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Alice took Meng Huo to find Xu Jing, and of course they were talking about the change of owner of Zhongxia Company.

Meng Huo didn't have much contact with Ding Yanghua, the former president of Zhongxia Company, so naturally he didn't feel much about this matter. The new president Dong Ding seemed to be a great big shot, but he had no actual contact with him, and Meng Huo couldn't do it either. What a sense of reality.

Therefore, what Xu Jing told him did not shock him much, and the morning passed away in the chat. Two days later, after enough rest, Meng Huo and Alice set foot on the high-speed train to Qingcheng. Of course Li Qin was also there. She went home to visit relatives and appease the people in Lijia Village.

Meng Huo 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 thinking of the troubles he will cause after going back, he simply doesn't want to go back.

"Then are you coming back this afternoon?" Sitting on the high-speed rail, Li Qin asked, "Would you like to go to Shen Jie's house?"

"No, she's had a lot more fun this year than I have. If I go there again, I think she will be under more pressure." Meng Huo smiled. Shen Jie has become a celebrity in Qingcheng, and she has been exposed to the public all the time. During the reporter's interview, if he went to visit now, it would bring 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, we don't have 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 will participate at noon It was a meal with Meng Huo and his party, so Meng Huo thought it made no difference whether he went to her house or not.

Of course Li Qin didn't mean that. What she said was that she wanted Meng Huo to meet Shen Jie's parents. But looking at Alice sitting on the other side, Li Qin still didn't speak.

"What on earth is this kid thinking? Why does he still bring Alice with him..." Li Qin felt something was wrong. She really couldn't understand what her son was thinking. If you have already chosen Shen Jie, then you can simply throw Alice aside. If you stay by your side like this now, you will be confused in the future.

But she also had to admit that Alice was a very capable helper, and Meng Huo couldn't do without her.

"Alas..." Li Qin sighed slightly, feeling very complicated.

But Meng Huo didn't notice her thoughts, his eyes were attracted by a book Alice was reading. The title of this book is very long, and all of them add up to "The Overlord of Modern Fiction-Dong Ding and His Dragon Teng"

"Is that a book about Dong Ding?" Meng Huo asked.

"En." Alice heard the question. He raised his head and said: "This book is very interesting. It talks about the process from the birth of Longteng to its dominance of the novel world, and Dong Ding's role in it.

Would you like to take a look? "

She handed the book to Meng Huo. But Meng Huo shook his head: "I don't need it for now, I don't have enough time, I'll watch it again when I have a chance."

After several hours of driving, the high-speed rail was now approaching Qingcheng County. Twenty minutes after Meng Huo said this, the high-speed rail stopped. The three got out of the car, Li Qin bid them farewell first, then Meng Huo and Alice boarded the car sent by the county government, and rushed to the venue of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

"How do you feel about Qingcheng?"

on the way. Meng Huo asked casually.

"...It's okay." Alice thought for a long time, and then gave this answer. Qingcheng County is not outstanding among the many counties in China. The history is not long, the economy is mediocre, there are no mineral resources, and there are no scenic spots worth visiting. To say that it is "okay" is already admirable.

Meng Huo smiled wryly: "You don't have to be so tactful." He could see that Alice didn't have much interest in Qingcheng anymore, if it was him instead. I don't have much interest in such an ordinary strange city.

"But here is one thing I like very much." Alice said again.

"What?" Meng Huo looked over curiously. Then aimed at Alice's eyes.

She looked at him straight, with flames in her eyes, without saying a word, just looked at him straight like this, as if saying that thing was...

"Quiet." Just when Meng Huo seemed to get the answer, Alice turned her head again, exhaled softly and said, "I like the quietness here. Qingcheng doesn't have the hustle and bustle of Ninghai. There are not many people... This kind of quiet feeling is very good, but I may not be able to bear it after staying for a long time..."

"Because you grew up in Ninghai!"

Meng Huo smiled, and it seemed that what he was about to see just disappeared in smoke. Alice said that liking the quietness of Qingcheng is the idea that people who have been in the bustling city for many years often have. But the imagination is beautiful. If they are really allowed to 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. It's strange that you can stay here."

"What about you? Can you stay now?"

"I can." Meng Huo nodded without hesitation. Although he has been away from Qingcheng for many years, some of his pursuits have not changed. He doesn't usually like to go out to play, and he is not particularly particular about eating and drinking, and he can wear whatever clothes he can. He feels that he can adapt wherever he is.

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

Meng Huo was slightly taken aback. Li Qin asked him this question before, but his answer remained the same—"No."

"Why?" Alice asked curiously, "I think you should love home very much..."

Chinese people pay attention to returning leaves to their roots. Because of traditional cultural education, everyone will have nostalgia for their childhood hometown, especially Meng Huo-in Alice's view, Meng Huo, who is extremely mother-loving, should essentially be Will have strong feelings for home, but that doesn't seem to be the case...

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

In Meng Huo's memory, Qingcheng was not a happy city. Standing on this land, he would always think of the deaths of Li Qin and Hexi, and even the discrimination he had suffered since childhood. He may have nostalgia, but this nostalgia is not as sad. Sometimes, Meng Huo doesn't even want to set foot on this land for the rest of his life.

However, these things are the secret of the heart. So in response to Alice's question, Meng Huo just smiled and said, "Wherever I go is my home."

Alice couldn't ask any more questions. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, before the ribbon-cutting started, the activity had already started. When Meng Huo and the others arrived, the atmosphere at the scene was very lively-look carefully, it turned out that there was a performance, and Shen Jie was Stand on stage and sing.

“The facilities here are really simple.”

Alice frowned and said, in her opinion, the entire scene was poorly arranged, and Shen Jie seemed to be performing very casually here.

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

Meng Huo saw that Shen Jie didn't notice their arrival, so he didn't continue to look at it. He turned and followed the reception staff to the building with the word "cherish" printed on it.

The name of the fund in Qingcheng County is 'Xi'. To be more precise, Meng Huo's entire fund is named after 'Xi'. Alice presided over it, and she chose the location. This time the ribbon-cutting ceremony was arranged on the busiest street in Qingcheng County, which is also the headquarters of the fund, next to the Huaxia People's Bank, and the location is quite superior.

"Is it necessary?" On the way to the building, Meng Huo said softly to Alice: "We are not a profit-making organization, how can we put the location in such a central place?"

Alice smiled wryly: "There is no way, the government says there must be an image, and it can't be too biased."

The main reason why the fund is placed on the bustling streets is the government's will. Of course, the image is secondary. The Qingcheng county government pays more attention to the potential of the fund. After all, the fund established by the cartoonist He Xi, placed in such an eye-catching place, may increase in value and bring more benefits in the future.

Of course, Meng Huo didn't understand what the government was thinking. As soon as he showed up, several officials standing in front of the building saw him and walked over quickly.

"Teacher He Xi, you are finally here!"

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

The staff separated the crowd, and the officials walked in around Meng Huo. Their actions attracted the attention of many people, including Shen Jie who was singing. Shen Jie saw Meng Huo's back almost out of tune, but she took it back in time. While singing, she glanced at Meng Huo with her eyes.

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

But until after the ceremony, Shen Jie still couldn't get close to Meng Huo. He was being interviewed, speaking, and discussing work. Until lunch at noon, Shen Jie couldn't find time to contact Meng Huo who was surrounded by people. Only Alice stood by Meng Huo's side. She was by his side during the ceremony, and even during the meal, she was helping Meng Huo socialize and hold back the wine.

"..." Shen Jie felt a little uncomfortable. She left the banquet in the middle of the meal. Although Meng Huo saw it, he was surrounded by other people, so it was difficult for him to go over and stop Shen Jie.

Today's activities were less free than Meng Huo had expected. Even when it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, when he was about to return, the government sent several people to the station, so that he had no contact with Shen Jie for a whole day. Meng Huo 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 beside the wheelchair.

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

Shen Jie said. (to be continued)