Getting Things Done

After dinner.

Outside the hotel.

Su Jia held her stomach and laughed. "I ate too much. The cooking here really is countless times better than back in our county."

Zhou Xiaoru was stuffed too. "Thank you for the treat, Director Dong. Whew, I've never been this full before. Jia, when are we heading back?" Su Jia checked the time. Since the matter could not be handled, it was time to leave.

But Dong Xuebin said, "Wait a moment. Let's go somewhere. Get in the car." Su Jia and Zhou Xiaoru did not ask further questions. They nodded and got into the Mercedes.

Just then, Dong Xuebin's phone rang. It was his mom, Luan Xiaoping. As soon as the call connected, Luan Xiaoping lowered her voice. "Jia just called Uncle Yang. It sounds like things fell through. Are you with Jia? Don't you know some people in Beijing? Why not try pulling some strings? Uncle Yang put a lot of thought into that State Security Bureau director matter. Pay more attention to Jia's business, understand? If it doesn't work out, forget it, but you can't let them think you didn't take it seriously... Understand?"

Dong Xuebin laughed. "Mom, I know. I'll do my best."

After hanging up, Dong Xuebin turned the steering wheel and drove to the entrance of Xinhua News Agency nearby. Looking at the several six-story Office Buildings, he pulled out the key and got out.

Su Jia was startled. "Xinhua News Agency? Xuebin, what are we doing here?" Dong Xuebin said, "I'll try to help you with those exchange slots. No guarantee it'll work." Zhou Xiaoru looked at him in surprise. She had not expected Dong Xuebin to have connections in Beijing. But weren't those slots already gone? Was there really still hope, even with connections?

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