With the administrative and financial staff in place, the creative workshop officially began to operate, and Zhang Lexing also got rid of the dilemma of being a bare-bones commander. Once the company opened, the most important thing was to create the right conditions for the development team to return. Zhang Lexing has also seen the seven houses that Xiao Donghai and Wan Lin rented at the beginning, but they can meet their short-term needs. As for the 47-square-meter office, if there is only a development team of about 20 people, it is barely enough, but Zhang Lexing's ambition is not so satisfying, so the expansion of the office space is inevitable, so as not to have to find a temporary place when needed in the future, after all, the decoration of this year is not so environmentally friendly.

So Zhang Lexing made recent work arrangements: Xu Qian and Shen Guokang were responsible for purchasing furniture and supporting items, and decorating the houses used as staff dormitories; Yuan Jia was responsible for contacting the property management of the Beihang Building, where the office was located, to discuss the matter of leasing the new office area; Peng Jingyi was responsible for preparing for a new round of recruitment; Chu Jing, Dong Xia and Chen Xiaowei were responsible for setting up the company's financial management system and purchasing office and development equipment as soon as possible, while Xiao Donghai and Zhang Lexing's assistant Wang Mengyao were responsible for finding out if there were any companies or teams engaged in game development in Beijing.

After arranging everyone's work, Zhang Lexing suddenly found that he had become the most idle person, and someone was in charge of administrative and financial matters, as for game development, he hadn't even come back yet, so it was useless to think about it. Zhang Lexing couldn't help but move the plan to go to the field to see, after all, Tianzhiyuan and Jinshan General have not been there for a few years, although the reported information has not been left behind, but there is always no personal eye to see the deeper understanding. However, Zhang Lexing did not plan to go out alone, it is generally safer in China, but it is not excluded that some accidents will be encountered. After experiencing the incident in Hong Kong, Zhang Lexing became much more cautious than before, so it was natural to think of his comrade-in-arms that Li Taotao had mentioned.

took out his address book, found the phone number left by Li Taotao, dialed it according to the number on it, and after a few rings, the phone was connected.

"Hey, is it Brother Tao?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"I'm Zhang Lexing, and I drank with Wang Bin two days ago. ”

"Oh, Lexing. How can you get used to staying in Beijing, how is the company doing?"

"Brother Tao, it's all okay. Didn't you say last time that you had a comrade-in-arms to introduce you to me?"

"That's it, well, I've contacted that comrade-in-arms, and I'm no longer working in the original unit, I'm afraid I'll have to go there in person to find someone." ”

"That's right, Brother Tao, if it's convenient, take me with you then. ”

"Okay, I'm planning to go this Sunday, and if you're okay, then together. ”

The weekend is here in a blink of an eye, early in the morning of Sunday, Zhang Lexing has just gotten up for a while, and before he can go downstairs to have breakfast, Li Taotao's call arrived first.

"Lexing, have you had breakfast?"

"Brother Tao, I just got up not long ago, and I was thinking about it before I could go. ”

"That's right, I didn't eat either, let's go with us later." Well, I guess it's going to be ten minutes from where I've been, and you'll be at the entrance of the community when you're almost there. ”

After grinding in the house for a few minutes, Zhang Lexing went downstairs and walked to the entrance of the community, it was just half past six in the morning, except for a few who came out to exercise, there were almost no people on the way. Coming to the gate of the community, Zhang Lexing noticed that there was a black Santana sedan parked on the street not far from the gate, and when he got closer, he still had a police license plate, and he wanted to get closer to take a closer look, when the window on one side slowly lowered, revealing Li Taotao's very distinctive face.

Li Taotao beckoned and shouted, "Hey, Lexing, come in." ”

"Brother Tao, you're really early. Zhang Lexing answered, pulled the car door, sat in the co-pilot's seat, and then fastened the seat belt.

Li Taotao started the car and said casually: "It's a little far, don't go early, I'm afraid I'll come back too late today." ”

The car walked along the Third Ring Road until it reached the vicinity of Yuquanying and turned onto National Highway 106. At this time, not only is the Beijing-Kaifeng Expressway still in the planning stage, but even the overpass in Yuquanying has no shadow, so the speed of the car cannot be too fast. After Li Taotao's Santana police car got on National Highway 106, it drove south, and after entering Gu'an County, Hebei Province, it was rerouted to the east. The condition of the road got worse and worse, and finally it became a country road full of loess, but fortunately it did not rain in the last two days, otherwise the road would have been even more difficult to walk. After passing through several villages along the way, Li Taotao's police car entered a county town called Yongqing.

"Lexing, this Yongqing County is under the jurisdiction of Langfang City, Hebei Province. It's not a big area, but it has a long history. It is said that the city was built here during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Li Taotao introduced while driving the car.

"It's really hard to imagine. Zhang Lexing didn't expect that this small place in front of him would still have such a background.

"It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, this was also a buffer zone for the war between Song and Liao, so there are quite a lot of cultural relics and historical legends handed down. ”

"Brother Tao, where are we going? Are we going to your comrade-in-arms' house?"

"Yes, south of his house. When I first changed jobs, I heard that he was working as a driver in the car class of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and it seemed that the salary was not bad. Later, I didn't know how to stop doing it, but luckily I know where his home used to be. Li Taotao sighed: "Alas, I hope he didn't move anywhere." ”

The car drove south along one of the best roads in the county, and after passing several government offices, it turned into a narrow road next to it, and drove not far, the houses on both sides of the road were obviously much worse than the houses on both sides of the previous road, most of them were brick houses covered with moss. After a while, the police car stopped in front of a somewhat dilapidated brick house.

Li Taotao got out of the car and came to the brick house to take a closer look: "That's right, this is it." ”

Zhang Lexing also got out of the police car, stood next to Li Taotao, and looked at the house. This brick house looks very dilapidated, not only the walls are full of colorful marks, but even the roof tiles are a little incomplete, Zhang Lexing is a little suspicious that there are still people living here.

Li Taotao stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a woman's voice came from inside the door: "Who?"

"Sister-in-law, it's me, Taotao. Li Taotao replied.

With a creak, the door opened a little, revealing a woman's half-section, looking out cautiously.

"Ah, it's really Taotao, come in, come in. The woman whispered in surprise.

"Sister-in-law, is Brother Guanghai at home?"

"Guanghai has gone to set up a stall in the market, or I will call him. ”

"Sister-in-law, don't bother you, where is Brother Guanghai setting up a stall, I'll go by myself. ”

"From here two streets, the bicycle repair stall set up by Guanghai should be easy to find. Well, Taotao, who is this next to you?"

"Oh, sister-in-law, this is my friend Zhang Lexing. Li Taotao introduced to Zhang Lexing again: "Lexing, this is our sister-in-law He Xiujuan." ”

"Hello sister-in-law Xiujuan. Zhang Lexing said hello.

He Xiujuan smiled shyly: "Lexing, I'll have a meal with Taotao and try my sister-in-law's craftsmanship." ”

Zhang Lexing glanced at Li Taotao and saw that he nodded slightly, so he nodded in agreement.

The road to the market was not wide, so Li Taotao simply did not continue to drive, but walked directly over, and Zhang Lexing also followed him to the market. After crossing the two streets, there are gradually more pedestrians on the road, and there are many people pushing bicycles in the middle, and a road that is not spacious is jammed, and the market in Yongqing County has arrived.

"The latest Hong Kong and Taiwan music tapes, three yuan for a box, five yuan for two boxes......"

"The most popular trousers, 12 pieces a piece, 12 pieces a piece, limited quantities, want to buy ...... as soon as possible"

"Haircut, haircut, a wallet, you are clean and fresh......"

The street was filled with all kinds of cries, Zhang Lexing followed behind Li Taotao, slowly squeezing forward in the crowd, under the higher and higher sun, the air was full of all kinds of strange smells. After squeezing forward for a while, I came to a place that resembled a small square, and the street seemed much wider. Suddenly, there was a commotion in front of him, and a young man was speeding through the crowd, and there was a shout from behind the young man: "Catch him, don't let him run." ”

With a bang, the people around the young man scattered as if fleeing the plague, and at once gave way to him, and the young man ran faster. Seeing that the young man was running faster and faster, suddenly a lean man stood up in front of him.

"Get out of the way!" the young man yelled viciously.

The lean man didn't make a sound, but silently stood in front of the young man, not moving.

"Fuck, you're looking for death!" said the young man, pulling a switchblade from his pocket and gesturing more fiercely.

The people around them hid faster, and suddenly cleared a large area in the middle of the small square, leaving only the young man and the lean man facing each other. Seeing that the man in front of him was unmoved, the young man was also a little panicked, gritted his teeth, shouted, rushed forward, and stabbed forward with the switchblade in his hand.

The lean man turned to one side, let go of the switchblade, and then grabbed and twisted his left hand, and the young man screamed in pain, and the switchblade in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. The lean man turned around, pushed and sent, and the young man felt that his body was light, and the whole person flew out as if he was flying out of the clouds, and a big horse fell right in front of Li Taotao. The young man was still not convinced, and was about to get up to fight again, only to feel a sinking on his back, and all his strength dissipated without a trace.

Li Taotao stepped on the young man, took a pair of handcuffs from his waist and threw them on the ground, then leaned over and said with a sneer: "Be honest, bring it yourself." ”

The young man's brain buzzed, knowing that this time he was planted, so he had to obediently pick up the handcuffs and put them on honestly.

Seeing that the young man was honest, Li Taotao removed his feet on his vest, and then happily ran towards the sturdy man, shouting from a long distance: "Brother Guanghai, I haven't seen you for so long, and it doesn't seem that your kung fu has fallen at all." ”

The thin man also showed a happy expression when he saw Li Taotao: "Okay, you Taotao, you haven't been here for so long, this time you have to have a good drink with your eldest brother." ”

At this time, Zhang Lexing was already shocked by the scene of the rabbit rising and falling just now, and the Ma Guanghai in front of him seemed to be really good at kung fu, although he didn't know if he could compare with the knife-wielding man he had met, but it should be more than enough to be a bodyguard or something.

Li Taotao stepped forward and gave Ma Guanghai a warm hug, exchanged a few words of greeting, and then pulled Ma Guanghai to walk towards Zhang Le.

"Brother Guanghai, this is my friend Zhang Lexing. Le Xing, this is the comrade-in-arms I mentioned to you, Ma Guanghai. Li Taotao introduced the two to each other.

"Brother Guanghai, hello!" Zhang Lexing stretched out his hand and shook Ma Guanghai, the hard feeling in his hand was as if he was holding a piece of iron.

Ma Guanghai nodded to Zhang Lexing with a smile, and then said to Li Taotao: "Taotao, you wait for me for a while, I'll put the stall away, let's go back to have a meal together." ”

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, Zhang Lexing and Li Taotao had to wait for Ma Guanghai to clean up the stall, and then follow him back. On the way, Ma Guanghai said that it was rare for a friend to come to the door, and by the way, he cut some cooked meat and sold a bottle of wine, so he led the two to home with satisfaction.

When I came to Ma Guanghai's house, the chimney on the roof was smoking, and it was estimated that He Xiujuan was busy preparing lunch. A child about five or six years old looked out through the crack in the door, and when Ma Guanghai appeared at the door, the child ran out happily and hugged Ma Guanghai's leg.

"Daddy's back, Daddy's back!" the child cried out with joy.

Ma Guanghai touched the child's hair with his hand and laughed at himself: "This child likes to stick to me, and he doesn't listen to what he says." ”

Li Taotao squatted down and teased the child: "Xiaobao, I didn't see you when I first came over, where did you go to play." ”

The child looked at Li Taotao timidly: "Uncle Tao, I'm ...... I ......"

Zhang Lexing also squatted down and looked at the child with great interest, and the sudden stranger made the child nervous, and hugged Ma Guanghai's legs tighter, which made Zhang Lexing feel a sense of frustration.

At this time, He Xiujuan, who heard the movement, walked out of the house, and saw that the guests were back again, so she hurriedly greeted: "Don't stand, let's all come into the house, the food is almost ready." Then he took the cooked meat and wine from Ma Guanghai's hand, turned around and entered the house.

A few people sat at the dining table in the room for a while, He Xiujuan brought out a few side dishes like a trick, and then put the cut cooked meat on a plate and placed it on the dining table, took out three wine glasses, and greeted: "I'm sorry, it's all home-cooked side dishes, please use it slowly." After speaking, he led the child into the back room, and left the dinner table to Zhang Lexing and the three of them.

"Sister-in-law too, why don't you eat it together. Li Taotao sighed.

Ma Guanghai waved his hand and said, "Taotao, I know you must have something to do today, you should be able to say it now." ”

Li Taotao looked at Zhang Lexing and made a look. Zhang Lexing picked up a glass of wine: "Brother Guanghai, I will toast you for the first time", and then drank it all.

Ma Guanghai was also happy, didn't say much, and directly dried his cup.

"Brother Guanghai, in fact, I want to visit you today. I've heard Brother Tao talk about you before, and I admire your ability very much. ”

Ma Guanghai's expression was very calm, he didn't speak, he just used chopsticks to pick up some food and sent it to his mouth.

"But when I saw it today, I felt like I had a high opinion of you before. ”

Hearing this, Ma Guanghai stood up suddenly, his fist creaked, it is estimated that if it was not brought by Li Taotao, I am afraid that the fist would have been imprinted on Zhang Lexing's face.

"Brother Guanghai, as a man, needs to take on the responsibility of the family and work hard to create a better living environment for his family. But you seem to have been content with a small car repair stall, and are satisfied with the current life of barely making ends meet. But have you ever thought that with your ability, you can have a better choice? ”

"I've thought about it, but how can it be now!" Ma Guanghai said with a wry smile.

"Brother Guanghai, if I give you a better job opportunity now, would you dare?"

"What don't you dare. Ma Guanghai patted his chest, agreed without thinking about it, and then suddenly came to his senses, looked at Li Taotao and said, "Taotao, it must be your kid's ghost idea." ”

Li Taotao scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Brother Guanghai, I don't want to help you. ”

"Brother Guanghai, I'm really sorry just now. Actually, I opened a company in Beijing, and I wanted to hire a bodyguard and driver, Brother Tao recommended you to me, and I think you should do it. As for the treatment, 1,200 yuan per month, double salary plus bonus at the end of the year, if the performance is excellent, the salary will increase in the future. ”

Ma Guanghai was shocked, one thousand two a month, this is almost enough to catch up with his hard-earned money for more than half a year, which is even more than the leaders of the Civil Affairs Bureau he has worked in before, he can't believe it.

"Taotao, is what he said true?"

"Of course it's true, but they're big bosses who came back from abroad. ”

"But the situation in my house ......," Ma Guanghai sighed.

He Xiujuan suddenly walked out of the back room, came to Ma Guanghai's side, took his hand and said, "Guanghai, don't worry, I am at home." ”

"But you ......" Ma Guanghai was still a little hesitant.

Zhang Lexing took out a stack of money from his bag and handed it to Ma Guanghai: "Otherwise, you can advance five months' salary of 6,000 yuan first, so that you don't have to worry too much about your family." ”

Ma Guanghai hesitated for a moment, but still took the stack of money, and said resolutely: "Okay, I'll follow you in the future, boss." But I hope you can give me three days to settle down at home, and then I will go straight to Beijing. ”

"Okay, Brother Guanghai, we will be our own family in the future. ”

Zhang Lexing knew that Ma Guanghai would definitely agree, because Li Taotao said that Ma Guanghai's family conditions were not very good, a family of four, old and young, all relied on him to make money to support the family, so Zhang Lexing believed that the conditions he offered would definitely impress him. Now that Ma Guanghai has agreed, Zhang Lexing is finally about to live the life of a car family again, and he doesn't have to wait for a taxi when he goes out to do something, and looking at Ma Guanghai's kung fu, he doesn't have to worry too much about the safety of going out.

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