Chapter 83 – Apology! (2/2)

Section Chief Xu pulled Xiao Dong towards him roughly and place a shoe box and two bottles of Maotai on the coffee table. He smiled: “Xuebing, I had drunk too much earlier and said something that offended you. Please don’t mind what I said. Errr…… It’s this brat fault tonight. He should not have thrown rubbish out of the window. Hehe…… I had brought him to the mall earlier to buy a pair of leather shoes for you. Oh, here are two bottles of alcohol. Please accept it.” Section Chief Xu stared at his son: “What are you waiting for?! Apologize to Xuebing now!”

Xiao Dong’s face was all red, but he did not utter a word.

Section Chief Xu immediately gave him a slap. “Hurry up!”

Xiao Dong gritted his teeth and said. “I am sorry!”

Dong Xuebing was ignoring both of them and sipping on his tea. But he was feeling great in his heart.

Section Chief Xu smiled awkwardly and turned to Qu Yunxuan. “Yunxuan, I am feeling sober now, and I regretted what I said earlier. I should not have said those unpleasant words. If you are still sore over what I said, you can scold me now!”

Qu Yunxuan shook her head.

Section Chief Xu continued. “I will not drink so much in the future. Yunxuan, we are all neighbors, please don’t take it to heart.” After saying that, he gave Xiao Dong a kick.

Xiao Dong lowered his head and said: “Sister Qu, I am too impulsive earlier. I’m sorry.”

Qu Yunxuan looked at them and said: “I always think that every one of us should be reasonable. You hit someone with the things you throw, and you should apologize. You all should not be arrogant and threaten others. If you apologize from the start, will there be so many troubles? We are all neighbors, and no one likes for things to turn out this way.”

Xiao Dong’s lips had turned purple. “I’m very sorry.”

Section Chief Xu slapped the back of Xiao Dong’s head. “I had spoiled him!” He kept quiet for a few seconds and then said to Dong Xuebing. “Xuebing, I still have not congratulated you for your promotion. Hahaha, you have just entered the bureau, and you got promoted? Ah…. You will have a bright future. Let’s find a day to celebrate. I will treat you to dinner. Errr…… Xuebing, can you tell Chief Liu’s nephew……”

Dong Xuebing had a stern look on his face. But in his heart, he was laughing. They had apologized and compensated him with a pair of leather shoes and two bottles of Maotai. This was more than what he and Aunt Xuan had discussed earlier. They had only wanted to demand an apology and a new pair of shoes. Now, they received two bottles of expensive Maotai. But Dong Xuebing cannot accept the apology too quick. He kept quiet and looked at Qu Yunxuan.

Section Chief Xu smiled awkwardly: “Yunxuan……”

Qu Yunxuan knew what Dong Xuebing had in mind. She paused for a while and sighed. “You all go back first. Let me speak to Xiao Bing.”

Section Chief Xu felt better. “Ok, ok. Thank you.”

Xiao Dong said with a stiffed voice. “Thank you, Sister Qu.”

“Xuebing, we will go back first. We will treat you to dinner some other days.”

The door closed, and the father and son went back.

Qu Yunxuan walked back to the living room and saw Dong Xuebing still had a stern look on his face, pretending to drink his tea. She laughed and knocked his head playfully. “Stop pretending! They had left already. Are you trying to put on aires with me?”

Dong Xuebing laughed and asked: “Aunt Xuan, are you feeling better?”

Qu Yunxuan also laughed and rolled her eyes. “You ah…… Let’s see what shoes did they buy for you.” She turned and opened the shoebox. “Oh…… this leather feels good, and it’s branded. It is much more expensive than the pair I bought for you. The Maotai is also a costly brand. Oh, we still have not opened up the two cartons of cigarettes your colleague gave you.” She walked over to the sofa and unwrapped the two cartons of cigarettes given by Guo Panwei. “Chunghwa brand? Two cartons? It cost a few hundred RMB for one carton.”

Dong Xuebing suddenly stood up and said. “I nearly forgot. Aunt Xuan, check if there is any cash in the gifts.”

“Cash?” Qu Yunxuan checked the cigarettes and the Maotai boxes. She smiled and shook her head. “There is nothing in the Maotai boxes, and the cigarettes are still wrap up in a plastic wrap.”

Dong Xuebing replied: “Ok. We must not do anything wrong.”

“But you still received the cigarettes? Isn’t that wrong?”

“Ahhh…… This is different. Cigarettes and alcohol are usual gifts. But if money is given as gifts, it will be different. Money cannot be accepted!” Dong Xuebing did not want to make this mistake over a small sum of money. It was not worth it.

After keeping the cigarettes and alcohol, Qu Yunxuan stood in the living room, looking at Dong Xuebing for a long time.

Dong Xuebing blushed and touched his face. “What’s wrong?”

Qu Yunxuan smiled. “Since the day Section Chief Xu was promoted, his family had become very arrogant. Everyone in the estate is afraid of offending them. Look at what happened earlier. Sighed…… Our Xiao Bing had grown up and became successful. Now, people have come up to your apartment to give gifts and bootlick. When something happens, your subordinate will step forward to help you settle it. If it was our newspaper agency or a private company, a leader with the same rank will not be able to enjoy this respect and treatment.”

After hearing this, Dong Xuebing had a sense of achievement. That’s right. He and his mother had to bow down to Section Chief Xu in the past whenever they met. They were afraid of offending this ‘Big Shot.’ But now? Section Chief Xu and Xiao Dong had lost face in front of him. In the future, they will try all means to avoid him!