After Xiang Jingyi left, Xiang Nanzhi stayed in the studio drawing. He had new design inspiration every day, but it was still quite difficult to make the drawings look exactly like his imagination.
As Xiang Nanzhi drew, she thought of Li Luchuan and the things he had said. They seemed to have nothing to do with work; they were just catching up and talking about each other.
Xiang Jingyi was being overly suspicious.
Xiang Nanzhi frowned as she thought of the jewelry set, and left the studio to find Master Zhou.
I haven't been to his place for tea for a while since I returned from Saigon.
Knowing that he was being treated as well as ever, Xiang Nan sat down, and A Ding quickly had tea brewed. Zhou Erye poured her a cup, the freshly served hot tea steaming gently...
"One does not visit the temple without a reason."
Master Zhou smiled at her, "Did you come to see me just to have tea, or do you want to talk about something else?"
"Since you already guessed it, I won't hide it from you anymore."
It was hard for him not to guess. Xiang Jingyi had called him not long ago to discuss Li Luchuan's land purchase. Zhou Erye hadn't revealed much to Xiang Jingyi; it was already considered a trade secret.
“As I said, relationships are relationships. I previously approached the Xiang family to cooperate on this mine, but your father explicitly refused, and you also opposed mining on this land. Now that there is a buyer willing to take it, I will definitely sell it.”
"What if there's a more suitable buyer than Li Luchuan?"
Seeing his firm attitude and somewhat probing tone, Xiang Nanzhi watched Zhou Erye with great interest.
He wasn't afraid that Xiang Nanzhi was poor, but he was afraid that she didn't understand business. "Your Xiang family wouldn't risk offending Sun Xing to mine."
Knowing this in his heart, Zhou Erye didn't hide it from her anymore, "Your Xiang family won't buy it."
If they were willing to buy, they wouldn't have waited until now.
"In that case, you have no reason to interfere with Li Ran Group's attempt to buy land from me."
Xiang Nanzhi was speechless. She had no idea what was going on. All she knew was that Li Ran was clearly cooperating with the Xiang family, yet she had also approached Master Zhou to buy land, which was very disadvantageous for the Xiang family.
Mining on one side and buying land on the other to mine under Li Ran's name makes it difficult for the Xiang family to sever ties. This is like getting the fox's smeared on their mouth even though they didn't get to eat it.
“Miss Rachel, we’re old acquaintances. I didn’t hold what happened last time against you. I’ll still deliver the goods you’re owed, at the same price as before. When have the goods I’ve given you ever had a problem, hmm?”
No, that's not true. Master Zhou has been very kind to her.
"Second Master, as you know, our Xiang family is cooperating with Li Ran to mine a mine. If you give this land to him, and Sun Xing causes trouble, it will be difficult for our Xiang family to extricate themselves from the situation."
"That has nothing to do with me. I'm a businessman. I only care about buying and selling. Once it's sold, that's someone else's business."
There's no such thing as so much sentimentality. Xiang Nanzhi knew very well that Master Zhou had been good enough to her.
If it weren't for the fact that they were in the same antiques group and had exchanged ideas before, Zhou Erye would have definitely cut off her supply, and she would have had to search everywhere for more.
Whether the quality is good enough or the price is good enough is uncertain.
“I’m just being blunt, Miss Rachel, please don’t take it personally.”
"I understand, Second Master."
The problem isn't with Master Zhou, and talking to him won't help.
At the mine, Shen Shixun was busy and sweating profusely. The office area at the mine was only a small part, and the rest was just endless yellow earth with a few withered shrubs and yellowish-green grass on it.
Shen Shixun promised Xiang Nanzhi he wouldn't go down into the mine, but sometimes he had no choice but to. The mine was very cold, and the narrow, damp tunnels made people shiver involuntarily as soon as they entered.
There were no lights or electricity in the mine; it was pitch black as far as the eye could see.
When Shen Shixun came out of the mine, his cold and damp body was exposed to the blazing sun. The obvious temperature difference caused him to sweat profusely in no time.
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Li is looking for you."
Li Luchuan never goes down into the mines. He's a rich young master who only loves planning. He's the only son of the Li Ran Group, so whatever he says goes here.
Shen Shixun is here on behalf of the Xiang family to cooperate with him, but Xiang Zhengyi has privately approached him, showing some respect for Li Luchuan.
Shen Shixun entered the office, still sweating profusely. "What is it?"
"sit……"
"Just say what you have to say, I have other things to do."
"Let the workers do the hard work; just supervise and manage. Don't make yourself work too hard."
Li Luchuan looked concerned about him and said, "Do you know why workers are called workers and managers are called managers? We don't do manual labor."
Shen Shixun looked down on his arrogant attitude and sneered, "Everyone has a different way of working. That's your way of working."
"Having a lot of physical strength but only knowing how to do manual labor, can't do or don't know how to do things that require thinking?"
These words carried a somewhat ambiguous meaning. Shen Shixun glanced at him and asked, "Is there anything else?"
You can give in to him, but only when it comes to work-related matters.
He's stubborn and doesn't like others telling him how to be a person.
"Nan Zhi and I are old acquaintances. Has she told you about us? We were junior high school classmates."
Shen Shixun moved his thin lips, and Li Luchuan asked again, "Are you very familiar with her? Do you know her well?"
"Although she seems to have a bad temper, she's actually quite easy to get along with. She doesn't like furry animals; she's ticklish, especially around her waist—she'll recoil at the slightest touch..."
The man's face immediately darkened. Li Luchuan looked up and met his eyes. "I can understand her relationship with Song Ze as a passing fancy. She's attracted to good-looking men, so she'll have some feelings for them. But it's just a novelty, like how we men will take a second look at a pretty woman. It's very real."
They weren't talking about work, they were talking about personal matters, about women coming.
They were still talking about Shen Shixun's women.
He stood ramrod straight and didn't touch the coffee that Li Luchuan had placed on the table for him.
"By the way, she likes purple sweet potato flavored potato chips. Do you know which brand?"
Li Luchuan took a sip of coffee and looked at him. "I forgot, you come from the mountains, so you probably have little experience with these things. You also don't understand mine management. It's really difficult for you to do this."
During the time we worked together before, Li Luchuan was not nearly as abnormal as he is now.
This was even the first time he had spoken to Xiang Nanzhi privately.
Sweat dripped from his forehead down to his eyebrows, then to his eyelashes, and onto the ground. Li Luchuan glanced behind him and said, "Do you think the Xiang family trusts you completely? Do you really believe in you completely?"
Shen Shixun knew that the person he was looking at was the surveillance camera installed in the room. The camera could see what was happening inside, but it was too far away to hear anything clearly.
"Xiang Nanzhi is Xiang Zhengyi's precious daughter. He can't bear to marry her off. The Xiang family doesn't support idlers..."
"You summoned me here just to spout nonsense?"
"What?"
Li Luchuan was amused by his words. How dare a live-in son-in-law speak to him like that? He stood up and stared at the burly man opposite him, "You're nothing but a free laborer hired by the Xiang family. The moment the child in her belly is born, you'll be kicked out."
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