A phone call, a ringing sound, jolted Lu Fan back to his senses. Seeing Wang Yan's alluring gaze, Lu Fan inwardly cursed her as a vixen, almost losing his composure.
"Lu Fan! Have you finished picking the peaches?" Liu Ruyan's voice came from the phone.
"Ruyan! It's all done, we're about to head down the mountain," Lu Fan said quickly.
"You guys? Who else is there?" Liu Ruyan asked suspiciously. With Shen Xinyi by his side, who else would help Lu Fan pick peaches so early?
"Oh! It's Sister-in-law Wang Yan! She also came to help me pick peaches," Lu Fan said quickly.
"Oh! That's good, hurry back. Dinner is ready, come back and eat!" Liu Ruyan hung up the phone.
Wang Yan's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Lu Fan. She had heard some of Liu Ruyan's words just now.
"You're living with the village chief? And she specifically made you food!" Wang Yan suddenly asked.
"Sister-in-law Wang Yan, don't talk nonsense... Forget it, let's hurry back and eat!" Lu Fan suddenly realized he couldn't explain it clearly, so he stopped trying.
"Then... then... then Little Fan! You should still give me a raise!" Wang Yan said urgently. It was a joke; she couldn't end up with nothing, could she?
"Ah...?"
When the two arrived at the village branch, Liu Ruyan had already set the table. She was waiting for Lu Fan to return for dinner with Shen Xinyi.
However, they didn't expect Lu Fan to bring back a vixen. Wang Yan's words and actions were all filled with charm, which even Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi noticed. Were this kid and this vixen really just picking peaches?
However, Shen Xinyi saw Lu Fan's gaze darting away. This scoundrel couldn't handle a joke. He thought she called him an idiot and wanted to sleep with her, humph! Most importantly, he didn't keep his word.
Besides snake meat, Liu Ruyan also made a few light stir-fried dishes. These were vegetables watered with Lu Fan's spiritual liquid, and they tasted exceptionally good.
"Sister-in-law Wang Yan! Don't be shy, eat more vegetables!"
"Sister-in-law Wang Yan! Eat your vegetables!"
"Sister-in-law! Eat more vegetables!"
After eating for a while, Wang Yan noticed a problem. Damn it, the three of them were acting like hosts, and only she seemed like a guest?! Most importantly, she wanted to eat snake meat, but they kept giving her vegetables. What was the meaning of this?
After breakfast, Lu Fan returned home. It was still early, and the people who came to work every day hadn't arrived yet.
"Little Fan! We have about ten people coming to work every day, thirty yuan per person, which is three to four hundred yuan a day. Most importantly, our work isn't that much. Why don't you just not hire people? Your dad and I can still work." Zhao Rongrong finally found an opportunity and said to Lu Fan.
"That's right! Lu Fan! There are very few people who come to our small clinic every year, and I can't stay at the clinic all day. Your mom and I can do the work at home. Why don't you just not hire people!" Lu Changfu also said from the side.
"Dad, Mom! Don't worry about the money, I'm earning a lot now. It's not like we're short of three to five hundred. I've seen you suffer and toil for this family all my life, and now that we have money, you should enjoy yourselves. m..oΓg
How about this, I have a card here with fifty thousand yuan in it. Go out and buy some clothes, travel, and go on vacation. Leave this small mountain village and see the outside world. Also, take pictures of houses you like. When you come back, we'll build a new house! The most beautiful house!" Lu Fan took out a bank card and handed it to Zhao Rongrong.
"Fifty thousand yuan? Little Fan... Where did you get this money?" Zhao Rongrong and Lu Changfu were both shocked. Fifty thousand yuan was something they never dared to imagine before.
Pfft... Lu Fan was amused!
"Dad! Mom! Fifty thousand yuan is just a few days' income! Don't you forget, the peaches I sell every day are worth tens of thousands! You can spend it with peace of mind!" Lu Fan said with a smile.
Lu Fan didn't dare to take out all the money, for fear of scaring his parents. After all, they were simple and honest mountain people who had never seen so much money. Fifty thousand yuan had already shocked them.
"We should build a new house. Our son is also at the age where he should get married. We should build a big house," Zhao Rongrong said with relief.
"What big house? If we're building, let's build a two-story house! Fifty thousand yuan is enough!" Lu Changfu also said from the side.
"Haha! When you go out and see beautiful houses, your horizons will broaden, and you won't say that anymore.
Let me tell you, I plan to build a villa! Don't worry about the money, I've already prepared it! That fifty thousand yuan is for you to buy clothes and go out to play." Lu Fan said with a laugh.
Beep beep beep... The horn of a van sounded outside the gate. Lu Fan hurried out. Zhao Rongrong and Lu Changfu looked at each other for a long time.
"How much money does our son really have? Has he gone crazy? He even wants to build a villa!" Zhao Rongrong said, staring at Lu Changfu.
"If going crazy can build a villa, I'd also like to go crazy for a bit!" Lu Changfu said, swallowing his saliva.
Peaches, mountain vegetables, and pine mushrooms were loaded into a van, and Lu Fan also got into the car and headed into the city.
"Lu Fan! Grandpa sent word that he's going to open several chain stores for us in the provincial capital, all managed by me. Moreover, all ingredients that you have will be purchased from you, settled at 1.5 times the market price. You and the Bai family will split the profits 50/50. What do you think!" As soon as they unloaded the goods, Bai Xuemei pulled Lu Fan aside and said.
"Haha! The old man is really generous! I need to think about this," Lu Fan said with a laugh.
He originally just wanted to help Bai Xuemei manage the hotel because Bai Xuemei was the first person who gave him hope. Moreover, he had already planned to open a hotel, intending to open the next one himself.
However, Bai Grandpa's conditions were not ungenerous. Splitting the profits 50/50 meant that all other costs were borne by the Bai family. He didn't have to worry about anything and could get half the profits.
Of course, Lu Fan also knew that the key to a hotel's high profits lay in his ingredients and medicinal cuisine, which was why Bai Grandpa was willing to offer such generous terms. This meant that the Bai family was making money using his skills, and even so, the Bai family was guaranteed to make a profit.
Moreover, the Bai family was a very good backing. Relying on the Bai family, he basically had nothing to worry about. He could just sit back and count the money. Although his skills were amazing, it was still very difficult for him to open several large hotels with his current strength. Moreover, truly managing them was not as simple as it looked.
Bai Grandpa's words were very true: whether in the county town or the provincial capital, the Bai family still had some connections!
And he was precisely in need of connections right now.