I didn’t stay in Chongqing for too long. When I came back, I just drove and had no other ideas.
I didn't even go to see Gao Sheng and Chen Dajiang. I went home and drove back to Anxi County.
After all this back and forth, it was already 10:30 in the evening when we returned to Anxi Ancient Town.
I parked the car in the parking lot next to the gate of the ancient town, and then returned to the inn.
Boss Tang is still awake and watching TV in the yard.
Seeing that I was back, he greeted me: "What have you been doing? Why did you come back so late?"
"I went back home and asked if there was anything to eat. I haven't eaten yet."
"Yes, I need to heat it up."
"Okay, then you continue watching, I'll heat up the food. Can you have some drinks later?"
"Drink, I'm worried that no one will drink with me."
I heated up the dishes, and Boss Tang took out the mulberry wine. Boss Tang knew I couldn't drink more, so he only poured me half a cup.
While we were drinking and chatting, Boss Tang asked me: "Why don't you stay all night when you go home?"
"What's there to do? There's no one at home, so why not come back here."
"Don't you miss your child?"
I took a sip of wine and sighed, "How could I not think about it? But they are far away overseas, so what's the use of thinking about it?"
"Then go find them. No one is restricting you. Is it possible that your ex-wife doesn't allow you to see the child?"
When I suddenly heard the word "ex-wife", I didn't even react.
An Lan, why did you become my ex-wife?
I was a little confused and in a daze, so I took another sip of wine.
Boss Tang advised: "You can't drink too much, don't drink in such a hurry."
"I just suddenly heard the word ex-wife, and I didn't get used to it."
"It can be seen that you haven't let go yet, and you can't let go. You love your ex-wife very much."
What he said is nonsense, but love really cannot be eaten as food.
Boss Tang said to me again: "Go and see your child, nothing else."
I nodded heavily and said with a long breath: "I will go after the resort project is fully implemented."
"That's right, your child must miss you too."
"My daughter likes me very much and sticks to me all day long. Let me show you my daughter's photo." I said with a smile, then took out my phone to find Xiaoman's photo and showed it to Boss Tang.
After looking at it, Boss Tang nodded and said, "This is your daughter! She's so beautiful! Her big eyes are watery, and her skin is nice... How old is she?"
"She is six years old this year. I had her when I was thirty."
"Well, it's nice. The mouth looks like yours."
"That's what they say, but she looks like her mother and her personality is quite similar to mine."
"Is there a photo of her mother? Let me take a look?"
Of course, I didn't delete An Lan's photos. Occasionally I would take them out to miss her, although I knew that this kind of longing was a poison that had no antidote.
I randomly found a photo of An Lan and showed it to Boss Tang.
He was stunned for a long time and then said in surprise: "Is this your wife?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "You just said that she is your ex-wife."
"Go ahead! Is this a celebrity? No, it looks even better than a celebrity! Isn't this an artistic photo? Even life photos are so beautiful?!" Boss Tang seemed to not believe his eyes.
"Does she look like her mother?"
"Well, they are quite similar. They are almost carved from the same mold."
With that, Boss Tang returned the phone to me and said with a surprised look on his face: "Brother Chen, you are so lucky! Your ex-wife is really prettier than those celebrities on TV, and her key temperament is so good." Okay, how did you catch it?"
"I said she was the one chasing me, do you believe it?"
Boss Tang obviously didn't believe it. He snorted and said, "You are pretty, aren't you? A beautiful woman is chasing after you."
"That's true, but I also had feelings for her at the time... But now I know that she just wanted to find someone to make do with."
"Isn't it?"
"Anyway, that's what she told me on the day of the divorce. She said that she never loved me and that she was only with me out of anger."
Boss Tang said with a smile: "If that's the case, then she gave birth to your child and stayed with you for so many years? Are you kidding me?"
Sun Xiaoxiao also said this.
But it is clear to bystanders, but the authorities are confused. As a person in authority, how can I understand it?
In the silence, Boss Tang looked at me again and said, "Now I know that you are no ordinary person. No wonder you want to do such a big thing."
"Why am I no longer an ordinary person? Is it possible that I have one more eye and one more ear than you?"
"If you were an ordinary person, would you be able to have such a beautiful wife? If you were an ordinary person, would you have such big ideas to build a resort here? Don't think I'm stupid, I can see that you are not an ordinary person."
"Then what kind of person am I?"
"How do I know? Anyway, you are different from us. I think you may be more powerful than the Qin family and the Su family."
I smiled coquettishly, picked up the wine glass and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink."
After taking a sip of wine, I changed the topic and asked him: "By the way, how is Xiaomi doing today?"
"I went out early in the morning and came back when it was almost dark in the afternoon. I probably went to visit the ancient town."
"Look, I'm telling you, she'll go back after she's had enough fun."
Boss Tang said disapprovingly: "I don't agree. I know her. She is not a fun-loving person."
"Many things are not so absolute. Don't worry. When she gets tired of it, she will go back naturally. You don't have to worry so much all day long."
"I'm not worried about anything. I'm worried that if her father knows that she did this, he will get angry. Her father's heart has never been very good. If he gets angry because of the heart disease, it will be terrible."
"Old Tang, her father is your former boss. How is he?"
"He is a very nice person and treats me very well. To be honest, he is like a member of his family. He will never embarrass me outside."
"Look, you have such a good opinion of her father and have some feelings for Xiaomi, so why not..."
Before I finished speaking, Boss Tang interrupted: "Stop it! Why are you here again?"
I laughed and said no more. I really wasn't qualified to help him make a decision.
After chatting with Boss Tang for a while, I went back to the room upstairs, took a hot shower, turned on the computer and continued to complete the resort's construction plan and investment plan.
I don’t have a team to complete this matter yet. Whether it’s running a project or looking for investment, or going up to the city leadership to demolish the village, all the pressure is on me alone.
It's not that I'm very capable, but that this matter hasn't been completely decided yet, so I don't dare to establish a company decisively.
As long as the city leaders can approve it and then resolve Su Jin's matter, then this matter will be settled.
The next morning, Tang Ling told me that she had made an appointment with the village chief of Tangjia Village and would have time to meet with me at noon.
I specifically chose a Chinese restaurant in the county town, and there were several people with me, all of whom seemed to be village representatives from the village.
Tang Ling was also with me. As the middleman, she introduced us to each other.
But as soon as I sat down, the village chief didn't give me a good look, which made me have a premonition that this was a bad meeting.