It would be just after dinnertime in Cupertino, and on thenights she wasn‘t at Nick‘s, it became Rachel‘s habit to call hermother right as she was getting into bed.
"Guess who just closed the deal on the big house on Lau-rel Glen Drive?" Kerry Chu boasted excitedly in Mandarin assoon as she picked up the phone.
"Wow, Mom, congratulations! Isn‘t that your third sale thismonth?" Rachel asked.
"Yes! I broke last year‘s office record! You see, I knew I madethe right decision to join Mimi Shen at the Los Altos office,"
Kerry said with satisfaction.