Chapter 172 – The pathetic welcoming lunch! (1/2)

That night, Dong Xuebing’s grandmother ordered Dong Xuebing’s First Aunt to clean up an empty room for him. But Dong Xuebing did not sleep in that room. He had not seen his mother for a long time and had to leave tomorrow. So, he slept with his mother in his mother’s room. They chatted until late at night. They talked about the past and his future. His mother even brought up the subject of his future marriage.

The next morning.

When Dong Xuebing got up, breakfast was ready. The whole family was waiting for them to have breakfast.

Luan Xiaoping entered the dining room and apologized. “Sorry. I woke up late. Is the porridge ready? I will go and serve it.”

Luan Xiaoping’’s sister-in-law stopped her and asked her to sit at the table. “I said yesterday that I will take care of these chores. Haha…”

First Aunt and her husband, Uncle and the rest, were treating Luan Xiaoping and Dong Xuebing with respect today. Last night, before Luan Xiaoping goes to bed, she passed the cigarettes Dong Xuebing bought to everyone and gave her mother 1,000 RMB. Yu Xi Cigarettes was considered an expensive brand of cigarettes. All of them don’t even bear to smoke this brand of cigarette during New Year. They felt Dong Xuebing was very generous with them. Another reason was Dong Xuebing had given them gifts, and that means he was willing to forget about the past.

After breakfast, Dong Xuebing said: “Mum, I got to leave for work. Do you want to come with me?”

Luan Xiaoping asked. “Why should I go with you?”

“Go and live with me. My apartment has two bedrooms.”

“I’m not going. I still need to teach. It is too troublesome to travel.”

Dong Xuebing nodded and did not say anything. After bidding his mother goodbye, he walked out of the house.

Dong Xuebing’s Aunts, Uncle, and his grandmother walked Dong Xuebing out of the house. “Xiao Bing, be careful on your way back. Do come back more often.”

“Ok. Don’t need to send me off.”

Not far from his mother’s house, Dong Xuebing noticed there was a police car parked along the roadside.

A police officer in his 30s saw Dong Xuebing and quickly alight and open the passenger door for him. “Chief Dong, Chief Liu asked me to send you back to the County’s bureau.”

Dong Xuebing thought to himself. Liu Dahai was quite considerate. “Never mind. You all still have to work.”

That officer replied. “Chief Dong, I need to go to the County Bureau’s station today.”

Dong Xuebing did not reject his offer and boarded the rear passenger seat.