People Are in a Foreign Land

Ma Guodong took the cup of mandarin duck and walked to the wetland park downstairs of the company, looking at the scenery along the way. "Didi..." The ringtone of an incoming call came from the Bluetooth headset, and it automatically answered: "Second brother, where did you die?" Huang Yuee's voice came to her ears. "I didn't sleep all night last night. Let's get some sleep." Ma Guodong said as he sat on the recliner next to him. "Well, you should take a nap. The meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon has been brought forward. You will be there at two o'clock." "Got it." Ma Guodong leaned on the chair and fell asleep. He was too tired after working overtime all night, and his body was a little overwhelmed. As I was sleeping, I vaguely heard a girl shouting next to me: "You should let me eat even if you hang yourself! I haven't eaten breakfast until now. Okay, after eating, I will go back to report. Okay, don't hang up and I'll report it to you, wait. " Ma Guodong opened his eyes and saw a girl eating sitting on the chair behind him. He couldn't see her appearance clearly. He only saw her holding a spoon in one hand and taking something out of her bag with the other. Maybe there were too many things in the bag, and in a hurry, I dumped everything in the bag on the chair. There were gaps in the chairs, and small things were scattered all over the floor. A work card fell to his feet. Ma Guodong bent down to pick it up. Just as he was about to return it to the girl, he glanced at it from the corner of his eye. The girl has a work permit from Zhengkang Insurance Company and is an intern named Lu Kongwen. Lu Kongwen? Why is the name so familiar? I don't recognize him when I look at the photo, I've never seen him before. I recited Lu Kongwen silently three times in my heart, and suddenly remembered what happened nine years ago... Nine years ago, Ma Guodong participated in the Baishan District High School Entrance Examination Competition. He was not eligible to participate based on his grades. A classmate who participated had a sudden flu and was unable to participate, so he was lucky enough to participate. The day before the exam, I couldn't sleep in the hotel, so I went to the park nearby. I accidentally saw a white-bearded Taoist priest fall to the ground, with many people watching and no one helping him. Ma Guodong has a kind nature and is a child from the countryside. Without thinking too much, he stepped forward to help the Taoist priest. He carried the Taoist priest to the pavilion next to him and sat down to check his injuries. After checking, he found that the Taoist priest was not injured, so he turned around and left. The Taoist priest stopped him and asked: "Ma Guodong, you are here to take the exam. Do you want to go to high school?" "I don't think there's any use. I'm stupid and learn things very slowly. This time I'm just here to make soy sauce and increase the number of people." Ma Guodong said awkwardly. "Then, I have a way to fulfill your wish." "What can I do?" "There is a condition." "What conditions?" "How about you take me as your teacher?" Ma Guodong saw that the Taoist priest was old enough to be his grandfather. He nodded and knelt down to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. "Master, my disciple is here to kowtow to you." "Good boy, get up! I have something else to ask of you!" "You said?" "It's like this. Fifteen years ago, I stayed at a farmer's house. I lost my temper after drinking and gave birth to a child. After this child is born, he will encounter a disaster and die young. In order to preserve this little bit of blood, when she was about to give birth, she would steal the baby and turn it into a phoenix. Moving your son to a wealthy family with good fortune can protect him from disaster. The natural calamity has been solved, but once he enters a rich family, he is as deep as the sea. There is a calamity in his life, and he needs someone to stop it for him. " "You mean for me to go." Ma Guodong is not stupid enough to understand. "You and he have the same horoscope. You two are the same person but have different destinies. He will be rich and powerful all his life, while you will be poor and miserable all his life. If you are willing to block him, you will have all the wealth and honor he has. It is up to you to decide whether you are willing or not? " "I do, I want to leave the countryside." "Okay. One more thing. The rich man's daughter is suffering in the countryside now. I owe it to her. Can you promise me to take care of her for the rest of her life?" "You want me to marry her, right?" "Are you embarrassed?" "Don't be embarrassed, as long as it's a woman, I don't care." "Okay, a gentleman's words are hard to follow. Come and open your mouth!" The Taoist priest took out a beautiful box from the cloth bag, opened the box and took out two transparent balls. In one ball is a bird, in the other ball is a worm. Put it directly into Ma Guodong's mouth. Once it enters his mouth, it slides directly into his stomach. "The boy's name is Mei Shinan, and the girl's name is Lu Kongwen. Don't force it. When fate comes, we will meet..." The Taoist priest disappeared as he spoke. Ma Guodong rubbed his eyes and said that it was rare to have a dream. A small breeze blew by, making it a bit cool. Stand up, pack your clothes and walk to the hotel. When I walked to the woods, I heard someone shouting: "Mei Heather, today is the day you die." Plum heather? Ma Guodong instinctively rushed into the woods and saw a pretender holding a watermelon knife, chasing a young man. It was obvious that the boy was Mei Heather. Seeing that Mei Heather had no way to hide, at the critical moment, Ma Guodong stood between Mei Heather and the Watermelon Knife. The watermelon knife pierced his stomach. Ma Guodong endured the pain and kicked the strong man away. A group of girls who dared to come punched and kicked the strong man who fell to the ground. A girl held Ma Guodong's wound with a handkerchief and said with a smile: "What's your name? Thank you for saving my prince, let's take you to the hospital!" "My name is Ma Guodong, I'm fine..." Ma Guodong had never been so close to talk to a fairy. He fainted from excitement and fell into the girl's arms. "Linglong..." Mei Shinan looked at the clothes that were torn by the watermelon knife. She had reached the last piece of underwear. If this kid hadn't blocked the knife, she would have been dead. Seeing the boy fainting in the girl's arms, he cried out. The police car and ambulance arrived just in time, and the dying man was taken away by the police. Ma Guodong was sent to the hospital for treatment and bandaging... At the entrance of the examination room the next day, Ma Guodong was looking for a seat in Manshijie with his admission ticket. He returned to the hotel from the hospital, and his teachers and classmates went to the examination room to prepare. Seeing that he still had enough time, he flipped through the textbook, then rushed to the examination room with the materials. "Ma Guodong, are you coming to take the exam too?" A girl's voice. Ma Guodong looked back and saw the fairy from last night, Mei Heather and a group of fairies. "Well, I can't find the seat number." Ma Guodong said awkwardly. "Let's see, it's on the second floor. How can you find it on the first floor? You're so stupid. Come on, let me help you up. Does it still hurt?" The fairy said with a smile. "No, please help me because I'm afraid I'll faint. I'll get up on my own." After Ma Guodong said that, he turned around and ran away. A group of giggles came from behind. "This guy is interesting. I like him. After the exam, I will find his information and transfer him to the business school." Mei Heather said with a smile. "Prince, is he a poor boy?" "But he saved my life, otherwise I would have died last night." Mei Shinan smiled and took Yu Linglong's hand and walked forward... After three days of exams, Ma Guodong answered questions fluently. When he left Baishan, he wanted to return the handkerchief to the fairy, but he couldn't find them in the exam room, so he had no choice but to go back to school. A week later, the results of the national college entrance examination came out. Ma Guodong got perfect scores in all seven subjects, ranking first in the Baishan area. Ma Guodong was so happy that his teachers and classmates didn't believe it, saying that he must have copied it. When school was over, a car came to Ma Guodong's house, and an uncle got out and told Ma Guodong's parents. The Shinan Business School admitted Ma Guodong, exempted all tuition fees, and provided a monthly living allowance of 3,000 yuan. When Ma Guodong's parents heard about this good thing, they packed their clothes and asked their uncle to take Ma Guodong away that night. As soon as Ma Guodong arrived at the business school, he became Mei Shinan's little follower because he could study and play with the fairy sister every day. Slowly, Lu Kongwen was forgotten. Looking at the work permit, I felt sad and felt sorry for the Taoist priest. "Mom, what's going on? I'm definitely going home for the Chinese New Year. Grandma is sick and she wants to see her grandson-in-law? Wushuang is taking her boyfriend back? Then I'll take her back too and let grandma have a look. Okay, bye!" Lu Kongwen hung up the phone and said to herself: I am so busy every day and have no time to eat. How can I have time to find a boyfriend? "Hey, Xiaoxue, can you lend me a boyfriend to go home to celebrate the New Year? Yes, my mother said that grandma wanted to watch it, and she also said that Wushuang would also take her boyfriend back to celebrate the New Year. My mother must want to see it herself, and my aunt must be showing off in front of my mother because my mother wants to save face. This Wushuang, hey, what should I do? What? Rent one, okay? Have professional ethics and be professional. Okay, send me your number and I'll ask. Goodbye! " "Hey, you're an agency. I heard that you rent boyfriends to stay home for the New Year? How much? Five hundred a day, ten thousand a month? Is it really expensive? My monthly salary is only 4,000, I will think about it again, thank you! " Ma Guodong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted Lu Kongwen on the shoulder. Lu Kongwen looked back and said with a smile: "This is my work badge, thank you!" "It's okay. I just heard that you are renting a boyfriend to go home for the New Year?" "You heard me, there's no way the countryside is like this." "Is it okay to rent me? Just take care of the food, no money required." "Really or not, do you have any intentions?" "My family is also from a rural area. The key is that I am of a higher generation. When I give out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year, it costs 5,000 or 6,000 yuan. With New Year greetings and playing cards, I will lose 10,000 to 20,000 yuan after the Chinese New Year." It is not easy for us to make money, nor does it come from strong winds. If I go to your house to celebrate the New Year, I will save more than 20,000 yuan, and it will be very cost-effective to have food and accommodation. I don't mean any harm, this is my business card with contact information on it, you figured it out, call me. " "Okay, thank you!" Lu Kongwen took a look at the name tag and suddenly coughed. Ma Guodong quickly handed the mandarin duck to her, and she stopped coughing after a few sips. "What kind of drink is this? It tastes good." "Mandarin duck." "Mandarin duck?" "What our princess has developed is half a cup of milk tea and half a cup of coffee, stirred evenly, and it's Yuanyang. This is the membership card for the Heather Group restaurant. Take it and buy it if you want to drink. Okay, bye, I have one more meeting. " Ma Guodong smiled, stood up, turned around and walked towards Heather Group. Lu Kongwen put her membership card and business card in her wallet and shouted: "Wait a minute." Ma Guodong stopped and looked back. "Can we take a photo? My mom sent a message asking to see the photo." Lu Kongwen said with a blushing face and embarrassment. "Okay, of course, take a few more pictures." Ma Guodong smiled and took out his mobile phone, and the two took photos of each other around the park. Suddenly Huang Yue'e's voice came to Ma Guodong's ears: "It's a meeting, come back quickly." When Ma Guodong saw that Huang Yuee's phone had not been hung up yet, he quickly hung up and said with a smile: "Well, I have a meeting first. Call me. Goodbye!" "I'm going to eat it too, please contact me again, thank you!" After the two were polite, they hurriedly went their separate ways. Ma Guodong, who was sweating profusely, pushed open the door of the conference room. It was already full of seats and said awkwardly: "Chairman, directors, president, directors, I'm sorry I'm late." "It's okay, young man! You can't just work but also have a life. We don't want to cultivate a workaholic. I'll be relieved if you talk about love. I always thought you liked my Heather, not girls." After Mei Chonghao finished speaking, the whole audience laughed. Ma Guodong wiped away the cold air with a red face and glanced at Huang Yuee. "Then, let's start the year-end summary report! Guodong, let's get started!" Yu Linglong said with a smile. "Don't worry, let Guodong drink some water and take a rest. Let's take a look at the report first. Guodong came out with this report after staying up all night. Let's take a look!" Mei Heather said with a smile. "Actually, this summary report meeting is to summarize the gains and losses of each department this year and formulate plans and plans for next year. Guodong's report has been written in great detail. The rewards and punishments are all right to the point. We have denounced the violations of regulations and disciplines by some department leaders, and we must learn lessons. It shows the courage and bold vision of some department leaders, which is worth learning from. " Hong Zhenchang said with a smile. "That is, the group's development plan for the next year has also been written in great detail. Let's go back and digest it and prepare for the cocktail party in the evening!" Lin Yizhen said with a smile. Ma Guodong looked at the two vice-chairmen with a surprised look on his face, and swallowed what he said. "That's it then! Let's break up the meeting!" Mei Chonghao also looked at Ma Guodong helplessly. Hong Zhenchang and Lin Yizhen stood up with a smile and walked out with the report. In the blink of an eye, Ma Guodong was the only one left in the conference room. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault!" Back in Mei Chonghao's office, Ma Guodong knelt on the ground and said. "What does it have to do with you? You are just parroting. You are wronged, my child. They don't agree with me punishing their confidants. They don't agree with opening branches in the eight cities of Meizhou. What does it have to do with you? Don't take it to heart and prepare yourself. At the cocktail party in the evening, middle and high-level managers will be present. This is an opportunity for them to win over people's hearts." Mei Chonghao said helplessly: "You are still young, and my health is not as good as before. I still rely on them for many things, so just endure it if you can!" "Dad, we will work hard." Mei Heather stood up and said. "Experience cannot be gained through hard work. You have to go to the scene to experience it. You can't go out, you have to stay at the headquarters and watch them. I can only force Guodong to run errands. Thank you for your hard work!" Mei Chonghao said with a smile. "Sir, Guodong is a slave of the Mei family. It is my duty to share the worries of you and the prince." Ma Guodong said. "Silly boy, get up! These two old guys are taking advantage of the situation and deliberately giving the prince a blow. Get up! Tell us, what is your girlfriend Zhang like? I heard they took a group photo, come and show it to me. " Yu Linglong said with a smile. "Not a girlfriend yet, just chatting." Ma Guodong stood up and said with a red face. "Stop talking nonsense, let me take a look." Yu Linglong walked over and grabbed the phone, clicked on the photo album, and shouted: "It's so beautiful. Parents, look at it. It looks a bit like Xiaolin." Ma Guodong said to himself: don't make trouble, it will be troublesome if the case is solved. "Don't tell me they look alike. They're just a little bit rustic. You're a child from the countryside, right?" Wei Jialing said with a smile. "Guodong, treat others well and don't bully them." Mei Chonghao smiled and said: "When will you take her home for a meal?" "Well, I'm not familiar with her yet, so take your time, don't rush." Ma Guodong said awkwardly. "Didi..." Yu Linglong clicked on the WeChat message and said: "Lu Kongwen added you as a friend, I clicked OK. She sent a message. My mother wants to see you, what do you mean? You skip dating and go straight to meeting your parents first. Are arranged marriages still popular in rural areas now? Then reply to her, I am afraid that my aunt will look down on me and embarrass you. Just say whether you want to go or not? Go, of course, there is a 50% chance of going, and zero chance of not going. OK, thank you! What do uncles and aunts like? Anyone who doesn't need money likes it. Okay, I'm in a meeting. Goodbye! Guodong, meeting your parents for the first time is very important. The first impression determines your success or failure. I will prepare gifts for you and we are getting you a car. What's the condition of the old one you drove? It's a shame. Let's arrange it. What do you think, Heather? " Yu Linglong asked with a smile. "Let's do this! Transfer the car that my uncle bought for me to Guodong. Prepare a box of cigarettes, a box of white wine, a box of red wine, and some bird's nest and ginseng supplements. After all, you are from my Mei family, so you can't be too shabby. " Mei Heather said with a smile. "No need! I'll do it myself! It's too expensive." Ma Guodong said. "Shut up. It's rare that you find a woman you like. I have to help you get her. It's crucial to get the girl's parents first. You also need to prepare some red envelopes. She must have children at home, so she still needs to prepare the new year's money." Mei Heather said with a smile. Ma Guodong thought to himself, what do you want to do? "Pa bang bang..." Marilyn knocked on the door and came in and said: "Chairman, the presidents of branches from other places are here. Chairman Hong, please come over." "Why didn't you come to my place?" "Chairman Hong intercepted them at the elevator entrance and told them that there was a new bird's tongue and asked them to try it." "Okay!" Mei Chonghao stood up and took Wei Jialing's hand and walked out. Mei Heather and Yu Linglong followed behind. Ma Guodong took back his mobile phone, followed them to the right, and clicked on Lu Kongwen's circle of friends. Lu Kongwen sent a message, which was a group photo of them, taking her boyfriend home to celebrate the New Year this year. Ma Guodong smiled and posted a nine-square grid with the text: Going to my girlfriend's house to celebrate the New Year this year... Intention: Never forget the original intention