Chapter 461 Shopping with Colleagues
On December 12, Suihualou Shanghai branch opened for trial operation.
The dishes are exquisite and novel, and the business is booming.
On New Year's Day, Dongzhe and Xiaoting both said that there were activities at school, so Hongbin got up early in the morning and packed up to go out.
During the lunch break yesterday, several people in their group got together to talk about "Chunying Shopping Mall".
This is a newly opened department store, very fashionable, and Liao Yazhen, the most fashionable person in the office, really wants to go there.
As they were chatting, Zheng Shuyun from the Administration Department came to deliver some information to their department, and Liao Yazhen grabbed her:
"Shu Yun, are you free tomorrow? How about going to Chunying Shopping Mall with me?"
The two knew each other because they had a lot of business interactions. Zheng Shuyun was pretty and spoke gently. She just graduated from university this year and was assigned to work at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau.
Before Zheng Shuyun could answer, He Lebang called out to Hong Bin:
"Hongbin, didn't you say you wanted to buy something for your brother and sister? Let's go together!"
He Lebang and Liao Yazhen started working in the bureau in the same year, one year earlier than Hongbin. They lived next door to Hongbin and were the most familiar with each other in the office.
"Okay, okay! Let's go together." Liao Yazhen is a generous girl, very straightforward.
Hongbin hesitated for a moment. He wanted to say that he would not buy anything anywhere else, but when he saw He Lebang’s strong invitation, he nodded.
He could see that He Lebang didn't know which of the two lesbians he was interested in, so he wanted to go together, but was embarrassed to go alone, so he called him along.
However, it would be better to go to other shopping malls and talk to Brother Yiming when he comes.
"Shuyun, it's settled!" Liao Yazhen looked at Zheng Shuyun expectantly. Zheng Shuyun thought about it for a moment and nodded.
Hearing that they were going out to play, two other girls in the office joined in.
That's how it's settled.
We agreed to meet at the dormitory entrance at ten o'clock and then go to Chunying Shopping Mall together.
He Lebang frowned when he saw Hongbin. He was wearing a dark blue coat that he had saved up for a long time to buy, but the light brown coat on Hongbin was obviously of better quality and better style.
In fact, He Dongbang had noticed it a long time ago. Although Hongbin was very low-key and gentle, the clothes he wore were very nice. When asked where he bought them, he just said that they were made by his aunt in his hometown.
A shirt and trousers in September, a thin windbreaker in October, a jacket in November, a short coat and padded jacket in December, and now a long coat.
Hongbin didn't think too much about it. He just knew that it was cold today and being outside was not as warm as sitting in the office and wearing a long coat.
He didn't know how handsome he looked in a light brown long coat and a dark brown scarf, standing at 1.85 meters tall.
He doesn't know much about matching clothes. This was all taught to him by his Aunt Huang. At the beginning, she matched his clothes for him, and told him to wear the right pants and shoes with the right clothes. From junior high school to high school and then to college, he has been influenced by this for so many years and can tell which ones go together at a glance.
The two waited for a while, and Liao Yazhen and Zheng Shuyun arrived first.
Liao Yazhen was wearing a red coat, while Zheng Shuyun was dressed much more simply, in a duck egg blue short coat.
He Dongbang immediately walked over to Liao Yazhen and started chatting with her, leaving Zheng Shuyun and Hong Bin looking at each other awkwardly.
"Hello, Comrade Zheng, my name is...Zhuang Hongbin." Hongbin felt it necessary to introduce himself.
"Yes, I know. I asked you to sign before." Zheng Shuyun replied with a slight smile.
"Oh, I forgot."
After the introduction, the two chatted for a while. When Hong Bin heard that Zheng Shuyun was from Changzhou, he immediately said, "My aunt is also from Changzhou."
"Your... auntie" Zheng Shuyun thought, aren't aunties and moms from the same place? Why did he say auntie? Could it be...
After she asked the question, she felt a little regretful, but Hongbin explained with a smile:
"Ah, not a biological one, but it's no different. She's an aunt who has been very kind to me since I was a child."
"Oh, so that's it!" Zheng Shuyun felt relieved.
She spoke softly, and Hongbin couldn't help but lower his voice.
After the other two arrived, everyone took the bus to Chunying Department Store.
The three girls chatted along the way, and Zheng Shuyun listened quietly, occasionally responding once or twice.
Because it was the weekend, there were quite a few people in the newly opened department store.
Zheng Shuyun found that Hongbin was looking very seriously, but this level of seriousness did not seem like that of someone selecting goods.
"Comrade Zhuang, aren't you going to buy something for your sister-in-law? What are you buying?"
"Ah, I want to buy them two hot water bottles. They said the ones they have now are not warm enough. And two pairs of gloves. Gloves get dirty easily if worn every day. And another pair for rotation. The kind that can hold a pen for writing. Their hands get too cold when they study in the library in winter." Hongbin answered naturally.
Zheng Shuyun asked curiously:
“They also go to university in Shanghai.”
"Yes! They are all in Fudan." Hongbin said proudly.
"Oh, Zhuang Hongbin, what kind of family are you from? You can support three children to go to college, that's really amazing!" Liao Yazhen came over.
Hongbin smiled but didn't answer.
"That's amazing. They both got into Fudan University. My college entrance exam score is far from Fudan University's." Zheng Shuyun continued.
"Yeah, I'm far from it." Hongbin smiled at her.
We then went shopping in the department store.
Hong Bin feels that there is still a gap between this shopping mall and Yue Sheng. Not to mention the quality of the goods, the service alone is not up to par. The sales clerks all have sour faces and are indifferent. If he had worked at Yue Sheng, he would have been fired long ago.
"Hey, I heard that there's a very nice new restaurant not far from here. How about we go there for lunch? I'll treat you." He Dongbang suggested.
"This is not good..." said Liao Yazhen.
"As an old comrade, I will just welcome the two new colleagues, Zhuang Hongbin and Chen Dongrui." He Dongbang pointed at Hongbin and another female comrade in their group.
"Then I'm not a member of your team, that's not good!" Zheng Shuyun shook his head.
"Hey! Since you're here, others will think I'm stingy otherwise! When we went out to play together, I only treated them to a meal but not you. Come on, don't slap me in the face!" He Dongbang said generously.
Everyone agreed, and Zheng Shuyun looked at Hongbin, because he was the only one who didn't react.
Hongbin didn't know what he saw. He stared blankly into the distance with a confused look in his eyes.
Then he said anxiously:
"You guys go shopping first, I have something to do, I'll come find you later."
As he said this, he ran away in a hurry.
"Hey! Let's have dinner together! We'll be waiting for you at the gate!" He Dongbang shouted with his chin raised.
"Okay! Got it!" Hong Bin responded from a distance.
He Dongbang said with a smile: "This kid, you must be in a hurry to go to the toilet! Come on, let's continue shopping."
Hong Bin chased after him, crossed several shelves, and finally found the person he had just seen.
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