"Second grandpa, why are you here in my house?"

The little lion shouted immediately.

"The second grandpa misses the little lion."

Xu Dong put down the gift and picked up the little guy.

"Hehe, the little lion misses his second grandpa too."

Pan's mother came over with a plate of peanuts: "Director Xu, eat peanuts, I just fryed them yesterday."

"Thank you sister-in-law!"

Xu Dong reached out and grabbed a handful of peanuts, peeled several of them in a row, ate a few of them by himself, and stuffed the rest into the little lion's mouth.

"Let's eat here at noon today? The food is almost cooked."

"Okay, that's annoying."

Xu Dong looked at his watch and it was almost twelve o'clock noon. It would take at least half an hour to go back. It would be better to deal with it here.

"Don't disturb me, wait a little bit and the meal will start soon."

Pan's mother moved quickly, and in a short while, the food was on the dining table. Although it was not as good as her own, it was still quite rich with fish and meat.

Xu Dong took the little lion to the bathroom to wash his hands, then sat down at the dining table.

Not long after I sat down, the boss finally got home...

"Is the busy man finally willing to come back?"

Xu Dong joked.

Xu Bin handed Xiao Huzi to his daughter and replied with a smile: "The small business is basically repeat customers in the store. It would be better not to close the door."

“How is the business in the morning?”

"It's okay. I sold two laptops and more than a dozen mobile phones, and I made almost one-third of the rent this month."

In the past two or three years, as the economic situation improves, broadband and mobile phone fees have been reduced a lot, and the turnover of digital stores has increased.

Xu Dong nodded: "It's not bad, no wonder you can't bear to close the door."

"It's better during the Chinese New Year, but it's a lot different." Xu Bin waved his hand.

"Go and wash your hands quickly and eat."

Tan Aifang came over and urged.

After lunch started, everyone ate and chatted.

The topics mainly focus on Tan Bangxiang's wedding and Pan Jun's return date.

"Where is Pan Jun carrying out the mission now?"

Xu Dong said curiously.

“On the West Coast of Philippines.”

Xu Jingyi replied.

"Why did you run so far?"

"My uncle, the Su Is Canal has been cut off. Nowadays, trade routes have to detour through the Cape of Good Hope. The situation in OFFICE has been unstable recently, and the entire route is in urgent need of escort."

Xu Dong patted his head, why did he forget this?

In recent years, with the sharp drop in sea levels, a series of consequences have been produced.

The canal's severance has just begun.

According to experts' predictions, if this trend continues, it will take less than twenty years to connect Nisang with the Southern Dynasty. What's more, the entire Nandaxia Sea will become a semi-closed inland sea.

At that time, you can even take the train to Kangaroo Country directly, which is unimaginable.

Tan Aifang worried, "There will be no danger, right?"

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, no matter how powerful the pirates are, they are all children's studies compared with warships, and nothing can happen." Pan's mother hurriedly comforted.

"It's fine!"

Tan Aifang patted her chest.

...

In the afternoon, Xu Dong followed his father out again.

The father and son are preparing to visit Academician Zeng, who is an authoritative expert in seaweed research and a boss that Professor Huang strongly recommends.

A few days ago, Xu's father asked Mayor He to help him, but the other party was very busy and he had a rest time only on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

I arrived at the community where Academician Zeng lived.

Xu's father couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that Academician Zeng actually lives in a public rental house. It seems that it is not easy to convince the other party!"

"It's just a consultant, it shouldn't be difficult."

Xu Dong seemed very confident.

"It's not as simple as you thought. I've asked someone before. This Academician Zeng is a bit old-fashioned and has little social interaction. If Mayor He hadn't helped him personally this time, we wouldn't even have a chance to meet."

"Dad, since you come here, you will be at ease!" Xu Dong held the gift in his hand, "Is it OK? Let's see it as soon as we go in."

As we chatted, the destination arrived.

Dad Xu looked at the note in his hand: "508, that's right, this one is it."

"Dad, knock on the door!"

Xu Dong urged.

He carried a big bag in each hand, which weighed at least 30 to 40 kilograms.

In order to show sincerity, the father and son put in a lot of effort.

"Dongdongdongdong..."

Dad Xu knocked on the door calmly.

The one who opened the door was an elderly aunt, who seemed to be Academician Zeng’s wife.

"Is this Academician Zeng's home?"

"Yes, are you?"

"Hello, my name is Xu Changming, next to me is my son Xu Dong. Let's talk to Academician Zeng for something."

"Which unit do you belong to?"

Xu's father was about to answer, but Xu Dong couldn't stand his dad's procrastination, so he interrupted and said, "Auntie, we are from Xinke Haizae, and we have made an appointment with Academician Zeng."

"Is that so? Then come in!"

I heard that it had made an appointment in advance, Mrs. Zeng immediately welcomed the two in.

As soon as Xu Dong entered the house, he couldn't wait to throw two big bags of gifts on the table. It was so heavy that his palms were red.

Academician Zeng’s home is very small, about 50 to 60 square meters. The old couple should be living alone, and there is no one else in the house.

"Old man, a guest is coming to your house."

Mrs. Zeng shouted loudly.

Immediately afterwards, Academician Zeng walked out of the study with impatient face. As Xu's father said, it didn't seem easy to deal with.

"What are you?"

"Academician Zeng, hello, I'm taking the liberty to bother me!" Xu's father quickly introduced himself: "I am Xu Changming, the head of Xinke Seaweed. We have made an appointment to meet this afternoon."

Academician Zeng immediately reacted.

"I remembered that you were introduced by Mayor He, right?"

"That's right." Xu's father nodded.

"Come in with me, let's go into the house to talk."

The father and son walked into the bedroom, and Academician Zeng closed the door casually.

Xu Dong looked at the bedroom.

It should not be said to be a bedroom, but it is more appropriate to describe it as a study. There are three rows of bookshelves in the small room, and there are densely packed with professional books and various journals.

There is a desk next to the window. The other person was working just now and didn't even turn off his laptop.

Dad Xu took out his business card, but Academician Zeng waved his hand directly: "Stop being silly, just say anything if you have anything to do!"

Xu's father put the business card on the table beside him with a little embarrassment, then took out a document from his briefcase and handed it over.

"Academician Zeng, this is our company's project information. Please give me some advice."

The information was carefully prepared by Professor Huang.

Academician Zeng did not refuse, and took it and studied it carefully.
To be continued...