Night.
The night sky was quiet.
Only a few insects and birds outside the window could be heard from time to time.
Dong Xuebing was still snoring at home when his phone rang. He got a fright and opened his eyes.
Ring … ring … ring …
Ring … ring … ring …
Who is it?
Who is calling in the middle of the night?
Dong Xuebing was too tired and closed his eyes again. He reached out to grab the phone and answered it.
"Hello, who is this?"
"It's me."
"Huh? Mayor Jiang?"
"Are you asleep? That's all. "
"Don't mind me. What is it?"
"Nothing. Go ahead and sleep. I will not disturb you."
"Don't be so polite with me. I am not sleepy anymore. I had slept for half a day."
Dong Xuebing woke up when he heard Mayor Jiang's voice. He looked at the time on his phone. It's almost 1 am. Dong Xuebing was still grumbling about who woke him up in the middle of the night. But when he saw it was Jiang Fangfang, he stopped complaining. Sometimes, people are like this. If it was a colleague or other leaders who woke Dong Xuebing up, his tone would not be nice. After all, it was midnight, and even if they had something important to discuss, Dong Xuebing would not be happy. But the person in front of him was Jiang Fangfang. Hmmm … even if there was nothing important, Dong Xuebing will still be in a good mood. Sleep? He can even stay up all night!
"What time did you sleep?"
"Yes. I just got back and fell asleep."
"Are you tired from yesterday?"
"What's there to be tired about? I am not tired. I had nothing to do at home, so I lay down and slept for a few hours. Are you alright?"
"It's nothing."
"Our mother … Huh? Is your mother not feeling well?" Dong Xuebing had been pretending to be Mayor Jiang's husband for the whole day, and he is getting into character.
"My mother is asleep, and she is feeling better these few days."
"Ok. Then why did you call me?"
"I can't sleep. I was thinking of reading something to you if you are still awake. But you are already asleep, and I don't want you to read anything to me."
"No, no … I am fine."
"Is it a little troublesome?"
"It's not troublesome. How can I read it to you? Over the phone? Are you sleeping on the living room floor? Can't your mother hear you? "
"Yeah, I can't hear you."
"Then I'll just recite it like that?"
"Don't use your phone. You have a Beijing number. It's not cheap to make a long-distance call here. I don't have an earphone, so it's not convenient to hold it."
"It's mainly because it's not suitable for you to turn on the speaker. It's too loud and might wake up your mother. Uh, what should I do?"
"Do you have a computer?"
"Yes, I brought the notebook."
"Then I'll give you my QQ number. Let's talk via voice chat. I also have a laptop's wireless network. I also have a laptop headset."
"Ah? You have QQ? "
"I can't have it?"
"No, no, I thought you didn't play these games."
"Then I'll give you my QQ number."
"Let's talk about it later. I'll turn on my computer first. I haven't been on QQ for a long time. I have to try the password first. I seem to have forgotten it."
Dong Xuebing's computer is on the bedside table.
Dong Xuebing sat up and leaned against the headboard. He grabbed his laptop and placed it on his lap. Because he was holding the phone, he did not bother to switch on the lights. Sister Jiang's matter was very important to him, and he was very concerned about her. He quickly connected his laptop to his QQ account and tried the password twice.
Beep, beep, beep …
Cough … cough …
Dong Xuebing's QQ is jumping up and down.
Dong Xuebing had used this QQ number when he was in university. But after he entered the government service, he stopped logging in.
"Alright, Sister Jiang. I'm on."
"Enter my number."
"I lost. Did you receive it?"
"Yes. I added you as a friend."
"Ok. Let's hang up. We will talk online."
"Ok. Sorry to wake you up in the middle of the night."
"You are too polite. It's fine. Just call me if you can't sleep. I will read something to you via voice chat."
"Ok. Thank you."
"Please click on my chat window."
After hanging up, Dong Xuebing looks at Jiang Fangfang's QQ profile. Her username is Jiang Fangfang, and she is a woman. The rest of her information is blank, and her avatar is the penguin avatar. Hmmm … this is Mayor Jiang's style. She is quite serious. Actually, Dong Xuebing's QQ profile is about the same as her. One is the County Mayor, and the other is the Executive Deputy County Mayor. They are both Divisional level leaders, and Dong Xuebing cannot expect them to come up with a coquettish username. If not, they will be laughed at by the government. Also, many government officials had been demoted because of their inappropriate behavior on the internet. They are government officials, and since they are in this position, they must be careful with their words and actions. It's the same on the internet. Since they had chosen this path, they must abide by the rules.
Dong Xuebing's chat window with Sister Jiang opened.
Dong Xuebing saw Jiang Fangfang did not reply, and he did not dare to send her a voice message. He sent a smiley face emoji.
Beep, beep, beep … Jiang Fangfang replied: I am looking for the voice message button. I don't know how to do this. Wait for a while.
Dong Xuebing replied: Ok. Actually, I also don't know how to do this.
This is a lie. Dong Xuebing is much younger than Jiang Fangfang, and even if he doesn't know how to do this, he is not clueless. He knows where the voice message button is, but Sister Jiang is a leader, and she doesn't know how to do this. Dong Xuebing can only pretend not to know. If not, he will set up the voice message button quickly. Dong Xuebing was touched by Xie Huilan's words. There are times to be smart, and there are times to be silly. Even if you are smart, you will still be silly.
Ten seconds …
Half a minute …
Dong Xuebing's laptop has a microphone, and he did not bring any earphones. He waited for a while, but Jiang Fangfang did not reply. He rubbed his eyes and lit a cigarette.
It's past 1 am.
But he must bear with it.
After another half a minute, beep beep, the window finally popped up.
But when Dong Xuebing looked at the screen, he was speechless. This is not a voice invitation. It is a video invitation. Jiang Fangfang must have made a mistake. Dong Xuebing wanted to send a message to remind her, but he felt it is not appropriate. After all, the leader had sent a video invitation, and Dong Xuebing cannot reject it. Dong Xuebing also has a webcam, and his PC is the latest model.
Forget it.
Let's answer it first.
How could he let the leader wait for too long?
Dong Xuebing quickly snubbed his cigarette and adjusted his hair and clothes before clicking 'Accept' with his mouse.
Connection in progress.
The video was connected.
Dong Xuebing was stunned. He thought Mayor Jiang does not have a CCTV and did not expect her to have one. Jiang Fangfang's face appeared on the screen, and Dong Xuebing noticed Mayor Jiang was also stunned for a second.
"Uh, Mayor Jiang."
"… En."
"Can you hear me clearly?"
"I can hear you clearly."
"That's good. Ahem, the car you drove is …"
"I might have pressed the wrong button. It's fine as long as you can hear me."
"My appearance is a bit … I had just woken up, and my hair is messy."
"Me too." In the video, Jiang Fangfang is still wearing the red long johns, but the color is a bit different. Her hair is down, and half of her body is covered by the blanket. Her laptop should be on her lap, and the screen is not pressed too high. Dong Xuebing can see her upper body clearly.
"Should I start?"
"Ok. I will lie down first."
"Ok. Just put on your earphones."
The video shook a few times, and Dong Xuebing could not see anything clearly. Mayor Jiang should have moved the laptop away, and the video stabilized. But Jiang Fangfang's beautiful figure is no longer in the video. The camera is pointing at the TV cabinet, and Dong Xuebing cannot see her. That's right. She is about to sleep, and it's impossible for her to show him her face. Dong Xuebing had waited for so long to see her sleeping face.
There is no one in the video.
But the voice is clear.
"Ok." Jiang Fangfang said.
"Ok. Let me find a story." Dong Xuebing said.
"Ok. I will be asleep, and you can end the video call."
"Ok." Dong Xuebing browsed the internet and found a fairy tale. He moved the video window to the side and started reading it to Jiang Fangfang.
Dong Xuebing can hear Mayor Jiang's breathing through the earphones.
Fairy tales are not long, and Dong Xuebing had purposely found a short one. He finished reading it in about four minutes and stopped to blink. "Sister Jiang?"
"… …"
"Are you asleep?"
"… not yet."
"Huh? Let me read another one."
After a while, Jiang Fangfang said. "Wait a minute."
The video shook again, and the next moment, Jiang Fangfang's face appeared again. She seems to be holding the laptop in front of her, and she is lying down.
"What's wrong?" Dong Xuebing asked.
Jiang Fangfang should be looking at the video, and she did not say a word.
"Sister Jiang? What's wrong? "Dong Xuebing did not understand what Jiang Fangfang was looking at.
Jiang Fangfang looked at the screen and said something shocking. "Are those things hanging by your bed my underwear and stockings?"
Underwear?
Stockings?
Dong Xuebing paused for a second and remembered that he had placed Sister Jiang's underwear and long johns on the bed before going to bed. Dong Xuebing almost vomited blood. He had placed Sister Jiang's underwear and long johns on the bed before going to bed. How could he forget about it?
Damn!
This is bad!
Sister Jiang must have seen me in the video call!
Dong Xuebing quickly took off his stockings and underwear and threw them out of the camera's view. His face turned red. This is too embarrassing!
"Sister Jiang! This … "Dong Xuebing does not know what to say.
Jiang Fangfang replied calmly. "Continue reading. Tell me another story. I am also falling asleep."
"Ok."
"Ok. Thank you."
I'm finished!
Sister Jiang found out!
What should I do?!
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