Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

next day

Sitting by the window of the coffee shop and looking out, the sun was just right outside the window, and the rickshaw driver was pulling his wife who was wearing a fur coat on the upper body, but a pair of beautiful legs under the cheongsam was passing by in a hurry.Another group of female students in blue padded robes walked past the window with picture albums in their hands, leaving laughter and laughter all the way.

There was a snowfall in the middle of the night yesterday, and it continued to fall until this morning. The snow was a foot thick, and it took some effort for Ale to drive the car out of the house.Unexpectedly, the sun was shining in the afternoon, as beautiful as the beautiful woman sitting opposite Luo Xiazhi.

Snow-white skin, bright smile, jet-black hair, decent attire, and a good family background—she is indeed a girl worthy of her mother's thumbs-up in the morning.

Yesterday afternoon, facing the ardent "love" and "care" of three or five wives, he had to use the "overtime method" to escape to the department store.

I thought that working overtime until nine o'clock at night, his mother would have gone to bed anyway.

Who knew that not only did he not sleep, but he happily informed him that after the unanimous recommendation of many wives and the comments of his elder brother (?), they selected a "completely famous lady" to let him this afternoon Come to Charlie's Cafe and meet her.

Originally, Luo Xiazhi hated such things as blind dates in his previous life, and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he thought of the winter plum, the person who gave the winter plum, and the one on the rooftop on Christmas night. kiss……

So, he appeared here and enjoyed English afternoon tea with the young lady in front of him.

"Mr. Xia lives up to his reputation, he is really a modest gentleman."

The girl on the opposite side was dressed in a western dress, with bright eyes, gentle and elegant, with all the spirits of the west, and her voice was like an oriole out of the valley.

"Where is it, Miss Huang, do you need my friend to write a recommendation letter for you? He is the principal of Nanyang Boys' High School, and he still has a certain prestige in the education field."

Luo Xiazhi pushed the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose, smiling softly.

"Then trouble Mr. Luo."

The girl nodded, then turned around and picked up the handbag beside her.

"Mr. Luo, goodbye."

"Goodbye, goodbye."

Luo Xiazhi's smile disappeared immediately when the girl's figure completely disappeared at the door of the coffee shop.

"How is it, master?"

Ah Le, who was hiding behind the booth on the other side, approached excitedly and asked excitedly.

"I didn't expect..."

Luo Xiazhi sighed, folded his arms around his chest, and looked at the ceiling with the crystal chandelier.

He never thought of it, let's go on a blind date - why is the other party a 16-year-old girl who is still in middle school!

16 years old!In his previous life, he was a high school student, right?

Does he look like a beast from a high school student?

"Young Master, what are you talking about? Young Master will be 20 this Chinese New Year. In our village of Chongming, there might be two [-]-year-olds."

Ah Le was the unbelievable one. Hearing what Luo Xiazhi said, he disapproved all over his face.

"Master, go and look at the lace edition of "Declaration". Those engagement announcements, aren't the brides all seventeen or eighteen years old? There's nothing to make a fuss about."

Ale blinked in confusion.

If you don't come out on a blind date at the age of 16 or 17, won't you become an "old girl" when you are in your twenties?

"I can't talk to you!"

Rorschach waved his hand irritably.

"She's still a student, middle school student, didn't you hear? His father didn't allow her to go to school in order to let her drop out of school and get married."

That's why Luo Xiazhi thought of asking Gu Hanlin to write a recommendation letter for her, asking her to go to Zhongxi Girls' High School to finish the remaining half semester.

As for after that, whether to obey his father's words and marry obediently, or continue to fight with the family, it is beyond his ability to interfere.

Hey, after a long time, I still have to trouble Gu Hanlin.

Rorschach angrily smothered the cold coffee on the table in one gulp.

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"Master, does Principal Gu live in this area?"

After driving the car near Miller Road, Ale asked uncertainly.He was very careful when driving as a novice. It took more than half an hour to drive from the concession to Hongkou, and it was almost dinner time by accident.

"I heard from Brother Gu that his family lives in an old Chinese-style house near the Sanjiaodi Vegetable Market."

Pulling the curtains of the car, Rorschach looked out uncertainly.

Normally, he would go to middle school to look for Gu Hanlin. Even though it was the weekend, Gu Hanlin often didn't go home and stayed in the office to work overtime.

It was too inconvenient for him to sleep in the principal's office.Some time ago, the janitor had cleared out a storage room next to the principal's office, and put a camp bed in it, with washbasins and towels in everything. As a single man's residence, it was not bad.

A few months ago, the relationship between him and his father eased, and now he is busy with trivial matters during the Chinese New Year, so he also went to live at home on weekends.Luo Xiazhi left the cafe, went around the school and didn't catch anyone, so he asked Ah Le to drive the car to the triangle area of ​​Hongkou District.

"Master, there are indeed a lot of Japanese ghosts in Hongkou District. Look at the strange clothes these Japanese women wear..."

A Le looked at the woman walking by in a kimono outside, and turned back excitedly.

"shut up."

Rorschach frowned.

Anyone who has a little bit of historical knowledge will not have a good impression of the Japanese of this era, even ordinary people.

At present, the influence of the Japanese in Shanghai has not yet grown, but because of the large number of Japanese expatriates gathered in Hongkou District, although there is no official name of "Concession", it has already created the reality of "Concession".

Putting on his hat, Luo Xiazhi simply got out of the car and started typing nearby.

"Gu's family, just go to the front and turn left. Is your husband also here to seek medical treatment? It's best to go to the pharmacy for medical treatment. Their families generally don't answer the emergency department."

The woman carrying the vegetable basket was indeed a resident nearby, and she warmly introduced it to Luo Xiazhi.

"Summer Solstice..."

As soon as he turned around, he saw Gu Hanlin's appearance as a "good man at home" leading a huge crucian carp in one hand and a stack of oiled paper bags in the other.

The crucian carp wore a straw rope on its mouth, but it was still full of vitality. It wagged its tail desperately and sprinkled water stains on Gu Hanlin's gray cotton robe.The back of the oiled paper bag was oozing with grease, which seemed to be a piece of pork belly.

"Buy...buy vegetables."

Unexpectedly meeting in such a situation, Luo Xiazhi froze for a moment, and said dryly.

"Ah... I just laughed."

Gu Hanlin's expression was very relaxed, and he even lifted the live fish up to show Luo Xiazhi. The constantly flicking tail made Luo Xiazhi take two steps back in fright.

"Shanghai men...mai tai burn, understand."

Luo Xiazhi took out a handkerchief and wiped the water droplets on his face, and smiled awkwardly.

"Xia Zhi is wearing a 'deng sample' today. Are you going to meet an important client?"

After handing the fish and meat to Ah Le, Gu Hanlin and Luo Xiazhi walked side by side, asking casually.

"I……"

"Young Master Ala is going on a blind date today! The one you met is the granddaughter of the former Qing Haidaotai master, she is such a beauty!"

Ale interjected stupidly.

"Ale!"

Luo Xia jumped his feet anxiously, how could he have such a stupid servant!

The corners of Gu Hanlin's slightly raised mouth were drawn into a straight line, and the smile in his eyes gradually receded.

So all the way speechless.

In this awkward atmosphere, the two reached the intersection, Gu Hanlin turned around and took back the fish from A Le.

"I wanted to invite Young Master Luo in for dinner. But think about it, Young Master Luo is rich and precious, so I'm afraid he won't be used to home-cooked dishes cooked by ordinary people like us. Let's say goodbye here."

"..."

Listening to his eccentric words, is this guy angry or jealous?

Luo Xiazhi couldn't laugh or cry.

"Well... I came to look for Brother Gu today, mainly because I want to ask you for something."

"what……"

"Today's 'Miss Huang' from the Daotai family..."

"Oh……"

"She doesn't want to get married so early, and is going to fight to the end with her family. I also think that girls are so young and shouldn't get married so early. So I want to ask Principal Gu to help write a letter of recommendation so that she can continue her studies. I wonder if Principal Gu is willing to help with this?"

Seeing his "dead-looking" appearance, Luo Xiazhi also lost his temper. He raised his chin and raised his eyebrows to ask.

Gu Hanlin glanced at his arrogant expression for a while, and said, "Don't move around here, I'll be back in a while."

Then turned around and walked away quickly.

Because he walked in a hurry, he simply ran two steps.

"Master, why did Principal Gu run so fast?"

Ale asked dumbfoundedly.

"Maybe to... buy oranges?"

Rorschach felt that he was being taken advantage of.

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After about a quarter of an hour, Gu Hanlin hurried over with a small basket.

Luo Xiazhi tiptoed to have a look. The basket was covered with a half-new piece of blue calico, with only a small corner exposed. It really looked like the color of oranges.

"Damn, this guy is too narrow-minded..."

Luo Xiazhi doesn't care whether people in the Republic of China knew about the "orange stalks" that were played badly on the Internet in later generations.

This guy said those words inexplicably and kissed him inexplicably, which made him sleepless for days and nights.

In the end, he was not angry, but this guy picked up Joe, which is unreasonable!

"I don't eat oranges, sour!"

Before Gu Hanlin handed him the basket, he struck first.

"What orange?"

Gu Hanlin looked at him puzzled, and then lifted the floral cloth on the basket.

"Mi~"

A thin little orange cat, only bigger than the palm of your hand, raised its head and let out a slight cry, then fell headlong into the basket and continued to sleep.

It turned out that it was not an orange, but a little orange cat!

"Student Li Ye said that there are rats in the cafeteria of your staff dormitory. It just so happens that my sister-in-law raised a female cat and gave birth to a kitten a few days ago. It is also a full moon today, so I can leave the female cat."

Sending the basket to Luo Xiazhi, Gu Hanlin said with a smile, "Let Xia Zhi take this kitten back to the staff dormitory."

Luo Xiazhi looked at the basket in his hand, but was speechless for a moment.

"what happened?"

Gu Hanlin asked.

"You and I……"

Luo Xiazhi was extremely embarrassed, but after he caught Gu Hanlin's narrow-minded blinking expression, he suddenly understood everything - this person, this narrow-minded guy, he was just teasing himself!

"Gu Hanlin!"

Before he became angry from embarrassment, Gu Hanlin stretched out his hand to him, palm up.

"What, what?"

Rorschach narrowed his eyes vigilantly.

This guy is too bad. Fortunately, he always thought that he was a modest gentleman before, but he turned out to be a vicious old fox.

"The money to hire a cat."

Gu Hanlin took it for granted.

"Salt, brown sugar, small fish, whatever it is, let's have something to symbolize it."

"oh oh……"

Luo Xiazhi remembered that when he was a child, he lived in his grandmother's house, and a kitten was born next door. When his grandmother went to beg for money, she did bring a live fish with her, which was considered an old custom in Wu.

"But I didn't bring anything..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Gu Hanlin gently pulled the white silk handkerchief that he had put in the breast pocket of his suit.

This silk handkerchief was embroidered with the word Summer.L in English with silver embroidery thread, and it was a custom-made accessory for him by the Hongbang Tailor Shop, which custom-made suits for the Luo family all the year round.

"This is considered a 'betrothal gift'."

He deliberately put the word "betrothal gift" very seriously.

It was another silk handkerchief with the owner's name embroidered on it, touching and intimate, which immediately made Luo Xiazhi, who still had some knowledge of classical literature, flushed with shame.

"Don't worry about the recommendation letter, just let A Le come to the school to get it tomorrow."

Under the crowd, Gu Hanlin folded the silk handkerchief carefully and slowly, stuffed it into the pocket of the cotton-padded robe's chest, and patted it pretendingly.

Luo Xiazhi felt that his legs were going to be weak.

With a wave of his hand, Gu Hanlin just walked away, leaving behind the two master and servant standing at the intersection.

Mom, this man is so good at flirting!Straight men can't stand it! !

Rorschach looked up at the sky silently.

"Meow~"

The little orange cat was probably full of sleep, so it poked its head out and barked coquettishly at Luo Xiazhi.

Mom!What's more, this man gave me a cat!

The author has something to say: I don’t have a cat, but my son can be considered a cat person!

Sanjiaodi Vegetable Market is a famous vegetable market in Shanghai. It has been one of the most popular places for Shanghai residents to buy vegetables. It can be seen in many film and television dramas.

Hongbang tailors in Ningbo are famous for sewing suits and modern cheongsams. According to my mother, when she was a child, her family invited a tailor to make New Year's clothes at home.The Hongbang tailors in Ningbo are invited, and food and accommodation are included.At that time, there were only a few people who went to clothing stores to buy ready-made clothes.

Preview tomorrow's updated chapter: "Employee Survey"