The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen drove to the Tuxiangyuan Hotel. He parked the car at the gate and walked into the hotel lobby. The lobby was empty. There was only one security guard sitting on the sofa and taking a nap. There was also a supervisor on duty with a hand in his hand. Holding a feather duster, he stood beside the sofa while dusting a colorful porcelain vase as tall as one person that the client had given to them in the hotel.

Seeing Zhang Chen come in, the supervisor on duty quickly called Mr. Zhang and walked over. When passing by the security guard, he kicked him. The security guard opened his eyes and stood up quickly when he saw Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen asked the supervisor on duty, was Huijuan there?

The supervisor on duty said that she should be there. She usually did not go back to the dormitory in the afternoon and stayed in the office.

After saying that, she turned to look at the security guard, who said, "I didn't see her go out either."

Zhang Chen originally wanted to say, you are already asleep, how can you see her even if she goes out.

After thinking about it, he didn't say it. To him, such words were a joke, but to the security guard, they might sound like a reproach, which would make him uneasy all afternoon.

Zhang Chen said thank you and walked in.

Zhang Chen walked to the door of Huijuan's office. The door was closed. Zhang Chen knocked on the door. Huijuan's lazy voice came from the door, coming in.

Zhang Chen pushed the door open and went in, and saw Huijuan sitting at the desk, looking at the door sleepily. Just now, she must have been lying on the desk and taking a nap.

Seeing that it was Zhang Chen, Huijuan stood up, smoothed her hair with her hands, and smoothed her clothes.

"Brother Zhang, why are you here?" Huijuan asked.

Zhang Chen walked in, closed the door, and asked, "Why don't you go back to your room to rest?"

"If you're too lazy to run, just squint here." Huijuan said, "If they have something to do, they can find me."

Zhang Chen nodded and sat down on the sofa in the office. Huijuan asked him if he wanted tea or boiled water?

Zhang Chen said, just cold water.

Huijuan poured a glass of cold water from the water dispenser, walked over and placed it on the coffee table in front of Zhang Chen. She turned sideways, rubbed her face with her hands, and then sat down.

Zhang Chen looked at Huijuan and said, "We haven't seen each other for half a month. How are you now?"

"That's it." Huijuan said, "I go to and from get off work every day."

The two of them fell silent. After a while, Zhang Chen said, "Your mother went to see me earlier."

"Why is she looking for you?" Huijuan asked strangely.

"She said you were disobedient and asked me to persuade you."

Zhang Chen said that Huijuan understood. She smiled and said, "Are you here just to persuade me?"

Zhang Chen didn't say yes or no. He said, "The old man came to see me. I can't refuse. If I agree, I'll come."

"I understand." Huijuan raised her head, looked at Zhang Chen, and smiled again: "Okay, your mission is completed now."

The two of them were silent again. Huijuan was resting just now. The lights were not turned on in the office and the curtains were closed. However, the afternoon light was too strong and still penetrated through the curtains, leaving the entire office half-dark and half-dark. In an ambiguous atmosphere, Huijuan sat there, half of her face was bright, and the other half was hidden in her own shadow.

Such light and shape are very suitable for sketching. If there is paper and pen, Zhang Chen can draw. If there is no paper and pen, Zhang Chen can draw from memory.

"Actually, I...I also hope you can be happy." Zhang Chen said.

"I know, Brother Zhang." Huijuan nodded.

Zhang Chen sighed, and almost at the same time, Huijuan also sighed. The timing was so coincidental that the two couldn't help but look up at each other and both laughed.

Then the two people were silent again.

"I'm so stupid." Huijuan whispered.

"What did you say?" Zhang Chen asked.

"I said I'm so stupid." Huijuan raised her head, looked at Zhang Chen, and smiled sadly.

Huijuan said: "I thought that if we were like that, I could accept others, but..."

Huijuan did not continue speaking, and Zhang Chen did not ask. He had no way of asking. After a while, Huijuan asked Zhang Chen:

"Do you know what the outcome will be?"

Zhang Chen shook his head.

"As a result, I can no longer accept other people. If other people touch me, I will feel disgusted."

Huijuan said, her eyes were red, and she quickly turned her head away.

…

When Zhang Chen walked out of the hotel lobby, he felt the dazzling sunshine outside. He took out his sunglasses from his jacket pocket and put them on. He felt that the light was still burning his eyes. Maybe it was because of the time he spent in the half-dark room. The reason it took too long may really be because the sunlight was too strong.

More and more people started to come in and out of the hotel lobby. They all nodded to Zhang Chen and called Mr. Zhang, and Zhang Chen kept saying hello and hello.

From the two bridges on No. 1 Road and Yingbin Avenue, more and more people came to work on bicycles. Zhang Chen saw Huijuan's mother from a distance, turning from the bridge on No. 1 Road.

Zhang Chen hurriedly took two steps, walked to the car parked at the gate, opened the door and got in the car, then picked up the phone and pretended to be talking on the phone.

He didn't know what he could say to Huijuan's mother if he met her. He told her that he had come to see Huijuan, but it was useless. Tell her that the reason why Huijuan is like this is entirely because of herself?

Zhang Chen saw Huijuan's mother approaching. He turned his head and did not look over there. Fortunately, Huijuan's mother seemed to be in a hurry. She didn't care whose car was parked here at all. Whoever was sitting passed the car and hurriedly turned into the door. What she was thinking about was that there was a basket of vegetables that had to be washed before getting off work at noon, but she didn't wash it because she had to wait for Zhang Chen.

Now, she has to wash it out quickly before the chefs come to work, otherwise there will be no green vegetables available when the chef arrives.

Zhang Chen drove forward along Road No. 1. When he passed by the original "Huijuan Local Restaurant", he looked over there and saw that it had long been divided into two. One was a noodle shop, and the other was originally called "Jianpu Village" The restaurant was changed to "Quzhou Restaurant" this year, selling Quzhou's "three heads and one palm."

On the light box of the store, there is a photo of "three heads and one palm" printed on it. The so-called three heads refer to rabbit heads, duck heads and fish heads, and one palm is duck paw. The soup looks red and spicy, but Zhang Chen had never eaten there before. After moving away from "Huijuan Local Food Restaurant", he never even visited this place again.

Zhang Chen was thinking wildly, filling his mind with all kinds of thoughts. It seemed that only in this way could he stop thinking about Huijuan, her red eyes, and her face turned away, half of which was brightly lit. Half in the shadows, not thinking about what she said.

Zhang Chen parked his car and went upstairs and walked to the door of his office. When Xu Qiaoxin saw him coming back, he ran over and cried out that he was dying of thirst as soon as he entered the door.

She ran to the water dispenser to get a glass of water, drank it down, and after finishing it, she let out a long breath. Her expression made Zhang Chen laugh.

Zhang Chen said: "Are you so popular? At Zhao Zhigang's place, you don't even get enough water to drink?"

"No, I don't want to drink his water. The water here is delicious, boss." Xu Qiaoxin said.

Zhang Chen couldn't laugh or cry: "Aren't we the same bottled water? My place is Wahaha, and his place is Hahaha?"

"He's wow, haha." After Xu Qiaoxin finished speaking, he burst out laughing.

"Xu Qiaoxin, how old are you this year?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Twenty-four, what's wrong, boss?"

"It's nothing, I just think you haven't grown up yet." Zhang Chen said, what he was thinking about was that it was such a coincidence that you were still twenty-four years old.

Xu Qiaoxin nodded repeatedly: "No, no, it's still early for me to grow up. I don't want to grow up."

"Why?" Zhang Chen asked.

"I haven't grown up. When I go home during the Chinese New Year, I can stay in bed every day. My mother brings all the food to the bed for me to eat. If I grow up and lose money, I have to help them work."

"Just for this?"

"Yes, otherwise, my mother is the only one who is easy to deceive. If you are outside, no one cares whether you grow up or not. You are just a baby and no one cares about you." Xu Qiaoxin said.

Zhao Zhigang walked in, and Zhang Chen asked him, had the fabrics been arranged?

"Okay, they will send out the sample fabric today. If the quantity is large, it can be delivered within a week." Zhao Zhigang said.

"Four kinds of fabrics together?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Yes, their factory is very large, and he said he can place orders for production at the same time for us."

Zhang Chen nodded and asked Xu Qiaoxin, do you have anything else?

Xu Qiaoxin said no more.

"Okay, let's go back to the company."

Zhang Chen said that Xu Qiaoxin jumped up immediately, stretched out his hand and shouted, "Bring it, bring it."

Zhang Chen gave her the car keys.

Zhao Zhigang shook his head and said, "Only a boss like you would trust her to drive the car."

"Lulu!" Xu Qiaoxin made a face at Zhao Zhigang, then scolded: "I want you to take care of it!"

The two of them got into the car. Zhang Chen deliberately kept silent. He saw Xu Qiaoxin adjusting the seat, then adjusting the reversing mirror and rearview mirror, and then he was about to start the car. Zhang Chen praised in his heart, "You are good, it seems." This Xu Qiaoxin looks heartless, but she actually has a careful side, which ensures that she does a good job.

Xu Qiaoxin started the car, and when he was approaching the gate, Zhang Chen said, go out and turn left.

"Boss, are you not going back to the company?" Xu Qiaoxin asked.

“Turn left and drive straight past No. 21 Street. There are no people or cars on those roads along the Qiantang River, and even the traffic lights haven’t been installed yet. Go there and speed up. "Zhang Chen said.

"Why do you need to run faster?" Xu Qiaoxin asked.

"When you were driving in front of me, did you feel that the speed was too fast and you seemed to be in a hurry and couldn't take care of it?"

"Yes, boss, how do you know?"

"When you get there, after you have run 100 yards or 120 yards, and then drive another 50 or 60 yards, you won't feel that the speed is too fast, and you will feel that you can be very calm." Zhang Chen said.

"Okay, okay, I understand, boss."

Xu Qiaoxin suddenly started laughing while driving the car. Zhang Chen asked, "Why are you laughing?"

"I'm laughing. I've earned it. The boss is practicing driving with me today." Xu Qiaoxin said.

"It's a beautiful idea. I'm doing this for myself." Zhang Chen said, "You are my assistant. Once you drive the car, when we go out later, you can drive and I can sleep."

"Okay, okay, then I will bring you a pillow so you can sleep beautifully in the car."

Zhang Chen scolded: "What kind of pillow do you want in the car?"

"Pillow, it's so comfortable to sleep on it." Xu Qiaoxin said.

They arrived at the Qiantang River. Sure enough, the newly built roads here were empty, and the land on both sides of the roads was still empty. No companies had settled here yet. When Xu Qiaoxin got here, she became excited. Zhang Chen asked her to increase the speed to 100 yards. , until the one hundred and twenty-yard run.

At the beginning, Xu Qiaoxin became frightened when he saw the speed of the car reaching a hundred yards. He ran back and forth a few times. After getting used to it, he relaxed.

"Boss, can I wait a little longer?" Xu Qiaoxin asked.

"Okay, you can drive as long as you want, but I'm going to bed."

Xu Qiaoxin became bolder at this time. She said okay, you can go to sleep.

Zhang Chen put his chair down and really fell asleep. In a daze, he felt like he was back in Huijuan's office again.

Zhang Chen was woken up by Xu Qiaoxin. He opened his eyes and was startled. It was already dark outside. The car stopped in the middle of the road. Zhang Chen asked:

"Why are you stopping here? How long have you been driving?"

Xu Qiaoxin didn't answer, but burst into tears. Zhang Chen was surprised and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Boss, I'm sorry, I broke down your car. The car suddenly stopped and it won't start no matter how you start it." Xu Qiaoxin said.

When Zhang Chen heard this, he immediately thought of that time when a large group of people drove from Haicheng to Sanya. When he stretched his head and saw, he laughed:

"Xu Qiaoxin, you are so good, you can drive the car until it lies in the middle of the road without moving."

"You're still laughing, what should I do?!" Xu Qiaoxin was anxious.

"I have a way." Zhang Chen said, "Call Zhao Zhigang and ask him to send a car from the factory."

"Pull us away?"

"Send the gasoline." Zhang Chen said, "Xu Qiaoxin, you have run out of gasoline."

"Really?!" Xu Qiaoxin burst into laughter, "Isn't it broken? Is it because the oil is gone?"

"Call quickly."

"Okay, I'll fight right away."

As Xu Qiaoxin said this, she picked up her phone and prepared to make a call. Zhang Chen shouted, forget it, let's call Xiao Sheng.

"Why? The factory is close to here." Xu Qiaoxin asked.

"Aren't you afraid that your damn Zhao Zhigang is coming to watch your jokes? You're not afraid, I'm still afraid," Zhang Chen said.

Xu Qiaoxin laughed, understood, and called the company's driver Xiao Sheng.

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