Chapter Seventy-Five: Classmate Star

  After resting for several days, Ning Qingming went to the hospital again for an eye examination and learned that she could have surgery. She immediately told her mother and grandmother to hurry to the hospital to accompany her. Dr. Li also quietly informed Liu Zhen.

  After Ning Qingmin finished the surgery, her mother resolutely refused Liu Zhen's offer to send them home and instead hailed a taxi at the intersection before coming back to help Ning Qingmin out.

  Ning Qingmin didn't dare to open her eyes in the car, but when she got home and felt a bit bolder, she opened them to find Ning Yima and Fang Pinmei staring at her, so she had to explain herself, "I had laser eye surgery!"

  "Xiao Min, you just said to go check your eyes, and then suddenly had laser surgery done. Is it safe?" Fang Pinming was shocked when he heard that Ning Qingmin had arrived at the hospital, finished checking his eyes, and immediately had the surgery done. He opened his mouth wide and said: "If this laser surgery is really effective, why do some doctors still wear glasses themselves?"

  "To be eligible for this laser surgery, one must meet certain conditions." Ning's mother explained, "Moreover, it is said that those with lower myopia are more likely to succeed and less likely to relapse. Xiaomin always complains that after taking off her glasses to learn swimming, she couldn't see clearly and almost hit the bottom of the pool. If her vision becomes normal, she won't have to complain anymore."

  "You can wear contact lenses!" Fang Pinming spat out a mouthful of air, "I think girls just love beauty and think wearing glasses affects their image."

  "Are you guys not fond of beauty?" Ning Qingming retorted, "If you don't love beauty, why do you stare at pretty girls when you go out, and as soon as you see an unattractive one, you make a trembling face?"

  "Wow, you're so sharp-tongued!" Fang Pinbei made a surrendering gesture and helped Ning Qingming open the door, saying: "You've just had eye surgery, hurry up and go rest, stop grinding your teeth at me."

  Ning's aunt went in and cooked something, then came out and said: "Do you want to wake up Xiaomin to eat something? The porridge bought from the hospital canteen is thin like water, not enough to fill her stomach."

  "Let her have a good rest, don't call her." Ning's mother let Ning's aunt and Fang Pinmei eat first, saying in a low voice: "I'm tired today, I won't be able to accompany you out to play either. After dinner tonight, I'll get Xiaoyu and the others to accompany you."

  "You're not going out today, and you need to accompany Qingmin to the hospital for a follow-up examination tomorrow, so get some rest early." Ning's aunt saw Ning's mother looking tired and said in a low voice, "Qingmin had eye surgery, we need to take good care of her, or something might happen."

  Just then. The phone rang. Ning's mother hurried over to answer it. After listening for a while, she said: "Sorry. My daughter Xiaomin just had laser eye surgery and can't go out."

  "What's wrong with Xiaoning's eyes?" On the other side of the phone was Du's family. He seemed stunned for a moment. After understanding that he had undergone myopia laser surgery, he didn't care about not being familiar with Ning's mother and immediately asked: "Which hospital did you have the surgery at? Is it reliable?"

  Ning's mom made an appointment at the hospital. Smiling, she said: "Tomorrow we'll go for a follow-up checkup. It should be fine."

  "Tell Xiaoning, I'll come over tomorrow to take her to the hospital for a follow-up. I know the person in charge of the hospital. Whatever it is, let's be clear about it. This eye thing, can't be taken lightly." Du said to Ning's mom: "Come at 8 am tomorrow and pick her up. Which doctor will perform the surgery? I'll contact them first."

  Ning's mother quickly reported the doctor's location. After hanging up the phone, she was a bit confused. Seeing that Ning Qingming had not woken up yet, she quietly called Zhang Yu and asked: "There is someone named Du Huojia who called to find Xiao Min. He said he wanted Xiao Min to take goods with him to some place for an exhibition. Do you know who this person is?"

  "Wow, Auntie. He's the vice president of Du Shi Group. What a big deal!" Zhang Yu told Ning Mama everything she knew. And also learned that Ning Qingmin had just undergone laser surgery. Screaming: "Boss is so bold? Oh my god. Not wearing glasses at all. Isn't it completely crushing me? How can we, these people who can't be remade, live?"

  "Alright, alright, young people always exaggerate." Ning's mother stopped Zhang Yu's words and couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Min needs to rest for a few days, you take good care of the shop."

  "It's the off-season now, there's nothing much to do. And besides, there's Sun Wen and them, no need to worry, Auntie!" Zhang Yu smiled and said: "The weather is hot, it's good for the boss to rest at home."

  Ning's mother smiled and said a few words before putting away the needle. When Ning Qingmin woke up, she hurriedly brought in a bowl of mung bean soup for her to eat, while telling her about Du's family coming to take her to the hospital tomorrow.

  "Xiao Min, I heard from Xiao Yu that this Du Huo is the vice president of some big group. How did you get to know him?" Ning's mom asked cautiously, sneaking a peek at Ning Qingmin, thinking to herself that it was good that she had become prettier, but also made people worry more.

  "Mom, what are you thinking about?" Ning Qing felt that there was something behind her mom's words and took the green bean soup from her hand, saying: "Last semester during winter break, I went to work in a factory and met Du Huahua, the younger brother of Du Hujia. They treated me well because I looked like their deceased little aunt, but that's all."

  "Is that all?" Ning's mother was still worried, sitting beside Ning Qingmian's bed and saying: "Xiao Min, you look as beautiful now as I did back then. Be careful not to be like me, encountering people who are not good for you, and being overly kind to those who don't deserve it."

  "Mom!" Ning Qing said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Do you think your daughter is a universal favorite?"

  "I'm worried about you!" Ning's mom saw that Ning Qingmin was having trouble eating with the eye mask on, so she took the bowl from her hand and fed her green bean soup, "In Mom's heart, you are of course the most beautiful."

  "Mom, this mung bean soup is so sweet and refreshing, what did you add?" Ning Qing asked her mom with a pouty face, "It's too hot, can you help me blow on it?"

  "Look, it's still like when you were a kid." Ning's mom smiled and blew on the mung bean soup. "Today I used rock sugar instead of white sugar in this mung bean soup, so it tastes more refreshing."

  "That's right, if that Du family is too powerful, we'd better not pursue it, it's not a good match! Ning's mother wouldn't let go of the topic and continued: "You're still in university now, when choosing a boyfriend, it's better to choose from among your classmates. Everyone knows each other's background and it's easier to communicate. The affairs of rich families are too complicated, we don't need to get involved."

  Ning Qingmin knew it was pointless arguing with her mother, so she shut up and just drank the mung bean soup.

  "Ah, so Xiao Dongdong is indeed your classmate! I forgot to tell you last time we talked on the phone. He just called again and I told him to have you call him back!" Ning's mom said with a smile, "I've met Xiao Dongdong at the TV station with your grandma, he's quite a nice person."

  "Didn't he say anything?" Ning Qing asked, finishing the mung bean soup in her mother's hands, closing her eyes and saying: "Mom, check if my phone is fully charged, I'll call him to ask!"

  "Why use this bedside phone? Must you use your mobile?" Ning's mom muttered, "Afraid I'll hear, at most I'll go out."

  "Mom, I saved his number on my phone, it's more convenient to call." Ning Qing said again, finding that her mom seemed to have some reservations about her contact with the boy.

  Ning's mother heard Ning Qingmin say this and quickly went over to hand him her mobile phone.

  Xiao Ye Sheng picked up the phone and heard Ning Qingmin's voice, excitedly saying: "Qingmin, your mom said you were resting at home, is everything okay?"

  "It's nothing!" Ning Qingming asked Xiao Yesan what was wrong, and Xiao Yesan smiled and said: "Guess!"

  "Are you going to be the main character now?" Ning Qing said jokingly: "Your popularity has been so high lately, every time I turn on the TV, I almost see you every night."

  "You said last time that I would be the main character, and you would help me write another theme song lyrics!" Xiao Yesen couldn't hide his joy. "The hit drama has already finished filming, and the next one is set with me as the male lead."

  "Wow, I'm really going to be the male lead!" Ning Qing exclaimed, "What about the record company? Aren't they releasing a record?"

  "The album was released only in the second half of the year, and the boss of the record company, seeing that I still had some popularity, also asked someone to help me write song lyrics, which should be better than before."

  "Congratulations! Congratulations!" Ning Qingmi hurriedly congratulated, remembering that he had previously casually offered to help Xiao Yesong write song lyrics, and now he couldn't push it off anymore. He could only agree to meet up in a few days to discuss further.