The ringing bell brought Xiao Dingdong back to her senses. She regretted saying too much; she didn't really want to tell others these things, as this was one of the few things that gave her dignity.
Her not-so-full hips lifted off the massage mattress, she stood up, crossed her arms over her hips, gave a slight bow, picked up the electronic tablet beside her, and wrote: [Time's up, I have to go. You can rest for a while.]
Her movements were fluid and without any hesitation, after all, she had practiced this simple move many times before.
Just as she reached the door, Gu Jingyan, realizing what was happening, called out to her.
"Wait, I want to extend my time!!! You don't need to serve anyone else tonight, you just need to stay with me!"
At this moment, Gu Jingyan, this playboy and sharp-tongued man, felt a strong possessiveness towards Xiao Dingdong.
The thought of her going to give massages to other people later made him feel uneasy.
Xiao Dingdong didn't think too much about it. It was a good thing that the customer wanted to stay longer, as it meant that her commission would be higher.
"You don't have to do anything, just talk to me. I like listening to your stories."
Having shared a memory, the two felt much closer, and Xiao Dingdong wasn't as nervous as before. She chuckled, unable to contain herself.
I wrote a sentence on the electronic board: [Do you take me for a storyteller?]
Gu Jingyan wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Xiao Dingdong's smile was much better than before. It felt like a genuine smile from the heart. Gu Jingyan felt a sense of accomplishment that he could make someone who was faking a smile smile from the heart.
"Then you can be a storyteller for once and tell me more about your childhood and your village. I've never been to the countryside, and I'm actually quite curious about it."
Xiao Dingdong was speechless. What was there to talk about in the countryside?
People in these big cities are really strange. They're just like those people who went to their villages to take pictures when I was a kid. They'd study cow dung for ages and scream excitedly when they saw wild monkeys on the mountain.
Aren't these all very common things? As for animals, don't they have even more zoos in their cities?
Xiao Dingdong's short stories continued for another half hour, mostly about funny things from her childhood or her experiences surviving in the wild.
Although Gu Jingyan doubted that she had survived for half a year on wild vegetables, he did not interrupt her. He just found Xiao Dingdong suddenly interesting and secretly admired the girl's courage to survive in such a harsh environment.
In some ways, it seems a bit dramatic that I thought about suicide countless times because of my leg problems.
How much will it cost for your mother and brother's medical treatment?
Gu Jingyan suddenly asked a question.
Xiao Dingdong didn't even calculate it, she just wrote it down.
1.2 million.
Her goal was very clear: she wanted to earn at least 1.2 million here.
"So how much have you saved?"
Xiao Dingdong hesitated for a moment, but still wrote it down: [10,000].
"Huh? You used to earn 4,000 yuan a month, which you could save up in a year. Is the salary at Linglong Club lower than that of a factory worker?"
[Because my mother and younger brother need to take medicine every month, and the medicine costs a lot of money.]
She worked at Linglong Club for more than half a year. Because her performance was the worst, she received the lowest salary, only more than 30,000 yuan a month, which was half of the normal level.
But she was already very satisfied because the job gave her the opportunity to save up that much money.
If she goes back to working in the factory or as a waitress, it would take her 25 years to save 1.2 million yuan without eating or drinking.
Her mother and brother simply couldn't afford to wait. After finding a job in Donghai, she brought her mother and brother over and put them in the hospital. Every month, there were medical expenses, bed fees, and other miscellaneous costs to cover. On top of that, she also had to save money to cover future surgery costs.
She's already very impressive to be able to save 10,000 yuan in half a year.
Gu Jingyan was dumbfounded. This little mute girl's delicate shoulders were actually able to support this broken family.
Compared to her, he felt inferior. After becoming disabled at the age of 17, he had never worked a day in his life and had never earned a penny of his own money. All his expenses were covered by his family. He had never calculated how much money he had spent, but the membership fee for this club alone amounted to two million yuan every year.
It's like saying that having a membership card is equivalent to Xiao Dingdong's hard work over many, many years.
The differences between people, and between classes, were laid bare at this moment.
"But at your current rate of saving money, you'll never save up 1.2 million..."
She only manages to save a few thousand yuan a month. When will she be able to save that much?
The words may sound harsh, but that's the reality.
[I know, but this is the highest-paying job I can find. The doctor said I can take the medication for another six months and then stop for a while. Then I can save up for a few more years and accumulate that much money.]
Gu Jingyan's expression became somewhat complicated.
His father had invested in a private hospital, so he knew a little about its ins and outs. He figured the doctor was probably lying to her, saying that she could stop taking the medication for a while after six months.
Seeing that the girl still had hope for the future, he couldn't bear to expose the lie.
He seemed to change the subject; "Do you have a boyfriend?"
Xiao Dingdong's face suddenly turned red. She didn't write anything, but just shook her head.
Gu Jingyan's eyes lit up, and he continued to press, "Have you never had a boyfriend?"
Xiao Dingdong shook her head again; "[I haven't considered it.]"
She was telling the truth. Ever since she was old enough to understand things, she had been busy just trying to survive, and she simply didn't have time to stop and think about these kinds of questions.
Hearing that she didn't have a boyfriend, Gu Jingyan suddenly felt a little happy; "Actually, I don't have a girlfriend either!"
Xiao Dingdong glanced at him but didn't say anything.
"What? Don't you believe me?" Gu Jingyan asked.
Xiao Dingdong nodded sincerely and then wrote.
[You have a lot of money. Sissi once said that men with a lot of money never lack girlfriends.]
"Heh, don't listen to her nonsense. Who says rich people always have girlfriends? Can't you see? I'm a cripple!"
Gu Jingyan pointed to his legs.
“I can’t stand up like a normal person. I’ll be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Yes, I admit that many women are attracted to my money and don’t mind this, but I don’t like that. I hate it when women bring up money right away!”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Dingdong lowered her head in embarrassment.
Because from the beginning until now, she has mentioned many times that she is very short of money.
Seeing Xiao Dingdong's reaction, Gu Jingyan knew she had misunderstood; "Actually, I wasn't talking about you, I didn't say you were greedy for money..."
But I really want money...
"Oh dear, that's different!! I don't know how to explain it to you, I'm talking about a feeling, you know what a feeling is?"
Xiao Dingdong shook her head and wrote two words: [I don't understand.]
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