Chapter 224

I love you China

"Xiao Xia, we are here to make money. Since we have different ideas, just listen to them patiently. When they have finished speaking, we can leave. We have attended too many dinners on this trip and I am sorry that you have been wronged." Li Rongjin said in a low voice in the car.

Xia Yinghui held his hand and shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm fine."

When they arrived at the gate of the Armed Forces Department, Xia Ying got out of the car, but Li Rongjin did not. When he saw the secretary get out of the car, he called back and said in Cantonese, "Let her go alone. We'll wait outside."

Xia Ying asked, "Sir, why don't you go?"

Li Rongjin waved his hand and smiled without saying anything, but opened the window and kept watching Xia Ying.

Whenever Xia Ying looked back, she could see him smiling and waving to her, as if to say, "Go bravely and say goodbye to your past life."

People outside said that Miss Xia had arrived, and Anna, who was about to leave, was pushed back by Leng Qi.

Leng Qi rubbed his hands together and said, "Please, it's only half an hour at most. You are still my wife and I still love you, right?"

Anna sneered, "That's not necessarily true. Leng Qi, if you dare to leave now, I will carry Feng Feng and go with Su Xiangdong tomorrow."

It was too late, Leng Qi sent all the extra people to the backyard.

Just when Anna was about to go out with her sister and the child in her arms, a pretty lady in a very decent dress, looking around, came in from outside.

Anna recognized her. Why? Because she had collected the postcards taken by Xia Ying many years ago.

I have to say that those who can be actresses have very good foundation and appearance.

Xia Yingdun stood there. "Who are you?"

"My name is Anna," said Anna.

Xia Ying immediately took off his sunglasses and quickly scanned the area, finding that the woman was quite pretty. The wind and sand were strong in the frontier, but her skin was not dark, probably because she had been working in the factory.

"native?"

"I'm from Shanghai. Do you know Anjia Compound? I used to live there," said Anna.

She was a calm person, not as fierce as Chen Lina. When she saw Xia Ying coming in, she turned around and went to the kitchen, boiled water, made tea for her, washed and cut fruits.

After I cut the fruit and brought it out, I found that my sister had run out from inside without me noticing.

As for my younger sister, she was the one who was told by Leng Qi to take the lead in the battle. Now she knows that she has another father besides Leng Qi and Nie Gong.

She was dragging little Fengfeng and shouting, "Mom, Mom, Fengfeng has something in his nose."

"Let me see what's in." Anna said, and picked up the tiger-like little Fengfeng.

The satellite said, "He stuffed a melon seed up his nose and I couldn't get it out."

Anna took a look and found that there was indeed a melon seed in the child's nose. Not only was it blocking the child's breathing, but if it went any further inside, it would probably pierce the child's nasal cavity.

The little satellite had no idea how serious this was. He tried to pry the seed out with his fingers, but the more he poked, the deeper the seed moved. Now he couldn't get it out even with tweezers.

Xia Ying was terrified. "It looks serious. Should we send him to the hospital?"

Anna waved her hands and said, "Don't be afraid, just watch me."

There was a pepper shaker on the table. Anna twisted it, opened the lid, and let Xiao Fengfeng smell it. "Come on, Xiao Feng, smell it."

Xiao Fengfeng grabbed the pepper shaker and was about to take a bite, but his mouth suddenly opened and closed a few times, and then he let out a "ah" sound and sneezed, and the melon seeds really flew out.

With a plop, it landed on Anna's skirt.

Anna laughed and said, "My son is not someone that most people can take care of. He's really too naughty."

As soon as he was put down, Nie Weixing picked him up by his little butt, and the two of them ran away again.

"You guys must be having a hard time here," Xia Ying said.

Anna smiled calmly and said, "I came here when I was sixteen. It would be a lie to say that it wasn't hard, but it's also true that everyone works as hard as I do. Do you know that in the past ten years, the income level of residents in our mining area has increased fifty times compared to before? Hard work and rewards are directly proportional."

Xia Ying saw the two children running around Anna. She looked around and saw a big yard and a very obedient and stable woman. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt sad. "Is he good to you?"

"He's very busy at work, but he comes home early every day after get off work to help me take care of the children, cook and do laundry. As a man, I can't ask for more." Anna said that this person was cold and strange.

In fact, when they were in Yan'an, Su Xiangdong was also very good to Xia Ying.

But material things, she wanted material things, and what he couldn't give her was precisely material things.

The two were chatting when Su Xiangdong came in, pushed in by Leng Qi.

After all, this wasn't his home. Su Xiangdong felt awkward. He shook Xia Ying's hand and said, "Would you like to have lunch here?"

In fact, I hoped she would sit for three minutes before leaving. After all, if it was any longer, I was afraid that the two children would shout out and expose me.

Anna is about the same age as Su Xiangdong. Compared to Leng Qi's husband who is twelve years older than her, she and Su Xiangdong look more compatible when they grow up together, one in a white shirt and the other in a white cool skirt over a liberation jacket.

Xia Ying couldn't sit still any longer and stood up. "I'm leaving right away, won't you see me off?"

Su Xiangdong looked at Anna, and Anna said, "Go and see him off. Carry Fengfeng with you."

Their goal was to dispel this woman's sense of superiority and allow her to look at things calmly and without prejudice. But Anna didn't know why, but she always felt that she was quite pitiful when she looked at her.

Xia Ying followed Su Xiangdong out to the yard, looked back, and said, "This house is really big."

He looked behind the house and asked, "Are the dates on that tree fragrant?"

The courtyard of the Armed Forces was full of Hotan jujube trees. It was October, and the egg-sized red dates were in full bloom.

Su Xiangdong didn't know whether the food was delicious or not. He was very angry when his ex-wife didn't come, but when she came to him, he suddenly felt extremely regretful for some reason.

So he said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have reported you at that time."

In fact, he regretted it after reporting it. If she didn't come back, his life would be ruined, but if she came back, both he and his wife would be ruined.

Xia Ying brushed her long hair, waved her hand and said, "Everything is in the past. I am very, very happy now. I have more money than I can spend in my lifetime. You will never see what I have enjoyed, eaten and seen in your lifetime."

"But you haven't eaten some of the things we have eaten, such as the black bread made by my mother." Weixing said while shaking Su Xiangdong's hand.

Xia Ying was stunned for a moment.

Nie Weixing danced in the yard, ate enough dates, and said, "You haven't seen the scenery I have seen, such as the sunset glow now, look at it."

Su Xiangdong was amused by the little girl and smiled. He picked her up and kissed her on the cheek. He said, "The sunset in the mining area is the most beautiful I have ever seen, and the big steamed buns made by Little Satellite Mom are really delicious."

"We are very poor, but my mother said that it is precisely because of our poverty that we have a direction to work towards and unlimited potential, just like the sun at nine o'clock in the morning and my father." Nie Weixing said again, "Dad, am I right?"

Su Xiangdong's dream has always been to find a place where he can display his talents and make a career. So, for more than ten years, he went to Daqing, Jingbian, and then to Wumayi, always looking for a place where he could show his talents.

In other places in Hong Kong, he might be lost in the crowd, but this seemingly poor and desolate mining area is very rare for him, because both the mining area and he have unlimited potential.

Xiao Fengfeng grabbed Su Xiangdong's hair and was pulling it down violently. Moreover, he seemed to be particularly curious about Su Xiangdong's head. Not only did he mess up his hair, he suddenly hugged his head and started to bite his ears.

His father's ears are spicy, but Su Xiangdong's are not spicy.

Hmm, Xiao Fengfeng thought it smelled so good, so he continued biting it, and no one stopped him while he was biting it. Ah, it smelled so good.

Xia Ying sighed softly, not knowing whether it was relief, letting go, or incomparable pain. She felt that she could not be like the woman in the house, giving up all her material possessions and staying in such a poor place, but at the same time, she was like crazy, envious of everything that woman had.

And it would be ridiculous to say anything about love or not at this time.

The man standing opposite Xia Ying held two children in his arms. One was biting his ear as if he was gnawing on a pig's ear, and the other was about to beat the other one, hitting Su Xiangdong on the nose with his fist. He really looked like a very patient and good father.

This was not a blow, but a basin of cold water, splashing on Xia Ying's face, stripping away her carefully prepared disguise, and dragging her into a reality that would allow her to recognize herself.

"Anna, Miss Xia has left. I'll just put away Su Xiangdong's photo. You put Fengfeng's clothes down quickly. What are you doing?" Leng Qi was confused when he saw Anna was about to leave with the clothes, and he quickly stopped her.

Anna looked back and saw her son's bottle was still on the table, so she picked it up and put it in her bag, then said, "Didn't you say you would give me to Su Xiangdong?"

"It's just during the day, didn't I tell you that?"

Anna continued to walk out. "But the day isn't over yet. Well, goodbye, Secretary Leng. I have to go find my new husband."

Leng Qi chased for two steps and came out to see that Su Xiangdong was also standing under the jujube tree with the two children in his arms.

"Su Dong, quickly persuade Anna to go home. She still has to go to work today. How will others look at me if I go out with so many bags?"

"Ah!" Su Xiangdong was originally very sad, but after being bitten by Xiao Fengfeng, he could no longer feel sad.

Anna rolled her eyes at Su Xiangdong and said, "Come on, Su Xiangdong, where's your car? Hurry up, my hands are tired from carrying all these things."

Su Xiangdong didn't know what was going on. He held the two children in his arms, pointed at the car in the distance and said, "Where is it?"

Anna threw her luggage and her two children in, and got in the car.

Leng Qi was shocked at this moment, he opened the car window and said, "Anna, we are just joking, come down quickly, can't I just say I was wrong?"

Anna raised her eyebrows and looked at him. "It's not easy to find a young and handsome husband. I will make good use of this day. Secretary Leng, I will be back in the evening. Take care of yourself."

It only took a little time for the car to leave.

Leng Qi stood there and suddenly punched himself in the chest. Well, he was just playing around.

It seems that Anna took it seriously, and what's even more tragic is that Su Xiangdong is younger and more handsome than him.

He punched himself again and just when he didn't know what to do, Su Xiangdong's car reversed again.

Anna opened the window and looked coldly at Leng Qi. Leng Qi also looked at Anna, and suddenly, without caring that Su Xiangdong was sitting next to her, he reached over her head through the window and kissed her like a big hippopotamus.

Li Rongjin had no intention of investing in the mining area, so of course it was just a formality.

He had to go back in the afternoon, so he simply turned down all social engagements and concentrated on resting in the hotel to relax and conserve his mind.

As a result, the secretary knocked on the door and said that a man named Nie Bozhao wanted to see him.

The worker came during his lunch break and brought nothing with him except a pen in his Jiefangbao pencil case.

However, after a few brief greetings, Nie Gong began to give Li Rongjin the formula.

At the same time, he said, "Mr. Li, you know that if you invest in our mining area, you will not have to pay taxes for five years. The wool textile and clothing factories in our mining area currently have a sales volume of this amount nationwide, and its total cost is this amount. If you invest this amount in the mining area, then in ten years, you will earn this amount."

On a piece of manuscript paper, the worker wrote quickly.

In his mind, numbers are like piano keys. They do not need calculators or abacus or other external tools. They seem to be self-contained and flow out from his pen tip continuously.

Li Rongjin took the manuscript and looked at it for a long time. After a long time, he stood up and shook the worker's hand. "Originally, I thought it would be enough to invest in a factory in the south, but after reading the formula you listed, I think it is also necessary to invest in a clothing factory in the north. How about this? Let's have a happy cooperation?"

"It's a pleasure working with you." said Nie Gong.

Originally, there was no need for Ye Gong to make the extra trip, but after hearing Miss Chen's praises for Li Rongjin, he decided to make the trip himself.

Heroes appreciate heroes. As long as they want to make money and develop together, I am confident that I can convince them. However, I can't let Miss Chen contact that Li Rongjin anymore. He seems to be really good at deceiving women.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for the inspection team to leave.

Nie Gong is quite narcissistic. Standing in front of the district government building, he waved to the guests and said, "So, I can help you negotiate business and persuade Hong Kong businessmen. I am no worse than Leng Qi, right?"

Chen Lina thought to herself, why is it that men’s competitive mentality is so funny?

"It's not that it's not worse than Leng Qi's, it's simply too good to be true. But it's a pity that I will probably never see your wonderful speech when Zhao Shi was listed on NASDAQ last year." Ms. Chen said.

"What is the presentation when Chiu's shares were listed on the Nasdaq?" Nie Gong was a little curious and asked.

Ms. Chen closed her eyes and said, “That was in 2000, about two to three months before you died. The company was going public. It was the first stock from our Republic to be listed in Silicon Valley.

In short, the whole United States was in an uproar. Many newspapers wrote that you were a red revolutionary. Some newspapers also drew a portrait of you, with a long braid, drooping eyes, and high cheekbones, which deliberately uglier the image of Chinese. Then, you went on stage during a public speech, speaking fluent British English. I personally picked out your clothes and tied your tie for you.

I was standing in the audience, and although I didn't quite understand what was said, I still think it was the most wonderful speech I have ever heard. At the end, everyone stood up and applauded you. With your speech, you conquered all those who came to watch the excitement with prejudice."

"Okay, stop talking about it. You won't have that chance in this lifetime." The worker decisively interrupted Miss Chen who was still dreaming. "As for making money, you will have to work hard in this lifetime. I would rather never wear a suit than leave the job I have been fighting for all my life."

…

The worker was in a hurry to get back to the laboratory, so he left first.

Because her sister suddenly had to go to the restroom, Chen Lina went in to use the restroom. When she came out, she saw Su Xiangdong standing on the steps with his hands in his pockets.

"Come on, Mr. Su, our cars will be put into mass production soon. You have to go to Jiugang to check out the steel. Why are you standing here dawdling?"

Hey, when I got closer, I saw that Su Xiangdong's eyes were red.

"Xia Ying just said that she regretted leaving." And what he wanted to hear all along was actually just this sentence.

"It doesn't matter now. In the future, many more people will regret it. Really, too many people who have escaped will regret it, because most of them have a very hard life in Hong Kong." Chen Lina said with a smile.

"Weixing, can you sing to your mother the song that your father taught you?" Su Xiangdong suddenly said.

As soon as the satellite heard it, he started singing, "I love you China, I love you China. I love your flourishing seedlings in spring, I love your golden fruits in autumn..." The child paused for a long time and couldn't sing anymore.

Su Xiangdong followed behind, stretched out his arms, and sang loudly, "I love your green pine temperament, I love your red plum character, I love the sweet cane from your hometown, it's like milk moistening my heart."

Chen Lina rolled her eyes at Su Xiangdong, very puzzled, "Ni Weixing, when did he become your father?"

The satellite said, "Didn't you ask me to call him dad?"

"That was just pretending. How can a child recognize so many fathers? You are not allowed to call me that from now on."

"I love your rolling blue waves of the South China Sea, I love your floating snow of the North. I love your boundless forests, I love your towering mountains, I love your gurgling rivers, flowing through my dreams with blue waves..."

Su ran eastward, chasing the car that was carrying her lover away, waving her arms, singing with tears streaming down her face.