After dressing as a villain, I'm with the paranoid male protagonist.

"Put me down."

Qiao Annian said something in a low voice.

He Nanlou glanced at the direction of the car and put him down.

With his hand held, He Nanlou turned his face away, and Qiao Annian smiled at him.

He Nanlou held his hand behind his back.

The force was a bit strong, and Qiao Annian was quite surprised. He thought that nothing in this world would make Xiaolou nervous.

Joan Young shook the hands they held, and joked: "Don't be afraid, if my mother beats the mandarin ducks, I will kneel down to her. I said I can't do without you, and I beg her to do it."

He Nanlou: "If you want to kneel, I will kneel."

Joannian was stunned.

...

Zhang Qianrou came to deliver food to the two children.

The two children are also busy at work, so they don't have much time to come to her for dinner, and the nature of her work does not allow her to come here to cook for the two children often.

On Friday, Niannian took Xiaolou to the beach, and she just came back today, so she was in a hurry to cook a pot of pig's trotters.

She asked Nian Nian on WeChat, and knew that the two children would be back around this time.

Before coming here, she sent a message to Niannian, but Niannian didn't reply, and she probably turned her phone to silent again.

Not to mention every year, the number of unfamiliar numbers on her mobile phone has increased a lot in the past two days.

The pig's trotter soup has been kept for a long time, and the taste is not so fragrant. Zhang Qianrou didn't know that the password was changed at home. She thought that if the two children hadn't come home, she would put the pig's trotter soup in the kitchen for them and wait for them. When you go home, you can eat a lot.

Seeing the two children's cars parked at the villa, she happily told Yuanxin that it was a coincidence that they came and they just caught up with them.

Nian Nian was taken off the car by Xiao Lou, and she was shocked, thinking that Nian Nian's foot was injured somewhere...

The moment Qiao Annian bit Xiaolou's chin, Zhang Qianrou's heart skipped a beat.

She told herself desperately in her heart that it must be a misunderstanding, and it would be good to have a small relationship with Xiaolou every year, but the two children were just playing around.

Zhang Qianrou's eyes were fixed on the hands of the two children, and the fingertips on the knees were closed.

"Qianrou, the two children are coming, do you want... get out of the car?"

Guo Yuanxin looked at his lover's pale face with some distress, and asked hesitantly.

Do you want to get off?

Zhang Qianrou also asked herself in her heart, do you want to get out of the car?

The question is what to say after getting out of the car?

Pretend not to see anything, or pretend not to know anything?

...

Qiao Annian took the child's hand and walked forward together.

The doors and windows of the car were tightly closed, and the people in the car did not get out.

He walked to the front of the car and knocked on the driver's window.

"Annian, Xiaolou—"

When the car window came down, Guo Yuanxin greeted Qiao Annian and He Nanlou awkwardly.

Qiao Annian smiled at Guo Yuanxin, his eyes fell on Zhang Qianrou, the co-pilot, who was holding the bag on his lap with both hands, and was not looking at him, as if he hadn't seen him at all, nor heard him following him. They say hello.

Qiao Annian then guessed that Zhang Qianrou should have seen everything just now.

Qiao Annian looked away, "Uncle Guo, why are you and my mother here?"

Guo Yuanxin actually admired Qiao Annian.

Not everyone has the courage to come out, not to mention being so calm and peaceful when a relationship is suddenly broken.

"Qianrou made pig's trotters, thinking that you haven't eaten the dishes she cooked for you for a long time, and I just happened to be free today, so I brought them here for you to taste."

Guo Yuanxin handed out the insulated lunch box he had taken from the floor of the back seat of the car in advance through the car window.

"Thank you Uncle Guo."

Qiao Annian also thanked his mother in the passenger seat, and invited him, "Mom, do you and Uncle Guo want to come in and sit down?"

Zhang Qianrou seemed to have been stabbed by a needle.

She tightly held the handbag on her lap and said nothing, so Guo Yuanxin had to answer instead: "Well... your mother may be a little tired today, so we won't go in and sit."

Qiao Annian smiled: "Okay, then you should be careful when driving."

Zhang Qianrou bit her lip desperately.

Guo Yuanxin's car drove away.

The tail lights of the car disappeared from sight, and Qiao Annian's fingertips holding the insulated lunch box were a little cold from the wind.

He turned his head and said to the child, "Come on, let's go in."

...

Qiao Annian put the food box on the dining table, and went to the kitchen to get a bowl and spoon.

When the food box was opened, the aroma of pig's trotter soup overflowed.

Qiao Annian didn't eat well for the past two days, but when he smelled the pig's trotter soup, his stomach immediately growled.

He served a bowl for him and He Nanlou, and took a sip of the soup first, "Mmm~~~It smells so good."

He Nanlou didn't like to drink too oily soup, so he didn't move the spoon, so Qiao Annian held the spoon and handed it to his mouth, "Taste it, it's really delicious."

He Nanlou reluctantly took a sip, but he was still not used to the oily soup, so he stopped after only one sip.

"Your future mother-in-law boiled this for you specially. Are you sure you don't want to drink it?"

He Nanlou accurately captured the key words: "Future mother-in-law?"

Qiao Annian fed the child again, "Think about it, if my mother finds out that you are going to be my daughter-in-law, she will definitely feel that you have been wronged. The first one is young, right? The second one is gold in my mouth. The spoon was born. No matter how you look at it, it seems that she is too young, so she is willing to be my daughter-in-law. Then she must be very guilty of you in her heart, and she will not oppose us so much.

If it was the other way around, if I were to be your daughter-in-law, my mother would probably think that you were young, so scheming and seductive, and that I must be fascinated by you. easy. "

He Nanlou "..."

"Hey, by the way, just keep your head down with the spoon in your hand, and I'll take a picture for you."

Without any explanation, Qiao Annian put the spoon back into He Nanlou's hand, took a picture of him with his mobile phone, and sent a message to Zhang Qianrou——

"It smells so good~~~Thank you mom. Xiaolou said he likes it very much."

He Nanlou was sitting next to him, watching him send WeChat messages, "Are you flattering my future mother-in-law?"

Qiao Annian corrected the child's words, "I'm trying to please your future mother-in-law."

He Nanlou: "Thank you for your hard work."

Qiao Annian smiled and pinched the child's face: "What's so hard about it? Besides, it's not easy to find a wife these days. Besides, our small building is cute, beautiful and capable, isn't it?"

He Nanlou lowered his eyelids and gently rubbed Qiao Annian's palm.

Joannian: "!!!"

mom.

He wants to hold a grand wedding now! ! !

...

In the past, no matter when you sent a message to Zhang Qianrou, as long as it was not the latter's working time, most of the messages were replied quickly.

This time, until he and Xiaolou finished eating the pig's trotters, there was no response from there.

Qiao Annian was not too surprised.

After that day, Zhang Qianrou never took the initiative to contact Qiao Annian and He Nanlou.

Qiao Annian didn't deliberately call his mother either.

He is also busy during this time.

MT's internship period ended, Qiao Annian successfully became a regular, and the AI ​​medical project was officially launched. He was so busy every day that he never touched the ground.

Even so, as long as he has time, Qiao Annian will ask Guo Yuanxin about his fucking situation on WeChat.

Accepting some things always takes process and time.

He is in no hurry.

...

At the end of March, the cold air moves southward.

Jiangcheng, which had already warmed up, dropped from an average temperature of [-] degrees to single digits, as if it had changed from spring to winter again.

It was still sunny in the morning, but at two or three o'clock in the evening, suddenly dark clouds and strong winds blew outside.

Before four o'clock, the whole city was as dark as night, and the temperature plummeted.

Qiao Annian was doing data testing all day today. Except for getting up to go to the bathroom, he hardly raised his head, and didn't notice the change of weather at all.

Qiao Annian opened the glass door and was a little dumbfounded by the biting wind.

It's already March and it's still so cold, is that reasonable? !

Qiao Annian hastily closed the glass door and retreated to the company.

Lin Wenjing came out of the elevator together with a handbag in one hand and her little sister in the other, and saw the scene where the boss pushed the door out and was blown back by the wind.

Then, Liu Wenjing saw a figure walking past her.

She saw that He Gu, who was not pretending to anyone in the company, put the coat in his hand on Team Leader Qiao.

When Team Leader Qiao turned his head, he was obviously surprised, but after seeing the person coming, he immediately bent his lips.

The smile on his face was not quite the same as that of Team Leader Qiao when he was joking with them...

How should I put it, their team leader Qiao usually looks like a very straight, sunny and handsome boy, but when he is with He Gu, he smiles very attractively.

Then Liu Wenjing saw Team Leader Qiao put on his coat, He Gu opened the door with one hand around Team Leader Qiao's waist, and the two left the company together.

"Ah! Is this the joy of looking for a little wolf dog?! You have good looks and money, but the key is to be single-minded and capable of professional skills! He Gu is simply an ideal little wolf dog in the world! Originally, I was almost able to have someone like He Gu. Little wolf dog!"

Liu Wenjing: "..."

The ears are so noisy.

Liu Wenjing: "Are you close? Gender is stuck. Besides, as you can see, our Qiao group has top-notch appearance and business ability. Even if they are not good friends, they only met in MT. There is a high probability that you will be attracted to each other, even if you catch up, you may only be able to take the role of a cannon fodder female supporting role."

"Huh."

She just got stuck when she knew about her gender, so even though she liked He Gu's face, after learning that He Gu had a boyfriend, she didn't take any further action.

"To tell you the truth, when you told me that He Gu had a boyfriend, I wondered who it would be to make someone like He Gu fall in love with Fan Xin. It turned out to be the leader of your team, Joe. Let me tell you something. , The two of them really match each other. Bamboo horses and bamboo horses are so good! The key is that the atmosphere of these two people is also amazing, just like just now..."

Liu Wenjing was expressionless.But if she knew that Team Leader Qiao's boyfriend was He Gu, she would never have run to Team Leader Qiao and asked for He Gu's WeChat! ! !

...

The car was warm, and after getting in the car, Qiao Annian took off his coat.

He took out the mobile phone in his coat and put the coat in the back seat.

"Why did you suddenly return to the company today?"

Qiao Annian turned to look at the child and asked.

Today, He Nanlou and Brian went to the cooperative factory to discuss cooperation, and he was not in the company all day today.

"I'll be back after we finish talking about things ahead of time."

Just as Qiao Annian was about to say something, the phone rang in his hand.

I'm afraid the company has some temporary notice.

Qiao Annian opened it, and after taking a look, the corners of his lips couldn't stop rising.

Qiao Annian shook the phone in his hand: "I'll be back after the talk ahead of time, huh?"

He Nanlou held Qiao Annian's wrist, took away the mobile phone from his hand, and saw the latest Moments posted by Brian on the mobile phone interface——

"After talking about things from the factory, I asked to go back to the company. Two hours' drive, how important is it to deal with it in a hurry?!!! I don't understand!!!"

Brian edited it in English, and just by looking at the exclamation mark, one can get a glimpse of the degree of collapse in the heart of the person involved.

This article should also be visible in groups, because Qiao Annian can often see Brian posting on Moments as a chat, but he tentatively asked the department manager, but he has never seen Brian's Moments.

He Nanlou used Qiao Annian's account to give it a thumbs up.

Brian: "???"

Qiao Annian took the phone, saw the child's like, and Brian's three question marks, he sighed in his heart, and began to worry about whether he would be blocked by Brian, his immediate boss.

He Nanlou returned the phone to Qiao Annian, Qiao Annian took it, and asked casually, "Did the cooperation go well?"

Qiao Annian finished his sentence and added, "Is it convenient? If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say it, it's okay."

He Nanlou drove the car out of the garage: "The preliminary cooperation intention has been negotiated, and Yuexin will be responsible for the production of our core chips this time."

"Really?"

Qiao Annian said excitedly, "That's great!"

After the excitement subsided, Qiao Annian asked in a slightly puzzled tone: "How did you convince Yuexin? As far as I know, Yuexin has always cooperated with Juhui before, and the leaders of the two companies are also very familiar. The previous cooperation has always been very pleasant, and it is unlikely to change partners."

He Nanlou: "The essence of business cooperation is nothing more than profit. Before the cooperation between Yuexin and Juhui, the price of Juhui has been kept very low. Yuexin is fancy about Juhui's position in the industry, and dare not lose this Big customers, plus the two contracts are signed once a year, so even if the profit margin is compressed to a very low level, in order to keep this big order, they can only bear with it.

We took the initiative to give up 3 percentage points, and it is impossible for Yuexin to refuse. "

Qiao Annian: "!!! If Juhui knew, would he go crazy?"

He Nanlou: "It will be closed."

Joannian: "???"

What does it mean to say the most cruel words in the calmest tone?

closed?

Does that mean Juhui will go bankrupt directly?

That should...not be?

Juhui is the leader in the field of AI medical care. Even if Yuexin terminates its cooperation with Juhui, other factories will definitely be happy to cooperate with it.

"We have signed a five-year long-term contract with Yuexin. Even if Juhui finds another processing factory, if word of the [-]% five-year long-term cooperation spreads, other large processing factories will hesitate. Juhui's choice will be limited. It will be greatly compressed. If it fails to negotiate with other large factories, it can only cooperate with small and medium-sized factories. In this way, Juhui’s quality control will definitely have problems.”

Regardless of which company, once there is a quality control problem, it will definitely be fatal to the product. Qiao Annian pondered for a moment, "What if Juhui finds a big factory that is willing to cooperate with him?"

He Nanlou: "Juhui is bound to make concessions in terms of profit. The demand for MT orders is high, and we can give up three percentage points. How much can Juhui give up? Even if they also give up [-]%, it will undoubtedly reduce the profit. Its profit margins and capital chain may have problems."

In other words, no matter which choice Juhui makes, the era when it picks factories is gone forever.

The reason why Juhui can take the lead in the field of AI medical treatment is that in addition to its R&D team, it also occupies a large part of the profits of cooperative factories.

Once MT is established in the AI ​​medical field, Juhui's living space will undoubtedly become more severe.

Apart from the reasons for his resignation, Qiao Annian was actually very happy during the time he worked in Juhui. Hearing He Nanlou's prophetic judgment on Juhui, Qiao Annian was quite emotional.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, and it is true.

But between day and night, the market is likely to face a reshuffle.

...

Pat, clack, clack—

The rain, which had been brewing all afternoon, fell at this time.

The sky seemed to be leaking, and the rain kept pouring down.

The headlights of the car turned on automatically, and the horn blared on the road.

Qiao Annian looked at the heavy rain outside the window, "Fortunately, we got in the car early."

A little later, even if there is an umbrella, it is estimated that it will be drowned.

He Nanlou: "Are you going to the supermarket tonight?"

The aunt who cooks the food has never been found. During this time, Qiao Annian and He Nanlou both went to the supermarket to buy food together after get off work. If they had to work overtime that day, they would only order takeaway if there was too little time.

"Don't go when it's raining so much. Order takeout at night? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? I'll see first..."

"The case is gone."

Qiao Annian's remaining words stopped abruptly.

The cell phone rang at this time.

Qiao Annian said calmly, "I'll answer the phone first."

He Nanlou snorted softly, "You take it."

Don't overfill your taunt skills.

...

Qiao Annian looked down at the screen, it was Guo Yuanxin.

Qiao Annian was a little surprised, he answered the phone: "Hello, Uncle Guo."

"Annian, is it convenient for you to come to the hospital now?"

Qiao Annian's heart trembled, "Did something happen to my mother?"

"Okay, I see. I'll go now."

The space in the car was small, and He Nanlou had a rough idea of ​​the conversation between Qiao Annian and Guo Yuanxin.

Qiao Annian ended the call, and before he could speak, He Nanlou said, "Give me the address of the hospital."

According to the location sent by Guo Yuanxin, Qiao Annian reported the address to him.

...

More than 30 minutes later, Qiao Annian and He Nanlou rushed to the hospital.

Qiao Annian saw Guo Yuanxin in a white coat in the corridor of the operating room.

Qiao Annian ran over, "Uncle Guo——"

Guo Yuanxin was explaining work to the nurse, when he heard Qiao Annian calling him, he turned around and asked the nurse to wait for him.

Guo Yuanxin: "Sorry, I have an operation in half an hour, and I have to prepare in advance. I really can't get away, so I can only call you over..."

"Uncle Guo, please don't say that. Before my mother entered the operating room, have you seen her condition? Her legs...does it matter?"

On the way from get off work, Zhang Qianrou had a small collision with a battery car.

Originally, because the two battery cars were driving on the non-motorized lane, the speed of both sides was not fast.Zhang Qianrou was only bruised at first, so she picked up the battery car and planned to go home before it rained heavily.

But because of the strong wind today, when Zhang Qianrou lifted the battery car, she couldn't stabilize her injured knee, and the battery car fell down, hit her leg, and crushed her calf.

"The comminuted fracture of the calf bone requires surgery to put steel nails in. It's just a small surgical operation. It shouldn't be a big problem, so don't worry too much."

"Will it affect my walking in the future?"

"Don't worry, if you fully recover, there will be no impact."

He Nanlou came over, "How long has Aunt Zhang been pushed into the operating room?"

Qiao Annian also looked at Guo Yuanxin at the same time.

Guo Yuanxin looked at the watch on his wrist, "7 minutes. I should be able to come from the operating room in about two hours...Sorry, my time is almost up. Qianrou's side..."

Qiao Annian: "Go and do your work, Xiaolou and I are waiting here."

Guo Yuanxin nodded, "Then I'll go first."

"it is good."

...

Outside the operating room, there are several rows of waiting chairs.

Qiao Annian saw a family member of a patient sitting on a waiting chair and eating takeaway.

Instead of ignoring the child because she was worried about her mother, Qiao Annian asked aloud, "Baby, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first to pad your stomach?"

He Nanlou: "What are you going to eat?"

Qiao Annian didn't really have much appetite at this time, but he was worried that if he didn't eat anything, Xiao Lou would starve with him, so he ordered fried noodles and fried rice for him and the child, and there was an extra I ordered a cup of milk tea.

Qiao Annian didn't have the habit of wasting food, and he finished all the fried noodles he ordered.

He Nanlou was not very used to the takeaway food near the hospital, but he still ate most of it, and Qiao Annian ate the rest.

The milk tea was divided between two people and finished drinking together.

Two hours later, Zhang Qianrou hadn't come out of the operating room. Qiao Annian couldn't sit still and waited outside the operating room.

He Nanlou put one hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry, the operation will go smoothly."

"Hmm." Joannian shook the child's hand on his shoulder, "What about you? Are you tired from going to the factory with Brian today? Do you want to go back first?"

He Nanlou: "I'm here to accompany you."

While the two were talking, the door of the operating room opened.

The nurse called Zhang Qianrou's name and asked if Zhang Qianrou's family members were there.

Qiao Annian stepped forward quickly, "Yes, yes!"

Zhang Qianrou was under general anesthesia and was pushed out by the nurse before she woke up.

Qiao Annian went to the ward together, only to find that it was a three-bed ward.

Both patients were male.

Zhang Qianrou hadn't woken up yet, Qiao Annian had only stayed in the ward for a few minutes, and he had already seen the inconvenience of living in this ward.

For example, among these two patients, one of them coughed very badly, and spit up phlegm every time he coughed.Another one, likes to turn the TV on really loud.

Considering that he and Xiaolou might not be able to stay with the hospital 24 hours a day due to work, Qiao Annian still wanted to arrange a separate ward for Zhang Qianrou.

Qiao Annian originally wanted the child to stay in the ward, so he went to ask the nurse's desk if there was any VIP ward available.

He Nanlou followed him to the nurse's desk.

Knowing that only VIP wards have beds, which cost [-] yuan a day, Qiao Annian gasped in shock at the price.

"Do you want this VIP ward? This ward was only vacated this afternoon, and someone may call to make an appointment in the evening."

He Nanlou: "Yes. Pay now?"

"It's not necessary now, the family members can sign a consent form first."

He Nanlou made way for Qiao Annian to sign the agreement.

The nurse gave the two of them a strange look, huh?

Isn't this good-looking little brother a family member?

Qiao Annian tried not to shake his hands as much as possible, and signed it.

I have never felt that my signature is so expensive! ! !

...

VIP ward.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Zhang Qian woke up slowly after the effect of the soft anesthetic passed.

Qiao Annian has been paying attention to Zhang Qianrou's situation. Seeing this, he moved his face closer: "Mom, are you awake? How do you feel now?"

Zhang Qianrou opened her eyes, her voice was a little hoarse when she just woke up, "Niannian? You, why are you here? Didn't I tell Yuanxin..."

"Don't blame Uncle Guo, Uncle Guo has to undergo surgery, so he can't accompany you, so he can only call me."

"It's just a minor operation, and it doesn't matter."

"No matter how small the operation is, there must be someone to take care of it. It's inconvenient to have no one to take care of you. Are you thirsty, do you want to drink water?"

"Well. I'll trouble you then, pour me a glass."

As soon as Zhang Qianrou finished speaking, the water glass half filled with water was handed to Qiao Annian.

From the corner of her eye, Zhang Qianrou saw the child standing next to her son, her face turned pale, and she remembered the scene outside the villa that day when she saw Niannian being hugged by Xiaolou and got out of the car.

Zhang Qianrou couldn't afford to be angry and refuse to drink the water handed by the child.

She drank slowly, very slowly.

Zhang Qianrou worked in this hospital, and she could tell at a glance that this ward was not an ordinary ward.

She asked Qiao Annian in a low voice: "Niannian, the VIP room you arranged for mom?"

Qiao Annian: "How is it possible? Mom, you also know that I have no money after I bought a house. It's Xiaolou. There were two uncles living in your original ward. Xiaolou was worried that it would be inconvenient, so I went to the nurse's desk , Ask if you can stay in another ward. Fortunately, this ward is vacant."

Zhang Qianrou held the cup in her hand, lowered her eyes and said, "You will send the money to Xiaolou later."

The matter of hospitalization expenses can be discussed after discharge from the hospital. Zhang Qianrou's attitude clearly still cares about the relationship between Qiao Annian and He Nanlou, with the meaning of seeing outsiders.

"it is good."

Qiao Annian agreed so simply that Zhang Qianrou was a little surprised for a while.

She thought that she would say that they were all one family every year, so there was no need to worry too much...

"Mom, do you still drink water? If you don't drink it, I'll put it here for you?"

Zhang Qianrou shook her head and handed back the water glass. Qiao Annian put the water glass on the bedside table and asked with concern: "Did you not eat before the operation? What do I want to eat? Let me order you a takeaway." .”

Zhang Qianrou had a car accident on the way home from get off work, and she was indeed hungry, so she nodded, "It's ready."

Qiao Annian ordered a spare rib noodle.

At this point, there were not many people ordering takeaway, and the rib noodles were delivered quickly.

The takeaway staff called and said they were already in the elevator, and asked if they could go to the corridor to pick it up.

"I'll go get it, you stay here with Aunt Zhang."

"No, I'll go, your body is inconvenient."

Qiao Annian blinked at the child, even though he couldn't figure out what the phrase "inconvenient for the body" meant, He Nanlou responded with a "huh" and stayed in the ward.

After all, Zhang Qianrou still cared about the children.

The child went to the bathroom. She ate the noodles, looked in the direction of the bathroom, and asked hesitantly: "Niannian, you said just now that Xiaolou is inconvenient. What's wrong with Xiaolou? Is it uncomfortable or something? injured?"

Qiao Annian's ear tips were dyed red, "It's my fault. I tormented him too much yesterday."

He Nanlou came out from the bathroom door: "..."