41, back to Oxford

(The storyline is completely fictional, the official must not sit in the right seat, if there is any similarity, it is purely a coincidence)

Ruoshi and Jinghao returned to London Heathrow Airport separately, and each got on a big bus from London back to Oxford......

Sitting quietly on the big bus, looking at the familiar British scenery outside the window, the scenery in the suburbs is very beautiful. Gradually, the big bus drove into the city of Oxford, and soon came to the street near the Shark House.

Seeing the big shark tail on the roof of the shark house, Jing Hao couldn't help but turn her head to look until the car was far away and she couldn't see it, so she turned her head. It was on this street that I met Hari in the rain......

At No. 28 Highry Road, it was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon when Ruoshi returned to Oxford, but that night, before he could get rid of the jet lag, he was dizzy and hurriedly rode his bicycle to McDonald's to work......

Mr. Chen advised him to rest for a day and a half before talking, so as not to lose more than he gained.

Ruoshi said: "Working here is six or seven pounds an hour, and it is almost the same as going back to China to work for half a day, and whether you go to work or not, you have to get through the jet lag, it is better to be busy, and you can fall asleep when you are tired at night." ”

Jing Hao and a few classmates walked on the street of the corn market, Christmas and New Year's Day had just passed, and the streets and alleys were full of Christmas lights and various posters for New Year's celebrations...... Discount posters in stores are still everywhere......

Suddenly the snow fell, and in the heavy snow, the streets and alleys of Oxford were as beautiful as postcards......

In China, during the day, Mrs. Chen had a day's meeting, and only left the office at half past ten in the evening, and walked a few steps back to the newly built expert scientific research center. In fact, the center is an internal residential complex built by them, which includes a five-story dormitory with a capacity of 200 people, and four townhouses, which is equivalent to eight mansions, but when it was built, it was reported as an "expert research center". Now that Mrs. Chan lives in one of the houses, she no longer has to live in a rented apartment, the alarm clock rings at 7 a.m., she can quickly dress and wash, she can get to the cafeteria for breakfast by 7:20 a.m., and she can sit at her desk by 7:45......

Mrs. Chen Li Tianying originally didn't pay much attention to her appearance, she was unkempt in her clothes, how comfortable and how to come, when she received the provincial leaders, she was wearing dark blue windproof clothes and jeans, and the leaders were all in suits and leather shoes, and the leaders who accompanied her teased her a few words, she was also very embarrassed, it was indeed a little too casual, and she quickly apologized. A young man born in the 90s who worked in the company's office was also at the scene, and afterwards took the initiative to try to help "Mr. Li" do "image design" part-time, and his second major in college was "fashion design".

So, if there is something important or someone important to visit, the young man will give her some advice one day in advance, which has gradually become a habit, and the young man will send her pictures and messages on WeChat every few days, guiding her to wear clothes on different occasions according to the day's activities.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Chen was dressed in a gray blazer, a white sweater, a gray over-the-knee pleated skirt, black pantyhose, and black suede shoes with a quarter-heel, and sat in the office. Mr. Chen sent a WeChat video to discuss with Mrs. Chen, anyway, she was busy and didn't have time to go back to Oxford for the New Year, so it was better to arrange it by herself and return to China for the Spring Festival with Mrs. Chen.

I don't want Mrs. Chen to say that she plans to go back to Oxford during the Chinese New Year, because she happens to have something to go back to handle. Several new investments have recently been put in place, and the collaboration she plans to engage with Oxford's own mentor's lab can also be substantively launched. During the Chinese New Year, the British do not have holidays, so she can go back to Oxford to implement this.

When Mr. Chen heard that Mrs. Chen was going back to Oxford for the New Year, he was very happy, put down the phone for a long time, the corners of his mouth were still grinning, and he was busy working upstairs and downstairs, humming a little song all the time.

A week before the Lunar New Year, on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, as the Chinese say, Mrs. Chen really returned to Oxford with the suitcase.

The city of Oxford is still the same, and the grass is still green despite the winter. It was windy in the streets, but not too cold. Professors and students passing by on bicycles leave the crisp sound of car bells everywhere, tourists from all over the world linger in the centuries-old classical buildings and famous colleges, and the guides who speak various languages give presentations with small microphones pinned to their collars.

The wide street and high street are still lively, the windows of various shops are beautiful and lovely, which can easily arouse people's desire to buy, and the bookstore and coffee shop have a strong sense of art and design; Corn Market Street is as bustling as ever, with street artists still playing bagpipes, guitars, and violins.

Mrs. Chen went to the college to talk to her former tutor, hugged her warmly when she met with her tutor, and when she parted ways, she was full of smiles and seemed to have a very pleasant conversation.

After Mrs. Chen came out of the tutor, she walked on the street with a backpack on her back, saw the familiar picture on the road, couldn't help but stop, took out her mobile phone and patted left and right, walked a short distance from Corn Market Street to the corner of High Street, entered the Covered Market, she found the exquisite jewelry store of Thai woman Shanna, Shanna is a friend she has known since she came to Oxford, she has known each other for more than ten years, long time no see, the two hugged affectionately and greeted warmly. Mrs. Chen took out a crimson velvet cloth bag from her backpack and handed it to Shanna, who was bulging with something inside, Shanna opened it: it was full of white and shiny pearl necklaces, and she couldn't help but exclaim and praise: How beautiful! It turned out that this was the 150 Zhuji Lake specialties in the Shaoxing area of southern China that she asked Mrs. Chen to bring: freshwater pearl necklaces.

After returning home, Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen settled the account, and she asked Shanna for an extra 4 pounds for each necklace, and the exchange rate was about 10.6:1 that day, so these 150 necklaces earned more than 6,000 yuan, almost earning the money for the round-trip air ticket.

Mr. Chen immediately felt that this business was good, and half-jokingly said to Mrs. Chen: "We might as well engage in wholesale of this kind of goods, which is better than my business as a second landlord." ”

Mrs. Chen was very disdainful of his statement: "You say that the trade in this bead is worth doing, but can you continue to do it?" How much can I sell? 100,000? 1,000,000? ”

Mr. Chen said, "Why not? There is always someone to buy! ”

Mrs. Chen asked softly, "Sell it to?" ”

"Don't forget, Oxford is also a city that attracts tourists from all over the world," said Mr. Chan. ”

Mrs. Chan said, "You mean that all the people who come to Oxford will go to Shanna's shop and buy a Chinese freshwater pearl necklace as a souvenir?" Of course, Shanna may also claim to be a Thai pearl. ”

Mr. Chen said: "That Shanna can do it, as soon as you leave, she will definitely be labeled as a Thai pearl, otherwise she is a Thai jewelry store, how can she sell Chinese things?" ”

Mrs. Chen said: "Regardless of whether she sells dog meat on the head of a sheep, what we are discussing now is whether this pearl wholesale business can continue to be done." ”

Mr. Chan said, "I think so. ”

Mrs. Chan said, "I said it was impossible! ”

Mr. Chen snorted, admitting that she had some truth in what she said, but he ignored her.

He didn't agree, and Mrs. Chen didn't finish it, so she jokingly ridiculed Mr. Chen, saying: "You, Shengshi, you haven't grown much in ten years, and you've always been just a 'labour: coolie)', you can only work hard, and you don't know how to make money with your brain......"

Mr. Chen was angry and wanted to refute it, but he knew that he could not say Mrs. Chenβ€”neither as good at quoting scriptures as she was, nor as well as her scientific knowledge system, and besides, her statement that he was "tired of beating" was also the truth. Mr. Chan continued to ignore her.

Mrs. Chen couldn't hold it on his face when she saw it, so she deliberately changed the topic and talked about the company's shortage of funds some time ago. Mr. Chen remembered Jing Hao's investment in matchmaking, and asked Mrs. Chen about her current situation, Mrs. Chen said: "Jing Hao's classmate Xiao Zhang, her lover's company is quite powerful, and she has invested 56 million yuan in us before and after, although it is not a lot of money, but it is when we are short of funds, it helps a lot." ”

Mr. Chen frowned and said, "You have a big breath, this is not a lot of money?" Their family is so rich. ”

Mrs. Chen said: "Just look at the Hurun rankings, there are really many rich people in China." If the cooperation goes well, it is estimated that they may still have additional investment, we recently negotiated a bank loan of 50 million, and now the loans of several banks have added up to more than 100 million, and there is interest every day when you open your eyes, and the pressure of repayment when due is very high, which is really equivalent to working for the bank. ”

Mrs. Chen said it casually, but Mr. Chen was shocked, it's only been a few days, and he has a debt of 100 million? It's worth it! His face darkened.

Mrs. Chen asked him, "What's wrong with you?" We're moving so fast, why don't you say a few words of encouragement? ”

Mr. Chen drooped the corners of his eyes and said, "What encouragement?" You've only been in a few days, and you've owed so much foreign debt, and again, it seems that you're really going to make a big deal out of it, and you don't plan to go back to England at all? ”

Mrs. Chen said, "Oh, why are you so slow for a few beats!" How many times have I told you that if you want to do things now, you have the most opportunities in China! Now that foreigners are lining up to run to China, you still want to live a small life with your wife and children in England! ”

Mr. Chen said: "I don't have big ambitions, I always want to live a small life. But you don't have to worry about your debts? What if you can't do it yet? Aren't you a legal person? ”

Mrs. Chen was surprised by Mr. Chen's overreaction and gave him a blank look: "You, what does our company's loan have to do with our family?" Even if you owe a debt, it won't count on your head! Besides, what's the use of worrying? Are you worried about the money? ”

Mr. Chen said: "Even Jinghao's classmates borrowed money, and you always say, 'Everything is going well'?" I think you're just using their money to pay off the bank's debts, and then borrowing the bank's money to pay off their debts, aren't you? ”

Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "Shengshi, don't be anxious, this makes you say that we have become liars!" The one of the small Zhang family is called investment, not debt! What are you afraid of if you have more bank loans? The company has the strength and ability, and people will lend you money! The bank is equivalent to doing your business, you don't have the ability, do people dare to lend to you? ”

Mr. Chen said, "You have a really big heart! I'm going to be replaced, and I can't sleep early! ”

Mrs. Chen gave him a blank look: "Do you think the bank is stupid?" If you can't afford to pay it back, who will dare to lend you money? And you have to correct a point of view, this is not the concept of borrowing money, borrowing debts, we are doing things with money! ”

Mr. Chen deliberately said: "It's not the concept of borrowing money, then you don't have to pay it back, in the end, you still owe a lot of debt." ”

Mrs. Chen was a little annoyed with him and said, "You are a person, I can't tell you!" I think you're deliberately confusing concepts. According to your idea, it is to be a small merchant and hawker, live a small life behind closed doors, and it is best for your wife and children to have a hot kang head? ”

Mr. Chen said: "Li Tianying, it's not that I only know how to live a small life behind closed doors, it's that your stall is too big now, and you have forgotten more important things!" ”

Mrs. Chan said, "What's the matter?" ”

Mr. Chen said: "If we already have children, I will take them with me, and you go back to work hard, and I will not say anything else." But you don't plan to have children now, even if you can endure it too much, what does it mean that you make 100 million, make 1 billion? ”

Hearing Mr. Chen talk about children, Li Tianying felt guilty in her heart: "Shengshi, didn't we say that we would strive to have children in the past two years." ”

Mr. Chan ignored her.

Although Mrs. Chen is in Oxford, there are still people calling from the domestic company, she originally said that she was going to spend the New Year in the UK, but suddenly changed the date of the ticket online, hurriedly packed her luggage, and dragged her suitcase to London Heathrow Airport to hurry back to China, because there were several things waiting for her to go back to deal with.

Only after four or five days of returning, seeing that it was about to be Chinese New Year's Eve, Mrs. Chen had to go, and Mr. Chen was angry and said, "You will also reverse the jet lag, and you are in a hurry to leave!" The year is over? Without you, the sun wouldn't be able to drum up in the east in the morning? If you don't go back, the earth won't be able to rotate over there? ”

Mrs. Chen's heart is like an arrow, and she is really in a posture of "the country and the nation can't do without her": "Shengshi, I must go back, if I don't go back, I can't." Let's celebrate the New Year in advance, and then talk about the New Year, it's like that, every year, we have been eating dumplings for the past few days. ”

Mr. Chen had no choice but to drive her to the airport.

Before parting, Mr. Chen looked at Mrs. Chen's thin cheeks, and there were a few more fine lines at the corners of his eyes, and he was a little distressed, and kept telling her to take care of herself after she went back, take care of herself, especially don't fool herself when she eats, go to bed early, and dare not stay up late every day at this age......