Chapter 17 Lottery

I answered the phone, cautiously saying "Hello?" The other person quickly asked, "Is this Lin Che?"

I recognized Wang Rui's voice immediately, and my mood instantly relaxed.

I quickly asked her, "What's up? Mom's busy."

"I was just looking for you, wanted to see if you were at work."

"I can't even beat you at drinking, how could I not be here?"

"I'm pretty free today, just had an early meeting. If you want to buy a car, I'll go with you."

At that moment, I suddenly thought of Pei Shi Yu's car. Actually, the color was bearable, that red should be suitable for both men and women.

"Let's talk about it in the afternoon, I'll call you if I'm buying."

"You don't want to change it anymore?"

"I'll make a call and then decide," I replied hesitantly.

I chatted for a few words and handed the phone to my mom. I walked to the windowsill between the second and third floors and dialed Pei Shi Yu's number directly. It connected quickly, but it was Xiao Long who answered: "Hello, who is this?" The voice on the phone was very childish, but also very seasoned.

"Xiao Long? Can you tell who I am?"

"No," Xiao Long replied immediately.

"The uncle who had dinner with you a few days ago."

"Oh, I know. When are you coming to see me again?"

Before I could answer, I heard Pei Shi Yu ask, "Who are you talking to?"

"Uncle."

"Which uncle?"

"The uncle who played with me that day."

I kept listening to their conversation. Suddenly, Pei Shi Yu asked me, "Why are you calling?"

"Didn't you have breakfast?"

"Is that any of your business?" Her reply was short and sharp.

"That's not what I meant. People who don't eat breakfast get in a bad mood. I was just guessing based on the tone of your voice."

"What is it?"

"Of course I'm calling you for something, otherwise who would be so bold!"

"Say it."

"I want to change my car. Aren't you going to leave your car unused? I thought about it and decided to let you reduce your losses. You can sell me your car."

Pei Shi Yu's first reaction wasn't to answer me, but to ask in surprise, "Did you strike it rich?"

"Whether I struck it rich is none of your business, anyway, I won't owe you money."

"It was sold yesterday."

"Really sold?"

"What would I gain by lying to you?"

Pei Shi Yu's attitude towards me hadn't changed because of that meal. It was still consistently impossible to talk to.

"Okay then, I'll buy a new car."

I thought she would hang up immediately, but unexpectedly she said, "You haven't told me yet, where did you strike it rich?"

"I bought a lottery ticket and the numbers were drawn yesterday, won five million."

Pei Shi Yu didn't respond, but the phone was still connected. She seemed to be pondering the truth of what I said.

Taking advantage of her silence, I asked curiously, "When are you going abroad?"

"Why are you asking that?" Pei Shi Yu asked back with great vigilance.

"Can't you be so suspicious? Can't I even care about you? Didn't we have a good chat that day..."

Pei Shi Yu interrupted me, "Tell me the reason for asking first."

"I'm also going to Germany or Italy in a few days. If the time matches, we can travel together and I can help you take care of Xiao Long."

"What's gotten into you?"

Pei Shi Yu's tone was always questioning, perhaps because she couldn't understand what I was saying today. In her mind, I was the carefree type. Now I was talking about buying a car and going abroad, the span was a bit too big.

"I recognized my real mom, don't you think I should show off a little?"

"What's the reason for showing off in front of me? Is it necessary?"

"Forget it, I can't talk to you." I started to back down.

"Knowing we can't talk, why did you call in the first place?"

"Talk or don't talk, I called out of kindness. If you hadn't told me about the car that day, would I have needed to call you?"

"Do you think that's the point?"

I didn't know what I said wrong. It seemed like she had this attitude from the moment I opened my mouth, so I also impatiently snapped at her, "Who can get along with a woman like you? I don't think I said anything wrong. I just asked you when you were going abroad! Don't think I deliberately want to go with you. Wang Rui asked me to go to Germany, and I'm also concerned about Xiao Long."

I thought she would retort, but she didn't, she just asked calmly, "Are you done?"

"Done. You can hang up now."

"I'm picking up my dad at the hospital, do you think it's appropriate to say these things?"

This time I didn't even have a chance to reply, she hung up directly. I stared at the disconnected screen of my phone, my mind still pondering Pei Shi Yu's last sentence. What conflict was there between being in the hospital and asking her a question? Or was she trying to tell me she was in a bad mood? Then again, when was she ever in a good mood!

I then returned to the office. My mom was already done with her work. There were documents on the desk and she was on the phone, talking about purchasing ingredients.

After I came in, she immediately simplified the conversation, gave a few instructions and put down the phone.

"Are you going to buy a car this afternoon?"

"Whatever." After getting a bellyful of anger from Pei Shi Yu, I replied indifferently.

"Have you decided on a model?"

"I'll look around when the time comes."

I saw her open the drawer and pull out a card directly from her wallet. Before handing it to me, she instructed, "This card should be enough to buy a car. You can keep the rest yourself. Your monthly salary will also be deposited into this card."

"I have my own card."

"Just use this one. Anyway, it's enough to spend. No need to separate yours and mine."

Then she placed it in my hand, and I didn't hesitate to put it in my pocket.

"Go buy the car with Wang Rui. Although she likes to play, she's very reliable when it comes to things. I'm relieved with her there."

I didn't know how much money was in the card, and I also wanted to test her opinion on the price range of the car, so I asked in a negotiating tone, "What kind of car do you think is good to buy?"

"Wang Rui is going with you, just listen to her, or ask her opinion after you've chosen one yourself."

I asked around but still didn't get to the main point, so I had to continue probing, "I don't know what kind of model to buy, whether a car for a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand is good, it seems difficult to decide."

"What price was your car?"

"My car was around one hundred and fifty thousand when I bought it."

"Then the second car should be a little better. Buy whatever car you want."

Listening to her tone, the funds in the card should be sufficient, otherwise she wouldn't be so decisive. Actually, my current car is still good enough for transportation, as long as I don't compare it with Pei Shi Yu's and Wang Rui's. But sometimes the environment creates the need to keep up. If I didn't have the means, I wouldn't ask for these things. Since there's someone supporting me, why not!