Gao Shanshan, who hadn't eaten in a long time, was finally satisfied. "Isn't it out of season for lychees? And these lychees are just too delicious."
Gao Shanshan didn't spare her praise; these were the best lychees she had ever eaten, bar none!
"They're from Huai Sang's family, from his friend who went to serve in the army and has now retired."
Gao Shanshan had heard Gao Yang mention Shen Huai Sang before, so the name was familiar.
"Does his family still have this lychee?" Gao Shanshan had finally found something edible and was afraid it would disappear.
Gao Yang was also taken aback. "There's still some now, I just don't know how much."
He had also heard Shen Yao mention that she was going to sell them tomorrow.
This was bad; he had forgotten to ask them to leave some more for him!
Suddenly, Gao Yang thought of an idea. "Huai Sang's family runs a guesthouse. Why don't you come with me? You can relax too."
Gao Yang had already heard his wife's test results and was worried about her being alone and overthinking. He hadn't been at ease leaving her by herself.
Bringing her to Shen Huai Sang's guesthouse, which was nearby, would allow him to take care of her, and perhaps a change of environment would cheer her up.
"Can I, can I really?" Gao Shanshan asked excitedly. She was so bored being alone at home, and she couldn't do anything.
"If I say you can, you can. Hurry up and pack a few clothes, I'll take you shortly," Gao Yang said.
Originally, to keep to the schedule and because he felt it was inconvenient for Gao Yang and his workmates to travel back and forth every day, the Shen family had provided accommodation.
Since the guesthouse was large, it was no problem to spare two rooms for them.
As for his wife, he would book her a room when they got there.
So, when Gao Yang arrived at the Shen family's place again, Gao Shanshan was following behind him.
Everyone was shocked by Gao Shanshan's appearance.
If they hadn't known Gao Yang's character, they would have suspected that Gao Yang had been mistreating his wife.
Gao Yang explained the whole situation to the Shen family, and they readily agreed, quickly preparing a large room for Gao Shanshan.
Gao Shanshan was stunned by the exquisitely decorated courtyard house. How could she not have known there was such a beautiful guesthouse in Puhe County!
It was unbelievable that something so beautiful was unknown!
Indeed, seeing such a beautiful environment, Gao Shanshan's mood improved considerably.
When Gao Yang left, the Shen family went to find the village chief to propose the idea of contracting land.
Village Committee Office
"Shen Laoda, what brings you here today?" The village Party secretary saw Shen Yao behind Shen Jun again. "This is your little daughter, isn't she? She's grown up so beautifully!"
The village Party secretary sincerely exclaimed. He had never seen such a beautiful girl; her appearance was even more captivating than television actresses.
"Thank you for the compliment, Third Uncle," Shen Jun said.
Everyone in the village was more or less related, and this village Party secretary was a distant cousin of Shen Yao's.
After chatting for a while longer, they got down to business.
"Our child has returned after finishing her studies. It's now encouraged to develop our hometowns, so we thought about coming back to develop. It's fortunate that our girl's idea coincided with that of a wealthy classmate of hers, so they decided to cooperate. The classmate will provide the funding, and Yao Yao will be responsible for managing and developing the planting."
"The child has ideas, and we adults shouldn't hold her back. So we wanted to ask if we could contract some of the mountains and land in our village."
This wealthy person was a fictitious character created by the Shen family last night. Otherwise, if Shen Yao suddenly produced so much money, people might become suspicious.
Shen Jianguo slapped his thigh upon hearing Shen Jun's words. "Then you've come at the perfect time. The country is vigorously developing agriculture, and the policies are very favorable. Our village's back mountains and empty land can all be contracted out. If you are truly intent on contracting them, I'll call the leaders right away to see if we can offer you a more favorable price."
"We are definitely sincere about contracting, otherwise, we wouldn't be bothering you," Shen Jun replied.
Shen Jianguo's eyes lit up upon hearing Shen Jun's words. This was indeed an achievement to be presented!
He then asked Shen Jun to wait and immediately turned to make a phone call.
About ten minutes later, Shen Jianguo came back in with a smile.
"The higher-ups have agreed. If you contract all of it, there are a total of 5 mountain peaks, and over eighty mu of wasteland (in rural southern areas, there's little farmland, mostly mountains, so 80 mu is a lot). A single contract for 10 years is 500,000, 20 years is 800,000, 50 years is 1.5 million, and 70 years is 2 million. This price has already been discounted by the authorities, and you are even allowed to take out loans."
"However, there are conditions for this price. The land cannot be left idle and must only be used for agriculture. The mountain forests must be utilized within 10 years, or a fine will be imposed."
Shen Jun thought the price was surprisingly reasonable, feeling a bit too ambitious himself.
"No problem. However, we also have a condition: we hope that if anyone becomes jealous of our enterprise in the future, the government will also help us." Shen Yao added immediately.
It wasn't that she was petty, but she had encountered too many people who would envy you when you had something and despise you when you didn't; the human heart is the most unfathomable thing in the world.
"That is natural."
Not only would the government not allow such people, but he himself would never permit it.
Heavens, how he felt distressed seeing the village's land and forests lying barren.
He understood that young people were unwilling to farm in the mountains, but he still couldn't bear to see so much land lying idle and overgrown with weeds.
He had thought about contracting it out to other bosses, but they all found the place too remote, preferring villages closer to the county seat.
Now that the Shen family wanted to contract it, he was a hundred percent willing. The Shen family's character was unquestionable; the fact that they could raise a soldier and a child attending a university in the capital was truly exceptional.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to negotiate with the leaders and offer such a favorable price!
Although a few million yuan at once might be difficult for ordinary families to afford, loans and various policies were available, which he had painstakingly secured.
"Then when should we sign the contract?" Shen Jun also wanted to finalize the matter as soon as possible to ease his mind.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll have representatives from each household attend a meeting, and you'll be there too. The contract can be signed after the meeting," Shen Jianguo said.
Although the barren land and mountains belonged to the state, since they were in the same village, such an important matter still needed to be announced.
Moreover, Shen Jun's contracting fees would be distributed to each household in the village, with a portion also used for village development.
"Alright, I'll bring our Yao Yao tomorrow. After all, this is Yao Yao and her classmate's business; I'm just here to support the child."
"Okay, then you go back first. I'll send out the notice," Shen Jianguo said.