rice story

Cheng Yunpeng himself felt that he couldn't remember how many years he hadn't set foot on this land.

4 years?Or 5 years?

As soon as he walked into the airport hall, he saw the big red banner waving high at a glance.

It read, "Experts from the University of Kangda, welcome back to China!"

A strange and long-lost sense of intimacy came over my face, like suddenly getting a warm and enthusiastic hug.

Cheng Yunpeng walked towards them with a smile and nodded with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Cheng Yunpeng."

Cheng Yunpeng returned to China this time because he participated in a global research project of the laboratory, and this project happened to cooperate with a company in Shanghai.As the only Chinese in the research team, he immediately volunteered to follow up the progress of the domestic project.

I heard that this domestic company has shown great sincerity for this new project. It not only offered to solve all the scientific research funds generated by the expert group in China, but also arranged for the experts' food, accommodation and all expenses in China.

What Cheng Yunpeng didn't expect was that the company also proposed that the company's vice president of technology will directly connect with the expert group for this project.

You must know that for such a medium-sized company that has long been on the market, extensive experiments in large-scale research projects are usually regarded as a dispensable part, and it is often difficult to get due attention.

"Hello, Mr. Cheng, I'm Li Jue from Shengjia Company, you can call me Xiao Li." A thin little boy came up to take Cheng Yunpeng's suitcase and responded politely.

"Okay, Xiao Li. I'm sorry, Jimmy is temporarily busy and can't come here for the time being. I will arrive alone first." Cheng Yunpeng explained the situation to the other party.

Jimmy is a native American girl. Since she was a child, she has been full of inexplicable curiosity about the mysterious East like a believer from another world. From the very beginning of the project, she has been arguing to come to China to see it in person, but she did not expect to be arranged again before leaving. other things.

Xiao Li smiled and nodded to Cheng Yunpeng to indicate that it was okay, and then asked the colleague next to him to put away the banner before leading him to the parking lot.

"Originally our vice president promised to pick you up in person, but something happened suddenly at the farm, so he had to go first..."

"Well, don't be so polite. I heard that your project is progressing very well?"

Although Cheng Yunpeng sat on the plane for several hours, he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.I don't know if it's because of returning to my hometown or other reasons, but there seems to be some excitement and vague expectations.

It's hard to vent my enthusiasm, so I have to transfer my immediate energy to work.

"Yes, our company attaches great importance to this research project, and the proportion of scientific research invested in similar projects in the early stage is also very large. We are also very honored to be able to cooperate with your team this time."

Xiao Li has been in the workplace for many years, but has been in charge of personnel work in the office. Hearing that Cheng Yunpeng seemed to be curious about the project, he was a little afraid that he would continue to ask questions, so he had to answer in a convoluted way, trying not to make people feel his guilty conscience. .

Cheng Yunpeng didn't care much, and asked again.

"Where are we going now?"

"Can I take you back to the hotel first? Or do you have any other arrangements, Mr. Cheng?"

Cheng Yunpeng thought about it.

"If it's convenient, take me directly to the testing ground...I want to see the progress of the project first."

"Okay, Mr. Cheng. It happens that our boss is also there. If you have any questions, you can also contact him directly."

Xiao Li made a phone call with his mobile phone and told the boss about it.

Hearing Xiao Li's muttering voice, Cheng Yunpeng suddenly felt a little sleepy, so he leaned against the back of the chair, squinted his eyes, and took a nap...

Cheng Yunpeng woke up suddenly when he was gently pushed and heard someone shouting "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng". When he opened his eyes, he found that he had arrived.

He immediately got out of the car to move his body, went around to the trunk and took out his large suitcase, and saw that Xiao Li and the driver were still packing things on the passenger seat of the car.

Couldn't help looking around at the endless farmland on both sides of the narrow road, Cheng Yunpeng felt the long-lost warm sunshine on his body, took a deep breath, then raised his arms, and stretched a long way...

When he dragged the suitcase back to the car, Xiao Li and the others had just finished tidying up, each holding a pile of folders, and expressed regret that they could not help with the luggage.Cheng Yunpeng smiled and said it was okay, and followed them with his suitcase.Go all the way to the administration building.

Cheng Yunpeng has always liked this kind of natural environment, even for him who grew up in a big city, he still can't get used to the hustle and bustle of the city.

He likes the tranquility of living in a corner, or a lonely atmosphere.Especially during those days in the United States.He even chose to escape from the bustling city for this reason, preferring to bury deeply in a single laboratory and the fields of Duanyanguhong.

He didn't know whether this mentality came from the disguised extension of his instinct to avoid all choices when he was young.

Deep in Cheng Yunpeng's heart has always been a kind of entanglement of avoiding and seeking.

He's always known what it is he's avoiding, and he's always pretended he didn't know...

I don't know if it's because Cheng Yunpeng rarely comes into contact with a large number of people in his study and work, or because he has always lacked the most instinctive understanding of the apparent enthusiasm of social people in his heart.

To some extent, Cheng Yunpeng, like the boy 8 years ago, lacks the ability to explain to himself and react immediately to many things in this world.

Just like the current scene...

Cheng Yunpeng followed Xiao Li's gaze, and suddenly froze on the spot, unable to move in the gentle wind as if struck by a thunderbolt.He looked at the tall and handsome man who was walking towards him slowly, standing in front of him, smiling and politely extending his right hand towards him...

Xiao Li's voice seemed to come from the sky, buzzing over Cheng Yunpeng's head...

"Mr. Zhao, this is Mr. Cheng Yunpeng... Mr. Cheng, this is our vice president of technology, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao Rice..."

Cheng Yunpeng's eyes met the crooked smile in Zhao Dami's eyes, and thousands of words seemed to come to his heart at this moment.

He wanted to say that you have grown taller, Dami Zhao, why did you become so handsome suddenly, Dami Zhao, do you remember me, Dami Zhao, how are you...

There are so many words, but they are all pressed in his chest and cannot be uttered.

I had no choice but to instinctively catch that generous palm and squeeze it gently.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao...Mr. Zhao..."

Cheng Yunpeng's right hand that was stretched out timidly was suddenly pinched heavily by that palm, and a magnetic voice whispered softly in his ear.

"Long time no see! Peng Peng"

......

Cheng Yunpeng never knew what happened in life, just like no one can know in advance who he will see at the next corner.

Cheng Yunpeng tried his best to restrain himself and maintain his usual calm and uncontested appearance. He put his hands behind his back to try his best to maintain his usual appearance.But nervously, he has been secretly scratching the palm of his left hand with his right hand.

Cheng Yunpeng didn't want to deny that the moment he heard Zhao Dami calling himself "Pengpeng" with a smile, he felt the surprise that the flowers bloomed everywhere and his wish was fulfilled.

He glanced at the tall figure who was helping him carry the suitcase a few steps ahead, then lowered his head and secretly checked the collar and hem of his shirt, and even peeked at his trouser legs, trying to see the seams Whether it fits where it should.

At this time, Cheng Yunpeng was both joyful and annoyed. He felt that he was terrible now. Not only did he smell sour from the plane, but he was also full of the fatigue that must come from a long-distance journey.

He was suddenly a little annoyed why he didn't listen to Xiao Li's suggestion and went to the hotel to prepare first, so he was caught off guard to face the reunion he had been looking forward to for 8 years.

His nervousness, bewilderment and shyness suddenly flooded his mind from that moment, making it too late for him to have more natural greetings with Zhao Dami.

He didn't even realize that his Zhao Dami had leapt from a cute little girl with big eyes and long eyelashes to a man with tall and broad shoulders.

He didn't have time to hesitate, whether the person standing in front of him would have been eroded away by the passage of time, the shadow of himself that was carved in his heart back then.

Because with just one glance, he recognized those never-changing smiling eyes...

Before they knew it, the two walked into the general manager's office.

"Please sit down", Zhao Dami put the box on the edge of the desk, and signaled Cheng Yunpeng to sit on the sofa with his palm: "...Have you worked hard all the way?"

Zhao Dami walked around behind the desk, took out the electric kettle to make a cup of tea for Cheng Yunpeng, and put it on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

"Thank you", Cheng Yunpeng nodded in greeting, picked up the teacup and blew gently, then took another sip.

Then both fell silent, and neither spoke.

Zhao Dami didn't sit down beside Cheng Yunpeng either, but as if trying to draw a distance from him, he went back behind the desk and sat on the swivel chair.

There is a small split level in this room. The position of the desk is one step higher than the position of the sofa. The decorator wrapped the whole part of the higher step with wood, which looks like a line dividing the whole room into two parts. Half.

Cheng Yunpeng is in this half, and Zhao Dami is in the other half.

Because of the one-level relationship, looking at Zhao Dami from Cheng Yunpeng's position always has the meaning of looking up.

This made Cheng Yunpeng feel a little uncomfortable.So she turned her face away and concentrated on drinking tea without looking at him again.