Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Both the Liu brothers and the Yan brothers in the backyard went to the countryside. Over the years, they only came back once for the Spring Festival. Their originally fair complexions were tanned and almost unrecognizable.

She doesn't want to become like that, it's so ugly.

In that year of 1972, China formally established relations with the island country.

Seeing this news, Ye Chuan was stunned for a moment, because his modern history grades were not good during school, and he could not remember the exact time of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

He originally thought that the two places would have to wait until at least the end of the 1970s to establish diplomatic relations, but he did not expect it to be ahead of schedule.

After September, he tried to find out whether he could apply as an individual to travel to the island country or visit relatives, but received a negative answer every time.

Although it has been eleven years since he first went to the island country for further studies, he has been talking to Rie Aoi regularly, and their relationship has not faded due to time and distance, and they still express their longing for each other during the phone calls.

After learning about it for a while, Ye Chuan realized that this was simply impossible, so he gave up. After all, it was less than ten years away from the end of the 1970s, and he would definitely have the opportunity to visit the island country in the future.

But what he didn't know was that the island country was planning to organize entrepreneurs to visit China at this time.

After the development in the 1950s and 1960s, a group of corporate giants quickly emerged in the island country. The problem they faced was to go abroad.

The labor costs in island countries are extremely high. In order to reduce product costs, they are eager to expand overseas markets and look for areas with lower labor costs.

At this moment, the connection between the island country and China was established, and many people turned their attention to this superpower. Although overseas companies had never invested in China before, this did not prevent them from gaining a deeper understanding of the market.

Many business elites called for this, so the government formed a special inspection team, which nominally went to China for a business visit.

There were quite a lot of organizations participating in this event, including famous companies such as Sony, Panasonic, and Nikon. When Li Huikuizi learned of this information, she was overjoyed and immediately rushed into her father's office.

Her sudden arrival surprised Chairman Li Hui a little. Could it be that this usually steady daughter had encountered something serious?

"Aoi, are you looking for me?"

"Dad, I know we have the opportunity to participate in this inspection trip to China?"

Chairman Li Hui nodded and responded: "That is indeed the case. Do you have any questions?"

Li Hui Kuizi asked with eyes full of expectation: "Dad, can I go to Huaxia with you?"

Chairman Li Hui immediately retorted: "Aizi, as the head of the design department, the activities of inspecting Huaxia should be the responsibility of the marketing department."

"Please, Dad!"

"No!"

Li Hui Kuizi bit her lower lip, and after a moment's thought, she said, "Dad, I have been hiding the identity of Ai Ye's biological father from you, but if you allow me to go to Huaxia, I promise to come back and tell you **."

This incident made Chairman Li Hui's heart waver, and his thoughts began to drift back to 11 years ago, when his young only daughter Kuizi told him that she was unexpectedly pregnant and refused to give in to tell her father's name.

As a reputable businessman, he was deeply shocked and dissatisfied with this secret behavior in the family, and strongly urged his daughter to have an abortion to solve the problem.

However, the usually docile Kuizi appeared to be very stubborn. Not only did she refuse to have an abortion, she also refused to reveal any information about the man.

As a result, the relationship between father and daughter has been cold and indifferent for nearly three years. If it weren't for the fact that Aoi was his only precious daughter, he would have lost control long ago.

During this year, in order to protect his daughter's safety, he deliberately replaced her original private driver with a reliable person, and sent several detectives to secretly track and investigate her personal life.

What is puzzling is that there is no indication that she had any private dealings, and even on the day of her delivery, no strange men were seen.

Although he tried his best to keep the news of his daughter's birth secret, even when his granddaughter was nearly two years old, he still hadn't found out the relationship between his daughter and the man.

As time went by and as he watched his beautiful granddaughter grow up, the chairman's mood gradually calmed down, and his attitude towards his daughter improved as well, and he became especially loving towards her.

After a long silence, Chairman Li Hui expressed his opinion: "The Enterprise Union only allows two people to inspect Nikang Company. If you go there, it will not be helpful to the business at all."

However, Li Hui Kuizi said: "I want to seize those two opportunities and take Ai Ye with me!"

"You are fooling around. If you bring Ai Ye with you, you will need to bring a babysitter. Then there will be three people. Where can I get so many places for you?"

"Dad, I haven't asked you for anything in all these years. Please help me this time! I really want to take Ai Ye to China!" Li Huikuizi's eyes were firm and earnest.

Chairman Li Hui, sitting in the office, tapped the desk rhythmically and looked quite embarrassed.

"Please help me think of a solution!"

After a long while, Chairman Li Hui sighed and said, "I will donate some money to the Entrepreneurs Association and get three places for you."

"Thank you so much, Dad. I'll get ready right away!" After saying that, she excitedly left the director's office, leaving the chairman to think alone.

On an ordinary July morning, a plane full of business delegations landed smoothly at Kyoto Airport. At the end of the team, a woman in her 20s slowly walked out of the plane with a girl about 10 years old, followed by a middle-aged nanny who was obviously in charge of household affairs - the heir of Nikang Enterprise, Li Hui Kuizi, and her daughter Aiye.

Li Hui Kuizi took a deep breath of the fresh and cool air, gently hugged the girl who was almost as tall as her and said, "This is your father's motherland, Ai Ye, this is China."

Although Ai Ye is only 10 years old, she has a beautiful face that can rival her mother's. She will definitely be an enviable big shot in the future.

"Mom, when can I see Dad again?" Li Huikuizi said softly, "It won't be long!"

Although she knew nothing about this strange father whom she had never met, she was very curious and even admired her father because she had received an elite education and her mother often talked about him.

A business delegation of about 50 people finally arrived at the hotel and began formal work arrangements and discussions. This trip to China was restricted by many regulations and could not be done alone. All the places to visit were negotiated by both parties in advance. The host provided about options, and the representatives selected about ten destinations from them.

As one of the most successful commercial places in Beijing, the Commercial Exhibition Center was naturally among them and attracted Li Huikuizi's special attention. Therefore, it was designated as a point of visit.

Ye Chuan was unaware of this and was still busy with his daily work. He received a notice informing him that his workplace had been included as a learning point for international visitors. This surprised him a little. Having worked here for more than ten years, this was the first time he had encountered a foreign team visiting. However, he had long been accustomed to the life of being overwhelmed by inspection teams from different regions in China.

He followed the rules and did not ask any further questions on the phone but agreed directly because he knew that this was the system and did not require him to ask any more questions or handle the matter.

In this big city, the only things that can be considered are commercial exhibition centers and the first and second department stores. In terms of novelty, the commercial exhibition area where I work is more attractive, so it is not surprising that it has become one of the inspection targets of foreign guests.

Ye Chuan did not need to do any extra preparations, as everything went smoothly according to the process. The only thing he emphasized was that he warned the employees to go all out and show their most dedicated side when facing this visitor inspection.

The staff of Commercial ** were not surprised. The main difference between this delegation and the previous ones was that its members came from different countries - Chinese and foreigners. In their opinion, China was one of the best countries in the world. The purpose of this visit was to make the foreign guests feel amazed and envious. The next day, the delegation would arrive at Commercial ** at about 11 o'clock and have lunch in the staff restaurant here.

That morning, Ye Chuan learned about the situation: the inspection team actually came from a neighboring island country; this news made him look a little stunned, but he immediately let it go and did not think about any further matters. He just told the relevant departments that they needed to hang up banners with farewell words to welcome the upcoming guests.

First they will visit the First Department Store, and then they will patronize Commercial **. During this trip, the islanders may have a comparison intention in their minds, wanting to see the actual differences between the two places.

Around 11:00 p.m., two sedans followed by a double-row passenger car entered the inner courtyard of the commercial **, and the four-passenger car parked steadily in the center of the courtyard. A man with a little trace of age first came into view. Seeing him, Ye Chuan stepped forward and extended a friendly hand and said, "Director Liu, welcome to guide our operations."

Although he was of a distinguished status, a polite handshake was also a sign of mutual respect for people of the same rank. "Director, today's focus is not on you and me, but on the group of visiting island friends."

In response to this, Ye Chuan nodded and smiled, then extended a hand of friendship to the group leader who got off the bus, and signaled the translator beside him to relay his welcome speech. His smile was decent and generous.

He met the group members one by one, shaking hands. When he saw the familiar figure getting off the second passenger car, his eyes could not help but linger.

Even though the two often talk on the phone, it has been ten years since they last met, but Li Huikuizi is still as youthful and charming as ever.

After the fleeting emotion in her eyes, Li Hui Kuizi quickly put away the ups and downs in her heart; she knew that now was not the time to show it so as not to cause inconvenience to her beloved. Ye Chuan also suppressed the same emotion and received this old friend who he had not seen for many years with ordinary etiquette.