When the headlights swept in, a servant was already walking past the door.
Chen Qizhao removed his hand from the voice chat button, frowned slightly and looked at the car that turned into the garage, and saw two men get out of the car. The middle-aged man was wearing more formal clothes, with a slightly cramped look on his more ordinary face. The boy standing next to him was still young, wearing fancy clothes, looking a little unruly.
The person who came was none other than the Chen family, that is, the younger brother of his father Chen Jianhong.
Chen Qizhao's current third uncle in name, and the person next to the third uncle is also his cousin. The previous generation of the Chen family made a fortune, and the family relationship was not harmonious. Later, Mrs. Chen divided the family property among the brothers of the Chen family for their own development. However, the other brothers were mediocre. In the end, only Chen Jianhong seized the opportunity in his early years and took the Chen family group in one fell swoop. to today's scale.
Some have moved out of S city long ago, and some have gone abroad to develop, and basically lost contact.
Only the third uncle's family remained in s city.
Chen Qizhao didn't have much memory of these people, or said that these people were dispensable. His third uncle was the right person to see the wind and the rudder. When he was down, he was also one of the first people to distance himself from the relationship. When some property rights were in dispute, he came out to stir up the muddy water and took away a piece of land in the suburbs.
The housekeeper, Uncle Zhang, came to guide him, and the two followed each other into the house.
Chen Qizhao stood silently in the garden next to him. He could probably guess what his good third uncle wanted to do today. It was nothing more than to give his son a chance, or to ask his father for money for a project.
Just as he was thinking, the phone suddenly buzzed and vibrated, and only then did he remember the news that Shen Yuhuai had not returned.
[- Zhao: I accidentally pressed the wrong button just now. ]
[-Shen Yuhuai: Nothing, I thought something happened. ]
[- Zhao: Brother Huai will talk later, there are guests at home. ]
"You've been making soup long enough." Shen Xuelan came in from outside and saw his brother in an apron skillfully pouring the clear soup into the soup pot prepared in advance.
Shen Yuhuai: "It will be ready soon."
The Shen family's aunt came home from vacation, and Shen Yuhuai always started the New Year's Eve dinner. Shen Xuelan was leaning against the wall and was just about to see if there was anything else in the kitchen that could help, but out of the corner of the eye caught a glimpse of the mobile phone placed next to the cooking table, "I just saw you playing on your mobile phone, chatting with someone..."
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Yuhuai turned off the phone screen.
"Come and help." Shen Yuhuai said briefly.
Shen Xuelan glanced at his phone with a deep meaning, "Oh, here we go."
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When Chen Qizhao returned to the villa, his father had already chatted with the third uncle.
Seemingly noticing his arrival, Uncle Chen immediately put a smile on his face, "Qizhao is here? I just heard about Feihong from your father. This child is young and sometimes has the demeanor of the past, Li Yao, It's okay to learn from your brother."
Cousin Chen Liyao was sitting next to him, and when he heard the words, he simply responded, his eyes on Chen Qizhao and he would soon lower his head and play with his mobile phone.
Chen Jianhong said politely, "Li Yao is also good."
"This child is boring, how can he compare to Shi Mingqishao, and his usual grades are average." Uncle Chen said with a bit of hatred for iron and steel, and said to Chen Jianhong, "This is not a time for him to strive for success. Said he wanted to go to our company to hone his memoirs, but after three days of fishing and two days of netting, my people didn't dare to disobey him, and they didn't learn anything. Oh, by the way, brother, do you have any? For a simpler position, I will send Li Yao to you, let him learn from Shi Ming, and help me manage the company in the future."
Chen Liyao didn't speak, but he already looked at Chen Shiming.
"Learn from my brother?" Chen Qizhao suddenly laughed, "Let's not, he didn't even bring me, he wouldn't have time to bring someone. Since it's better to learn from me, Feihong still has a few vacancies, come here. It's a good day to fuck."
Uncle Chen said, "You're still in school, so how can you..."
Chen Qizhao said again: "My brother is still at work, why? Third uncle looks down on me?"
Chen Jianhong said in a timely manner: "If you want to practice, it is really best to start from the basics. The headquarters is complicated, and it may be easier to go to the subsidiary to study with Qizhao. The two are of the same age and can usually get along better."
Chen Qizhao noticed the change in the other party's expression, and as expected, he saw the embarrassed look on Uncle Chen's face. This time, I was just looking for a job for my child, but I just wanted Chen Liyao to go to Chen Shiming to make money. Who doesn't know that the projects under Chen Shiming's hands are now very profitable.
In the last life, Uncle Chen did more things. He has no ability. Every time he comes here, he uses a certain project excuse to tell Chen Jianhong to invest. In fact, this type of investment is wasted every time, and the money thrown in Basically don't come back.
The Chen family has a great business, and Chen Jianhong's brother in S City is the only one left with Uncle Chen, and he doesn't care about him in terms of brotherhood. However, such a person is greedy, and making concessions again and again will only make him worse.
Chen Qizhao glanced at the location of the restaurant from the corner of his eye, and came with a meal, there was so much to do. He opened his mouth and said, "Uncle San has also invested in a lot of projects before. He specializes in surgery. After all, the market is different. What I learn here is really not useful."
Seeing this, Uncle Chen said, "That's right, Qi Zhao is still busy with his studies, so why would he be embarrassed to ask Li Yao to trouble you?"
Chen Qizhao smiled: "The third uncle also asked my dad to get a lot of investment before, and now the project should be finalized, why don't I let my cousin go to practice. In the end, it's best to start with your own business."
After he finished speaking, he asked, "Uncle San should have a good business this year, right? So many projects?"
Uncle Chen didn't speak anymore. He really brought a project here today.
But when Chen Qizhao said this, he was not easy to speak.
After Chen Qizhao messed up like this, Uncle Chen was not easy to speak, and could only climb close to Chen Jianhong.
Speaking of dry mouth in the back, I wanted to take the initiative to talk about asking for money several times, but I was inexplicably interrupted. Seeing that it was late, Chen Jianhong took the initiative to say that there was something to do in the evening, and Uncle Chen didn't stay much, just when he left. He glared at Chen Qizhao fiercely.
Chen Qizhao watched Chen Jianhong send the person to the door, and glanced at the garage. He walked into the garage, where Lao Lin's tools for changing tires just now were also cleaned up, and the tools were put away in the tool cabinet in the garage.
Chen Qizhao glanced, walked to the car where Chen Shiming often sat, squatted down to check the replaced tire, and then walked to the broken tire and carefully looked at the position of the iron nail, it really looked like driving was punctured.
Lao Lin has already entered the villa, and no one is here.
Chen Qizhao walked to the car window and found that the car was unlocked and the key was still inserted in the keyhole. He simply sat in, started the accelerator and tried the brakes, and came out after confirming that there was no problem.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Shiming happened to pass by and saw Chen Qizhao getting out of the car.
"No, your car seems to be good." Chen Qizhao said: "Lend me back and drive it?"
Chen Shiming glanced at him, "Wait until you take down your driver's license. Put the key inside. Uncle Lin estimates that he will have to clean up later."
"Oh." Chen Qizhao closed the door and looked away: "You didn't remember driving this car, did you?"
"The previous one was sent to the yard for regular maintenance." Chen Shiming said.
Chen Qizhao asked, "Which parking lot?"
Chen Shiming said: "The one you were racing last time."
He said, "Chen Qizhao, you're talking a bit too much tonight."
"I'm in a good mood." Chen Qizhao looked back.
In the previous life, the car that Chen Shiming had in the car accident was a new car, and it is not in the garage now.
Maybe he was suspicious.
After Uncle Chen left, the Chen family returned to peace and began to eat New Year's Eve dinner.
A table is surrounded by people, and the servants at home eat at the same table, and the food on the table exudes heat.
"You don't like Third Uncle?" Chen Shiming sat next to Chen Qizhao and poured him a glass of wine.
Chen Qizhao said bluntly: "I don't like it. I can see that he wants money and power all over his face. If you like it? Would you like to tell him that you changed your mind?"
Zhang Yazhi placed the last plate of dishes, followed the sound and looked at the two brothers in the distance: "Don't quarrel during the New Year, and the two of them should not say a word."
Chen Shiming glanced at Chen Qizhao. In the past, Chen Qizhao liked to go out with friends for New Year's Eve. He couldn't wait to leave after the New Year's Eve dinner, but today he got up early in the morning and followed Zhang Yazhi in the afternoon to watch her prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner. , did not speak to urge.
He even had the patience to sit in the living room and listen to them, and used to go upstairs to play games.
Zhang Yazhi sandwiched something, "Try this, the new dish that my mother learned last time, eat more."
Chen Qizhao looked at the contents in the bowl, "Mom, are you feeding the pigs?"
"If I could feed you into a pig, Mom would be happy." Zhang Yazhi's eyes stopped on Chen Qizhao, "Xiao Zhao, have you lost weight recently? Why does Mom feel that the flesh on your cheek is gone?"
Chen Jianhong calmly watched the voice of the mother and son, and his eyes stayed on Chen Qizhao for a long time. He looked at Chen Qizhao's casual appearance, but he thought of other things. It seemed that he hadn't gotten along for a while, and he couldn't see the child clearly.
Chen Qizhao was rarely very silent. During this period of time, there was indeed little talk at the dinner table, but occasionally he would respond twice.
But at dinner tonight, Zhang Yazhi asked a few questions, and Chen Qizhao's response was a bit slow.
After eating, Chen Qizhao did not go back to the room, but sat in the living room to watch the Spring Festival Gala with Zhang Yazhi.
The Spring Festival Gala program was broadcast on TV, and the funny sketch cross talk did not leave any trace in Chen Qizhao's mind. He sat in the living room and listened to Zhang Yazhi's laughter from time to time. Next to him, Chen Jianhong was reading financial newspapers, and Chen Shiming was reading magazines. The family was sitting in the living room busy with their own affairs, but Chen Qizhao felt that the atmosphere was extraordinarily lively, and he didn't feel bothered.
Until after 12:00, with a happy New Year, Zhang Yazhi handed him two red envelopes.
Chen Qizhao's eyes stayed on the red envelope for a long time, and finally took it.
The vibration on social software continued, Chen Qizhao sent Shen Yuhuai a happy New Year, and received repeated bombings from Yan Kailin.
Chen Qizhao was in a good mood, so he simply sent a red envelope to the little boy Yan Kailin.
[- Zhao: [New Year's red envelope]]
[-Yan Kailin: I like a straightforward and straightforward person like you! ]
[- Zhao: Oh. ]
[-Yan Kailin: I wish my brother to make a lot of money this year, prosperous peach blossoms, and give birth to a precious son early. ]
[- Zhao: ... ]
There were footsteps in the corridor, and Chen Qizhao was about to open the door when he saw Chen Shiming standing in front of him.
Chen Shiming was wearing pajamas with a cup in his hand, "I heard Xiao Xu say yesterday, have you gone to the Feihong Technical Department?"
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Chen Qizhao's eyes were on his hand, so he showed him the cup, "Water."
Remember "Go." Chen Qizhao replied: "Rongguang 20 is doing well, I will go there and have a look. I heard that they want to continue to develop new products?"
The Rongguang project is very good, and it is likely to become the key construction project of the group in the new year.
Chen Shiming also received a lot of related proposals for the Feihongrongguang series, but these are just plans, and the specific plans and processes have not been started. As a result, I heard from Xiao Xu yesterday that at the end of the year, Chen Qizhao also went to the Rongguang Technology Department twice, and also made some comments.
"What do you think about connected appliances?" Chen Shiming said bluntly.
There are too many electrical appliances on the market, and there are many products with the same function.
"Oh, what are you talking about?" Chen Qizhao explained in a natural tone: "I'm just talking about a smart home. This concept has been proposed for a long time, and many large companies abroad are also trying it out. Several of our big domestic brands have no news now. But haven't you noticed that the number of new products they have launched has decreased in recent years?"
Chen Shiming paused slightly and paid attention to Chen Qizhao's performance: "There is indeed a saying that other big manufacturers are making technological innovations."
"The functions of the products are almost developed, and most of them are simplified. With the current domestic development speed, you can't only develop affordable electrical products. The intelligent concept proposed by the Rongguang project is good, but this is not complete. Intelligence, you might as well build a glorious intelligence system..."
Chen's does have the capital to make a smart home. After all, he started out in real estate and also has a construction company and an electrical appliance company. It is not difficult to build an integrated brand. In the last life, the Chen family was a step too late. Feihong Electric was dragged down by Yicheng and failed to embark on this road ahead of time. In the end, it could only watch other big manufacturers segment the market.
The momentum in this life is so good, it's a pity not to fire while it's hot.
Smart home appliances will only become popular in China in a few years, and everything is still too late.
Chen Qizhao suddenly stopped when he noticed Chen Shiming's scrutiny.
Chen Shiming asked, "Why didn't you say anything?"
"Wait a minute." Chen Qizhao entered the room, and soon held a magazine in Chen Shiming's hand.
Chen Shiming: "?"
Chen Qizhao said: "I won't tell you more about the rest. I don't remember, the magazines have written it, you can look it up yourself when you go back."
Chen Shiming: "..."
Chen Qizhao reminded: "The eighth page, you can turn it yourself."
The conversation between the two brothers stopped briefly. Chen Qizhao saw Chen Shiming standing with a magazine and was about to go back to the room.
Suddenly, a red envelope was stretched out in front of him.
Chen Shiming handed him a red envelope: "Take it."
Chen Qizhao answered after a meeting.
Chen Shiming asked, "Aren't you going to say something?"
"Oh." Chen Qizhao stopped, "Dad gave a card in the red envelope."
"..." Chen Shiming: "Less trouble this year."
The hallway was quiet, and the brothers went back to their rooms.
Chen Shiming knew that Chen Qizhao was interested in artificial intelligence, and he often read related books. It is not surprising that this magazine appeared in his room. After he put things down, he opened the eighth page of the magazine. Artificial Intelligence and the Smart Home'.
He hesitated: "Really?"
On the other side, Chen Qizhao, who returned to the room, did not move. He looked at the three heavy red envelopes in his hand and did not speak.
After a long time, he unlocked the desk and cabinet, took out a pile of documents, and finally put the three red packets at the bottom.
Remember when he was lying on the bed and playing with his mobile phone, there were already a lot of messages accumulated in vx.
He clicked on Shen Yuhuai and saw that Shen Yuhuai sent him a red envelope half an hour ago.
[You received Shen Yuhuai's red envelope. ]
Just as he was about to say thank you after receiving it, a picture popped up in the chat interface.
It is the gorgeous fireworks that bloom in the night.
Chen Qizhao stopped and looked out the quiet window. They didn't set off fireworks.
[- Zhao: Nice, it's quiet here tonight. ]
[-Shen Yuhuai: Then show you the fireworks. ]
Suddenly, a video request popped up.
Chen Qizhao sat up from the quilt, adjusted his pajamas before answering the video, and saw the video facing the sky as soon as he connected.
In the quiet bedroom, the sound of fireworks is accompanied by the whistling of the wind, and the gorgeous images are rich and beautiful.
The light on the mobile phone was reflected on Chen Qizhao's face, his attention was all attracted by the fireworks, and he watched intently.
Standing on the balcony on the second floor, Shen Yuhuai put his hand against the railing and photographed the fireworks in the distance for Chen Qizhao, "It will be lively before midnight now, and it will stop after a while."
Chen Qizhao stared at the fireworks for a while, and was attracted by Shen Yuhuai's voice in the wind.
The other party did not appear in the video range, but the voice was very close, as if it was close to the ear.
Suddenly, he felt that the fireworks were a little dull.
He wanted to see Shen Yuhuai's face a little.
Chen Qizhao: "What's over there?"
Shen Yuhuai's voice stopped slightly: "Which side?"
"left."
Shen Yuhuai turned the camera to the left, "It's the exhibition tower in the West District, and there is a light show at night."
Chen Qizhao asked a few more places, and suddenly said, "Is it stuck? It doesn't seem to move."
A voice came from across the video, "Can you see my hand?"
Shen Yuhuai's hand appeared in the video range and waved, the slender hand was so close that Chen Qizhao could see the watch on his wrist.
"I can hear your voice, but the image doesn't move." He lied without changing his face: "The sound is a bit off now. Is the camera stuck? Cut it."
There is no action on the opposite side of the video, and the next second video cuts over.
Shen Yuhuai appeared in the camera in pajamas, Chen Qizhao looked over subconsciously and saw his jawline and Adam's apple.
When speaking, the other party's Adam's apple seemed to move, and the voice came to this side through the receiver.
"Can you see it now?"
In the darkness, Chen Qizhao met Shen Yu Huai's eyes.
Shen Yuhuai didn't wear glasses tonight, and his eyes seemed to be quenched with ink.
"Qi Zhao?"
Inexplicably, Chen Qizhao's eyes shifted to the other's Adam's apple, and he realized that his heartbeat was fast.
Suddenly, the other party hung up the video call.
Chen Qizhao's eyes stopped for a while, Shen Yuhuai had already sent a message.
[-Shen Yuhuai: It should be because the signal on my side is not good. ]
[- Zhao: Hmm. ]
[-Shen Yuhuai: It's very late too, so take a rest early. ]
[- Zhao: Good night, Brother Huai. ]
The night wind whistled, Shen Yuhuai's eyes stopped on the chat interface for a long time, thinking of the blurry face of the other party in the night mode just now.
He types: [Well, good night. ]
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Chen Qizhao didn't sleep very well all night, and he seemed to be able to see Shen Yuhuai's face all the time when he was half asleep.
When I woke up, it was already bright outside.
Remembering that the weather on the first day of the new year was fine, Chen Qizhao got up slowly, washed up hastily and was ready to go downstairs for dinner.
It's just that when he just walked to the restaurant on the first floor, he saw the butler busy in the kitchen.
When the butler saw Chen Qizhao who had a look of getting up, he shook his hand slightly, "Second Young Master, Mr. is meeting a guest."
Chen Qizhao glanced at him and looked at several cups on the table, "Oh, it's fine to drink tea during the day."
The butler breathed a sigh of relief and continued to work.
As Chen Qizhao walked, he thought about who would come to pay New Year's greetings in the morning. He took a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, and walked around the corner to the floor-to-ceiling window to look at the living room. Suddenly, he saw Shen Yuhuai sitting on the sofa not far away.
stab-
As soon as the can was opened, the beer gasped.
"Qi Zhao is awake? Come here." Zhang Yazhi waved.
Chen Qizhao subconsciously took a step back and hid the cold beer behind him.
Shen Yuhuai looked at Xunsheng and nodded towards him from a distance.
The housekeeper was preparing tea in the kitchen when he saw Er Shao hurried back, "Er Shao?"
Chen Qizhao: "You are busy."
The housekeeper was a little suspicious, and then he saw the other party put down the cold beer in his hand, turned around and took a bottle of cold milk from the refrigerator.