This is the first time Chu Ci realizes how "popular" Ye Qingzhou is. The location of this vegetable market is relatively remote. Only residents living in nearby communities will come here to buy food. The number of people they come into contact with is also limited. If even they can recognize Ye Qingzhou, it proves that Ye Qingzhou is really popular all over the country.
"This..."
Chu Ci hesitated.
Although Ye Qingzhou has admitted that they are good friends, Chu Ci still does not want to make a decision for Ye Qingzhou easily.
"What's wrong?"
After Ye Qingzhou made the call, he saw Chu Ci surrounded by stall owners from the vegetable market. He looked at the scene in front of him in confusion.
"Ye...Teacher Ye..."
The stall owner selling pork ribs stumbled and said, "My daughter likes you very much. She often calls you that at home, so I follow her in calling you that. Can you... can you give me an autograph? I can give you a free order for the pork ribs."
This statement is half true and half false.
The true part is "His daughter really likes Ye Qingzhou", the false part is "His daughter directly calls Ye Qingzhou brother or husband at home". The title "Teacher Ye" was the name that the pork rib stall owner came up with based on his many years of experience.
Ye Qingzhou was slightly startled. He glanced at the embarrassed Chu Ci, and then at the expectant looks of the people around him. Only then did he realize why Chu Ci was suddenly surrounded by this group of people.
It turned out that they wanted to use Chu Ci's name to get his signature.
Ye Qingzhou has almost never signed autographs for fans. His personal schedule is confidential and he has not participated in variety show recordings in private. It is difficult for fans to see him, let alone ask for autographs.
Only a handful of fans who have a fate with Ye Qingzhou have the opportunity to get his autograph. Due to scarcity, the price of Ye Qingzhou's autograph has been so high by fans that it has even reached the point where it is hard to buy it.
Not to mention a few pieces of ribs, Ye Qingzhou's autograph can buy almost all the meat and vegetables in the entire vegetable market.
Seeing that Ye Qingzhou was silent, the stall owner mistakenly thought that this meant rejection. He scratched his head in embarrassment. "It doesn't matter if it's inconvenient for you..."
"Do you like eating ribs?"
This sentence was asked by Ye Qingzhou.
"... Huh?"
Chu Ci was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that Ye Qingzhou was talking to him. He nodded honestly. "Grandma is best at cooking braised pork ribs and sweet and sour pork ribs."
"Where to sign?"
Ye Qingzhou lowered his eyes and looked at the owner of the pork rib stall.
"Please wait a moment..."
Hearing this, the owner of the pork rib stall quickly took out a wallet from his pocket. Inside the wallet was a photo of a smiling girl.
If my guess is correct, she is the "baby daughter" that the boss mentioned many times just now.
"Thank you, thank you..."
The boss didn't know how to express his gratitude. Taking advantage of Ye Qingzhou's signature, he quickly handed the best ribs to Chu Ci. It was obviously for Chu Ci, but the boss kept repeating the word "thank you".
Chu Ci intuitively felt the charm of "red" for the first time.
"Want anything else?"
After Ye Qingzhou signed his name, he looked at Chu Ci again.
"Tomatoes, eggplants, broccoli, carrots..."
Chu Ci tried hard to recall the conversation between grandma and him, "Onions, ginger, garlic, pepper, potatoes..."
Chu Ci was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"Teacher Ye, I have everything in my booth."
"How many days have the tomatoes been left on your stall? Why don't you give them to Teacher Ye..."
"Our vegetables are definitely the freshest..."
"Which one do you want?"
Ye Qingzhou asked Chu Ci next to him warmly.
The vegetable stall owners also realized that the real person in charge was "Chu Ci", so they turned their attention again to Chu Ci next to Ye Qingzhou.
Chu Ci is not as well-known as Ye Qingzhou. In addition, the original owner has been busy with work and only visits the vegetable market a handful of times. Most stall owners do not recognize Chu Ci, so they can only use "handsome guy" or "young man" to replace his name.
"Handsome man, look at our tomatoes. They were all picked just this morning. They are very fresh..."
"Young man, try our vegetables. They are all natural and organic. They have not been treated with pesticides. Whether they are for children or the elderly, you can rest assured..."
"Little handsome boy, our family has many kinds of vegetables. We have all the tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, carrots, onions, ginger, garlic you just mentioned..."
Chu Ci can't resist their enthusiasm.
He chose a stall owner with a relatively complete variety of vegetables. "Can you please wrap up the vegetables I mentioned?"
"No problem."
The person chosen was an aunt. She first packed up all the vegetables Chu Ci asked for and handed them to Chu Ci. Then she slowly walked up to Ye Qingzhou and said, "Teacher Ye, you... can you give me a signature?"
The person she could only see on TV appeared in front of her alive. She was a little nervous and her voice was stumbling.
Ye Qingzhou nodded.
She didn't have the habit of carrying photos with her, so she could only take her account book and select the cleanest page. "You... just sign here..."
"Okay."
Chu Ci was holding several pieces of ribs in his left hand and a variety of vegetables in his right hand, which looked a little strenuous.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Ye Qingzhou signing his name and walked straight to him. "Shall I do it?"
Chu Ci hesitated for two seconds and did not refuse.
He handed the vegetables in his right hand to Ye Qingzhou: "Do you have anything else to buy?"
"No."
Ye Qingzhou shook his head.
The main purpose of his visit this time was to tell Chu Ci about the "live broadcast", and eating was secondary.
"Then let's go home?"
Ye Qingzhou likes the word "home" very much, especially when it comes from Chu Ci, it makes him feel that the distance between him and Chu Ci is one step closer.
"Okay."
Ye Qingzhou nodded obediently.
The stall owner who didn't ask for an autograph was a little reluctant to leave the two of them, and kept repeating "come again next time". Chu Ci listened to the enthusiastic voice behind him, looked at the ribs in his hand, hesitated for a few seconds, and said "thank you" to Ye Qingzhou.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qingzhou didn't reply "You're welcome", but said in a confused way, "Aren't we good friends?"
Chu Ci didn't know why, but nodded anyway.
Although he has not known Ye Qingzhou for a long time, he still has a good impression of Ye Qingzhou.
"Between good friends, there is no need to be so polite."
The breeze blew the broken hair on Ye Qingzhou's forehead, and stars seemed to flash in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.