Four people arrived, and only the husband and wife returned.
Tian Jing was in low spirits. In the blink of an eye, her two sons had flown away, and she was not yet accustomed to letting go.
Li Zhengguo comforted his wife, "You worry about these two, but I worry about the two at home in a few years?"
Tian Jing playfully hit him, "Are you trying to comfort me? You're making me worry even more!"
"My fault, my fault, my fault for not knowing how to speak. Let's go, let's hurry back and see if the yard has been tidied up?"
Tian Jing perked up, "Yes, let's go back and see what's missing, and go shopping."
Shopping is a woman's nature.
Li Zhengguo followed the woman, who was accompanied by two adults and three children, carrying bags of all sizes. He regretted letting Lu Xinggang go to work.
Just as he was about to persuade the five women to return, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Village Chief Li, do you need any help?"
"Boss Zeng?"
Li Zhengguo turned around in surprise.
"Boss Zeng?"
Hearing the voice, Tian Jing also turned around.
Du Hongjuan and Wang Huan did not know Boss Zeng. Tian Jing briefly introduced him as the boss who collected watermelons in the village and didn't say much more.
Li Zhengguo stretched out his arm, "Quick, I really need help. Why aren't you staying in the village to collect watermelons?"
Zeng Shengchun kindly relieved Li Zhengguo of his burden, "If Village Chief Li can leave when he's busy, of course, I can leave too."
Li Zhengguo didn't believe this. This Boss Zeng seemed to be here for them.
However, this was not the time to chat much.
Tian Jing felt the same way. She bought what she needed and stopped browsing.
When they returned to their residence, Zeng Shengchun nodded in agreement, "The location is excellent. Your taste is good."
Li Zhengguo didn't know if Zeng Shengchun genuinely didn't know that most of this area was for Tiantian, or if he was pretending not to know.
He asked seriously, "Why are you here?"
"Why am I here? You have the nerve to ask me?"
Zeng Shengchun was displeased. "I haven't been to your village for two days, and such a big thing has happened. Didn't you think of looking for my help?"
Li Zhengguo's eyes held doubt, "Isn't Tiantian out now? Besides, I have my own connections."
Zeng Shengchun sneered, "Connections? What connections? Selling your son?"
Li Zhengguo suddenly stood up, staring at him sharply, "Who exactly are you?"
Zeng Shengchun sat down nonchalantly and looked up at him, "Now you ask me, isn't it too late? Just like I didn't have time to stop Hao Hao and Xiao Bo from being sold by you."
Tian Jing waved her husband down, "Sit down, Boss Zeng is not a bad person. He's speaking up for me."
Seeing her husband sit down, Tian Jing turned to Zeng Shengchun and said, "Boss Zeng, I appreciate your kindness, but no one is suitable to interfere in my affairs. Only time can wash away my suspicion."
"Now, my freedom is greatly increased. As long as I don't go abroad, I can go anywhere in the country."
"To outsiders, Hao Hao and Xiao Bo joined the army a bit early, but the two children are in high spirits. I can feel it."
"It was my own overcautiousness that has restricted the two children. Now, they have gone to a place where they can soar freely, and I am also very relieved."
"Growth is something everyone has to experience, and it's unavoidable sooner or later. Experience is the best catalyst for growth."
"This incident has made me realize that protection is not the best form of love."
Zeng Shengchun was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it, this is your business. I thought we were friends, and I thought you would think of me when you had something going on. It seems I was overthinking."
Tian Jing winked at her husband, and Li Zhengguo understood.
"I'm sorry, it's not that we don't consider you a friend. It's just that Tiantian and I are used to not troubling others."
"I see your affection for Hao Hao and Xiao Bo. It was too hasty this time, and I forgot to notify you to say goodbye."
"When they have holidays and come back, I'll have them visit you. By the way, how long do you plan to stay in Kyoto?"
Zeng Shengchun immediately beamed, "Did you say that? My home is in Kyoto. I'll give you an address, and you can send Hao Hao and the others there. Tell them to visit me when they have time."
"If they only have a day or two of leave, they won't have time to come back to see you. They can stay at my place."
Li Zhengguo felt that the more he learned about Zeng Shengchun, the more mysterious he seemed.
His business was in the provincial capital, and he seemed to have considerable influence there.
His home was in Kyoto, and he knew that Hao Hao and Xiao Bo had joined the special forces. His influence seemed considerable there as well.
Who exactly was this Zeng Shengchun?
"Isn't this my residence? They can just visit you, no need to bother for too long."
Zeng Shengchun stopped arguing with him about this matter and changed the subject to another.
"Didn't you say it would be over in three years? Why are you letting Sister-in-law Niu and the others find other bosses? And looking for them in Kyoto?"
Li Zhengguo shook his head, "I didn't say it would be completely over? It's just the collective selling that's over."
"If I don't let go, the villagers will never learn to grow."
"You seem very anxious, so I don't plan to trouble you anymore."
"Sometimes business is important, but family is even more important."
"Nonsense!"
Zeng Shengchun denied it, "How am I anxious? If you plan to sell in Kyoto, you'll still sell to me. I have the right of first refusal, right?"
Li Zhengguo had to ask, "Where exactly is your business?"
"Both in Kyoto and your provincial capital. Back then, I argued with my father and chose your provincial capital to start from scratch."
"While surveying the market, I casually bought a watermelon from Sister-in-law Ouyang. After tasting it, I hired people to guard the various entrances to the provincial capital and waited for two days before I finally found them."
"Just the watermelons from your season alone couldn't change my father's impression of me. I continued to do other businesses, but none were outstanding."
"It wasn't until you boldly set up over a thousand greenhouses that my career finally caught my father's eye."
"He gave me a deadline and asked me to come back to take over the family business, so I asked you how many more years you needed."
"You said three years, and I thought it would be over in three years, so I discussed with my father to return in three years."
"Even if the watermelon business is insignificant among the family's businesses, I can't let anyone else take over."
"Otherwise, I'll be laughed to death. How can the watermelons I lost be picked up by others?"
It seemed the Zeng family's family business was not small.
Li Zhengguo just guessed this, and he definitely wouldn't ask further.
"Alright then, you go back to the village and talk to Sister-in-law Niu and the others. I really don't want to do the collective selling for the villagers anymore."
"Let them organize themselves. I'll only manage the five hundred greenhouses in the village."
"I also need to develop the tourism project in the back mountain. There's too much to do, and I can't hold onto everything."
Zeng Shengchun nodded, "You should let go. I'll talk to Sister-in-law Niu and the others."
"What about Tiantian's matter? Why is that Sun Liyang stubbornly pursuing Tiantian?"
"I heard he's still collecting evidence everywhere, as if he wants to put Tiantian to death."
Li Zhengguo glanced at Tian Jing, then quietly told Zeng Shengchun the reason.
"The Chen family's private vault has been opened. It's said that apart from three skeletons and thick dust, there was nothing inside."
"Xie Wensheng has already made it very clear that the dust is energy residue, but he doesn't believe it."
"I think he might not be able to accept this fact, after all, he wanted to grab this credit."
"He's also not on good terms with Wan Zhongshan. He probably wanted to suppress Wan Zhongshan and also stand out from the several deputy directors. As a result, he got nothing."
Zeng Shengchun pondered, "I don't think he'll give up easily. You need to be careful. If you need anything, be sure to find me."
Li Zhengguo nodded, "Okay! With your words, if I really need it, I will definitely find you."