Chapter 100

Meng Huaiqing handed his ID to Miao Sheng, who went to check in. He stood there and greeted Qin Xiang and the others, "I didn't expect to run into you here again."

"Mr. Meng would actually stay in a guesthouse like this." Qin Xiang looked at him suspiciously, "Are there no vacancies in those five-star hotels?"

This was simply a lie. A Hong Kong businessman like Meng Huaiqing would stay in a guesthouse? Wouldn't the things in the guesthouse be criticized from head to toe?

Meng Huaiqing was not embarrassed by being exposed, and nodded helplessly, with a trace of embarrassment on his gentle face, "Okay, I want to interact with you more, so after thinking it over, I decided to follow you."

He said it frankly, and Qin Xiang didn't want to be aggressive anymore, "Since Mr. Meng wants to experience life, we can't stop him, we'll go up first."

Meng Huaiqing nodded, "Okay."

When they arrived at the door of the room, Qin Yang said, "Xiangxiang, if you are interested in him, although your third brother doesn't agree, he won't stop you. If you are not interested, you'd better make it clear."

Qin Xiang had a headache, "But he didn't say anything, what can I say? Didn't you hear him say that he wanted to be friends with us? Do we have to refuse even this?"

It would be best for Qin Yang to refuse, but he thought it was not a good idea.

Putting aside the fact that Meng Huaiqing had helped them time and time again, just because Meng Huaiqing was their landlord, they couldn't say no.

Qin Yang turned and went into the room, and Qin Xiang also went in, scratching her head.

After a while, there was a knock on the door. Qin Xiang thought it was Qin Yang, but unexpectedly it was Meng Huaiqing standing at the door. He pointed to the next door and said, "I live next door, you can call me if you have anything."

Qin Xiang had a complicated expression and nodded, "Okay."

Fortunately, Meng Huaiqing didn't say anything else, otherwise Qin Xiang really wanted to confront Meng Huaiqing and ask him what he thought. It was fine to keep a distance before, how come he suddenly became so enthusiastic.

However, although Meng Huaiqing looked more enthusiastic than before, he also kept a proper distance, and he didn't make people feel disgusted whether he spoke or did things.

At noon, they each had lunch. In the afternoon, Qin Xiang decided to go out to buy some things for the new semester.

Jie Zong said, "Let's go together. I have to buy some things too."

Without waiting for Meng Huaiqing to speak, Qin Yang said, "Then you go. Mr. Meng and I will take a rest in the guesthouse."

Meng Huaiqing glanced at Qin Xiang with a gentle expression, "Do you need help carrying the bag?"

Qin Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm not that coquettish." Meng

Huaiqing didn't insist, "Okay, then see you tomorrow morning."

Qin Xiang nodded, "Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

After leaving the guesthouse, Jie Zong looked at her and seemed to be hesitant to speak, so Qin Xiang asked, "Do you have anything to say?"

"No." Jie Zong closed his mouth tightly, still looking cold.

Jie Zong was relieved and Qin Xiang did not ask any more questions. He found a store selling daily necessities nearby and went in to buy some.

Qin Xiang did not bring things like washbasins and towels, so he had to buy them. After asking around, he found out that there was only a bed board in the dormitory, so they bought a cool mat. As for bedding, Qin Xiang only brought a mattress and a thin blanket. He would have to buy a ready-made quilt for winter after he settled down.

They bought a lot of miscellaneous things, and Jie Zong did not say much, just took them all.

Qin Xiang could not refuse.

When they were almost at the guesthouse, Jie Zongcai said, "Let's find time to organize the materials together after school starts."

Qin Xiang had no objection and nodded, "Okay."

The next morning, everyone got up early and had breakfast in the restaurant. Meng Huaiqing said, "I'll ask someone to prepare a car. We'll drive there. Otherwise, it will take a lot of time to take the bus. Besides, climbing the Great Wall is a physical activity. It's better to save energy before going up."

Others were already prepared, but they didn't expect that Meng Huaiqing planned to drive himself this time. "There are more of us, so it's no problem if I drive."

He looked at Qin Xiang, "Qin Xiang, you sit in the passenger seat."

After that, he got into the driver's seat first.

Qin Yang had a dark face the whole time, so Qin Xiang comforted him, "Third brother, he can't stay in the capital all the time. Don't worry, he's busy."

"I'm afraid he has other intentions." Qin Yang felt very aggrieved, but this matter was Qin Xiang's business. As a brother, he had said everything he should say and couldn't make any other decisions.

But Jie Zong's mood was not so good. The more he came into contact with him, the more clearly he saw the gap between the two.

He accidentally met Meng Huaiqing at dinner last night. The other party was gentle and polite. During the conversation, he learned that the other party graduated from a world-renowned university. His conversation and recuperation were not something that ordinary people could have.

As for family background, it doesn't need to be said to know that the other party's family is not ordinary.

Jie Zong has grown up so much, naturally he has his own pride and backbone, but he didn't expect that he would understand that there is someone out there after just one contact.

In the car, Jie Zong was very silent, but Meng Huaiqing briefly introduced the situation in the capital and some things about the Great Wall.

Qin Xiang asked, "Mr. Meng knows all these things. If I didn't know that you are from Hong Kong, I would have thought that you are from the capital."

"That's not the case. I did some homework last night." Meng Huaiqing glanced at her and smiled, "It's just that Beijing dialect, I can't learn it."

Qin Xiang also laughed. The accent of the capital is not something that most people can learn, which also leads to the difference between them and the locals of the capital as soon as they enter the capital. It's better not to speak, but you can tell it as soon as you speak.

Qin Xiang didn't say anything else, and Meng Huaiqing didn't speak anymore. The atmosphere in the car was quiet.

When we arrived at the Great Wall, we found that there were quite a few people who took advantage of the last holiday to climb the Great Wall. Many of them were young people around 20 years old, and there were really not many older people.

In such an environment, Meng Huaiqing, who was dressed in casual clothes, was still the focus of the crowd. Almost everyone turned their heads around when he walked there.

Qin Xiang was probably the only one who wanted to ask if it was hot to wear such clothes. Perhaps

noticing her gaze, Meng Huaiqing raised his eyebrows to express his doubt.

Qin Xiang asked, and Meng Huaiqing was stunned at first, then rolled up his long-sleeved shirt, revealing a section of his strong arm, but when he turned his arm, there was a long scar on it.

"It's because of this."

Qin Xiang was silent, looking at the ugly scar, and said after a while, "Sorry."

"Nothing, just to avoid unnecessary sight, I just wear long sleeves all the time." Meng Huaiqing slowly put down his sleeves, as if he really didn't care. He looked at Qin Xiang and smiled, "Are you scared?"

Qin Xiang shook her head, "Not really." Jie

Zong, who was watching the two people talking back and forth, felt a little anxious, but he couldn't get a word in on such a topic. Qin Yang, who was more knowledgeable, said, "Is it a knife wound?"

Meng Huaiqing did not hide it, "Indeed, it was a dagger wound, blocking the fatal blow, so this scar is also a medal of saving himself."

Qin Xiang looked at him for a while, and couldn't help but think of the infighting of the wealthy families in Hong Kong City. On the surface, the brothers were friendly, but inside, it was palace fighting. According to what I knew before, Meng Huaiqing took his mother's surname, and he must have a big conflict with his father.

At this time, Qin Yang said casually, "Then there must be many crises in Hong Kong City. Mr. Meng should protect his family more."

Meng Huaiqing nodded, "Of course, some things are enough once, how can they happen again a second time."

This was also the first time that Qin Xiang saw a flash of ridicule and disdain in Meng Huaiqing's eyes. But she knew that this ridicule was not directed at the third brother, but at the person who had put him in trouble.

Qin Xiang and the other four followed the flow of people and were shocked by the wisdom of the ancients.

If it were in the future, everyone would raise their mobile phones and take pictures randomly, but these days, cameras are rare, and most young people are really immersed in the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland to appreciate the civilization and wisdom of thousands of years.

Many people stood on the city wall against the wind and shouted loudly at the distance, which seemed very refreshing.

Qin Xiang looked at the three men and suddenly had a bad idea, "Let's shout too."

She made a trumpet shape with her hand and shouted loudly.

The sound echoed in the empty air. Qin Xiang looked at them with a smile, "I'm done shouting, it's your turn, no one should back down, come one by one."

Aren't you secretly competing with each other? Then come on.

Meng Huaiqing's face froze, then he nodded, "Okay."

He stood beside Qin Xiang, put his hand on his lips, turned his head and asked Qin Xiang, "Is that so?"

Qin Xiang corrected his movements, "Just like this."

Meng Huaiqing had never done anything so outrageous before. He opened his mouth but couldn't shout. Qin Xiang said, "Just open your mouth and shout. What are you afraid of? How can a man be afraid of this?"

"Okay, I'll try again." Meng Huaiqing knew that Qin Xiang was looking at him again, so he opened his mouth and made a sound, but the sound was very small.

Qin Xiang was dissatisfied, "Mr. Meng, you can't do it."

The man couldn't stand this. Meng Huaiqing frowned and raised his voice. Although it was not as loud as Qin Xiang's, it was not bad. He said helplessly, "I can't do it."

Qin Xiang looked at Jie Zong again. Jie Zong was desperate and let out a cry that echoed far away.

Meng Huaiqing sighed, "It's still good to be young. Mr. Jie is amazing."

These words sounded a little different in Jie Zong's ears. It seemed that the other party was saying that he was young.

Jie Zong said with a frown, "That's right, youth has its advantages, Mr. Meng can't go back anyway."

He thought about it all night last night, and he felt that he didn't need to rush to show anything. He had four years to deal with Qin Xiang in the future. I heard that a man like Meng Huaiqing has a big business, can he stay in the capital for a long time?

Thinking of this, the expression on Jie Zong's face relaxed a lot.

Meng Huaiqing agreed, "Mr. Jie is right, youth is gone and never comes back, but I hope I can have a clear conscience for the time I have passed."

Youth is an eternal topic. At this moment, Qin Xiang truly felt that he was a young person, not an elder like them.

At noon, Miao Sheng and others who had been missing for a long time appeared with folding tables, chairs and benches, allowing them to experience the luxurious life of a big boss, and brought them a picnic on a flat ground at the bottom of the mountain. The rich variety of food, including Chinese and Western food, really opened the eyes of Qin Xiang and others.

Therefore, when it was time to go down the mountain, Jie Zong became even more silent, but Qin Yang and Meng Huaiqing learned more, and Qin Yang took the opportunity to consult about the development of Gangcheng.

In the end, Qin Yang concluded, "It's a small place, far worse than the mainland."

Meng Huaiqing was not annoyed, and smiled and said, "Gangcheng is also a part of China, and it will return to the motherland in the 1990s. Whether it's Gangcheng people or mainland people, they are all Chinese."

Yes, at the end of last year, a joint statement was signed, and Gangcheng would return to the motherland in 1997.

As a person who had been there, Qin Xiang naturally knew the prosperity of Hong Kong City when it was returned to China. However, at this moment, the mainlanders could not feel that pride, and most people were still envious of the prosperous life in Hong Kong City.

Qin Xiang had also met some Hong Kong businessmen with Wang Junsheng in his previous life. Most of the bosses in Hong Kong City were arrogant and spoke Cantonese. They looked down on the backwardness of the mainland and had a natural sense of superiority. But Meng Huaiqing was different. He spoke standard Mandarin, was humble and polite. If you didn't tell him and didn't look at his style when he went out, it would be hard for people to believe that he was a well-known businessman in Hong Kong City. It would be easier to think that he was a scholar from some university.

Qin Yang snorted, "Even so, Hong Kong people live very differently from mainlanders. It's hard to even eat a bowl of rice. For example, Qin Xiang loves spicy food, but Mr. Meng can't eat spicy food."

"Appetite is not a problem." Meng Huaiqing put down the chopsticks in his hand and took a white handkerchief to slowly clean his fingers. His words were still calm and gentle. "At most, the dishes on the table are divided into spicy and light. Problems that can be solved are not problems."

Qin Yang: "Mr. Meng is indeed rich and generous. He is different from the likes of us."

Meng Huaiqing smiled, swept across Qin Xiang and fell on Qin Yang, "It's the same. Men and women need the same things. Material differences can be compensated. What is rare is the spiritual fit, which cannot be blocked by the region."

Qin Yang was silent for a while and then acted like a rogue, "I am uneducated and cannot compare with Mr. Meng's eloquence."

"This has nothing to do with eloquence. I'm telling the truth." Meng Huaiqing looked at Qin Xiang with a smile, "Qin Xiang, am I right?"

Qin Xiang smiled, "I think you are all free."

Everyone is busy, who cares about these things.

Meng Huaiqing laughed dumbly.

After going down the mountain, Meng Huaiqing was still driving. When they arrived at the guesthouse, they went their separate ways. Meng Huaiqing said goodbye to Qin Xiang, which was unusual. "The schedule is limited. I won't send you to school tomorrow. I will see you after I'm done with my work."

Qin Xiang wanted to say that it was not necessary, but when she met Meng Huaiqing's sincere eyes, she couldn't say it.

Forget it, the boss is the boss, he comes whenever he wants, maybe he is just being polite, can she take it seriously?

The next day was September 1st, most colleges and universities choose to report for the start of school on this day.

Qin Yang was worried that Qin Xiang would be nervous, so he decided to invite Qin Xiang and Jie Zong to dinner that night, which would also give them a chance to get along.

Jie Zong was very grateful to Qin Yang for this, but Qin Xiang just wanted to go back to sleep.

But in the end, Qin Yang still pulled her out of the door.

He also took them to a famous roast duck restaurant in the capital. Qin Xiang was surprised, "Third brother, you can actually find this place."

Qin Yang was a little complacent and pointed to his mouth, "There is a mouth under the nose, just ask."

The three of them entered the restaurant and found that the roast duck restaurant was still very busy at this time. Qin Yang ordered a roast duck and three dishes, and finally asked for a duck skeleton soup, "I asked the master at the door of the guesthouse. The roast duck here tastes the best."

Qin Xiang thought to himself, isn't it the best? This is a century-old restaurant with a good reputation. Not to mention now, even in a few decades, it will be a place that everyone must check in when they go to the capital.

The food was delicious. The three of them ate and chatted. Without Meng Huaiqing here, the atmosphere seemed to be much more relaxed. However, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted, "What a coincidence."

Qin Xiang looked back and thought: What a coincidence, Qiaoqiao has arrived home.