"Xiao Chen, where is your home?" Dahua pushed aside the dwarf pine in front of him and stepped over.
Chen Feifei followed behind with difficulty. The girl's legs were weak and she was wobbly climbing the mountain, slipping several times along the way.
"Director Liang, my ancestors lived at the foot of the mountain. I am from this town, but I have lived in the city with my parents since I was a child."
Seeing that she was out of breath, Dahua thought of letting her rest as there was a rock nearby.
"Xiao Chen, come here and rest for a while. I'm here for the first day and I just want to take a look around. There's no rush."
Chen Feifei used her hands and feet to crawl to the edge of the rock and sat down awkwardly. There were many pieces of dead leaves on her short hair.
Dahua pointed to his head, and Chen Feifei immediately understood and patted his head.
"I didn't expect you to give up city life and move to the countryside. You're not ordinary!"
Chen Feifei wiped the sweat from her forehead, adjusted her glasses, and said, "They all say I'm wasting my good life, but I love it. I've loved studying flowers, plants, and trees since I was a kid. Do you know what I love most?"
Dahua shook his head and waited patiently for her to continue.
"Every summer, my father would send me to my father's house, right at the foot of this mountain. There were several friends from the village, and we would go down to the foot of the mountain to play, climb trees and pick flowers. It was so much fun!"
As expected, everyone has their own lives and aspirations, but the daily life of rural children has become the most beautiful memory in Chen Feifei's mind.
"Director Liang, although I'm a bit clumsy now, don't worry, I won't hold you back."
Although the little mermaid has a pink head and a white face, and her face still looks childish, her clear eyes reveal a spirit of not admitting defeat.
"Okay, as long as you like it. Only by liking flowers, plants and trees can we do our work well."
Looking down the mountain, Dahua could see three villages, some near and some far away. One of them was probably where Chen Feifei lived. It was a cloudy day, and from a distance, the scattered houses looked a bit misty and hazy.
After resting for a while, the two continued to move forward.
"who!"
Suddenly there was a loud shout, which scared Chen Feifei so much that she screamed, and a person jumped out from the bushes.
"What do you do?"
The man pointed at the two of them with a bamboo stick, and his eyes first fell on Chen Feifei's face, scanning it up and down, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
"You... who are you?" Chen Feifei asked bravely.
The man had a shaved head with patches of spots on it. He had a bald head, was not tall, and had a domineering expression.
"You haven't even told me who you are, but you're asking me!"
Dahua looked at the man carefully and asked tentatively: "You...you are Black Dog?"
When he heard himself being called "Black Dog", the man withdrew his malicious gaze from Chen Feifei and turned to look at Dahua.
"You are, you are Liang Dahua!"
"Yes, Liang Dahua. Why are you here?"
Black Dog put away his stick and said, "I should be asking you this. Don't you have a wife and children? Why are you alone here?"
"Don't talk nonsense, we have serious business."
"Serious business?" The black dog touched his nose with one hand and grinned, revealing two rows of yellow teeth. "Hehe, isn't that serious business? I ruined your serious business?"
Chen Feifei blushed, feeling angry and annoyed. She said, "What are you talking about? We're here to work! Do you understand? This is Director Liang, and I'm a researcher!"
"Director Liang? Are you the new director who took office today?" Hei Gou asked, putting away his smile.
"Yes, then you should answer me, why are you here?"
Now it is no longer allowed to cut down trees at will. Dahua also knows something about the situation of Black Dog. He has been a bad boy since he was a child, so he can't help but express doubts about the appearance of Black Dog.
"Well, you're a high-ranking official, so it's normal that you don't recognize me. I'm a forest ranger!"
"No, no, it's my first day at work today, and I haven't seen many people at the forest farm yet."
The black dog glanced into the distance and said, "I see. You're here to inspect the trees, right? Well, the weather's not good today, and I don't know if it's going to rain. I'm going down now, so you should come with me."
Dahai followed his gaze and saw that it was indeed going to rain, so the three of them went down the mountain together.
It is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. Chen Feifei stumbled when she came up and almost slipped down several times when she went down the mountain, which frightened her so much that sweat broke out on her back.
"Crash--" Chen Feifei was tripped by a dead tree stump and fell forward. The black dog turned around and caught her.
"Ouch, be careful, if you roll down, your little face will be bruised!"
"Thank you, thank you!" Chen Feifei quickly calmed herself down, and the black dog let go.
He inadvertently twisted Chen Feifei's hair and a strange smile appeared on his face. This scene was caught by Dahua, but he couldn't react for the time being.
"Can you walk?" he asked.
"If you can't walk, I'll carry you." said the black dog.
"Yes, I can go. Thank you, Director Liang. Thank you..."
"My name is Li Dali."
"Thank you, Li Dali."
After this, Chen Feifei's opinion of Li Dali changed a lot. Although this man looked big and strong, smiled with ill intentions, and his personal hygiene was worrying, one should not judge a person by his appearance. After all, he had helped her and seemed quite kind-hearted.
After finally getting down, Chen Feifei's legs felt weak and she bent over, supporting herself with her legs and gasping for breath.
"Are you unable to walk anymore? Are you from the city?" asked the black dog.
Chen Feifei nodded.
"It's okay. I'm not used to it just now. I'll be fine after climbing a few more times. If you want to go up the mountain to explore again, ask me to come with you. I'll show you the way."
As he spoke, Hei Gou reached out to support Chen Feifei's arm. Dahua cleared his throat and withdrew his hand like lightning.
"Can you still walk?"
"...Yes... Director, I can walk!"
"Okay, then let's take a short break and then head back."
Back in the office, Chen Feifei collapsed in the chair and couldn't get up. Dahua smiled and poured Chen Feifei a glass of water.
"Thank you, Director. Hey, I should be the one pouring you some water. Why are you bothering me so much?"
"You're so tired, and you still care about this? I'm an uneducated and rough person, and I don't like to pay attention to those rules. Just do as you please."
Chen Feifei gasped for breath and said, "Director, I really didn't expect that forest ranger to be such a nice person. To be honest, when I first met him, I had a bad impression of him. It seems that I judge people by their appearance. This is a bad habit that I must change!"
Dahua thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Chen, it's a good thing that you're kindhearted. However, you still need to be cautious. For example, I've only known you for a short time, so you should be cautious with me, right?"
"Director Liang, you look like a good person!"
Dahua had just poured himself some water and hadn't drunk it yet when the Party Secretary of the forest farm came in, shook hands with the two of them, and asked Dahua to go with him to introduce himself to the various offices.
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