Chapter 1064: Meeting in Shanghai
Before I knew it, it was almost twelve o'clock.
Lin Yan realized that it was so late. Seeing Song Yuanchao looking a little tired, Lin Yan said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I forgot you just came back today."
"What are you talking about? Isn't this what husband and wife are like? Do we still need these three words between us?" Song Yuanchao said with a smile, hugging his wife.
Lin Yan leaned towards Song Yuanchao, feeling the warmth of her husband and the peace of mind he brought her. Time flies so fast. Thirty years have passed in a flash. When I was a child, I always felt that time was too slow and wanted to grow up. But when I grew up, I felt that time was too fast and hoped that time could stop.
Maybe this is the helplessness of life?
But on the road of life, having a partner to accompany you to enjoy the scenery is the greatest luck in life.
"Yuanchao, do you remember when I was pregnant with Yangyang?" Lin Yan said softly to Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao smiled and nodded: "Of course I remember, how could I not remember?"
"Yes, how could I not remember?" Lin Yan sighed. Like Song Yuanchao, she was no longer young. Although Lin Yan usually exercised and took care of herself, she looked much younger than her actual age, but old is old. As time passed, the collagen on her face was lost, and even the corners of her eyes had some wrinkles. As for hair, it goes without saying. Gray hair is inevitable, but it is not visible after dyeing the hair.
From a child growing up to an adult, starting a family and having children of his own, and now even his children are going to have their own children, it is impossible not to feel emotional.
Talking to Song Yuanchao about their past, talking about their college life, and talking about the time when Song Yangming was just born. As they were talking, they didn't know when they stopped talking. Song Yuanchao looked down and saw that Lin Yan had fallen asleep in his arms with a smile on her face. Looking at Lin Yan's face so close, Song Yuanchao's eyes were full of tenderness and love. He leaned down and gently kissed Lin Yan's forehead. Lin Yan seemed to feel something in her sleep, subconsciously raised her hand to touch her forehead, and continued to sleep muttering something.
Looking at her face that was no longer young but still the one he loved deeply, Song Yuanchao was in a daze for a while. He did not let go of his hand and continued to hug his lover gently, and gradually fell asleep unknowingly.
It was a dreamless night. When Song Yuanchao woke up, he reached out and touched Lin Yan, but she was gone. He opened his eyes and saw sunlight shining through the gaps in the drawn curtains. It was already bright outside.
Song Yuanchao got up from bed, opened the curtains, the sunlight shone on his body, he looked at the garden outside and heard bursts of melodious bird songs. It was another beautiful morning and the arrival of a new day.
After stretching his muscles, Song Yuanchao washed up and went downstairs, but he did not see Lin Yan downstairs.
After asking the servants at home, the servants told Song Yuanchao that his wife had gone out early in the morning and went to the young master's house. Song Yuanchao knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. It must be that Lin Yan was worried about Qin Wenhui, so she rushed over early in the morning.
After a simple breakfast, Song Yuanchao learned from the servant that Song Zijun had not gotten up yet. He shook his head in confusion. However, it was normal for young people to be sleepy, so Song Yuanchao did not ask the servant to wake her up. Seeing that it was almost time, he went back to his room to change his clothes and went out on time at 8:10. When he got outside, the driver and the car were already waiting. Song Yuanchao got in the car and drove towards Shenghua Building.
Song Yuanchao had been staying in Jinling for some time, and he was in charge of the work in Shanghai, including Hong Kong and Pengcheng. Although many things can be communicated through phone calls or emails, there are also many things that cannot be handled in this way.
This time, Song Yuanchao returned to Shanghai to discuss with Song Yangming the arrangements for his next trip to Si Te, and also to handle some official business.
I haven't been back to the office here for a long time. Everything is still the same as before. I took the elevator to the office. Song Yuanchao had just sat down when there was a knock on the office door.
Song Yuanchao was busy all day long. A large number of documents requiring his personal signature and approval accumulated. In addition, he had to attend several meetings, communicate and discuss with the company's senior executives face to face, and so on.
Before he knew it, it was already afternoon. Song Yuanchao looked at the work on hand, picked up the phone and called Lin Yan, telling her that he would have to work overtime tonight and that her family didn't have to arrange dinner for him.
Continuing to work, the sky outside gradually darkened. Song Yuanchao took a sip of the tea in the cup, raised his hand to check the time, and was about to ask his secretary to help him get dinner downstairs when the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Picking up the phone, Song Yuanchao was slightly surprised. He answered the phone and said with a smile: "Brother Shao, how come you have time to call me today?"
"Yuan Chao, are you in Nanjing or Shanghai now?" Shao Heping's voice sounded on the other end of the phone, asking directly.
"I just returned to Shanghai yesterday and am now at the company."
"That's perfect. Are you free now? Come out and meet me? By the way, have you had dinner? If not, come and have some with me."
"Brother Shao, are you in Shanghai?"
"Yeah, I just got off the plane, but I'm leaving early tomorrow morning, so I can only stay one night."
"Where are you now? I'll be there soon." Song Yuanchao said without thinking. He and Shao Heping hadn't seen each other for a long time. Since he came to Shanghai and called him, he naturally had to go.
Shao Heping told Song Yuanchao the address on the phone. After writing it down, he hung up the phone, got up and went out. It took him 20 minutes to get to a hotel a little far away in Jiangdong by car.
This hotel is a bit remote, closer to the airport than to the city, but the quality of the hotel is not low and the environment is very good.
At night, there were not many people in the hotel. After the car entered through the gate, there was a tree-lined path. The surrounding greenery was very beautiful. The main building was located in the center of the hotel. It was not very high, only five floors, and the color was white. On both sides of the main building, there were two auxiliary buildings of the same height, as if the whole shape was like a flying bird spreading its wings.
Shao Heping lived in the annex building on the right, not because the main building was not available or was full, but because this place was different from other hotels. Ordinary guests could stay in the main building, but the annex buildings were different, especially the annex building on the right where Shao Heping lived, which was not open to the public at all and only special guests were qualified to enter.
The car stopped at the entrance of the annex building. Before Song Yuanchao got out of the car, a young man wearing glasses and in his thirties came up to him.
"Are you Director Song? Hello, Director Song, I am the leader's secretary, Kong Jie. You can just call me Xiao Kong. The leader is waiting for you inside."
"Hello, Xiao Kong, thank you." Song Yuanchao got out of the car and shook hands with Kong Jie, while looking at Shao Heping's secretary.
I know Song Yuanchao, Shao Heping’s previous secretary, but I don’t know this Kong Jie. He should be Shao Heping’s new secretary.
Although Kong Jie was young, he looked quite steady. After shaking hands with Song Yuanchao, he bowed slightly and made a gesture of invitation. Song Yuanchao waved his hand and told him not to be so polite. Then he followed Kong Jie inside, turned right after entering the main door, walked through a short passage and arrived at a small restaurant. In a very nicely decorated private room in the small restaurant, Song Yuanchao met Shao Heping.
"Yuanchao, you're here. I haven't seen you for a while. Haha, you still look the same." Shao Heping was very happy to see Song Yuanchao. He hugged Song Yuanchao without shaking hands and patted him on the back affectionately.
Song Yuanchao also responded in this way with a smile. Kong Jie on the side looked a little stunned, because in his impression, his leader has always been majestic and serious. This kind of enthusiasm and publicity is the first time he has seen it.
After Song Yuanchao and the others separated, Kong Jie hurriedly asked Shao Heping if he could serve the dishes and what kind of wine to serve.
Shao Heping said without thinking that the dishes could be served. As for the wine, they would not drink white wine today, so a bottle of ordinary table wine would be enough. There was no need to be so particular when eating with family.
Kong Jie responded and left, closing the door behind him. Song Yuanchao looked back and said to Shao Heping with a smile, "When did this little Kong follow you? He looks a bit sly."
"Not bad, right? Hahaha." Shao Heping smiled and asked Song Yuanchao to sit down first. After Song Yuanchao sat down, he took two cigarettes from the cigarette box on the table, handed one to Song Yuanchao, and then lit his own cigarette with the lighter handed by Song Yuanchao.
"He's a kid from an old friend's family. He just graduated a few years ago. He used to do some writing work at the grassroots level. He has some talent. He came to me for help at the beginning of this year. I met him and it happened that his previous secretary was about to be let go, so I let him stay."
"Is it Mayor Kong's family..." Song Yuanchao asked thoughtfully. Seeing Shao Heping nodded to him, Song Yuanchao immediately understood Kong Jie's background. He also knew Kong Jie's father, but they had only met a few times and they didn't have much friendship. But it was different with Shao Heping. He had worked with the other party when they were in Qiongdao, and the relationship between the two sides was pretty good.
As they smoked and talked, the food and drinks arrived soon.
They are all family and there are no outsiders. Shao Heping also knows Song Yuanchao's taste and ordered the dishes in advance.
There were three cold dishes and three hot dishes, two of which were meat and four were vegetarian. As for the soup, I didn't order it for the time being. They were all ordinary Huaiyang dishes, but they were very well prepared.
Song Yuanchao had eaten all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. On the contrary, dishes with home-cooked tastes were more to his liking. Shao Heping was the same, so he did not order white wine, but asked Kong Jie to open a bottle of ordinary red wine. This kind of red wine seemed high-end, but it was actually worthless. It was sold for about 100 yuan in the supermarket, and the actual cost of importing it would not exceed 10 yuan per bottle.
After the food and drinks came, Kong Jie left, leaving Song Yuanchao and Shao Heping in the private room.
