back from trouble

"Mom, don't worry, she won't run away again."

Shu Yan withdrew his arm from Xiaocheng's hand, and glanced at him, "How do you talk? Even if we are helping, we can't make people wait for you. It's impolite, and besides, who doesn't have time to ask for help."

"Hey, that's not what I'm talking about. The road is not easy to walk. What if I fall?" Smiling, he took two quick steps and held her arm again, "Obviously I can come alone, but you have to come by yourself. I mean But you."

This is a small alley that is being refurbished. Many of the original "herringbone"-shaped bricks on the ground have been turned upside down, and there are rubble and gravel mixed in the middle. Shu Yan is wearing high heels again, one high and one low. It's not easy to go.In this way, she still loves to laugh and support.He said that he helped himself to grow old.

After being discharged from the hospital, she locked herself in the bedroom for two days and finally figured it out.Xiao Cheng had just rushed back from city S, took Shu Yan home, and his mother went into the bedroom, locked the door behind her, scaring him badly.Fortunately, he was willing to come out to eat three times a day, otherwise he might really have to call the police.Shu Yan didn't look old at first, but in the past half a year, she suddenly changed, and her face finally showed an old look. After this incident, her whole person has changed a lot.She resigned from the Writers Association, and turned down most of the manuscripts, from a career-focused strong woman to a gentle old lady.

Moreover, she began to pay attention to charity and public medical care, and used her and Xiaokang's savings for many years to set up a charitable foundation to help terminally ill families.Xiaocheng was very supportive, and added a sum of money to it, and will donate a sum of money to the foundation every year in the future.

Shu Yan didn't agree at first. She still doesn't know how far Xiaocheng's business can go. She always feels that it is still the beginning of the business, and she doesn't want to make her son too hard.Shu Yan was also very considerate, afraid that she would lose face if she said it, so she just said that she didn't need it.Xiaocheng didn't know what she was thinking, so she talked and talked, and finally brought Xiaokang out before she agreed.

Not long after the foundation was established, Shu Yan has contacted and funded more than a dozen families.It's just that Shu Yan has no experience in charity, and the foundation has just been established, and the process is not perfect, so it is easy to encounter scammers.Shu Yan really couldn't see the decisiveness of going to Nepal alone as a war reporter at this meeting. She was just like an ordinary old lady. The children of this family have to go to college, and the husband of that family is disabled and unable to work.After she was really deceived twice, she finally had some precautions.

Xiao Cheng also didn't expect Shu Yan to become like this.

In his impression, his mother has always been soft on the outside and strong on the inside, but now it seems that some accidents can really change a person.He had just been discharged from the hospital, seeing that Shu Yan had recovered and was willing to do something on his own, he was relieved a lot.It's just that he won't be relieved when the foundation is really in charge.

Stayed in city b for more than a month.

However, he has always kept in touch with Jiang Guoze, and Jiang Guoze is basically in charge of cooperating with the Zhou family. Recently, he often flies back and forth between Hong Kong Island and S City.As for the preparation of the international logistics company, Xiaocheng is in charge.Their venture capital companies have recruited a lot of people one after another, but compared with the scale of their projects, they are still very mismatched.

And the work that is being promoted overseas has also encountered many difficulties. The local judiciary, trade associations, and business alliances have not yet been dredged, and it is difficult.Although the policy for foreign capital injection is still relatively favorable at this time, some unspoken local rules have tripped them up.Xiaocheng also considered looking for an overseas partner.According to their plan, it is bound to require an industry giant, or even a multinational company, to satisfy their future development ambitions.

But in today's fledgling state, it is almost impossible.Moreover, even if such an enterprise offers an olive branch, it must be careful not to be swallowed alive.

If Shu Yan's situation is better, Xiao Cheng is going to go to the United States himself.While supporting Shu Yan, he was thinking about the company's enrollment expansion at the same time.With the expansion of the business, the shortage of manpower has become less and less, especially Jiang Guoze has been busy with the liquidation of Ai's overseas assets recently, so he feels the intuitive pressure.

Or he should set up another company to separate the logistics part. Although the domestic subsidiary is only an empty shell, it can be merged with the head office to be responsible for overseas business and facilitate future development.

Just as he was thinking so, he was patted on the back of his hand.

"What do you think?"

Smiling as soon as he raised his head, he had already walked to the entrance of the corridor. This is still a tube building in the 80s, and the land will be demolished soon.If he can have some contacts in city b, he might take them down.A few days ago, Shu Yan's foundation had an applicant who passed the preliminary screening and lived here.Originally, she didn't need to come in person for the re-examination, but the situation of this family is a bit special, so Xiaocheng didn't persuade her, so he had to accompany her.

The corridor is very narrow, and it feels like it is only a little more than one meter. When you enter the deepest part, you can turn to the stairs. Of course, there is no elevator.The family lives on the fifth floor, Mrs. Shu has been dignified and elegant all her life, and she must change into high-heeled shoes to look decent when she goes out. This is the first time she has come to this kind of place.There are deep black stains on the walls on both sides of the stairs, and the handrails are also cement, with something not very clean on them.The ground was dark and there was nothing to see, but after a few steps, there was a depression. Fortunately, there was Xiaocheng to support it.

A square hole was cut in each wall.There is a layer of dust on it, and some children's toy wheels, candy wrappers and so on are placed on them.

Laughing and thinking about it for a while, he didn't understand what it was for.

The fifth floor was already the top floor, and they counted the doors to find the one.There was a word of blessing on the door, but it had been quite a few years, except for the doorknob, the entire door panel was covered with a layer of black mud-like stains. Shu Yan was dumbfounded and didn't know where to start knocking on the door.But also more soft-hearted.

Xiao Cheng simply patted the door, seeing the old lady like this, he was even more worried.This is the way to look at the living environment, and you obviously want to agree without even entering the door. You can’t give money just because people are pitiful, and charity is not like that.

He cleared his throat, "Hi, is Ms. Li there?"

At the same time, a thought came to his mind that he must never let his mother come here alone for review and follow-up interviews. Thinking about it, he was worried.

There was a sound from inside the door, and someone came to open the door immediately.

As soon as he opened the door, he smiled and was taken aback.

How is it a foreigner?

Moreover, it seems that they are not ordinary foreigners...

Smiling, he looked him up and down. This man looked about 40 or [-] years old. He was casually wearing a white shirt and jeans. The shirt buttons were unbuttoned a few times. A black stone pendant fell out of his neck, and the jeans were rolled up on his calves.He wore a watch on his wrist, but otherwise had no other decorations.But just his outfit would cost tens of thousands of euros, at least.If it wasn't for business reasons and he knew a little about luxury brands, he certainly wouldn't be able to tell them apart.

Xiaocheng felt a little strange, and asked politely, "Hi, is Ms. Li there?"

The foreigner stared at him motionless, not knowing whether he understood or not.There was a sound of footsteps behind him. A middle-aged woman walked over while taking off her apron. The foreigner stepped aside when she saw Xiao Cheng and Shu Yan. She looked nervous and asked tentatively, "Are you...?"

Shu Yan smiled, gave a brief introduction, and showed the other party their certificates, and that Ms. Li let them in.

The house is only [-] square meters, and there is no toilet. As soon as you enter, there is a kitchen on the right, and a little further in is a small living room. There is only an old sofa, and there is no table.There should be a bedroom on the left, but the door is now open, but the curtain is hanging, so you can't see the inside.

After they came in, Ms. Li asked them to sit on the sofa.This home is not the poor but tidy one Shu Yan imagined.Poverty is often associated with disorder, chaos, and uncleanness.The old lady obviously couldn't accept this, and stood in front of the sofa for a long time without sitting down.

The woman was stunned for a while, and then realized something, and immediately went into the house to get a roll of toilet paper and came out, without saying anything, she tore the toilet paper and spread it on the sofa.Xiao Cheng sighed in his heart, quickly asked Shu Yan to sit down, and sat down himself, not letting others spread toilet paper for him.

He felt a little sorry. After the foreigner came in, he also sat on the opposite chair on the sofa. He glanced at it and wanted to change the subject, so he asked Ms. Li, "Is this a friend of your family?"

When she asked this question with a smile, she became a little nervous, and she still didn't relax after being comforted by a few words of laughter. She quickly explained to them that this foreigner is also a member of an international charity organization. His son was in high school and messed up in computer class. I sent out an application for assistance, but it didn't take long for someone to contact them. They came several times one after another, asking them to fill out various forms and so on.Many of the forms were in foreign languages, and she didn't dare to fill them in. She was afraid of being cheated, but also afraid of missing the opportunity, but if she could get through here, she would immediately reject the other party.

Smiling, he glanced at the foreigner and found that he was looking at him strangely. He smiled friendly and asked the foreigner "Can you speak Chinese" in English.The other party's eyes lit up and he said "no".

Xiaocheng communicated with Ms. Li again, only to realize that the other people who came together left first, and this foreigner was left behind as a "volunteer" or something. Rejection, coupled with the inconvenience of communication, I don't know how to refuse.

The male owner of this family suffered a work-related injury on the ground, and has been dragging on until healed, lost his income, and sucked in money like a bottomless pit.The son of the family is going to college again, and she has to work five jobs alone and take care of her husband, and she can no longer support it.

Shu Yan couldn't bear to see this situation at the time, but now it looks like it is, and she has decided to help them.She spoke softly and looked very kind, and soon chatted with the other party.

He laughed and didn't interrupt, just listened.

He casually turned his head to look around the room, and just happened to meet the gaze of the foreigner, who was still looking at him.This made Laughing a little uncomfortable.

Now that Ms. Li took Shu Yan inside to talk to her husband, there were only the two of them in the small living room outside, and they smiled coldly, "Sir, do you have anything to say to me?"

The other party said "Oh", stood up suddenly, and handed over a business card, "Please don't get me wrong, I have no malicious intentions at all, can I get to know you?"

The space in the living room was small, and the other party seemed very oppressed when he stood up. He smiled and took the business card and stood up. After a glance, it was not in English, but in French or Spanish.The other party babbled a long list again, the pronunciation was a bit strange, and the speed of speech was so fast that he understood everything with a smile.Probably music, architecture, painting, sculpture, and occasionally ask him his views on some art genres.

He also nodded politely, indicating that he was listening.But I thought in my heart that it was said that Europeans are extremely enthusiastic about art, and this time I finally heard it.

After Shu Yan finished speaking with others, she told Ms. Li to wait for the news at home, and she would be notified in three to five days.Ms. Li was afraid of missing the opportunity, so she was very grateful, and held on to Shu Yan's hand for a long time.After Shu Yan comforted her for a long time, the other party sent the two of them to the door again.

When he went downstairs, he was still stumbling, the corridor was not well lit, and there were no lights. Xiao Cheng kept holding him tightly, and Shu Yan told him that she had already decided to pass this family.Xiaocheng naturally has no objection.

When they got to the parking place and got back into the car, Shu Yan kept lamenting how difficult it was for this family.Just when the phone rang from a laugh, he started the car in response with a "hmm", put the earphones into his ears, and picked up the phone——

"Guo Ze, what's the situation over there?"

"With my current tone, what do you think?"

"Yo, it looks good, Ai doesn't have much left now."

There were a few laughs on the phone.

Jiang Guoze pushed the door out, went down to the street, looked left and right, walked to the side of the road and waited for the car, "A quarter, Jing Junchen's movements are too fast, I feel terrible, if the overseas business has not been improved in advance Prepare, I'm afraid you won't be able to snatch them away. I think the Jing family is going to rise in the past few years...Actually, I didn't call you to talk about this."

"Oh?"

Smiling, he turned the steering wheel, "Is there any good news?"

"Not really." Jiang Guoze stretched out his hand to hail a taxi, but the man gestured for handover and didn't stop, so he withdrew his arm, looked around and said, "Didn't you ask me to check your classmate and his parents?" , I got the evidence, not only his parents were bribed, but also several forms of bribery from the other party. I passed them all over to you, take a look, and you decide whether you want to do favors or not. "

"Baba" two horns, Shu Yan yelled, laughed and found that the light was green, started the car, and the sound faded at the same time, but still joked, "What are you talking about... It seems like I am doing something Losing money business is the same."

"Isn't it? We're all on line with the Zhou family, so what's the use of Wei Chaohua, spending all his efforts to help others, it seems that he has bad intentions, trying to please his father-in-law or something—"

"Okay!" Xiaocheng immediately interrupted him, "It's easy to do, don't say it so unfathomable, I have no other meaning, and you know it."

The last few words are a little ambiguous.

Jiang Guoze accepted it as soon as he saw it, and didn't say any more. Just in time, a taxi came and stopped in front of him. While sitting in the co-pilot, he called the phone and said, "Okay, this matter is over, I will arrive at s later -"

"Dididi..." The phone was hung up suddenly.

Smiling, he pressed the earphone, and then glanced at the phone.Immediately dialed the past.

There is a "shut down" notification sound over there.

This is... the phone is dead?Smiling and frowning.

On the other side, the battery of Jiang Guoze's mobile phone was pulled out, and he was lying alone on the back seat of the taxi.

And a black gun muzzle protruded from the back seat and pressed against his head.