Chapter 1532 We Just Want to Do Something Quietly (4000 words)
"I think it will work." Xia Zekai said with a smile: "Old Wang, there is no one else here. To be honest, are you really not going to go up?"
Wang Hongsheng shook his head: "It's always happy to be content!"
He said: "Boss Xia, if I hadn't met you back then, I might never have been able to leave Qicheng in my life. Now I'm fine."
"Besides, I'm already over fifty, and my manpower is sometimes scarce!"
Xia Zekai understood what he meant. He waved his hand and said, "That's because you, Lao Wang, have real talent and knowledge. Otherwise, I won't be able to help you, so don't belittle yourself."
"But pull it down. How many kilograms do I have? How many taels do I still have?" Wang Hongsheng said.
The expression on his face was very relaxed, and you could tell that he had seen through it.
Drinking tea and chatting, the atmosphere between the two became better and better.
Talking about the events of the past few years, Wang Hongsheng was filled with emotion. He said, "What do you think of this year?"
"This year? Which aspect?" Xia Zekai asked him.
“Like the economy?”
When Xia Zekai heard this question, the expression on his face was a little heavy. He said, "It's hard to deal with internal and external troubles."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it." When Wang Hongsheng heard Xia Zekai say this, he suddenly didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.
He asked: "Boss Xia, how big is your company now?"
"There are all kinds of speculations from the outside world now, and I don't see you coming out to clarify. My dear, you, Boss Xia, are the one who is safe!" Wang Hongsheng was full of emotions.
Xia Zekai looked at Wang Hongsheng opposite him seriously and said, "There's nothing to guess about. It's just like that. It's been hard to do in the past few years."
"But your scale has been expanding again and again and has never stopped." Wang Hongsheng pierced this layer of skin.
Xia Zekai burst out laughing: "Lao Wang, the current food processing industry has actually reached its peak in the past few years."
"Yes, the market is just that big." Wang Hongsheng also understood this.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought about it and said, "No, you want to develop in other directions?"
Xia Zekai smiled slightly and did not elaborate.
But Wang Hongsheng suddenly understood that Xia Zekai must have other ideas in his mind.
Thinking of this, he suddenly admired Xia Zekai for having developed to this point, but Xia Zekai hadn't stopped yet. It seemed that he was still thinking of continuing to toss.
Inexplicably, Wang Hongsheng was looking forward to what Xia Zekai would do next. He wanted to see what Xia Zekai could do.
While the two were chatting, Luo Xiyun came in. She was a little surprised to see Wang Hongsheng in Xia Zekai's office.
When Xia Zekai saw his wife coming back, he said: "Daughter-in-law, Lao Wang just came here, let's chat for a while."
"Mr. Luo, I'm here to bother you again." Wang Hongsheng stood up and said hello.
He did not dare to underestimate Luo Xiyun at all. Apart from other things, aside from his status as Xia Zekai's wife, Kaiyun Investment has been investing in countless projects over the years.
No one can tell exactly how many assets it owns.
But when people in the circle mentioned Kaiyun Investment and Luo Xiyun, everyone gave them a thumbs up.
"Brother Wang, let's have dinner here at noon. I'll book a place." Luo Xiyun said.
Wang Hongsheng waved his hand: "I have other things to do, so I won't eat here today."
"It's already dinner time. You have to eat for such a big deal." Xia Zekai didn't allow him to refuse and said, "Daughter-in-law, please book a place."
"Okay!" Luo Xiyun responded, turned around and went out again.
After seeing Wang Yi outside, she told him to find a place to eat.
Wang Yi turned around and left.
Luo Xiyun returned to Xia Zekai's office and told him, "Xiao Wang is here."
"Okay!" Xia Zekai responded.
Wang Hongsheng also said to him: "You are too polite."
"Lao Wang, it's just a matter of having a meal. Why are you so polite when you come to my place? That's it." Xia Zekai said.
"There's no one else around at noon today. Let's just have some food and chat."
After hearing what Xia Zekai said, Wang Hongsheng said nothing else.
He took out his mobile phone and sent Sun Yanbin a WeChat message, explaining that he had arranged to have dinner with Xia Zekai the day after tomorrow.
Not long after, Wang Hongsheng received an 'OK' gesture in reply from Sun Yanbin.
Wang Yi found a hotel called "Dabai Dong". Although the name is very tacky, it makes people feel like it is a roadside stall, but it is really not.
The entire four-story building with more than 4,000 square meters has been rented by the owner of this hotel. The main dishes are local Qicheng cuisine.
Among them is the internet famous dish ‘Fried Chicken with Flower Pepper’.
It is said that many people come here specifically to eat this fried chicken. If you don't make a reservation in advance at night, you may not be able to eat if you arrive a little late.
Wang Yi booked a room in advance. After they arrived, they went directly to the room under the guidance of the hotel staff.
You must order a portion of the special Internet celebrity fried chicken to try it out. Wang Hongsheng ordered another spicy chicken feet, and the rest were Luo Xiyun's dishes.
Wang Hongsheng and Xia Zekai poured a glass each and drank slowly.
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On the other side, Xia Zejiang also called his two cousins to tell them the news that his eldest brother Xia Zekai had come to Qicheng. He was thinking of taking this opportunity to get together with them.
"Zekai is back?" After hearing the news, my cousin Xia Yunfei thought he had heard it wrong.
Xia Zejiang gave a heavy 'hmm' and said, "Brother, when I was discussing something with a client in the industrial park this morning, I happened to run into my sister-in-law."
"She said that she and my brother just came back today and are going to the company for a meeting tomorrow." Xia Zejiang said.
When the second brother Xia Yunhui heard what he said, he said at that time: "Let's sit together tonight."
"Brother, my brother may not be free tonight." Xia Zekai said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Yunhui said: "Why aren't you available? I'll call him right now."
"Zejiang, I'm going to hang up now. I'll get through to your brother and I'll contact you again."
He nagged: "How busy can you be? Your brother has been on the list for ten years and he still doesn't make enough money?"
"I don't know how to be humble. Don't let others earn a thousand-year-old second son. If you tell me, you will think that our old Xia family is so overbearing!" Xia Yunhui complained like this.
But Xia Zejiang couldn't hear it anymore.
While Xia Zekai and Wang Hongsheng were eating together, their cell phones rang.
When he saw that it belonged to his second brother Xia Yunhui, he was quite puzzled and said, "My second brother called me. I'll answer it first."
"Zekai, when I was walking around the industrial park in the morning, I happened to see Zejiang." Luo Xiyun said.
Xia Zekai basically understood what was going on.
He said 'hmm' and said, "It's okay, most likely I'm going to drink."
Luo Xiyun smiled when he heard what he said: "I told Zejiang at that time that you may not have time in these two days."
Xia Zekai had already connected the phone. Before he could say anything, his second brother choked out: "Zekai, I heard that you returned to Qicheng. What happened? You didn't even tell me when you came back."
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"How could that be? Brother, I just came back this morning." Xia Zekai said quickly.
The second brother Xia Yunhui now showed his 'majesty' and said: "I don't care when you come back. Just have time tonight. If you don't have time, just postpone the schedule. Let's get together as brothers."
Xia Yunhui, who has now reached the threshold of 50 years old, has a bad temper at critical moments. He will not be polite to his cousin.
Xia Zekai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Luo Xiyun and Wang Hongsheng in the room also heard the voice coming from the mobile phone microphone and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Wang Hongsheng estimated that this family was the only one who dared to yell at Xia Zekai like this.
Just as Xia Zekai was thinking about explaining, Xia Yunhui on the other side of the phone said again: "Brother, don't tell me anything else. I don't understand. Just tell me if you are free tonight!"
"Brother, I was just thinking of telling you that I will arrange for us to get together tonight, do you think it would be okay?" Xia Zekai finished quickly.
When he said this, Luo Xiyun didn't say anything, and Wang Hongsheng suddenly felt a little envious.
His cousins don't have as good a relationship as Xia Zekai's cousins.
When he reached his age, Wang Hongsheng realized that he longed for this family affection even more.
After Xia Zekai hung up the phone, he said to his wife: "Okay, I still want to visit our parents tonight. Let's go there in the afternoon."
"You won't go back to the company?" Luo Xiyun asked him.
Xia Zekai shook his head: "I'm not going. Let's talk about it at the meeting tomorrow morning. It won't take more than half a day."
"Okay, I'll tell my mother." Luo Xiyun said.
Xia Zekai had three villas in the Ziyu Garden Villa area, one of which was eventually given to Liu Chunhua and Luo Qing.
After all, their grandson and granddaughter have grown up, and it would be a bit inconvenient to live together.
In the Purple Jade Garden Villa area, it is also quiet, and you can also watch the house for your daughter and son-in-law, killing two birds with one stone.
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In the Purple Jade Garden Villa area, Xia Zekai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law, who had white hair but still strong bones, watering the flowers and plants in the yard.
"Dad, Mom!" Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun shouted almost at the same time.
The two elders who were working slowly turned around. When they saw their daughter and son-in-law, they were also a little excited.
Before Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun could pass by, they came over with small steps.
"Zekai, Xiyun, where have you two gone?" Liu Chunhua's eyes turned red after seeing them.
The past two years have not been very popular, and there has been a lot less contact with each other.
Perhaps after meeting her daughter and son-in-law, Liu Chunhua was too excited and coughed a few times.
Luo Xiyun hurried over and patted her back and said, "Mom, don't get excited. Sit down and talk first."
Xia Zekai glanced at it, and after seeing the cup, he quickly helped pour water.
Father-in-law Luo Qing is still the same as before. Looking at his son-in-law and daughter, he also has worry and concern in his eyes, but he is also happy, but he just doesn't know how to speak.
"Dad, you sit down too." Xia Zekai held his arm and asked him to sit down slowly.
The old couple are also seventy years old.
Time is like the blade of time, changing many things. With one blow, it also takes away most of the energy of these old people.
Liu Chunhua was still worried about what her daughter and son-in-law were busy with during this period. She said: "Yatou and Tongtong called me and kept complaining that you two were not at home and no one cared about the five of them."
"Tell me, you two, what have you been busy with during this time?" Liu Chunhua didn't care about anything else. When she saw someone, she wanted to figure it out.
Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun did not hide anything from her, and said, "Mom, let me tell you this, we went to help the children and farmers."
"Supporting production and agriculture?" Liu Chunhua didn't understand what it meant.
Luo Xiyun nodded: "Mom, you have read the reports in the news. The fruits grown by many farmers cannot be shipped out and are rotten. The vegetables they grow cannot be sold and are rotten..."
"We took people to the mountainous areas during this period. Oh, it's so poor and miserable there!" Luo Xiyun didn't know how to describe it.
She closed her eyes, and in front of her eyes were those poor children still wearing shabby clothes!
Caishe's face and whole body look very thin, except for skin and bones.
She said: "Dad, Mom, can you imagine that it's 2023 and there are still many people who don't have enough to eat or wear new clothes, and the family's annual income is only a few thousand yuan!"
"Hey!" She sighed heavily.
When Liu Chunhua heard what her daughter said, she was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "You guys are just going to do this job?"
"Well, during this period, we went to do this work and collected a lot of agricultural and sideline products." Luo Xiyun said.
Liu Chunhua was even more puzzled. She asked: "For such a small matter, do you two need to go there in person? Can't you just arrange for someone to go?"
"Mom, I have stayed at home for too long. If I don't see it with my own eyes, I almost forget what it looks like outside." Xia Zekai said with a smile.
"It happened to be okay, so I went out for a walk and did some activities. Xiyun had to come out with me," Xia Zekai said.
Listening to what her son-in-law said, Liu Chunhua didn't know what to say.
She muttered: "This is a good thing, why do you still hide it from the whole family?"
Xia Zekai smiled, but before he spoke, Luo Xiyun said: "Mom, you don't know, if others find out, can we still do something quietly?"
When she said this, Liu Chunhua immediately understood. If the news that her daughter and son-in-law personally did this thing were leaked, I believe that there would be no peace in the whole country.
"Ahem!" Liu Chunhua said and coughed again.
Luo Xiyun was puzzled: "Mom, you have a cold? You're not recovered yet? Why am I listening to you coughing so hard?"
"What kind of cold is it? It's just a cold infection. Just take some cold granules and it will be fine." Liu Chunhua said.
Luo Xiyun didn't believe it, so she said, "Mom, otherwise, I'll take you to the hospital for a CT scan."
"I told you it's okay. The older you get, the more disobedient you become, right?" Liu Chunhua waved her hand.
She said: "We don't feel bad about the two dollars. If something really happened, we would have gone to the hospital long ago. Don't worry."
"Mom, it's better to go and take a look. Coughing is not a minor problem these days." Xia Zekai said this.
"Well, okay, I'll go tomorrow." Liu Chunhua knew she couldn't defeat her son-in-law, so she finally agreed.
