After a long time, Meng Yuzhen pulled her hand away and said in a softer voice, "Mom, don't worry, I'll go back and ask. But, there is one thing you have to help me with, otherwise, I'm not sure."
The daughter agreed, and Zhao Hong quickly asked, "What's the matter? Tell me, and I will definitely help if I can."
Meng Yuzhen glanced at the door and saw that there was no one there, so she whispered a few words into Zhao Hong's ear.
Zhao Hong was a little surprised, but nodded slightly.
Here, the two teachers and students came out, and Zhao Dezhong glanced at his apprentice, "Let me tell you, I have made a great sacrifice."
"Thank you for your hard work. All the expenses will be on me?" Meng Qidi apologized. She was the one who caused the trouble.
The old man snorted, "Forget it, do you have money? I'm still in school, and Ling Xiao's allowance is so small, it's really a sin..."
Meng Qidi: ...
After sending his apprentice to the door, Zhao Dezhong waved his hand impatiently, "Hurry up, go back quickly."
"What are you going to do with dinner?" Meng Qidi asked worriedly. She knew that the old man had not cooked since he came back.
"It's okay, I won't starve to death. I don't have the money to hold a banquet anyway." Zhao Dezhong snorted.
He knew that Qiu Cheng, the man behind Meng Yuzhen, was rich, and the Qiu family was a capitalist family, so they had to save some money anyway.
The old man refused to go to the family building for dinner, so Meng Qidi ignored the three of them and went straight to the store.
As the business in the store is getting better and better, Ling Jinyue and Wen Xi have added a lot of new products these days.
Perhaps because this store was so popular, two similar stores gradually opened nearby, but the competitors did not steal our technology.
"Xiao Qi, what should we do? Those people are really too much. Not only are they imitating us, but they are also pushing down the price."
Meng Qidi patted her shoulder gently and said, "It's okay. They can't imitate the quality. I believe in your skills."
"But this is not a solution. It affects us too much. It would be fine if it wasn't opened on this side, but it's opened opposite us, which is really annoying."
"Don't worry, we can attract investment and franchise."
The two looked at Meng Qidi blankly. What did they mean by "franchise"? They didn't understand.
Meng Qidi sighed, "We invite external investors to join us, and we provide them with our secret ingredients."
The two of them heard this and their eyes lit up, and they quickly asked, "How do we do this?"
"Bring me a piece of paper and a pen." Meng Qidi instructed, "I don't really understand these things, I'm just giving you my opinions, you can figure it out on your own. Also, from now on, I will focus on studying, so I won't be able to take care of this. It's up to you to decide how to do it. Do you have confidence?"
When Ling Jinyue heard her sister-in-law say that she didn't pay attention to this aspect, she panicked a little, but when she saw Wen Xi's confident look, she suddenly didn't want to undermine her confidence.
Meng Qidi dropped the plan and went back to the family building. Ling Xiao hadn't come back yet and it was too early to cook, so she simply took a hoe and went downstairs.
"Xiao Qi, someone is looking for you." Guo Fengjiao's voice rang out from the iron gate.
Meng Qidi unlocked the door and turned her head. A woman in military uniform came in from the iron gate. Xing Jinping nodded politely to Guo Fengjiao before walking over.
"Comrade Meng Qidi, do you mind if I call you Xiao Qi as well? I want to talk to you."
Meng Qidi raised her eyebrows and turned to walk in. "That's what they call you. Do you mind if I tidy up the vegetable garden before we talk?"
"Sure." Xing Jinping looked inside and saw a large shed. She asked in surprise, "Can I come in?"
"Sure." Meng Qidi squatted down and started pulling weeds while speaking.
The vegetable garden has been nurtured with Yuquan water, so the vegetables are easy to survive and the grass grows fast.
There are not many varieties of vegetables grown in the greenhouse. There are off-season vegetables, such as Chinese cabbage, potatoes, and radishes, as well as seasonal peppers, eggplants, and beans in summer...
The vegetable plots in the shed are divided into plots, and each plot has a sign with the name of the vegetable and the date written on it.
"You've done this very carefully. Are you going to eat it yourself or..."
“For research.”
Xing Jinping paused, a hint of interest flashing across her eyes, "Research? Are you from the research institute?"
"No, I'm from the Agricultural University. This happened with my teacher."
Meng Qidi changed a place, fearing that she would misunderstand Ling Xiao, and explained, "This greenhouse is the investment that my teacher brought in."
Xing Jinping squatted down near her and helped pull out the weeds. "Then your teacher is really amazing."
"Well, I wonder what Captain Xing wants to talk to me about? Is it convenient to talk about it here?"
"It's not an inconvenience. I just wanted to ask you where you are from."
"I'm from R City."
"Are your parents still alive?"
"have no idea."
"What do you mean?" Xing Jinping almost blurted out.
"I haven't seen them." Meng Qidi raised her head, her eyes cold and indifferent, "I don't know why Captain Xing asked these questions? Are they checking the household registration?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xing Jinping's stern face. "No, you misunderstood. I just thought you looked a lot like the person in my mom's photo album, so I wanted to ask."
Meng Qidi paused. This was most likely the source of the mystery surrounding her life, but... she didn't want to investigate further. Her life was pretty good now and she liked this peace.
Thinking of this, Meng Qidi smiled and said, "There are many people in this world who look alike. My parents are still alive, but they are divorced."
Meng Qidi's words sounded so light and casual that Xing Jinping was a little skeptical. She stopped asking further questions after this.
Instead, she changed the subject, "I've fought with your man a few times. We've known each other for three or four years, and we've been rivals for three or four years. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Meng Qidi...
This woman really doesn't know how to chat. If she hadn't been looking at her with a stern face, she would have felt that this person was challenging her authority.
Sighing, Meng Qidi continued to work, "It's nothing to be offended about. As soon as you left, he told me what happened, and said he was afraid that I might have misunderstood. However, I also have a question, why have you been competing with our Ling Xiao for so many years, and why have you been suppressing him again and again?"
Xing Jinping pursed her lips and said, "That's just the grudge between the two of us. Don't worry, it has nothing to do with feelings."
Meng Qidi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
It was Xing Jinping who started to talk more.
"My mother's photo album contains a best friend who was very beautiful. When her family migrated, she disappeared. My mother still hasn't found her and doesn't know whether she is alive or dead."
"So you suspect that I'm the daughter of your mother's best friend."
Xing Jinping was silent. She looked exactly like the woman in the photo album.
If it weren't for the age difference, she would have suspected that this was her mother's good friend, they really looked so similar.
"Xiao Qi, what are we having for dinner?" Ling Xiao's voice sounded at the door. He looked inside and when he saw Xing Jinping, his face changed slightly. "Why are you here?"
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