Chapter VII
It was already late at night, and Jiang Hua was still in the office sorting out and checking the accounts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The staff had already left work, and only the secretary had not left. He lightly brought in a cup of hot tea and put it on Jiang Hua's desk, but he didn't leave.
Jiang Hua glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and then asked for a long time, "Something?" ”
The secretary hesitated, opened his mouth to say but closed his mouth.
"Hmph." Jiang Hua still looked down at the account book, and didn't raise his eyelids: "You get off work first." There's nothing to do with you here. ”
The secretary walked out of the office as if he had been pardoned, and carefully closed the door, very careful not to make a sound.
Jiang Hua didn't look up from beginning to end.
The silent night was silent, only the crisp sound of Jiang Hua's abacus. I don't know how long it took, but I could only hear the sound of "dang", and the abacus that had been used by Jiang Hua for decades, and each bead was as smooth as jade, was smashed to the ground by him. No matter how strong it was, it was made of wood after all, and the abacus only fell apart on the hardwood floor, and the abacus beads rolled to the ground, and the floor was smashed into a pit.
Jiang Hua looked around, he couldn't remember how many years this office had been used. He started from scratch and opened the same office he used when he opened his first company. At that time, the house was full of necessary furniture, and it was difficult to turn around. Later, even such a small place almost lost it for a while, but fortunately, he took it back again. After that, the development was smooth, but he still did not move, but only expanded the area of the office several times. He has always been a diligent and conscientious worker, with little pleasure, and spends far more time in the company than at home.
However, after all, it is an old building, and no matter how decorated it is, it does not look as grand as someone else's office. Some people's offices are just simple mahogany tables and chairs, with a few calligraphy and paintings, which are so comfortable and elegant, and distinctive. Especially a small number of photos of family members from different periods...... Jiang Hua looked at his desk, he had always advocated the separation of family and work, and there was nothing in his office that had nothing to do with work.
Jiang Hua couldn't help but open the drawer on the left-hand side, and there was a wooden box inside. He took a delicate little key from a bunch of keys and opened the box.
The box was empty, with only one photograph in it. Because of the years, the photo is yellow and blurry, and even one side is missing. But Jiang Hua was still as if he had seen some treasure, his eyes lit up, and his facial expression was no longer cold and stiff. He caressed the photograph as if it were not an old piece of paper, but an individual with warmth and life, and could fully feel his love.
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In the Zhou Mansion, Zhou Fohai was leaning on the sofa with his eyes half-closed, listening to the housekeeper's report on the preparations for the wedding.
This was the sole responsibility of his wife, and reporting to him was just to inform him, in case he was not prepared.
Zhou Fohai listened to this, and became impatient: "It's okay, there's no need to say any more." He asked, "What was the wife commanded?" It's a bit extravagant. ”
The housekeeper said respectfully: "Mr. Hui's words, Mrs. said, you are now the number two person in the new government, and the wedding of the eldest prince is the biggest happy event in our family, and it must be done lively, and it must not lose its dignity and make people laugh." ”
Zhou Fohai nodded and said: "That being said, the country is in wartime, and both the top and bottom advocate frugality, and this kind of attention will inevitably cost a lot of ...... Alas, this is the difficulty of being an official. ”
The housekeeper is also an old man of the Zhou family, and he can understand Zhou Fohai's mood very well, and said, "Mr. is right." If it was still when I was in my hometown before, where would I need to be afraid of wolves and tigers like now, I would have happily arranged a banquet. As the son of the Zhou family, the eldest son has been wronged enough to carry out many ceremonies of this Western-style wedding. Sir, this official did it, it's really ......."
He shook his head and sighed, Zhou Fohai also sighed, and lit a cigarette himself: "I don't know if my mother will be unhappy when she sees it." She is an old man, and she loves this grandson the most. As if he had suddenly remembered, he asked, "Is there any news over there?" Where have you already go, can you make it to the wedding? ”
The housekeeper smiled: "Mr. is really filial, I have to ask several times a day." You can rest assured, all said it, you will definitely be able to catch up. It's going to be SH tomorrow at the latest. ”
Thinking that he was about to see his mother, Zhou Fohai was in a good mood and asked again: "Has her old man's room been cleaned up?" I can rest assured that you can go to this matter in person. ”
"Don't worry, sir. I didn't dare to leave it to anyone else, and I had to go to see it every morning and evening and wipe it off. Even the flowers in the vase are fresh and often replaced. The old lady came to the quasi-insurance to be satisfied. ”
"That's good......" Zhou Fohai was saying this, when suddenly a man ran in panting, shouting as he ran: "I'm back...... It's back, the person who picked up the old lady is back! ”
The housekeeper frowned and scolded: "There are no rules at all, who allows you to be so noisy?!" ”
Zhou Fohai stood up from the sofa and asked in surprise, "Mother is back?" ”
The man was frightened for a moment, so he didn't dare to speak, but just gasped and nodded.
Zhou Fohai smiled and said, "It's okay, you don't have to discipline him, this is a happy event." So saying, he was about to go out to meet him.
As soon as he came out of the living room, he saw that the men he had sent to pick up his mother were all standing at the door, standing in an orderly manner, and their expressions were extremely serious.
Zhou Fohai smiled: "What are you doing here, as if you want to be reviewed?" What about mothers? Where is her old man? ”
The men looked at each other, but no one answered.
Zhou Fohai saw that something was wrong, and his face immediately changed color. He looked at the person closest to him, and saw that the person unconsciously lowered his head under his forced gaze, and his heart beat uncontrollably.
He stumbled and asked, "My mother, she...... But what accident did she have on the road? She...... Her old man's body ...... Can't afford the long walk? Sick? Or ......"
The man had never seen Zhou Fohai lose his temper like this, and hurriedly replied: "Mr. Zhou, don't worry, the old lady is in good health." ”
Zhou Fohai heard him say this, and put down his snack a little, but still asked: "Then why don't you see your mother?" How the hell do you do things? As he spoke, his face sank and his voice became stern.
The man said with a sad face: "It's because the subordinates are not doing their job well, they didn't take the old lady back, and they asked Mr. Zhou to punish them." ”
"Didn't pick it up?" Zhou Fohai was taken aback: "Where is the mother now?" Still in HN's hometown? ”
"Also...... Absence. ”
Zhou Fohai's heart was half cold, he didn't continue to ask, just stared at the man.
The man was so nervous that his face was covered with sweat, and he took out a letter from his arms tremblingly and handed it to Zhou Fohai.