Alice took Meng Shu to find Xu Jing, and of course she was talking about the change of owners of Zhongxia Company.

Meng Huo didn't have much contact with Ding Yanghua, the former president of Zhongxia Company, so he naturally didn't have much feeling about this matter, and the new president Dong Ding looked like a great big man, but he didn't have actual contact, and Meng Huo didn't have much real feeling.

Therefore, the incident that Xu Jing told him did not have much shock to him, and it passed in the small talk that morning. Two days later, after enough rest, Meng Shu and Alice embarked on the high-speed train to Qingcheng, of course, Li Qin was also there, she went home to visit relatives by the way, and appeased the people in Lijia Village by the way.

Meng Shu still won't go back to his grandmother's house when he returns to Qingcheng this time, in fact, he has extra time now, but when he thinks of the trouble he will cause after going back, he simply doesn't want to go back.

"Will you be back in the afternoon?" Sitting on the high-speed train, Li Qin asked, "Do you want to go to Shen Jie's house to sit?" ”

"No, she's been much more lively than me this year, I'm going to go over again, I guess her pressure will be even greater." Meng Shu smiled, Shen Jie has become a celebrity in Qingcheng, and he has been exposed to reporters' interviews after the year, if he visits the door now, it will cause more disputes to Shen Jie's family.

"Besides, Shen Jie will also participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, it's not that we can't meet, and it's okay not to go to her house." Shen Jie has already informed Meng Huo of the government's invitation, she will perform at today's ribbon-cutting event, and she will also participate in a meal with Meng Huo and his party at noon, so Meng Huo thinks it is the same whether she goes to her house or not.

Of course, Li Qin didn't mean that, she wanted Meng Shu to meet Shen Jie's parents. However, looking at Alice sitting on the other side, Li Qin still didn't say anything.

"What the hell does this kid think? Why do you still have Alice with you......" Li Qin felt inappropriate in her heart. She really couldn't understand her son's thoughts. If you have already chosen Shen Jie. Then just throw Alice aside, stay by your side now, and you won't be able to figure it out later.

However, she also has to admit that Alice is a very capable helper, and Meng Huo's work cannot be without her.

"Alas......" Li Qin sighed slightly, her heart was very complicated.

However, Meng Shu didn't notice her thoughts, and his eyes were drawn to a book that Alice was reading, the title of which was very long, and all of them added up to "The Overlord of Modern Fiction - Dong Ding and His Dragon"

"That's a book about Dong Ding?" Meng Shu asked.

"Yes." Alice hears the inquiry. raised his head and said: "This book is very interesting, it talks about the process from the birth of Long Teng to its domination of the novel world, as well as the role played by Dong Ding in it, do you want to take a look?" ”

She handed the book to Meng Shu, but Meng Shu shook his head: "Not for the time being, there is not enough time, I have a chance to read it again." ”

After several hours of driving, the high-speed train is now approaching Qingcheng County, and it has stopped less than twenty minutes after Meng Huo said this. The three of them got out of the car. Li Qin said goodbye to them first, and then Meng and Alice boarded the car sent by the county government. Rush to the venue of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

"How do you feel about Qingcheng?"

On the way, Meng Shu asked casually.

“…… It's okay. Alice thought for a long time, and then gave this answer, Qingcheng County is not outstanding among many counties in China, the history is not long, the economy is average, there are no mineral resources, and there is not even a scenery worth visiting, saying that it is 'okay', which is already appreciated.

Meng Shu smiled bitterly: "You don't have to be so tactful." He could see that Alice didn't have much interest in Qingcheng, and if it were him, he wouldn't be much interested in such an ordinary and strange city.

"But there's one thing I like here." Alice spoke again.

"What's that?" Meng Shu looked over curiously, and then met Alice's eyes.

She looked straight at him, with a flame in her eyes, and didn't speak, just looked at him straight like that, as if to say that thing was......

"Quiet." Just as Meng Shu seemed to get the answer, Alice turned her head again, exhaled softly and said, "I like the quietness here, Qingcheng does not have the noise and liveliness of Ninghai, and there are not many people on the street...... It's a nice feeling of quiet, but after staying for a long time, I probably can't stand it......"

"Because you grew up in Ninghai!"

Meng Shu smiled, what seemed to be about to be seen just now disappeared, Alice said that liking the quietness of Qingcheng is a common idea for people who have been in the bustling city for many years. But the imagination is beautiful, if they really stay in a small city like Qingcheng for a few months, they will soon be unbearable.

"Qingcheng has no place for you to play, and even the clothes don't have the brand you want, so it's strange that you can stay here."

"What about you? Can you stay now? ”

"I can." Meng Shu nodded without hesitation, although he had left Qingcheng for many years, some of his pursuits had not changed. He usually doesn't like to go out to play, and he doesn't pay special attention to eating and drinking, and he can wear whatever he can wear, and he feels that he can adapt to it anywhere.

"Then will you go back to Qingcheng one day?" Alice turned her head and asked, "If you stop working one day, will you want to go back to Qingcheng?" ”

Meng Weileng, this question was also asked to him by Li Qin before, and his answer remained unchanged - "No." ”

"Why?" Alice was curious: "I think you should be very homesick......"

Chinese people pay attention to returning to their roots, because of traditional cultural education, everyone will have a nostalgia for their childhood hometown, especially Meng Huo - in Alice's view, Meng Huo, a person who is extremely mother-loving, should also have a strong affection for his hometown, but it seems that this is not the case......

In fact, the reason is very simple - the hometown in Meng Huo's memory is not Qingcheng here. The hometown in his memory has long been gone, and even if the two are the same, Qingcheng has brought him more harm than happiness. It's where he grew up, but it's also where he lost two precious people.

In Meng Shu's memory, Qingcheng is not a happy city, and when he stands on this land, he always thinks of the deaths of Li Qin and Jose, and even the discrimination he has suffered since he was a child. He may have nostalgia, but this nostalgia is not as sad as sadness, and sometimes, Meng Shu doesn't even want to set foot in this land for the rest of his life.

However, these things are secrets of the heart. So for Alice's question, Meng Shu just smiled and said, "Wherever I go, where is my home." ”

Alice couldn't continue to ask, the ribbon-cutting ceremony, before the ribbon-cutting began, the event had already begun, and when Meng Shu and they arrived, the atmosphere at the scene was very lively - take a closer look, it turned out that there was a performance, and Shen Jie was standing on the stage singing.

"The facilities here are rudimentary."

Alice frowned and said, in her opinion, the whole scene configuration was too poor, and Shen Jie's performance here seemed very casual.

"It's not a professional stage, don't ask for too much."

Meng Shu saw that Shen Jie didn't notice their arrival, so he didn't continue to watch, turned around and followed the reception staff to the building with the word 'pity' printed on it.

The name of the fund in Qingcheng County is 'Xi', and to be more precise, Meng Shu's entire fund is named after 'Xi', which is presided over by Alice, and the location is also chosen by her. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was arranged on the most prosperous street in Qingcheng County, which is also the headquarters of the fund, and next to the People's Bank of China, the geographical location is quite superior.

"Is it necessary?" On the way to the building, Meng Shu whispered to Alice: "We are not a profit-making organization, how can we put our position so centrally?" ”

Alice smiled bitterly: "No way, the government said that it must have an image, and it can't be too biased." ”

The main reason why the fund is placed on the bustling street is the government's will, of course, the image is secondary, and the Qingcheng County government values the potential of the fund more. After all, it is a fund established by cartoonists, and if it is placed in such a conspicuous place, it may increase in value and bring more benefits in the future.

Of course, Meng Shu didn't understand the government's thoughts, and as soon as he appeared, several officials standing in front of the building saw him and walked over quickly.

"What a pity, teacher, you've finally arrived!"

"Please come inside, the event will start soon, and the county magistrate will be here soon."

The staff parted the crowd, and the officials walked in around Meng Huo, their movements attracting the attention of many people, including Shen Jie, who was singing. Shen Jie almost lost her voice when she saw Meng Shu's back, but she still took it back in time, and she glanced at Meng Shu with her eyes while singing.

Alice followed closely behind Meng Shu and helped him talk to the other officials, which made Shen Jie frown. Fortunately, her song was quickly sung, and after singing, she also got the privilege of watching the ribbon-cutting in the nearest place, and the whole ceremony lasted only half an hour, and it was very solemn, standing in the middle was Meng Huo and the county magistrate of Qingcheng County, who together cut the ribbon with scissors.

However, until the ceremony ended, Shen Jie still couldn't get close to Meng Shu. He was interviewed, spoke, and negotiated work, and until lunch, Shen Jie couldn't find time to contact Meng Huo, who was surrounded by people. Only Alice was standing beside Meng Shou all the time, she was by his side during the ceremony, and even during the meal, she was helping Meng Shu socialize and block the wine.

"......" Shen Jie felt a little bad in her heart, she left the banquet halfway through the meal, although Meng Shu saw it, but he was entangled by other people, and it was not good to walk over to stop Shen Jie.

Today's activities were even less free than Meng Yu expected, and even when it was almost time to return at 3 p.m., the government sent several people to send him to the station, so that he did not have contact with Shen Jie for a day. Meng Shu was a little disappointed, but when she arrived at the station, she found that Shen Jie was waiting in the waiting hall with her mother, and there was a suitcase next to the wheelchair.

"I'll go back to Ninghai with you."

Shen Jie said. (To be continued......)