"Alright, now we're just waiting for the restaurant to open. Can you hurry it up a bit? I can't wait anymore."
"Got it, boss."
Just as Ling Zhenfei hung up the phone, he received a call from Chu He, saying they were almost there.
Ling Zhenfei was delighted and hurried to greet them outside the manor. After waiting outside for about ten minutes, he finally saw a taxi approaching from a distance.
The taxi stopped at the entrance of the manor, and two people got out. It was, of course, Chu He and Li Ru.
It had only been a short ti since he last saw Chu He, but he looked a bit weary. Who knew what he had been busy with lately.
As for Li Ru, she had also changed a bit. She was wearing a long coat, the length of which reached below her knees, with black leggings underneath and a pair of black high-heeled boots.
She had light makeup on. If one didn't know better, they would think Li Ru was only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old based on her appearance.
Since the last ti they t, Ling Zhenfei hadn't seen Li Ru. Seeing her now brought about a different feeling, especially because she looked quite different from her previous visits.
Now, Li Ru seed more deliberate in her appearance, as if she had dressed up intentionally. Was it for him? They say won dress up for those who please them; maybe Ling Zhenfei was the one who made her happy.
"Brother Chu, Sister Ru, you finally made it."
Ling Zhenfei happily embraced Chu He and Li Ru.
When he hugged Li Ru, he clearly felt her body tremble slightly. He didn't know why.
Chu He chatted with Ling Zhenfei, but Li Ru's expression remained very calm. She obviously didn't want others to know about the past she shared with Ling Zhenfei.
At this ti, Chen Qian also ca out to greet them. He had known Li Ru and Chu He for a long ti, and their relationship was naturally very good.
They all moved to the office together, made tea, and sat down.
"Wow, Zhenfei and Chen Qian, this ti around it's completely different from the last ti I was here. The setup is enormous," Chu He remarked with admiration.
Chen Qian laughed, "It's not bad. What we need most now is ti. Everything is newly built."
"It's really eye-opening. To have transford a small farming estate into sothing of this scale—it's incredible," Chu He praised.
Ling Zhenfei laughed, "We have to thank you, Brother Chu, Brother Zhang, and Sister Ru for your initial support. Without the millions you invested back then, the manor wouldn't have developed so quickly."
Li Ru smiled and said, "Our relationship had little to do with it. You two are the impressive ones. You probably own most of this village by now, don't you?"
"Pretty much. We now own more than half of the village's land and about ninety percent of the arable land. Most of the villagers work for Xishan Manor," Ling Zhenfei explained the current status of the manor to Chu He and Li Ru.
"Zhenfei, your idea is right; you should expand outward and have a long-term vision," Chu He expressed his agreent with Ling Zhenfei's approach.
Chen Qian was also very excited to see Chu He and shared his design drawings with him.
As the four of them chatted, ti flew by, and Zhou Yun walked in, approaching Ling Zhenfei.
"Zhenfei, it's getting late. Shouldn't we start preparing dinner?"
Zhou Yun's words reminded Ling Zhenfei that it was already late; it was dark outside, and the workers had gone ho.
Ling Zhenfei stood up and said, "You guys continue chatting here. I'll go cook a few dishes. Didn't Sister Ru say she wanted to eat my cooking? I'll do it myself this ti."
Chu He laughed, "That's right. Your Sister Ru has been grumbling to every two or three days, saying she wants to eat your cooking. I told her to co herself, but she wouldn't. I had to find the ti to bring her."
Li Ru gently nudged him, "You talk too much. I brought you out to relax. Otherwise, I think all this work would kill you."
"Alright, I should thank you then," Chu He joked with Li Ru.
Ling Zhenfei walked out of the office alone and headed to the kitchen.
By this ti, Bai Lin and Xue Bing had already prepared the ingredients in the kitchen, just waiting for Ling Zhenfei to start cooking.
"Alright, you two have been busy all day. Go take a rest. I'll handle these dishes," said Ling Zhenfei.
Bai Lin and Xue Bing heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Chef. We'd love to watch you cook, but we really have sothing to do today. See you later."
After saying that, they quickly ran off.
Ling Zhenfei put on his chef's coat and started cooking. The ingredients had already been washed and cut. Ling Zhenfei moved quickly and soon had two dishes prepared.
At this mont, Ling Zhenfei saw Li Ru walking in from outside. She approached him.
"Sister Ru, you're here?" Seeing Li Ru, Ling Zhenfei felt a mix of excitent and awkwardness.
"Do you know why I ca to find you?" Li Ru leaned against the table behind her, looking at Ling Zhenfei with a hint of resentnt.
Ling Zhenfei was slightly taken aback, "Sister Ru must have missed , so you ca to find ."
Li Ru snorted, "You're smart. I'm here to hold you accountable. Why didn't you contact after that night?"
Li Ru's question left Ling Zhenfei unsure of how to respond. After that night, he had only sent her a text ssage before leaving.
"Sister Ru, I just didn't know how to face you. I was afraid you'd bla ," Ling Zhenfei said.
Li Ru laughed, "Bla you? Why would I bla you? I was the one who initiated it. Are you carrying so kind of psychological burden?"
Ling Zhenfei quickly said, "No, no, as long as you don't bla , I'm happy."
"Bla you? Of course, I'm going to bla you." Li Ru's voice suddenly turned cold.
Ling Zhenfei was puzzled by what Li Ru ant. But then she leaned close to him, whispering in his ear, "I bla you for making lose sleep often."
"Sister, if you often lose sleep, is there anything your little brother can do for you?" Ling Zhenfei asked knowingly.
"You rascal, playing dumb. Do you rember the question I asked you last ti?" Li Ru said, her voice tinged with seduction.
"What question? I really forgot. Which one?" Ling Zhenfei couldn't recall what Li Ru had said.
"Oh, co on, must I say it again? Last ti, I asked if you would look down on for what I did."
Ling Zhenfei rembered that Li Ru had indeed asked him that.
After a mont of thought, he quickly said, "Sister, how could I look down on you? You're so beautiful, and now you're at your most charming. Being with you is a blessing I earned in my past life."
Li Ru laughed, "Sweet talker. Hurry up and cook. I'm dying to eat."
"Can't wait to eat what?"
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