"I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. As long as you have the money, I'll sign the contract immediately and I definitely won't make things difficult for you."
“But before the money arrives, um…” Li Laoqi didn’t finish his sentence, but his shaking his head made his meaning very clear.
Without the money, nothing is negotiable, and signing a contract is just a pipe dream.
"Okay, do the others all think the same way?" Chen Feng stubbed out his cigarette and looked at the others.
The three villagers remained silent, while Du Jin looked around as if he wanted to say something but ultimately held back.
"Alright, let's talk about this in a few days. Everyone, please think it over carefully. If you're willing to sign a contract, feel free to contact me anytime. The down payment is still 500,000."
"Everyone, please go back now." Chen Feng lit a cigarette and directly dismissed them.
"Alright, I'll head back now. If you've made up your mind, come find me. Eight million, not a penny less. If it's not the full amount, don't waste your time." Li Laoqi stood up, shook his clothes, and looked at Chen Feng.
After saying that, he turned and walked out, and the other four people also got up and left.
As they left, Chen Feng's face grew increasingly gloomy. He took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.
During the negotiations, Xia Yingying and Liu Ping were sitting on the sofa to the side. After they left, they both came over immediately.
Liu Ping even closed the door, just in case someone overheard them talking.
"What's going on? They were talking about it yesterday, why did they change their minds today?" Liu Ping asked, extremely puzzled and furious.
Chen Feng took a drag of his cigarette without speaking, while Xia Yingying spoke softly from the side.
"They were all talking fine yesterday, but they changed their minds as soon as they arrived today. And it doesn't seem like they planned this beforehand. Those four people kept glancing at the one who was talking."
“If it was pre-arranged, they wouldn’t have done this, but if no one instructed them, their behavior today doesn’t make sense.”
"So there's probably only one possibility."
"Someone is sabotaging things behind the scenes," Chen Feng said, relaying Xia Yingying's guess.
Liu Ping looked at Xia Yingying in surprise, never expecting that she could see things so clearly after only a few days in the village, and that she had the same idea as Chen Feng.
It seems that my daughter-in-law is no ordinary person at all.
"Who would get involved in this, doing something so unethical?" Liu Ping said, completely baffled.
Xia Yingying looked at Chen Feng, who had a calm expression and was smoking. She had just arrived in the village and was not familiar with the interpersonal relationships.
The only answer to this is to ask Chen Feng.
Images of people kept flashing through Chen Feng's mind, but he rejected them one by one.
For a moment, he was also at a loss.
"Could it be Old Wang's wife, or Old Sun's fat woman?" Liu Ping couldn't help but guess.
Recently, the only two people who have had major conflicts with Chen Feng are the two of them.
"It's not those two. They're both idiots, they don't have any brains," Chen Feng said directly.
"Who could it be? Who else have you offended?" Liu Ping asked, wondering if it was someone he had offended outside.
"I don't know, and I can't guess, but we'll find out soon enough."
Chen Feng had already figured out how to find this person. He would know the person's name within two days at the latest.
As for Li Laoqi and the other four, don't worry, we'll settle our score later.
Before they could say anything more, there was a knock on the door. Chen Feng and the other two looked towards the door at the same time. Liu Ping stood up, opened the door a crack, and found that Du Jin had returned.
"Big sister, haha, I just left my hat here, I came back to get it," Du Jin said with a simple smile.
"Oh, then wait here, I'll go get it for you." Liu Ping nodded and turned around to get his hat.
Just as Liu Ping turned around, Du Jin had already entered. He took the hat Liu Ping handed him, and with a smile on his face, he sat down on the stool as if they were old friends.
Chen Feng looked up at him, waiting for him to speak. He knew that this guy definitely hadn't come back for a hat.
"Fengzi, I forgot to ask earlier, how long can this gold mine be mined?" Du Jin inquired.
"It's hard to say. It depends on how it's mined and the efficiency. A gold mine covering a thousand acres would take at least five or six years." This was Chen Feng's estimate; the exact figure was still uncertain.
“Five or six years…” Du Jin’s small eyes darted back and forth, calculating his own little scheme.
"Fengzi, if we sign the contract, will the compensation definitely be paid within a year?" Du Jin asked again to confirm.
"It may not take a year. If it's fast, it could be done in a few months or half a year, but at the latest, it will take a year," Chen Feng said.
“Fengzi, let me make this clear first, I’m definitely willing to cooperate with you, and I’m not one of them.”
"I just need to think about it some more, you know what I mean. You go ahead and do your thing for now, and let me know when the contract signing deadline comes. I'll discuss it with my family and make sure it doesn't put you in a difficult position."
Chen Feng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Du Jin's words.
This old guy really knows how to avoid offending either side.
I came back and specifically explained this to him, just to distance myself from them.
They refused to sign because they wanted to make things difficult for Chen Feng, while he refused to sign simply because they hadn't reached an agreement.
If it really comes down to a critical moment, when things get really tough, Dukin is still willing to sign the contract, even if it's not in cash.
Chen Feng understood immediately and didn't say anything more.
“Okay, I’ll contact you again later. You should go home and discuss it first,” Chen Feng said to Du Jin.
"Okay, okay, I'll be going now. Contact me anytime if you need anything." Du Jin gave several instructions before grabbing his hat and leaving, glancing back and forth with a guilty look on his face.
After he left, Liu Ping frowned and spoke.
"What does he mean? Is he going to sign or not?"
"He's a seasoned veteran, but compared to others, he's relatively kind," Xia Yingying said with a light laugh.
"Should we discuss it with him first and sign the contract first?"
Xia Yingying asked Chen Feng what he was thinking.
"If you keep negotiating with him, you might be able to get the contract signed, but it's not really meaningful in the short term."
“If we don’t expose the person behind this, he will continue to cause trouble.”
“If that guy finds out that I signed a contract with Dukin, he might use this against us, which would be even more disadvantageous for us.”
After listening to Chen Feng's words, Xia Yingying pondered for a moment, pursed her lips, and said, "Chen Feng, if we increase the down payment to two million, will they agree?"
Chen Feng turned around and glanced at Xia Yingying, then smiled and patted her head.
He knew what she meant; she wanted to give Chen Feng her own money so he could pay the down payment.
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