The original plan for the second day of the Lunar New Year was to visit Chen Si's aunt Chen Yulin in Wuhan, but later learned that she had returned to Yichang, so we simply made an appointment to meet in Yichang. So the two packed up, stayed with Li Qianhui for another day, and set off to return to Chen Si's house on the morning of the third day of the new year.

My impression of the Three Gorges comes from the popular text "Three Gorges" when I was in middle school. I still remember that the teacher repeatedly emphasized that this article was not written by Li Daoyuan. I thought to myself, what a lovely and more genuine person. Now that I have set foot on this land, there is an inexplicable admiration and expectation in my heart. Yichang is a very old city and has always been a battleground for soldiers. It has a history of thousands of years. And she used to have a very nice name - Yiling. The landform of the city is indeed gentle in the east and steep in the west, with great ups and downs, which has laid the foundation for the Three Gorges Project. Located in the eastern section of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, it is the intersection of Hubei, Sichuan and Hunan provinces, and is a very important transportation hub and material distribution center. More than a thousand years ago, Liu Bei avenged his brother Guan Yu and launched the Battle of Yiling, but was defeated by Lu Xun's burning company, and since then Shu has turned from prosperity to decline. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, BJ Nanjing fell, Chongqing became the accompanying capital, and some government secrets, education systems, and arsenals in North China, East China, and Central China had to be moved to Shudi. However, it is not realistic to go straight up the Yangtze River, and the water flow is dangerous. And Yichang is at this transit node. Of course, in the end, Lu Zuofu used his merchant ships to cooperate with China Merchants ships to transfer the most important materials at that time to Chongqing in a safe and orderly manner, and Chongqing became an important city for a time.

And the long cultural inheritance is to depict Yichang's eyebrows more beautifully. Bai Juyi was sent to Chongqing, met with his younger brother and friends in Yichang, and unexpectedly discovered the beautiful scenery. "The realm is invincible, and there is almost nothing between heaven and earth?" , wrote "Three Tours of the Cave Preface" in an unknown cave, and after hundreds of years, Su Shi's family also came here and wrote "The Last Three Tours". Historically, Yichang is a wild place with inconvenient transportation and dangerous roads, why do so many literati linger here and express their feelings?

Probably because of grievances. Perhaps for many people, this is a grievance and sad place. Because it was she so far from the political center that the emperors seemed to be particularly fond of demoting civil officials they did not like. From the old and new "Book of Tang" alone, dozens of them have been relegated to this piece, Li Bai, Du Fu, and Liu Yuxi. Perhaps when they sailed up, their ambitions sank into the ancient trees, stone walls, and the rushing river at their feet.

From Wuhan to Yichang, although it is a HUB province, the distance is not close, and it takes six hours by train. It starts at half past nine in the morning and arrives at half past three in the afternoon, but fortunately, on the train on the third day of the Lunar New Year, there are few people, and the green seats on the train are empty, but it has become a very literary and artistic space for lovers to get along. The train sped forward, and Chu Li greedily looked at the surrounding fields, hills, trees, and white clouds flying in the clear sky above the train. Along the way, the two laughed and scolded, and their ears and temples grinded. Time flies. Outside the window is an endless mountain range, the unmelted snow covers the top of the mountain, and the halfway up the mountain reveals a verdant green, and the clouds in the sky come and go, go and come, entangle and entangle with each other. In the afternoon, dark clouds suddenly began to weigh down the city, and Chen Si at this time was already a little like an arrow, Chu Li's hands held in his palms were warm, helpless, and sweating like never before, she didn't know whether it was because of excitement, nervousness, happiness, or worry. I had already contacted my father and aunt before leaving, and I knew that she would bring her boyfriend with her. But Chen Si didn't talk too much about the details of her boyfriend. When I got off the train, it was already raining, and there was even some hail in the rain.

There were still not many people at the exit of the station, and even Chu Li saw a tall, slightly fat, slightly bent waist, and gray hair at a glance. At this moment, neon lights emitted from the billboards on both sides, reflecting on Chen Si's face, Chu Li saw her curved eyebrows and eyes, and the smile was indeed a pleasure that she had never seen before, her apple muscles were getting fuller and fuller, her cheeks were red, her hair was clamped behind her ears, and with the ups and downs of walking, it seemed that she was about to jump out at any time and sprinkle her face. At this time, Chen Si turned his head to look at himself while walking, his eyes were black and white, every eyelash was full of smiles, and there was a figure clearly in his deep black eyes, which was himself. As he got closer and closer to his father, Chen Si suddenly reached out and grabbed Chu Li's big cold hand, his five fingers tightly clasped his rough fingers that were frozen in the cold wind.

Chen Yusen gave Chu the impression of being broken.

It may be the bent waist, and I feel that my height is one point less than Chu Li, or maybe it is the vicissitudes between the eyebrows when I look up, which is the same as every father. Or the black spots on Chen Yusen's forehead and near his temples that he clearly saw, which were old spots that came in advance. Generally speaking, this is a man with upright facial features, which is clearly different from the high nose bridge, high eyebrow bones, and sunken eye sockets of the political commissar, he has a strong bookish atmosphere and elegance. The eyebrows were thin, and the eyes were too sad to look out of contention. The whole person looks a little sad and easy to bully.

Chu Li shouted Hello uncle, Chen Yusen nodded, looked at Chen Si, and looked back at Chu Li carefully.

"The lad is very energetic." Chen Yusen showed a hint of a smile.

Chen Si let go of Chu Li's hand and took Chen Yusen's hand instead, "Dad, you are the most energetic." Then he squeezed his eyes at Chu Li.

It began to rain lightly, and the three of them walked quickly to the parking lot, Chu Li saw Chen Yusen open the door of an old Blue Bird sedan, although it was full of dust, the body did not have any flaws. This is very much in line with a cautious, but uncontested person.

Chen Yusen had some trouble getting into the car, and Chen Si said, "Dad, I'll drive." ”

"How can you do that, you're so tired by train." The butt went to the cockpit first before retracting his feet.

Although the car is old, the ride is very comfortable, the sound is very soft, Chu Li is more familiar with the car, when he was in the police academy, there was a Mitsubishi Pajero, and everyone rushed to drive. Uncle Chu Laosi also had a second-hand Accord, and at that time, as long as he was not in the country, the car would be handed over to Chu Tianqi, and Chu Li drove it a lot. Through the dust, and then washed away by the rain

Chen Yusen looked at this strange man from the rearview mirror from time to time, he looked a few years older than his daughter, but he was tall and black, especially the big eyes like a deer, which made people feel honest and stable. But with his eldest daughter, he is somewhat unwilling. But the young man's business is now out of his own hands. For the age of twenty-three, there is freedom to fall in love, and even if you get married, it is not an early marriage at all. Back then, she and her mother also got married very early, and even if her father-in-law disagreed, she still married the beautiful woman back. In fact, she still hopes that Chen Si can come back to study, and then go abroad, what about emotional matters, let it go later...... But at the moment, the youngest daughter has not yet spoken, and she doesn't even have the courage to speak, in case Chen Sizhen comes back and Chen Jing is alone outside, then she has no support at all. Although it is a little unfair to Chen Si, peace and stability are the most important thing at the moment. Thinking that Chen Jing actually followed others to Shanghai this year, she is still beating the drum in her heart......

Along the way, Chu Li could also take a good look at the scenery outside the window, but he felt that the fog was very big. Chen Yusen's car drove very cautiously, and Chen Si was so sleepy that he fell asleep. But his hand was still clasped with himself. Yichang at four o'clock in the afternoon was as dark as night at the moment, and it was pouring heavy rain in an instant. The wipers separated the water droplets, and a very steep and rough stone road could be seen in front of it, and the car deftly drilled into the middle of the two rows of trees, a poplar, a camphor, and an osmanthus tree, so arranged at intervals. Soon I saw a three-story building, old, but special, different from ordinary western-style buildings, it has no tacky tiles, glass mosaics, and it is not so square, but pointed, high and low. On the right is a slightly higher attic (sloping roof), covered with brown false glazed tiles, layered on top of each other, with a small window and a rounded roof arched. There is no house on the third floor, and the vacant part is a very wide balcony, and the second floor is much larger, with two large windows, and a floor-to-ceiling glass door in the middle, which is tightly closed at the moment, and you can vaguely see the wide and thick floor-to-ceiling curtains hanging behind the glass door. There was not a single glimmer of light. The ground floor and yard are covered by a fence. The wall is more than one person high. Until the car drove to the main entrance, from the open courtyard door, I glimpsed that the first floor was a little larger than the second floor, and the warm yellow light overflowed from the main entrance of the living room. The car slowly drove into the yard, Chu Li opened the door after the car was completely stopped, and the cold wind poured in, but Chen Si did not wake up. Chu Li took off his clothes and covered her and got out of the car. There was some mottled grass on the ground in the yard, and a simple garage was built in the corner, the roof of which was almost flush with the balcony on the second floor. In the other corner of the yard there is a hawthorn tree. Chu Li also had one at home when he was a child, and it was not until the private house was rebuilt later that it was eradicated. Every year in April and May, clusters of white flowers bloom, and then in September and October, hawthorn hangs on the branches, from green to red.

A woman came out of the hall door, looking to be in her forties, with very good-looking eyebrows, but she was not very similar to the two sisters Chen Si and Chen Jing, but was very close to Chen Yusen, and her figure was not as bloated as her peers, so she must be well-maintained. I decided that this was the single aunt.

"Hello Auntie."

"Hello, you must be Chu Li, right? Come on in. The aunt greeted very warmly, looked at Chu Li behind her shoulder and asked, "What about Xiao Si?" ”

"I'm here!" Chen Si opened the car door and shouted, rubbing his eyes, holding Chu Li's coat in his hand.

"Oops~ Big girl, big girl!" Chen Yulin squeezed Chen Si's hands, and the two of them chattered into the house.

Chen Yusen was opening the trunk, and Chu Li hurriedly stepped forward to help pick up the two suitcases. Then put it under the eaves. Until Chen Yusen asked him to put his luggage next to the coffee table in the living room.

Chu Li has never seen Chen Si's mother, but there is a miraculous thing, since he entered the door, he smelled the fragrance on Chen Si's body, and it was not exactly the same, the smell in the room was light, like the smell of dry wood that needs to be found with heart.

There is a lot of furniture in the living room, and it is all a little old. It looks like a sturdy but not old-fashioned solid wood. The design of the house is very special, and the most distinctive thing is the warm fireplace. It was the first time for Chu Li to go to a house with a fireplace. There were two or three pieces of wood that were stacked together. There is fire, there is no smoke. Unlike the warmth of the air conditioner, the fireplace can give people visual warmth, and people can't help but lean forward. Another conspicuous feature is the chandelier, which hangs from the ceiling of the living room. In addition to the sofa and coffee table in the living room, there is also a large round dining table with two wooden chairs next to it, and it can be seen that the host does not often entertain guests. There are three doors in the whole hall, one leads to the kitchen, and the sound of pots and pans colliding can be heard inside, and the second is closed, on the right hand side of the door, which should be the master bedroom. The last one is not so much a door, but an arched stairwell, a wooden staircase that is not visible after two or three floors, turning to the wall.

Chen Yusen asked Chu to leave his seat. I brought two cups of tea and handed over one cup. I took a sip, and it was very bitter. The tea leaves inside are emerald green, as thin as eyebrows, the sharp peaks are revealed, the aroma is sharp, and even some chestnut fragrance. A few years later, Chu Li also drank this green tea when he was on a business trip in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he did not have this fragrance. The tea leaves are divided into three layers, the top tea leaves are standing upright and floating on the tea soup, and the bottom is also standing upright and sinking at the bottom of the cup. And at this time, the base of the tongue is actually sweet. Sitting on the sofa, the fireplace was noisy, and it instantly warmed the body.

"What are you doing?" Chen Yusen was very calm.

"It's called process in the company, but it's actually very miscellaneous, and the equipment is also seen, and the data analysis is also done."

"I heard Chen Jing say that some mechanical parts are assembled together, and then the circuit board is installed, and finally tested, labeled, and then packaged."

"That's pretty much it."

"Is there anything difficult about that? What are the challenges? “

"Precision is the assembly characteristic, reliability is the product requirement. Our process is to design the simplest and most efficient assembly process. “

"Well, the accuracy is at the top level? Micron? Chen Yusen is worthy of being a person engaged in engineering, and he took the initiative to open the conversation.

"The product requires nano. Of course, there are tooling fixtures for employee operation, which will not be so demanding. “

"Product requirements nano? I know your customers are nothing more than storage. Has it reached the nano level now? “

"Actually, we have another unit of distance, one level lower than nanometers. It's a ...... in Sweden."

”Angstrong。“ Chen Yusen looked at Chu Li, his eyes flickering. and just two people. "0.1 nanometers, which is also one billionth of a meter."

"Yes, uncle, you're familiar with this."

"The anti-static requirements must be very high."

"Yes, static electricity and pollution are the two biggest challenges."

"Do you think your company is competitive in a labor-intensive industry?" Chen Yusen looked at Chu Li very sincerely.

"In the long run, no. Cheap labor is only temporary, the labor union is getting higher and higher, supporting services will be more and more expensive, raw materials will also become more expensive, and all costs are rising. Although the quality of workers in our country is very good, all downstream industries are simple and repetitive manual labor, and the advantages of workers are not much used at least in companies like ours, so I think they will eventually be replaced by other places where labor is cheaper. ”

"There is still an advantage in the short term, because the cost is still competitive at the moment?"

"In two ways, the quality of the workers is high, there are very few countries that can replace us at present, education is not universal in many places, and our workers can speak simple English. Math is even better. And the Chinese are kind, hardworking, and responsible, and easy to manage. Overall, the current cost is controllable, but this is really only a short-term advantage. Then there is the supply chain, a large enterprise, especially our top 500 multinational companies, the most difficult thing in the short term is not only the construction and commissioning of the production line, but also the establishment of the supply chain, all the raw material procurement, equipment procurement and after-sales service, logistics system, these are the early stage of a lot of effort to build up step by step, and have undergone a lot of tests, if you want to do it again, the cycle is at least two to three years to mature. ”

"Don't you have a backup plan? All production in one place? ”

"It is true that we have many branches, but the production is indeed in Dongguan, China, but Dongguan also has several branches. I don't know if this counts as a backup plan. ”

Chen Yusen looked at the fireplace and nodded, "It's okay, it's not counted." Then he looked up into Chu Li's eyes, "I have a favor for you to help with." Without waiting for Chu Li to agree or refuse, Chen Yusen continued: "I haven't been able to sleep well for a day when Chen Jing and Chen Si are there, and I have always disagreed with Chen Jing going to Dongguan, back then...... Alas, I didn't bother to say it in the past. Chen Si is kind intention to take care of Chen Jing, she delayed her future, follow Chen Jing there, if you have the opportunity, you persuade them to come back. If we can come back, although our economic situation is not very rich, the two sisters will not have to worry about food and clothing. Chen Si can continue to go to school. She is an undergraduate of 211, what a pity to take a break like this, now that it has been three years, the school will definitely not be able to go back. But I can still find a way to get her back to school. Take a step back and if you don't want to come back, I want you to take care of her. “

Chu Li said: "Uncle, Dongguan is getting better and better now. You don't have to worry too much. I know, I'll take care of Chen Si. “

"I'll leave it to you." Chen Yusen's face suddenly changed from sincere to serious, "Now that you are Chen Si's boyfriend, if there is anything wrong with her, I will not let you go." “

"Uncle, I will definitely take care of Chen Si."

Chen Yusen's eyes revealed approval, but he was silent for a while, and said in a slurred voice, "Chu Li, this is like this...... I know...... You young people talk about feelings now, unlike we did then, I ...... Understandable. But you don't care what your identity is, I have to hand over Chen Si to you in Dongguan. ”

"Uncle, I know what you mean, even if you take 10,000 steps back, Chen Si and I break up, it's not boyfriend and girlfriend, I will take care of her." Chu Li simply said the concerns in Chen Yusen's heart. But this is a sad assumption. Chu Li believes that it will not happen.

Chen Yusen was satisfied, and whispered, "How is Chen Jing's boyfriend?" Is it reliable? ”

"He's in our department, and although he doesn't know him very well, he has a good reputation."

"That's good, let's do it, in a few months, you go back to Yichang again, bring Chen Jing and the boy with you, I'll take a look at it, and talk to him."

"What are you talking about?" Chen Si chewed something in his mouth and ran over to ask.

Chen Yusen smiled and said to the two, "I'll help your aunt get the dishes ready." However, this short period of gossip has changed Chu Li's impression of him a lot, this is not as simple as a weak and easy to bully.

"Isn't Auntie at home?"

Chen Si's expression suddenly froze, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses. "My mom died."

Chu Li suddenly understood some things, to be exact, many things.

Chen Si leaned over, looked into his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, I thought I told you." “

"It's nothing, why apologize?" shook Chen Si's hand and said with a little embarrassment.

"It's been years since my mom died."

"We're not going to talk about that today, are we? Later, my uncle and aunt will be a little sad to hear it. “

Chen Si kissed Chu Li's cheek with a "snap", and then quickly retracted his body. He grinned at Chu Li again.

The phone suddenly thought, it was Chen Si's mobile phone. And it was Chen Jing who called. After Chen Si answered the phone, he quickly became serious. And then he didn't laugh. After hanging up the phone, he looked at Chu Li for a while. "My sister has already returned to Dongguan. She said that she broke with Lu Chengwu. “