Chapter 31 – Shopping with a beautiful lady (1/2)
Tuesday.
The money in the trading account could not be withdraw on the same day. Dong Xuebing got to wait for the next day to transfer his money into his bank account. Zhou Changchun had gone to the hospital for his follow up and was not in office. Dong Xuebing took the opportunity to leave the for lunch earlier and went to ICBC bank to transfer 3,000 RMB to his mother’s account. He wanted his mother to have a better life.
After transferring the money. Dong Xuebing called his mother on his mobile phone.
Ring, ring, ring. A woman answered the phone. “Hello, Hui Tian Secondary school.”
Dong Xuebing replied: “Hi, I am looking for Luan Xiaoping.”
“You are looking for Teacher Luan? Please hold the line.” The woman was silent for a while before shouting: “Teacher Luan, you have a phone call. It might be your son.”
A few seconds later, Dong Xuebing’s mother answered the phone. “Xuebing?”
Dong Xuebing sat down on a blue plastic chair in ICBC bank’s waiting area. “Mum, are you having lunch now? I have just gotten my pay and have just transferred 3,000 RMB to you. If you are free go and withdraw it from the bank. The weather has turn cold recently. Buy a coat or something. Just treat it as a gift from me.” His mother had lost a lot of money in the stock market in the past. Dong Xuebing knows that if he told his mother that he had made money from trading, his mother would surely be worried. He also can’t explain his special ability BACK to her. So, he decided to keep it from her.
Dong Xuebing’s mother grumbled. “I don’t need your money. I still have money with me. You should keep it for yourself.”
Dong Xuebing replied: “The money has been transferred. Stop nagging at me.”
Dong Xuebing’s mother sighed. “Then…... okay. But next time don’t send me any money. My salary is still enough for me. You should save your money. These few years we are poor, and I don’t even have money to buy you new clothes. You have already started working in the government. You must give others a good impression.Throw those patched and torn clothes away and buy some new ones.”
Dong Xuebing looked down at his clothes. He was wearing a faded T-shirt. “Errr…… Then I will go and buy some new clothes tonight.”
Dong Xuebing’s mother wanted to save on the phone charges and she just ask Dong Xuebing briefly about his work before hanging up.
Evening, after work.
On the bus back home, Dong Xuebing send Qu Yunxuan a message. “Are you working overtime today? I will prepare dinner and wait for you to return?” After sending the message, Dong Xuebing felt blissful. How come this message feels like a couple sending to each other. Beep, beep. He was still day dreaming when Qu Yunxuan replied. “Don’t. Wait for me to return home and I will cook for you. Oh, there is no more vegetables at home. I don’t know what you want to eat. How about you come over to my workplace to fetch me? It is almost time for me to get off work. We can go to the nearby market to buy some vegetables.” Dong Xuebing looked at the message and replied: “Okay.”
Beijing 2nd Ring Road
Beijing Daily (Newspaper) Headquarters
Although Dong Xuebing and Aunt Xuan were close these few years, but their relationship were only normal neighbors. But after Dong Xuebing saved her life a few months back, they became closer and Dong Xuebing knew more about her. Qu Yunxuan had started a business with some friends after she graduated from University but the company closed down not long after. She then got a job with Beijing Daily’s advertising division. She was now a team leader there.
10 minutes later. People starts to walk out of the building.
The was the first time Dong Xuebing came to Qu Yunxuan’s work place. He also did not know which exit she will walk out from. He just stood there looking at the crowd trying to spot her.
Suddenly, Dong Xuebing saw Qu Yunxuan walking out from an office building not far away. Her hair was tied up in a bun and was wearing a white blouse, brown office skirt, stockings and black high heels. She was beautiful and Dong Xuebing was mesmerised by her again. How come Aunt Xuan was so beautiful? Dong Xuebing wondered.
“See you tomorrow, Team Leader Qu.”
“Bye. See you tomorrow.” Qu Yunxuan nodded.
“Sister Qu, is the proposal which I told you yesterday ready?”
Qu Yunxuan turned to that person: “Oh, Xiao Lu had completed it. You can talk to him tomorrow.”
“Ok. Take care. Bye.”