Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Road Is Narrow
Tong En strolls among the various brands* cabinets in the mall, and she wants to choose an outfit for herself to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Chengxi Science and Technology Industrial Park. Originally, she wanted to bring Xu Hui along, but it happened that Xu Hui had a severe cold in the past two days, so she was embarrassed to speak. Walking around the mall alone, I really can't make up my mind for a while.
In addition to wearing more formal suits to work, Tong En's usual clothes are very casual and relatively cheap. She is rarely willing to buy brand-name clothes, especially the more popular and fashionable styles, and she never cares. However, the significance of this social event is more special, as a special guest of Legend, although there is Jerry in front of her, but as an assistant and Dawson's plenipotentiary representative in Legendary, she must consider wearing a set of clothes that match her identity.
Because the event was during the day, the original two evening dresses were useless, and although the suits that usually go to work are also considered famous brands, they still look simple on this occasion.
Tong En was holding a one-piece dress in his hand, and he was very hesitant. It is a royal blue skirt, the material is silk, it is very soft, and the drape is also very good, the style is simple and elegant, from the neckline and shoulders down loosely with a few rows of pleats, middle sleeves, knee-length skirt, it looks dignified and stylish.
Tong En's hesitation is because the price is too expensive, and it costs 4,800 yuan after the discount, which is really not within the scope of Tong En's daily consumption.
She hung the dress back on the hanger, looked again, weighed it.
She remembered the call Ji Siming she received yesterday, and Ji Siming told her on the phone in a complicated tone that the bidding results had come out, and the results were not the same as they expected.
Tong En listened quietly with the phone and did not ask him. She had already heard the result she wanted to know from Ji Siming's voice, no matter what the specific result was, the purpose of their cooperation with Ji Siming had definitely been achieved.
Ji Siming's pretentious tone just proves that he is in a very good mood now.
"Tong En, you are too smart, women are too smart, they will lose their charm."
Ji Siming didn't wait for the expected question, and said with some frustration.
"Mr. Ji, it seems that now is not the time to discuss how to be a woman, can you tell us in detail about the specific situation of winning the bid?" Tong En said in a flat tone.
"Okay, okay. I, Ji Siming, have always been invincible and invincible, why did they all fail as soon as I came to you? Tong En, am I so bad in your eyes? Not glamorous at all? Ji Siming smiled heartily on the phone.
Tong En also smiled, "You have always been good at truth and falsehood, fiction and reality, who dares to relax your vigilance in front of you?" ”
"Looks like it's my fault. Okay, back to business. You probably thought about it a long time ago, Li Feng won the bid, but not completely. ”
What do you mean by that? Could it be that the municipal government has dismantled the industrial park project? ”
"Guessed exactly. The municipal government divided the industrial park into two and gave them to Pengfei and Li Feng respectively, this time Zhong Yue and I were completely hooked, and he couldn't get rid of me even if he wanted to. ”
Tong En was genuinely relieved at that time. She was surprised to find that she was very glad to have this result, two tigers must be injured, and she did not want either of them to be traumatized. Whether it is Ji Siming or Zhong Yue, she both appreciates and respects, but business wars are cruel, and the reality of fierce competition does not allow for compassion. Although Tong En tried to ignore it and didn't dare to face up to the thoughts in his heart, he couldn't hide the relief and secret joy in his heart when he heard this result.
In the end, it is a first-level government, and the municipal government's move shows its love for enterprises in distress, and perhaps the leaders of the municipal party committee have already decided to divide the contract, but they have not decided which two companies to choose.
"Tong En, why don't you speak? Was this a bit surprising by this result? Ji Siming asked on the phone.
"It was a bit of a surprise. It seems that no information about this has been revealed before, and the secrecy of the city government has really been done. Tong En concealed his true emotions.
"Haha, it is said that businessmen are cunning, but in fact, politicians are more cunning than businessmen. But I would like to thank these politicians in the city government, they gave me a stage to fully perform, and gave Li Feng a chance to show his strength. ”
Tong En said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "How do I feel that General Manager Ji seems to have some regrets, do you think that the stage is a little small and cannot fully show your strength?" ”
"Tong En, I still say the same thing, you are too smart, and you don't hide it at all. Talking to you is both enjoyable and unsatisfying. ”
"That's because you're too macho, if it's a man talking to you, you wouldn't feel the way you do now, and just because I'm a woman, you don't feel psychologically satisfied. Mr. Ji, you can see me as a man, so that we can stand on the same plane and talk. ”
"But that's impossible. If I've never met you, maybe maybe, but now let me think of you Miss Tong En as a man, unless I'm not a man. Ji Siming said in a witty tone.
Tong En didn't respond, she didn't want to have this kind of intimacy with Ji Siming.
Through the long telephone line, Ji Siming still felt the obvious avoidance from Tong En. He smiled slightly, and said in a relaxed tone: "Tong En, don't always treat me as a vicious big bad wolf, your Little Red Riding Hood-style vigilance makes me hurt as a man!" ”
Tong En finally couldn't help but laugh.
"You? Wounded? Mr. Ji, can you say something creative and new. ”
"Hahahaha......"
Ji Siming laughed happily on the phone.
"Tell you Tong En, as long as I am in front of you, I can't think of a creative word, I, Ji Siming, have never failed so much. Well, let's talk about important things, next Monday, to hold the groundbreaking ceremony of the science and technology industrial park, I now formally invite you as an important guest of Lifeng, there will be leaders at all levels of the municipal government to participate, of course, Pengfei company will also participate, there may be some guests from all walks of life invited by the municipal government, because then the municipal government should prepare for the industrial park investment activities. I inform you now that you can prepare in advance. ”
"I definitely don't have enough for a small assistant for this kind of major event, I will discuss with Jerry and invite him to attend in person, of course, I will accompany him, you can rest assured of this."
"Of course that's good, this is the first time that Li Feng and Dawson have appeared together on a formal occasion, and the impact of you and Jerry appearing at the same time will be even greater, with you planning here, I can rest assured." Well, I'll be going to Dawson before Monday, and there are some specific things that need to be discussed, so I'll see you then. ”
Ji Siming's words clearly echoed in his ears, this is the first time that Dawson Company and Lifeng Company have officially appeared in public in a cooperative relationship, and there are leaders at all levels of the municipal government to attend, it seems that this personal investment is unavoidable.
Tong En finally decided, she reached out and took off the expensive dress and walked to the fitting room.
Tong En, who came out of the fitting room, made the eyes of several salesmen and young ladies all light up.
Tong En swept the goose eyebrows lightly today, put a layer of light pink lipstick on her lips, and the royal blue dress just rightly set off the white and smooth skin tone. She stood in front of the fitting mirror, looking at herself with satisfaction, and the chatter of the salesperson in her ears was in her ears.
Tong En looked at the dignified and elegant figure in the mirror, and was secretly proud of the vision of choosing his own clothes.
I don't know if she really has a sixth sense, or if the gaze from behind her is too hot, Tong En obviously felt that someone behind her was watching her, she turned around, and quickly found the source of this gaze with her senses. Just next to another counter about 20 meters away from this counter, there is a charming woman. Tong En sighed deeply in his heart, and there was a feeling that the road was narrow.
The woman who looked at her with a strange gaze was He Xiao.
He Xiao also came to buy clothes today, and unlike Tong En, she came to buy clothes purely for recreation and to pass the time.
It is said that if a woman is upset or angry, there are three ways to vent:
One is the fierce eating of the hase; One is dead sleep in the dark; There is also a kind of unrestrained beard flowering.
He Xiao belongs to the last type, if she has troubles in her heart and has nowhere to vent, she will use her excess energy to spend money on shopping. She would buy back a bunch of things she would never normally buy without thinking, and then look at them with regret when she calmed down.
But this time she didn't come to vent, she was too bored, her heart was empty, and she was alone in that big house and panicked, so she came out to go shopping.
When she first started with Ji Siming, what she wanted most was to have her own independent space, and Ji Siming fully met her requirements. At that time, no matter how long Ji Siming didn't contact her, she could paint in that big house with peace of mind, listen to music, read books, in short, do whatever she wanted, and never feel lonely. But now, as long as she stays alone in the house all day, she will be flustered and uncomfortable, and she can't help but call Ji Siming, even if she hears his voice, it will make her feel more at ease.
She didn't know why. On the surface, she is still her, Ji Siming is still Ji Siming, but deep down, there is always a voice telling her: It's different, it's definitely different.
She was afraid of the voice. But as long as she was alone in that house, the voice kept ringing in her ears.
Today, she has been walking alone in the mall like a ghost for more than two hours, and she doesn't know what she wants to do, but she walks around without a purpose, as long as she doesn't stay alone in that house.
Just as she looked at a piece of clothing and casually asked the salesman about the price, she found that the salesperson looked at the front with envious eyes and didn't hear her question at all. She followed the salesperson's gaze and looked up, and not far in front of her, a beautiful and dignified woman was standing elegantly in front of the fitting mirror.
Although there was only one glance, although it was just a back, He Xiao had already recognized the woman as Tong En.