At noon.
The early spring air had gradually warmed. Birds sang, flowers bloomed, and the weather was bright and pleasant.
Dong Xuebin, thrilled at the prospect of a promotion, entered Qiaoxi Commercial Building. He picked out several foreign-brand facial cleansers and skincare toners from the cosmetics section, paid for them, and left the mall with them wrapped up. Dong Xuebin had saved Xie Huilan's life and helped her resolve her engagement to Wei Nan. Logically, given his current relationship with Sister Xie, there was no need to give her gifts anymore. Still, he wanted to strengthen their relationship further. Relationships needed to be maintained. No matter how deep the affection, how close the friends, or how good the brothers, if they did not keep in touch, their relationship would gradually fade.
Outside, Dong Xuebin took out his phone and called Xie Huilan. "Hello, Sister Xie."
"Little Dong, hehe, what is it?" The faint scratch of writing came from the other end of the line.
"Uh... are you busy?"
"More or less. The Central Propaganda Department has a meeting tomorrow, and I'm preparing my speech." From the sound of it, Xie Huilan was talking while writing. "A couple of days ago, I asked someone from the division to find me newspaper materials related to this year's heating issues. But the agency's work efficiency over there is terrible. First they said someone had to sign off on it, then they said there weren't enough staff because of the holiday break. It's been two or three days, and they only managed to get me five or six newspapers with heating-related articles. Their efficiency... Heh, never mind that. You have something to say, right? Are you unhappy with the transfer?"
Dong Xuebin hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm very satisfied. That's why I wanted to