"Come on, if you really knew this big shot, I'd call you 'Dad' if you asked," Chen Jianguo laughed.

"You said it yourself, so don't regret it," Chen Feng said, pretending to be serious.

"I definitely won't regret it, don't worry," Chen Jianguo said, patting his chest.

Liu Ping looked at the father and son, who were acting like children, and couldn't help but chuckle, but she didn't stop them.

She had longed for this heartwarming scene for countless years.

After the joke, Chen Feng figured that this person would be coming to their city soon, so it seemed that Xiahou and the others were definitely waiting for him.

I think I need to make some preparations.

As he spoke, he took out his phone and started sending notifications in the group to call people.

"Brother Zheng, please contact our original workers privately and we'll start work tomorrow."

"Huh, start work? What kind of work? Have you got your permits yet?" Zheng Ping asked in surprise.

"No, do we need a permit to start construction?" Chen Feng said matter-of-factly.

"Don't be silly, Fengzi. They might be watching you right now. If you start working, they'll arrest you immediately and accuse you of illegal mining. You'll be in big trouble then," Zheng Ping said, thinking Chen Feng was anxious.

"Haha, I know, tomorrow isn't for mining. Oh, it's hard to explain in a short time. Just call someone," Chen Feng said.

"Alright then." Zheng Ping's heart was pounding, but he still listened to Chen Feng and prepared to go and call for help.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but drop his joking expression and ask, "What are you calling people to start work for?"

"I guess you could call it mining. I'm going to rummage through this mine to see if there's anything presentable enough to give as a gift," Chen Feng replied.

"What happened?" Chen Jianguo naturally didn't understand.

Chen Feng explained to him that he needed rare minerals as gifts, and Chen Jianguo finally understood.

However, he didn't believe that Chen Feng knew Wang Shan, so Chen Feng didn't say who he was giving it to, only that it was a very powerful person.

“I understand, you’re trying to please them, but what about the ore we dig out? Won’t something go wrong after we refine it?” Chen Jianguo said worriedly.

"Why bother refining it? Just dig it out and throw it aside. Let's see if we can get any good products out of it. We can refine it after everything is settled."

After listening to Chen Feng's words, Chen Jianguo finally understood what Chen Feng wanted to do.

"My God, that would pile up so much, it might end up as high as a small mountain," Chen Jianguo said with a grin.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of losing it. With Chunlai watching over it, even if they investigate, I'm not afraid. I just dug it up, I didn't sell it, what can you do to me?" Chen Feng shrugged.

The next morning, more than fifty people from the mine had gathered.

Chen Feng told them what they were going to do today, and they were all completely bewildered.

I've never heard of this operation before. They dig up gold ore but don't refine it. They just leave it aside and look for oddly shaped ores instead.

"Alright, let's get started." Chen Feng called out, and Chen Jianguo led them to begin digging.

Large chunks of gold ore were quickly smashed out, and Chen Feng took a pickaxe and began to smash and search them one by one.

To be honest, it's no different from taking a chance, but with the efficiency of more than fifty people, Chen Feng felt that they could at least carve out a piece suitable for gifting.

He worked all morning quickly. The gold ore was piled up everywhere outside. Chen Feng walked back and forth on the ore, and his shoes were cut in several places by the sharp edges of the ore.

However, the results were minimal. After a whole morning, he hadn't managed to carve out many decent pieces. The two pieces Chen Feng had were truly the best of the worst, but even so, Chen Feng felt they were not presentable.

"Keep chiseling. I refuse to believe I can't chisel out something even remotely presentable." Chen Feng was also stubborn, and he started smashing away with all his might.

Soon it was evening, and it was time to leave work. Chen Feng looked at the few misshapen pieces in his hand, pursed his lips, and said with a determined look, "I'll give everyone half an hour to eat. Come back and continue carving after you've eaten."

"Work until midnight, and your pay will double!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's already exhausted bodies were instantly energized!

What could be more motivating than money?

"Damn it, Fengzi, you should have said so earlier! My family is waiting for me to go back and cook. I won't have time now. I guess I'll just have to grab something at the mine."

"Yes, I didn't prepare anything. Going back and forth will waste time. Fengzi, why don't you send someone to buy some steamed buns or something? We can eat at the mine!"

"Yes, anything will do, just a quick bite, some pickled vegetables will do!"

Some people who were planning to go home for dinner decided to stay and eat here instead of going home after seeing the situation.

"Damn it, since you've said that, you guys wait here, I'll go buy you instant noodles. That stuff tastes better than dry steamed buns."

As Chen Feng spoke, he took the car keys and walked back. Everyone laughed and continued to dig for ore with their pickaxes.

When they arrived at Lu Dahai's house, Chen Feng immediately emptied his bowl of noodles and took several boxes with him.

"Wow, Fengzi, what are you doing? Buying so much all at once." Lu Dahai asked, puzzled, as he helped him load it onto the car.

"They're waiting for us to eat at the mine. Pack me all the ham sausages, braised eggs, pork skin, drinks, and stuff," Chen Feng said, putting the noodles in the trunk.

"What kind of sausage do you want? Chicken sausage or something else?" Lu Dahai asked, holding a plastic bag.

"Anything goes! Fill it up!" Chen Feng said arrogantly.

With so many people, everyone can eat whatever they want; he just needs to buy it for them.

"Damn, Fengzi, it has to be you! I dream of meeting a customer like you!"

Lu Dahai grinned so hard his mouth was crooked, and ignoring everything else, he started stuffing things into the bag like crazy.

"That cigarette, Changbaishan, give me six cartons."

With so many people, Chen Feng couldn't afford Yuxi cigarettes this time. However, for them, a 12-yuan soft Changbaishan cigarette was considered quite good.

One box per person, just drink it all.

"Wow, it'll take me a while to calculate all of this. Don't worry, I'll try to be as fast as I can." Li Dahai picked up the calculator and started typing at lightning speed.

"You keep calculating, I'll go back and get some things."

As Chen Feng spoke, he returned home, found a large sealed jar, and carried a lot of firewood into the car.

With so much dough, we'll boil water and eat it at the mine in a bit.

By the time he finished and came back, Lu Dahai would be done too.

"Well, I'll round it down for you, and you can keep these two packs of cigarettes yourself." Lu Dahai took out two packs of Yuxi cigarettes and stuffed them into Chen Feng's hand.

Although Chen Feng is not short of money now, this is his wish, and he cannot afford to be short of it.

“Okay.” Chen Feng didn’t refuse, swiped the money over to him, and drove straight to the mine.

Upon arriving at the mine, Chen Feng began setting up a stove and lighting a fire, while Chen Jianguo had already set up a large searchlight.

This was originally intended for use during night shifts, but I didn't expect it to come in handy so early.

"I'll boil water for you to make instant noodles right away, don't rush!" Chen Feng said, lighting the fire.

"Okay!"

For some reason, everyone was working with great enthusiasm, swinging their sledgehammers with incredible speed.