Chapter 1216: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1216: Niu Chunsheng's Sincerity!

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

The group sat down together and began eating.

Niu Chunsheng arranged for Niu Linxin to sit with Wang Xiaohua.

He himself sat with Wang Erhai.

Lin Xiaofang, meanwhile, stayed to the side, taking care of little Niu Zhigao's meal.

Everyone ate together, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Niu Chunsheng also did not take the initiative to play matchmaker between Wang Xiaohua and his daughter, because he knew that this kind of thing cannot be forced by elders; they have to get along on their own. If sparks fly, that is naturally best; if not, a forcibly twisted melon is not sweet.

Lin Xiaofang on the side, seeing that Niu Chunsheng kept talking business with Wang Erhai and never brought up Niu Linxin's matter, felt quite stifled.

So she couldn't help but say a sentence:

"Just eat the meal, what business are you talking about!"

Niu Chunsheng said:

"Alright, alright, no business talk, let's just eat properly!"

Niu Chunsheng then chatted with Wang Erhai about the recent situation in Shanggou Village.

When he learned from Wang Erhai that Shanggou Village had changed quite a lot now, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"Back in the day, Shanggou Village was also a big village; there was even a Shanggou Village Primary School next to it, with several hundred students in the school — it was so lively. Never expected that now there would only be this handful of people left!"

Wang Erhai said:

"Exactly. Now the village's fields are almost all lying fallow. If I hadn't contracted those two hundred-plus acres of high-standard farmland to grow rice, there would be even more abandoned fields!"

Niu Chunsheng said:

"Nowadays everyone heads out; people like Erhai who return to the village to start a business are rare! Returning to the village to start a business sounds beautiful in theory, and it can drive employment for villagers, but you must be careful — village personnel matters aren't that easy either. I heard your fish pond was recently poisoned."

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Don't mention it! The person who poisoned it is actually an old acquaintance; I helped him quite a bit, yet never expected he would actually do such a thing!"

Niu Chunsheng said:

"That's why I say, rural entrepreneurship isn't easy. Weren't you doing quite well at Liguo Mountain? Why did you stop?"

Niu Chunsheng was quite puzzled by this point.

Actually, not only Niu Chunsheng — most outsiders who saw it would fail to understand.

Wang Erhai still gave that same set of talking points:

"The internal strife at Liguo Mountain was too severe; I got tired and didn't want to get mixed up in those rotten affairs anymore."

Niu Chunsheng, however, said:

"Where there are people there is jianghu; where there is jianghu there is struggle. Erhai, not to lecture you, but you should adjust your attitude and face those struggles. Returning to the village to start a business also has struggles; you must confront problems squarely, not evade them."

Wang Erhai hurriedly nodded:

"Understood, Uncle Chunsheng. Thank you for saying this; I will definitely face problems properly from now on!"

Zhang Yueran sighed, because she knew Wang Erhai obviously hadn't taken Niu Chunsheng's words to heart.

This man was dead set on doing agriculture in the village; no amount of persuasion worked.

Who knows what he's thinking.

Wang Xiaohua kept his head down eating, not saying much.

After all, as a younger generation member still in school, he couldn't talk about business matters.

Just then, Niu Linxin beside him suddenly leaned over and said in a low voice:

"Thank you, Brother Xiaohua."

Wang Xiaohua felt a bit baffled:

"Thank me for what?"

Niu Linxin still kept her voice low:

"Those words you just said to my mom — they felt so satisfying."

Wang Xiaohua didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He had never thought of speaking up for Niu Linxin; he just wanted to snipe at Lin Xiaofang without leaving traces.

After all, this woman Lin Xiaofang was simply too snobbish, making people uncomfortable.

But now that Niu Linxin was thanking Wang Xiaohua like this, he had nothing to explain.

He just replied in a low voice:

"No need to thank me; I just said it casually."

Niu Chunsheng glanced over this way, discovered Niu Linxin whispering with Wang Xiaohua, and couldn't help revealing a gratified smile.

Lin Xiaofang saw it, and the expression on her face improved considerably.

This always-rebellious daughter had finally obeyed tonight.

She was actually willing to listen to them and take the initiative to get close to Wang Xiaohua!

Their painstaking efforts were not in vain!

Before long, this dinner was finished.

Niu Chunsheng and Wang Erhai also reached some business cooperation agreements. The rice grown from Wang Erhai's two hundred acres of high-standard farmland was too much for Huangsheng Hotel to absorb all at once, so a portion would be distributed to Lixin Grand Hotel at the same price as given to Huangsheng Hotel — four yuan per jin.

Niu Chunsheng also said that if neither Huangsheng Hotel nor Lixin Grand Hotel could take all this batch of rice, he could still introduce other channels for Wang Erhai.

Wang Erhai was endlessly grateful for this, and hurriedly said he would first see how things went; if there really was anything extra, he would discuss it with Niu Chunsheng then.

After eating, everyone went to sit on the sofa side to chat.

Niu Chunsheng took out fifty yuan and said to Niu Linxin:

"Lin Xin, help Dad go buy a pack of cigarettes! Hard Zhonghua!"

But Niu Linxin said:

"It's late at night, I don't want to go out alone!"

Niu Chunsheng then said:

"Then let your Brother Xiao Hua go with you!"

Wang Xiaohua was somewhat helpless, but since Niu Chunsheng had put it that way, he still stood up and went with Niu Linxin.

The two had just left when Niu Chunsheng spoke frankly to Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, what do you think of your Third Brother and my daughter?"

Wang Erhai immediately showed surprise:

"This... my Third Brother just lost his wife not long ago, I'm afraid he doesn't have that inclination..."

Lin Xiaofang then said:

"It's precisely because he just lost his wife that he needs comfort. Yueran, you say, isn't that right?"

Zhang Yueran dry-laughed, not answering.

Wang Erhai asked weakly:

"Speaking of which, Lin Xin's younger sister, is she still in high school?"

Lin Xiaofang then said:

"She was supposed to start Senior Year Three in September, but she refuses to go! We can't control her either, so we can only let her stay at home!"

Wang Erhai was even more surprised:

"This... isn't it a bit early?"

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly said:

"If they hit it off, starting to date now isn't early either; good things take time. Dating for two or three years, then getting the certificate later isn't impossible! The main thing is to let your Third Brother rein in my daughter's rebellious streak right now! Haven't you noticed? My daughter has become much quieter beside your Third Brother!"

Wang Erhai dry-laughed:

"Hehe, indeed there's a bit of that..."

Niu Chunsheng said again:

"Erhai, help me go do some ideological work on your Third Brother. I know your Third Brother certainly hasn't walked out of the pain of losing his wife yet, while my daughter is lively and playful by nature, which just happens to be able to heal the trauma in his heart!"

Wang Erhai always felt this matter was inappropriate, but Niu Chunsheng had helped him a lot, so he still agreed verbally:

"Uncle Chunsheng, then later I'll talk to Third Brother about it, but whether this succeeds or not depends on Third Brother's own willingness. To tell the truth, my Third Brother is very opinionated; if he approves, I don't need to say anything and he'll act on his own; if he doesn't approve, even if I wear my mouth out persuading, he won't budge an inch."

Niu Chunsheng laughed heartily:

"I know that too. Your Third Brother, not only is he very clever, opinionated, and emotionally intelligent, he also understands human relations and does things extremely steadily. This is also the important reason I favor him. You tell him, as long as he's willing to be with my daughter, once he graduates and enters society, I, Niu Chunsheng, will spare no effort to help him. If he wants to start a business, I'll pull resources for him; if he wants to return home and become an official, I'll pull connections for him!"

Niu Chunsheng's words, once spoken, could be called thoroughly sincere.

He was a businessman, so naturally he knew that to close a deal, one must first show sincerity!