By mid-November of the fourth year of Ankang, Zhu Jingyuan received several private messages.
First of all, the first phase of the park is basically over.
Zhu Jingyuan will leave Xintianfu after the Chinese New Year. In order to allow Zhu Jingyuan to experience this garden before leaving, the construction team of the park has been working as quickly as possible.
The entire park is divided into two large areas, inside and outside.
Inside are the two sides of the lagoon, which are relatively traditional living areas and can be regarded as "quiet zones".
The west bank of the lagoon is a relatively loose and natural traditional Chinese-style garden, which is a place for daily living and retirement.
On the east bank of the lagoon, there is the World Garden, a collection of buildings of different styles from all over the world, such as Thailand, India, Persia, Dashi, etc. It is a place to experience exotic customs.
The outside is the area between the lagoon and the bay. It is a modern leisure and entertainment area, which can be regarded as a "bustling area".
In the middle of the outer area is a relatively compact modern residential area.
On the north side of the residential area, close to the southern shore of the lagoon, is the water park and aquarium.
On the south side of the residential area, close to the coast, is the seaside resort and aquarium.
To the northwest of the residential area is the zoo, and to the southeast is the sports ground.
The southeast is a leisure and entertainment area, and the northeast is a dedicated amusement park and game city.
The construction period of the inner Shenzhou Garden and World Garden is relatively long, and it is impossible to complete it before Zhu Jingyuan leaves.
Therefore, for more than a year, the focus of work has been on the external area.
Now the main construction of all facilities has been completed.
Some villas in residential areas, regular sports fields near residential areas, and small and medium-sized project areas in amusement cities and amusement parks are now ready for direct use.
The remaining major projects such as a large sports complex, a large roller coaster and an aquarium, as well as other buildings in its residential area, are now in the final stage of cleaning and decoration.
Obviously, the engineering team specially selected a part of the facilities to clean and decorate them in advance.
Otherwise, the entire exterior area would still be under renovation.
If the normal progress is maintained, Zhu Jingyuan will have to leave after the renovation of these facilities, and they will not be used in a short time.
Zhu Jingyuan was a little surprised after receiving the news, and immediately issued an order to increase bonuses for the craftsmen and workers in charge.
Then prepare to move in next month and experience a new life.
A few days later, Zhu Jingyuan received another message from Aoxue.
It was a rather lengthy telegram. Apart from a summary of this year's work, the remaining focus was on wanting to come back.
I just want to come back with a detailed "report".
After Zhu Jingyuan read it, he calculated the time. When Aoxue left Xintianfu, it was May of the third year of Ankang. It has now been eighteen months, which is one and a half years. It is time for her to come back.
Such subordinates who stay abroad for a long time need to come back regularly to strengthen their loyalty.
Especially a female subordinate like Aoxue who has a special relationship.
So Zhu Jingyuan replied to her that it was time to come back and report on the work, but remember to arrange local affairs.
A few days later, at the end of November, Zhu Jingyuan received news from Charlotte and Charles.
In addition to expressing their longing for each other, the two mainly wanted to visit Xintianfu again.
They all know that Zhu Jingyuan will leave Xintianfu after the new year, and they want to see Zhu Jingyuan again before he leaves.
Zhu Jingyuan didn't care. If they could come, that would be great. It would just strengthen their trust.
A few days later, on the first day of December, Aoxue took a high-speed ferry and arrived at Xintianfu.
Zhu Jingyuan saw Aoxue who came almost non-stop in the yard he had arranged for Aoxue.
Zhu Jingyuan sat at the table in the living room and looked at the woman who walked in the door with steady steps.
She was still wearing the modern business attire she had originally designed, a shirt jacket, tube skirt, pantyhose and high heels.
However, his temperament seems to be much more mature than before.
She worked as a smuggling leader in Taixi and opened her own business as a shopkeeper. Now she really has the identity of a strong woman.
She moved her energy and nourished her body. At first, she formed a somewhat natural and unobvious aura just because of her image. Now this aura has become more real.
However, the way she looked at her showed no strong attitude at all. Instead, she felt like she was about to drool.
When the servant outside closed the door and the footsteps gradually moved away, the woman's aura quickly collapsed.
She walked quickly to Zhu Jingyuan, knelt down directly on the carpet, hugged Zhu Jingyuan's legs with her arms, and pressed her whole body against him.
He pressed the side of his face against Zhu Jingyuan's leg and rubbed it hard, muttering something unclear in his mouth:
"Master... Aoxue finally sees you again... Aoxue misses you so much... Aoxue misses you every day..."
Zhu Jingyuan put his hand on her face and rubbed it, feeling that her cheeks were slightly hot:
"Why is it so hot? Do you have a fever?"
Aoxue twisted her face almost instinctively and continued to rub into Zhu Jingyuan's hand:
"Well, Aoxue does have a fever. It's so hot that her whole body is on fire. She longs for the master to come to Aoxue to cool down..."
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Zhu Jingyuan stayed in Aoxue's house for one night, and when he got up the next day, he told her to pack her things and prepare to move.
December 5th was a good day. Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Zhongliang officially moved to the paradise.
It was Zhu Zhongliang's first time here, and he had never looked at the design drawings carefully before.
Now sitting in the car, I entered the villa area through the gate. Looking at the layout of the surrounding facilities, I was obviously a little surprised.
The villas in these residential areas are still in the form of Chinese gardens as a whole, with various layouts of large courtyards and small courtyards.
However, the sizes of the courtyards are very regular, almost all with a nine-square grid structure with three openings and three entrances.
The car he was riding entered a yard, and Zhu Zhongliang immediately made a new discovery.
The houses in these yards are relatively large in size, but the area of the yards is obviously smaller.
There are no facilities such as pavilions or large gardens in the yard. Most of the ground is paved directly with stone slabs, and only some original trees are retained for shade.
There are no winding paths, rockeries or ponds.
There are no thresholds in the garden, and the gates are relatively wide, so you can drive in and out directly.
The car stopped in the middle of a nine-square grid yard. After Zhu Zhongliang got off the car, he looked at Zhu Jingyuan beside him:
"Is this the layout of your garden you want? Why does it feel so cramped and rough?
"The key is that there are no garden rockery pavilions, just like the courtyard of ordinary people's lives."
Zhu Jingyuan immediately explained with a smile:
“The inner area of the park is what you would think of as a traditional garden, and the outer area itself is a place for leisure and entertainment.
“These yards are residential areas in the entertainment area, places purely used for living, and can be used as hotels and inns.
“So the residential area is designed to be as compact as possible to reduce the distance between buildings and save walking time.
“If you want to play, just go to the surrounding sports fields, amusement parks, zoos, and water parks.
“Traditional life, as well as artistic leisure activities such as playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, should go to the inner area, and there is no need to come here.
"But the inner area hasn't been repaired yet, so we can only live here for the time being."
Only then did Zhu Zhongliang fully understand:
“That’s understandable.
“Increase the space inside the building, reduce the distance outside the building, and speed up the pace of life and work.
"This is in line with Emperor Shizu's thinking..."
(End of chapter)
