I'm Just Panning for Gold, What Does the Gold Price Drop Have to Do with Me?

Financial crisis, big salary cuts, fresh graduates fighting fiercely for a job paying only 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn't stand the gap and became a loafer at home, smoking and d...

Chapter 492 Water Mine

That's why he relied so much on Chen Jianguo, and once Chen Jianguo left, the mine erupted under the instigation of certain people.

"It's alright, Uncle. Since you and my dad have been friends for so many years, it's only right that I help you. I was just a little too hasty earlier, please don't mind," Chen Feng said with a smile.

“Hey, nephew, what are you saying? How could I mind this? And what I said is the truth. From now on, you're in charge of the mine. You can do whatever you say, and I'll listen to you completely.”

"If you don't mind, you, your brothers, and your dad can all stay here. Name your price, and I definitely won't argue."

"How about this?" Brother Qi said eagerly.

He genuinely wanted them to stay and help him; he wasn't lying.

"Uncle, let's forget it. My family also owns a mine, and I can't stay here for long. I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't stay," Chen Feng said with a smile, declining the offer.

"Ah, your family also has a mine? Old Chen, what's going on?" Brother Qi was quite surprised to hear this, he never expected this situation.

"It's true. After I got home, I've been busy at the mine. Now that we're out here, nobody's home, haha." Chen Jianguo nodded and laughed.

"My God, so that's how it is. Are all of you key members alright at home?" Brother Qi asked with some concern.

After all, he also runs a mine, and has been running it for so many years. Even if Brother Qi were here, there would still be trouble at the mine, let alone him leaving.

Even in the past, Brother Qi would not have dared to leave at the same time as Chen Jianguo. If these two pillars of the company were to leave, wouldn't the mine turn upside down?

But Chen Jian's family mine was abandoned just like that, and all the key figures left. Can this work?

"It's alright, I can do my chores around the house. There are people looking after things, so don't worry," Chen Feng said casually.

Hearing this, Brother Qi was filled with envy; the difference between people is truly vast.

Having lived so many years and worked in the mines for so long, I'm still not as good as a child. What a waste of my life! It just goes to show that heroes often emerge from among the young.

"Well, it seems I can't keep you here. I was thinking of trying to keep you here this time, and I'd be willing to pay you any amount of money, but now it seems impossible."

"You've done me such a big favor, I certainly won't treat you unfairly, you can rest assured."

“Jianguo is my brother. I can’t let you come for nothing.”

"How about this, I own a mine, I'll give it to you." After thinking for a moment, Brother Qi said generously.

"Huh? A mine? Brother Qi, you can't joke like that."

"We're here to help, and all we want is a piece of your mine? What kind of nonsense is this? No, no, absolutely not!" Chen Jianguo shook his head immediately upon hearing this. What difference was there between this and taking advantage of someone's misfortune?

"No, listen to me, there's no use for that mine if I keep it."

“It’s a water mine. I have no mining experience, and it’s too far away for me to reach.”

"Especially right now, I'm already overwhelmed with just the little bit of ore I have, let alone that water mine. Even if you gave it to me, I couldn't mine it at all."

"It's better to give it to you and let you collect it. It doesn't matter who makes the money," Brother Qi said sincerely, holding Chen Jianguo's hand.

Seeing this, Chen Jianguo was at a loss and looked at Chen Feng. Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let's see how things go. We've never mined water before, so we might not be able to do it."

In fact, Chen Feng understood what Brother Qi meant.

It's true that they provided the mines, but it's also true that they didn't want them to leave.

If Chen Feng and his group really decide to mine that water mine, then they will definitely not be able to go far away. Even if they don't stay here all the time, they will have to come and check on it from time to time. They can't just be hands-off managers.

In this way, Chen Feng and his men can show their faces here from time to time, which can stabilize morale and prevent things from falling into chaos like when Chen Jianguo left.

That's how strange things are. Whenever you show your face every few days, the people in the mine don't dare to make any rash moves. They're all afraid of you.

But if you don't come, it'll be like a tiger coming out of its den.

At first, everyone was indeed afraid of your lingering influence, but as time went on, seeing that you really weren't coming back, they gradually became bolder.

However, Qi Ge was really willing to go to great lengths to keep Chen Feng and his group in this way. It can only be said that he genuinely wanted to give them a mine, a win-win situation.

However, Chen Feng didn't agree immediately; he needed to go and see for himself what the mine was really like.

If it's a rich mine, we can still try to mine it, but if it's a poor mine, the kind where you work yourself to death for tens of thousands of yuan a day, then I'm sorry.

To others, this is a rare and valuable mine, but to Chen Feng, it's a pile of shit, and there's absolutely no need to mine it.

If that's the case, then Chen Feng will help Qi Ge stabilize the situation and then go home.

I can't stay here and take care of you forever. I'm not a kindergarten teacher, and I can't be here every day to soothe your child.

Seeing this, Chen Jianguo could only agree for now and see what the situation would be like.

At Qi Ge's warm invitation, everyone went to a hotel, where Qi Ge ordered a table full of dishes as a way of thanking everyone.

"Come on, let me, Qi, raise a glass to everyone. Thank you all for your help today. If it weren't for you all, I really don't know what would have happened to my mine." Brother Qi raised his glass and said sincerely.

"You're too kind, Brother Qi."

"It's nothing, Uncle Qi. It's just what I should do."

Everyone stood up, clinked glasses, and drank their drinks before sitting down.

"Although the problem has been temporarily solved, will Pang Er just let it go so easily?"

“We can’t just keep waiting for him to come,” Chen Feng said, picking up a piece of food.

"To be honest, they're in the shadows while we're in the open. The situation is just starting to stabilize, and we really don't have any options but to wait."

"But for now, we can rest assured that Pang Er will definitely not be able to kill me in one fell swoop. We have time to react. It's okay, let's wait and see what other tricks he has up his sleeve."

"I reckon Lin Kaishan has already gone back to report. Let's wait and see," said Brother Qi, picking up a piece of green vegetable.

Chen Feng nodded upon hearing this. Although the feeling of waiting was indeed unpleasant, there was really no good solution for the time being. He could only see what Pang Er was planning to do and then deal with it accordingly.

Just as Brother Qi had predicted, Lin Kaishan went to the clinic for a bandage and immediately ran to Pang Er's office to complain.

Pang Er's office was extremely spacious, with a large tea table in the middle. Pang Er was brewing tea with tongs, his operation was smooth and efficient, and he put on a very impressive show.

There were only him and Lin Kaishan in the room, and it was unclear who he was putting on an act for.