GoodReadScarlett and Raymond gradually walked away from the crowd. Along the street, many stores had the Couple's Day promotion posters on the doors.
Occasionally they came across vendors selling roses on the street. Scarlett and Raymond's car was parked on Couple Street, so they had to go back to Couple Street to pick up their car.
There was an event at Couple Street in the evening. It was even livelier than during the daytime.
When they got to the corner, they found the street lit up with beautiful lights, and there were more couples than during the day. The two had already strolled the street during the day. Now they just casually walked down the street, their hands holding each other.
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Suddenly, a 16 or 17-year-old girl came up to them with a large basket of red roses. The girl had a rose in her right hand and held it up to Scarlett and asked Raymond," Uncle, it's Couple's Day. Would you like to buy your girlfriend a rose?" Hearing the girl call him "uncle", Raymond's face darkened.
Scarlett curled up the corners of her lips with a slight smile, standing there quietly and looking at the girl, and she did not say a word.
"She's not my girlfriend." Raymond's answer made the girl embarrassed. Glancing at Scarlett and then at Raymond, the girl felt confused. 'Why would such a pretty girl be someone's mistress?" "Excuse me. Today is Couple's Day. Would you like to buy a rose to cheer the lady up?" The girl was bold.
Although she felt awkward, in order to sell out her roses, she plucked up her courage and asked again.
Scarlett was amused. She lifted her hand and took the rose from the girl's hand. "It's Couple's Day. It's reasonable for me to ask for a rose from you, isn't it?" When Scarlett asked the question, she looked at Raymond with her head tilted, her slightly curled eyes shining like stars reflecting the streetlight.
Raymond clutched her palm a bit tighter and asked, "How much is it?" Hearing Raymond's words, the girl hastily replied, "Fifteen dollars a rose." "How much would it cost if | took all of these?" The girl had been watching Scarlett and Raymond for a while. From their clothes, she concluded they were not ordinary people. The two looked elegant. The girl knew well that such customers could be easily talked into buying her roses. They didn't want to spend much time with her or be petty on some roses.
But the girl didn't think they would take all her roses. At Raymond's words, the girl froze for a moment. After a few seconds, the girl came to her senses. "I have 88 roses and the original price is 1,320 dollars, but today is Couple's Day. Uncle, I'll take 1,314 dollars. The one in the lady's hand will be a free gift." Although Raymond was not happy with the girl calling him "uncle", he felt content to make Scarlett happy. He paid for the roses.
The girl brought with her a hundred roses in total. She thought it would be after midnight when she sold them all.
She didn't expect she'd sell them out in less than 20 minutes. She was so excited. She handed the basket to Raymond and said cheerfully, "Thank you, handsome uncle." Raymond's face darkened a bit more. The girl was so happy with the money she had made that she didn't notice Raymond's dismay.
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Raymond took the flower basket and uttered before the girl turned to leave, "This is not my girlfriend. She's my wife." Then Raymond took Scarlett's hand and walked forward, holding the basket in his other hand.
The girl froze for a moment. She stood there in amazement and watched the two leave. After quite a while, she collected herself.
'Wow! | want to find such a handsome and generous boyfriend, too!" Scarlett glanced at the rose basket in Raymond's right hand. She thought of what the girl had just called Raymond, and she couldn't help but chuckle.
The street was noisy, but still, Raymond heard Scarlett's laughter.
He turned his head to Scarlett, whose smile was so fascinating in the orange light.
Raymond's eyes grew tender. "Honey, what are you laughing at?" At Raymond's words, Scarlett muttered, " Nothing." She was not supposed to tell him she was laughing at the girl calling him uncle, should she? ‘No, I shouldn't.” Raymond looked into her eyes for a moment. He actually knew what she was chuckling about.
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