20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3596 Fellow Villager Lingling
Of course, it's possible that Zhang Shun in his previous life also encountered another boat. In his previous life, he jumped about a month later than in this life, which coincided with the Peach Blossom River flood season.

Zhao Chang'an released Zhang Shun and looked at the pure-looking woman in a white sleeveless dress beside him with a smile. The woman's dress was very conservative. Even with the belt around her waist, it was only loosely tied instead of being tied tighter, revealing her slender waist.

"Aren't you going to introduce your sister-in-law?"

Zhao Chang'an thought this woman was quite nice, and she still didn't dare to look directly at his face, only wearing a faint, reserved smile on her pretty face.

She thought to herself that Zhang Shun treasured her so much that he must have taken her virginity.

"You don't recognize her? Fellow villager! That's true, although you know her, you've never actually met her in person."

Zhang Shun smiled and said to the innocent-looking woman, "Lingling, aren't you going to greet my brother? You have no manners at all!"

Fellow?

Zhao Chang'an didn't quite understand. He knew her, but he'd never met her. What did he know about her?
"Hello, Mr. Zhao."

Bai Lianhua then turned to Zhao Chang'an, glanced at him quickly, and then lowered her eyes just like the frightened little deer.

Zhao Chang'an roughly knew what Zhang Shun liked about this woman: she was honest and timid, like a little rabbit he kept.

"What Mr. Zhao? Call me brother! He's my brother, and he's your brother too!"

Zhang Shun was still smiling, his voice gentle and full of affection and doting. Hearing this, Lingling trembled slightly, and she lowered her eyelids as she said, "Hello, brother."

Zhao Chang'an nodded and said to Zhang Shun, "Let's talk later."

She walked towards Xia Wenzhuo, and quietly watched him.

"Thank you for your hard work during this time, and thank you everyone for your hard work."

The first part was addressed to Xia Wenzhuo, while the second part was directed at the people around her.

Besides the dozen or so familiar or unfamiliar people who came from China, there were also seven or eight unfamiliar faces. These were probably the new people Xia Wenzhuo had recruited locally over the past six months.

They were all of Chinese descent; there were no foreigners or other ethnicities.

Everyone stared silently at Zhao Chang'an, their expressions ranging from smiles and curiosity to indifference, like Pei Xuezhe and Qian Mingjian, but no one spoke up in response to Zhao Chang'an's words.

This scene alone revealed Xia Wenzhuo's control over the One Nano Star City headquarters.

"It's tiring for us to wait for you here. We all have our own things to do."

Xia Wenzhuo glanced at the dozen or so people following Zhao Chang'an and said to Zhao Chang'an, "The bus is parked in the parking lot outside and can't come in. Only three people can get on this bus. The rest of the colleagues will be taken to the bus outside by Assistant Yue."

“Alright, Qiao Hang, Yang Yixin, I don’t need to introduce them. This is Karmin, —” Zhao Chang’an gave Xia Wenzhuo a brief introduction of his name and position.

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Zhao Chang'an did not get into the van driven by Ji Bingyan, but instead got into Zhang Shun's car.

Zhang Xiubing was driving, Qian Xiaoyong was in the passenger seat, Tang Xihan had nowhere to go but to take the bus, and the back seats were occupied by Zhao Chang'an, Zhang Shun, and this white lotus fellow villager named Lingling.

Zhao Chang'an originally planned to sit by the window so he could enjoy the view of Xingcheng, this international metropolis. But Zhang Shun said, "You've been here several times already, what's there to see? Today your seat is in the middle, that's what makes it important."

So Zhang Shun and Bai Lianhua sat down on either side of Zhao Chang'an.

Although the weather here is early summer or late summer, Zhao Chang'an was wearing clothes from the Pearl River Delta region of China. Knowing it was hot here, he didn't wear a down jacket, but rather a thin wool sweater and a sweatshirt.

"Aren't you hot? You need to turn on the air conditioning in the car?"

Zhang Shun showed off his suit to Zhao Chang'an: "Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a suit. It's made of professional clothing fabric, super thin and breathable, not much thicker than a summer shirt. Take it off now."

Zhao Chang'an did feel a bit hot, so he took off his hoodie and casually stuffed it under the back window of the car.

"I asked Sister Qin about this trip, and she said it was too much trouble, and the child was too young to sit on the plane."

Zhao Chang'an said to Zhang Xiubing, who was driving, "The child is very cute. He can already say some simple words. However, I did not go to see Sister Qin. I only heard the child call me 'uncle' a few times on the phone. It's quite interesting to hear him babbling."

“She told me that it was the right decision not to come, because the weather here is nothing like the weather back home. Back home, whether it’s Shancheng or Mingzhu, at least there are four distinct seasons. But here, it’s not like that. It can rain anytime, anywhere. People say that the weather forecasts back home are inaccurate, but here you don’t need to listen to the weather forecasts at all. You only need to hear the words ‘rain anytime.’”

Zhang Xiubing's words made everyone laugh. Zhao Chang'an understood from his words that he probably wouldn't let his wife and children come to stay.

That's actually true. Don't be fooled by the fact that the three of them are all wearing uniforms from the headquarters of One Nano Star City. In reality, they started out following Zhang Shun and fighting their way through the country. Tang Xihan, who was originally just a good-for-nothing hoodlum in China, has several scars all over his body. When Zhao Chang'an looked at him this time, he could see a bit of ruthlessness in his eyes.

When Xia Wenzhuo first brought his men to Xingcheng, Zhang Xiubing and Qian Xiaoyong followed, but Tang Xihan did not come. After all, he had a family in Mingzhu and was henpecked.

However, after Qian Xiaoyong arrived in Xingcheng, he would call Tang Xihan whenever he had free time to talk about things here. Back in Mingzhu, Qian Xiaoyong and Tang Xihan's wife often played mahjong and had a good relationship. Once, Qian Xiaoyong even got drunk and bragged to Tang Xihan, saying, "Don't think I'm so afraid of your wife. I'm not bragging, but if I want to play around, I can get her to sleep with me with some effort."

Although Tang Xihan claimed to be afraid of his wife, as a street urchin in a developed city, he didn't consider it a big deal. Besides, Qian Xiaoyong was just bragging while drunk; he hadn't actually slept with her.

Tang Xihan, who was also drunk, said, "If you sleep with her and then marry her, and treat her just okay, I'll kneel down and acknowledge you as my father."

The logic here is that Tang Xihan married a woman who was fairly good-looking and had a decent job. He felt quite proud and powerful in public, but at home he was always treated like a servant.

For Tang Xihan, who was a penniless street urchin at the time, this kind of wife was already considered quite good. In fact, he knew that if it weren't for his rich and generous brother-in-law, his wife would never have chosen to marry him.