Chapter 3 3

Mingmin's secretary felt that the boss still had orders. Sure enough, Guan Hongzi said, "Contact Zhuang Jiaxin for me." "Is it the one who got married last time?" "She's supposed to be on board the Elizabeth II." "clear." "I'll see you tomorrow morning." Guan Hongzi went home alone. The assistant looked at his back, "He is a lonely person." The secretary laughed: "There is no lonely man in the world." She added: "There is no truly happy woman either." "You are too pessimistic."

"By analogy, there are no obedient children, considerate husbands, and happy families." "It's over, the world is over when you say it like this." The two of them laughed together, it can be seen that without those things, life is the same, they still have studies, work, entertainment, and material enjoyment. Young women today think very differently. Guan Hongzi returned home and had dinner alone. Then, he opened a book of management theory and read it with relish. Guan Hongzi never read novels, he thought they were boring things for girls. With the book on his chest, he fell asleep.

He returned to the company the next day, and the assistant was earlier than him. Birds of a feather flock together, Guan Hongzi will not use listless people. The assistant said, "Zhuang Jiaxin is on board the Iraqi ship. The cruise ship has just sailed into Gibraltar at about 7:00 pm." "Call her." The phone was connected quickly. Zhuang Jiaxin's lively voice came over: "Hongzi, it's you, what's your business?" "Did you have a good vacation? Does the world's largest cruise ship live up to its reputation?" Jia Xin giggled, "What do you want from me?"

"I want Zhang Yuyu's phone address." Jiaxin let out an "ah". "Is it on your hand?" "Hongzi, Zhang Universe is not suitable for you." "How do you know it before I do?" "Hongzi, I'm telling the truth. I'll fax her address and phone number to your secretary, but Zhang Zhouyu has a stubborn personality and a complicated family background, and she's heavily in debt. She's not someone you'll like at all." "yes." "However, Guan Hongzi always knew what he wanted." "Is this sentence a compliment or a derogation?"

"I won't tell you anymore, I have an appointment with the captain." Jiaxin hung up the phone. After a while, the secretary came in, "This is Zhang Yuyu's phone address." Guan Hongzi took a look and said unexpectedly, "She lives in this city." The secretary said: "It's an old residential area, old houses, and quiet, but you want to ask the security director to check this Zhang Universe?" Guan Hongzi thought about it, "Not for now." The secretary backs out. Guan Hongzi looked at the address for a long time, but did not act.

On the other side of the bank district, Mid-Levels, there is an old house that is dilapidated and poorly maintained. The exterior and interior walls are also peeling off. The owner is unwilling to sell and waits for the developer to buy and rebuild. However, the market is in a downturn. I don’t know how long it will last. , Those descendants were impatient, moved to foreign countries, and divided the three-storey old houses into three families. The two families are foreigners, and Zhang's mother and daughter live on the first floor. It is said that they are mother and daughter, a Mrs. Zhang and a Miss Zhang, but they have no blood relationship at all.

The relationship is surprisingly harmonious, and the two mothers and daughters are like a pair of friends in trouble. Mrs. Zhang is in her forties, slightly fat, and she is neatly dressed at home, but Zhang Yuzhou always wears a sweatshirt. Both of them are not good at housework, so they have to hire a maid together with a foreigner. It was raining that day, and the roof was in disrepair and leaked. They used a plastic bucket to catch the rain, and it was annoying to hear. The stepmother sighed, "You got nothing from being a bridesmaid that time?" Zhang Yuyu replied: "A free trip to England."

"Did you meet anyone?" "I met a lot of people who worked as investment consultants under the name of their elders, and they couldn't be the masters of their own affairs." "Where are their elders?" The universe was silent, and she saw that the old man was always afraid. "You pick someone, and someone picks you. The season will pass in no time. Women should be between seventeen and twenty-seven. You can't be the dean of a university's medical school, or the minister of justice." The universe is still silent. "What is this? Silent protest. Your father just left these provident funds and a little insurance money. It has been used for three years, and it is almost the same. You have been brought up by me since you were a child, and you have to listen to me."

Suddenly the universe said, "Yes, I owe you a lot." Mrs. Zhang smiled: "That's not true, but you and I must have a plan." "I'm looking for a job." "That's really a bad idea. Tens of thousands of dollars, laid out like nine to five in the morning, will turn into ruins and willows all of a sudden." Zhang Zhouyu laughed, her stepmother was young and had old ideas, and the clichés were very anti-intellectual, but she knew just a little bit. "A decoration company is willing to hire me as a sales representative." "At this time of year, someone spends money on decoration?"

"The market is going up." "Oh, so the owner will sell this house soon, where will we live?" Universe clasped his stepmother's hands and smiled, "Under the flyover." Mrs. Zhang slapped the universe. In the afternoon, the universe changed into a dark suit for the final interview She has a higher temperament and appearance than others, is fluent in foreign languages, and has a diploma from a Canadian university, so she was finally admitted. Life wasn't too bad, the universe thought, but she missed her father terribly. When Professor Zhang was alive, the environment was completely different.

Someone once asked, "Who named his daughter Universe?" Universe replied, "Of course it's a professor of astrophysics." The professor died of illness three years ago. He fought bravely with cancer and underwent three major operations during his lifetime. At that time, they lived in the university dormitory where the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and they were all top students in their subjects, and they tried their best to serve their junior sisters. The universe doesn't recall much of the past. In this regard, she is happier than her stepmother. In two days, Universe went to work in the design company. There is a sales department on the second floor of the company, which sells some weird knick-knacks, some of which are still antiques. The boss scavenged them from all over the world. goods. The boss quickly discovered this, and tried his best to let the universe get in touch with customers and do promotion work. After the salary was paid, it was only a little, and I took it home. It is okay to live a tight life, like the hundreds of thousands of white-collar women in the city who are cautious and live within their means. The universe finds the stepmother in tears. Universe comforted her: "Days will get better, don't be sad." But the stepmother said, "I didn't understand how a woman in a fun place could bring her daughter to the same place to laugh, but now I understand that life is threatening." Her stepmother used to dance with her when she was young. She wept, "I can't jump out of the fire pit." The rain has not stopped yet, and the leaking plastic bucket is full. The universe emptied the bucket, still placed it in the dripping place, and made another ding. The stepmother suddenly said, "You owe me, Universe, I brought you up with such care, you owe me." Universe walked to the window and said teasingly, "Poor grass-inch heart, it's hard to repay three springs." On the street, someone holding a big red umbrella ran across the road to pick up his girlfriend. He was desperate and was warned by a car horn. The universe turned its head and asked, "What do we need?" "An apartment of more than 1,200 square feet, and monthly expenses in the tens of thousands." It's really hard to say, easy to say. "I'll look for it on the street," the universe's tone became more and more sarcastic. "Someone is calling for you." "Who?" "A man named Guan Hongzi." "I don't know this gentleman, and none of my friends is surnamed Guan." "He said he met you at the Cornwall farmer's wedding." The universe thinks, "I have no impression." "He asked you to return his call when you had time." "Oh." "He said he was the host of the Universal Agency." Universe smiled slightly, "This name is really familiar." The stepmother said, "Universal Agency specializes in real estate in recent years, haven't you heard of it?" Cosmos took off his shoes and rubbed his toes. "It just so happens to have the same name as you, how strange do you think it is?" Universe smiled and replied: "I knew it was named HSBC, and it would be wonderful to go in and out of the treasure house at will." There is a name and a number on the note pressed under the phone. Zhang Zhouyu didn't know that it was Guan Hongzi's personal phone call, only a few people knew about it. That phone never rang. Zhuang Jiaxin came back from her honeymoon. She appeared in Cosmos Inc. "Are you looking for me, Hongzi? I only stay for three days. If you have something to say, speak quickly." "After getting married, the pearls turn into fish eyes, and the speech has a pungent meaning, what a pity." Unexpectedly, Zhuang Jiaxin was not angry, but said melancholy: "I already noticed it myself, how could this happen." Guan Hongzi said with a smile, "But the husband and servants are disobedient, and the hotel room is cramped, so they moved to my house." "Why didn't you tell me earlier." Guan Hongzi immediately ordered someone to pick up the luggage at the hotel. "What do you want Hiroko?" Guan Hongzi was very frank: "Ask Zhang Universe out for a cup of tea." Zhuang Jiaxin expressed surprise, "You haven't found her yet?" Guan Hongzi spread his hands. "It's quick for you to do other things. I heard that the contract for the direct bridge has been finalized. Why are you hesitating to ask a girl?" Guan Hongzi replied, "She didn't call back." "You need to keep looking for her, ten times or eight times a day, break the phone and smash the door until you find it. In this case, it can't be regarded as self-esteem." Guan Hongzi laughed in horror. He asked, "How is married life?" "Anti-climax, that's all. The other party doesn't want me to work, so I have to go back to Cornwall to knit my sweater." "You want to do something? Our company has vacancies." "Hey, the notoriety of the universe is shining, and being a dead guy doesn't pay for your life." "Jia Xin, please ask Zhang Universe out for me." "Hongzi, I remember I said that she is not suitable for you. Her biological father is dead, her biological mother is missing, and her stepmother used to be a dancer." "How did she get involved with you, a young lady?" "She is my classmate in middle school. She is beautiful. They all say that brides are afraid of challenges and prefer to find ugly bridesmaids. So I picked four beauties to demonstrate." Guan Hongzi smiled. "Her family is not in good condition, she is waiting for money, you send it to her door..." "...It's about time." "Hiroko, what tone are you talking about?" "give it to you." "You've always been mean." "Really? Look at me." Zhuang Jiaxin looked at him, "Hongzi, how is Xiaoli?" "Very well, thank you for your greetings. She got married as she wished, and moved into the staff dormitory under the name of Universe with her husband, living a leisurely and comfortable life." "There was no wedding?" Guan Hongzi replied: "There is no white peacock, and there is no big two-hundred-pound cake. Facing the hungry people in Africa, our conscience is better." Zhuang Jiaxin rushed over and slapped him. "I've heard people say that Xiao Li always sits in the accounting room of the universe." "Who are talking too much?" At this time, Jiaxin took out the mobile phone in her handbag, pressed a number, and was quickly connected. "Universe, I'm Jiaxin, yes, I'm back, listen to me, yes, I'm in this city, how about coming out for tea?" It was not difficult to attend the meeting, Jiaxin immediately made an appointment with Zhang Yuyu at the Guanzhai the next afternoon, and agreed to send a car to pick him up. Guan Hongzi thanked his old friend. Jia Xin put away the phone and said, "You like her eyes?" Guan Hongzi nodded. "Her eyes are not like a pair of organs, but like a portal to another world, sometimes frightening: what is in them?" Guan Hongzi replied softly, "That's a good description." "A male classmate said that maybe it's just a wilderness inside, with overgrown grass and nothing." Guan Hongzi smiled, "Needless to say, this boy has never won her favor." The next day, the rain stopped and it was still cloudy. Traffic was a bit congested on a Saturday afternoon. As soon as the car turned into the suburbs, it went smoothly, and soon drove into a private road. Zhuang Jiaxin was waiting for passengers at the roundabout in front of the gate. She was already wearing an egg yellow spring dress. Seeing Zhang Yuyu, Jiaxin quickly said, "Why are you losing weight again?" Hold her hand and lead her into the mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he introduced, "This is Guan Hongzi, today's master." Universe was startled, isn't this Jiaxin's residence?Guan Hongzi is very familiar with the word. She nodded at the man. For a moment, he only felt that his hair was a little greasy, his clothes were too old fashioned, and his body was ordinary, but his appearance was still decent. The mansion is his home. He was the one who asked her out, not Jiaxin. Cosmos wore a white shirt and a dark coat that day, which is not considered as a costume, it is very simple, completely opposite to Jiaxin's whole body color and colorful gem jewelry. Jiaxin showed her around the big house: five bedrooms upstairs, three living rooms downstairs, a swimming pool and a game room in the basement... The layout is like a small hotel, the only saving grace is that the furniture is fairly simple and generous. At this time, the master went away to answer the phone. Jia Xin looked at her, "What do you think of the house?" The universe replied, "Magnificent." "How does it compare to my home?" "The dealer is more angry." Jia Xin smiled, "Thank you." Universe asked, "You asked me to come just to visit the mansion?" "Guan Hongzi wants to date you." "I've never seen this gentleman before." "Let me introduce to you: Guan Hongzi is very rich, powerful, ruthless, and a slave to money." Hearing this, Universe laughed in horror, "Huh?" "Every sentence is true, and there is no falsehood." "There is no such introducer in the world." "I don't want to hide it from you, I'm an ugly man, I'm done, let me be honest: he's not suitable for you, and you won't like him." Jia Xin brought the universe to the garage. I saw a row of three cars of the same German brand and the same pale gold color. "That's who he is." Universe said softly: "Very good, as long as the car is practical and safe, Xiao Afei only pays attention to the color and style." "He has no interest, and still thinks Qi Huang is a singer." Universe looked at Jia Xin: "He wants to know me?" "He's serious, watch out." "Then I have to watch him carefully."