When we arrived at the site, almost everyone from the company had arrived, and before we even reached the main entrance, we saw quite a few executives standing there to welcome the guests.
Ren Zhouyuan's eyelids twitched wildly along the way. Seeing that the battle was getting stronger, he leaned forward and said a few words in Leonid's ear. The latter raised his eyebrows and looked at him, but didn't say anything. What, he turned the steering wheel backhand and drove the car into the underground garage.
Ren Zhouyuan had been thinking about how to explain to An An, and what excuses he should find to escape from Leonid, but when the elevator door they were taking opened, he subconsciously pushed An An into Leonid's arms.
An An looked at him with wide eyes in surprise, making Ren Zhouyuan's scalp numb, and finally kissed him, said "Dad is going to work", then turned around and slipped away cruelly.
Ren Zhouyuan hid on the small sofa in the corner and sat there. Seeing An An looking around anxiously from a distance, he couldn't bear it. Just as he was hesitating and wondering whether he should step forward to comfort her, he saw Leonid raising his hand and touching Ann's head.
An An looked up at Leonid, and subconsciously grabbed his trouser legs with two small hands. Leonid didn't know what he said to An An. He stared at Leonid with a frown.
Ren Zhouyuan guessed that Leonid probably used aggressive tactics against An An. Seeing that An An quickly followed Leonid's pace, although he was still a little nervous, he did not panic at the beginning, so Ren Zhouyuan sat down again. , staring silently.
Leonid brought An An to meet many people. Since it was a thank-you meeting, the guests invited today were all school leaders and senior government officials who had worked with them in the past, as well as a small number of suppliers' spokespeople. When they first saw An An standing next to Leonid, they all showed surprise, but they quickly reacted and stepped forward to say hello.
Anyone who has worked with him in the past knows that Leonid can't speak Chinese. In the past, Ron would act as an interpreter beside him. Today, I didn't see Ron. Some people wanted to try their luck and chat in broken English. Unexpectedly, Leonid actually spoke Chinese to them!
Leonid's Chinese is still at the beginner stage, he can say a few common words, but he will start to lose his comprehension, but his face is as cold as an iceberg when he faces outsiders, who are still excited The eloquent partner began to notice it after a few words, but he couldn't take it back, so he could only bite the bullet and continue in embarrassment.
Leonid looked down at An An and gave him a look. An An sighed with a mature face and rolled his eyes, but he also remembered what his father said, you can't call him stupid outside, you can only call him I kept these words in my heart, and said hello to those uncles who came to talk to me.
An An was already handsome, and today Ren Zhouyuan even dressed him up specially. With the same hairstyle as Leonid and their similar faces, those people were full of curiosity about him from the moment they saw him. It's just that Leonid didn't seem to have the idea of introducing this child, and they didn't dare to make more fuss about this child.
But looking at the interaction between the two at this time, the child was still speaking fluent Mandarin. Those people's eyes lit up when they heard it, and the person they were talking to changed immediately, thinking that the familiar language made them feel safe.
An An hid behind Leonid from the beginning, then stood next to him, and finally took his hand and shouted hello to his uncle. The rapid growth in just a few hours made Ren Zhouyuan feel mixed.
In the past, he raised An An in a way that he thought was good for An An, but he had an introverted personality, and he had gotten used to it after so many years, so he didn't realize that his son had become as taciturn as himself, and was not good at communicating with strangers.
It's not that he didn't worry about whether An An's personality would be crooked, but seeing that An An would be cheerful and mischievous towards him, he got used to it over time, and he didn't find any deviation in his education method.
However, from the beginning of living with Leonid, An An's childish side was inspired by Leonid, and now seeing An An talking to strangers so confidently, Ren Zhouyuan has to say that he is very emotional at this time complex.
There is some disappointment, but more is gratification.
He will not reject all things that are good for An An. If he still had some thoughts about cohabiting with Leonid before, now seeing Leonid's influence on An An, these remaining thoughts will be wiped out. Almost none left.
Ren Zhouyuan watched An An following Leonid and dealing with people of different identities, and his worry at the beginning gradually turned into a mood of watching the show later.
An An's expression became more and more colorful. At first she was a little nervous, but later on she was exactly like she was at home, her face was full of helplessness, as if she was complaining about why Leonid was so stupid, but she had to work hard Keep it under control.
"Hello."
Suddenly a greeting came from Ren Zhouyuan's side, he was taken aback for a moment, and when he turned his head to confirm, seeing the other person's appearance, his face suddenly sank.
"It's really you," the visitor laughed, and then seemed to think of something, coughed awkwardly, nodded at Ren Zhouyuan and said, "Long time no see, you... still recognize me, right?"
Ren Zhouyuan wondered how could he not recognize, he never forgot all the people in the team at that time.
The person who came was a member of the archaeological team back then, named Gu Jie. Ironically, this person is the youngest in the archaeological team except for Ren Zhouyuan, who is five years older than Ren Zhouyuan. Back then, because the two were similar in age, Ren Zhouyuan had the best relationship with him in the entire archaeological team, but when An An was found in that room , this person is impressively among that group of scholars.
Ren Zhouyuan nodded, he couldn't turn a blind eye to him, but he really had nothing to say to him.
The atmosphere between the two was delicate. Gu Jie is now a professor in the university, and he is usually highly respected in front of students and other teachers, but this time he bit the bullet and exchanged pleasantries with Ren Zhouyuan.
Ren Zhouyuan felt that such a scene was a bit ridiculous, their relationship was really not enough to meet and say hello, let alone this deliberately created harmony.
I thought it was just a simple meeting of acquaintances to say hello, but Gu Jie didn't seem to intend to end the conversation. Ren Zhouyuan endured it for a while, and said to him impatiently: "Gu Jie, what can you say directly? There is no need for meaningful greetings, if I remember correctly, our relationship is not so good."
Gu Jie's face turned red when he heard this, and his expression was a little uncomfortable. He pursed his lips, hesitated and said, "We are sorry for the past. Although it has been so long, I think we still owe you father and son an apology."
Ren Zhouyuan's expression was grim. He couldn't tell how he was feeling now. He had waited for this apology for many years. He thought that he no longer cared about the past, but when he heard his words, it seemed that the knot in his heart had reached this moment. It was finally untied.
"Whether it's me, or Professor Lu, Dr. Yang, everyone has deeply reflected on their behavior after you quit. I know that the damage caused to you by those words cannot be healed in a short time, but anyway, On behalf of everyone, I want to say sorry to you."
Ren Zhouyuan looked at him with complicated emotions. They owed him this sentence, and he deserved it, but he didn't know what kind of expression he should put on now after being apologized so solemnly.
But Gu Jie came here today obviously not only for such a sentence, after a while, he asked again: "Where do you work now?"
Ren Zhouyuan raised his eyebrows, but did not answer.
Gu Jie also knew that this question was a bit abrupt, he scratched his head and said, "If you want to go back to your previous job, well, we still welcome you back."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the spot became even more subtle. After a long time, Ren Zhouyuan shook his head, and said back to him: "I have a regular job now, and my life is fairly passable."
Gu Jie nodded to show his understanding, but he had a strange expression on his face. Ren Zhouyuan thought that he had finished what he had to say, and he didn't intend to continue chatting with him about these irrelevant things. He happened to see Leonid looking at him With a glance, he wanted to end the topic quickly.
Ren Zhouyuan turned his head and said a few words to Gu Jie. On the other side, An An followed Leonid's sight and found Ren Zhouyuan, and pulled him to run towards Ren Zhouyuan.
When the two of them walked behind Ren Zhouyuan, they happened to hear Gu Jie anxiously asking, "Is that you in 'An Yi'? I read that article, and besides you, I can't think of anyone else who can write that kind of writing." article."
Leonid couldn't understand most of the words, but he did understand two words—
"Are you that 'Easy'?"