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Located in the northern suburbs of Zhonghai, along the bank of the river, is a tidy building that has been relatively old. Among the trees and greenery, these houses are quiet and elegant.
This is the former education center of China Overseas, but as the population grows, some schools have moved to other places. Most of the schools here are the oldest schools in China Overseas. They are nostalgic for this land. Build a new school building.
At the entrance of one of the high school called "Yulei", creeper vines are entwined on the walls on both sides of the door, and the concrete trails lead to several four or five-story yellowed teaching buildings. The area is particularly unobtrusive.
At this time, it was the evening sun setting, Yang Chen walked from a winding path paved with pebbles, through a grape shelf, and slowly walked outside the school gate.
An old security guard in the reception room at the door had white temples, squinted his eyes and asked with a smile, "Young man, have you found the teacher you're looking for?"
Yang Chen smiled and nodded, walked forward, took out a cigarette and handed it to the old security guard, who took it politely.
Yang Chen took out a lighter, lighted it on the old man, and lighted it for himself, before he said: "Tong teacher just finished class, I went to the office that brother you mentioned, she is doing homework."
"That's good, lest you come here in vain." The old security guard is also panicked on weekdays. It is rare for someone to come to school, chat with him and hand over cigarettes politely, naturally very enthusiastic.
"I still have to thank my brother for his help, otherwise I have to find a lot of people, and I may not be able to find it right away," Yang Chen said gratefully.
The old security guard said with a hint of confidence: "Don't say anything else, I have been working in this school for almost 30 years, and I don't know what is going on. Hey, ask me about a decade ago, of course it's okay."
Then, Yang Chen chatted with the old security about some major events in the school, and some anecdotes. The old security said that the stars were flying, but Yang Chen listened to all of them with relish—because, here it is. The high school Lin Ruoxi attended.
After Yang Chen learned from Wang’s mother which schools Lin Ruoxi went to in the past, he looked it up carefully. It’s a pity that Lin Ruoxi’s elementary school and junior high school had been merged to some large schools, so naturally he also looked for it. It's not the place where Lin Ruoxi was in the first place, and the teachers who taught Lin Ruoxi.
Fortunately, this "Yulei" high school, which was personally invested by the old president of Yulei, has always existed silently. Although it is not very well-known in Zhonghai, the quality of teaching has always been good, because it is too old and few people care about it.
Yulei's international family has a big business, and such a small investment is nothing unusual.
Through the old security guard, Yang Chen found Lin Ruoxi's class teacher, a female teacher surnamed Tong.
This teacher is now getting older and doesn't teach high-intensity grades like seniors, and has begun to retreat to the second line to teach freshmen. Therefore, it is not too busy on weekdays.
When Yang Chen approached her, Teacher Tong was extremely surprised, especially when he knew that Yang Chen was Lin Ruoxi's husband, Teacher Tong looked at Yang Chen with an expression of incomparable astonishment for a long time.
Although they didn't tell me, Yang Chen also clearly felt that the teacher was wondering-this man would be the husband Lin Ruoxi liked!
Obviously, even after seven or eight years, in the teacher's mind, the memory of Lin Ruoxi, a student, is indelible.
Yang Chen was also prepared. You have nothing to run to others and say, "I am Lin Ruoxi's husband, I want to know a little bit about her school days." Without any proof, who would believe it? What's more, there are many people who want to get a relationship with a "rich woman" like Lin Ruoxi.
Ever since, Yang Chen took out his marriage certificate with Lin Ruoxi in the suspicion of Teacher Tong.
Teacher Tong couldn't tell the truth of this certificate, but when Yang Chen talked about Lin Ruoxi's background, and said that it was Wang's mother who introduced him, Teacher Tong basically believed it.
There is still some time before school is over, Yang Chen followed Teacher Tong, wandering around the school together, listening to the teacher talk about the past time.
This is the first time that Yang Chen has spent such a long time listening to a person’s past for nearly two hours. Yang Chen seems to be watching the flowers, seeing pictures of students who were outside the school in the past. In the picture, in the picture, there is a different Lin Ruoxi, or... it is a Lin Ruoxi that she has never understood.
Yang Chen was a little bit reluctant, but Teacher Tong was about to get off work and had other things to do before saying goodbye to her.
Before leaving, Yang Chen asked the old gardener: "If Ruoxi hasn't come back to school for so many years, will the teacher feel sad?"
Teacher Tong smiled gently, "I teach thousands of students. If everyone comes back to see me, I will only see customers all day, and I don't have to go to work. I know now that Ruoxi's child is Yu Lei’s president, compared to many students who have no news, I feel very satisfied. Her temperament would only surprise me if she came back and took a look."
Yang Chen was quite touched, and somewhat regretted that he never had a school age. Perhaps this teacher was a very strict woman back then, but at this moment, when talking about past students, she is lovingly like a mother.
With these vicissitudes of thoughts, Yang Chen chatted with the old security guard in the communication room for a while, and heard the school bell ringing, so he said goodbye to the security guard.
The old security guard even shook hands with Yang Chen enthusiastically, looking forward to Yang Chen coming again next time, Yang Chen smiled bitterly in his heart, this old brother was really idle.
When he walked to the parking place, Yang Chen took out the key and was about to get into the car to drive back to the house, but he didn't want to. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
I saw a pretty figure wearing a white dress and light-colored denim cropped leggings, riding a women's bicycle with a basket, slowly passing by the sidewalk on the side of the road.
Black and fluttering, and from the side, with a shallow and cheerful smile, it was Zhao Hongyan who hadn't seen it for a long time!
"Hongyan?"
Yang Chen shouted aloud, feeling a little surprised, and showed up with a friend whom he hadn't seen for many years, and couldn't hide his joy.
Zhao Hongyan was riding a bicycle. Hearing this voice, he braked hurriedly. When he looked back, Zhang Tan's mouth was opened in amazement, and then she smiled and said: "Yang Chen, why are you here?"
Yang Chen stepped forward, and Zhao Hongyan got off the bicycle. The two have known each other for almost a year. They had a good relationship when they were in the company. Not to mention the close contacts that seemed to be true or false, they only helped Zhao Hongyan to get out of the perverted mother-in-law's family. The matter also made the two of them more closely related.
It was also because of those things that we met again, and we all felt incomprehensible to each other.
Yang Chen looked at the basket of Zhao Hongyan's bicycle, which was full of vegetables and meat, and asked, "Go shopping?"
"Yeah", Zhao Hongyan smiled and nodded: "You don't know, my family lives near here, but you, why did you come out of Yulei High School?"
After that, Zhao Hongyan suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, in Lin's office that day, I also talked about my family's affairs. Did you accompany Lin to return to her alma mater?"
Lin Ruoxi asked Zhao Hongyan into the office that day to help her pay for her father's medical expenses. The condition was that she had to work in the company for ten years and offset half of her salary. This didn't take long, and Yang Chen remembered it clearly.
At this moment, when Zhao Hongyan mentioned it, Yang Chen remembered the question before, "I have something wrong, come here by myself. But you, didn’t you mean to sign a ten-year contract with the company? Why did you come home suddenly? What happened?"
Zhao Hongyan shook her head, "No, my father got the kidney source at the beginning, and also has the medical expenses that Mr. Lin lent to our family. He has almost recovered and is now able to move normally. It's just that my father's body is not as good as before and he needs someone. Take care, and our meatball shop, if there is a father, it can be open normally, I go home to help, and I can make more money than in the company, and it is easier to repay the debts to the company. Please explain before these things. Sister Yu and President Lin have both reported, and they agreed to what I did."
Hearing what Zhao Hongyan said, Yang Chen also relieved his heart. Although the medical expenses were millions, the money could always be earned back, and it would be nice if people were fine.
But next, I didn't know what to say to Zhao Hongyan. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and suddenly they met together so alone. After talking about the relationship, it was a bit embarrassing.
Zhao Hongyan was silent for a while and pursed her lips and smiled: "How about it, since you are here, I will take you to my meatball shop. Our glutinous rice balls are an ancestral recipe, and the taste is not so good."
Yang Chen is happy, yes, why did I forget that Lin Ruoxi likes glutinous rice balls? And I said at the beginning that she really liked the meatballs from Zhao Hongyan's family. This time she brought some back home by herself, surely some effect!
As a result, Yang Chen was not welcome, let Zhao Hongyan lead the way, drove the car by herself, and slowly followed to her house's meatball shop.
The decoration of Zhao Hongyan’s meatball shop is relatively simple, with the words "Zhao's glutinous rice balls" written on the side. There are some texts about the history of this old store next to it. In these rather trendy food stores, it is not very eye-catching. , But there are many customers waiting outside, and business is surprisingly good!
"Will you line up to buy glutinous rice balls?" Yang Chen saw this situation for the first time, but he didn't see this picture where he used to buy Lin Ruoxi balls.
Zhao Hongyan proudly said: "Now the children are not at school. When school is over, they can line up to the opposite side of the road. Every time, the materials in our house are not enough until the end."
Yang Chen was stunned secretly, it is no wonder that Lin Ruoxi can't forget, it seems that he is really good.
There were many outsiders. Zhao Hongyan went straight to the shop and greeted his busy father and younger brother, saying that he would bring a friend and he needed to entertain him. The two men, one old and one young, smiled politely at Yang Chen, but unfortunately I didn't have time to watch Yang Chen, business was in chaos, so I had to ask Yang Chen to go to the back for a cup of tea.
Yang Chen followed Zhao Hongyan to the living room of the two-story small building where the family lived. After making a pot of tea for Yang Chen, Zhao Hongyan brought a small dish of exquisitely crafted balls from the front shop and put it on the coffee table. .
"You taste these flavors. They are the most classic meatballs in our family. If you like them, take some back later, especially remember to bring some to Mr. Lin." Zhao Hongyan seemed to be in a good mood and enthusiastically recommended it.
Yang Chen looked at the white, yellow, and green glutinous rice balls in front of him. Before eating, he smelled the scattered natural fragrance, and immediately tasted it.
When I eat it, the glutinous rice scent of the balls spreads out, but it is not sticky. The bean paste and soybean paste inside are also sweet and not greasy.
Yang Chen affirmed again that Sister Lin is definitely a "foodie"! I like these glutinous rice balls as soon as I eat them!
"How is it?" Zhao Hongyan asked expectantly.
Yang Chen finished all the meatballs before chewing and thumbing up, "It's really good. I believe the business outside is really hot, not the extras you hired."
"Fuck you! Is there anything you exaggerate!?" Zhao Hongyan chuckled and laughed: "Since I like it, I will bring more back later. Although the materials are not enough, I have to keep it for my friends."
Yang Chen licked his lips, showing a faint smile, and said: "Hongyan, I'll ask you something."
"you say."
"Your balls... can they be customized?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Hongyan was puzzled.
Yang Chen touched the back of his head and said, "I want your father and your brother to help me make some representative glutinous rice balls. Actually, there is nothing special. I just want to make some small changes to your family’s glutinous rice balls. I am useful."
Zhao Hongyan was puzzled, but still nodded, "It's not difficult. It's just some garnished meatballs. My dad's craftsmanship is definitely not a problem. But why do you want to play tricks when you eat meatballs?"
"Hey..." Yang Chen sighed and didn't hide it. Although Zhao Hongyan is not her own woman, she is still a half-confidante, and said: "I want to take the balls and go with my wife to atonement. Of course, I have to do something special. ."
"Your wife?" Zhao Hongyan frowned. Although she knows that Yang Chen has a wife, she only knows this. After thinking about it at the moment, a flash of shock flashed in her eyes, and he hesitated to ask: "Would you say... Your wife is actually …"
"So you don't know?" Yang Chen thought about it carefully. Zhao Hongyan really didn't know that he and Lin Ruoxi were a husband and wife. The whole company probably knew about Mo Qianni and Liu Mingyu. Ruoxi and I got married early, but it didn't make it public."
Zhao Hongyan was stunned for a long while before she gave Yang Chen a weird look. Many things she didn't think about in the past were all logical.
"Fortunately... I'm not sorry, Mr. Lin..." Zhao Hongyan murmured subconsciously.
Yang Chen listened carefully and asked with a grin, "What are you'fortunate'? Why are you sorry?"
Zhao Hongyan blushed pretty, bit her teeth and glared at Yang Chen. She said that there was no feeling between men and women between her and Yang Chen. It was a lie. At this moment, if she wants to come, if she really has something to do with Yang Chen, Isn't it ungrateful to Lin Ruoxi, a great benefactor!
"Since you have married such a good woman like President Lin, you should be content. In the past, when you were in the company, you still mixed with women like us for three days. It's really damn!" Zhao Hongyan said angrily, but she felt a little sour in her heart.
I knew that this man was unusual, and I was curious about what kind of woman he would marry.
In fact, Yang Chen just eased each other's embarrassment. When he first came into contact with Zhao Hongyan, he still had a contractual relationship with Lin Ruoxi's marriage, so getting close to beautiful women became a pleasure.
I touched and kissed Zhao Hongyan. Actually, it is reasonable to say that something should have been given long ago. It was only afterwards that I went to Yulei Entertainment and Zhao Hongyan resigned and left.
Yang Chen didn't dare to say that he didn't feel the slightest feeling for Zhao Hongyan, but he certainly wouldn't fall in love with this woman. In addition, his feelings were already messed up. It's better to keep a safe distance.
Because the shop happened to be busy, Yang Chen wanted to order some meatballs, but he could only wait until the peak period passed.
In this way, it is impossible to end before dinner time. Zhao Hongyan will leave Yang Chen to eat at home. Yang Chen is not polite, and readily agreed, and called the family home, telling Wang’s mother to visit her old friend and not to go home. Have a meal.
It wasn't until more than an hour later that the student wave subsided, and Zhao Hongyan's father, Mr. Zhao, had time to make some special meatballs for Yang Chen, a guest.
When Yang Chen uttered his request, Zhao Lao obviously couldn't respond, staying in place, he thought he had misheard.
However, Zhao Hongyan was trembling with a smile without the image of a lady, and seemed to think that Yang Chen's ideas were too weird.
With a serious face, Yang Chen clenched Zhao Lao's wrinkled hands with both hands, and said sincerely: "Uncle Zhao, you can save the lives of the younger generation. My future family happiness depends on your balls! "
Although these words sounded weird, Old Zhao agreed.
When Zhao Laogang went to make balls, Yang Chen felt that his mobile phone was shaking, and when he took it out, it was actually Qiangwei.
Remembering that Qiangwei had to look after Zhenxiu before, and to check Jiao Yanyan's background, there should be a situation, so he hurriedly answered the phone.