Although Liu Yifeng was a relatively easy-going person, he would never compromise on matters of principle.
Upon hearing this, Liu Kaichen became extremely anxious. "Yifeng, are you really going to disregard my life for an outsider?
Besides, if I get promoted in the future, it would be a great thing for our family.
Then, if anyone needs help, with my connections, I can solve it, right?"
"Kaichen, if you still consider me your cousin, then don't try to guilt-trip me.
Talk to that hotel owner again. Even if I don't sell my vegetables to just one hotel.
Their hotel is one of the top high-end hotels in our city, and they can still do well in business.
You can't be too selfish. Cutting off someone's livelihood is also cutting off your own retreat."
After speaking, he didn't give Liu Kaichen a chance to reply and hung up the phone.
Liu Kaichen had confidently assured Mr. Zhou that he would definitely persuade his cousin.
But who knew that Liu Yifeng would be so unreasonable? From Liu Yifeng's words, it seemed he would never agree to only sell vegetables to Mr. Zhou. What should he do now?
This troubled him greatly. Just then, his phone rang with a call from Mr. Zhou.
Seeing this call, Liu Kaichen didn't know whether to answer or not, like holding a hot potato, yet unable to throw it away.
Finally, he braced himself and answered, "Hello, Chairman Zhou!"
"Little Liu, how is the matter I entrusted you with going?" Zhou Libo asked with a smile on the phone.
Clearly, he also believed that with Liu Kaichen acting as a mediator, Liu Yifeng would at least give face to a family member.
Monopolizing the market would be a sure thing.
The thought of Liu Yifeng's vegetables supplying only him in the future, and all the high-end customers coming to his establishment, made him extremely happy.
But Liu Kaichen's next words caused his smile to vanish abruptly. "Chairman... Chairman Zhou, I just spoke with my cousin.
But... but he doesn't agree to supply the vegetables exclusively to you. However, if you want them, he said the price would be the same as Longteng Hotel's, not double the price."
"He didn't agree? Is he your real cousin? How could he refuse?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Liu Kaichen was on the verge of tears. "I've pleaded until my mouth is dry, but he just won't agree. He said he promised to supply Longteng Hotel long-term and he can't do something that would make him appear untrustworthy."
"Hmph, if you can't even handle such a small matter, how can I trust you to cooperate with me?" Zhou Libo said with a grim expression.
Liu Kaichen quickly said, "Chairman Zhou, don't worry. I'll go back right now and have my father come out and talk to him. Even if he doesn't give me face, he'll surely give face to an elder."
"Little Liu, let me be clear upfront. If you can't get this done today, then you can forget about getting a contract from me in the future." With that, Zhou Libo immediately hung up.
Liu Kaichen wanted to say more, but only heard a busy signal.
He dared not delay any further, grabbed his car keys, and drove home.
On the way, he specifically bought some nutritional supplements for his second uncle and many toys for Liu Yifeng's son.
As the saying goes, "softened by gifts, emboldened by favors." When he delivered the gifts, Liu Yifeng would be too embarrassed to refuse.
Meanwhile, Liu Yifeng was surveying the terrain in the village. The location he chose couldn't be too close to the village entrance, as it would disturb the villagers' rest.
It also needed to be a place where parking was possible, as a lack of parking would be too inconvenient.
After much deliberation, Liu Yifeng set his sights on a piece of wasteland. This land was about five thousand square meters, belonging to the village's common area, shared by everyone.
The rent for this land could then be given to the village committee or distributed to each household, thus increasing their income.
This way, no one would object to him using this land.
Later, he would beautify the surrounding environment, and if he set up a farm stay, it would definitely become a good attraction.
Once the land was chosen, the next step was to get the approval of the village committee and the villagers.
Otherwise, the farm stay couldn't be built. Thinking of this, Liu Yifeng immediately went to the village head's house.
It was the peanut harvesting season, and many peanuts were piled up in front of every house.
Grandpa Village Head was sitting in the shade of a large tree, shelling peanuts.
Liu Yifeng walked into the courtyard, found a small stool, sat opposite Grandpa Village Head, and helped shell peanuts.
"Eh, why are you here, kid?" Village Head Liu Huogen asked Liu Yifeng with curiosity.
Liu Yifeng grinned. "Second Grandpa, I've come to discuss a business deal with you."
"You rascal, what scheme are you cooking up now?" Liu Huogen asked with a smile.
Liu Yifeng's influence in the village now surpassed that of the village head, Liu Xincheng.
Although everyone didn't know how much money he had made, it was certainly not a small amount.
Behind his back, many people wanted to curry favor with him!
Liu Yifeng got straight to the point. "It's like this, a boss and I want to build a farm stay in our village. We need a large area of land, and I've set my sights on the wasteland by the bridge. I want to rent it."
"Why are you always causing trouble, kid? I heard you just rented a lot of land to build those vegetable greenhouses. Why do you want to build a farm stay now? Can you handle it?" Liu Huogen said.
"Second Grandpa, how can this be causing trouble? Once my farm stay is built, it will attract a large number of tourists, not only driving the economic development of our village but also helping to solve employment problems for the villagers. Isn't this a great thing?"
Upon hearing that building a farm stay would have so many benefits, Liu Huogen's interest was immediately piqued. "Are you telling the truth? Are you sure your farm stay can attract many customers?"
"Of course. Currently, there are very few decent farm stays in our city!
In this fast-paced era, adults are busy with work and neglect to spend time with their children, so they feel guilty.
At this time, if we build a farm stay and promote it well, many people will surely come.
Our village also has many bricklayers. We can hire them to build the farm stay, which will help solve their employment issues.
And once the farm stay is built, I will hire many people to watch over it to prevent any accidents.
So it's a good thing both internally and externally."
Liu Huogen showed a look of relief. "In our village, most young people like you have gone out to work or start businesses.
Only you have chosen to develop your hometown and haven't forgotten to drive the economic development of our village.
Second Grandpa supports you on this matter.
However, I can't decide on renting village land alone. A village meeting must be held, and only if everyone approves can you rent it."
Liu Yifeng wasn't worried about this, as building a farm stay would benefit all the villagers, and no one had a reason to refuse.
"Second Grandpa, please go ahead and convene the village meeting. I will explain it well to everyone then.
As for the site fee, I will definitely not let everyone suffer a loss, no matter how much it is per year." Liu Yifeng said.