"Evelyn, I wish you find a new job!" Spike politely offered his blessings. For various reasons, as the head of elink, he was not unhappy about Evelyn Lu's departure.
After acquiring qi at a high price, the higher-ups seemed eager to seek profitable ways from qi. In addition to the original Portal and personal homepage services, they also had their eyes on qi itself.
In short, that group of somewhat impatient executives wanted to see results not only in reputation and stock prices but also in financial reports.
Aside from the development and operation team of qi, Spike had already accepted orders from the higher-ups and began planning the integration of qi Portal with many Portals owned by America Online, while also cutting down on excess personnel.
Amidst the farewell of former colleagues, Lu Feiyan left the place holding a cardboard box filled with her belongings.
Lu Feiyan was unsure how to deal with Ding Zhengnan.
From the very beginning, when she was entrusted by her niece to enter Ailumese, Lu Feiyan felt conflicted. It was indeed a good company, but her niece clearly wanted her to help gather information.
However, it seemed that there were no results; it was merely that Ding Zhengnan's boyfriend did not want to hide it. Even if she followed elink, it kept Jiang Yizhou out of sight.
What shocked her was learning from former colleagues at Ailumese Technology that Jiang Yizhou had bought a house and was still living with Song Rushi without any hesitation. This left Lu Feiyan feeling incredulous.
Did you receive an education rooted in ancient customs of polygamy? Or are you a follower of a Mormon sect that practices polygamy? Although I couldn't gather detailed information about you due to work, such blatant matters could easily be discovered with a simple inquiry!
Lu Feiyan found it completely unbelievable. Such situations were quite awkward because even if there were suspicions about impure relationships, there was no evidence to prove it. Perhaps they recognized each other as siblings!
During her interactions with her niece, Lu Feiyan was even more confused. That man acted as if nothing had happened and continued to frequently communicate with Ding Zhengnan online, even making international long-distance calls every few days to check in…
This kind of fraudster, no matter how rich he is, is still a fraudster! So she decided she would return to Ailumese to remind him that there were eyes watching him.
……
Perhaps out of a sense of compensation, in the face of America Online's drastic changes to qi, some employees could not accept the arrogance of America Online staff, and those who wished to return to Ailumese were granted permission by Jiang Yizhou.
Jiang Yizhou was leading a team to develop bidding ranking and display advertising technologies, and he was rushing to apply for patents in major countries around the world, with China and the United States being the most important.
According to his understanding, both Google and Baidu had disputes with other companies over this patent. Google had compensated hundreds of millions of dollars, while Baidu relied on its domestic bidding ranking patent to charge licensing fees from other search engines.
This was a necessary hurdle for future search engine profitability and expansion. Jiang Yizhou recalled this while discussing revenue models with Zhang Xiaolong, thinking about AdSense and then associating it with bidding rankings.
“Evelyn is back? I thought she wasn't coming back!” Jiang Yizhou looked at the list of returning employees, and the surname “Lu” in pinyin stood out prominently.
“Yes, I don't understand why she took so long!” Shen Qing was fairly familiar with the company's basic situation. Since Ding Zhengnan's equity had not been recovered by Jiang Yizhou, Lu Feiyan, as an acting director, had no reason to leave.
“What a hassle!” Jiang Yizhou read aloud without much concern; he originally had no intention of hiding anything from her.
“Since she's a director, let her have a higher position! It's better than working as an ordinary employee like before!” Jiang Yizhou decided; if she wanted to see, then let her see!
He also indirectly wanted to use Lu Feiyan to convey the truth he wanted to Ding Zhengnan. One lie was acceptable, but absolutely not a second one, because at that point, lies would exist solely for their own sake—this was also a lesson from his mother in his past life.
……
“Dad, are you moving or what?” Jiang Xiaoya looked at her father, who seemed reluctant to part with anything, and couldn't help but speak up.
“Isn't it just moving?” Jiang Maoqiang slowly sorted through some things he had accumulated over the years that he was reluctant to throw away. “I'm not foolish; I'm only taking this stack with me. The rest I'm thinking of giving away! I estimate that once I move everything out, aside from Qingming Festival and New Year’s celebrations, as well as funerals, I probably won't be coming back…”
The household matters have basically been handled by Jiang Maoqiang. The newly built house will be temporarily occupied by his elder brother, who is responsible for taking care of the elderly, while the farmland will be rented out to his second brother's family for cultivation; it cannot just be left idle.
As for the tools for farming and building, in the past, he had to find someone to deliver the items he bought or lock them tightly in the storage room.
In these major matters, as a husband and father, he still has the ability to make decisions. However, Jiang Maoqiang also knows that he has many shortcomings, so he prefers to be managed by his wife. Otherwise, if he were to act recklessly, who knows what might happen!
Yi Zhou sent a few people over, all dressed in suits, clearly those who earn big money and work in an office. At first, Jiang Maoqiang felt a bit intimidated, but gradually he sensed their respect for him (his son), and he no longer felt so weak.
"Er Ya, lock the door first. I'll carry these; you take the rest and go to your uncle's house!" Jiang Maoqiang said, pointing at the pile of tools used for catching eels and lobsters on the ground. He lifted a large portion while speaking.
The uncle is Xiao Ya's great-uncle's grandson, making him one of the more distant relatives. However, he is one of the few in the village who also catches fish and shrimp in his spare time, so Jiang Maoqiang plans to give these tools to Xiao Ya's uncle.
As they were about to leave their hometown, Jiang Maoqiang felt a bit reluctant. However, his daughter is just as determined as her mother. Although she wants to become a star—a seemingly unreliable ambition—since she has come this far, Ming's Daughter truly thinks this way.
This is a situation where one thing leads to another; with his daughter going to the capital, even if his son were there, he might not take good care of her. Therefore, her mother needs to go as well. He doesn't want to stay alone in their hometown either, so he must go too.
"Woof woof... woof woof..." A few barks echoed through the quiet village as the father and daughter carried their fishing tools that still smelled of fish towards their uncle's house on the other side of the village.
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