Yunding Ranch

Chapter 165
Lu Li looked around, and then saw a sign erected next to the door, which said, "Look only, don't touch!" However, the sign was partially covered by cornflowers popping up next to it. Without special attention, it is easy to ignore.

But that's not the point, the point is that Song Lingyi didn't touch it with her hands at all, she just leaned over and smelled it.If it was Lu Li himself, he didn't quite understand, so he might have touched it with his hands; but Song Lingyi is a person who loves flowers, so naturally he wouldn't do that.Moreover, the tone of the other party is really unpleasant.

At this time, the person who spoke finally appeared. Behind Lu Li and Song Lingyi, a thin old man with dark skin covered in wrinkles and messy gray-black short hair was wearing a suit that could not tell whether it was dark green or black. He was holding a pot of cornflowers in both hands, planted in a dark brown flower pot, and his dark brown eyes were shining with impatience in the turbidity.Even if he didn't need any words, there was an air of repulsion all over his body.

When Lu Li was about to refute, Song Lingyi pulled Lu Li's arm. He turned to look at Song Lingyi. He thought that Song Lingyi told him not to cause trouble and swallowed his anger, but he didn't expect that Song Lingyi took the initiative to walk forward and raised his hand. He said in a low voice, "I know it is very impolite to touch flowers, so I didn't do it, I just felt the fragrance of flowers; I also know that it is very rude to accuse others casually, I hope you can apologize to me."

The words that were neither humble nor overbearing actually didn't get stuck, and the sentences were very fluent. Lu Li didn't expect it, so he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

The visitor also seemed to be frightened, and glanced at Song Lingyi in surprise.Unexpectedly, Song Lingyi met the other party's gaze without any timidity, raised her head high and straightened her chest, upright and open-minded.

The calm gaze made the other party stunned, and turned to look at Lu Li.Lu Li had already reacted at this time, he did not criticize domineeringly, but responded with a smile, looked over politely but refused to flinch.

Living in the United States, you will encounter discrimination more or less, which is inevitable.Sometimes it is blatant discrimination, which makes people angry; sometimes it is subtle contempt, which makes people angry but speechless.The real resistance is to hold your chest up and stand up bravely for your own interests.

Of course, it's easy to say, but is it so simple to do?

Looking at Song Lingyi beside him, Lu Li looked at him with admiration. Even if it was him, he couldn't handle it better than her.

The person who came frowned, "If I didn't touch it, I didn't touch it. I just gave a warning." After speaking, he didn't want to explain, and walked straight towards the store.

Song Lingyi strode forward and stood in front of the other party, "No, you are not just a warning, you have made a judgment in advance, based on my skin color and race. So, I need you to apologize to me." There were a lot of grammatical mistakes in the coherent speech, but the meaning couldn't be clearer and full of momentum.

The other party was stunned. He didn't want to explain, and planned to go around directly, but the only way leading to it was blocked by Song Lingyi, and there were delicate flowers on both sides. He raised his footsteps, and finally fell back again. Standing still, looking at Song Lingyi's sincere but graceful gaze, he hesitated for a moment, then said bluntly:
"First of all, I didn't see your skin color and race, and even if I did, I wouldn't care; secondly, I really think you are touching the flowers. Every day, many people come here to fold flowers. After breaking a bud, The shape of a potted flower will be affected, and the life of the flower will be killed. But, you are right, I was too rude, and I apologize to you. So, can you step aside now?"

What he said was very rigid, and he said it word by word. The accent was still the unique tone of the Texans, but the ligatures and ambiguous sounds were straightened, and there was an inexplicable weirdness.For a while, Lu Li couldn't tell where the accent was.

Neither Lu Li nor Song Lingyi expected such an answer, and both of them were stunned.Then I heard the other party say again, "Can you get out of the way now?"

Song Lingyi hurriedly moved away, and then watched the black and thin man walk into the shop quickly, his stooped back seemed to be bent down because of the heavy flowerpot in his hand.It disappeared into the vast blue ocean in a blink of an eye.

"Lu Li, did I blame him wrong just now?" Song Lingyi whispered in Chinese, her tone was a little uneasy, and the momentum just now disappeared.

Lu Li knew that this was the first time for Song Lingyi to go abroad, and he didn't know much about foreign cultures and customs, and he had never experienced so-called racial discrimination. All his impressions of Texas were based on hearsay.Therefore, Song Lingyi herself was a little apprehensive.But to be honest, Lu Li couldn't pick a thorn in Song Lingyi's handling just now. If it was him, he might be even more aggressive.

"Mom, it's okay, I misunderstood just now." The other party's tone and attitude were indeed dissatisfied, "It seems that the other party has no malicious intentions, and that is the most important thing."

Song Lingyi nodded, but she was still a little uneasy. She stood there and thought for a while, then patted the back of Lu Li's hand, "I'll go in and express my apologies." Seeing the black and thin man who was bending over to arrange the flowers, "Sorry, I was too arbitrary just now."

Lu Li walked in quickly, and then saw the man raised his head, glanced at it, and said in a deep voice, "Be careful, don't touch the flower pot next to it."

Following the sound, Lu Li looked down and saw a pile of flowerpots piled up at his feet, and next to him was a large pile of blue cap flower seedlings, palm-high, petite and cute.

"You go out for the time being, the space inside is too narrow. If you have any questions, just ask outside." The man waved his hand, impatiently chasing flies, as if he didn't care about driving the guests away.

Seeing such a gesture, Song Lingyi laughed instead, and Lu Li shook his head helplessly—he finally understood what Andre called a "typical Texan."It can be seen that the guy in front of him is a pure lover of flowers, all his actions and words are devoted to flowers, it seems that only these blue cap flowers and cornflowers are left in his eyes, compared with them, human beings Not worth mentioning at all.

"Let's go out." Although the other party didn't respond to her apology, Song Lingyi knew that it wasn't that the other party didn't want to accept it, it was just because the other party didn't care at all.Just like just now, after confirming that Song Lingyi hadn't really touched the flowers, he simply apologized.

Lu Li laughed lightly. Before he could move his footsteps, the rough voice came from behind him again, "Be careful." He raised his head, and saw a cabinet above it. Various shovels, jugs, sieves and the like.

Lu Li shrank his head and asked casually, "Are you Joey? Andre introduced us."

"..." The other party paused for a moment, "Wait outside, I'll be right over." This conversation finally made a breakthrough. It seems that this is the legendary Joey.

Lu Li and Song Lingyi came out and stood at the door. There were blue cap flowers and cornflowers in all directions. Even though the space was limited, they were still breathtakingly beautiful. Lu Li seemed to be able to glimpse the future scene at his door.

"What do you need?" Joey's voice came from behind. There was no greeting or even a greeting.

"Blue cap flowers and cornflowers." Song Lingyi said without hesitation.

Joey wiped the soil from his hands, "How much space do you plan to plant in, and do you have a shape map of the land?" Instead of asking them about the quantity they need, they directly ask about the size of the land. This expert gesture will do it See how special he is.

Song Lingyi obviously didn't expect it, and turned to look at Lu Li in astonishment.

Lu Li nodded to show that he had received the signal, and answered, "I only know the approximate size of the garden, but I'm not sure about the exact figure. Do you have a pen and paper? Let me draw a picture."

Joey skillfully took out a small notebook from his jacket pocket and handed it to Lu Li. He was very familiar with such situations.

Lu Li was drawing on the paper while explaining the length and width. Joey came over and looked at it seriously. After the whole picture was drawn, "Apart from the garden? Are you going to plant it elsewhere? Or , only the garden area?"

Lu Li looked at Song Lingyi uncertainly. Song Lingyi also spread his hands, as if throwing his hands away from the shopkeeper, as if to say: Isn't this your ranch?

The right to make the decision was suddenly in his hands, which was unexpected, and Lu Li's pupils began to dilate involuntarily.

Seeing this scene, Joey's stiff face relaxed slightly, "Otherwise, I'll go directly to your house for a field inspection, and then you can tell me the general plan of the garden, and I'll make specific arrangements." Looking at Lu Looking at the doubts on the faces of Li and Song Lingyi, Joey further explained, "The planting of blue hat flowers and cornflowers should not be too dense, and you also need to plant other plants and trees, don't you? The growth and cultivation of plants are relatively simple, and the requirements for the weather are relatively low, but it is not an easy task to really plant them beautifully, and it still needs to be arranged according to the actual situation."

Just now he had a rigid and rigid appearance, but when he talked about flowers, his words immediately began to increase, and his enthusiasm could be felt in his words, even though his expression still didn't change much.Sure enough, he is a nympho.

Song Lingyi showed a big smile, and said cheerfully, "That would be the best. I am just interested in gardens, but I have never had the opportunity to really study hard. I have always been a layman, and now finally some experts are willing to come to the door It’s a real relief. Now, I don’t have to worry about ruining my garden.”

(End of this chapter)