latelenovela Chapter 199 That was many years ago
Chapter 199 That was many years ago
An astonishing statement!
Jiang Huiyi opened her eyes wide in surprise, and even the driver next to her was stunned.
"You took the photo?" the driver asked in surprise, "Have you and Mr. Duan known each other for so long?"
Uncle Lu nodded and kept looking at the photo: "Yes. Oh, I didn't expect that this photo has been around for more than 20 years? Mr. Duan actually still kept it..."
Jiang Huiyi felt something stuck in her throat: "More than 20 years ago? Maybe you remembered it wrongly?"
"How could that be possible!" Uncle Lu said proudly, "I have a very good memory. This photo left a deep impression on me. After I took it, Boss Duan even praised me for taking such a good photo!"
Jiang Huiyi: “.”
driver:"."
Is this photo beautiful?
Well, Duan Hongji in the photo is indeed good-looking. Under such explosive composition and aesthetics, the sharp and unmatched handsomeness of the young Duan Hongji is still very aggressive. But Duan Hongji does not seem to be such a narcissistic person. He should not ignore the messy shooting technology of this photo for the sake of this face, right?
The driver came forward and asked with great interest: "Can you tell me what happened back then?"
The old man looked at the photo, squinted his eyes, and looked as if he was thinking.
Jiang Huiyi thought to herself, this old man is so old, whether what he said is true or not is still unknown, is it really useful to ask him?
The old man narrowed his eyes - this action made him look more human and less scary. He said slowly: "Let me think about it..."
"Back then, this park was not like it is now. At that time, everyone could enter..."
The old man was probably old, he was talking a lot, and he accidentally talked about something else. Fortunately, Jiang Huiyi was worried, and the driver seemed to be quite interested in what happened that year, so no one interrupted him.
“At that time, anyone could come in here.
I was an unemployed vagrant at that time. The domestic economy was booming at that time, and everyone had a little money in their hands. I, an unemployed vagrant, would not starve to death. I was taking pictures for people in this park - at that time, Haicheng's economy had just taken off, and many outsiders poured in. There were so many people! Of course, compared to now, it was nothing.
At that time, Haicheng had no attractions, and this shabby park was the most brilliant and novel tourist attraction. Many people came every day. Smart phones were not popular at that time, and you had to find someone to take photos. I could make a living by taking photos for people in this park and earn a bowl of rice.
That was many years ago. It seemed to get dark later then than it does now, but it was almost time to get off work, and there were not many people in the garden. I was about to finish work and go home, and at this time..."
The old man clicked his tongue twice and showed a nostalgic look.
“It was at that time that Boss Duan and his wife came.
That was many years ago. They were both wearing a pair of ugly clothes, one uglier than the other! I knew they must have bought those clothes near the park, where the store specializes in fooling these young people.
The two of them, wearing a pair of ugly clothes, holding hands, walked into the park like a pair of herald birds. Poor but happy! ——Boss Duan is now much more respectable, no longer wearing such ugly clothes, and no longer smiling so cheaply. Now he looks like a boss.
That was many years ago. What was Mrs. Duan's name? I think it was Axia. Boss Duan called her that, and because it was summer, I remembered it. Axia called Boss Duan Aji, how corny!
Axia and Boss Duan were strolling in the garden. Boss Duan bought her a jade pendant, and Axia bought Boss Duan a ring. The two of them haggled over the price for a long time before they bought the remaining goods from the vendor who had not closed his stall!
The vendor's words sounded better than singing, saying things like "safety and prosperity". A-Xia and Boss Duan actually believed them. These two young people are even more superstitious than an old man like me.
They are all fake. The jade pendant is made of dyed glass and will fade after wearing for a long time. The ring looks like silver, but I don’t know what cheap material it is made of. It is inlaid with a broken blue stone, but that thing does not fade. The jade pendant is 100 yuan more expensive than the ring. These two fools have been taken advantage of.
I take pictures here every day, how could I not know that these things are fake? But we all make a living in this garden, I can't expose the seller on the spot. After the sellers closed their stalls, I quietly went up to tell them. Boss Duan's face turned green with anger. A Xia laughed at him, saying that everyone was deceived, and Boss Duan lost 100 more than her. A Xia said, it can be seen from this. Boss Duan is not cut out for business.
Ouch! Mr. Duan has such a big business now, I don't know if he will be cheated again. If he is cheated now, he will not only lose a hundred dollars.
Boss Duan refuted Axia, saying that he didn't want to do business anyway, he wanted to be a photographer.
At that time, there was no saying that photography would make three generations poor, so I joined in the fun and said that Boss Duan was handsome and would definitely take my job if he worked in this field.
A-Xia was unhappy and asked Boss Duan why he wanted to start a business with her if he wanted to be a photographer? The two started arguing.
I didn’t expect that Duan Hongji and that woman would have a quarrel the first time they came here?
When Jiang Huiyi heard what Uncle Lu said, her heart felt like it was blocked by a piece of cotton soaked in vinegar, sore and swollen, and airtight. It was not until she heard the inside story of the dispute that her eyes lit up slightly.
The driver asked for Jiang Huiyi: "Why did they quarrel?"
"How else can we quarrel? Just quarrel like that. A-Xia said a lot of things, and finally told Boss Duan that she didn't want him to force himself for her. If Boss Duan didn't want to, he could get out.
Boss Duan had a very bad temper. He told me to get out and then left without even looking back!"
"Just left?" Jiang Huiyi opened her eyes wide in astonishment. What about those photos?
But at the same time, she was secretly delighted. It turned out that Duan Hongji was not only so cold and ruthless to her, but also to that woman!
However, Uncle Lu's next words interrupted Jiang Huiyi's joy.
"How can that be possible! He slapped me in the face with such a loud slap!"
Uncle Lu said with great joy: "Boss Duan turned and left, and A-Xia was sulking there, saying that she could become the richest person in the world on her own without Boss Duan. She also called Boss Duan a stubborn ass and said that she would never talk to him again.
A-Xia turned around and wanted to leave, but I advised her that since the park had tickets, she should at least have enough time to explore the park.
After hearing what I said, Axia stopped moving and just walked around in circles.
After a while, Boss Duan came back with a wreath in his hand. Axia said sarcastically that some people had no manners and picked flowers in the park at random.
Boss Duan said that these flowers were sold by the park itself and he learned to make the wreaths himself.
A-Xia made fun of Boss Duan, saying that these flowers were everywhere on the street, and that he was cheated once and it was not enough, he was cheated a second time - guess what Boss Duan said? "
Jiang Huiyi's lips moved, but no sound came out.
The driver next to her asked in a dismissive and cold tone: "What did he say?"
Uncle Lu laughed out loud. "He said, 'I saw these flowers blooming, but you were not there. For this, I'm willing to be deceived.' Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Silly boy, how can you apologize to someone like that?"
Uncle Lu laughed happily, as if he had returned to his youth. Unfortunately, the two listeners were not affected by him at all, and stared at him silently with sad faces.
Uncle Lu laughed enough and continued excitedly: "Axia glared at Boss Duan and said, 'If you put it on your head, I will forgive you.' As a result -"
"Result?" The driver raised his eyebrows.
"What else can we do? Boss Duan really took it! Although he is handsome, he can't stand such a thing on his head. It's really hilarious to watch! A-Xia and I laughed, and passers-by laughed too. This matter is over.
Boss Duan, wearing a wreath, said to Axia very seriously, "I am not doing business for you. I am doing it on my own accord. But the future richest lady in the world, when you become the richest, I will go back to being my photographer."
A-Xia chuckled and said, "Do you know how to make a woman happy? You should say, 'I'm willing to do anything for you.'"
Boss Duan was really stubborn at that time. He refused to change his words and kept talking back.
He said: "When I was studying, I saw someone say, 'No matter what kind of person I become in the future, it's only for you.' I think this is wrong. Why should I put such a big hat on you? Now I am willing to work with you from the bottom of my heart; when you achieve your wish, I will go back to being a photographer, and I am also willing. I will not do anything for you, don't be so self-indulgent!"
Axia asked him again: "I am so angry, do you talk to others like this?"
At this point, Uncle Lu kept everyone in suspense: "Guess what Boss Duan answered?"
Jiang Huiyi stammered.
She felt such a great irony that even the world before her eyes began to shake. She couldn't even utter a word, because every word was a torture to her soul.
The driver laughed: "What did he say?"
Uncle Lu laughed and said, "He said, 'Of course not, why would I tell others such nonsense?'"
The scene was suffocatingly quiet for a moment.
Uncle Lu shook his head: "Listen! How can there be such a person who can't speak in the world! It's a pity that he can still get married!"
"Boss Duan was very straightforward and almost pissed off A-Xia. A-Xia asked him, 'How do you know I didn't leave?' Boss Duan said, 'You are always stingy and you are reluctant to leave without making back your money.'
Axia became even angrier and deliberately made things difficult for him: "What if I leave?"
Boss Duan said, "It doesn't matter. I can just catch up with him."
A-Xia asked: "Aren't you afraid that your flowers will wilt?"
Boss Duan said: "Then I will buy a bunch of flowers that will never wither and chase after them with them."
At this point, Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "Young people love to talk nonsense. Is there any flower in this world that will not wither?"
Jiang Huiyi said softly with an almost self-abuse emotion: "And then, you took pictures of them?"
"It's full of twists and turns! - Ah Xia laughed when she heard it, saying that Duan Hongji loved to say these irrelevant words every day. Boss Duan reflected on himself according to her words, and finally promised that in addition to the flowers that would never wither, he would also buy her a real jade pendant. Of course, in return, the richest woman had to buy him a real ring."
After saying this, Uncle Lu mocked again: "Boss Duan has a hard mouth but soft knees, and he reflects faster than anyone else."
The driver seemed to chuckle: "What happened next?"
"Later, they reconciled and went to take pictures." Grandpa Lu shook his head and said, "Axia and Boss Duan came late, and most of the people taking pictures in the park had left. I was the only one left, so they asked me to take pictures for them."
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Jiang Huiyi tried hard to ignore the harsh words and thought, it seems that those abstract photos of two people were all taken by Uncle Lu.
Uncle Lu said proudly: "We photographers also like to take pictures of good-looking people. They are the best-looking couple I have seen in all these years - although they are a little silly.
That was many years ago. I took a few photos, and Boss Duan looked at them without saying anything. Ah Xia looked at them and praised me for my good photos.
Boss Duan said that he wanted to take some photos of A-Xia alone. A-Xia laughed at him and said that he was trying to become a photographer.
Of course I would not disagree, Boss Duan gave too much. Boss Duan took many photos of A-Xia. Humph, those photos are just average in my opinion, far worse than the ones I took.
After taking many photos of Axia, Axia urged Boss Duan to take a photo of herself. Boss Duan said, "What's the point of taking photos alone?" Axia said, "Wasn't it interesting when you took the photo of me alone just now?" Boss Duan had to agree.
Then, I took this photo of Boss Duan."
Uncle Lu looked at the photo again and again in the winter sun, and said with a sigh, "Looking at it now, this photo is still very good. When Boss Duan saw the photo, he was so amazed that he couldn't speak for a long time! A Xia poked him for a long time before he remembered to praise me for taking a good photo!"
Jiang Huiyi remained silent.
The driver also remained silent.
In this familiar silence, Uncle Lu kept admiring the shabby photo and reminiscing about the past.
"Alas, I have never seen such a handsome young couple. Unfortunately, the photo was taken with a Polaroid camera. There was no negative, so it could only be printed once. I couldn't keep it for archiving. Fortunately, I remembered them in my mind.
"But then again," Uncle Lu suddenly remembered something, "Boss Duan didn't want to use a Polaroid camera. He originally had his eyes on another colleague who used a film camera. Film cameras have negatives, and you can develop as many photos as you want after taking them, which is very convenient for backup. Unfortunately, he and A-Xia had a fight, and by the time they reconciled, the colleague who used the film camera had already gone off work, so I got the bargain. Hehe."
"Because of this, Boss Duan was full of regret when he left. A-Xia advised him that we are still young, why should we keep so many photos for backup and archive? We are not going to die tomorrow. At worst, we can take photos later. They still have a lot of time in the future."
"When Boss Duan heard this, he thought it was right, so he left with the photos. He was still smiling as he left, and said to A-Xia, 'If you die tomorrow, I will die the day after tomorrow.' The two of them laughed as they talked, and left happily."
“That was many years ago.”