As I silently read the words on the pieces of paper in my mind, I felt like my whole brain was in chaos and the whole world was turning upside down.

Everything was disrupted.

Cheng Qiaofang.

I firmly remembered the name.

Because, she is Xueqi's biological mother.

It turned out that Xueqi's mother's surname was Cheng.

Because I found this piece of paper in the swaddling clothes, my whole body was in a state of anxiety, and I kept reading the words on the note several times before my mood calmed down, and then I searched in the swaddling clothes, trying to find some other clues, but I never found it again, so I had to stop.

Looking at the swaddling clothes and notes in my hand, I was very hesitant. I felt the urge to throw away the notes and swaddling clothes and destroy the evidence completely, so that at least Xueqi would be my person through and through, and she would never have anything to do with her former parents again. After all, Xueqi has grown up, and her appearance is completely different from when she was a baby, and her parents will never recognize her.

I had intended to do so, but I thought of how Xueqi had asked me about her mother countless times in the past twelve years, and Xueqi had always longed to meet her real parents, and although this thought diminished slightly as she grew older, there was still a small hope in Xueqi's heart. If I ruined the swaddling clothes and the note, it would be a complete cut off of that glimmer of hope.

After much hesitation, I finally decided to leave the note and swaddling clothes behind, and no longer intended to throw them away.

Although the chance of meeting the woman named "Cheng Qiaofang" again is almost zero, I still have to keep this swaddling clothes. If you really meet Xueqi's parents one day, this swaddling clothes and this note are decisive evidence.

I carefully put the swaddling clothes and notes back in the drawer, and then I turned off the lights in the underground warehouse and gently closed the door to the underground warehouse.

It's just that in my mind, the words on the yellowed slip of paper keep coming up, and I can't get rid of it.

Until I ate lychees with Xueqi, until I had dinner with Xueqi, took a shower and went to bed, I couldn't forget the swaddling clothes and the words on that note.

Although I was a little mindful at the time, I really realized that the starting point of the new round of stories between me and Xueqi was after the turmoil.

The pieces of paper left by Xueqi's mother were found in the underground warehouse, which was at the beginning of November 12, when Xueqi had been discharged from the hospital for half a year, because she had been hospitalized for more than a year and abandoned her studies, Xueqi's grades had not gone up after she was in the sixth grade in the new school, but fortunately, in October, I received the news that Ma Yike had returned, and she said that she was willing to tutor Xueqi. After that, Xueqi began to receive tutoring from Ma Yike, and every Saturday and Sunday, I would take Xueqi to Ma Yike's house to receive English and math tutoring, although the number of times was not much, and the time was short, but after a month of tutoring, Xueqi's grades did improve, before she cried in class and ran back to tell me that she didn't understand, and after another month, it finally became "very simple". Especially in English and mathematics, Xueqi has improved the most.

Xueqi's grades have improved significantly, mainly because Ma Yike worked as a junior high school English teacher, and her husband was a high school math teacher. Ma Yike and his wife, who have no problem even teaching middle school students, come to teach primary school students Xueqi, of course, it is a piece of cake.

Of course, there is also a secondary reason, that is, Xueqi is willing to work hard in learning, because she knows the relationship between her learning and falling off, Xueqi has been very serious in class for a long time, and she also takes the initiative to ask the teacher questions, no wonder she can gradually make up for the lessons that fall off.

Of course, in addition to English and mathematics, in Chinese and science classes, Xueqi relied on me, because in these two courses, I am relatively good, in my junior high school entrance examination 200 points of science full score I got 195, although now after many years I have forgotten a lot, but with Xueqi's textbooks, I can basically teach her.

In terms of science, Xueqi has a headache with optical imaging, and she often tends to confuse F-spot and F-spot, whether it is an inverted handstand to enlarge a virtual image or an inverted handstand to reduce the real image, but she quickly memorized it under my teaching.

All in all, with the strength of me, Ma Yike and his wife, Xueqi's grades are indeed improving, according to my predictions and Ma Yike's statement, as long as she persists, Xueqi junior high school will have no problem attending an experimental class in a first-class middle school.

This couldn't be better news for me and Xueqi. Although I don't take Xueqi's studies very seriously, and I don't blame her for her grades, I always hope that Xueqi can go further and better when possible.

Xueqi's performance has improved proudly, which is good news for me, and another news that is not good news is the news of the retirement of Tang Liujun, chairman of Sanxin Company.

Because of age and health, Chairman Tang officially announced in early November that he would transfer 25% of the company's shares to me, because I had inherited 20% of Mr. Chen's shares before, after I found the support of several board giants, my shares finally exceeded 50%, and I also successfully became the successor of Sanxin Company.

It was a major turning point in my life.

I don't know if that's good news or bad news for me, but, at least among my peers, almost no one has been able to reach my heights.

Of course, because Sanxin Company is not a unified system of CEO and chairman, although I have become the chairman, the president is still Ma Chu of the human resources department.

The fact of becoming the chairman of Sanxin Company has stirred up a huge wave in my life. However, it is only one of countless waves.

What surprised me more than becoming chairman of the board of directors was after that.

On that day in November, when I came to Tang Dong's office for the last time, he sat behind his desk, his head full of white hair, his face still serious, and his deep eyes looking at me through the lenses of his glasses.

Seeing me, he stood up and didn't say anything, just picked up a well-wrapped paper bag from his desk and sat down in front of me.

"Xiaodong, the company's future affairs will be handed over to you. You may wonder that I retired a little early, in fact, I wanted to retire a year ago, but because there are too many things in the company, I didn't bring it up, and now that I think about it, the time is almost over. ”

I sat next to Tang Dong and said, "But Tang Dong, when you proposed to retire, I was still shocked. The retirement age is sixty years...... You don't think you're there yet, are you?"

"The main thing is that I don't have that energy, I have been working hard for the past few years, and the money is enough, but I am also old, there are many problems, and my body can't bear it, high blood pressure, rheumatism, and cardiovascular diseases have all found me, and I am afraid that in a few years, I may have to be hospitalized." While I can still walk, I want to retire early and go outside, go to places I didn't go to when I was young because I was too busy, to see, to play, to do things that I didn't have time to do before. It's better to leave the management of the company to young people like you. If Chen Kaiye were here, I guess he would have thought the same way. ”

Tang Dong said earnestly, his voice was very flat, there were no ups and downs, but I felt deep sadness.

I listened to Tang Dong's somewhat hoarse voice and was silent.

"Xiaodong, in the past few years in Sanxin Company, you have also shown good ability, although you often did not manage the company's affairs last year, I can't understand it, but the recent cooperation with Leptin Company on the new drug project makes me feel that you are really a capable person again. Your abilities are indeed better than mine. I think Chen Kaiye also had a reason why he chose you to be the manager in the first place. ”

Tang Dong sighed and silently told him what he thought of me, and I didn't intervene much, but listened to him, and then said to him the words of my gratitude to him.

In the quiet office, I talked with Tang Dong for a long time, almost a full hour and a half, until it was almost dusk, when Tang Dong finished his last cigarette and ended the conversation.

"Tang Dong, I understand what you mean. You have been taking care of me all these years, except for Mr. Chen, I respect you the most, although you were very strict with me at the beginning, but I know that you are spurring me. I have always kept it in my heart, and now you have withdrawn from the company, but I just want to say, Tang Dong, you will always be the chairman of Sanxin Company. I swallowed, looked at the crow's feet at the corners of Tang Dong's eyes, and said slowly.

"Hehe, it's good that you have this heart. Listening to my words, Tang Dong smiled faintly, at that moment, the face that had always been rigid and serious in my eyes was so charming when he laughed at this moment.

For several years, I didn't even find out.

I always thought that Tang Dong was a resolute, rigorous and solemn person, but at this moment, I found that I was wrong. It turned out that I never really knew him.

"Okay, Xiaodong, I've pretty much said what I need to say, I just have two more things to tell you. The smile faded, Tang Dong regained his solemn appearance, he took the palm-sized yellow wrapping paper bag from the coffee table, had to give it to me, and said, "Xiaodong, you take this well, there is a videotape left by Chen Kaiye for you." This is what he left to me when he was in the hospital, and I have been hiding it from you. It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but Chen Kaiye personally explained it to me, he said, if you really become the heir of Sanxin Company one day, bring this audio tape to you, if you can't be it, just throw it away. ”

Chen Kaiye...... Leave me the tape?" Then I really couldn't believe my eyes and ears, looking at the tape Tang Dong gave me, I felt my heart tugging.

I never imagined that Mr. Chen would leave me a "gift" that I didn't expect before he died.

I really didn't expect that.

I suddenly felt the illusion that Mr. Chen seemed to be alive all along. It was as if Mr. Chen had been staying by my side for the past few years, secretly observing my delusions.