"Qing, this is our new home, meet our two younger brothers, Su Peng and Jiahui. Mom also has a little brother in her belly, and you will definitely like him when he is born. My brother has just started learning English, and you can tutor him when you have time, just like you tutored me on a plane. ”

On the fourth day after May Day, the charter finally ended its nearly two-and-a-half-month trip to Europe, the United States, and Africa, bringing back a little white boy and a little girl of mixed race.

The little girl obviously didn't quite adapt to the new environment, so she hid behind him timidly, peeking at Xiao Su Peng and Xiao Jiahui with curious faces. The little boy looked strange, half-lying on the sofa with his back to Magdalena, looking very reluctant.

The ins and outs of the two little guys, the charter had already been said on the phone, although they were mentally prepared, it could be seen that they Xia Yao was still a little at a loss, and he didn't know whether to greet the cute little girl first, or to help mediate the stiff relationship between the little boy and his good sister Magdalena.

Zhang Hui, who was only more than 20 days away from the due date, fell in love with the little girl hiding behind him at a glance, squatted down quite effortlessly, and said in a fluent English and soft voice: "Qing is so beautiful, come, let my aunt hug, and then we will go buy beautiful clothes and beautiful wigs together, dress up beautifully, and go to school tomorrow." ”

In addition to the two little ones, there are two guests in the house.

One is Tengxi, who is anxious, and the other is Bai Xiaoyan, who has just been admitted to the Hong Kong Business School and received a full scholarship. The two were laughed at by everything in front of them, and secretly thought that this special family was getting more and more lively, with yellow, white, and black races. In order to communicate without barriers, you must be able to speak Mandarin, English and German.

Xia Yao not only likes the little girl who hides behind her husband. And very sympathetic to what happened to her. There was even some guilt, seeing that the eldest sister released her kindness first, she hurriedly squatted down and said with a smile: "Qing, my name is Xia Yao, it's a pleasure to know you, we will be a family in the future, and we will live together." I'd prefer you to call me mom if you want. ”

The little girl's eyes flashed wide. Pouting his little mouth, he muttered, "You're not my mother, this is not my home." ”

"Be obedient, she will be a good mother."

It takes a process to adapt, and she stroked her forehead, and said sideways: "Jiahui, Su Peng, take my sister to her room, you are not allowed to bully your sister, otherwise I will spank you." ”

The boy is good with the boy, Xiao Jiahui and Xiao Su Peng want to make friends with the handsome white guy on the sofa, and they are very unfriendly and make a grimace with the little girl. Without looking back, he climbed onto the couch and played on the game console, trying to get the attention of his new friend.

"Sunny. Your room is upstairs, beautiful, with lots of toys, I'll take you there. It doesn't matter if you don't call your mother, just call me Xia Yao. Perhaps because he was a primary school teacher, Xia Yao had an affinity that Zhang Hui did not have, took the little girl's little hand and shook it, and even coaxed her upstairs.

And Magdalena, who has always been shrewd and capable, is worrying about the little ancestor on the sofa at this moment. His grandmother is very old and in poor health, and she has just moved into an old man's apartment on the outskirts of Berlin last month, and can no longer take care of him as she used to.

He had planned to go back and put him in foster care with a relative, but he and Jan-Joseph brought him to Hong Kong, and even planned to let him live in this large family in the future. From the time I entered the door to the present, I haven't given a good face, let alone called my mother. As a mother, I have failed to do my part.

Seeing her sad face, Charter walked to the sofa and asked with a smile, "August, remember our agreement?" Don't be angry, go say hello to your mom and give your grandmother a call. ”

The allure of the three games "VR Warrior", "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest" was too great, and August hesitated for a while, but finally waved his hand at Magdalena, who he hadn't seen much in a year, and said in a flat and empty voice: "Mom, grandma asked me to live with you in the future." ”

Magdalena's heart was like a knife, tears could not help but flow, and she hugged her son who had been reunited after a long absence: "Auguste, please believe me, I will try to be a good mother." ”

"Then you have to learn to play games first!"

The charter took a big bag from Jan Joseph's hand, took out several of the latest Nintendo game consoles in a row, and said with a smile while handing them out: "Don't grab it, one for each person, including Zhang Qing, go upstairs with Uncle Joseph to play." ”

The children cheered, and Magdalena burst into tears and laughed, not knowing whether to go up to play with her son, or stay downstairs to continue her duty.

Jan Joseph patted her arm and said with a smile: "I'll just go, Mr. Zhang has something to tell you." ”

Zhang Hui remembered the little black and white mixed-race girl who had just been adopted by her younger brother, and held on to the stairs and smiled: "Tengxi, Xiaoyan, Magdalena, you talk, I will also go up to have a look." ”

The real hometown people talked very speculatively before, looking at her with a big belly and inconvenient mobility, Bai Xiaoyan hurriedly reminded: "Sister Hui, you have a body, walk slowly." ”

"How can you be so squeamish, you know, it's okay."

There were so many things happening in the country during this time, he didn't care about it as if he was nothing, Tengxi held his stomach and said coldly: "Boss Zhang, I want to be a father and I want to go crazy, so I actually went to Africa to adopt one." Zhang Qing, this name is not bad. ”

The charter sighed secretly and said solemnly: "Her father's name is Opelli, he is the driver of the Johannesburg branch, and he encountered a group of robbers on the way to deliver goods to the dealer, and in order to protect the truck of color TVs from being robbed, he was shot 24 times, and his chest was beaten into a hornet's nest. The Hong Kong colleague who usually followed the car happened to have something wrong that day, so he escaped. ”

Tengxi was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Where is her mother?" ”

"The medical conditions in the slums of South Africa are very poor, and she died in childbirth, and the father and daughter have been living in the Johannesburg branch for the past two years. The whole pistachio, colleagues like her very much. If it weren't for the difference in religious beliefs, President Assad would have adopted her long ago. Which turn will get me. ”

Tengxi asked again: "South Africa is so chaotic?" ”

"Racial antagonism. The political situation is unstable. Even Chris Haney, general secretary of the South African Communist Party and former chief of staff of the ANC's military organization 'Spear of the Nation', was assassinated by white gunmen last month. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The day after I arrived in Johannesburg, two local Chinese were shot dead. Although they are not considered rich in the local area, and the proportion is not large, they prefer to show their wealth and live in luxury houses. He drives a beautiful car and likes to trade cash when doing business, so he is especially easy to be targeted. ”

"Who did it?"

"The robbers are mainly blacks, with no jobs, no future, and desperate to make ends meet, and the cost is at most jail time, because the death penalty has been abolished in South Africa. And there is no gun control, and there are many guns on the market. They were particularly ruthless against the Chinese. I often shoot as soon as I come up, and local colleagues tell me that it is all due to Hong Kong's martial arts films. I thought that all Chinese knew kung fu, so I simply used a gun to finish off the other party first. ”

Obviously not wanting to continue the topic, while beckoning Bai Xiaoyan, an old classmate who came to his house for the first time, to tea, he took out a letter from his bag and said in German to Magdalena, who was standing on the side: "Lucas has been helping you keep an eye on Paul's whereabouts, but nothing has been done. On the contrary, it was His Royal Highness the Prince's security adviser who first found him, working as a mercenary for a security company in South Africa, and he had just returned from Sierra Leone when I arrived in Cape Town.

Lying in the hospital, he was hit by a piece of shrapnel, but fortunately he was wearing body armor, which was not life-threatening and did not leave a disability. Joseph was very surprised to see that you and August were very guilty, maybe too guilty, and they didn't want to come to Hong Kong with us no matter how much they persuaded them, and this is his letter to you. ”

After German reunification, many former KPA soldiers went to Africa and the Middle East to work as mercenaries. There was no one alive, no corpse was dead, and there was not even a single message, and Magdalena almost forgot about him, but she didn't expect that the charter and Prince Metbu would always remember him.

Da En didn't say thank you, she took the letter, nodded slightly, and walked out of the living room without saying a word.

Tengxi didn't understand the content of their conversation, and he didn't want to know, and as soon as Magdalena left with her front foot, she asked coldly: "Boss Zhang, do you know the situation in China?" ”

"I heard about your grandfather, the deceased is gone, and the living are like this, let's mourn."

Tengxi took a sip of water and said expressionlessly: "After the diagnosis of 301, we are mentally prepared, we don't need your comfort, I asked about the company, it is the laboratory." ”

Bai Xiaoyan didn't want to disturb the two of them talking about business, so she hurriedly got up and said, "Mr. Teng, old classmate, you talk, I'll go upstairs to see Zhang Qing." ”

"Okay, we'll talk about it later."

The charter looked her down the stairs and said lightly: "There are headquarters and Chinese companies in business, and I don't want to take care of it, and I don't have the energy to take care of it." As for the graduate student and the experimenter, I think the experiment center should be able to handle it. Moreover, this farce will not have much impact, after all, there are no laws and regulations to protect consumer rights and interests in China, and it is a false propaganda at best. ”

As he expected, the materials and data prepared by the NB Lab did not fundamentally solve the problem. Unlike last year's "anti-pseudoscience", if you don't move, you can uproot those qigong masters without any delay.

Tengxi really didn't know what to say about him, and while shaking the tea leaves in the cup, he said lightly: "People have already done it, someone reported to the price department that NB electrical products are profitable, and the switch and socket panels that cost a few yuan are sold for dozens of yuan." If it weren't for the fact that NB Electrician was a Hong Kong-funded company, or if the factory was in the Special Administrative Region, they would have investigated and dealt with it with the industrial and commercial departments.

Someone reported that NB Electric violated financial control, but fortunately, the People's Bank of China had a lot of troubles, and the vice premier was also the president, and he was busy with governance and rectification, so he didn't have time to care about these; Some people also reported the experimental center, saying that the NB laboratory had malicious intentions and viciously attacked the socialist system under the guise of natural science. ”

The headquarters and the Chinese company are psychologically prepared for this, and the first two accusations are really not taken to heart, but the latter accusation is a bit of a headache, after all, when it comes to ideology, once the platform is launched, nothing can be done.

He laughed to himself: "Vicious attack on the socialist system? ”

"Isn't it true that a 24-metre-long Berlin Wall was erected in the center of the experiment, and the evidence is conclusive?"

The significance of the Berlin Wall is self-evident. It's just that the experimental center does not insinuate that there is anything wrong with the socialist system. The reason why it stands is to use it to symbolize academic freedom. The charter was ridiculed, shook his head and said, "It's really not, but since the accusation has been made, then we will face it." ”

Tengxi asked in a low voice, "How to face it?" ”

"These are all reports, and the above has not really done anything to the company and the experimental center, the road to the bridge is naturally straight, let's talk about it then."

"You're not worried at all?"

"What's there to worry about, it's a big deal to move the experimental center to Hong Kong. Save people from worrying about it. ”

It is indeed a way to retreat into advance, but if it is really done, the above will definitely have an opinion on NB Electric. Tengxi gritted his teeth in anger, got up and said, "Boss Zhang, since you don't plan to develop in China, then we have nothing to talk about." Xingda can do it, if you can't do it, you can close the door, go first, and don't delay your family to enjoy the joy of family. ”

"Wait."

The charter pulled her to her seat. With a smile on his face, he said: "Mr. Teng, it is not easy for you to come to Hong Kong. How can I leave you empty-handed? I have a letter of intent in my bag, it is about satellite launch, a satellite communication company in the United States, I am more confident in the satellite launch technology of Great Wall Industries, and I hope to cooperate once, do you think this is enough? ”

How could Tengxi not know how much political significance the launch of the satellite was, and stared at him with a skeptical gaze: "Really?" ”

"Really, the American company Echostar Communications has ordered a television satellite from the American Hughes Electronics for delivery by the end of next year at the latest. Diamond Capital is the largest shareholder of Echo Star, and I am the largest shareholder of Diamond Capital, so it can be said that I have the final say on which country the satellite will be launched. ”

"It's kind of interesting," Tengxi chuckled and said, "Don't hide it, there's something else I don't know." ”

The charter glanced back at the Hong Kong bodyguard outside the door, got up and said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's go to the study." ”

"Let's go."

The stack of photos he took out of the safe confused Tengxi until she saw a familiar face wearing sunglasses, and she suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

“…… The heart of harming people is indispensable, and the heart of defending people is indispensable, Lin Zhiguo and Da Xiong worked in the Political Department of the Hong Kong Police Force before they became my bodyguards. No one will be relieved if they don't find out their bottom line, so I asked the special affairs assistant of the European company to pay attention to it, but I didn't expect them to be fine, but I accidentally found that these people were very close to a Chinese official in the Political Department. ”

The charter put the photo into the file bag, stuffed it into her hand, and continued: "It's not so easy to be a father, I don't even want to take care of business now, let alone get involved in things that shouldn't be mixed with me. The source of these photos, you can make excuses all over the place, anyway, I will admit it when I go out of this door, and I don't need others to accept my affection. ”

The Sino-British negotiations are ongoing, and the British side has been able to negotiate just right on the bottom limit of the Chinese side every time.

Tengxi realized the weight of these photos, and was stunned for a while before asking in a low voice, "You trust me so much?" ”

Charter patted her arm and said meaningfully: "In business, we are partners; Personally, your father and my father were comrades-in-arms in the same army; And you and my wife are like sisters, who else can you trust if I don't trust you? ”

Tengxi nodded slightly, and said thoughtfully, "I'll ask my second uncle to think of a way." ”

"What department is your second uncle in?"

"General Staff."

The Hong Kong branch of the New H Society has internal ghosts, and the General Staff also has internal ghosts, and when he thought of the spy major general in charge of intelligence, he blurted out: "No, this matter can't be known to the General Staff, so let's hand it over to Director Zheng directly, and make up the nonsense." ”

Tengxi was made crying and laughing, pointed to his nose and asked, "How to make it up, you make it up and I'll listen to it." ”

"Pick it up on the road, drop it from the sky, whatever! President Tengda, what people want is the result, not the process, don't make trouble for me, and don't trouble yourself. ”

"Okay then."

Tengxi carefully stuffed the file bag into the bag, and asked: "The matter of the experimental center will be pressed, with these chips, there should be no problems on the company's side, the key is BNB News Network, and it doesn't make money, why do you bother to make the whole world, even Russia is involved?" ”

The charter asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with BNB News, and what does it have to do with Russia?" ”

"The United States has it, Germany has it, the Middle East has it, Hong Kong has broadcasting, and even has a TV station in Russia, but there is no China. The law does not allow it, you can't blame it, but NB Electric is a Chinese company, a Hong Kong-funded company, and its news business is all over the world, so there is no China business, what will others think, what will they think? ”

The management is quite wide, and the charter sighed secretly, and said casually: "BNB News is not not making money, but it is not time to make money." As for the absence of domestic affairs, as you said, it is completely not allowed by law, not that we are unwilling.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if we get involved in the domestic TV business, it is not as terrible as they think. For example, the BNB news station in the Middle East, the religious censorship is much stricter than the domestic news censorship, aren't we running the same business very well? It's the same with Russia, if you're really afraid of people's words, why not open your mouth"

………………………………………… (To be continued......)