This summer in the summer capital will naturally not be cloudy and rainy like last year.
Suburbs, parks, and even green belts are all in bloom.
Because the community where Mei Qian lives is close to a mountain, the atmosphere is a few degrees cooler than in the busy city, especially in the early morning and evening, when the breeze blows, it is even more refreshing.
Recently, Mei Qian has become a little tired of the air conditioner. He spends some time lying down under the grape trellis in the garden with a book and feels extremely comfortable.
After a while, the text in front of him began to become blurry. He simply didn't force himself and pressed the unfolded book against his face, and he stopped moving.
In fact, Mei Qian has only been in this salty fish state for a few days.
Since returning from the Demon City, Mei Qian has been busy.
He had to participate in the promotional activities for the third and final part of "The Myth". It took him half a month to travel to various places and do autograph signings.
The rest of the time, I just stayed in front of the computer and coded.
It was quite comfortable at first. After "The Myth" was completely finished, he turned down the publisher's invitation and started serializing the latest Xianxia works on the Internet.
No one is chasing after him. He just needs to make sure to update it every day. After coding, he plays games and catches up on dramas. He is really bored. He can also go to the symposium, which is quite comfortable.
But things gradually changed. After the two movies "Scorching Sun" and "Infernal Affairs" were released successively and achieved great box office results, the scripts he wrote began to become extremely popular.
Some film and television companies that he had cooperated with and got along well with were asking for work. Even if he wanted to be a salty fish, he turned it down.
Taking into account the limited energy, I picked a few things and took them as long as I could.
It's natural to be busy.
Even a while ago, it reached the point where it was impossible to leave the door without taking a step forward.
That is to say, I have just finished writing two movies and are still in the editing stage, so I feel so relaxed.
Ning Chi's job as an assistant usually means that the busier the boss is, the more leisure he has. He doesn't have to drive, nor does he have to follow his elder brother as a bodyguard and younger brother, so he has plenty of time.
Unlike last year when it was cloudy and rainy just after moving in, the small garden at Mei Qian's home has become overgrown with weeds since spring, and it has indeed reached the point of special care.
Originally, Mei Qian planned to spend some money to hire a gardener in the community to take care of her part-time.
But the psychiatrist asked Ning Chi to maintain this small garden.
Although the other party never mentioned that Ning Chi had any psychological problems, the latter also remained tight-lipped about it.
But Mei Qian thought, since the doctor said so, it must be beneficial.
So obviously seeing the reluctance on Ning Chi's face, he still made the arrangements.
I have to say that Ning Chi's obedience is really strong, whatever the boss says is true.
After accepting this job, he bought books and watched videos. Over time, he organized the small garden in an orderly manner. Especially in summer, it was colorful and pleasing to the eye.
Now, apart from occasionally going out for fishing, I mostly stay in the small courtyard and play with the flowers and plants there. My personality seems to be much more peaceful.
Mei Qian is not sure about the specific effects of the doctor's advice, but he thinks it is a good phenomenon.
Anyway, when Ning Chi plays games, he won't always laugh at others for having disabled hands like in the past.
In this way, at least he would be less angry and less likely to commit suicide, and he would also save the energy to beat people up...
It was already evening, and from Mei Qian's point of view, today was destined to be another peaceful day.
Unfortunately, before he could feel comfortable, the bell rang.
I took out my phone and looked at it, but it was a call from Ning Chi who was out to get takeout.
"Hello? You're looking for me? OK, let him come in."
After answering the phone, he yawned and sat up from the recliner very reluctantly...
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"Business talk?"
In the fragrant small garden, Mei Qian unexpectedly glanced at Ning Chi who was standing aside, and then turned his attention to the person opposite.
Sitting opposite him was a short, thin, middle-aged man with dark and rough skin. Perhaps because he had been out in the sun for a long time, he was wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tissue at the moment.
He spoke with a foreign accent, and his attitude was cautious and submissive.
To be honest, Mei Qian wouldn't have known that the person in front of him was actually a businessman unless the other party told him.
This person is quite interesting. I don’t have his contact information at all, and I don’t know where I found his address, so I just found him.
And like a boring gourd, when he arrived at the gate of the community, he didn't look for anyone to inquire, and when the security guard asked, he refused to say anything. He just said he was looking for someone, and squatted at the door all afternoon.
It wasn't until Ning Chi picked up the takeaway that he jumped up and explained his intention.
Just from the fact that the other party could recognize Ning Chi, Mei Qian felt that this person was something special.
Although Ning Chi is his assistant and often appears in the media, most people only pay attention to Mei Qian. Who cares about the person behind him? This person just remembers it and recognizes it at a glance.
Probably because of this, Ning Chi called and specifically asked Mei Qian for her opinion.
Otherwise, this person will definitely not be able to get in.
But the first thing the other person said after entering the door was that he wanted to do business with Mei Qian.
This is very curious!
You must know that Mei Qian is a writer. Although he is considered an Internet celebrity, he neither opens a store nor sells goods live, so what business can he do?
So, Mei Qian first poured a cup of tea for the other party: "Drink some water to cool down first." Then he asked, "I'm sorry, did you find the wrong person? I'm just a book writer, and I don't do business at all."
But the middle-aged man didn't even look at the tea cup pushed in front of him. He kept looking at Ning Chi who was standing aside as if he had some scruples.
Mei Qian raised his eyebrows when he saw this, the smile on his face faded a little, and said: "He is not an outsider, if you have anything to say, just tell him!"
"Okay!" The middle-aged man seemed not to notice the change in the master's tone. He nodded, took out a plastic bag from the bag he carried with him, and placed it on the stone table.
As soon as I put it on, it made a dull sound, so it must be heavy.
It also attracted the attention of the other two people, and then Mei Qian and Ning Chi watched helplessly as the middle-aged man carefully opened the bag, and as if he was afraid that the contents inside would break when touched, he gently opened the bags layer by layer.
An old newspaper revealed a gray-black stone.
"This is……"
Seeing the shape of the stone, Ning Chi was stunned for a moment, while Mei Qian narrowed her eyes slightly.
"I dug this out when I was farming in my hometown. I heard that this thing will be very important to Mr. Mei?" The middle-aged man smiled and showed his big white teeth, but his face showed a very different cunning from before.
Mei Qian's eyes stayed on the other person's face for a long time, then he suddenly laughed at himself: "I didn't expect it to be so soon..."
As he said that, he reached out directly, but instead of taking the severed pottery hand in the bag, he grabbed the packaging bag that Ning Chi put on the table, placed the lunch boxes inside one by one, and opened them.
After finishing all this, he looked directly at the other person with a sneer: "I still want to eat. If you have anything to say, hurry up and get out of here..."