Ch 35: Self-awareness Is A Valuable Trait
After Shen Mingyue finished her driving lesson, she went to the nearby restaurant and took out two bowls of Thick Gravy Noodles, then took a car back home.
As soon as she arrived at the shop door, she saw Bai Jingjing selling goods. After Shen Mingyue went in, she helped by saying a few words, and the customer directly bought two dresses.
“After you left, I sold five dresses this morning. It seems that I didn’t get enough goods. I have to replenish stock in two days.”
Bai Jingjing was very happy and a little excited that she sold the goods herself. This is much more interesting than letting her work with data in her department.
“Amazing! At this rate, we’ll all be rich women soon.”
Shen Mingyue invited Bai Jingjing to eat together. After they finished eating, they tidied up the clothes in the shop.
Shen Mingyue didn’t know at this time that the clothes she sold caused a sensation at Gu Sisi’s school, because after four classmates wore dresses to class, everyone couldn’t help but ask about them.
After all, there were few clothing colors at that time, and they were all relatively dark. Clothes in colors like pink and bright yellow were rare. Little girls all love beauty, so they couldn’t help but ask.
The four of them didn’t hide it and directly gave out the address.
Gu Sisi was also worried when she saw her four sisters being envied.
She should have been the object of everyone’s envy, but now she didn’t have a share.
No, after school, she had to go to the Department Store to look for similar styles and buy two sets for herself. Otherwise, how could she compete with others?
So after school, Gu Sisi rode her bicycle to the nearby Department Store, while the other girls took several classmates directly to Shen Mingyue’s shop.
Two hours later, Gu Sisi was desperate because the store didn’t have the styles that Shen Mingyue sold; only her shop had them.
Gu Sisi regretted it a little at this moment. If she had said less when Shen Mingyue came home, she wouldn’t be so embarrassed now.
Anyway, she really couldn’t bring herself to buy them with thick-skinned behavior.
But soon, she came up with another idea: ask her classmates to buy one for her, and she would change into it at school and change back into her own clothes after school.
Shen Mingyue didn’t expect so many customers to come at this time. What surprised her even more was that these customers were brought by the four girls from yesterday.
Shen Mingyue naturally gave these girls face and gave other students a discount, saying she would give them accessories for the sake of those four girls.
As a result, the four girls in the compound were naturally proud, and they liked Shen Mingyue even more.
One of the bolder ones directly said, “Sister Mingyue, they all say you’re from the countryside, that you’re uncultured and uncultivated. I say they’re all talking nonsense. You’re so beautiful, your clothes are so pretty, and your voice is so nice.”
Shen Mingyue was naturally happy to be praised by the girls. She had a large bowl of Big White Rabbit candies on her counter and immediately grabbed a handful to give to them.
“Thank you for the compliment. You’re pretty too. If you have friends who want to buy clothes, introduce them to me, and I’ll give them a discount.”
In a short while, Shen Mingyue coaxed the girls into obedience, and they promised to bring her more customers.
Bai Jingjing watched in amazement. Shen Mingyue quickly bonded with the customers, and when she spoke, she was obviously very approachable. She performed well in all aspects and appeared natural, unlike Bai Jingjing, who even when smiling, appeared fierce to others.
Seeing that it wasn’t early, Shen Mingyue started calculating the day’s income.
After calculating the accounts, she wondered if Gu Yuanzhou would come to the store to pick her up.
After finishing work, Gu Yuanzhou originally planned to go to the shop to pick Shen Mingyue up, but he was stopped by Song Xue as soon as he left the office.
Song Xue heard that Gu Yuanzhou would be attending a meeting soon and needed to bring his wife. She immediately had an idea.
Shen Mingyue was clearly unsuitable for such an occasion. If Gu Yuanzhou brought such a woman to such an important meeting, he would become the laughingstock of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
So she wanted to take Shen Mingyue’s place.
“Translator Song, is there something?”
Gu Yuanzhou spoke with a slightly distant tone, blocked by Song Xue.
“Older Brother Gu, I know you need to bring your wife to the upcoming meeting, but Shen Mingyue is clearly unsuitable for such an occasion. I can help you with this; I can pretend to be your wife and attend the meeting with you. The leaders will definitely agree.”
Song Xue looked as if she was thinking for Gu Yuanzhou. If Shen Mingyue couldn’t attend, someone else would have to take her place. Although this wasn’t glorious—who would bring a fake wife to a meeting?—it was a special situation, and the leaders would have to consider various aspects.
Hearing her words, Gu Yuanzhou was even more determined to keep his distance from Song Xue in the future. Knowing that he already had a family, she still said these things, showing a lack of judgment.
“No need. I’ll figure it out.”
After saying this, Gu Yuanzhou went around Song Xue to leave.
But Song Xue persisted, blocking his way again.
“Older Brother Gu, you’re not really going to bring Shen Mingyue, are you? Please be sensible!”
Looking at the girl he grew up with, Gu Yuanzhou felt an unusual amount of annoyance.
It’s important to have self-awareness. Song Xue’s actions were too abrupt.
“I will naturally treat work matters seriously. You don’t need to worry. I’m going to pick up my wife now. Please step aside.”
Even at this point, Gu Yuanzhou remained polite, his voice warm and deep, appearing very refined.
Yet this businesslike attitude made Song Xue unbearable. Before, she felt that Gu Yuanzhou was close to her, within reach, but now she felt that he was farther and farther away, like an unattainable star in the sky.
Gu Yuanzhou bypassed Song Xue and drove away, while Song Xue stood there dumbfounded. Seeing this, several female colleagues came over to comfort her.
In the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gu Yuanzhou was definitely a sought-after bachelor. He had a good family background, good looks, was young, held a high position, and was excellent in all aspects—a perfect combination.
Many girls had fantasies about him, but who would have thought that such an excellent Counselor Gu would suddenly have a wife.
They also heard about the upcoming meeting in two days. Thinking that Counselor Gu would bring that wife from the countryside, they almost went crazy.
Gu Yuanzhou drove to the clothing store entrance and found that Shen Mingyue had already closed the shop, so he drove home.
When he arrived at the compound entrance, the Security Department said there was a telegram for his family. Gu Yuanzhou inquired and learned that it was from Shen Mingyue’s hometown.
Entering the living room, he found everyone preparing dinner.