In the evening, the elevators of the office buildings in Central were full of well-dressed urban men and women who described being tired.
Qiao Wen was wearing a white shirt with a slightly loose neckline, showing a lazy look after a day's work. He didn't look any different from the office workers around him, but because he had an unforgettable face, it would inevitably attract some irresistible gazes.
Ever since Mengzhen Clothing Office moved to this office building, every day I went up and down the elevator, I would meet some kind of stares. Of course, there are also those who directly come up to strike up a conversation—a man who is too good-looking is also a trouble.
For example, right now, before I walked out of the building, a modern girl walked over and greeted warmly: "Hi, this is Manager Qiao from Mengzhen Clothing, right?"
Qiao Wen looked up at the person who came, she was a pretty young girl, wearing a black and white Chanel suit, carrying a small Chanel sheepskin bag in her hand.
No has always been a gentleman and polite to girls, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, you are?"
The woman took out a card and handed it to you, and introduced herself generously with a smile: "My name is Zhou Jiayin, you can call me Alice. I studied fashion design in the United States before, and I just opened a women's clothing brand when I returned to Hong Kong. The studio is located in this office building. I saw your interview in the newspaper before, and I appreciate your concept of brand development. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate and communicate in the future."
Qiao Wen looked down at the business card in his hand - jy clothing studio, Zhou Jiayin (Alice).
In this era, if you can study fashion design abroad, you will have your own brand as soon as you come back. What's more, her outfit is worth a year or two of ordinary people's expenses. I think only a wealthy daughter can be so proud.
No smiled and nodded: "It turned out to be a colleague. Compared with Ms. Zhou who studied design, I, the company manager, can only be regarded as a layman."
Zhou Jiayin has a very hearty American style, she smiled and showed two rows of neat big white teeth, said: "Mr. Qiao is too polite, our brand is doing so well, I want to learn from you." It seemed to ask casually, "Do you have time, Mr. Qiao? It's time for dinner, and you want me to go have a meal together and chat slowly."
Just as Qiao Wen was thinking of an excuse to reject this young and beautiful modern girl, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a motorcycle speeding towards him from the corner of his eye.
Chen Jianan slammed on the brakes, parked the motorcycle on the curb next to the two, reached out to take off the helmet, waved and said loudly: "Little Qiao, I'm here to pick you up."
Qiao Wenchao didn't nod, put away the business card in his hand, took out his own card, handed it to Zhou Jiayin, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for Miss Zhou, my friend is here to pick me up, we will talk again next time we have a chance."
Zhou Jiayin also felt disappointed, nodded with a smile, and said, "See you later, Mr. Qiao."
Qiao Wen politely waved goodbye to her, walked to Chen Jianan, took the helmet that was not handed over, put it on, and asked curiously, "Brother Nan, why are you here?"
Through the helmet, Chen Jianan saw the modern girl who had just spoken to Qiao Wen, stepping on a pair of high heels, stooped into a red Beetle in front of her, and walked away gracefully.
Suddenly the alarm went off in my heart, and while starting the car, I asked, "Who is the woman you are talking about?"
Qiao Wen said: "The owner of a clothing company in the office building."
Chen Jianan snorted coldly and said, "Being the boss at such a young age, I'm afraid it's the daughter of some family? How long have you known each other?"
Qiao Wen said, "I just met you just now."
"What are we talking about?"
"Just chat a few words about work."
Chen Jianan became more and more eccentric: "What kind of work can we talk about when we just met? Don't let the rich lady like this little boy deliberately strike up a conversation?"
The sour smell could waft out for two miles.
Qiao Wen was crying and laughing, and squeezed the hand on his waist, and said viciously, "Who are you talking about as a boy?"
Chen Jianan screamed in pain, but still stuck his neck and said, "You're just a boy."
Forget it, I'm as knowledgeable as this guy, not to mention that this skin is indeed a standard boy.
Qiao Wen let go of his hand and changed the subject: "By the way, Brother Nan, let's not go back first, and accompany me to meet someone."
"who?"
"You'll know when you go."
Under his guidance, Chen Jianan's motorcycle drove into the crowded Yuwu district in Kwun Tong.
It is easy for people to go from frugal to extravagant, and it is difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. It has only been half a year since I moved from a tenement house in the walled city to a high-rise apartment. Now that I see the low and simple shabby house area, even Chen Jianan can't help frowning. Not to mention Qiao Wen who only stayed in the Walled City for more than half a year.
The former Chanel girls and the dilapidated and crowded Yuya District are the two worlds of this metropolis, and they are also the portrayal of this cruel world.
Chen Jianan, I remembered that Qiao Wen knew someone from the Longwu District, and asked curiously, "Who are you looking for here?"
"Tang Xingwei."
"Who is Tang Xingwei?"
Qiao Wen said, "It's the waiter at Xingtiandi."
It was only then that Chen Jianan remembered suddenly, and said, "I said, I almost forgot."
Qiao Wen chuckled, it wasn't just that he almost forgot. For the past two months, Chen Jianan, the "big hero", has been greeted and sent every day, and the stars are holding the moon. Reporters have come in wave after wave, and this association and the chamber of commerce have also visited one after another. The martial arts business is booming, the daily flower baskets are never broken, and the dinners are also eaten one after another.
The hustle and bustle of flowers and brocades has not calmed down until these few days.
For all the citizens who care a little bit about current affairs, there is no one who does not know the beautiful boy Nan of the Anan Martial Art Museum, but no one has ever mentioned the waiter who was bullied by the ghost. It seems that in that incident, nothing but a micro My footsteps background.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with this. People are always willing to create heroes and pursue heroes, and few people really care about the weak.
Tang Xingwei himself obviously didn't think about getting anything out of this turmoil. When Chen Canaan came out and the media's microphones were turned on this hero, he silently withdrew from the turmoil without even looking for Qiao Wen again.
During this period of time, besides going to work, Qiao Wen happily watched Chen Canaan's boundless scenery every day, and was obsessed with Guan Zhen by the way—that is, the serial novels written by the young master Guan Zhenbao based on Chen Canaan.
Like everyone else, Tang Xingwei was almost forgotten.
If I got off work early today, and Chen Jianan came to pick me up again, the two of them are very free, and if not, I would suddenly remember to check on Tang Xingwei's situation.
Although he only came here once, Qiao Wen still remembered the location of Tang Xingwei's house. The door of the dilapidated wooden house was only slightly closed, and someone was talking vaguely inside.
He didn't knock on the door, and soon someone came to open the door. It was Tang Xingwei, who seemed to be a little thinner than before, and I didn't know if it was because of exhaustion or fatigue.
Tang Xingwei was obviously surprised when he saw Qiao Wen "I invite you to come" outside the door. He was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and quickly said, "Mr. Qiao, Mr. Chen, what are you doing?" coming?"
Qiao Wen said with a smile: "My Brother Nan passed by and remembered that he lived here, so I stopped by to have a look. Is it okay?"
Tang Xingwei nodded a little embarrassedly: "Fortunately, let's come in and have a cup of hot water."
Qiao Wen asked Chen Jianan not to enter the house.
This small room is still the same as last time, dark, simple, clean and tidy, but this time there is a faint smell of traditional Chinese medicine. Qiao Wen asked casually, "Who is sick?"
Tang Xingwei brought two glasses of water, put them in front of them, pointed to the inner room separated by a cloth curtain, and said in a low voice, "My grandfather has been ill recently and has been taking medicine."
Qiao Wen asked casually as if I were: "After that incident, did you bring any inconvenience to your life?"
Tang Xingwei was slightly taken aback, then quickly shook his head: "No, no, I'm relieved that Mr. Chen can come out smoothly."
Qiao Wen looked at the expression in my eyes, picked up the water glass and took a sip silently, and my eyes fell on a pile of cardboard boxes in the corner of the room.
I don't remember very clearly, the last time I came to this house, I didn't have these things.
Didn't smile and said: "That's good, I'm still worried that it will affect you. By the way, how are you working recently?"
Tang Xingwei said: "Very... good."
"Did you switch to another bar?"
Tang Xingwei hesitated for a moment, nodded and smiled and said, "Well, I changed one."
Qiao Wen put down his water glass and said with a smile, "Actually, I came to see you for something."
Tang Xingwei frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Do you need my help? As long as I can help, you can just ask."
Qiao Wen shook his head with a smile and said, "It's like this. Brother Nan, I opened a real estate company, because I only bought land before and didn't hire anyone. Now I have more and more land, and other businesses are also It is going to be launched, so there is an urgent need for an assistant who knows a little English, can type and has a little financial knowledge. I thought that I should be able to do it, so I came to ask if you are interested? The salary is about the same as that of ordinary civil servants, one thousand yuan each We will make adjustments according to the actual situation after the business is launched in the future.”
Tang Xingwei froze for a moment, then nodded again and again: "I am interested, I am very good at English. I have no problems with daily communication and reading. Before I had no problems, I worked in a bar. I was learning typing and financial knowledge when I was free during the day. I wanted to go to the company to find a job, but because of my low education, I have not been able to apply. If Mr. Qiao can give me this opportunity, it would be great."
Qiao Wen said with a smile: "Education is important to me. Brother Nan only went to Secondary 2, and his grades are always low."
Chen Jianan, a sophomore in middle school: "???" I always feel that I am a good analogy.
Qiao Wen continued: "As long as you are eager to learn and make progress, it is more important than anything else. When I came back to your home and saw the books in your home, I knew that I must be a motivated young man. I have been working in bars before, probably for the daytime You can spend more time studying, or go to university to take classes, right?"
Books in Hong Kong City are not cheap. For such a poor family, there is a whole cabinet full of books. Tang Xingwei is probably the kind of person who would rather go hungry and save money to buy books. I'm like someone who eats and drinks when he has some money in his pocket.
Thinking of this, he didn't turn his head to glance at Chen Jianan who was beside him. Someone was watching him and pretending to be stupid.
Tang Xingwei rubbed his head in embarrassment: "It's true that working in a bar is for the convenience of going to the library to study, and I have been to the university to attend lectures when I have the opportunity. I said that my foundation is too poor, and I have only a half-knowledge of many courses. There is no limit to learning. You need to read more."
"That's right." Qiao Wen nodded, and patted Chen Jianan's shoulder with a smile: "Brother Nan, did you hear that?"
Chen Jianan straightened his body, stretched out three fingers and said, "I memorized three English words today."
Qiao Wen shook his head and laughed, and said to Tang Xingwei: "Our company's business has not yet officially started, and I have a lot of things to do now. After going to work, Ah Wei can study in the office when he is free, especially about finance. Let's learn more about it. , it may be necessary to make accounts in the future.”
The other party nodded excitedly: "Don't worry, I will study hard."
Qiao Wen raised his hand and glanced at his watch, took out the business card of the real estate company and handed it to him, and said, "Then it's settled, and we should leave too. Tomorrow is Saturday, and we will officially come to work on Monday. "
Tang Xingwei took the card, obviously excited like ecstasy, but I wanted to show it to others, so he could only suppress it so hard that his eyes were a little red.
Qiao Wen didn't see that, I stayed for a long time, took Chen Jianan to say goodbye, and when I got to the door, I didn't let anyone see me off.
The two went out, walked a few steps, and indeed heard Tang Xingwei's excited voice in the wooden house behind him: "Grandpa, I have found a new job."
Qiao Wen bent his mouth happily.
It's just that Chen Jianan, who was at the side, was obviously a little confused about what happened just now. He was not easy to ask in front of people before, but now he went out and asked curiously: "Xiao Qiao, isn't our company just hoarding land for the time being? Officially Do you have to wait at least until the end of the year to operate? There is no need to hoard the land now, and the company is not making money now, and it still owes a butt bank loan. What do you hire an assistant for? A thousand yuan a month is a salary for me to support an idler. Is it?"
Qiao Wen glanced at him, and said: "By the end of the year, we can sell slowly when we have a few pieces of land in our hands. We can start preparations for the sea view villa in the middle of the mountain. What we need at that time is manpower. Rather than recruiting people temporarily, I How to reserve talents first.”
Chen Jianan curled his lips, I took it for granted and said: "Is this Ah Wei a bar waiter? I have never worked in a company foreign firm, what kind of talent can I be?"
Qiao Wen said: "Did I just say that? It's important to be eager to learn and make progress. The books in the cabinet of Awei's house include several university textbooks, as well as economics materials from Cambridge University. It can be seen that there is no knowledge reserve, and it has already arrived." University level. Believe me, there must be a talent in the future."
Chen Jianan grinned and said, "Well, that's right."
Qiao Wen was silent for a moment, and then said: "I told you to recruit an assistant, it was indeed a temporary idea."
"Huh?" Chen Jianan understood why.
Qiao Wen turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "I've been out of the limelight for the past two months, but Ah Wei's life has been greatly affected by that incident. In the final analysis, this matter is You made a fuss, we have to be responsible to others."
Chen Jianan frowned and asked, "Has your life been greatly affected?"
Qiao Wen nodded: "I have been working as a waiter in the bar before, because of this incident, I have not been fired by Xingtiandi, and other bars should not use him anymore. So in the past two months, I have never been Work. Just now I saw that he has paper boxes at home, and there are opened pastes beside him, and he should be making some change for the time being by pasting paper boxes. Now that grandpa is sick again, it is estimated that the family will be even worse."
Chen Jianan was surprised: "Then why didn't he say anything just now? He also said that he has a job."
Qiao Wen sighed: "It shows that this person's character is quite wrong. At the beginning, he accepted the interview without hesitation for the sake of love, but after the release, he quietly withdrew. He obviously encountered difficulties because of this matter, and he also wanted to trouble us. If he really has a job, I said he will come to our company as an assistant, can't he be so excited?"
Chen Jianan suddenly realized, and happily hugged Wu's shoulder and said: "So you said that the company lacks assistants, and asked him if he is interested? And I just told Wu directly, do you want to help him? Oh, Xiao Qiao It’s so empathetic.”
Qiao Wen laughed and said, "I'm not purely helping, but I really value learning and progress. If I just want to help him, I can find a way to give him a little money, right? There is no need to ask He joined our company." After finishing speaking, he sighed with regret, "I don't care, you provoked this matter, but you stole the limelight and gained both fame and fortune. He didn't get anything, It's not fair to me to get into trouble because of this."
"Understood, from now on I will do whatever I want to do to anyone." Chen Jianan smiled roguely, and added after speaking, "If you let me move, I will move."
Qiao Wen tilted his head to see if he didn't, and suddenly smiled slyly: "Brother Nan, actually, I let Ah Wei join the company because I wanted to learn from him and learn more useful knowledge."
When Chen Jianan heard that he wanted him to learn again, he immediately changed the subject, pointed at the children playing in the muddy mud in front of him, and said, "Huh? Xiao Qiao, do you remember when you were a child? Let's go to the city wall There is a lot of water on the rainy ground, I am always afraid of getting dirty, and I always carry it on my back every time."
Qiao Wen tried to pull out the scene he was talking about from the memory of the original body, but found that as he came to this world for longer, the memory left by the original body became more and more blurred. The fragments of growing up with Chen Jianan in the past have been covered by getting along with each other in the past year or so.
This made him suddenly realize that the former Xiao Qiao was really far away from this world and his brother Nan.
Didn't he stare blankly at the child in front of him, and asked abruptly, "Brother Nan, do you miss Xiao Qiao?"
"Huh?" Chen Jianan turned his head, and I looked at him knowingly.
Qiao Wen met his dark eyes and said word by word: "These are the days when you and Xiao Qiao grew up together?"
Chen Jianan became more and more confused: "Isn't that us?"
Qiao Wen said: "I mean, those years before? I am this year."
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Chen Jianan stared blankly at those deep and deep eyes, suddenly turned his head and put his arms around his shoulders, and walked forward with him, laughing and saying: "Oh, how hard our life was before, I am in poor health and timid, and I am always worried about my future. How good it is now, I have grown up and have the ability, if I were you, I would have gone to jail without dying. Little Qiao is really getting better It’s getting better and better, we’re all getting better and better, and we’ll be even better in the future.”
After a moment of silence, I didn't add another sentence, "So now I don't like to think about the past, I just like to think about the present and the future."
Qiao Wen smiled: "Okay, then think about the present and the future."