Wearing a traditional Gong ethnic dress and with her hair braided into pretty pigtails, she was bullied by Shen Shixun without any explanation.
Xiang Nanzhi realized a truth: he could no longer wear these clothes in front of him, or he would go crazy.
If she hadn't pitifully said she was pregnant, who knows what crazy things he might have done.
Xiang Nanzhi quickly took off her clothes and changed into her pajamas. She didn't have time to take off her braids because it was too late.
Lying in bed with the man, we finished the sliced, chilled watermelon and spent the long summer night together.
This place is so down-to-earth; you can even hear cicadas chirping in the summer...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiang Zhengyi still hadn't received any news from Xiang Nanzhi. That morning, the old father was worried that his daughter wasn't doing well, but he couldn't hold back any longer. "Jingyi... don't go to the company today. Go and pick up your sister."
"Dad, didn't you say you wanted to toughen her up?"
Before Xiang Jingyi could speak, Xiang Ciyuan interjected.
The old man was a little embarrassed. "Jingyi, did you hear that?"
"Okay, Dad."
He was feeling anxious because he hadn't seen her for several days, and the thought of her being wronged and then arguing with him made him even more upset.
Xiang Ciyuan snorted coldly and glared at Xiang Zhengyi, "What are you looking at? Zhizhi is a girl, what kind of training does she need?"
He said all of those things, telling her to toughen up, but also saying that girls don't need to toughen up.
Xiang Ciyuan smiled without saying a word; his old man was truly a dog.
Yet this person, who always seems to have a point, is so unruly towards Xiang Zhenggang.
Recently, Xiang Zhenggang has been busy attracting investors everywhere. His idea is similar to Xiang Zhengyi's previous idea. Xiang Zhengyi planned to build a resort, while he plans to build a high-rise lake-view apartment in the middle of the lake.
When Xiang Zhengyi learned of his idea, he immediately shook his head and guessed Xiang Zhenggang's intention. He wanted to recoup his investment as soon as possible. If he was in such a hurry to recoup his investment on land acquired at such a low price, it meant that he had lost a lot of money overseas and probably wouldn't be able to recover anytime soon.
So the idea is to use it to build high-rise residential buildings, sell it for a high price at once to recoup the investment, and then the land will basically not be able to bring much profit to him in the future.
If they had a longer-term vision, they would definitely have tried to build a resort like him, which would provide a long-term income.
But Xiang Zhenggang couldn't wait any longer.
Besides being impatient, Xiang Zhenggang also has his own principles, which is to take a completely different path from Xiang Zhengyi. He hates it when people tell him that he does things like Xiang Zhengyi.
I've met quite a few people in the ancient city these past few days. As soon as they heard that he was Xiang Zhengyi's older brother, they couldn't help but look at him with more respect. All the things they talked about with him were about Xiang Zhengyi, which infuriated Xiang Zhenggang.
Feeling aggrieved, he could only force a smile and talk about his childhood with Xiang Zhengyi. His words were full of disparaging remarks about Xiang Zhengyi, saying that Xiang Zhengyi was inferior to him in every way when they were young, and that he was only successful because he caught the wave of opportunity and was lucky.
Normal people would be interested in the life of the richest man in the ancient city. Xiang Zhenggang's path has been relatively smooth overall. Wei Xia and Xiang Yunduan helped him find an office building and helped manage everything from top to bottom. In just a few days, Zhenggang Real Estate was established in the ancient city building.
Since the land in the center of the lake was acquired at a super low price, construction could begin in a short period of time. Several construction companies were contacted, but none of them were satisfactory.
Finally, Xiang Yunduan went to the Song family and found Song Duocai.
Ever since the Song couple repeatedly ran into obstacles with the Xiang family, they can't stand the name "Xiang" anymore. As soon as they hear that Xiang Yunduan is Xiang Zhengyi's niece, they quickly send the nanny away, as they find even a glance at her tiring.
However, Xiang Yunduan was not someone who could be easily fooled. Just by listening to the nanny's words and looking at her eyes, he immediately knew that she was lying.
"Please tell President Song and his wife that I am different from Xiang Yunduan and Xiang Nanzhi. Xiang Nanzhi is brainless, while I have everything I want. I am more capable than her."
No one else in the ancient city dared to say such a thing openly. Song Duocai and Zhou Lan exchanged glances and finally decided to invite Xiang Yunduan in.
"Uncle and Aunt, this is a gift for you. I don't know if it's enough to show my appreciation."
"Thank you, Miss Xiang."
"You don't need to call me Miss Xiang anymore, just call me Yun Duan."
Xiang Yunduan smiled and sat down. Zhou Lan asked the nanny to bring her a cup of tea. "I had heard that President Song and Mrs. Song were approachable, but I didn't believe it at first. I guessed that people of your status would have some temper. But after seeing you today, I really think you are very kind."
Zhou Lan often said these kinds of flattering words. Looking at Yun Duan as she said this, she seemed to see her own embarrassing and ugly state when she flattered people, and she chuckled twice.
"You two remember that place where my uncle had his birthday banquet a few days ago, right?"
Xiang Yunduan firmly believes that as long as she is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.
The two of them suddenly remembered the embarrassing moment that night when one of Xiang Nanzhi's lackeys blocked them from entering.
Xiang Yunduan had no idea about any of this, and laughed again, "Have you two seen that place? It's really beautiful, the place is really big, and the lake view is absolutely amazing."
"Hehe, is that so?"
Zhou Lan took a sip of tea to hide her embarrassment. Song Duocai frowned and asked, "Miss Xiang, what brings you here to visit us?"
“That land now belongs to my father. My father came back from abroad to boost the economy of our ancient city. My father is a great man. Sometimes I admire him from the bottom of my heart.”
"He plans to build a grand and high-end building in the middle of the lake, preferably a landmark building."
"It's for sightseeing..."
"No, it's housing. The plan is to provide the people of our ancient city with better and more aesthetically pleasing living conditions."
He spoke in a way that was vague and somewhat self-absorbed.
But Zhou Lan and Song Duocai were both capable people; they understood each other with just a glance.
They couldn't make it abroad, so they came back to the ancient city to make money, claiming it's to boost the city's economy—how noble! They also claim it's to provide the people of the ancient city with a more pleasant place to live—how noble!
But once something is tied to business, even the most eloquent rhetoric can be easily exposed.
"You want to hire our construction team to help you with the planning?"
"Yes, Uncle and Auntie really have discerning eyes; they saw it right away."
“Miss Xiang, you should have inquired about our Song family’s construction team. We all work for well-known companies.”
“Our Zhenggang Real Estate is also a well-known company. My father is a veteran entrepreneur, very famous, you just don’t know it.”
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