Everyone at the company eats fast food: one meat dish and one vegetable dish, plus a plastic box full of white rice. Each person gets their own box; if you're not full, you can take more, but you have to eat the vegetables sparingly.
In the sweltering heat, the workers wore helmets, some squatting down wherever they could find a spot on the construction site to sit, eat, and chat.
Some of them squatted at the doorway.
A luxury car was parked outside the construction site, and a beautiful woman got out. Any man would take a second look.
What kind of car is this?
"This is a luxury car..."
"They're really rich."
"Stop talking, it makes us look ignorant."
Xiang Nanzhi walked towards the group of people. "I'm looking for Shen Shixun. Is he here?"
"Shen Shixun?"
"Isn't he here?"
"Yes, you are..."
Those with memories will recall that not long ago, a beautiful woman in a white dress came to the construction site and beat Shen Shixun severely, leaving him bruised and swollen, and it took him several days to recover.
The news spread throughout the construction site, and everyone secretly speculated that Shen Shixun, coming from a small town to work in the ancient city, had probably picked up some bad habits or had gambling debts that he hadn't paid off, which was why people came to the construction site to beat him up.
He didn't retaliate, precisely because he was in the wrong first.
"What do you want with Sehun?"
Just as one man was about to speak, the other man pulled her back and started gossiping, "What's your relationship with Sehun?"
"Yeah, what's your relationship with Sehun? Does he owe you money?"
"Was he gambling outside, or did something happen while he was with some woman?"
These men are too blunt. Xiang Nanzhi smiled and said, "No, I have something to discuss with him."
Shen Shixun was squatting in a dark spot eating when someone came in and called to him, "Shixun, someone's looking for you. They're here in a luxury car."
Luxury car?
"A woman, really beautiful, looks like the one who hit you last time, she's really rich, with a car worth millions, who's she?"
Shen Shixun shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth. "Where is she?"
"It's right outside."
He was eating half of his meal when he picked up a disposable box, a pair of dusty work shoes, a black sleeveless top, and trousers so faded from washing that their color was indistinguishable. He also wore a black wristband.
His face was covered in sweat and dust.
Xiang Nanzhi was stunned, and Shen Shixun was also taken aback.
Having gotten used to seeing her dressed like that on the grasslands, this sudden change makes her seem like a completely different person.
He had never thought Xiang Nan was particularly beautiful in the past; everyone said she was beautiful, but he didn't think so.
Perhaps it was because I looked at it for a long time that I began to see some beauty in it, and the more I looked, the more I appreciated it, and the more beautiful it became.
"Shen Shixun, come here for a moment and get in the car."
With so many people surrounding them and countless eyes watching, Xiang Nanzhi felt she couldn't even speak to him.
"Get on the bus? What do you mean?"
"Who is this woman? What's her relationship with Sehun?"
"Sehun is tall and strong, and has such a great physique, could it be..."
Driving a luxury car worth millions, she's undoubtedly a rich woman. These days, rich women only like handsome men from poor families; they have to be good-looking and have a good physique.
Shen Shixun possesses all three of these qualities.
Those in similar situations to him are reflecting on why such good things didn't happen to them, while those far worse off are also reflecting.
They start to feel sour when they can't have something, and when it comes to them, they'll definitely go all out. But when it doesn't come to them, they feel a little contempt and mockery.
"I never expected him to be this kind of person..."
"Oh, that's their business."
The door opened, and Shen Shixun smelled a faint woman's fragrance inside the car.
The seats were clean, and the car interior was spotless, just like her.
He had nowhere to put his feet, so he said, "If you have something to say, just say it here."
"Come on up, are you afraid I'll eat you?"
He took another bite of rice, glanced at the fast food in the box at Nan Zhi, and pursed his lips, "This is all you're going to eat?"
"I'm leaving now, nothing else."
"etc!"
"Is this all you usually eat? Where do you live?"
"dormitory."
There are dormitories on the construction site, where seven or eight men live in bunk beds or folding beds, which is quite convenient.
Xiang Nanzhi took a card out of his bag and put it in his hand. "My older brother said he offered you money but you didn't take it. Don't feel bad. It's not much. Don't stay in the dormitory anymore. Rent a place on your own."
Shen Shixun threw the card down, and it fell to the ground with a thud. His eyes darkened completely. "Where I live is none of your business."
Xiang Nanzhi was furious when he scolded her for coming to visit her out of kindness. She kept complaining to Ma Xiaorong while she was having lunch.
"Who is this person? They're ungrateful and say it's none of my business where they live."
"Where someone lives is none of your business."
Ma Xiaorong placed the food on the table. "You're acting strange. You never cared about these things before, but suddenly you asked where someone lived and even gave them money. What, have you fallen for them and started to care?"
"nonsense!"
Xiang Nanzhi's cheeks flushed slightly; she was so angry with him that she couldn't eat.
Just then, Xiang Ciyuan came back to get something. "Oh, Zhizhi is back."
"Is the food at home not to my liking?"
Xiang Ciyuan glanced at it and realized that it was indeed too bland. Ever since she became pregnant, Xiang Zhengyi had specifically instructed the maid to change the family's menu to be for pregnant women. He had no appetite for these bland dishes.
"If you don't have an appetite, your second brother will take you out to eat."
"No, I'm almost full. You'll have to take me out for breakfast next time, okay?"
“Dad told me to stop the casino business, and I’m really annoyed by it.”
"Second brother, I think Dad is right. Casinos are indeed harmful. Even if they are legal in some places, we can't do that. We must stick to our principles."
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