I calculated the date. Sure enough, Lisa's birthday would be on November 24, which was some day next week.
The days passed so fast. And in the blink of an eye, another year had passed.
I answered with a smile, "No problem. I have money now. Of course, I have to send you a gift."
"OK, deal done"
Lisa and I chatted for a while before we hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but feel a little upset in my heart.
"What should I gift Lisa with?"
I went home, sat in front of the computer, search on Google. Then I heard someone reading behind me, "What kind of gift does a tough woman focusing on her career like?"
I was shocked!
As soon as I turned my head, I saw Patrick, who was dressed in a suit, standing behind me with his back bent as he stared at the screen closely.
"Who's going to have a birthday celebration?" Patrick straightened up, undid his necktie, and asked me.
"Lisa." I didn't intend to hide anything from him.
"It turns out that it is she..." Patrick was silent for a while before saying, "Up to you. If you need to go out to buy something, I will accompany you."
I searched online for a long time, only to find that most answers said that women were all inherently gentle in their hearts and that those women who looked strong on the surface were just guarding themselves by pretending to be strong.
Never would they let anyone find out that they were weak.
So there was no need to treat these women differently.
After reading these answers online, I had some ideas in my mind, thinking that Lisa probably liked what I liked as well.
In fact, I had been sending gifts to Lisa over the years. Apart from the ones which were functionally suitable for her, most of the gifts were chosen according to my speculation.
Of course, it was the most appropriate to gift a woman with a bag.
Because of the injury on my face, Patrick considerably chose to accompany me to buy Lisa a gift on Monday.
We strolled around the whole mall and checked all the bags of famous brands.
I found that each bag seemed to be lacking something. After struggling from time to time, I finally decided to buy a red chain bag.
When I went to the counter to pay the bill, I happened to pass by a counter in which there was a pair of beautiful high- heeled shoes with paillettes.
The colors of both the front and the back of the heels changed from time to time. And there were two colors.
As soon as I saw it, I knew in my mind that it was suitable for Lisa!
So I returned the bill for the chain bag and pulled Patrick to check the shoes. Then I heard someone shouting on the side, "Brother!"
I could distinguish the voice even though I hadn't heard of it for a long time.
It was Roger who was speaking.
It was strange that we, who hadn't seen Roger after such a long time, happened to bump into him when we came out to buy a gift for Lisa.
"Did this mean that the two of them had a special fate?"
I thought to myself. When I looked up, I saw Roger standing not far away with a woman holding his arm...
In the blink of an eye, all my thoughts vanished.
The two of them approached us. When the woman next to Roger saw the high heels in my hand, she said, "Wow, Mr. Roger, I like this pair of shoes too."
"Okay, let's buy it." After saying that with a generous look on his face, Roger shouted at the shop assistant, "Get me a pair like that too."
"I want size 37!"
The woman shouted.
When the clerk heard the woman's request, she didn't go to the back cabin. Instead, she came straight over and said, "I'm sorry, Sir. This pair of shoes is a limited edition in the world. There is only a unique size for each of them. There is only a pair of shoes at size 37 in the world which are right in the hands of this lady."
"Mr. Roger..."
As soon as the woman heard what the clerk had said, she began to shake Roger's arm with a pitiful look in her eyes.
Roger couldn't put up with a woman like this. He looked at me with his glamourous eyes and said in an ingratiating tone, "Sister-in-law, are you... buying these shoes for yourself?"
"No, it's a gift."
I told him the truth.
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