Chapter 1135 Tongtong is going farther and farther on the crooked road (10,000 words)
Chapter 1135 Tongtong goes further and further down the crooked road (10,000 words) 1567
Going downstairs, Tang Lin looked at the four rows of vehicles parked in the parking lot downstairs and at the endless flow of cars on the street outside. Unfortunately, none of them belonged to her.
It wasn't that she couldn't afford it, but the main reason was that the capital was a special place and she was just an ordinary migrant worker, so it was difficult to get a license plate.
As usual, she walked to the stop sign in front and waited for a while, then chose a seat by the window and sat down. While on the bus, Tang Lin was thinking about what to eat tonight.
"I don't eat pan noodles anymore. I eat them every now and then. The smell makes me want to vomit."
"Well, I won't drink the mutton soup anymore. I drink so much soup at night and have to get up to go to the toilet. It's cold and troublesome."
To save some money, she didn't turn on the heating.
Finally I thought: "Let's eat some stir-fried vegetables. It's been a long time since I've eaten stir-fried vegetables. I'll also order some fried meat this time."
Thinking about eating stir-fries at night, Tang Lin thought of something else. She finished a big job last time and got a lot of bonuses. She went to a restaurant to celebrate and ordered a dish, but who knew she met a rogue?
, and picked up a piece of food from her with chopsticks.
Of course, the other party's original intention was good and he wanted to treat her to a meal.
Tang Lin looked out the window at the high-rise buildings and colorful lights passing by, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously: "He is quite handsome, and he even let me eat his food, but there is a bit of scorn all over his body.
I don’t know what it is for.”
After getting off the bus at the station, Tang Lin carried her bag and walked towards the Shandong restaurant.
The stop was not far there, and it didn't take long to arrive. Tang Lin reached out and opened the curtain at the door. After entering, she found that the store was already full of people.
"Hello, welcome." A waiter saw her, came over quickly, and said with a smile.
"Is this place full? Are there any seats left?" Tang Lin asked.
"Who are you?" the waiter asked.
Tang Lin said: "It's just me."
"Wait a moment, that person is almost finished." The waiter pointed in one direction and said.
Tang Lin looked in the direction of her finger, and there was a table over there with only one person. Looking from the back, he looked quite young, and he was well-dressed.
She said: "Then I'll go over and ask if I can share a table with him. I just got off work and I'm really hungry."
The waiter didn't refuse. She thought that if the other party agreed, we would have no problem.
Tang Lin walked over with light steps. She was about to ask if she could share a table.
The next moment, she saw the other party looked up at her, and then said with an ecstatic expression: "Oh, it's you, I've been waiting for you, haven't you eaten yet, sit down quickly!"
"..." Tang Lin looked confused!
She also recognized the other person. This was the little ruffian who took a piece of her food without her permission last time.
She could tell that the expression on the other person's face was not fake, but the more it looked like this, the more she couldn't understand it. Are you so happy to see me?
To be honest, at this moment, Tang Lin felt a little suspicious and a little happy. She didn't understand why she was so conflicted?
"You're still alone, then I'll sit down." Tang Lin asked again.
Because she found that there was an empty wine bottle on the table opposite Zhang Xu, and there was also an empty wine bottle next to Zhang Xu. It was obvious that another person had drank with him.
When Zhang Xu saw the beauty, his originally dull eyes became brighter. However, he had been practicing in society for many years and had experienced various things. After calming down, Zhang Xu stood up and pointed to the opposite side and said
: "I'm the only one, please sit down quickly."
"Tang, Tang...what's your name? I didn't even have time to ask you your name last time."
"Want to have something to eat? You paid for me last time, but I didn't have time to thank you. Today happened to be a treat, so I'll treat you." Zhang Xu was so happy that he was a little incoherent, and he just said whatever came to his mind.
When Tang Lin saw him like this, she suddenly smiled, and the dull and depressed mood in her heart suddenly became much better.
She smiled and said, "Are you inviting me?"
"Yes, you invited me to dinner last time. We are now friends. Do I have to return the invitation this time? You can order whatever you want." Zhang Xu was in an inexplicable state now.
In a state of ecstasy.
He was ready to leave just now, but he didn't expect to see Tang Lin again today. At this moment, Zhang Xu felt that the dinner he had eaten at Lu Restaurant for almost a month was worth it!
"Brother Lu, order." Zhang Xu raised his hand and shouted to Lu Kai at the counter.
"Here we come, brother Zhang, wait a moment." Lu Kai also saw the long-haired girl sitting opposite Zhang Xu.
Could it be that she is the girl with the ponytail in Zhang Xu's mouth, who didn't have her ponytail tied today?
Looking at Zhang Xu's red face and a bit shy expression, it looked like he had just fallen in love.
"It's really strange. Brothers Zhang are so old. Could it be that they haven't had a serious relationship yet?" Lu Kai thought to himself.
He felt that in this day and age, there should not be many pure people like Zhang Xu.
Taking the menu and walking to Zhang Xu's table, he handed the menu to Zhang Xu, who then handed it to Tang Lin: "Miss Tang, take a look at what you want to eat and order whatever you want."
After finishing speaking, he first turned to look at Lu Kai: "Brother Lu, make me two of your store's signature dishes."
Just after he finished speaking, he remembered something again and quickly asked Tang Lin: "Miss Tang, do you have any taboos?"
Seeing his carefulness, Tang Lin had a much better impression of this 'little ruffian'. She said, "I don't have any taboos."
"Okay, I will arrange for the chef to make two special dishes immediately." Lu Kai and Zhang Xu communicated intermittently, and they also knew that he was not short of money and belonged to the high-income group among ordinary people, especially at this time in front of a beautiful woman.
If you have to give enough face, you won’t be able to save money.
"Brother Zhang, how about sweet and sour Yellow River carp? I'll give you the nine-turn large intestine, the specialty dish of the chef in my shop. I guarantee that the Yellow River carp is caught in the Yellow River."
"Wild ones are good, let's get one." Zhang Xu's eyes drifted to a recipe board hanging on the wall in the restaurant. He said: "Brother Lu, give me another sea cucumber fried with green onions. Don't fool around. I can do it."
Let’s see how it goes.”
"Haha, Brother Zhang is joking. I have been working in this store for so many years, and I rely on the reputation of the real food." Lu Kai was not angry at all. He saw that Tang Lin only ordered two green vegetables and stopped ordering.
, he took the menu and went to the kitchen.
"Miss Tang..."
Before Zhang Xu finished speaking, he heard Tang Lin say: "My name is Tang Lin, you can call me Tang Lin, or Lin Lin, Miss Tang."
"Tang Lin, that's a nice name." Zhang Xu was happy from the bottom of his heart. He seemed to have a lot to say to Tang Lin, but for a moment he didn't know how to say it.
Tang Lin, on the other hand, was generous and asked him: "I still don't know, what is your name?"
At first I was embarrassed to call him that, but after I said it out loud, it felt like it didn't matter.
"Well, I live in the nearby Yingchun Garden."
When Zhang Xu heard what he said, he subconsciously let out an "ah" sound, as if he was particularly surprised. He said, "I also live in that community. What a coincidence."
"But it's been such a long time, why haven't I seen you once?" Zhang Xu seemed to be talking to himself.
"Are you also in Yingchun Garden?" Tang Lin's eyes were a little wary, and she always felt that this was a coincidence.
Zhang Xu saw the wariness in Tang Lin's eyes. He thought that the goodwill he had just accumulated was gone in an instant, and he quickly said: "Can I still lie to you? I am in Unit 202, Building 14, Yingchun Jiayuan.
Two bedrooms and one living room are 86 square meters. I rented it by myself for about 53 yuan per square meter, and the monthly rent is more than 4,500 yuan."
"If you rent a house there, you should know the price, right?" Zhang Xu said calmly.
When Tang Lin heard what he said, she knew in her heart that what he said was right. She also rented a house by herself, but it was only 67 square meters, and the rent was a thousand yuan cheaper.
She doesn't really like sharing a house with people she has no relatives or friends with. She thinks that would be equivalent to exposing her privacy and secrets to other people's eyes, which makes her feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.
She said: "I go to work early, often work overtime, and come back late from get off work."
"Then I haven't seen you come over for dinner since last time." Zhang Xu said.
Tang Lin smiled and said, "I usually have flat noodles, some mutton soup, or a bowl of Chaos, but I don't eat much."
Not long after, two green vegetables were served, followed by fried sea cucumbers with green onions. Zhang Xu had ordered two more dishes before, but he didn't eat much.
He originally wanted the waiter to take down the two dishes he had already eaten, but Tang Lin stopped him: "You haven't finished eating yet. It would be a waste to take them down."
After saying that, as if to prove that she didn't care, she took a chopstick and put it in her mouth.
"It's a bit cold, but this tofu box tastes like home, and I like it very much," Tang Lin said.
Suddenly hearing her say that, Zhang Xulu was stunned for a moment. After coming to his senses, he asked: "Is your family from Qicheng?"
To put it bluntly, this Shandong cuisine is mainly Qicheng and Bocheng cuisine. When Tang Lin said this, he exclaimed in his heart, "What a fate made in heaven."
Tang Lin said 'hmm': "Qicheng and Bocheng, what? Do you know where it is?"
"My family is also from Qicheng, and I live in the city. You know Century Garden on Xiqi Road? Oh, it's fate that we can meet in the capital!" Zhang Xu sighed with emotion.
He felt that this was God opening his eyes and giving him the most perfect marriage in addition to his career.
"I will go to Mount Tai to burn incense when I have time!" Zhang Xu muttered in his heart.
At this time, Lu Kai, the owner of Lu Restaurant, came over personally carrying the nine-turn large intestine. He heard what Zhang Xu said, smiled and said: "This girl, Brother Zhang is really a good person, he is just waiting for you.
, he has been coming to my place for dinner after work every day for almost a month, and he has asked me about you no less than five times. He thinks I know you and insists on asking me for your contact information."
"You said there are many people coming and going here, how many can I remember?" Lu Kai's words touched Tang Lin's heart.
When Lu Kai put down the Nine-turn Large Intestine in his hand with a smile on his face, he winked at Zhang Xu and left.
Zhang Xu didn't know what to say, but Tang Lin who was opposite waited for Lu Kai to leave and asked him with a serious expression: "Is what the boss said just now true? You have been eating here for almost a month.
dinner?"
"I'm a lazy person, and I'm too tired from working at the company all day. I don't want to cook when I go home, so I come here to eat. I can order whatever I want. I don't have to make the same thing every day, and I don't have to wash the dishes.
." Zhang Xu said with a smile.
He never mentioned that he persisted here just to wait for Tang Lin.
Tang Lin squinted her eyes and looked at him for a while, then said with a smile: "The food is here, hurry up and eat it while it's hot."
"Do you drink juice or drinks?" Zhang Xu asked her.
When treating guests, you can’t just drink boiled water.
Tang Lin said: "There is pumpkin juice here, give me a glass of pumpkin juice."
"Sure!" Zhang Xu waved again: "Brother Lu, have a glass of pumpkin juice and a bottle of Tsingtao beer for me."
"Okay!" Lu Kai was very active today.
He thought that little brother Zhang Xu was quite a nice guy. If he could really witness their love, it might be a good story.
After waiting for the pumpkin juice and beer to be delivered, Zhang Xu and Tang Lin drank slowly. They were a little nervous at first and didn't know what to say. Later, they talked about their hometown Qicheng and Qicheng.
several years of development.
Then we talked about Jingtong Food Factory, which is very popular in Qicheng.
Tang Lin said: "This factory is really good. Our family used to grow fruit trees, but the income was not very good. Later, my parents dug up the fruit trees and planted dried fruits. They said they sold them for a lot of money last year.
It’s easy to grow fruit.”
"Yeah, I've heard about this too. Over here, in the five districts and three counties, many farmers have begun to grow dried fruits. It seems that if they grow a lot, they can produce hundreds of thousands a year." Zhang Xu said seriously.
He said it as if he was really an outsider.
Tang Lin said 'hmm': "Qicheng originally didn't have any good companies, but in the past two years Qicheng has become very popular because of Jingtong Food Factory. The boss of Jingtong Food Factory is now listed on Forbes China
It’s on the rich list, ranked 10th in the country, and I seem to be only 31 years old, only three years older than me. I really don’t know how they do it?”
"This person is really irritating when he compares himself to others."
"You're talking about Boss Xia. He's already thirty-two this year, so he's actually 33!" Zhang Xu even corrected him.
After Tang Lin heard this, she rolled her eyes at him. She felt that Zhang Xu was a bit too straight. Should I discuss Boss Xia's age with you again?
I just want to find a topic to talk about.
Zhang Xu didn't know what was wrong, so he continued talking nonstop: "I think the twin sisters in Boss Xia's family are quite interesting."
"The boss is quite quiet, but the second child is very naughty. She even practices kung fu with Boss Xia's bodyguard. Although she is not big, she is still a girl, but she is very tenacious. I remember she has been practicing kung fu with Brother Wang for more than three years.
!”
When Zhang Xu mentioned Yatou and Tongtong, he seemed to think of the naughty days of the two sisters, and a happy smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
Tang Lin narrowed her eyes at him, and after he finished talking, she suddenly asked: "Why do I think you seem to be familiar with Boss Xia's family? What do you do?"
"Haha, he is my boss." Zhang Xu said lightly, but his words were full of pride, which came from the heart.
"So you work at Jingtong Food Factory now?" Tang Lin asked him.
In this way, the image of the 'little ruffian' in Tang Lin's heart disappeared quietly. It turned out that she worked in a regular company and was so familiar with the boss's family, so she should be doing well!
But Zhang Xu shook his head: "I am still working in the company, but I will not work in the company for the time being."
What he said was convoluted, and Tang Lin didn't understand. She asked him, "What do you mean?"
If you don't do a good job, you come to the capital to fool around?
He rented a house and had dinner at this Shandong restaurant for more than 20 days just for her?
Isn’t this too immature?
Tang Lin was thinking this, but before she could figure it out, she heard Zhang Xu say: "My boss is working with the bosses of two big companies in Beijing to get a project, and I'm here to help him
Look at this new project.”
"So that's it!" Tang Lin thought to herself, and out of curiosity, she asked: "Then what do you do here? What are you mainly responsible for?"
"I am considered the general manager, but this project has just started, and a lot of it has been re-done. Currently, I am mainly engaged in new product development and design. I feel like I am more like a nanny to the R&D staff and designers, doing odd jobs for them.
"Zhang Xu couldn't help but complain.
"hehe!"
When Tang Lin heard what he said, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
She said: "You are really interesting. I'm afraid many people who want to do your job can't find a way. You still think too much about this thing."
She thought about herself. She got up earlier than a chicken, went to bed later than a dog, worked overtime every day, and worked hard to earn more than 10,000 yuan. How could she be like the person in front of her, who was just busy doing odd jobs, the general manager?
The salary is quite high, right?
Thinking of this, she suddenly said: "You can come over and take charge here, that's because your boss attaches great importance to you. You have to be responsible, and you can't be careless."
"You're right, I definitely can't let it cause problems." Zhang Xu nodded repeatedly, confirming Tang Lin's statement, and said: "The boss has invested a lot of money in this project, I definitely can't mess around.
"
Tang Lin was smart enough not to ask how much money she invested.
The two of them ate, drank, and chatted. Through communication, they became more familiar with each other.
At this point, Zhang Xu suddenly asked a question: "Linlin, I'm still single, where are you?"
If it was true as his brother said, Zhang Xu felt that he could give up.
Tang Lin didn't expect that Zhang Xu would ask this. She was quite generous and said: "I am also single. When I went back to my hometown during the New Year's Day holiday, my parents kept urging me to get married and asked me to go on a blind date. I was tired of it. During the holiday,
It’s not over yet, hurry up and come back.”
"That's a coincidence. What do you think of me?" Zhang Xu showed his honest and straight man side at the critical moment.
Tang Lin was stunned. She thought that Zhang Xu's question was really direct.
Is it intentional?
This guy’s tricks are really deep!
…
Qicheng, Ziyu Garden Villa Area.
After Xia Zekai and his parents returned from their hometown, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, and it was already dark. His parents were worried about his grandfather and grandpa, so they went directly back to the small villa in the west.
Xia Zekai entered the house and saw Luo Xiyun waiting in the living room on the first floor.
Seeing him come in, Luo Xiyun asked him: "Have all the relatives in my hometown left? Where are our parents? Have you eaten?"
"They've gone back. Wife, is there anything to eat? But I'm starving to death." Xia Zekai said, holding his stomach.
"Yes, please wait a moment." Luo Xiyun was unable to complain. She said, "How come I didn't even have a full meal when I went back to my hometown?"
"When I came back, it was getting dark, and I was worried that you wouldn't be able to handle the five of them by yourself, so I didn't delay on the way and drove back in one go," Xia Zekai said.
"Virtue!" Luo Xiyun rolled her eyes at him.
When Xia Zekai had dinner, washed up and went to bed, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening.
After taking a shower, he put on clean clothes, climbed into bed, and discussed with his wife where to buy toys for Yatou and Tongtong tomorrow.
Luo Xiyun said: "I heard that the second phase of Yiwu Small Commodity City is open. Let's go shopping."
Xia Zekai thought, maybe his wife would rather go shopping in Xiao Yiwu.
It's winter now, it's freezing cold, and it's not suitable to go anywhere to play, otherwise they would have found a place to play.
"Daughter-in-law, we haven't exercised in a while!" Xia Zekai said seriously.
Luo Xiyun knew there was something bad hiding in his stomach as soon as he looked at him, so he slapped him on one side of his body.
But this was a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. In the end, the slap did not fall on Xia Zekai. Instead, he failed to stabilize his side and got himself in.
At night, even the moon high in the sky was too shy to see people and hid its face behind the dark clouds.
Ruoyouruowu murmured, and it took a while before it calmed down again.
…
The next morning, Xia Zekai got up early and ran around the road in the community in the cold wind. When he returned to the villa, Tongtong had already gotten up and was practicing plum blossom boxing with Wang Yi.
This little girl has practiced her meticulousness very seriously.
Calculating carefully, she has been practicing for more than three years. Over the past three years, as her body has grown, her nutrition has been replenished in time, and she has practiced kung fu, her height has become half a head taller than other children of the same age, making her look...
He really doesn't look like a first-grade elementary school student.
Xia Zekai stopped and looked at his daughter's strong figure, moving and turning very skillfully. He was very pleased that Tongtong's perseverance in this aspect was stronger than anything else, and she was not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and she was persistent enough. This made him in Tongtong
Tong saw hope for the future.
More than twenty minutes later, Tongtong followed Wang Yi and took a Bafangbu walk. The two of them, one large and one small, finally placed their hands on their Dantian and closed their eyes to let themselves be empty. Then they slowly opened their eyes and stopped. Tongtong
Tong also raised his hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
Tongtong opened her eyes and saw her father. A sweet smile appeared on her little face: "Dad, look, was I powerful just now?"
"Awesome, you are amazing, even better than your Uncle Wang!" Xia Zekai praised her.
Tongtong became serious. She glanced at her father and asked tentatively: "Dad, is it true or not? How about we give it a try?"
"What are you trying?" Xia Zekai asked, a little confused.
Tongtong said: "Didn't you say that I am better than Uncle Wang? But I can't beat Uncle Wang. You can practice the routine with me!"
Xia Zekai: "-_-||"
He quietly raised his arm to wipe the unnecessary sweat on his forehead, and said: "Nonsense, you don't even know what time it is. We have to go back to eat as soon as possible. After dinner and breakfast, my mother and I are still
I have to take you and your sister to buy toys together, you don’t want them anymore?”
"Ah, I really like buying toys." Tongtong immediately forgot about the idea of practicing tricks with her father, and she hurried home.
Xia Zekai fell a few steps behind and caught up.
Wang Yi looked at the father and daughter from behind. He wanted to laugh in his heart, but he also envied Tongtong for having a good father.
"Xiao Wang, you go eat quickly and go to the voluntary commodity city later." Xia Zekai said.
Wang Yi nodded in agreement and hurried to eat.
After breakfast, Yatou and Tongtong were already dressed, and asked their mother to help tie their pigtails. Seeing her father still lingering there filling the water, Tongtong was unhappy: "Dad, can you hurry up and pour the water?"
Ah, you are wasting your time."
"Tongtong, I think you're looking for a beating!" Xia Zekai turned around and said to her.
Tongtong groaned and said, "I don't have one."
After grabbing their things, the three nannies each carried a little guy and got into the car.
Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun also led Yatou and Tongtong and the other two sisters into a car.
Mother Zhou Yinghong got into another car and planned to go to Yiwu Commodity City with her son to buy some things for the kitchen.
The second phase of Yiwu Small Commodity City is a project introduced by the Qicheng government on the basis of the original first phase of the small commodity city.
The total investment of the second phase of the project exceeds 500 million yuan, with a construction area of more than 200,000 square meters. After completion, there will be more than 3,800 shops, with an average flow of 60,000-100,000 people, and a planned annual transaction volume of more than 2 billion.
It’s hard to say whether this goal has been achieved specifically.
But when Xia Zekai and the others came over, they discovered that there wasn't actually a lot of people here. In many stores, there weren't even many people there, including the store owners, let alone closing deals.
Having said that, it is now the fourth year since the Yiwu Small Commodity City project was completed and put into use, but many stores have signs saying "lucky house for sublease" on the door.
"Zekai, why does it look so depressed here? There aren't many people." Luo Xiyun also asked with interest.
Xia Zekai said: "Who has the leisure to travel all the way here every day to buy things?"
"When I watched the news, that's not what the news said." Luo Xiyun said.
"When did the news tell the truth?" Xia Zekai said.
He continued: "Daughter-in-law, you have also overlooked one point. In the past two years, online shopping has become more and more recognized by more and more people. Buying the same goods online is cheaper than in physical stores. Customers are not fools. They have deep feelings in their hearts.
Make your own trade-off."
Luo Xiyun was thoughtful when she heard her husband say this.
Xia Zekai turned around and saw his mother, Zhou Yinghong, looking around. He asked, "Mom, what do you want to buy?"
"Buy some items for the kitchen, and some toys for Yatou and Tongtong." Zhou Yinghong said.
When Yatou and Tongtong heard what grandma said, they happily jumped up and down holding grandma's hand.
The girl said seriously: "Grandma, dad also promised to buy me toys, and you also promised to buy me toys. In this case, I will have two new toys."
"Oh, girl, what you said is so right!" Xia Zekai was speechless.
My daughter is a bit greedy.
When Tongtong heard her sister say this, her dark eyes turned very quickly and said, "Dad, grandma, I want to buy a gun."
"Why did you buy a gun?" Xia Zekai asked her.
In Xia Zekai's impression, their second child always said something unexpected, leaving Xia Zekai unable to do anything to her.
Tongtong said: "I play with it, I play with birds, I play with kittens and puppies!"
"Tongtong, why are you so unique!" Xia Zekai was speechless.
Zhou Yinghong didn't care about anything else. She nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, grandma will buy them all for you."
"And Qingyu, Chenchen, Jingling, whatever you want, grandma will buy it for you," Zhou Yinghong said.
How could the three little guys know what to buy? They blinked their little eyes and looked at grandma in confusion, not knowing what to buy.
"Mom, you don't need to buy them. There are still quite a lot of leftover toys that Yatou and Tongtong used to play with. I haven't thrown them away. Just let the three of them play with those first." Luo Xiyun said.
Zhou Yinghong quit: "How can that be done? They are all dirty and old. Just throw them away and buy new ones."
When it comes to her granddaughter and grandson, her consumption outlook is different.
But if she wanted to buy something for herself and her husband, she would have to count every penny.
…
Coming out of the toy section on the second floor of the second phase of Yiwu Small Mall, the girl was holding a doll and a remote control car in her arms. She was very happy and very happy.
Tongtong was holding a long gun that was about the same height as her, and in her other hand was dragging a small suitcase-like box, which she said was used to contain the birds after killing them.
When Luo Xiyun heard her say this, he almost vomited blood.
No matter how she looked at it, she felt that the second child was more like the "cold-blooded killer" in the movie, and the small suitcase looked like a gun had been dismantled and used to put the gun.
Feeling that the second child was going further and further on the road of being the 'eldest sister', Luo Xiyun was very worried. She called out to her husband Xia Zekai, pointed at Tongtong in front of her and said: Zekai, look at how Tongtong looks like.
Boss'."
"Nonsense, stop thinking nonsense, look at how cute Tongtong is." Xia Zekai refused to admit it.
Luo Xiyun rolled her eyes at him and said, "Zekai, just spoil her. I think you will regret it sooner or later."
"But let it go. I can raise my daughter as I please. What should I regret?" Xia Zekai shook his head. He felt that his wife's worries were simply unfounded.
Coming down from upstairs, Xia Zekai reported to Xia Qingyu, the third child, from Ren Ping. While teasing her, he asked his wife: "What else do you have to do, and where are you going to go shopping?"
"Let's go to Qicheng Shopping Mall. It's getting cold. Let's buy some clothes."
"Okay, let's go quickly." Xia Zekai agreed happily.
On this day, Xia Zekai walked around with his family.
…
Jingcheng, Yingdu Building, the office of Jingcheng Toutiao Technology Co., Ltd.
After receiving US$452 million in Series B financing, equivalent to approximately 2.865 billion yuan, the first thing Zhang Yiming did was rent the eighth, eleventh and third floors of Yingdu Building.
But that's it. With the surge in Toutiao's business volume and the surge in the number of technical and business personnel in various positions, we still feel that the office space is not enough.
Recently, Zhang Yiming arranged for Zhang Lidong to continue looking for a new office location.
Zhang Lidong already had some suspicions about AVIC Plaza.
It was a short building with a two-story height of 14 meters and a single floor area of more than 5,000 square meters. After Zhang Lidong reported this to Zhang Yiming, Zhang Yiming also agreed to the new office location and asked Zhang Lidong to negotiate quickly. They wanted to rent the entire AVIC
Come to the building.
If it weren't for insufficient money, most of the financing would need to be invested in new product development and market development. Zhang Yiming would have thought of buying the AVIC Building directly.
Since the completion of Series B financing, Zhang Yiming got the money. The first thing he did was to enrich Toutiao's products, aiming to retain more people through various content-rich products.
At the same time, we also found a large number of business personnel to cast a wide net to discuss advertising business with various merchants.
Don't tell me, I actually asked him to do it.
Under this 'human sea tactic', advertising order sales surged, and the effect was obvious.
Zhang Yiming is even considering continuing to increase investment in personnel in the next step, striving to enable "Today's Toutiao" to take advantage of the traffic advantage of more than 30 million daily active users to achieve the purpose of cashing in, and strive to achieve profitability as soon as possible.
Xie Xin went out after reporting on the growth of the advertising business. Zhang Yiming finally had a rare free moment. He sat down, rubbed his temples, and lay down for a while.
Thinking of the call he received from Alibaba's Tsai Chongxin, who told him that a shareholders' meeting would be held soon.
According to Tsai Chongxin, this is a very important shareholder meeting.
They will confirm for the last time at this meeting that you will not exchange shares, ask Zhang Yiming to sign for confirmation, and also tell him that Alibaba will be integrated in the near future and listed on the East American market.
This was no longer a secret to them. Zhang Yiming also gave the other party a definite answer. He told the other party that he would rush there during the shareholders' meeting.
"So Alibaba is not far away from re-listing?" Zhang Yiming was thinking about this.
"It will be convenient for me to cash out then," Zhang Yiming said.
When they originally exchanged shares with Alibaba, they were thinking of making a profit. Although it seems that the exchange seems to be a loss at present, Zhang Yiming also understands in his heart that Alibaba has greater future development space and higher value than 'Yixing'.
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"I wonder what Brother Xia is thinking?" Zhang Yiming was thinking about this question in his mind, but he didn't have an answer for a while.
After it got dark, Zhang Yiming called Liang Rubo and asked if he had time.
After hearing Liang Rubo say he had time, Zhang Yiming asked him to have dinner with him in the evening.
It didn't matter between the two of them. After Zhang Yiming chose a place to eat, he told Liang Rubo the address.
After the two met, while drinking green tea, Zhang Yiming told Liang Rubo that Cai Chongxin from Alibaba had informed him that a shareholders' meeting would be held in the near future.
Liang Rubo said: "I also received a call, and it was also from Director Cai."
"Yiming, how many shares do you think we can lose if our 1% of shares are exchanged for the whole company?" Liang Rubo asked.
Zhang Yiming was not sure, he said: "It depends on the situation. According to the current size of Taobao Mall, it is generally difficult to say, but one third is definitely there."
This time Alibaba is listed as a whole, which is the simultaneous integration of nine major subsidiaries of Alibaba except Alipay. This is a large scale, and the decisive role played by the previous Taobao Mall is not that big.
In addition, Alibaba now pays more attention to Tmall Mall, which has brought huge profits to Alibaba Group. Taobao Mall, which used to be very valuable, will now be discounted, but even so, its value is still
Constantly growing.
After Liang Rubo heard what he said, he nodded and said, "One-third is not bad."
"When the ban is lifted, if there is a high price, I will cash it all out," Liang Rubo said.
When Zhang Yiming heard what he said, he didn't say anything else. In fact, he also had this idea.
"How are you doing there now? Have you ever considered listing 'Yixing'?" Zhang Yiming asked him.
Liang Rubo shook his head directly: "I don't have any plans in the next one or two years. Let's see what happens later."
"Well, Ru Bo, let me tell you first, I plan to cash out part of it after the 'Yixing' is launched." Zhang Yiming was quite straightforward and had no intention of hiding it.
Liang Rubo asked him: "Are you short of money now?"
"I'm planning to get married this year, and it will inevitably cost me money." Zhang Yiming muttered.
Hearing what he said, Liang Rubo immediately felt heartbroken.
He muttered: "I don't know how the person my sister-in-law is looking for for me is doing? Why has it been so long and there's still no movement!"
"Lao Liang, I think you are just trying to pick a trick and don't know who to look for." Zhang Yiming criticized him.
Liang Rubo smiled and did not refute.
Sometimes he is also thinking about this issue and wondering whether he is really as spoiled for choice as Zhang Yiming said!
At his current level, a well-established diamond king, there are so many beauties around him, but he just can't catch his eye.
Zhang Yiming doesn't want to talk about him anymore. There is no solution to this problem.
He also knew that even if his sister-in-law Luo Xiyun introduced a partner to Lao Liang, it might not be successful.
In the end, it all depends on Lao Liang himself.
"Old Liang, let me tell you something about finding a wife." Zhang Yiming said seriously.
Liang Rubo looked at him quietly: "Say."
"No one is perfect. If you want to find someone who is excellent in all aspects, it is almost impossible. It depends on which flaws you can accept." Zhang Yiming said.
At first glance, what he said made sense, but when Liang Rubo thought about it carefully, he realized that this was another bowl of 'poisonous chicken soup'.
He said: "Yiming, you should just get married honestly. Don't worry about me. When I find the right one, I will get married smoothly."
Liang Rubo finally said this.
Zhang Yiming complained in his heart: "I'm afraid you can't find me, brother!"
It’s more than 12,000 today, so I won’t write anymore, that’s all. I have to take my daughter to a hobby class tomorrow, so why don’t you guys go to bed early?
