Saturday.
The weather was lovely, mild and sunny.
The air was warm and comfortable. True spring had finally arrived, fashionably late.
At nine in the morning, Dong Xuebin drove his Mercedes Business back to Beijing. He had slept until after ten at Hui Lan's place the night before, then dozed a little more after returning home. He was no longer sleepy, so he got out of bed before five in the morning and drove to the Capital City. Madam Han's birthday banquet was tomorrow, so he needed to prepare a gift in advance. He also had to visit Director Xu, Xu Yan, and Qu Yunxuan. He had quite a lot to do that weekend.
Just then, his phone rang. It was Xie Hao's number.
Dong Xuebin slowed down and answered with a smile. "Hello, Xiao Hao."
"Haha, Brother-in-law, my aunt's birthday is coming up. When are you getting to Beijing?" Xie Hao was as cheerful as ever.
"I'm already in the Capital City, heading downtown. Where are you?"
"What? You're already here? I'm with my second sister. We just bought a gift for my aunt. Hey, you should've said so earlier. We could've gone together."
"You two got up pretty early yourselves. Where are you? I'll come find you."
After noting down the address, Dong Xuebin accelerated toward North City. He absolutely could not be careless with Madam Han's gift. If it was too shabby, not only would he lose face, but Xie Huilan would not look good either. Yet it could not be too tacky, either. So Dong Xuebin planned to first see what Xiao Hao and Xiao Jing had bought, then ask around about Madam Han's preferences before making a decision. Besides, he owed Xie Jing a favor from before. Since Xiao Hao was with her, he had