Chapter Fourteen

After returning from lunch, Qi Ji received a transfer reminder from the bank.

The money was transferred from the account of Huating Club. The basic salary and extra commission were not less than one cent. The total amount was quite considerable, which was enough to pay Qi Mingyu all the expenses for going abroad to participate in the competition.

Qi Ji didn't even need to continue to work for the second week.

Taking advantage of the lunch break, Qi Ji contacted Teacher Yang and handed over the money first. Then, he called the club again, explained his willingness to leave, and asked the scheduler if they could leave on time after the end of work next week.

In a place like Huating, even the entry and exit of short-term workers needs to be reported in advance. It is even possible that, as Zhang Wu of the boxing stadium said, he can't leave even if he wants to leave.

But things went much smoother than Qi Ji imagined. As soon as he explained his identity, he quickly gave a reply, with a surprisingly polite attitude, and even told him that if Qi Ji was willing, the scheduled second week of work would not work. Can be cancelled early.

This helped Qi Ji a lot. He had enough money, and naturally he didn't want to continue this job. If Manager Wang could cheat him once, he could cheat him a second time.

Not to mention staying up late for a long time, even if Qi Ji is young, there will always be an overdraft one day.

The final result was smooth and successful, and the clubhouse immediately politely helped Qi Ji complete the resignation formalities, even without him making another trip.

But Qi Ji also knew that the politeness of the club this time was not a treatment for the waiters.

After hanging up the phone, Qi Ji stood by the window of the pantry, looking down at the hustle and bustle outside the window.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about Pei Yusheng's weird attitude towards him.

But Qi Ji understood that this kind of thing was destined to have nothing to do with his own thoughts.

After all, it is impossible for him to decide.

Pei Yusheng is the president of Yuntu who was forced to drop the vice president of Qianggan. He is the second generation who can drive a luxury car every day. Qi Ji's salary and full attendance bonus.

What about Qi Zhi?

He hadn't even turned a regular in Yuntu's internship.

Because of the high debt he was carrying, Qi Ji appeared to be normal, but he was always out of the crowd. Whether it's a classmate or a colleague, he gets along with everyone day and night, living in the same room, but only Qi Ji has a dark cloud over his head.

The dark clouds swirled, and the rain fell, which tightly blocked the originally dazzling sunlight.

But there is still a chance to pay off the debt, and this dark cloud may one day float away and stop blocking the sunshine that belongs to Qi Ji.

But Pei Yu's voice was different.

Qi Ji and Pei Yusheng are not in the same galaxy at all, and they never possess the light of the same star.

The black hole expands, the singularity collapses, and in a certain microsecond, the light shining on them is inexplicably intertwined due to an unspeakable accident.

But the next second, the two still live in their own galaxy.

What can Qi Ji's thinking change?

He can't do anything.

Qi Ji was one of the most watched characters in the grand repertoire played in front of everyone's eyes last night, but he calmly and clearly understood that he was not the protagonist.

He just felt like a suitable ornament in the middle of the stage, or a folding fan in his hand, adding flair to the leading actor.

But no matter how gorgeous the ornaments and folding fans are, they are only a tool in the final analysis.

At the end of the song, the tools are in the box. The end is the end, and there will be no sequel.

And the only actual relationship between Qi Ji and Pei Yusheng is business employment.

Only go to work, and the bonus deducted for being late to work.

Qi Ji continued to work seriously and punctually.

As he thought, although he met Pei Yusheng three times within 24 hours, there was no further involvement between the two for a long period of time.

To be more precise, Pei Yusheng never came to the company.

Since the president personally came to the cafeteria to dine, the restaurant's dishes have been improved to a higher level than before. Although Xinghai itself is well-known for its employee benefits and will be envied by peers in the industry, the dishes in Yuntu Restaurant are undoubtedly more abundant than before, and a new window for making soup and desserts after meals has been added, which makes those in the company lose weight and check in. The group wasted a few more.

This benefit brought by the president can be enjoyed by everyone, and everyone's evaluation of the president has gradually improved. But as time went on, Pei Yusheng never showed up, and rumors in the company began to rage again.

Cloud map's most urgent task of late remains the land issue. The preparatory stage of the new research institute has ended, and all the supporting conditions have been in place, but the location of the site cannot be determined.

The construction of the new research center is an important deployment for the next stage decided by the entire Xinghai Group, and it is extremely important to the development prospects of the group. Although the cloud map is the core of Xinghai's subsidiary group in S City, it is not the whole of Xinghai.

Xinghai's headquarters is far away from the financial center on the coast of the South China Sea. If Yuntu really can't decide on a location, the group will definitely choose another place for global considerations.

There is not much time left for the cloud map.

During this critical period, even the company's supper was extended to twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, but Pei Yusheng, who was in charge of controlling the whole area, was not there. Yi Ying affairs, including the daily operation of the company, were brought back to Vice President Zhang Fu.

Vice President Zhang is stern and unsmiling, no one dares to spread rumors in front of him, but in private, all kinds of complaints have never been cut off.

Yuntu needs a firm, strong and wise leader, and it is clear that the answer sheet submitted by the new president is far from satisfactory.

However, these turmoils that are enough to disturb people's hearts only occur in the company, and have no substantial impact on Qi Ji.

He is still in the internship period, and he can't sign a formal three-party contract until he graduates from the senior year. The company's personnel changes will not affect him, and Qi Ji himself doesn't care much about gossip.

He still devotes himself to working and designing all day long, and even because of the two bonuses from the boxing ring and the clubhouse, his life is a little easier than before.

But after the weekend overtime, Qi Ji was blocked by Qi Mingyu as soon as he left the company.

"Is something wrong with me?" Qi Ji asked.

Qi Mingyu learned a lesson this time, and he was not in a hurry to say what he wanted to say, but said, "Go home and talk."

It's just a stinky face, and the look is obviously not very good-looking.

It was rare for Qi Ji to not have a part-time job, so he agreed: "Then go to the supermarket first and buy some food."

The two brothers usually eat in the cafeteria. Qi Mingyu eats several meals at home on weekends. Qi Ji is so busy that he can't go home a few times.

Qi Mingyu was vigilant: "No need, I have it at home."

He seemed to be afraid of being deceived by Qi Ji again with Jin Chan's escape.

Qi Ji didn't hear it, and he just nodded when he heard the words: "Let's go."

The two took the subway back. There were many people on weekends. Qi Ji was afraid of being crowded, so he started to look for a suitable corner when he got on the bus, but unfortunately he didn't find anything.

He reluctantly found a fairly empty place in the middle of the carriage. Just as he was about to grab the handrail, the carriage shook, and the arm of the person next to him came along with his elbow. Qi Ji could only withdraw his hand.

He simply stopped pulling the handrail, and just stood on his feet, so as not to be touched again.

But just as Qi Ji stood firm, he felt his hat being pulled.

He turned around, and behind him was the still impatient Qi Mingyu. Just as Qi Ji wanted to ask what was wrong, Qi Mingyu grabbed the clothes at the junction of the shoulders and neck and dragged him over.

"Ming...?"

Before Qi Ji finished shouting, he saw Qi Mingyu squeezed the crowd in front of him while saying borrowing, dragged Qi Ji through the squeezed gap, and walked all the way to the corner of the connection between the carriages.

Pushing the person into the corner, Qi Mingyu didn't explain a word, instead he took a step forward and turned around and stood with his back to Qi Ji.

A look that is too lazy to talk to him.

Qi Zhi was puzzled.

Is this kid angry?

He thought carefully about his expenses these days.

Did he miss some school fees?

It seems not.

So what's going on here?

Qi Zhi didn't understand. There were so many people in the carriage that it was difficult to talk, so he didn't ask more questions, and planned to wait until he got home to talk.

When the subway arrived at the station, the two got off. The subway station was not far from home, but instead of going home first, they turned to the next neighborhood and knocked on the door of a small villa.

The person who opened the door was a silver-haired old lady with a gentle temperament, with a faint mint fragrance on her body, and the peerless elegance of her youth could still be seen between her brows and eyes.

When she saw the brothers, her smiling eyes curved into crescent moons: "Qiqi are here? Come, come, please come in!"

Qi Ji was also infected with a little smile: "Grandma Yu."

The two entered the house and changed into slippers at the entrance. Grandma Yu was busy pouring tea for them. There was no water in the teapot. She was about to get a thermos. Qi Mingyu moved a step faster and went up to pick up the thermos.

He was still a little hard. Bang Bang: "I'll come, teacher."

Qi Ji changed his slippers and stood at the entrance, looking up at the lamp above his head: "Grandma, is this lamp still flashing?"

Only grandma and wife lived in this small villa, and their children were abroad and didn't come back often. Qi Ji and Qi Mingyu are usually fine, so they will come to help the two old people.

"No flash, Mingyu helped fix it when he came last time." Grandma Yu patted Qi Mingyu's arm with a smile, "Our Mingyu is amazing."

Qi Ji said, "Thank you grandma and grandpa for taking care of Mingyu."

"Oh, why are you polite to grandma?" Grandma Yu greeted warmly, "Come to Xiaoqi and drink water."

Qi Ji took the teacup and took a sip, then looked around the room.

When Grandma Yu saw it, she smiled and said, "Looking for Xiao Mi and them? I just brought them to the courtyard."

Qi Ji asked, "Should I go see them?"

"Go," said Grandma Yu, "it happens that they have just eaten, so they shouldn't bother you too much."

Qi Ji smiled and walked towards the corridor at the corner of the living room.

There is a sliding door at the end of the corridor, Qi Ji opened the door, and outside the door is an open-air courtyard with green grass and vines climbing the wall. Even though it is autumn, the courtyard is still full of vitality, and traces of meticulous care can be seen everywhere.

There is a rattan chair under the flower stand next to the brick wall, and a game of chess is placed on the square table next to the rattan chair. hear.

Qi Ji whispered, "Grandpa Xue."

The one who answered him the fastest was not Mr. Xue, but one after another of cries.

"Meow~"

"Mi woo!"

Qi Ji stood on the stone slab beside the courtyard, and before he took a step in, he was surrounded by five or six cats gathered in a fan shape.

Although Mr. Xue is over old, he is still very smart. He heard the sound and turned back, looking over the glasses: "Oh, is it Xiao Qi?"

"It's me." Qi Ji's trousers were hugged by a round orange cat, his claws clasped at his trousers to hug him, he was a little dumbfounded, and his eyebrows were rarely dyed with a bit of vividness, "I'm here to disturb you again, Xue grandfather."

Mr. Xue put down the chess sheet in his hand, and was already surprised by the scene in front of him.

He asked, "Ming Yu is here too?"

Qi Ji nodded: "Come on."

On the other side of his small leg were two black cats, and even the toes of his shoes were rubbed by the remaining cats and arched up with their small heads.

"Ming Yu has just won a place in the International Mathematical Olympiad, and he will go to Argentina to participate in the competition next month."

"Okay, okay." Mr. Xue praised twice and got up from the rattan chair. "Where is he in the living room? I'll take a look."

"Here," Qi Ji carefully avoided the furry under his feet, and turned to help the old man to open the door, "I trouble Grandpa Xue."

Mr. Xue waved his hand and went into the house.

After closing the sliding door, Qi Ji had a chance to respond to these clingy little guys. He squatted down and picked up the orange cat that was desperately trying to crawl on him.

"Fatty, are you gaining weight again, eh?"

As a result, Qi Zhi hugged Ju Fatty and just wanted to stand up, and hung up the cat.

"Meow~"

Hearing one after another, the joyful and sweet cries, Qi Ji could only helplessly laugh.

Really sweet trouble.

Fortunately, he wears long sleeves and is bare. Most of the hypersensitivity of exposed skin occurs only to humans. But Rao is so, it is definitely not an easy thing to be picked up by so many babies as a cat climbing frame.

With great difficulty, Qi Ji dragged his family to the wooden table under the porch, took out a few balls of wool and long ribbons from the basket on the table, and distributed them to the cats one by one.

Qi Ji has been attracted to small animals since he was a child. He will be touched by porcelain when he walks on the road, and occasionally he will pick up some dogs and cats.

He didn't have the conditions to raise them, so when he went to school, he would send the cats and dogs he picked up to the school's animal protection team. If find it near home, will give it to the nearby animal protection association, or to this old couple, to raise it for Grandma Yu who likes cats, and then will find other people who are willing to adopt it when it is a little healthier.

Most cats in Grandma Yu's house are very mild-tempered, and they won't hurt anyone. Some insecure wild cats were picked up, and they gradually adapted to the care and guidance of grandma, and they were very popular when looking for someone to adopt them.

Both Mr. Xue and Mrs. Yu were full-time professors at F University. After retiring, they were rehired by the school's research institute. On weekdays, students would inevitably come to the door. Coupled with many old friends, people who wanted to adopt cats sometimes had to wait in line.

On weekdays, the cats will go directly to the pet hospital in the community to take a bath and deworm. The hospital director is a student of Grandma Yu, who can come to pick it up with a phone call, which is not troublesome. Qi Ji will also come over when he is not busy and help with small things such as clipping the cat's nails.

Qi Ji carried Ju Fatty to his lap, and the round and chubby cat spread out on his big lap into a cat cake, exposing his belly for him to touch.

Qi Ji rubbed it soft, took out the special scissors from the small box, held the orange cat's claws, squeezed the meat pads to squeeze out the tips of the claws, and trimmed it finely.

The crunching sound of "哢哓" and "哢哓" was accompanied by the comfortable purring sound of the orange fat. Xiao Mi and the black cats rubbed against Qi Ji's legs, bowing their heads and nibbling on their own meat pads to eat. Several kittens rolled into a ball on Qi Ji's shoes, eagerly looking up and lining up to be hugged.

The wind came, the ancient locust trees rustled in the courtyard, the vegetation was lush, the courtyard was peaceful, and the golden rays of the sunset shone down, covering everything with a gentle halo.

By the time Qi Ji finished coaxing all the cats back indoors, it was already completely dark.

He walked back to the living room, where the warm yellow headlights were turned on. Old Master Xue and Grandma Yu were sitting at the table reading a question, silver hair next to silver hair, discussing a few words from time to time. Qi Mingyu sat opposite, calculating something on the paper, writing down a long string of numbers very quickly.

Hearing the movement, Qi Mingyu raised his head and glanced at Qi Ji, then withdrew his gaze and continued the calculation.

Qi Ji didn't disturb them, took a book from the coffee table next to him, and sat on the sofa to read.

After more than half an hour, the three talents finished their discussion.

"I just said that I saw this question type three years ago, but I changed the wording." Mr. Xue circled the numbers on the paper and clicked, "Look at it, this is the way of thinking."

"Yes, yes, the old man is amazing." Grandma Yu laughed angrily, "Do you think everyone is like you, and can remember the odd questions you saw so long ago?"

"It's a bit biased, but this idea is still very useful." Mr. Xue pushed the paper to the opposite side and asked, "Mingyu, who is your tutor this time?"

Qi Mingyu said a name.

"Oh, Xiao Ge, a student from Laoguan." Old Man Xue helped his tortoiseshell glasses. "He has a good idea, but he is competitive and has high expectations for his students."

Grandma Yu asked, "Is that the one who asked the question a few years ago?"

Mr. Xue nodded: "It's him."

He turned his head to Qi Mingyu and said, "You don't need to be influenced by others, just be your own."

Qi Mingyu responded in a low voice, "Yes."

Grandma Yu saw Qi Mingyu's lack of expression, thought he was nervous, and comforted him: "Mingyu, your ability is here, don't be nervous, just treat it normally."

Qi Mingyu nodded again: "I see, thank you teacher."

Qi Ji listened beside him. He had a good memory, but his math skills were still inferior to Qi Mingyu. The old couple of the Xue family are a professor of quantum mechanics, a Changjiang scholar, and a retired academician; The second old man also mentioned Qi Mingyu from time to time because he cherished his talents and had known him since he was a child.

After coaxing the cat and answering the question, Qi Ji and Qi Mingyu were about to leave. The old couple's meal was also ready, and they wanted to keep them to eat, but Qi Mingyu politely refused, saying that the meal was already cooked at home.

Hearing this, the old couple didn't force it. Grandma Yu took a clean bag and gave them a bag full of locust buns made by herself. She also found several kinds of fruits, and they should let the brothers take them away. .

These fruits are all sent by the students. The old couple can't finish eating them, and they are wasted when they are kept. Moreover, these fruits are common varieties, not expensive, and they will not receive the expensive ones themselves.

Unable to shirk their minds, the two returned home with large and small bags.

It was already past seven o'clock when we got home, so Qi Ji went to take a shower first, and when he came out, the meal was already set on the table. Qi Mingyu sat at the table without saying a word, and didn't raise his head when he heard him come out.

Qi Ji sat down at the dining table and just picked up his chopsticks when he heard Qi Mingyu ask.

"What happened to the IMO registration signature?"

Qi Mingyu's voice was hoarse, and when he said these words without emotion, it always sounded a little gloomy.

"Huh?" Qi Ji put the end of his chopsticks down, knocked them together on the table, and sandwiched a meatball, "What's wrong with the signature?"

"..."

Qi Mingyu wanted to have a seizure, but he managed to endure it when he saw Qi Ji eating.

"Who agreed to sign? I didn't say I was going to compete!"

Qi Ji put the meatballs in the bowl and frowned, "Why not?"

"It's a rare opportunity. You have to compete well. If you have any questions, you can go to Grandpa Xue."

"Who told you that it was difficult?"

Qi Mingyu was irritable, he scratched his hair.

"I ask you, the registration fee and the round-trip fee are so expensive, where did you get so much money?"