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Zhou Chen said: "It's not that busy, just one or two phone calls occasionally. But you, now that you've resigned, are relaxed and free."

"But I have no money. I may feel comfortable now, but I still have to work hard to find a job and make money in the future."

"Why do you have to find a very tiring job? You can find an easy job."

Xu Hongdou sighed, "But I can't make much money in an easy job. The cost of living in the capital is so high, and I need to eat, drink, and rent an apartment. If the salary is low, I can't even support myself."

Zhou Chen asked: "Then have you ever thought about moving to another place, or going back to your hometown? Life pressure in your hometown must not be that great, right?"

Xu Hongdou looked at the cake on the plate and said, "I really haven't thought about going back to my hometown. The main reason is that I have been working in the capital since I graduated. I have gotten used to it. If I go back to my hometown, I don't know what I can do."

"Another reason is that I am unwilling to go back. When I was young, I always wanted to create a new world with my own hands. Even if I failed, I would not be willing to go back to the past. Is that right?"

"What you said makes sense. Maybe I have the same mentality, alas."

Xu Hongdou sighed heavily. Of course, she felt tired and exhausted after all these years of work, but seeing that the people around her were the same, she had long been accustomed to it.

This trip to Yunmiao Village was entirely because of Chen Nanxing. If Chen Nanxing had not been in trouble, she would probably still be busy working in the hotel.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Xie Zhiyao suddenly sat down next to Zhou Chen and asked curiously.

Zhou Chen looked at him and asked, "Mr. Xie, you just had a blind date. How do you feel? I think the girl is pretty and a good match for you."

"What do you mean by a good match? In my current situation, I'm heavily in debt, so I'd better not drag others down with me."

Xie Zhiyao shook his head: "It was Xiaochun who insisted on asking me to come, otherwise I would not have come at all."

"These are all excuses. I think you just don't like her. If you did, you would definitely not consider these things and just go up to her and try to get close to her."

Zhou Chen had a look of disdain on his face. He was an experienced person and could tell what Xie Zhiyao was thinking at a glance.

Xie Zhiyao also said disdainfully: "What qualifications do you have to criticize me? We are the same age, and you are not married and have no girlfriend. I can still excuse myself by saying that I am poor, but you have everything you want, so why don't you get married?"

When Xu Hongdou heard this, a ripple appeared in her heart. She raised her head and looked at Zhou Chen curiously. She was also curious about the reason.

Zhou Chen said, "I haven't gotten married because I haven't met the right person. I'm different from you. I'm a lonely person without a father, a mother or any relatives. I have high requirements for my girlfriend and marriage partner. I don't want to lose my relatives again, so I want to find someone who can spend the rest of my life with me and never leave me, instead of just marrying someone casually. Do you understand?"

Xie Zhiyao looked embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Zhou Chen, I don't know..."

Zhou Chen shrugged and said indifferently: "It's nothing. Over the years, I have long been accustomed to being alone. But speaking of marriage, I really want to find a partner who is willing to spend the rest of my life with me."

As he said this, his eyes inadvertently swept across Xu Hongdou, and happened to meet Xu Hongdou's gaze, which startled Xu Hongdou so much that she turned her eyes away in panic.

Xie Zhiyao chuckled and said, "How about I help you talk to Xiaochun and ask her to help you find someone to date?"

"You should just take care of yourself." Zhou Chen said unhappily.

Xie Zhiyao said a few words and stood up: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Zhou Chen asked Xu Hongdou, "Have you decided where to go this afternoon?"

"No, I'm just going to walk around and take in the scenery here."

“Do you need me to be your tour guide?”

"No, I'll just wander around and see whatever I see."

"Okay, then you can go shopping by yourself. I'll go to the wood carving workshop this afternoon."

After lunch, Zhou Chen left the restaurant and went to the wood carving workshop. Xu Hongdou did not leave immediately, but chatted with Nana.

When I arrived at the wood carving workshop, it was another empty day, and Xie Xiaoxia was the only one there practicing carving.

Xie Heshun originally had a few disciples, but their number has been decreasing. In recent days, they have stopped coming one after another.

Xie Heshun was anxious and angry every day, but there was nothing he could do. The boy was just his apprentice, not a worker under him. If the boy didn't want to learn, he couldn't do anything about it. He could only be angry on his own.

Zhou Chen learned wood carving from Xie Heshun for more than half a month, and he also understood this man's personality: stubborn, old-fashioned, and strong.

He has nothing to say about his apprentices. He will teach them all the skills that need to be taught, but when he is not satisfied with them, he will really curse at them or even hit them. However, if he encounters a genius apprentice, he will be very kind.

Take Zhou Chen for example. He has been studying with Xie Heshun for more than half a month and has almost never been scolded by Xie Heshun. Instead, he is highly valued by Xie Heshun.

"Xiao Xia, Master didn't come?"

"Brother Zhou, Master has gone back to eat and rest."

Zhou Chen walked behind Xie Xiaoxia and looked at the live broadcast screen on his mobile phone. There were only a few people chatting.

"Why are you so listless?"

Xie Xiaoxia put down the tools in his hands, turned off the live broadcast, and looked dejected.

"Brother Zhou, do you think I can make money if I learn wood carving every day? Look at our wood carving business, it's getting worse day by day. Sometimes we can't sell a single piece for a week, and there are not many tourists. If this continues, is there any future for the wood carving workshop?"

"So, you want to give up wood carving?"

"Brother Zhou, you see, I don't want to give up wood carving. I just feel that staying in the village to learn wood carving has no future and I can't make any money. I'm not young anymore, I'm 22 years old, I can't always stay at home and rely on my parents."

Zhou Chen patted Xie Xiaoxia on the shoulder and said, "I understand your thoughts. I can see that the woodcarving workshop is doing well. It's not easy for you to stick to it until now. However, woodcarving is a craft that relies on skills and qualifications. It's really hard to make money in the early stage. Besides, machine carving is everywhere now. Most people rarely choose manual woodcarving. It's time-consuming and expensive. Even if someone chooses manual woodcarving, they will choose those masters. It's hard for young apprentices to make a name for themselves."

"The pace of life is too fast now, and money is king in this money-oriented society. Even if we insist on passing on the craft, we still need financial support."

Hearing Zhou Chen say this, Xie Xiaoxia immediately became interested.

"Brother Zhou, I heard from Brother Yao and my sister that you are a big businessman. You are different from us. You learn wood carving for interest, while we learn it for a living. You must have a broad vision. Even you said so. Doesn't it prove that wood carving has no future?"

Zhou Chen said, "We'll talk about whether wood carving has a future or not. Since you have such an idea, tell me, what do you think you are going to do after you stop learning wood carving?"

Xie Xiaoxia said weakly: "I haven't thought about it yet. I just feel that learning wood carving in the village has no future. If I go out and try my luck, maybe there will be a way out."

Zhou Chen knew why Xie Xiaoxia had such thoughts, and he also knew that he would be cheated of money when he left the village to go to the Magic City, but he did not discourage Xie Xiaoxia. Who doesn’t encounter setbacks in life?

"Xiao Xia, let me tell you this. If you stay in the village, you may not make a lot of money, but with your master around, you will definitely have no problem with food and clothing. But if you want to go out and try your luck, you will have to rely on yourself for everything. It is not easy to work alone in a foreign place."

But Xie Xiaoxia, who had never left the village, was a simple person. She could not hear Zhou Chen's warning at all. Instead, she became more curious about the outside world.

"Brother Zhou, you and Nana are both from Shanghai. What is Shanghai like? Is it like on TV, very prosperous and full of rich people?"

"Compared to other cities in China, Shanghai is indeed one of the most prosperous cities with a lot of rich people. However, just because there are a lot of rich people doesn't mean that everyone who goes to Shanghai can make money."

Xie Xiaoxia asked: "Brother Zhou, do you think I can make money if I go to Shanghai?"

Zhou Chen smiled and gave him an answer.

"I won't starve to death anyway."

After saying that, he stopped talking and walked aside to start his carving.

Xie Xiaoxia scratched his head, feeling very dissatisfied. What did he mean by "I won't starve to death anyway"? He felt that he was not that bad.

Xu Hongdou found that her cell phone was broken when she came yesterday, and she had no money on her, but she still managed to get through two days smoothly. One meal was treated to by Zhou Chen, one was free, and both meals were eaten in the courtyard. She felt a little ashamed just thinking about it.

"I have to go to the ancient city to find a place to repair my phone tomorrow."

An afternoon passed quickly. Xu Hongdou wandered around Yunmiao Village for a while in the afternoon and returned to her room to rest in the evening.

After dinner, Zhou Chen used his computer to search for the latest domestic and international news, and then looked at the stock funds.

Chenxing Capital is a profitable company under his control. The company has many employees. Three years have passed, and although Zhou Chen is no longer needed in most cases, he still has to personally oversee some important investments.

When he finished everything and walked out of the room, he heard the voices of Xu Hongdou and the other two girls coming from the restaurant downstairs. The three of them were eating and chatting.

He didn't go down to disturb them, but moved around for a while and then went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, Zhou Chen meditated, ate breakfast, and continued wood carving. This had become his daily routine, and others were no longer surprised.

When Xu Hongdou walked out of the room, she saw Zhou Chen who was carving wood downstairs, and she ran down.

"Zhou Chen, I'm going to visit the ancient city today and get my phone repaired. Are you free today? If not, I'll go alone."

Zhou Chen stopped what he was doing and said, "I'm free. I came here to play. I'm free anytime. Today is already the third day. I thought you weren't going to fix your phone anymore."

Xu Hongdou smiled sheepishly: "It's really inconvenient without a mobile phone. If you hadn't lent me a few hundred yuan yesterday at noon, I would have had no food to eat last night and this morning."

"It's just a small matter. Are you ready to leave now, or wait?"

"Go now, and I'll treat you to lunch after your phone is fixed."

"Okay, no problem. I'll take my things back to my room and change my clothes."

Zhou Chen took the wood and carving knife upstairs, changed his clothes, and came downstairs soon.

"Let's go."

When Xu Hongdou followed Zhou Chen to the village entrance and saw Zhou Chen's Range Rover, she was surprised.

She knew that Zhou Chen might be rich, but when she saw this luxury car worth at least one million yuan, she was still surprised at Zhou Chen's wealth.

"boarding."

Yunmiao Village is quite some distance away from the ancient city. This is not Zhou Chen’s first time there, so he is familiar with the route.

Xu Hongdou said to Zhou Chen: "Go to the bank first, I'll go get the money."

"it is good."

After withdrawing the money, Xu Hongdou returned the money to Zhou Chen, and then they went to the mobile phone store together.

On the way, Zhou Chen said, "I've seen your phone. You definitely need to replace the screen, but I don't think this place can replace it for you on the spot. If there's no ready-made screen, it may take two or three days."

"Two or three days? That doesn't matter much. I haven't used my phone for two days anyway. It's okay to wait another two or three days." Xu Hongdou said nonchalantly.

When they arrived at the mobile phone store, it was just as Zhou Chen said, there were no ready-made screens, so it was difficult to replace them immediately and they would have to wait three days. So Xu Hongdou had no choice but to leave her phone and gave Zhou Chen's phone number to the repair shop so that they could call Zhou Chen to inform them when the repair was complete.

After leaving the mobile phone store, Zhou Chen asked, "Would you like to go shopping around in this ancient city?"

"Forget it, I'll go shopping again when I come to pick up my phone in two days."

Xu Hongdou thought about it and refused. She was not the kind of person who particularly liked shopping. What she wanted to do most now was to find a place to lie down. She thought the windy courtyard was the best place.

Zhou Chen nodded: "Okay, but before I go back, I have to go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities and snacks."

Xu Hongdou's eyes lit up and she said, "This is great. I'll go buy some too."

So the two of them drove to the largest supermarket in the ancient city, bought a shopping cart full of things, and returned home with a full cart.

In the afternoon, Zhou Chen went to the wood carving workshop, but was surprised to find that it was closed today.

"what's the situation?"

After thinking about it, he didn't go back, but went to Xie Heshun's house. As soon as he reached the corner of Xie Heshun's house, he saw Xie Xiaoxia coming towards him dejectedly with a gift in her hand.

Xie Xiaoxia was also shocked when she saw Zhou Chen.

"Brother Zhou, come and see the master."

"Ah."

Zhou Chen nodded, and when he saw the gift in Xie Xiaoxia's hand and his expression, he immediately understood what had happened.

"What? Have you confronted Master Xie? Are you really planning to go out and try your luck?"

Xie Xiaoxia nodded slightly: "Brother Zhou, please help me persuade Master. He is in a bad mood now. He values ​​you the most. Your words will definitely work."

Zhou Chen patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Okay, I will persuade you, but I still advise you that even if you want to go out and explore, it is best to go with someone you trust. Don't trust strangers, and don't go with strangers, understand?"

"Brother Zhou, thank you for your reminder. I will remember it."

"Okay, then I'll go find Master Xie now."

Zhou Chen came to Xie Heshun's house and knocked on the door: "Master Xie, it's me, Zhou Chen."

Although he learned wood carving from Xie Heshun, Xie Heshun did not let him formally become his apprentice, and he usually called him Master Xie.

"Ah, it's Xiao Zhou, why are you here?"

Xie He obediently walked out of the room and opened the door for Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen knew from his expression that he was in a bad mood.

"I went to the ancient city today and bought a few bottles. I couldn't find anyone for a long time, so I came to you, Master Xie. Master Xie, would you like to have a drink?"

Xie Heshun saw the wine in Zhou Chen's hand and nodded silently.

"Okay, two full cups, come in."

After entering the house, Xie Heshun took out two wine glasses, some peanuts and a stack of cold dishes.

"Just make do with it, don't be disgusted."

"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it."

After two glasses of wine, Zhou Chen took the initiative to say, "I just saw Xiaoxia at the door, and I know about his affairs. As a young man, you have never seen the intrigues outside, and you always think you can make a lot of money after you go out. This is normal."

Xie Heshun put the wine glass heavily on the table and snorted coldly, "You are right. These kids really think it is easy to make money outside. They are so impatient all day long. It would be strange if they can learn wood carving well. They all want to go out. Well, let them go out. I want to see if they can really make a lot of money after they go out."