Chapter 56 Extra (I) Newly arrived interns who are competing for the position…

They met for the first time when the company held a meeting for the new batch of employees recruited in the autumn. At that time, she had been in the company for more than half a month.

However, one was on the stage and the other was off the stage.

Qiao Xiaozhen submitted her resume when she was still abroad. When she received the email notification for the interview, she was on the plane. She saw it after getting off the plane and went to the interview immediately without adjusting to the jet lag

. Of all the interviewees, no one should know the company profile better than her. She

passed the initial interview smoothly.

She had seen the recruitment benefits. There was accommodation during the three-month internship. In order to avoid trouble, she stayed in a hotel. It was not that she was extravagant, but the money in the card was not hers, so she did not feel bad about using it. The

second interview went smoothly, but she waited one more day for the notification for the final round of the third interview.

The newly built office building has most of the employees who are new, and only a small number of leaders were assigned from Shanghai to Shenzhen.

Her sense of shame was much more confident and bold.

Fifteen people came, and they said that the last elimination system would be implemented. Maybe half of them would be left, maybe five, and if none of them were good enough, maybe none would be left in the end.

Listed companies, high base salary, good social security, and a restaurant with meal allowances that are much cheaper than outside, the competition is fierce.

There are dozens of new employees, sitting in a very large conference room. At first, no one said that the chairman would come over to say a few words. Later, he said a few words to express his support for the new company and new employees.

The general meaning is that this is a very broad world, and I hope that you talented people can make great achievements here.

It was very grand, very passionate, and very... well, empty.

Qiao Xiaozhen applauded below. Qiao Yihua's working state is indeed very different from her contact.

After returning to her workstation, she continued to be busy. In the previous week, she learned about the company's culture and history, her own work content, and a written test.

Last week, she had to write work content and reports to prepare for this week's business trip, and she had to score the people who came every Friday.

There is no way to apply for a position that is more or less a small leader, and the salary and benefits are really good. I don’t know who invented this scoring method. I immediately felt pressure when I came.

When I first sat on the plane back to China, I imagined the scene of reunion, such as what would happen if I met him during the interview, and whether there would be a very melodramatic scene of eye contact. After coming here, I realized that I was overthinking.

It has not been many years since the university expanded its enrollment. Are there so many college students? The whole hall was crowded with people. There were more than 15 people who came for the interview.

She didn't know whether she was lucky that she had some work experience, or that the colorful photo resume attracted attention, so she didn't get eliminated in the first round.

In short, it was relatively smooth to enter the company despite the ups and downs. She didn't know when the new company building was built. At least he didn't plan to do this four or five years ago. The modern standard of the new office building is quite comfortable.

After getting into the work state, I didn't think about it deliberately. Living on the same floor with so many people, it is not an easy thing to meet.

This time on the stage and off the stage, they were more like familiar strangers.

She returned to her workstation and just turned on the computer screen, Lao Xie came over with a smile.

Old Xie is the direct leader of their team. He is responsible for assigning tasks, holding meetings, making small reports, reporting everyone's situation to the superior, and talking about the company's rules and regulations. Most importantly, he has the power to give daily scores.

Sometimes he is a chatterbox and likes to show off his power. He is annoying, but new employees don't dare to provoke him.

Xiaozhen is too lazy to pay attention to him. Just ignore him on the surface. Who doesn't hate people who use chicken feathers as a token of authority?

Old Xie asked Xiaozhen if she could send an email if she didn't understand or was unclear about anything. A lot of the company's information and assessment content and Director Qiao's thoughts are on the company philosophy section of the official website. Be sure to read it carefully.

Qiao Xiaozhen nodded vaguely. He was too close to her. She turned sideways with resistance and said without knowing the consequences: "I know. Manager Xie, what did you eat this morning? Your clothes smell a little. Go change your clothes, otherwise it will be bad if others smell it."

He is in his early thirties, older than Xiaozhen. It is said that he is married, but it is also said that he is not married. She is not careless, because this man seems to treat every girl the same. He may just cast a wide net to catch the fish.

Old Xie left in a huff.

Qiao Xiaozhen continued to look through the company's information carefully. She didn't see the email pop-up window. She only checked it when she got off work and saw that there were unread emails and a missed call. She

was shocked when she opened it.

It was actually sent by a real person, not anonymously.

"Come to the 16th floor."

Just four words.

The sender was Qiao Yihua with his English name.

Her heart suddenly jumped. She was not prepared at all. After thinking again and again

, she decided to go after work. She had just finished her lunch break and had to go to a meeting. However, this time each department only selected a few people to go. It was an honor for Qiao Xiaozhen to choose to go.

The meeting room was not big this time. Everyone stood and sat casually. She didn't expect Qiao Yihua to come. She spoke a few words to the company's vice president, which was roughly welcoming everyone to work in the company. Everyone was an elite. If there were any questions or suggestions for the company, they could raise them and everyone would make progress together.

The time was very short. It was dismissed in less than ten minutes.

People walked out of the meeting room one by one. Qiao Xiaozhen clearly felt that their eyes were always on her. She pretended not to look at them. With so many people present, she didn't think of trying to get close to this relationship at this time.

When they were about to leave, a voice behind them said, "Turn off the projector."

Qiao Xiaozhen stayed, and he closed the door.

There were two people left, one leaning on the table in the conference room and watching her operate the computer with her head down, and the other pretending to operate it.

When she finished the operation and left, she was pulled back by the arm.

"I've read your resume. Did you go abroad?"

Qiao Xiaozhen stopped being shy and stood up to talk to him: "Well, more than half a year."

Qiao Yihua stared at her, "Where do you live?" "

The company dormitory. Didn't they say that accommodation is free during the internship period?"

Qiao Yihua looked at her in silence for a few seconds, "What's your attitude?"

"Ah?" Xiaozhen thought he was going to give up her position, so she nodded and bowed, "What does Mr. Qiao want to tell you?"

He crossed his arms and smiled a little playfully: "I know your attitude, I'll keep it a secret for you."

"Secret what?"

"You have the habit of sneaking back and pretending."

Qiao Xiaozhen smiled, "I was interviewed according to the rules and regulations."

He glanced at her whole body. She was wearing jeans and short sleeves. Her hair was much longer than the last time she was in Beijing. His eyes finally stopped at the few strands of dyed yellow and white hair. She couldn't be called ugly, but she was really a bit non-mainstream, but he held back and didn't say anything.

Her mental state was much better than before. When she left, she looked pitiful, as if she had seen through life and death, and she actually went abroad.

Not to mention going abroad, it was really amazing that she could come back on her own initiative.

He wouldn't rush to ask for her opinion, but he also didn't intend to let her leave on impulse. He thought about his words and said, "Work hard. If you have any questions, just email me. For personal matters, you can call or text me."

He reached out for his cell phone.

This time, Qiao Xiaozhen did not say no, she took it out and handed it to him.

The phone was very new, no need to buy another one. The new phones she bought several times before were not given away.

He opened the cover and entered the phone number, with the note "brother".

Very good, very formal.

She took the phone and said honestly: "I bought it with your money. But I didn't lie to you before. The phone is new and the number is just applied for. Now the interview requires the phone number, so I have to apply for it."

Qiao Xiaozhen simply confessed everything, "I still have some money left after seeing the doctor. I applied for an exchange program abroad and paid all the money. It's so expensive. I can barely make a living abroad by working every day. I changed my bank card several times and found that you transferred a lot of money to me again, so I used it without hesitation."

Qiao Yihua understood what she meant and whispered to himself: "It's okay to come back for money."

People really understand many truths only after they have gone through hard times and been beaten in adulthood.

"No more talking, let's go back to work first, the pressure is so great."

She complained softly.

Qiao Yihua: "Is it stressful? It's not the beginning of the internship, what kind of pressure? Is it business-related?"

"No. Hey, the last-in-first-out system also scores and ranks. I didn't like rankings when I was in school."

He said lightly: "You don't have to feel pressured. You can pass the initial test without being screened out because of your appearance. In the end, you can get the internship because of your experience and connections. These will not be the last."

He really told the truth.

The photo on the resume is not a recent one, but a school photo, taken many years ago. It was young and pretty. Fortunately, the interviewer saw the real person and didn't feel too different and could accept it. Dyeing hair didn't affect your appearance, and even made you more international. Your spoken English was not bad, which made up for some of your academic shortcomings.

The third interview was the longest. They asked everything, including what projects you had done and how effective they were. The staff next to them had a computer, so they went in to check the authenticity directly. The connections were interpersonal relationships, and they simply asked if you could drink and if you could accept overtime and business trips.

It was good that they didn't ask about your marital status.

When everyone is a returnee or a graduate student, and has experience in big companies, you always have to have something that stands out.

Qiao Xiaozhen is not a sensitive person and has a clear understanding of her own position. Her college entrance examination results are not as good as those of a group of top students, so she has to work harder.

Fortunately, she is serious about her work and her scores in the first two weeks were ranked fourth or fifth, which is pretty good.

When she went back, Qiao Yihua held her hand, squeezed it a few times, and then let go.

It can be felt that she did not resist or struggle, and roughly understood what she meant.

Lao Xie thought that Qiao Xiaozhen had been to the toilet for so long, so after returning to the workstation, he said: "Hurry up and revise it, and submit it before leaving work at 6 pm. I'm going on a business trip soon, and you are still hiding in the toilet and slacking off." "

..."

Qiao Xiaozhen was too busy with work to respond.

The business trip was to Guangzhou. She had been there several times and was relatively familiar with it. The company provided travel expenses and hotels. Thinking of how the former boss's business trip expenses were so low every time, staying in a hostel instead of a hotel, two or three people had to do all the work, including picking up goods, sorting and treatment, and service representatives. It's good to have a rich company.

After a three-day business trip, she had to go back to work in the afternoon. She was asked to write about her feelings and shortcomings

in the past three weeks, and what she needed to improve. She wrote several pages of two to three thousand words, and it was already eight o'clock in the evening when she submitted the email. Others mainly praised themselves and gave compliments, supplemented by suggestions. They basically thanked the company for the opportunity, what they learned and what they learned in the process, and what aspects of their abilities were improved. They also talked about their "insignificant" thoughts.

Qiao Xiaozhen may really take the company as her home, without any psychological burden. She wrote very objectively about her shortcomings and shortcomings, and pointed out that the company is too cumbersome and many things cannot be decided directly by individuals. Reports and procedures are required.

If it weren't for the higher daily performance score given by Lao Xie, she might have been ranked seven or eight out of ten. Who would like a person who is full of problems when writing a self-analysis? Even if others don't see it, she will take it for granted that she is that kind of person after self-evaluation.

On the weekend, she woke up early in the morning in the company dormitory. She was not used to collective life for a long time and always felt that it was small and crowded.

Qiao Xiaozhen was having breakfast downstairs when her cell phone rang.

"Do you want to go out and play together?"

This tone sounded so early in the morning that she thought she was meeting someone. What to play? Going to sing and dance.

"I'm having breakfast."

Qiao Yihua asked, "Staff dormitory?"

"Yes, a breakfast shop on the street." Qiao Xiaozhen said, "You're not coming."

"Go ahead about three or four hundred meters, there's a subway entrance, wait for me there." He was probably afraid that she would refuse, so he added, "Don't eat, I'll bring you breakfast."

She would naturally finish all the food she bought, but she didn't forget to touch up her makeup when he came over. Fortunately, she wanted to go to the movies after going out for breakfast and dressed up. Yes, she was the only one who loved watching movies during the day.

When I used to work in Shenzhen, I loved watching movies during the weekends during the day, and I always felt bored at night.

Not long after walking to the subway entrance, his driver stopped, and it was an off-road vehicle.

Qiao Yihua was wearing sportswear and sneakers, casual.

"What are you doing?"

He thought it was a "date" but it looked like going for exercise and running.

Seeing that she didn't intend to get in the car, he came out and pushed her in.

"Go mountain climbing."

"Mountain climbing?" She pondered the term. Mountain climbing is not climbing a mountain, not traveling to Huangshan, Lushan, Huashan, and Songshan.

After sitting in the car, Qiao Yihua took out a set of clothes, a women's sportswear, and a pair of sports shoes.

Qiao Yihua talked about his hobbies in recent years. He fell in love with mountain climbing, climbing snow-capped mountains, and often went skiing. This is obviously a sport for rich people.

He also told her in detail where he went and how he arranged Xiaoxi's life after he left. He quit smoking and drinking, and only drank red wine on very necessary occasions. He smoked very rarely, and his diet also improved a lot.

He also said that he worked hard when he was young, which caused his body to ring the alarm bell in the past few years. He listened to the doctor's advice and cooperated with health exercises and even fitness. In addition to mountain climbing and skiing, he would go hiking. Today was going to go hiking, and he didn't need to follow a tour group and walk wild lines.

Qiao Xiaozhen sat aside and listened to him quietly about what happened in the past few years as if she was listening to a report.

He is a rich man who loves life, health, exercise, and cherishes life.

After driving on the highway for more than three hours, they saw the foot of the mountain after a winding road. There was no gate or parking space like in a scenic area. She really didn't know what kind of mountain it was. It should be a wild mountain.

She changed into sportswear in the car, and after getting off, she saw several other cars with assistants who came in advance to help Qiao Yihua pack her luggage.

There were also two or three people leading the team, with ropes around their waists, just like an expedition.

"..."

Looking at the scene, it turned out that this kind of sport really needs someone to follow to ensure safety. She could imagine how many people signed up to hike with their boss.

The weather was particularly good, not too cold or too hot.

Qiao Xiaozhen was a person who absolutely did not exercise. The wild line hiking only had small paths with undeveloped footprints. She started to feel dizzy and sweat after just one kilometer of hiking. She

sat on the stone next to her with a flushed face.

Qiao Yihua squatted beside her as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "You are so weak at such a young age."

There was sweat all over her forehead. He took out a silk scarf to wipe it, sat down beside her and said, "Do you want to continue?"

"I want to drink some water."

"You can't drink it now, wait a while. There is a stream five kilometers ahead, with a few rocks on it, which is very beautiful. We will have a picnic there at noon." Then he adjusted the height of his walking stick and gave it to her.

He knew that she was not a delicate woman, so he rested for a few minutes and continued on his way.

The two walked side by side. Qiao Xiaozhen gritted her teeth and insisted. She had been thinking about giving up for an hour, but when she saw that the car was getting farther and farther away, she gave up the idea because it was not worth going back.

They were not walking fast, and after gradually moving forward, it was indeed not too hot. She felt a little more comfortable, so she asked the assistant to give her some water.

It was called a wild route, but it was actually quite safe. It was not like the tropical rainforest that T imagined on the road. It was just lush trees. Occasionally, you had to cross a small cliff and use a climbing rope to go down. It was not high, but quite exciting.

When the road was a little bumpy, the two would hold hands and quickly close the distance. They rarely traveled together on foot in this way, and they didn't realize that he was very patient.

He would put away her earrings, help her put on her hairpins, and talk about some trivial matters, such as the food in the company cafeteria was not as delicious as the employee meals in Shanghai, and they cut corners and fired people.

Qiao Xiaozhen gradually opened up her heart and said that when she first came to Shenzhen, she cried every day until her voice was hoarse. She always had nightmares when she spent the Spring Festival alone. She was not used to the weather in Beijing and had nosebleeds every day. She didn't like the food abroad and lost 70 to 80 pounds. She would lament that she couldn't do anything without money. When she worked in a restaurant abroad every day, many people didn't give tips, and eating a pack of instant noodles was a luxury. She missed him many times at night.

Qiao Yihua also listened to her quietly. Time passed quickly when they walked and talked together.

At about 12 o'clock, they walked to the stream. The stream was not as small as he described, but quite large. There were indeed several large flat rocks next to the water. When she came to this scenic spot, she realized that there were so many people hiking on weekends. Other places were occupied by people. Many people had picnics nearby. Fortunately, his assistant had arrived early and put out cakes, energy drinks, coffee, and sandwiches.

The coffee is still iced and tastes good. It's amazing.

She was really hungry and ate three small cakes in one go. "Did you buy them for me?"

"Talk after you finish eating."

Qiao Xiaozhen covered her mouth and swallowed it. "That's thoughtful."

Her evaluation was really true.

But it's true that if you make a reservation in advance, you will pay more. The cake shop opens early in the morning and makes the freshest and most delicious ones, which are of course the most expensive. After

drinking a few sips of water, I really want to lie down and rest, listening to the sound of running water. It's so comfortable. I haven't felt such a scenery in so many years.

Qiao Yihua stretched out his arms and she lay in his arms.

It's very comfortable.

The wind from the clear spring in the mountains blew over, and this coolness was refreshing and could not be compared with air conditioning fans.

Her eyelids trembled slightly, and she felt sleepy.

"Do you want to marry me directly, or be my girlfriend first?"

"Be my girlfriend." She answered without thinking.

It was in this vagueness that she agreed to this.

Qiao Yihua hugged her waist, looked down at the person who was still dozing with eyes closed, and said in silence for a few seconds, "Okay."

She agreed very quickly, which was completely different from what he expected before coming.

In fact, he asked her impulsively just now, originally wanting to cultivate feelings, and ask her when she was most tired on the way home, whether she wanted to be together. He did not intend to give a third option, that is, being together or getting married.

Qiao Xiaozhen slept for twenty minutes, but she did not fall asleep, but her body was empty. After opening her eyes, she moved her head to Qiao Yihua's shoulder and asked softly, "Why don't you ask me why?"

He smiled, "You can't still look down on me."

Qiao Xiaozhen joked, "What if it's because you are too poor?"

His face did not change at all, and he said softly, "You should have thought about this problem a long time ago, and now your brain is not stupid."

Qiao Xiaozhen was energetic and took off her shoes to play by the stream for a while. She always regretted not taking a camera. It would be a pity not to take pictures of the fresh and beautiful scenery.

Qiao Yihua listened to what the assistant said next to him, probably talking about work, reporting progress, and answering a few phone calls.

After staying here for more than an hour, we left. We walked much faster in the afternoon. We came across a small canyon with turquoise water and tourists playing on speedboats.

He never mentioned Xiaoxi's situation. He would only tell her something when she asked him. He didn't say much because he was afraid that she would feel pressured.

"Brother, you have changed a lot."

Qiao Yihua breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her as they walked: "It's not easy to consider all aspects of a person."

Qiao Xiaozhen smiled and said, "You don't have to consider it so comprehensively. I won't get angry and quarrel with you in the future."

Qiao Yihua tilted her head and smiled, and it was obvious that he didn't believe it.

"You can quarrel with your girlfriend, but you can't quarrel with your wife, so you'd better be your girlfriend."

Her logic was quite clear.

She continued, "Girlfriends can always be naughty, but being a wife is another way."

Strictly speaking, it was true.

Qiao Yihua said, "How long can you be a girlfriend? Anyway, you will marry me in the end, so you might as well be a girlfriend while being my wife." Qiao Xiaozhen

: "Well, let me think about it."

She didn't think about it for long, and nodded and agreed to marry him when she asked the next weekend.

But the reason was unclear.

Maybe it was because she was in high spirits at work on Monday, and her colleague asked casually, "Are you in love? "

Qiao Xiaozhen said generously, "Yes, I have a boyfriend.

" The colleague asked, "Where do you work? Do you have a house?"

At this age, you must ask about income and conditions when getting married.

Qiao Xiaozhen said in a slightly louder voice, "Except that he is older than me, his temper is not very good sometimes, and he likes to torture and control me for no reason, everything else is fine."

Colleague: "..."

Lao Xie knocked on the table, "You can't make noise at work." The

tone is the same as that of a high school monitor.

It was just that she slipped through the net, and then there was endless nitpicking.

Either they thought that the copy she wrote was off topic, or they said that she had regressed a lot compared to before. When reporting work progress to the manager at the next level, they pointed out that her work did not meet the work standards.

She was neither late nor left early. She sent a text message to Qiao Yihua once, saying what she wanted to eat in the evening, and was seen saying that she was not serious at work, and there was endless criticism

. Qiao Xiaozhen didn't care, and believed that big companies would eventually make objective evaluations.

However, the most important impact was the cooperation plan. When she first came here for more than a week, she actually participated in the plan with the partner. In addition to other daily tasks, she was busy with this matter and revised it countless times. Now she has been working on this job for so long, but it was rejected by Mr. Xie and Manager Li.

She sent an email to ask what was wrong and revised it herself. He

said very coldly, "It's up for discussion."

In fact, other teams in the company had already been asked to participate and the assignment was made.

Of course, she didn't know this. She worked overtime until 8 or 9 o'clock in the past two days to make revisions. Before leaving, she sent it to the team and two leaders. When she went to work in the morning, she received a reply, and it was still not passed.

There was really no other way out and she was already discouraged. She sent a text message to Qiao Yihua to complain.

"It's too hard, it's too hard for me! Help me!"

Just one minute after sending the email, the email came in. The content was very brief.

"Send it to me."

She worked on things that she could cry about. Anyway, after work, she received the content that her boss had personally revised. At a glance, it was marked with red everywhere. It was very detailed and the content was outstanding.

She took her laptop home to work overtime to revise it. It was already past one in the morning when she resent it to her boss.

Surprisingly, there was no email message that was returned.

I don't know if it was because of this incident that I had a new understanding of Qiao Yihua. I opened the email and read it several times. It was indeed marked very sharply. Thinking about the past, they had been together for trivial matters in life and emotions. After several contacts at work, it seemed that this person was quite amazing.

Qiao Xiaozhen shook her head and thought carefully. When she was a child, she thought he was quite amazing.

So it was easy to have other feelings.

Two days later, Manager Li said that the plan was well written and needed to be excerpted. However, the docking work had been handed over to other groups and departments. She only had the right to sign, that is, it was one of many names, and she would not participate in the bonus and selection.

The fact is that it is not an excerpt. More than 90% of the content is used. There is no notice or notification, and it has no effect on the evaluation.

She was very dissatisfied and went to argue with Lao Xie. The so-called argument was that you are being very unfair to me.

Lao Xie did not even raise his head and said, there are many unfair things in the world, and you are still an intern and have not been promoted.

I was so angry that I didn’t eat lunch at noon. I wanted to write a letter of complaint and report on the computer.

The phone rang twice before I answered it.

"Are you still busy eating?"

Xiaozhen took the phone and was still looking at the computer: "Don't bother me, I'm going to faint."

"Come up to eat."

She really got on the elevator reluctantly.

After getting out of the elevator, his assistant nodded and smiled at her, and she could come and go freely in the future depending on her attitude.

Qiao Xiaozhen was thinking about work, so she pushed the door open and went in, and didn't notice that there were other people in the office.

Qiao Yihua sat on the chair and looked at the person standing next to her and talking indifferently. That person was none other than Zhang Jianhua.

A somewhat unfamiliar name, as if it happened a long time ago.

He asked her to come over. Could it be that he was here to play the part of a gentleman who takes revenge ten years later? He still remembers the old things.

Qiao Yihua's eyes shifted from Zhang Jianhua to Xiaozhen. He stood up and held out his hand for her to come over.

Of course, real life is not a martial arts drama, and Zhang Jianhua would not kneel down and beg for mercy and cry bitterly. They are all mature and not like when they just graduated from college. Business wars have always existed. Whether it is stealing or playing Sun Tzu's Art of War, it is difficult to tear each other apart.

Qiao Yihua didn't say anything during the whole process. When he saw Qiao Xiaozhen coming over, he said lightly: "Your biggest sin is not those. It is that you separated me from her for so many years, and now you agree to be with me."

Zhang Jianhua: "I am sorry for Miss Qiao. I shouldn't have involved her in the first place. It's all my fault. Mr. Qiao, please forgive me."

Qiao Yihua had a blank expression: "Go back. I have something to do here."

After Zhang Jianhua left, he gently closed the door with his hand.

In the competition in the same industry, he had the advantage at the beginning, and Qiao Yihua had the advantage after listing. He gradually opened the gap. Now the funds are broken and he is on the verge of bankruptcy.

In fact, companies like T change a group of employees every three years, and it is good that he has persisted for these few years.

I asked someone to meet Qiao Yihua many times, but only this time he agreed . I used to hate and detest him, but these are fleeting, and ignoring and not caring seems to be the best way to fight back. 

He came here to discuss the acquisition issue. He apologized first and then complimented. Sometimes people are just too careless. He left the company and took so many people with him. He can still negotiate business again and ask for conditions. Although his attitude is more humble and he has stepped down, he can do anything for the sake of profit. 

Qiao Yihua did not express any opinions throughout the whole process. It was not until Qiao Xiaozhen came that she made an excuse to avoid the matter and let him leave. 

Qiao Xiaozhen still knows Qiao Yihua well, and she should not deliberately bring up the old things when she sees him. 

She finally did not mention the work. The lunch specially sent by the aunt was very rich and well kept. She tasted it and it was delicious! Delicious! 

I don’t know if it’s because she is used to a hard life, but it’s delicious anyway. 

She said she wanted to take it back to her workstation to eat. 

Qiao Yihua originally asked her to come to lunch at noon to cultivate feelings and meet her. 

But Qiao Xiaozhen insisted on going back to eat, and there was nothing she could do. 

A few seconds after she left the house, someone suddenly pushed the door open again. The two of them had an unknown tacit understanding, and he happened to be at the door, so they hugged each other. 

He pushed the door shut, and Qiao Yihua pressed on her to kiss her. Qiao Xiaozhen put her hand on his lips, and said softly with a smile: "What? Are you going to have an office romance?" 

But in the end he still kissed her, kissed her a few times, and held her wrist for a while, and took the opportunity to open the door and run out. 

But she didn't tell anyone about the work, and she kept it to herself. Because she had to "fall in love" and didn't have any work tasks in the short term, she would leave quickly after work. 

The two really acted like boyfriend and girlfriend, and would go to the movies and have a meal, and he would really send her to the intersection of the staff dormitory, hug and kiss for a while, and then break up. This little trick of young love did not last for a few days. Qiao Yihua said, "Let's move in together." 

Qiao Xiaozhen: "You're living together so soon." 

He thought this game was boring: "Don't pretend, we've been living together for so many years." 

"That's different, do we have to sleep separately?" 

Qiao Yihua: "No, so hurry up and get married, what are you waiting for." 

She stamped her feet lightly, "You really are... Oh." She looked cute when she was acting coquettish, but she was addicted to acting. She really thought she was a college boyfriend and girlfriend. 

"I'll take it as your consent." He said, "Come and live here as soon as possible." 

However, the company's employee dormitory is not very convenient, and she is not used to collective life. 

She didn't have much stuff to begin with, and when her assistant came over, she saw a suitcase and a bag. 

Qiao Yihua was on a business trip on the weekend, and rushed over on Monday night. When he opened the door and walked over, he saw the scene he had imagined for many years on the dining table, his daughter, Xiaozhen, and the aunt who was busy preparing food for them. 

There was no scene in the fantasy of mother and daughter crying and sniffling when they first met, just like a normal meeting. 

Qiao Yihua took off his clothes, walked to his daughter, and asked softly, "Do you know who she is?" 

Xiaozhen bit her chopsticks and looked at his expectant eyes, and smiled unconsciously. 

Xiaoxi said in a calm tone: "Mom." 

"How did you know?" He asked in shock. 

They had never met before, how could they be so calm? How could they not be shocked? 

Seeing his confusion, Qiao Xiaozhen explained, "We met last Friday, in the kindergarten." 

"Ah? Met?" 

"Yes, we did."

There was nothing touching when they first met. When Xiaoxi and her aunt went to the kindergarten gate to pick someone up, she stared at the woman in front of her when she walked out of the gate, hugged the nanny's legs and turned around, then timidly walked to Qiao Xiaozhen and called her, or should I say, said "Mom."

Maybe she herself didn't know what "Mom" meant.

When Qiao Xiaozhen first met her, she wasn't particularly excited or excited, as if her child looked like this. At a glance, she could see that she looked a bit like herself when she was a child, and her facial features vaguely resembled Qiao Yihua. In short, she could tell whose child it was at a glance.

Xiaoxi was not a one or two-year-old child, she was quite heavy. Qiao Xiaozhen picked her up for a while and put her down, holding her hand and preparing to send her back.

Xiaoxi kept staring at Xiaozhen and said, "Mom, I want to drink Coke and eat a hamburger."

Qiao Xiaozhen took her to the happiest place for children when they first met, and the effect was obvious.

She really didn't know the meaning of mother, but there were many photos of her mother in Qiao Yihua's desk and bedroom drawers. Xiaoxi's age was the best time to rummage through boxes and cabinets, and she could find anything, just like in Shanghai and here. I asked who this person was countless times, and the answer I got was mom.

Over time, I was impressed and mechanically remembered that this person was mom. And her father never avoided saying it, repeatedly told her that this was her mom, would say her mom was sick, and sometimes would say her mom went to work and would be back soon.

When Xiaoxi was born, he was like a loud speaker, letting all the neighbors and friends know that the wedding and the full moon banquet were held together. Unexpectedly, the bride ran away, so he could only say that Xiaoxi's mom was sick and went abroad.

Later, Xiaoxi began to go abroad frequently due to illness, and no one paid attention to whether Qiao Xiaozhen came back to get married.

This mother has been waiting for these years.

I don't know if it's because of the mother-daughter connection. When they met, Xiaozhen naturally learned to be a mother, wiped her mouth, secretly drank a large part of the Coke when she wasn't paying attention, and asked her to listen to her father and the teacher in kindergarten.

Qiao Yihua was right, she was really cute and well-behaved. He kissed her when they left. Whether it was because of the Coke fried chicken or because of her mother who didn't know the meaning, it was an extra happy thing.

The relationship was only seen twice, but it was not deep enough to replace the role of father. When she cried at night, she would only ask her father to comfort her. Qiao Yihua held her and turned around the room, telling her a story countless times. He was very loving and gentle. I had never seen such tenderness on his face.

It seems that no matter how high your position is, being a father at home is the same as most people.