Accidentally Born in the ‘60s:

Compared to the hustle and bustle on the first floor of the beauty salon, the second floor is much quieter. Five or six women who seem to be over 50 but still have charm are sitting on the comfortable sofas, some holding a cup of freshly squeezed Juice, some sip freshly brewed coffee, and some taste a high-end tea that is very difficult to buy on the market, and on the coffee table among the few people are all kinds of delicate snacks and fruits.

"I said that Xiu Lan has been busy for more than half a year, and I haven't seen anyone all day. It turns out that she has managed such a big beauty salon without a sound. It's amazing." With an envious smile, the woman looked at Ling Xiulan's eyes and said, "It's different at a young age. If I was asked to do business, I would have neither the energy nor the ability."

"My daughter-in-law invests in a beauty shop. She has too many things to manage. I would rather have something to do when I'm idle at home." Ling Xiulan looked at her with a cup of fruit tea with a smile: "Look at you, say It seems that you are much older than me, I am only two years younger than you, and if it is based on my birthday, it is only a little more than a year."

"It's mainly because Ling Lan is young and looks a lot younger than us. In fact, we are basically first-year students." Another looked at Ling Xiulan's smooth and tender skin. Dividing interest: "Xiu Lan, you said that beauty can really make your skin look like you."

Ling Xiulan touched her face and smiled: "I was in France when I regularly went to beauty salons to get to where I am now. Do you remember when I first came back, when you said that my skin was tender and looked at and It's like a little girl, and I haven't been able to do maintenance in the past few years. You can see that there are several fine lines in the corner of the eye. The air in our imperial capital is too dry, and skin care products alone will not work at all."

"Then let's try it, anyway, I'm bored at home anyway. You can still talk and drink tea here." Those who are worthy of sister Ling Xiulan are not bad money, and their husbands are in high positions. , The children don't have to worry about it. Usually, apart from shopping, they are bored at home. Compared with Ling Xiulan, they all lack energy.

Seeing a few people who were interested, Ling Xiulan smiled and said, "This time, I invite you all to have a good experience. If you need makeup and beauty in the future, just come directly to the store, but I bring some girls. I went to France for training, and I guarantee that you will get your money's worth."

"Then let's have a good feeling. If it's as good as you said, not only will we issue the annual card you mentioned, but we will also bring guests to you." A few people laughed and followed the waiting staff. locker room.

People who have money to spend on the second floor have some status and face, so the dressing rooms are independent, in addition to special wardrobes and sofas, there are TVs and beds, just like a small living room.

Just after changing the bathrobe, the service staff guides the customer to the essential oil rack on the side to choose the essential oil they like. Just drop three drops in the water, and the whole bathroom can smell the faint fragrance.

The leisure hall on the second floor became quiet. Ling Xiulan ate two cakes and drank the fruit tea in the cup. She closed her eyes and rested for a while before slowly opening her eyes. She walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked downstairs. The queue for beauty treatments was getting longer and longer, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Being the first person to eat crabs, Ling Xiulan and Zhen Zhen also took a lot of risks, not to mention that Ling Xiulan was the best choice when it came to rebuilding a beauty salon and purchasing equipment abroad. Ten thousand. If the business is not good, although he has the money from his private house to make up for his daughter-in-law's investment, his tossing for the past six months has become a joke. Now looking at the bustling crowd downstairs, Ling Xiulan put on a confident smile on her face. This step is on the right track.

Just as I was about to go downstairs to see the situation on the first floor, the elevator door suddenly opened, and the waiter walked in with an actor, Chen Xue, who was often seen on TV.

Ling Xiulan stepped forward and shook her hand, with a decent smile on her face: "Hello, Ms. Chen, welcome to Yiren Beauty Store. How can I help you?"

Looking at Ling Xiu's outstanding temperament and different dresses from other service staff, Chen Xue asked with a smile, "Are you the store manager." Seeing Ling Xiulan nodding, Chen Xue immediately expressed her needs: "Yes In this way, I have to attend a more important banquet in the afternoon, and I need to dress differently... well... old-fashioned..." Looking at the blue coat on her body, Chen Xue felt helpless: "I don't know much about makeup except for lipstick. I will trouble you this time."

Chen Xue's previous movie has been sought after by many young people, and the clothes she wears on the screen have become popular, but I didn't expect her dress to be so old-fashioned.

However, after all, the concept has just changed. It is normal to accept fast and slow to accept. It's just that Ling Xiulan didn't expect Chen Xue to take such a big step. Styling this stage.

Ling Xiulan still had a decent smile on her face: "I don't know what kind of clothes you have prepared yourself? Is it convenient for me to see?" Chen Xue blushed and handed out the bag in her hand, her voice a little low: "There is a hairy woolen skirt."

Ling Xiulan opened it and saw that the material was really good, but it looked like it was made in the past, and she could put on a sweater when she looked at it.

Ling Xiulan folded her clothes and asked tentatively, "This skirt doesn't look right. If Ms. Chen doesn't mind, you can also take a look at the various evening dresses prepared for customers in our store."

"Can you also pick clothes here?" Chen Xue looked around in surprise, thinking there was a clothing store or something. Ling Xiulan took her to the beauty room. When she entered, there was a floor-to-ceiling shoe rack. Pairs of delicate shoes were placed on it. Under the light, they shone like Cinderella's crystal slippers. Next to the shoe rack is the world of leather bags. Dozens of beautifully styled leather bags are scattered in the grid. Although Chen Xue does not know the brand on it, but just by looking at the workmanship, you know that it is not a cheap one.

I was shocked to see so many shoes and bags. When Chen Xue waited until she saw the rows of beautifully cut clothes hanging on the inside, she didn't know what to do with her expression.

These clothes are all selected by Ling Xiulan one by one. It can be said that she is familiar with each of them. Although Chen Xue didn't say much about the banquet, Ling Xiulan felt that she could make a simple actor come here. The styling must be unusual, so what she recommends are more formal little dresses.

Chen Xue didn't dare to reach out when she saw the beautiful clothes. Ling Xiulan simply chose the three most suitable for her according to her figure, and asked directly, "Which one do you like?"

Chen Xue's eyes directly skipped the black and white skirt and landed on the big red dress. Ling Xiulan handed the dress to the service staff. After about ten minutes, Chen Xue, who was wearing a red dress, tried on The dressing room came out. She looked down at the skirt with some unease, and felt a little worried when she touched the exposed arm.

Ling Xiulan walked over to Chen Xue and looked at her in the mirror: "If you are not used to showing your arms, I can match you with a jacket." Chen Xue nodded immediately, and the service staff gave the prepared jacket to She put it on, and Chen Xue was relieved when she saw that her arms were covered.

Ling Xiulan asked with a smile, "Is it convenient to untie the braid?"

Chen Xue nodded and untied the braid by herself. Ling Xiulan would use her hand instead of a comb to gather her hair and write it down, which helped her spread it over her shoulders. The big wavy curly hair was matched with a red skirt. For the first time, I know that I can actually be so bright.

"Can I wear this?" Chen Xue looked at herself in the mirror, her face flushed.

"Of course." Ling Xiulan smiled: "You look so beautiful!"

"Yeah, it's so pretty." The woman was pleasing herself, and Chen Xue was also attracted by herself in the mirror. She turned her head and smiled sweetly at Ling Xiulan: "How much is this dress?"

Ling Xiulan smiled and quoted a price that made Chen Xue stunned. It seemed that Chen Xue was not very familiar with the brand. Ling Xiulan first briefly introduced the brand, and then said: "This is this year's limited edition new model. It is said that there are only a few pieces in the world in Huaguo, this dress is mainly in bright red, and the style is slightly conservative, which is more suitable for the people of Huaguo, so I immediately bought this dress as soon as I saw it. "

Chen Xue looked at herself in the mirror, and her love for beauty finally prevailed: "Then choose this dress."

The service staff led Chen Xue into the dressing room with a smile. After taking a bath, skin care, makeup, and hairdo, Chen Xue could no longer recognize herself in front of the mirror. A gray ugly duckling has now transformed into a beautiful white swan.

Ling Xiulan stood by and looked at Chen Xue, smiled and asked, "Ms. Chen, are you still satisfied with the makeup? Is there anything that needs to be modified?"

Chen Xue came back to her senses, but her eyes were still reluctant to leave the mirror, so she nodded slightly: "I'm very satisfied." She looked down at the high heels under her feet, and tried walking around the room twice, waiting After getting used to the feeling under my feet, I was a little worried. This place is not far from the Imperial Hotel, but she was so beautifully dressed and put on makeup. Chen Xue was worried that dust would blow on her face when she walked over.

Seeing Chen Xue's concerns, Ling Xiulan smiled and said, "I don't know where Ms. Chen is attending the banquet. If it is inconvenient in the past, our beauty shop can provide a car dispatch service. In addition, your changed clothes and backpacks can be temporarily stored in us. You only need to come and pick it up within three days, or our service staff can help you deliver it to your home.”

Chen Xue was overjoyed and quickly said, "Just put it here, I'll come and get it tomorrow." The service staff immediately brought brand-new pockets, and put them neatly in front of Chen Xue. After Xue took out a thick stack of money from her bag to pay for this expensive consumption, she got off the elevator with a brand-new handbag and delicate high-heeled shoes.

The elevator door opened, and the people in the waiting area all looked up at the same time. Facing the eyes from all directions, Chen Xue became nervous again, and subconsciously reached out to pull the skirt around her legs, but she was held by Ling Xiulan as soon as she tilted her body. hand. Turning her head to look at Ling Xiulan's graceful attitude, Chen Xue took a deep breath, raised her head and kept smiling.

"Is this Chen Xue?" Someone finally recognized her: "Wow, the real person is actually prettier than the one on TV, isn't this hairstyle too beautiful?"

"The skirt looks good too, the red is real, it has to be satin, it looks very smooth."

"This hairstyle is so beautiful. I originally wanted to perm the cauliflower head this time, but now I decided to perm the same as Chen Xue."

"Me too. When the weather warms up, I'll buy a red dress to wear. It's absolutely fashionable."

More and more praises made Chen Xue's smile more and more confident. She turned to look at Ling Xiulan and said sincerely, "Sister Ling, thank you."

"No thanks, come back next time when you have time." After Ling Xiulan sent Chen Xue away, before she could get up, a woman in her 10s and 50s grabbed her hand: "I happened to be outside when Chen Xue came. Standing in line, compared to just now, it was like two people, you said that I will go up and you will clean up for me, can you also look good?"

Ling Xiulan smiled: "We also have dresses suitable for your age, but the above services are more expensive."

"It doesn't matter if it's expensive, I have all the money with me. To be honest with you, I will meet my in-laws for the first time tonight. My in-laws are from Modu, and I just came back from overseas a few years ago. My son said he was dressed in old clothes It's fashionable, I have to do it well, but I can't embarrass the people of the imperial capital." She took Ling Xiulan's hand and walked to the elevator: "You can rest assured and help me do it, my son has made a lot of money in electric appliances in the past few years. money."

Ling Xiulan looked at her dumbfounded, until the elevator door closed before whispering, "Eldest sister, we are really expensive. If you are like Chen Xue, it will cost you 1,800 yuan."

"That's not cheap." The aunt was hesitant, but when the elevator door opened, she gritted her teeth and came in after seeing the environment inside: "I originally looked down on my son as a self-employed person, so I dressed up again. The sloppy one is definitely not good. Just give me the order as Chen Xue did, I can't let my son get married because of me."

Ling Xiulan smiled: "Then you and I choose clothes!"

*****

A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and several designers from the garment factory have finally emerged. The sales of several new clothes they have designed are very good, and they are catching up with the clothes of celebrities, not to mention the beauty salon. It is full of people every day. Although the cheapest beauty treatment costs ten yuan, it still can’t stop the people in the imperial capital. Just like Ling Xiulan said at the beginning, going to the beauty salon in Yiren has become a fashion and a trend. Funny thing.

Many young people from the provinces and cities near the imperial capital also come here. If you come to the imperial capital for a honeymoon and come to the Yiren beauty salon for beauty treatments, it will become a must-have item. A trip to the capital.

After the clothing factory and the beauty salon were on the right track, Zhen Zhen's mind was all about work. Seeing that she had been married for more than a year, Mrs. Li couldn't help but urged her again, Zhen Zhen was still He smiled and told her: "Don't worry, it's still early."

Just when Mrs. Li was about to talk to Xi Junjie and ask him to do Zhen Zhen's ideological work, Xi Junjie received a job notice to work in France for three years. After Zhen Zhen got the news, she immediately submitted an application to the Huaguo News Agency and offered to be transferred to the French office.

Considering Li Mingzhen's actual situation and her work performance, Zhen Zhen's application for overseas residency was quickly approved. Mrs. Li originally heard that Xi Junjie was going abroad for three years, and she couldn't help worrying about what the couple would do if they were separated for so long, but after Zhen Zhen's application was approved, Mrs. Li was a little reluctant, and she started to fight Zhen Zhen. After she was born, Zhen Zhen has not left her side.

As for Mrs. Li, Zhen Zhen also has 120 worries. She discussed with Mingdong, Mingxi, and Mingbei. The three brothers take turns to come to the Siheyuan every month to stay with Mr. Li. Too and parents. In order to allow Mrs. Li to adapt in advance, the Mingdong family stayed here first.

Zhen Zhen looked at Mrs. Li unhappy, took her hand and coaxed her: "Three years will soon pass, I will call you once a week, and I promise to come back from France, I will call you Have a beautiful great-granddaughter."

Once Mrs. Li heard this, she sighed again: "You said that your elder brothers have two or three children in their family. When you have a family plan, one will be lonely."

Zhen Zhen gritted her teeth: "I promise to give birth to a pair of twins when I come back."

"Really?" Mrs. Li squinted at her: "You can't fool me about this."

"Really!" Zhen Zhen patted her chest: "I promise."

The people next to him were delighted to hear the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren, Mingxi couldn't help but interjected and laughed: "This twin is not guaranteed to come, this stuff is inherited, and there is no precedent for twins in our family. Ah, Junjie's house doesn't either, I think that's enough."

Mr. Li was not happy, she stretched out her crutches and slapped Mingxi with a stick: "Shut up for me, you know shit!"

Mingdong pinched Mingxi from behind, and quickly echoed: "What milk said is that Mingxi is still a scientist, and he doesn't know anything about Jing nonsense. Zhen Zhen, wait for you and Junjie to work hard after they return from France. , and strive to give birth to twins in one go."

There were other people gags, and the sad parting dissipated a lot. Until Zhen Zhen left, Mrs. Li was still smiling. Mingxi and Mingbei were afraid that Mrs. Li would feel uncomfortable, so they did not dare to leave. They volunteered to play mahjong and sing with Mrs. Li. Although Mrs. Li was gloomy, she saw that her grandson and grandchildren were crowded together. Coaxing myself to be happy in front of myself, I suddenly felt that my life was complete.

*****

After getting off the plane, Xi Junjie took Zhen Zhen to a brokerage company to get the keys, and then went directly to an apartment of Xi's family in Paris. Because Xi Changbo had already revealed the tone of the expatriate, after the tenant's contract expired, Xi Junjie did not entrust the brokerage company to renew the contract, and took it back early.

Pushing open the door, Zhen Zhen looked at the interiors with curiosity, because they have been renting out for a long time, the sofa and dining table in the house are a little outdated, but fortunately, the tenants who lived in this house before are relatively Clean, the house is neat and tidy, and there is no trace of oil smoke in the kitchen.

The young couple cleaned the house again. While Xi Junjie was taking a bath, Zhen Zhen quickly put the quilts and pillows into the space, and took out a new set to spread. The sofa and dining table are okay, let her sleep on other people's bedding, Zhen Zhen said that she can't get over the hurdle in her heart.

Laying on the sheets and pillowcases, Zhen Zhen didn't care about admiring her new home, so she quickly updated the map in her mind. This time, I came to apply to come to France, one is to gain work experience, and the other is to want to Take advantage of the fact that the cultural relics of China are not sold to sky-high prices, buy back as many as possible.

At that time, the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens was destroyed by the British and French allied forces, and many Chinese cultural relics and treasures flew across the sea, some in museums, and more in the hands of private collectors. Zhen Zhen is quite confident about taking treasures, she buys what she can buy, and replaces what she can't. Anyway, according to Zhen Zhen's observation, there are many treasures in the land and sea in France.

Zhen Zhen went to the study, she opened a notebook and listed down the relatively heavyweight and precious cultural relics that she saw in her consciousness. When Xi Junjie came to her after bathing, Zhen Zhen had already written ten sheets. Paper.

"What do you write?" Xi Junjie leaned over curiously: "The jade seal of Qianlong, the bronze statue of the animal head in Yuanmingyuan... What did you write?"

"The cultural relics I'm going to buy back." Zhen Zhen smiled: "You know I like to collect these things."

Xi Junjie didn't know that Zhen Zhen actually had a house with collections until after he got married. Although he didn't know those cultural relics very well, he saw that every time Mr. Xu Mengguo came to his house, he was rushing to the house for collections, and he didn't want to stay for a day. When I came out, I knew that there were many precious cultural relics inside.

Xi Junjie's hobby for Zhen Zhen has always been in favor of both hands. Xi Junjie put Zhen Zhen in his arms and kissed her on the lips affectionately: "Go take a shower, I'll take you to eat something good."

“What about eating well?” Zhen Zhen looked at him with bright eyes.

Xi Junjie thought for a while, then smiled again: "Then I will hand over all my financial accounts to you, and I will wait for you to give me pocket money in the future."

"Don't you feel bad for handing over your small treasury?" Zhen Zhen smiled and tapped Xi Junjie's chest with her finger.

As early as in the imperial capital, Xi Junjie truthfully reported his assets in France to Zhen Zhen. Although it was not comparable to Zhen Zhen's net worth, it was a considerable amount of wealth.

Seeing Zhen Zhen's cramped expression, Xi Junjie smiled: "I'm just pretending to be you, what kind of money does it hurt."

"You are slick." Zhen Zhen stood up from Xi Junjie's body and said with a serious face: "Don't make any account adjustments after eating, and accompany me to buy Raphael in 1982." Looking at Xi Junjie Looking a little dazed, Zhen Zhen waved her hand domineeringly: "Let's wrap it up for him!"