Chapter 55

The next day, the business trip team held a small meeting in the hotel's conference room.

Everyone was going to go their separate ways, either in groups of three or five, or in pairs, to conduct business visits in Europe. When the meeting was over, a familiar colleague stopped Luo Jie and asked with concern: "Secretary Luo, are you feeling better? If not, ask for leave from President He and rest in the hotel for a few days. It's freezing cold in Europe, what if you freeze your body?"

Luo Jie said awkwardly: "Okay, okay, it's just a little cold, nothing serious." They just thought that Luo Jie would accompany He Songgao to visit clients next, not knowing that they were just going on vacation under the guise of work - Luo Jie never lied, and smiled dryly at his colleagues.

"You are such a fool." The colleague whispered, "Just refuse when you should, take care of your health."

"I can't help it, Mr. He needs me," Luo Jie gave him a look that said "you know what I am doing," "I can still handle this minor illness."

"Ah." The colleague patted his shoulder sympathetically, "You - I, we both understand, take care of your health!"

The two of them clapped their hands secretly.

He Songgao called him at the door of the conference room: "Secretary Luo -"

Luo Jie was startled and said to his colleague: "I'll go first." Then he slipped away.

On the way back to the room, He Songgao asked him: "What were you talking about just now?"

What did we say? Can we say that we were implying you? Luo Jie complained in his heart and said lightly: "They were talking about work. He asked me if I had XXX's contact information."

After returning to the room, Luo Jie immediately switched from a workplace elite to a travel expert. He took out the travel guide he had checked long ago and said to He Songgao: "The chocolate factory opens at 10 o'clock. We can go there first to see how chocolate is transformed from plants into a delicacy that can be eaten. Then we can buy some chocolate and then DIY chocolate. Are you interested?"

He Songgao said: "It's okay."

"What do you mean it's okay? Don't keep urging me to leave when you are not interested." This is very disappointing. "

I can't do it. You can play however you want." He Songgao said.

"Okay then." After getting his assurance, Roger felt relieved. "Then let's go now - oh no, it's only 8:30 now, it's still a bit early." He scratched his head, "How about we have breakfast first?"

"Yeah." He Songgao said, turning and walking towards the living room, "I'll make a phone call."

The two had fully exchanged ideas about the travel plan last night. At first, Roger's plan was like this: Germany - Denmark - Sweden - Norway - Finland - Iceland. He was like a traveler who was exploring the wonderful world for the first time, eager to expand his territory in the shortest time. But He Songgao objected: "What's the point of just seeing the flowers in a hurry." Roger wanted to refute, but found that he couldn't find a reason to refute. He calculated that in ten days, five countries means that he would have to travel through one country in two days. Is this possible? Excluding the time for taking a plane and a car, it would be expensive to visit one city. It would be nothing but a quick tour.

Roger said, "What do you have in mind?"

He Songgao said directly, "I'll arrange it."

"Ah?" Roger was stunned. "Didn't you say you would listen to me? You're playing me again."

"Have you been to Northern Europe?" He Songgao said realistically, "If not, don't fantasize about it. Give me your passport."

"..." Roger was very dissatisfied. He finally had a chance to get something for free. Why didn't he let him get it for free? Capitalists are really capitalists. They are stingy!

"This is not the only chance." Seeing that he was unhappy, He Songgao said, "I can bring you here next year."

"!" Roger's eyes widened, "Really?" He looked silly

. He Songgao smiled and stroked his short hair, "Of course it's true."

Roger was happy again. Come to think of it, if time wasn't tight, who would be willing to rush to play. Next time - when will the next time be? Spring? Summer? Or winter? Actually, it doesn't matter to him. Why not experience the beauty of the same place in four seasons? He became interested again.

While eating, He Songgao asked him whether he would take a plane, a train, or a bus to Copenhagen. Roger was also looking at the guide. In his opinion, taking a plane is the most boring. You can only see the blue sky and white clouds. When the weather is bad, it will still be a gray sky and dark clouds. I can only sleep on the plane. Train? That's not bad, but he would rather take the bus. Because a colleague has been to Denmark and said that if you take a bus from Germany to Copenhagen, there is a section across the sea where you can board a ship to see the sea view. What a novel experience. He just said so, but he was worried that taking the bus would be inconvenient. Both of them have a lot of luggage, and it would be so tiring to drag heavy boxes around.

But He Songgao said: "These are not problems." He asked Roger to pack up his things, take out unnecessary things, and put them in the hotel first. He would have someone check in the extra luggage back to the country. This saves trouble, and Roger certainly has no objection. After dinner, he couldn't wait to go back to the room to pack his luggage.

He Songgao held him and said, "Stay at my place tonight."

"Ah?" Luo Jie was stunned. "Why?"

He Songgao paused and said, "Save money. There are two rooms upstairs."

"Oh——" What an atypical overbearing president. Luo Jie now suspected that he didn't want to take a private jet to save money. The maintenance and custody fees of private jets, as well as the flight fees, are very expensive. It costs at least hundreds of thousands to fly once. It is really unnecessary. Roger felt relieved for a moment. He thought that rich people were also racking their brains to save money. He felt balanced. Let's not hate the rich today. He patted He Songgao on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I have no other advantages, but I am frugal," commonly known as "thrifty." "I will never spend money recklessly."

"Oh." He Songgao looked at him, seemed to think about it, and then said, "You don't have to save money when you should spend it."

"Got it." Roger went out, avoiding his colleagues like a thief, but he didn't see anyone on the way. He went back to the room and packed his luggage as quickly as possible. Because he was in a good mood, he even hummed loudly. While humming, he found that the window was not closed. The hotel was not soundproof. Could he be heard? He was embarrassed for a while, cleared his throat and pretended to be dumb, and continued to organize his clothes.

After packing, he dragged two large boxes back to He Songgao's room. He was on the top floor, and he didn't meet anyone else when he got on the elevator. Roger put his heart back in his stomach, knocked on the door and went in.

He Songgao had also packed and was waiting for him on the sofa. They put the luggage to be checked back to the country at the door, waiting for someone to pick it up, and then drove to the Chocolate Museum.

Roger is a person who loves to eat chocolate. It shouldn't be too sweet, and it's best if the purity is more than 80%. Adding some nuts will make the taste richer. When he came to Germany before, his favorite thing was to go to the duty-free shop to buy chocolate and share it with relatives and friends when he returned home. He chattered all the way, like a bird that was set free, and he couldn't wait to sing a loud song.

He Songgao drove very steadily, which might be because the car was a vintage one and he couldn't drive fast. "Are you in a good mood?" he said, looking at Roger in the rearview mirror.

"Of course." Luo Jie said excitedly, "This seems to be the first time I go out to play by myself since I started working. Oh no, I'm with friends." He glanced at He Songgao, "You know how hard I work, I haven't even rewarded myself with a private vacation in these years."

"Yeah. I approve of your hard work." He Songgao said generously, "You are very dedicated, Secretary Luo."

"Hehe." Roger danced with joy on the passenger seat, "It would have been nice if you had been so honest earlier. I'm actually a very simple person, just like a donkey pulling a millstone. If you give me an apple, I will go around the millstone by myself, round and round, and at most I will complain a few words. If you give me one more apple, I won't complain at all and will just work hard. If you give me two more, I can split myself into two, and eight donkey hooves will pedal hard. I will be willing to pull the millstone up to the sky, hehe."

"You're greedy." He Songgao raised the corner of his mouth and glanced at him while turning. "Didn't I give you enough apples?"

"When did you give them to me?" Roger squinted at him, "Are they invisible apples?"

"…Forget it. You are always right." He Songgao said, as if he was helpless to argue with him.

"How can I be right?" Luo Jie snorted, "Obviously you are wrong."

"I am wrong." He Songgao said with a helpless smile, "Okay."

"…" Luo Jie felt a little uncomfortable. What's wrong with this guy? Why is he suddenly willing to take such a big blame? He was just talking like that. Forget it, forget it, as if he was so petty, "I am wrong too, we are all wrong." This is the right way.

"Well, we're here," He Songgao followed the signs to find a parking place, "Drink some water and take a break, Lark."

When he entered the door, he was shocked. There were so many people, especially children. In front of them was a British family. A short mother brought two short and fat children, who looked like twins. They kept asking for chocolate, and cried if they didn't get any. Roger was almost annoyed and thought to himself, why are there naughty children everywhere? Fortunately, when checking the tickets, the staff gave them a chocolate each, and the two children stopped making noise and quietly peeled off the candy wrappers to eat the chocolate. Even Roger got one. He quietly asked He Songgao, "Does everyone get one?"

He Songgao followed his example and whispered, "Only children can get one."

"?" Roger stared at the identical chocolate in his hand, "Then why did you get one too?"

"If the child is obedient, the parent will get one more." He Songgao said seriously.

"..." Roger blushed, "Stop talking nonsense. Obviously everyone can get one."

"Oh. Why are you so smart today?"

"I've always been smart, okay."

Roger couldn't understand why their conversation suddenly became so childish. Could it be that they were infected by those two naughty kids? Too scary, he had to be a calm adult! Luo Jie's expression became serious. He looked at He Songgao and said, "Please don't treat me as a child. I'm an adult."

"Oh." He Songgao peeled off the chocolate in his hand and handed it to his mouth, "Do you want to eat chocolate?"

"..." A round chocolate with an alluring and fragrant aroma was right in front of him. Luo Jie couldn't resist the temptation and said, swallowing his saliva, "Eat..."

He Songgao stuffed the chocolate into his mouth and smiled, "So good."