Chapter 154: Wanting to Regain My Memories
"Happy New Year, Huanhuan."
The long-lost voice came from the other end of the phone, as gentle as ever.
Xu Yihuan paused for a moment, then politely replied, "Yes, Brother Yanzhi, Happy New Year."
"I heard you had a fever a while ago, are you feeling better now?"
Xu Yihuan's lips twitched. What was this? Was it delayed showing concern?
But Xu Yihuan still replied, "Yes, it's all over now."
"It's good that you're alright. I happen to be going to Yuncheng in a couple of days to take care of some business. I'll invite you and your uncle out for a meal then. I don't think you'll refuse, will you?" Pei Yanzhi's voice carried a hint of amusement, as if he were teasing him.
Xu Yihuan frowned and glanced at Xu Rongyu, then mumbled, "Well, we'll see when the time comes."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Meeting Xu Rongyu's gaze, Xu Yihuan explained, "It's Pei Yanzhi. He said he's coming to Yuncheng to treat us to dinner."
Upon hearing the name, Xu Rongyu snorted coldly: "He came to Yuncheng? He's probably eyeing my and your Uncle Jiang's project. And that old man Pei, all he ever thinks about is how to squeeze money out of other people's pockets!"
Although that's what she said, Xu Rongyu herself was also a little nervous.
Although they had firsthand information and had already started working on the proposal,
But we haven't gotten our hands on the land yet. We still need to go to the capital first and spend some effort to get things sorted out with the government.
Everything before this was still unknown.
Xu Rongyu inevitably began to feel worried.
She picked up her phone, intending to call Jiang Huaiyuan, but then, looking at the Spring Festival Gala in front of her, she remembered that today was Lunar New Year's Eve, and decided to wait a couple of days.
Meanwhile, in the capital, at the Pei family residence...
The whole family gathered together, sitting on the sofa watching the Spring Festival Gala. The usually quiet Pei family had a rare New Year's atmosphere.
Pei Yuli's experiment was successfully completed before the New Year. This time, it was another major step forward. The brain-like intelligent chip research is almost complete, and now only a few minor finishing touches are left.
Pei Yanzhi stood on the second floor, his gaze sweeping over everyone before he turned and went into his study.
In the study, Old Master Pei sat upright at his desk.
Seeing Pei Yanzhi enter, he raised an eyebrow, showing no surprise whatsoever: "How was it?"
"I've already told Xu Yihuan that I'll be going to Yuncheng and will treat them to a meal. I think Xu Rongyu should know a little bit about it."
"Well, just let them be mentally prepared. This project is so big, do you think just the two of them can handle it?" Old Master Pei sneered.
"It's all Jiang Huaiyuan's fault for blocking such important information. Fortunately, Director Zhang's message came in time, at least they didn't actually get their hands on this land."
They had their eyes on this land as well, but the risk was too great because it was relatively remote and there wasn't much economic activity nearby. If it didn't develop, they would lose a lot of money.
However, with policy support, development there will be much easier.
"I didn't expect Xu Rongyu to be interfering in projects in the capital. Could it be that he wants to shift his focus to the capital?" Old Master Pei's voice was full of questions, but there was no hostility in it.
Pei Yanzhi didn't speak, but he was secretly glad that he had brought Xu Yihuan with him last time, which at least made the old man more tolerant of the Xu family.
Old Master Pei couldn't figure it out and was too lazy to think about it anymore. Anyway, the Xu family was too small to cause any trouble. But he probably had to speed things up with that hypnotist. He didn't know where the person had gone. He had been searching for several months and still hadn't seen him. It seemed he had to expand the search area.
Seeing Pei Yanzhi still standing in front of him, Old Master Pei coughed twice and said, "Alright, go and get ready. We should be leaving around the 3rd or 4th."
Pei Yanzhi nodded in agreement and prepared to leave.
At the door, Pei Yuli paused, his hand about to knock. Hearing the noise, he immediately turned around and left, going downstairs.
"Hey Ali, why did you come down alone? Where are Yanzhi and your grandfather?"
Pei Yi'an came out carrying a bowl of dumplings. It was New Year's Eve, and her family didn't have the habit of eating dumplings, so they didn't cook any for dinner. But Pei Yi'an still felt that they had to eat some.
As for how this custom originated, she couldn't remember.
"Oh, they're talking about something, so I didn't disturb them."
Pei Yi'an nodded in understanding, then, as if she had thought of something, waved to Pei Yuli: "Hey, how's the research on that machine you mentioned before going? Want me to give it a try?"
After seeing that man at the mall, Pei Yi'an felt something was off. It was as if fragments related to that man would flash through her mind from time to time, and these fragments told her that they must have known each other before.
Pei Yuli's eyes flickered, and he said naturally, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden? It's not finished yet. There are still some finishing touches to be done. I'm afraid that using it will cause problems later."
Upon hearing this, Pei Yi'an's eyes dimmed. She did not answer Pei Yuli's question, but only said, "Alright then."
Two or three more days passed just like that.
February 3rd.
Pei Yanzhi packed his things and decided to fly to Yuncheng.
Just as Pei Yanzhi was about to leave, Pei Yuli came out carrying a suitcase.
"Are you going to Yuncheng, brother? I haven't had a chance to go back for the New Year this year either, so I'll go with you."
In the past, Pei Yuli never went to Yuncheng for the New Year for fear of his mother finding out, but since Pei Yanzhi went this year, why couldn't he go?
Pei Yanzhi paused, his gaze sweeping over Pei Yuli.
"Wouldn't it be better for Ali to stay at home with his aunt? Otherwise, his aunt will have to go back to work next spring."
Pei Yuli remained silent.
Instead, it was Old Master Pei who stepped forward.
"Alright, Ah Li, Yan Zhi has important business in Yuncheng. What are you going to Yuncheng for? Do you still have your father and sister in Yuncheng on your mind?" Old Master Pei's voice was extremely intimidating.
Pei Yuli knew that the old master Pei was most wary of Xu Rongyu and his daughter Xu Yihuan, but why did he not seem to care when the target was Pei Yanzhi?
Pei Yuli had a feeling he couldn't quite put his finger on. He paused for a moment, then smiled and explained, "No, Grandpa. What my brother said is right. I'll just stay home and keep Mother company."
Pei Yanzhi smiled gently: "Ali has grown up."
After saying this, Pei Yanzhi turned around, his smile immediately fading, and quickly went out and got into his car.
Since the Spring Festival, Xu Rongyu has been busy every day, with her feet barely touching the ground.
Xu Yihuan was also gradually taking over the project. When she didn't understand something, she would send it to Tang Wanhua. In this way, Xu Yihuan also confirmed the meeting time with the other party. The meeting was scheduled for the afternoon of the tenth day of the first lunar month in Beijing.
Xu Yihuan had gradually forgotten about Pei Yanzhi, but she didn't expect that the next meeting would come so soon.
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