Almighty painter

Chapter 565 Gifts
Gu Weijing leaned his head on the pillow and listened to the mixed sounds outside the window.

He thought about the conversation they had just had.

Thinking about Brother Hao’s words, “One day, we will meet,” his tone seemed to contain a prophetic certainty.

He was slightly uneasy.

Gu Weijing wanted to calm himself down, but the noise outside the window made it impossible for him to calm down.

This kind of collision and squeezing sound, which is neither quiet nor regular, makes people feel more anxious and annoyed than simple noise.

No one speaks.

Usually, when Uncle Alai is driving.

Just like a dull wooden man, it will never come over to disturb you.

If he hadn't blinked, you would have thought it was a wooden figure.

What is abnormal is that.

The energetic cheerleader Koko who always loved to chirp and make noise, like five hundred ducks quacking together.

In a daze.

It seems like I have become a different person.

Gu Weijing turned his head to look over.

Koko was sitting at the other end of the back row.

They once hugged each other tightly in the small space behind the bar next to the ice machine.

now.

The Elantra's rear seats are definitely not spacious, but two people sitting in them created a "spacious" gap.

Koko's hair was resting on the small triangular window of the car door, and her white forehead was pressed tightly against the glass.

She seemed to be staring out the window in a trance.

The breath from the tip of her nose hit the chill of the night outside, condensing into a thick layer of mist on the inside of the glass, blurring the reflection of her profile on the car window into a ball of mist.

Some kind of invisible spatial barrier.

Separated the two people.

Ever since Gu Weijing hung up the phone, Kokoo hasn't said a word to her.

"This is good." Gu Weijing thought quietly in his heart.

"What are you looking at?"

suddenly.

The girl's voice rang out.

Gu Weijing was slightly stunned.

Realized that it was Koko who was talking to me.

Miss Koko is truly a magical girl that he cannot figure out.

Gu Weijing didn't know how the other person was staring out the window without turning his head, but it was as if he had eyes behind him and knew that he was looking at her.

"nothing."

Gu Weijing hesitated for a moment and said, "Happy birthday to you, Koko."

Koko turned her head to look at him, then looked out the window again.

Answer with words that are so simple that they are almost dry.

"Thank you."

"that……"

Gu Weijing carefully considered his words, not knowing whether to continue.

"If you want to give me a birthday present, just give it openly. Why are you being so fussy? Is someone like Ms. Sakai going to get mad because you gave me a cell phone?"

Koko looked at the streets sliding past the window and said softly, "My mother told me that if you don't say some things openly when you have the chance, you may never have the chance to say them again in the future."

Gu Weijing lowered his head and did not answer.

He opened the bag at his feet.

The outermost layer contained the house key, school meal card, a small silk bag, and a rectangular box wrapped in pink gift paper.

Gu Weijing stared at the schoolbag for a few seconds.

Then I took out the pink rectangular box that looked very girly.

"I wanted to wait until tomorrow when I get to school to give this to you..." Gu Weijing handed it over, "But now is the perfect time. Forget about the unpleasant things that happened tonight. Tomorrow is a new beginning."

"It's the top-of-the-line version. I'm worried that it might be a little heavy for a girl to use, but I think even if Miss Koko isn't used to it, it should be easy to use for taking photos of people."

Gu Weijing wanted to make Koko happier, so he made a joke.

"Is it really an iPhone? Oh, it was given to me by Katsuko Sakai."

Koko didn't unwrap the gift box immediately.

She tilted her head and stared at the beautiful silk bow with a heart-shaped note with birthday wishes and a big smiley face drawn on it.

Koko nodded.

"Yes, this is a gift from Ms. Sakai. You shouldn't be so girly."

"We chose the gift together, and Shengzi insisted that she should pay for it. She wanted to apologize to you again for what happened last time."

Gu Weijing finally decided to honestly follow the advice of the Sloth Military Advisor.

He told Miss Sakai everything about him and Koko, and asked her to make the decision for him.

In fact, he knew what the result would be.

Just like Lian Koko knew that Shengzi would not be angry.

Katsuko Sakai has never been a mean and stingy girl.

She is generous and gentle.

She actually immediately bought a top-of-the-line version of IPHONE 14 PROMAX 1TB, wrapped it in gift paper, and wrote a note with blessings on it.

She asked Gu Weijing to help her deliver it to Koko.

"Well, how can a poor girl afford such a good phone? Now, even when I eat the buffet employee meal, I can't wait to steal a bun to eat for breakfast tomorrow. Can you ask Mr. Gu to help me get some cash so that I don't have to sell it to buy a good meal?"

Koko raised her eyelids and glanced at Gu Weijing.

"Uh." Gu Weijing was a little embarrassed.

"I'm just kidding. Don't worry, I won't sell the birthday presents given to me by others. Just go find a place to steal a bun and eat it."

Koko shook her head and said with a smile.

"It just so happens that my ROV (note) has not been signed in for a long time. I'll take you flying when I'm free. Please thank Ms. Sakai for me. She is such a good girl. It's not easy to meet such a person."

(Note: The foreign version of Honor of Kings is very popular in the entire Southeast Asia region.)
It seemed like just a few seconds.

She became the cheerleader who loved to laugh and had a strong aura again.

but.

It was just a moment.

It was so fast that it seemed like an illusion.

When Gu Weijing looked carefully again, the smile on Koko's face had disappeared again. She turned her face away and stared blankly at the long night outside the window.

……

Gu Weijing thought for a few minutes.

As the Elantra stopped at a traffic light. "My check is on you, right?"

He asked Uncle Alai in front of him.

"Yes, sir. But it's not on me. Before you got on the bus, I put it in the storage bag on the seat, the one in front of you. And the relevant documents of the previous free clinic are all in that small leather bag. You can see it if you take a look."

The gatekeeper replied in silence.

He didn't ask Gu Weijing what he wanted the check folder for.

Either they are not curious, or they have already guessed it.

It's already in front of me?
Gu Weijing glanced at Uncle Alai through the rearview mirror. The gatekeeper was sitting upright behind the steering wheel with his back straight.

The eyes observe the nose, and the nose observes the heart.

Staring at the numbers jumping on the traffic lights.

Seemingly all of a sudden.

In Uncle Alai's world, the traffic light pole fifty meters away becomes the most interesting place in the world.

but……

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Koko suddenly stopped gossiping.

But Gu Weijing always had a vague feeling that this dark-skinned middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who looked honest, reliable, loyal and kind, was looking at him secretly with a very gossipy look.

No, no, no.

Uncle Alai.

To be honest, you wouldn't be such a hypocritical person, right?
Aren't we sad and desperate about the world, depressed and hopeless, with our hearts already dry and lonely?

Isn't this little flame of gossip burning quite vigorously?

Where is the desolate place?

Gu Weijing inexplicably had a feeling that Uncle Alai seemed to be eating melon seeds in his mind and wanted to record the romantic scandal in a small notebook.

He stared at the assistant seriously for a long time.

He certainly didn't catch any obvious moves by Uncle Alai to see the gossip about him.

The other party really seemed not to be paying attention to what was happening behind him, so he finally reached into the back seat pocket of the car.

Touched it twice.

Gu Weijing took out a leather briefcase from it.

"The check folder is in the front compartment. The combination is 582."

Uncle Alai suddenly spoke.

That's right.

You are really looking at me secretly.

Gu Weijing looked up and took a serious look at the driver in front of him, then opened the small lock on the mezzanine and took out his checkbook.

Uncle Alai was busy with the Jasmine Foundation's affairs some time ago, and he was afraid of losing it if he put it in his wallet, or of it being accidentally found by his aunt when she was ironing her coat.

Gu Weijing asked Uncle Alai to carry these important bank cards for him.

It is also convenient when Gu Weijing needs it.

seriously.

He was not used to using checks.

In many situations, he feels that electronic payment is far less convenient than swiping a credit card.

But no way.

Many large financial transactions abroad, including even salary payments, are usually made by check.

In the early years.

Gu Weijing has actually seen European and American tourists buying a basket of steamed buns and some jelly in a steamed bun shop next to a calligraphy and painting shop, and in the end they all wanted to pay with small-denomination $5 traveler's checks from American Express.

It's amazing.

He never understood what the difference was between this and holding $5 in cash.

But Gu Weijing also has his own overseas bank account and checkbook.

When the Schönbrunn Palace Office helped him deal with payments from the publishing house, cross-border tax processing and conversion, and the filing of various reports, all issues related to his identity as Detective Cat, they also opened several different private banking accounts for him to handle different purposes.

For example,
Scholastic Group's publishing royalties, as well as prize money from writing and art awards (if any), are deposited into a deposit account at Julius Baer Bank.

I heard from Mr. Dyson that it is a global boutique independent private bank.

As early as before World War I, we had maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Schönbrunn Palace Office.

The only drawback is that the account opening period is relatively long.

In addition, Myanmar is not included in the 57 offices that Julius Baer Bank has opened around the world.

Therefore, when handling some complicated matters, you may need to go to the offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, or Bangkok.

But these banks seem to have confidence in the credibility of Schönbrunn Palace.

At most, the total amount in his account was just over $200,000.

However, the credit limit that Bank of China gave itself for its credit card was as high as US$60,000, with an additional US$80,000 USD spending limit.

In other words.

He can even use his credit card to buy a BMW 4 Series at a S store, as long as he pays the bill at the end of the month.

The limit on a single certified check is also alarmingly high.

For example, after Gu Weijing estimated his account balance, he signed the number "100" and his signature on the check.

"The US dollar cannot be used directly in China. If you want to exchange it for Myanmar kyat, I heard that you need to go to the bank to handle some clean bill collection business. However, if you convert US dollars to local currency, the exchange is usually quite fast. In addition, people say that if you go to a private transaction, the exchange rate will be higher."

Gu Weijing handed Koko the check for one hundred thousand U.S. dollars.

He once asked Brother Dyson if he could transfer the money directly to a domestic account.

"Yes, of course. From a technical point of view, it only takes a moment and there is no difficulty. But as your personal financial assistant and investment advisor, I strongly advise you not to do this from the perspective of financial security."

"This is Myanmar. Myanmar, you know?"

To the other party on the phone, it seemed that the word Myanmar was enough to explain everything.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean anything else. In spirit, I support equality for all countries in the world. However, from a financial investment perspective, it is unwise to exchange a stable currency for a currency in a chaotic zone at any time, unless you have some reliable insider information and have just had dinner at the central bank governor's house or something."

He whistled.

"Did you go to dinner with the president? Mr. Gu, I don't think you need to go to the bank. If you have paid attention to how much the Myanmar currency has fallen every month in the offshore currency market over the past 12 months, I think you can privately exchange 10 or 20 US dollars for the president at the dinner table."

"He will be very grateful to you."

"This is all the money I can come up with right now. Koko, you once refused my help. But what happened today, I... I heard about the debt your family owes, this kind of money should be paid off as soon as possible. We are friends, I hope you don't refuse, okay?"

Gu Weijing folded the check in half.

"This favor is no greater than the one you've done me, Miss Koko. I hope you can forget about it. Please let me do something for you, please?"

Koko turned her head and stared at a thin piece of paper in front of her.

One hundred thousand dollars.

For her, who was once a rich lady, this is a truly huge sum of money.

"I heard that you donated $10 to the children in the orphanage." The girl rubbed her lips and whistled softly, "Gu Dakuang is Gu Dakuang. Not only does he look down on three million dollars, he also gave a reward of 10 dollars to the poor children and poor girls."

"Is this the majesty of a young master? People like Miao Angwen are really not worthy of being on the stage."

"I don't know how I can pay back such a large amount of money. But you're right... some money should be paid back as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)