Shen Qian couldn't tell how the meal tasted.
Li Dong saw that she was absent-minded and suspected that this woman probably didn't even know what she was eating.
After the meal, Li Dong took her to say goodbye to his parents, and they left the fishing village together.
When they were out of the door, Shen Qian came to her senses and said, "Was I very willful just now?"
Li Dong said with a smile, "Why do you say so?"
Shen Qian said, "Don't you think so?"
"No."
"Really?"
Li Dong nodded and said softly, "You are not willful. I just think you were very cute just now."
Shen Qian first showed a smile on her face, and then she said angrily, "How is it cute? You are so old, and you are still cute? Don't you feel ashamed!"
When it came to the topic of age, Li Dong suddenly closed his mouth.
At this time, if you said she was young, she might not be happy, but if you said she was old, this woman would eat you with her eyes.
After several lessons, when Shen Qian mentioned her age, Li Dong quickly changed the topic and said, "It's still early. Where are we going later?"
Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Qian didn't pester him to ask. Hearing Li Dong asked where to go later, Shen Qian thought for a moment and said, "How about singing?"
"Singing?"
"Yes, singing!"
Shen Qian nodded heavily, thought for a moment, and repeated, "Sing, sing the song last time!"
Li Dong immediately understood what she was talking about. He gently rubbed her hair and nodded, "Then sing!"
…
That night, Li Dong sang all night.
He didn't change the song. From the beginning to the end, he sang "Heart Alone", from the beginning to the end, from entering the door to going out.
And Shen Qian just listened on the side, not tired, only satisfied.
…
Tenderness always came with a price.
Li Dong's voice was hoarse for the next two days after singing for a whole night.
In the end, it was unknown where Shen Qian got some special medicine, but Li Dong's throat recovered after taking it for a whole day.
When his throat recovered, it was already January 14th.
It was Sunday, and Li Dong gave himself a day off.
However, it wasn't like nothing happened today. Li Dong didn't forget that Liu Long was having a banquet tonight.
Liu Long's banquet this time was quite grand.
Even if Li Dong did not pay attention to it, he had heard a lot of news. Liu Long had not only invited many businessmen from Jiangbei, but he had also invited some government officials.
This guy probably wanted to use this opportunity to officially open up in Jiangbei.
Wang Pengfei had already called Li Dong a few times, hoping that Li Dong would be able to settle the controlling stake in Pengfei Real Estate before the banquet.
However, Li Dong did not agree. He told Wang Pengfei to be patient and that he would make arrangements.
Li Dong slept until late in the morning before he got up unwillingly. After washing up, Li Dong made some simple food and went downstairs to the Provincial Party Committee Compound.
The renovation of the Provincial Party Committee Compound had already started, and Shen Qian had helped to arrange it.
However, there were some things that Li Dong had to check out himself, in case the renovation did not suit his taste.
Wanyuan District was still the same, but compared to before, it was much more crowded.
As the residents moved in, and it was Sunday, the small garden downstairs was filled with laughter.
Li Dong walked through the crowd, and he suddenly enjoyed this feeling.
Everyone thought that Li Dong was a rich man, and that he must be enjoying life at this moment, or dating a beautiful woman, or a group of beautiful women. However, they did not know that Li Dong was actually busier and more tired than they were.
He stood in the crowd for a while, watching the children play, the old people lazily basking in the sun, and the young men and women laughing and scolding each other. At this moment, Li Dong was filled with envy.
Things that could not be obtained were the most precious. When people were poor, they hoped to have money, and when they had money, they hoped to have more money.
When they had a certain amount of money, these rich people suddenly realized that everything they had been pursuing was nothing more than this.
At this time, they began to miss the life of an ordinary person. Some people thought that the rich were pretentious, but they did not know that this was the common thought of many rich people.
They were not like Li Dong, who had built up so many businesses at such a young age.
Many rich people were already old when they felt that they had enough money.
At this time, they would feel regret for missing out on the good times and many things that were worth having.
Old Ma had once said that the thing he regretted the most in his life was founding Ali. Was he being pretentious? Was he showing off?
At his level, there was nothing to be pretentious or show off. These were all words from the heart.
Li Dong had not reached that step yet, but at this moment, standing in the crowd, Li Dong suddenly had this thought.
When the day came that he was old, would he regret it?
He regretted founding Far away, regretted taking this path.
Just as Li Dong was in a daze, someone beside him suddenly exclaimed, "Li Dong!"
Li Dong turned his head to take a look. When he saw who it was, he asked curiously, "Wang Jia, why are you here?"
He had not seen Wang Jia for a long time. The last time they met was half a year ago in Changping. At that time, the two of them did not speak much. They came and went in a hurry, and after a few simple words, they went their separate ways.
Now that he saw Wang Jia in Wanyuan District, Li Dong felt a little strange.
Back then, Wang Jia sold her house in Wanyuan to pay off her debts. It seemed that since then, Li Dong had not seen her in Wanyuan.
He did not expect to meet her today.
Wang Jia glanced at Li Dong, then looked around. After a while, she said softly, "I should be asking you that. Why are you here?"
Li Dong laughed and said, "Where else would I be if not here? I have a house here. Don't you know that?"
"Yes, but I thought you wouldn't continue to live here."
Wang Jia sighed, then chuckled and said, "Going to the company?"
"Yes, for a walk. What about you?"
"Me?"
Wang Jia combed her scattered hair and said with a smile, "I'm here to work."
"Work?"
"Yes, a client wants me to design a renovation plan for him. It's Sunday, so I'm here to earn some extra money."
"You're a designer?"
Wang Jia shook her head and said, "No, it's just a part-time job."
Li Dong was not surprised that Wang Jia knew how to design. Back then, Wang Jia had designed her own house. He did not expect that this woman would help others do the same.
After chatting for a while, Li Dong asked again, "How is Auntie?"
Wang Jia's expression did not change. She said softly, "My mother passed away in the middle of the year."
Li Dong was stunned. He suddenly did not know what to say. Wang Jia's mother passed away?
It seemed like it was just yesterday. He remembered that the first time he met Wang Jia's parents was also in Wanyuan District.
At that time, her mother was dressed like a rich lady. When she saw Li Dong, she had a shrewd and calculating look on her face. At that time, Li Dong found it funny and felt that the woman was too unscrupulous.
After that, he saw her in the hospital. At that time, her face was yellow and emaciated, and she was suffering from illness.
After that, she actually passed away.
Things remained the same, but people had changed.
How many years had it been?
Back then, the unscrupulous Mother Wang of Jingming City had passed away, and Father Wang, whom he had almost never interacted with, had taken his own life long ago.
When he looked at Wang Jia again, Li Dong suddenly felt sympathy and pity for her.
In a short two years, this woman had changed too much. It was no longer possible to tell that she was acting like that.
As if she could see the sympathy and pity in Li Dong's eyes, Wang Jia immediately felt her heart being pierced. She pretended to be calm and said, "My client is still waiting. I'll leave first. You go ahead."
"Wang Jia, if …"
"There's no need. I'm doing very well now. Thank you."
Although Li Dong had not finished speaking, Wang Jia had already understood what he meant. She smiled a little stubbornly and said, "I'm doing very well on my own now. My parents are also reunited in heaven. I think they'll be doing very well too. Thank you, Li Dong. Really, don't worry about me. I believe I'll be even happier. "
"Wang Jia …"
"Li Dong, I can't talk anymore. I'm running out of time. I still want to make some extra money."
Wang Jia seemed to have returned to the past. She smiled mischievously at Li Dong and trotted away.
When she was far away, Li Dong felt lost. Was pretending to be happy still happy?
Unfortunately, he could not change anything.
After standing there for a while and waiting for Wang Jia's figure to disappear, Li Dong turned around and left.
…
After a brief look at the decoration of the provincial party committee's compound, Li Dong was not very interested.
Beside him, Shen Qian saw this and said softly, "Not satisfied?"
Li Dong shook his head. After a while, he sighed and said, "I just feel that some things in the world are unpredictable. In just a few years, too much has changed."
"Why do you suddenly have such a thought?"
Li Dong shook his head and said, "Nothing. I just feel that everything is not always as I want it to be."
Although Shen Qian did not know what had happened, she did not ask for details. She only comforted him, "Don't be sad. This is not your character. As long as we have tried our best and fought, even if the final result is not satisfactory, it is enough. "
"That's true."
Li Dong exhaled and pulled himself together and said, "Let's not talk about this. Will you go with me to the banquet tonight?"
Seeing that he had returned to normal, Shen Qian joked, "If I don't go with you, who are you going to ask to go with you?"
"Why are you being jealous? I have business to attend to tonight."
Shen Qian said with a serious face, "Are you really going to do this tonight? I think it is enough for us to take over Pengfei. You have to announce it at night. Isn't this a slap in the face on purpose? Do you have a grudge against the Liu family? "
"No."
"Then what are you going to do?"
Li Dong said perfunctorily, "Suppress them. They are just an outsider, and they are so arrogant. If I don't let them see the style of our Jiangbei business world, they will think that Jiangbei is empty. "
Hearing Li Dong's words, it was obvious that he was lying. However, Shen Qian did not try to persuade him.
In her opinion, since Li Dong did this, he must have his reasons.
As for whether Liu Long would be dissatisfied, Shen Qian did not care. Just as Li Dong said, he was just an outsider.
Although the position of the Chang family was not low, he had just arrived. In addition, the Chang family was not the same as the Liu family. Shen Qian was not afraid of what the Liu family could do.
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