At 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Xia Xiaobing arrived at the apartment building as promised. She sat in her car, listening to soft music from the car stereo, slightly lost in thought.
She remembered many things, especially those years from her previous life...
Suddenly, her phone rang. Xia Xiaobing picked it up and saw that the caller ID wasn't Lu Zhe, but her mother.
When the call connected, all I heard was that loud nagging, which sounded a bit annoying, but also kind of endearing.
"Bingbing, when are you coming home? Your dad and I went to the market, and he bought some matsutake mushrooms that you like..."
Xia Xiaobing replied helplessly in the Chongqing dialect, "How am I supposed to win? I can't let go of the company's affairs. I've been asking you to come over for a while now. It would be so convenient to live in Chengdu. I could even go home for dinner tonight."
"Oh dear, your parents aren't used to living there. They don't know anyone there. What's the point? I don't even know who to play cards with. I can't even calculate the mahjong stakes in Chengdu..."
Xia Xiaobing: "I told you to play less mahjong!"
"Hey, you've got your wings now, what are you going to do with your mother?"
A dark line appeared on the older woman's forehead. She felt that her mother's words sounded like an insult, and it sounded strange.
She changed the subject: "Do you have enough money? You shouldn't go out to work anymore..."
The mother on the other end of the phone quickly interrupted, "It's enough, more than we can use! Why are you calling so much money? We don't need any more money, don't call anymore!"
Xia Xiaobing: "If you retire, I'll support you."
"Let's not talk about that anymore. When are you coming back? Aunt Zhang's kid next door graduated with a master's degree and is coming back to our local People's Hospital to be a doctor. Do you want to take a look? He's quite good-looking, and he's in obstetrics and gynecology..."
Xia Xiaobing finally lost her temper: "Alright, Mom, don't worry about these things. I know what I'm doing!"
"You're already twenty-five, when will you..."
Xia Xiaobing switched to Mandarin: "I'm not talking anymore, I'm at work!"
"Wait, isn't today Sunday?"
"I'm working overtime!"
After saying that, Xia Xiaobing finally couldn't take it anymore and hung up the phone.
Whether before or after her rebirth, she felt that her relationship with her mother hadn't changed much. She'd miss her mother if they didn't contact each other for a while, but the moment they started talking, her blood pressure would spike. Especially the pressure to get married—that was terrifying.
But since we've brought up marriage, should we find an opportunity to take Lu Zhe back with us?
Xia Xiaobing fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, the passenger door opened, and Lu Zhe appeared, saying, "Good morning, Sister Xia! You're here so early!"
"It's alright," Xia Xiaobing said casually, glancing at him as she turned her head.
Behind this guy were two pretty girls. They got into the back seat of the car.
Once the three of them were almost seated and Lu Zhe had fastened his seatbelt, Xia Xiaobing said, "Let's go now."
The car drove off as soon as he finished speaking.
On Sunday morning, there was no rush hour and the roads were clear. So, before long, the BMW accelerated to near the speed limit on the avenue.
Tang Qi, who was sitting in the back row, was initially a little sleepy, but now she was wide awake.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister Xia, you're too fast!"
Xia Xiaobing gripped the steering wheel with both hands and overtook another car. Without turning her head, she replied, "I wasn't speeding; the speed limit on this road is 80."
Xue Xiaodie tentatively asked, "Sister Xia, are you a little unhappy?"
Xia Xiaobing was indeed a little annoyed, but at this moment, she suddenly had an idea and came up with an excuse to kill two birds with one stone.
So she said, "Yes, I only found out last night. I have to work overtime today."
Xue Xiaodie: "You're the boss, who else would make you work overtime on Sundays?"
Xia Xiaobing said expressionlessly, "Just because I'm the boss means I don't need anyone to supervise me, and no one can supervise me anyway. There are some things that others can't handle, so I have to do them myself. By the way, Lu Zhe, you'll be with me this afternoon because we need to work overtime on the algorithm problem for the AI Xiao Qiu, and we need you to come."
"Huh?" Lu Zhe was taken aback. "This afternoon?"
Xia Xiaobing nodded slightly: "Yes, but there's no need to rush. We have a whole morning and lunchtime, enough time to play at the panda base, and then we can get to the company before four o'clock. We should be able to finish up our work at the company before dinner."
Lu Zhe: "I understand."
But before he could finish speaking, Xue Xiaodie in the back seat spoke up for him, saying, "Working overtime on Sunday is just too much..."
Xia Xiaobing: "Double the overtime pay."
Xue Xiaodie: "It's not about overtime pay! The problem is, we came out to have fun today. If you suddenly tell us to work overtime, we won't be in the mood to enjoy ourselves. Little Rainbow, don't you think?"
Xia Xiaobing glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Xue Xiaodie patting Tang Qi's thigh—clearly, this was a deliberate reminder.
After being reminded, Tang Qi immediately said, "Yes, yes!"
Xia Xiaobing smiled and said, "So everyone, have fun and relax as much as you can later. Short bursts of leisure time are more precious, aren't they? Besides, today is just a temporary matter to handle the algorithm department's needs, so we won't be working late, just two or three hours. How about I treat you to barbecue for dinner?"
Lu Zhe whispered, "Um, we just had barbecue last night..."
Xia Xiaobing: "You've arranged the meals quite well! Okay, you can choose whatever you want for dinner, it's on me. Is there any other problem?"
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