When I saw the text message sent by this strange number, I felt tight and I quickly guessed that the other party should be Ning Xiongzheng or the person he arranged, otherwise I would not have talked to me directly. The "she" in the text message obviously refers to Ning Bingrou.

I held my phone in one hand and lit a cigarette in the other hand. I pondered for a moment and typed and replied: "Who are you?"

The other party: "You don't need to know my identity. No matter what the conditions are, you just need to tell me how much it costs to offer a price. Leave Ning Bingrou, don't toast and not eat the penalty."

I thought about it for a while and continued to type and reply: "Okay, don't you want to know my conditions? Tell me the address and let's meet and talk, don't hide it."

After the text message was sent, the other party did not reply to me for a long time. I put down my phone and looked at Li Wendong who was still lowering his head to do his homework.

"Wen Dong, did you have something to tell me just now?"

He looked up at me, but his eyes were a little embarrassed, and nodded and said in a low voice: "Brother, I have two things I want to tell you. The first is that the school is about to make winter uniforms and pay for it."

"Well, a little thing, I thought you kid had caused something in school? Isn't it just paying the school uniform fee? I will just tell you how much I'll give it to you next time."

"Two Hundred Three."

"Okay." As I spoke, I took out my wallet from my pocket and gave Li Wendong two hundred and fifty dollars. I flipped off the ash in my hand and asked in confusion: "There is another thing, let me tell you."

"Next, on the tenth of next month, there will be a city-level middle school painting competition. My previous works were selected for the first round. The teacher asked me to arrange for me to become one of the contestants representing the school."

"I'll go! What a good guy, this is a good thing. Why are you doing a hesitant?" In surprise, I threw away the cigarette butt and touched Li Wendong's little head with my other hand.

"However, the art teacher said that this painting competition is very important, so the contestants are required to participate in a three-day special training before the competition. They are closed training in an institution. Those three days are for food, accommodation and training. The three-day training fee is 1,200, and the food and accommodation fee is 600. In total, a total of 1,800 yuan is required."

I was a little surprised. If this continues, the cost would be quite large. The training fee for a competition would be about 2,000 yuan. But when I thought about it, it was in City A, plus... Li Wendong's eager eyes, no matter what, I would support him.

I took out my wallet in silence, counted two thousand dollars and put it on the table, and said in an encouraging tone: "This is the first time you have participated in this kind of training. The school teacher will ask you to participate in the competition as a representative of the school. That means you value you, so you can go to the training with confidence. The extra money is so much. If you are hungry at night, give yourself a small meal."

I poured glasses of water for both of us and continued to ask, "By the way, when will we go to training?"

"Next Monday." Li Wendong smiled happily and answered me happily.

Next Monday, that’s the two days after the weekend. It just so happened that next Monday will be December. Yu Zun’s “Double Twelve” activity will start soon, and it’s time to be busy with work.

He has his studies, I have my career, we are all striving for each other's lives, I have experienced what Li Wendong has experienced myself, and I even participated in the municipal painting competition at that time, but I was in my hometown, and I was in the sixth grade.

Time is such a killing knife. In the blink of an eye, I became an old uncle.

In the evening, Ning Bingrou called me, and I guess I was telling me what happened today.

As soon as the phone was connected, I was the first to smile and said, "It's all this time, you should get off work, right?"

"It's past ten o'clock, I'll definitely get off work. I've already taken a shower." After a while, she continued: "Dongli, you don't have to take what happened tonight too much. My dad is just like that."

I smiled bitterly and said, "I'm fine. If it were other parents, I would probably want to slap me twice on the spot. In contrast, your father is already very friendly to me, but... you have also seen his attitude. Rourou, are you afraid that your father will always oppose our relationship in the future?"

When I was talking, I remembered the number I sent me a text message tonight. Although I didn’t know who the other party was, it must be inseparable from Ning Xiongzheng.

"I'm not afraid, am I still here? Dongli, love that goes to two directions is meaningful. We have talked about this concept of love before. As long as we face it together, we don't have to worry even if we encounter difficulties again."

I was holding my cell phone and couldn't speak for a long time. I was moved and felt unbelievable. Does such a thing really exist? I have experienced the pain of love and even thought it was an incredible thing.

"Yes, Rourou is right. Only when you go to love in both directions is fearless, can it make sense. Let's face it together. If you say that, I won't worry."

"Yes, I'm going to go to bed. A friend will come back from abroad tomorrow. I have to pick him up, so let's take a break early."

I originally wanted to ask her what kind of friend she was, but I stopped her words and changed them to a sentence: "Good night."

...

The weekends of the past two days ended like this. I originally thought I could spend more time with Ning Bingrou, but she not only had to be busy with work, but also had to meet friends, so I could only continue to devote my time to work.

Monday and December arrived as scheduled. That morning, I got up early. Today, Li Wendong was going to attend the art training institution that the school registered for, so I had to drive him over. Before parting, I did not forget to encourage him and asked him to participate in the training well. When the 10th he won the prize in the city-level painting competition, I would also have another reward for him.

After sending Li Wendong, I also returned to the company. I will be very busy today, especially for the Double Twelve event. After completing the internal plan, I have to arrange someone to connect with the customer.

The busy time always passes quickly, and it is time to get off work in the blink of an eye. Creative Park is not as particular as high-end office buildings, so I smoked directly in my office. After half of the cigarette was smoked, the cell phone on the desk rang and I received a text message.

At first glance, I didn’t expect that the person with the strange number replied to me.

The other party: "Didn't you say you want to meet and have a chat? Now I'm here, tonight at 8 o'clock, address: 42nd floor of Tianhua Building, come to the private tavern for a few drinks, don't give up, don't say I haven't given you a chance."

I finished smoking the remaining half of the cigarette, twisted the cigarette butt on the ashtray, and typed it and replied to the other party: "Okay, don't worry, I'll go there."

I got off work at 7 o'clock in the evening, and after a simple meal, I drove to the "Tianhua Building" mentioned by the stranger. Although I have heard of this place, I have never been to it. It is equivalent to the "downtown" in the city center and is also one of the landmark buildings of city a.

At 7:55, I finally arrived at my destination. On the 42nd floor of Tianhua Building, there was indeed a private tavern with unique decoration. Two security guards in suits and tie were guarding the door. I was about to go in, but someone stopped me and asked me if I had made an appointment. If not, I could not go in at will.

Good guy, these squids are full, you still have to make an appointment before you can get in?!

I was stopped at the door. Just as I was trying to explain, the door of the tavern opened and a man walked out of it. He looked like he was... I seemed to have seen it somewhere, but I couldn't remember it for a moment.

"You are Zhou Dongli, right?"
Chapter completed!