Everyone was saying that, so Lu Jing could only hold back her laughter:
"By the way, how’s your leg? Why haven’t you come in for a check-up?"
Lu Jing was Lai Xingchen’s attending physician and the surgeon who operated on him, after all.
"No problem at all, not a single issue. These past days have been really busy, Doctor Lu. I’ll come in for a check-up tomorrow."
"Alright, I’ll be waiting for you tomorrow then."
After leaving the fire brigade, she hailed a taxi from the side of the road.
In about twelve or thirteen minutes, she arrived.
Liu Yuan had already been waiting in advance. Seeing Lu Jing get out of the car, she ran up:
"Eldest Miss Lu, you’ve finally arrived!"
"I’m not late, am I?"
It was still two minutes to the agreed-upon eleven o’clock.
Liu Yuan linked arms with Lu Jing:
"Yes, yes, yes, you’re not late. Let’s go in."
Lu Jing didn’t say much and just followed Liu Yuan.
Upon entering the mall, Liu Yuan headed straight for the XX counter on the third floor.
"Lu Lu, help me pick, will you?"
This counter was no ordinary counter.
International brands, pricey tags.
"Are you using it or giving it as a gift?" she asked.
Liu Yuan immediately said:
"As if I would use such a ridiculously expensive thing myself. It’s a gift, for my boss’s birthday!"
So that’s what it was.
Thinking about it, none of their dormitory’s four were the gold-digging type, so why would Liu Yuan suddenly be at a luxury counter?
"How old is your boss?"
Giving gifts was tricky; you couldn’t just give anything. A misstep could offend someone.
"Over fifty, almost sixty, but a very refined person, especially good at dressing up."
"So how much were you planning to spend on the gift?"
Liu Yuan pursed her lips:
"It can’t be too extravagant, but also can’t be too cheap, right?"
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Too cheap, and that would be an insult.
"Is anything under two thousand okay?"
Lu Jing already had an idea in her mind:
Two thousand wasn’t too expensive nor too cheap, quite appropriate indeed.
Liu Yuan immediately smiled:
"Okay, okay, okay, then help me pick quickly."
This kind of thing, Liu Yuan wasn’t very good at.
Lu Jing shook her head and then took Liu Yuan over to the side:
"You take a look at these perfumes."
Lu Jing shook her head:
"Definitely not just this. You can also pair it with a lipstick or something."
A single item alone wouldn’t make a good impression.
A typical 50ml perfume would do, costing about a thousand bucks, then pair it with two of the most popular lipsticks, which totaled up to another thousand bucks, just right for Liu Yuan’s budget!
Of course, for someone from a family like Lu Jing’s, these gifts weren’t really impressive.
But for the average person, they were already considered expensive.
Two thousand yuan, when the average salary in Nanxi City was just about three thousand yuan a month.
After giving her suggestions, Lu Jing didn’t meddle any further.
The actual selection was Liu Yuan’s own business.
It was her who was giving the gift, not Lu Jing.
However, it didn’t take long for Liu Yuan to choose; in just a few minutes, she had paid, and the sales associate had packed the perfume and lipsticks, even tying a pink bow.
"Lu Lu, what do you feel like eating? I’m treating today!"
"You’re treating me?"
"Yeah, you helped me choose the gift, so it’s only right that I take you out for a meal."
Lu Jing didn’t decline. They’d known each other for ages, so wasn’t it just a matter of returning the favor next time?
No need to refuse now and spoil the mood for everyone!
Liu Yuan nodded, then shook her head:
"Doesn’t Captain Jiang not let you eat spicy food?"