At noon, the delegation arrived at Saihanba successfully. In order to welcome the delegation, a grand welcome ceremony was held at the venue.
Banners, firecrackers, aisles of welcome, everything you need.
In the crowd, Tan Xuemei watched Qin Qiufeng's every move silently. She originally thought she had given up.
But the moment she saw Tan Qiufeng, she realized that she couldn't keep her heart calm.
too difficult.
As soon as she saw that face, she couldn't help but think of her mother. When she thought of her mother, her emotions couldn't help but waver.
"I'll find an opportunity to find him later."
Li Jie saw the hesitation in Tan Xuemei's heart, patted her shoulder and whispered.
Before that, the two of them had discussed that Li Jie would first find Tan Qiufeng, and then take Tan Qiufeng to see Tan Xuemei.
"Um."
Tan Xuemei glanced at Tan Qiufeng who was surrounded by everyone, then looked at Li Jie beside him, and nodded lightly.
On the other side, Meng Yue looked at the 'intimate' interaction between the two, her eyes almost crinkling with laughter.
At this moment, she just felt that the idea she had before was really great, it was simply a stroke of genius!
What was the status of Xuemei and ‘Feng Cheng’ before?
We usually only talk about work when we meet, and rarely whisper like today.
What now?
Not only did the two begin to communicate privately, but they also seemed to be very close. Not to mention anything else, the distance between the two was closer in terms of their positions.
On the surface, although this is just a small step, it is a huge step for the relationship between the two!
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In a blink of an eye, the time came to evening, and Tan Qiufeng took a walk alone to eat after eating as usual.
At first, Yu Zhenglai and others wanted to accompany him, but he refused.
He wanted to take a walk alone, take a look at the forest farm at night, and listen to the employees' daily exchanges.
As he walked, Qin Qiufeng came to the nursery.
The nursery is located in a relatively remote location, and there are many people during the day, but at night, no one comes here except those from the nursery team.
This afternoon, Li Jie specially rearranged his work and gave those on duty tonight a holiday.
The purpose, of course, is to create conditions for meeting Tan Qiufeng.
Tan Qiufeng has a special status and is a very decent person. Even if he and Tan Xuemei resolve their differences, there is a high probability that they will not be willing to publicize the relationship between father and daughter.
Under the dim sky, Qin Qiufeng smelled the faint smell of grass in the air, and unconsciously raised his head to look around at the surrounding environment.
Suddenly, a black shadow jumped out of his sight, startling him and subconsciously taking a step back.
"Hello, Minister Qin."
Qin Qiufeng took a closer look and felt that the person in front of him seemed a bit familiar. After taking a closer look, he immediately recognized the person's identity.
Isn’t this the seedling expert named ‘Feng Cheng’?
It was this young man who proposed the 'all-light seedling cultivation method' that made experts in the ministry praise it. Yu Zhenglai also mentioned it to him in the afternoon. It can be said that this young man deserves the most credit for Saihanba's success today.
But, why would he come to me at this time?
Tan Qiufeng looked at Li Jie without any trace, and couldn't help but feel a little doubt in his heart.
Could it be that he, like some people, wanted to get close to him in private?
As the top leader of the Forestry Department, Qin Qiufeng has met all kinds of people in his work and life.
Among them there are many people who try to get close to each other and use the back door.
However, at his status and age, he has already developed the ability to keep his emotions and anger hidden. He looked at Li Jie calmly and said calmly.
"Young man, who are you? What do you want from me?"
Although Tan Qiufeng had recognized Li Jie's identity, he did not reveal it and still pretended not to recognize him.
Li Jie had no politeness or pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"Minister Qin, do you still remember Li Xianglan, who belonged to the Zhengyang clan? (The name of Qin Xuemei's mother does not seem to be mentioned in the original work, so this is a fabrication)"
When Qin Qiufeng heard this name that had haunted him in his dreams, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and froze on the spot.
The next second, he grabbed Li Jie's shoulders emotionally.
"Who did you just say? Li Xianglan? Where did you know this name? Do you know her? Where is she now?"
People's subconscious reactions are often the truest expression of emotions. Looking at Tan Qiufeng with red eyes and distorted face, Li Jie proved one thing.
Tan Qiufeng has not forgotten Qin Xuemei's mother and son. Although this has been shown in the play, the screen is the screen and reality is reality.
Until this moment, Li Jie was convinced that he had done nothing wrong.
"Minister Qin, please don't get excited. Just listen to me and I will explain it to you slowly."
After hearing this, Qin Qiufeng immediately realized that he was a little out of sorts, and then he quickly took a few deep breaths to calm down the excitement in his chest.
"Little comrade, I'm sorry to make you laugh."
After expressing his apology, Tan Qiufeng spoke slowly.
"Okay, you can talk now."
Li Jie smiled and nodded, saying that he didn't mind. Then his expression changed and he couldn't help but look more serious.
"Minister Qin, I hope you can control your emotions, because what you say next may be a bit..."
Li Jie didn't say anything else. Tan Qiufeng had obviously understood something. Although he didn't say anything, the expression on his face had betrayed him.
His eyes were even redder, and there was some sadness between his brows.
"Your wife died of illness eight years ago."
Upon hearing the news, even though he was prepared in his heart, the tears in Tan Qiufeng's eyes still couldn't stop falling.
"Please grief."
Li Jie sighed silently. In that special era, there were countless families similar to the Qin family in China.
After a long time, Tan Qiufeng sighed, holding back the grief in his heart, and asked with hope.
"What about...the child?"
Li Jie calmly replied: "Minister Qin, your and your lover's child is still alive. Not only have you seen her, you should also have heard her name."
In an instant, a name jumped into Tan Qiufeng's mind.
‘Tin Xuemei!’
'Is she really my child?'
The first time he saw this name, Tan Qiufeng felt very friendly for no reason, especially after reading Tan Xuemei's file.
At that time, he thought to himself that if his child were still alive, he would be exactly this age.
Looking at Qin Xuemei's eyebrows and eyes, he also had the thought of 'could she be my child?'
But when he saw the words 'both parents died' in the file, this idea was immediately disillusioned.
At the same time, a figure was hiding in the dark and observing everything happening at the scene.
Although the distance is a little far, through Tan Qiufeng's body language, Tan Xuemei has already understood part of the truth.
'He still misses us.'
Upon discovering this fact, two lines of hot tears immediately poured out of Tan Xuemei's eyes.