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

Chapter 639 Huang Tao is back in China, and Bai Root is hosting a banquet.
"How complicated does it have to be?" Fang Qingye asked helplessly. "How about I forward the text message that Director Luo gave me to you and the two leaders?"

"No need, no need, I trust you," Fang Jianhua quickly said. "I'll report to Secretary Lu and County Head Wang right away."

"Okay, Second Uncle, I'll hang up now if there's nothing else," Fang Qingye said.

"Hey, Yezi, are you coming back this Friday?" Fang Jianhua suddenly asked.

"Is there something going on at home?"

"No, Secretary Lu and County Chief Wang said they want to thank you properly for getting this done. They'll treat you to dinner and a few drinks," Fang Jianhua said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

"Please don't tell the two leaders that I'm not going back this weekend."

Fang Qingye stopped thinking about the value-added tax and focused on how to build his own Corda in the shortest possible time.

That evening, Fang Qingye told Huang Tao, who was in the United States, about some of her recent practices on QQ.

"Peach, Zhiyun Technology has assembled a team to develop our own distributed ledger platform. Are you interested in collaborating with us?" Fang Qingye asked.

“Sure, I’m currently thinking about my doctoral dissertation topic. How about I start with the security design and implementation strategies of enterprise-level distributed ledgers, including key technologies such as node security and data encryption? I can write the dissertation while doing practical work,” Huang Tao typed.

Although they can use voice, the two still prefer to communicate by typing.

"So you're planning to go back to China to do your thesis?" Fang Qingye asked again.

"Sure, you want me to come back?"

"Of course, you are a rare talent!"

"Husband, in your eyes I'm just a talented person?"

"She's an invincible, youthful beauty!" After Fang Qingye typed this, several smiley faces appeared on the screen.

"OK, burn, Pikachu!"

The plan to split Zhiyun Technology into two companies was quickly finalized, with most of the company's senior management and the R&D team led by Lin Tao remaining at Zhiyun Technology.

Surprisingly, Fang Qingye appointed Lu Hui as the CEO of the newly established company, valuing her previous research and development experience at a major bank.

The newly established company took over most of the software that Zhiyun Technology originally developed for banks, and will need to expand its business scope in this area in the future.

And of course, there's loyalty.

Although Lu Hui lacks leadership skills, her technical skills are top-notch. After acquiring Zhiyun Technology, she was transferred from Tomorrow Cube to serve as the deputy CTO, which in itself carried the implication of supervising her technical skills.

The girl did a good job.

After all, Fang Qingye wasn't familiar with Xin Tiejun and the other executives at Zhiyun Technology at the time. Besides finance, she needed someone with technical expertise to help her oversee things, and Lu Hui did a good job in that regard.

Fang Qingye is still at ease letting her take charge of the new company.

The girl was initially reluctant, but after hearing the two reasons, she agreed.

The new company is called Hengrong Digital Technology, and its office is located on the 29th floor of the building.

Fang Qingye also took a car back to Nanxin.

I've been in Shanghai for a while now, dealing with a bunch of things in Nanxin, and of course, relaxing and fishing a bit. Nothing particularly important has happened lately.

Fang Qingye was going to Shanghai to visit his wife on the weekend, so fishing was definitely not appropriate. Therefore, he planned to go fishing during the work week, since he was his own boss and no one would care.

This morning, after working for a while, Fang Qingye saw that the weather outside the window was sunny and the sky in the distance was a clear, bright blue. She felt a strong urge to go out and enjoy the beautiful spring weather, thinking it would be a waste to stay cooped up in the office. So she told Hu Lingling that she was going to Huacheng Company and asked Yue Kai to prepare a car.

Clutching his briefcase, Yue Kai left his office and went downstairs, where his Mercedes was already waiting in the courtyard. Seeing Fang Qingye get into the car, Yue Kai asked, "Boss, to Huacheng Company?"

"Why go to Huacheng? Let's go back to the nursery to get our fishing gear and get ready to go fishing!"

This time, Fang Qingye went to the main channel of Jiaogang River near Wujiazhuang. You can fish for soft-shelled turtles here. Two years ago, Fang Qingye and Miao Hongbin came here to fish and even caught one.

Fang Qingye hadn't been here for a long time, but today she suddenly felt like coming.

After a half-hour drive, Fang Qingye arrived at the main channel of Jiaogang River, unloaded all her fishing gear, and sat on a small stool to start fishing.

Ah, that feels good.
The spring sunshine was bright and the breeze was gentle. In the distance, vast fields of golden rapeseed flowers were in full bloom, and a small river flowed slowly. Fang Qingye felt refreshed and invigorated.

That's how life should be.

Sitting in the concrete jungle of the city every day, time is quantified into meeting minutes and KPIs, and the changing seasons are reduced to promotional posters in shop windows—life is truly boring. Hmm... catching a few more fish would make it perfect!

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Just as Fang Qingye was enjoying the beautiful spring weather, her phone vibrated.

Fang Qingye turned off his publicly available phone number when he was fishing for money; now it's just a private number known only to family and a few close friends.

Who hit him?
Fang Qingye took it out and saw that it was from Bai Ou.

Fang Qingye couldn't ignore her wife's call, so she pressed the answer button and heard Bai Ou say, "Yezi, Taozi is in Shanghai."

Fang Qing also knew that Huang Tao was coming to Shanghai.

She said she came to Shanghai to participate in the research and development of distributed ledger technology by Zhiyun Technology, and at the same time to complete her doctoral dissertation. She said she would first go back to Beijing to visit her parents after returning from the United States, and then come to Shanghai. She did not say which day it would be.

"When will she arrive?" Fang Qingye asked.

"We've arrived. I'd like to treat her to dinner tonight."

"So soon? Tonight?"

"Yes, let's give her a welcome dinner."

This girl from Dongguan, of all times, she had to come now of all times!

Looks like I won't be able to catch any fish.

Fang Qingye mentally complained a few times, but said aloud, "Alright then, I'll head to Shanghai right away."

"What's wrong? You don't seem happy that Taozi is in Shanghai?" Bai Ou asked on the phone.

"Of course I'm happy! I'll be right back."

"You must be fishing, right? Sorry to spoil your fun."

"No, that's not true. I'm working in the office." Fang Qingye firmly denied it. "I'll be right back."

Fang Qingye hung up the phone after speaking. She then called out to Yue Kai, who was standing not far away, "That's it, let's go back to Shanghai!"

Fang Qingye arrived in Shanghai at 5 p.m. and drove directly to her villa. Bai Ou didn't go to work that afternoon and was walking around the house in her pajamas.

"Where are the peaches?" Fang Qingye asked.

"I arranged for her to stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Shanghai Financial Center. I suggested she stay at our place, but she said it was close to Zhiyun Technology Company, just upstairs."

"Stay here with us?" Fang Qingye looked at Bai Ou with some surprise when she heard her make such a suggestion.

“Look, we still have empty rooms in our villa,” Bai Ou said casually. “I think Taozi and I get along quite well.”

you?

Is this your first time meeting?

This was only the second time Fang Qingye had seen Huang Tao, including this one.

"I think Taozi is completely different from her younger brother Huang Hua. She is a very rational girl who speaks with great logic and a sense of structure."

That's true. You studied law, so you pay a lot of attention to logic when you speak.

But you don't know about her cheesy and nonsensical ramblings online?

I don't want to think about it too much anymore. As long as you're happy.

The welcome dinner in the evening was held at the Jin Xuan Chinese Restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Bai Ou knew that Huang Tao had eaten Western food abroad, so this was a pure Chinese meal, including black truffle roasted duck, golden shredded oatmeal lobster balls, and fresh crab meat stir-fried with fresh milk.

The welcoming banquet was attended not only by Fang Qingye and his wife, but also by Huang Hua and his girlfriend Liu Ximeiduo, as well as Wei Xinghua from Tomorrow Cube.

Wei Xinghua and Huang Tao knew each other even before Fang Qingye. Huang Tao introduced her to Tomorrow Cube, so naturally she had to invite her to dinner.

There weren't many people, and everyone ate and chatted, especially Huang Tao and Bai Ou, who sat together and talked non-stop.

They talked about studying abroad, financial investment, and even anime!
Fang Qingye mainly chatted with Huang Hua; there were only the two men at the table. However, he noticed that Wei Xinghua and Liu Ximei were looking at him strangely tonight, unlike usual.
I don't think I'm anything special, am I?

(End of this chapter)