Baguettes and Macarons

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The word partner is rather ambiguous, and it can mean both friends and companions, as well as the object of love.But once a petit is added, regardless of the same sex or the opposite sex, the little partner must refer to a boyfriend or girlfriend or a romantic partner.

Dominic made an impolite joke, which is as common as a meal among the residents of Shepherd Street, but Yu Chen obviously couldn't laugh it off, he said seriously: "No, sir, we are just friends."

"So you can speak French." Dominique said awkwardly, "I thought Louis found a boyfriend because he could speak English."

Holding two handfuls of lettuce, he was suddenly surprised: "So, the boyfriend of Louis that Grandma Mary said is not you?"

Louie said, "Grandma Mary was talking about him. But...he's not my boyfriend yet."

Yu Chen asked in confusion: "What is 'return'?"

"Because we are not in a relationship now." Louis put his hand into his trouser pocket, "Uncle Dominic, your lettuce is not very fresh."

"Such a cheap price, what freshness do you want?!" Dominique was furious, "Get lost!"

Louis quickly grabbed Yu Chen and got out.Grandma Mary's clothing wholesale store is not far ahead, Louis can point it out to Yu Chen now, and then complete the task of leading the way home.But he didn't know why he was worried, Yu Chen walked over by himself, and sent him to Grandma Mary's shop in a daze.

Grandma Mary's store is very old and small, and the plastic models at the entrance are either broken legs or broken arms, trying to create a decadent scene of the three beauties party in the Louvre.The signboard at the door is also very simple, just write the word "clothes", and there is no other introduction.

The store was dimly lit, and Grandma Mary sat amidst the overwhelming old clothes, dozing in the sunlight near the door.

Yu Chen wondered: "What to do, she is sitting too close to the door, we can't push the door."

"What's so difficult about it?" Louis said disdainfully.He took a deep breath and yelled, "Hi Mary, I sent your designer!"

Ms. Mary suddenly woke up from her dream. She shivered and put on her reading glasses to see who was coming. Then she operated the wheelchair to back up from the cardboard boxes all over the floor and make way for the place in front of the door.

Louis pushed the door open and entered, Yu Chen whispered: "This is not good for the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular of the elderly."

"Don't worry, Mary only has bad teeth."

The two pushed open the door of the clothing store, walked into the store, carefully avoided large and small cardboard boxes and shelves of different heights and styles, and looked at Grandma Mary's store in the air full of dust and mite smell.

The store has men's clothing on the left and women's clothing on the right, and the styles are very simple, nothing more than T-shirts, shirts, jeans and pullovers.In the middle of the store, there are countless large boxes lined up, which contain dirty or scratched clothes with quality problems. These are the cheap discounted items that Grandma Mary bought by the catty.

Yu Chen glanced at the clothes very quickly, and then focused on the framed photo behind the cashier: "Is this Ms. Mary and your husband?"

When Louis heard this, he leaned over and took a look.In the photo, Mary, who is more than 30 years younger and has not gained weight, is wearing a blue floral skirt with a white background, a blue straw hat with a wide brim, and her husband in a shirt and trousers, standing on a blue seaside.

"Yeah, it was taken when I was traveling when I was young."

Yu Chen said to himself: "Look at the color of the sea water, is it the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region? I miss it so much."

Mary turned the wheelchair and turned to the cashier: "Yes, do you also like the Cote d'Azur?"

Yu Chen smiled and said: "I studied in Nice, and now that I think about it, I miss that time very much. By the way, do you like this style of dressing? I think this outfit looks very good."

"I liked it when I was young, but at this age, I can't wear broken flowers."

"Why do you think so?" Yu Chen spread out his hands, "With me here, there is no style that you can't wear. Although broken flowers usually look youthful and lively, and are used to represent the dressing style of girls, they are not the style of young girls. patent."

He turned around, looked around the shop, took out a long skirt with blue background and white flowers from the cardboard box, and said with a smug smile: "'Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here', I was looking for broken flowers and found a skirt here. Beautiful dress."

The dress, in dark blue cotton, crumpled from being packed in a box, was patterned with white petals, chamomiles with bright yellow stamens, long abstract stems and leaves holding the flowers together.This is a very old-fashioned skirt, because the color is too dark, it doesn't go well with spring clothes.

Yu Chen held the skirt in his arms, and then rummaged through the hanging long-sleeved top to pick it up.

Grandma Mary hesitated: "Is this dress too fancy?"

"So we need to find a stable and simple women's top with a light color to match it." Yu Chen found a cream yellow shirt and put it on the skirt for comparison. Since he was not satisfied with the effect, this one The jacket was put back into the box, "Do you have any impression of the clothes in the temple? Do you have light purple or leather pink pullovers for spring and autumn?"

Grandma Mary pointed to the bottom of the women's clothing shelf on the right, "I put the pullovers under the shelf. There are many colors, and I don't have much impression. The box is a little deep, and you have to reach it hard."

Yu Chen put the skirt on the shelf, knelt on the ground without hesitation, reached under the shelf, and pulled out the cardboard box hidden in it, without any hesitation about the brand new suit on his body.After he stood up, he slapped off the dirt on his body, and began to pick out sweaters in the box.The cardboard box is colorful, and there are sweaters of all styles and colors. It is a headache to see, like a lot of assorted candies mixed together.

After Yu Chen looked at five or six items, his speed also slowed down, showing a troubled expression.These sweaters are either ugly brown, or printed with all kinds of unimaginable words, and when worn with floral skirts, they may look like hens with dyed feathers.

Louis watched from the side, and found that he quickly eliminated a lavender sweater, so he asked, "Aren't you looking for a lavender blouse? I think this one is pretty good, with a dahlia woven on it. It just so happens that the skirt is also floral."

"It's because the skirt is floral, so I have to choose a simple and elegant top, lest the overall match is too fancy and jumpy." Yu Chen was tired from bending over, so he just knelt down by the cardboard box and buried his head in it to rummage through it. .

He didn't know how many options he eliminated, so he let out a sigh of relief, found a light pink turtleneck sweater, and put it on the skirt.

"This one is the best. There is a braided wool pattern in the front. It's not monotonous, and the whole is coordinated. If you wear it in winter, put a pair of dark gray pantyhose under the skirt and match it with round-toed pumps of the same color." Yu Chen stood up, "Let me see, there are gray pantyhose over there, you can increase or decrease the thickness according to the weather. Also, do you have a long-sleeved shirt?"

Grandma Mary pointed to another cardboard box. Yu Chen pushed the sweater back to its original position and said with a smile: "If the customers buy clothes by the kilogram, they will miss out on a lot of beautiful clothes. Look at these two pieces, it is very difficult to look at them individually. Ordinary goes well together, doesn't it?"

Grandma Mary laughed and said, "This set looks great! I thought I couldn't wear florals anymore."

"So I said, as long as you want to wear it, I will definitely let you wear it." Yu Chen said, "These two clothes are very elastic, so there should be no body restrictions. Do you have a fitting room here? I will find a match for you Socks and shoes, you go in and try it first?"

Grandma Mary smiled and said, "I don't have a fitting room in my store, and people who come to buy clothes never try them on. I'll go to my house in the back to change. There are also gray shoes and socks at home."

Yu Chen said quickly: "Okay, I'll find a suitable shirt first, this skirt can be worn in winter and summer, you just need to change the top. By the way, if you have dark blue sandals, take them with you Come out, I want to see if your shoes fit, and if you need more shoes."

Grandma Mary's wheelchair disappeared behind the door connecting her shop and house, and Louis asked in a low voice: "You can really match such ugly clothes into a lookable look, it's amazing."

"Haha, although Grandma Mary's clothes are cheap, they can't be called ugly." Yu Chen picked up a pale yellow chiffon shirt, "Cheap clothes don't necessarily make them look good. Everyone has the right and ability to dress themselves up the best way, and similarly, even rich people may buy famous brands and dress themselves as nouveau riche if they don’t seriously consider matching.

Louis leaned on the shelf and asked, "Even if you don't have much money to spend, can you pursue image?"

"Of course, beauty is regardless of income." Yu Chen put down the yellow shirt and picked up another one, "I told you before that the higher the income, the more likely it is that the clothes will be related to social life, such as If I don’t wear well-matched clothes at work, customers will doubt my aesthetic ability and ability to manage luxury goods, so I must wear famous brands or even luxury goods outside.”

"But you wear old pajamas at home?"

"Hey, in short, for workers below the working class, the price of clothes does not have so much additional meaning, so we don't have to pursue the price. In this way, we can throw away the additional identity, brand and trend value of clothes, and simply look at the clothes themselves. Considering the price-performance ratio, choose the most high-quality and cheap clothes.”

"Then can I do it too?"

Yu Chen glanced at him sideways: "If you are interested, I can match you with everyday clothes right now. But I still suggest that you spend a little more money than Grandma Mary and have a relatively high-end look. Because you want To be successful, your outside must reach the height of your inside.

"That's the height of a senior chef who can serve a Michelin restaurant."