Working in Dongguan: The Girls I Met Over the Years

Chapter 23 You Call Me Auntie

A short while later, Ma Junjie carried the woman safely back to the path.

A red sedan was parked beside the road.

Ma Junjie looked at it and saw that the car logo on the front had several circles, like the Olympic rings.

He doesn't know him.

Suddenly the woman shouted,

"Hey, open the door for me and let me in."

Ma Junjie was greatly surprised and asked,

"Is this car yours?"

"Yes, it's mine."

Then he pointed to a clump of grass by the roadside and said,

"Help me pick up those things; they're all mine, stolen from me!"

Ma Junjie lowered his head and looked in the direction the woman was pointing.

Sure enough, I saw a handbag, a cell phone, and some scattered money in the bushes.

Ma Junjie picked them up one by one, muttering curses to himself.

"These guys are so unreasonable! They've already got the goods, yet they're still pushing their luck and demanding more. It's outrageous!"

As he spoke, he returned everything to the woman.

"Here you go!"

The woman, sitting in the driver's seat, said...

"Just leave your things on your seat."

Ma Junjie opened the car door and put all his things on the back seat.

He took another look at the phone and found that it was indeed a Nokia.

The woman said, "Give me your phone, I need to call the police."

Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie quickly handed over his phone.

He reminded,

"Ma'am, the phone battery fell out too. It's probably broken from the fall, right?"

The woman took the phone, quickly installed it, and said confidently,

"I drop it all the time, and it's usually fine. After I put the batteries in, it works again!"

Ma Junjie thought to himself, "This phone has really had its share of troubles. It's bound to break after being dropped like this so often."

Suddenly, a crisp startup sound rang out.

Ma Junjie was shocked to find that the battered phone could actually be turned on normally.

The woman quickly made a call to the police.

The call ended in just a minute or two.

She casually tossed her phone into the car and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, looking at Ma Junjie, he said,

"Come on, get in the car."

Ma Junjie did not agree directly, but instead asked,

"What time is it?"

The woman glanced at the car's center console and replied.

"4:50!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Junjie exclaimed "Oh dear!" and thought to himself, "This is bad."

The factory serves lunch at 5:40 pm, and we're still halfway there. If we walk, we'll probably miss lunch!

The woman seemed to notice Ma Junjie's hesitation and said,

"Get in the car. Where are you going? I'll give you a ride!"

Ma Junjie thought about it and realized that this was indeed a solution.

So he opened the car door and got in.

The woman started the car and drove off slowly.

On the way, the woman asked,

"Tell me, where are you going?"

"Xingda Toy Factory!"

"Huh?" The woman seemed surprised upon hearing this, and gently pressed the brake pedal.

"What, you work there?"

Ma Junjie replied, "Yes, I just started working here, and I'll officially begin work tomorrow."

The woman glanced at Ma Junjie through the rearview mirror.

After a while, he suddenly asked,

"Hey, what's your name?"

"Ma Junjie, my name is Ma Junjie!"

The woman muttered to herself, "The name is quite easy to remember!"

Ma Junjie smiled and asked in return,

"Big sister, what's your name? And how did you get captured by those bad guys?"

The woman glanced at the rearview mirror again, then gave Ma Junjie a sidelong look.

"Hey, Ma Junjie, stop calling me 'older sister' all the time. How old do you think I am?"

Ma Junjie looked at the woman and answered seriously.

"I think you're around 35 years old!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman burst into laughter.

"35 years old? How can you even say that!"

"Let me tell you, I'm already 41 years old!"

"Huh? Really? I really can't tell!" Ma Junjie was very surprised.

That face full of collagen, those plump breasts, and that full mound...

Ma Junjie had always thought that women were at most ten years older than him.

Little did she know, the woman was about the same age as her mother.

Upon further reflection,

Good grief, I just touched the butt of a woman who is the same age as my mother.

and,

It was quite memorable, and I felt like I wanted more...

"Uh..." Ma Junjie said, somewhat unable to accept it.

"Big sister, you're not lying to me, are you?"

The woman gave a cold laugh.

"Lie to you? Why would I need to lie to you!"

"City dwellers eat and live well now, and they just look younger."

Ma Junjie seemed to agree with this.

For example, some girls in the village, after staying outside for a few years, return to the countryside and are actually younger and more beautiful than they were a few years ago.

"Big sister, what's your name?"

The woman shook her head and sighed.

"Ah Jie, you're new to Guangdong, aren't you?"

"Yes, I've only been here a few days."

"No wonder!" the woman exclaimed.

After a while, he said again,

"Ah Jie, thank you so much for today. I almost ruined my reputation in my later years."

"Hehe!" Ma Junjie couldn't help but chuckle and said.

"It's nothing, just a small favor."

The woman suddenly spoke.

"Fine, since you saved my life, I'll tell you. My name is Carina Lau."

"Carina Lau?" Ma Junjie said thoughtfully.

"This name...it seems a little familiar?"

Carina Lau did not respond, but only offered a reminder.

"Ah Jie, you should call me Auntie, by all accounts."

"However, I don't mind if you call me 'sister'."

Ma Junjie was stunned for a moment, then muttered to himself.

"Ah... Auntie?"

Then he shook his head.

"Auntie doesn't sound right, I'll just call you Sister Liu!"

Carina Lau said, "Okay, Sister Lau it is."

Ma Junjie smiled, then gave him some concerned advice.

"Sister Liu, you should be more careful in the future. It seems a bit chaotic here."

"I wonder what will happen to those people now that you've called the police?"

"What happened to her?" Carina Lau asked indignantly.

"I've already spoken to the police station chief; he must be severely punished. He should be beaten up first!"

"They won't be released for at least three to five years!"

Ma Junjie stared blankly at Carina Lau, unsure whether she was just spouting nonsense or genuinely that amazing.

He chuckled and that was the end of it.

The car drove for more than ten minutes and then stopped in front of Xingda Toy Factory.

"We've arrived, let's get off!" Carina Lau said.

Ma Junjie looked outside and saw the factory gate. Excited, he blurted out...

"So fast? Thank you!"

After saying that, he prepared to open the door and get out of the car.

Carina Lau suddenly turned around and shouted,

"Wait a moment!"

Ma Junjie stopped and asked.

"Sister Liu, is there anything else?"

Carina Lau, holding her phone, asked,

"Hey, what's your phone number? Give me your number, I'll treat you to a meal next time as a thank you."

Ma Junjie scratched his head and said,

"Sister Liu, I'm sorry, I don't have a cell phone, I haven't gone to buy one yet."

"Oh!" Carina Lau said, a little surprised. She glanced at Ma Junjie and then said...

Which department are you in?

Ma Junjie thought about it.

"It must be the outer packaging department, packing the toys into cardboard boxes."

Carina Lau nodded.

"Okay, go ahead, I understand."

It is also said that,

"Ah Jie, see you again someday!"

Ma Junjie smiled, opened the door, and got out of the car.

Watching the red car speed away, he turned and left as well...