No. 8 Pawnshop

Chapter 107:

When the last note fell, the ladies and gentlemen who had finished dancing stopped to applaud and thank this charming lady from the East for her beautiful song.

This time Ye Li, who is a young pianist, played the opening song for the banquet.

Ye Li got up gracefully from the piano, smiled politely at the people beside her, and left to be replaced by another young man who blushed with excitement. I didn’t intend to keep going.

Walking to the corner of the banquet, Ye Li took the champagne from the waiter. When she drank it, the champagne was automatically replaced with water without a trace of taste. She never drinks, even if is to complete the task.

She is now on a dream ship, the magnificent maiden voyage of a top class cruise ship. On the surface, this was nothing more than a feast for the rich and the rich, but the iceberg that was about to hit two days later changed everything.

She paid attention to the chattering and laughing people on the field, who would have thought that the disaster of extinction would come in an instant.

Ye Li put down the wine glass on the long table covered with patterned white cloth, she only needs to know who will be the real guest of No. 8 pawnshop.

In Ye Li’s hand, there is a list, and there are not many names on it, and they are all on this luxury cruise ship.

The first name is Carl Hockley.

fact.

It is the essence, the essence of the capitalist, the pursuit of money first. Like most American businessmen, pure capitalists, this kind of person will not turn down the pawnshop of No. 8.

As a saying goes, if the capital has 50% profit, it will take risks; With hundreds of profits, it dares to commit any crime, even to be hanged.

This sentence is appropriate no matter what world it is placed in.

What’s more, what he can get from No. 8 pawnshop is more than 300% profit.

What kind of sky-high prices have the outside world reached? Compared with banknotes that may depreciate at any time, Carl Hockley is well aware of the convenience and glory that White Star’s status as an important shareholder has brought to himself and his family.

As for love, his fiancee Rose will still be the future wife of the Hockley family, even if there is no love, Rose still belongs to him, Carl is very confident, and he can’t give up her beauty and nobility.

Ye Li appreciates such a person who has no regrets at all, and she also believes that the pawnshop and Cal Hockley still have the opportunity to continue to cooperate. Of course, the last sentence Karl will not know, because it is too creepy.

I am afraid that even a guest who has pawned once will not want to have the possibility of pawning again.

What will be lost next time? Nobody knows.

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In a quieter part of the banquet, Ye Li also met an old couple in extraordinary clothes, the gray-haired and smiling old man took the initiative to say hello to Ye Li, “My wife and I both I really like Miss Ye’s piano music, but unfortunately there is only one.”

In their identities, they shouldn’t have taken the initiative to talk to an ‘ordinary’ young pianist like Ye Li, and their attitude was so gentle. The Strauss, one of the founders of Macy’s in the United States, are also the second richest person in the world.

The same gray-haired lady holding his arm also smiled and nodded to Ye Li. Ye Li, who could understand people’s voices, of course knew that the person she really liked was this old lady, and she Her husband came to greet Ye Li just to make her happy.

Mr. Strauss added, “In a few months, it will be my wife’s birthday. I hope to invite Miss Ye to play a song for my wife.”

Ye Li smiled, “It’s an honor.”

The two couples glanced at each other, and with deep warmth, said goodbye to Ye Li and left together.

Such a deep relationship will not be enviable, and Ye Li only knows that the names of these two are also on the list.

In the early morning, the wide deck brought bursts of sea breeze, the fast-moving cruise ship was particularly conspicuous in the blue sea and blue sky, and the dolphins jumping in front of the ship, Jack held the mast at the tip of the cruise ship Laughing, he has short blond hair, blue eyes, a charming appearance, and luckily, a gamble in the bar won him a ticket to board this dream cruise.

And he met the woman who made his heart move. He didn’t know her name, he only remembered her red hair, fair face, and green lace dress.

A mesmerizing English rose.

His friend was half-joking and half-advising, that the noble lady and they are not from the same world, and he will not have the chance to get close, even if they are on the same ship.

Jack was not discouraged because of this. He had an unimaginable optimistic attitude and believed in all possibilities.

So when Ye Li found him, he accepted it at once, and asked with a smile, “Are you an angel?”

Ye Li shook his head and smiled, “I’m not.”

“Then can you give me a chance to meet her?” Jack still had a bright and charming smile on his face, almost dazzling others’ eyes.

Ye Li said, “Of course. But we want you one thing in exchange.”

“What?” Even after hearing such a request, Jack was still excited and full of curiosity.

“Your talent for drawing.”

Exchanging talent for a chance encounter, Jack agreed without thinking.

Jack never thought about whether this encounter would have a happy ending. He is a painter, has an artist’s heart, and has seen the sufferings and joys of the world, so he knows that the ending may not be It will be so satisfactory, but it can’t stop his heart from flying into the flames, pursuing what he wants, what he wants to have now.

Pawnshop No. 8 also fulfilled his wish, and he met Rose, whom he fell in love with at first sight, that night, although the encounter was not a good one.

He became a hero, Jack was even a little fortunate, if he didn’t get this chance, would Rose really kill herself? He didn’t want to see the girl he liked, so beautiful A life withered.

And the following contact with Rose, let Jack have surprises again and again, Rose’s invitation, and dance with him in the third class cabin, communicate with him, listen to He tells his story.

Jack felt that he was patronized by the goddess of luck, who gave him a love like a dream.

Carl didn’t care about Rose as much as he did before after pawning his love. He was more concerned about the telegrams sent to him every morning telling him the rising stock price of White Star Company. And talk about business cooperation capital with rich businessmen everywhere.

In addition to giving Rose free space, such an indifferent Carl also disliked him more and more. Rose couldn’t help laughing at herself, she might just be a vase for people to appreciate in Carl’s heart.

Jack’s appearance rekindled her enthusiasm. It turned out that her life could be lived in another way.

Angry, Rose is his fiancee, and he has even sent out 500 invitations to celebrities and rich acquaintances. This wedding must not be cancelled.

So he asked the bodyguard to keep Rose in the room until the cruise ship docked, and Rose didn’t need to appear in front of people anymore.

Jack was not only lucky, but also smart, he used some tricks to lure away the bodyguard and took Rose out of the room.

When she was in love, Rose wanted Jack to paint him a picture, and even took off his clothes, but facing the canvas, Jack couldn’t move the pen, bit the end of the brush, Junxiu’s eyebrows furrowed.

Ross put on a coat, hugged him and comforted him gently, “I can’t paint this time, let’s paint it next time.”

Jack just made a perfunctory ummmm twice, he knew in his heart that he couldn’t move his brush anymore, but he didn’t regret that he couldn’t paint, he could still be a sailor, a wandering singer , he can also do other things he wants to do.

But an unforgettable love is hard to come by.

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However, when the giant ship hit the iceberg, everything came to an abrupt end.

People on deck were struggling between life and death, and the ship was sinking. Anger mixed with panic, roaring, sobbing, pleading, praying, people couldn’t believe they were forsaken by God.

Ye Li walked in the chaos, no one could see her, no one could touch her, and she would not save them. If she had any sympathy, she would have been overwhelmed by guilt and powerlessness during her decades as the owner of No. 8 pawnshop.

Life and death are a matter of life, and death is not the end of everything, but a new beginning.

Eliminate love and hate, sorrow and joy, and reincarnate again.

In fact, there are exceptions, Karl Hockley is one, and so is the Strauss.

Carl Hockley is a calm businessman. When he encountered a crisis, he went to the No. 8 pawnshop. Ye Li told him that what he had to pay was after the age of forty-seven. chance.

Carl can only comfort himself, even if he can’t do business after the age of forty-seven, with the wealth accumulated by the Hockley family, he can still enjoy life. it is good.

What he didn’t know was that he could reach the other side safely in his original destiny, and of course Ye Li wouldn’t tell him.

It is not better to trade chance for a guarantee.

The Strauss and his wife did not get on the lifeboat and refused Ye Li’s help. They were unwilling to exchange their souls for their few lives. Death was not terrible for them, just a little earlier. They lie on the bed in the room, hugging each other, waiting to die.

Ye Li respects the decision of the guest, although she does not understand such love.

And although Jack and Rose are young, their love is still brilliant. Enough to make Jack pay for it with his life.

Death was behind him, but he told Rose, “Luck gave me a love, even if it didn’t last forever, but I was still satisfied.”

The surviving Rose’s love for him is that in your name and my name, she will live as he wishes.

Task completed.

The author has something to say:

As if consciously holding up the Titanic, the blue waves rolled up the passengers who fell into the sea and sent them to the deck. The water flow in the giant ship voluntarily retreated like a miracle and returned to the sea.

The sky is completely clear, and the sea is still treating the giant ship like a child.

The people cheered, the miracle of God,

Ye Li, who was also watching all this on the deck, twitched the corners of his mouth.