As expected of a top-grade ice spiritual root, Xu Xixi, who had just cultivated to the second level of Qi training, actually transformed the space on her side into a kingdom of ice and snow.

The ice and snow ground, the ice and snow slides, and various ice sculptures, but what Hua Rendong envied the most was the ice and snow sculpture Xu Xixi made for herself. The ten-meter-high ancient costume ice sculpture, with a long floor-length skirt and a playful yet solemn face, was lifelike, beautiful and mysterious.

Different kinds of plants grew on the snow around the ice sculpture, some were whiter than snow, some were crystal clear. Honeysuckle recognized that these were all spiritual plants recorded in books that could only grow in extremely cold environments.

It seems that the space on Xixi's side could not be used for planting before, simply because the conditions were not suitable. Now that the conditions are suitable, shouldn't the plants be able to grow?

Compared to Xixi who has now reached the second level of Qi training, Hua Rendong feels that she should also work hard. The training environment is obviously much better than Xixi's, and she has only just reached the threshold of Qi training after practicing for so long. It turns out that if you want to practice, you can't be too entangled in worldly affairs.

Let’s go back to the snow-capped mountains to see if we can find some rare species to enrich the space on the other side of the stream.

After the transaction, I didn’t get a reply from Xixi. It seemed that she was busy practicing again.

Xia Yu got up early the next day and drove over to pick up Hua Rendong, and arranged for Tiezhua girl to take Hua Xiaohua and Hua Aidang to stroll around and have some fun.

Miss Tiezhua was a warm-hearted person. She soon became good friends with Hua Xiaohua and her brother. Hua Honeysuckle felt at ease having a native like her take them out to play.

There weren't many cars on the road, so we arrived at the department smoothly. It was a two-story building less than half an hour's walk from the Forbidden City. The gray walls were generally Western-style, and there was no sign in front of the door.

After pushing open the door and entering, a gray-haired head poked out of a window. Seeing that it was Xia Yu, he said enthusiastically, "Leader, are you back? This mission took quite a long time."

Xia Yu also responded with a smile, "Yes, this time there are several tasks connected, which is a bit troublesome and delayed for some time. Uncle Xu, has nothing happened in the department recently?"

Xu Bo curled his lips, looked around, and lowered his voice and said, "It's nothing serious. The leaders know about it. It's just that someone is restless again."

Xia Yu understood, "I know what's going on. Uncle Xu, this is our new comrade. She also brought a can of tea for Uncle Xu."

As he said this, he looked at the somewhat reserved Hua Rendong. Hua Rendong was stunned for a moment before realizing that the leader was bringing her to get closer to the new comrades.

Don't look down on the gatekeepers. If you get close to them, you can get advance information about any incidents in the unit. Maybe a small incident can affect the overall situation.

He reached into his bag and took out a can of tea from the space, and handed it over with both hands, "Uncle Xu, I'm new here, please take care of me in the future."

Uncle Xu took the tea box, his face full of joy. "I know you, Comrade Xiaohua. You are young, but you have made many contributions. My granddaughter mentioned you to me a lot when she came back from her last mission."

Hua Rendong didn't know who his granddaughter was, and asked in confusion: "Who is your granddaughter? I'm a little confused at the moment."

Xu Bo smiled with pride, even puffing out his chest, "My granddaughter is Jasmine. She mentioned you to me when she came back from her last mission."

Unexpectedly, Xu Bo's granddaughter turned out to be Jasmine, who had been on a mission with him before, a gentle and lovely girl. Hua Honeysuckle had a very good impression of her. She even gave her two flowers, which she was able to activate when she tried.

Now that he knew that Uncle Xu was Jasmine's grandfather, his attitude became even more enthusiastic. He took out two boxes of better tea and two large peaches from his bag and said, "So you are Jasmine's grandfather. One box of tea is not enough. These two boxes are much better than that one. And you can eat these peaches. I will give you another bag later."

Uncle Xu was not polite either. He took the peach and nodded happily. "I treat Xiaohua like my own granddaughter, so I won't be polite with you."

Seeing that Hua Rendong and Xu Bo had become familiar with each other so quickly, Xia Yu said to Xu Bo, "I'll take Xiaohua to report first, and then I'll play chess with Xu Bo later."

Xu Bo nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, you are the best chess player in the whole department. During the days when you were away, those bad chess players really annoyed me."

Hua Rendong also waved to Xu Bo. Thinking that she called Jasmine "sister" and Xu Bo was Jasmine's grandfather, she called out, "Grandpa Xu, I'm going to report to the leader first. I'll talk to you someday."

Xia Yu, who was already walking in front, stumbled and looked back at Hua Rendong. It was not until they passed through the two-story building and entered an antique courtyard that Xia Yu said, "Everyone in the department calls him Xu Bo, so you can just call him that too."

Hua Rendong was at a loss for a moment. "Is that so? Then there will be a generation gap between me and Sister Moli, right?"

Xia Yu snorted, "Then if you call me Grandpa Xu, wouldn't that mean you are one generation younger than me?"

Hua Rendong stared at Xia Yu for a while, then pouted and said, "It's not like I haven't called you uncle before. I think calling you Grandpa Xu is just the right name for you."

Xia Yu was helpless, "I didn't ask you to shout..."

"Huh? The leader is back? This must be the new comrade, right? Nice to meet you!"

Xia Yu was interrupted. Hua Rendong looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man who looked to be in his forties, holding a briefcase and walking towards her with his right hand extended enthusiastically.

Before Hua Rendong could react, her hand was held by someone. "Let me introduce myself. My last name is Feng Sanquan, and I am the secretary of my old boss."

After Hua Rendong introduced herself, she looked at Xia Yu, who had a fake smile on his face since Feng Sanquan appeared. She knew that Xia Yu probably didn't like this guy very much.

I didn't start the conversation too enthusiastically, but I tried my best to alleviate the reservedness of the new employees.

Feng Sanquan said, "Comrade Xiaohua, you have just reported to the department. I guess you don't know a lot about the department. Why don't I take you around?"

Xia Yu then took over the conversation, "Don't bother Secretary Feng. I brought Comrade Xiaohua here, so I should be the one to help her get familiar with the new environment."

After saying that, without waiting for Feng Sanquan to say anything else, he put his hand on Hua Rendong's shoulder and pushed her forward.

Feng Sanquan behind him shouted twice, but Xia Yu pretended not to hear. Hua Rendong understood that this man was not on Xia Yu's side, and that she was recruited into the department by Xia Yu and had long been identified as a member of Xia Yu's faction. When she met this Secretary Feng in the future, it would probably be just superficial peace.

She thought she had just found a very impressive job unit, but she never expected that there would be open and secret struggles within the unit. She didn't know whether Xia Yu was the one being suppressed in the department, or the one suppressing others, but it was obvious that neither of them was an easy person to deal with.

If she can avoid working in the office, she should come to this company less often in the future!

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