Gu Chen slept until he woke up naturally. After getting up and washing up, he went to the restaurant to have breakfast.
It was rare to rest at home, so my mother Xiao Xiaofang specially left some breakfast for herself.
There is a cup of milk, a tea egg, a piece of corn cake, and a stack of fried dumplings.
Seeing that there was no one at home, Gu Chen sat at the dining table and had breakfast.
"Crack!"
Suddenly there was a sound of keys turning at the door of the house...
Gu Chen turned around and saw that Xiao Xiaofang and Gu Baichuan had returned from morning exercises.
The two of them were talking to each other, discussing the trivial matters they had practiced all morning...
Seeing that Gu Chen was also having breakfast, Xiao Xiaofang said casually: "Son, you are so tired from work, why do you still get up so early?"
"My biological clock is to wake up at 6 o'clock." Gu Chen replied while biting the corn cake.
The non-staple food supermarket at home is not open yet, so my father and mother often use the time before it opens to go to a nearby square to exercise.
Gu Chen bought the Tai Chi sword for Gu Baichuan online, and he has been getting better and better recently. He also bought the Tai Chi soft ball for Xiao Xiaofang online, and he is getting better and better...
In the early years, the two of them were busy working and often suffered from minor problems due to fatigue. However, since the business has grown in recent years and they have hired several people, the labor issues have been alleviated a lot.
After Gu Baichuan met a group of Tai Chi masters on Park Mountain, he joined them and practiced Tai Chi every morning.
Xiao Xiaofang, on the other hand, is not so particular. After participating in a dance team competition held by a bank some time ago, she has been quite leisurely recently.
In addition to practicing new dances in the evening, I would play Tai Chi with a group of peers in the early morning.
"Son, why haven't the clothes I bought you bought online arrived yet? It's been three days." Xiao Xiaofang went to the bathroom to wash her face, then stuck her head out and asked Gu Chen.
"Let me take a look." Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and clicked on a certain treasure.
After a while...
Xiao Xiaofang walked up to Gu Chen and asked, "Should we arrive at noon today? If we don't arrive, we won't be able to make it to John Lauer's violin recital tonight. I have made arrangements with the people in our dance team."
"Mom, you may be disappointed." Gu Chen looked at Xiao Xiaofang and silently handed over the phone: "The clothes you asked for were burned."
"Burned? What's going on?" Xiao Xiaofang was also stunned and quickly lowered her head to check the situation.
"It was supposed to arrive yesterday." Gu Chen explained: "From the logistics information, the express package was collected at 18:23 pm the day before yesterday, and arrived at Jiangbei Distribution Center at 21:23 pm the day before yesterday. The night before yesterday
It has arrived at the Jiangnan City Transit Department at 21:45, and at 23:00 it shows that it has been sent from the Jiangnan City Transit Department, but it is here."
Gu Chen pointed to the last piece of logistics information and said: "Yesterday morning, at 1:08, it showed that your express delivery had been burned."
"Uh! Is there such an operation?" Xiao Xiaofang was also stunned for a moment. After thinking about it for a few seconds, she said: "No wonder I heard the siren of a fire truck around one o'clock yesterday morning. Your dad and I were still talking
I was wondering where the fire was, but there was a news report during the day saying that a courier truck caught fire spontaneously."
"Your mother was still laughing at that time, thinking that someone's express delivery was going to suffer. Haha, I didn't expect that it was my own express delivery that was burned." Comrade Gu Baichuan also brought milk to make up for the damage.
"Lao Gu, no one will think you are mute if you don't speak."
"Ha ha."
Several people burst into laughter.
"What should I do? It's too late to buy it now. How about you go to a physical store and buy another one and I'll pay for it?" Gu Chen asked.
Xiao Xiaofang immediately pinched Gu Chen's handsome face and said, "My Chenchen is still sensible. I know I feel sorry for my mother."
Pushing Xiao Xiaofang's hand away, Gu Chen asked, "I have nothing to do this morning, why don't I go with you?"
"No need." Xiao Xiaofang waved her hand and said: "Last time, your aunts and I went to a physical store to look at clothes. At that time, we thought they were quite expensive, so we didn't buy them. Later, we looked at the same brand online and found it to be cheaper.
It’s more than two hundred yuan. I’ll ask you to buy it online for me after thinking about it.”
While talking, Xiao Xiaofang took out her mobile phone and continued: "I have the phone number of the proprietress of that physical store. I'll call her first and you can go get it back for me. We have big goods coming to the store this morning. Can't we leave?"
open."
"That's okay." Gu Chen drank the milk and nodded.
It didn't take long for Xiao Xiaofang to chat with the person on the other end of the phone. After bargaining for a while, she finally hung up the phone with satisfaction.
"Son, you go to No. 302, Shengli Road, and just tell your mother's name." After thinking about it, Xiao Xiaofang added: "The people in the store will give you the clothes. Remember, it's 530 yuan. Don't do it."
It’s too much.”
"I know." During the conversation, Gu Chen put the last piece of fried dumpling into his mouth.
"belch"
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10 o'clock in the morning.
Gu Chen put on a set of casual clothes and took the subway to Shenglilu Yaxin Shopping Mall Station.
After getting off the bus, follow the flow of people towards the exit of the passage.
Today is Wednesday, and it is also the day Gu Chen takes off work, so the subway at around ten o'clock in the morning is not too crowded.
Walking to the vending machine near the exit of the passage, Gu Chen bought a bottle of iced black tea to quench his thirst.
I have to say, this is much better than the functional drink provided by the system.
Why does Gu Chen like to drink iced black tea?
Because black tea also has various antibacterial effects and can prevent colds.
The flavonoids in black tea also have antibacterial effects such as killing poisonous food bacteria and making influenza viruses lose their infectivity.
In addition to preventing colds, some people gargle with black tea when they have a sore throat due to a cold, and the effect is very good.
At the entrance of the passage, a middle-aged foreign man with messy hair was playing music on the violin.
Beside him was a hat with some scattered change in it.
Gu Chen took a quick look and saw that it probably cost more than fifty yuan.
The man does not care about the movements of the people around him, but is silent in his own music.
To be honest, when playing music at the exit of a subway station, the echo effect is sometimes no different from playing in the Golden Hall.
The man played very well, and Gu Chen was intoxicated without realizing it. He stood there and listened for thirty minutes.
In the past thirty minutes, more than 500 people passed by, but only ten of them paid and left in a hurry. Only six people, including Gu Chen, stopped and leisurely enjoyed the middle-aged man's performance.
After the song ended, the man took back his violin and bowed deeply to the six people, including Gu Chen.
"Pa bang bang..."
Gu Chen and five other people applauded spontaneously, four of them turned around and left, and the other gave a five-dollar note and also left.
Only Gu Chen still stood there, looking at the violin in the middle-aged man's hand, in a daze.
To be honest, when patrolling the streets recently, I often encounter foreigners performing on the streets.
Like domestic street performers, they also put their hats on the ground and let people who admire them silently give money, which is a kind of invisible support.
As Jiangnan City's economy continues to take off in recent years, more and more foreigners choose to come here for tourism or gold mining.
David, who sold his photo works last time, is an epitome of these people...
"Young man, you seem to have questions?" The foreign man looked at Gu Chen and asked involuntarily.
Gu Chen pointed to the violin in his hand and asked, "Can you show me this?"
The man was stunned for a moment and hesitated, but he still handed the violin into Gu Chen's hands and said in somewhat broken Chinese: "Please hold it well and don't break it."
"Thank you." After Gu Chen took the violin, he couldn't help but fall in love with the old violin.
Although it is a bit older, the body of this violin is slightly longer and the upper part is narrower, so it is very comfortable to use.
Gu Chen repeatedly observed it for a few times, then raised his head and asked the foreign man: "Your violin seems to be old and has some serious wear and tear on the outside. But when you play it, you can't hear it at all. It's an old violin."
Played by the violin."
The foreign man smiled and asked Gu Chen: "Do you like the violin?"
Gu Chen shook his head: "I can't say I like it very much, but my mother likes it very much."
"So that's it." The foreign man nodded slightly and continued: "I see the way you hold the piano and the way you listen to my playing, you look like a person who understands art. Young man, your eyes are very special."
"That's because you play well." Gu Chen hesitated for a moment, then asked: "I don't think your level is bad, and the piece you just played, I feel... seems to be quite difficult to play.
, but you have a good grasp of it. I wonder if it would be suitable for you to perform at the Jiangnan Grand Theater with your level?"
In fact, Gu Chen also knows that there are some talented people among wandering artists.
It's just because there is no excellent brokerage team to operate it, and there is not enough funds to maintain the promotion.
Therefore, some artists with no money, although they have the level of masters who perform in major theaters, can only live on the streets and live a poor life.
But music can still be perceived through hearing. Gu Chen felt that the foreign man in front of him was very powerful.
Although he only used an old violin, and although he only played at the entrance of the subway station, at least Gu Chen believed that he had the ability to perform at the Grand Theater.
"Haha, your thoughts are very naive." The man picked up the hat on the ground, counted the cash inside, and said, "But I only earned eighty-three yuan."
"Then plus this one, it should be 183 quick bucks." Gu Chen took out a Mao Zedong card from his wallet and gently put it into the foreign man's hat.
"Thank you." The foreign man was very grateful, bowed deeply to Gu Chen, and introduced himself: "My name is Bill, I come from Europe, I used to be a music teacher, and now I am a wandering violinist.
"
"Then you should have been to quite a few countries." Gu Chen answered with a smile.
After all, David, who produces his own photos, has traveled to many countries.
In Gu Chen's view, artists all have a certain spirit of adventure, or they are people who have the ability to break the status quo of life.
"I just came to Jiangnan City not long ago, and I am not too disappointed with the environment here. However, I think Jiangnan City is full of vitality. The people here love art and love life. I like it here very much."
The foreign man was suddenly intoxicated with his feelings, and then asked one more question: "By the way, I don't know your name yet, and what kind of job do you do?"
"My name is Gu Chen, I am..."
As soon as Gu Chen's words came to his lips, he suddenly stopped again.
Originally, Gu Chen wanted to tell the other party that he was a people's policeman, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind and said, "I am in the service industry, related to security."
"Gu Chen?" Bill thought for a moment and smiled: "That's a good name."
Then, Bill took out three tickets for the Jiangnan Grand Theater from his pocket and handed them to Gu Chen, saying:
"Tonight at your Jiangnan Grand Theater, there is a concert by a top violinist named John Lauer. I happen to have a few tickets. I wonder if you are interested?"
Seeing Gu Chen's hesitation, Bill added: "Of course, I will go too. I bought too many tickets at that time, and some of my friends have things to do and won't go. It would be a waste for me to leave it to you. Why don't I give it to you as a favor?
"
Gu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm so sorry. You might be able to sell it at the entrance of the theater and make some money."
Bill smiled, directly pulled out Gu Chen's left hand, and threw the three tickets into Gu Chen's hand: "Just think of it as the tickets you bought with the hundred yuan just now, we have a chance
goodbye."
After packing his things, Bill gradually disappeared from the subway station exit with his luggage on his back.
Gu Chen couldn't help but shook his head, thinking that artists these days really have some personality.
Looking at the three wrinkled tickets in my hand, I suddenly felt a pity again.
"Three theater tickets cost only 100 yuan. The average ticket price is more than 30 yuan. This art is really cheap..."
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Eleven o'clock in the morning.
At the request of his mother, Ms. Xiao Xiaofang, Gu Chen came to the clothing store at No. 302 Shengli Road, whose sign was "Fashionable Women's Club."
The tall and thin young waitress at the door was very enthusiastic. When she saw Gu Chen, she bowed her head and said hello: "Welcome to the fashionable women's club."
Gu Chen nodded slightly and walked into the store.
At this time, another fat young waitress came forward and said with a smile: "Handsome guy wants to help his girlfriend buy clothes?"
Gu Chen shook his head: "I'm here to buy clothes for my mother."
After hearing this, the chubby waitress immediately became excited: "Then what type of clothes do you want to help Auntie choose? We have many new styles here, all designed exclusively by the company's own designers. There are many clothes on the road.
It’s rare to find the same style, so you won’t be able to match the same style when you wear it.”
"Oh." Gu Chen nodded and watched as he walked.
At this time, the waitress who was waiting at the door to shout welcome also ran over.
Two young waitresses rushed behind Gu Chen and kept introducing him to Gu Chen.
After Gu Chen looked at the row of clothes, he asked: "My mother called the store this morning and ordered a certain type of clothes."
"Huh?" the two waitresses said in shock at the same time.
One of the tall and thin waitresses took the lead and asked Gu Chen: "What's your aunt's name?"
"Her name is Xiao Xiaofang." Gu Chen said.
Another fat waitress hurriedly ran to the counter, took out a record book from the drawer, and tapped a phone number.
"That's right, a lady named Xiao Xiaofang called the landlady this morning and ordered a black dress with the item number ae86. The size is also written clearly. Handsome man, can you see if it is this one?"
Gu Chen stepped forward to take a look and nodded slightly: "That's right."
"Okay, please wait a moment and I'll get it for you right away."
The fat waitress walked as fast as flying, and ran to the backstage shelves to look for clothes.
Another tall and thin waitress brought out a stool and asked Gu Chen to sit down first.
Then he quickly ran to the backstage, took out two cans of tea from the closet, and asked Gu Chen: "Would the handsome man drink Longjing or Biluochun?"
Gu Chen was stunned: "I...I'll just pick up some clothes, there's no need to go to such trouble."
"Then let's take Longjing. Longjing hasn't been opened yet." As she spoke, the tall and thin waitress opened the package and started making Longjing tea for Gu Chen.
Not long after, a cup of fragrant and delicious Longjing tea was placed in front of Gu Chen: "Handsome man, please have tea."
"Thank you." Gu Chen took the tea cup and accidentally touched the tall and thin waitress with his finger.
The waitress suddenly blushed and said in a soft tone: "Handsome guy, it's a little hot. Please drink it slowly."
"Oh!" Gu Chen just put it on his lips and thought about it, without drinking it at all, and then put it on the counter.
At this time, there was another "dong dong dong" running sound from behind, and the tea on the counter began to ripple heavily.
"Handsome guy, I found the clothes Auntie asked for," said the fat waitress.
"How much?" Gu Chen asked, then he remembered the price his mother told him, and couldn't help but ask: "Is it 530?"
The two waiters looked at each other, stunned for a moment, and then the fat waiter took the lead and said: "If you leave your phone number, handsome guy, as a VIP member, we can give you another 20% off."
"But my mother said it's only 530. There's no way the store can sell it any less, and I haven't heard of any further discounts?"
Gu Chen believed that his mother must have obtained the price after bargaining back and forth with the store owner, so he was more convinced of what his mother said.
The fat waitress waved her hand and said: "The boss lady must not have made it clear. In fact, leave your phone number and fill in your capital information, such as height, weight, workplace, etc., and you can get another 20% off.
Yes, handsome guy, do you want to stay for a while?"
Gu Chen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "No, I'll give you 530."
After saying that, Gu Chen took out his mobile phone and asked at the store's payment QR code: "Is this it?"
The fat waitress was quite disappointed and could only nod silently: "That's right."
"Scan the QR code to pay "Fashionable Women's Club" - 530 yuan."
"payment successful."
Gu Chen showed the QR code of successful payment to the fat waitress and said, "Then I'll take it."
"see you next time."
The two waitresses sent Gu Chen to the door at the same time, and stood there watching Gu Chen's background gradually disappear into the sea of people, and then reluctantly walked into the store.
The tall and thin waitress asked: "Why didn't I hear the boss lady tell me about the 20% discount you just mentioned for leaving information? Or did the boss lady only tell you?"
"Are you stupid?" The fat waitress knocked the tall and thin waitress on the head and said: "We will help make up for the lost money in exchange for the handsome guy's height, weight, workplace and phone number? Are we not making money?
Yet?"
The tall and thin waitress was stunned and said: "Emma, why didn't I think of that just now?!"
