Elaine was ordering a birthday cake for her father during a visit to China. When the baker asked for a phone number, she gave her own. A call to her father would spoil the surprise.
She was visiting from Toronto for two weeks and had taken charge of dessert. Her sister was booking the restaurant. Their father, who knew perfectly well that something was being planned, kept suggesting restaurants himself.
At a bakery near his apartment, Elaine chose a chestnut cake and asked for a small one. There would be six people at dinner, and her father would insist on taking any leftovers home. She checked the spelling on the birthday message, arranged an afternoon pickup and left her own mainland China number on the order.
She had picked up her iTalkBB China SIM and mainland number at a store in Canada, completing the required identity check before her trip. The physical SIM gave her mobile data in mainland China as well as a number the bakery could call.
The bakery called the following afternoon while Elaine was out buying tea. The cake was ready, and the staff wanted to know whether she needed candles. She said yes, then checked what time the shop closed. There was enough time to finish her shopping before collecting it.
At the counter, she gave her name and opened the box to check the message. The staff tucked the candles into a little paper bag. Elaine carried the cake back to the apartment, where her father immediately asked what was in the box.
She told him he could find out after dinner.
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