Yang Ming laughed. It seemed that all girls liked these things! From her usual speech and behavior, Yang Ming recognized that Chen Mengyanâs family background was quite good. It was unexpected that she would buy items from the street vendors.
It was almost the National Higher Education Entrance Examination. Chen Mengyan hadnât gone out shopping for quite some time. Last month, her favorite hair clip broke and she didnât have time to get a new one. She had been substituting it with a rubber band. Now was a good chance for Chen Mengyan to get a couple of them.
If Chen Mengyan wasnât the girl he liked, Yang Ming would have gone berserk! It took so long to choose a hair clip! However, every moment that Yang Ming could stay with Chen Mengyan counted. How could he be against it?
He saw other gentlemen accompanying their partner standing aside like him and Yang Ming finally found a psychological balance.
Finally, after Chen Mengyan looked over many hair clips, she picked up two of them and asked, âYang Ming, which one of these are prettier?â When girls buy stuff, they always ask for an opinion if their friends were with them.
âThey are all pretty nice looking! In fact, you are naturally beautiful. These items are just complementary!â Yang Ming didnât intend to sound indifferent. First, both of the hair clips were great. Secondly, Chen Mengyan would still be dazzlingly beautiful without dressing up.
âYou have a smooth tongue. I wonât ask you anymore! Nothing you said was helpful at all!â Chen Mengyan rolled her eyes but she felt delighted deep down in her heart. There wouldnât be any girl who disliked othersâ compliments!
Actually, Chen Mengyan wanted them both. It was just out of habit that she asked for Yang Mingâs opinion.
âI want both of these. How much will that be?â Chen Mengyan took the hair accessories and handed them to the street vendor.
âThis one is fifteen and that one is twenty. It will be a total of thirty-five yuan.â The street vendor looked at the hairpins in Chang Mengyanâs hand.
âWhy is it so expensive?â Chen Mengyan complained.
âIt isnât expensive, young lady. Look at the surface; it is covered with rhinestones. Whatâs more is that it is glued with green adhesive. It is waterproof!â The street vendor explained.
âThirty yuan!â After she thought about it, Chen Mengyan offered a price that she could accept.
Chen Mengyanâs behavior surprised Yang Ming. He initially thought that a girl from such a wonderful family background must have a lot of pocket-money. It was unexpected that she would negotiate a better price when she shopped at street vendors! This made Yang Ming feel very pleased. What came to Yang Mingâs mind was that if Chen Mengyan became his girlfriend in the future, he would need to spend a lot. Now it seemed that Chen Mengyan wasnât an extravagant person.
âThis⌠alright! I canât earn any money like this!â said the street vendor as he bitterly smiled.
Chen Mengyan noticed the street vendor accepted her offer. She happily went to take her money out of her pocket. After fumbling for a little while, her expression changed as she secretly thought to herself, This is bad! I forgot to put in my wallet after I changed my clothes yesterday! Due to the exam this morning, my dad was afraid that I would be late so he dropped me off at school! Oh, shoot! Forget about buying things. I would need to walk home later! What matters is the incident in front of my eyes. The price negotiation has already come to an end. If I refuse to buy the items, the street vendor will not be willing to let that happen! I will be embarrassed if the spoken words are not nice by then! But, nothing else can be done. Chen Mengyan gritted her teeth and decided to say, âI donât want it anymore.â What is the big deal of being humiliated with a few words?
Chen Mengyanâs expression was seen by Yang Mingâs eyes. He noticed that Chen Mengyan fumbled in her pocket for a long time but still didnât draw anything out from it and she had an anxious look. Yang Ming then understood the situation. He promptly used his âx-ray visionâ and looked at Chen Mengyanâs pocket. He discovered that besides the admission card for the entrance examination, there was nothing else!
She forgot to bring money in the first place! How could a hero not offer his help when a pretty girl was in trouble!
Recently, Yang Ming made a small fortune. He was unlike the poor fellow before. Just now, he wanted to treat Chen Mengyan but he was afraid that she would refuse and make him embarrassed. Now, it was great because Yang Ming expected that Chen Mengyan would accept it!
Having come to this conclusion, Yang Ming took out thirty yuan from his pocket and gave it to the street vendor without saying anything. The couples beside them always had the gentlemen paying. Thus, the street vendor didnât think too much about it as he collected the money naturally and put it into his fanny pack.
As expected, Chen Mengyan didnât mutter any words. She quietly accepted both of the hair clips and put them into her school bag but she was blushing. The interaction between her and Yang Ming just now was like a couple on a date on the street!
âI will return the money back to you⌠â Chen Mengyan was nervous. She held it inside her for quite a long while before uttering these words!
âUhm?â Yang Ming didnât understand. How did she find out that I knew she didnât bring her money? But, he didnât think about it any further and said, âNo need to repay me. The items arenât that expensive. It is a thank you for tutoring me all this time. I ought to give you some small gift!â
After listening, Chen Mengyan smiled sweetly and didnât say anything more. Actually, Chen Mengyan said those words subconsciously from a girlâs demureness. She didnât think further about it since they were good friends. Acting like strangers would be artificial.
They continued shopping for a while. Since Chen Mengyan knew that she didnât have money in her pocket, she didnât buy any more items.
She wasnât a girl who liked to spend a guyâs money unlike some of the other girls in society. When they went out with guys, they would think of ways to have them buy this and that.
Chen Mengyanâs house wasnât close by. She took public transportation to school. Yang Ming accompanied her to the bus stop and waited with her.
âWhich bus?â Yang Ming simply asked. He just wanted to know Chen Mengyanâs house address.
âBoth 114 and 87 are good!â Chen Mengyan didnât hide anything from Yang Ming.
âOh yeah, do you have change in your pockets?â Yang Ming suddenly thought about a serious issue. That would be that Chen Mengyan forgot to bring money! Hence, without waiting for Chen Mengyanâs reply, he took out a one yuan coin and stuffed it into Chen Mengyanâs hand. âLuckily, I have a coin with me!â
Chen Mengyan was stunned. Her heart was filled with gratitude but she didnât know what to say. How could he know that Chen Mengyan didnât bring her money? Was it an unintentional act? However, Chen Mengyan quickly ruled out that Yang Ming did that inadvertently! It was because there wouldnât be anyone who simply stuffed a coin into anotherâs hand.
Oh, yes. Just now, I mentioned that I would pay him back. It must be this sentence that helped him to realize that I didnât bring any money or else, why wouldnât I pay him back now but rather tomorrow? Having these thoughts made Chen Mengyan deeply touched in her heart. Yang Mingâs outer appearance seemed careless but it never crossed her mind that he was thoughtful and considerate! Moreover, his words obviously intentionally kept her from feeling embarrassed and that was the reason he phrased it that way.
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