After some inquiries, I learned that his name was Qian Aning, a native of Hangzhou. After we exchanged contact information, it was already past two in the morning, and I had to drive south during the day. Although I was reluctant, I still said goodbye to him.
The next day, we drove to our next stop, Wenzhou.
On the way here from home, Xiao and Qingwan mainly wandered around the bustling city, and their vision was already tired. They decided to find a farmhouse to stay in Nanxi River and experience the rural life in southern Zhejiang.
They chose a simple inn in a place called Furong Village. The inn was inexpensive and provided three meals a day. After having lunch in the inn, they held hands and began to tour the surrounding ancient buildings and rural scenery.
In the evening, I called Wang Yanshu to ask her whether she had arrived in Hangzhou and the progress of Xiaocheng Steel Structure.
She whispered to him, "You and County Governor Zhang and their entourage went straight to the factory after getting off the plane. The progress is relatively smooth and we have reached a preliminary agreement. Now General Lin and his son are hosting a banquet for you."
Said: "I invited you to dinner, which means that I have more than 90% control over the matter. I also have a veteran, and I am fighting two. Have you solved those two things that I boasted about?"
She was silent for a moment, and she should leave the banquet and find a convenient place to talk.
After a while, her tone returned to normal: "Guan Hongjun, you cause trouble everywhere and let County Governor Zhang clean up your mess. County Governor Zhang said that since you are eager to establish yourself, this time we will let bygones be bygones and will not make an example next time."
He said: "The mayor of Zhang County is magnanimous and generous, and has the style of a Confucian general."
Wang Yanshu said: "If I hadn't been so shameless as to say something nice for you, did you think you could just brush it off like that?"
놖 quickly said, "I have to thank my sister too. Otherwise, why do we say brothers fight together and fathers and sons fight together in battle? My sister has to protect me at the critical moment."
Wang Yanshu said, "Don't play tricks on me. Where are you now?"
놖 said: "놖 and Qingwan have already arrived in Wenzhou."
She said: "Well, since you have already promised to build a logistics park in Haikou, you should also take the trouble to contact local logistics companies to see if there are any opportunities for cooperation."
She said: "Wenzhou's private economy is well developed, and its products are marketed throughout the country and even the world. The corresponding logistics industry is also relatively developed. I will definitely do my best and will never embarrass my sister."
She said, "You are a smooth talker, you only say nice things, but I feel happy when I hear them."
I asked, "Since County Mayor Zhang is really planning to build a logistics park, then there is no hope for Yu Zhiming to develop residential properties, right?"
She said: "You don't have to ask about the adults' affairs. But I will give you five words, and you can figure it out yourself."
He said eagerly, "Does it mean that if there are five words floating in the world, it won't matter?"
She smiled and said, "Don't interrupt me. These five words mean walking on two legs."
After hanging up the phone, 놖 almost jumped up with excitement.
At night, he and Qingwan sat together, listening to the rustling of pine trees and the gurgling of stream water through the wooden window frames on the second floor of the B&B, and looking up at the stars in the sky, as if they were in a world just for him and her. There was no dispute, no trouble, no sadness, no fear, only their heartbeats and body temperatures.
"Look! A shooting star!" Qingwan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Looking in the direction she pointed, I saw a meteor flash across the vast starry sky, like an elf in the dark night, disappearing in an instant, leaving only a touch of unforgettable splendor.
Qingwan looked at the disappearing meteor, her face filled with admiration: "The meteor is so beautiful, just like a dream."
After saying this, she clasped her hands together gently, slowly closed her eyes, and devoutly made a wish in her heart.
I asked her curiously, "What wish did you make?"
She smiled and said mysteriously, "If I don't tell you, your wish won't come true."
However, after a moment, her eyes became dim and she sighed softly: "Why are beautiful things always so short-lived?"
She gently taught her, "Eternity and transience are only relative. Take the universe for example. Yu represents the vastness of space, while Zhou symbolizes the eternal flow of time. But the universe itself is also full of endless changes. Buddhists once said that the universe is the endless reincarnation journey of human beings in the three realms and six paths."
When she heard this, a hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she asked, "What are the three realms and six paths?"
The Buddha explained: "The three realms refer to the realm of desire, the realm of form, and the realm of formlessness. The six paths refer to the different life forms in these realms, including heaven, human, asura, animal, hungry ghost, and hell. In fact, these six paths mainly exist in the realm of desire."
She listened attentively, her big eyes twinkling.
He continued, "In the desire realm, people pursue desires such as food, lust, and power, which give rise to greed, anger, ignorance, and other troubles, leading to endless reincarnation."
She nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "What are the realm of form and the realm of formlessness like?"
The Buddha replied, "In the realm of form, the gods have transcended lower desires, but still have a physical body, the so-called form body. They feed on the virtue of meditation, do not need to satisfy food and sexual desire, and have been freed from disasters and troubles. In the realm of formlessness, even the form body and direction do not exist, only pure spirit exists. There are the realms of infinite space, infinite consciousness, nothingness, and neither perception nor non-perception, and meditation has reached an extremely high level."
She asked curiously: "Is this the most ideal situation?"
He shook his head and said, "In fact, even at this point, you still cannot completely escape samsara. Leaving the three realms is the only way to attain nirvana."
She felt a little confused and asked, "When I was young, I heard adults say that if you do bad things in the human world, you will become an animal in your next life. Is that true?"
He smiled and replied, "That is indeed true. Buddhists believe that all beings are constantly reincarnated in the three realms due to their karma. Good deeds will bring good rewards, and bad deeds will bring bad rewards."
She sighed: "It seems that people still need to do more good deeds."
놖Comfort her: "You have done very well."