"Mom, what are you talking about?"
The female engineer looked at her mother helplessly, and said, "Haven't I explained this many times before? Chen Mu is a partner in my project, and I have nothing to do with him."
After a slight pause, she glanced at the study room again, and whispered: "Mom, stop talking nonsense, let people hear me, am I embarrassed?"
Qi's mother frowned, and half-believingly said: "It's just a partner in your project? Then why have I never seen you bring a partner to your home?"
The female engineer quickly explained: "It's just a coincidence. I wanted to spend more time with Zi Shan that day, and he happened to need me for something, so I asked him to come home. In the end, nothing happened."
"What about today? Why did you let him come here again?"
Qi's mother still couldn't do it, she glanced at the health care products on the dining table outside, and asked, "Usually people want to give you something, but you don't want it. Xiao Chen sent it, why do you want it?"
"I… "
The female engineer is also a little unclear.
She never meets with project suppliers or partners at home, and she never accepts gifts from them.
But these two times, I don't know why, it was a bit of an exception.
Thinking back, it was mainly because she met Chen Mu for the first time, and she didn't regard Chen Mu as a partner.
Chen Mu never begged her to purchase saplings from their company, but she took the initiative to find Chen Mu to find out about the situation of Muya forestry saplings.
Therefore, when the relationship between her and Chen Mu was established from the beginning, it was a relatively equal friendship, without any utilitarian color.
Because of this, Chen Mu came to the door with things, which she didn't want to accept before, but after hearing what Chen Mu said in front of the door, she also felt that there was no need to be so unkind.
But now, her mother's questioning makes her a little bit unable to answer. It is really difficult to express clearly in words the changes in emotions and emotions.
After thinking about it, the female engineer said: "Mom, really, don't make trouble for me. I know my own affairs. If there is something wrong between me and him, I will definitely tell you. I won't hide it from you and him." Dad."
Qi's mother sighed softly, and said, "I'm just worried that you are too strong, and you are so focused on your work... Tsk, look at these years, what kind of life have you lived?"
After a slight pause, she continued: "For a woman, it is very important to find a good destination in life. Don't put all your thoughts on work, and sometimes you have to think about yourself. I think this little girl Chen is pretty good, he gets along well with Zishan, I can tell..."
"Oh, Mom, stop talking, Chen Mu and I really have nothing, if you say that again, I can only take him out for dinner, let people hear your words... How bad!"
The female engineer was really defeated by her mother. She didn't expect that at her age, she would have to experience marriage urging, which was simply devastation.
The old man who was still on the sidelines saw his daughter's embarrassment, and offered to chime in: "Don't say it, don't say it, since Zhaohua has his own ideas, let's wait and see."
"Wait and see?"
Qi's mother glanced at her husband and said disdainfully: "At this time, you should come out and be a good person. Who keeps whispering in my ear when my daughter is not at home, and wants her to find a good home while she is young? It's all right now." , you said something to wait and see, and you don't know how to instruct her."
The old man chuckled, but didn't dare to answer.
Obviously, he already has a very rich experience in dealing with the enemy, and he will never be tough at this time.
Qi's mother said: "I have met this little Chen. He is a nice person. It seems that his family conditions are also good. The most rare thing is that he got along with our Zishan family."
Glancing at her daughter, she went on to say, "Seeing that you can bring him home, you shouldn't be disgusted with his people. If you have the opportunity, you should seize it. Don't regret it when it's too late."
"Mom, I will take care of my own affairs."
The female engineer felt that she really couldn't continue talking about this with her mother, so she could only turn around and walk back towards the study, out of sight and out of mind.
In the study.
Chen Mu was standing in front of the bookshelf and looking at it.
Among them was a book called "Northwest Regional Examination" that attracted his attention, but he didn't dare to move it without the permission of the owner.
Seeing the female engineer come in, he pointed to the book and asked, "Can I take it out and have a look?"
The female engineer nodded: "Yes."
Chen Mu picked up the book, flipped through it, and found that there was a lot of content in it. In addition to geography, there were also many related historical events in history, as well as some unofficial legends and the like.
"Can I borrow this book?"
Chen Mu raised the book, shook it at the female engineer, and asked.
The female engineer has been sitting opposite Chen Mu, looking at Chen Mu curiously, she just thinks that this person is really interesting, it seems that she has nothing to say to her when she comes, but she flips through her book and wants to borrow it.
After thinking about it, the female engineer said, "This book is for you, take it away."
"ah?"
Chen Mu was taken aback for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "How embarrassing, I'll borrow it to have a look, and I'll return it later."
The female engineer said: "No need, you can take it away, I still have this book at home."
"besides?"
Chen Mu didn't understand why.
The female engineer glanced at the expression on Chen Mu's face and asked, "Are you really ignorant or fake?"
"What's the meaning?"
Chen Mu was even more confused.
The female engineer didn't say anything, just stared at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu touched his face and wondered, "What's wrong?"
He really doesn't know what's wrong.
The female engineer's reaction made him feel very strange.
After pondering for a while, the female engineer pointed at him and said, "If you are not the best actor, then you really don't know."
"Tell me more clearly, what actor? I really don't know what?"
"Look at the name of the author of this book."
The female engineer pointed to the book and looked at Chen Mu.
Chen Mu hurriedly picked up the book and glanced at the author's name on it, only to see that the author's name was written in the purest Song Kai on the cover: Qi Shaocong.
Surname Qi
Chen Mu was thoughtful.
The female engineer said: "The author of this book is my father, so I still have a lot of this book at home."
That's how it turned out...
Chen Mu was stunned.
No wonder the female engineer had such a weird expression and tone when she spoke just now. She thought he knew the author of the book was the old man early on, so she borrowed the book on purpose to flatter her.
After clarifying the matter, Chen Mu himself also found it funny, and quickly waved his hands to explain: "Qi Gong, I really didn't know that the author of this book was your father."
"It doesn't matter."
The female engineer gave Chen Mu a soft snort, and said, "When my dad was young, he was the best geologist in the country. In order to build railways and roads, he spent many years running around in the Northwest region, so he is very concerned about the people here. The geographical environment is very familiar. This book is written based on the knowledge and knowledge he has gained from field investigations over the years."
"Oh, no wonder, I need an autograph later."
Chen Mu smiled, and flattered decisively.
The female engineer said angrily, "My dad would be very happy if he knew how much you liked his books."
Chen Mu nodded: "Oh, okay, I understand. Then when I eat later, I must express my admiration in my heart."
"Why?"
"Because you want to flatter Qi Gong, so that you will purchase our company's saplings in the future."
The female engineer did not expect that Chen Mu would speak out that little utilitarianism so openly, but she couldn't feel the slightest disgust. She just said: "I have already made a decision on the purchase, and it is useless for you to say anything."
Then, the two chatted for a while about planting trees in the desert and resisting wind and sand. The mother-in-law outside had already prepared the meals one after another, and asked the two of them to go out for dinner.
Walking into the dining room, Chen Muzhen took the old man's book and asked him to sign it.
While looking at the old man's signature, Chen Mu asked, "Old man, I wonder if you have heard of the legend of the city of Gianada?"
"The city of Gyanida?"
The old man signed his name, thought for a while, and said, "You're talking about the legend of the Kirgiz people about Muztag Peak, right?"
"right!"
Chen Mu nodded: "Uncle, can you tell me something?"
The old man said: "The legend of the city of Janaida was passed down orally from generation to generation by the Kirgiz people. There are actually several versions of it, the most famous of which is the one written in the notebook by a British female diplomat."
Chen Mu heard Lao Jin talk about this version of the legend before, and later he bought the book "The City of Gianaida" online and read it. The content in the book is adapted from the notes of a British female diplomat , so Chen Mu knows this version best.
"Uncle, tell me about the other versions. I'm very interested in this."
Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly met such an expert who has researched on the city of Ganaida. This made Chen Mu look forward to hearing more stories about the city of Ganaida.