In the Magic City, in the office of the chairman of Chenxing Capital, Zhou Chen was sitting upright and handling affairs.
Suddenly, the mobile phone on the table vibrated. He glanced at it, put down the document in his hand, and picked up the mobile phone to connect.
"Hey, Anko, is that you?"
"Well, it's me, are you busy now?"
Zhou Chen glanced at the pile of documents on the table and said relaxedly: "I'm not busy. Tell me, do you miss me?"
Although they are now in two cities, they video chat almost every night. Video is not as good as meeting in real life, but it can alleviate the pain of lovesickness to some extent.
Xu Hongdou told Zhou Chen what happened to her today in a low tone. It turned out that the reason why she called Zhou Chen at this time was because not long ago, her cousin Yang Kexin suddenly suffered an accidental slip. The pregnant woman was nine months pregnant.
Slipping suddenly is a big deal.
Especially after the slip and fall, Yang Kexin called Xu Hongdou, as if explaining the aftermath, which really frightened her at the time.
Later, she went to the hospital. When Yang Kexin was sent to the operating room, she was also very upset. At that time, she wanted to call Zhou Chen, but she thought that even if she called Zhou Chen, it would not help. Instead, she would
It made Zhou Chen worried, so he held back in the end.
It was not until recently that the operation was successful and Yang Kexin's mother and daughter were safe, that she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You don't know, but I was the first to hold the baby. She was really small. I was very careful at the time, for fear of hurting her..."
Listening to Xu Hongdou chattering to him about his niece, Zhou Chen listened patiently. Although Xu Hongdou was not too young, he had basically never had much contact with newborn children before, let alone
She said that this was her cousin's child, so she was naturally very emotional at the time.
The two chatted for a long time, and finally Xu Hongdou said it was time to see the child, and then hung up.
Before hanging up, Zhou Chen also told him that he would be finished soon and would be able to pick her up in a few days. Xu Hongdou was immediately happy and kept kissing her through the video.
It was the weekend in three days, and Zhou Chen was about to book a flight. As luck would have it, Xu Hongmi called him at this time.
It turned out that Xu Hongmi knew from Xu Hongdou that he was planning to go back these days. It happened to be the weekend. She also wanted to go back to see her cousin Yang Kexin, so she called Zhou Chen and asked him when he was going to leave. If he was going on the weekend,
The two of them just fit together.
After Zhou Chen heard this, he naturally would not refuse, so he said that he was just about to leave and had already started booking tickets, so he could book one for her.
Xu Hongmi hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse Zhou Chen's kindness and agreed to Zhou Chen's booking.
On the day of departure, Zhou Chen directly asked the driver to pick up Xu Hongmi, and then the two boarded the plane together.
Although Zhou Chen and Xu Hongmi didn't spend much time together, they were both in the business world, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were social cows, so they had a lot of common topics, and they chatted along the way without any interruptions.
Xu Hongdou stood at the pick-up gate and waited. Zhou Chen told her landing time last night, so she drove over early to wait.
But when she saw that besides Zhou Chen, there was also Xu Hongmi, her eyes widened with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Sister, why are you with Zhou Chen?"
Xu Hongmi said with a straight face: "Why, are you not happy to see me?"
"No, no, I just feel strange, why did you get off the plane together?"
"Isn't it because I heard about Kexin, so I thought of coming back for a visit? This time I took advantage of your boyfriend and sat back to wait for the flight."
Xu Hongdou rolled his eyes: "You have flown in first class a lot, right? Do you still need to take advantage of it?"
The two sisters made a fuss for a while, and then the three of them left the airport, with Xu Hongdou driving.
Xu Hongmi, who was sitting in the back row, said in surprise: "Okay, Xu Hongdou, your driving skills are pretty good now. Just now I was worried that you might drive into a ditch."
Xu Hongdou hummed softly: "You just know how to bury me. In your eyes, I'm just like a waste, right?"
"Humph, that's because you always messed up things when you were a child." Xu Hongmi exposed it mercilessly.
"As long as you are good, you are good, okay?"
Xu Hongdou knew that she couldn't defeat Xu Hongmi, so she stopped fighting with her and asked Zhou Chen instead.
"Zhou Chen, have your company's affairs been settled?"
"Well, it's almost done. There have been two relatively large projects recently, so it took a little longer to process."
As soon as Zhou Chen finished speaking, Xu Hongmi asked with great interest: "Two big projects? What projects has Chenxing Capital taken your eyes on recently, and in which industry?"
"Xu Hongmi, are there people like you? This is a trade secret. Do you know the trade secret?"
Xu Hongdou was very dissatisfied with Xu Hongmi's inquiry and felt that Xu Hongmi was inquiring about business secrets.
Xu Hongmi hummed: "Our company is not an investment company, are you still worried about Zhou Chen and me competing for projects? Are you already thinking about Zhou Chen before we get married?"
Zhou Chen smiled and reconciled: "There's nothing that can't be said. Anyway, we've almost reached the end of the project. It's about..."
Listening to Zhou Chen's narration, although Xu Hongdou could understand every word Zhou Chen said, she didn't understand it all together, while Xu Hongmi listened very carefully and nodded from time to time.
A thoughtful expression on his face.
Maybe he doesn't belong to the same industry, but Xu Hongmi also has a lot of management experience and work experience, so he can still understand to some extent what Zhou Chen said.
"It is said that you can make money by investing, but most people really can't handle this business model. For people like me, apart from my own job, the most I can do is manage money and look at funds and the like."
Xu Hongmi sighed, who doesn’t want to make a lot of money, but everyone has their own destiny, and it is difficult for people to make money beyond their own awareness.
Xu Hongdou said: "Sister, can you stop talking about making money? I feel like sitting with you and talking about this will make me look stupid."
"You are stupid to begin with."
"Xu Hongmi, I..."
"Yeah, shut up, look ahead, and drive well."
Laughing and making noise along the way, we soon returned to the Xu family's new house.
Knowing that Zhou Chen and Xu Hongmi were both coming back today, Xu Jianguo and Liu Guiqin went shopping early and cooked a large table of delicious food.
As soon as Zhou Chen and the others came back, they immediately served dinner.
The old couple obviously regarded Zhou Chen as a family member. They didn't care about what they said and just said what they had to say. The atmosphere at the dinner table was also very good.
Xu Hongmi looked at this scene and nodded silently. She understood that her parents recognized Zhou Chen as the prospective son-in-law, but it was normal to think about it. Most parents would approve of Zhou Chen's conditions.
"Xiao Zhou, we heard from Dou that you want to go to that small courtyard in Yunnan Province again?" Liu Guiqin suddenly asked this question.
Zhou Chen said: "Yes, Auntie, we still have some things stored there. We need to go back and pack them up. By the way, we can stay for a few days and say goodbye to our friends over there."
Liu Guiqin nodded and said: "Oh, that's good. Then after you leave Dian Province, have you decided where to go?"
Xu Hongdou rushed to say: "I must go to Beijing, the capital. My house there is still there, and there are still follow-up matters to deal with."
"That's not what I'm asking about. What I'm asking about is your future plans. Will you continue to stay in the capital, go to the Magic City, or come back?"
"Well, we haven't thought about this issue yet, we still need to discuss it." Xu Hongdou answered with evasive eyes.
Liu Guiqin was very dissatisfied: "We still need to discuss it? How many days have passed and we still haven't decided?"
Xu Hongdou laughed awkwardly, while Zhou Chen didn't say anything. He really didn't care where he went, it was the same to him wherever he went.
But Xu Hongmi said happily: "I think it's better to forget about the capital, or go to the magic city, so that Zhou Chen doesn't have to go through the trouble of moving the company and buying a house. If it doesn't work, just listen to his parents and go back to his hometown. Anyway, this is the place."
The house is also ready, but it may be more troublesome for Zhou Chen to manage the company in the future."
She hopes that Xu Hongdou can go to Magic City. Although she works in Magic City and her family is also in Magic City, she has no relatives from her natal family in Magic City. If Xu Hongdou goes, then the sisters can support each other in the future.
It's much easier to meet in person.
Xu Jianguo agreed: "I think Mi's idea is good. It's good to come back, but Xiao Zhou's work is much more troublesome. Eliminating demons is the best choice. Dou, think about it carefully. This belongs to the two of you."
You can't be willful about things alone."
Xu Hongdou opened her mouth, but did not make a sound. How could she not understand what her parents and sisters meant? In fact, she also had a tendency in her heart. No matter how good the capital was, it did not belong to her. It was just that she had stayed there for more than ten years and became familiar with it.
Just got used to it.
But since falling in love with Zhou Chen, she actually doesn't have much nostalgia for that city, especially after hearing Zhou Chen solemnly say that wherever she goes, he will follow her. With this sentence, she
How could she be willing to let Zhou Chen go through all kinds of troubles for her?
She had made a decision in her mind, but she just never said it out loud. Especially with her parents urging her, she felt even more irritated.
"I understand, Dad, we have our own plan, so don't worry."
Xu Hongdou hurriedly fooled her. When Xu Jianguo and his wife saw what their daughter had said, they didn't want to press her any further, so they didn't ask any more questions and instead started talking to Zhou Chen.
Not long after dinner, Xu Hongdou took Zhou Chen and Xu Hongmi to the hospital to see their cousin Yang Kexin and their children.
A few days have passed and the baby has grown a lot. He is very beautiful, cute and adorable.
Xu Hongmi stayed at home for two days and then flew back by herself. Zhou Chen and Xu Hongdou stayed for a few more days, and then set off to Dian Province again, but this time they no longer drove, but went by plane.
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Outside the airport, Xu Hongdou saw Nana waiting in front of the convertible at a glance, shouted "Nana", then rushed over, and the two hugged each other tightly.
Zhou Chen pushed the suitcase and followed behind, watching their closeness, the two hugged each other, jumping and jumping very happily and excitedly.
"Hongdou, you are finally back. I have missed you so much these days since you left."
"Me too, Nana, I'm so happy."
When she came to the car, Nana said: "Zhou Chen, you have long legs, you are responsible for driving. I will sit in the back and chat with Hongdou."
"No problem, I'll be your driver."
Zhou Chen was in charge of driving, while Xu Hongdou and Nana walked one behind the other, talking and chatting happily.
On the way, Nana told them many things about Yunmiao Village, which all happened after they left.
For example, when the B&B that Zhou Chen bought was under construction, some people ran over to make trouble. In the end, Xie Zhiyao came forward and after a lot of effort, the trouble was solved.
He also talked about Hu Youyu and Bai Manjun. Everyone in the courtyard saw that there was something wrong with them. Hu Youyu was even beaten up, but was finally saved by Bai Manjun.
There are other things, etc.
Xu Hongdou listened to these gossipy news with great interest. Originally, she was not a gossipy person, but since she relaxed and relieved her burden, she became much more cheerful and became gossipy.
The night they returned to Yunmiao Village, Xie Zhiyao, Xie Xiaochun and others took the initiative to come to the courtyard and start the party.
During this process, Zhou Chen also learned that the room No. 5 where he originally lived had been temporarily occupied by the village official Huang Xinxin, and the room No. 6 was naturally still there.
There were many people at the dinner party in the evening. In addition to young people, people like Aunt Agui and Aunt Baoping also came to participate. The small courtyard was extremely lively.
Zhou Chen and Xie Zhiyao sat together, clinking glasses and drinking beer.
"I heard that not long after the construction of the B&B started, some villagers came to make trouble?"
Zhou Chen's question made Xie Zhiyao look awkward and hurriedly explained: "There is such a thing, but it has been solved. In fact, it is not a big deal. It's just that some villagers don't understand the importance of village development. They were
I was misled, so I acted impulsively and made trouble."
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "I understand that even though we are from the same village, it is impossible for everyone to be of the same mind. Fortunately, I asked you to deal with the suitability of the B&B. If I had been the one to deal with it, it might have been really difficult.
There's going to be some trouble."
Xie Zhiyao rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly. He understood what Zhou Chen meant by trouble. If he caused trouble in front of Zhou Chen, I'm afraid the trouble would most likely not be with Zhou Chen, but with the troubled villagers.
.
He knows the methods of rich people very well. Those villagers are okay in the village, but how can they bluff a big boss like Zhou Chen?
"Zhou Chen, I have always had people keep an eye on the B&B construction project, and I will often check it myself to ensure that there will be no problems. As for the follow-up management, I have asked people to find a suitable manager and complete the project.
I’ve definitely found it before and it won’t delay the opening of the B&B.”
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Leave it to you, I don't worry, Hongdou and I won't live here for long, we will leave soon, but we will still take some time every year to come to your place for vacation. Although your place
It’s not big, but it’s quite comfortable to live in, and it has a smokey atmosphere.”
Xie Zhiyao smiled and said: "That's natural. As long as you come, I will definitely greet you well and let you eat and drink well. You will want to come again in the future."