The assistant who was left behind looked at Mr. Pei’s back in a daze.

Mr. Pei, what’s going on today?

Why are you so absentminded all the time? I haven't heard anything happened in the group.

Lin Yilan walked down casually, holding on to the handrail.

When she heard the footsteps behind her, she didn't look back, but continued to stare at the steps under her feet.

"Ahem!"

She twitched her ears at the familiar voice and glanced back with her peripheral vision.

It's a man.

Then he turned back and looked at the steps ahead.

"Cough! Cough!"

The Pei Yan family saw that Lin Yilan had no response to them at all, so they had no choice but to say, "Ms. Lin, long time no see."

Lin Yilan stopped and stood on the platform between the 3rd and 2nd floors, turned around and looked at the Pei Yan family .

"Mr. Pei, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

We only met yesterday...

She didn't know the Pei Yan family's intentions, so she had to see what he wanted to do.

Pei Yanjia looked at Lin Yilan who stopped and took a step back.

"Ms. Lin, aren't you going to have lunch?"

Lin Yilan's eyebrows knitted together and she looked up and down at Pei Yan's house for a long time.

It wasn't until she saw that Pei Yanjia's expression was a little unnatural that she turned around and continued going downstairs.

"Go!"

It became more and more obvious that there was something wrong with Pei Yan's family.

Fortunately, she will return to Beijing in a few days.

The minds of these rich people are really confusing.

When she arrived at the gate, she found that Uncle Yue was not there. Everyone else around was chatting, and since there was no one she knew, she had to find a place to stand in the sun.

When Pei Yan came down from his house, he saw Lin Yilan shrouded in sunshine.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to a year ago.

I happened to be playing with friends in New York, and it happened to be a sunny day.

I also saw Lin Yilan on the street at that time.

When everyone around her was speaking English, her Mandarin voice stood out.

I don’t know why, but I just passed her on the street in New York, but I remembered her for so long.

I didn't even expect to see her in the mainland a year later.

"Mr. Pei!"

Pei Yan's family was a little annoyed, "What's wrong?"

The assistant knew that he was in a bad mood, but everyone had left. Why was Mr. Pei still standing here?

"The driver is here and they are all going to the hotel," he explained carefully.

Only then did the Pei Yan family realize that everyone at the gate was gone. He pinched the bridge of his nose, tilted his head and apologized to the assistant, "I'm sorry, I'm a little uncomfortable today."

The assistant immediately rushed to the Pei Yan family, "Mr. Pei, we want to Don't want to go to the hospital? Are you acclimated?"

Pei Yanjia looked at the assistant speechlessly and waved.

How long have we been here? It's almost time to go back, and we still haven't gotten used to it.

The assistant shrewdly avoided him and stood aside.

"Let's go to the hotel."

After he got in the car, he glanced at where Lin Yilan was standing before, and then looked away.

He must have been too busy recently, otherwise why would he be thinking about all these things all day long.

Thinking of this, the Pei Yan family tightened their grip.

"Gary, how are the preparations for the Singapore project bidding?"

The assistant immediately reported the latest information to the Pei Yan family.

Although he followed Mr. Pei to the mainland, he would call his subordinates every night to learn about the latest progress of Mr. Pei's work. He would also collect information on other important businesses of the group and even what happened to the Pei family. Write it down.

It's all just in case you need it, like now.

"... When we go back, you just need to check the preparations."

Pei Yanjia nodded, "Then you will have to work hard for a while. After we meet in Hong Kong, we will fly directly to Singapore. You Find someone to buy the ticket."

The assistant straightened his expression and said, "Yes, I understand, Mr. Pei."

Pei Yan's family looked at the changing scenery outside the car window and felt that his emotions gradually calmed down.

When it was time to eat, they never interacted again.

afternoon.

Lin Yilan sat in the reception room waiting for Yue Zhensheng to come over.

"Xiao Lin, Uncle Yue is really sorry for you today." Yue Zhensheng and a lesbian about his age opened the door and walked in.

Lin Yilan stood up immediately and said, "Uncle Yue, you also have serious official duties to be busy with, so I understand."

After saying that, she looked at the lady standing next to Yue Zhensheng in confusion.

"Comrade Lin Yilan, I have long admired your name. I am Wang Hongjuan, your uncle-in-law's colleague. Just call me Auntie Wang." Wang Hongjuan stretched out her right hand towards her.

Yue Zhensheng added on the side, "Wang ZX, you are my leader."

Lin Yilan held Wang Hongjuan's hand, "Hello, Aunt Wang, I am Lin Yilan, nice to meet you."

If she understood correctly, Uncle Yue is the party secretary of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, and this Aunt Wang should be the leader of Uncle Yue, that is, the ZX of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce.

The three of them sat down in the reception room.

After a while, another young lesbian brought three cups of tea and placed them on the table in front of them.

Lin Yilan took out the notebook from her bag and straightened her posture.

Uncle Yue's visit to her this time must be for business, otherwise he wouldn't have come with his leader.

Wang Hongjuan was very satisfied with Lin Yilan's attitude.

If it weren't for Lin Yilan's previous news in the newspaper and Yue Zhensheng's strong recommendation, she would really not be willing to find such a young man to take charge of important matters in their Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Although she had no acquaintance with the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute, she did not think that the Shanghai Design Institute would reject the job.

Thinking of this, she looked at Lin Yilan more seriously.

"Comrade Lin, I entrusted Secretary Yue to come to you today to consult you on something."

Lin Yilan could see Wang Hongjuan's character from her face, and her attitude became serious. "Please tell me."

This Wang ZX has deep Sichuan lines between her eyebrows, and there are also marks of nasolabial folds on the corners of her mouth, and her eyes reveal sternness.

When facing such a customer, the last thing she can do is show off her true character. If such a customer sees that she is not serious and lazy at all, the project will be in danger.

Thinking of this, Lin Yilan secretly straightened her waist.

Wang Hongjuan just took out a document and handed it to Lin Yilan, but her hand was still pressed on the document, "Comrade Lin, first of all, I hope you can promise me one thing. What

Secretary Yue and I told you today, I hope Don’t tell the fourth person besides us. For some reasons, this matter is kept secret within our Federation of Industry and Commerce. I hope you can understand.”

Lin Yilan smiled slightly and made her promise. Wang ZX, don't worry. Although I don't have many projects, the first thing I learned when I started working is confidentiality. After all, foreign commercial projects need to be kept confidential. For this, I can sign with the Federation of Industry and Commerce. " Confidentiality contracts."

"I also signed confidentiality contracts for my two previous projects. If you and Secretary Yue need it, I can fax you the two confidentiality contracts I signed after I return to Beijing. Of course. The two projects have now reached the declassification period. "

Wang Hongjuan likes to deal with people who are straightforward and straightforward like her. She took back the hand that was pressing on the document, "There is no need to sign the contract. You are the niece of the secretary's comrade. I still believe in you on this."

"And the confidentiality of our matter is different from your previous one. The confidential contents of the two projects are different."

She raised her hand to indicate that Lin Yilan could read the documents.

Lin Yilan picked up the document, and Wang Hongjuan saw it and told her the reason for keeping it secret.

"Due to the needs of economic development, the current office building of the Federation of Industry and Commerce will be turned into a factory in the future. Therefore, our Federation of Industry and Commerce must find a new place to work."

"Now the city has given us several options. The leaders of our Federation of Industry and Commerce The team is still discussing which place is suitable, but it will be decided soon, don't worry. "

The information in hand does have a brief introduction to these lands, and Lin Yilan quickly read it.

I have to say that although these pieces of land were good places in later generations, compared to the current office location of the Federation of Industry and Commerce, they are really... shabby.

One of the pieces of land seemed to have gone there when she contacted her for a copy of the map some time ago. If she remembered correctly, there should be no open space there.

Seeing that she was still looking at the information in her hand, Wang Hongjuan continued: "So the reason why we found you is that we hope Comrade Lin can design a new office building for the Federation of Industry and Commerce. I wonder if Miss Lin is willing?"

"Of course. We also need to explain the situation to Ms. Lin in advance. I am afraid that we cannot pay the design fee for the Federation of Industry and Commerce Building according to Ms. Lin’s previous two projects. I hope you can understand that

if you are not willing, we will not force you. "

Lin Yilan covered the information in her hand and nodded happily, "Of course, Wang ZX." It was

an idea she had in her previous life to design an office building for her company, but she never had the right opportunity. And it’s not that simple to take on ZF projects.

"As for the design fee, my request is to follow the designers of the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute. I wonder if Wang ZX and Secretary Yue think this is okay?" When

accepting projects in the mainland, she thought about charging as much as abroad. money. If the project party is a rich man, then say something else.

Wang Hongjuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Another reason why she didn't want to find Lin Yilan before was that she was afraid that she would have to follow foreign standards. In Wang Hongjuan's view, if Lin Yilan uses foreign charging standards at home, she would be very understanding and accepting.

After all, when foreigners come to work in the mainland, the fees are not cheap.

She really didn't expect that someone like Lin Yilan, who had such achievements at such a young age, would be so easy to deal with and not arrogant at all.

"Of course you can. This is because we have made you suffer."

Lin Yilan felt Wang Hongjuan's softened attitude. She waved her hand and said very calmly: "Wang ZX, when I was in Denmark, I also charged according to Danish standards. , it’s the same in New York. So in Shanghai, I charge according to Shanghai’s standards.”

To some extent, she is also adapting to local conditions.

Wang Hongjuan laughed and glanced at Yue Zhensheng.

——Your comrade’s niece is quite interesting.

Laughter eased the serious atmosphere in the reception room, and the three of them were more relaxed than before.

Wang Hongjuan leaned forward to take the information, placed it in front of Lin Yilan, and turned it over for her.

"All the project budgets for our Federation of Industry and Commerce Building this time have been set here."

Seeing the numbers on the documents, Lin Yilan raised her head and glanced at Wang Hongjuan in surprise, "This budget... is quite a lot."

Wang Hongjuan curled her lips and said, "The factory that is interested in the land of our office building is a foreign company. So the money for the land exchange was paid by them. If it were the city, it would be impossible to give so much."

"Also. Comrade Lin, I tell you, you must not exceed this budget. The city will not make up for it. Of course, I also hope that you can use it as much as possible." When she said the last sentence, Wang Hongjuan lowered her voice. sound.

Wang Hongjuan didn't know what she thought of, her expression was a little unhappy, and she folded her hands in front of her chest.

Lin Yilan nodded understandingly.

She could more or less guess why the money was going to be spent.

It seems that even if there is money left, it will not be given back to their Federation of Industry and Commerce.

But this is a great benefit to her. After all, with such a large budget, Lin Yilan has more places for her to design.

"Comrade Lin, do you have anything else to ask?" Wang Hongjuan glanced at her watch.

Lin Yilan shook her head and picked up the information in front of her. "Wang ZX, I need to go through all the information you gave me first. Maybe I know what's missing."

Yue Zhensheng's eyes wandered back and forth between Wang Hongjuan and Lin Yilan.

"ZX, don't we have a meeting later? Why don't we let Xiao Lin read the information here first, and she will also need some time, and we will come back after the meeting?"

Lin Yilan nodded beside her. She really needed some time to read the information. .

"Okay, Xiao Lin, you can look at the information here first. If you need anything, go to the office next door to see Xiao Wang. Secretary Yue and I will go to the meeting first." Wang Hongjuan pushed away the chair and stood up.

Then, Yue Zhensheng also stood up, and he also passed the document bag at hand to Lin Yilan.

"Xiao Lin, this is the project information you gave me before."

Lin Yilan took the document bag and stood up to send Wang Hongjuan and Yue Zhensheng out of the reception room.

When she returned to the reception room again, she was alone in the reception room.

It just so happened that the quiet environment was conducive to her thinking.

She first looked at the information on the few pieces of land in the information.

First of all, put the land that seems to have a building in the last place. Wang Hongjuan's words clearly meant that she did not want the Federation of Industry and Commerce to move to the old building.

In addition to the geographical location, the information about the land in the data also includes the size of the land. There is no other information about the original condition of the land.

The afternoon passed quickly. Lin Yilan has been immersed in the information.

After reading the last page, she stretched toward the sky and got up to move her body.

Although there is a lot of information, not much is useful.

Lin Yilan glanced at the time and saw that it was already past four in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, they had not finished their meeting yet.

Fortunately, she was prepared beforehand.

Taking out the notebook in her bag, she transcribed the necessary project information.

She needs to know the Federation of Industry and Commerce’s ideas and plans for the future office building. How many floors are needed, whether a large conference room is needed, and whether a garden is needed? Approximately how many office staff does the Federation of Industry and Commerce have now?

Even the parking lot of the future office building, she has to plan everything.

But all the information is not available.

After tearing the list out of the book, she picked up her bag, took the materials and left the conference room.

Walking to the door of the office next door, Lin Yilan knocked lightly.

"Sister Wang, I am Lin Yilan."

The office door opened and the face of Wang Hongjuan's secretary was revealed. "Xiao Lin, what's wrong? Are you looking for ZX and the secretary? They may not have finished their meeting yet." She glanced at the time.

Lin Yilan shook her head and handed her the paper in her hand. "It's okay. I just saw that it was getting late, so I was ready to leave. It's a bit far from my hotel. I'm afraid there won't be any buses at night."

"This is I have some questions about the project, can you pass them on to ZX and the secretary? I have prepared two copies." Lin Yilan pointed to the two pieces of paper she just took.

Wang Hongjuan's secretary glanced at the information on the paper and nodded, "Okay, when ZX and the secretary come back, I'll tell them, you go back quickly. It's dark, it's not safe for you alone, and the bus leaves at six o'clock About half of it is gone."

"By the way, Sister Wang, my preliminary plan may not be available for three or four days. I will go on-site to inspect some of the land in the information tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If you are in a hurry, you can give it to me. Make a call." Lin Yilan took out her notebook from her bag, wrote a series of phone calls on it, tore it off and handed it to Wang Hongjuan's secretary.

"This is the phone number of the hotel where I live. Just tell me to find Lin Yilan who lives in 303."

After saying goodbye to Wang Hongjuan's secretary, Lin Yilan left the Federation of Industry and Commerce Building briskly.

When she came out of the Federation of Industry and Commerce building, Lin Yilan turned around in a happy mood.

I didn’t expect that I would gain so much from my visit to Shanghai this time.

I will meet with Ms. Qiu Xiuzhen tomorrow.

She is going to be prosperous! Lin Yilan.

However, opportunities are often not so easy to come by.

The next day, when Lin Yilan got up early to inspect the first place listed in the information, people from the Shanghai Design Institute approached Wang Hongjuan and Yue Zhensheng.

"Long time no see, Comrade Wang, Comrade Yue."

The speaker was Tao Xing, a senior architectural designer at the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute. He was also the pillar of the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute for so many years. In the past five or six years, he has basically won all the large-scale construction projects in Shanghai.

This person is also a well-known "overlord" in the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute. As long as any project comes into the hands of the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute, it must be selected by him before being assigned to others.

It was precisely because of this person that Wang Hongjuan had been hesitant to give him the project of the New Federation of Industry and Commerce Building.

In her opinion, Tao Xing is capable, but he has a bad temper, is a bit stubborn, and looks down on lesbians, so she doesn't like to deal with him.

Just like now, Tao Xing, a disgusting person, shows up uninvited.

And he also rushed directly to the conference room of the Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Wang Hongjuan was interrupted by him before the meeting was finished. She was so angry that she slapped the pen on the notebook, stood up and questioned Tao Xing.

"Tao Xing, we are having a meeting here. If you have anything, you can come to my office to discuss it later."

Tao Xing is a free-spirited character. In addition, he has been doing good work at the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute in the past few years. Being used to being intimidated made his temper even more inflated.

He raised the corner of his mouth and looked at Wang Hongjuan sarcastically, "What's wrong? Is there anything in your Federation of Industry and Commerce meeting that I can't hear?"

"I just wanted you to say it during the meeting of your Federation of Industry and Commerce." He glanced coldly. He glanced at Yue Zhensheng and snorted disdainfully, "Otherwise, you two would be holding up the sky in the Federation of Industry and Commerce with one hand."

Yue Zhensheng's face turned red, and he stood up suddenly, "Tao, what do you mean? You are like this What's the basis for accusing me and Wang ZX? You are being criticized by the organization!"

Tao Xing glared and took a step forward, "What? Then tell me why you and Wang Hongjuan wanted to hide it! Don't you tell other people in the Federation of Industry and Commerce that the Federation of Industry and Commerce will soon change its office building? "

"Don't you just want to work for your comrade's niece, Yue Zhensheng, I really underestimated your 'comradeship'! "

On his Tao Xing territory, there are actually people snatching away his projects. Tao Xing couldn't let him go lightly, he wanted to teach them a lesson.

Yue Zhensheng hated others for slandering his military career the most in his life. He slammed the table and stepped forward to angrily scold Tao Xing. "Comrade Tao Xing, please pay attention to your words! Apologize to me immediately, otherwise I will report to the organization!"

Tao Xing twitched the corner of his mouth, looked Yue Zhensheng up and down, and took another step towards him.

"What? You dare to do it but don't say it! Yue! Book! Note!"

Yue Zhen was so angry that he clutched his chest. Wang Hongjuan immediately walked up and stared at Tao Xing seriously.

"Comrade Tao Xing, your words just now seriously insulted Comrade Yue Zhensheng. Please apologize to him."

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the three people made the atmosphere in the conference room particularly solemn.

Because they were talking louder and louder, and because Tao Xing did not close the conference room door when he came in, many people were standing in the corridor outside the conference room.

At this time, someone walked into the conference room from the corridor.

Everyone in the corridor turned to look at the girl.

"Who is this?"

"Do you know her?"

"Is she from your department?"

"No, no, I've never seen her."

"Hello, are you Tao from the Shanghai Architectural Design Institute? "Architect Xing? Nice to meet you, I'm Lin Yilan."

Lin Yilan stepped in between Tao Xing and Yue Zhensheng, forcing Tao Xing to take two steps back.

She glanced at everyone in the conference room, then nodded and smiled at Wang Hongjuan and Yue Zhensheng and said hello.

Then, she smiled at Tao Xing and said, "She is also the niece of Secretary Yue's comrade you mentioned."

After saying this, there was an uproar inside and outside the conference room.

"She is Secretary Yue's niece. She is so young."

"So is what the ceramic designer said true?"

"Who knows! But are we really going to change the office building?"

I heard a small discussion. , Tao Xing smiled proudly at Lin Yilan, "Little girl, looking like this, you haven't graduated yet, right? Why are you so anxious to do things? I understand wanting to become famous at a young age, but you are too anxious. Come on."

Lin Yilan's expression was not moved at all, and she looked at Tao Xing calmly.

"I don't know. How many years have you been working as a ceramic designer? You don't look young anymore. I am indeed still young and I am still in college in Beijing, but I have read a lot of papers and magazines from the Department of Architecture in the past few years. I haven’t seen your work. Can you tell me about your projects? ”

Tao Xing naturally heard that Lin Yilan was mocking him because he was old and had no achievements.

"Comrade Lin, does this mean you are very powerful?"

Lin Yilan looked around, then smiled shyly, "You are not very powerful either. My goal is to surpass my teacher. Compared with what my teacher achieved when he was young, , I’m really still a little bit behind.”

“In my freshman year, I just published one essay in Chinese and English, and worked on two small projects. In my sophomore year, I participated in the design competition of the SJT Town Sailor Center in Denmark and was successfully selected. Now, the Sailor Center that I led the design has been completed and opened. Oh, and I was also the designer of the SG brand store in Beijing not long ago. "

Why don't you say it if you have achievements? Not only did she say it, but she also wanted to do this. Say it at the right time. Especially when facing such people, it makes them mad.

Lin Yilan has never been a low-key person. She feels particularly proud of every small step of progress she has made in architectural design.

Throwing out such a resume made everyone inside and outside the conference room quiet down.

It was quiet for two or three minutes, and then someone couldn't help but whisper again.

"I seem to have seen news about Comrade Lin Yilan in the newspaper."

"Don't tell me, it was in the middle of last year, right?"

"I saw it too."

"It turns out that she is the brand store of SG Designed."

Lin Yilan looked at Tao Xing for a while, then tilted her head and smiled at him.

Tao Xing's complexion was just like Yue Zhensheng's complexion before, turning into the color of pig liver.

He looked at Wang Hongjuan for a while, then at Yue Zhensheng, and pointed at the three people in front of him.

"Wait for me!"

"And you, at such a young age, you are very sharp-tongued." He glared at Lin Yilan fiercely.

Lin Yilan resisted rolling her eyes, but stared back, "It's just each other!"

When Tao Xing slammed the door and left, Wang Hongjuan looked at the situation in the conference room, dumbfounded.

"This meeting can't go on. But I still want to say something. Originally, Secretary Yue and I held this meeting today just to talk about this matter.

But I didn't expect that someone would take the lead."

After saying that, she said a little tiredly He pushed himself up and sat down.

Others in the conference room comforted Wang Hongjuan and Yue Zhensheng.

Since the end of GM a few years ago, the Federation of Industry and Commerce has been restored. For the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce to be what it is now, they all know who contributed to it, so naturally they will not resent them because of casual remarks from outsiders.

Wang Hongjuan saw that others wanted to comfort her and Yue Zhensheng, and quickly waved her hands.

"Let's adjourn the meeting. We've said all that needs to be said. Let's go, let's go back to work! Don't forget, what is the meaning of the existence of our Federation of Industry and Commerce."

"Okay, let's go first, Wang ZX, Yue Secretary." The minister who had the best friendship with Wang Hongjuan picked up his notebook and stood up to leave.

Gradually everyone in the conference room left, leaving only the three people there.

Lin Yilan walked up to them with some fear and said apologetically: "That Wang ZX, Secretary Yue, I was reckless just now, don't be angry.

By the way, if the leaders above have any opinions on what just happened, you Just let him come to me."

Wang Hongjuan looked at her eagerness to take responsibility and realized that Lin Yilan was really a child. For this reason, she hurriedly said to comfort, "Xiao Lin, it's okay. Your uncle-in-law and I also met and voted on you at the leadership team. Don't worry."

"As for Tao Xing, he can't afford to make any trouble. The most I can do is go back and file a complaint, what else can I do?"

That's what he said, but if Tao Xing really wanted to file a complaint, it wouldn't be that easy to solve.

Lin Yilan also knew it very well, so she put forward an opinion.

Lin Yilan didn't want their careers to be stained because of Yue Zhensheng's kindness.

Especially since Yue Zhensheng was still a soldier before he changed his career.

If Tao Xing hadn't said nonsense about Yue Zhensheng and her uncle just now, she wouldn't even be so excited and run out.

"Wang ZX, Secretary Yue, you probably can't hide the fact that you want to change the office location. In this case, why not just conduct the bidding openly and openly!" Lin Yilan came up with the method used by major project parties in later generations to bid externally. Take it out.

"In this way, apart from me and Tao Xing, all architects from other design institutes in our country can participate. Of course, you'd better set a threshold, otherwise there will be too many design drafts and you may be dazzled."

"Furthermore, you'd better set a threshold." This method is the fairest in my opinion. Choose the one whose design best meets the needs of your project team."

Wang Hongjuan looked at Yue Zhensheng, and they both nodded in agreement. This is a good idea.

It's just...

"Then Xiao Lin, wouldn't you be able to participate in the election?" Yue Zhensheng looked at Lin Yilan sheepishly.

He knew very well how much preparation and effort Lin Yilan had put into this project.

Although Wang Hongjuan was moved, she also felt a little embarrassed.

Lin Yilan shook her head, "Don't worry, I can make this suggestion, and I will definitely have a way."

"And I was the first to get the news from you, so I have made a profit."

Yue Zhensheng looked down at his watch and put it away. The book in front of me.

"Xiao Lin, do you want to eat in our cafeteria at noon?" Lin Yilan shook her head, "Uncle Yue, I have something to do and have an appointment with someone at one o'clock in the afternoon. I came here today just to check

the location on the information you gave me."

After that, she said goodbye to the two of them and left anxiously.

After finding a place to have something to eat at noon, Lin Yilan arrived at the door of Qiu Xiuzhen's hotel.

The weather in winter is still changeable.

It just snowed the day before yesterday, and now the sun is shining again.

Lin Yilan was dizzy from the sun, so she hid in the shade of a tree.

It happened that when she came over, there was an old man buying maltose on the roadside, and she couldn't help but buy one.

Maltose has a malty aroma and is not as sweet as other candies on the market, so it has always been Lin Yilan's favorite.

She held the candy in her mouth, untied the hair tie on her head, and fiddled with her hair for a while.

Her hair had grown longer recently and was in a ponytail, and she felt like her whole head was falling back.

A gust of wind blew by, and the hair flew up with the wind.

She raised her hand to tuck the strands of hair floating on her face behind her ears.

"Mr. Pei, Mr. Liu is still waiting for you inside."

The assistant came out of the restaurant and saw Mr. Pei, who had come out to smoke, looking across the road with a cigarette in his mouth.

The cigarette in his mouth was not lit.

Pei Yanjia lowered his head and took out the cigarette from his mouth, and said without looking back: "Gary, please entertain Mr. Liu first, and I will get some fresh air outside."

After that, he took out the lighter from his pocket and turned it around in his hand. In a circle.

The assistant looked across and saw nothing special, so he nodded and returned to the hotel.

Pei Yanjia held the cigarette in his mouth without taking a puff, but raised his hand and gently pulled off his tie.

The slowly dissipating smoke obscured his sight. He took off the cigarette in his hand and held it between his fingertips.

The slow burning time of a cigarette is five minutes.

Just five minutes.

Pei Yanjia reminded himself in his heart.

The angle of the sun is not fixed. The movement of a cloud may cause the sun in front of you to disappear.

By the time the sun disappears, it won't be long at all.

Lin Yilan was afraid that Qiu Xiuzhen wouldn't be able to see her while standing under the tree, so she took a few steps forward.

In the afternoon, when everyone was resting, there seemed to be fewer cars on the road.

All kinds of bored people can only stare at the other side in a daze.

Lin Yilan looked at the man opposite him wearing a suit and holding a cigarette in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh that this man was young.

In such a cold weather, I actually wore a three-piece suit.

He is indeed a young and strong boy.

When Pei Yanjia felt her gaze coming over, he turned his head and dodged.

Staring at the extinguished cigarette in his hand, he raised his head and glanced at the opposite side again, then crushed the cigarette butt and threw it aside, turned around and left.

After taking two steps back, he turned back, squatted on the ground and picked up his cigarette butt.

Not knowing what kind of mentality he had, he put the cigarette butt into the inner pocket of his suit.

When I walked into the hotel with a chill all over my body, the air conditioner in the hotel instantly took away the chill.

It also left the outside air in place.

"Miss Lin."

Lin Yilan had just tied her hair back up when she heard Qiu Xiuzhen's voice.

She turned around and walked forward and said hello, "Ms. Qiu, long time no see."

Qiu Xiuzhen was dressed very gently today, and her smile was even more gentle.

"Long time no see, Miss Lin."

Lin Yilan saw the high-heeled leather boots she was wearing and raised her hand to point to the teahouse opposite.

"Ms. Qiu, the teahouse is not far away, please~"

As he followed her to the teahouse, Qiu Xiuzhen realized that she was taller than she thought.

During the years of living in Hong Kong City, Qiu Xiuzhen has had many physical examinations and is very familiar with her height.

Today she wore a pair of 6cm high heels, while Lin Yilan wore a pair of flat shoes. The height difference between her high heels and her height was almost 170cm, but she still seemed to be two points shorter than Lin Yilan.

Walking to Lin Yilan, she also took the opportunity to confirm her previous opinion. Lin Yilan was very beautiful and had good skin.

Even with the blessing of cosmetics on her face, Lin Yilan still looks very delicate, not inferior to those so-called socialites in Hong Kong, or even those celebrity beauties in Hong Kong.

Qiu Xiuzhen suddenly had a curious thought in her heart. If Lin Yilan went to Hong Kong City, in a glitzy circle like Hong Kong City, would she still be able to maintain her hard work and struggle as she does now?

As long as she can get money through her beauty, will she still make money through her own efforts?

For a moment, Qiu Xiuzhen felt like a vicious witch.

Arriving at the door of the teahouse, Lin Yilan turned sideways and opened the curtain and made an inviting gesture.

After entering the teahouse, Qiu Xiuzhen found that she had to admit one more thing, that is, Lin Yilan had good taste.

The courtyard inside the teahouse is completely different from the dusty and ordinary doorway outside.

Even in winter, the courtyard is full of greenery, and there are even blooming plum blossoms as stars.

After the two sat down, the owner of the teahouse stepped forward and lit the stove next to them.

There is also a pipe connected to the stove to discharge the carbon monoxide out of the window.

The teahouse was very quiet, and most of the guests sitting inside lowered their voices due to the influence of the environment.

After Lin Yilan made tea for Qiu Xiuzhen, she raised her hand to signal her to taste it.

The two took a sip of tea and got down to business.

Qiu Xiuzhen looked down at the reflection in the tea, "Ms. Lin, I would like to invite you to help me make a design in Hong Kong City."

Lin Yilan's hand holding the tea stopped in the air. She put the tea down directly and raised her eyebrows.

This is the first time I have met such a direct customer.

"Ms. Qiu, why did you ask me to do the design? My achievements can only be seen in the mainland, and I have been praised a few times, but in Hong Kong City, I probably can't be praised as a genius.

" One thing is that she is very self-aware.

Qiu Xiuzhen looked up and smiled, but she didn't expect Lin Yilan to understand more than she thought.

She changed her sitting position and looked less harmless than before. "Then I won't hide it from you. I'll tell you directly why I'm looking for you."

"Do you know my identity? I went to attend the opening ceremony of SG before. I think as a designer, you still have some information, right?" She tilted her head, put her right face on her palm, and looked at Lin Yilan with a smile.

Lin Yilan nodded, "What I know about you is that your husband was a famous textile king in Hong Kong, but he seemed to have passed away at the beginning of last year."

Qiu Xiuzhen picked up the plums on the table and observed them carefully. Yes, and then threw it into his mouth.

"Yes, that's right. But what you don't know is that because I got all the real estate, cash, stocks and bonds from my husband, my husband's wife was chasing me to file a lawsuit, and she also found someone every now and then. Come to me for trouble."

"That kind of trouble, I don't know if you have seen some movies in Hong Kong City, it is probably the level of those H society fights in the movie."

Qiu Xiuzhen took the paper and spat out the plums from her mouth. Core, she held the paper ball in her hand and crushed the core directly.

"Because of this, most of the current architectural designers in Hong Kong City are afraid to accept my project."

"If you accept this project of mine, you will most likely be influenced by me in Hong Kong City. Don't tell me. Besides, it won't be easy for you to take on another project. "If

I say so, are you still willing to take it?"

She held her chin, still smiling gently.

Lin Yilan glanced at the paper ball opposite. The core inside seemed to have been broken into pieces.

It seems that her client has a lot of resentment towards those people.

She picked up the teacup in front of her and turned it around gently.

"Ms. Qiu, you have said so much, but you haven't talked about the really important things." She drank the tea in one gulp and put the cup on the table in front of her.

"To me, these news of yours are just side projects of the project. Whether I accept the project or not depends on the project budget, your ideas for the project, the project requirements, and the remuneration you give me.

Lin Yilan slowly raised her lips, "This is what I will consider when taking on projects as a designer." To

a certain extent, her attitude was very clear.

Qiu Xiuzhen stared at her for a while and showed a satisfied smile.

She picked up the bag at hand, pulled out a folder and handed it to Lin Yilan.

"Very good, people like Miss Lin are real designers."

The blue folder is not thick and does not weigh much in the hand, even light.

Lin Yilan opened the folder and saw the introduction of Qiu Xiuzhen's project at first sight, and she smiled.

No wonder the architects in Hong Kong City rejected Qiu Xiuzhen. She was planning to have a head-on confrontation with her deceased husband's first wife.

[Qiu Xiuzhen Art Museum

—The art museum is mainly used to commemorate the ten years of love between Mr. Liu Houwei and Ms. Qiu Xiuzhen. I hope that architects can design the art museum with the theme of love. At the same time, the museum also expresses Ms. Qiu Xiuzhen's longing for Mr. Liu Houwei nearly one year after his death.

...]

After reading this introduction, she felt that the veins on her forehead couldn't help but twitch.

Then, she looked down and saw the location of the memorial hall and the budget.

500,000 US dollars...

"Ms. Lin, if your design satisfies me, I can even allow your design to exceed the budget." Qiu Xiuzhen said another sentence to seduce Lin Yilan.

Lin Yilan did not speak, but continued to look at the information in her hand until she had finished reading it.

She put down the folder and couldn't help but think about the project.

Barring all external factors, this project was a good one for the architect.

Party A of the project did not ask for much and gave a generous budget. Even the location of the project, if she remembered correctly, should be in a relatively prosperous area of ​​​​the port city.

She was silent for a while and asked Qiu Xiuzhen a question.

"Ms. Qiu, I would like to ask you what your thoughts are on the future of this art museum? Are you simply using it to commemorate your late husband, or do you still have plans to make a profit in the future?"

Qiu Xiuzhen put down her tea cup and looked at it. Outside the window, I don’t know what I’m thinking about.

"Ms. Lin, you are the first person to ask me this question."