When he saw Sun Zan, Ling Zhenfei walked over. Sun Zan was seven or eight years older than Ling Zhenfei. While they both came from the same village and recognized each other, they had never interacted much before due to the age difference.

"What are you looking at?" Ling Zhenfei asked as he approached.

Sun Zan had already noticed Ling Zhenfei coming over, so he looked very composed: "Nothing much, I just arrived at the manor and need to get familiar with everything."

"I heard from Uncle Sun that you're planning to stay at the manor from now on?"

Ling Zhenfei asked Sun Zan. From the first glance, Ling Zhenfei found this man somewhat odd, giving the impression of having the face of a typical intellectual.

But his eyes occasionally betrayed a crafty glint, as if scheming and not entirely pure of heart.

Perhaps it was because he had been mixing in society for a long time that he had grown somewhat cunning, which was quite normal, just lacking the simplicity of rural people.

"That's right, the manor is doing so well now, my father is getting on in years and needs care, and most importantly, I need a platform for achieving great ambitions. I think Xishan Manor is good, a fine platform."

Ling Zhenfei felt that Sun Zan spoke rather well, neither humble nor arrogant, clearly the words of someone seasoned by life's trials.

"So, what have you been doing since you graduated from university?" Ling Zhenfei asked eagerly.

Sun Zan said, "These past few years I've been involved with agricultural knowledge, mainly maintenance and management of vegetable greenhouses. Right now, the greenhouses at Xishan Manor don't have too many major issues, but there are problems too."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Ling Zhenfei was quite surprised.

Sun Zan spoke with great confidence: "Nowadays, management is all about high-tech methods. If we use high-tech, then we can control when to lift or lower the covers on the greenhouses with just a computer every day."

Upon hearing this, Ling Zhenfei understood what he meant, but Xishan Manor was currently undergoing rapid construction. The greenhouses were being put into use so quickly that there was simply no time to implement such high technology, though it might be used in the future.

Besides, doing so would undoubtedly provide job opportunities for the local villagers as well.

"That makes sense, once Xishan Manor stabilizes, we can then upgrade with finer technology."

Sun Zan hummed softly, appearing rather conceited, and said, "Xishan Manor's current development is just too primitive; it won't be able to keep up with the times in the future."

Ling Zhenfei said with a smile, "High technology just saves on labor, but the taste of the vegetables is the foundation of a greenhouse, don't you think?"

Sun Zan nodded: "You're right, Xishan Manor really is special. It's hard to imagine why the same land can produce such different things."

Of course, Ling Zhenfei could not tell him the reason, for he felt that Sun Zan was a bit too conceited. Logically, someone who had been through the school of hard knocks in society shouldn't be this arrogant.

Being too arrogant has two causes: one is doing too well in social interactions, feeling that everything one says or does is right.

The other is looking down on others. No matter what they do, deep down one simply thinks they're no good, belittling others—such people are rather despicable.

Although Ling Zhenfei didn't know which kind Sun Zan was, he didn't like him very much, so he didn't want to talk more with this man. After a brief chat, he left.

Heading back to the villa for a meal, he guessed that Zhou Yun must have already prepared breakfast. On the way home, Ling Zhenfei called Xu Dashan, the village chief of West Second Village.

By the sound of Xu Dashan's voice, he seemed to have just woken up: "Hello, who is this?"

"Uncle Xu, it's Ling Zhenfei."

"Ling Zhenfei, oh, Ling Zhenfei, what's the matter, is there anything you need, is it that the people who went to work last time are not up to par?" Hearing it was Ling Zhenfei, Xu Dashan sounded somewhat excited.

Ling Zhenfei chuckled and said, "Uncle Xu, don't be so worked up, I'm contacting you for a different reason."

Xu Dashan laughed, "As long as it's not that, what is it then?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "It's like this, last time you asked me to check out your village when I had time, and now there's a good opportunity."

"What opportunity?" Xu Dashan listened with great interest.

Ling Zhenfei said with a smile, "It's like this, Xishan Manor's animal husbandry needs to expand. The current pasture area at Xishan Manor is too small and there's no way to expand anymore, so we're thinking of choosing another location in a different village."

Before Ling Zhenfei could finish, Xu Dashan cut in, "So you're looking for another village, to find a suitable place for animal husbandry, is that right?"

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Exactly, Uncle Xu, which village do you think would be suitable?"

Xu Dashan said with a smile, "Zhenfei, it's definitely gotta be our village. Rest assured, I'll smooth everything over for you, as long as you set up the factory in our village."

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Xu, you can't just say that. What I mean is, you should notify the other villages as well, consult with them. If they are willing to have us, we would still need to go and check out the site."

Xu Dashan replied, "Oh, I see, sure, but Zhenfei, can we perhaps negotiate that, if possible, West Second Village could be the first choice?"

Ling Zhenfei chuckled and said, "Sure, Uncle Xu, since you welcome us so warmly, as long as the terrain is suitable I will certainly prioritize West Second Village. But don't worry, Xishan Manor has a lot of business. Even if it's not chosen now, there will be opportunities in the future."

"Great, then it's settled. I'll discuss with them and then get back to you."

After a brief discussion, the two hung up the phone.

When he got home, sure enough, Zhou Yun had already prepared the meal, and Zhou Yun, Jiu Jiu, and Chunyu, the three women, were waiting for him to eat.

Even though only Jiu Jiu was added, Ling Zhenfei felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Zhou Yun, although she didn't say much and was very kind when speaking to Jiu Jiu, Ling Zhenfei could tell that Zhou Yun was acting unnaturally.

Could it really be, as Chunyu said, that Ling Zhenfei had too many girlfriends and Zhou Yun wasn't happy?

Ling Zhenfei didn't know what to say. After breakfast, he took some Ziling Fruits for Jiu Jiu, along with two Heart-Talk Fruits, and then drove her home.

At the doorstep of Jiu Jiu's house, even though Jiu Jiu really wanted Ling Zhenfei to come inside, he refused—after all, who knew how long it would take to leave once he entered Jiu Jiu's house.

After dropping off Jiu Jiu, Ling Zhenfei first went to check on his restaurant. The job interviews were essentially over, and with the opening only a few days away, Xi Shan Restaurant was now in the preparation phase.

At that moment, Xu Dashan called Ling Zhenfei and told him that several neighboring villages all hoped Ling Zhenfei's animal husbandry division would come to their villages, and they would discuss the specifics in person.

Not wanting to delay, Ling Zhenfei drove back in the direction of the village.

The first place Ling Zhenfei visited was Qinghe Village because, regardless of which village was chosen as the new animal husbandry base, the agreement of both Guo Shun and Si Ming, who were in charge of the animal husbandry department, was needed.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.