Today is December 30th. After tomorrow, 2003 will be over.
Li Wei didn't wake up until two o'clock in the afternoon. After getting up, he found something to fill his stomach and Qiu Ci's call came in.
"Hey, are you still sleeping?"
"Already awake."
"It's like this. The deputy director sent a notice asking those of us who went to the UK to return to the TV station for a meeting tomorrow. I'm afraid you don't know, so I told you."
"Thank you. When will you go to the TV station tomorrow?"
"Said to report on time at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."
I haven’t been to a TV station for a year. Whether I will have my own place when I come back depends on how the higher-ups arrange it. When the TV station arranged for employees to go out for further studies, they promised to focus on promotion. But when everything didn't fall into place, Li Wei still felt confused about the future.
Li Jianbo came back at six o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Li Wei was watching TV at home and studying whether there were any changes in domestic TV programs: "How many days will the second brother take off for New Year's Day?"
"Three days, just in time to go back together, what's up?"
Li smiled and said, "It's okay."
Li Jianbo urged Li Wei to change clothes and prepare to go out. Li Wei casually grabbed a coat and wore it. Li Jianbo saw that she was wearing thin clothes and said, "It's cold today, why don't you wear a down jacket?"
"After staying in Scotland for a few days, I felt that it was so warm in my hometown when I came back. I wasn't cold at all."
"You little fool, you haven't recovered from your cold yet, and you don't pay attention to dressing, so you don't want to get better?"
Li Wei always felt that she was too fussy in these aspects. Li Jianbo drove her to a restaurant with a good reputation. When they arrived at the restaurant, there was already a long queue outside. It can be seen how popular this business is. Fortunately, Li Jianbo had reserved a seat early, so when they arrived at the place, they reported their names and the waiter led them to the private room upstairs.
Seeing his sister's surprised look, Li Jianbo said to her, "This is opened by a friend of mine, so I can always reserve a seat just by making a phone call."
Li gave a slight oh, and she followed him upstairs.
This restaurant didn't spend much effort on decoration, maintaining an ordinary simple style. After sitting down, the waiter brought the menu and Li Jianbo ordered a few signature dishes.
Li Wei noticed the Western painting hanging on the wall. It had been a long time since she had drawn anything with a pen. Li Jianbo said from the side: "You haven't had authentic Chinese food for a long time, right?"
"Yes, although our place is not far from Chinatown, the restaurants we often visit in Chinatown always feel that the taste is not authentic enough."
It didn’t take long for the dishes to be served. The presentation was very good, and it was enough to attract your appetite just by looking at it.
This meal was probably the most satisfying one that Li Wei had eaten this year. Li Jianbo watched Li Wei eating happily and secretly thought that he had finally come to the right place.
After dinner, Li Jianbo said he would take Li Wei to a nearby shopping mall, but Li Wei refused: "Forget it, I don't have anything to buy. I'll go another day."
Li Jianbo didn't push too hard when he heard that Zhao Qian's phone called while he was in the car, and Li Wei answered the call.
"Did you get home successfully?"
"Well, it went pretty well."
"I'm sorry, I'm too busy to pick you up at the airport in person."
"It's okay, I know you're busy. Take care of yourself."
Zhao Qian said on the other end of the phone: "I should be done with my work in the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and then I can rest for a while. You won't welcome me when I come to see you again, right?"
Li Wei chuckled and said, "How could that be? Please take care of yourself."
Although both of them had a lot to say, there were people around them, so they only said a few words and hung up the phone. Li Jianbo drove the car and asked without turning his head: "Who made the call?"
"Friend, ask me if I'm back."
"Oh." Li Jianbo didn't ask much.
Li Wei hasn't figured out how to explain the matter between her and Zhao Qian to her second brother. In the past, she would have told him bluntly, but now that she knows what her second brother is thinking, some words are difficult to say.
After returning home, Li Wei opened his suitcase and took out the small iron box that Qi Jingzhen asked to hand over: "Second brother, this is what Aunt Qi asked me to give you. Aunt Qi said that she had kept it with her for thirty years. It’s your turn.”
Li Jianbo glanced at the inconspicuous thing and took it calmly, without opening it immediately in front of Li Wei. The small iron box contains a secret, perhaps the secret he has been looking for for many years.
Li Jianbo went into the room. Li Wei sat on the sofa, holding a pillow in her arms, and continued to study several domestic variety shows with high ratings.
However, after being away for a year, when I came back, I felt that a lot of variety shows had sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, but they were all mixed, and some of them were bound to be gradually eliminated.
The next day was the last day of the year. Li Wei got up early. Although he still had a cough, his cold was more than half gone and he felt much lighter. After Li Jianbo went out, she packed up and took a taxi to the TV station.
When she entered the elevator, she saw Hou Guangyao and greeted him proactively: "Minister Hou, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Hou Guangyao was not surprised at all when he saw it was Li Wei. He smiled and nodded in agreement: "Li Wei is back."
"Well, I've thanked you for taking care of me before."
After getting out of the elevator, Hou Guangyao said to Li Wei, "Our department is still short of people. Are you willing to come back?"
Li Wei is naturally willing, but it depends on the arrangements above. She also said truthfully: "It depends on the leadership's arrangements. If I am allowed to return to the Information Department, I will come back."
Hou Guangyao smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."
Li Wei went to the conference room. Qiu Ci and Fang Bin were already there. During their year in England, they all became friends with each other and formed a friendship. We hadn’t seen each other for a day, and we had a lot to say to each other.
Qiu Ci asked Li Wei if he had jet lag. Li Wei said, "I'm still taking cold medicine, which helps me sleep. I slept well last night."
Qiu Ci said, "That's good for you, but I'm feeling sleepy right now." Not long after, the deputy director and the head of the human resources department came in.
The deputy director expressed his affirmation of everyone's year of study abroad, and at the same time said: "You are all the future of the TV station, and I have made a career plan for each of you. No matter which position you are assigned to, I hope you can work hard. Complete your job well and show your full enthusiasm to the audience in front of the TV.”
Qiu Ci, who had the same host position as Li Wei, still returned to the Finance Department. Fang Bin was assigned to the Sports Department. Fang Bin was very satisfied. The rest of the people had made up their minds, except for Li Wei's name, who was already ready to return to the Information Department.
Please subscribe. Also: Although the male and female protagonists are clearly together, they still have a long way to go before they can achieve success, and they will also experience more tests. It took more than 600,000 words to decide on the male protagonist, which is the slowest progress among the novels I have written so far. In addition, Zhao Qian's current performance may not be satisfactory, or he may not look like a male protagonist yet, but I will work hard to make him worthy of the male protagonist's status. There has been a dispute over the male lead from the beginning of the story to now. In fact, some things were decided from the beginning. Please support me. There are many beautiful emotions in the world, love is just one of them.
(End of chapter)