Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 217 That Hand

After the sun rose, the weather gradually became hot.

Xu Chen and Xie Bingran walked slowly down the mountain path.

There were also some tourists who had just finished watching the sunrise and were walking down the mountain, chattering about something.

Xu Chen and Xie Bingran both took off their jackets and tied them around their waists.

After walking for a while, Xu Chen felt that his T-shirt was mostly wet with sweat.

Turning his head to look at Xie Bingran, the black quick-drying T-shirt she was wearing was better. It seemed that this sports equipment did make some sense.

Xie Bingran turned her head, her eyes still red.

Xu Chen: "You must not be seen by my dad like this."

Xie Bingran: "Why?"

Xu Chen: "He said if I bully you, he will beat me to death.

Your eyes are red, and I can’t explain myself clearly.”

Xie Bingran: "You are bullying me..."

Xu Chen smiled helplessly.

He glanced down and found that one of the sleeves of his jacket tied around his waist was being tightly grasped by Xie Bingran.

……

It was not yet seven o'clock when we returned to the hotel halfway up the mountain.

This is the advantage of getting up early, there is plenty of time to waste.

Perhaps because of the pool landscaping, the temperature in the villa feels a little lower than the mountain road outside.

The two did not rush to the restaurant, but simply strolled around the surrounding area.

On a rest platform halfway up the mountain, Xu Chen said:

"The leader really knows how to enjoy life."

Xie Bingran: "Leader?"

Xu Chen: "You can't just build a house in such a good place..."

He thought for a moment and said, "If you want to eat beef, mutton, or pork, you should be able to eat them safely in the restaurant here."

Xie Bingran: "Because the leader will come to eat?"

Xu Chen: "Yes, it's the same treatment as your athletes."

He took a deep breath and felt relieved.

This Mid-Levels Hotel was private and basically closed to the public in 06, and we don’t know how its business has performed since then.

But if we don’t actively accept external tourists, it feels like we will end up losing money.

……

restaurant.

In the morning, there is a buffet line. There are not many types of food, but each one looks exquisite.

Shrimp dumplings, lava buns, rice noodle rolls, white porridge, preserved eggs and lean meat...

Xie Bingran held the plate and looked at the dumplings on the steamer with a puzzled look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Xu Chen walked over.

Xie Bingran frowned: "There is braised meat in this zongzi..."

Xu Chen couldn't help but smile.

Rice dumplings in the north are all sweet, usually containing red dates or candied dates.

Things like salty pork dumplings are indeed "unconventional" to northerners.

"Have some rice noodle rolls. Our taste is acceptable to this."

"Oh."

……

The two of them each carried a plate and sat down at the table by the floor-to-ceiling window. Outside was the pond with red koi.

Xu Chen suddenly remembered something and said:
"You will need to give a speech at the celebration banquet tomorrow afternoon. You can't avoid it."

Xie Bingran looked embarrassed: "Ah?..."

Xu Chen smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. I'll write the speech for you. It won't be too long. It's just to thank a bunch of people. You just need to read it."

Xie Bingran: “Oh.”

Xu Chen: "There may be interviews from local media. Director Feng will send the interview questions today, and I will help you write the answers then.

I will also help you filter out some questions that are difficult to answer. "

Xie Bingran: “Oh.”

Xu Chen was stunned: "Why do I feel like I'm your agent?"

……

After breakfast, the two of them strolled around the yard casually.

I took a special look at the huge banyan tree that can only be seen in the southern tropical regions. Its winding and twisted roots penetrated deep into the cracks of the low wall bricks next to it, like a huge monster.

Two wild mountain cats suddenly jumped out, which scared Xu Chen.

Unexpectedly, Brother Bing stepped forward and protected Xu Chen behind him.

Xu Chen was speechless and felt embarrassed.

The feeling of being protected by a girl like this is really quite strange.

As if trying to show off, Xu Chen reached out and "pushed" Xie Bingran behind him, and insisted on standing in front himself.

Brother Bing looked up at Xu Chen and blinked his big eyes in confusion.

……

The two returned to the room, it was still early.

Xu Chen turned on the air conditioner and sat down on the sofa. Xie Bingran sat next to him.

Xu Chen: "Do you want to take a nap? You got up too early today."

Xie Bingran shook his head: "I don't want to sleep, I want to stay with you."

Xu Chen: “…”

Looking down, I saw that she was secretly clutching the corner of her clothes again.

Xu Chen hesitated and stretched out his hand:

"Next time, you can just grab my hand."

Xie Bingran was startled, but lowered his head:
"I don't dare..."

Xu Chen: "Brother Bing, is there anything you dare not do?"

Xie Bingran pursed her lips and stood still, still clutching the corner of Xu Chen's clothes.

Xu Chen couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he reached out and pulled Xie Bingran's hand down, then held it with his own.

He smiled and said, "That's great!"

Xie Bingran still had her head slightly lowered, but a blush appeared on her face.

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized his abruptness:
"Feel sorry……"

He smiled awkwardly and let go of Xie Bingran's hand.

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes, but reached out and held Xu Chen's hand.

Although she is "Bing Ge", she is still a girl after all.

The hand was warm and soft, and felt very nice to touch.

Xu Chen looked down, but frowned again, feeling a little distressed.

Some small, narrow scars can still be seen on the fingers and the back of the hands.

Those are all traces left by Brother Bing’s fights.

Xu Chen remembered the Band-Aid on Xie Bingran's hand and the faint traces of blood when he started talking to her again.

He rubbed it lightly with his fingers:

“Every seven years, our bodies are renewed.

You are still young, and these marks will disappear in a few years. "

Xie Bingran pursed her lips and said nothing, but secretly pulled her hand back and put it into her pocket as if she was shy.

Brother Bing used to always keep his hands in his pockets, perhaps because he didn’t want his injured hands to be seen by others.

What’s more, that was Xu Chen.

……

……

At around ten in the morning, the two of them walked out of the room, each carrying a bag. Xie Bingran didn't know where to go, but as long as she could follow Xu Chen, it didn't matter where she went.

Xu Chen checked out of the room and got into the car with Xie Bingran.

"Let's go to the city to stroll around and find some food!" Xu Chen said with a smile.

"Oh." Xie Bingran responded.

The car quickly reached a smooth high speed, with low green hills rapidly receding on both sides.

The old fifth-generation Camry is still a mid-to-low-end model. It does not have Bluetooth or a large screen, only an FM radio.

The large and clear physical buttons reveal the mechanical beauty of the last era.

Xu Chen turned on the radio and twisted the button to tune to a music station.

The host spoke in Cantonese in a sonorous and rhythmic voice.

Xu Chen could barely understand some of it, which was basically a review of the music industry's top songs of the year.

So for the next half hour, Xu Chen listened to a lot of retro and nostalgic "new songs".

Invisible Wings, Cao Cao, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Serious Snow, Release, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing...

People today don’t know yet that the music scene in the 2000s will be remembered in ten or twenty years as the era of “the battle of the gods”.

Listening to these songs, Xu Chen couldn't help but sigh, twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xie Bingran, who was sitting in the passenger seat, remained quiet. He looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, then turned to look at Xu Chen who was driving calmly.

……

More than an hour later, the car stopped in the underground garage of Tianhe City.

"Let's go have some fruit salad." Xu Chen said with a smile.

Xie Bingran said "Oh" and followed Xu Chen out of the car.

The two took the elevator and went straight to the fourth floor.

Xu Chen took Xie Bingran around for a few times and finally found a fruit salad shop.

The fruit salad shops here, under the banner of "Hong Kong Popularity", have only been in Guangzhou for a short time.

"Can you eat durian?" Xu Chen asked.

Xie Bingran frowned: "No..."

Xu Chen laughed and said, "Then don't order."

Mango sago, mango kiangsu, houdou fruit salad, and iced fruit tea.

After a while, a pile of food was placed in front of Xie Bingran again.

Xu Chen handed over a small spoon:

"I really love feeding you!"

Xie Bingran smiled, scooped a spoonful of mango sago with a spoon and put it into her mouth.

She stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips again.

"Is it tasty?"

"Yeah!" Xie Bingran nodded vigorously.

……

While the two were eating, Director Feng Siliang happened to contact Xu Chen.

There will be a celebration party for the champion tomorrow afternoon, and many things need to be finalized today.

Now Secretary Xia Gang of the Propaganda Department has "unlimited trust" in Xu Chen, so he asks Feng Siliang to discuss and confirm all matters with Xu Chen.

[There are three urgent matters. Teacher Xiao Xu, please help me with some guidance! ]

Feng Siliang's tone was also very polite.

[Director Feng, please wait a moment. I will call you directly. Let's get through first.]

Xu Chen looked at Xie Bingran:
"I'm making a work call."

Xie Bingran was eating and nodded silently.

What Director Feng was most worried about was the arrangement of the celebration banquet.

Xu Zhiquan has already decided on the location, which is a conference hotel in Tiancheng City, where some of the city's meetings are usually held. Overall, it is very appropriate.

Xu Zhiquan also arranged for administrative director Wu Yue to follow up on the on-site arrangements, but Feng Siliang from the Propaganda Department still had control over the content.

Feng Siliang had a lot of thoughts in mind, as if he was going to treat it as a press conference. He talked to Xu Chen a lot about the installation at the entrance, the details of the banquet hall's layout, etc.

Xu Chen couldn't help but interrupt and said:

"Director Feng, the meeting will be held tomorrow. If we prepare such a large-scale event, I'm afraid we won't have enough time to prepare so many materials..."

Feng Siliang was stunned on the phone for a moment, then showed a hint of panic:
"What can we do? We are still too hasty."

Xu Chen: “Don’t panic, Director Feng.

We have invited leaders from the city and even the province, as well as the city's media, to our celebration party, so it is not appropriate to be overly extravagant.

It just needs to look simple and practical, which is actually beneficial! ”

Feng Siliang was stunned for a moment, then he said:

"Yes, yes, yes! What you said makes sense."

Xu Chen continued, "Director Feng doesn't need to worry about the meal and banquet. My dad will coordinate with the hotel.

My father is very good at this and will definitely make perfect arrangements to satisfy all the leaders.

Here, there are mainly two things.

First, get the stage layout done.

After all, there were still leaders who had to go on stage to give speeches, and there was also a segment where Xie Bingran would accept commendations from the city.

But it’s actually not complicated. Just make a picture poster, project it on the large LED screen, and then print a few display stands and simply put them up when the time comes.

The text of this picture poster does not need to be too complicated. Just write down the core information such as "National Games champion" and "record breaking".

Then write down the organizers, the Municipal Propaganda Department and the Sports Bureau, the co-organizers, Morningwind Technology, etc...."

Feng Siliang interrupted:
"Teacher Xu Chen, please wait a moment. I need to take notes."

Xu Chen shook his head helplessly and waited for a while.

"Teacher Xu Chen, please continue!"

“As for the display boards and stands, we just need to finalize the copywriting. We can either ask the Municipal Propaganda Department to do it, or ask my dad to arrange someone.

I can write the copy later and send it directly to Director Feng for your review!"

Feng Siliang: "That's great! I mainly want to send it to Secretary Xia for review!

Regarding the poster production, our colleagues in the Publicity Department are following up, so don’t worry!”

Xu Chen: "The second thing will require the help of Director Feng and Secretary Xia.

Which of the invited main leaders will take the stage to speak and what is the order of their speeches?

This still needs to be reviewed by the Propaganda Department, especially Secretary Xia. It would not be appropriate for my father to do this.

Once the leader's speech is confirmed, we need to discuss the exact process of the activity.

With a host to connect the scene, there will be no problem. "

Feng Siliang was silent for a while, as if he was recording:
"Okay, I'll discuss this with Secretary Xia later.

As for the city leaders, Secretary Xia personally invited them and has already made preliminary arrangements.

But regarding the speaking part, there had indeed been no thorough discussion and communication beforehand.

We have a ready-made candidate for the host, a colleague from the Propaganda Department, who is very good at this kind of work!"

Xu Chen: "Director Feng said there are three things. What are the other two?"

Feng Siliang: "Guest invitations and media coverage..."

Xu Chen: "As for the city leaders, I'll have to trouble Secretary Xia and Director Feng.

My dad still needs to discuss this with Director Feng, and it also involves some company-level considerations, but of course the Propaganda Department is the main focus.

I will help contact Xie Bingran’s coach and teacher.

There are no other events, because there are important leaders present, so we will still control it within a relatively small and safe range. "

Feng Siliang: "Yes, yes, yes! We are also considering this!"

Xu Chen: "On the media side, the city TV station and newspaper side, their reporters and editors should be able to come up with content outlines and interview outlines in advance.

Just urge them to send it over and we will review it.

As for the interview and speech related to Xie Bingran, I will discuss everything with Xie Bingran privately in advance."

Feng Siliang was silent for a while, then said:

"Teacher Xu Chen, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you...

The time frame for this project was too tight and it involved many city leaders, which made me a little panicked!

Fortunately, I had this call with you, which helped me sort out the key points!"
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(End of this chapter)