Chapter 40: Learning to Dance
After a whole day of shopping, I was exhausted, but Hua Jingjing was still energetic, as if nothing had happened. No wonder people often say that women become athletes when they go shopping. Men who have suffered in the world advise that you should never accompany women shopping, otherwise...
The most surprising thing is that all the items purchased were for me, but Hua Jingjing was so excited that she seemed to be buying things for herself, while I, the beneficiary, was dragged here and there by her with a sad face, and was so busy that I could only eat a hamburger for lunch.
Hua Jingjing finally bought all the men's products she could think of, filling the back seat of the Ferrari, and then she sent me home with satisfaction.
Before getting off the bus, Hua Jingjing said to me, "Go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow. I'll pick you up." I was surprised and said, "Tomorrow? Do you need to buy anything else? I think I've bought enough. Just let me rest for a while!"
Hua Jingjing said, "No, I have another important arrangement tomorrow. Since you promised me, you must follow my instructions and not regret it. It's settled. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."
Watching the Ferrari go away, I cursed Hua Jingjing and returned home exhausted. As soon as I entered the house and had not yet sat down, my mother immediately sat next to me and talked to me earnestly. Something like "You are not a child anymore, you should consider your personal problems, etc." I immediately understood that my little sister had said something to my mother again, and immediately glared at her. Tang Ying was watching TV in the living room. When she saw me looking at her, she coughed hard, got up quickly and ran to her room , leaving behind a burst of giggles.
I had no choice but to explain to my mother that it was impossible that my younger sister saw my boss in the morning, and I promised solemnly that I would find a real girlfriend right away and let my mother meet her. After much persuasion, my mother finally let me go.
I went back to the house and thought that after a few days when the annoying things were over and my relationship with Qiu Jieqin had stabilized, it would be time to bring her to meet my family .
After closing the door, I called Qiu Jieqin's cell phone: "Hello, it's me! What are you doing today?"
"Huh! I stayed at home all day, waiting for you to call me! But you called me when it was almost dark. What were you doing during the day?"
I sighed and told Qiu Jieqin about how Hua Jingjing had forced me to go shopping today. Qiu Jieqin got angry and said, "You still say your boss can't possibly like you? Look how much she's willing to spend. She spent more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan just to buy clothes for you. Would she be willing to do that if she didn't like you?"
I had to explain the incident of Hua Jingjing competing with an old classmate over boyfriend, and explained that she spent so much money just to be competitive, which was just a strange habit of rich people.
Qiu Jieqin just didn't believe it and kept sneering.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Qiu Jieqin said again: "I don't care. I've been waiting for you for a whole day. You can't let me wait in vain. I want to see you tonight."
"I want to see you, too, but I'm really tired today and want to rest early. Hua Jingjing will ask me to do something tomorrow. It looks like I'm going to be exhausted to death."
"What? You're going to be with her tomorrow? Why should she? I'm your real girlfriend!"
"Jie Qin, I promised her. I have no choice but to put you in trouble for the next two days. After her classmate's birthday party, I will no longer have anything to do with her. Then we can be together every day, and I will make it up to you."
"... Humph! I hope so. Since you have made up your mind, I can't do anything about it. But you have to call me every day in the next two days and report to me about the day's situation. I am too worried about you being with that woman."
"Okay, okay, I'll inform you. That's it? I'm going to have dinner and go to bed early tonight."
"Oh, fine, but you must dream about me tonight!"
I hung up the phone with a smile and went out for dinner.
The next day, Sunday, Hua Jingjing came to pick me up early. After receiving her call, I said goodbye to my parents and went downstairs. Hua Jingjing's Ferrari was parked in the same place.
I opened the door and went in, saying unhappily, "Where are you going today? Are you going to buy something?"
Hua Jingjing smiled happily when she saw me: "No, I'm going to the company today."
I asked curiously, "Today is Sunday, and no one is in the company, what are you going to do?"
Hua Jingjing started the car and said with a smile, "That's why we want to go because there's no one here."
We arrived at the company quickly and took the elevator to the 12th floor. The planning department was empty because it was a holiday. Hua Jingjing opened the door of her office and said to me, "Come in?"
I was puzzled and asked, "Do you have work? Why do you have to come on Sunday?" Hua Jingjing said, "What work? I'm here to teach you a lesson!"
I asked curiously, "Class? What class? You are not a teacher and I am not a student. What can you teach me? Can you please stop playing? Let me rest for a while during the long holiday."
Hua Jingjing said, "What can I teach you? I can teach you a lot! Do you know basic social etiquette? Do you know what to say and what not to say when talking to others? Can you dance the tango waltz? No? Aren't these enough for you to learn in one day? Don't dress like a celebrity, but as soon as you open your mouth and lift your legs, others will immediately find out that you are still a bumpkin. Then all my efforts will be wasted."
I was speechless, thinking, I am just pretending to be your boyfriend temporarily, why is it so troublesome? I have to learn some etiquette and dance, tango? Waltz? Oh my God! Wouldn't that kill me?
Hua Jingjing took off her coat and said, "Don't waste time, start learning. I'll first teach you what you should do and say when someone introduces you to a friend..."
So, I reluctantly learned all the etiquette and rules of the upper-class gatherings. These things were easy to handle. Hua Jingjing told me a few times and I remembered them. But dancing... I am a complete dance blind. You want me to learn the national standard dance in one day from someone who can't dance at all? No way?
Before learning to dance, I tried my best to object and resisted, but Hua Jingjing glared at me and said, "My boyfriend Hua Jingjing can't dance? Who would believe that? Stop talking nonsense, come here and hold my waist. I'll shout the beat, and you move when I say go, and stop when I say stop. Get ready, start..."
A morning passed...
Another afternoon has passed...
The night was almost half over. Even though I was strong and it was a cold winter, I was still sweating and exhausted. Hua Jingjing was also exhausted. She sat on the ground and didn't move. She panted and said, "I'm not saying anything bad about you, Tang Qian, but you are the dumbest person I have ever seen. You have learned such simple dances, but now you still have to step on my feet. Oh, my toes! You have suffered a lot today. You have been stepped on thousands of times by an idiot. You really suffered!"
I said, "Who can I blame? It was you who forced me to learn to dance. What else can I do if I can't learn it?" I took out my cigarette box and smoked once again to relieve my fatigue.
We rested for a while, and Hua Jingjing took out a small tape recorder from her desk like a magic trick, put in a tape, and the beautiful waltz music suddenly sounded. Hua Jingjing said to me: "You have been learning for a day. Although you are not good at it, you have learned the general steps. Now let's do it again with the music."
I sighed, "Can I rest for a while? I really don't have much strength..." Before I could finish my words, Hua Jingjing dragged me over and continued to dance...
It was past midnight when I finally passed the test in front of Hua Jingjing. I collapsed on the ground and muttered, "I was exhausted from shopping yesterday, but I didn't expect that today would be ten times more tiring than yesterday! I swear, I will never pretend to be someone's boyfriend again, even if you kill me!"
Hua Jingjing wiped the sweat from her forehead, smiled and squatted in front of me and said, "Now you know how to suffer, right? Will you still bully me in the future? Otherwise, I will find a way to force you to dance every day and tire you to death."
I said, "I knew you were taking revenge on me. You did this on purpose. Luckily, it's only the last day. Tomorrow, oh, it should be today, I will be free. I don't need to pretend to be your boyfriend anymore. Ah! Freedom is great!"
Hua Jingjing stood up and poured herself some water to drink. As she drank, she thought: Freedom? Humph! You are no longer free. From now on, I will pester you for the rest of your life and annoy you to death! Ha! Is this my most powerful revenge?
Hua Jingjing drove me back home, and before I got off the car, she said to me, "You don't have to go to work tomorrow, you can sleep in the morning, I'll pick you up after lunch, spend the afternoon in the sauna, wash yourself, then I'll take you to get a haircut and shave, we'll go get your suit at four o'clock, and then at five o'clock, we'll attend my classmate's birthday party. Okay, it's late, I see you're very tired, go back and rest early."
When I got home, I fell directly on the bed without even taking off my shoes. I was so tired that I wanted to fall asleep immediately, but then I remembered that I hadn't called Qiu Jieqin to report yet. It was so late, she might have already gone to bed?
After much hesitation, I finally called Qiu Jieqin's cell phone. There was only a long beep and then the call was connected. I said, "Jieqin, why aren't you asleep yet so late?"
"Well, I won't sleep unless you call me!"
"Hey! Don't be so silly, you still have to go to work tomorrow, go to bed early!"
"You haven't reported to me about the day yet. Tell me, where have you been? Why did you call me so late?"
"I was almost exhausted today. Hua Jingjing taught me the national standard dance for a whole day. I really don't have any talent for dancing. I can only barely learn it now. Do you think it's pitiful?"
"Dancing? Then you guys are hugging and kissing each other all day long. How can that be possible? That woman must have done it on purpose. She planned it long ago. She wants to get close to you by teaching you to dance so as to achieve her ulterior motive. By the way, why do you want to learn dancing? Isn't it just to pretend to be your boyfriend? Why are you taking it so seriously? Are you attracted to other young girls or rich girls? Hey! Did you hear me? What do you mean by snoring? Hey..."
My phone fell on the bed, and I lay prone, already falling into a deep sleep...
