Jira was about to speak when she saw Chen's mother squatting on the ground and crying, "It's not this, it's not..."
"Mom, this is the only Buddha statue in the house. Didn't you always say that before? Why isn't it?"
No, no!
Mother Shen picked up the Buddha statue in her hand, tears streaming down her face, "This isn't it..."
Perhaps she was really too sick, because she didn't even recognize her own dowry.
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Xiang Nanzhi arrived at the hotel early, hoping to try his luck and see if he could run into Chairman Li dining there.
When she arrived and didn't see anyone, she deliberately asked the hotel staff, "I'm sorry, we cannot disclose guests' privacy."
Xiang Nanzhi had no choice but to give up and continue waiting in the restaurant, feeling uneasy.
She didn't know how long Chairman Li would stay in the ancient city or when he would leave.
Suddenly a man in a suit appeared and sat down opposite her. Xiang Nanzhi got up to leave, but Li Luchuan wiped the tableware and said, "It's not a difficult thing. Let's call it even. I promise to help you."
She wouldn't back down to him, so he had to take the initiative to do so.
“I won’t let this go so easily. Since I’ve said we’re breaking off our friendship, that’s it. Don’t be so shameless as to make a fool of yourself.”
As Xiang Nanzhi walked to the door, Li Luchuan stood up and stared at her back.
"What if I agree to give you a two-year contract?"
Xiang Nanzhi suddenly stopped in her tracks. The jujube seedlings had just been planted. If she signed a two-year contract directly, it meant that she wouldn't have to worry about selling the jujubes for two years, and she could even sell them abroad as she wished.
The soil and water of the ancient city are suitable for the growth of sand dates, and the sand dates grown there are big and sweet. She wants to show those foreigners just how delicious the sand dates of the ancient city are, in order to enhance the prestige of the country!
Xiang Nanzhi glanced back at him, walked to the opposite side of Li Luchuan, and met his eyes.
Li Luchuan was clearly quite proud of his achievement, but he still politely invited her to sit down.
Xiang Nanzhi sat opposite him. "A two-year contract, can you make that decision?"
"I can't make that decision; I'm only responsible for developing domestic mines right now..."
So what you just said was to make me happy?
Li Luchuan poured her a glass of milk. "Nanzhi, it's been so many years since we last met. It's a pity that you've witnessed something bad right after our reunion, but I'm doing this for your own good. That Shen Shixun doesn't deserve you."
“Li Luchuan…”
"Okay, I won't say anything more. Since you're unhappy, I won't say anything more."
The man's expression was calm, but he looked at her cautiously, though he quickly regained his composure.
"I'm glad you got that land, although..."
Xiang Nanzhi lowered her eyes and said, "If you can't make the decision, who will sign a two-year contract with me? Or do you want to break your promise?"
She was able to return to this position solely for the sake of the contract. Whether Li Luchuan accepted it or not, that was her fundamental purpose.
“I can’t make the decision, but my mom can.”
Would your mom help me?
"That's not important. What's important is that I can help you."
"So what do you plan to do..."
"Let's eat first."
Li Luchuan cut the steak for her, saying, "I promised you I would give you everything, more than I'd give you."
“One thing at a time. I don’t really want to force you to do this for me, but I do need to meet with Chairman Li.”
She lacks an opportunity.
"It's not difficult."
Xiang Nanzhi looked at him, and Li Luchuan smiled, "I said, let's eat first, and I'll tell you what to do after we finish eating."
Li Luchuan attended junior high school in the ancient city, and Xiang Nanzhi remembers it very clearly.
She was also anxious because she had been having a lot of fun with him back then, running around everywhere, and even taking a nap in the same bed with him when she was tired.
The curtains were half-open, letting in sunlight. She had played until she was tired, then drank most of a glass of cola and spilled it on Li Luchuan's clothes.
He was a boy then, wearing a clean white school uniform, and lay down as well.
"Sleepy!"
"Go to sleep if you're tired."
"Play the piano for me."
"OK."
There was a piano in his room. Xiang Nanzhi fell asleep while listening to it. After Li Luchuan finished playing a piece, he saw that she had already curled up on his bed.
The pleated skirt covered her thighs, revealing her straight and slender legs. At that time, her mind was simpler, and she would only glance at them and not look any further. Li Luchuan took the opportunity to cover her legs and lay down next to her.
They were so close that they could feel each other's breath and smell the unique scent in each other's breath.
As she entered the villa area, Xiang Nan felt a sense of both unfamiliarity and familiarity, but mostly surprise. Seeing that she hadn't followed him up, Li Luchuan asked, "Do you still want to see my father?"
We must see them, but could this be the Li family's permanent residence in the ancient city?
Xiang Nanzhi had someone bring the jade Buddha statue inside and wait for her at the entrance. The place was familiar, with the same decorating style as it had been more than ten years ago—purely Chinese style, with mahogany floors everywhere.
The man playing golf outside the sliding door of another living room is probably Chairman Li; the woman beside him is quite young.
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at Li Luchuan and said coldly, "Don't misunderstand, that woman is not my mother."
Xiang Nanzhi immediately understood. It turned out that these were Chairman Li's other women. She had inquired beforehand and learned that Chairman Li had a second wife.
She thought that the second wife wouldn't be too much worse than Chairman Li, but she didn't expect her to be so young. The difference was just too great...
The woman was wearing a JK uniform, had long hair, and wore a white baseball cap. Noticing someone approaching, she turned around to look.
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