"Dad, do you know how much our pomelos sell for per pound?" Liu Yifeng asked, holding back the crucial information.
Liu Chunsheng disliked guessing and urged Liu Yifeng to tell him quickly.
Liu Yifeng remained silent, instead holding up a single finger.
Seeing his son's gesture, Liu Chunsheng was dismissive. "Pomelos selling for one yuan a pound isn't surprising. After all, our pomelos are so large. I doubt you can find another farm with pomelos this good in taste."
He felt the price was too low but wouldn't say anything if his son had already sold them at this price.
Liu Yifeng knew his father would guess wrong. He smiled and shook his head. "Dad, you're wrong. If it were one yuan a pound, it wouldn't be a surprise. To tell you the truth, our pomelos sell for ten yuan a pound. President Su has contracted all of them.
She had people deliver eight thousand six hundred pounds of pomelos tonight, planning to sell them in her stores tomorrow."
This time, Liu Chunsheng was completely flustered. "What, ten yuan a pound? Did I hear that right?"
According to current market prices, pomelos wouldn't fetch more than one yuan a pound at most.
Ten yuan a pound was a tenfold increase. Wouldn't they make a fortune?
"You heard right, it's really ten yuan a pound. Our family is going to get rich!" Liu Yifeng made a preliminary calculation. Each pomelo tree bore about eighty fruits. If each fruit weighed seventy jin, that would be five hundred and sixty pounds.
There were two thousand one hundred pomelo trees in the orchard, totaling at least 1.1 million pounds of yield.
This meant these pomelos could sell for at least ten million yuan.
That was over ten million yuan, earned so casually. How could he not be excited?
If they then sold the pears and oranges, the income would be at least twenty million yuan.
With this money, he could invest in other industries. Then, money would breed money, and soon he would be a billionaire.
And all of this was achievable.
Liu Chunsheng was equally excited. "Tomorrow, you take me to the orchard. I can help pick pomelos too!"
"Dad, I've hired people to pick them. You can just watch from the side.
However, Tongtong's kindergarten friends will be visiting our home tomorrow. How about I take you to the orchard the day after tomorrow?"
"Tongtong has already made friends in kindergarten? That's great. No problem then, take me the day after tomorrow. There's no rush for one day."
Liu Yifeng nodded. "Alright. Oh, and Dad, I picked some extra pomelos. They're still in the car. I'll bring them down later. Tomorrow, you can send them to Third Uncle and Eldest Uncle so they can try them too.
Tomorrow morning, I also need to pick up Yaoyao's mother at the village entrance. After all, it's her first time here, and she won't know which house is ours."
Liu Chunsheng readily agreed. "You go ahead and do your thing. I'll handle this."
The next morning, Liu Yifeng drove to the village entrance to wait for Xu Muqing and her daughter.
He had just received a call from Xu Muqing saying she was about to reach Mengshan.
After hanging up, Liu Yifeng quickly washed up and left, afraid of being late.
Soon, a white Maserati appeared from the downhill point in the distance. It was clearly Xu Muqing's car.
He immediately waved at the car. Xu Muqing also spotted him and stopped beside him. "Mr. Liu, I'm sorry to trouble you to wait here so early!"
"No trouble, no trouble. Haven't you had breakfast yet?" Liu Yifeng asked.
Xu Muqing shook her head. "Not yet. Yaoyao woke me up early and urged me to come quickly. I didn't even have time to buy breakfast."
Liu Yifeng smiled. "It's fine, we haven't eaten either. I'll make something simple. Please follow me from behind, and I'll lead the way!" With that, he got into his own car.
As they entered the village, the villagers couldn't help but talk when they saw Xu Muqing's car.
"This Liu Yifeng is quite something. Since he made money, all the people he knows are wealthy.
Last time it was a woman driving a BMW, and this time it's a woman driving a sports car. He's truly lucky in love."
"But I saw a little girl in the passenger seat. Maybe they aren't in *that* kind of relationship. We shouldn't spread rumors."
"No matter what, Liu Yifeng will eventually surpass Liu Xincheng and become the richest man in our village.
We've all invested in the vegetable greenhouses with him, maybe we can become rich too."
"How much money can you make from the few tens of thousands you invested?"
"No matter how much money we invested, it's always right to follow Yifeng."
The majority of the villagers had unwavering faith in Liu Yifeng's ability.
Liu Yifeng couldn't hear the villagers' discussions. Soon, he brought Xu Muqing to his home.
Xu Muqing didn't expect that not only was Liu Yifeng's car old, but his house also looked so simple. It was obvious his family didn't have much money.
She couldn't help but regret why she hadn't insisted on giving him that Porsche. Even if he didn't drive it, he could have sold it for some money and bought a house in the county town.
"My home is relatively modest. Ms. Xu, this is probably your first time in a place like this. I hope you don't mind!" Liu Yifeng spoke when he saw Xu Muqing staring at his house.
Xu Muqing came back to her senses and smiled. "I don't mind at all. The environment and air here are very good. No wonder more and more people like to live in the countryside."
"The countryside is indeed quite nice. Although life in the city is convenient, it's very oppressive. Unlike in the countryside, where one feels very relaxed," Liu Yifeng still preferred the countryside lifestyle.
Even if he bought a house in the city, he would still visit the countryside from time to time.
"Uncle, where's Tongtong?" Yaoyao stood in the yard for a long time and couldn't see Tongtong.
"Tongtong might not be awake yet. I'll go call him!" Tongtong was so excited about Yaoyao visiting him today that he couldn't sleep. He finally fell asleep at midnight. It was only seven o'clock now, so he was still fast asleep.
As soon as Liu Yifeng finished speaking, Tongtong's excited voice rang out. "Yaoyao, you're here!"
Yaoyao looked at the person who appeared in the living room and ran over happily. "Tongtong, your house is so fun! There are mountains and water everywhere on the way. I love it here!"
Tongtong held Yaoyao's hand. "If you like it, why don't you stay here tonight?
Let me take you to meet Dabai first. He's my best friend here!"
With that, he took Yaoyao's hand and led her to Dabai's dog kennel.
Soon, the two little ones and the puppy were playing together, having a great time.
At this moment, Liu Chunsheng also woke up. He looked at Xu Muqing, who was elegant and dressed expensively, and appeared a bit awkward, not knowing where to put his hands.
"Ms. Xu, this is my dad," Liu Yifeng introduced.
Xu Muqing smiled faintly. "Hello, Uncle Xu!"
"You... hello. You two chat. I'm going to wash up!" Liu Chunsheng nodded and then went to the backyard.
"My dad is a bit shy. Please don't mind him!" Liu Yifeng said, seeing his father's demeanor.
He probably thought that because she drove a luxury car and was elegantly dressed, and he hadn't interacted with such wealthy people before, he was afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Xu Muqing smiled indifferently. "It's alright. I think your dad is quite cute!"
"Then you sit here for a while. I'll go make breakfast!" Liu Yifeng said, remembering that everyone hadn't eaten yet.
"Can I help you?" Although Xu Muqing had a nanny to cook at home, she could cook herself, just not very often.