Jiang Yao asked curiously, "You found it?"
"Not yet, but I will find it. If I really can't find it, I'll find a way to give Chairman Li a big gift; he'll like it."
Xiang Nan thought that finding a Buddha statue in the ancient city shouldn't be difficult, but when she actually started looking, she was greatly disappointed. The world is too big, and the Buddha statue might not be in the ancient city, or even in a specific city. It was extremely difficult.
She stared at the photo of that Buddha statue, and dreamed about it every night…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiang Nanzhi still had no news of the Buddha statue.
Shen Shixun worked at Zhang Yandong's construction site, leaving early and returning late. He went to work and came home with Xiang Nanzhi every day. The two lived in that old-style community, leading an ordinary life as a married couple.
Xiang Nanzhi rarely goes home, and when he needs to get things, he asks Ma Xiaorong to help him carry them. He moved most of his things to Shen Shixun's place.
When Xiang Zhengyi misses her, he will come to find her and stroll around the nearby streets with her and Shen Shixun...
Xiang Zhengyi arrived after dinner that evening, and Shen Shixun and Xiang Nanzhi accompanied him for a walk along the street.
Old Ma and several bodyguards followed not far away, protecting Xiang Zhengyi's safety.
"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
"No, he's fine. He hasn't been causing me much trouble, except for the first few months when he was really difficult, but he's been behaving himself lately."
"Now that you're a mother, you can't act rashly or impulsively anymore. You need to be more measured and learn more from your older brother and Shen Shixun."
Xiang Nanzhi nodded. "By the way, what has Big Brother been busy with lately?"
"The mine over there has been handed over to your older brother, but he can't spare the time."
She glanced at Shen Shixun as she spoke, but Shen Shixun pretended not to see her and changed the subject, "Want some jujube slices? I'll go buy some."
Xiang Nanzhi nodded, "Okay."
Both father and daughter watched the man's retreating figure, realizing they had failed in their pursuit of justice.
He thought he knew Shen Shixun well enough. Given Shen Shixun's temperament, and considering that no one stood by him after he suffered such a great injustice at the Xiang family, it should be very difficult for him to overcome the estrangement between him and Xiang Nanzhi.
But recently, he realized that things weren't going as he had imagined. After that incident, the couple's relationship actually got better, and they were inseparable, spending every day together.
"You're planning to live here with him forever?"
“Since I can’t go back to the grasslands with him, let’s each compromise. He’ll compromise and stay in the ancient city for me, and I’ll compromise and live here with him. Relationships are a matter between two people. I can’t force him to compromise for me alone. That’s not fair.”
“You are Dad’s precious daughter. It’s okay for a day or two, but Dad is not at ease letting you live in a place like this long-term. Look at how old this community is… There isn’t even a proper property management company. It’s poorly managed, dirty and chaotic, with all sorts of people, and pedestrians and vehicles are not separated. It’s a complete mess!”
“I’m happy as long as I’m with Shen Shixun. He takes good care of me, cooks delicious food for me every day, and gives me massages. Even though he can’t comfort me when I’m in a bad mood, he’s always there for me.”
"Let him go back with you. If he really doesn't want to go home, I'll buy you a house. It's better than him suffering here."
"I've made up my mind. We have our own lives. We're husband and wife, and we'll make our own plans. Dad, don't interfere. You're so annoying!"
"And then what?"
Shen Shixun had already bought the jujube slices and came over. "It will be the same in the future. You will stay here in the future. Don't you often say in interviews that you want to be approachable? If you want to understand life, you must first understand the lives of ordinary people."
He couldn't speak to Zhengyi; those were just polite words, and she took them seriously.
Shen Shixun wanted to make her daughter willingly bring her grandson here to suffer with him.
Isn't this a slap in his face...?
Xiang Nan knew that her mind was made up and she would not go back with Xiang Zhengyi, and Xiang Zhengyi could not control her.
After a while, when Shen Shixun returned with the jujube slices, Xiang Zhengyi had already left, and Xiang Nanzhi found a public bench to wait for him.
I ate some date slices as I walked back.
As I walked south into the residential area, I passed a building near the entrance. Those two buildings were a bit taller than the buildings behind them, and if you looked up, you could see a rooftop terrace. Standing there, you could probably see the view of the bustling city.
Xiang Nanzhi, biting into a slice of jujube, looked up and asked, "Shen Shixun, have you been up there?"
"without."
"Let's go up and take a look, get some fresh air."
She acted on a whim. Shen Shixun glanced at it and saw that the stairs leading up there were on the outside, against the outer wall, and did not involve any shared area.
This is a very old building; climbing up the exterior wall would probably be quite a thrill.
He wasn't afraid, but he pointed to the stairs on the outer wall and asked, "Are you sure you want to go up this way?"
Xiang Nanzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, "I think there should be an elevator."
"There's no elevator. Go up from here. If it works, great; if not, forget it."
At first glance, it looked quite high, but Xiang Nanzhi wasn't afraid of heights. "Let's go up and take a look..."
The man took her hand, she walked in front and he walked behind her. When they reached the second floor, Xiang Nanzhi looked down and found it incredible that this kind of staircase went up from the outer wall. Just how ancient was this building?
She had never climbed such stairs before in her life. Her feet felt like they were floating on air, and she could only hold onto the rusty railing with one hand and Shen Shixun's hand with the other.
"Scared?"
"No, if you walk in front and I walk behind, it means I'm pulling you along."
The man smiled, walked ahead, and took her hand. After walking up two more floors, Xiang Nanzhi glanced down and felt her breath catch in her throat, and even felt her legs go weak.
"Shen Shixun, aren't you afraid?"
"I work on construction sites."
Construction workers sometimes work suspended high up in buildings; if they're afraid, how will they make money?
"You said you were afraid."
Shen Shixun: ...
"Speak up."
"Okay, I'm scared."
"Then let's go down and not climb any further."
As Xiang Nanzhi spoke, she pulled Shen Shixun down the street, running faster than a rabbit, and Shen Shixun was afraid she would fall.
Do you know what I saw when I came back yesterday?
"Um."
"I saw two wild cats fighting over a mouse."
There are indeed a lot of rats and stray cats here. Shen Shixun has seen quite a few, so it's not surprising.
"Then what……"
"That rat was huge, and more importantly, it was alive. Two wild cats were biting its head and its rear end, tsk tsk, don't you think the rat was terrified..."
Xiang Nanzhi always seems to encounter some interesting things. Shen Shixun was amused by her and kissed her twice, cupping her face in his hands.
You might think she's awful, but sometimes she's quite adorable.
——
When Shen Shixun came out of the shower, Xiang Nanzhi was drawing something with her tools. Shen Shixun didn't notice and poured her a glass of water.
Xiang Nanzhi took the water glass and closed the sketchbook. "I'm about to do something big. Wish me luck."
"Is it dangerous?"
"It's not dangerous, it's just that... we might need to ask someone for help."
"Is it still about that piece of land?"
"You wouldn't understand what the future development of that land will entail."
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