Chapter 201: What Is Your Girlfriend’s Size?

“Hongde, even though what Jiangde and the others did this time was quite heartless, after all, he is my son and your own younger brother. Are you really going to send them to a military court?” Elder Du sighed. After such a thing happened, he instantly felt much older.

“Young Tang, don’t be too hard on yourself.” Tang Chen suddenly felt he had been too serious. If he hadn’t noticed something odd and insisted on exposing Du Jiangde’s scheme on the spot, Elder Du wouldn’t have suffered such a heavy blow. Did he do wrong?

Du Hongde looked at Du Jiangde and his wife twitching on the ground. He said with deep disappointment, “Dad, how could I bear to send Jiangde to a military court? It’s just that I am too angry, you know? I really can’t think of any reason why Jiangde would do such a thing. I…”

Elder Du gave a pale smile and said, “If you can’t figure it out, then forget it. Don’t think about it anymore. I don’t want to know the reason either. I’m old, no longer the soldier who fought fiercely on the battlefield. I’ve learned to let go of many things a long time ago.” He paused, then said to Du Jiangde, “Jiangde, I will act as if today’s events never happened. You never used any Gu Poison. You and your wife should leave this place.”

Du Jiangde got up from the ground, looking at his father’s aged face. His heart was filled with indescribable sorrow. With a thud, he kowtowed heavily more than ten times on the ground. Crying, he said, “Dad, this time I was wrong. I was deluded, I deserve to die, I really deserve to die. Brother, I also let you down. I’ll leave now. I won’t appear in Jingdu for the rest of my life. Take care!” After saying this, he kowtowed a few more times, then pulled his half-dead wife and left.

“Ah, I never thought that at my old age, I would encounter such a thing. Young Tang, I’ve made a fool of myself in front of you.” Elder Du smiled bitterly and patted Tang Chen’s hand.

Tang Chen half-squatted down and said sincerely, “No, Elder Du, please don’t say that. You must feel very upset about what happened, but I still want to remind you to take good care of your health. I won’t disturb you further; I need to leave now.”

Elder Du nodded, then lay down on the bed with Tang Chen’s help and covered himself with the quilt. Smiling, he said, “Young Tang, if you have time, come to Jingdu to visit me.”

Tang Chen agreed. He held a respectful attitude towards this kind elderly man. After saying a few more words, he turned to leave, and Du Hongde followed to see him off.

“Major General Du, you can go back now. Remember to take good care of Elder Du. Although the poison has been cleared, he still needs at least over a month of quiet rest to fully recover.” After reaching outside the hospital, Tang Chen stopped and reminded Du Hongde.

Du Hongde nodded, somewhat apologetically, and said, “Tang Chen, I’m really sorry. Originally, since my father woke up, we should have celebrated properly and taken you around Jingdu, but I didn’t expect such a thing to happen.”

Tang Chen shrugged nonchalantly and said, “It’s okay. Elder Du just said that I can come to see him when I have free time in the future. I’ll trouble you then.”

Du Hongde laughed heartily, then patted Tang Chen’s shoulder seriously and said, “Certainly, I’ll remember.”

Without saying anything else, Tang Chen turned and left, and Du Hongde returned to the hospital.

Walking on the streets of Jingdu, Tang Chen checked the time on his mobile phone. It was already past ten o’clock. He guessed Yang Mi must be waiting anxiously at home. He originally thought about leaving directly, but then he reconsidered: since he had come all the way to Jingdu, he might as well bring something nice back for Yang Mi as a gift.

Thinking this, Tang Chen first called Yang Mi to reassure her, telling her he would be back later. After a few intimate words, Boss Pang called. He mainly updated Tang Chen on the progress of the New Junyue. Because the construction workers worked hard overtime, the new Junyue building was estimated to be completed one month earlier, which was good news for Tang Chen.

Then came a call from Chen Laosan, who also talked about some matters at the bar and told him that Liu Jiangnan had been kicked out. It was said that the order came from above, and he seemed to have been transferred to Xinjiang. That guy kind of made history—the fastest record for a police chief to get kicked out.

Tang Chen was unfamiliar with Jingdu and didn’t know where to buy a gift for Yang Mi. Just then, he saw a department store ahead. Out of boredom, he walked in.

The interior of the building was decorated very luxuriously. It had four floors in total. The first floor sold Jingdu’s special snacks and such, while the second floor sold clothing for men and women. After asking about the layout, Tang Chen went directly to the second floor.

Tang Chen glanced around at the dazzling array of clothes but wasn’t satisfied with any. Then, to the left, there was an underwear store called Lavender that caught his attention. The styles of underwear inside were quite bold and revealing. With just one look, Tang Chen imagined how Yang Mi would look wearing them, so he walked in without hesitation.

“Sir, welcome. Are you picking out clothes for your girlfriend?” A female sales assistant warmly approached him. They had all received high-end training, so things like judging people by their appearance, as happened at the Z City department store, wouldn’t occur here.

Tang Chen politely acknowledged and casually said, “Do you have any underwear here that is comfortable to wear and also looks very hot?”

The sales assistant gave Tang Chen a somewhat surprised look. After all, most men who came into the underwear store were rather shy and reserved. Who else would come in and ask such a bold question like Tang Chen? He was a strange person.

“Oh, yes, sir. Please look this way.” The sales assistant led Tang Chen to the underwear display counter, then picked up a purple set and explained to him, “Sir, look, this set is the latest arrival from France. Not only is the style quite novel, keeping up with domestic trends, but it also has no underwire inside (readers, please imagine what it looks like), so wearing it won’t cause any harm to the chest or make one feel uncomfortable.”

Tang Chen took the underwear and touched it with his hand. Smiling with satisfaction, he said, “Good, good. I’ll take this one. Please wrap it up for me.”

The sales assistant didn’t expect Tang Chen to be so straightforward and also smiled happily, but then immediately looked a bit troubled and said, “Sir, sorry, but may I ask what your girlfriend’s size is…”

This question stumped Tang Chen. How would he know that? After thinking for a moment, he said, “I never asked. But I feel they’re very big, like one hand can’t hold them. Bigger than this mannequin’s.” Not knowing how to describe it, Tang Chen randomly pointed at a mannequin wearing underwear.

The sales assistant was a bit helpless. She looked at the mannequin’s size and tentatively asked, “Then, would a B be okay?”

Tang Chen shook his head, dissatisfied, and said, “Not just B. They’re very big. What’s the largest size for this underwear? Do you have an E?”

The sales assistant nearly fell over. E? That’s like African dimensions, right?

“Um, sir, this underwear is the latest style, so the sizes aren’t that complete. The largest is 34C.” The sales assistant felt she was on the verge of breaking down. It seemed Eastern women didn’t have World Cup sizes like E. This sir’s girlfriend must be breaking some growth rules.

Tang Chen frowned and said, “Alright, then give me a C. If it weren’t because I wanted to surprise her, I would have asked her directly.”

The sales assistant felt she couldn’t talk any further with a peculiar person like Tang Chen. She just said, “Wait a moment,” then went to the counter to check out.

Just then, a man walked in through the door. He was tall, wearing a gray suit, with shiny hair. He looked like a rich playboy, and the smell of his cologne could be detected from miles away.

“Hey beauties, I’m here.” The man walked in with a lecherous smile, clearly a regular here.

“Young Master Cao, you’re here. How many sets of underwear are you planning to buy today?” A few sales assistants fawned over him as they approached. It seemed this so-called Young Master Cao was a big spender.

Young Master Cao was named Cao Yiming. In Jingdu, he was considered a wealthy young master. This guy was naturally a playboy; his favorite things were picking up girls, changing girls, and picking up new girls. So he often visited brand underwear stores like this to buy underwear for his flings. Over time, he became familiar with these sales assistants.