Chen Xiaohui didn't know what to do, so Ye Fan asked her to go back and think about it.
There is no use in thinking alone. Chen Xiaohui went back to work in the afternoon and talked about the matter with her colleagues while sorting out the information. She just replaced her with Ye Fan and used "friend" to refer to her. So much so that her colleagues not only did not suspect that she had made a friend out of thin air, but also carefully helped her analyze it.
The result is similar to what Ye Fan said. How can a child know the joy of fish if he is not a fish? Chen Xiaohui thinks it is not easy for one person to raise two children. Maybe she is very satisfied with the current situation.
Chen Xiaohui didn't dare to be self-righteous, but when she thought about the depression in her ex-husband's life because of her stubbornness in her previous life, she wanted to make up for it in this life, so she decided to listen to Ye Fan's words, send Liang Liang to interest classes from time to time, and become friends with her "ex-husband". She would take the opportunity to help if needed.
Chen Xiaohui was afraid that Ye Fan would not be able to rest when he had time to think about his own affairs, so she called Ye Fan specifically to tell him.
Yu Wentao was in the house at that time, and Ye Fan couldn't help but said to his mother-in-law: "You're sensible now."
Yu Wentao was speechless: "How old are you?"
"Some people don't make much progress when they grow old in terms of human relations and sophistication." Ye Fan said.
Yu Wentao suspected that she was referring to Huihui's grandmother and grandfather, but she didn't want to talk about the Chu family and asked her instead when she would go north again.
The interest class between Erbao and Liangliang was over. Ye Fan made two deliveries while Dabao picked up an advertisement.
Ye Fan rested at home for two days, and Dabao put on a watch and walked around in front of Ye Fan, like a hand model. Ye Fan didn't notice his watch and asked, "Did you eat too much this morning?"
"What? Mom." Dabao pulled up a chair and sat down in front of her, stretched out his hand, "Did you see it?"
Ye Fan nodded: "I saw it."
"Did you really see it?"
Ye Fan didn't know why: "What's wrong?"
"New watch!" Dabao couldn't help raising his voice.
Ye Fan sighed: "Your mother is not blind!"
Erbao, who was at one end of the sofa, looked at the ceiling and rolled his eyes, and said leisurely: "Mom, my brother didn't buy it with money."
"Who bought it?" Ye Fan asked subconsciously.
Dabao propped his legs up on his elbows and asked worriedly: "Is mom so tired?"
Ye Fan thought about it and said angrily: "You are stupid! Someone asked you to shoot a watch advertisement and then gave you a watch?"
"Don't you see what kind of watch this is?" Dabao was surprised, "Mom, you know all about foreign jewelry, bags, and skin care products, but you don't know famous watches?"
Ye Fan: "Your mother is not a god and has limited energy. How can she understand everything."
"But the watch you have is not cheap either." Dabao pointed to the watch his mother bought in Hong Kong City last year.
Ye Fan nodded: "Is it possible that when your mother buys a watch, she doesn't look at the brand but only the style?"
Dabao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, because he thought his mother knew watches as well as her skin care products.
Ye Fan laughed when he saw this: "No wonder you were walking around swinging your arms in front of me just now. I thought you had fleas."
"You -" Dabao swallowed back the disrespectful words, "How can you not understand expressions."
Ye Fan: "Why do we need to understand?"
"We can study together."
Ye Fan asked: "I will give you a piece when I buy it."
Dabao smiled, a little embarrassed, and Ye Fan was speechless: "You and the Pixiu family."
"I'm kidding you, Mom." Dabao said, "I can buy it myself if I have money. Mom, look at this dial, look at the strap, and then look at-"
Ye Fan interrupted: "Stop! It's not like I haven't bought you a watch before. How come it's like seeing it for the first time?"
Erbao: "It's a coincidence. He planned to buy himself a watch on the day he prepared a birthday gift for me, but just after breakfast, the film and television company asked him to call back. When he signed the contract at the company, they gave him two watches. One of them is the one he likes.”
No wonder he is so rare. Ye Fan asked: "I'll give you both, or will I lend it to you for two years?"
Dabao: "Wear it for one year and it will be mine."
"You usually go to school and don't have time to film TV series. Even if you don't wear it, they don't know about it, right?" Ye Fan asked.
Dabao nodded: "That's what I said at the time. They said it's okay to let reporters take pictures a few times. Besides, even if no reporters take pictures of me, I don't have to attend any events, and it's impossible not to wear it. If it's because I endorse this watch, As sales increase, there will definitely be people looking for me to take other pictures.”
Erbao asked curiously: "Are you taking pictures of perfume? I have seen men's perfume in the mall."
"We'll see when the time comes. If the money is too much, I'll take it. If the endorsement fee is the same as giving me charity, and there's a lot of rubbish, they'll look for whoever they want." Dabao stood up, "Mom, wait a minute."
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He ran to the back bedroom and took out another watch and gave it to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan: "What are you doing for me?"
"Are you going to dad's place in a few days? Let dad play for a few days."
Ye Fan couldn't laugh or cry: "It seems that you really like this brand of watches. You are not willing to give them to your dad."
Erbao suspected that his mother didn’t know how expensive these two watches were, “Mom, he can buy a house with one watch.”
Ye Fan exclaimed: "How much?" She didn't look at the dial carefully just now. She took her son's hand and saw the letters on the watch. As she thought, it was a foreign luxury watch. "This, they shouldn't look for successful people or big stars." Is it an endorsement? How can I find you? This watch is for middle-aged people, right?”
"They say mainland male stars are not fashionable enough."
Ye Fan: "You can find celebrities in Hong Kong City."
"It is said that the effect is average in the mainland. Maybe people who like Hong Kong celebrities are around my age and cannot afford such an expensive watch. Those who can afford it will not buy it just because of celebrity endorsement. They also said that for this group, they come to me It’s better than asking a celebrity. I don’t know who they asked to check it,” Dabao said, “When I saw this watch, I thought it was a mistake and asked why I was asked. They said this is what young people wear when they go out to hang out. One.”
Erbao said: "Mom, don't worry, it's not like dad used a gun to force them to cooperate with brother."
Dabao: "Even if they say they want me to be the spokesperson just to test the effect, it's still worth accepting. Not to mention giving me so many reasons."
Ye Fan asked directly: "How much?"
"One million in two years." Erbao said.
Yu Wentao almost fell in from the outside, Erbao hurriedly rushed forward to help her: "Grandma, slow down!"
"I'm fine." Yu Wentao saw that Erbao was very frightened by her, and held the door frame with her other hand to steady herself.
Erbao helped her in: "You have to be careful then. Grandma, how about I go to the store and buy you a crutch?"
Yu Wentao shook off her hand: "I'm not old! Why should I buy a cane!" He glared at Erbao, sat down on the sofa, and then asked after sitting firmly: "Dabao, how much does it cost in two years?"
Dabao smiled and stretched out a finger.
Yu Wentao was sure she heard correctly and exclaimed: "Why so many? Is it more profitable than your mother's business? You are not a big star either."
Ye Fan: "Aunt Yu, if a celebrity endorses a watch like this one on Dabao, the customer base may not necessarily buy it. On the contrary, if Dabao wears it, he will easily be followed. If nothing else, let’s just talk about the grandson of his grandfather’s comrade-in-arms. Another example is Cheng Zhenhua’s son. , If you think Dabao’s watch looks good, you will definitely want to get one.”
Yu Wentao: "I can't afford the old stone."
Dabaobei wanted to laugh: "Grandma, anyone who wants to ask Uncle Cheng for help can pay for his son."
"Is this corruption?" Yu Wentao asked.
Ye Fan: "It's not just this kind. If my surname is Chen and Geng Zhiye is not surnamed Geng, and our parents and relatives are ordinary citizens, and others are jealous of my company, I will ask Dabao to get close to the younger generation of the Cheng family, watch, pager. , I lent them to play with. When the people who coveted my company saw that I was close to the Cheng family, how dare they care about my company?”
"This -" Yu Wentao still felt like corruption, "This is not good either."
Ye Fan said: "Then let's not talk about that. Dabao has a good image on the outside. No matter what age group buys the watch he endorses, they will not dislike looking like a nouveau riche. Because he has nothing to do with the nouveau riche. Dabao has to endorse domestic brands. Hundreds of thousands, but two years to endorse top foreign luxury goods is not much more than one million.”
Dabao: "So I gave me two more watches."
Yu Wentao had a toothache in disbelief: "One million, if you say it is a golden coupon, I believe it!"
Dabao was so funny: "In what lifetime did I have this experience?"
Ye Fan said: "I don't have one million in Dabao's hands."
"What's wrong?" Yu Wentao was anxious, "So a rich company still pays in installments?"
Ye Fan was surprised: "You still know about installment payment?"
Yu Wentao rolled her eyes at her: "I have never done business, so why haven't I heard what you said?"
Ye Fan smiled and said: "Forgot, forgot. I mean you have to pay taxes. It might be more distressing for you to know how much taxes you have to pay."
"Don't say it, please let me slow down." Yu Wentao stopped her from talking, "Dabao, can you show grandma your watch?"
Ye Fan handed over the watch in her hand. "Why do you have it too?" Yu Wentao asked after taking it.
Ye Fan: ‘Dabao asked me to put it away and give it to his father to wear for two days. Geng Dabao, you are not afraid of being photographed by military reporters. Talk to your father from above. ’
Dabao nodded: "I'm afraid. So I gave him a few days to play. Being photographed for several days means that Dad is not lucky this year."
At this age, Yu Wentao has never seen such an expensive thing. She held it in her hand and looked around. The strap was so bright that it could be used as a mirror. She couldn't help but sigh: "You get what you pay for." After a pause, he added, "Expensive things are better. At first glance, they are classier than what your mother is wearing."
Ye Fan pretended not to hear.
The old lady was curious enough, so Ye Fan stuffed the watch into her handbag.
After staying at home for another two days, Dabao and Erbao both went to school, and Ye Fan went to the army.
On the night he arrived at the army, Ye Fan took out his watch.
Geng Zhiye fell in love with it at first sight and didn't want to take it off. When Ye Fan saw this, he didn't mention Dabao, but just reminded him: "You can only wear it for a few days."
"I know." Geng Zhiye raised his wrist and looked at it under the light, "Is it expensive?"
Ye Fan: "At the current housing price, one watch per apartment."
Geng Zhiye suddenly felt that his wrist was heavy: "——Is that correct?"
"No." Ye Fan said, "I think you should wear it in the house. If your subordinates and comrades see it, they will envy you and go astray for a moment, and you will be guilty of a big crime."
Geng Zhiye nodded: "Can I wear it every day when I'm on vacation?"
"Okay." Ye Fan has been married to Geng Zhiye for many years and has never seen him particularly like anything. Watches are the only thing outside of him that excites him.
On the day he came back from the army, Geng Zhiye couldn't let go of Ye Fan, let alone the watch she brought with her. Ye Fan coaxed him to have a few dollars left at home.
When she got home, she wanted to make a phone call. There was someone in the hall. Ye Fan was about to ask who he was when the man sitting cross-legged on the sofa digging for watermelons looked up. Ye Fan was shocked: "Benben? When did you come back? Why are you still wearing a hat in the house?"
Geng Benben smiled sheepishly and took off his baseball cap.
Ye Fan clearly saw a scar on his forehead and hair. It was probably not long after the injury. There was a band of gauze wrapped around his head. "Why is this so serious?"
"It looks serious, but it's actually a skin injury and a slight concussion." Geng Benben put on his hat again.
Ye Fan: "There are no outsiders, so you are afraid that I will see you?"
Geng Benben took off his hat: "Don't worry, little aunt, I didn't go to the battlefield. There was a night drill a few days ago. I was only thinking about the mission and didn't pay much attention to the surrounding environment. I got poked by a tree branch."
Ye Fan raised his voice and his heart dropped back to where he was for a moment, "Why do your troops like night exercises? Once, your uncle spent several days in the ice and snow, and his hands felt like braised pig's trotters when he came back. I have been married to him for so many years, This is the first time I’ve seen frostbite on his hands.”
Geng Benben said with a smile: "Because the enemy may choose to enter the country at night."
Ye Fan sighed: "Fortunately, Dabao stays in the house every day."
Geng Benben: "I can't wait any longer. Asking me to study data every day is worse than asking me to train outside every day."
"By the way, you came back by yourself?"
Geng Benben shook his head: "My little brother and I are together."
"The chief also wants you two to take vacation together? Do other people who live in the same place have no objection?"
"I didn't agree at first, saying it would have a bad impact. Aren't I injured? My younger brother hasn't taken annual leave this year. The chief was worried that I would have a concussion and vomit in the car, so he approved me to come back with my younger brother. But my sick leave is gone. I have to Go back to the army with him.”
Ye Fan: "It will be safe to have a companion on the road. If we go back a few days early, we won't have to worry. Have you seen Dabao?"
"I have only seen my grandma, my sister-in-law's family and my sister." Ben Ben said, "Grandma said that Dabao would be busy for a while, and if he was busy for ten days, the instructor would let him come back to rest, and he would be able to go home every day for the next few days. ”
Ye Fan nodded: "That's right. Is there an airport over there with your army?"
The topic was too exciting. Geng Benben was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "It seems so. It's in the provincial capital."
Ye Fan: "You have to pass through the provincial capital when taking the train, right?"
Geng Benben nodded.
Ye Fan: "Then let's take a plane later, and my aunt will buy tickets for you and my little brother."
Geng Benben's nose was sore and he wanted to say "thank you", but before he could say it, he burst into tears.
Ye Fan took a piece of toilet paper: "Look, why are you crying? Air tickets used to be very expensive, but they have become much cheaper in the past few years. Besides, we all went to Hong Kong City before and you didn't go. You saved me a lot of money, so just think of this I bought you two plane tickets for the first time.”
Geng Benben nodded vigorously.
Ye Fan quickly held him down: "Don't get excited. Are you dizzy or not?"
The wound was a little prickly and painful, and Geng Benben didn't dare to move, fearing that he would vomit all the watermelon in his stomach.
At this time, Yu Wentao came in from outside. Ye Fan asked them to talk while she went to take a shower.
The next morning, Ye Fan called the film and television company and asked the boss to give her the phone number of the mainland person in charge of the watch Dabao endorsed.
In the evening, several people brought a suitcase to Ye Fan's house and took out a small password box from the suitcase. The password box was opened and it was full of watches of the brand.
Geng Benben exclaimed: "So many!"
Ye Fan smiled and said: "Choose one piece and let it be my birthday gift to you."
Geng Benben suspected that he heard wrongly.
Ye Fan: "Choose."
Geng Benben likes all of them, but as an active soldier, he can’t wear any of them every day. Geng Benben asked in a low voice: "Which one is the cheapest?"
Ye Fan didn't know either, so he asked the person in charge of the famous watch to introduce it to them. Before the introduction was finished, Geng Huihui, Dabao and Erbao were all back. The person in charge realized that Ye Fan was his mother when he saw Dabao. The film and television company forgot to tell the person in charge that the house he was going to was Geng Dabao's house.
After Dabao greeted a few people, he asked: "Mom, what are you doing?"
Ye Fan: "Choose four styles for your dad that he likes, and each of you will have one."
"Really?" Dabao asked hurriedly.
Ye Fan nodded and said pointedly: "Your piece is given to your father. I will give you a piece, so you can choose carefully."
Dabao understood and picked the cheapest one with his brother, sister and sister. He had just finished picking when Geng Sensen came in and Ye Fan asked him to pick two pieces. Geng Sensen and his brother's two yuan are also cheap. Ye Fan chose Geng Zhiye expensively. So when checking out, Ye Fan could only write a check.
In fact, there were hundreds of thousands of dollars in the safe in Ye Fan's study, but that was reserved for emergencies. Ye Fan didn't want others to know that her family had so much money, so she said she had no money when paying.
Ye Fan bought a lot, and the person in charge realized that she was a big customer. Before leaving, he kept saying that he would let her choose the new models first.
Because her son was the spokesperson, Ye Fan was embarrassed to say that she didn't like watches very much, so she could only smile and say that he was too polite.
The next day, Huihui and Erbao left their watches at home, while Dabao and Sensen went out wearing their watches.
People who were interested in watches asked them what brand their watches were, and they told the truth. Dabao's classmates all know that he comes from a good family. They heard that a watch costs several thousand yuan. Not only do they not think it is expensive, they also tease him because he has made a lot of money from advertising, but he is not willing to buy an expensive one.
Geng Sensen’s colleagues asked him where he got the money. Geng Sensen said that he had saved it over the past few years. The eldest sister from the work unit exclaimed: "Is it too late?" Geng Sensen said that he was still young and didn't need him to buy a house, so he could slowly save up before getting married.
From then on, no one introduced him to a partner, and everyone from the boss to the doorman thought he couldn't live a good life. However, some leaders felt that even a small accountant like him wore such a good watch. As a leader, he could not be compared with his subordinates, so they decided to go to a watch store on the weekend.
Chu Guangming liked Dabao's watch very much and asked Dabao to accompany him on the weekend to choose two models.
In the evening, when Dabao got home, he told his mother: "Guangming knows how to spend money when he has it."
Ye Fan: "He was not idle during the winter and summer vacations, and he didn't delay getting the scholarship. He is the only one in the family. He makes so much money and doesn't need to leave it to anyone."
Erbao said: "He said that after graduation next year, when his job becomes stable, he will support a few poor students. He also said that the support will be anonymous and will only be supported until the sophomore year. He does not expect them to repay them, so he should treat it as a blessing for himself."
Dabao: "His family is so wicked, he has to accumulate some virtue for himself."
Ye Fan couldn't help but frown slightly.
"He said this himself." Dabao was worried about being slapped on the head, "If you don't believe me, ask Erbao."
Erbao nodded and took out the wooden box from under the coffee table.
Geng Benben was curious: "What's in it? I wanted to take it out several times to take a look, but every time I had something in my hand and was too lazy to take it."
Erbao: "Several kinds of instant coffee. Brother Ben Ben, do you want to try it?"
Geng Benben stayed away from her: "Try again tomorrow morning. I rarely drink this stuff. I won't be able to sleep if it happens once." Seeing the watch on her wrist, "Auntie, why do you think of buying a watch for my uncle? I haven't heard about him. I like watches.”
(End of chapter)