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Lesson21
WhyAreTheySoUnlucky?
TextA
Iwonderwhysomanyshop-assistantsaresofoultempered?
Inspiteofsomany"campaigns"toimprovetheservicesinthe
pastyears,
Mumaretobebelieved,theservicesusedtobequitegoodin
,theyalwayssayeverythingusedtobe
,themore
nostalgictheybecome.
NowGrannyneverletsadaygobywithoutremi-niscingon

XiaoHongandmeeatingsomemooncakeswithrelish,shesaid
pityingly,"Youpoorchildren,youdon'tknowwhatreal

thanthebestthatrnoneycanbuynowadays!"Weburstout
laughing,nottakingherwordsseriously.
Nowtocomebacktothebadserviceinshopsanddepartment
,youare



teaandIsawanelderlymancomeupandaskayoungwoman
wasbusyweighingandwrappingteaintostandard-sized"packs
"Doyouhaveverygoodgreentea?"




out:"Yes:Twenty-sixyuanaliang."Notbelievinghis
ears,themantriedtocorrecther."Youmeantwenty-sixyuaw
ajin?"Uponthisthewomanflaredupandshouted:"Isaid
twenty-sixyuanaLIANG!Can'tyouhearstraight?Ifyou
wantajin,thenit'
CLEAR?"
Themanseemedtobestunriedbyhersuddenoutburstbuthe
kepthistemperandaskedagain."Doyouhavesomething
undertwoyuan'aLiang?"Obviouslyshewasmakinjthings
difficultfortheoldmanforsheansweredasrudelyasbe
fore;"Whatdoyoumeanundertwoyuan?Anythingfromoncent
tooneyuanninety-ninecentsisundertwoyuan."Idon't
rememberwhatexaetlythemansaid,butsomehowhemanageto
findouttherewasakindcostingoneyuanninety-sixaliang
"Canyoushowittome?"
"Doyouwanttobuyitornot?"
"Well,Iwanttolookattheleavesandsmelltheflavoc
first.""Youcanlook,smell,eat,drinkordowhatever

tobuyit,'taffordit,don'tcomehereto
wastepeople'stimeObviouslyyoudon'tknowwhatisproper
inBeijing!"
"Lookhereyounglady,it'syouwhodon'tknowwhatproper!
IhavebeenlivinginBeijinglongbeforeyouwereborn,and
I'
servethecustomers,
timeareyougoingtoshowmetheteaornot?"
"
orgetoutofhere!Iknowthelikesofyou-youwant
somethinggood,andyetgrudgethemoneyyouhavetospendon
it!"
"Thisisinsufferable1Whoisinchargehere?Iwanttosee
yourhead!""Myhead?It'
lookifyouwantto."
Theoldmanwentawayfuming."I'vegotdownyournumberber.
I'llwritetotheEveningNews."Thethreatdidn'tseemto
'llhavetomakeaself-
criticism,
month'sbonus,
sacked,Ibetshewouldn'tdaretobesorudeandaggressive.
TextB
Allthehousewiveswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadone
greatambition:tobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothaveto

;"Remember,onceaweek,

day!"
ForseveralweeksMrsEdwardshoped,likemanyofher
friends,,she



ofthesupermarket
wouldapproachherandsay:"Madam,thisisyourluckyday.
Everythinginyourbasketisfree."
OneFridaymorning,aftershehadfinishedhershoppingand
hadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottento
,gotthetea
,shesawthe
managerofthesupermarketapproaehher."Madam",hesaid,
holdingouthishandzs,"Iwanttocongratutateyou!Youare
ourluckycustomerandeverythingyouhaveinyourhasketis
free!"
AdditionalInformation
Threetimesamaninhisearly30sapproachedShenLimin's
clothescounterintheBaihuaGarmentStoreonbusyXidan
StreetincentralBeijing.

butreturnedawhilelaterandstoodtherestaringataskirt.
Thenhewentawayagain,butcamebackafterafewminutes.
Curious,Shenasked,"Whydon'tyoubuythatskirsinceyou
loveitsomuch?"
Themansaidthathereallywantedto,butthe198-yuan

somethingcheaper,butherepliedthattheskirtwaswhathis
wifewouldlikemost.
Theystartedtalkingandhetoldherheboughthiswifea
gifteveryyearincelebrationoftheirweddinganniversary.
Shenwassomovedthatsheofferedtheskirttohimfor130
yuan,thewholesaleprice.
Whenthemanhesitatedinsurprise,shetoldh'sm,"Ido
thatsimplybecause
youareagoodhusband."
Asadivorcee,Shen,35,spokefromthedepthsofherheart.
Shecouldnotimagineanyhusbandbeingsoconsiderateor
tender.
Herfailureinmarriageandherdivorcethreeyearsago
scaredherawaymenandpromptedhertoresignfromherjob
asalogkeeperinafilmstudioandbecomeaself-employed
garmentseller.
WhatmakesShenunusualisthatshemakemoneytohelp
desertedids.
Herloveofchildrenandhersympathyforthewretched
stemmedfiomthedayhersix-year-oldyoungerbrotherwas
crushedtodeathinamishapinawarehousenearherhome.
Hersympatheticnaturekepthermarriagetogetherforseven
years.

go-



afterherandpresentedherwithagauzemaskhehadbought.
forhertohelpkeepoutthecold.

theyshouldbreakupsinceshecotildnotunderstandhim."I
willmarryyouifthatcanatoneformymistake,"Shensaid
.
Thedeathofabosomfiiendsevenyearslatermarkedthe
beginningoftheendforShenandherhusband.

givingbirthtoason-apregnancyshehadriskedbecauseher
husbandwastheonlysonofhi,family-sheaskedShentocare
forthechild.
Shenpromisedshewould,eventhoughshehadasonofher
,
wouldoftengotoseethechild,whowaslivinginhis
grandmother'shome.
"IfeltguiltywhenIsawthechildwearingdirtyclothes,"
Shensaid."Ithoughtthechildwouldnothavebeenlikethat
hadhismotherbeenalive."
Whenthegrandparentsdecidedtosendtheboytofriendsin
Tianjin,
andsaidhewantedadivorce.
ShenwenttoTianjintolookforthechildandfoundhim.

leaveuntilshewasconvincedthechildwasbeingkindly
treatedandproperlycaredfor.
HeryearsofmarriagehadgivenShenacomfortablelife-
stylebutthatwasall,
realize'shehadfeelingsandambitionsagain.
Shenhadoncedreamedofbecomingafilmactress,andtried


shatteredwhenshewasrefusedadmissiontoaprofessional

toact,shewastold.

,
ahomefororphanedchildren,applyingforajobasanurse.
Butshewasturneddownbecauseshehadason.
Shestillwantedtohelpchildrenbutdidnotknowhow.
Findingawaytomakemoneybecameapracticalandurgent

clothingdealer,settingupastallinwestBeiing.
Hermotherdidnotliketheideaandfeltitwouldbebad

threatenedtosmashthestall,butgraduallyShenwonher
over.
"Idon'twantmysontofollowmyexample,"shesaid."
expectalotofhim."
Shestillmaintainscontactwithherfriend'ssoninTianjin.
ShemovedtoXidanthissummerwhenthenewBaihuaGarment
,oneofthema
universitygraduate.
Shensaidthatherbusinesslifehasmadeheradifferent
woman,
trytogethertodatebutsheisnotinterested.
Atfirst,shesaid,herdistasteofmarriageorloveaffairs
wassostrongthatshecutherhairshortandworemen's
clothes.
"Iamafraidoffallinginlove."Shensaidwithabitter
smile.
Shedaubtswhethersheeauldbeagoodwife,sayingshe
woutdbetterasafriendorcompanion.

calkr,sheisSisterShen.
"Ireallylovemycustomers,"Shensaid."Idomybusiness
forthesake
oflove."