"Wow, sea cucumber? This stuff is amazing! I've never eaten it before."
"It has to be Fengzi, he really has a keen eye for things. Fengzi, I love you to death."
The crowd gathered around, their mouths watering at the sight of so much rare seafood.
Liu Ping smiled as she looked at them. There were two boxes of seafood, which Chen Feng had handed to them when he came in, and told them to put them away.
"What's in this box? There's so much of it!" Huang Fei peered through the rear window of the car.
"Oh right, those are coconuts, they're all freshly picked, bring them down." Chen Feng had forgotten about them and told Huang Fei.
Dinner was served quickly, and everyone sat together, enjoying seafood hot pot and coconut drinks.
"Brother Feng, this stuff isn't very good. It's not as tasty as the coconut juice they sell. It's not even that sweet." The blond guy said, smacking his lips as he held the coconut.
"You're like a wild boar that can't eat manure, you know? You only feel good when you drink those little additives. You're not used to natural stuff," Li Chunlai said with a laugh and a scolding tone beside him.
"That's the taste. Don't forget to cut it open after you finish eating; there's coconut meat inside. It's quite fragrant when you chew it," Chen Feng reminded him, holding up his chopsticks.
Everyone enjoyed the meal immensely. It was the first time in my life that I had ever eaten seafood to my heart's content, thanks to Chen Feng.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they all went home with their gifts. Chen Feng rubbed his stomach and leaned back on the sofa. To be honest, he was tired of eating this stuff these past few days.
But you know what, eating at home with a bunch of people just tastes better than eating out.
“Fengzi, while you were away these past few days, the mine has basically gotten back on track, and the canteen is open for lunch now.”
"Production has stabilized, so we can just sit back and wait to collect the money."
Chen Jianguo sat down with a cigarette in his mouth and smiled.
"Okay, that's good. No one will cause trouble anymore, basically..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Feng saw Li Laoqi and the others come in. He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of amusement in them.
"Fengzi, you're back," Li Laoqi asked with a forced smile.
"Ah," Chen Feng replied casually, already guessing what these people wanted from him.
“Fengzi, I won’t beat around the bush. What happened before was our fault. We were all bewitched by the village chief back then and he fooled us.”
"I'm sorry, Fengzi, I've caused you trouble. Take a look at that land, just buy it, even if it's cheaper," Li Laoqi said, bowing his head.
"A discount? How much cheaper? The key is I don't need it right now, why would I buy it?" Chen Feng shrugged.
“It’s not Fengzi, you can use it. There’s a gold mine down there, so we have no use for it. You should just take it.” Li Laoqi said, filled with deep regret.
This is what happens to holdouts. The Du Jin family now drives an Audi A6 and is even starting to build a new house.
That's an Audi! Not to mention Xiaoqiao Village, there aren't many people driving Audis in the surrounding area.
These holdouts, like Du Jin, all had gold mines, but now they haven't even seen a single Audi, let alone a hair of one; they can only watch others drive luxury cars.
How could they not regret it? They were all extremely regretful, and some even cursed the village chief eighty times.
"Let's talk about it in a few years. I'm short on cash right now. Du Jin's area can still be dug for another ten or eight years. I'll save up some money after we finish digging it out, and then it won't be too late to take yours."
"Don't you like farming? Just start farming first, it's fine," Chen Feng said casually.
In reality, Du Jin's land wouldn't be developed for more than ten or eight years; Chen Feng was just trying to scare them.
Chen Feng definitely won't take the land now; he plans to keep them occupied for a while before making any decisions.
Let them regret it first, and then when the time is right, I'll acquire it at an extremely low price.
This can't be blamed on Chen Feng. It just goes to show that some people are just stubborn and will eventually have to suffer the consequences. You can't blame anyone else.
"Fengzi, how about we discuss this again? Even if it's not the full amount, we can pay gradually," Li Laoqi said anxiously.
"We don't have the money, we can't afford it. Let's talk about it in a few years. Go back now," Chen Feng said, dismissing them.
"I... sigh."
Seeing that Chen Feng had no intention of paying attention to them, Li Laoqi and his companions could only lower their heads and walk away, deciding to talk to him again later.
"People change so much these days; they're not as arrogant as they used to be," Chen Jianguo said, shaking his head as he watched their retreating figures.
"There's nothing I can do. I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter. It's not that I don't want to help them, it's that they rejected the enormous wealth and then welded the door shut."
"What can I do then? Can I kneel at your door and beg you to take the money?" Chen Feng sneered.
"That's true, it's really no one else's fault, you..."
Before Chen Jianguo could say anything more, his phone rang. He picked it up, glanced at it, and immediately frowned and sat up straight.
"What's wrong?" Liu Ping asked immediately when she saw his expression.
Chen Jianguo waved his hand, signaling her to be quiet.
"Hello, Brother Qi?" Chen Jianguo answered the phone.
Chen Feng subconsciously turned to look at his father, not knowing what had happened.
"Huh? What? How could this happen?" Chen Jianguo stood up, his face filled with disbelief.
"And you, how are you?"
"It's alright, so what's the next step?"
"I... well, I just got home a few days ago, Brother Qi. How about this, I'll think about it and give you an answer."
"Okay, that's all for now." Chen Jianguo hung up the phone, looking somewhat troubled.
On the other end of the phone was a slightly overweight man with glasses and a receding hairline.
He hung up the phone and rubbed his face vigorously.
If he had any other choice, he wouldn't have called his brother who had just started to have a better life.
He's truly at his wit's end now.
"What's going on? Why are you reacting like this all of a sudden?" Liu Ping couldn't help but ask.
"Do you remember the boss I mentioned before?" Chen Jianguo said, lighting a cigarette.
"I remember him. He was a good person. Did something happen to him?" Liu Ping asked.
"His mine has suddenly gone on strike, completely paralyzed, and there are people causing trouble. It's probably his arch-enemy who did it."
"His words carry no weight now; nobody listens to him. If this continues, he'll probably have to close down."
"And once he closes down, his fate won't be much better than mine was before."
“He wants me to go back and take charge of the overall situation. After all, I used to lead the mine and I still have many people I know.”
“He was kind to me. I had nowhere to go at the time, and he took me in and promoted me step by step to the top. In the end, he even gave me a red envelope of 100,000 yuan before I left.”
"If you say I felt bad seeing him in trouble and did nothing, I really couldn't bear it," Chen Jianguo said, rubbing his head vigorously.
He is torn between his family and his benefactor, and he is in a real dilemma.
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