Chapter 52 Postscript (II) Later, Qiao Xiaozhen found out that Qiao…

Later, Qiao Xiaozhen found out that Qiao Yihua and Mr. Xu were not superiors and subordinates. Simply put, they were shareholders. Mr. Xu bought some shares in the company a year ago, and his share was not very large, so he was also one of the shareholders.

Qiao Yihua did not plan to come here when he came to Shenzhen, but Mr. Xu insisted on treating him to a meal and repeatedly invited him. After lunch, we chatted for a while and came to the office to discuss the progress of the new project cooperation. It was related to the year-end dividend. I listened to it and gave a few suggestions. If they succeed, Xiaozhen's company can naturally share in the benefits.

The project progressed smoothly and part of the funds were received in one or two months.

The boss reported the progress in the company with only 20 people every day like a loudspeaker. When the funds arrived, he could shout loudly for the whole company to hear.

He also said that they would go to Thailand for a trip together after the funds arrived.

The financial department said he was really a prodigal son.

I don't know why I always feel that he is very similar to Lao Huang. He doesn't look very good. He is about 40 to 50 years old. He should be more of a nouveau riche than Lao Huang. He is very generous, but sometimes he is really harsh. He deducts wages at will.

To say he was a spendthrift was not because he traveled, but because he often took money without any legal awareness, bought luxury cars and houses.

After work, Qiao Xiaozhen was called to the office alone. The boss looked embarrassed as he rubbed his hands, thinking what he was going to do.

"Qiao Xiaozhen, you have been in the company for almost three years, right?"

Qiao Xiaozhen nodded.

Boss: "I still remember that when you came to the company, you didn't know anything. The company trained you. Whether it was the domestic large-scale trade fairs or the Canton Fair, or some overseas business trips, they all gave you opportunities to exercise. You can be independent now, but we should grow together and develop together."

What was he talking about?

"So, right, for the sake of the final payment, we should turn a blind eye to some things. What's wrong with him having a wife? We are upright and don't do anything immoral. I'll be waiting outside when the time comes. If you have anything, just call me."

In the end, it was still Mr. Xu who wanted to invite Qiao Xiaozhen to dinner, and she refused once last week.

But the boss didn't know the reason. Mr. Xu wanted Qiao Yihua to increase investment in order to open a branch company. He was so smart that he thought Qiao Yihua was attracted to Xiaozhen at first sight, so he randomly matched them up and arranged for dinner. The pressure was put on the boss.

It wasn't that she knew the inside story. When she went to work with the friendly leader some time ago, she guessed that it was just a small matter.

Very speechless.

The boss here was confused and thought that Mr. Xu called two or three times and asked Qiao Xiaozhen to come over because he liked her and wanted to keep her as a mistress.

It was really messed up.

Qiao Xiaozhen said: "Everyone comes to Shenzhen to make money, why do some nonsense. Can they not give money? If they don't give, they can go to court. Boss, you really worry too much."

The boss said anxiously: "Can the speed of the money be the same? It will take two or three years to get the money back after a lawsuit, and the opportunity will be cold. You just eat a meal and do nothing. You will be promoted to a supervisor next month and your salary will increase by 500 yuan. That's it." "

..." There is such a temptation, but it's embarrassing to think about it, so I agreed, "Okay."

Qiao Xiaozhen's temper has really improved after working, and she has become more and more like a worker.

After the salary was paid, she went to eat hot pot with several colleagues from southwestern provinces. At first, the colleagues were surprised to see the ID card address and said that you really look like someone from Sichuan and Chongqing, how can you be from the north.

Xiaozhen was vague at first, and only said that she grew up in her teens and went to other places when she got familiar with her.

But she never liked to talk much about the past, until the boss wanted to introduce her to a partner, she had to say, I am already educated. Didn't you see my application resume when I came here?

Fill in the column for marriage and childbearing. If you fill in "already have children", it is not obvious that you have children but you are divorced. Judging from the status

, you don't want custody of the children. The boss sighed and said that getting married and having children at a young age is really a waste of time.

The meaning behind it is probably that if you come to Shenzhen and have so many men to play with and so many rich men to choose from, why

bother to get married and have children in your hometown. So far, the blind date has been abandoned.

The dinner was on Saturday. She slept soundly on Sunday and drank a little wine, which made her unconscious. She was awakened by the "dong dong" knocking on the door outside. She opened her eyes and found that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. Thinking it was the landlord or the doorman, she quickly put on a skirt, washed her face , and went to open the door in slippers.

Because the curtains were drawn and there was no light in the tube building, it was still slightly dim outside after opening the door.

But seeing the strange person in front of her, she was so stunned that she didn't move. I don't know what touched my heartstrings. Suddenly, she cried like a child.

Because after opening the door, even in the dim light, you can still clearly see that Qiao Yihua's hair has turned a lot white, especially the sideburns on both sides are almost completely white. In people's consciousness, white hair means old age.

And getting old is something that is difficult for people to accept.

She cried very sadly and said to him, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you, are you going to die?"

Qiao Yihua hugged her waist and closed the door. He really didn't expect that the scene of seeing each other again in two months would be like this. It was already noon. He knocked on the door outside and waited for half an hour but no one opened it. He thought that he was angry because he didn't want to meet.

After stopping crying, he still didn't dare to look at each other.

The room was very small. In addition to the bed, there was a small table with drinks and a computer on it. There was only one chair left, and he pulled it open and sat down.

"You don't have a terminal illness and you're not going to die. Go wash up first."

Xiaozhen threw her pajamas and the clothes she took off yesterday into the washing machine, took a shower and washed her hair, and it took half an hour to clean up.

The curtains had been drawn. He was standing by the window, maybe thinking or admiring the scenery outside. In short, he was pretending.

"Have you had lunch?"

Qiao Yihua turned around and walked over slowly. "I've been waiting for you at the door for half an hour."

"Ah?" Xiaozhen still couldn't bear to look at his expression. She was too uncomfortable. I don't know if it's because people always keep their first impressions in their minds. When I met him as a teenager, he was a very young, energetic and hardworking big brother. After that, I couldn't feel his changes at all when I was with him day and night. The last time we met, we parted unhappily and

he didn't even glance at me. Today, the impact was so great that I was sad, but when I think about it carefully, I am this age, and it is normal for him to get older.

I can't see the changes in myself every day, and I always sigh and feel sad when I see others become like this.

Qiao Yihua said, "Xiaoxi has been sick for a long time. I have to leave in the afternoon and won't eat. Come over on Wednesday. You go."

"Mr. Xu?"

Qiao Yihua nodded, "Didn't you always refuse? You wouldn't even avoid eating?"

Xiaozhen said, "I have already agreed. Maybe my boss hasn't told him yet."

There was not much communication between them. Qiao Yihua walked out the door. He took out his wallet and pulled out a bank card, "You take it."

Qiao Xiaozhen shook her head, "No need."

Even after several years of entrepreneurship, she was still very sensitive and rejected these things.

However, when Xiaozhen refused, he did not force her. He said in a very calm tone, "I have always been worried about you. Take care of yourself."

Without saying anything more, he waved his hand to stop him from seeing her off and quickly went downstairs.

On Monday, the boss excitedly announced that he would go to AHL Company with Qiao Xiaozhen and Wang Qi for dinner on Wednesday. The four-month project was officially completed, and they would go on a three-day tour of Danxia Mountain after the settlement.

"......"

As soon as he said he was going to Thailand, it immediately became a tour within the province.

In addition to company gatherings, Qiao Xiaozhen rarely went out to eat and drink with others.

It's not that she can't drink or say high-sounding words, but it's a waste of time to chat with unfamiliar people. No matter what, she hates men who brag at the dinner table.

Mr. Xu hasn't arrived yet, but the boss has already led his two soldiers to prepare. Two middle-level leaders and a female director in charge of the project came to Mr. Xu's company. The boss regretted that he should have brought the most drinking person in the company, at least he wouldn't be beaten by this female director.

Mr. Xu called to ask them to serve the dishes first, and no one dared to pick up their chopsticks. They talked about some random topics. A little while later, Qiao Yihua and he arrived late.

Qiao Yihua's hair had been dyed black, and he was dressed very decently, wearing a suit without a tie and one button of his shirt undone. He was indeed much younger and more handsome than a few days ago, but his outfit was a bit artificial and deliberate, and I didn't know what he was doing.

Qiao Xiaozhen was definitely older than the fresh graduates, but she was the youngest among the group. After all, those who could sit at the table were junior leaders, and she, as Wang Qi's master, was one year younger than her.

As soon as they entered the room, President Xu asked Xiaozhen for three cups, not really because of her appearance, but to suppress her from feeling repulsed. Beautiful women often have a superior mentality.

The people at the table were indifferent and kept silent, and the boss pretended not to see him and nodded and greeted Qiao Yihua.

Qiao Yihua didn't say a word.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, he really drank three cups in a row.

Mr. Xu said, "Okay, you are a heroine. Let's eat."

Mr. Xu was the host of this table. He organized the dinner for Qiao Yihua. I don't know if he was flattering Xiaozhen or complimenting her. He said that the PPT was well done, the content was solid and detailed, the plan was good, and the client was particularly satisfied. He also said that Xiaozhen was beautiful and careful, and they would definitely cooperate again if there was a chance in the future.

Fortunately, the boss felt that Mr. Xu had intentions towards her, so he asked her to be patient for the final payment before coming, otherwise he would be in trouble for the praise beyond her level.

Qiao Yihua didn't say anything from beginning to end. Sometimes she went out to answer the phone, and sometimes she whispered to Mr. Xu. Fortunately,

no one smoked or boasted about the world situation at the whole table. Most of them were polite and said that they would make money together and get rich together, and cooperate more in the future, and they were very pragmatic in seeking common prosperity.

Others were not very familiar with Qiao Yihua, and no one dared to force him to drink. Mr. Xu, the boss and Xiaozhen were the first three people to drink.

Her drinking capacity has improved a lot in the past few years, but she couldn't stand it. The boss tried to stop her at first, but he was too busy later.

What a terrible drinking culture!

I cursed it in my heart a thousand times! Qiao Xiaozhen began to feel dizzy. She placed the heavy glass on the turntable glass and said in a loud voice, "Don't pour me more!"

Then she looked over the boss and looked at Qiao Yihua, saying in a commanding tone, "Pour me a cup of hot water."

Everyone: "..."

Qiao Yihua seemed to be smiling, but he didn't drink at all, and didn't move his chopsticks much. The tableware was clean, and he poured the tea into his own tableware and handed it to her.

Xiaozhen took it and drank it in one breath and handed it over again, still in an ordering tone: "Pour another cup."

She was slightly tipsy but not drunk at all. Couldn't the boss see that? Even a

slightly tipsy person was so bold as to order others.

Mr. Xu quickly stood up: "I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Qiao Yihua let go of her hand and was not polite. Mr. Xu poured the wine while saying, "She's a little girl, and she's alone. She can't drink anymore. No one can clink glasses with her now."

Xiaozhen drank it all in one gulp again.

When the dinner was about to end, everyone was discussing how to take a taxi home together. Qiao Xiaozhen said clearly, "I'm going with my brother. Don't bother me."

No one knew who her brother was.

After the boss and colleagues left, Mr. Xu deliberately stayed at the end to watch the two of them. Shenzhen was still hot at night. Qiao Yihua hugged the woman lying in his arms and said to Mr. Xu, "Thank you."

Mr. Xu, a man with no shame, said, "It's okay, have fun."

In his eyes, Xiaozhen was a divorced woman with children. Although Qiao Yihua had children and no wife, and was a little older, he was rich and powerful. It was her blessing to be able to like Qiao Xiaozhen. She was really out of her league and thought she had done a great good deed.

Qiao Xiaozhen was not drunk and unconscious, at most 30% or 40%, and her consciousness and senses were still there. She knew very clearly that the driver was not driving in the direction of the rental house, and the distance was not far, so he stopped the car quickly.

In the elevator, she deliberately avoided him. She

thought to herself: agreeing to come here means agreeing to go to bed, which means agreeing to start over, and the wheel has turned a circle and it has to repeat again.

Qiao Xiaozhen backed out and pressed the next floor with a sullen finger.

He smiled slightly: "Are you still afraid?"

Xiaozhen stood in front of the elevator button with her bag on her shoulder without answering.

In fact, she felt that Qiao Yihua had changed a lot during these two meetings. He might have become more stable and mature, or he might have become more indifferent. It was hard to say what the feeling was, but he was cold and distant. Their ending was doomed three years ago, and there was no possibility of repeating the same mistakes and changing them.

If it was just for a thrill, it would be useless except for adding troubles and entanglements.

When they reached the floor, the elevator opened automatically, and Qiao Yihua walked out, blocking the elevator door with one hand: "Are you going?"

She shook her head.

Xiaozhen was slightly drunk and her earlobes were red. She tried to stand still in the elevator to stay awake.

Qiao Yihua walked into the elevator again.

"What are you doing?" she asked in a low voice.

"I'm taking you home."

Xiaozhen turned around and staggered and asked: "Where is this?"

"I bought a house in Shenzhen two years ago. There has been a lot of business here in recent years, so it is convenient for accommodation."

Xiaozhen's eyes began to become astigmatized, her legs were unstable, and she slowly leaned into his arms.

In her vague memory, after she opened the door, someone pressed against her, with a strong scent, and wanted to kiss her all the time. Qiao Xiaozhen shook her head and dodged like a rattle. Later, she was held on the bed, and her shoes were taken off with great difficulty. The straps of the lady's sandals were tied around and around, and I thought they needed to be untied.

Finally, her hands, face, and neck felt cool, and her feet felt warm and itchy, probably because they were wiped by a towel. She

fell asleep quickly, and when she woke up, she opened her eyes at more than six in the morning.

She looked at the bed next to her, and there was no sign of sleeping together.

It had been a long time since she lived in such a big and bright house, and she was a little uncomfortable for a while. She got up, stretched, opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside the window.

What people pursue is indeed pleasing to the eye. When she opened the window, the breeze was cool in the morning, and her whole pores were comfortable and relaxed.

After appreciating the scenery for a while, she went to the living room barefoot, and saw a skirt floating on the balcony and realized that the clothes were washed yesterday.

She had just put on her clothes and was ready to go to work when Qiao Yihua came over to open the door.

"Breakfast?" Xiaozhen asked.

"I took a day off today, so I don't have to go to work."

Xiaozhen threw her bag away and sat on the sofa. She picked up the blue thermos on the table and drank from it. Because it was a straw style, he definitely didn't like it, so he bought it for himself.

The tea inside was a little sweet and a little warm, quite comfortable.

She turned on the TV and curled up on the sofa.

Qiao Yihua peeled an apple for her, but she didn't know that she had stopped liking this fruit in recent years.

"I like lychees."

Qiao Yihua was stunned for a moment, put the peeled apple aside, and wiped the fruit knife.

"What do you think?"

"Hmm?" she asked, "What do you think?"

Qiao Yihua's eyes were deep and scrutinizing: "Are you going to continue like this?"

Xiaozhen understood what he meant. She ran away from home in anger that year, and now she finally met him, she should hold back her temper.

"I think it's pretty good, don't you think?"

He looked straight into her eyes and spoke seriously: "You should go see your daughter, she has grown up a lot."

Because the impression left by the last reunion was too bad, this time he tried to repair the relationship in a roundabout way. He must have wanted to talk about these things a long time ago, but the role of mother was too unfamiliar.

Seeing that she showed little interest, he added, "She has grown a lot and is very cute."

Xiaozhen said "hmm" and changed the subject, "Has your company gone public?"

Qiao Yihua knew that she was not willing to face the previous topic, and agreed lightly, "Last year."

No wonder he has changed completely, both in age and status. Every word he said to her was like a leader, a boss, and condescending, cold and matter-of-fact without any emotion.

"It's quite late. But you got what you wanted." Xiaozhen bit the straw and didn't drink it. She watched the morning news on TV blankly.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to be here. I come to Shenzhen more than ten times a year."

Xiaozhen played with the water cup and said, "At first I didn't expect to live here for a long time. After taking the train to Shenzhen, I couldn't stay there, so I went to Dongguan. I thought I would work in a factory as a female worker before I starved to death." The past slowly came into her mind. She didn't want to talk about it, especially with a sad tone. She took a deep breath and felt relieved. "When I was discharged from the hospital, I took more than 7,000 yuan with me. It was very useful. Because I didn't have enough education, I only graduated from high school. I couldn't find a job that was even remotely similar in the first month after I came to Shenzhen. I relied on This little money kept me from starving to death. Later, I went to Dongguan, where many factories were recruiting workers. I was considered older, but there were many girls in their teens working there. I had been trained for more than half a month before entering the factory. When I officially started working, I needed a copy of my high school diploma. When I went back to look for it, I saw my university diploma. "

She turned her head to face him, "I thought I didn't graduate. I remember I didn't finish my thesis. Is that you?"

Qiao Yihua's eyes never left her, "You passed the graduation exam, but you didn't get a chance to defend your thesis, so you can almost graduate."

In fact, it wasn't like that.

At that time, she had a special situation, so Qiao Yihua went to talk to the school leaders in person. She was supposed to delay graduation. Although she hadn't finished her handwritten thesis after submitting it, it was still written quite seriously. After the school decided, she graduated.

He went to collect the diploma on her behalf that day, in a hurry.

During the confinement period, she repeatedly asked Wu Ma to bring back all the documents. She did not look through them, but kept her ID card tightly in her pocket. Later, she opened all the documents. There were even university honor certificates, transcripts, and CET-4 and CET-6.

"With my undergraduate degree, I came back here again. None of the interviews with big companies could pass the re-examination. I had no work experience, my degree was not from a famous university, and I wanted to find a major that matched my major. I was a woman, and it was difficult for women with computer majors to find jobs. So I could only go to small companies. I went to two small companies intermittently, but I always felt that it was not suitable for me. So I came to my current company. The company is small and has low requirements in all aspects. You don't know how many returnees there are now. I am very lucky and can work for three years." Xiaozhen smiled, "I can save some money every year. This year I bought an 80% new laptop that cost several thousand yuan. I will soon become a pauper again."

Qiao Yihua listened to her talk about this without giving too much reaction, as if she was listening to a report.

Xiaozhen said with serious eyes, "I think it is very valuable."

It is also an affirmation of herself.

"Well, I can tell that you often go abroad."

"How do you know?"

He said, "I just looked at your company's website."

The company's website is updated very slowly, and the latest one is a group photo taken at a trade fair in Malaysia at the end of last year.

Qiao Xiaozhen's company's business is brand promotion. The products are produced by cooperative manufacturers and then directly OEM. The foreign market is the South China and Southeast Asian markets. In the past few years, she often held trade fairs in several southern provinces to introduce the brand and products. Later, after going abroad, the boss asked her to take photos with foreigners and authorize them to the homepage of the website.

When Xiaozhen was in college, she had to go abroad for more than half a year to learn English. At first, she was confused and couldn't understand anything. She could only communicate with the simplest conversations in the textbooks, and she couldn't speak at all. After a long time of contact, she was able to communicate with simple things without any problems.

The image of the entire company is almost good, and she is not the only one, but she is the only one who is willing to travel and endure hardships without any complaints and worries.

Later, she was taken with her almost every year when she went abroad, and the training effect was obvious, so the photos on the homepage appeared many times, probably hundreds of them.

Qiao Yihua sat in the office and read them for an afternoon before he finished.

Life is very colorful. Should he be happy or sad? In the past few years, there was not a moment that he wanted to find her. Even though he promised to leave, as an adult, he still couldn't stop wondering if something went wrong, whether she was kidnapped. He thought he would see her in a few months, but he didn't expect that several years had passed.

Now looking at her past life, he has mixed feelings.

Xiaozhen naturally didn't know what was in his mind, and he saw a very calm face.

"I like my current job very much, and I am also used to my current life. Maybe I was born to be a poor worker, and I can't live a good life, so I can't be a canary."

"I never thought of asking you to be a canary." He spoke in a slightly higher tone, "There are not many people I can trust."

Xiaozhen didn't want to discuss this issue too much. Maybe she hadn't thought about it, but she had always been in charge of her. After giving birth, she became a housewife, taking care of and educating her. Time passed in the blink of an eye.

"You have so many friends, how can you not trust anyone? You will be happy when I am not around and do not disturb you."

"He can steal company secrets for your house, commit economic crimes, who can I trust? There are traitors everywhere?" Qiao Yihua explained: "Don't look like that, the amount is huge, and he may be prosecuted. I gave him several chances, but he couldn't do it on his own. He is now in the detention center."

Qiao Xiaozhen's smile flashed across her face and was caught by him.

"Do you want to plead for him? I can withdraw the lawsuit if you ask me."

Xiaozhen sighed and said nothing.