Sure enough, after more than a month, there was no movement, and then Pipi got a certificate for having an excellent reputation.
Pipi asked Jia Lin to eat popsicles with her and asked him with all his heart: "How did you solve everything?"
"Well," said Jia Lin, "I took her on a date at Zhongshan Park."
Pipi was angry: "You flirted with her?"
"Well, sort of."
"Tell me what you did. Did you give her your first kiss?"
"What are you even saying?"
"The last time you got injured playing sports, she ran to the infirmary to get you medicine."
"Is that supposed to mean something?"
"Look, do you like her not?"
"I don't like her."
Because of this, Pipi was very grateful to Xiaoju, thinking she was mysterious and derogatory, but admiring her a little. Later, Xiaoju failed the college entrance examination and scored lower than her. She did not go to college, mixed in with society, and went to work. They didn't regain contact until Pipi joined the Evening News and occasionally went to the McDonald's across the road to eat. She discovered that Xiaoju was working there, sometimes as a cashier, sometimes as a cook. The two gradually got closer.
After passing through the garden, there was a magnificent white building with marble steps and white marble handrails. There were two stone lions standing in front of the door.
Pipi was at the right house number, which was the famous "Taoyuan Business Club" in the province. The winter jade auction to be attended by He Lanjing was held there.
On the subway, Pipi turned over the pamphlet prepared by Wei Qing Tan for her. There were beasts made from the late Neolithic jade, jade bracelets of the Liangzhu era, the dragon jade of the Shang Dynasty, the twin jade of the Song Dynasty, and many jade carvings and ornaments from the Qianlong period. Of course, there was also the Warring States Yuhu that He Lanjing paid special attention to.
Whatever she looked at, the starting price was more than 100,000.
She took out her voice recorder and the interview notes from her purse and paused in the hall, about to go inside. She was stopped by a staff member wearing a suit: "Miss, please show me your invitation."
"I am a reporter." Pipi took out an interview card.
"Sorry, this is a private high-level club. This auction strictly controls the number of people. Reporters also needs an invitation letter." He glanced at Pipi with a blank expression. "Furthermore, we asked for formal attire. This was all in the invitation."
Pipi thought that "formal dress" meant she should wear leather shoes. She had originally wanted to wear leather shoes, but because her feet were swollen, she could only wear had large sneakers, or a very old pair. In a way, journalists were arrogant and pervasive, and had always regarded themselves as innocent spies. Pipi had consciously followed this rule, thinking that no one would stop her, so she dressed casually: jeans, a white sweater, and a thick down jacket.
She looked around to see if He Lanjing had come.