In December, Yunyang starts to cool down.
Waking up early in the morning, He Yue rinsed her cheeks with water and brushed her long messy hair. He slept on the table yesterday, and his hair was pressed into a strange shape. He didn't have time to take a shower in the morning, so he simply combed it with cold water. Then He Yue wiped off the water stains on her skin and walked into the house.
Li De came back from Nanchu and brought new investment. But Nanchu and Lingwu are also very shrewd. As the largest investors in private companies, they will not completely hand over the management rights to Yunyang, and have sent many people over successively. Yunyang needs to accommodate these merchants, and the merchants also need to adapt to the rhythm of Yunyang. Although most of the related work is handed over to Griffa, Heyue still has to show up from time to time.
The reason is simple, Griffa's current ability is sufficient, but his qualifications and prestige are not enough. Some things can only be resolved by Heyue’s presence. Two years of strategizing and kindness have allowed Heyue’s reputation in Yunyang to continue to rise. Li De is a person who doesn’t like to have a sense of presence. In the eyes of many people, He Yue is Li De agent.
She is still very busy.
He Yue walked while thinking about things, bumped into a person at the corner of the corridor.
Looking closely, Lide was rubbing his sleepy eyes, and Chocolate lay on top of his head and kept pulling his hair.
The moment he saw Heyue, Lide's eyes were obviously bright, and he stuffed the chocolate into his arms without saying a word:
"Come on, chocolate, go play with your sister Heyue~"
He Yue looked at Li De and said expressionlessly:
"This child calls you father, calls that woman mother, and you let her call me sister, is it appropriate?"
Lid smiled and asked:
"Then what do you think is a better name?"
He Yue raised her eyebrows, feeling that Li De's words were obviously flawed. Normally, it would be aunt or uncle, but He Yue is only 22 years old this year, no one at this age would want to be called that.
He Yue was silent for a while, held the chocolate in front of her eyes, and said to her:
"Call me Auntie?"
Chocolate seems to like Heyue quite a lot, he kept grabbing Heyue's bangs with his chubby little hands, and said vaguely:
"Auntie, eat candy."
Chocolate stretched his tentacles into his pocket, took out a toffee that had been preserved for five minutes and stuffed it to He Yue.
Lide always felt that this title was weird, but he didn't care too much, and said to He Yue:
"I see you are going to the council hall. Today's work is still heavy?"
Heyue hugged the chocolate and shook it gently following the method taught by Zhehua, raised her head and said to Lide:
"It's not too important. Some things are left to Ferrin and Griffa, and there's still time to deal with the rest at night."
Lid glanced at the watery hair on the top of her head. The bent hair obviously hadn't fully returned to normal.
Lied patted her on the back and said:
"That's good. I'll be with you, finish the work first and then talk about other things."
After speaking, Lide took the initiative to walk to the meeting hall.
He Yue froze for a moment, and soon realized that the lie just now hadn't achieved any results. Heyue habitually prioritizes the things that Lide explained. When Lide threw the chocolate to her, she revised today's work plan in her mind at the speed of light, and rescheduled the work that should have been done during the day to tonight. But she didn't want Lid to know about it, so she told Lid that the task was not heavy.
But in fact, as long as you think about it for a while, you will know that the task is not heavy, and there is no need for He Yue to leave the warm bed early in the morning.
If you think about it, you can know that He Yue lied, but many people just don't want to think about it. Caring for others is not only a kind of ability, but also a kind of habit. Lide, who is in a high position, doesn't need to develop this habit, he just needs to live comfortably; but Lide will still do some things to be considerate of others subconsciously, just like Heyue will do the same.
Both are habitually thinking about each other.
He Yue smiled, put the candy that Chocolate gave her into her mouth, tasted the sweet taste, and said to Chocolate:
"Sugar is sweet, thank you."
Chocolate immediately became happy at a speed visible to the naked eye, her brows and eyes curved like a new moon in the sky, and she hugged He Yue's neck and refused to let go.
When the two of them arrived at the council hall, there were stacks of documents on the table. Lide sat down indifferently, took a copy skilfully and began to review it. Heyue sat beside him holding the chocolate, started from another stack of documents, first comforted the chocolate, and then similarly entered the working state beside Lide.
Chocolat sat on Heyue's lap, poked his head out to look at the documents on the table, trying to identify the words he knew. When she was bored, she would crawl away from Heyue's legs, but she would not crawl too far, basically sleeping next to Lid, like a well-behaved kitten.
From time to time, the two have some brief exchanges:
"The tax rate will remain the same next year, but the tax revenue should be doubled. According to the rules of Yuxi City, where the tax is spent is to be announced, but it is an extraordinary period, and now the public announcement is easy to be discovered by other territories..."
"Only publish the percentage, at least let the public understand where the money is spent, and the specific figure can be erased."
"A few days ago, the envoy from Wanze Territory came over and wanted to establish diplomatic relations with us."
"Promise."
"The Temple of Tradition sent a stern warning letter, saying that if we don't cut ties with the Church of the Abyss, they will consider launching a holy war."
"Four words, come if you have the guts."
"... It's really a quick knife to deal with the problem with you."
"It wasn't that complicated."
Lide smiled and said to He Yue beside him:
"For you, you have to weigh the interests of all parties. As Yunyang develops better and better, more and more interests are involved, and there will soon be a minefield on all sides. But I just need to follow my own Like the next decision, and then throw the rest of the problem to you."
He Yue sighed lightly:
"Don't be humble with me, your decisions are often right. Moreover, I often have the problem of indecision, and it would be much better to get a direction from you."
Lide touched her head, helped her comb her messy hair carefully, and said in his mouth:
"You are not indecisive. You are the chief assistant of my Yunyang's internal affairs, and your words and deeds involve the lives and deaths of countless people. Here, you should be a cold person like those ministers in the capital, but you want everyone Everyone can achieve happiness. It is always the most painful to be caught between idealism and realism, and egoism like mine can lead a very happy life.”
Li De stretched out his hand to Heyue's ear, and Heyue put his hand on the back of his hand.
There is a gentle smile on He Yue's face:
"I don't feel pain, Lid, I'm happy now. At least when I close my eyes and see those horrific images of killing children, I can clench my fists and tell myself that now I have the ability to prevent those The tragedy repeats itself in Yunyang. So I just feel tired occasionally, and I don't reject my current life."
He Yue took Lide's hand, placed it on her cheek, and then leaned on it and closed her eyes.
She said softly:
"Soon, the nightmare I have had for more than ten years will end..."