Chapter 61 He told me he was taking it home to feed the pigs.

Yan Sui remained unmoved. "The price was set in advance. What does it have to do with what price I pay others?"

Why did she lower the price for Yan Liang? Didn't he know the answer himself?

"Brother Yan Liang, you should really think it over. I don't like going back on my word. After today, I won't buy your land anymore."

Yan Liang had no choice but to agree, he couldn't afford to gamble.

He couldn't sleep well for a day if these fields weren't sold.

"That's fine then."

He picked up his copy of the contract and left.

Zhao Chunrong waited at the door early in the morning, but Yan Liang wouldn't let her in, so she didn't dare to go in either.

"So, has the contract been signed? How much did it sell for?"

This time, he didn't tell either Yan Liang or Yan Sui the price they discussed.

Now that things have settled, there's nothing left to hide.

Five million.

"Five million?" Zhao Chunrong shrieked. "All of it?"

Yan Liang grunted in agreement and walked forward with a dark expression.

Zhao Chunrong chased after him in disbelief, "So many places, how can it be this price! Were you ripped off?"

"This was the price we agreed on at the beginning. Otherwise, why do you think Yan Sui would have agreed to take it on so easily?"

The thought of losing so much money made Zhao Chunrong feel as if her own flesh was being torn out.

She stomped her feet in exasperation and pulled Yan Liang back.

"No, this contract doesn't count. Go back and talk to Yan Sui again!"

Yan Liang impatiently shook her off, "The contract's already signed, can I go back on my word? All I want now is to get the money in my hands!"

Then I'll try to start a small business.

Zhao Chunrong was not willing to accept this. Even if the money didn't go into her pocket, she would be happy to have an extra 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

"If you won't tell, I will!"

With that, she strode towards Yan Sui's house.

Yan Liang ignored her and let her do as she pleased.

When Zhao Chunrong arrived, Yan Sui was talking with Aunt Ruan and a few others, discussing when to go and measure the land.

Upon seeing Zhao Chunrong approach, Aunt Ruan spoke first: "Hasn't your grandson already signed all his contracts? What are you doing here?"

Zhao Chunrong, in a menacing manner, confronted Yan Suifa: "Yan Sui, my grandson owns so many properties, and you only gave him five million? You still say you're not heartless! Each mu (unit of land area) yields three thousand kilos, so by any calculation, it should be at least six million!"

That's a whole million!

Yan Sui scoffed, "Grandma, this is your fault too. When I wanted to buy it before, you swore you wouldn't sell. Now that you're eager to resell, the initiative is naturally in my hands. You don't have to accept the price I offered, you can just not sell. Transactions are always based on mutual consent."

Zhao Chunrong choked on her words, unable to speak.

Aunt Ruan chimed in, "If you have nothing else to do, you can go ahead. We still have things to discuss with Yan Sui."

Zhao Chunrong looked them over curiously. "What are you doing here?"

Aunt Ruan and the others all looked at Yan Sui, wondering whether they should keep the land sale a secret.

Yan Sui said calmly, "I want to contract Aunt Ruan's family's farmland."

The opportunity to make money suddenly fell to his fellow villagers, and Zhao Chunrong felt extremely uncomfortable.

"Since you're going to take over the business, why don't you buy mine too?"

Zhao Chunrong has been married into Changqing Village for many years, and she and her husband have naturally been allocated land.

When Yan Liang started his business, he wanted them to hand over their land to him to farm together.

But because he was unwilling to pay and wanted to take the land from the family for free, Zhao Chunrong refused.

Looking back now, it would have been better to give it to Yan Sui than to leave it unused.

Just as she was calculating the value of her land, she heard Yan Sui say, "We'll talk about your land later. I'm buying this land now to grow lotus flowers."

Aunt Ruan waved her hands repeatedly, "Go back first, don't stand here and delay us."

Although Grandma Zhao and Grandpa Wang didn't say anything, their eyes clearly showed their displeasure.

Zhao Chunrong looked indignant and strode out.

What's there to be proud of? It's not even certain that the money from selling the land will end up in their pockets.

She had barely arrived home when she picked up the phone.

Yan Weimin noticed this and asked with a stern face, "Who did you call?"

Zhao Chunrong put on her reading glasses while flipping through the phone book.

"Can you help me look for it? I remember we have Gao Wen's number at home. I'll call him."

Yan Weimin frowned. "What do you want with Gao Wen? Yan Liang just sold the place, don't cause trouble."

"Who caused trouble? If Yan Sui wants to buy the Ruan family's land, shouldn't she have told Gao Wen first? Old Gao isn't here, so what right does Ruan Xiuhua have to sell her family's land?"

Yan Weimin lit a cigarette and thought that what she said made sense.

“This is such a big matter, I have to tell Lao Gao. I have Lao Gao’s number saved in my phone, I’ll look for it.”

Zhao Chunrong put down the phone book, muttering, "It's a pity I don't know Zhao Zhifang's phone number, otherwise I would have to talk to her."

Zhao Zhifang is Old Lady Zhao's only daughter. Isn't Old Lady Zhao's money still hers?

Meanwhile, Yan Sui was unaware that Zhao Chunrong had already gone to inform them.

She was following Yan Shunzhong out to measure the area.

In order, they are: Aunt Ruan, Uncle Wang, Old Lady Zhao, Uncle Dong, and Aunt Jiang.

Grandma Ruan's house has the most land, about seven acres.

Next is Old Lady Zhao, who owns more than five mu.

The remaining few people, scattered here and there, together occupy about ten acres.

Contracting the land would cost over a million yuan, which was beyond Yan Shunzhong's expectations.

"Really not too many?"

Including the fishponds, it already covers nearly fifty acres.

Yan Sui smiled and said, "Uncle, no matter what you do, you have to put in the effort first before you can reap the rewards."

Yan Shunzhong looked troubled. "But farming depends on the weather."

If this goes wrong, it could easily amount to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. Who could withstand that?

Yan Sui smiled without saying a word, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Others rely on the weather for farming, but she doesn't.

After measuring the land, Yan Sui arranged a time with them to sign the contract, and everyone happily dispersed.

As we passed the courtyard house, Qujiang happened to come out.

"Miss Yan Sui."

Yan Sui nodded, "Mr. Qu."

The two weren't particularly close; they'd only exchange greetings at most.

However, this time Qujiang followed her lead, saying, "I heard you want to plant lotus flowers."

"Yes, there is such a plan."

Qu Jiang laughed and said, "If we can see the lotus flowers in full bloom this summer, Changqing Village will truly deserve its title as the most beautiful village."

Yan Sui smiled and said, "If Mr. Qu is generous with his donation, we will be one step closer to becoming the most beautiful village."

Qujiang: "..."

They ask for money without any sense of boundaries.

He pretended not to hear and abruptly changed the subject: "The vegetables Miss Yan Sui sent last time were delicious, thank you."

Yan Sui cursed inwardly, confirming with her eyes that this guy was a real tightwad.

"What kind of green vegetables?"

"Those that you asked Mr. Fu to bring back."

Yan Sui suddenly realized, "He told me he was taking it home to feed the pigs."

Qujiang: "Oh."

The resentment in his eyes was almost overflowing.

"Miss Yan Sui is so kind to my assistant, you must really like him, right?"

Yan Sui glanced at him and said, "He's alright. I'm picky about looks. I don't like someone like Mr. Qu."

Qu Jiang sighed, "What a pity, my assistant is only interested in work and doesn't care about women."

"It's alright, if this one doesn't work out, we'll move on to the next one. There are so many men out there, we can't put all our eggs in one basket," Yan Sui said nonchalantly.

Qujiang: "?"

Why aren't you following the usual procedure?

"How do you know it won't work if you haven't even tried! Miss Yan Sui, I have to criticize your attitude..."

Yan Sui blinked. "Then how hard do I have to try to sleep with him?"

Qu Jiang was so startled by her blunt words that he almost choked on his own saliva.

He had always thought Yan Sui was after his money, but now he realized she was just after his body.

"Well..."

Qu Jiang crossed his arms and said, "If you want me to help you, you have to give me something in return, right?"

"What are the benefits?"

"Just send me two pounds of strawberries, I'm not greedy."

Yan Sui glanced at him disdainfully, "You're a big boss, how come you're still freeloading here?"

Qujiang, open your eyes and look! Am I the one who's freeloading?

“Mr. Qu, I plan to build a boardwalk on both sides of the lotus pond, leading directly to the pavilion in the middle, for tourists to enjoy the lotus flowers. I don’t need much, one million is enough! With one million, you can eat as many strawberries as you want, as much as you want!”

Qu Jiang chuckled, "I'll sell Mr. Fu to you, and you'll give me one million."

Just then, the door opened, and Fu Yansheng came out.

"What are you saying?"