Chapter 264: Sunflowers
Tian Jiaqi was unhappy, but she didn't feel much wronged, but she was not very willing.
After all, he is still young, and he is always a little childlike, so he especially wants to know what Zhou Wei's late wife looks like, whether she is as beautiful as a fairy, or what special function can make him so obsessed.
So Tian Jiaqi searched for information on the Internet, but unfortunately he didn't find any valuable information after searching for a long time, only a photo was blurry. Zhou Wei asked someone to delete all the photos and messages about Chang'an on the Internet two years ago, and when the kidnapping case that caused a sensation in the city occurred, Tian Jiaqi was still studying abroad, so he didn't pay attention to it.
Tian Jiaqi could only tell from the only photo of the fish that slipped through the net that the woman was not particularly tall, thin, with long hair, and the rest of her facial features could not even be seen.
She was a little discouraged, and called Liu Shulan again, trying to ask about Zhou Wei's deceased wife.
It's just that Liu Shulan seems to be deliberately evasive.
Perhaps the word "Chang'an" has become a taboo for Liu Shulan, and her personal taboo is also a taboo for the Zhou family.
From her own point of view, she didn't like this daughter-in-law much before, but then so many things happened one after another, and she gradually had a diaphragm for her, until she died for so many years, Zhou Yan still didn't marry, so that she couldn't make a family, she was not an adult, and she must have a little "grudge" against Chang An selfishly.
But it's not easy for her to say this kind of "grudge" clearly, otherwise outsiders will definitely think that she, a mother-in-law, is too vicious, so Tian Jiaqi asked her, and she dealt with it vaguely, and if she couldn't get confused, she would say a few perfunctory words.
"Quite sensible. ”
"It's also reasonable, but it's not a particularly considerate wife. ”
"Life is a little not independent, but also a little squeamish, we used to work so busy and have to take care of her back, cooking and cleaning up the same, I heard the former nanny at home said, she didn't even bother to fold a quilt and wash a dish, tsk... I was used to it since I was a child. ”
……
Sunflower is a shelter for orphaned children, which was opened and funded by a philanthropist businessman in the early days, but the businessman died of illness a few years ago, and the financial donation was also interrupted.
However, private donations are actually similar to "turning into a relationship", if you are lucky, you can wait for a lump sum, and if you are unlucky, you may not have money for several months, so sunflowers have been on the verge of being disbanded at any time in recent years.
For this matter, Jiang Qin, the director of the sunflower garden, ran around, hoping to raise as much money as possible, and it was not that no one contributed money, but it was thousands of dollars, which was not enough to cover the daily expenses of hundreds of children in the garden, let alone buy books to invite teachers or for them to go to school.
It just so happened that Tian Jiaqi and a few friends came over last time, Jiang Qin was also sharp-eyed, and she could see at a glance that these girls had a good family background, so she left their contact information before leaving.
A week later, Jiang Qin called them one by one, first told them the actual situation in the park, and then tactfully expressed her wishes, can they help raise some funds from the people around them?
This kind of thing, if you take the initiative to do it, it is a good deed, once you are "asked" or "induced" by others, there is always a feeling of being deceived and falsely accused.
Several of Tian Jiaqi's friends refused directly on the phone.
It was Tian Jiaqi's turn to be here, her family conditions were good, and she also had some spare money in her account, and the little girl had stayed abroad for a few years, and it was not the first time she had encountered this situation, so she quickly remitted 10,000 yuan to the other party.
10,000 yuan may not be enough for her to buy a bag, but it can maintain the living expenses for a period of time for Sunflower's children.
Jiang Qin is naturally grateful, but when people reach a desperate place, they can show infinite "cheekiness".
The day after the money arrived, Jiang Qin called Tian Jiaqi again, and naturally thanked her at first, and then slowly pulled out her request.
“… Miss Tian has been abroad, there should be a lot of friends around, you have also come to see the situation in the garden, there are too many children, and the expenses are also large, can you trouble Miss Tian to help us ask around, are there any enterprises or wealthy businessmen who can be funded for a long time, or ......"
Tian Jiaqi immediately rejected Jiang Qin's request, feeling that she was too greedy, but as soon as the mobile phone teased her, she suddenly felt a pause.
Why is she so stupid, she just couldn't find an excuse to go to Zhou Wei again, isn't this a ready-made thing!
So Tian Jiaqi hurriedly called Jiang Qin back and explained that he would do his best, but he might not be able to do it.
Jiang Qin was grateful again, but Tian Jiaqi secretly rejoiced.
On the same day, she called Zhou Wei, and at first refused to say anything specific, only said that there was something important to discuss with him, and asked if the other party could come out for a cup of coffee and then chat, but unfortunately Zhou Wei was not stupid, and he could carry the little girl's routine clearly.
In the end, Tian Jiaqi had no choice but to explain on the phone first.
“… Sunflowers, you know, just a few days ago you sent me to the place where I volunteered, there is a great shortage of money over there, and I think those children are very pitiful, so I want to hold a charity art exhibition with a few students from the Academy of Fine Arts, but you may need a little money during the preparation period, and there are also venue problems, I want to ask if you can help?"
Zhou Wei was stunned after hearing this, but he didn't expect Tian Jiaqi to find him for this matter.
Tian Jiaqi couldn't get a reply from him for a long time, thinking that he was unwilling.
"I know this may not be profitable for you, but now companies don't all focus on social impact, if you can..."
"Okay, I'll let the person in charge of our marketing department contact you directly!"
"Smack", hung up the phone directly.
Tian Jiaqi held the mobile phone and looked injured, this is the end of the story? Who else wants to contact him with the marketing department?
Although Tian Jiaqi was very reluctant, the words had already been spoken, and she couldn't take them back.
Soon Ye Li called over, and the strong woman in the workplace brushed and brushed, and within half a day, she threw a set of plans to Tian Jiaqi.
Ye Li looked at the strict plan and wanted to cry without tears, but the matter had come to this, she could only grit her teeth and cooperate.
……
Fang Rushan stayed in Rongbang for a few days, but she didn't see Zhou Wei, so she simply ran to Jardine to block him.
At ten o'clock in the night, Xiao Zhao sent Zhou Wei, who had just finished socializing, back, and as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Fang Rushan running out of the hall.
"Zhou Wei!"
She still has a long skirt in winter, but she is menacing.
Xiao Zhao knew the previous relationship between the two, and his face was embarrassed.
"Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Wei frowned, "You go back first." ”
After Xiao Zhao left, he looked at Fang Rushan again, Fang Rushan suppressed the fire in his heart, "Blocked my phone, deleted my WeChat, I can't even enter your company, what's the matter, are you planning to never get along with me?"
At that time, it was windy, Fang Rushan stood on the steps of the hall on the first floor of the apartment and yelled at him, and soon the property housekeeper on duty inside poked his head out to see the excitement.
In the middle of the night, a woman came to block the door, no matter how you look at it, it is very exciting.
Zhou Wei doesn't like to be watched, and some things really need to be cleaned up.
He walked back to the car and opened the door.
"Let's go, go out and find a place to talk!"
Fang Rushan drove behind Zhou Wei, went around in circles, and found a café near Yihe.
It was almost eleven o'clock, and there were no more customers in the café.
The two of them found a seat in the back and sat down.
The waiter came to order, Zhou Wei was still very gentlemanly and showed the other party first, but Fang Rushan sneered: "If you don't drink coffee at night, it's easy to lose sleep!"
Zhou Wei was not reluctant, and asked the waiter: "Is there any tea?"
Waiter: "Yes!"
Zhou Wei: "Two cups of Longjing!"
He unbuttoned his suit, leaned back with a relaxed posture, and raised his eyes to stare at Fang Rushan.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Fang Rushan's mind sank, and even the anger and corruption during this period of time were gone, feeling that as long as she sat in front of him and saw his always unwavering face, everything would show its original form.
"I—" she rubbed her cold fingers underneath, "can you help me?"
"Huh?"
"There was an accident in the middle of the mountain, and the tax bureau has been checking the accounts over there recently. ”
Zhou Wei's eyes were faint: "On tax issues?"
Fang Rushan: "What?"
Zhou Wei: "What about the project of the Environmental Protection Academy?"
Fang Rushan's fingers dragged tighter, slowed down, and let go: "Yes, I admit that I also did something about the case of the Environmental Protection Academy, but who knew that Huang Yong would be suddenly investigated, I had invested so much effort and money in the early stage, if Huang Yong's side was found out again, it would be really the end of the mountain!"
Fang Rushan's face was pale and she looked exhausted, and under the bright lights of the café, she could even see a few small lines growing from the corners of her eyes.
In the past two years, although she has been named as a shareholder of Yuanxi, her name is not right, she basically has no right to speak in the company, and there is no one to support her behind her.
"Ah Yan, for the sake of me, I have no feelings and affection, can you help me?"
Zhou Wei rarely had the patience to listen to her finish speaking, and frowned: "How can you ask me to help you? ”
"I know, I'll find a way to solve this, but can you get your dad to help me settle the Education Bureau? As long as Huang Yong doesn't talk nonsense, the project of the Environmental Protection Institute will be fine. ”
Zhou Wei snorted, "My dad has come down." ”
Fang Rushan: "I know that although my uncle has taken a back seat in recent years, he focused on education when he was in power before, and his relationships and connections should still be there, as long as he is willing to come forward, it should be no problem to suppress this matter." ”
Zhou Wei looked at an anxious face opposite, and tapped his fingers on the countertop.
Fang Rushan knew that this was his usual action when thinking about the problem, and thought that there was still room for maneuver, so he stepped up and said: "Ah Yan, do you want me to beg you? Don't talk about the previous relationship, you see that it has not been easy for me in the past few years, those people outside may think that my Rushan is making money every day, glamorous, but there are some things you should also know, they are all empty shelves, not to mention that I founded Mid-Levels single-handedly, and the first start-up capital is still the breakup fee you gave me, just rush this point, should you also help me, help me this pair of orphans and widows?"
Fang Rushan reined in all her usual arrogance and vowed to play the emotional card to the end, but the face of the man opposite seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
He withdrew his hand abruptly and leaned forward slightly.
"Orphans and widows?"
"I..."
"How old is your son?"
Fang Rushan didn't know why he suddenly pulled on his son, and his expression froze.
"I think I'm already in kindergarten, right? Four or five?"
"I'll be five years old during the Chinese New Year. ”
"Very well, you have a son who is almost five years old, but I don't, I have nothing, so you think it's useful for you to beg me with this?"
Fang Rushan seemed to be frozen there, watching the cold air gather in his eyes.
In the last second, it was still light and light, but this second was like the middle of winter.
"I'm not actually completely unmissed, when I broke up, I remembered that you had been with me for two years, the car and house were given, and the money was not less, you can take the money to do what you want, it's not that I'm generous, it's what you deserve, even if you later made it to He Zhaoxiong on the list and even gave birth to a son for him, this is also your ability, I have nothing to say, but you can't settle down? It's enough to do a few projects in the middle of the mountain every year, although Yuan Xi's business has been greatly reduced in the past two years, but the dividends at the end of the year will not be less than your share, you can take a child and have no worries for the rest of your life, and even if you are still young, you can find another person to marry, but what about you? What have you done?"
Zhou Xian's eyes were cold and licked a little yin, such an expression made Fang Rushan shudder.
"You...... What are you talking about?"
"What do you mean?" he snorted, leaning back again, his features stretched away under the golden floating light, and it seemed as if he had regained his former clarity.
Fang Rushan even felt that the cold and yin just now were illusions.
But the next second......
"In fact, it is too easy to find flaws in the middle of the mountain in the past two years, after all, you don't change your nature, you always like to take shortcuts, but I haven't touched you, it's not that I don't want to, I don't care about it, but this time the project of the Environmental Protection College is different, Huang Yong is greedy for money and lustful, and he has no responsibility, so he will definitely confess everything, so I have asked Xu Nan to bring you a message a few days ago, instead of wasting time with me here, it is better to quickly find a more pragmatic lawyer. ”
The blood on Fang Rushan's face faded, and she wanted to dissect it word by word to understand what he meant, but in vain.
All the signs point to the same fact.
"You... So, the project of the Environmental Protection Institute is actually a trick you gave me?" When the second half of the sentence came out, Fang Rushan's voice was already unstable.
Zhou Yan rubbed his fingers.
"I don't like to go around in circles with people, and I don't like to do useless work, but hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, this time in the middle of the mountain is the target of everyone, and no one alone can have the final say. ”
He didn't admit it or deny it, and buckled up his suit again.
His fingers tapped lightly on the table, but he bowed his head slightly.
"It's an honor, I'm waiting to see Mid-Levels liquidated by the bank!"
A fluttering word, cold through the cold night and wind in the middle of winter.
Fang Rushan froze there for several seconds, anger and sorrow intertwined, but like a flame gushing out of her chest.
By the time she came back to her senses, Zhou Wei had already walked out, and she suddenly got up and followed her all the way through the hall.
"Stop! Stop!"
"What the hell do you mean, ah, do you think she was killed by me back then? That's why you've been planning revenge for the past two years?"
"Yuan Xi's side is also a stumbling block for you, right? But even if you fall halfway up the mountain, all of them are down, what good will it do you?"
"Dead is dead, even if you leave me with nothing, she won't come back to life, and she doesn't even have a whole corpse, Zhou Wei, she doesn't even have a whole corpse!"
Roaring to the back is almost in a state of madness, but the person in front is always walking steadily.
Fang Rushan followed and stepped out of the threshold, facing the cold wind, and the black car shadow had already swept in front of her, and disappeared.
"Miss, this is the money I found for you. ”
The waiter took a few loose banknotes and chased them to the door.
Fang Rushan suddenly laughed, turned around, and two lines of tears hung on her face......
……
The next day, Tian Jiaqi called Ye Li and said that she couldn't understand the plan, and she could go to the company for a face-to-face interview.
Ye Li did not refuse, only said that she needed to make another appointment.
After lunch, Ye Li knocked on the door of Zhou Wei's office.
"I have already communicated with Miss Tian about the charity art exhibition, and I have also made a plan for her, but she said that there are some things that she can't understand, and she asked to come to the company for an interview with me, Mr. Zhou, what do you see?"
Zhou Wei raised his eyelids, "She asked you for an interview, you came to ask me?"
“……”
was scolded for no reason, Ye Li felt a little innocent, but the conscience of heaven and earth, the reason why she came to ask in person was mainly because she couldn't figure out the relationship between the boss and this girl.
She felt a little strange when Zhou Wei asked her to deal with the art exhibition, not because of the nature of public welfare, in recent years, Rongbang has often held or participated in charity activities, donating a lot of money and materials, but it is generally directly linked to the public welfare fund or the Red Cross, such as sunflowers, such an inconspicuous non-governmental organization, Rongbang has not set a precedent.
So Ye Li once thought that Zhou Yan took this matter because of Tian Jiaqi's personal reasons.
She was a little confused by such a scolding.
"What ......?"
Zhou Wei put down the information in his hand and raised his head, his face was full of anger.
Ye Li was so frightened that she took a small half step back.
It's not an exaggeration at all, she is really afraid of him.
People who are usually close to him know that the boss has become more and more perverse in the past two years, and sometimes even uncertain.
"That's... Shall I see her first, okay, I will see her first!"
Ye Li muttered to herself, and hurried away before Zhou Wei got angry, but as soon as she arrived at the door, she was shouted behind her.
"Wait!"
"Mr. Zhou, do you have anything else?"
The man in the leather chair leaned back and asked, "Is the exhibition venue confirmed?"
Ye Li: "I chose two, both of them are in the plan, but they haven't been finalized yet." ”
Zhou Wei: "Is the outer wall of Rong'an in the western suburbs still not advertised?"
Ye Li thought that the boss thought that she was too inefficient, so she quickly explained: "I have seen a few plans before, but I am not particularly satisfied, but I will definitely finish them all before the beginning of next month." ”
Zhou Xian's fingers tapped on the table, "Then let's vacate it for the time being." ”
Ye Li: "Huh?"
Zhou Wei: "There is no need for Miss Tian's work to come out, since it is to raise funds for a children's shelter, the children's works may be more able to attract social attention and resonance." After a pause, he added, "I saw someone painting an entire sunflower garden on the outer wall of the shelter the other day, and this is a good idea, and if you refine it, it may be more useful than holding a flashy art exhibition." ”
Like a finishing touch, Ye Li instantly understood the meaning of the boss.
"Okay, I understand, I'll revise and improve the plan as soon as possible. ”
The next day, Ye Li made an appointment with Tian Jiaqi to meet at a time, and fulfilled the latter's wish and asked her to come to the company to talk directly.
Tian Jiaqi finally walked into the Rongbang Building, and she couldn't bear the excitement in her heart, but she still talked with Ye Li in the conference room for more than two hours, and finally managed to get up until the matter was finished, she got up and asked, "Which office is Brother Zhou in?"
"Brother Zhou?" Ye Li was stunned for a moment before reacting, "Do you mean Mr. Zhou?"
"Well, where does he work? I want to go see him. ”
Ye Li raised her hand and looked at her phone, "I'm afraid I won't see you today, he should have left for the airport half an hour ago." ”
"Ah???h
In the next few days, Zhou Yan was on a business trip in other places, and Tian Jiaqi was honest in implementing the sunflower matter, and deliberately picked a time to find Jiang Qin, and conveyed the meaning of Ye Li's side.
Jiang Qin didn't expect Tian Jiaqi to be so "enthusiastic" and grandly publicize this matter, so she was naturally grateful.
It was past noon after the two of them had finished talking, and the children had taken a nap, except for a little girl with braided hair sitting on the doorstep with her cheeks up.
Tian Jiaqi was curious and asked, "Why doesn't the kid sleep?"
Jiang Qin looked at it, "She's waiting for someone." ”
"Wait for someone?"
"Wait for a volunteer to come and take her to the hospital. ”
As soon as we finished chatting, the little girl on the steps suddenly jumped up.
"An An's mother!" she rushed to the door and hugged a man who had come in from outside.
Tian Jiaqi was standing at the door of Jiang Qin's office at the time, some distance away from the courtyard gate, and only saw a vague silhouette of the other party, thin, wearing a peaked cap and a wide black sweater.
"Director Jiang, I'll take Xiaozhi away, and I'll send her over on Monday. ”
When he spoke up, Tian Jiaqi knew that the other party was a woman.
Jiang Qin waved his hand at the door, "Let's go, be careful on the road!"
After the others left, Tian Jiaqi also glanced at the door twice, curious, "Volunteers still need to be responsible for taking the children here to the hospital to see a doctor?"
Jiang Qin smiled bitterly, "That's not true, but this is a special case, she may like Xiaozhi more." ”
"Xiao Zhi?"
"Oh, the little girl who was sitting there just now has a very poor background, hey... But which of the children who come here is not pitiful? Don't talk about this, I just remembered!" Jiang Qin suddenly changed her words, "Those paintings on the wall at the door were painted by the volunteer who took the children just now, I think you can ask her to do a favor in this activity, I have her contact information here." ”
……
It was already December for Zhou to return to Yunling again.
The old man went back from the hospital, and he had been recuperating at home during this time, and Zhou Wei took the time to go back to the old house for a meal.
At the table, Liu Shulan inevitably asked about Tian Jiaqi again.
"I heard that Jiaqi's child said that she has been busy raising funds for the orphanage recently, and you have also made a lot of efforts, it seems that you have been in contact recently?"
Zhou Xin planned to go over and pretend to be stupid, but Zhou Xin was also present at the time, and secretly kicked him under the table.
"Mom is asking you? Why, I'm embarrassed to say it!"
Zhou Yan glanced at her hatefully and looked up: "Hmm." ”
"What do you mean?" Liu Shulan was even more anxious, and suddenly put down her chopsticks at the end, "Have you started dating?"
Zhou Wei: "......"
The meal was tasteless, Zhou Wei found an excuse to leave the table early, did not return to Jardine, but went to the company.
In terms of time, he has stayed in the office much longer than he has stayed at home in the past two years.
Taking off his coat, Zhou Wei made himself a cup of coffee, and when he walked back, he saw the plan on the corner of the table.
He forgot about this stubble, and took his mobile phone and dialed Ye Li's number.
"How's the sunflower going?"
"It's already started, I've just painted a wall, and I'm still working overnight these days. ”
"You've found a professional team?"
"No, it was recommended by Director Jiang, as for the volunteer who painted sunflowers on the exterior wall of the shelter before, if you are interested, you can go over and have a look. ”