Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 82
Now it has entered the dog days, which is the hottest time of the year. Under the scorching sun, even stepping on the stone road in the alley is scorching hot.There is not even a shady place on the open streets, and the whole city is like a smoldering furnace without a breath of wind.At the hottest time at noon, the dogs on the street drooped their heads and stuck out their tongues under the eaves.

There are fewer pedestrians on the street, and no one is willing to walk into this scorching heat wave unless they have to go out.The man pulling the cart had a sweat towel on his shoulders, his neck and face were flushed from the sun, and the bean-sized sweat dripped down, soaking his jacket.The people in the rickshaw fanned the wind impatiently, urging the driver to leave quickly.The horns of passing vehicles added a bit of irritability to this summer.

Ye Zijin took advantage of the noon break of Baohui Foreign Firm to rush back to the shop, and she would go back to the foreign firm in an hour.Xiaoyue brought a bowl of mung bean soup that had cooled down, Ye Zijin focused on the work in hand, without raising her head, and let Xiaoyue put it aside first.

When she looked at the clock again, she suddenly found that it was past the break time of Baohui Foreign Company. She packed up her things in a hurry and went out, forgetting the bowl of mung bean soup on the table.

Xiaoyue saw that the bowl on the table hadn't been touched, and hurriedly chased it out and shouted: "Zijin, you can go after drinking mung bean soup, the sun is hot outside, be careful not to get a fever."

Ye Zijin had already stopped a rickshaw, turned around and said: "You keep it first, I'll come back to drink at night, you go home first tonight, I'll close the door."

Xiaoyue leaned against the door, sighed, seeing Ye Zijin's exhaustion from running around recently, she felt a little distressed.But she was gratified that Xiao Wu finally repented. Since he learned the lesson last time, he has been working in the shop honestly. Even in this hot day, he went outside to order and deliver without a word of complaint.Xiaoyue withdrew her gaze, and suddenly regained some energy. She thought that the master had entrusted the three of them to take care of the shop, and no matter how difficult it was, they had to work together to overcome it, otherwise how could they be worthy of his half-life hard work.

Ye Zijin was sitting on the rickshaw, with the scorching sun right above her head, she only felt that her back was thick and drenched with sweat.There seemed to be flames rising from the ground, and she felt like she was stuffed in a steamer, so hot that she felt flustered.Ye Zijin's skin was originally delicate and fair, but after being exposed to the sun, her face immediately turned red.She covered her hot face with her hands, and took out the Qinghu crepe handkerchief on the button to wipe off the sweat. She felt as if all the strength in her body had been sucked away, and she leaned softly on the back of the car seat, not wanting to move. .

The coachman is a middle-aged man, pulling the cart with bare arms.There was still a hint of hot wind when I started running, but the driver's footsteps became heavier as I went back.Ye Zijin sat in the car drowsily as if sunburned, and felt irritable due to the heat. Only then did he realize that the speed of the car was getting slower and slower, and the driver couldn't pull it anymore. The sweat towel on his shoulder They were all drenched, with sweat dripping from their necks.She hastily told the coachman to stop in a shady place. The coachman looked worried and panted, "Miss...haven't arrived yet..."

Ye Zijin took out a piece of ocean from his handbag and handed it to him, saying: "You should find a cool place to rest first, I don't think you can run anymore, don't hold on, I won't lose you money, the rest It’s not far away, so I’ll just walk over by myself.”

The middle-aged man was holding the silver ocean, he was so grateful that he didn't know what to say, wiped the sweat from his face with his rough hands, and said in a low voice: "I didn't drag you to the place. It's too much, I... I only charge five small oceans..."

Ye Zijin saw that the man had dark skin, not a strong figure, and was very simple and honest, guessing that he must be forced to make a living to pull the cart at the hottest time, and hurriedly said: "You don't need to look for it, you can take the rest of the money Have a cup of tea and rest, I'm leaving."

"Thank you miss, thank you miss..." The man thanked him repeatedly, but he didn't say anything else.

Crossing the street, Ye Zijin tried to go as far as possible under the eaves, but some places had no shelter at all, and could only be completely exposed to the scorching sun.Although it was only two streets away from Baohui Foreign Company, Ye Zijin felt that every step was extremely long and the heat was unbearable.The sweat-soaked hair stuck to his neck, making it even more itchy and uncomfortable. Ye Zijin licked his dry lips, regretting that he didn't drink that bowl of cool mung bean soup when he came out.

When she insisted on walking to Baohui Foreign Firm, she was already sweating profusely and exhausted.She held on to the banister of the stairs and slowly went upstairs, when a man who was going downstairs met her head-on.

"Miss Ye, are you okay? You don't look well." The man asked with concern.

Seeing that it was Secretary Luo, Ye Zijin breathed a sigh of relief. She was also worried that she would be scolded again if she bumped into Meng Haoxiang.

Ye Zijin forced a weak smile and said, "I'm fine, maybe it's too hot outside."

Secretary Luo passed by her, glanced upstairs, and said in a low voice, "Boss Meng is still discussing things with Boss Qiao, so he probably didn't notice that you were late, so when you go up, just pretend nothing happened, just do your business as usual." it is good."

Ye Zijin glanced at Secretary Luo gratefully, nodded, and went upstairs calmly.

Everything in the office is as usual, everyone is immersed in their work, quiet, only the whirring sound of the electric fan can be heard.Ye Zijin knew that as long as Meng Haoxiang was in the foreign firm, everyone would be very cautious in doing things.Although Meng Haoxiang didn't talk much to the employees on weekdays, just a displeased look from him was enough to calm them small employees, so this rigorous and dull atmosphere was formed in the foreign firm subtly.

Ye Zijin sat down in her seat, just as the fan was pointing at her side, the hot air that hadn't dissipated just now was blown by a gust of wind again, and the sudden coolness made her sneeze unexpectedly.

At this time, a colleague handed her a document, saying it was a telegram from the UK, and asked her to send it to the boss's office immediately after translating it.

Ye Zijin rubbed his temples, forced himself to cheer up, and took out a pen and paper to write.It’s just that I don’t know why I always feel that my chest is tight and I can’t breathe, and my writing is also a little weak.

After Ye Zijin finished translating the telegram, she wanted her colleague to send it there because her legs were really heavy and weak.But everyone knew that Meng Haoxiang was negotiating business with Qiao Zhiqing, and no one wanted to disturb him at this time.As for the matter of delivering the translation, Meng Haoxiang explained it first, and everyone thought that only Ye Zijin was the most suitable for this matter.The people in the foreign firm had heard some rumors and speculated that the relationship between the two was unusual.

Ye Zijin saw that everyone was evasive, so she couldn't continue to embarrass her, so she could only forcefully go to Meng Haoxiang's office to deliver the documents.

She leaned on the wall and walked slowly in the corridor, only to feel that the door not far away was a little blurry.Ye Zijin closed her eyes tightly, her stomach churned so badly that she just wanted to vomit but couldn't, a bitter taste came out of her mouth.

"Dong dong dong", Ye Zijin knocked on the door, only to hear that someone inside immediately called her in.

Ye Zijin endured the discomfort, smiled and nodded to Qiao Zhiqing, then put the document on Meng Haoxiang's desk, and said, "Boss Meng, the telegram from England...I have translated it..."

"Well, okay, you go out." Meng Haoxiang saw that her face was pale, with a fine layer of sweat on her forehead, and she was faintly worried, but due to Qiao Zhiqing's presence, it was difficult for him to ask questions, so he could only pretend to be downplaying and walk along the way One sentence, "There is nothing for you in the future, you can go back and rest."

Ye Zijin didn't answer, just nodded slightly, and turned around slowly.The door was right in front of him, but Ye Zijin felt that his legs were tied with iron blocks, and it became more and more difficult to walk.The vision in front of her eyes gradually blurred, and she only felt that there was a icy coldness under her body, as if she had fallen directly from the stove into the ice cellar, her body became hot and cold, and gradually, she completely lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, Ye Zijin found herself lying on her own bed.

"Sister, you're finally awake!" Zizheng said anxiously and joyfully.

At this time, Xiaoyue and Xiaowu heard that Ye Zijin had woken up, and hurried to the bedside, Xiaowu was holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand, and Xiaoyue twisted a towel soaked in cold water to wipe her face.

"What's wrong with me..." Ye Zijin stroked his forehead, but couldn't remember how he got home.

"You also said that you ran outside on such a hot day and didn't drink the heat-relieving soup I made. You got a fever because you were too tired and suffered from the heat." Xiaoyue blamed with a full face of pity.

Xiao Wu played the fan on the side, and said with guilt on his face: "Zijin, I'm sorry for making you work so hard, I...I really..."

Ye Zijin hurriedly stopped and said, "Okay, the matter is over, as long as you do well in the future."

Zizheng held Ye Zijin's hand and said happily, "Sister, you don't have to go to work at Baohui Foreign Firm. Meng Haoxiang said that you can just settle the wages for this period later, and you don't have to do translation in the future."

"Really? How could he agree?" Ye Zijin was dubious.

Zizheng proudly said: "Of course it's true, you don't even look at who your younger brother is, I talked to him and he agreed."

"You went to see Meng Haoxiang? What did you talk about?" Ye Zijin looked shocked.

Zizheng smiled and said: "Well, you don't need to know about the conversations between men. Anyway, he agreed. We only need to pay the casino a sum of money at the end of each month until the principal and interest are paid off. A thousand oceans."

Xiaoyue caressed her chest and said, "It's all right now, Zijin, you don't have to run around anymore, we will work together to build the shop well, the business will go up, and the debts will be paid off quickly, we will earn almost [-] yuan this month. "

This news was too sudden for Ye Zijin, she never thought that she would be freed so quickly.Meng Haoxiang was aggressive at the beginning and forced her to be an interpreter for a foreign firm, but now he can let her go without hesitation. She is very curious about what Zizheng said to Meng Haoxiang.It's a pity that her younger brother has grown up, and is no longer the obedient little boy she was when she was a child, and she can't ask him anything.Ye Zijin saw the change in her younger brother, Zizheng was working hard to protect her, he was no longer the boy who was always protected by her back then, he was already a man with a sense of responsibility and dignity.

It has been two days since Ye Zijin went to Baohui Foreign Firm again. This time, she came here to settle the salary for these days, and then bid farewell to this place. She was very happy, because she did not volunteer to be an interpreter in the first place.But for some reason, when he went to the accounting office to collect the money and came out, he still unconsciously glanced at the familiar office.

Secretary Luo, who led her to collect the money, saw her looking there, and said with a faint smile, "Boss Meng is not in the foreign firm now, is there anything else Ms. Ye needs to talk to Boss Meng about?"

Ye Zijin came back to her senses, and hurriedly said, "No...it's nothing wrong."

Secretary Luo added: "That day you suddenly fainted in Boss Meng's office, and Boss Meng actually left Boss Qiao and picked you up and ran downstairs. Boss Qiao is still laughing at Boss Meng."

Ye Zijin blushed when she heard this, and didn't know where to put her hands for a moment, and then said after a pause, "Mr. Luo, please tell Boss Meng for me, thank you for taking me to the hospital that day."

"Well, okay, you go slowly, I won't send it off." Secretary Luo agreed.

Ye Zijin came out of Baohui Foreign Firm, looked back at this European-style building, the sky was vast and high, and under the blue curtain, this building looked majestic, magnificent and solemn.She should feel relaxed, but she felt an inexplicable loss in her heart.

In the office, Meng Haoxiang stood in front of the window, watching Ye Zijin gradually go away.He didn't see a trace of her nostalgia, she just walked away, gradually out of his sight, but that back was engraved on his heart
Meng Haoxiang said what it feels like not to be there, displeasure, disappointment, secret annoyance, and reluctance... Maybe Ye Zizheng is right, if you can't give her a stable life, don't hinder her due happiness.

At this time, Secretary Luo walked in, saw Meng Haoxiang standing in front of the window, and knew that he must have been standing there just now.

"Boss, why don't you want to see Miss Ye?" Secretary Luo asked a little puzzled.

Meng Haoxiang looked into the distance, and said slowly: "No reason, some people don't necessarily want to meet if they want to."

Meng Haoxiang turned around and picked up the wine and wine glass on the cabinet, poured a glass of spirits and drank it with his head up, pointed to the phonograph and said to Secretary Luo: "Go and listen to the song."

Secretary Luo randomly picked a record from a pile of records and put it on the gramophone. The singing voice flowed out slowly, and the slender and graceful female voice sang: "The nightingale is singing in the woods, the moon is hiding in the clouds, and the evening breeze is cool. , the dewdrops wet the clothes, fall asleep early tonight, bathe in the morning light tomorrow, the red sun rises by the sea, the water and sky are calm and breezy..."

(End of this chapter)