Chapter 7

Ziyan nodded, picked up her bag, and started searching for her phone, saying, "I'll give Emily a call."

When the little girl was mentioned, Zhou Fei's mood brightened, but she gave Ziyan a disapproving look and said, "Sis, you can be so at ease leaving Emily with that messy man. If she gets sick because of the hygiene, you'll regret it."

"Emily is his daughter too, he... should pay attention, right?" Ziyan said uncertainly, dialing Zhang Han's phone number.

"Beep beep....."

After ringing for over ten times, the call was finally answered, and a young, cheerful voice came through: "Mum, I miss you so much. (Mommy, I miss you so much!)"

Hearing her daughter's voice, Ziyan's irritability vanished, and a rare smile appeared on her face. She said softly, "Emily, have you been having fun at Daddy's place these days?"

"Huh? Um... you, you called the wrong person, I'm not Emily!"

"Then who are you?" Ziyan asked with a smile, thinking her daughter was joking.

"I'm... Zhang... Yu... Meng, Mengmeng... Mengmengmeng." Mengmeng's cheerful voice came through the phone.

Ziyan's expression froze, and she felt a sudden panic: Zhang Yumeng? Did he give Emily a new name? Is he trying to take Emily away from me?

"Why did you change your name?" Ziyan asked, suppressing her emotions.

"Because I'm Chinese, Emily is a foreigner, I don't want to be."

"Oh, have you been having fun these days?" Ziyan asked, a bit stunned.

"Very, very fun, I'm enjoying life with Daddy."

Enjoying life? Just not suffering is good enough!

Ziyan thought to herself.

From the little girl's tone, it was clear that she was quite dependent on her father, who was down on his luck, had a bad temper, and was stubborn!

"How are you enjoying life?" Ziyan asked.

"Um... Daddy, Mommy asked how we're enjoying life..."

Mengmeng didn't know how to answer and quickly turned to her father for help.

Soon, Mengmeng's baby voice came through the phone again: "Daddy said, we're eating the best, drinking the best, playing the best, um... we're going to ride a big bird soon, Mommy, I have to go, I'm going to enjoy life with Daddy."

After saying this, Ziyan faintly heard a few words: "Hello, flying from Beijing to..."

Then the call was hung up.

Ziyan was stunned.

Did her daughter hang up on her?

Enjoying life?

Zhang Han is just sweet-talking the kid. How can he enjoy life when he's in such a mess?

What did that last electronic message mean? At a station? Airport? Or somewhere else? Would he leave Beijing with his stubbornness?

"Sis, Sis, Ling'er Sis?"

Zhou Fei called out several times before Ziyan turned to look at her, her eyes still dazed.

"What's wrong, Sis? Did Emily say anything? Is she tired of staying there?" Zhou Fei asked curiously.

"Nothing much." Ziyan came back to her senses and responded, lowering her head, feeling very uncomfortable.

In the past, when she called her daughter, she always had to coax her to hang up. Now, the little girl hung up without even asking, which made Ziyan feel very upset.

"It's not early, let's go back." Zhou Fei looked at her watch and said.

At this moment, Ziyan lifted her head and said, "No, Xiao Fei, let's book the earliest flight to Beijing right now!"

"Huh?" Zhou Fei was stunned for a moment and said, "But we have two meetings tomorrow and a dinner with Mr. Li in the evening."

"Cancel everything! We need to get Emily back as soon as possible, she..." Ziyan took a deep breath and said, "has gone bad!"

"Okay." Zhou Fei nodded, knowing that when it came to the little girl, Ziyan was always decisive, so she quickly took out her phone to book the flight.

Actually, this was a misunderstanding on Ziyan's part. Mengmeng still wanted to chat with her mom, but the plane was about to take off, and Zhang Han reminded her. After the little girl said goodbye, he took the phone and hung up, which made her very unhappy.

"Okay, Mengmeng, we're going to ride the big bird, and we'll chat with Mommy when we get there, okay?" Zhang Han said softly.

"Um, ride the big bird, talk to Mommy when we get there." Mengmeng was excited in Zhang Han's arms.

The little girl really liked flying, just because she could see the clouds that looked like cotton candy.

But this time, she couldn't see the clouds because it was already dark.

At 9:30 PM, the flight arrived at Hong Kong International Airport.

Zhang Han, dragging his luggage with his left hand and holding the little girl with his right, walked out of the airport. On the other side of the entrance, Ziyan, wearing a mask and sunglasses, was hurrying to the waiting room with Zhou Fei. This trip to Beijing was destined to be in vain.

Walking out of the airport, Zhang Han's gaze swept around and finally settled on a woman in the crowd.

The woman's face was somewhat similar to Zhang Han's, but her eyebrows were willow-shaped, and her nose and lips were much smaller. She was Zhang Li, 1.7 meters tall, with a beauty score of over 80.

Zhang Han walked over with a smile. Seeing him dressed neatly and looking much better than before, Zhang Li's eyes welled up.

"Brother."

Zhang Li called out softly, took a few quick steps forward, and threw herself into his arms.

"Uh uh uh..." Mengmeng, who had been watching the woman who was looking at her father, started crying when they hugged.

"Oh, what's wrong, Mengmeng?" Zhang Han let go of his sister and quickly comforted the little princess.

Zhang Li only noticed Mengmeng at this moment. Seeing her cute and pitiful face, she smiled and asked, "Mengmeng, don't cry, be a good girl, Auntie will take you to eat something yummy, okay?"

As she spoke, Zhang Li tried to pick up Mengmeng, but she raised her little hand in protest:

"Go away, bad woman, Daddy is mine and Mommy's, no one else can hug him."

"Ha ha..." Zhang Li was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Han, torn between laughter and tears, explained to Mengmeng for a long time. After learning that Zhang Li was her father's sister, the little princess's mood gradually improved.

Originally, Zhang Li wanted to treat them to seafood, but Zhang Han directly refused. First, he thought seafood could cause diarrhea in children, and second, he didn't trust outside restaurants. Even if they ate seafood, it had to be something he cooked himself.

When it came to food, Zhang Han's standards were extremely high. He planned to plant the Lei Yang tree and personally cultivate the ingredients for Mengmeng to eat. For now, Mengmeng would have to make do.

In the end, Zhang Han chose a noodle restaurant. During the meal, he learned that Zhang Li worked as a DJ in a bar in Tung Lo Wan and only had Sundays off.

Being a DJ was not only tiring but also had a poor environment, with a mix of people. Zhang Han didn't want Zhang Li to do it, but she said it was her hobby.

Unable to persuade her, Zhang Han didn't say anything more. It was nearly 11 PM after the meal, and the little princess was drowsy. Zhang Li called a taxi and wanted Zhang Han to stay at her rental, but he declined after learning that she shared the place with others.

They stayed at the Fuji Hotel in Tung Lo Wan together.

Of course, following Zhang Han's principle of enjoying a high-quality life, he paid a 500,000 deposit and checked into a presidential suite that cost 1.8 million per night.

This made Zhang Li pause for a moment.

"It seems Brother's situation isn't as bad as I thought."

But then she felt a bit angry:

"Fine, I've been sending him 5,000 every month, and now he can casually take out 500,000. This isn't a clean break at all. It seems the Zhang family has some conscience and left him some money."

After entering the room, Zhang Han first put the sleeping little princess to bed in the master bedroom. Then he returned to the living room and briefly explained the racing matter. Zhang Li then understood where the money came from.

They hadn't seen each other for years, so they had a lot to talk about. They chatted until around 1 AM.

During the conversation, when Zhang Li asked about Mengmeng's mother, Zhang Han didn't give a clear answer, and Zhang Li didn't press the issue. When she said she was tired, she went to the guest bedroom to rest.

Although Zhang Han was sleepy, he had more important things to do. He perked up, walked to the computer desk, and turned on the computer.

He picked up a pen from the drawer and started thinking.

"Planting the Lei Yang tree can make a mountain its territory, nourishing the land and turning it into spiritual soil. Besides planting other seeds, it can also grow some fruits and vegetables. However, the area needs to be considered. The larger the area, the more diluted the soil's spiritual energy. I need to think about what I need, no, what Mengmeng needs."

Zhang Han picked up the pen and started writing:

"Mengmeng needs milk, so we need to raise a cow. Not just that, we need chickens, ducks, fish, and other poultry, so this will be the poultry area."

"Mengmeng's staple food, rice, and flour, so we need to plant rice and wheat, and some fruits and vegetables, so we need to leave a planting area."

"The top of the mountain, besides the Lei Yang tree and the Yuan Qing tree for cultivation, doesn't need to be planted, so it will be the residential area."

"The planting area and the poultry area will be on the back of the mountain. Oh, right, we should also raise some pets for Mengmeng to play with, so we need a pet area."

"The front of the mountain, we'll leave a recreational area, build a swimming pool, a golf course, and so on."

"Aesthetics can't be ignored, so we need an ornamental area to plant beautiful flowers and trees. We can also set up a large fish tank with rare fish and a pond with lotus flowers, and build a water courtyard, which would be great for enjoying the scenery."

"Best to have a seawater area, but that's a bit difficult and not something we can consider right now. We'll leave two empty areas at the connection between the front and back of the mountain for future use. That's enough."

After writing all this, Zhang Han read it from top to bottom and was stunned for a moment.

"Poultry area, planting area, residential area, pet area, recreational area, ornamental area, seawater area, and backup area!"

Leaving out the last two, just the first six were already too many. The project was too large, and the Lei Yang tree didn't have enough energy!

After planting the Lei Yang tree, it would consider the mountain its territory, release its first energy to transform the land, and the land would recharge the Lei Yang tree. Once it was fully charged, the Lei Yang tree could release its second energy to transform the land, and this process would repeat until the Lei Yang tree and the land were integrated, forming a treasure land.

But there were only three opportunities for transformation!