When Jing Ming entered the house, he was slightly taken aback.
Small things in the home have changed.
On the window sill next to the entrance was a row of limp little succulents. A small fish swims slowly on the coffee table. On the shelf behind the sofa stood a red vase with two or three long branches in it. On the dining table is a small glazed porcelain vase with a bright yellow cosmos inside.
Warm colors are added to the home.
There are clumps of shredded green peppers, beef, shrimps, eggs, cucumbers and other ingredients piled up on the cooking table in the kitchen, as if they are waiting for the host to go home before adding them to the pot.
But it's eleven o'clock at night.
He walked lightly up the stairs without hearing Eva's voice.
In the living room, Eva stood beside the charging Wall-E, waiting eagerly and persistently.
Seeing Jingming, she ran to his feet, pointed at Wali, and asked softly, "What is this?"
"Wali."
"Oh~~~"
The Wall-E is fully charged, and the plug is pulled.
In the next second, Wal-E opened his eyes, looked left and right happily, saw Eva, smiled, and rushed forward to clean Eva from head to toe.
Eva was startled, and ran to hide behind Jing Ming.
Wally froze, staring blankly at her.
Eva sneaked out with her head tilted and gave him a shy look.
Wally squinted his eyes and smiled, then turned his head and rushed to the side of the sofa to clean it up.
Eva cautiously slipped out from behind Jingming's feet, walked quietly behind Wali, stretched out her little paw, and touched him lightly.
Wally turned around immediately, and Eva swished back half a meter.
Wally continued to smile.
Eva blinked her eyes, and said cutely: "Who are you?"
"Woo~~~" Wal-E happily waved his little hands, circling around Eva.
Eva twisted her head to look at him, and said softly, "You are Wali."
"Woo~~~" Wal-E happily waved his little hand.
Eva tilted her head to the left and right, and waved her little hand: "Woo~~~"
Jing Ming bent down and patted their heads, and walked into the bedroom.
There was only a desk lamp on in the room, and it was quiet.
Du Ruo curled up in a corner of the fluffy bed and fell asleep.
He threw down his coat, went to lie down beside her, and put his arms around her body.
She woke up suddenly, rubbed her eyes, and muttered: "Why did I fall asleep?"
He whispered: "Wait for me?"
"Hmm." She wasn't quite awake yet, her eyes were dim.
"Didn't you have dinner?"
"I ate noodles." She opened her eyes, woke up for a few seconds, and struggled, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go down and cook."
"I've eaten." He lowered his head and touched her nose with his lips.
"Why did you come back so late?" She buzzed, complaining a little, "It's as if you didn't know that someone was waiting for you at home."
"The company is going to be relocated, and there are so many things to do." He rubbed his eyes.
She is not angry again: "are you tired?"
"It's okay." He took her into his arms and sniffed. The girl's body was fragrant, soft, gentle and slender.
"I told Yi Kun about my resignation today, but it will take some time to go through the procedure, probably until next month. What is the arrangement with Prime, do I need to go there as soon as possible?" She finished speaking, and there was no more to say.
The bedroom was silent.
Du Ruo raised her eyes and saw that the man beside her had fallen asleep peacefully.
She didn't speak any more and closed her eyes lightly.
I just moved here today, and I was not used to it at first, and felt that the huge house was empty.
But now that he was by his side, everything suddenly disappeared.
Where there are others, you will feel at ease.
Presumably, he is the same.
For the next half month, Du Ruo was busy with the work handover before leaving, and Jing Ming was busy with the planning and restart of Prime Lab. Both leave early and return late, get together less and leave more.
In the blink of an eye, it was the beginning of November.
The weather is getting cooler day by day, and the ginkgo trees outside the window are also turning golden.
Every year at this time in the past, Du Ruo would curl up in the cold quilt and shiver. But now, the chest of the man beside him is hot, like a small stove. Huddled in his arms, she was warm and stable, as if even the cold morning in late autumn had faded away.
Before going to work that day, Jing Ming said, "Get off work early tonight, and I'll take you out for a while."
"Where are you going?"
"You will know when you go."
He was mysterious, but he couldn't stop the wantonness of the corners of his brows and lips.
Du Ruo guessed that all the equipment in the Prime Lab should be in place and everything is ready.
But in the afternoon, when he came to pick her up, the car drove to a very private restaurant.
The restaurant was transformed from a large quadrangle, with red bricks, gray tiles and ocher red walls, corridors, pavilions, trees and water, and paper lanterns hanging on the corridors swaying in the wind.
Du Ruo looked familiar, and suddenly recalled that this was the Chinese restaurant where they ate with Mr. Yan Ruoyu six years ago.
Walking into the box, Wan Ziang and Tu Zhiyuan are already waiting inside.
As soon as they met, He Wang complained: "I just saw your car on the ring road. What are you two doing in the car? Can you be kind to us single dogs?"
Du Ruo glared at her: "I'll order a tray of shrimp dumplings later to cover your mouth."
He Wang raised his eyebrows: "Hey! Get ready soon! Do I know you well?"
Du Ruo gave him a white look with a smile, and glanced over the large mahogany round table, and saw ten sets of exquisite Chinese bowls and chopsticks. She thought suddenly: "Could it be—"
Before the words finished, a hearty male voice was heard: "Did you forget me?"
Du Ruo turned around in surprise.
Zhu Tao, Xiang Yi and the other five people who stayed in the United States are all back!
Jing Ming stood up, Zhu Tao went straight to him, stepped forward and gave him a big hug.
The former brothers hugged each other hard.
Zhu Tao was a little excited, his eyes were slightly wet, and he patted Jingming's back: "It's hard work... It's hard work. It's not easy, it's hard work."
Jing Ming jokingly said, "It only takes me a few dozen minutes to drive here. You have been on the plane for more than ten hours, and you have worked hard."
Zhu Tao laughed out loud.
The boys all got up, and everyone hugged them one by one.
Zhu Tao hugged Du Ruo lightly again, then sat down and joked: "If I knew this, I should have packed Du Ruo and sent it to MIT."
Du Ruobian said: "Yes, I regret it to death. He may not allow me to find him, but I really listened to him."
Jing Ming laughed and touched the back of Du Ruo's head: "I said that politely, who knows that you really won't go?"
Du Ruo turned her head: "Is it my fault?"
"..." Jing Ming paused for a second, then raised his eyebrows, "Yes. I'm to blame for this. I'll invite you."
Wan Ziang let out a heck: "Go! You were the one to invite!"
Tu Zhiyuan: "Punish the bar! Jingming, should we drink some red wine today?"
Jing Ming nodded: "Okay."
He picked up the red wine glass, swept it around, and said in a serious tone, "This glass is to make amends for the past."
The table fell silent for a moment.
"I've worked hard all these years." Jing Ming said, "Welcome back."
He Wang picked up the wine glass, saluted him earnestly, and said, "Together."
Others also raised their glasses: "Together."
The ten glasses of wine were lightly touched on the glass turntable, and they were all drunk.
The light refracts in it, and it is radiant.
Putting down the cups, the young people looked at each other and smiled, all grievances and grievances were gone.
Zhu Tao excitedly said, "Have you all gone to see the new Prime Lab?"
Jing Ming raised his chin and pointed at He Wang: "This kid said twenty shits after he entered the door."
He Wang: "Fuck, Zhu Tao can say fifty!"
Wan Ziang has always been humble and low-key, and said: "It is the most high-end laboratory I have seen at home and abroad over the years. I will take you to see it tomorrow."
Zhu Tao was even more excited: "Then I won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Don't! Quickly reverse the jet lag." Tu Zhiyuan said, "We are working overtime these days to make plans, and the laboratory will be unveiled in a while."
"I can work tomorrow." Zhu Tao rolled up his sleeves exaggeratedly, "When will the unveiling date be?"
Jingming looked at him: "The 13th of this month."
Zhu Tao was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "Okay. November 13th. Good day."
By that day, it will be a full six years.
Zhu Tao was a little emotional: "As you all know, the development of autonomous driving in foreign countries has been rapid these years. After the United States approved unmanned cars on the road six years ago, the share of autonomous driving has increased significantly. But I did not expect that China is still so far behind." He Speaking of this, it is somewhat painful.
He Wangdao: "The government has given great support, and the development in the past few years is not small, but there is still no public road." He was silent for a while, and said, "In fact, our technology six years ago can be called a It’s top-notch.”
Du Ruo was drinking the soup, felt a trace of regret, put down the spoon, and said with a smile: "But now we are far more than six years ago. I don't think there is any regret for being six years late, but I think these years of charging and calmness are the most It's important. Besides, Jing Ming said before that this is a marathon, and it doesn't matter if you lose the first few hundred meters. There is still a long way to go."
The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly rose again.
He Wang winked at her and gave her a thumbs up.
Wan Ziang also said: "Du Ruo is right. We still have a long way to go, and it may be a blessing in the long run to stumble at the starting point."
Jing Ming turned his head and stared at her for a while, the corners of his lips curved slightly: "When did I say that?"
Du Ruo stuck out her tongue: "I overheard what you told Yan Lao about that exhibition."
Jing Ming thought about it for a while, it seemed that there was such an incident, and many years had passed in a trance.
He said, "Did you pay attention to me then?"
"..." Du Ruo kicked him under the table unceremoniously.
He half-slumped back into the chair again, smiling leisurely.
Wan Ziang told Zhu Tao: "Now the most famous self-driving car company in China is Pengcheng, the one that wanted to cooperate with us back then."
Thinking back, Zhu Tao said, "That man named Dong Cheng is indeed a shrewd businessman."
"The significance of Pengcheng's existence is mainly to help the parent company Ruifeng to gain money and attention, and to strive for policy support and tax cuts." Wan Ziang said, "Jingming had dismantled Pengcheng's car before, and his own technology was very poor, so he basically relied on patchwork of supplies. merchandiser's product."
He Wang sneered disdainfully, and said happily, "Then the top suppliers in this industry were accepted by this one." Pointing to Jingming.
Zhu Tao laughed loudly: "You boy! You have already prepared!"
Jing Ming frowned and said, "It's still one yuan short."
Zhu Tao: "Yi Kun's company?"
Jing Ming: "Yes. It will be a little troublesome if the competitors take it."
He Wang: "We've been talking for almost a month, but we haven't settled yet?"
Jingming: "Yi Kun is very annoying."
Several people at the table looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
As the vice president of Yuan Qian, Du Ruo ate food in silence and did not comment.
Jingming scooped two spoonfuls of dried shrimps into her bowl, and said to her, "I will go to Yuangan tomorrow."
"About the acquisition?"
"Um."
Du Ruo frowned, indeed, Prime will be unveiled in the middle of the month. It is estimated that Jingming has no patience to grind anymore.
"Then you have a good talk, don't ruin the relationship." She said.
He mocked lightly: "Anyway, it's already very bad, what are you afraid of?"
Du Ruo: "..."
The next morning, Jing Ming, Yang Shu and others went to Yuanqian Company.
There was an appointment before coming, and Yi Kun was waiting for Jingming in the office.
The last meeting was very unpleasant, but this time the two returned to indifference and calmness, as if the last thing hadn't happened, one was more at ease than the other.
Jing Ming got straight to the point and didn't go around with him: "I came here today to discuss the acquisition matter clearly. We see each other every day, you are not free, and I am busy too. Let's talk it through once."
Yi Kun: "So, are you agreeing to Yuan Qian's conditions?"
Jing Ming tapped the back of the chair with his fingers, and smiled: "Is it the conditions you offered, or the conditions offered after the shareholders' meeting? Chunhe's strength is here, and being acquired will be beneficial to you and will not cause any harm."
"That's the way it is said, can it be beneficial, the more the better."
"Chunhe's current price is already the best. I don't think any other company in this market can offer this price."
"Yes." Yi Kun looked directly at him, "Just this morning, I received a call from Pengcheng."
There was a moment of silence in the office.
Yi Kun: "To be honest, I was indeed inclined to cooperate with Chunhe before. I guess you can see it, so you don't give in. But now this happens... You should know that I love money."
Jingming looked at him for a while, then smiled sarcasticly: "Are you asking me to bid?"
Yi Kun shrugged: "In business, the natural price is the priority."
"That's right." Jingming leaned back in the chair, pinched his fingers and said, "Let's think about it, I want to put on a posture with you and say that Chunhe's strength is many times stronger than Pengcheng's. It's probably useless. Don't you Caring. After all, interests come first.”
Yi Kun nodded his eyelids.
"How about this, let me put it another way." Jing Ming's eyes changed, and he said, "The reconstruction of Prime will definitely destroy Pengcheng. If Yuan Qian is acquired by Pengcheng, he will wait to be buried with him.
Because Prime will definitely be on top of the world again. "
Yi Kun's face became even colder, and he stared straight at Jingming.
Not too angry at his arrogant remarks, but never expected that after the fiasco that shocked the world six years ago, Prime would be rebuilt.
That Jing Ming from six years ago is back.
The two looked at each other, swords and swords.
Yang Shu stretched out her hand to support her forehead, people like Jing Ming could kill people if they came out to negotiate.
Fortunately, Yi Kun is also a person who does not take soft things.
The air seemed to freeze into ice, at this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Du Ruo called from outside: "Senior brother."
Jing Ming's expression softened for a moment, and he turned his head to look at the office door.
Yi Kun also said normally: "Come in."
Du Ruo opened the door and saw Jing Ming and the others were talking, she was taken aback, she thought he was coming in the afternoon.
Jingming's eyes met her, not very friendly.
Du Ruo: "..." I don't know where to provoke him.
Without squinting, she passed the document to Yi Kun: "It's over."
"Um."
Du Ruo didn't stay long, turned around and went out.
The atmosphere in the room subtly eased.
After she left, Jing Ming said again:
"Yi Kun. We don't have to compete for mutual dislike. In addition to 'making money', you have a bigger characteristic, which is quality. Yuanqian's high-quality braking system was replaced by Pengcheng who didn't know the technology. People who engage in capital waste, I don't know if you want it. But I'm sure, if it can be used in a car of the same level as yours, you will be more willing.
Chunhe will be the number one in China in the future, and use European and American counterparts as the competition standard. I don't believe you don't want to join. I will not give the conditions of Pengcheng, let alone bid. But I can make a concession and give the middle price. As for whether you want to give in, you can think about it again and give me an answer today. "
After speaking, he didn't stay long, got up and left with his pockets in his pocket.