The technique was average, but Ranran had a nimble tongue, easily outshining Ji Xiaoxi who knew nothing.
At a certain moment, Xiao An was completely submerged in the water, with only the bright moon at the peak rising slowly, floating on the water’s surface...
Zhou Wang was feeling quite refreshed yet a bit worried.
Was he sure she wouldn’t choke?
"I grew up by the sea..."
Xiao An seemed to know what Zhou Wang was worried about, and during a breath-taking moment, she said casually to Zhou Wang.
Hearing this, Zhou Wang was completely at ease.
Day and night cycled, and yin and yang alternated.
In the blink of an eye, it was the second morning.
Surprisingly, Zhou Wang woke up earlier than Xiao An, which suggested that Xiao An, as a housekeeper, was somewhat derelict.
But given Zhou Wang’s temper being overwhelming last night, with Xiao An having endured a lot of his tantrums, Zhou Wang understood her exhaustion.
He gently lifted the blanket, picking up the white silk fragment still hanging at the foot of the bed, and casually threw it aside.
Originally, Xiao An wasn’t wearing stockings yesterday, but Zhou Wang had suddenly asked her to change, probably because the image of Ji Xiaoxi lingered in his mind, prompting Zhou Wang to specially ask Xiao An to wear white silk...
Xiao An really had never worn white before, but fortunately, she might have anticipated Zhou Wang’s preferences in advance, and when she moved into the house, she independently purchased a heap of stockings online, in various styles, counting as quite considerate.
As soon as Zhou Wang made a noise, Xiao An, who was still dreaming, immediately woke up.
"I’m sorry, Mr. Zhou, I overslept..."
While apologizing, Xiao An struggled to get up.
"It’s okay, don’t worry about me, just sleep a little longer. I’ll head to the gym first."
Zhou Wang, however, pressed down on her smooth shoulder blade.
But Xiao An still insisted on getting out of bed, and after helping Zhou Wang get dressed, at Zhou Wang’s insistence, she put on a robe and went back to her room to catch up on sleep...
Zhou Wang knew she worried about being seen by others. Although he didn’t mind, especially since in front of Miao Ying and Jiang Qingkui, he had no image to speak of, Zhou Wang sincerely appreciated Xiao An’s sense of propriety.
His way of expressing appreciation was simple: he sent a WeChat message to Xu Wenqian, asking her to give Xiao An a bonus of 20,000 next month as an encouragement.
August 23, 2024, cloudy, very hot.
Having spent more than a week in Hang City, Zhou Wang set off to leave Hang City.
Looking back over this short period, Zhou Wang had experienced a lot, but the gains were undoubtedly huge.
He had new fixed assets here, took on his first job in life, expanded a large network, and became, well... more "questionable."
Zhou Wang, upon leaving Hang City, did not immediately return to Ming City, but went to Suzhou instead.
It was often said that Hangzhou and Suzhou were twin cities, so naturally, after visiting Hangzhou, Suzhou couldn’t be left behind.
Only then could it be considered a relatively complete Jiangnan.
Xu Wenqian also rushed from Magic City to Suzhou, and together with Jiang Qingkui, accompanied Zhou Wang for two days of sightseeing.
Simply put, they went to the Suzhou Museum, Pingjiang Road, Zhuozheng Garden, Eastern Gate, Hanshan Temple, Double Tower Market; they ate taro mochi rolls, crabapple cake, and vegetarian noodles at Xiyuan Temple...
And a bunch of signature sweets, but Zhou Wang mostly just took a bite and then handed them over to Xu Wenqian, who loved sweets.
On the third day, Zhou Wang visited the town of Zhouzhuang featured in language textbooks.
Without the veil of romanticism, it wasn’t as beautiful as it appeared in short videos. As for the so-called aura of time, that thing varied from person to person; not everyone could appreciate it.
But when traveling, the vibe is enough.
Renting a flat boat, accompanied by Jiang Qingkui and Xu Wenqian, Zhou Wang drifted in the waters of Zhouzhuang for an afternoon, initially resting his head on Xu Wenqian’s lap, later on Jiang Qingkui’s, and so he alternated, which earned him a playful comment of "childish" from Jiang Qingkui.
But Zhou Wang secretly felt delighted... because Jiang Qingkui no longer resisted such intimate gestures. What was this?
This was the beginning of succumbing!
Of course, Zhou Wang wasn’t in a rush with Sister Qingkui.
After all, barring surprises, she would accompany Zhou Wang through many long years.
When the date came to August 27, Zhou Wang finally boarded a return flight.
It was Xu Wenqian who accompanied him when he came, whereas upon returning, he was accompanied by Jiang Qingkui and Miao Ying, while Xu Wenqian, after a short rest, rushed back to Magic City.
She still needed to work on setting up the "Zhou Wang Charity Foundation," navigate the complicated procedures, and recruit some staff for the foundation.
The return was also on an Eastern Airlines flight, but this time there was no encounter with Cheng Yiyi.
At 6:10 PM, Eastern Airlines flight MU2985 took off from Xishui Airport and landed punctually at Ming City’s Changshui Airport.
Yes, the flight back was taken from Xishui, who would have thought that such an economically developed industrial city as Suzhou didn’t have its own civilian airport...
Zhou Wang was a bit puzzled when he found out.
He later understood that Suzhou’s geographical position was too awkward, with its airspace completely covered by the civilian airports of Magic City and Xishui. Considering the already dense airport distribution in the Yangtze River Delta region, Suzhou hadn’t built its own airport.
After disembarking, upon arriving at the parking lot, the driver dispatched by Spring Eye was already waiting there, and after handing the keys to the Audi A8L to Miao Ying, he turned around and took the subway...
In fact, Zhou Wang didn’t mind if he rode with them, but the young man might feel uncomfortable, so although Zhou Wang extended an invitation, he didn’t insist when the young man declined.