Sona was amazed at the scale of the farm and wondered how Shen Shixun had managed to do it. How could someone who knew nothing, not even human resources, achieve such results?
Sona returned to Mancheng to be closer to her parents, but she never expected to find such a good job here where she could use her talents. She then put all the knowledge she had gained from her studies into practice on the farm.
What you learn may not be useful in practice, but you only know whether it is useful or not by putting it into practice.
Sona is a very capable woman, capable to Shim Sehun, and equally capable to Gila and Rooney.
Since the farm never had a name, Shen Shixun simply named it after Deji, calling it Deji Ranch.
The business gradually got on track. Shen Shixun made money, paid the salaries of several employees, and used the extra money to pay back Zhang Yandong.
In less than a year, he gradually paid off the debt. Zhang Yandong helped him a lot and introduced him to customers. First, he introduced these beef and mutton products to hotels and restaurants, and then to various consumer markets.
Shen Shixun himself was also busy, running around to provide local farmers' markets with organic beef and mutton. He had a lot of stock and was the first person in Saigon to produce such beef and mutton products on a large scale.
Nobody in the city recognized him. After running around for a while, he stopped, secured the contract, and handed over the rest to Qiu Er and Ben Hao.
The Buddha statue was stolen from Qiu Er, and Qiu Er felt guilty ever since, doing whatever Shen Shixun told him to do...
By the time of the following Lunar New Year, Deji had already learned to walk. On New Year's Eve, everyone drank a lot of alcohol, and Shen Shixun cut a piece of raw meat and handed it to Deji.
This child is not pretentious at all and also enjoys eating raw meat.
At first, Shen Shixun was worried that since the child was suffering from altitude sickness, he probably wouldn't be used to Saigon's food. When the child was eight months old and could barely eat a little fish, he specifically told his mother and Rooney not to give him raw meat.
But what Saigon man doesn't eat raw meat? One day, Rooney got drunk and stuffed a piece of meat into the boy's mouth. The boy ate it with great relish, even though blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth.
After seeing this, Shen Shixun gave Rooney a good scolding, and later Deji's love for eating raw meat could no longer be kept secret.
He took the meat from Shen Shixun's knife, smiled at him, revealing a row of neat teeth, and sat on his lap wearing a small tiger hat.
"Father... Father."
While eating meat, Deji called out to him in a childish voice. Shen Shixun nodded, met his eyes which were very similar to Xiang Nanzhi's, and kissed his forehead.
Deji complained that his beard was scratchy and wouldn't let him kiss him. He pointed at the piece of meat and wanted to eat it, so Shen Shixun cut him a little more.
During the past year or so, he was very busy and cautious, always afraid of exposing himself whenever he went out to do business.
He barely thought about Xiang Nanzhi; his biggest worry was that she would find out.
Fortunately, the year went smoothly without any major incidents. Sona called, and Shen Shixun answered, "Shixun, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
"I'd like to invite you to watch the fireworks together. Please bring Deji along."
"No, he's asleep."
Deji climbed onto the bed and was playing. There are entertainment options outside, and there are also unique forms of entertainment here.
It's so late, Sona's purpose in asking him out isn't simple.
During the New Year holiday, even Qiu Er and Ben Hao went to Mancheng to find women.
"Okay then, call me anytime you have time."
"good."
Old Black and Little Fang slept outside the tent. Rooney separated their two children and tied them around the perimeter of the farm to prevent anyone from getting too close. These mastiffs would be the generals protecting Deji Farm in the future!
Xiang Nanzhi returned to the old house for the New Year and had a reunion dinner with his father and elder brother. No one mentioned what had happened before.
Xiang Zhengyi, who had probably had a few drinks, said, "It would be nice if Tangyuan were at home."
"Dad, you've had too much to drink."
Xiang Nanzhi didn't want to mention it, and neither did Xiang Jingyi.
So much time has been spent searching for him, a year has passed, and he still hasn't been found. The jujube trees in Xiangnanzhi have grown much taller, but there's still not a single trace of Shen Shixun.
Xiang Jingyi escorted Xiang Nanzhi to her residence and watched her go inside.
“Zhizhi…”
Xiang Nanzhi turned around, "Big brother?"
"Go home."
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Xiang Nanzhi lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling above her head. Although the ancient city had banned fireworks, it was still bustling and prosperous, especially the old neighborhood in the bustling city where she and Shen Shixun used to live. Fireworks were banned, but that couldn't stop the children's enthusiasm for the New Year.
A variety of sparkler-like fireworks appeared one after another, making little noise, but they were very pretty to hold in your hand, like flowers blooming in your palm.
Xiang Nanzhi then realized that she and Shen Shixun had never spent the New Year together.
She sat inside, watching the children playing with sparklers outside the window, and poured herself a cup of coffee.
It was a bit cold in the room, so she turned on the air conditioner and changed into her pajamas. The warmth of the cup lingered in her palm as she slowly walked towards the bed. What if he came back at dawn?
This year has been really tiring, and drinking coffee doesn't affect her rest at all.
Xiang Nanzhi ended up in the hospital several times this year after eating mushrooms. Sometimes he could see Shen Shixun after eating mushrooms, and sometimes he couldn't.
Once, she was severely poisoned and lay in bed for several days. Xiang Zhengyi specifically arranged for someone to keep an eye on her to prevent her from buying mushrooms from various channels.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, Li Luchuan kept calling her on her phone, but Xiang Nanzhi didn't answer.
Li Luchuan stood outside her residence for a long time, carrying a late-night snack and sparklers.
A thin layer of snow had fallen outside, and a few snowflakes had settled on Li Luchuan's clothes. The midnight snack in his hand was probably cold, and Li Luchuan squinted slightly.
"President Li, let's go back."
"Wait a little longer."
Li Gao had seen through Xiang Nanzhi's attitude towards him.
"Miss Xiang is only polite when she needs your help; otherwise..."
They were completely indifferent.
“Li Gao, I’ve known her longer than she has known Shen Shixun. We’ve had little contact over the years, but I believe our feelings for each other have always existed, whether we’re in contact or not.”
Li Gao thought that, in his opinion, Xiang Nanzhi had only ever been using him. If it weren't for the fact that the Li family's resources were beneficial to her antique market studio and her jujube exports, he probably wouldn't have even spoken to her.
Furthermore, the relationship between Li Mingyue and Xiang Jingyi required them to maintain a superficial politeness.
After waiting for a long time without Xiang Nanzhi coming out, Li Luchuan threw the late-night snack he had brought into the trash can. Wearing a black overcoat, he stepped into the snow. "Let's go. She's probably asleep. I'll come back tomorrow."
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