1

Chen Menglei on the hospital bed slept very unsteadily, and faintly shouted the name "Nannan" in her mouth. Zhao Haiying was by her side. The doctor told Zhao Haiying that Chen Menglei had been in Dujiangyan for three days, and the reason for fainting was overwork, which eventually led to hypoglycemia. Zhao Haiying didn't know what Chen Menglei had experienced in the past few days, he didn't even know about Chen Menglei's coming to Dujiangyan, if it weren't for the fact that the road to Wenchuan was broken and temporarily rerouted to Dujiangyan, he would not have been able to see Chen Menglei at all.

Chen Menglei slowly opened her eyes and asked weakly, "Where am I?" ”

"Medical point." Zhao Haiying was a little nervous, "You fainted last night, do you remember?" ”

Chen Menglei has no memory at all, and her last memory is in the resettlement site. She didn't care about greeting Zhao Haiying, and pulled out the infusion needle on the back of her hand in a panic: "I'm going to find Nannan." ”

The pinhole on the back of his hand instantly flowed bright red blood. Zhao Haiying looked nervous and hurriedly stopped her: "Who are you looking for?" I'll help you find it. ”

"No, I promised Nannan, but I broke my promise, I didn't find her father and mother, her father and mother were killed......" As she spoke, tears slipped from the corners of Chen Menglei's eyes, and she became emotional, "Haiying, I...... I didn't dare tell her, I didn't dare say she was orphaned......"

Zhao Haiying wiped away the tears from the corners of Chen Menglei's eyes and said gently: "There are many such unfortunate families with such a big disaster. All we can do is help them to the best of our ability. Seeing that Chen Menglei's mood eased somewhat, Zhao Haiying continued, "I have already asked Brother Chunsheng to buy a plane ticket, and we will go back to Shanghai together today." Back in Shanghai, there's more we can do than stay here. Zhao Haiying's experience in the past few days has touched him too much, and he feels that post-disaster reconstruction requires not only building houses, but also allowing people who have lost their homes to have a place to live, and more importantly, rebuilding their spiritual homes. So Zhao Haiying had an idea, he wanted to set up a rehabilitation center in Dujiangyan. Before leaving, Chen Menglei wanted to see Nannan again and say goodbye to Nannan.

Back to the previous tent, the old lady was gone, Nannan was gone, and the tent was full of people Chen Menglei didn't know. Chen Menglei looked nervous and asked, "There is a little girl, so tall, where did she go?" ”

One volunteer replied: "Some people were transferred this morning, probably to other settlements. ”

Chen Menglei looked disappointed. Zhao Haiying comforted her, saying that this was also providence, and did not let Chen Menglei tell Nannan the bad news in person.

Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei returned to Shanghai. On the plane, Chen Menglei rarely spoke, just quietly looked at Dujiangyan outside the window, which was gradually moving away, and her heart was heavy.

As soon as he returned to Shanghai, Zhao Haiying heard that Lehman Brothers had declared bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch had been bought by Bank of America, and Wall Street giants had fallen one after another. As soon as I received the news here, Zhao Haiying received a call from Brown over there, and Brown said on the phone that he wanted to meet Zhao Haiying. Zhao Haiying knew that Brown couldn't sit still.

Brown's purpose in approaching Zhao Haiying was clear, he wanted to work with Zhao Haiying to create a new future for Huamei in Shanghai.

Zhao Haiying knows very well that the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has had a huge impact on Wall Street and even the entire American economy, and the developing Shanghai has become a paradise for many foreign investors. If the cooperation between Brown and Zhao Haiying is reached, it will also mean that Huamei's business in China will be in full swing.

In the end, he made a bold suggestion to Brown to make Huamei the headquarters in Greater China in Shanghai.

As the saying goes, there are many people who are popular, and in the process of cooperation negotiations between Haiyin and Huamei Company, negative news about "Haiyin Company buying the senior management of Huamei Group" came out on the Internet, and the target was Zhao Haiying. In the face of these unfounded rumors, Zhao Haiying specially held a small press conference to clarify. He also knows that these are just tricks by competitors, and the purpose is very simple, that is, to maliciously scandalize Haiyin Group.

It's just that the tricks used by the mastermind behind the scenes this time are too naïve, and they have not stopped the cooperative relationship between Haiyin Company and Huamei in the slightest. A few days later, the signing ceremony between East West Trading Group and Shanghai Haiyin Investment Co., Ltd. was officially held.

Through this signing, Hywin Investment Co., Ltd. became a shareholder of Huamei Group, which also made a big step forward for Hywin's international development. At the same time, Huamei Group's overseas development focus will also be more on Shanghai.

At the signing site, Childe stood in the last row of the audience. Caird always thought he was the smartest person on Wall Street, but he didn't expect to be planted on Brown this time. It wasn't until this moment that he understood that Brown had already thought about cooperating with Zhao Haiying before he transferred the shares of Mingcheng Pharmaceutical to him.

He attributed Zhao Haiying's success to luck: "Zhao Haiying, your luck is so good!" Childe stepped forward and said to Zhao Haiying with some disdain.

Zhao Haiying didn't expect Childe to appear on the scene, and there was no trace of waves on his face: "I'm not lucky, Shanghai is the best opportunity for investors, but it's not a paradise for speculators, this is the difference between you and me." ”

"Be careful with your words, you're not qualified to tell me this!" Childe glared at Zhao Haiying angrily, "If it weren't for Chen Menglei, do you think the person who signed with Brown today would be you?" ”

"Mr. Child, please be careful with your words, too." Zhao Haiying's tone was obviously tinged with warning. One day, he will have to get back the debt that Charde owes Chen Menglei. He lowered his voice with a threatening tone, "I heard that Mr. Childe is going back to the United States, in fact, we already have the evidence of the slanderer, what do you think will happen if I hand it over to my media friends now?" Hearing Zhao Haiying say this, Child's face turned pale and left angrily.

Brown looked at Child's back, the once beautiful Child, now looks so lonely, and even uses the lowest means to slander competitors, he sighed: "There are too many financial speculators on Wall Street, just like Child, they have unlimited scenery, but the good times are not long." I am lucky to have chosen the right partner, maybe my father has been helping me, it is he who has filled me with affection and anticipation for Shanghai. ”

Zhao Haiying said curiously: "Mr. Brown, did you just say that you have special feelings for Shanghai, is it because of your father?" ”

Speaking of his father, Mr. Brown's expression softened. Mr. Brown told Zhao Haiying the story of the Nazi massacre of 6 million Jews during World War II. The whole world closed its doors to Jews, and only Shanghai opened its doors to shelter more than 20,000 Jews, and Mr. Brown's father was one of them. His father was hiding in a house arranged by a capitalist in Shanghai for six years. Brown came to Shanghai six times in the hope of finding the benefactor who had saved his father. Unfortunately, nothing was found each time.

"My father is now old, and I really hope that he will fulfill his wish in his lifetime." Speaking of his father's wishes, Mr. Brown looked a little sad.

Zhao Haiying didn't expect Mr. Brown to have such a deep relationship with Shanghai, as a native of Shanghai, it should be much more convenient than Mr. Brown to find such a thing: "If you have any clues such as photos, the address of the house, or the name of the capitalist, you can provide me with it, I think I can help." ”

As soon as Mr. Brown heard Zhao Haiying say this, he immediately became excited. He had been to the site of that house before, but it had long since become a high-rise building. He told Zhao Haiying that because his father had taken refuge, the capitalist had given him a worker's clothes, which had been treasured by Brown.

Zhao Haiying followed Mr. Brown back to the hotel where he was staying. Brown carefully pulled out a piece of cloth from a small tin box, the pattern on which had faded.

Brown explained that the previous garment had been damaged due to the time, and that he had cut out the only place with the logo from the garment, which was on the sleeve. He remembered that his father had said that two workers had come to bring him food, both wearing the same uniforms, and he believed that this sign must have something to do with the capitalist factory, and that was the only clue he could give.

Zhao Haiying looked at the small piece of cloth in front of him and knew that it was cut from the work clothes of an old factory in Shanghai. However, he watched it carefully for a long time, but he didn't have a clue. After all, if you want to find someone in Shanghai from a few decades ago, it is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack. He asked, "Mr. Brown, how long are you going to stay this time?" ”

"About ten days."

Ten days is indeed very difficult. He hesitated, not wanting to disappoint Mr. Brown, and finally agreed, "Okay, Mr. Brown, I'll borrow this piece of cloth first." ”

Brown knew that ten days was too little hope, but no matter what the outcome was, he was very grateful to Zhao Haiying: "I thank you on behalf of my father and my family. ”

2

After saying goodbye to Mr. Brown, Zhao Haiying came to the hospital to visit Chen Jianhua.

Chen Jianhua was lying on the operating table, inhaling oxygen, unconscious. A few days ago, Chen Jianhua was admitted to the hospital because of a worsening brain tumor, and now he is undergoing surgery.

When Zhao Haiying hurried to the hospital, Chen Jianhua's operation had been going on for more than six hours, and Yuan Min was also there. Chen Menglei sat in the ward, standing up for a while, and then sitting down again, looking restless.

Yuan Min reassured: "The operation is very complicated, and it is normal for the operation to take a long time. Family members must be kept in the ward, and if there is any problem in the operating room, the ward will be called at any time. Even if you're standing outside the operating room door, you can't see anything. ”

Chen Menglei's eyes flashed with tears. She had previously talked to her doctor about this, and the doctor said that the success rate of such surgery in China was only 60%. She originally planned to take Chen Jianhua to the United States for surgery, but Chen Jianhua repeatedly insisted, saying that even if she died, she would die on Chinese soil. "I really shouldn't have listened to my dad, I should have taken him to the United States for surgery."

Looking at Chen Menglei with a haggard face, Yuan Min felt distressed. Since Chen Jianhua was admitted to the hospital, Chen Menglei has never left the hospital, and has accompanied Chen Jianhua in the hospital every day, eating badly, sleeping badly, her face is haggard, and she has lost a lot of weight. Yuan Min saw it in his eyes and hurt in his heart. However, there was one thing that also gave her a headache.

Yuan Min called Zhao Haiying outside the ward and told him that Xu Shanshan was back. Speaking of Xu Shanshan, Zhao Haiying's thoughts went back to many years ago. After Xu Hanzhi's death, Zhao Haiying wanted to start over with Xu Shanshan, but he didn't expect Xu Shanshan to say goodbye and go to the United States. Not long after, Zhao Haiying received a divorce agreement and email from Xu Shanshan from the United States, Xu Shanshan told Zhao Haiying that she was doing well in the United States, and she also had an American boyfriend, hoping that Zhao Haiying could also find her happiness. In the end, Zhao Haiying signed the divorce agreement, and his short marriage with Xu Shanshan came to an end.

"When she comes back this time, she seems to be a different person. I heard that she received antidepressant treatment in the United States for two years, and she is almost recovering, and she is in good spirits. Yuan Min was a little worried.

"Antidepressant treatment?" Zhao Haiying was a little surprised, "She sent me an email before that she was traveling around the world......

Yuan Min shook his head, those were just lies made up by Xu Shanshan in order to reassure Zhao Haiying. Although Zhao Haiying and Xu Shanshan have divorced, after thinking about it, Yuan Min still feels that Xu Shanshan's return should not be hidden from Zhao Haiying, and finally she handed over the decision to Zhao Haiying.

"Auntie, we should all believe that Shanshan, since she can bravely face the fact of her illness and accept treatment, then she must have opened the knot in her heart. This time she came back and didn't reach out to me, and I think we should respect her thoughts. ”

Listening to Zhao Haiying's words, Yuan Min understood Zhao Haiying's attitude. Her identity is too special, she is both Chen Menglei's biological mother and Xu Shanshan's stepmother, both of them are her daughters, the palms and backs of her hands are full of meat, and she hopes that both daughters can be happy.

At this time, the door of the operating room opened, and Chen Jianhua, who was lying on the hospital bed, was pushed out. The surgeon was sweating profusely and said with a smile: "The operation went well, and the patient should be sent to the ICU immediately." Don't get too close, don't talk to him, and the ICU ward can't visit. ”

Chen Jianhua was lying on a push bed, hanging various infusion bottles. Yuan Min saw Chen Jianhua's pale face, her eyes closed, her lips pale, she covered her mouth with a somewhat trembling hand, and tears slid down.

Chen Menglei followed the cart and walked a few steps, and called softly: "Dad......" As soon as she shouted, her voice became hoarse.

Although the operation was successful, Chen Jianhua had to be observed in the ICU for 72 hours before he could be transferred to the general ward. The doctor suggested that the family stay one, and Chen Menglei stayed and let Yuan Min go home first.

The success of Chen Jianhua's surgery also made Zhao Haiying breathe a sigh of relief. Right now, the most important thing is to help Mr. Brown find a benefactor. Zhao Haiying took the time to go home, handed over the strip of cloth left by Mr. Brown to his father, and asked his father, an old Shanghai, to help find someone.

Zhao Guoping took the strip of cloth, looked left and right, and muttered: "It's probably too difficult to find the person back then with such a thing." ”

"This is the worker's uniform worn by the capitalist worker back then, and this sign on it is the only clue." Zhao Haiying naturally knows that it is not easy, let alone decades ago, it is not easy to find things from a few years ago, Shanghai has changed so much over the years, where can he find Mr. Brown's benefactor.

"Capitalists?" This gave Zhao Guoping some hints, "At that time, there were quite a few capitalists in Shanghai. You could really ask someone, and maybe he'll know. ”

"Who?"

"Your teacher, Xu Jingzhi."

Zhao Haiying came to the home of the teacher Xu Jingzhi with the mentality of trying it out. He heard from his father that Xu Jingzhi's father was a capitalist who opened a textile factory in Shanghai in his early years, and his family property was very strong. Zhao Haiying can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor at the moment. As soon as he went out, he received a call from Ma Yi, it turned out that Ma Yi transferred a documentary video from the audio-visual archive, and after repeated comparisons, there were workers in the picture wearing such worker uniforms, although the logo on the arm was very blurred, but after technical processing, it was found that it was this logo.

It's a pity that Ma Yi still can't find out which factory this was back then, but he finally has a new clue. Zhao Haiying brought this video and the strip of cloth over and handed it to Xu Jingzhi, hoping to have some eyebrows.

Xu Jingzhi looked at the video on the computer seriously, and then looked at the cloth in the iron box, a little moved. He took out a box, put it on the coffee table, and opened the box, which contained a photo album and a diary. The photos in the album are black and white, and they were taken by Xu's father and several workers at a cotton textile factory.

Zhao Haiying took the photo and stared at it in surprise, the logo on the worker's sleeve was exactly the same as the one on the strip of cloth. "Professor, this is ......" Zhao Haiying was a little excited, and he couldn't speak clearly.

"This is my father's ......," Xu Jingzhi fell into the memory, "I remember my father told me that those who successfully obtained visas to the United States back then were like winning the lottery, because everyone thought the United States was a good country." Canada and Australia are also good countries. There are also some countries that are neither good nor bad. Shanghai, is considered the worst option. However, Shanghai is a free port and does not require a visa, so it is a highly feasible choice for Jews. ”

Xu Jingzhi is referring to 1943, when the Japanese occupation authorities forcibly moved stateless refugees into Hongkou for quarantine, and the already peaceful life of the Jews was shattered. Famine and disease were rampant, and their personal freedom was restricted. Finally, when the Japanese were defeated and the tragic news of the massacre of their European relatives came, the Jewish refugees who had taken refuge in Shanghai really realized that Shanghai played an important role in their lives.

Zhao Haiying did not expect that for so many years, Mr. Brown had been looking for the benefactor who saved their whole family, who was Professor Xu Jingzhi's father.

Xu Jingzhi told Zhao Haiying that this worker's uniform was issued by his father to the workers in the factory, and the logo on the arm was embroidered by his mother and the female workers. He didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence in the world.

While talking, Zhao Haiying received a call from Mr. Brown that his father was critically ill, so he had to return to China early. Zhao Haiying put down the phone and took Professor Xu Jingzhi to the airport, hoping to make Mr. Brown not leave with regrets.

As Mr. Brown stroked the old black-and-white photograph, he was speechless with excitement. At one time, the whole world closed its doors to Jews, and Shanghai was the only exception.

He put down the photo in his hand and sighed with emotion: "My father often told me that they had never heard of 'anti-Semitism', and that they felt very comfortable living with Chinese. When more than 20,000 Jewish refugees arrived in Shanghai, they feared that the Chinese would also wear colored glasses and be hostile to and ostracize them, but since the war spread to Shanghai, a large number of refugees have poured in every day, and the Shanghainese, who were already in a very difficult situation, have calmly accepted us, white-skinned and yellow-haired 'strangers'. ”

As he spoke, Mr. Brown's eyes turned red. Shanghai is a warm and kind city for him. On behalf of his father, he bowed deeply to Xu Jingzhi and hoped to set up a memorial hall in Shanghai to cherish this history in the hearts of the world forever.

Before boarding, Mr. Brown and Xu Jingyi held up photos and took photos with old objects. Mr. Brown returned to the United States with this group photo.

Watching Mr. Brown's plane take off, Chen Menglei's eyes turned red. She thought of her father, who had wasted too much time with him, and now she longed to be by his side 24 hours a day.

Seeing off Mr. Brown, Chen Menglei returned to the hospital. Chen Jianhua's body is slowly recovering, but the various functions of his body are still a little sluggish for a while, and eating has become a problem first.

On the hospital bed, Chen Jianhua tried to hold the spoon with his right hand, but the spoon fell to the ground.

Yuan Min picked up the spoon: "Old Chen, your right hand has not recovered yet, and it is normal that you can't hold things." Don't fight yourself anymore, okay? ”

Chen Jianhua didn't listen at all. The doctor had specifically explained before, telling him to take his time and not be in a hurry, but he didn't believe it. He has lived all his life, he has never relied on others, he doesn't want to be old but become a wasted person, and he has to rely on others even for food.

Seeing that Chen Jianhua's mood became more and more irritable, Zhou Hui persuaded bitterly: "Chen Jianhua, you are now my patient, I must tell you the true condition." Your right hand is weak and you can't move because your brain tumor is pressing on a nerve. Although the surgery was successful and the brain tumor was removed, part of the damaged nerve was irreversible, so it affected your right hand. I'm afraid that in the future, it will be difficult for your right hand to recover. ”

Chen Jianhua obviously couldn't accept this fact, he didn't believe it, his hands obviously had feelings, he could feel heat and cold, he could feel pain, and in his consciousness, as long as he practiced more, he could recover.

The most important thing is that he is an engineer, he has to draw, he has to design, if his right hand can't be used, then he is a complete waste. He begged Zhou Hui to help him get his right hand back on well.

Looking at Chen Jianhua, Zhou Hui was dumbfounded for a while.

Yuan Min was already in tears: "Lao Chen, don't embarrass Director Zhou, you face the reality." I can save your life, Director Zhou and we are already thankful. ”

"You know what? What do you know? My right hand is my life, and if I can't draw anymore, what's the point of my life? Chen Jianhua shouted at Yuan Min. Yuan Min didn't speak, and walked out of the ward with tears in her eyes.

Since Chen Jianhua's operation, his temper has become more and more irritable, and his emotions have become more and more excited, which Zhou Hui can understand, but Zhou Hui knows that it will not benefit him at all if he continues like this: "In the month since you transferred back to the ordinary ward, Yuan Min and Xiaolei took turns to accompany you and take care of you, Xiaolei was busy with work, Yuan Min had to take care of her daughter and you at the same time, you were so fierce to her, is it appropriate?" ”

At this time, Chen Jianhua stopped talking.

Zhou Hui persuaded: "If you feel sorry for your daughter and Yuan Min, you have to cooperate with us, recuperate with peace of mind, recover well, and be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible." You're a big engineer, you don't understand this point, do you? "How could Chen Jianhua not understand what Zhou Hui said, he was just upset, and he was panicked.

Zhou Hui said all the words in her heart to Chen Jianhua: "As doctors, we can see birth, old age, sickness and death every day, and it may be difficult for you to understand that feeling. But when you're dying, your family is the most painful and vulnerable. When you survive, they are the happiest and strongest. Your right hand may be more important to you than your life, but your life is the most important thing for Xiaolei and Yuan Min. ”

Listening to Zhou Hui's words, Chen Jianhua's eyes turned red, and he knew that he was a little unreasonable.

3

It has been almost half a year since the Wenchuan earthquake, and Qian Chunsheng has been staying in Dujiangyan for half a year, and he is busy selecting a site to build a rehabilitation center. In addition, Han Yaoqiang, who stayed in Shanghai, was not idle, and actively organized everyone to devote themselves to the preparation of materials for the rehabilitation center.

Approaching the New Year, Han Yaoqiang plans to transport the materials to Dujiangyan before the year. In addition, the design drawings of the rehabilitation center building have been successfully approved after three months of emergency revision, which means that the first major project of the construction of Dujiangyan will start smoothly.

Zhao Haiying suggested that since we wanted to send supplies, it would be better for everyone to go to Dujiangyan together and celebrate the Spring Festival with the people in the rehabilitation center. After all, this is the first Spring Festival after the earthquake, and many people have lost their loved ones in the earthquake and cannot be reunited, and many people have been injured in the earthquake and become disabled. Zhao Haiying hopes to sit with everyone for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, telling everyone that living well and living strong is the greatest comfort to the deceased relatives.

The silver-white moonlight sprinkled on the ground, but it could not hide the beauty of the Bund. On the Bund Square, there is a weaving of people, neon lights, and all kinds of lights are dazzling.

Xu Shanshan sat in the café and looked out the window at the Bund. In the two years in the United States, she thought a lot, and this time when she returned to Shanghai, she just hoped to make a complete break with the past.

When Qian Qingqing received Xu Shanshan's call, she was stunned for several seconds. She just heard that Xu Shanshan went to the United States and found an American boyfriend, why did she suddenly return to China? With curiosity, Qian Qingqing came to the Bund as promised and met Xu Shanshan, who she hadn't seen for two years.

Xu Shanshan in front of her couldn't see that she had experienced so many setbacks at all, she still retained her youthfulness, and her whole body exuded a youthful demeanor, and she was almost like two people before she went to the United States, Qian Qingqing couldn't admit it.

Xu Shanshan smiled at Qian Qingqing. When she came back this time, she didn't tell Zhao Haiying. She heard Yuan Min say that Zhao Haiying has been very busy recently.

"Yes, he's getting busier and busier, the company, the hospital, running at both ends."

After saying that, Qian Qingqing regretted it, doesn't this show that Zhao Haiying is already with Chen Menglei? She glanced at Xu Shanshan, but she didn't expect Xu Shanshan's expression to be natural, and she couldn't see any waves.

"Qingqing, in fact, before I asked you today, I thought about apologizing to you." After a while, Xu Shanshan spoke. Seeing Qian Qingqing's confused face, she explained: "Before, I did a lot of crazy things because of the influence of depression, and now it's hard for me to understand it. I know, in fact, you also loved Zhao Haiying, but I was stabbed horizontally, and I also used your show......"

Qian Qingqing waved her hand, these were all years ago, besides, now she is married, and she is very happy: "Actually, even if there is no appearance from you, it is impossible for me and Zhao Haiying." In his heart, he has always only regarded me as a sister. ”

Xu Shanshan looked at Qian Qingqing, and now she can calmly face Zhao Haiying's feelings for herself, love really changes a person.

"Everything was arranged for the best. Sister Shanshan, you will also have happiness that truly belongs to you. Qian Qingqing sincerely blessed.

Xu Shanshan didn't speak, but took out a photo frame from her bag and put it in front of Qian Qingqing.

Inside the frame is a retouched graduation photo. This graduation photo was given to Zhao Haiying by Chen Menglei, although he was not in the photo, he cherished this photo very much. Once quarreled with Zhao Haiying, Xu Shanshan tore up the photo in a fit of anger. That time, Zhao Haiying lived in the office for many days and was reluctant to go home. After a few years, she finally figured out that this photo not only has his first love, but also his youth memories, but unfortunately she was too unreasonable at that time. Now, she wants to return this photo to Zhao Haiying, and she hopes that Zhao Haiying can be happy.

Qian Qingqing looked at the former rich lady, but she couldn't say the words when she came to her lips. She came to Dujiangyan with the photo. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the TV broadcasts the Spring Festival Gala. In the temporary rehabilitation station in Dujiangyan, all the people sat together eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but Qian Qingqing was a little absent-minded and preoccupied.

After dinner, Qian Qingqing called Zhao Haiying out alone, and she handed over the photo frame to Zhao Haiying. Zhao Haiying took the photo frame with a surprised expression. Qian Qingqing explained: "This was given to me by Sister Shanshan, and she originally asked me to transfer it to Chen Menglei. I understand what she means, she wants to tell Chen Menglei that you have always cherished this photo and have not forgotten the past time. ”

"Then why didn't you give it to her?"

"I think it's up to you to decide, just do what you want." With that, Qian Qingqing returned to the room. Zhao Haiying looked at the starry sky alone and thought.

Just when the rehabilitation center was under construction, Wu Kai thought of a new idea for Zhao Haiying. At a meeting, Zhao Haiying mentioned that the future development of Haiyin Company should pay attention to the word "service". These two words were listened to by Wu Kai in his heart, and he found that Huaxia Bank and many other banks have opened "e-wallet" business. This business is very interesting, it can realize online payment, inquiry, statistical transaction records and other functions. On the surface, this is a change in payment methods, but in fact it is a change in service, which is more convenient, more flexible, and can even change the way of consumption in the future.

Wu Kai believes that compared with banks, the advantage of Haiyin is that it is more flexible and convenient, so this "e-wallet" is a subversive business, which not only provides convenience for some retail investors in payment and financial management, but also has a promising future for small businesses. It's just that it was still in the research stage before, and there was no mature idea yet.

After several months of market research, Wu Kai has a clear understanding of the current situation and expectations of "e-wallets". He found a company that does convenient payment, the company is small and has good performance, and he is ready to talk to the boss in detail. Zhao Haiying asked Wu Kai to keep an eye on the company, and three days later, he came back to meet with the boss.

In the past three days, Zhao Haiying had a very important thing to do, he and Chen Menglei returned to the rehabilitation center in Dujiangyan again, and after five months of construction, a three-story rehabilitation center was completed.

In the rehabilitation center, Chen Menglei and Zhao Haiying are about to adopt Nannan. A few months ago, Qian Chunsheng called and said that Nannan had been found, and Chen Menglei had the idea of adopting Nannan at that time. Before coming to Sichuan, she had already gone through the procedures for adopting Nannan. If Nannan sees her, remembers her, and is willing to go with her, she will become Nannan's legal guardian, that is, Nannan's legal mother.

Zhao Haiying looked at Chen Menglei with a shocked face, according to what Chen Menglei said, Chen Menglei had been planning this matter for several months, but he didn't mention a word to him, which made Zhao Haiying's heart a little uncomfortable.

"Do you just trust me so much? Do you think I would object to you adopting an earthquake orphan? Still don't want to drag me down and find another reason to reject me, huh? Zhao Haiying said several questions in a row, obviously a little angry.

He had heard Xu Shanshan say before that the reason why Chen Menglei married Childe was because she had a serious illness in the United States and was desperate, and Zhao Haiying's heart was like a thousand needles pricked at that time. He didn't understand why Chen Menglei didn't think of herself first when she needed people the most.

"I'm sorry." Chen Menglei's eyes were already red, "At that time, I really didn't know if I could live." Just like now, I'm just as nervous, I don't know if I can be a good mother. ”

Zhao Haiying held Chen Menglei's arms, looked at her, and said very seriously: "You can." ”

Just then, a beautiful little girl appeared at the door. Nannan, who has not been seen for almost a year, has grown a lot taller, and her little face is red and fluttering, very beautiful and cute.

Nannan recognized Chen Menglei at a glance, her eyes lit up, she threw herself into Chen Menglei's arms, and shouted, "Auntie." ”

"Nannan, Auntie asked you, do you want to go to Shanghai with Auntie?" Chen Menglei said with some excitement.

Nannan looked at Chen Menglei, then at Zhao Haiying on the side, and nodded slowly.

Chen Menglei's tears couldn't stop flowing, and she hugged Nannan tightly in her arms.

4

As soon as Zhao Haiying returned to Shanghai, he immediately contacted Wu Kai. From Wu Kai's excited tone, Zhao Haiying felt that things were handled very smoothly. Wu Kai excitedly told Zhao Haiying that in the three days he left, he had three contacts with Mr. Xie of Lingling Company, and said that it was a coincidence that Mr. Xie also had a background of studying in the United States, and he was actually an alumnus with Wu Kai. Now, the two of them can be regarded as chatting. Lingling Company was originally made by a few young returnees, but after Mr. Xie knew about it, he decisively acquired them, and now the scale of this company has doubled.

Things were far smoother than Zhao Haiying imagined, or too smooth, which made him a little unsure. He asked Wu Kai to make a detailed plan, and he was ready to meet this Mr. Xie.

In the private room of the clubhouse, Xie Tianyang sat alone, fiddling with a plate of tea sets in front of him.

At this time, Wu Kai and Zhao Haiying walked in, and when they saw Xie Tianyang, Zhao Haiying asked in surprise, "Why are you?" ”

Xie Tianyang was not surprised at all, took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Zhao Haiying, and said with a smile: "Long time no see." These four words mean a lot.

Zhao Haiying did not take the initiative to stretch out his hand and stood still. Over the years, he tried not to think of Xie Tianyang, but he didn't expect Xie Tianyang to appear in front of him now.

Wu Kai on the side didn't figure out the situation at all, but was very excited: "You know each other?" ”

"Zhao Haiying, me, and your uncle Wu Yibai, the three of us are college classmates." Xie Tianyang explained to him.

At this time, Wu Kai's eyes widened even more, and he became even more excited: "You still know my uncle, it's really fate!" ”

Zhao Haiying heard the sound outside the strings, it seemed that Xie Tianyang had already done an in-depth investigation of Wu Kai before, and he even suspected that this cooperation was arranged by Xie Tianyang in advance. Is it revenge? Or is there another conspiracy? Zhao Haiying didn't know, but no matter what, he wouldn't cooperate with Xie Tianyang.

"That's the end of this project!" Zhao Haiying said without hesitation. Wu Kai couldn't figure out the situation at all, and looked at Zhao Haiying who was about to leave with a confused expression.

"Chairman Zhao, please stay." Xie Tianyang's voice came from behind him, "Since you're here, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea, and let's have a good chat." In terms of the value of this project itself, I don't think Chairman Zhao will be uninterested. ”

Even if it is really as Xie Tianyang said, this project is very profitable, Zhao Haiying is not interested: "I don't think there is any need to waste time between us." We will not cooperate with people whose integrity is tainted, which is our company's philosophy and the bottom line of my personal business. After speaking, Zhao Haiying strode out of the clubhouse room.

Wu Kai didn't understand the situation at all, left the lost Xie Tianyang, and chased him out.

"Chairman, what the hell is going on?" Wu Kai chased after him.

Zhao Haiying stopped: "Wu Kai, you are the manager of the investment department, shouldn't you inspect the background of this company when you inspect the project?" ”

"I've looked at it, and it's not a big problem."

"What about Mr. Xie's resume, you have also done an investigation?" Zhao Haiying asked.

Wu Kai obviously did not investigate Xie Tianyang's identity, as soon as Xie Tianyang said that he was an alumnus, Wu Kai happily talked to him about business, where could he think of this layer.

Zhao Haiying reminded Wu Kai that the value of the project is only an indicator, and it is absolutely impossible to cooperate with speculators who have no integrity or even violate laws and disciplines in order to maximize profits.

However, Wu Kai didn't listen to anything at this time, he had been studying this project for several months, and felt that it was a pity to give up now, but Zhao Haiying's attitude was extremely resolute: "I said that this is the end of it, don't mention this project to me again!" Wu Kai watched Zhao Haiying's car speeding past him helplessly, and he could see that Zhao Haiying was really angry this time.

In May 2010, the 41st World Expo was held in Shanghai. All of a sudden, tourists from all over the world flocked to Shanghai to participate in this grand event. The citizens of Shanghai are flocking to Huangpu District like a tidal wave.

coincided with the weekend, Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei also came to the World Expo site with Nannan. The beautiful venue made Nannan dizzy, she saw everything fresh, left and right, for fear that she would fall behind. Zhao Haiying became a photographer, responsible for taking pictures of Chen Menglei and Nannan.

At this time, Nannan was attracted by the Chinese Pavilion not far away, she broke free from Chen Menglei's hand, ran into the crowd, and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye. Chen Menglei was so anxious that she shouted Nannan's name, but she didn't respond at all.

At this time, Chen Menglei panicked, she searched for Nannan in the crowd, and mistook other people's children for Nannan several times. Seeing that it would definitely not work if it went on like this, Zhao Haiying asked Chen Menglei to stay where she was, and she was going to the radio station to issue a missing person notice.

As soon as he took two steps, Nannan's voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Mom...... I am here. Chen Menglei turned her head sharply, and Nannan stood in the crowd.

Chen Menglei ran over and hugged Nannan, feeling relieved: "You scared me to death, scared me to death, where did you go?" ”

"Mom, I was wrong."

Chen Menglei thought she had misheard, and reconfirmed: "Nannan, what do you call me?" ”

"Mom......" was just two words, but Chen Menglei felt that her heart was happy, she hugged Nannan tightly, and tears slipped down her cheeks. Once, she thought that she would lose the right to be a mother in her life, but now God has given her another chance, holding Nannan, she feels that she is the happiest woman in the world.

Zhao Haiying also walked over, squatted down, and said in a tone of favor and reminder: "In the future, you have to listen to your mother's words, and you don't dare to run around." ”

Nannan blinked his eyes wide and asked curiously, "Then do I listen to my father's words or my mother's words?" ”

Hearing Nannan actually call his father, Zhao Haiying was so excited that he couldn't speak for a long time, he lifted Nannan high and spun it several times before stopping.

Zhao Haiying put down Nannan and suddenly knelt on one knee, Chen Menglei hadn't figured out the situation yet, only to see him take out a ring box from his trouser pocket. He slowly opened the box, and there was a simple platinum ring inside: "Menglei, I've been carrying this with me for a long time. Before you went abroad, we said that we were going to get a license to get married, so I bought this ring, thinking that I would put it on you on the day I got the certificate. ”

Chen Menglei looked at the ring and was moved.

Zhao Haiying also burst into tears: "This ring has been in my house for so many years, until we both divorced, I found it again and carried it with me." I've been wondering when I'll have the opportunity to give it to you again, and when you'll be able to promise to marry me. Today, I don't want to wait any longer. Menglei, marry me! Chen Menglei held out her hand with tears in her eyes. Zhao Haiying's hands trembled with excitement, he took out the ring from the box and brought it for Chen Menglei. The promise of 20 years ago is fulfilled in this moment. Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei once worked together on the road of chasing financial dreams, and passed by, and today they have lovers who have finally become married. They are lamented that they once missed Cupid's arrow of love, but they are happy to reunite on the great ship of the times.

On the day of receiving the certificate, only the two of them came to the Civil Affairs Bureau. When Chen Menglei opened the marriage certificate, her eyes turned red.

Zhao Haiying looked at his wife and gently took her into his arms: "From today onwards, we will never be separated again." Zhao Haiying gently wiped away the tears on Chen Menglei's cheeks, and changed her title: "Wife, you don't want a wedding, so how about we go on a trip?" ”

"Well, I really want to go to a lot of places." As she spoke, Chen Menglei's eyes lit up. Traveling abroad has always been in Chen Menglei's plan, but there has been no time. Chen Menglei snapped her fingers and said where she wanted to go: "Australia's Great Barrier Reef, India's Taj Mahal, Venice, Egypt's pyramids, ......" Suddenly she stopped and asked, "Will you go with me?" ”

Zhao Haiying looked at Chen Menglei with a smile: "Then we will ask the company for a year off and visit all these places." ”

"Brown and Marry are going to go crazy."

Zhao Haiying laughed: "No matter how busy you are, you can't miss our honeymoon, choose a place." ”

Chen Menglei looked at Zhao Haiying, and her memory returned to more than 20 years ago: "Do you know, in fact, when I was in college, I was thinking, when I graduated, I must take you back to Beijing to see the alley where I lived." It's a pity that after graduation, I started to work and go abroad, and after so many years, the original wish ......"

Before the voice fell, Zhao Haiying had already dialed Gu Ying's phone: "Book me two tickets to Beijing, yes, ...... tomorrow"

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Haiying stretched out his hand and took Chen Menglei's hand: "We'll go tomorrow." Chen Menglei saw it in her eyes and was moved in her heart.

As soon as the two of them got off the plane, Zhao Haiying received a call from Du Li. Du Li was having a meeting in Beijing, and when he heard that Zhao Haiying had actually arrived in Beijing, he didn't ask the reason, and directly asked Zhao Haiying to meet him at the hotel.

As soon as the three of them met, Du Li saw the ring on Chen Menglei's hand, and his mouth was big: "You two have done a good job of secrecy, and you don't even notify me." ”

Chen Menglei said in a joking tone: "We didn't plan to have a wedding, we originally wanted to relax for a few days, but I didn't expect to walk out of the airport, and Haiying said that I was going to meet you." I suspect you've already made an appointment. ”

Now Du Li laughed, he witnessed the setbacks that Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei have experienced for so many years, and now they finally have a lover who finally becomes a family, he is happy from the bottom of his heart, but unfortunately he is about to be transferred back to Beijing: "As soon as the financial work meeting ended, our bank held a two-day meeting to deeply analyze the extremely complex and severe economic and financial situation at home and abroad, and emphasized the further improvement of the long-term mechanism of financial stability." The leader talked to me after today's meeting and hoped that I would be ready to be transferred back to the Financial Stability Bureau of the head office. ”

Zhao Haiying felt deeply that the integration of global financial markets has begun to show a development trend, and after the international financial crisis, it will also prompt the international community to pay more attention to the changes in the financial cycle. Du Li has rich practical experience in front-line financial work, and is also a financial expert, to say that he is keenly observing economic dynamics and in-depth analysis of the international and domestic economic situation, Du Li is indeed the best candidate.

Du Li was a little emotional, he felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy, and he had a sense of mission that time was not waiting: "When I return to Shanghai, I will go to Haiyin to have a good chat with you." Haiyin Company is a very typical case, on the one hand, you have done a very good job in foreign exchanges and cooperation, and the cooperation with Huamei is very successful; On the other hand, you have always adhered to the financial services industry, which is the top priority of discussion at this financial work conference. I'm close to the water, collecting and collecting first-line information, you can support it. ”

Zhao Haiying looked at Du Li's serious look and joked: "Look, before the new official takes office, the three fires are burning." ”

At this time, the waiter came with red wine. The three friends raised their wine glasses, and the wine glasses touched together, and they felt that Beijing at night was particularly intoxicating.

5

Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei could only stay in Beijing for three days, and at this time, Ma Yi forced them out. Time is of the essence, and every minute counts. After a day's work, Chen Menglei took Zhao Haiying to drink bean juice and eat stew, looking at Zhao Haiying's strange expression, Chen Menglei was amused.

Eventually, they arrived together at Chen Menglei's former home in Beijing, an old-fashioned courtyard house in Sesame Hutong. Today, the courtyard has become a specialty restaurant, and the only thing left is a tree in the courtyard, which was planted by her father and her before the family moved to Shanghai.

Looking at the tree in front of her, Chen Menglei fell into a memory: "Actually, before I left Jing'an Institute and went abroad, I came back once. ”

Zhao Haiying looked at her with some surprise, and Chen Menglei said: "When I left, I really didn't know when I would be able to come back. I buried something under the tree, and I said to myself, if one day we get back together, I'll bring you here and let you dig up what I buried. If we are destined to have no chance in this life, let it be buried under the tree for a long time, which can be regarded as a commemoration of our beauty. ”

Looking at Chen Menglei's somewhat regretful appearance, Zhao Haiying felt very guilty in his heart, he wanted to make up for it, but he didn't know what to do.

It was already late at night, and the courtyard was quiet at night. Zhao Haiying jumped over the wall into the courtyard, dug up the soil little by little, and by the light of the flashlight, an iron box was exposed.

Zhao Haiying looked excited, and ran out of the courtyard with the box. He could see that Chen Menglei wanted to see if the previous things were still there. To be honest, he himself was curious about what the secret Chen Menglei had buried.

When he mysteriously handed the iron box to Chen Menglei, Chen Menglei was surprised and excited.

Zhao Haiying opened the iron box, and it turned out to be a hand-painted marriage certificate, and the photo posted on it was the registration photo of Chen Menglei and Zhao Haiying on their student ID cards in college. Due to the encroachment of time, the paper has been yellowed. Zhao Haiying was so surprised that she couldn't speak, and Chen Menglei's eyes were already flashing with tears: "Back then, I waited for you in the Civil Affairs Bureau for a day, but you still didn't show up in the end. I've thought of a hundred reasons for you, but I can't convince myself, and I can't get back the desire to study in the United States. I knew that maybe we would be separated forever, and maybe we wouldn't have a chance to see each other again. So I drew this marriage certificate, and in my heart, I had already fulfilled my promise to marry you that year. ”

Zhao Haiying's eyes moistened, and he hugged Chen Menglei into his arms. At this moment, he finally knew that what he could do was to take good care of this woman with the rest of his life.

The three days were short and fulfilling. As soon as they returned to Shanghai, Zhao Haiying and Wu Yibai were busy seeing Du Li off, but it seemed uncreative just to eat, so Wu Yibai proposed to simply come to the basketball court together and play a basketball game. Several people thought that the opinions were good, but there were not enough people to fight. At this time, Wu Kai ran out of nowhere, patted his chest, and said that this matter was on him.

As soon as he arrived at the basketball court, Wu Yibai was dumbfounded, his precious nephew actually found a few high school students, and he came over with his fart, and claimed to be the "future team", and he wanted to compete with their "dream team". There was a bit of arrogance in his tone.

Now, the former "dream team" began to gear up, and if they really lost to these post-90s children, it would be a big shame.

However, Wu Yibai looked very open, and said: "The dream team against the future team, if it wins, it is Jiang who is still old and spicy, if it loses, it is the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves, and victory belongs to the future." ”

Several people laughed. Wu Yibai sighed with emotion: "Seriously, I haven't played basketball for a long time, I think that our 'dream team' back then, the cooperation between Zhang Xiang and Xie Tianyang was seamless, but it's a pity that ......."

The lively atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Zhao Haiying changed the topic and took Huang Bin to warm up.

But where is the current dream team the opponent of the future team, the years are not forgiving, and the dream team has fallen behind by more than 20 points. Huang Bin made frequent mistakes.

During the intermission, Zhao Haiying, Wu Yibai, and Huang Bin were already exhausted, Du Li came over with a towel and said seemingly unintentionally: "Huang Bin and your cooperation is not good, there is still no tacit understanding between Tianyang and you." ”

Seeing that Zhao Haiying didn't answer, Du Li hurriedly glanced at Huang Bin. This Huang Bin's acting skills are also terrible, and he suddenly covered his ankles: "No, chairman, my foot is broken, I may not be able to play in the second half." ”

Wu Kai hurriedly answered, and said a little carried away: "Chairman, do you want us to borrow a substitute for you?" ”

Zhao Haiying pointed at Wu Kai, and was about to teach a lesson, when suddenly a voice came: "I'm coming!" Zhao Haiying looked at it when he heard it, and saw that Xie Tianyang was already standing outside the arena in sportswear.

Zhao Haiying looked at Du Li in surprise: "You called him here?" ”

"Sea Eagle, today is to see me off, friendship first, others second. Classmates for so many years, you must give me this face! As he spoke, the whistle blew again.

In this way, Zhao Haiying was forced onto the court. As soon as Xie Tianyang came on the field, the situation quickly turned around. Xie Tianyang and Zhao Haiying cooperated seamlessly, and tied the score with a few consecutive three-pointers. Soon, the future team changed its style of play, focusing on Du Li and Wu Yibai, scoring again and again.

Zhao Haiying was anxious to attack, his feet slipped and he fell to the ground, Xie Tianyang stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Haiying. Zhao Haiying hesitated, but still stretched out his hand. Even a fool can see that this basketball game was deliberately arranged, and the purpose was to let Zhao Haiying and Xie Tianyang meet.

However, Zhao Haiying still didn't buy it, and after the basketball game, he wanted to leave directly.

Seeing this situation, Du Li chased after him and stopped him: "I called Tianyang today, just to want you to have a chance to talk face-to-face, and it would be good to talk about some things." ”

"I appreciate your kindness, but I don't have anything to talk to him about."

Seeing Zhao Haiying's attitude so resolute, Du Li also calmed down. He knew that Xie Tianyang's matter had planted an indelible wound in Zhao Haiying's heart, but Xie Tianyang also paid the price. He told Zhao Haiying that Xie Tianyang had behaved very well in prison and had his sentence reduced by six months and released early.

"Du Li, what do you mean by telling me this now? Do you want to say that he has reformed and become a new person? Or do you want to say that we can still be good classmates and good friends as we did in the past? Trust is like a piece of paper, and when it is wrinkled, it is difficult to smooth out. ”

"It's because you don't trust him that you refuse to cooperate with him and miss the opportunity." Du Li raised his voice, "In just two years, Xie Tianyang's Lingling company has tripled in size, and the convenient payment business is now hot. ”

"So what?"

"You know its worth better than I do."

Zhao Haiying was silent at this time. Du Li is right, he has carefully read Wu Kai's plan, and he also believes that such convenient payment is changing people's consumption concepts and changing people's lives. In the future, the payment business of financial institutions will also cooperate with third-party payment platform companies such as Zoling.

Seeing that Zhao Haiying was silent, Du Li said bitterly: "Tianyang was lost and lost his integrity in the past, but now the core of what he is doing is integrity, and it is under the supervision of the public and the market." In the field of convenient payment, the slightest breach of trust will be a disaster. Therefore, I would like to believe that Tianyang chose this field, in addition to his unique vision, more important is his determination. ”

Although Zhao Haiying did not recognize Xie Tianyang on the surface, when Xie Tianyang was in prison, Zhao Haiying visited him many times, but he was refused, which shows that Zhao Haiying still values affection. Du Li sincerely hopes that they can release their old suspicions and cooperate again.

Zhao Haiying listened to Du Li's words in his heart, he didn't expect that Du Li, who had always been arrogant, was willing to be a lobbyist for Xie Tianyang, maybe Du Li was right, Xie Tianyang had really changed.