"Thank you very much for last night. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have happened."
Thinking of the hallucination caused by poisoning last night, Xu Hongdou felt a chill in his back. Although his memory is now blurry and incomplete, the situation at that time must have been critical. If he accidentally fell from the building, or did something else while hallucinating,
Dangerous things, the consequences are really unimaginable.
Zhou Chen comforted him: "No need to thank you. As long as you are fine, I'm relieved. You must be careful when eating mushrooms in the future. They must be cooked before eating."
Xu Hongdou waved her hands after hearing this: "No, please don't mention mushrooms to me again. It will kill you just this time. I won't dare to eat mushrooms again in the future."
I feel scared just thinking about it, and at least I won’t dare eat fungi again for a long time.
Zhou Chen picked up the teapot and poured a glass of water, but found that the water was already cold.
"I'll go down and get you some hot water."
"No, I'll just drink something cold to feel more comfortable."
"All right."
Zhou Chen poured her a glass of water.
"How do you feel now?"
"I feel much better, but I'm still a little tired and my head is a little dizzy, but everything else is fine."
"That's good, don't go out for the next two days, have a good rest in the courtyard, and wait until you have fully recovered before going out."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Xu Hongdou nodded obediently, and then she remembered what happened yesterday.
"Where were you yesterday? Why can't I get through when I call you? I heard from Damai that you went out in the early morning?"
"Well, I have some personal matters at the moment and I need to go to the city. I forgot to charge my phone while I was busy."
Zhou Chen lied a little. He couldn't say that he was going to pay homage to his wife in his previous life, so he could only use white lies to fool him.
"Oh, I thought something happened to you." Xu Hongdou breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "Are you concerned about me?"
Xu Hongdou said calmly: "We are friends, isn't it normal for me to care about you?"
"Really? It's just the concern between friends, nothing else?"
"if not?"
Xu Hongdou's face turned slightly red and she quickly changed the subject: "Help me open the window, it's too stuffy in the room."
Zhou Chen went over and opened the window. As soon as he opened the window, he heard the rapid chirping of birds outside.
"Hey, is there a bird in this nest?"
Zhou Chen stretched his head out of the window and was very surprised to find two more birds in the bird's nest.
Xu Hongdou replied: "It was available a few days ago."
"Can you sleep peacefully now?"
"I've gotten used to it these days, but you are used to it too?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "If I want to sleep, the birds can't wake me up. This is the advantage of the countryside. You can see the bird's nest at such a close distance."
In fact, there is no shortage of birds in the green forests of urban communities, but people in big cities are so busy that they don’t have time to go see birds. They spend their time working and playing with their mobile phones.
"I won't disturb you anymore. You have a good rest. When you are well, I will invite you out to do some collecting."
Just as Zhou Chen was about to walk out the door, Xu Hongdou suddenly stopped him and said solemnly: "Zhou Chen, thank you."
Zhou Chen didn't even look back, he just waved his hand towards Xu Hongdou.
"I'm just helping my future girlfriend."
After saying that, he walked downstairs slowly, leaving Xu Hongdou with an angry look on his face.
"You're so passionate, who is your future girlfriend?"
After being away for many days, Mr. Ma, who went home to sell his house to raise funds, also came back. He was frightened when he learned that Xu Hongdou and the other three were poisoned by fungi.
In the evening, everyone in the small courtyard gathered together to eat porridge, steamed buns and vegetarian dishes. Now everyone is familiar with it. If everyone is at home at night, they will basically gather together to eat.
Xie Zhiyao and Xie Xiaochun were also there, and they were also spreading the news about mushrooms to Zhou Chen and others during the meal, saying that the mushrooms must be cooked before they can be eaten.
After dinner, Mr. Ma pulled Zhou Chen aside and asked in a low voice: "I have raised the money, Mr. Zhou, when will your investment be paid?"
Zhou Chen said: "You should sign a contract first, private investment, the money can be received at any time."
"No problem, it's already been prepared for you."
Master Ma said with a smile, and then took out a contract and placed it in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen looked at the contract and chuckled: "Master Ma, you are here well prepared. What about having dinner?"
Ma Qiushan chuckled and said: "Be prepared and the money will arrive early, so I can start taking action early."
"Okay, let me take a look at the contract first."
Zhou Chen picked up the contract and read it carefully from beginning to end. Although we are neighbors and friends, in business, we must have a business-oriented attitude.
After reading it from beginning to end, there were no problems or text traps, so Zhou Chen signed his name and stamped his fingerprints.
"Ten percent of the funds will arrive tomorrow morning."
"Come on, it's more fun to deal with Mr. Zhou, unlike Mr. Xie, who is slow and inefficient. How can you make a lot of money like this?"
Mr. Ma happily put away the contract. Although ten percent was not much, at least he had an additional partner to share the risks equally. If he wanted to expand in the future, Zhou Chen would also be a very good partner.
"Why do I hear someone talking bad about me?"
Xie Zhiyao came over, sat down next to Ma Qiu Shan, and saw Ma Qiu Shan's contract.
"Old Ma, you are really like a goose that plucks your hair. You don't even let Mr. Zhou, your neighbor in the same hospital, be spared."
Ma Qiushan glared at him: "You're just talking nonsense. I even took out the daughter-in-law book my parents gave me. This time I will definitely be able to rise again and create greater glory. Mr. Zhou can just wait and count the money."
Xie Zhiyao smiled noncommittally: "I hope you will do what you say."
Then he looked at Zhou Chen and asked expectantly: "Zhou Chen, you have been thinking about the B&B in our village for a long time, do you have any ideas?
After looking for Zhou Chen that day, he later also looked for many investors, but unfortunately, after so many days, there was no suitable one.
In fact, many people have inquired or even come to see it, but after understanding the situation and bargaining, they finally gave up.
He was disappointed time and again, so he placed his greatest hope on Zhou Chen. If Zhou Chen was willing to invest, it would really no longer be a problem.
Zhou Chen said: “Mr.
It’s huge, but it’s not easy to get back the money, it takes a long time.”
"More importantly, I don't have that much time and energy to manage the B&B. So if I take over the B&B, I have to find professional people to manage it. But the problem is that Yunmiao Village is a bit remote after all. I want to find a B&B."
It is not easy to find a qualified manager to take care of a B&B, and I don’t want to spend this time and energy looking for someone.”
"That's it."
Xie Zhiyao looked disappointed. Zhou Chen seemed to be his biggest hope, but Zhou Chen had no such idea. If even Zhou Chen was not willing to take over, it was really unknown when someone would take over the B&B.
If the B&B cannot be built, it will be even more difficult for Yunmiao Village to develop into a tourist attraction in the future.
Just when he was disappointed, Zhou Chen suddenly said: "But if the management problem can be solved, even if the profit is not much, as long as it can make a profit and not lose money, I am actually still willing to make some investment."
Hearing this, Xie Zhiyao was instantly overjoyed.
"Is this true?"
"If I can find someone to help manage the B&B, are you really willing to take over the B&B?"
Zhou Chen raised his hand and said: "Just management is not enough. I said, I don't ask for much profit, but at least I can't lose money. And I have another request. If you can't make a profit within three years, you have to be responsible for selling the B&B."
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"Three years?"
Xie Zhiyao looked serious. He had been back to Yunmiao Village for several years. Not to mention making money, he also had a lot of loans.
Although he is full of confidence in the village's planning and future, he is not sure whether the B&B will be profitable within three years.
“Mr.
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Xie Zhiyao smiled bitterly and said: "Zhou Chen, you are the most kind-hearted businessman I have ever seen, but I understand what you mean. Investment is different from charity. Profit is indeed the most important thing. I can sign a contract with you.
If you take over the B&B and it cannot make a profit within three years after it opens, I will take back the B&B at the original price with all my capital."
"Since Mr. Xie is so cheerful, I must keep my word and Mr. Xie can prepare the contract."
"Okay, Zhou Chen, thank you."
Xie Zhiyao was sincerely grateful. Although Zhou Chen agreed to accept the B&B with conditions, for him, this was the best result. Maybe someone would be willing to take over the B&B in the future, but he didn’t know when it would take him.
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And even if someone is willing to take over, he doesn’t know if the other person will agree with him. If they have different opinions, it may not promote the development of the village.
On the contrary, Zhou Chen took over and only provided money but not management. He needed to find someone to manage it. This may be a troublesome thing, but it gave him a lot of room to use the B&B to better promote the development of the village.
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As for whether he will be profitable in three years, he can't think too much about it. He will spend the present time first.
He already has too much debt to bear, and even if it comes back a few years later, he can accept it, because he always firmly believes that their Yunmiao Village will be able to develop in the future, and all investments will be rewarded by then.
Xie Zhiyao acted very quickly. A few days later, he brought the original owner of the B&B and signed a transfer contract with Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen also paid the money to the other party.
As for Mr. Ma's part of the investment, Zhou Chen had already called him.
A few days later, Zhou Chen and several other people in the small courtyard were deceived by Xie Zhiyao into going to the 'team building'. Except for Zhou Chen, who had already guessed Xie Zhiyao's purpose, everyone else thought he was really going out.
Playing, everyone is inexplicably excited.
When they arrived at the orchard and heard that they were going to help with picking, Hu Youyu and the others' faces were ashen.
It’s just that after walking such a long way, even if I’m angry, I can only follow Xie Zhiyao and help Aunt Feng’s family pick fruits.
Aunt Feng and her husband were also miserable. The old couple originally had a son and a daughter, but the daughter slipped and fell to her death while picking fungi when she was a child. The eldest son was later arrested and imprisoned for theft and has not been released to this day.
In order to pay off debts and save money, the old couple worked day and night. Not long ago, Aunt Feng's husband, Uncle Achang, fainted and was hospitalized, leaving no labor force. That's why Xie Zhiyao tricked everyone in the small courtyard to help pick plums.
I have to say that Xie Zhiyao really has a holy mother's heart and wants to take care of everything, as if he really can't bear to see the suffering in the world.
After working for several days in a row, Xu Hongdou and the others were exhausted. Every time they returned home, they would fall asleep.
As for Zhou Chen, this bit of work is just a trivial matter for him. He does the most work every day, but he is also in the best spirit and is in much better condition than them.
"Zhou Chen, if I hadn't known that you are from Modu, I would have thought that you grew up in the countryside. You are so good at work, much better than me, a real rural person."
After Xie Zhiyao saw Zhou Chen's working ability, he felt ashamed that a big boss like Zhou Chen would help their village. He would never have dared to think about it before.
Zhou Chen said: "You are prejudiced. It is true that rural people can do farm work, but it does not mean that urban people cannot do farm work."
"It makes so much sense, I can't argue with it."
The promotional video that Xie Zhiyao and the others organized to shoot was finally released. Because of the participation of Nana and Damai, he specially brought the finished film to the courtyard for everyone to watch.
The promotional video was well shot. Although Xu Hongdou did not participate, Xie Zhiyao and the others still found a woman to shoot the final couple scene with him.
When it came to the last scene of the Milky Way, several girls were attracted by this beautiful scene.
Nana couldn't help but ask: "It's so beautiful, where is this?"
Damai nodded in agreement repeatedly, she was also fascinated by this scene of the Milky Way.
Xu Hongdou asked curiously: "Is this processed, or is it always like this?"
Xie Zhiyao explained: "This is without special effects. I have been to this place several times and I took this scene. It is not too far from our village. If you want to go, we can have a group tour."
Jian, go camping somewhere for the night, go there in the afternoon, and come back the next morning without delaying anything, but you have to choose a good day, otherwise you won't be able to see this scene."
His proposal was unanimously approved by several women.
"Yeah."
"Master Ma, Zhou Chen, Teacher Hu, what do you think?"
Mr. Ma replied: "I have no objection."
Hu Youyu also nodded, and Zhou Chen said: "I have no objection either."
"That's good. We've made an agreement. I'll check the weather forecast. Well, the weather will be good the day after tomorrow. Then we can go the afternoon of the day after tomorrow and come back the next morning. How about that?"
"Okay." "No problem."......
A pleasant team building was decided like this.
Two days passed in a flash, and in the evening, Xie Zhiyao drove a car, plus Zhou Chen's car, and a group of eight people set off together.
Under the leadership of Xie Zhiyao, Zhou Chen and the others came to a parking place on the Erhai Lake, and then they carried the equipment to the depths of the forest by the sea.
Standing in front of the simple fence, looking at the endless Erhai Lake in front of me, listening to the chirping of seabirds, my mood naturally became much lighter.
"This is a great place for camping and picnics."
There is a large open space with a lot of garbage on the ground. You can tell at a glance that people often come here for picnics and camping.
Xie Zhiyao said: "It's not dark yet. Let's set up the tent first and find some branches. We can have a bonfire at night and watch the stars together around the bonfire."
Among the people, only he and Xie Xiaochun had been here, so naturally no one doubted his words and everyone started to act according to his words.
After everything was ready, everyone took some time to relax. Some sat down and chatted, while others wandered around.
Zhou Chen is the kind of person who walks around. Although he is at the beach, there is a large forest behind him, so he is still curious. It is not dark yet, so he wants to go into the woods to have a look.
Xie Zhiyao saw his actions and warned: "Zhou Chen, don't go deep. Although there are no large animals here, it will be troublesome if a snake appears."
Zhou Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay. If there is really a snake, we can have extra food tonight."
"Huh!"
His words aroused a burst of disgust from Xu Hongdou and the other girls.
