Chapter 197 She is my girlfriend
Because they were visiting Grolev's house, Bob and the others also needed to buy some small gifts. Although they only needed to make some sense, they also needed to spend some time. In order not to delay their plan to buy spring, several people unanimously asked to act separately from Gao Yang, and they also tried their best to demand that Gao Yang have to be faster.
There are always many snack stalls and hourly rooms near each school. And guarding the Lincoln Art Center, it is on Broadway Street, so there are not too many shops selling musical instruments. Gao Yang walked for ten minutes and found at least four or five musical instrument stores. But Gao Yang remembered Morgan's words, that is, if you want to buy top-notch musical instruments, you must go to a store that specializes in selling such instruments.
Gao Yang wanted to buy a violin, so he had been looking for a store that specializes in violin. On the way, he stopped a person carrying a violin case and asked about the store that specializes in violin. He soon found a store that specializes in violin very close to the Lincoln Art Center.
When he opened the glass door of the store, Gao Yang entered the store and glanced around and found that there was indeed only violins in the store. Although the store was not very large, there were not many violins placed on the wall and on the piano stands. In addition, there were only a few cellos, which did not seem to be the case where Gao Yang imagined that shelves were full of violins. However, this situation also shows that the things in this violin store were not big goods.
There were not many people in the store, only two old men who looked very old were talking, and there were two clerks wearing suits and white gloves. The clerk was not young anymore. Gao Yang just stood in the door for a moment, and a gray-haired clerk walked up to Gao Yang and smiled and said, "Welcome. Sir. Can anyone help you?"
Gao Yang reached out and stroked the store, saying, "I want to buy a violin. Can you introduce it to me?"
The old man smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, do you have any requirements?"
Gao Yang shook his head and said, "I don't understand the violin at all, so I can't make any requests."
After a moment of silence, the old man still smiled and said, "Sorry. Sir, can I ask you the purpose of buying a violin? Sorry, I have no malice and no intention to offend you. I just want to say that the pianos we sell here are all handmade and expensive. If you are a beginner, then these pianos are not suitable, and they are a waste for you and the piano."
This is the first time Gao Yang has seen someone selling things, but it depends on the customer's level, but Gao Yang is not angry about it. He also has a good intention and said, "Oh. I bought it and gave it to my girlfriend. She is a student at Juilliard School. I want to buy a piano to give it to her."
"Ah, Juilliard student, that's fine. Sir, your girlfriend is so lucky. Please come with me. As a young student, I think this violin should be suitable. This violin is from an Italian violin maker. Although this violin is not very famous now, his work has a deep tone, which is very suitable for ensembles, and can be used as a performance piano. If your girlfriend is still a student, I think this should be suitable for her. The price is 8,000 US dollars. I personally think the price is also very suitable."
Gao Yang didn't understand the violin at all, but Yelena had played it for him once, and he at least remembered the sound of Yelena when she played it.
"Can I play this lick and let me listen to it? I want to hear whether the style is consistent with my girlfriend. Sorry, I don't understand the violin, so I can only tell whether this guitar is suitable for her."
"Of course, I'm honored to help you."
The clerk didn't say nonsense, picked up the bow and came for a while, but Gao Yang shook his head repeatedly when he heard it. After seeing Gao Yang shaking his head, the clerk quickly stopped again.
"Sorry, how can I say that the sound of my girlfriend's violin sound seems to be lighter, well, it just feels louder and brighter."
The clerk smiled and said, "Is it louder and brighter? That's the piano suitable for solo. Sir, as an outsider, you can hear the difference between the piano sound, which surprised me. It seems that your girlfriend often plays it for you."
While speaking, the clerk stood on a row of piano stands on the wall. After looking around, he reached out and took one of the violins. At this time, Gao Yang said, "Please wait a moment, can you try that piano for me?"
Gao Yang didn't understand the piano at all, so Gao Yang's principle is that the price is good, and he only had this way of identification. When he saw the clerk pick up a violin with a price of 14,000 US dollars, he saw the most expensive one in the row of violins was 80,000 US dollars. Gao Yang felt that the violin with a price of 80,000 US dollars was definitely better than the one with a price of 14,000 US dollars, so he stopped the clerk's movements and then pointed his finger to the most expensive violin.
The clerk chuckled and said, "This piano is the work of German luthier Peter Grener, and this piano is indeed suitable for solos, but I must make it clear that if you customize it with Grener himself, the price of his works is generally between 47,000 and 57,000 US dollars, but it takes a long time to wait. This piano was ordered by a customer and resold it to our store, so the price is a bit high, but I have to say that the price is still very reasonable, because the second-hand price of Grener's works usually rises a lot."
Gao Yang nodded and said, "Price is not a problem, please try it out."
After the clerk played the violin worth 80,000 again, although he still couldn't understand it, at least the violin was almost the same as Gao Yang's impression.
"It's this one, I bought it."
The clerk smiled and said, "You must love your girlfriend very much. Please come here, sir, because it is a valuable item, I must issue you a certificate. It takes a little time. You can sit down and have a cup of coffee."
Gao Yang followed the clerk into a lounge in the store, sat down on a chair, and waited for the clerk to serve him a cup of coffee, the clerk sat opposite Gao Yang, took out a form, and smiled and said, "Sir. Are you swiping your card or using a check?"
When Gao Yang was about to say that he had to pay in cash, he was shocked to find a very familiar figure walking into the store. He stood up immediately and stared blankly at the figure walking into the store.
The person who came was Yelena. Although he didn't know why Yelena appeared near the school at this time, Gao Yang made a decision in a short moment, that was to not meet Yelena first. Although Gao Yang really wanted to go out and say hello to Yelena, he could give Yelena a big surprise, but Grolev's surprise was ruined.
Yelena dressed very ordinary. However, her cheap goods could not hide her beauty. When Yelena walked into the store with a piano case, even the two old men stopped talking and looked at Yelena intently.
After seeing the two old men, Yelena was also surprised and excited. Then she talked to the two old men with admiration for a few words, then handed the piano case she brought to a clerk with shock and reluctance. Then the two old men continued to talk, but Yelena stood aside alone and began to stare at a violin locked in the glass cabinet.
Although Gao Yang could see Yelena, he couldn't hear what she was saying. At this time, Gao Yang was very excited. He had to try his best to restrain himself, and it was very difficult to resist the urge to jump in front of Yelena.
Gao Yang was looking at Yelena, and Yelena was looking at the violin with a longing look on her face. She kept the same posture and watched the violin for two minutes. During this period, her expression had not changed even when she looked at the locked violin.
It was not until the clerk who had taken Yelena's piano box that he walked back to Yelena with a card and called several times that Yelena woke up as if she was dreaming, and a hint of blush appeared on her face. She took the card given to her by the clerk, said a few more words to the two old men, and hurriedly left the store.
Seeing Yelena leave, Gao Yang then breathed a long sigh, and then sat on the chair. At this time, the clerk in front of Gao Yang said with a strange look on his face: "Sir, can we continue?"
Gao Yang immediately shook his head and said, "No, no, I don't want this piano anymore. Please come with me and let's talk about this piano."
Gao Yang hurried out of the cottage, stood at the position where Yelena had just stood, and looked at the violin locked in the glass cabinet.
The violin locked in the glass cabinet was not priced, Gao Yang immediately said to the clerk who had just received Yelena: "Sorry, can you tell me what the girl was doing just now?"
The clerk who received Yelena looked at Gao Yang with a strange look and said in a deep voice: "She is here to send the repairs and debug the violin."
Gao Yang immediately fisted excitedly and said, "It's great, can you tell me how much her piano costs? Oh, no, what I want to ask is not how much. I want to ask if this locked piano is consistent with her piano style? Is this piano suitable for her?"
The clerk who was waiting for Gao Yang said with a strange look on his face: "Sir, if you plan to buy this piano and give it to the girl just now, you may be disappointed. First, we cannot sell this piano to you. Second, I have a deep impression of the beauty just now. She once announced to one of her suitors at the door of our store that she already had a boyfriend, and the suitor may not want to give up. After insisting on showing love to the beautiful girl in public, he was sent to the hospital by the very beautiful girl, and I watched the whole process. So, I think it would be better for you to buy the piano and give it to your girlfriend as planned. Of course, the premise is that you didn't decide to turn your girlfriend into an ex-girlfriend just now."
Gao Yang understood why the clerk who received him looked weird. After he smiled with a modest look, he said in a plain tone: "Sorry, you may have misunderstood. I think I must tell you that I want to give it to her when I buy a piano. Yes, that girl was my girlfriend just now." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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