corner flower shop

Pei Yiqing sat on a chair and looked up at the wall clock on the wall.

Eleven at night.

Maybe it's because of Valentine's Day, there was a long queue at the store where no one visited in the past.

Most of them were couples, Pei Yiqing was holding a kettle and listening to the clerk talking——

"I'll find you ten yuan, and you can sprinkle water on the petals properly."

"Huh? Our store doesn't sell vases, dear."

"Eustoma is like this...wrinkled? We sell fresh flowers."

......

The clerk is a new senior forestry intern. When he first arrived at the store a few days ago, he talked with Pei Yiqing about his feelings and dreams. After a few days of baptism, he regretted why he chose this major every day.

Looking at the little girl who was laughing and cramping, Pei Yiqing put the kettle aside and walked towards the front desk.

At this time, there was a man standing at the door, dressed simply, he looked around as soon as he entered the store, seeing the intern's young appearance, he ignored her at all, and said when he saw Pei Yiqing coming over, "Buy a bouquet of flowers."

"Hello," Pei Yiqing smiled politely and said, "It's a bit late now, we still have some fresh roses in our store, take a look."

Because they are all packaged bouquets, the price is directly posted on it.The man took a look, frowned and said, "Are you all plastic flowers?"

"It's flowers." Pei Yiqing corrected.

"I don't want flowers," the man said, "I want to dry, not easy to wither, long-lasting."

Pei Yiqing walked in with a good temper, and said, "There are stars all over the sky here, can you take a look?"

The man looked in the direction he pointed again: "Why are all the flowers here wrapped? The price is so expensive, is it a scam? I see that there is a shop on the street that sells them in bulk for five yuan a branch. It's too expensive here. It's gone, the flowers are still so ugly, let's go."

After finishing speaking, before Pei Yiqing could answer, he put his hands in his pockets and left the shop.

There was a jingle, and the wind chimes hanging at the door rang because of the actions of the guests. The intern Xiao Wei frowned and looked at the back of the man leaving, and muttered, "Who is it? Five yuan a stick, and nine yuan on the stalls." Bar?"

Not long after she arrived, she was filled with righteous indignation, but Pei Yiqing sat back on the chair indifferently.As the night progressed, the number of customers in the store gradually decreased. Before closing time, another man who was in a hurry to urinate broke in. Pei Yiqing finally drove him away by saying that the store does not provide free service in the bathroom.

When the entire store was processed, it was almost early morning, Xiao Wei stretched her waist and said to Pei Yiqing, "The store manager, there are still a few pots of Corolla to pick."

Corolla is a variety of Chinese rose. There are many and dense thorns on the stem, and the thorns will bleed if you are not careful.Pei Yiqing shook her head when she heard her say this: "I'll do it tomorrow, just change the water and cut the roots."

After finishing speaking, he took a bowl and poured in the unfinished meal at noon. Seeing this, Xiaowei propped her face with one hand and said curiously: "The store manager is feeding the wild cats again?"

"Ah."

With a jingle, the door was opened from the inside, and Pei Yiqing, who had left the heater, tightened his coat tightly.

The flower shop is not far from the busy city, and even in the early hours of the morning, people pass by.He took a few steps to the side, walked down the steps and placed the porcelain bowl at the door of the basement next door.

The basement is very simple, the iron door is so narrow that he can't even bend over to see the situation inside, and the rental price is posted on the door: [-] yuan per month.

However, Pei Yiqing felt that only mice would live in the iron door with air leaks and the environment where he couldn't see his fingers.It was the same as what he thought, the rental sign had been hanging for several months, but no one came to inquire, and finally had to take it down.

A few days ago, I heard from the aunt next door that the wild cats and dogs nearby would come to patronize me, so Pei Yiqing put the unfinished leftovers at the door these days.

After doing all this, he went back to the shop.Xiaowei had already carried the satchel on her back, and when Pei Yiqing came back, she said, "The store manager is really caring."

Pei Yiqing smiled and said nothing. Seeing that she was about to leave, he asked, "Shall I drive you?"

"No, no," Xiao Wei waved her hand, her cheeks were a little red, "My boyfriend is here to pick you up."

Hearing this, Pei Yiqing raised his eyebrows, and glanced at her with a half-smile.The other party was a little embarrassed by him, said goodbye and left.

Pei Yiqing was the only one left in the store for a moment. He handled the power supply as usual, and when he was about to leave, he saw a few bouquets of unsold roses.These roses will wither tomorrow. He originally wanted to give them all to Xiao Wei, but he decided not to after learning that she had a boyfriend.

On this special day, even giving flowers that cannot be sold is still embarrassing for a boyfriend.

So he took all the flowers, locked the door and left the shop.

The cold wind was blowing on his face, and he was blown more energetic after a tired day, so instead of going to the parking lot to pick up his car, he walked on the street instead.Several couples passed by in twos and threes by the side of the road, and he looked a little out of place holding a rose alone.

A fortune-teller was sitting under the overpass, seeing him approaching, he hurriedly said, "Young man, stop!"

Pei Yiqing glanced at him and stopped cooperatively.

Banxian'er sat on the ground and made a gesture, raised his hand and twirled it, closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and finally his eyes fell on the rose in the other party's hand: "Your boy... has good luck today!"

"I don't know if there are any peach blossoms," Pei Yiqing smiled, "but I think you are a little face blind."

Ban Xianer:?

"Under that tree yesterday, you caught me and said that I have been lucky recently." Pei Yiqing pointed to a tree with a crooked neck that was almost bald next to him, "Don't you remember?"

After finishing speaking, he took the rose in his hand again, "This is the flower I didn't sell today, and I lost hundreds of dollars."

Half Fairy:  …

Seeing him blowing his beard and staring at him, Pei Yiqing felt that if he didn't leave, he would quarrel with Ban Xian'er over the affair, so he hurriedly left his booth.He still knew this half fairy, but the other party couldn't remember him anyway, and every time he counted, the result was different.

It's really no wonder that he didn't believe it, it's really that Banxian'er is too much like a charlatan.

Unexpectedly, if he retorts a few words, the other party will argue with him for more than half an hour, worrying more about his wealth and career luck than his parents...

Thinking of this, he smiled helplessly.

Beyond the overpass is the shopping plaza. It is close to midnight, but it is still very lively. It seems that a band has been invited to perform.

Normally, Pei Yiqing was not interested at all, but today maybe because of the atmosphere or other reasons, he stood on the periphery of the crowd and listened to the people singing on the stage.The couples around looked at him with strange eyes.

But it's not surprising, he was wandering around with a rose alone, like an older young man who failed to confess his confession, even the people next to him unconsciously gave up a place for him.

Pei Yiqing didn't care, and looked at the stage quietly.

He usually doesn't like to listen to music, and the songs played in the store are all managed by Xiao Wei.The little girl is different from other people of the same age. Most of the songs she listens to are English songs with a sense of age, which is completely opposite to the style of painting on stage.

What is this called...

Pei Yiqing was thinking about that word.

Yes, HIPHOP.

"What's the next song?" Lu Jie put the guitar aside, and the light made his blue hair a little green.

He didn't seem to be in a good mood, his already indifferent face was even more intimidating, and a boy about his age was following behind him.

"It's a big guy." The drummer in the team glanced at him and the boy behind him, and said hesitantly, "Why don't you talk for a while? I won't need the guitar later."

"Well," Lu Jie raised his head and took a sip of water, then threw the empty bottle into the trash can beside him.

He turned his head sideways, the cross earring on his left ear drew a silver arc, and said without turning his head, "Let's go."

There are several small alleys next to the shopping plaza. In the dead of night, only the voices of a few wild cats can be heard, and Lu Jie walks ahead without speaking.One is that his face was stiff because of the cold wind, and the other is that he really has nothing to say to Jia Wei.

Perhaps it was because of his silence all the way that Jia Wei couldn't hold back anymore. When he walked to the middle of the alley, his hand was grabbed by the people behind him.

"Lu Jie, don't break up, okay?"

His voice was a little choked, and the faint light shone on him, making him feel a little fragile.

Lu Jie's footsteps stopped, and the sudden temperature in his hand made him forget to shake it off for a moment. When he realized it, Jia Wei was already standing opposite him.

He withdrew his hand and sneered: "Who are you showing this pose to? Did I let you cheat?"

"I'm sorry," Jia Wei's eyes filled with tears when he cried, "I really broke up with him, can we get back together? I really won't."

Seeing him sobbing, Lu Jie wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.After knowing each other for so many years, he never said anything serious to Jia Wei, the only time was when he found out that the other party was cheating, he yelled and said fuck off.

He couldn't tell what he was feeling, he was disappointed, angry, and ridiculous. These emotions poured out like a flood, but instead diluted the sadness in his heart.

He looked at Jia Wei coldly, seeing the other party shrugged his shoulders from crying, the cold wind whizzed past between them, Lu Jie felt that his heart was going cold.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that Jia Wei finally calmed down. He and Lu Jie had grown up for so many years and knew each other's temperament. Once they made a decision, they wouldn't change it easily, otherwise they wouldn't have left the orphanage a few years ago to become underground singers. .

He wiped away the tears on his face and said, "Then you move back, that is the house you rented, and I should leave."

The voice fell, but Lu Jie smiled again.

He and Jia Wei have known each other for more than ten years, and they fell in love when they were 16 years old. It has been three years now.Underground bands are inherently chaotic, and there are very few couples with a stable relationship like them.Friends in the circle regard the two of them as model couples, and they all think that they can last forever.

After he uncovered the affair, Jia Wei begged him to forgive him in tears before he had time to be angry and disappointed.The trouble caused everyone to know about the bad things about the two of them, and some friends even asked him to think about it. Jia Wei might just be fascinated by ghosts for a while.

Been in love for three years and cheated for one and a half years. I'm afraid it's not a ghost, it should be a ghost.

How could a person do such a disgusting thing.

Annoyed by his crying appearance, finally the anger in his heart completely defeated the sadness, he squinted at Jia Wei, and said:

"You live alone, let me live in the room where you had sex with someone else, I feel sick when I fucking sleep."

Jia Wei's expression froze in an instant, and his pale face became difficult to look at in an instant.

And Lu Jie rarely cared about his reaction, and walked towards the entrance of the alley with his hands in his pockets.

Ah, comfortable.

So fucking comfortable.

As he walked, he looked ahead. Several couples passed by on the street across the alley, holding various bouquets in their hands.Only then did he remember that today is Valentine's Day.

The sadness that had been defeated suddenly came back, clamoring to stab a knife in his heart.

A bit hypocritical.

He took a deep breath and walked quickly towards the alley.He lowered his head all the way without paying attention to the front, and suddenly bumped into a man when turning a corner.

There was an obvious fragrance of flowers and plants on the other person. Lu Jie glanced casually and found that the man was holding a bouquet of roses in his hand.

He frowned, feeling even more annoyed, and said coldly, "Sorry."

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