My Terrible Life in Those Years

Aunt Shu chuckled on the phone, "You little rascal, how come I never realized you were so wicked? Now, Ye Tian's probably going to end up like Wu Bo. You naughty boy, where did you learn all this from?"

I sighed, "Mr. Shu, I've been working for you for quite a while now. You could say I've been influenced by your company..."

Before I could finish my sentence, she snapped, "Kid, you're going to say 'you become like the company you keep'? All these dirty tricks of yours, you learned them from me, didn't you?"

I chuckled: "You can't be so obvious about stealing credit..."

"Fine, if you can't close this deal, you can forget about getting the remaining commission from Xiancun last time."

Finally, she threatened me. I felt like this was the only way she could talk back to me.

I hung up the phone and chuckled to myself.

Less than ten minutes later, Aunt Shu called again.

I was a little confused. What was going on?

They called again so soon? Could something else have happened?

"What's wrong, Mr. Shu? You haven't thought of another way to skimp on my pay, have you?"

I was just joking.

Are you free tonight?

She didn't respond to my joke.

Hmm? Are you free tonight?

"Oh? Are you inviting me to dinner? I definitely need to be free."

I thought to myself, "Is this woman going to reward me for my contributions again?"

"Well, there's something I'm having trouble with, and I need your help with."

Huh? What's wrong with her?

Why is she talking so strangely? It's not like her usual self at all.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Just tell me. I'll definitely help if it's within my power."

It's rare for her to ask me for a favor, and judging from the looks of it, it's definitely not work-related; it must be something personal. How could I not help her?

"Okay. I have a cocktail party to attend today. But it's all women, and every single one of them is bringing a male companion. You know, given my family situation, there's no way I can bring him. Besides, now that the marriage certificate is in order, it's even more impossible."

"Oh, is that all? You should have said so earlier. Okay, I'll go with you."

I had absolutely no idea what was going on, but I agreed without thinking.

It's just a cocktail party. You walk around with a wine glass, meet some people, and then, when you're bored, you drink some wine. Of course, you have to dress like someone from high society.

I've seen it too much on TV.

"Okay, go back and change your clothes. It's the same outfit I bought you last time, but remember to wear a bow tie and polish your shoes. Wait for me at the village entrance at seven o'clock tonight, and I'll drive over to pick you up."

"Okay."

Anyway, I've never been to such an upscale place before, so I might as well go. Who's afraid of this?

I went home a little early in the afternoon to wash up.

I found the suit she bought for me in the only wardrobe I had. I put on the shirt first, and since it was still hot, I just threw the jacket in my hand.

He was too lazy to tie a bow tie, and left two buttons undone on his shirt. Then he polished his leather shoes.

Looking closely at the shoe polish that Du Yan bought for me, I realize it's about to expire if I don't use it soon.

After getting ready, I checked the time; it was about 6:50. I went to the intersection and found a place to park temporarily and waited there.

On the way out, I kept getting stared at by young women, and my "turn-around rate" skyrocketed.

For the first time, I felt that people are made by their clothes.

A few minutes later, Aunt Shu's car arrived.

It was still that Audi luxury SUV.

Her car was tinted, so I couldn't see inside. I saw the car parked next to me, so I went straight over, opened the door, and habitually sat in the passenger seat.

Only after closing the car door and fastening my seatbelt did I have time to take a good look at her.

I wish I hadn't looked; once I did, my eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Is this still the same career-driven Aunt Shu?

Today, she was actually wearing a bright red strapless dress.

If I hadn't become so accustomed to her greatness, I definitely wouldn't have been able to look away.

I don't know what the texture is, but judging from its smooth appearance, I can tell it's not cheap.

A necklace hung around her neck, and she was wearing a jade bracelet on her wrist, a rare sight for her. Even her nails were painted bright red.

I used to like to wear my hair up, but now I let it down, and it falls right over one shoulder.

How to describe it? It's like a strong sense of both innocence and desire!

I stared at him for a long time, speechless.

Until she reminded me, "Still looking? Be careful your eyeballs pop out."

That's when I woke up with a start.

"I, I, you, you, your outfit is too..."

Her face twitched, then she burst out laughing: "What? Your eyeballs didn't fall out, but now you're stuttering?"

"Hey, what was it again? Too, oh right, too amazing!" I finally found a word from the list of words that could barely describe her at that moment.

"So, all you have left in your vocabulary are these two words?"

My heart skipped a beat. How did she know I had this dictionary?

Zhou Tong wouldn't be so gossipy as to tell her this, would he?

"I'm sorry, my literacy is limited, and the dictionary doesn't have enough entries. I'll study harder in the future and add more entries to it."

Today, with her outfit and that luxury car, she truly embodies the image of a beautiful woman in a luxury car.

"What's the theme of today's party? You didn't say on the phone, so I can make some preparations."

I forced my eyes away from her and tried to find a topic to talk about.

When she said this, her expression was quite strange.

It's as if they don't know how to say it.

"Yeah, it was just a small gathering, basically just having some drinks and chatting."

Huh? That simple?

I put all the thoughts I had been pondering back into my stomach.

His expression relaxed.

I'm afraid she'll take me to some important occasion, and I, a country bumpkin, might embarrass her.

Hearing her say that, I understood it was a small gathering.

When I arrived at the destination, I realized that the "small area" I understood was not the same as the "small area" she was referring to.

She parked her car at the entrance of a large courtyard a little further away.

When we arrived, there were already quite a few cars parked there.

It reads "Hong Kong Coliseum!"

I was taken aback. Why not call it the Dream of the Red Chamber?

After we got off the bus, I realized that her red dress was actually a low-cut backless dress. I was stunned again. That snow-white, smooth back—as later on, other viewers said, "Such a beautiful back, it would be a shame not to get cupping done on it!"

Aunt Shu is quite tall, probably close to 1.7 meters. With the high heels she changed into before getting off the bus, wow, they reached my eye level.

Just then, a seductive voice rang out from behind us: "Plum!"

We turned around and saw a convertible BMW parked beside us.

There was also a couple on the bus. The woman was staring intently at me, while the man kept his gaze fixed on Aunt Shu.

I like my terrible life back then.