They chose a restaurant to eat at, and Xiang Nanzhi sat opposite Xiang Yunduan, watching her elegantly order the food while talking to herself.
"The ancient city hasn't changed much; it's the same as it was a few years ago, and development is very slow."
"You just haven't been to many places. If you travel more and see more places, you'll find that many places are different."
"Compared to the rapid development outside, it still falls short."
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at her. "Since things are so good abroad, why does Uncle still want to move the business back to China?"
This was undoubtedly a soul-searching question, and Xiang Yunduan was momentarily at a loss for words. She gave a cold laugh, "Actually, sometimes I don't understand my dad either, but he always has his reasons for doing things."
“Isn’t it good to come back? Our two families have been separated for so many years, and we’ve become distant as a family.”
Xiang Nan smiled but remained silent.
The food was served shortly afterward. Xiang Yun asked her, "Now that you're pregnant, there are many things you should avoid eating. Don't eat anything you can't eat, or your uncle will come looking for trouble later."
"You came all this way just to have a meal?"
"Of course not, I brought you a gift from abroad."
He handed the box to her, saying, "I couldn't come to your wedding, so I'm making up for it now."
When Xiang Nanzhi opened it, she found a necklace with a grape pendant. It was quite novel to use grapes as a material for jewelry, as few people would use them.
"Thanks."
“Nan Zhi, no matter how good the people outside are, they are not as good as the people in your own family. My parents and I plan to develop our careers in China from now on. My uncle is very familiar with the situation in China, and he has done quite well in the past few years. But our Xiang family is ultimately a whole, not a single family that is dominant.”
Xiang Nanzhi guessed that Xiang Yunduan had something to ask her, so she quickly handed over the grape necklace along with the box. "Sister Yun, we haven't seen each other for so many years. We are very happy that you and your uncle and aunt are able to come back to the country. There will be many opportunities to get together in the future, but as you know, I don't understand anything about the company."
"That piece of land in the middle of the lake was purchased in your name."
Xiang Nanzhi paused for a moment, then said to Yun Duan, "My dad wants to develop a project in that area. As far as I know, you have no other plans right now, and Uncle listens to you the most. My dad is willing to buy that land at the original price."
"Original price?"
Xiang Nanzhi paused for a moment, then added to Xiang Yunduan, "Uncle has always focused on steel and coal mining. He wasn't interested in real estate. It was only because Ciyuan wanted to do it that he agreed to invest in Ciyuan and Zhang Yandong as partners. I really don't know what he bought that piece of land in the middle of the lake for."
"Instead of leaving it empty, we might as well sell it at the original price. We're not going to take it for free."
As Xiang Yunduan spoke, she took Zhizhi's hand and said, "Zhizhi, you just need to stay home and have a good baby. Now that you're pregnant, your uncle treats you like a treasure. You can just say a few words to him for him."
"You also want to see both our families happy, right?"
Xiang Nanzhi never understood why his uncle and father had been at odds for so many years. Even after the family divided their property, his uncle preferred to sell the assets to the other family rather than to his father.
I later heard from others that my father did go to see my uncle, but he was refused.
Now that this has happened to Xiang Zhenggang, he hopes his father will show him leniency and forgive his past transgressions. How is that possible?
"Sister Yun, let's not talk about what my dad wants to do with this land. It's his business what he does after he buys it. But my uncle wants to buy this land at the original price, which sounds a bit unfair."
Xiang Nan, who was concerned about housing prices, said, "My dad bought this land many years ago. Don't you know how much it cost when he bought it and how much it's worth now?"
"Why do we, as a family, need to talk about these things?"
"This land is probably worth more than ten times what Dad bought it for. You want to buy it at the original price? What's the difference between that and robbery?"
Xiang Yunduan's face turned pale. "Zhizhi, we are family, we both have the surname Xiang."
“Sister Yun, you were abroad for many years and rarely had contact with us. Even when we did meet, you were always aloof and superior. Uncle and Aunt didn’t really take us three siblings seriously.”
Xiang Nanzhi remembers clearly one year when she insisted on going abroad with her two older brothers. Once abroad, they spontaneously decided to visit their uncle's family on behalf of their father.
When they got to Xiang Zhenggang's side, they were completely ignored.
Xiang Zhenggang didn't take them seriously at all. In such a big villa, he only arranged for the three siblings to squeeze into one room. Xiang Nanzhi was spoiled and pampered, and she couldn't get used to living in such a small room.
The food and lodging were poor. They spent a lot of money on gifts before they came, and they even discussed how to make their uncle happy. The gifts they bought had to suit their uncle's tastes, but this is how they were treated.
The group left the next day. When they left, Wei Xia said she would ask the driver to take them, but they didn't even see the driver. They walked to the area where they could hail a taxi before leaving.
Every time Xiang Zhenggang returned to China, Xiang Zhengyi treated him with great hospitality, while they received the same treatment abroad. Xiang Nanzhi still feels aggrieved when she recalls it.
"I apologize for the poor hospitality, Zhizhi. We are all in the ancient city now. Uncle has built such a big business over the years. Just because he has become big and powerful, does that mean he can turn his back on people and not even his relatives?"
"Sister Yun, what are you talking about now? I don't handle company matters. If you want to talk, you can go talk to my older brother, or let my dad and uncle handle it themselves. What good will it do us here?"
"Isn't it all just a matter of you saying a few words?"
Having found out the details from Yun Duan, he smiled at her and said, "If you and Song Ze want to be together, your uncle will fully support you. You hate Shen Shixun, and even if your uncle lets you get married, it will be tacitly acknowledging that everyone is stepping on him. Now you think Shen Shixun is good, that he's made you feel comfortable..."
"Towards the clouds!"
"As long as you're happy, I'll listen to whatever you say. You can speak freely about other things, but why are you choosing to remain silent when it comes to matters concerning our own relatives?"
“We both share the same surname, Xiang, and we both know that if you don’t speak up for Ciyuan’s real estate business, Uncle won’t agree to it. So it’s no use talking to my older brother. I can only turn to you.”
Xiang Jingyi is a natural businessman, so approaching him would only backfire. Xiang Zhengyi has already clearly rejected us, so the only option is to try and get through to Xiang Nanzhi.
Xiang Yunduan looked directly at her, her eyes seeming to say that for the sake of harmony between the two families, she had to bring this up with Xiang Zhengyi.
Xiang Nanzhi doesn't fall for this kind of pushy, demanding approach.
She stood up abruptly. "Sister Yun, I'm pregnant now and just want to stay home and rest. If you want my dad to help you, just tell him. You can also ask my older brother or sister. I've always been a hands-off manager and just want to stay home and relax."
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