This is Zhang Xiaoxiao's fourth trip to Beijing. The first time I went to Beijing, I was organized by my class when I was in college. In this bustling metropolis, she lost her borrowed camera, and in order not to delay everyone's trip, she didn't even have time to look for it, so she left in a hurry crying.

The second and third times, respectively, came to the training and attended the annual meeting, and I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to take a closer look at the new style of the city. When I passed by the main road of the city in a car, I was also busy laughing with my colleagues, and I didn't have time to look out the window to see if the building was higher and whether the city had become cleaner.

When she came to Beijing for the fourth time, she came out of the high-speed rail station and was pushed onto the subway by the flow of people. She hadn't even had time to think carefully about which station to get down from. Should you go to the hotel first, or go to Huang Zixuan first. She hurriedly opened the navigation and found the closest stop to the Xinjing Hotel, but fortunately, she reacted quickly enough, otherwise she would have passed the stop.

When she came out of the subway station, she realized that this place was actually quite remote. Generally, new large hotels are self-built, and you can't find such a large open space in a busy place. She looked around, not knowing where to go. She remembered that Huang Zixuan's home was not very far from here, about ten minutes by car.

But if you think about it, a ten-minute drive is also fatal, and it will take at least an hour to walk on your own two feet. What's more, she didn't know where this place was at all, and she needed to take the Xinjing Hotel as the center and look around. She had an idea and took out her phone to call a car.

It's not rush hour, so it's still faster to take a taxi. After getting in the car, Zhang Xiaoxiao plucked up the courage to say to the driver: "Handsome guy, I want to go to a townhouse area, that villa area is more special, with blue tiles and white walls, and each house has a small yard." ”

The driver was a middle-aged uncle, he turned his head and said with a smile: "Sister, just listening to your description, I didn't hear anything special." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao thought about it again: "By the way, at the door of each house, there is a stone lion, which is not big, about the size of a toilet." ”

The driver laughed: "I think your analogy is quite special." Let's tell you the truth, Beijing is so big, I want everyone to be familiar with it, it's impossible, we're also following the navigation, if you can't say the name of this community, I really can't take your list. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao said disappointedly: "I'm sorry, can you think about it carefully, even if it's about the same, you can also go and see, I have the impression that it is about ten minutes away from the neighborhood." ”

The driver said helplessly: "That's it, sister, I'll take you to a real estate agent, they deal with this, they must know." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao was right to think about it, so she hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Not far away is a mature community, there are many shops outside, and there are two or three intermediaries alone. The first store looks regular, called Pioneer Real Estate. Zhang Xiaoxiao walked in to take a look, Yishui'er was dressed professionally, and when she saw someone coming in, a fat man with glasses at the door stood up and asked, "Miss, hello, buy a house or sell a house?"

Seeing that the other party was polite, Zhang Xiaoxiao relaxed a lot, so she asked: "I want to ask, is there a villa area nearby, it is a townhouse, with white walls and blue tiles, a yard at the door, and a ...... at the gate of the courtyard A stone lion nearly one meter high. ”

The fat man asked incredulously, "You want to buy a villa?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "No, I just inquired, I'm looking for someone." ”

When the fat man heard this, he was disappointed, and sat down with a sneer: "I said, it doesn't look like it." ”

Seeing that the other party's face changed faster than the sky, Zhang Xiaoxiao felt a little unhappy, but she could only swallow her anger and ask, "Then do you know this community?"

The fat man snorted and said, "We are not 114 here, and we do not provide free consulting services. Besides, 114 isn't free. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao looked at the few people inside, and they all looked like they were not smiling, so angry that they turned around and left. Next, she went to two more stores, and the result disappointed her even more, her attitude was not so bad, that is, there were few people in the store, and she didn't know that there was this place. Zhang Xiaoxiao had no choice, and slowly walked back to Pioneer Real Estate.

She pushed open the door and went directly to the fat man and asked, "Do you know this place, if you know, I can pay for it." ”

The fat man was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Yes, how much are you going to pay?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "How much do you want?"

The fat man said categorically: "1000, it's not expensive, right? We can buy and sell a house here and earn at least five figures." If it weren't for the heat and business today, I wouldn't even have time to talk to you. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao really wanted to slap him, and then shouted at him: "You *** robbery." Thinking about it, there is still reason, she smiled: "Okay, I'll transfer it to you, WeChat or Alipay?"

Fatty: "I'm sorry, I only accept cash." "He's not stupid, he's afraid that there will be trouble in the future if there is a transfer record, after all, this income is not a legitimate income.

Zhang Xiaoxiao thought that the business would not succeed anyway, so she simply humiliated him and vented her anger: "Yo, they all say that Beijing men are gentlemen, but as a result, they all don't give money and don't do things, and they don't dare to ask for money!"

An authentic Beijing-accented female voice came from inside: "When his ancestors were monkeys, they were from Beijing, and then he got lost, and he didn't find them until his generation." After a burst of suppressed laughter from the surrounding colleagues, the female voice continued: "You come here, I'll transfer money for you." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao walked in and saw that it was a woman about the same age as her, with a small face and delicate skin, but because the fat powder was not applied, her face looked a little sallow. Seeing Zhang Xiaoxiao approaching, the woman stretched out her mobile phone in front of her and said, "This is my collection code." Zhang Xiaoxiao opened WeChat to scan the code, but saw that the screen of the other party's mobile phone displayed the information of a real estate, with white walls and green tiles, which was very similar to the house in his impression.

In an instant, her nose began to sour, and she took a closer look at the name of the real estate, which was called Qixingju. She smiled gratefully at the woman and said sincerely, "Thank you." The woman took back her phone with a blank face and said, "What's the matter? Before Zhang Xiaoxiao turned to leave, she looked at her work number plate, which was written with an English name, but the surname should be surnamed Wang from the spelling.

With the name of the community, everything is much simpler, Zhang Xiaoxiao took a taxi directly, it turned out that this place is not far away, just on the back of the subway station, it will be very fast to walk over, and if you drive, you will have to go around. When she arrived at the gate of the community, Zhang Xiaoxiao got out of the car and walked inside, but was stopped.

High-end communities have strict access control systems, not to mention villa areas like this. The security guard walked over and asked, "Did you forget to bring your card?" Zhang Xiaoxiao nodded hesitantly. The security guard asked again: "You are not from this community, right?" Zhang Xiaoxiao nodded helplessly: "I came to find a friend." ”

The security guard said without hesitation: "Then you call, our access control is also connected to the owner's house, as long as he opens the door over there, you can go in." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "His phone can't get through. ”

The security guard asked vigilantly, "What the hell are you doing? We are connected to the public security here." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "I'm really here to find someone, I have his phone, but I can't get through." ”

Security guard: "Then which household are you looking for, and what does it have to do with him?" ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao said hesitantly: "He is my leader, and he can't be contacted after returning to Beijing, so the unit asked me to come over to see what the situation is." ”

Security guard: "Oh? Do you know which one it is?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "I've only been here once, I don't remember." ”

Security: "What about the name?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao hesitated to say it. Let's say, it would be bad if Huang Zixuan's family found out. Needless to say, the security guards would never let him in. Seeing her hesitation, the security guard was already a little suspicious, and said in a stern tone: "I don't think you are here to find someone." Originally, you didn't look like a bad person, so why are you a little sneaky. ”

"His name is Huang Zixuan. Zhang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but blurt out.

The security guard was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "You're his employee, aren't you?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Hmm. ”

The security guard pointed to the outside of the security room: "Go over there, don't delay the entry and exit of others." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao followed him to the side of the security room, and he continued: "The news is flying all over the sky, you don't know it, right?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "I...... You know, he was taken away by the police?"

The security guard shook his head: "Anyway, he didn't take it away from the community, he came back two days ago, and then he went out, and he didn't come back." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "How long has it been?"

Security guard: "If I'm not mistaken, I should have come back in the middle of the night on Sunday, left on Monday morning, and didn't come back." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao's heart suddenly sank, Huang Zixuan has not come back until now, it must be more than lucky. What to do next, she was at a loss again. She was a little desperate, but she said gratefully to the security guard, "Thank you." ”

The security guard replied expressionlessly: "I shouldn't talk about the owner's affairs casually." But I see that you seem to have come from far away, and it is not easy to come here. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled sadly and turned to leave: "Thank you, then I'll go." She slowly moved forward on her feet, which had lost her senses.

"Hey. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao looked back, and the security guard chased after her.

He said anxiously, "Wait a minute." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao had no choice but to turn around again: "What's wrong?"

The security guard pointed to the east of the security room: "The second building in the east is, you don't have to go in, you can see it outside the iron fence, and their house can be seen through two green belts." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, "How do you know so clearly?"

The security guard smiled: "Do you think that being a security guard in such a high-end community will be an ordinary person? Our salary is no worse than that of ordinary white-collar workers." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "Oh. ”

Security guard: "Don't fool me." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Do you think I look like a bad person? I live nearby, and I will come back when he comes back, and I promise not to cause you trouble." ”

The security guard nodded: "Okay, you can find a hotel nearby to stay, it's okay to come and have a look." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiao took out a piece of paper and wrote her mobile phone number to the security guard: "If he comes back, you tell me." Another day, I'll treat you to dinner. ”

The security guard hesitated and took the note: "What to eat, it's not easy for everyone, and I'm also kind to help you." ”

Although she had explained to the security guards, Zhang Xiaoxiao still insisted on sitting outside the iron fence until dark, her stomach was growling with hunger, and then she got up and went to a nearby place to find a hotel to stay in and order a takeout to eat. After taking a shower and lying on the bed, he was already tired into a puddle of mud.

In the distant Huaiqing, a Japanese restaurant downstairs from Zhang Xiaoxiao's house.

Guo Fei, Xia Xiaodong and Song Yin sat on the ground, drinking sake and talking eloquently.

Guo Fei: "Xiaodong, I know, a kind person, he is very serious in his work, and he has no background, and today's achievements are all made by himself." To be honest, Xiao Song, I don't know you very well. ”

Song Yin saluted Guo Fei with a cup: "Mr. Guo, I am the most loyal soldier under your command, really, I have no background, what I admire the most is Mr. Guo, you do not rely on the sky or the earth, rely on your own strength to this day, the little brother admires." ”

Guo Fei nodded vigorously: "It's very sad to say it, every time I kick the door, something happens." When I was in my twenties, I became the youngest department head of the Northeast Project, and I was deeply respected by our leader, and just as he was about to promote me, he had an accident, so I was delayed for five more years before I was promoted to vice president. In order to have a chance of promotion, I left my hometown to Huaiqing, and now I ......"

Song Yin tried his best to pretend to be regretful, but he couldn't hold back the smile on the corner of his mouth.

Guo Fei pointed at him angrily and said, "Do you kid want to say that I am the leader of Zhuanke?"

Song Yin shook his head and denied: "Mr. Guo, I think you are quite capable, when you encounter such an unlucky thing, you can't delay your development in the end, cow!"

Xia Xiaodong sighed and said: "Mr. Guo, I won't tell you, I have been quite disappointed in my heart in the past two days, we encountered a once-in-a-lifetime promotion opportunity at the beginning, but in the end something like this happened, it's a pity." Sorry for the company, sorry for Mr. Huang, and sorry for himself. However, later my wife comforted me, saying that if you have a salary of 30,000 yuan a month, plus a year-end bonus, how many people can you get rid of in a year's income? Are those people worse than you? No, they are not as lucky as you. ”

Xia Xiaodong also picked up the cup, and continued to say while saluting Guo Fei: "Mr. Guo, I respect you! You said that a woman's thoughts are more than we can think about, so I am content with today." If there is still a little bit of dissatisfaction, it is that I hope Mr. Huang will come back soon, I think he is really a very capable and enlightened leader. ”

Guo Fei nodded: "Yes, although Huang always has a background, but among people with a background, I admire him the most! It's still comfortable to follow him, if you can really follow him to a regional company, that's our blessing!"

Song Yin also echoed: "Yes, I hope that Mr. Huang will not have anything to do and support Xinjing as soon as possible." ”

Guo Fei said with a smile: "If Mr. Huang becomes the successor of Xinjing, it will definitely be good for our group." ”

Song Yin looked at Guo Fei's expression and mustered up the courage to ask him, "Mr. Guo, I have a question I want to ask you." ”

Guo Fei: "You say. ”

Song Yin: "You say, in Mr. Huang's mind, is it me who is more capable or Zhang Xiaoxiao who is stronger?"