Chapter 313

Damn! Country bumpkin! Should just stay in the countryside for life!

Behind him came Boss Gao's angry roar; Ye Cheng pursed his lips.

He thought to himself: fine, I'll just stay in the countryside for life—how great.

The meal ended on bad terms; although he didn't know what tactics Boss Gao would use next, Ye Cheng still needed to prepare ahead.

Returning to the village, it wasn't too late yet; Ye Cheng went straight to the Chen family, summoned the Chen Brothers, then also called Jiang Yunxiang and the others, and they held a meeting at his home.

"A Cheng, what's the matter, calling us over this late?" Jiang Yunxiang had already changed into her sleepwear, threw on an outer garment and came out.

The others also looked at Ye Cheng, not understanding what had happened.

"This way, I attended a banquet today; a boss said he wanted me to give him the crayfish intended for Boss Qian, offering to raise the price by twenty percent—what do you think?"

Ye Cheng didn't say he had refused Boss Gao; he wanted to see what these people thought.

Doing business, you don't fear external difficulties; you fear internal problems.

People's hearts are the most frightening.

"That won't do; we've already promised Boss Qian, and even if the price goes up, there should be a first‑come, first‑served basis." Jiang Yunxiang spoke first.

"Exactly, you look down on our village folk, don't you? Our village folk also have backbone." Qian Shen and Zhang Guafu also voiced their stance.

Ye Cheng looked at the Chen Brothers; Chen Zhanglong needn't be worried—this kid listens to his older brother.

Chen Zhangfu lowered his head in thought, then raised it and said:

"Brother Cheng, I'll follow you, but I think we can discuss the price with Boss Qian—maybe set a deadline, after which the price can rise, and any surplus can go to this boss."

"Afu's proposal is also fine; we can produce more—what's there to fear about a little extra work?"

"Right, A Cheng, we just need to work a few more hours—we can manage it."

Upon hearing Chen Zhangfu's words, the women also began to think it made sense.

Ye Cheng waited until everyone had spoken, then calmly said:

"I have already refused him."

The group exchanged glances; Jiang Yunxiang gave Ye Cheng a sharp look.

"A Cheng, you should have said you refused him earlier—why make us speak?"

She is the sister‑in‑law, so she dares to speak; the others dare not, and can only lower their heads in silence.

The present Ye Cheng is clearly no longer the village loafer of before; his little act just now was a test—any adult could figure it out.

"Old Two, I'll obey you for the rest of my life—tell me what to do and I'll do it!" Zhang Guafu suddenly rose, sticking out her neck as she spoke.

The air suddenly stagnated.

Ye Cheng was startled into coughing twice—he wanted you to show loyalty, not to confess love.

"Um, aunt, please sit down, don't get agitated." Ye Cheng hurriedly had Zhang Guafu sit down.

Now he didn't dare play any more mind games; he got straight to the point.

"This way, that boss will likely come to buy crayfish during this period, so we need more people out there to snap up the goods first—if the goods are in our hands, we have capital, understand?"

"No, brother, we've already been trying to gather goods, but it's only this much." Chen Zhangfu said.

"Then go to more distant villages; I'll give you the motorcycle, and you two brothers can go to other towns."

"Okay, brother, I want to ride the motorcycle." Chen Zhanglong happily raised his hand in agreement—he had long wanted to ride a motorcycle.

"Fine, brother, we'll go farther afield to collect." With the motorcycle, Chen Zhangfu had no objection—it was fast and comfortable.

"Hmm, this is the first step; then we bring them back and first find a pond to keep them in, or they'll all die."

"I have one; my family has a pond, no fish in it, just sitting idle." Qian Shen eagerly raised her hand.

"Okay, let's first put them in Qian Shen's pond, but we need to add some fencing."

"No problem; I'll have the old man take care of it when I get back—just a morning's work."

After Qian Shen finished speaking, Ye Cheng, with a solemn expression, continued:

"This time it's just the first boss trying to steal our business; later more bosses will come, so this is a stopgap measure. Moreover, spicy crayfish aren't hard to develop, so I plan to start crayfish farming."

"Huh? Farming? Do we even need to raise these crayfish?"

"Yeah, they're all over the fields—why raise them?"

Ye Cheng waved his hand to stop them: "One reason for farming is stable supply; another is food safety. I'll provide the funds, Chen Zhangfu will take the main responsibility, and you all help prepare feed and such."

Upon hearing Ye Cheng call his name, Chen Zhangfu formally took charge of the crayfish farming, feeling excited and jumping up instantly.

"Brother Cheng, rest assured, I will definitely do it well."

"If we don't do it well, we still have to do it well—this is real money, and if we scale up, the whole village can raise crayfish together."

"Brother Cheng, rest assured, I will surely see you installed as Village Chief; from then on our village will rely on you." Chen Zhangfu excitedly blurted out that Ye Cheng intended to run for village chief.

"What? You're running for village chief?" Qian Shen and Zhang Guafu exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Cheng gave Chen Zhangfu a sideways glance; Chen Zhangfu realized he had let the cat out of the bag and quickly sat down.

"Hmm, I have that idea." Ye Cheng nodded.

"Ah, that's great." Qian Shen slapped her thigh, "I'm the first to support."

Zhang Guafu looked at Ye Cheng with a hint of resentment, "You didn't even tell me about such a big matter."

"Alright, everyone here is our own; the election will start in these two days—those who know someone can start reaching out."

"No problem, you can relax."

"Right, I'll leave it to the aunt."

After arranging the crayfish matters, Ye Cheng had everyone go back to sleep; before leaving, Zhang Guafu lingered a moment.

"A Cheng, you haven't come to the aunt's for noodles in ages—when will you have time to come over and eat?"

"Okay, aunt, I've been out at sea lately; I'll come over when I have free time."

Seeing Zhang Guafu off, Ye Cheng also felt the anguish of a Cao Cao—it's not that he loves another man's wife, but that the married woman is too bold.

Before going to sleep, Ye Cheng thought there was nothing else, but unexpectedly he received a text message from Yang Liu:

【Ye Cheng, are you free tomorrow noon? I'd like to treat you to a meal to thank you.】

A beautiful woman inviting me to eat, I must accept.

【A beautiful woman treating me to a meal, I'll make time no matter what.】

【You talk a lot, then I'll wait for you at Chunri Western Restaurant tomorrow noon.】

Western restaurant, to be honest, I haven't been there in a long time.

Mainly that stuff, eating too much is boring; a little steak makes my belly bloat, salad is like eating grass, and it's expensive.

To be honest, the Western food Ye Cheng can stick with are only Ken Uncle and Mai Uncle.

A beautiful woman having a meal, hehe, just thinking about it makes me overjoyed.

In the morning, Ye Cheng happily discovered that it's time to change his underwear.

Damn!