Lin Yilan tore up the fried dough sticks and put them in the soy milk, then wiped the oil on her fingers with a paper towel.

Yue Zhensheng, on the other hand, seemed to have been obsessed with her design materials. After breakfast was served, he did not look up.

She used her chopsticks to press the fried dough sticks to the bottom of the bowl, allowing the fried dough sticks to fully absorb the aroma of the soy milk.

The sound of chatter coming from the table behind her made her look sideways.

After checking the time and confirming that the fried dough sticks had been soaked for almost three minutes, she looked up and saw that Uncle Yue was still reading the information, so she gave a reminder.

"Uncle Yue, it will be cold if you don't have breakfast."

Yue Zhensheng reluctantly put down the information in his hand, carefully put the information back into the document bag, and then picked up the soy milk in front of him and took a hurried sip.

After drinking the soy milk, he put the fried dough sticks into the bowl and kept poking at them, but didn't eat them.

It wasn't until he seemed to have made up his mind that he took a bite of the fried dough sticks.

By the time Yue Zhensheng finished eating the fried dough sticks, Lin Yilan had almost finished her breakfast.

After she wiped her mouth carefully with a tissue, she leaned back on the chair and stared at the street outside the window in a daze.

"Xiao Lin, do you have any thoughts on buildings like office buildings?" Yue Zhensheng swallowed his last mouthful of fried dough sticks.

Lin Yilan withdrew her gaze and looked at Yue Zhensheng opposite. She put away her previous dazed and leisurely state. She twisted her body and straightened her sitting posture.

"It depends on what purpose the office building is used for. For example, factory office buildings, office buildings for units are different. Even units of different natures have different first goals when designing office buildings. And budget is also an important factor limiting the design."

Yue Zhensheng nodded, "Then if we put aside these external conditions and let you design an office building, Xiao Lin, how would you like to design it?"

Lin Yilan knew that the test was coming. She put her hands on the table and supported her chin to think.

"If it were me, I would want to design an interesting and challenging building. I can use all the skills I have learned so far."

"Of course, it would be interesting if I could make an irregular cube. But it can only Think about it."

Yue Zhensheng raised his eyebrows, an irregular cube, how can it be irregular?

Lin Yilan noticed his doubts, turned around and took out her notebook and pencil from her bag, and then casually drew a tilted hollow cylinder on the white paper.

The tallest side of the column is six stories high, while the lowest side is embedded directly into the ground.

In the center of the ring is a very beautiful garden.

Since she had no work in the second half of 1981, she focused entirely on her studies. She was either in class at school or studying with Professor Wu every day. She also practiced drawing a lot of buildings because of this, and her speed of drawing is now much faster than before.

These are all things she has picked up slowly over the past six months.

Obviously Yue Zhensheng was shocked by her exposed hand.

"Xiao Lin, can you show me this design drawing of yours?"

Lin Yilan handed him the notebook, "Of course."

According to the current domestic construction level, this circular building will not be completed for several years. It won’t work. Such a building that consumes time, energy, and money will definitely not be built.

She knew very well that there was no possibility that this casual design would be published in the future.

So to a certain extent, she can be regarded as boring and "showing off her skills".

But that's what she thinks, but Yue Zhensheng doesn't necessarily think so.

He couldn't put it down holding Lin Yilan's notebook, and even cherished it very much. He didn't want to touch it directly for fear that he would accidentally mess up the pencil's handwriting.

"Xiao Lin, can you lend me this design drawing temporarily?"

Lin Yilan naturally had nothing to do. She took the book, tore out the page just now, and handed it to Yue Zhensheng.

"Uncle Yue, here you go."

Yue Zhensheng got the paper, checked it carefully and put it into Lin Yilan's document bag.

"Xiao Lin, to tell you the truth, Uncle Yue may need to find a designer in the future, so I hope you can lend me the design materials for a while, because this matter is still under discussion.

When the discussion is over, if it is confirmed, I'll contact you."

Lin Yilan piled up the garbage she produced. Since there was no trash can, I had to leave it on the table.

She immediately became excited when she heard about the project.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Yue."

After breakfast, Yue Zhensheng sent Lin Yilan back to the hotel and went to work.

In the next few days, Lin Yilan held her notebook and browsed aimlessly around the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Compared to other time-travelers, she is probably the most interested in Puxi among them all.

She neither went to Pudong for the first time nor thought about buying a house in Shanghai.

I took root in Puxi wholeheartedly and visited all the old houses and buildings in Puxi.

She even took the time to copy and draw some classic buildings of the Republic of China.

As for not buying a house, does she not want to?

She also wanted to buy a villa in Shanghai like others, but she didn't have any money left, so she invested it all in LXCAD.

As for the house in Pudong, it was difficult to find a suitable one with clear property rights. She gave up after trying to ask twice.

Lin Yilan stood on the bank of the Huangpu River holding her notebook, looking at the ship not far away, and became stunned.

Although the sea breeze in winter is a bit cool, due to the geographical location of Shanghai, it is not as cold as in high latitudes.

The sea breeze blew on her face, blowing the strands of hair around her cheeks.

The tassels on the scarf swing back in the wind.

"Beep-beep--"

The sound of car horns, she had gone from being irritated at the beginning to becoming accustomed to it now.

She didn't expect there to be so many cars in Shanghai.

"Designer Lin, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here again."

Lin Yilan heard the voice and turned around to see a familiar group of people. It was the group of Hong Kong businessmen again, but this time the people looked bigger. Many times.

And there were several more ladies.

"Mr. Liu, are you taking a walk by the river?"

She put the notebook away and said hello with a smile.

Liu Qianglin nodded, "I didn't expect Miss Lin to be by the river too. What a coincidence."

"By the way, we are going to have coffee. Do you want designer Lin to come with us?" He wrapped his coat around himself and asked Lin Yilan extended an invitation.

Lin Yilan hesitated for a moment. Just as she was about to refuse, she heard the lady in the group of people behind Liu Qianglin suddenly speak.

"Ms. Lin, it's so cold by the river, why not go to the cafe to warm up. Last time I happened to have a chat with Miss Lin, so we can take this opportunity to chat again."

Lin Yilan recognized the lady who spoke at a glance. she.

It is Ms. Qiu Xiuzhen whom I met at the SG opening ceremony a few months ago.

Her information left a deep impression on Lin Yilan when she first saw it.

I just didn't expect to meet her again in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

But what does Qiu Xiuzhen mean by this?

Lin Yilan remembered that at the opening ceremony, they didn't talk about much other than the most basic greetings.

Qiu Xiuzhen saw what Lin Yilan meant. She stepped forward, stared at Lin Yilan and smiled slightly, "I also have some architectural design questions that I would like to consult with Miss Lin. I wonder if Miss Lin is willing to give me this opportunity?"

Lin Yilan instantly understood why Qiu Xiuzhen came to her.

After looking at Liu Qianglin with a smile, she nodded to Qiu Xiuzhen, "Of course, I would be extremely happy to receive the invitation from Mr. Liu and Ms. Qiu."

Pei Yanjia glanced at Lin Yilan with interest. She was more beautiful than he imagined. It couldn't be simpler.

A little girl who grew up in the mainland actually knows so many people.

interesting.

He turned to the assistant beside him, whispered instructions, and looked at Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan was busy chatting with project clients who were interested in her, and didn't even notice the movements of Pei Yan's family in the crowd.

When we arrived at the coffee shop, just as Lin Yilan expected, there were very few people.

But at least there are more people than at the Kyoto cafe.

And this time she followed the group of Hong Kong business owners directly to the private room in the coffee shop.

After entering the private room, Lin Yilan took a look at the menu and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

What the hell?

She knew that at this time, the taste of coffee had not been so clearly and richly differentiated, but the menu of this store only had a few meanings in English.

How come a store opened in China doesn’t write Chinese characters? Is it interesting?

Pei Yan's family was the quickest to put down the menu at the table, so naturally he didn't miss Lin Yilan's eye roll.

Seeing her disdainful expression, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Phil, what's wrong? Why are you laughing?"

The man sitting next to him immediately put down the menu after hearing Pei Yan's laughter and looked at him with some concern.

The Pei Yan family suppressed the smile on their faces and returned to their previous cold expressions, "It's okay, I just thought of some interesting things."

"It seems that the Yan family had good memories in the coffee shop, but I don't know what happened. What did you do with that girl in the coffee shop?" Another potbellied man at the table joked and winked with a greedy expression.

Lin Yilan raised her eyes and glanced at the men talking at the table. The young one still had the same cold face, the one next to the young man had a flattering look, and the one with the biggest belly had no idea what he was saying with a boring joke. A greasy joke.

Eighty percent of it is not a good thing.

While looking at the menu again, she secretly decided to find someone to learn Cantonese when she returned from Shanghai.

What she hated most was that several people at the table were talking but she couldn't understand them.

It's enough if this happens once, go back and learn!

When Lin Yilan lowered her head and continued to read the menu, Pei Yanjia frowned and glanced at the potbellied man impatiently.

"Mr. Li, everything doesn't have to do with girls."

After seeing his expression, the pot-bellied man immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Pei, I didn't look at you. I said the wrong thing."

By chance, at this time, the waiter knocked on the door . The door comes in.

"Dong dong dong -"

"Sir, Madam, can I come in?"

Pei Yanjia crossed his legs with a serious look on his face and said nothing, but kept staring at the potbellied man.

Others at the table seemed to feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and they all looked at the two of them.

Only Lin Yilan didn't understand what they were talking about, so she just ignored them.

It wasn't until the waiter knocked on the door again that she looked up when she heard the sound.

What's wrong? What is going on?

Looking at the Pei Yan family who was being persuaded by Liu Qianglin to say something, she took another look at the fat-bellied man who was being criticized.

what happens?

Who can tell her what happened?

"Dong dong dong -"

"Excuse me, sir, madam, can I come in and order?"

The waiter's voice sounded a little trembling.

Lin Yilan saw that none of them spoke, so she spoke directly.

"You can come in."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone else stopped what they were doing and looked at Lin Yilan.

...

What happened again?

Lin Yilan couldn't understand their looks or what they were doing, so she replied directly in English.

"Everyone, I don't know what happened to you, but aren't we here to drink coffee? Why don't we order food first?"

Qiu Xiuzhen glanced at Lin Yilan with admiration, suddenly feeling more confident in her.

As for Liu Qianglin, he held his forehead and didn't know what to say, but he was worried that Lin Yilan would offend the Pei Yan family, so he quickly helped her make up for it in front of the Pei Yan family.

Pei Yanjia raised his hand to stop Liu Qianglin. He looked at Lin Yilan and then spoke to Liu Qianglin, "Uncle Liu, it's okay, I'm not angry. Just like Miss Lin said, it's time for us to order."

After that, he lightly Pulling lightly on the tie around his neck.

Lin Yilan, who was looked at by this look, trembled all over and had goosebumps on her skin.

Damn...why are you looking at her like that? Is she some kind of funny talking gorilla?

When she thought of this person's identity, she suddenly realized.

Is he really a rich second generation who has never met ordinary people?

When the waiter came in, the atmosphere in the box returned to normal.

As soon as the waiter came in, he walked up to Lin Yilan.

When she was outside the door, she could clearly hear what was going on inside. The person who spoke to her was a young girl.

There was only one young girl in the entire box, Lin Yilan.

"Miss, what kind of coffee do you want?"

Lin Yilan didn't remember the contents of the menu at all. She ordered according to her usual habits.

"If you want a cup of milk coffee, add more milk."

The waiter nodded and wrote it down on the order.

People around looked at this scene and looked at Pei Yan's house with fear.

Seeing this, Lin Yilan propped up her chin and casually took in the expressions of the people on the table one by one.

Is this Pei Yan family so stingy?

Will B be unhappy if he doesn't pretend?

Does everything have to revolve around him?

While she was still guessing whether the Pei Yan family would change their attitude, the Pei Yan family had already calmly placed the order.

After seeing that there was nothing "fun" to watch, she turned around and started chatting with Qiu Xiu'e beside her.

If she hadn't stepped forward to invite him, Lin Yilan would definitely not be sitting in the box of this cafe now.

"Ms. Qiu, I wonder what you just said you wanted to see me for?"

Qiu Xiu'e looked at the other people on the table and shook her head.

"Before I went to SG to attend the opening ceremony, I saw your name in the newspaper. I have always admired your designs. I don't know if you have time next. I have a project and I would like to ask you for some advice.

Of course, when it comes to your professional knowledge, I can give you a consultation fee based on the price of an architect in Hong Kong City."

Lin Yilan saw that Qiu Xiu'e didn't want to explain it to her in front of this group of people, so she didn't say anything more. ask.

"Okay, Ms. Qiu, do you have time the day after tomorrow? Let's meet at the door of the hotel the day after tomorrow. There is a very delicious teahouse over there. How about I invite you to have tea?"

Qiu Xiu'e was stunned for a moment and looked at Lin Yilan His eyes softened a bit.

"Okay, then we'll meet at one o'clock in the afternoon."

After saying that, the door to the box was opened, and the waiter brought the coffee.

Lin Yilan picked up the coffee in front of her and took a sip.

Not bad, I feel like I used good coffee beans.

But it's just a bit expensive.

From the corner of her eye, she saw the coffee Qiu Xiu'e drank, which was dark brown and seemed to be a classic clear coffee.

"By the way, Ms. Qiu, you can consult me ​​about construction issues the day after tomorrow. You don't have to pay any consulting fees."

"It's all a piece of cake. You didn't let me do the work, so you won't charge me for it."

Treat Qiu Xiu'e like this She is generous and refreshing because she has been included in the list of potential customers.

For some unimportant consultations, we will not charge money for them.

Thinking of this, Lin Yilan couldn't help but raise her toes under the table and sway, while taking a sip from the small coffee cup in front of her.

Warm coffee-colored milk coffee, sweet and delicious.

The rest of the time in the cafe's box, she simply sat in a daze.

Not only did the people at the table speak Cantonese, but she observed that most of the people talking were men, while the ladies were usually sitting in a daze, or echoing what their husbands were talking about.

Lin Yilan felt a little bored. She didn't know why she was sitting here and wasting time, so she took out the previous notebook from her bag and started to complete the unfinished drawings.

Qiu Xiu'e sat next to Lin Yilan, and it could be said that she could see her every move clearly.

"Is this...the Asia Building?"

Lin Yilan paused with her pen and continued to draw on the paper.

"Yes, Ms. Qiu has a good eye."

After completing the unfinished parts, she turned back a page and started writing in the notebook with a pen.

It was built in 1916 and is 8 stories high. It was originally 7 stories and was later added with 1 story (determined to be 1937 according to the data).

Typical classical architectural style in China.

The processing of marble on the exterior walls can be learned. Compared with other old buildings, the details of the exterior walls of the Asia Building are more delicate.

While thinking about what she had gained in the library during this period, as well as her experience after referring to the architecture in the field, she put the book on the table.

As she writes faster, Lin Yilan regains her former state when she was working in Beijing.

Coupled with the coffee at hand, Lin Yilan suddenly forgot that she was drinking coffee with someone she didn't know well.

Until the coffee was gone, she was not affected by the sounds from the outside world.

It wasn't until the tip of her pencil became thicker due to long-term writing that it became difficult to write. When she was about to find a knife to sharpen her pen, she realized that she was still in the private room of the coffee shop.

But at this time, there were many fewer people in the box than before.

There were two more of the three people she was familiar with.

One is Qiu Xiuzhen sitting next to her, and the other is Pei Yanjia sitting opposite her.

The two of them didn't seem to know each other well and didn't speak.

The Pei Yan family across the street was reading a newspaper with their legs crossed, while Qiu Xiuzhen next to her was flipping through an unknown magazine.

Lin Yilan glanced at her watch and was about to stand up and leave.

After she gently packed her things, she coughed twice.

"Everyone, I have something to do later, so I'm afraid I have to leave first. I'm sorry."

She stood up, put her bag on her back, and bowed to the people in the box.

"Thank you for your hospitality today. I will definitely entertain you next time you come to Beijing."

After saying that, she smiled at Qiu Xiuzhen and left the box decisively.

When she came out of the cafe, the temperature of the winter night immediately made her shrink unconsciously and wrap her coat tightly around her body.

As she walked into the cold wind, her mind became clearer.

On the way back to the hotel, she rarely looked at the buildings on the street, but took the opportunity to reflect on her actions that day.

The next time she encounters something like being invited to drink coffee today, she must decisively refuse.

Nothing made her realize more than this afternoon that she and that group of people were not from the same world.

Although they didn't say anything to her or do anything to her.

Because she doesn't understand the rules of their world, they just ignore her. Neither gets angry at her actions nor cares about what she is doing.

She knew very well that without the invitations of Liu Qianglin and Qiu Xiu'e, she would probably not be able to sit at the same table with this group of people.

But the biggest gain for her from getting to know this group of people today is that if she establishes a good relationship with one of them, she can find out from him the current situation of her mother's ex-husband's family in Hong Kong City.

Thinking that her time this afternoon was not entirely wasted, she smiled contentedly.

It gets dark early in winter nights, and the street lights on the main roads in Shanghai also light up due to the darkness.

The dim lights fell from above, giving the dark road a little more clarity.

In addition, the cars on the streets of Shanghai also turned on their lights, making the road completely dark.

Lin Yilan rubbed her fingers, put her hand to her mouth and breathed out hot air.

White heat slowly floated out and disappeared above her head.

Youran, she felt a chill on the tip of her nose.

Lin Yilan put her hands back in her pockets and looked up at the sky.

White snowflakes appeared under the street lights.

She couldn't help but stretched out her hand and waited for the snowflakes to fall.

Although you can see snow in Beijing every year, the feeling in Shanghai is still very different.

The snow falls quickly and melts quickly.

Looking at the endless snowflakes falling in the sky, her mood suddenly became very good.

Lin Yilan looked around and found no one. She looked back at the seaside and shouted loudly.

"It's snowing~"

On the road not far away, a car also slowed down because of the snow.

There were three men in the car.

"Mr. Pei, I have found the information about Miss Lin Yilan that you asked me to check."

The Pei Yan family took the folder handed over by the assistant. It was full of newspapers, but the newspapers were from different countries.

He flipped through it and saw English, Danish, German, and Chinese.

A closer look reveals that these newspapers come from at least six different countries.

"It seems that after the mainland opens up, everyone is very curious about the mainland."

He closed the folder and put it on the seat next to him.

The assistant sitting in front said his analysis, "Aside from Miss Lin's background, her personal experience is indeed legendary to a certain extent, which is why she attracted such media attention."

"That's right. She didn't even finish a mainland university. For an architecture student to achieve such results in just over two years, it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius."

"Ah... He even stayed in a rural area in the north of the mainland before going to college. "Pei Yanjia glanced at Lin Yilan's resume on the first page of the folder.

The assistant didn't speak. He looked at the road ahead motionlessly.

As an assistant who has been with the Pei Yan family for many years, he understands his temper better than many people around the Pei Yan family, and even some relatives.

With this tone, it was obvious that he was probably unhappy.

Often at this time, silence is his best way to deal with it.

However, none of them expected... Lin Yilan would appear in front of them again.

"It's snowing~"

Pei Yan's family rolled down the car window and looked out the window with slightly squinted eyes.

"Is that person on the street Lin Yilan?"

The assistant didn't even look, he could tell by the voice.

Didn't Ms. Lin leave the coffee shop half an hour ago? Why are you still here?

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, "It should be so, Mr. Pei."

Pei Yan's index finger pointed at the window sill, "It's so interesting, how come I can see this person everywhere?!"

The street lights in the mainland have low wattage, but they are so light This sharp-toothed man looks a little gentle.

It works.

He stared blankly for a while, until he felt a little cold in the car, and then rolled up the window.

Pei Yanjia pulled the tie around his neck, couldn't help but glance out the window, and said to the driver in front of him: "Speed ​​up and drive past her."

"Forget it, it's snowing, so slow down. "After that, he pulled off the tie around his neck and loosened the first button of his shirt.

The driver glanced at the co-pilot's assistant, and the two exchanged glances, "Okay, Mr. Pei."

The tires spun quickly, crushing the white snow that fell on the ground.

Let the white snow turn into a puddle of black sewage.

And the snowflakes that fell on the palms could not stay in the end, and soon evaporated and disappeared in the air.

Lin Yilan felt the wetness in her palms. She clenched her fists and slowly loosened them.

"Sure enough, there are many things that cannot be kept by force."

She sighed and walked quickly towards the hotel.

At this time, a black car passed by her quickly.

Lin Yilan glanced at it and then withdrew her gaze.

The result of her slow return to the hotel was that it was already seven o'clock in the evening when she arrived at the hotel.

When she was standing outside the hotel door shaking off the snowflakes on her body, she saw a man rushing over anxiously.

"Xiao Lin, you are finally back."

Lin Yilan stopped patting the snowflakes and looked at Yue Zhensheng blankly, "Uncle Yue, why are you here so late?"

Yue Zhensheng glanced at her angrily, " When I got home, I saw it was snowing, so your aunt asked me to come over and see how you were doing in the hotel."

"The temperature in Shanghai has dropped significantly in the past two days. You don't know if it will be cold if you stay in the hotel. How about you today ? Just stay at your uncle's and aunt's house tonight."

After saying that, he handed the cloth bag to Lin Yilan.

"Also, these are old clothes your aunt asked me to find for you. If you feel cold, put them on."

"Although these clothes were worn by your uncle's mistress, your aunt has kept them away after cleaning them. Come on, don't dislike it."

Lin Yilan took a look at the bag and saw it was a women's military coat.

She immediately stuffed it back into Uncle Yue's hand, "Uncle, this is the uniform issued by the second sister. How could you give it to me casually? What if the second sister wants to wear it?"

Yue Zhensheng stuffed it back into Lin Yilan's hand, "You "Here, your second sister is in the army and has no shortage of clothes."

After a few rejections, Lin Yilan accepted the clothes.

"Then thank you uncle and aunt for your concern, and I won't stay at your and aunt's house. The hotel will definitely not be cold at night. And it's too troublesome for you, my dad will tell me."

Yue Zhensheng thought that there was really no extra room at home, Their mistress and mistress are still living in the living room. It is really inconvenient for Xiaolin, a girl, to live there.

"That's okay, but if you get cold, you must tell your uncle and aunt. Don't catch a cold."

Lin Yilan's heart warmed up, and she smiled gratefully: "Thank you uncle and aunt for caring about me, and please trouble me. It's too hard to make such a trip."

Yue Zhensheng waved his hands and mentioned another matter, "By the way, come to my unit at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I have something to ask you."

The next day.

Lin Yilan got up early and even dared to wash her hair and take a shower when there was hot water in the morning.

While sitting by the stove drying her hair, Lin Yilan dug out her notebook and reviewed previous project information.

Yue Zhensheng called her to go to his unit yesterday, and she could guess some of the reasons.

It's probably something related to architectural design.

Especially since the last time they met, he took away her project information and has not given it back to her until now.

Leaning against the stove, Lin Yilan squatted for almost an hour and finally dried her hair.

Considering that she was going to meet a client today, she even ironed the white shirt she was going to wear today last night.

In the past few years, because she has been working on projects from time to time, her clothing style has almost begun to overlap with that of her previous life.

There is no problem in putting together shirts of various colors to form a rainbow.

Lin Yilan wiped the down jacket clean with a rag and began to change clothes.

The innermost part is a base warm sweater, then a white shirt, then a solid color sweater, the outermost part is a black down jacket, and a checkered khaki scarf is tied around the neck.

She wears thermal trousers as the innermost part of her body, and a pair of loose windproof black trousers on the outside. Finally, she tucks the trousers into the military boots her grandfather gave her.

Lin Yilan patted her clothes, adjusted the angle of her scarf, put on her bag and was ready to set off.

For her, such an outfit is not too casual and is convenient for movement.

After all, who knows if she will suddenly be dragged to the construction site by the project party?

I think of the tragic accident that occurred after I was called to the construction site by a phone call from the project team while wearing high heels in my previous life.

There were two lines of tears left in her heart.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about those bad things in my previous life.

After Lin Yilan got on the bus to Yue Zhensheng's work, she took out an orange peel from her pocket.

The smell on the bus was still so complex, with the smell of humans, diesel, and all kinds of messy food and ingredients, all mixed together, it was really dizzying.

Lin Yilan closed her eyes, wishing she could stuff orange peels into her nostrils.

Lean on your arms and empty your head of all thoughts.

Just think of it as practicing...

She endures it!

Bear with me, bear with me! !

"We have arrived at the Federation of Industry and Commerce Building. If you want to get off the bus, you must get off quickly." The conductor's loud voice seemed to Lin Yilan at this moment like the angel's gospel that saved her.

She turned around suddenly, like a dragon in the water, twisting her body quickly in the crowded crowd, and rushed out of the bus like a rocket.

"Ouch -"

Lin Yilan's eyes were dazzled, and she almost flew to the tree next to the stop sign, holding on to the trunk of the tree, she took off her apron from her chin.

"Ouch!"

I couldn't even vomit.

She held the tree trunk with one hand and put her other hand on her waist. Her eyes were red from retching and filled with tears.

"Hoo~ho~ho~"

Lin Yilan took a few deep breaths, took out the warm water from her bag and swallowed it slowly.

Much better!

Another life was saved.

After drinking the water, she looked down at her watch.

There's still half an hour until ten o'clock.

"Fortunately, I left early." She patted her chest to comfort herself, "Otherwise, I would have been late now."

After feeling like she was back to normal, she rearranged her scarf and turned around to find the office building of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

"It's amazing! There are so many cars in the usually deserted building. It seems that the people from the Federation of Industry and Commerce are really awesome."

The familiar accent of the Shanghai aunt immediately attracted Lin Yilan's attention .

She turned to look at the aunt behind her who was speaking. Following the direction of her finger, she saw the building full of cars parked at the door.

"Auntie, I want to ask you something. Is that building where the Federation of Industry and Commerce has its offices?"

Lin Yilan stepped forward to ask while her aunt and her companion were silent.

The aunt looked Lin Yilan up and down, "Little girl, that's the Federation of Industry and Commerce over there. I found the right place."

Lin Yilan thanked her aunt and trotted over.

"Hey, lesbian, what are you here for?" Seeing Lin Yilan coming from across the road, people from the Security Office of the Federation of Industry and Commerce stepped forward to stop her.

Lin Yilan quickly took out the student ID card she carried with her, "I'm here to see Secretary Yue."

The person from the security office took Lin Yilan's student ID card, looked at her carefully, and then took out the door registration book .

"Secretary Yue greeted us this morning. Come and register first."

When she saw her taking a pen to write personal information in the registration book, the person from the security office reminded again: "Comrade Lin, we have someone here today." Important guests in the city, please don't disturb them."

Lin Yilan put down the pen in her hand and picked up her student ID card. "I know, I will leave after I finish my business with Secretary Yue."

After coming out of the pavilion at the gate, Lin Yilan saw the cars filling the courtyard of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

She glanced at it casually and sighed involuntarily.

"There are so many rich people in Shanghai, and there are so many cars now."

As soon as she bypassed the cars and entered the gate, she saw Yue Zhensheng coming out of the gate, followed by several colleagues.

This posture...at first glance, he didn't come to pick her up.

Lin Yilan was very discerning and quickly stepped aside to make way for them.

"Secretary Wang, Mr. Pei..."

Seeing the people getting out of the car, she silently reduced her presence.

Why are they again?

She has only been in Shanghai for a few days, why can't she get along with this group of people?

Lin Yilan sighed deeply and stood there, planning to wait for the group of people to go in before she went in.

As soon as the Pei Yan family got off the car, they saw a black mass standing behind Yue Zhensheng.

He couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, why was she everywhere?

Before he could react, Yue Zhensheng walked up to him.

The Pei Yan family quickly stepped forward and held Yue Zhensheng's hand, and greeted him politely, "Secretary Yue, last time we met at the hotel, I didn't have time to say hello to you. I'm really sorry."

Yue Zhensheng waved his hand, "It's okay, I was I didn't recognize Mr. Pei either."

After Yue Zhensheng shook hands with everyone and said hello, he finally went in.

Lin Yilan also silently followed them into the Federation of Industry and Commerce building.

Entering Yue Zhensheng's unit, Lin Yilan's eyes darkened and she didn't know anything.

After walking around on the first floor, she finally found someone.

"Hello, which floor is Secretary Yue's office on? I am the niece of his comrade."

Fortunately, the person she asked the question was kind enough and took her directly to Yue Zhensheng's office.

Standing outside Yue Zhensheng's office door, Lin Yilan hesitated for a moment and decided to knock on the door first.

"Dong dong dong -"

"Secretary Yue? Is Secretary Yue here?"

After waiting for two seconds and no one answered, she knocked on the door again without giving up.

"Uncle Yue, I'm Lin Yilan, are you in the office?"

After waiting for another five seconds, there was still no one.

"Okay, if the plan can't keep up with the change, I'll just wait here." Lin Yilan kicked the ground depressedly and leaned against the door in a daze.

As for whether the door to Uncle Yue's office was locked or not, she didn't try.

If it wasn't locked and she accidentally opened it, if something was lost, wouldn't it have something to do with her, and she wouldn't be able to tell if she was covered in mouths.

Although she was unclear about the specific role of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, Uncle Yue was still the DW secretary of the Federation of Industry and Commerce after all, so it was better for her to be cautious.

Yue Zhensheng's office is located on the top floor of the Federation of Industry and Commerce Building, just next to the window at the end of the corridor.

Although she had not specifically surveyed or observed the Federation of Industry and Commerce Building, based on what she had just observed outside and the structure she saw after coming in, it should be the style of Su L's building.

Well, not typical though.

She walked to the end of the corridor, leaned against the window and looked at the road downstairs, observing the environment around the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Not to mention, although this building is not in the center of Puxi, it is in a good location.

The surrounding transportation is in all directions, and the roads have been repaired and are very spacious.

It seems to be not far from the port location.

There is a factory nearby, so the quality of life may... be worrying.

Lin Yilan analyzed the situation while waiting for Yue Zhensheng.

But she didn't expect to wait for almost an hour.

Later, she squatted directly at the door of Yue Zhensheng's office, staring at the cracks on the ground in a daze.

Just when she was in a daze, feeling like her whole soul was flying out, she heard a sound of footsteps.

And there seemed to be quite a few people coming over.

"... Today I talked with Mr. Pei and several bosses from the port city, and I got new ideas about our future business environment in Shanghai. Thank you very much."

"Secretary Yue is so polite, everyone. You are a compatriot, why are you so polite?"

"Yes, Secretary Yue, you are too polite."

"Ms. Lin, why are you here?" Liu Qianglin saw Lin Yilan squatting in the corridor. He was stunned and a little dumbfounded.

What fate is this?

Lin Yilan quickly stood up holding the wall. She gritted her teeth and had to smile bravely: "Hahahaha, I didn't expect to meet you again, Mr. Liu!"

"Everyone, what a coincidence, hahaha. .."

Her feet are numb! ! ! !

Go ahead and do whatever you need to do.

Lin Yilan looked tiredly at the group of people in front of her.

Pei Yanjia clicked his tongue when he saw her frown.

Yue Zhensheng was also stunned for a moment. He turned around and apologized to the people around him, then hurriedly walked to Lin Yilan's side.

"Xiao Lin, didn't I have someone pick you up on the first floor? Why are you here?"

He lowered his voice and looked at Lin Yilan with some concern.

"...Uncle, I didn't see anyone. I still asked someone on the first floor before I found your office." Lin Yilan's hands holding the wall clenched into fists.

Her feet were numb... so sore...

Yue Zhensheng smiled at the person behind him, then turned to Lin Yilan and pointed to a reception room opposite his office and said: "Xiao Lin, go to the reception room and wait for me. Wait. I'll talk to you later."

Lin Yilan made an OK gesture and limped to the door of the reception room.

After she entered the reception room, she found a seat and quickly sat down, rubbing her calves.

Across the door, the excitement outside reached her ears.

She lay on the table, looking out through the window and letting her thoughts wander aimlessly.

Until she gradually became a little confused, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." She quickly sat up straight and shook her head.

Yue Zhensheng opened the door and leaned half in. He said with an apologetic look on his face: "Xiao Lin, they are going to have dinner at noon. You can go with them."

Lin Yilan thought she was confused and didn't hear clearly, "Uncle Yue "What should I do?"

Yue Zhensheng walked in, "It's time for lunch. Xiao Lin, I'm so sorry today. I didn't expect them to come this morning."

Lin Yilan . She shook her head, "It's okay."

What she was more concerned about now was that they were going to eat together, why did they ask her to come with them...

"Uncle Yue, I won't go to eat. I'm not very familiar with them."

Yue Zhensheng was stunned for a moment. He glanced back at the corridor blankly, then turned to look at Lin Yilan, "Really? But it was Mr. Pei who asked me to invite you to eat together."

"Huh?"

"Pei Yan's house?" Lin Yilan felt confused.

Yue Zhensheng nodded and pointed to the door, "Yes, they are waiting for you, Xiaolin, are you going?"

Lin Yilan heard what he said, and she could still refuse, so she had to get up.

"Okay, as long as I delay Uncle Yue and your business."

This was really strange.

Forget it, she doesn't care. If you don't eat the free lunch, you won't get it.

She picked up her bag, carried it on her back, and followed Yue Zhensheng out of the reception room.

Opening the door, Lin Yilan saw Pei Yanjia standing in the corridor talking to his assistant.

The two looked at each other.

Lin Yilan smiled and nodded, then looked away.

"Mr. Pei, did I tell the chairman like this first?"

"Mr. Pei?"

"Mr. Pei!" The assistant raised his voice and looked at Pei Yan's family who seemed to be distracted.

Pei Yanjia lowered his head to adjust his coat, and then adjusted his cuffs.

Looks very busy.

"I understand, just do as you say."

"Well, let's go eat first."

Seeing Lin Yilan walking to the stairwell, he left a message and walked up.