Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Seeing each other again this year, neither of them thought it would be such an occasion.
Chi Yan walked into the coffee shop, ordered a drink, and sat across from Chi Yiming. It was raining heavily outside, and Chi Yiming said, “I thought you wouldn’t come back.”
Chi Yan said quietly: “After all, it is my hometown.”
Chi Yiming smiled sarcastically: “What about those people who have humiliated you? Do you plan to take revenge? Your former boss Duan Tianhai has not made any progress so far. His expression must be very exciting when he sees you.”
Chi Yan glanced at him: “I’m here to discuss business with you, not this.”
Chi Yiming smiled nonchalantly: “Brother, we haven’t seen each other for so long, and you’re still so boring.”
Chi Yan was noncommittal, and he took out a document with an introduction to the pearl farm on Hengxia Island. Pearls were worthless when sold alone, far less than gold and diamonds, but the wealth of an island was immeasurable.
Chi Yiming also became serious. His family had a jewelry business, and it was easy to make money from women. So, he wanted to establish a foothold in R city. Chi Yan said: “I also brought the contract. You can take a look at it.”
Chi Yan took a sip of coffee and pointed at the price at the bottom.
Chi Yiming’s face darkened when he saw the cooperation price: “Are you kidding me? It’s 50% higher than the market price!”
Chi Yan said: “These are seawater pearls, not freshwater pearls. Look below, there are also a batch of black pearls produced by black butterfly oysters.” His tone was very calm, with a completely business-like discussion tone, “The growth environment of black butterfly oysters is very demanding. Strictly speaking, only half of them can successfully produce pearls. The pearls provided by Hengxia Island are perfect. If you need inferior products, then we can completely change the contract.”
Chi Yiming frowned.
Chi Yan was right. There was indeed a certain value behind such an astonishing price. However, with such a high cost, what if the jewelry made lost money? There was also a younger sister in his family. Although his scumbag father preferred him to be the heir, Mrs. Chi also had this one daughter, so his half-sister also had the right to inherit. With such a big sum of money, there would absolutely be no good outcome for Chi Yiming if he lost money.
Chi Yiming calmed down and shook his head: “The price is too high. In the entire R city, no one except the Chi family dares to take over your batch of pearls. If you drop it by 20%, we will consider cooperation.”
Chi Yan smiled: “Yiming, you go back and learn from your father, and then come and negotiate the price with me.” He stood up, and the black-clad entourage outside immediately held an umbrella for him. He didn’t even give Chi Yiming a chance to bargain. Just got in the car again.
Chi Yiming watched his car leave with cold eyes.
There was no sense of wanting to humiliate in Chi Yan’s words, and there was even some hint of instruction. However, Chi Yan didn’t even give him a chance, which undoubtedly rejected the young and energetic Chi Yiming.
Chi Yiming twitched his lips, what if he didn’t sign the contract? He didn’t believe that Chi Yan could find other partners in a poor city like R City.
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The compound was very old. After so many years, almost everyone had bought a new house in the center of the city. When everyone lived in a community, they no longer cared about houses with red walls and green tiles.
Chi Yan’s car was parked far away. He lit a cigarette and looked at the old compound in the distance.
His assistant Shui Yang couldn’t help but say: “Sir, why did you buy such a piece of land?”
When housing prices soared in 2004, the location of the compound did not benefit from the appreciation in land value. So even in 2005, this land still had no investment value. It was previously said that a boss wanted to buy this land to build a factory to discharge sewage. Later, when Chi Yan found out, he stepped in and said he wanted the land.
Chi Yan held a cigarette between his fingertips and flicked the ashes with his lowered eyes.
Shui Yang said: “I heard that there is a stream on this mountain, but this kind of land is not suitable for building anything. Moreover, the residents of this yard have a very sense of belonging in their hearts. The nail-biting households[1] are not willing to sell even if they die.” What ancient buildings. What they wanted to preserve was their memory and belief.
Chi Yan looked indifferent, and it took him a long time to arrive: “It was just a thought, if they don’t want to sell the land, don’t force it.”
Shui Yang choked and didn’t dare to say for a long time that he had already sent people to beat the residents here. He also said that since Mr. Chi Yan wanted this old place, he could not let the nail biters stay back under any circumstances.
After all, as an excellent assistant, he knew very well that the existence of nail-biting households would only make the land worthless. Shui Yang responded casually, and then asked: “Sir, do you want to go in and take a look?”
“No.” Chi Yan put out the cigarette, his fingertips brushed the scar on his face, and his tone was calm and easy-going, “Let’s go.”
More than seven hundred days had passed, sometimes Chi Yan still wondered what she must look like now.
However, when he actually came back, he realized that it was indeed just a thought.
He said he would come back in two years, but it was far more than two years. The impulse and enthusiasm of youth gradually disappeared in the rush and the sound of waves. He had matured so much that he understood that if a person didn’t like him, he should stop disturbing him.
Shui Yang signaled the driver to drive, but Chi Yan still didn’t enter the compound.
Jiang Sui came back from her monthly vacation and found out that Jiang Shuisheng was sick.
Jiang Shuisheng kept coughing and looked pale.
Jiang Sui’s heart sank: “Dad, where are your test results?”
Jiang Shuisheng saw that her expression was not good and he quickly said: “I ‘m fine, it’s just a cold caused by the change of seasons. The B-ultrasound sheet is on the table. You child, your father has said that there is nothing wrong with his health.”
Just when Jiang Sui picked up the report, someone knocked on the door outside.
Jiang Sui was about to open the door, but Jiang Shuisheng stopped her and darkened his face: “I’ll go.”
After a while, there was a quarrel outside the door. Jiang Shuisheng’s voice was rarely so loud. He raised his voice and said, “I said I won’t sell it! I won’t sell it for any money. Go out, don’t come to me again, or I’ll beat you up next time.”
Jiang Shuisheng panted and entered the house. Jiang Sui asked, “Did they come to buy the land again?”
Jiang Shuisheng nodded.
Jiang Sui knew that the value of this land was not high, and there was not much room for appreciation. At first, a real estate company wanted to buy the land, saying it would be used to build a factory. The asking price was very low, and many people hesitated to sell it. Later, they heard that the owner had changed, the price was high, and he promised not to use this land to build a factory. So, many people happily sold it, not including the Jiang family.
Because this was the place where Jiang Sui was born and the only place where her mother’s memories remained.
Jiang Shuisheng was reluctant to sell it. For him, it was as uncomfortable as selling his ancestral base.
“This businessman who kills a thousand people hasn’t come just once or twice. I don’t believe they are still forcing me.”
Jiang Sui comforted him: “It’s okay. Sun Xiaowei and his family haven’t moved out either, as well as Aunt Hong and the others. Several families haven’t moved out yet.” She looked at Jiang Shuisheng’s checklist and frowned slightly. The number was less than usual, but symptoms of early cirrhosis were typically not obvious, which may also be caused by a cold.
Jiang Sui was worried: “Dad, let’s wait for you to recover from the cold and then go for another check-up.”
Jiang Shuisheng couldn’t understand why his daughter was keen on spending this unjust money, but he couldn’t bear to let her down, so he agreed.
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[1] People who are unwilling to sell or hesitant about selling their lands.