I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 620 After returning to China, Mom discovered the secret.

Fang Qingye nodded.

"Yes, I heard you're going to attend an internet conference held in China," Xia He said.

The first World Internet Conference, also known as the first Wuzhen Summit, was an international conference co-hosted by the State Internet Information Office and Zhejiang Province. Fang Qingye was invited in his capacity as chairman of Ele.me Co., Ltd.

"I'll have Zhang Xuhao go in my place," Fang Qingye said. "The main thing to take back is the white lotus root."

“I understand. She needs your company more now that she’s pregnant. You should go back. I’m fine here,” Xia He said.

Fang Qingye looked at Xia He.

"How about coming back to China with me? Shanghai, Beijing, or even Hong Kong are all fine. You can join any of my companies or start your own business like the financial consulting firm you're in now. That way, it will be easier for me to visit you and Qingqing."

Xia He shook her head.

“If I go back, it will cause you a lot of unnecessary trouble. You are no longer the young man from the county who used to ride a scooter to work at the bank. Besides, I’m doing quite well here. Life is simple and peaceful. If you have time, come and see me and Qingqing. If you’re busy, then forget it.”

"Sigh," Fang Qingye sighed deeply.

"Okay, don't sigh." Xia He said gently, "I'm quite content now. I haven't lost you. Actually, back in Huijing, we were often apart more often than together, weren't we?"

"Okay." Fang Qingye nodded. "I will come to New York to see you and Qingqing again next year."

"Ah."

The next day, Fang Qingye took Smith to Topway Technology’s office in New York, located at 250 Greenwich Street, World Trade Center, Tower 7, in the same building as Alibaba’s U.S. office.

The office currently has only 6 staff members, and the director is a middle-aged man in his thirties named Liang Wei.

Liang Wei is the director of the office at Topway Technology. He studied at Fordham University in New York for two years and is relatively familiar with the United States. He was sent here again this time.

According to Fang Qingye's plan, the New York office will not directly conduct revenue-generating business. Its main responsibilities will be to collect intelligence on technology, finance and securities, provide legal advice, and gradually promote Zhiyun Technology's new generation payment system overseas.

Gradually, Tomorrow Cube and Zhiyun Technology will send relevant personnel to the office to carry out related business, including hiring American employees, with the number of people remaining at around 30.

Smith's current position at Topway Technology's New York office is Chief Legal Counsel.

After finishing her official business, Fang Qingye took Xia He to the hospital to remove the steel nails from Xia He's calf, as instructed by the doctor. She would need to rest for another month to fully recover.

Fang Qingye did not leave New York immediately. Concerned for the safety of Xia He and her daughter, he contacted Gavin de Becker & Associates, a renowned private security service provider in the United States. They tailored a private security service specifically for Xia He and her daughter, including stealth security and a dedicated driver, before he felt comfortable leaving the United States.

"Bye Dad!"

In the departure hall of JFK International Airport, the daughter waved goodbye to Fang Qingye, with Xia He standing next to her.

Because his leg wasn't fully healed, he was using crutches. A man and a woman, dressed in casual clothes, stood not far away, occasionally glancing at the surrounding crowd.

Fang Qingye knew these were security personnel from GdB&A.

"Goodbye, Dad will come to see you again next year." Fang Qingye waved and dragged her suitcase through the security checkpoint.

After another 14-hour flight, he finally arrived at Pudong International Airport. Around 2 p.m., his personal driver, Yue Kai, came to greet him.

Bai Ou had originally arranged for employees from Tuofang Technology to pick her up at the airport, but Fang Qingye refused, saying that Yue Kai could handle it alone and there was no need to put on airs, as the country was relatively safe.

Fang Qingye went back to her villa in Yu Cui Yuan. Bai Ou was still at work. Apart from the nanny, Fang Qingye saw her mother, Zhang Meili, sitting in the living room watching TV and eating an apple.

Fang Qingye wasn't too surprised that his mother-in-law had come to Shanghai to take care of his daughter-in-law, as his mother had already informed him about the lotus roots via WeChat. "Mom! I'll come back to get them," Fang Qingye greeted her with a smile.

"Is everything settled in the US?" Zhang Meili replied, her eyes still glued to the television.

"It's done."

That's just how her mother is; Fang Qingye is used to it. If it were her mother-in-law, she would definitely greet her warmly and ask about her well-being.

Fang Qingye was carrying her suitcase and was about to go back to her room when her mother suddenly called her over: "Come here, I need to ask you something."

"What is it?"

As Fang Qingye spoke, she sat down next to her mother.

“I’m asking you, you’ve been in the US for almost two months, what have you been doing?” Zhang Meili asked.

"Didn't I tell you before I left that the company is setting up an office in New York? I'll be there to take care of that," Fang Qingye replied calmly.

"Just this?!" Zhang Meili looked incredulous.

"Then tell me, is there anything else?"

"Son, you are a piece of my flesh. Don't be fooled by my usual indifference towards you; what thoughts do you have that you can hide from me?!"

Zhang Meili stared at Fang Qingye: "I'm asking you, did you go to America to see your bank manager, Mr. Xia?!"

"Huh?!" Fang Qingye was taken aback: "Bai Ou told you?"

"Could Bai Ou be that stupid? If she tells me, that's her complaining to me, her mother-in-law! Do you two have no peace and quiet?!"

"Well... I did see Xia He," Fang Qingye had no choice but to admit.

"Oh, what a mess!" Zhang Meili angrily poked Fang Qingye's head with her finger. "A few years ago, when Xia He was still in Nanxin, she often invited you to play badminton, and I felt something was off! I never imagined you two were really like that. Now that she's already gone to New York, why are you still bothering her?"

"Xia He was hit by a car and hospitalized while saving Qing Qing, so I have to go and take care of her." Fang Qingye added after saying that, "Qing Qing is my and Xia He's daughter."

"What?! You have a child?! Tell me quickly, what happened?" Zhang Meili asked urgently.
Fang Qingye briefly recounted her relationship with Xia He, focusing on Xia He's injury in the United States.

"Sigh," Zhang Meili sighed after hearing this, "Xia He is pitiful enough, all alone in New York. Hey, Xiao Ye, do you have a picture of Qingqing? Let me see it."

"Yes." Fang Qingye opened her phone, pulled up Xia Qingqing's photo, and handed it to her mother.

"Oh, Qingqing is so cute, she looks exactly like you when you were little." Zhang Meili scrolled through the little girl's photos one by one, admiring and praising her.

Fang Qingye was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but retort:

"Mom, Qingqing is a girl, how could she look exactly like me when I was little?"

“When you were Qingqing’s age, I raised you as a girl by letting your hair grow into pigtails and dressing you in little skirts for a while.”

I#￥%……&
Fang Qingye didn't know what to say.

That's a dark history.

(End of this chapter)