"I have other uses for this. I'll prepare a birthday gift for Dad later."
In the end, he believed the little girl and did not hand over the jade.
Zhuang Yan glanced at him and pushed his bicycle forward. "You really do what you want! I won't take care of this matter anymore. Remember to make up for it later."
"Okay! Don't worry, wife!"
Watching his wife ride away on her bike, Chen Changda smiled, stepped on the bike, and walked in the opposite direction.
Due to communication conditions and various restrictions, calls to Hong Kong City must be made through special lines.
However, with the support of Mr. Wu's powerful background and connections, nothing was difficult for her, and Lan Guoer was already familiar with it.
Port city.
Zhou Jingrui sat upright in front of a large and imposing desk, his slender fingers lightly holding an exquisite fountain pen.
Sometimes he frowned slightly, as if thinking about something, and sometimes his eyes were focused and he wrote quickly.
As the pen tip moved across the paper, vigorous and powerful handwriting appeared on the paper.
"Ring, ring, ring~Ring, ring, ring~" The crisp sound of the phone rang.
He put down the pen in his hand, frowned, and raised his hand to pick it up.
"speak?"
It was just one simple word, but the voice was filled with fatigue.
"It sounds like Young Master Zhou is in a bad mood!" Lan Guoer said jokingly, with a faint smile on her lips.
"Isn't this a bad time for me to call you? How about I call you back when you're in a better mood?"
Hearing the other person's voice, the gloom on Zhou Jingrui's face instantly disappeared. He paused, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and his voice was rarely gentle.
"You need...something from me?"
"I really do have something I need help with, Mr. Zhou. Is it free now?"
Lan Guoer didn't waste any time on him and went straight to the point.
On the other end of the phone, Zhou Jingrui's inky eyes flashed.
Thinking of the news he had just received not long ago, his first instinct was to connect her with that incident. After all, that man was her husband.
As a wife, when her husband has to go on a long journey, isn't it natural and normal for her to worry and be concerned and to make arrangements for him?
He smiled bitterly in his heart! A self-deprecating arc appeared at the corner of his lips, and his tone was light but extremely firm.
"I'm always available if you ask! Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Then I won't be polite!"
There was nothing to keep secret on the phone. Lan Guoer first asked him about the general situation of Dawang Mountain. When she learned that the ownership of Dawang Mountain was still in the hands of those in power, she told him truthfully that she wanted to take over Dawang Mountain and asked him to help her make it happen.
Hearing that she was only concerned about this, Zhou Jingrui's eyes, which had just darkened, regained their brilliance.
"That's easy to do. I'll send someone to investigate later! Just wait for my news."
His tone was flat, as if what she wanted was not a mountain but an ordinary piece of clothing or a pair of shoes.
In fact, the real estate industry in the port city was developing rapidly at that time.
Every inch of land in the city seemed to have turned into glittering gold. The major families scrambled to grab the land like hungry wolves, all wanting to get a piece of the pie to further consolidate their family's status and influence.
Although Dawang Mountain is a mountain, it has a quiet and beautiful environment, and the surrounding transportation, commerce and other supporting facilities have been fully planned, making it very suitable for development into a high-end luxury villa area.
Several major families, including the Zhou family, have long been eyeing this piece of fat meat and are sharpening their knives, waiting for the bidding announcement from above.
Now that he had received Lan Guoer's request, Zhou Jingrui had made up his mind to win the bid for her at all costs.
"Is that the only reason you called?"
Thinking of something, he hesitated and couldn't help asking.
Lan Guoer lowered her eyes and glanced at the little girl who had been pulling at the corner of his clothes. The corners of her lips raised slightly.
"There's one more thing! Wait." As she said that, she handed the phone to the little girl at her feet.
Zhou Jingrui's heart sank!
I thought to myself, what is coming will eventually come! This little woman is really virtuous.
Unexpectedly, a clear and sweet voice suddenly came from the phone, with a fierce and questioning tone.
"Godfather, do you have another baby? That's why you don't like Nuannuan and the brothers anymore? I'm telling you, if you have another baby, Nuannuan will be angry. Even if you come to see Nuannuan, she will ignore you! Humph!"
Xiao Nuan pouted her lips, turned her head away after giving the warning, and looked so angry that Lan Guoer couldn't help but smile with her hands covering her lips!
She had seen women threatening their boyfriends out of jealousy, but she had never seen a goddaughter threatening her godfather out of jealousy.
Hearing Xiao Nuan's voice, Zhou Jingrui's expression softened instantly, and his voice became softer again.
"It's Nuannuan. How could Godfather have other babies? Nuannuan is Godfather's favorite baby!"
At this moment, a secretary came in to deliver some documents. Zhou Jingrui gave him a look, pointed to the edge of the table, and continued talking on the phone.
"Nuannuan, have you received the Barbie doll and the little dress that godfather asked someone to bring to you? Do you like them? Is there anything else you want? Godfather will buy it for you..."
Hearing the little girl on the other end of the phone expressing her longing for him in a clear and crisp voice, Zhou Jingrui exuded a gentle aura like a kind father.
Seeing that the little girl was coaxed by the man on the other end of the phone, Lan Guoer took the phone from her hand, and the pleasant female voice sounded again,
"Okay, the phone bill is expensive, so I won't talk to you any more!" She was about to hang up the phone, but suddenly she thought of something and moved the microphone to her mouth again.
"By the way, do you still have the life-saving medicine I gave you earlier? Hong Kong City is not peaceful, and the Zhou family is too conspicuous. Remember to carry it with you at all times. If you run out, remember to contact me and I will find a way to send you more."
Thinking of the current unrest in Hong Kong, Lan Guoer couldn't help but remind her.
After all, he is the children's godfather, and he asked him to do things for him, so it is only natural that he should show some concern.
Zhou Jingrui was obviously pleased by the little woman's words!
There was a smile in his eyes and eyebrows, "Also. Such a precious thing, how could I bear to use it unless it was absolutely necessary!"
He laughed and joked,
"Don't worry! I still have to take Dawang Mountain for you. Before that, I will definitely protect my life and not let it have any accidents."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lan Guoer rolled her eyes over the phone. "Nothing else, I'm hanging up!"
He said this and hung up the phone decisively.
Hearing the busy tone coming from the microphone, Zhou Jingrui shook his head and smiled slightly, then put the microphone back in its place with a look of reluctance.
The soft light in his eyes never faded for a long time.
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