Chapter 121 Will you marry me?
The Green Plantation is located on a hillside in the eastern suburbs, a two-hour drive from the city center. Clusters of purple cherry blossoms bloom endlessly across the hillside.
He Sang lay on Liang Jishen's knees, and the bright red light passing by the car window caught her eyes. She always felt sleepy when she was in a car, but she was very energetic today.
He kept staring without blinking.
"Do you like it?"
He Sang nodded. "The purple cherry blossoms in March are the most beautiful. In the summer they are purple-brown, which I don't like."
"Buy it?"
She was stunned. "Can I buy it?"
"The Green Plantation Garden is available for purchase." Liang Jishen brushed her hair away from her forehead. "This is the land of the Green Plantation Garden."
He Sang straightened up and asked, "Is it expensive?"
“If you like it, it’s not expensive.”
She gestured with her fingers, "30 million?"
Liang Jishen estimated the square meters and said, "Several times more."
"It's too empty... I don't really like it."
He laughed, "Don't you like it or do you feel bad about the money?"
"I don't like it." He Sang pursed his lips, "I also feel bad about the money."
Liang Jishen hugged her and pinched her cheek, "So diligent and thrifty?"
"Your money didn't come from the wind. What if you lose your job one day and can't sell your plantation..."
He laughed. "Even if I lose my job, I can still support you. I have hands and feet to work hard to earn money. Why worry about it?"
He Sang, who performed in a play, had a strong sense of empathy. She imagined Liang Jishen pushing a cement cart and laying bricks under the scorching sun. The Liang family had kicked him out, Ji Xilan disowned him, and the higher-ups were furious. Her eyes welled up, "I don't want you to do hard labor."
Liang Ji kissed her eyelids deeply, "I'm just teasing you. I have more money than I can spend, so why would I do hard labor?"
He was getting funnier.
Women need a sense of security, and so do men. Liang Jishen has witnessed with his own eyes how much money it costs for men in his circle to support a woman. Money is not important, as they are not short of it. What is important is that the feelings are too impure and are full of a sense of transaction.
Liang Chihui has been playing around in the entertainment industry for the past ten years and has lost at least nine figures, if not tens. Has he ever loved anyone? No.
He even forgot most of the women's faces.
The upper class is full of shrewd people. They know exactly which women use money and which women use their heart.
Women desire true love, and men do too.
What Liang Jishen loved most about He Sang was that she never coveted his money and never took it for granted. In fact, even without Xin Xin reminding him, he understood that one of the reasons He Sang followed him was to investigate the truth behind He Jinping's death, use his influence to overturn the verdict, sue Guanghe Group, and seek justice.
It's not that he didn't want to help, it's just that it happened a long time ago and there is no criminal record. In the past six years, a group of people in the Urban Construction and Municipal Procuratorate have been replaced, and Guanghe Group has been renamed Wanhe Group. It has been completely cancelled. It is almost "everything has changed and the people have changed". If you want to investigate, there is no way to start.
However, Liang Ji knew very well that no one in Hebei Province had the ability to cover the sky with one hand.
We reached the halfway point of the mountain, nearing noon.
Zhou Kun greeted him at the gate of the manor.
The woman next to him is his newlywed wife. She is wearing a red velvet dress, medium-length straight hair, a necklace and ruby earrings. She looks noble and dignified, completely different from Zhou Kun's mistress with big wavy hair. Her every move is not frivolous at all.
Zhou Kun joked, "Are you hiding here from the limelight?" He introduced his wife as "Liang Laosan." Then he introduced Liang Jishen as "my wife, Hu Nongnong."
Hu Nongnong took the initiative to extend her hand, "Third Uncle."
Liang Jishen didn't hold her, but only lightly touched her fingertips. "Brother Hu's daughter has grown up and is becoming more and more beautiful." He put his arm around He Sang's shoulders. "It's not public, so you probably don't know her, He Sang."
Hu Nongnong was very enthusiastic. "Ms. He, I've seen the play you performed in." She complained to Zhou Kun, "He loves watching ballet, but I fall asleep as soon as I see it."
Many powerful ladies with connections to the government were frequent guests at plays, ballets, and musicals. Whether they were truly elegant or pretended to be so was largely a facade, intended for socializing. Due to their husbands' special backgrounds, they couldn't indulge in material possessions and instead had to pursue a culturally-minded approach. So, while they performed on stage, they chatted offstage, and after the curtain fell, the deal was done.
Li Zhen said that Mrs. Hu should not have been able to get into the circle of the powerful and wealthy. That circle was built through hard work and excluded nouveau riche. But she was thick-skinned and went there every day. After a few interactions, she managed to strike up a conversation. Mrs. Hu accompanied the wives of officials in the city to a classical dance party and posted a photo of herself playing the huqin on her WeChat Moments with the caption "Playing the Pipa". This caused a big joke. The powerful and wealthy thought she was lowering their status and collectively isolated her. With assets worth tens of billions, she ended up playing with small-time celebrities worth tens of millions.
People like Hu Nongnong, who disdain to put on airs, are more profound than others.
Zhou Kun and his wife live in the South Garden of the Green Plantation, in a small Western-style building. Nearby there is a hot spring butterfly house and a one-acre private strawberry farm. Looking out, it looks like a bright red sunset.
The man walked in front, and the woman followed behind. Hu Nongnong asked in a low voice, "Have you and Third Uncle put it on the agenda?"
He Sang glanced at Liang Jishen's back, and a mixture of bitterness, sweetness, sourness, and saltiness washed over him. "We won't."
"Rumors are indeed spreading rapidly, but Third Uncle hasn't cut ties with you and brought you here openly. I guess he won't compromise. My dad said that when he was twenty, he had the right mindset. Once he made up his mind, no one could interfere. He may appear to be very good, but in reality, he's doing what he wants."
He Sang couldn't help laughing, "He is your third uncle?"
"He and my dad are sworn brothers. Eight years ago, my dad was retaliated by a criminal who hid explosives under his car. My dad didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he drove all the way out of the city and called my third uncle in the car, asking him to look after my mom and me and prevent us from being retaliated against again."
"Are they colleagues?"
"Before Third Uncle resigned, he was on the same level as my dad, and my dad respected him very much." Hu Nongnong covered her mouth and laughed, "My dad calculated that he would be my dad's superior by the time he was 30."
She suddenly shouted, "Third Uncle!"
Liang Jishen turned his head.
"Why don't you marry Miss He? When my dad was your age, I was already in elementary school."
The man glanced at He Sang vaguely, "If she wants to get married, she'll tell me. You keep Zhou Kun under control."
"Then she is eager to get married, will you marry her?"
Liang Jishen's eyes were intriguing. "I'll report to you whether I'll marry you or not."
Zhou Kun also laughed, "Nong Nong, it's easy for your Third Uncle to trick you. He's an expert in interrogation and prosecution, a veteran. It's hard for you to trick him!"
He Sang felt lonely for a moment.
Hu Nongnong's words touched her and ignited her hope.
Although Liang Jishen treated her coldly and ignored her during this turmoil, he ultimately did not succumb to pressure from all sides and abandon her. For a man like him, reputation is more important than anything else, and there are plenty of women for him. He is willing to withstand the storm and is unwilling to just leave. How could she not want to achieve a positive result with him?
Hu Nongnong and he were not just friends, but a "teacher and mentor" relationship. He Sang thought he would be frank, but he didn't expect him to change the subject.
Liang Jishen continued walking ahead and asked, "When did you start liking ballet?"
Zhou Kun winked, "I love looking at legs."
"Now that you're married, you should calm down." Liang Jishen said in a low voice, "Being responsible for your family is a man's bottom line. Xiao Hu is an honest girl, unlike those questionable women like you."
Zhou Kun said nothing.
"Are you still in touch?"
Zhou Kun knew he was asking about Dabolang, so he didn't hide it from him. "Occasionally."
"Break it."
"You told me to break up, so I broke up?" Zhou Kun said, annoyed and laughing. "Old Zhang told you to break up with her, did you do it?"
"Zhou Kun." Liang Jishen said seriously, "Don't bring trouble to the family."
"You've got me covered. The trouble I caused isn't as big as yours." Zhou Kun was happy. "Nong Nong called you Third Uncle, and it wasn't in vain."
He Sang gave Hu Nongnong a Thai jade pendant, which she personally ordered during her Southeast Asia tour last year. It's said to promote harmonious relationships, and many mistresses of wealthy bosses also ask for this kind of jade pendant, seeking affection and wealth.
Hu Nongnong really believed it and even recognized the species. "Is it the Five-faced God of Love?"
Zhou Kun turned around and said, "What god? Are Thai things evil or not?"
"It is the combination of the three main gods of Hinduism." Hu Nongnong took his arm and asked him what effect it would have.
Liang Jishen smiled and stopped sideways, "Yours?"
"You gave me my jewelry, how could I give it to Mrs. Zhou?" He Sang stood still. "I bought it myself cheaply, and I can't give it away as a gift."
He smiled deeply, "What's the use?"
"The newlyweds are in love and affection, and the wife is good at controlling her husband and keeping away the possibility of infidelity."
The man lowered his head and kissed her hairline. "Who are you so affectionate with?"
He Sang was startled, his ears turned red, and he tried to break free, but failed.
"It's better to rely on yourself than on a sign for protection."
"I'm asking for it for my future husband, not for you."
Liang Jishen ignored her stubbornness and moved his kiss to the corner of her lips, "Stop making scandals."
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