20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3699 Zhao Chang'an's Positioning of OS

However, to Zhao Chang'an's surprise, upon learning that he was going back to Shancheng, Qi Xuan'er and Fan Chufei, who had already bought plane tickets, also wanted to cancel their tickets and go with him.

Their trip abroad was entirely on company funds, including their airfare. However, since these two ladies had asked, Zhao Chang'an had no choice but to agree.

Qi Xuan'er and Fan Chufei were going to Shancheng, and Zhao Chang'an politely asked Wang Yu about it. Wang Yu only hesitated for a moment, feigning indifference, before being persuaded by the two women to become partners.

What was originally planned as a romantic getaway for two suddenly turned into a trip for five. Ye Yiyi hid the disappointment in her eyes, but Zhao Chang'an thought about it and felt relieved. He had made the three women travel a long way back and forth, so now that the matter was settled, it was only right to reward them by taking them on a trip.

The three women packed their personal belongings and shopping trip to the Netherlands on the chartered plane. They only brought a travel bag with them when they checked into the hotel, so they could just grab it and go.

The car was a white Dongfeng Citroen Citroën Xsara Picasso that Tian Xue left in the hotel parking lot. This model was only launched in China at the end of September last year. As a way to support local economic development, Yi Nan bought sixteen of them at once. They were used by senior executives of the Jiangcheng Yi Nan system. Tian Xue, He Cai, and Chu Yun each had one.

Of course, Zhao Chang'an was driving, Ye Yiyi was in the passenger seat, and Qi Xuan'er and the other two girls who worked at Mingzhu were in the back.

"Zhao Chang'an, Tang Shuang said that Shancheng is a lot of fun and has a lot of delicious food. When you take us there this time, please don't skimp on the food and make us a simplified version."

Qi Xuan'er had heard her cousin talk about how fun Shancheng was and had always longed to go there. Otherwise, she wouldn't have changed her mind and persuaded Fan Chufei after hearing that Zhao Chang'an wanted to return to Shancheng.

"There's really no way around it. Even if you're wandering around in the desert with someone you love, you'll feel like it's a paradise of love. A small flower, a blade of grass bent by the morning dew, can make the world seem new and beautiful to both of you. Do you understand? So it's not that I'm downplaying things, it's that you can't reach that state of mind. No matter how hard I try to argue with you, if you don't have that mindset and remain unmoved, there's nothing I can do."

Zhao Chang'an glanced at Ye Yiyi and saw her eyes sparkling as she looked at him, then added, "Of course, Ye Yiyi is an exception."

Ye Yiyi was surprised to hear this. She knew that Qi Xuan'er was the cousin of her man's girlfriend, Tang Shuang. She didn't expect him to dare to say so openly that she and he were lovers.

My heart was instantly filled with warmth and emotion, and before I knew it, the corners of my mouth and eyes were curved in a smile, brimming with joy.

The three women, who initially agreed with Zhao Chang'an's words but outwardly feigned disdain, immediately noticed the flaw in his later statement.

Qi Xuan'er asked Zhao Chang'an with a stern face, "Why is Miss Ye different from us? Does she have someone she loves in Shancheng?"

She deliberately shifted her body to one side and saw Ye Yiyi's flirtatious face, as pink as a peach blossom, in the rearview mirror, which made her even angrier.

Thank goodness I went with them this time, otherwise those two bastards might have parked their car on the side of the road and started doing it late at night.

"It's not love, but she has an elder in her family, which is why Yiyi was invited over this time. It can be considered a recognition ceremony."

Zhao Chang'an said frankly, "Wouldn't you call this a state of mind?"

"Does Miss Ye have relatives in Chongqing?"

Wang Yu was utterly astonished; how far could this have gone?

“That’s right. Wenye’s grandmother and my grandfather are both of the same generation. If you count them that way, Wenye is my distant cousin.”

Ye Yiyi thought to herself that her man was really quick-witted. It would be a lie to say that she had any feelings for this elder. If she could say that she only had some pity and blood ties, it would be because these blood ties had become very thin.

Ye Yiyi knew nothing about what happened back then, and she didn't even know that her family still had relatives alive in China before she decided to return.

It was because her brother had been paying attention to this kind of power, and because he was also appointed by his uncle as the next clan leader, that he knew more about the matter.

After realizing she couldn't stop her sister from returning to China with her man, she told her everything she knew, including the decades-long history and grudges between their families. In fact, she knew more than Zhao Chang'an and Wen Ye did.

Although Qi Xuan'er didn't believe Zhao Chang'an and Ye Yiyi's story at all, she couldn't refute it either. She could only silently despise their hypocrisy.

So, there was a moment of silence in the car as everyone pondered their own thoughts.

It was already past 5 p.m., and after half an hour, the car finally drove out of Jiangcheng. The setting sun shone into the car, giving it a warm orange-red hue.

"Let's find a place to eat something, then get on the highway, it should take about two hours to get there."

Initially, Zhao Chang'an planned to travel on the national highway with Ye Yiyi, stopping frequently as they pleased. They could go as far as the cold mountain path, stop to admire the maple forest at dusk, and explore various activities inside, on the hood, or at the rear of the car, opening the trunk.

But forget about it now. We might as well eat something and then drive all the way back to the mountain city on the highway.

"More than two hours? I might as well go to the mountain town to eat. I'm not even hungry."

Qi Xuan'er was immediately tempted by the delicious food of the mountain city.

"Jiangcheng also has many local specialties. As a big city, its prosperity and variety of dishes are incomparable to those of the mountain city."

Zhao Chang'an smiled and reminded him, "Don't expect too much, or you'll be disappointed."

"I don't care, I want to eat sauerkraut fish, braised pork, 'Farewell to the King' chicken (chestnut, soft-shelled turtle, and old hen), and shepherd's purse dumplings."

Qi Xuan'er rattled off these mountain city delicacies, clearly having planned to eat them all along: "I've been to Jiangcheng countless times, longer than you've ever stayed here."

“When my sister lived in Jiangcheng, I often came here during summer vacation. There wasn’t anything particularly fun or delicious, but the heat was unforgettable.”

Fan Chufei said something that clearly implied she wanted to have dinner in the mountain city.

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Once the car was on the highway, the setting sun had already disappeared behind the rolling, low-lying mountains to the west, and the scenery on both sides of the highway became blurred. Zhao Chang'an turned on the headlights and focused on driving.

The three women were talking quietly in the back row. At first, they only talked about some scenic spots they knew in the mountain city, such as Peach Blossom Lake, General's Tomb, Lingshan Temple, Xiaoxihua Mountain, and Jiti Mountain. However, after a while, they steered the conversation to the topic of smartphones.

Moreover, the three of them became visibly excited when this topic came up, chattering and arguing excitedly.

However, Qi Xuan'er was clearly no match for Wang Yu and Fan Chufei in terms of skill and experience, so when she couldn't win, she hurriedly dragged Zhao Chang'an into the matter as well.

And then he started personally attacking Fan Chufei, saying, 'Didn't you say you weren't planning to renew your contract when it expired? You'll still have to do things my way, won't you? At worst, we'll scrap what you were doing and start over. Anyway, Zhao Chang'an isn't in a hurry at all!'

"Even if I'm in a hurry, can you get it done immediately?"

Zhao Chang'an retorted to Qi Xuan'er without any politeness, and then said: "Symbian OS was developed by Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola, the world's top three mobile phone giants. They invested in the established company Psion and spent two whole years, under the license of Psion's EPOC operating system software, bringing together four technology elites and investing hundreds of millions of dollars to launch the Symbian OS v5.x operating system."

Blackberry OS, as a mature software program, is still being upgraded to be compatible with future smartphones. Windows Mobile developed its first Pocket PC2000 in April two years ago for tablets or feature phones, and only released Pocket PC2002 last October, which is compatible with smartphones.

What I mean by this is that while it's true that having foresight is important in life and work, you first need to be grounded and practical. You can't just gaze at the stars in the sky while ignoring the small puddles ahead.