Li Haochen returned home, and Murong Yanran looked at him with extremely seductive eyes, patted the sofa next to her with a mischievous smile and said, "Come here!"
This look was all too familiar. He touched his waist, which still ached a bit, and Li Haochen felt a little hesitant. He immediately said, "It's so late and you're still not asleep. It's bad for your skin. Go get some rest. I'm going to take a shower first."
"I told you to come here!"
Li Haochen's feet stopped in mid-air as he was about to step out. He turned around stiffly and walked over with a tough attitude. "Wife, what is it? I'm all sweaty, don't stink me out."
"I heard you drank some stewed soup earlier~"
The way her voice trailed off sent a shiver down Li Haochen's spine. He cursed Liu Zijun in his heart for saying something like that and bringing him so much trouble.
"Oh no!"
Li Haochen sighed heavily in his heart, then braced himself. Whatever happened, happened. At most, he would be incapacitated tomorrow. He then lay down on the sofa in a starfish position. "Let's do it!"
Murong Yanran rolled her eyes, then leaned on Li Haochen's chest and said tenderly, "I'm in my fertile period these days."
"Okay, then we need to try harder."
"You silly man, go back to the room."
Li Haochen knew that Murong Yanran was feeling some pressure. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so frantically demanding every month. It was understandable, though. It had been over half a year, and there was still no sign of a baby. They had been to the hospital multiple times, and there were no issues, but she just couldn't conceive. Anyone would feel the pressure.
Once a woman cannot conceive, even if the relationship is good, there will eventually be a crack. As time goes by, the pressure from relatives, friends, and society becomes more apparent, leading to many divorces.
The next day, Li Haochen's waist didn't hurt. They only did it once last night, which was no pressure for him. He could handle it.
After breakfast, Li Haochen drove to meet Huang Haibo and the others. When they arrived at the stainless steel store, they were already loading equipment onto the pickup truck.
"Uncle Bo, do we need to bring so much stuff?"
"Yes, to assess it accurately, we need more than just a look. It requires a lot of professional measuring equipment."
Half an hour later, Huang Haibo and the others had their equipment ready. At this time, Li Haochen also went to a nearby small shop to buy some drinks and a pack of cigarettes. Seeing that they were ready, he handed over the drinks and cigarettes and said, "Uncle Bo, brothers, how about we have a drink and a smoke before we leave?"
"You're too polite again. Alright, let's go. The sooner we get there, the sooner we finish. The measurement will take quite some time."
"Oh, I almost forgot. The road there is full of potholes and quite difficult to navigate. Are these devices afraid of that?"
"No problem, they're all secured tightly."
"Okay, then follow my car."
Before leaving, Li Haochen called Lu Yingshan, asking her to arrange a dinner, otherwise, they wouldn't know where to find food when they arrived.
To get to the opening, they had to take the highway. Li Haochen had just gotten his license, and driving on the highway alone was illegal, so he asked Huang Haibo to ride in his car.
"Haochen, your car is really nice, very comfortable!"
"It is quite good. Is the whole car yours, Uncle Bo?"
"Not for me. I'm an old man, and I don't have the means. Hehe!"
Li Haochen smiled. "Don't have the means? You're kidding. With the Butterfly Bay project, the one hundred million yuan worth of steel pipes, and now this Niutailong Bay project, you could probably buy two battle tanks."
At five in the afternoon, Li Haochen finally entered Niutailong Village. Huang Haibo and the others were utterly speechless. The highway, man, you were only driving at 70 km/h?
Li Haochen also felt a bit embarrassed. It couldn't be helped; it was his first time on the highway, and the rushing vehicles made his heart pound.
"Cough, cough, Uncle Bo, it's probably too late to do the measurements at this hour, right?"
"It's getting dark. It looks like we'll have to measure tomorrow."
"Is that so? Then we'll come back tomorrow?"
"No need for such trouble. We can just make do in the car. We're not delicate flowers, hehe!"
It was indeed quite troublesome. Even going to the city to stay would take two to three hours, and then having to come back tomorrow was quite frustrating.
It felt wrong to come help out and then have people sleep in their cars. "How about this, I'll ask the village if they have any rooms available. If not, we'll go to the city to stay tonight. Sleeping in the car won't do."
"Boss Li, why are you only arriving now?"
Just then, Lu Yingshan walked over. Her question made Li Haochen awkward again. He scratched his head and smiled, "I'm a bit late. Oh, Secretary Lu, it's getting late. We can't start working today. I'd like to ask if you can check if the village has any rooms for rent. We'd like to stay here for the night."
"That's no problem. I have a room at home. I'll tidy it up shortly, and you can stay. However, the conditions are a bit basic, so you'll have to bear with it."
"Uncle Bo, shall we go out to the city instead?"
"It's fine. We rough guys are content with having a place to stay. Thank you, young lady, hehe!"
Since Huang Haibo said that, Li Haochen didn't say anything else. "Then let's have dinner first, it's getting late."
Lu Yingshan had prepared a large table of dishes and two bottles of wine. She was very thoughtful and her cooking skills were good. It was rare to see a girl her age who could cook so well.
After eating and drinking their fill, Lu Yingshan also finished tidying up the rooms. They weren't that basic; there were beds, bedding, and pillows. However, there were only three rooms. Li Haochen naturally gave them to them, and he would sleep in the car. The car was spacious and comfortable, making for a better sleep.
The sky had just begun to darken. It was only a little past seven o'clock. Feeling a bit bored, he went to his car to get a powerful flashlight and went to see Niutailong Bay. It was a beach of two to three kilometers, and he expected to find quite a few sand crabs. Catching some to raise in his space would be good. He already had quite a few, but he was still far from his goal.
After walking for more than ten minutes, he finally entered the beach. Walking alone on this quiet path required quite a bit of courage. It wasn't that he was afraid of bad people, but rather of venomous snakes. In the wilderness, a bite could lead to death or amputation.
Li Haochen shone his flashlight around the beach, looking for several newly dug crab holes. They looked good, and most of them had sand crabs. It seemed that the number of crabs on this beach was not small.
He turned off the flashlight and entered his space. There were plenty of tools inside, such as shovels and buckets, so catching sand crabs was not a problem. Bait? Of course, that was a trivial matter; he could just use some mussel meat.
The beach was quite long. Li Haochen set up a total of six traps. After finishing, he walked to the top of the beach and sat by a coconut tree to rest, waiting for an hour or two before he could harvest.