He handed the phone to Li Qingyuan, who was horrified, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.
Li Luchuan chuckled, took a sip of tea, and Xiang Nanzhi glanced at him subconsciously. "What?"
"Shh..."
Li Qingyuan didn't answer the phone, but instead handed it to Mi Ke, saying, "Don't answer it, don't touch it."
Is this okay?
"Lu Chuan".
"dad."
"Your mother's old problem has flared up again."
“Yes, why has her old problem relapsed again?” Li Luchuan’s eyes were deep as he smiled. “But Dad, don’t worry, I will definitely call and persuade her later.”
"Yes, she'll be happy if you treat her well."
Li Qingyuan picked up the Buddha statue on the table and examined it carefully. "To me, a genuine article is a genuine article. No matter how well a fake is made or how valuable it is, it can never surpass the genuine article."
“Dad, if that’s the case, why didn’t you find the other Buddha statue back then? That way, you could have made a pair.”
Sensing the heated argument between father and son, Xiang Nanzhi quickly said, "Sometimes perfection is not necessarily true perfection; it is the regrets that make us cherish the memories."
Li Luchuan glanced at her, then said to Nan Zhi, "It's also good to pair them up in another way. I hope President Li will like it."
Li Qingyuan nodded and put down the Buddha statue. "Miss Xiang wants to export jujubes. Could you tell me why?"
"I……"
"Dad, should we sign the two-year contract or not?"
Li Luchuan lost his patience. "Nan Zhi is my only friend in China. You know that."
Xiang Nan was completely dumbfounded. The way Li Luchuan interacted with Chairman Li was even more willful than the way she interacted with her father. At least she still had respect and love for her father, but Li Luchuan had absolutely no patience for her.
"Don't be impatient when doing things."
"Where's the contract?"
Li Luchuan asked Xiang Nanzhi directly, and Xiang Nanzhi was taken aback, "We're still preparing."
"Then that's settled. Once it's ready, send it over. I'll have Li Gao pick it up after you sign it."
Li Qingyuan sighed, swallowing his anger. "Lu Chuan, I can agree to this. I will sign it. You should also spend more time with your mother."
"Okay, that's settled."
It felt like a transaction. Li Luchuan got up, and Xiang Nanzhi couldn't stay any longer either.
"Chairman Li, it would be a pleasure to cooperate with you."
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
After shaking hands with Li Qingyuan, Xiang Nanzhi left. Mi Ke came out of the house and stared straight at Li Luchuan's back.
"Qingyuan..."
She stood behind Li Qingyuan, placing her hands on his chest as if to hug his neck. "Who is that pregnant woman?"
"It's none of your business, no need to ask."
"The first time I saw Lu Chuan bring a woman home, if it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant, I would have thought she was his girlfriend."
Li Qingyuan held the woman's hand, which was delicate, white, and tender. "Don't worry, those two still need to consider things further."
Miko gently sat on his lap. "I'm not in a hurry. I'm happy just to be with you."
The woman's red lips lightly touched his lips, from a light touch to a deep kiss.
Xiang Nanzhi walked to the door and could vaguely see the two people behind him, but he didn't know what they were doing.
Chairman Li seems to be quite different from what she imagined.
She thought that a man who could spend several years searching for an antique would be a man with great appreciation and profound knowledge, but when Chairman Li looked at the Buddha statue, he only showed a little surprise in his eyes at first, and did not examine it much.
She even added a few small details, which Chairman Li would definitely notice and be shocked if he paid close attention. She had prepared a lot of things to explain to him one by one, to explain in detail the psychological process she went through in making this jade Buddha statue and what she considered.
However, the chairman seemed uninterested; he merely thought the jade Buddha was beautiful without giving it much thought.
She spent so much time preparing beforehand, and the chairman didn't sign the contract with her because of the jade Buddha statue, but only because of a few words from Li Luchuan.
It has to be said that Xiang Nanzhi felt somewhat frustrated.
Li Luchuan handed her a bottle of water. Although the matter was resolved, she didn't seem happy. "Nan Zhi..."
Thanks.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
"No, it's just a feeling..." She hesitated, then continued, "It's nothing."
It was almost noon when Li Luchuan drove away from the area. "The matter is settled, aren't you going to treat me to lunch?"
"Okay, what do you want to eat?"
After breakfast, they still had to have lunch together. Xiang Nanzhi made a phone call halfway through to have someone prepare the contract. When she returned, she saw that Li Luchuan had already ordered the food.
"Look, is there anything else you'd like to eat?"
"That's all, no more."
After spending a lot of time with Shen Shixun, Xiang Nanzhi suddenly realized that these dishes didn't taste as good as the ones from ordinary restaurants.
The foie gras was bland, the steak was tasteless, and the same old salad, sea urchin, snails... were served with only minor changes.
She had a poor appetite and put down her utensils after only a few bites.
"You don't like the food here?"
"No, it's not that I have no appetite."
Li Luchuan frowned. "I got the contract for you, so at least give me a smile."
“Li Luchuan, I know your family is very rich, but I… but I really didn’t expect you to do so much for me.”
If Li Luchuan hadn't secretly bought a large number of her designs without her knowledge, she wouldn't have had the confidence to open her own studio in the antique market.
She is unlikely to take that step anytime soon.
“I’ve acquired the potato chip factory that you like. If you want purple sweet potato flavored chips in the future, I’ll have the factory make them.”
"Thank you."
"Production will not be stopped."
Xiang Nanzhi lowered her head and smiled, unable to utter the words of breaking off their friendship. "But the things you did to create conflict are one thing at a time. I'll remember them. If you do this again, I'll really get angry."
Without a doubt, with the Li Ran Group's powerful background, countless people would be scrambling to curry favor with Li Luchuan, so there would be no benefit for her in breaking off relations with him.
The problem of the jujube trees has been solved, but how the forest farm will develop in the future is still unknown. Thinking of this, she felt a little sorry for Shen Shixun.
In the morning, she said she was looking for clients. After meeting Li Luchuan, she followed him to visit Chairman Li's family. It was all for legitimate business, but she felt a little guilty from the bottom of her heart.
It was because of Li Luchuan that he was unjustly accused, scolded by her, misunderstood by her, and even beaten by his older brother.
"I won't do it anymore. I respect your decision, okay? We're friends, please forgive me."
The words that were about to slip out were cut off by his words, "We're friends." Since we're friends, there's no need to remind me of those things.
"Next time you want to do something, just tell me. If it's about Li Ran, I'll make the decision if I can, and I'll find a way to help you if I can't."
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