He Zengren

The company's central air conditioner is roaring.In He Ren's office, Zeng Luli handed over the documents he had sorted out.He put down the phone in his hand, looked at it without any hope, paused, picked up the stack of documents and read it again, and said, "Did Secretary Li teach you?"

"I have been taught." Zeng Luli said cryptically.

Thinking about it, Secretary Li's "reputation" is very popular in the company, and even he cannot avoid hearing it.But because he was the one his father insisted on being there, he couldn't avoid it no matter what.Fortunately, because of his "provenance", no one would do those minutiae things. Now that Zeng Luli has appeared, he just works as a secretary's secretary, doing some errands, and not delaying his daily studies.

Sitting in his seat, He Ren said rather complacently, "I feel like I'm doing charity." He saw Zeng Luli's complexion changing, and finally remained silent.He felt complacent, as if it was because this person had never treated him with the same respectful and demanding attitude as the others, so he also lost his usual etiquette and reserve, and must say something nasty If he didn't, he felt elated when he saw his humiliating reaction.

There's something wrong with that too.After all, he is just a poor student, so why should he care so much about his attitude if he is allowed to work in the company as if doing charity?

But there is no need to think about it, He Ning watched Zeng Luli finally send an email to the mailbox of the partner company, and suddenly asked, "Can you play pool?"

"Of course not." He said, very neither humble nor overbearing.

He Ren looked at the time and said, "I'm going to play billiards with Chen Yao tonight, so you can come too. I'll teach you by the way."

They often go to billiard halls, and they are not familiar with the boss.People in this circle actually know the basics. They have followed their parents since they were young to learn about the secrets and trifles of each family. Everyone smiles when they see them, so that if something goes wrong, they will not be able to find a useful helper.

Chen Yao had been waiting there a long time ago, holding the cue stick, seeing a person behind him, he didn't pay attention at first, and when Zeng Luli approached under the light, he slowly widened his eyes, and looked at He Ren again, He hesitated to speak.

He Ren didn't care, and asked in front of Zeng Luli, "What's your expression? If you have anything to say, just say it. How many years have we been friends?"

Chen Yao asked, "Who is this?"

"It's my secretary, what's the matter?"

"What? Did you get rid of your Secretary Li?" Chen Yao didn't believe it, and finally asked Zeng Luli what he thought, "Have you been an actor before?"

He Ning coughed and said, "It's not so obtrusive to praise a person's good looks, and ask such a question."

Chen Yao couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said, "Be serious, I really want to ask."

"Where did he ever act as an actor—" He Ren took Zeng Luli's words as a matter of course, stopped abruptly in the middle of the sentence, and said, "He was an extra performer before—"

""Flying Dance"." Chen Yao and He Ren read out the name of the TV series at the same time.He Ren said: "He's just playing tricks, how did you recognize him?"

"It's not me," Chen Yao explained, "it's the assistant director of the show. When he watched the film, he saw the part where he was in the scene, and he edited it and asked who we are, saying that he has good eyes. The eye drama is also very good, and he has the potential to be an actor."

Zeng Luli stood beside him silently, He Ren said to him, "Did you hear that? He said you have the potential to be a star."

He shook his head, took a step back, and refused.Seeing this, He Ren smiled and said to Chen Yao, "Look at Zeng Luli, he doesn't want to be an actor at all."

Chen Yao smiled and said, "Zeng Luli, the name sounds pretty nice."

He Ren took out his usual cue, walked around the table to a position, stopped, thought for a while, and hit the ball with a dribble.Chen Yao hissed, and said, "Not bad." Instead of stepping forward, he handed the cue to Zeng Luli and motioned to him, "You play with him. I'm tired."

"He doesn't know how," He Ren said, "You might as well teach him how to hold the club first." Seeing that Zeng Luli took the club from Chen Yao's hand, he imitated him just now and made a half-circle A billiard table, leaning over to lightly dribble and hit the club.

The balls on the table scattered again, the white ball hit the black ball and rolled smoothly into the pocket, but hit the edge by itself and bounced out again.

Zeng Luli stood up straight holding the club, and looked at He Ren silently.He Ren met his gaze and looked at each other. The two looked at each other for a moment, and finally he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, smiling and shaking his head.

In the middle of the night, He Ren had to drive Zeng Luli back to his school.They were silent all the way.He Ren glanced in the rearview mirror, trying to open up the topic: "You're a pretty quick learner."

Zeng Luli sat on the right side of the back seat of the car and said, "Is this difficult?"

It was only a light sentence, but it was the first time He Ren felt a ripple on his calm surface.He vaguely felt that the perfect shell that had been carefully concealed would be broken by his deliberate contempt, and said smoothly, "It's not difficult, it's just a question of whether you have the conditions to get in touch."

"Of course," Zeng Luli said, "it's like billiards, and so are many other things."

"How do you say it?" He Ning followed his words and asked, trying not to disturb the buds of speech that were about to emerge just now.

"For example, you," he said, "everything you get depends on your origin, such as the education you received when you were young, the environment you live in, and what you are now."

"Yes." He Ren said, seeing Zeng Luli sitting in the back, but he no longer looked out the window, but gave him a deep look, "Why? Are you suspicious of my reaction?"

"You're not angry," Zeng Luli said, "but I think you're used to being called that by others."

"Then you are thinking wrong." He Ning said, "The people I have come into contact with, no one would say it so bluntly. What's more, they are all beneficiaries, and it's too late to be happy, let alone criticize .”

There were strange lights in the carriage, and the lights along the street poured out a dim yellow sky, brightly and secretly sprinkled on Zeng Luli's face.He frowned his pretty eyebrows and said nothing.The traffic on this road is so smooth, with a few green lights at the intersection, Baicheng University is just around the corner.He Ren turned the steering wheel, saw the tall and large school gate nearby, and suddenly said: "Fair trade."

"what?"

Before Zeng Luli could react, he said, "My father is the boss of a company. My mother is the daughter of the chairman of another group. They knew each other when they were young, got married and had children, and they had me." After saying this, He Ning explained briskly, "Maybe I'm just curious, so I let you work in the company. But since I want to satisfy my curiosity, then I will tell you what I can tell you, we are fair trade."

After Zeng Luli heard it, he slowly laughed and said, "You are very honest," adding, "This curiosity hurts a bit."

"I know you're used to it too."

As if compromising, he said, "My dad, freelance, recently worked as a security guard in an elementary school, and it was all manual labor. My mom, a cashier at a supermarket. That's it." He spread his hands and did A very innocent expression, as if asking "what's so curious about this".

"I don't know why I'm curious," He Ren smiled, "but I assure you, what I said to you is absolutely not contemptuous."

"I know. A person who has no worries about food and clothing since he was a child and has a good background will not have such thoughts. On the contrary, a person who has been humble since he was a child and has to work hard to get to the top will be full of embarrassment."

Really?How can I bear to think.Zeng Luli walked into the chilly spring night, his thin figure gradually drifted away.He sat in the car, lit a cigarette, and took a puff out of the car window, until he saw his figure completely disappear from his eyes, then turned the car with one hand, finally exhaled the cigarette, and drove onto the avenue.

---

The He family's mansion is also quite old, and ivy runs rampant on the outside walls of the house.It's a pity that Mr. He likes the old and dislikes the new. The housekeeper is a housekeeper for decades, and the house is also an old house for decades. It has been renovated several times, but it can't resist its quaint atmosphere.

"I heard that you recently recruited a new secretary?" The old man of the He family sat in his study and said.

He Ren hasn't seen his father for a long time, and now when he returns home, this is the question that greets him.I wondered who to listen to, didn't I just listen to Secretary Li, but replied: "It's just a part-time student. I met him by chance. His family's financial conditions are relatively difficult, so let him earn some living expenses here." .”

"Are you doing charity recently?" Hearing his answer, the old man sarcastically softened his expression, and said, "Recently, the hotel's business situation is really good, and Secretary Li also said that it has a good reputation among the guests. "

"Yes." He Ren said, "I still think that only accommodation and catering can't bring greater profits to the hotel, and I can't distinguish it from other types of hotels, so I try to introduce The store focuses on light luxury brands."

"Do it well," Mr. He heard, and didn't make too many comments, but added lightly, "Your sister, you should also pay more attention to it."

"Dad, don't worry," He Ren said, "He Qin is very shrewd, and asked his brother-in-law to sign the agreement a long time ago."

"If she was really shrewd, she wouldn't just marry that person who came out of nowhere." Mr. He shook his head, "It's a make-up wedding after giving birth. This is the daughter of my He family. , What will others think if you tell it?"

"Others don't know about this," He Ning smiled and comforted his father. "When they read the newspaper, they will only praise my sister for her courage in pursuing true love and marrying an ordinary company employee. Other things are tightly covered. Someone will know."

"I hope." Mr. He snorted and coughed a few times.He Ren saw it, and was about to go up to greet him, but saw the housekeeper who probably had been waiting at the door, come in, and brought a cup of tea to the old man at the right time.

He Ren said: "Uncle Zhong, long time no see." Butler Zhong is only a few years younger than the old man, and has been with him since he was young.

Butler Zhong took the teacup from the old man, put it on the table, and then nodded to him gently as a greeting.Mr. He handed a document on the table to the housekeeper, and the housekeeper picked it up.The two of them gathered their concentration and stood where they were, which made him, the son, unable to speak.

He and his father probably had nothing else to communicate.He Ren left the study with a wry smile, and before he left, he could still hear the housekeeper's voice greeting his father's body.Thinking about it carefully, the housekeeper and Mr. He are more like relatives than him and Mr. He.

Mother He didn't know where to go for a walk, and she wasn't in the house.He Ren went up and down, and felt that he was wandering here like a ghost, and no one paid attention to him.Thinking back to his return home, he stayed for less than half an hour in total, and he had no reason to stay here any longer, and could only drive away in a hurry to ease the embarrassment.It's funny, the house is located in the suburbs, and it takes him more than an hour to drive to the business district.It's a good deal, but it's not as convenient as making a phone call.

He Ren started the car slowly, and the hour hand on the watch pointed to the number "twelve".In order to go back to He Zhai, he deliberately set aside a day.Now the whole house is empty, and the old man has no intention of keeping him here for dinner.

The car was driving on the elevated road, and He Ning was turning the steering wheel rhythmically with his fingers. Thinking of a university that was also located in the suburbs, his heart moved, and he drove the car off the elevated road at the fork.