Chapter 145 Buying a Birthday Present
Qin Dashen remained unmoved in the driver's seat, rolled down the passenger window, and ordered Xu Songning, "Get in the car."
Xu Songning was too lazy to argue with him. She didn't want to drive anyway, and with a full-time driver, she was happy to have some peace and quiet.
Driving and getting in the car can be done in one smooth motion.
Zhou Qiao had a bag of snacks next to her. As soon as Xu Songning got into the car, a chicken foot was held out in front of her. "Here, have some braised chicken feet."
Xu Songning took a bite and stared at Zhou Qiao strangely.
Zhou Qiao felt uneasy under her gaze and asked in a low voice, "Song Ning, what are you doing?"
"Didn't he tell you not to eat these braised foods?"
Is it any of his business?
In the cramped space, no whisper could escape Qin You's ears. He snorted softly, "My braised dishes are much cleaner and more hygienic than those outside."
He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him.
This statement is perfectly embodied in Zhou Qiao!
Not long ago, I told her that I had let go, that I was pursuing my dreams and she was pursuing her freedom. Now, is it that dreams are forcibly interfering with freedom? Freedom is powerless to resist and can only silently agree?
"Have you thought about that matter?" Zhou Qiao changed the subject.
Qin You couldn't really shut up. Hearing them whispering something he couldn't understand, he interrupted, "What is it?"
"Can you shut him up?" Xu Songning closed her eyes, somewhat regretting helping Qin You pursue his wife. If this man didn't have a wife, how quiet his mouth would be. At least he wouldn't be like this, barging between her and Zhou Qiao, so the two of them could have a quiet conversation.
“If you don’t shut up, you can forget about coming upstairs with me today,” Zhou Qiao warned him.
Qin You shut up and focused on being their driver.
“I’ve thought it through. I asked you to come out and help me look at gifts, so I’ve decided to tell him the truth on his birthday.” Xu Songning grabbed Zhou Qiao’s hand.
Zhou Qiao shook his hand and nodded firmly, "I support you! So what gift are you planning to buy him?"
“Breathing,” Xu Songning replied calmly.
"What is this? I only know Pechoin."
“A watch brand.” Xu Songning took a bite of the chicken foot; it tasted pretty good.
"Really? I've never heard of that."
Zhou Qiao took out her phone and searched for Breitling. After glancing at the price, she immediately pounced on Xu Songning in the back seat, holding a chicken foot in her hand, the trembling, braised chicken foot pointing at her.
"Are you serious?! Xu Songning, you're really willing to go all out! Although it's said that you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, aren't you going to great lengths to catch a wolf?"
"Seriously, the afternoon I went to your shop, we went rock climbing. When I was going down, I wasn't very good at it and I lost my footing. He broke his watch while trying to catch me, so it's not unreasonable for him to pay for it. Luckily, it wasn't his hand that was injured, otherwise, how could I afford to pay for it?" Xu Songning opened her mouth to bite her chicken foot.
Zhou Qiao immediately got off her, stuffed the chicken foot into her mouth, and joked, "What you say makes sense, then this watch is indeed very worthwhile. Captain Xiang injured his hand, so let's compensate him with you!"
“This is not the same thing. You took so long to recover from your hand injury last time. If Xiang Yun were to injure his hand and be unable to fly for months, would I be able to compensate him? What if he suffers long-term damage and can never fly again? Even ten of me wouldn't be enough to compensate him. This watch is not expensive to replace at all.” Xu Songning tapped her elbow.
Zhou Qiao felt so much empathy for her opponent's injury that she never wanted to experience being in a cast and recuperating for a month again.
"It's not expensive at all. We'll pick one out properly later. I'll help Captain Xiang with his selection. It'll cost you a little, but it'll be a fitting tribute to Captain Xiang's lost watch."
Threatened by Zhou Qiao, Qin You didn't say another word the whole way and drove to the flagship store.
As a competent driver, he got out of the car first and opened the door on Zhou Qiao's side.
"Oh, why are you being so formal? Do you even remember who it was..." Xu Songning glanced at him dangerously, making him think carefully about who had shown him the right path!
Sure enough, before she could finish speaking, Qin You moved to the other side and opened the car door for her.
"You don't mind, do you?" Xu Songning asked Zhou Qiao in a low voice.
Her meddling with Qin You was ultimately a way of messing with Zhou Qiao's ex-boyfriend.
Zhou Qiao raised her eyebrows with amusement, "What's there to mind? Go ahead and do whatever you want. He's done a lot of things to me before. Young men like him have that downside—they're so impulsive!"
"I think his temper has changed; he's not as fierce as before," Xu Songning commented.
Zhou Qiao thought about recent events and was equally surprised. "Yeah, do you think people really change their personality every year they grow up? Now he's as well-behaved as a golden retriever, but before he was a wild version of a golden retriever, which was like a lion, and no one could control him."
"That's so apt." Xu Songning chuckled.
"Alright, let's not talk about him anymore, let's go check our watches!"
Zhou Qiao put her arm around Xu Songning's shoulder, and the two walked into the store.
Which one are you planning to buy?
Xu Songning had done her homework before coming. She saw a very beautiful watch on Breitling's official website that would suit Xiang Yun perfectly.
BO1 Aviation Chronograph Watch, Boeing 747 Special Edition.
The watch features a sophisticated black strap, a cream-colored dial with three black sub-dials, a red inner slide rule accented with blue details, and sharp, sword-like hands in a striking red and silver design.
The watch meticulously uses the color scheme of the 747-100 prototype. When Xu Songning saw the 747 prototype, she was amazed by its beauty. The overall model and color scheme were so eye-catching that they immediately captured her attention.
Zhou Qiao couldn't understand the watch. There were markings and numbers on both the inner and outer rings. As a layman, she could only tell that the watch looked pretty good.
Why does this watch look so complicated?
This watch has two sets of markings; the inner set is fixed, while the outer set can rotate.
The inner and outer flight sliders allow for complex calculations by rotating the scale, enabling pilots to quickly calculate flight time and convert between feet.
“The aviation series watches are suitable for pilots; he can understand these precise markings and numbers,” Xu Songning said with a smile.
“Huh~ He understands~” Zhou Qiao repeated in a cheeky tone.
Wearing white gloves, the sales clerk took out the watch Xu Songning had chosen and showed it to them. "You have excellent taste. If it were a gift for a pilot, this watch would be perfect. This timepiece is a special edition released by Breitling when Boeing delivered its last 747. The design of this watch is to pay tribute to the 'Queen of the Skies,' the world's first wide-body civilian airliner, which completely transformed the civil aviation industry and enabled long-haul intercontinental flights. It would also be a meaningful watch for civil aviation pilots."
The story behind a watch is usually given by the person who made it, but it must be said that when Xu Songning learned about the significance of this watch, she almost immediately decided to buy one for Xiang Yun.
"Ah, I know the Boeing 747, it's that big plane that's been discontinued. A watch and an airplane connected? That's quite interesting." Zhou Qiao stroked her chin. "Hey, how do you know Xiang Yun would definitely like it?"
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