Chapter Twenty-Four: Buying A Mobile Phone Again
The warehouse of Du Le Zu is located in a desolate place and there are no special management personnel. It was built by villagers nearby for rent.
Du Le had no intention of hiring a warehouse guard. Anyway, the goods would be transported over soon, and he would put them in space, not even giving thieves a chance to steal.
The warehouse and housing issues were resolved, Du Le decided to go to the city center first to purchase some necessary digital equipment for himself, such as mobile phones and computers.
The residential area where Du Le rented is considered a suburb of Fuhai City, but it's not far from the city center. At least there are still buses running back and forth at night. Unlike in his hometown Yongxing Town, once it gets late, there won't be any minibuses to take him home. Of course, now Du Le is considered well-off, taking a taxi is also very convenient. However, he has always been frugal and can't change his mindset for the time being.
After resting for a while in the rental house, at 4:30 pm, Du Le took enough cash and took the bus to the commercial street in the city center.
Unlike the town, although it was approaching dusk, there were not only no fewer people on the city streets, but also because it was rush hour, the flow of people and cars did not decrease at all, but instead became more congested. What was originally supposed to be a half-hour drive ended up making Du Le wait for an entire hour on the bus.
Xinghai Square, located in the heart of Fuzhou City's bustling commercial center, and Xinghai Shopping Center in the middle of Xinghai Square is also a famous shopping destination in Fuzhou. The building of Xinghai Shopping Center is a 12-story high-rise, with different floors dedicated to selling different products, covering clothing, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, and leisure.
Du Le got off at Xinghai Square Station and rushed to the mobile phone digital specialty store on the fourth floor of Xinghai Building. Unlike when he bought his first mobile phone, Du Le now had more money and naturally wanted to buy a better one.
But what brand of mobile phone is the best, Du Le is not very clear, he just uses his own judgment method. For example, companies that have confidence in their own mobile phones generally spend a lot of money to invest in specialty stores and even put in a lot of advertising. Of course, these are not absolute, ordinary people will think and do so, while Du Le is not very familiar with mobile phone hardware configuration, so following the crowd is obvious.
He rushed to a domestic and foreign well-known brand specialty store, Du Le focused his attention on several specially recommended mobile phones. Under the enthusiastic sales lady's explanation and recommendation, Du Le generously spent 6000 yuan on a 4.0 screen touch smartphone, which except for its small screen size, had speed and functionality comparable to a mid-range performance laptop computer. It also came with a free phone card and 5000 yuan worth of talk time that could be returned in ten installments. This saved Du Le a lot of trouble.
As soon as he got the phone, Du Le directly held it in his hand and was about to dial his home phone number. Besides telling his parents his new phone number, he also wanted to test the call quality. However, before he could finish dialing, he ran into another acquaintance.
"Huh, Du Le, you're buying a cell phone again!"
Du Le saw clearly that it was Dong Lili again. How come every time he bought a mobile phone, he would run into her? Du Le thought to himself and responded with a smile, "Sister Dong, how did we meet again?"
"What's wrong? Not happy to see me!" Dong Lili said with a smile, her face full of jest.
"How dare you!" Du Le hastily said.
"Otherwise, how would I call you to invite you out for a meal every time and you're never in the service area?" Dong Lili said with feigned anger.
Du Le smiled and sighed, "It's all bad luck. Last time my phone fell into the toilet, now I have to buy a new one again."
"Disgusting," Dong Lili slightly frowned and smiled, "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you. Oh, the latest model? You've struck it rich! To make up for my wounded heart, you have to treat me!"
Just because of Shun Ganzi, she became the elder sister? Du Le really didn't expect Dong Lili to say that. Less contact, the previous impression is not accurate at all. Anyway, he's not short of money, so Du Le smiled and said: "No problem, but I'm not familiar with the city, you're in charge of finding a place, just don't cheat me too much."
"Look who's talking," said Dong Lili, pulling someone beside her, "This is my cousin."
"Cousin, hello." Du Le said reflexively.
Hehe, the girl smiled.
"She's my cousin, not yours!" Dong Lili said with a smile, "What are you yelling about?"
The girl seemed to see Du Le's awkward expression and stretched out her hand straightforwardly, saying "Hello, I'm Jiang Yun."
Du Le hurriedly stretched out his hand. "I'm Du Le, nice to meet you." Only then did Du Le take a good look at Jiang Yun, a very cute little girl.
Dong Lili smiled and said, "You wouldn't think Jiang Yun is a famous student, would you? Let me tell you, she's actually from our same graduating class. She graduated from a university in another province and came back. You're treating us to dinner, can I bring her along?"
"It won't be necessary, you're our guest," Du Le said.
Dong Lili took out her mobile phone and glanced at it, saying to Jiang Yun, "It's almost time, if we're late there will be a lot of people. Shall we go to the restaurant now?"
Jiang Yun nodded and replied, "Mm."
Du Le as a big household being caught, naturally did not have any opposing opinions.
"How about we go to the new Western restaurant at the street corner?" suggested Dong Lili.
Before Du Le could respond, an untimely voice cut in: "Xiao Yun, what a coincidence! How about I treat you guys to dinner?"
A young man in a suit and tie, looking like a successful person, suddenly appeared beside the three of them with a slightly arrogant expression.
Dong Lili's face unexpectedly showed a disgusted expression: "Wu Liang, don't bother, we have an appointment."
Wu Liang glanced at Du Le with a sidelong glance, but judging from Du Le's unremarkable attire, he probably wasn't some big shot either. The rustic nature of the city dweller was suddenly revealed: "Jiang Yun, how did you manage to pair up with someone as ordinary as me? I'll invite you all to Xiang Man Lou."
Although not a local, Du Le was naturally familiar with the high-end restaurant Xiang Man Lou in Fuhai City. It's said that even the cheapest cold dish there costs 188 yuan.
Du Le didn't fail to notice the disdain in Wu Liang's tone, but he wasn't clear about what kind of relationship Dong Lili and the others had with this guy. He felt it wouldn't be good to speak out rashly, and no one else was explicitly mentioning themselves either, so Du Le kept silent. However, from Dong Lili's expression, it could be inferred that their relationship wasn't great.
"Sorry, Wu Shao, we've already made an appointment." Jiang Yun said with a shake of his head.
Wu Liang's face was filled with regret, and his eyes even had a hint of annoyance that would be hard to detect unless one made a point to notice it.
"Come on, let's go." Dong Lili pulled Jiang Yun, her eyes turned to Du Le, hinting him to follow them, completely ignoring Wu Liang.
Du Le smiled and nodded, following him.
Wu Liang glanced at Du Le, who was walking behind him, and felt a bit resentful towards Du Le. To say that people with narrow minds often have trivial or even unreasonable reasons for hating others.
Du Le didn't know what Wu Liang was thinking behind his back, but now that Du Le is treating him to a meal, he's quite happy. Not to mention Dong Lili's enthusiasm in college, just now she still gave him face.
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