vstars Chapter 36 Shopping
Chapter 36 Shopping
After hanging up the phone, Shen hope asked what was wrong and if she could tell her.
That's amazing. Otherwise, why would you volunteer to conduct an investigation?
Lin Zheng gave a general account of the events, inevitably embellishing them as well:
"President Jiang is having some questions about the location of the commercial street and wants me to investigate. I need to give her an answer before noon. Ms. Shen, do you have time now? Would you like to come along? Or are you planning to take a walk on your day off?"
Shen hope naturally wanted to go along; she hadn't yet gotten the answer she wanted to know.
Besides, she wasn't really resting today; she was just rambling.
"Since this is something President Jiang arranged, I'll go with Young Master Lin. I don't have anything urgent to do."
Lin Zhengxin:
"Miss Shen seems quite willing to help her boss! That's true. Anyway, we're going to the shopping street for research. Whether you shop alone or with someone else, it'll be the same. Shopping together will at least keep you company. By the way, what was you going to ask earlier?"
"I'm asking..."
Lin Zheng glanced at the time and interrupted again: "Is it urgent? If not, let's focus on President Jiang's matter first. It's almost nine o'clock, and there's not much time left until noon. We need to hurry."
Jiang Huaimeng's tasks were always Shen hope's top priority. This time, she wasn't angry; instead, she nodded.
"Let's eat quickly, then go investigate. We can talk about other things after the investigation. Just remember to answer me, Young Master Lin."
"no problem!"
The two of them quickly finished the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), and Lin Zheng invited Shen hope to ride in the car with him.
She walked a distance away and patted her motorcycle. Lin Zheng shrugged and said, "Wandering."
The two of them used their respective vehicles to travel together to the two commercial street locations.
On the way, the girl riding the motorcycle and wearing a helmet had her high ponytail fluttering in the wind. Her originally loose casual clothes were accentuated by the wind, making Shen hope's slender yet strong figure even more clearly.
Upon arriving at the first commercial street, Lin Zheng bought paper and pen from a nearby stationery store and handed them to Shen hope: "I'll trouble Miss Shen to make some notes for me. Just write down whatever I say, and we'll compare the advantages of each street."
"Okay." She took the paper and pen. "Let's begin now."
Lin Zheng's first question was: "Do you like xiaolongbao (soup dumplings)?"
Just as Shen hope was about to pick up her pen, she realized something and looked up at him: "Is this something to be compared to?"
"No, I was just asking casually. I was just curious and didn't ask."
"Please finish dealing with President Jiang's matter first, Mr. Lin. My question was so important that it came after President Jiang's matter, let alone your trivial question."
"Really? So do you like it or not?"
Shen hope didn't want to answer: "So-so."
"I understand, you prefer seafood, right?" After saying that, he glanced at the seafood stall and walked towards the bustling street.
Shen hope was surprised. How did she know?
Or is it just a lie?
As the two strolled along, Lin Zheng, not entirely frivolous, remarked: "There are 97 vendors on the south side of this street and 74 on the west side. The pedestrian flow ratio is roughly 20% over 60 years old..."
Shen hope took careful notes throughout the entire process.
However, since it was a survey, we couldn't just look at these surface data. Lin Zheng also went to a few bustling food stalls and bought a portion to try.
The reason is that, sometimes, regardless of geographical location, the skill of many vendors can also determine a portion of customer traffic.
He bought a serving of takoyaki, ate one himself to taste it, and then handed the fork to Shen hope: "I think it's a 70/100. You try it and see how it tastes so we can analyze it."
Shen hope treated this as work, so she accepted it without hesitation, put one in her mouth, and tasted it.
With her adorable cheeks puffed out, she chewed slowly: "Six out of ten. It's not a semi-finished product, but it's not very fresh."
"Such strict ratings. Actually, it's normal for the food stalls to not be very fresh."
"That's still six points."
Lin Zheng nodded: "That's persistent enough. Let's go buy some crab claws and try them."
She bought another serving of crab claws. Shen hope clearly has a unique love for seafood. Even though she tries to keep a straight face, she can't help but reveal a hint of happiness when she eats her favorite food.
After wandering around for most of the day, Lin Zheng felt tired, found a step and plopped down on it: "Let's rest for a bit."
Shen hope was speechless after seeing it.
Why isn't this person in a hurry at all? Besides, he is, after all, the young master of the Jiang family and President Jiang's future fiancé.
Just sitting on the steps of a busy street?
Not only was the ground dirty, but it also lacked any manners.
Lin Zheng: "Why are you looking at me?"
Shen hope reminded him, "This is already the second street. We'll be finished in about forty minutes. Can't we finish the survey before taking a break?"
Lin Zheng looked up, speechless.
"Dude, you said this morning that I had a landlord mentality. If I have a landlord mentality, what kind of mentality do you have? A slave mentality, huh? We've been walking around non-stop for over two hours, and you won't even let us rest for a few minutes?"
"Landlord mentality was something Lin Shao himself called it, I didn't say that. I just think we should..."
"Stop!" Lin Zheng interrupted, "Stop talking nonsense, I'm going to rest for ten minutes even if it kills me! Besides, I'm clearly the boss, Miss Shen is acting like she's betraying the heavens."
"Ten minutes is too long, five minutes."
"Seven points."
"Six and a half minutes."
"Okay! We'll do it your way, six and a half minutes, but only if you sit down too. If you rush me any further, I'll really have to take a ten-minute break."
Shen hope hummed in agreement.
She took out her phone and turned on the timer. Since there were many people shopping and she had nowhere else to sit, she sat down next to Lin Zheng and waited for six and a half minutes.
The streets were still bustling with pedestrians, chatting and laughing as they strolled through the streets.
In the distance, in front of a flower shop, several young couples were picking out flowers, with the boy joking and teasing his girlfriend.
When people have nothing to do, their eyes will automatically turn to the most attractive thing in their line of sight.
Seeing her staring at him with curiosity, Lin Zheng asked, "What flowers do you think are the prettiest in the florist?"
Shen hope: "Save your breath, you'll have more energy to rest faster."
Lin Zheng: "Answer me one question and I'll take half a minute off."
"None of them look good. I don't like flowers. In my opinion, what's so special about flowers, which just grow in roadside weeds? If a guy is going to give flowers, he should give something practical, even a hair tie would be better than flowers."
Lin Zheng understood that this guy had a very tragic childhood. He was an orphan and, according to the story, he even stole things and scavenged for food when he was young.
Therefore, what she yearns for is, in a sense, exactly the opposite of what Jiang Huaimeng yearns for; she is inherently unable to grasp things that are useless for romance.
"Do you think the hair tie that girl buying flowers is pretty?"
"This is the second question. Generally, I prefer plain-colored hair ties, maybe with a little decoration at most. Those bows and the like are too childish."
Lin Zheng turned to look at the hair tie Shen hope was wearing. It was indeed a pure black hair tie, something that wasn't mentioned in the book.
Lin Zheng asked the main question:
"So, Miss Shen, besides being by President Jiang's side, what do you usually do when you're alone? I'm really curious. Could you tell me what you usually do when you're by yourself? For example, where do you go shopping alone?"