Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1111: Thoughts at 11:11

The five family members and Chengzi had breakfast the next day, and the five elderly personally saw them off.

”You’re leaving already? It was such a brief visit.”

”Old Xing, it’s already remarkable that they could make this trip. Xiao Su is so capable, with so much work.”

”Isn’t that right? Truly, the waves of the Yangtze River surge forward.”

Chengzi drove behind them, with Qi Yan riding in the same car with him this time.

”Will you be going on a mission once you’re back?”

”I don’t think we’ll be needed this year; we’ll be at the garrison for special training.”

Chengzi admired Qi Yan and his team; he also carried out tasks and rarely had a moment of peace throughout the year, often without completing everything.

In the front, Qi Hong was driving, with Qi Wen in the passenger seat, while the couple sat in the backseat.

”Once we get back for the New Year, we probably won’t be able to go anywhere,” Qi Hong sighed.

”The New Year’s holiday is so short. Where can we even go? Even if we could go, we couldn’t show ourselves. What’s the point?” Qi Wen was a bit disdainful, clearly suggesting they could use the Flying Boat, but how could you explain getting there so quickly?

”Mom, are we going back to your hometown?”

Yuanyuan shook her head. ”No, we’re staying in the Capital for New Year.”

”Alright then.” If we’re not going elsewhere, we might as well explore Mom’s space. The main thing is to meet up with familiar people.

Throughout the journey, nobody took a break; everyone took turns driving. By the morning of the eighteenth, they had returned to the Capital.

Once home, the couple didn’t go to work; they stayed at home while Chengzi went to return the car.

The next day, the three siblings drove back to the garrison, while the couple went to work.

Lu Chengmin exaggeratedly sighed at the morning meeting when he saw Su Yuanyuan, ”Xiao Su, is that you back? Without you, the days felt like years.”

Su Yuanyuan laughed, ”Leader, your act was a bit over the top.”

”Really?”

”Yes, Leader, I brought you some grilled fish jerky. It’s made by the chef at the sanatorium, and it tastes wonderful.”

”Thank you, Xiao Su. It’s so considerate of you to think of me while you were away. By the way, this is Minister He Yuanhao.”

They both stood up and shook hands with a smile.

The meeting began, and they stopped chatting.

He Yuanhao looked at the dazzling woman, truly remarkable.

He Yuanhao was hosting this meeting. Throughout the meeting, Su Yuanyuan listened attentively and admired He Yuanhao.

A very capable person, this might make taking leaves easier in the future. Moreover, she couldn’t hear his thoughts, which was quite unusual.

Su Yuanyuan was always cautious about things she wasn’t confident in, perhaps a natural human reaction?

The meeting was rather long and had some changes. Su Yuanyuan didn’t feel any dissatisfaction, although some were silently expressing sympathy for her.

Su Yuanyuan felt it was really nothing. The focus should be on whatever benefits the work.

She never aimed for any particular position, and things have become more stable now. She has already started planning her next steps.

He Yuanhao kept observing Su Yuanyuan without detecting any change in her emotions. Could it be she truly didn’t care?

Not bad, really not bad. A sudden smile appeared on He Yuanhao’s face, which startled others a bit.

Minister Lu was a gentle person. The atmosphere in meetings was relatively relaxed, while Minister Su, although very formidable, tended to subconsciously relax due to being a woman. But this person, who had been here for only a week, seemed tense in every meeting.

This was a shared sentiment among the meeting participants. This person appeared gentle and courteous, speaking slowly, leaving the impression of being mild-mannered.

Yet no one present thought that way, feeling a sense of pressure.

After the meeting, Su Yuanyuan had another meeting with Secretary Li Yingkai accompanying her. Qian Zhifeng was going to summarize this meeting with Ning Huaiyuan.

Zheng Wenqiang also attended this meeting and smiled upon seeing Su Yuanyuan return.

The meeting content was relatively light. A lot of work arrangements were made.

After the two meetings ended, it was already ten o’clock, and Su Yuanyuan still had a lot of work to do.

Chengzi informed her they would have lunch with the top leader at noon.

Tan Shaoting was also very busy, dealing with a severe incident.

After clocking out at noon, Su Yuanyuan was a few minutes late due to a project issue.

This time, Qian Zhifeng and Chengzi accompanied Su Yuanyuan.

Tan Shaoting didn’t come over; he had already informed her to go directly.

The couple ran into each other at the entrance, and Tan Shaoting took his wife’s hand.

Only they were left, and when Xu Guozhi saw them walk in, he smiled, ”We’ve just been waiting for you two.”

Su Yuanyuan smiled. ”I’ve brought some goodies. I’ll share with everyone later. I thought of you all while I was out.”

”That’s more like it. Xiao Su’s place sounds delightful, doesn’t it?”

”It’s alright. It’s quite relaxing there; we even went sea fishing.”

”That sounds so relaxing?”

”Isn’t it? After the autumn meeting, we could hold a meeting there and maybe relax a bit.”

”That’s a good suggestion; I might as well go check it out.”

”Isn’t that right?”

Lunch was quite sumptuous today. Everyone ate and chatted at the same time.

”Xiao Su, from now on you and Xiao He will be colleagues.”

Su Yuanyuan smiled, and this smile captivated He Yuanhao.

”That’s great; I can finally reduce some work. Mr. Lu, we need to reallocate the work among the three of us.”

”Xiao Su, wasn’t Xiao He supposed to take over my work?”

”Leader, you are getting lazier; is this acceptable? I need to offload a third of my work.

Minister He is capable and new. Isn’t there a saying that the more capable one does more work? I want to lighten my load a bit.”

Xu Guozhi laughed. ”Old Lu, didn’t I say your thinking was too naive? How could Xiao Su agree so easily?”

”Xiao Su, I’m aging.”

”Mr. Lu, I’m a woman.”

”Gender equality.”

”Women are naturally weaker in terms of strength, but we’re on equal footing mentally. In other aspects, men should display some gentleman-like demeanor.”

”Xiao Su, that’s not like you.”

”Leader, don’t you know people change? Besides, I’m just a regular person too.”

Zheng Wenqiang chuckled, ”Yes, Xiao Su is absolutely right.” Over there things were lighter, so more work could be shifted here.

”Old Zheng, you’re not being fair.”

”Old Lu, doesn’t that make me a beneficiary?”

With that, everyone burst into laughter. The atmosphere was particularly pleasant.

Su Yuanyuan and Lu Chengmin chatted enthusiastically, while He Yuanhao remained calm, sipping tea with a smile, exuding a sense of stability akin to sitting firmly on the fishing platform, perhaps even more so than the older generation.