Chapter 54
Hwaseong, midsummer.
The weather was surprisingly hot, and the sun hung hotly overhead, roasting the reinforced concrete urban forest to the point of smoldering.
The street trees provided some shade, and the pedestrians walked under the shade. Rao was also sweating wildly outside, and all hurried toward the destination, and even lost interest in talking.
Only Xia Chan squeaked loudly on the branches, which drowned out the sound of passing traffic.
A small truck was parked outside the building in Xinhu Plaza, and stevedores were busy moving the truck’s items down and into the building.
Jiang Chao was wearing a shirt and commanding beside him. He was sweating profusely, the hot sun pierced his head and face, and his eyes were squinted when he raised his head.
If half a year ago, he would never have dreamed that he could endure the bitterness of such high temperature, but now he is accustomed to it.
“Master, be careful, don’t break the machine, yes, yes, you should handle it carefully.”
The porters were understaffed, and he followed suit, leaving no trace of the arrogance of the once spoiled son.
Taking the freight elevator to send all the delivered items upstairs, and confirming that they are in good condition and not damaged, Jiang Chao led the head master to the finance department to settle the bill.
After sending people to the financial room, Jiang Chao did not idle, and assembled these computers together with everyone.
His whole person is several shades darker than last year, and he is also a lot thinner. Now he smiles and shows his big white teeth, which are in sharp contrast with his skin, and he looks very cola.
Xu Jinchao was also busy with his work, so he didn’t take himself special. For the convenience of doing things, his long hair combed into a high ponytail was held tightly on the top of his head with a ballpoint pen that he held at hand.
She was wearing a white t-shirt printed with the words “everything is perfect”, light blue denim shorts, and sneakers.
The loose white T-shirt was knotted and tied at the waist, revealing a small section of the white and flexible waist. Under the frayed shorts, there were beautiful and powerful long legs, half-kneeling on the floor to adjust the line.
This is the new home of Wantong. In the spring, due to the expansion of enrollment, it experienced a relocation, from Chunyue Community to an old office building nearby.
But it was only a temporary office space, and the environment was also average. Now it has finally been upgraded and moved into the newly built Xinhu Plaza.
Jiang Chao scurried around like an energetic dog, which made Lin Qi laugh at him: “Chaozi, everyone said you don’t need to wear formal clothes, you have to wear shirts, trousers, leather shoes, now your shoes are dirty and your shirt is wet. I don’t know where the sense of ritual comes from.”
Lin Qi is from Fengbei. Her home is not in Huacheng, but a small city in the south of Fengbei Province. She is also one of the founders who was originally called up and is now responsible for leading the technical team.
Jiang Chao didn’t care: “I’m happy, don’t look down on the sense of ceremony.”
After a morning of tossing and moving, Xu Jinchao was very happy. Looking at the bright and empty office environment, the smile on his face never disappeared.
She rented an entire floor of the Xinhu Plaza office building. The current staff size of Wantong is not enough to fill the place, but Xu Jinchao and all the management agreed that with the company’s rapid development and expansion, it is necessary to plan ahead.
Pre-ordered meals are delivered at noon.
In fact, it is an ordinary boxed lunch. It is not too difficult to eat and not very delicious. It has the same specifications and standards.
Xu Jinchao was also going to get a lunch box, but the phone rang in his trouser pocket.
He took out his phone and saw that it was Song Jiao.
“What’s the matter, suddenly called me?” Xu Jinchao answered the phone and asked easily.
Song Jiao’s sweet voice came from the receiver: “Call if you want. You are on the 16th floor of Xinhu Plaza, right? Are you finished moving?”
Xu Jinchao said: “Yes, on the 16th floor, I just moved here, and I was busy all morning, but I was exhausted. I was just about to have lunch. My office smells great, and it’s better outside.”
Jiang Chao shouted: “Whoever stole my chicken legs, I wash my hands and come back, and the chicken legs are gone. Hurry up and surrender, confess and be lenient!”
He wanted to catch the chicken leg thief. Xu Jinchao knew that other people were playing with Jiang Chao. As for who did it, he definitely couldn’t get rid of those old people who knew everything, but he also gave him a headache.
“Stop yelling, I’ll give you my chicken legs.”
Jiang Chao was about to make it clear to her that what he cared about was not chicken drumsticks, but that he was being challenged for his dignity as an executive director, but his eyes passed Xu Jinchao and fell behind her.
Xu Jinchao turned around subconsciously, and the person who was on the phone with her was standing not far away.
She was very surprised: “Ah, why are you here!”
Omega was wearing an umbrella skirt, which stopped lightly above the knees, the color was a very cool light green, and there were a pair of beautiful little sandals under her feet.
She was also wearing a light sunscreen over her dress, with sunglasses pushed between her hair, a folded parasol in one hand, and an incubator in the other.
Song Jiao called Xu Jinchao when she got out of the elevator, not to confirm the floor. She remembered clearly that it was on the 16th floor, and there was a logo of Universal Access hanging on the corridor outside the elevator. She just wanted to have a chat with him. joke.
When Xu Jinchao was talking, Song Jiao had already pushed open the glass door and came in, and at a glance, she could recognize Xu Jinchao’s back in the crowd.
Alpha is tall and well proportioned, and his skin is as white as snow. Even in a cultural shirt and shorts, his figure is very eye-catching.
Her standing posture is very straight, and she never bows her head without her chest. Just by looking at her back, you can see her flying and confident temperament.
Song Jiao was scanning the other side’s slender and beautiful long legs, and approached quietly, ready to pat her on the shoulder to startle her, but she was betrayed by Jiang Chao’s gaze.
She immediately changed her strategy and gave Xu Jinchao a sweet smile: “I happened to pass by Xinhu to see everything, and I brought you lunch by the way.”
Xu Jinchao resolutely stuffed the whole box lunch in his hand to Jiang Chao: “I’ll give it to you, eat enough.”
Then he left the group, ran forward a few steps, and talked to Song Jiao affectionately.
Song Jiao’s work burden is not much lighter than Xu Jinchao.
Friends Lu was the first to move out of Chunyue Community, and the next year, Wanwantong also moved. In the months when she was temporarily working in the last office building, Song Jiao came to Wanwantong once, and now the newcomers basically don’t know her.
Jiang Chao is a big mouth, and when he talks about all kinds of gossip, he has no time to close it.
He exaggeratedly and loudly introduced from behind: “It’s our President Xu’s wife, President Song, oh, the relationship is good, I’m not here to deliver lunch…”
Xu Jinchao didn’t even bother to teach this person to be crazy, so he pulled Songjiao to a clean place.
The young management of Wantong is laughing and joking, and ordinary employees and interns are more cautious.
Although their CEO is young, she is a beautiful and beautiful female Alpha. She usually smiles and has no pretence. She is very charismatic when giving speeches and mobilization. Just now, she helped to install the machine together.
But she was equally intimidating when she was stern, and she took her work extremely seriously.
The same is true for others. Jiang Chao seems to be bullied by thousands of people at the top. He also jokes with employees on a daily basis. It is time to turn his face and he is faster than anyone else.
A male intern was really curious and boldly asked Jiang Chao: “Brother Jiang, you just said, Mr. Song?”
This is indeed one of the points that everyone is interested in. After all, they don’t even know that there is President Song in the company, and he is also a pair with President Xu.
Seeing someone start asking questions, the one who just received the boxed lunch can’t go away, and the one who has already eaten also approaches to listen.
Jiang Chao knew that everyone had misunderstood, and explained: “It’s not our company, it’s President Song recorded by friends.”
Friends Record has now become famous, and a female employee immediately shouted: “I remembered, the CEO of Friends Record is surnamed Song, and I read the interview with photos before, that’s right, it’s our President Xu. Madam!”
The others immediately started talking at once.
“It’s a perfect match, both of them are young and promising.”
“I didn’t expect President Xu to get married at an early age…”
“This is the cause of love. Do you know how to use words?”
Xu Jinchao pulled Songjiao to find an empty table, took a towel and carefully swept away the dust on the stool, and wiped the tabletop clean before letting Omega sit down.
Song Jiao likes to see how she does things for herself. When Xu Jinchao is ready, she puts the lunch box on the table: “Xinhu is not bad.”
Xu Jinchao looked around at the office environment: “It’s pretty good, and I can finally settle down. The only downside is the new building and new supplies, which always smells of formaldehyde.”
Song Jiao just heard her say that her office smells great, so she couldn’t help asking: “Can you use it in your office?”
Xu Jinchao shrugged: “It’s not impossible, the main thing is that I’m not used to eating alone, so it’s boring.”
Knowing that she likes to be lively, Song Jiao carefully looked at Xu Jinchao’s expression. She was not trying to lie, so she urged her: “Wash your hands, and I’ll open the lunch box for you.”
Xu Jinchao immediately went to wash his hands.
Passing by the large group of guys who were gossiping about her, the employees and interns smiled obediently, only Jiang Chao, who was black into briquettes, showed his shining white teeth and winked.
Xu Jinchao was angry at him: “My wife rarely gives me a meal, what are you doing?”
Jiang Chao stretched his voice: “Oh, Mr. Song is here, and Mr. Xu’s waist is also hard.”
Xu Jinchao couldn’t do anything to him. Anyway, the people around didn’t dare to coax him, so he just pretended to be deaf and dumb.
When Jiang Chao was in Juzhou, he loved to play, but when he arrived in Huacheng, he started to circle around the company.
One day in the middle of the night, Jiang Chao suddenly called her and shouted that there was an accident in the company, which scared Xu Jinchao, but no matter how he asked, he couldn’t find out why.
In the end, it was discovered that the stupid dog had a nightmare. After waking up, he did not respond for a while, and took it for granted.
After washing her hands and going back, Song Jiao had already placed everything in the large incubator on the table, which was simply too rich.
Xu Jinchao recognized that it was a household appliance and asked her, “Aunt Li prepared it?”
Song Jiao opened the sealing lid of the soup bowl: “Yes, I told my aunt in the morning that I would come to your side at noon and ask my aunt to prepare lunch, and I will take it with you at noon.”
In the early spring of this year, Wantong pulled in a large amount of investment, and the company’s books instantly became more comfortable.
Xu Jinchao wanted to expand the scale and prepare to change the office environment. Song Jiao took advantage of the situation and asked her if she wanted to buy a property in Huacheng together. She was optimistic about an existing house, bought it and renovated it, and just moved in when the lease expired.
The house she is optimistic about is also an ordinary commercial house, but it is better than Chunyue Community.
Before Xu Jinchao considered the operation of the company, even if she had money, she would spend it cautiously in case of emergency. Now that she is finally on the right track, she can finally relax a bit.
After seeing the house with Song Jiao, Xu Jinchao felt that it was really good, with a good layout and a good location.
So she and Song Jiao paid half of the house price and bought the house.
Song Jiao was very happy and liked this house with two people’s names clearly written on it. She took care of all the decoration.
When Wanwantong moved out of Chunyue Community, the two brought Auntie Li over and renewed the contract.
Auntie Li adapts well to Hwaseong. Her son is a freshman here, and her deceased husband is from Fengbei. She also speaks fluent Fengbei dialect.
Both of them regarded Auntie Li as an ordinary housekeeper, especially Xu Jinchao, who took this kind, gentle and caring aunt as half an elder.
Song Jiao and Aunt Li are now very friendly. Aunt Li has raised Song Jiao’s little spider plants lush and lush, and a large pot has grown wildly, and they will be brought to Huacheng by consignment.
After finding that the two of them were sleeping in the same bedroom, Aunt Li seemed to be very relieved, but she didn’t say anything clearly, and Xu Jinchao didn’t explain it to her.
After all, it’s really hard to explain…
Now the three of them have moved into the new community, which is their own home. After the move, Song Jiao forced Xu Jinchao to write another Spring Festival couplet and put it neatly with paste.
Xu Jinchao drank the soup happily: “Oh, it’s comfortable. It’s good.”
She doesn’t go home at noon, but eats with everyone in the company. Compared with Auntie Li’s good craftsmanship, the standard of box lunch is really not good.
Song Jiao also picked up the chopsticks, and Xu Jinchao said to her, “Auntie really should open a restaurant by herself, and she was buried in our family.”
Xu Jinchao seriously mentioned this to Aunt Li, but Auntie did not intend to do so.
Aunt Li used to work as a chef in a well-known restaurant in Juzhou, but she injured her hand and seemed to have suffered some kind of blow, so she completely retired.
The aunt herself is not short of money. The reason why she came out to work is because her son’s life was very boring after he left home, so she signed up for a housekeeping company.
She mentioned her work experience in a big restaurant on her resume, but she happened to catch up with Song Jiao who emphasized good cooking skills and housekeeping, so she was recommended to Song Jiao by the manager.
Xu Jinchao said it casually when he mentioned it again, to praise Aunt Li’s craftsmanship, and then immersed himself in enjoying it again.
Alpha’s eating looks really delicious, Song Jiao ate slowly and looked at the other side from time to time.
Halfway through lunch, Xu Jinchao half-filled his stomach and said to Song Jiao, “There is a gym in Xinhu. I saw it when I visited before. The facilities are pretty good. I feel like I can get a card.”
The two chatted, and Xu Jinchao also urged: “When are you free? Let’s go to Huacheng Hospital to make an appointment for a medical examination.”
Ever since Song Jiao suddenly said that she had heart palpitations, Xu Jinchao had been thinking about doing a medical examination, but both of them were busy, and it has been delayed until now.
Now the two companies are no longer as urgent as they were at the beginning, and the development of Friendship is particularly rapid. Song Jiao has a small name in Huacheng and even in the entire Internet circle.
Xu Jinchao said: “Health is the most important thing, I always think it’s better to have a physical examination earlier.”
Xu Jinchao said so, Song Jiao briefly passed her recent schedule in her mind, and told her: “In a few days, I will advance the important things, and push the unimportant things, so I should be able to spare a day. “
Song Jiao clearly agreed, and Xu Jinchao was also very happy: “Okay, then you can tell me in advance if you can, and I will be with you if you can.”
This is a development that Song Jiao likes to hear and hear. After all, the time they spend together after their career starts has decreased significantly, and Omega agreed.
Song Jiao sneaked over at noon and was leaving after lunch. Xu Jinchao took her to the downstairs of Xinhu Building.
The weather was terribly hot, and the whole city was like a giant steamer. As soon as you walked out of the door of the air-conditioned building, you walked into the rolling heat, and the whole person quickly began to heat up.
The sun was poisonous outside, so Song Jiao didn’t let Xu Jinchao go out again. She put on her sun protection clothes, opened her umbrella, and stepped into the scorching midday sun.
The shadow cast by the parasol blocked her upper body, Song Jiao turned around, pulled the sunglasses down and put them on her face, and waved at Xu Jinzao amid the cicadas.
Xu Jinchao also smiled and waved to her.
After sending Song Jiao away, Xu Jinchao returned to the Wantong headquarters on the 16th floor. Although her team was able to hold up, there was still a long way to go in the future.
In the afternoon, Song Jiao met with the management of Friends Record to discuss the introduction of new features.
At this kind of meeting, it was naturally impossible for Yu Lan not to attend. The technical director of Shenlong, who saw his head but not his tail, walked out of the office with frost on his face.
Many employees in the company are afraid of Yu Lan, thinking that although she is beautiful, she is cold and fierce, and it is difficult to approach her.
There was an intern who made a mistake before and needed Yu Lan to put out the fire. The female Alpha didn’t say a word during the whole process. She patched up the loophole and stared at the girl for several seconds, making the other party’s face pale.
As soon as she left, the intern dared to collapse, crying and apologizing to his supervisor.
There were times when Yu Lan was there with a cold face, and the little girl didn’t even dare to shed tears.
Even the people who have worked together since Juzhou couldn’t understand the character of this colleague, so if the subordinates asked the boss who had a good relationship with him, they couldn’t ask why.
As soon as the stern Director Yu appeared in a public place, the surrounding decibels dropped instantly, and the temperature seemed to plummet.
When she passed through the office area and went to the conference room, the quiet environment was slowly broken by whispers.
“very scary…”
“As soon as I saw her, I didn’t even dare to say a word.”
“Xiaoyi was scolded and cried by Director Yu last time.”
“Ah, the devil can still scold people? Speaking of which, has she spoken…”
“I said it, it’s impossible not to say it.”
The technicians were talking about the terrible Director Yu, and Yu Lan, who was very stiff, had already entered the conference room.
She struggled for seconds, trying her best to focus on Song Jiao who was sitting at the front, not to look at other people, and to avoid thinking about whether they found out that they didn’t fit in.
After the meeting, Yu Lan immediately ran away and ran back to her office to feel at ease.
She texted Song Jiao: [My dear boss, you said that it is possible for human beings to hold meetings without leaving their homes. Do you have any plans for such a project? Your loyal employee Yulan is dying every day due to mental hypersensitivity. ]
Song Jiao didn’t reply immediately, she just glanced at the text message, confirmed that it was Yu Lan’s daily useless complaints, and began to pull the schedule.
She squeezed all kinds of things together and found that the easiest days to free up were next Wednesday and Thursday.
Song Jiao sent the date to Xu Jinchao so that Alpha could also prepare in advance.
After doing this, another call was forwarded by the secretary, and she didn’t reply to Yu Lan until she was done with everything at hand.
Song Jiao: [I have a new idea to make an instant messaging software based on friend records. ]
Song Jiao has had this idea for a while. At present, there are no similar products on the market, but the popularity is not high, and the positioning is not clear.
The market of campus social networking is Song Jiao’s basic market, but the group of people who need instant messaging is undoubtedly more extensive than the group of college students who need to socialize online.
Friend Record now has a certain user base, and you can completely rely on it to promote new products.
Yu Lan immediately replied to her and asked for specific details. Song Jiao suspected that the other party was probably hoping that the online could replace the real one day. It is best to let her work from home and stay at home.
Song Jiao hadn’t fully conceived yet, so she explained to Yu Lan honestly in the text message and encouraged the other party to think about it as well.
Xu Jinchao’s text message came in at this time.
[Okay, I’ll try to free up Thursday for the day’s medical examination. There are some things in the company, so I might go back later today. ]
After a day’s work, Song Jiao drove home.
The community where the two live now is called Tangang, Song Jiao parked the car, Xu Jinchao’s parking space was empty, and he didn’t come back.
This is actually the norm. Two people will have to work overtime every three or five times, and they will divert the few time they spend together.
When Song Jiao came home, the strong smell of the food after pushing the door, Aunt Li was probably stewing the meat, it was really fragrant.
Song Jiao changed into her slippers and entered the living room. Aunt Li probed from the kitchen: “Little Song is back!”
Auntie’s little round face had a smile on her face, and Song Jiao smiled at her unconsciously, and asked, “Why didn’t you turn on the air conditioner?”
Auntie Li said: “It’s been on all the time, but I just have to go to the kitchen to cook, so I turned it off.”
Song Jiao turned on the air conditioner, turned on the TV, and watched the news while leaning on the sofa.
She has the habit of paying attention to current affairs, and even if she doesn’t watch TV, she can get information on the Internet, but compared with the Internet, where the news is becoming more and more complicated, the credibility of traditional TV media is higher.
Auntie Li took off her apron, washed her hands, and went to the balcony to collect the things to dry: “At this point, it’s time for Xiao Xu to go home.”
When the aunt mentioned it, Song Jiao said, “She won’t be back until later.”
The “later” in Xu Jinchao’s words is about 1 hour to 2 hours later than the normal time.
As a result, at 9 o’clock in the evening, Xu Jinchao hadn’t gone home yet. She sent Song Jiao a text message crying, saying that the matter was not over yet, everyone was working overtime, and the lunch box was unpalatable.
Song Jiao comforted her in the text message, but she felt a little sullen and lost in her heart.
After thinking about it, she chose to send a text message to Yu Lan.
[You and Qin Lingyue, one of the two is working overtime, will the other feel unhappy? How do you all deal with your emotions? ]
That one responded quickly.
Yu Lan: [Of course I’ll be unhappy, boss, usually it’s me who works overtime, but occasionally it’s my sister. Oh, my sister is on a business trip today, and I’m so lonely. Boss, you want to be merciful, won’t you let me work overtime in the future? ]
Song Jiao: [Reread my text message, analyze the key points, and then answer. ]
Yu Lan: [I was chatting with my friends, but I forgot about it. Is my sister going to go shopping? Eating and drinking at home? Or hang out with friends? ]
Song Jiao: [Is there any other way? ]
She doesn’t like drinking, she doesn’t want to eat now, and she has no desire to shop. The only person who can be called a friend is chatting with her, but it doesn’t work. She doesn’t want to go out with each other, and this society will definitely not want to go out with her. .
Yulan: [I think about…]
Yu Lan: [It seems that there is nothing else? We’ll make up for the lost time though, hee hee hee. ]
Song Jiao thought her last three hees were annoying, but she asked patiently.
[How to make up for it? ]
Yu Lan: [Of course, it’s just a little tricky, there’s no problem that can’t be solved this way, you understand? ]
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