Please support the genuine version throughout the process, as only the genuine version has the red envelope lottery drama~ Huo Ran regretted it very much. If he had known this would happen, he would definitely force his father to launch the Jinbei City project as soon as possible so that he could escape from this terrible place.
pp's message alert sounded.
[Tao: That’s good. Good sleep is very important.]
[Tao: If you have any problems you want to talk about, you can send it to me at any time. I will reply when I am free.]
[Tao: Lunch break is over, I have to work.]
[Tao: I love going to work, going to work makes me happy.jpg]
Huo Ran read the message and couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Dr. Tao is such a positive person who not only loves his work but is also very helpful after work.
[hr: Thank you, Dr. Tao! ]
[hr:Come on/Sun]
Doctor Tao's page status changed to busy, Huo Ran did not bother him anymore, but read the chat history from last night. Doctor Tao didn't say much, but every word was full of care, which Huo Ran found very useful.
After seeing the part where Dr. Tao talked about his sexual orientation yesterday, Huo Ran was very dissatisfied with his response at the time. Although it was all his true feelings, he felt that it was still too old-fashioned and did not reflect his heartfelt respect and support for Dr. Tao at all.
I don’t know how young people nowadays express their enthusiastic support in such a fashionable way…
"What are you looking at? Why are you smiling like a pervert?"
A clear female voice suddenly sounded at the door.
Huo Ran shuddered and looked up. It was his sister Huo Sihan, who was three years younger than him.
"Can't you just ring the doorbell? You always sneak in like a thief." Huo Ran looked down on her, "What is a pervert?"
"Nothing, I just mean you're handsome." Huo Sihan said perfunctorily, "Do you know what a surprise inspection is? How can I find out your true identity even if I notify you?"
Huo Ran said shamelessly: "Do you need to find out my true face? Isn't it obvious that I'm handsome?"
"… A pervert is a hooligan, a pervert, and a pervert." Huo Sihan smiled. "Why is there such a mess downstairs? I think I saw two wine glasses on the table. Did you have any adventure without telling your dear sister?"
Huo Ran was shocked. He was suddenly attacked last night and it took him a long time to chase away the "pervert" who brought his own red wine. He was exhausted both physically and mentally and did not bother to clean up the mess.
He didn't expect to be caught by Huo Sihan today. If she knew about these things, she would definitely laugh at him.
Huo Ran looked very honest. "Can't I drink with myself? Haven't you memorized the saying 'raise your glass to invite the moon and shadow to form three people'? Play less with your phone, read more books, and learn from your excellent brother."
"... I'll give you the latest model of Orange phone. It's so fun and has everything." Huo Sihan whispered devilishly, "Then you won't have the right to say this to me."
"Don't try to corrupt me." Huo Ran said righteously, "Although Dad has admitted his mistake to me about this matter, I have gotten used to it over the years and don't feel like there is anything missing in my life."
This was Huo Ran's true words, and he didn't just want to argue with Huo Sihan.
When Huo Ran was a child, the Huo family was well off, and Huo Ran could quickly get any new things that appeared on the market. Huo Zhendong would happily buy him all kinds of new toys, imported snacks, and even computers, which were very expensive at the time.
But after the emergence of color-screen multi-function mobile phones, Huo Zhendong, like many parents, began to worry about his children's addiction to mobile phones.
In fact, Huo Ran has been a very self-controlled child since he was young. Although he is naughty, he does things in moderation, which many adults cannot compare to.
But worried parents are often unreasonable, especially since Huo Zhendong is busy with his career and has no time to take care of the education of his two children on weekdays, and there is not much communication between parents and children.
After he accidentally heard about several friends' children hiding in bed playing with their mobile phones every day, which caused their grades to drop and their eyes to become myopic, he immediately decided to take preventive measures. Not only did he strictly limit the time Huo Ran could use electronic products, he also often gave him stern lectures.
Huo Ran was young at that time, but he had a very stubborn temper. He didn't understand what other people's addiction had to do with him, nor did he understand why his father refused to trust his own son and only referred to the mistakes made by others to ask him to learn a lesson even though he had done nothing wrong.
So Huo Ran solemnly told Huo Zhendong that in the future he would only use his mobile phone to make calls and send text messages and maintain the minimum necessary contact with people. The mobile phone is just a tool and he will not be controlled by the tool.
He hopes that this action will make Huo Zhendong realize that he should spend more time to understand his son.
Huo Zhendong did not take it seriously at first, but ten years later, Huo Ran really did what he said. Even in an era when everyone is addicted to their phones and even the middle-aged Huo Zhendong is no exception, Huo Ran still uses the color screen keypad phone that Huo Zhendong guarded so closely back then.
When he needs to use the Internet for study and work, Huo Ran uses the computer to complete it efficiently and never wastes time on the Internet.
Correspondingly, Huo Ran has more disposable time than his peers. In addition to completing his studies, he likes sports and traveling. When he has free time, he travels around the world, gaining a lot of knowledge, learning several languages roughly, and making many friends.
Huo Ran did not completely give up normal interpersonal communication. He registered for an APP that everyone uses, but it is connected to the computer and cannot be carried around like a mobile phone for chatting at any time.
Over the years, girls often come to him for no reason. Since his reply speed is very random and he often appears only after a long time, the girls who come just for chatting gradually lose their enthusiasm. As a result, Huo Ran has avoided a lot of peach blossoms from the opposite sex.
After a long time, a rumor spread in the circle that Huo Ran had good looks, abilities, and family background, and had no problem communicating when they met, but he was too cold to girls when they were not meeting, and his speech was unromantic and old-fashioned, as if the fifty-year-old Huo Zhendong was chatting for him.
Huo Ran: …
Huo Ran felt that his life was happy and fulfilling, except that he lacked some insignificant knowledge. But Huo Zhendong was now worried that he was out of touch with his peers, and he kept sending his sister to persuade him to let go of his prejudices and embrace the trend of the times.
Facing his stubborn brother, Huo Sihan simply dragged a chair over and sat down, advising him earnestly, "Are you not going to fall in love in the future?"
Huo Ran was very sensitive to these words and immediately put up his guard, "What? What does this have to do with falling in love?"
"You need to chat when you are in love!" Huo Sihan was disappointed. "Who talks to their partner with a computer every day? It's so sweet to lie in bed and talk to your boyfriend until you fall asleep at night."
Huo Ran looked puzzled: "If you are in love, you can meet each other. If you are in love, you can get married. If you are married, you can live together. If you don't live together, you can still call each other. What's the difference?"
"... Ah, you're so annoying!" Huo Sihan was furious and tried to organize his words. "It takes one or two years from dating to getting married. There must be times when you can't see each other. So how can your girlfriend contact you whenever she wants to talk to you?"
"You can call..."
"Don't talk about calling!!!" Huo Sihan slammed the table in anger, "You single dog don't understand at all! The happiest thing about being in a relationship is sharing some trivial things in life with each other! For example, today's lunch was delicious, and I just saw the flowers downstairs blooming beautifully."
"No one would call to talk about such trivial matters. It would be very strange! But these are the most common things lovers say to each other, so they need to chat on their phones anytime and anywhere."
Huo Sihan found his train of thought, and looked at Huo Ran with eyes gradually filled with sympathy, "Of course, I know you don't understand this kind of fun. It's because you don't have a partner, haha."
Huo Ran had become accustomed to his sister's daily ridicule, so he just pouted and ignored her.
However, Huo Sihan's words did serve as a reminder to him. Dr. Tao said that he could talk to him anytime if he had any problem. Huo Ran might indeed need help suddenly. He couldn't just go to the computer whenever he encountered a problem, right
He didn't have Dr. Tao's cell phone number, and they were not in the same city, so the only way to contact each other was through pp.
Huo Ran thought about this question and said casually: "Even if I want to change my phone, you don't have to give it to me. I can buy it myself."
"!!!" Huo Sihan's eyes lit up, "No way, do you really have a girlfriend? How old is she? Do you have a photo? Where did you meet her?"
She thought for a moment, then sneered, "No, according to your current reputation, I should ask first: male or female?"
"!!!" Huo Ran was immediately furious when his pain point was touched, "Huo Sihan! Are you itching for trouble?"
Huo Sihan smiled and imagined, "Based on my years of experience, this is obviously a sign of guilt. Ah, no wonder you had a perverted smile on your face when I came in just now. So, may I ask, who is this lucky boy who made Mr. Huo Ran, a caveman, willing to step into modern human society?"
"What nonsense! He is a serious doctor!" Huo Ran said reflexively.
"Oh, so you like uniforms..." Huo Sihan's eyes brightened, "It seems that we are really siblings. I like pilots. The captain's uniform is so handsome."
"Where did you learn all these nonsense?" Huo Ran blushed. "I'm doing my job! I'm the director of the hospital! Director!"
"… It's the old man, boring." Huo Sihan was instantly deflated, "I thought you had come to your senses."
Seeing his sister's look of disgust, Huo Ran subconsciously felt a little unhappy.
Dr. Tao seems to be very familiar with the online world and doesn't look like an old man at all.
He remembered that there was a data column on the pp software. While Huo Sihan was not paying attention, Huo Ran quietly clicked on Dr. Tao's personal information page.
[Age: 26]
Huo Ran was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Dr. Tao was so young, only two years older than him, and he had already become the department director. He was really promising at a young age.
Huo Ran was immediately filled with awe and wanted to refute his sister's words, but he gritted his teeth and held back.
We can’t let this stupid sister who talks nonsense continue to discredit Dr. Tao.
Huo Sihan suddenly asked, "Why are you looking for a doctor? Are you sick?"
"Of course I am..." Huo Ran was alert, "What are you doing? Do you want to piss me off to death and inherit my bank card?"
Huo Sihan looked incredulous: "Where did you learn this sentence structure? You can actually use it flexibly! Is this still you? My caveman brother."
Huo Ran: …
The fist hardened.
The consequence of breaking the fixed biological clock is that you will feel drowsy and your mind will be a mess when you go to work the next day.
Tao Zhiyue got up from bed with difficulty, brushed his teeth and ate like a sleepwalker, then floated into the company like a ghost, not knowing what he was doing the whole morning.
Fortunately, a game version update was just completed yesterday, so I can take a break for the next few days. The planners have not submitted any requirements for the time being, so Tao Zhiyue can slack off with a clear conscience.
Tao Zhiyue had already forgotten what he talked about with the HR guy last night. It was basically about each other giving each other the "nice guy" card. Anyway, they had a simple understanding of each other, which would facilitate subsequent communication. Tao Zhiyue comforted himself in this way.
After lunch, Tao Zhiyue took a nap on the table and became a little more conscious.
He took out his cell phone, opened pp, and scrolled up the chat history from last night. He found that he disappeared while he was talking, leaving only HR brother talking to himself.
Tao Zhiyue felt a little embarrassed, so he took the initiative to send a message.
[Tao: Good afternoon. I accidentally fell asleep yesterday. I didn’t mean to not reply.]
[Tao: I get off work at six o'clock every day, have dinner at eight o'clock, and go to bed at ten thirty. If it is convenient for you, we can communicate between eight and ten o'clock in the evening.]
Tao Zhiyue waited for a while, but there was no reply from the other party, probably he was busy.
He ignored it and opened the Little Green Bird IT Technology Exchange Community to see what hot topics there were recently.
He was so focused on the screen that he didn't notice a figure flashed past behind him.
Tao Zhiyue's nickname in the Little Green Bird community is also Tao. He occasionally posts some technical discussions and occasionally responds to other people's help posts.
Because every time he replied, the content of his reply was to the point, the solutions he gave were concise and practical, and he did not have the airs of a great god and was very patient in answering a variety of questions, he gradually gained a lot of fans in the community.
Now every time he posts, there will be a group of people taking photos and checking in, so unless there are technical problems that bother him, he rarely speaks up and just quietly becomes a lurker.
But the list of online members will be displayed at the bottom of the community. Most people may not pay attention to it, but some people who want to get him to work on a project together have been paying attention to him persistently.
One of the best among them even wrote a small program, which would display a screen full of red text on all his electronic devices as soon as he went online.
A minute later, Tao Zhiyue indeed received a new private message.
[gua: Ah!! Taotao, you are here!! You have not been online for seven days, eight hours and three minutes!!]
[Tao: … ]
[Tao: Hello, quack.]
[gua: You haven't been online for so long. Are you too busy with work? Are you being exploited by your black-hearted boss?]
[gua: Why not quit your job and come work for me! Afternoon tea at Sunshine Villa, the boss is handsome and obedient, and you will get free shares when you join the company/Rose/Rose/Rose]
Tao Zhiyue was amused by him. Gua was a programmer he met when he posted before. The two of them had a lot in common when discussing technical issues. Tao Zhiyue happened to have done some research in the direction that Gua was interested in in his previous life. As a result, Gua regarded him as a close friend and always wanted to drag him to work on projects together.
The company he's working for now is really a waste of talent for Tao Zhiyue. The games they make are relatively simple. They are mostly reskinned games with established systems and are not challenging at all.
But this is also the result of Tao Zhiyue's careful selection. He learned from the lesson of his previous company being favored by the Huo family, so he chose this small company whose future development direction has absolutely no characteristics and innovations.
[Tao: Although I am touched by your persistence, you know my answer.]