

Caroline was sure she didn't know the man, and besides, she was in such a bad mood on the train that day that she didn't speak to anyone other than the conductor.

But Drouet's words can easily make people misunderstand that the two are acquaintances, at least that's the case for Ms. Fiona who came with him. She had already started trying on the hat, but she paused for a moment with the hand holding the brim of the hat, turned her head, and used the A scrutiny glance swept over Caroline from top to bottom.

Caroline doesn't like this kind of feeling very much, and she is sensitively aware that the lady in front of her may be alienated from herself and even the store because of Mr. Drouet's "reminiscence". This is not what Caroline wants to see. Yes, so she immediately took a step back indistinctly, and explained,

"I'm sorry sir, I was a little motion sick that day and didn't pay much attention to the people around me, but I'm sure we don't know each other." She nodded and apologized, then turned and went forward to help Vivienne tidy up the hair on Fiona's head. Decorative streamers.

But Drouet seemed unaware of this embarrassment, and continued to say in that familiar tone, "That may be because I didn't have time to introduce myself that day, but we know each other now! I'm Drouet, and I haven't I know your name."

"My surname is Mibo, sir. You see, this hat is very suitable for your wife, what do you think?" Caroline didn't want to talk to this familiar person at all, but now that he was a customer, Caroline just wanted to Be able to turn the topic back to the product as much as possible under the premise of being polite.

Ms. Fiona sat in front of the mirror, admiring the hat on her head sideways, and showing the look of watching a show, especially after hearing Caroline call her "madam".

"Hey, she's not my wife, we're good friends, aren't we, Fiona?" Drouet tugged at his fancy bow tie.

"Look at you, every time you provoke a little girl, you are eager to break away from me, and when you are bored alone, you come to me to play cards and go shopping and watch a movie with me, am I this kind of 'good friend'? "The woman raised her eyes, looked at Drouet and said angrily.

"Don't say that, honey, we have known each other for many years, our friendship is not a casual relationship, do you think so?" Then he looked at Caroline, "What do you think, Miss Mibble ?”

"I, a small salesman, can't speculate on the relationship between the two of you, but I can see the deep friendship between the two of you." Caroline kept a professional smile that she had gradually gotten used to, but she couldn't help complaining about this "innocent disaster" in her heart. ", you two are old friends who are arguing, why do you want to involve me, I am now in a critical period of probation...

"Come on Drouet, I don't want to hear your words, and don't bother the little girl." Fiona smiled when she heard this, and stopped talking to Drouet, but concentrated on admiring her own figure in the mirror .

Drouet grinned too, shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly, kicked off his shiny patent leather shoes, and went to the adjacent special area.

Caroline looked at Vivienne worriedly, fearing that this episode would cause any trouble, the other party gave her a "reassuring" look, and pulled her to continue recommending Fiona to try on various hats and gloves.

Fiona chose for a long time, vacillating between the two hats.When Drouet comes back here in a moment, let him see which one looks better.

"It's all pretty, even if you only wear feathers on your head, you can charm a lot of men."

"I've exhausted all the good things you can say, but I only plan to buy one."

"Don't, don't, take the other one too, I'll pay, how much?" Drouet took out his wallet as he said.The wallet is a bit full, but if it is full of bills, no one will complain that it is bloated.

"It's 16 yuan, sir." Vivienne replied with a sweet smile, and began to pack the purchases for Fiona.

"Neng, it's 20 yuan here." Upon seeing this, Drouet handed the money to Caroline, and gave him a look that seemed to be self-consciously handsome.Caroline pretended not to see it, seeing if Vivienne was free, she politely took the money with both hands and went to invoice for payment.

After seeing off the pair of guests, Caroline looked at Vivienne with an indescribable embarrassment on her face, "I really don't know him."

"Of course you don't know." Vivienne laughed, but stopped immediately, looked left and right to see that there were no customers, and Ms. Green was not nearby, before continuing,

"Fiona has been widowed for several years, and her husband left her a small inheritance. She comes here every month. That Drouet is one of her lovers...? After working for a long time, you will get used to it." Now, as long as they don't go too far and are willing to pay, let's pretend we didn't see it." Vivian blinked her right eye lightly.

"You, if you have the heart, you still need to come to the mall to sell hats." Vivienne gently pinched Caroline's waist, deliberately pretending to be jealous of Caroline's appearance, and let Caroline Rowling couldn't help laughing.

After the two had been away for a while, Caroline gradually remembered,

Wait, Drouet, it seems to be the salesman that the original Carrie met on the train!According to the development of the original plot, it seems that he has been Carrie's boyfriend for a while.

This episode made Caroline dumbfounded. She thought her life would never intersect with Carrie's story, but she didn't expect Drouet to appear in her life in this form.In any case, it is a good thing to sell two hats.

But Fiona and Drouet's guests did make Caroline aware of the limitations of her own thinking.

Although monogamy has been practiced in Western countries for a long time, there are many men and women who are looking for a lover, whether it is before or after marriage. Although the "crime of adultery" has not been abolished, these secret relationships are often criticized by the world, but many people This is still not surprising, especially in places like France, where there are even couples living with their lovers, not to mention people like Fiona and Drouet who are not bound by marriage.

Caroline is familiar with the values ​​and views on marriage and love of later generations, while the memory left by Carrie comes from an isolated village. If she wants to better integrate into the urban life of this era, she may need to communicate with more people. It is best to read more current popular books.

"Vivian, is there a public library near our shopping mall? I want to find some latest magazines and newspapers." Caroline asked.

"I don't know about the library. Who would go to the library if they have nothing to do. But magazines? Isn't there a leisure area on the third floor? All the most popular magazines and newspapers are subscribed to." Vivian didn't care.

"I thought those were specially prepared for customers." When Caroline passed by, she saw the magazine rack from a distance, which was placed near the velvet sofa in the customer leisure area.

"It didn't say that we couldn't read it. The girls in their clothing section often look through it, and I watch it occasionally."

"That's wonderful." Caroline sighed sincerely.

When Caroline moved on to the next customer, she put this episode to the back of her mind for a moment.

The author has something to say: Caroline: Du. Toolman. Roue.

ps He is not the male protagonist, the male protagonist who makes soy sauce is far behind, and will be prompted when he appears.