The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Chapter 1253 A Contract Signing After Many Twists and Turns

So, led by the team leader, Shen Xuening and Qin Zizhou arrived at the home of the bamboo forest owner.

"Brother Zhao, are you home?" The captain was the first to walk into the yard. Seeing that the gate was open, he shouted loudly at the gate.

The person Shen Xuening sent to prison was Zhao Dong, the son of the captain who was called Brother Zhao. At this moment, Zhao Dong's father walked out of the house quickly. When he saw that it was the captain, he was very enthusiastic. However, when he saw Shen Xuening, his enthusiasm faded.

Zhao Dong's father looked at the three of them and asked, "Is there something you need?"

The team leader said with a smile, "You've hit the jackpot. Your bamboo forest has caught the eye of President Shen, and she's planning to lease it. She's come here specifically to discuss the lease fee with you."

Zhao Dong's father immediately snorted coldly: "I won't contract it to her. Don't say anything more, you can leave."

The team leader patted Zhao Dong's father on the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhao, are you stupid? Everyone knows that President Shen is known for her kindness and righteousness. She contracted your bamboo forest, so she definitely won't treat you badly. You're kicking people out without even listening to her. She's a money god. You'll definitely regret this later."

Zhao Dong's father strongly objected: "Hmph, she sent my son to prison. I hate her so much that I can't even be bothered to rent the bamboo forest to her. No way, absolutely not."

The captain said, "It's only natural that your son was arrested for stealing other people's things. What's so strange about that?"

Zhao Dong's father was somewhat angry with the captain. He glared at the captain and said, "You're wrong. No matter what, he's still my son. Now that he's been sent to prison, his reputation is even worse. How will he ever find a wife in the future?"

The captain continued to persuade him: "Since your reputation is already ruined, and you still don't have money, won't it be even harder for you to find a wife?"

Zhao Dong's father was speechless, choked with embarrassment: "You..."

The captain patted Zhao Dong's father on the back: "Don't be angry or upset. Think about it, isn't what I said reasonable?"

Zhao Dong's father said emphatically, "No matter what you say, I will not rent the land to her."

The captain sighed, "I'm telling you, don't be stubborn about money, no matter who you're dealing with. Is having too much money bad for your health?"

Zhao Dong's father looked at Shen Xuening: "I'll rent it to her if you want, but you have to release my son."

Shen Xuening didn't respond, and the captain quickly said, "Why did you release your son? To cause more trouble? In my opinion, it's good to let him be taught a lesson inside."

Zhao Dong's father choked again: "You..."

The team leader said earnestly, "Let me tell you, President Shen has her eye on more than just your place. If you don't agree, she'll go and contract other people's land. In that case, you won't have a son or any money, and you'll just be watching others get rich, which will only make you more miserable."

Zhao Dong's father opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word to refute the other party, his face turning red and his neck thick with suppressed anger.

The captain continued to persuade him: "Brother Zhao, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don't act impulsively, or you'll be the one who suffers."

Zhao Dong's father glared at the team leader: "What kind of spell she's cast on you? Why are you always on her side? Are you taking kickbacks?"

The captain had a clever mind: "What are you saying? If I'm going to take a kickback, it'll be from you, what does it have to do with the boss?"

Zhao Dong's father was speechless.

Shen Xuening then spoke up: "Sir, if you're willing to lease that bamboo grove to me, I can give you five thousand a year for a twenty-year contract. If you need it, I can also pay the rent in full at once. Think about it."

Five thousand a year, fifty thousand in ten years, one hundred thousand in twenty years. That bamboo forest is no longer of any use. At most, we can cut some bamboo to weave some bamboo products. If we rent it to Shen Xuening, it would be like getting one hundred thousand yuan for free.

Zhao Dong's father silently calculated in his mind. He was very tempted by the money, but he couldn't swallow his anger, so he didn't say anything.

Shen Xuening understood Zhao Dong's father's feelings, so she said, "How about this, I'll give you six thousand a year. If you're willing, I'll sign a contract with you right away. If you're not willing, then forget it."

A loud voice rang out from behind the crowd: "Yes, yes, let's contract it at the price Mr. Shen said."

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Zhao Dong's mother who had returned.

As Zhao Dong's mother walked into the house, she heard Shen Xuening's words and was overjoyed: "President Shen, if he doesn't want to sign the contract with you, I will. I'm ready to sign it anytime."

Zhao Dong's father tugged at Zhao Dong's mother: "What are you doing? She sent our son to prison, why did you agree to her?"

Zhao Dong's mother, hands on her hips, said, "Zhao Dong stole someone's things, so it's only right that he was caught. I have no objection."

Zhao Dong's father was very dissatisfied: "That's your own son, how can you say that?"

Zhao Dong's mother said excitedly, "Besides my own son, I also have a daughter. If you don't want the money, I will keep it for my daughter's dowry."

Zhao Dong's father threatened, "Aren't you afraid that if you act like this, your son will come back and fight you to the death?"

“He’s only a bully at home.” Zhao Dong’s mother was more pragmatic than Zhao Dong. “I don’t care, this contract has to be signed today. You can take the money, but I don’t care.”

Zhao Dong's father clearly couldn't persuade Zhao Dong's mother: "Fine, fine, money is more important, I'm not going to get involved in this anymore." After saying that, he stormed back into the house.

Zhao Dong's mother turned around and smiled at Shen Xuening, saying, "President Shen, you are very magnanimous. Don't take it to heart, and don't take it to heart either. He's not very educated and doesn't know anything."

Shen Xuening said, "I don't care."

"That's good, that's good." Zhao Dong's mother asked with a hint of eagerness, "Mr. Shen, are you really going to lease my family's bamboo forest?"

Shen Xuening is a person of her word: "Yes, we'll contract the whole thing, including the surrounding wasteland. It'll be six thousand a year. If there are no problems, come over this afternoon to sign the contract."

Zhao Dong's mother was still somewhat disappointed: "Can we only sign it this afternoon?"

Shen Xuening nodded: "Yes, the contract needs to be drafted and revised, otherwise there may be mistakes."

Zhao Dong's mother looked at Shen Xuening and said, "Then I'll come find you this afternoon, but how should I do that? I don't have your phone number."

Shen Xuening said, "I'll be home all day. If you don't see me, tell my mom and have her call me."

Zhao Dong's mother nodded repeatedly: "Okay, no problem."

After discussing the matter, the group left Zhao Dong's house.

Halfway there, Feng Yanlin, a staff member from the farming company, called out to Shen Xuening: "President Shen, there are some things I'd like to discuss with you. Do you have time?"

"Yes, let's talk as we walk." Shen Xuening hadn't been to the filming location for over half a month, so it was only natural for her to come back and discuss the filming with them, especially since they had signed a contract.

“Okay.” Feng Yanlin followed Shen Xuening. “President Shen, we’ve all seen your wedding video. We need you to join the crew for filming for a while tomorrow. Could Mr. Qin make an appearance during this time? We’ll offer him a fee.”

Shen Xuening began to ponder.

Qin Zizhou then said, "Okay, but what specific storyline should we film?"

Feng Yanlin roughly said, "You'll be special guests, helping with some farm work, and then you can have a meal. Of course, I think the audience would prefer to see you two showing affection, so we can arrange one or two segments. What do you think?"

Qin Zizhou went to see Shen Xuening: "Xuening, we're already married, but apart from the wedding video, we haven't appeared in public together yet. How about this time..."

Shen Xuening asked with some concern, "Will this affect you in any way?"

Qin Zizhou said, "It's fine to film normally."

Shen Xuening nodded: "In that case, for the sake of the show's ratings, I'll agree."

Feng Yanlin was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, President Shen and Mr. Qin. I'll go back and tell the director to arrange the plot."

Shen Xuening said, "Okay."

Back home, Shen Xuening called Liu Yujie: "Cousin, I have something to ask you."

Liu Yujie said politely, "Go on."

Shen Xuening said, "I'd like to buy some more expensive fish fry. Do you have any connections?"

Liu Yujie was quite confident: "Yes, I can help you buy whatever you want. I've been doing purchasing for so many years, I have excellent connections."

Shen Xuening said, "Then buy me black-backed barbel, Sultan fish, tilapia, chub, mandarin fish, large mandarin fish, freshwater grouper, white-headed mandarin fish, long-bodied mandarin fish, Liuzhou mandarin fish..."

Liu Yujie said helplessly, "I can't remember these names. Xue Ning, can you make a list for me, specifying how many of each type of fish fry I need? I'll contact the seller right away."

Shen Xuening smiled slightly: "I have already prepared the list. Just prepare according to the list. Tell me after you have bought the fish fry, and I will release them into the river myself."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yujie immediately asked, "Xue Ning, I heard that you contracted the large reservoir behind our village, is that right?"

Shen Xuening asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Liu Yujie said, "If you're going to release fish fry, I suggest you catch some of the bigger fish first, otherwise the bigger fish might eat the fry."

Shen Xuening said, "If that's the case, then we don't need to buy fish for the banquet; we can just catch them ourselves."

Liu Yujie nodded: "Sure, you've already contracted the reservoir, so the fish in it are yours too."

Shen Xuening said, "Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Xuening immediately sent the list to Liu Yujie, and then went to find Shen Dong: "Dad, do you know any professional fishermen?"

Shen Dong was a little confused: "Yes, we know each other. What's wrong?"

Shen Xuening explained, "I've contracted the reservoir and want to catch some fish to use at the banquet. After catching them, I plan to release some fish fry back in."

Shen Dong immediately replied, "I understand. I'll contact them right away and have them come to retrieve it tomorrow."

Shen Xuening said, "Okay."

……

Around 3 PM, Zhao Dong's mother practically dragged Zhao Dong's father to sign the contract together. Shen Xuening gave the money to Zhao Dong's mother in one lump sum. Zhao Dong's mother was all smiles, her mouth practically agape.

"Mr. Shen, thank you so much." Zhao Dong's mother was extremely grateful.

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure." Shen Xuening smiled. "Let's keep a low profile about the contracting."

“I understand, wealth shouldn’t be flaunted.” Zhao Dong’s mother wiped the red ink off her thumb, her eyes full of joy.

"I'm all done here, you guys go home first." Shen Xuening still had things to do.

"Okay, we'll be going now." Zhao Dong's mother pulled Zhao Dong's father away.

Cao Wenyu leaned closer to Shen Xuening and asked curiously, "President Shen, why is one of them so happy while the other is so indifferent?"

Shen Xuening smiled and said, "One wanted to lease the land to me, while the other didn't. The indifferent one couldn't win against the happy one, and in the end, they signed the contract."

Cao Wenyu, unaware of the intricacies of the situation, couldn't help but remark, "What a strange couple."

Shen Xuening didn't say anything, but said, "I'll leave this to you. I'm going to find Xi Danping."

Xi Danping has an office, and he is currently working there. However, he is about to leave for the construction site in ten minutes. Shen Xuening arrived just in time, before he left.

Shen Xuening reached out and knocked on the door.

Xi Danping was busy, so he didn't look up: "Please come in."

"You're such a busy person," Shen Xuening greeted with a smile. "Do you have any time to spare for me?"

Upon hearing Shen Xuening's words, Xi Danping immediately raised his head: "President Shen, happy marriage."

"Thank you," Shen Xuening added, "Don't forget my homecoming banquet on the first day of the tenth lunar month."

"Of course, I'll definitely come. I've already prepared the gift." Xi Danping invited Shen Xuening to sit on the sofa. "I was just wondering when you would come back, and I didn't expect to see you the next second."

Shen Xuening casually remarked, "Isn't that a pleasant surprise?"

"Yes, it's a pleasant surprise." Xi Danping changed the subject. "But you should have just gotten back, right? Why are you here to see me so soon?"

Shen Xuening said, "I've contracted a bamboo forest and plan to build a goose shed. Can you design one for me?"

Xi Danping immediately returned to his professional stance: "Okay, what function do you want to achieve? How many geese do you want to raise? What's the surrounding terrain like?"

Shen Xuening said, “There are workers’ housing, sheepdog kennels, at least 10,000 geese, sheds for the geese to stay overnight, a road leading to the reservoir, and grazing areas around it. As for the terrain, I’m going to take you to see it myself.”

Xi Danping asked, "When do you plan to build it?"

Shen Xuening said, "The sooner the better."

Xi Danping said professionally, "Then let's go take a look at the terrain now and draw up a topographic map. I can only design it if I have a map."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Okay."

The two left the office. Xi Danping went to take care of his own business first, and then went to the bamboo forest with Shen Xuening.

Take photos while looking at the map. With these photos, you can build a 3D topographic map in no time. With a 3D topographic map, the design will be more intuitive, and you will know what it is at a glance.

Shen Xuening was not as professional as Xi Danping, so she stayed by his side and answered questions whenever needed.

After working for more than an hour, Xi Danping had a model in mind: "President Shen, why did you suddenly decide to build a goose farm?"

Shen Xuening replied, "It's not sudden. I've always wanted to build a goose house, but the time wasn't right. Now that it is, I want to build it as soon as possible."

"Understood." Xi Danping didn't ask any more questions. "President Shen, it's time to go back."

"Okay." The two walked back together.