In the afternoon, when Fang Zhuoran came for dinner, he told Lin Mai that he had hired an architect and would come over to inspect the house at noon tomorrow.
"Did you really hire professionals?" Lin Mai said: "Tomorrow I have to go back to the countryside to haul corn to sell. I may not be able to come back in time at noon."
Fang Zhuoran smiled softly: "It's okay, I'll take the architect to inspect the house and tell you the results later."
He lowered his head and took two mouthfuls of rice, then asked: "When will we leave tomorrow? I have something for you to take to your grandparents."
"The train is at six o'clock."
After dinner, Lin Mai saw that Fang Zhuoran did not leave after dinner as usual and asked, "Why don't you go home?"
Fang Zhuoran said: "I want to accompany you to Jianghan Road to sell clothes."
Lin Mai was very surprised: "Why did you suddenly have this idea?"
"Because I don't want to be around when you are in danger."
Lin Mai abandoned him, went downstairs, and interrogated Zhou Caiyun and Li Mingcheng: "Tell me honestly, who told Professor Fang that I was in danger?"
"Me!" Zhou Caiyun rolled her eyes at her, "What? You want to deal with me for this?"
Lin Mai was immediately discouraged. She really couldn't deal with her, "Why do you tell Professor Fang everything?"
Zhou Caiyun said confidently: "You are in danger, why can't I tell him? He is your boyfriend and has the responsibility to protect you!"
Lin Mai was stunned speechless.
Fang Zhuoran accompanied him to set up a stall on Jianghan Road, but Lin Mai went without Li Mingcheng.
When they arrived at Jianghan Road, Lin Mai was just about to set up a stall when Fang Zhuoran pulled her and motioned her to look across.
Lin Mai looked up and saw a stall selling second-hand and refurbished clothing opposite.
A few gangster-looking people were driving them away with a vicious voice.
Fang Zhuoran said: "I'm afraid we can't set up a stall here tonight."
"Yes." Lin Mai recognized those gangsters, they were all Chen Feng's younger brothers.
She also understood that Chen Feng's younger brother drove away the second-hand clothing stall because he was afraid that they would steal her business.
The roads in this era were not wide, and even the bustling Jianghan Road only had four roads running side by side.
Although that second-hand clothing stall was across the road from Lin Mai's stall, the distance was actually very close, so it had a great impact.
Lin Mai explained: "Those gangsters drove them away because they did not pay the protection fee."
Fang Zhuoran is not a bookworm who studies to death. He still understands many social phenomena.
Hearing what Lin Mai said, he felt relieved.
While Lin Mai was setting up the stall, he glanced at the other side from time to time.
Opposite there was a young couple selling second-hand clothing. They said good things to Chen Feng's younger brother, stuffed money and cigarettes into their hands, but Chen Feng's younger brother was unmoved and insisted on asking them to
Set up a stall somewhere else.
The young couple had no choice but to close the stall and left in despair.
Fang Zhuoran also had a panoramic view of everything on the other side, and asked Lin Mai doubtfully: "Why do they want to pay protection money, but those gangsters don't accept it?"
Lin Mai half-truthfully said, "Because they were all bribed by me."
In order to prove what he said, under Fang Zhuoran's questioning eyes, he went to a private store not far away and bought a pack of the most expensive cigarettes and gave it to Chen Feng's younger brother.
The boys accepted the pack of cigarettes after some negotiation.
Lin Mai returned to his stall and raised his eyebrows proudly at Fang Zhuoran. Fang Zhuoran smiled and continued to set up the stall.
The two quickly set up their stall.
A group of girls came chattering and walked around the stall to choose clothes. From time to time, they picked up a piece of clothing and drew on it, shyly asking Fang Zhuoran if she was pretty.
Mr. Professor sells clothes as seriously as he does surgery, and he advises his customers carefully.
If he thinks it looks good, he will say it looks good. If he thinks it doesn’t look good, he will help pick out something good-looking.
He is not dull at all when doing business, but is very smart.
There is no customer who would not buy any clothes recommended by Fang Zhuoran.
A girl with a ponytail took the clothes Fang Zhuoran chose for her and asked provocatively: "Handsome man, it's cheaper!"
Fang Zhuoran smiled, and that smile was like a hundred flowers blooming, which was pleasing to the eye.
"This is already the lowest price. If you think it's expensive," he picked up a top on the hanger, "This one is cheap. Just buy it. It will look good on you."
The girl with the ponytail also took the dress in her hand: "I'll buy this one too. Since it can't be cheap, can I shake your hand?"
The ponytail girl looked at Fang Zhuoran passionately.
Just when Fang Zhuoran was about to refuse, Lin Mai picked up some clothes and stuffed them into the girl's arms: "No problem, you can buy these clothes too, and I'll let you shake hands with my boyfriend."
The girl was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a hole in the ground and crawl in.
He threw his clothes on the tricycle and ran away.
Lin Mai looked at the girl's back and said: "My real girlfriend is right next to you, how dare you flirt with my boyfriend!"
Fang Zhuoran laughed happily after hearing this.
He likes the way the little girl cares about him.
Not far away, several of Chen Feng's younger brothers looked at Fang Zhuoran and started talking.
"That man is Maizi's boyfriend?"
"That's right, they behave so intimately."
"Oh! It would be so sad if the boss saw it!"
The eldest brother likes Lin Mai, which is an open secret among the younger brothers.
If the boss didn't like Lin Mai, he wouldn't have done so much for her.
When they thought that their eldest brother would fall out of love before he even started dating, the younger brothers collectively lit candles in their hearts for him.
With the handsome guy Fang Zhuoran here, selling clothes would be a problem without Lin Mai.
The young women and girls shopping for clothes surrounded Fang Zhuoran as if he were the queen of ants.
Lin Mai tried several times to squeeze in and stand with Fang Zhuoran, but they pushed him away.
But with Fang Zhuoran here, the clothes sold out very quickly. Before half past eight, all the clothes he brought were sold out.
The two packed up their things and went home together.
Fang Zhuoran looked back frequently while riding the tricycle.
Lin Mai asked curiously: "What are you looking at?"
"Someone is following us."
Lin Mai turned around nervously.
When they saw clearly that it was Chen Feng's younger brother who was following them, they felt relieved.
She knew that those younger brothers must have been arranged by Chen Feng to protect her secretly.
She wrote lightly: "Not necessarily following us, maybe we are traveling together."
Fang Zhuoran said nothing, but remained on high alert.
After getting Lin Mai back to the snack bar safely, he relaxed a little and took the last train to leave.
Lin Mai got up before dawn the next day.
I was having breakfast downstairs when Fang Zhuoran came with his hands full.
He put those things on a table: "These are bought for grandparents."
Lin Mai saw an electric fan at a glance and said, "You bought an electric fan too..."
Fang Zhuoran asked in confusion: "Why did you use one? Did you also buy it?"
"No!" Zhou Caiyun pointed at the electric fan Lin Mai bought: "You guys want one."
Lin Mai brought breakfast to Fang Zhuoran from the kitchen: "What should I do if I buy too many fans?"
Fang Zhuoran thought for a moment and said: "Leave one with you. My grandparents usually stay at your house when they come to the city. From now on, there will be fans when my grandparents stay at your house in the summer."