Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

When He Lai returned to the guesthouse, he began to draw some slippers and sandals from his previous life.

Like flip-flops and flops, these two are the simplest.

(As a person born in the 1980s, I have the deepest feelings towards plastic sandals. At that time, we called them "foot-grinding sandals"! When I first bought them and put them on, my heels and toes suffered a lot. The skin would be rubbed off after walking for a few days! I often wrapped some cloth around the back of the sandals to prevent the heels from being rubbed off.

What I remember most when I was a child was that the soles of these sandals were easy to break, so my parents would use red-hot saw blades or iron blocks to glue them together.

We were poor back then, so a pair of plastic sandals could be worn for a long time. After gluing them a few times, the shoe panels could no longer be glued together, so they were cut off, and the sandals became slippers! They could be worn for a while longer.

After plastic sandals, flip-flops came a few years later. I remember very clearly that we were not allowed to wear slippers into the classroom at school. Otherwise, if the teacher found out, we would be scolded. We usually wore them in the dormitory, and everyone had a pair!

The ears of my flip-flops would often fall off. At that time, flip-flops were very slippery when they got wet, and if I wasn’t careful, they would slip onto my ankles. Sometimes when I had nothing to do, I would pull them out and put them back in again. It felt really fun!

It is especially bad when wearing flip-flops and walking in mud. As soon as you step in and lift your feet, the lugs are guaranteed to fall off!

Flip-flops are still popular in the market, and they are getting better and better, and there are more and more types, which shows that people love them! )

The next day, He Lai felt that there was nothing to worry about, so he took Ke'er to the Canton Fair. At first, the security guard at the door refused to let them in, but a person in charge saw that it was He Lai and agreed to let them in.

The two of them sat at the counter and ate fruit.

"Ke'er, are you scared?" He Lai asked.

Ke'er just shook her head without saying anything, then lowered her head and took another bite of the dragon fruit.

He Lai touched her little head and leaned her against him.

"I said come on, you're planning on taking care of the child in there, right?"

Zhang Zhiwen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw He Lai sitting at the counter.

"What's wrong? What's your opinion? It's not like I'm very busy, just deal with it and that's it."

He Lai smiled.

"Okay, just lie down." Zhang Zhiwen ignored He Lai. Anyway, he had enough people to deal with it.

The main reason is that most foreign businessmen have learned about this kerosene lighter from others, and they just come to see if each one is really of good quality so that they can place an order.

Ding Qiunan, who didn't like such occasions, also squatted next to He Lai, pretending to care about Ke'er; as for Liang Ladi, she was already placing a lighter there.

"Comrade Ding Qiunan, please correct your work attitude! Learn from Comrade Liang Ladi."

He Lai said with a smile.

Ding Qiunan completely ignored He Lai and just used a handkerchief to wipe Ke'er's mouth.

"How dare you talk about Qiunan? Look at you. You were more dedicated yesterday and helped with reception, but today you're taking care of the kids!"

Liang Ladi refuted He Lai.

"Sister Liang, even if I work hard, I can't get promoted. Unlike you, your boss can give you a raise! This is completely voluntary labor for me!"

He Lai said.

"Okay, okay, I know you have money!" When Liang Ladi heard He Lai say this, she quit. Anyway, she had enough food now.

Ever since He Lai helped her, the family has had oil and meat, and enough food to eat. They don't have to buy expensive food on the black market, so they naturally have enough money to spend.

Soon, the Canton Fair opened and many foreign businessmen came in. He Lai didn't want to slack off in public, so he had to let Ke'er sit in the corner of the counter and eat by herself.

At this time, a foreign lady in exquisite clothes walked towards their booth, followed by two assistants and an interpreter.

The lady's name is Emily. She is the daughter of a family business in Eagle Country. She came here just to take a look at the Chinese lighters and some silk textiles.

"Hello, nice to meet you, beautiful lady!" He Lai greeted her directly in fluent English.

"Thank you, nice to meet you too, my name is Emily."

Emily said with a smile when she saw that He Lai was tall and handsome, with an oriental look.

"Ms. Emily, my name is He Lai. Do you want to see the lighter?"

"Yes, He, I am very interested in the lighters you produce. Could you please introduce them to me?"

"No problem at all."

He Lai enthusiastically introduced the product to Emily. His fluent English and professional explanation made Emily nod frequently.

As she displayed each newly designed lighter, a hint of surprise flashed in Emily's eyes. She had already decided to order a large number of lighters.

Soon Emily ordered 100,000 lighters from He Lai.

"He, are you free today? I would like to invite you to take me around the Canton Fair."

Emily extended an invitation.

"Of course, I'm happy to serve you." He Lai did not refuse the request of this big customer.

"Thank you, how do you say thank you in Chinese?" Emily said with a smile.

"Thank you...thank you!" He Lai said again in Chinese.

"Some...some..." Emily said it out loud.

"Very good, that's quite right."

"Some..." Emily replied to He Lai in Chinese.

He Lai gave her a thumbs up.

So, He Lai took Emily to visit the Canton Fair.

There was actually not much to see at the first Canton Fair, but in order to expand foreign exchange, China specially set up a jade and diamond exhibition hall on the top floor to attract foreign businessmen.

The China Arts and Crafts Import and Export Corporation established a jade and diamond export department, which is specifically responsible for the export of jade and diamond products, and the supply is provided by branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou.

Old jade bracelets with average color and poor water content cost only ten yuan each. They are exported as bulk goods, with each batch containing several thousand pieces.

There were also several large baskets of old glass snuff bottles of various colors, all for only one dollar!

Of course, there are also many good things. Some high-quality jadeite has also been taken out by the country, which are antique-level in later generations.

Soon He Lai, Emily and others arrived at the jade exhibition hall.

"He, do you know anything about jade?" Emily asked.

"Uh... sorry, I don't quite understand. I heard that the greener it is, the more valuable it is. I don't know if it's true."

He Lai really doesn't understand and can only talk nonsense.

"Okay, then let's listen to what your buyers have to say." Emily said with a smile.

"Okay." He said.

He Lai looked at the baskets of jade bracelets and thought it was a waste of natural resources! After all, they were good quality jades, and they would be worth tens of thousands of yuan in the future! Just piling them together like this, isn't it obvious to others that they are worthless?

With the help of He Lai, Emily bought a transparent old mine ice green jade necklace for 24 Hong Kong dollars.

Oh, if I could expose myself, I would definitely buy them all for him! Damn it!