stonecrandall 010 You must listen to me
010 You must listen to me
The two returned to the Huanglong Hotel parking lot. Yu Wenhao parked the car and was about to get out when the girl said to him:
"Driver, could you come drive me there tomorrow morning? Or will you yell at me and send me downstairs like you did today?"
Yu asked, "What's wrong? Don't you know the way?"
As soon as he said it, Yu Wenhao realized it was unnecessary. The girl asked him to help her drive, not to drive, but because she needed someone to forcibly drag her out of the room.
Yu asked, "What time?"
"They start work at nine, and I need to get there before nine-twenty, to Qianjiang New City," the girl said. "At nine-thirty, the boss has to go out."
Yu Wenhao shook his head. He had to rush to work after dropping off Diandian at 8:30, so he didn't have time to drop her off.
Yu shook his head, and the girl became anxious: "Why? Oh, I can pay you more."
"It's not about the money," Yu Wenhao said. "I drive for ride-hailing services part-time. I have to go to work at nine o'clock tomorrow."
"I can give you more money, I'll even include your salary and bonuses in your paycheck, please?"
The girl clasped her hands together and bowed to Yu Wenhao, her face already flushed red. Yu Wenhao felt that if she refused again, the girl would probably really cry.
Yu Wenhao's heart softened, and he said, "I really can't take you. I can't leave work, and I can't take time off. How about this, tomorrow morning at 8:30, I'll start calling you and I'll say all sorts of nasty things until I get you out the door, okay?"
The girl laughed upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly.
"However, you have to promise me one thing," Yu Wenhao said.
"Okay, okay, I promise you," the girl said immediately after Yu asked.
Yu Wenhao couldn't help but laugh: "Impressive, you agreed before I even said what it was about?"
The girl paused, then laughed. "I see. Anyway, you're not a bad person, you wouldn't ask me to do anything bad, right? Tell me, what is it?"
"I want you to listen to me. You have to do whatever I tell you to do. Of course, you're right, I won't let you do anything bad, okay?" Yu asked.
The girl nodded and solemnly said yes.
She then picked up her phone and said to Yu, "I'll add you on WeChat. If that doesn't work, we can video chat. See if I can do it."
Yu Wenhao agreed, picked up his phone, scanned the QR code to add the girl on WeChat, and the girl's WeChat name popped up. Yu Wenhao glanced at it and couldn't help but burst out laughing. He saw that the girl's WeChat name was "Grandma Jiang".
The girl knew why Yu Wenhao was laughing, and she chuckled as she explained, "It's so annoying. People keep scanning the 'People Nearby' section and trying to add me. After I changed my name to this, they stopped."
"So what's your real name?" Yu asked.
"Jiang Yihe, the 'Yi' in 'one, two, three,' and the 'He' in 'rice seedling.' By the way, uncle, you're not really named Yu Er, are you?"
Yu Wenhao's WeChat name is Yu Er, but he said no, "My name is Yu Wenhao, the 'Wen' in 'question' and the 'Hao' in 'hello'."
Jiang Yihe chuckled, "Why don't you call me Question Mark? You're so polite! Oh, and I've written down your phone number too."
As she spoke, she found Yu Wenhao's phone number in her call log, typed in "Uncle Yu," glanced at it, chuckled, then deleted the last two characters, muttering to herself:
"Alright, alright, I'll let you get away with this. I won't call you 'Uncle' anymore, just call me Brother Yu."
Yu Wenhao laughed and said, "Thank you for giving me back my youth."
"You're welcome," Jiang Yihe said, then continued to chuckle to herself.
The two then got out of the car. Jiang Yihe waved to Yu Wenhao, preparing to say goodbye, when Yu Wenhao called out:
"Wait, you promised to listen to me. Let's start now and open the trunk."
Jiang Yihe looked at him, wondering what he was going to do, but still pressed the button on the key to open the trunk.
Yu Wenhao walked over, opened the trunk, and said to her, "You have ten seconds to take out an outfit you'll wear tomorrow. Don't hesitate, I'll start counting."
After Yu finished speaking, he started counting down from ten. Jiang Yihe froze, as if she had been petrified. Her face turned red, and she stared at the trunk full of clothes, not knowing what to do.
Yu urged, "Hurry up! If you haven't decided by the time I count to ten, I'll take all the clothes with me, leaving you nothing. You'll have to go to the interview in the clothes you're wearing tomorrow! Hurry! The Hangzhou Department Store doesn't open until nine in the morning. You won't even have time to buy clothes tomorrow. Hurry, hurry!"
After saying hello, Yu continued the countdown: "Six! Five! Four..."
Finally, when Yu Wenhao counted to one, Jiang Yihe took out a set of clothes and held them in her hand. Yu Wenhao saw that it was not one of the two sets she had brought home earlier.
Holding up the clothes, Jiang Yihe looked miserable and said to Yu Wenhao, "Oh dear, I didn't even have time to choose! Brother Yu, do you think this outfit looks good?"
Yu nodded and said, "It looks very good."
"Really? Really?" Jiang Yihe said, turning her head towards the trunk. "Brother Yu, can I change into a different set?"
Yu Wenhao shook his head and said no, "Forget all the other clothes now, you have no choice, wear this to the interview tomorrow."
As he spoke, he pushed Jiang Yihe aside, bent down to pick up the large pile of clothes from the trunk, and said to Jiang Yihe:
"I'll take these clothes and keep them for you temporarily. Call me after your interview tomorrow to let me know the result, and I'll return them to you, okay?"
Jiang Yihe remained silent, hesitating as she stood there. Yu Wenhao asked, "What's wrong? Are you worried? Afraid I'll steal your clothes?"
"No, no," Jiang Yihe quickly said, "It's not that I'm worried, Brother Yu, it's just that I don't think this set is very good. Could we change to another one?"
Yu Wenhao shook his head decisively and said no, "The set you have is very good. Your first instinct was to choose it. Trust your instincts. I'll take these."
After Yu Wenhao finished speaking, he picked up the pile of clothes and walked towards his car, with Jiang Yihe following closely behind him.
The two walked to Yu Wenhao's car. Yu Wenhao was holding his clothes tightly in his arms, unable to free his hands. He said to Jiang Yihe:
"Take the car keys out of my bag and open the trunk for me."
Jiang Yihe obediently did as she was told, taking the car keys from the bag Yu Wenhao was carrying, opening the trunk, and Yu Wenhao putting all the clothes inside, tidying them up, closing the trunk lid, and then saying to Jiang Yihe:
"I'm leaving now. Remember, I'll call you at 8:30 tomorrow. Don't forget our agreement, just like we did. You have to do everything I say, understand?"
Jiang Yihe said "Oh".
"You go upstairs too, take a shower and go to bed right away, do you hear me?"
Jiang Yihe simply said "Oh".
Yu Wenhao got into his car, started the engine, and drove off. After driving for more than ten meters, he saw in the rearview mirror that Jiang Yihe was still standing there with her shoulders slumped, looking somewhat forlorn, like a drowned rat that had just been pulled out of the water, her eyes watching his car go.
Yu hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to stop the car. After thinking about it, he decided not to stop. He lightly pressed the accelerator, drove to the front, turned a corner, and left the parking lot.