Chapter 488 Meeting an Old Friend
Qiao Xing turned to Yang Han, "What... how do I do this?"
"Didn't he already say that? Let's get the paperwork done, come on, I'll have someone bring the contract, and you can move in tonight."
As Yang Han spoke, she walked out, took out her phone to make a call, and made the arrangements for Qiao Xingtong without any regard for her consent.
Qiao Xing was a little conflicted. Although 20 million might not be much to Qin Ce, it was an astronomical sum that she had never seen before in her life.
Not to mention that even if she were to handle it herself, she still couldn't quite get over the mental hurdle, as if she had robbed a bank.
Before long, the two arrived at the first house. Yang Han asked her to sit down and rest for a while, and thoughtfully went out to buy her a bottle of water.
Looking at the huge house, Qiao Xing felt extremely uneasy and uncomfortable, completely lacking any joy at the prospect of moving into a large house.
This feeling was like squandering money; she couldn't enjoy it with a clear conscience.
A dozen minutes later, Yang Han returned, bringing two bottles of water and a female salesperson.
Qiao Xing was stunned when she saw the female salesperson, and the other woman was equally stunned when she saw her.
"Qiao Xing?"
"Gao Jin?"
The two spoke at the same time, and Yang Han, who was standing next to them, was also surprised, "You two know each other?"
Gao Jin concealed her surprise and smiled, "President Yang, we were high school classmates."
"A high school classmate? What a coincidence, to run into someone like this."
Gao Jin seemed to realize something, "You mean she wants to buy a house?"
"Yes, since you two know each other, I won't waste any more words. Xiao Gao, you handle the formalities for her, and this performance fee will be credited to you."
Gao Jin was somewhat flattered, "How can this be..."
"It's alright, just do as I say."
Gao Jin suppressed her shock and excitement, nodded and said, "Alright then, thank you, President Yang."
Yang Han waved her hand, indicating that she was welcome. She had just called the sales manager to ask someone to come and sign the contract. She guessed that the manager was just someone she randomly picked, but she didn't expect the two of them to actually know each other.
Gao Jin didn't expect that General Manager Yang would attribute the performance to her. She originally thought she was just a gofer, otherwise the manager wouldn't have called her over.
"You two look like you haven't seen each other in a long time. You two have a good chat, I'm going out to make a phone call."
Yang Han walked out with a smile, leaving the two of them alone.
Gao Jin stood there holding the contract, looking somewhat reserved, and the two of them felt a little awkward.
After a while, Qiao Xing realized what was happening and said, "Please sit down."
Gao Jin forced a smile and quickly sat down opposite Qiao Xing. "Miss Qiao... please take a look at this contract."
Hearing her addressed as "Miss Qiao," Qiao Xing's expression became somewhat complicated. She took the contract and said, "Please just call me by my name."
Gao Jin forced a smile, her face full of unease. "This isn't right. You can afford a house like this now, and you're friends with President Yang. I wouldn't dare."
Qiao Xing remained silent.
During high school, Qiao Xing was insecure due to her family background, especially when she first entered high school. She was insecure and introverted and had almost no friends.
Unfortunately, she was also the math class representative, which made some girls in the class who didn't like studying dislike her, especially a girl who had repeated a grade and liked Qiao Xing's deskmate.
Her male deskmate kept talking to her, and then the girl became more and more hostile towards her. Once, when Qiao Xing asked her to collect homework, she somehow offended her, and the girl stood up and slapped her.
The homeroom teacher called the two girls to the office. The girl was the homeroom teacher's niece, and she was only scolded a few times without any real punishment.
After that, the girl took the lead, and half of the female students in the class isolated her, threatening to continue beating her in the future.
She didn't dare tell her grandparents that during that time, Qiao Xing thought about dropping out of school almost every day and going out to work with Wang Ye.
Just when she couldn't take it anymore, Gao Jin turned around and became her deskmate.
Gao Jin didn't specifically help her; it's just that when she arrived, she and that girl were causing trouble for Qiao Xing, kicking over Qiao Xing's table, which in turn affected Gao Jin's table.
At that time, Gao Jin had a fiery temper, and she immediately started fighting with that girl. The two of them really fought, and they were both bleeding from head wounds. Both of their parents were called in.
So the two of them became enemies and disliked each other. Only then did Qiao Xing feel a little better. In order to protect herself, she kept trying to please Gao Jin and successfully became friends with her.
She helped Gao Jin with almost all her homework, and as a result, Gao Jin failed the college entrance examination and went out to work.
When she left, she told Qiao Xing that once she became successful, she wanted him to work for her.
It's a pity that after that departure, the two lost contact and only met again now.
It's been seven years already.
I never expected our reunion to be like this.
Qiao Xing had been hesitant about buying this house, but now that she has it, she has signed her name on it immediately.
She handed the contract to Gao Jin before asking, "How have you been these past few years?"
Gao Jin gave an awkward laugh. "It's fine, but it's definitely not as good as you."
She probably thought of the bold words she had spoken before leaving, and now that the difference in their status was too great, she felt quite uncomfortable sitting there.
"Gao Jin, I'm so happy to see you."
Gao Jin was stunned. She looked at Qiao Xing, unsure whether Qiao Xing was genuinely happy or saying the opposite of what she meant.
She lowered her head and scratched her cheek to hide her unease. "I'm happy too."
"I'm truly happy. In all these years, I've never met a friend like you." Qiao Xing grabbed her hand, his expression utterly sincere. "Do you still consider me a friend?"
Gao Jin looked up at her, her expression somewhat moved.
Perhaps it was Qiao Xing's sincere gaze that moved her, because Gao Jin's resistance was no longer so obvious.
"I'm just a little out of sorts, it's been so long since I've seen you."
Qiao Xing smiled and said, "You'll get used to it eventually. Tell me what you've been doing these past few years, and why you haven't contacted me even once?"
The two had exchanged phone numbers, but after Gao Jin left, Qiao Xing couldn't get through to her.
Gao Jin hesitated and said, "I didn't do anything. I just went out to work, and my phone was stolen as soon as I got off the train. I got a new phone after that, but I didn't remember your number, so we lost contact."
"I see..."
"Yeah, I lost my phone and wallet, and my first job was carrying bricks on a construction site."
Gao Jin recounted her experiences over the years, saying she had changed jobs countless times. Without an ID card, she couldn't even get into factories and could only work as a bricklayer on construction sites.
After receiving her salary, she bought a cell phone, replaced her ID card, and went back to the factory to work as a screwdriver for over a year.
Then she met a boyfriend at the factory, quickly got married and had a child, and stayed in Chongqing after giving birth.
She took care of her child for several years, and only started working now after the child was old enough to go to kindergarten. She works in a real estate sales office selling houses.
She has only been working for three months now.
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