The sky had grown late, and Li Haochen, having finished his tasks for the day, returned home to find Murong Yanran preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Li Haochen, of course, quietly returned to his room, took out his bag, smiled, and went downstairs.
Seeing Murong Yanran still diligently cooking, Li Haochen tiptoed behind her and hugged her slender waist from behind.
"Ah... you scared me to death."
Li Haochen kissed Murong Yanran's cheek and handed her the bag, "This is for you."
Murong Yanran was so delighted that she almost dropped the spatula, but she didn't look at what Li Haochen had given her. In her opinion, as long as it was from Li Haochen, even a hairpin could make her happy all day.
Murong Yanran immediately turned around and gave him a passionate kiss. The two acted as if they hadn't seen each other in three years. Their kiss was so intense that if it weren't for the smell of burnt food from the pot that snapped them back to reality, they might have had a more intimate moment in the kitchen.
"It's all your fault, the food is burnt."
"Let me do it, you can rest!"
"Okay, hee hee!"
Murong Yanran had been waiting for these words. She tossed the rag to Li Haochen and eagerly grabbed her gift, skipping into the living room to examine it.
Seeing her childish demeanor, Li Haochen was also in a great mood.
That night, when they went to bed, Murong Yanran hung the bag in front of him, swaying it back and forth, and asked with a giggle, "Does it look good?"
"Not as good as you."
Murong Yanran smiled faintly, lay on her side on the bed, struck a seductive pose, and beckoned Li Haochen with a finger, "I'm giving you a gift tonight too, hee hee!"
Li Haochen's spirits lifted, his gaze burning with desire, and he lunged forward…
The next morning, Li Haochen came downstairs full of vigor and with a rosy complexion. Last night was the first victory he'd had in a long time. It seemed Liu Zijun's tonic soup was indeed effective, no wonder there was a long queue every day. It wasn't unreasonable that he had quickly entered the ranks of the billionaires.
After breakfast, Li Haochen walked out to the shore outside the village, where many Wuling Hongguang vans were parked, waiting to pick up passengers.
Li Haochen walked around and found a middle-aged man with an honest face. After negotiating the price, he got in. The destination was quite far, a drive of over an hour.
Before going, Li Haochen had already called the recipient. To his surprise, the person was a woman and the village secretary. However, judging by her voice, she shouldn't be too old.
After passing the Binhai area, they drove along the national highway for about half an hour. Following the directions on the "wicked map," they turned onto a country road.
After another ten minutes, the road conditions started to deteriorate, becoming bumpy. The driver's face, Uncle Wei, didn't look too good. Looking at this stretch of road, he probably regretted taking this job.
Let alone him, Li Haochen felt a bit embarrassed and immediately said, "Uncle Wei, I'm truly sorry. I didn't know the road conditions here were so bad. I'll add two hundred to your fare later."
"Thank you, Boss Li."
Upon hearing about the extra money, Wei Dayong's expression immediately improved. He wasn't embarrassed; he wasn't exactly wealthy, so he wouldn't refuse extra money.
After driving for about a kilometer or two, they finally reached the destination. When he got out of the car, his buttocks felt as if they had fallen apart.
Looking at the village, there were only a few scattered adobe houses. It hardly looked like a village. Li Haochen calculated that there were less than twenty households.
"Are you Mr. Li?"
Hearing the voice, he looked and saw a short-haired woman walking towards him in a slight hurry. The way she walked, the bouncing motion caused by her strides, could lead one's thoughts astray. She had a grand figure, and her features were quite attractive. Combined with her short hair, she looked very capable.
"Yes, you must be Secretary Lu. I didn't expect Secretary Lu to be so young and beautiful, haha!"
Lu Yingshan just smiled, extended her hand, and made a gesture to invite him, "Mr. Li, this way please."
Li Haochen followed Lu Yingshan, walking along a rather steep and narrow path for about five or six minutes before reaching the thousand-mu beach she had mentioned.
It was then that Li Haochen understood why such a large clam bed was left untouched. The road conditions alone made it undesirable.
Looking at this beach, Li Haochen immediately took a liking to it. It perfectly fit his design requirements for a super fish cage. However, to enclose it, the engineering work would be immense, costing at least two to three hundred million. He didn't have much money now, at most thirty million in hand.
Money wasn't the key issue; the crucial point was obtaining the construction permit. This wasn't Binhai, and he was unfamiliar with the area, with no connections at all.
"Secretary Lu, this place is quite well-preserved, haha!"
Lu Yingshan, hearing the implied meaning in Li Haochen's words, put on a feigned expression of helplessness and said with a bitter smile, "Mr. Li, to be frank, the reason no one wants this place is the lack of access. Otherwise, such a good location would have been rented out long ago."
"If the land route is not viable, isn't there still the sea route? Miss Lu, perhaps you should clarify things a bit more?"
As Li Haochen said this, Lu Yingshan's expression clearly became unnatural. After a moment, she sighed and said, "Mr. Li, you are incredibly perceptive. At this point, there's no need for me to conceal anything. It's like this: the outer part of this bay belongs to Niutou Village. They have filled it with oyster rafts, leaving no passage open…"
"Then why don't you report this to the relevant departments?"
"We have, many times. Each time the reply is that it's Niutou Village's sea territory, and they can't do anything if they don't allow it. Sigh…"
Li Haochen rubbed his chin in thought. This beach was indeed good, vast in area. Once enclosed, it would be a huge treasure. However, the inaccessibility by both land and sea was a dilemma.
A few minutes later, Li Haochen decided to acquire the place and said, "Secretary Lu, what about the price and the lease term for this place?"
"Mr. Li, you mean you want to…?"
Li Haochen nodded noncommittally.
"Really? That would be great. Fifty per mu, for a ten-year lease, how about that?"
After Lu Yingshan stated the terms, Li Haochen replied without hesitation, "Deal, I'll take it. Happy cooperation!"