Evening.
Dong Xuebin returned excitedly to the North Entrance of Heping Street, humming a tune and clutching his jacket collar. He had just come from the Hanhai Auction House. He was back so late because that guy named Wei Nan had paid by card at noon and taken the Golden Pearl necklace. By the usual rules, the Auction Company would generally transfer the money to Dong Xuebin's account within about a week, but he was too eager to give Aunt Xuan a surprise to wait. He had spent the entire afternoon pestering Hanhai, and they had finally transferred 1.32 million yuan into Dong Xuebin's savings account.
Qu Family.
Mother Qu and Qu Yunxuan were bringing dishes to the table.
Dong Xuebin entered with a chuckle. "Aunt Xuan, Auntie, I'm here to mooch another meal."
"Xiao Bin, you came at just the right time. Hey, it's only been a few days, but you look even more spirited. Have you started seeing someone?" Mother Qu asked.
Dong Xuebin secretly glanced at Qu Yunxuan and coughed. "No. Who would be interested in someone with my qualifications?"
Qu Yunxuan neatly arranged three pairs of chopsticks. Hearing that, she turned and smacked Dong Xuebin lightly on the head, annoyed. "Can't you say anything else besides that? What's wrong with your qualifications? Your salary may not be high, but you're already receiving deputy section-level treatment at your age. Look, when I had a farewell dinner with my colleagues yesterday, an older sister I'm close with even asked about your family situation. She said she wanted to introduce her niece to you."
Mother Qu laughed. "That's a good thing. Yunxuan, help Xiao Bin arrange it."
Qu Yunxuan smiled. "It depends on Xiao Bin. If he says yes, I'll introduce them."
"Cough, cough, forget it. There's no rush."