Qiu Man took out Shen Yanming's report and frowned. This man had inexplicably arranged to be critically ill and then used that illness to sell his shares.
Qiu Man tapped the table with his finger. This person doesn't seem quite right.
Then he took out Bi Qiaoan's report, which seemed to show that Bi Qiaoan's life trajectory was changed because of Xiao Fei and Shen Yanming, but this change was reasonable.
As for the others, it was only because of Xiao Fei that their dreams differed from Zhang Chenjun's.
Qiu Man took out Xiao Fei and Shen Yanming's reports again and studied them carefully. After looking at them over and over, he still felt that Xiao Fei was the key.
As for Shen Yanming, apart from returning to China, there seem to be no other problems.
After thinking it over, Qiu Man decided to have a face-to-face meeting with Shen Yanming to probe the situation.
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At noon, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were having lunch when they heard someone knocking on the door.
Getting up to open the door, Shen Yanming found Chen Shunwei had brought a stranger. He frowned and asked, "Excuse me, is there something you need?"
Chen Shunwei noticed Shen Yanming's displeasure and quickly said, "This is Mr. Qiu, a leader from the city who came down to conduct a spot check and investigate some matters."
Shen Yanming nodded and invited the two inside.
Chen Shunwei had already received a hint from his superiors before he arrived, so he immediately made an excuse and left without even entering the door.
After Qiu Man entered the room, he showed his work ID to Shen Yanming.
Shen Yanming looked at the brand-new work permit in his hand, understanding the situation, but he didn't show it on his face. He invited Qiu Man to sit on the sofa and chat slowly.
Bi Qiaoan quickly asked Qiu Man if she had eaten yet, and if she wanted to eat with him.
Qiu Man didn't stand on ceremony at all and said directly, "I'm actually a little hungry."
Okay, Bi Qiaoan went to the kitchen and ladled out a bowl of oil-splashed noodles. "Please try it. My cooking skills are limited, so please don't mind."
"No, no." Qiu Man chuckled as she took the noodles, sniffed them, and they really did smell quite good.
Ten minutes later, Qiu Man put down the empty bowl and let out a satisfied burp.
Bi Qiaoan took the empty bowl to the kitchen, and Shen Yanming poured Qiu Man a cup of tea. "What are you here to investigate today?"
"Well, it's just to see how everyone's preparations for the dry season are going. Luckily, you were selected," Qiu Man said with a smile.
Shen Yanming smiled and said, "Qinghe Alliance did a great job, providing us with so many suggestions. Thank you!"
"Of course, only when everyone is prepared can we safely overcome difficulties and hardships."
After some pleasantries, Qiu Man got straight to the point, "Could you show me around the preparations you've made for the dry season?"
"Can!"
Shen Yanming nodded and led Qiu Man toward the bedroom.
Besides the master bedroom, Shen Yanming filled the other rooms with vegetables and fruits, and the potted plants were neatly arranged on the flower racks.
Lush green leafy vegetables, bright red cherry tomatoes, small blue berries, and plump mushrooms...
"This is quite well grown. When did you prepare it? Judging from its growth, it must have been growing for quite some time, right?" Qiu Man looked at Shen Yanming's "vegetable garden" with some shock.
"Around the time when 'Dream Life' was airing, my wife was so envious of the flower rooms created by those celebrities that I couldn't help but get a vegetable room for her."
Shen Yanming laughed and said that Bi Qiaoan was being silly, but his tone couldn't hide his doting, "I said that planting so many flowers was useless, and it would be better to plant some vegetables and fruits, so it turned out like this."
Qiu Man nodded after hearing this. The purpose of recording those variety shows was to encourage people to grow their own vegetables and flowers. Seeing the house full of fruits and vegetables, Qiu Man felt that Qinghe Alliance's efforts had not been in vain, and he felt very satisfied.
Seeing Qiu Man's satisfied expression, Shen Yanming continued to lead Qiu Man towards his family's storage room. The storage room was full of supplies, and Shen Yanming introduced them to Qiu Man one by one.
"These are the chocolates and red wine that Joan and I bought last year when we went to America. We bought quite a lot, and the chocolates are almost expired."
These are the peanuts, melon seeds, candy, and liquor I bought when I got married to Qiao An this year. There were no purchase restrictions back then, so we bought a lot and have quite a few left.
These are all random things I bought on a regular basis.
These dried strawberries were made from the fruit of my potted strawberry plant, as were these dried vegetables.
These are the ingredients that Joan and I recently collected on Qingning Mountain. We've dried them all, including wild mushrooms, locust leaves, lamb's quarters, and lichen...
"Hmm, this amount of purified water seems like quite a lot. Hopefully, it will last until winter."
After saying that, Shen Yanming led Qiu Man to the dressing room, "These are fur coats and wool sweaters bought in Iceland and Austria, and these are clothes, shoes, bags, and cosmetics bought in Lanzhou..."
After the tour, Shen Yanming and Qiu Man sat back down on the sofa.
"Mr. Shen, you are truly well-prepared. I admire you."
Shen Yanming smiled modestly, "We must always consider the worst-case scenario and make the best preparations."
Qiu Man shook his head after hearing this, "It's probably because you've done big business and have a broader perspective that you can always see through appearances to the essence. Qinghe Alliance has launched so many variety shows, but less than one-tenth of them actually try to grow vegetables or find ingredients in the wild."
Shen Yanming didn't reply, but pushed the fruit platter prepared by Bi Qiaoan in front of Qiu Man, "Want some blueberries?"
Qiu Man didn't stand on ceremony, picked one up and put it in her mouth. The moment she chewed, Qiu Man's eyes lit up, "This is so sweet, much better than the ones I've had before!"
"Yes, after General Li released the video, I collected rainwater to water these plants. Their taste is indeed much better than before, and their growth rate is also much faster."
"How did you know that energy rain can promote plant growth?" Qiu Man was a little surprised, as Li Cheng, the Alliance Chief, did not directly mention the effect of energy rain on plants when recording the video.
"I don't know. I just thought that since energy rain is useful to humans, it might be useful to plants too. I was just giving it a try, and there's no harm in it."
Qiu Man nodded and shifted the topic back to Shen Yanming, "Mr. Shen is indeed farsighted. Hmm, I heard that Mr. Shen was once a shareholder of the Shen Group. May I ask what made you return to China and sell your shares?"
Shen Yanming sighed inwardly, "As expected, I'm being investigated."
"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but I was very busy working in Europe and I fell ill from working overtime for long periods of time."
At the time, I was in the hospital room, half-asleep, when I overheard my secretary, Cai Chun, making a phone call to a Ms. Wei. The content of their conversation, well, it made me feel betrayed.
Later, when Cai Chun was not in the ward, I had someone investigate.
It turns out that my childhood sweetheart, under Cai Chun's deliberate instigation, has gradually drifted away from me.
It's funny to think about, but before that, I thought Joanne was holding a grudge against me and didn't want to talk to me anymore.
So, when I learned the truth, I wanted to go back to China as soon as possible and tell Joan my feelings.
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