Li Xiaoya nodded obediently and said to him, "Uncle Dou, please leave your number. I have a mobile phone now."
"Alright, do you know how to save numbers?"
Li Xiaoya took out her notebook and handed it to him, "Just write it here."
"Haha, still keeping the habits of our country folk." Dou Dawei laughed as he wrote down his number for her.
"This way I can memorize the number when I have time," Li Xiaoya explained.
"Why memorize it? Storing it in the phone is more direct."
"This feels safer."
Indeed, things stored in one's own mind truly bring peace of heart.
Dou Dawei thought to himself, how fortunate am I to be remembered in Li Xiaoya's mind.
Li Xiaoya asked him again, "Uncle Dou, where are you staying in Jin City?"
"Some place called Lijing Hotel. The prices in Jin City are so high. That hotel is so small, yet it costs over 500 yuan a night."
"That is expensive," Li Xiaoya strongly agreed, then immediately asked, "When are you going back, Uncle Dou?"
"The day after tomorrow, as soon as I finish my business."
"Can you stay for two more days?"
Dou Dawei was pleasantly surprised and said, "Yes, yes, I can." So he'd stay two more days, spending an extra thousand yuan. Though it pinched a bit, he was now a man who could earn money.
After seeing Dou Dawei off, Wei Lin finally got into the car, smiling as he said, "You sure have a lot of visitors."
Li Xiaoya tilted her head, pretending to sleep.
Wei Lin had no choice but to keep quiet.
When they got home, her uncles were indeed waiting for her to have dinner.
Wei Xuanming lifted his head slightly and said, "Wenjuan has been going out a lot these days?"
Wei Wenjuan said, "Yes, I have some business." But he showed no intention of explaining in detail to his father.
Li Xiaoya interjected, "Grandfather, I have a friend from South Province who's now in Jin City. Can you arrange a better place for him to stay after the day after tomorrow?"
Even Wei Lin was surprised after hearing this.
She actually made a request to the old man for such a country bumpkin? What's next? Arranging a five-star hotel for him?
"A friend?" The old man showed a puzzled expression.
"Yes, when Li Grandpa sold me to a distant cousin, he was the one who brought Sheng Yuxiao to rescue me."
Wei Xuanming's face immediately darkened. He turned to Wei Lin and said, "How's the handling of that matter going? Remember to follow up when you have time."
"Yes, yes."
"Since he's your friend, and someone who saved you, now that he's here, we should certainly do our best to arrange things properly for him," Wei Xuanming said, which was tantamount to agreeing.
"Why wait until the day after tomorrow?" Wei Xuanming suddenly asked again.
"Because he's already paid for two days, it would be a waste not to stay."
"That makes sense. Alright, we'll do as you say."
Afterwards, Li Xiaoya left Dou Dawei's contact information before having the servant carry that big bag and follow her back to her room.
After they had walked some distance, Wei Xuanming said, "What kind of life did she live before? She already knows the principle of saving money."
Wei Lin lowered his head, realizing the old man was feeling distressed.
Meanwhile, Wei Wenjuan, pushing the wheelchair beside Li Xiaoya, said, "In the future, you can come to uncle for such small matters."
The little duck is really brave, daring to ask father to handle such a small thing.
Li Xiaoya clung to Wei Wenjuan's shoulder and whispered, "Grandfather always hurts your feelings, so let's spend grandfather's money instead."
Wei Wenjuan was stunned for a moment, then his shoulders began to shake uncontrollably, finally erupting in loud laughter.
This burst of laughter startled everyone.
Even the old man couldn't help but look in the direction they had gone, really not knowing what the uncle and niece were laughing about. Turning his head to look at Wei Wenqing, he saw that although Wei Wenqing hadn't followed them, he was also grinning stupidly in that direction.
The old man suddenly felt as if he had been isolated...
Meanwhile, Wei Wenjuan sent Li Xiaoya to her room before reluctantly leaving.
After the servants had also retreated, Li Xiaoya took out the red cloth bundle, untying the drawstring at the top. Inside, wrapped in tin foil, were strips and lumps...
She randomly tore open a corner.
It was gold.
Li Xiaoya was stunned.
The next day dawned.
As soon as Li Xiaoya arrived at school, someone curiously asked, "Li Xiaoya, I heard some strange person came to see you yesterday."
"Was that person like a poor relative from the countryside?"
Li Xiaoya looked at them, remembering those people at Stone Elementary School who always scolded her.
Whether rich or poor, unlikeable people are just unlikeable.
They were the same as the people at Stone Elementary School; their parents had taught them the wrong rules...
So correcting them like this was useless.
Li Xiaoya asked them back, "Did you hear that he brought a very large bag to see me?"
"We heard. They said the bag looked like it was for carrying garbage."
"Haven't you seen Santa Claus's bag?" Li Xiaoya asked them again.
This series of counter-questions made these children doubt their own knowledge.
"Santa's bag doesn't look like that."
"Mm, because he doesn't celebrate foreign holidays. He brought me New Year's gifts."
"Oh, so it was all gifts inside? What gifts? Was it an LV teddy bear? Or a limited edition block bear? Or a trainer doll? And a diamond wind-up toy?"
Li Xiaoya hadn't heard of any of these, but that didn't stop her from saying, "More precious than all of them."
"Wow!"
"What exactly is it? Li Xiaoya, can you let us see?"
In an instant, they stopped discussing how strange that man looked, as if he had stepped out of a last-century Hong Kong film, how rural he was, how much he looked like a poor relative.
They thought, that man must be what their parents called a nouveau riche.
Though uncouth, still rich.
Most importantly, he really knew how to spend on Li Xiaoya!
Throughout the day, Dou Dawei's bag became the most mysterious thing in the minds of the third-grade class one students.
Dou Dawei was completely unaware of how Li Xiaoya had helped turn around his "public image." He changed his flight ticket and called his wife to say he would be back two days later.
Just as he was about to go downstairs to extend his stay, a call came in from an unknown number.
"Is this Mr. Dou Dawei?"
"Yes, it's me."
Half an hour after receiving this call, Dou Dawei met several men in black suits. They eagerly helped him with his luggage and ushered him into a new Mercedes-Benz, which then drove him to a five-star hotel in the city center.
Dou Dawei had never seen such a luxurious hotel in his life, let alone stayed in one.
"This place, this..."
"Your room charges will be billed directly until you leave Jin City. Of course, if you don't quite like staying here, we can also change to another hotel. There are many five-star hotels in Jin City."
"Thank you, thank you, no need. Um, this hotel, did Little Ya ask you to arrange it for me?"
"I believe so, as the order came directly from our old sir."
Dou Dawei was so moved he could hardly hold back his tears.
The little girl had just returned to her wealthy family, hadn't even found her footing yet, and she was already making arrangements for him!
Dou Dawei quickly called Li Xiaoya: "Why did you arrange such an expensive place for me? That 500-yuan place was quite good for me. This is so expensive, I feel a bit unworthy staying here."
Despite saying this, he had already couldn't resist taking photos and videos to send back to his wife to show her.
Li Xiaoya didn't answer Dou Dawei's question, only saying, "Uncle Dou, can you come pick me up in a while?"
Dou Dawei said, "Sure, sure, pick you up from school?"
"No, from Dream Creation Game Company. Can you find the address?"
"I can search it on the map. Should I take a taxi to pick you up?"
"No need. Our family car should still be nearby. You can take that over in a bit."
"Oh, okay." Dou Dawei was a bit confused, but before he could figure it out, she said "Bye, Uncle Dou" and hung up the phone.
Li Xiaoya rarely "skipped class" today.
She stood with Zhou General, and beside them was a completely unfamiliar young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking like a fresh university graduate.
"Who is he?" Zhou General asked.
Li Xiaoya said softly, "Sheng Yuxiao helped me borrow him."
"My surname is Wang. Today I'm Miss Li's secretary. I'm here accompanying Miss Li at the request of her elder, who will come to pick her up later. Oh, that's today's setup," Secretary Wang said.
Zhou General's mouth twitched violently: "You're an actor?"
"A customized actor," Secretary Wang corrected him.
Probably similar to renting a boyfriend or girlfriend to take home for the New Year?
"Let's go in first. Mr. Wei should be arriving soon," said Secretary Wang.
Secretary Wang nodded and followed half a step behind Li Xiaoya.
As expected, Wei Wenjuan arrived not long after.
President Liu, on the other hand, deliberately put on airs and was the last to arrive.
President Liu pushed open the glass door. Inside, there were six people in total.
Zhou General and Zhou General's secretary.
A cripple and the cripple's bodyguard.
A child and the child's secretary.
President Liu stepped back out, closed the door, and then reopened it to walk in again.
It was still the cripple and the child.
Zhou Strong went mad. This company was no longer manageable!