Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 282 - 52: A Fleeting Encounter (Part 2)

"I’ve asked around, my mother happens to know a family in the electric cable business, they can refurbish old cables. When the time comes, you can get in touch with the villagers, see how much cable is needed, give us a number, and I’ll have my mother haggle over the price," Zeng Xuerou was always adept at handling affairs, saving Xiao Xian a lot of trouble.

The two chatted about what had happened during the past few days of the holiday, and Xiao Xian mentioned the passing of Bai Juyi, leaving behind dozens of acres of land. Mrs. Zeng was in property development and should have a good understanding of real estate.

"Putting aside the old man’s last wishes, dozens of acres of land in Yanqing is no small figure," Zeng Xuerou, coming from a family of merchants, knew all too well the importance of land to those who made a name for themselves in Beijing’s business circles.

"In recent years, urbanization has been accelerating. Land in Beijing is becoming scarce. In the past, people moved out of Yanqing due to its desolation, but in recent years, Beijing is looking to develop satellite cities, modeling after foreign examples, moving agriculture out of the city to focus on a green economy. Yanqing and Miyun have become prime choices. However, most farmers there still work in traditional ways, so agricultural products aren’t produced on a large scale. If university graduates like your aunt are willing to manage a farm, the prospects are definitely promising."

Zeng Xuerou finished her milkshake, pulled out a few coins, and inserted them into the phone booth. She needed to get in touch with the research institute she planned to visit.

"Hmm, Xuerou, you really know a lot," Xiao Xian listened and thought about passing on the information to Zhuo Feng and Feng Xing in the evening, to give them some peace of mind.

"Each to their own field of expertise. Like how you can recognize medicinal herbs at a glance, even determining their age, which is something I’ve never seen before. Even experienced old pharmacists have to smell the scent," said Zeng Xuerou, having made an appointment for three o’clock that afternoon. fгeewebnovёl.com

By the time they arrived at the research institute specializing in Western medicine research, it was past three, and the sky was gloomy. The snow had intensified, and the weather was worsening.

As Xiao Xian and Zeng Xuerou got out of the car, someone from the research institute came out holding a black umbrella, obscuring their view.

"Could you go to the Foreign Trade and Economic Bureau," hearing the voice, Xiao Xian turned and saw the person hailing their taxi, leaving a faint scent like mint or bergamot that lingered in the snowy air as they got in.

"Let’s go inside, it’s freezing out here," Zeng Xuerou, who was sensitive to the cold, urged Xiao Xian to hurry inside.

"Okay," the car had already left, the tire tracks pressed into the snow, forming impressions. Xiao Xian shook off the snow that had fallen on her hair and walked in.

In the taxi, the driver listened to the traffic broadcast, "It’s not great to head to the Foreign Trade and Economic Bureau at this time."

"I’m not in a hurry, just drive slowly." Tonight, Zhou Qiang was hosting a dinner to entertain a group of colleagues, which also served as an indirect introduction to various bureau heads. Zhou Ziang wasn’t much interested in socializing, but he agreed to go to avoid disappointing his father.

"Does the route to the Foreign Trade and Economic Bureau pass by Guotai Department Store? Let’s head there first," Zhou Ziang remembered that the registration for the Knei Cup street basketball tournament was due today, the last day, and it took place at the main service desk of Guotai Department Store.

Once at Guotai Department Store, since it was the first time the Knei Cup basketball tournament was being held, most players took a wait-and-see approach in the first few days. By the last day, however, a crowd had gathered. As it was the winter vacation, most of those registering were high school and college students, and the turnout was substantial.

Zhou Ziang had to wait until three o’clock before he got a registration form from the staff at the department store. Today, he was going out to a dinner party, so he was dressed quite formally—a black wool coat over a light gray woolen sweater. Other than his head, he really didn’t look like someone who played basketball. When the staff was distributing forms, they gave him a few extra glances.

Looking over the registration information, Zhou Ziang couldn’t help frowning. This competition required two men and one woman to participate, and he hadn’t prepared for that. After four years abroad, his peers were still in university, and after moving to Beijing, he had no close friends either. Where could he find a suitable partner on short notice?

Should he just give up? Zhou Ziang folded the registration form and as he looked up, he caught a gaze that was fixed on him.

Wang Ke had been watching the oddly-dressed young man for quite a while. She had also come to sign up, and was harbouring a huge grudge while doing so.

That bastard Qu Yang had invited her to join the Knei Cup the day before, only to call early in the morning to say he had found a more suitable partner, and that he was really sorry.

Sorry and that’s it? Especially after finding out that his new partner was Zhu Xiaoxian from the same basketball team, Wang Ke was so angry she smashed everything she could in her room. That still wasn’t enough, so she simply contacted two male students from another school to join the competition. Who would have thought one of them would slip and fall on his way out in the afternoon and was now in the hospital getting a cast. With no other choice, Wang Ke had to look for a new candidate on the spot.

When she noticed Zhou Ziang, it was initially because of his mismatched attire, then for the touch of brilliance when he gave the staff a slight smile as he took the form.

Wang Ke almost drooled; that man was just too handsome. If Qu Yang was an eighty, then the guy in the wool coat before her was a hundred, even one hundred ten.

The unique bookish air of a researcher, combined with the robust physique only consistent exercise could bring, Wang Ke was certain about Zhou Ziang in an instant.

"Hello, you’re alone, right? We’re short one person. He was last year’s MVP of the junior high basketball league, and I am the vice-captain of Sacred Heart Middle School’s basketball team," After announcing her credentials, Wang Ke was confident Zhou Ziang would agree. After all, the teammates she was eyeing were exceptionally strong among all the basketball teams participating.

"Oh?" Zhou Ziang took a brief look at the two, "Sorry, but I think I’ve already found the right partner." With that said, Zhou Ziang walked past Wang Ke to approach a pair of siblings who had just entered the department store, received their forms, and also looked taken aback.

They were twins, with the brother standing around one meter ninety and the sister also over one meter eighty. The two were discussing where to find a teammate to join them in the competition.

"You!" Wang Ke was furious, pointing at Zhou Ziang and scolding, "Don’t turn down a good thing. What’s wrong with our team?"

"Nothing’s wrong, it’s just that I don’t really like the smell on you," Zhou Ziang wrinkled his nose. Wang Ke had a strong scent of perfume, which she had deliberately sprayed before leaving the house that morning.

He couldn’t bring himself to like someone who wore perfume like a weapon of mass destruction.

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