Chen Feng had to buy all of these things himself.

"Okay, I understand. I'll settle the payment with you now. I'm leaving in a few days and won't have time to come back for the inspection," Chen Feng said to Li Dazhuang.

After the third installment is paid, Chen Feng will be paying the final payment in a few days, at which point he definitely won't be able to come back.

Let's just give it all together. We won't be afraid Li Dazhuang will run away. We live in the same village, so it'll save him from worrying about it every day.

"The renovation will take a few more days to finish, so just give me the third phase."

Li Dazhuang laughed when he heard this, but he couldn't agree directly, as that would make him seem too greedy. He had to make an excuse.

"Oh, I'll just give it to you all at once." Chen Feng took out his phone, looked at Li Dazhuang, and asked him for the amount so he could transfer the money.

"If we add them all together, it's 435,000 in total," Li Dazhuang announced the number he had already calculated.

"Hmm." The number was the same as Chen Feng's own calculation, so he transferred the money directly to Li Dazhuang.

"Alright, payment received. Since you trust me so much, Fengzi, I'll definitely make sure you're satisfied. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any problems," Li Dazhuang said, patting his chest.

"Okay, Zhuang-ge, you go ahead and get busy. I'm going home with my mom for dinner."

"Alright, alright, you just got back, you must be hungry. Go back and eat." Li Dazhuang nodded repeatedly.

Chen Feng and Liu Ping quickly returned to their old house. Chen Feng asked with a smile, "You're going to live in a small villa soon, aren't you excited?"

"What's the rush? We haven't packed anything yet, and we still have to move." Liu Ping already had a premonition that this was going to be a big job.

"When you're done packing, find Dazhuang and ask him to help you move. I definitely won't be home for a few days," Chen Feng instructed.

"Aren't you going to wait until the house is finished before you leave? You haven't been home for over a month. Zheng Ping and the others came back and stayed for several days before leaving."

"It seems like they just left a few days ago," Liu Ping said after a moment's thought.

“I know. I kept Lin Nian here to work for me. They told me about it when they went to the village a few days ago.” Chen Feng picked up the kettle and poured himself some hot water.

"What, are you really that busy lately?" Liu Ping asked, puzzled.

Didn't everyone say before that gold panning was so liberating—you could go whenever you wanted and come back whenever you wanted?

Why is Chen Feng acting like he's at work now? You can't even be a day late.

"I'm busy making money. Once this period is over, I won't have to travel anymore," Chen Feng said, taking a sip of hot water.

"Alright, you're all grown up now and can make your own decisions. Just don't overwork yourself and get plenty of rest. You used to really mean it when you said you wouldn't do any work, you wouldn't lift a finger."

"Now that they're working, they can't stop. They won't even take a break when asked," Liu Ping said with a smile.

"I've been rebellious since I was a child." Chen Feng looked up and chuckled.

"How much money did you make this time? Hundreds of thousands again?" Liu Ping asked as she brought over the heated food.

"Let me put it this way, Lin Nian and I split the profits 90/100, I get 90% and he gets 10%, Lin Nian's share alone is nearly 300,000, guess how much I made?"

Chen Feng picked up a piece of food and said contentedly.

"With a 91% split, Lin Nian himself gets 300,000, which means... you earned nearly 3 million this time?!"

"Wow, really? Don't lie to Mom, she has a heart condition, how can there be so many?" Liu Ping was stunned when she heard the number, and spoke in a daze.

She was quite shocked when Chen Feng earned hundreds of thousands of yuan in one go; she had only just come to accept the fact that Chen Feng earned so much.

Unexpectedly, before she could completely calm down, Chen Feng dropped another bombshell on her, determined to shock her to death.

Three million at once, my God, that's too much! Liu Ping never imagined in her life that she would one day be associated with a family with millions.

"Absolutely! If I didn't earn this much, do you think I could stay there all day and never come back? Every extra day I could make tens of thousands of yuan."

"Besides, I find digging holes by hand too laborious, so I've started using an excavator. And you know what? Excavators are fast; they've dug it up in no time," Chen Feng said, taking a sip of water.

"Using an excavator to dig a hole? You'll need to hire a driver then? You're really expanding your business!" Liu Ping asked in amazement.

"No, I operate the excavator myself. I dig the holes, and Lin Nian finds the ones. We have a clear division of labor." Chen Feng shook his head and picked up a piece of pork rib to gnaw on.

"You can operate an excavator? How come I didn't know that?" Liu Ping said in shock.

Chen Feng is bringing her more and more surprises now, first making a lot of money, then operating an excavator.

I've raised him for 25 years and I didn't even know he could operate an excavator. Now you're telling me you can?

What the hell? What have you been up to all this time?

"Hey, that thing is easy, like playing with a remote-controlled car. Just watch a video, and the boss will teach you how," Chen Feng said casually, waving his hand.

Looking at her eldest son, Liu Ping felt increasingly gratified; people can change so quickly these days.

Who would have thought that Chen Feng, who used to lie at home drinking every day, could become so successful? No one would believe it if you told them.

Liu Ping now speaks with confidence when video chatting or calling her relatives. Those relatives who used to boast about their children are now too embarrassed to even mention them in front of Liu Ping.

Although Chen Feng didn't promote it, word spread like wildfire.

His relatives and friends already knew that he had built a villa in the village, and they were all incredibly shocked.

Just a few months ago, Chen Feng was the negative example for everyone around him.

A few months later, Chen Feng had become the legendary "other people's child," and now everyone who mentions him is amazed.

His past habits of smoking, drinking, and neglecting his work have now been replaced by staying home to conserve his energy, all for the sake of striking with precision.

It can only be said that once a person succeeds, they don't need to say anything themselves; great scholars will naturally defend them, and even bad things can be turned into good.

"Wow, that's amazing. I can't even drive a car now, but you can drive an excavator."

Liu Ping said with a smile that it was exactly the same way she coaxed Chen Feng when they were kids.

"What's so difficult about that? When I have time later, you can practice with my Wuling van. I'll buy a better one, so I won't feel bad if I crash it," Chen Feng said, taking a bite of rice.

Chen Feng will definitely change cars in the future, that's for sure, but he won't sell this second-hand Wuling that accompanied him to the beginning of his career.

He's sentimental, so I'll just leave it in the garage from now on. He can look at it when he has nothing to do and reminisce about the past.

Of course, it's a bit early to think about this now, but time is running out. Once the mines open, money will be printed faster than ever before.

"Forget it, I don't even dare to drive a four-wheeled vehicle, let alone a car," Liu Ping shook her head repeatedly.