Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1444 - 698 Outrageous Demands_3

Chapter 1444: Chapter 698 Outrageous Demands_3

After pondering for quite a while, Yan Fei finally asked, "How much lower can this price go?"

"The lowest would be thirty-five million," was the rather forthcoming reply, probably because they saw that he wasn’t just walking away.

"Then I’ll think about it some more!" Yan Fei said with a smile. "I don’t quite have enough cash on hand right now. It’d be tough to come up with that much money on short notice. Moreover, if there’s a school nearby, I wouldn’t be opposed to the idea. I might even end up attending university in Provincial City next year... After I’ve given it more thought and saved up some money, we can talk again!"

You’re saying you can’t come up with the money right now because you’ve been busy with various construction projects since last year. Don’t think we don’t know that—you might not have the cash now, but in three to five months, it certainly wouldn’t be an issue.

But that was something everyone already knew, and it was clear that he no longer had any desire to negotiate. Continuing the conversation would be pointless. So, for the time being, they had to end the talk there. Someone suggested that they have lunch together, but Yan Fei also declined that invitation, citing other commitments with a smile.

Seeing his attitude, the person who had just mentioned the school construction plan was a bit taken aback—"Damned me, I was trying to do a good job here. After all, proposing to build something like a marketplace there seemed far-fetched. With several universities not too far away, I just used the excuse of building a school. How did I forget that he’d just said he bought the land for peace and quiet, fearing a market... Had I known, I’d have claimed they were planning to build a vegetable wholesale market!"

Having a school nearby versus a marketplace—those were different scenarios. As for living there, being near a school might even be desirable for some!

If this area were in the city center, 100,000 yuan per mu wouldn’t be expensive. Even developing it into a residential area wouldn’t be too costly, and turning it into a commercial zone would be an even better deal.

But given the current situation, developing that piece of land would really require a suitable project.

Yan Fei had barely sat down after returning home when Dong Qiushi, through Chen He, called to invite him for dinner, and Yan Fei agreed cheerfully.

During the meal, in response to Dong Qiushi’s probing questions, Yan Fei didn’t hesitate to share his thoughts: "I’m in no rush anyway. If this land doesn’t sell, so be it. Worst case, I’ll wait until I catch wind of something. Even if it comes to development time, can’t I just fork out a few tens of millions to ensure some peace and quiet around myself? Is it really that hard?"

"Besides, Chen He knows about this house - it’s for my wife and my studies. There’s still a whole lot of things to handle at home, and I definitely won’t be staying in Provincial City long term. If this place hasn’t been developed by the time I graduate from university, then frankly, it won’t have any relation to me at all."

Dong Qiushi was already informed about the situation through Chen He. Hearing what Yan Fei said, he couldn’t help but internally complain about the excessive price that had been demanded that day.

Actually, Yan Fei had always thought the house was built well, and he was quite satisfied with it. Even after graduating, as long as his biggest dream hadn’t been realized, having such a place to stay in Provincial City was nice.

However, a place to stay was just that, and if a marketplace really did pop up nearby in the future, it wouldn’t affect him so much. In saying this, he wasn’t exaggerating.

With that statement, Dong Qiushi reported back. They had no course of action to take, as it wasn’t the buyer who was desperate, but them—they were the ones eager to sell the land. Selling it, no matter what it was developed into, would be better than leaving it as a piece of farmland, right?

Yan Fei didn’t stay long in Provincial City this time; his girl had hurried him back home. The college entrance exam was coming up, and she was even more concerned about it than he was. If she passed, they would be able to be together more often; if not, they’d have to wait another year.

When he returned home this time, it wasn’t until the wheat harvest season that Yan Fei received another call from Dong Qiushi, conveying instructions from above.

The new offer was thirty-two million, and if Yan Fei was willing, they could close the deal right away. If not, they would have to wait until the beginning of the next month, when a piece of land near the city center was going to be auctioned. At that time, the land would also be put up for auction.

Yan Fei immediately expressed that he was fine with the auction. If the price was right, he’d buy it; if someone else competed and the price got too high, then he’d decide at that time.

Don’t forget, even if Boss Yan had his capabilities, he was still just a high school student. His patience had worn thin over the month-long wait. Plus, during this time, what he had been contemplating was planning a far-reaching operation, increasingly putting less thought into the land... In other words, by now, the land had become less of a must-have for him.

After hanging up, Yan Fei threw himself into the enthusiastic harvest operation.

With the apple trees gone from the fields, many households along the road began opting for large combine harvesters to replace their sickles. A few ten yuan per mu wasn’t that painful for the residents of Sancha County to shell out anymore.

More and more young people were going out to work, and there were increasingly more ways to make money in town. It was worth it to secure the harvester’s time and get the wheat harvested. After all, if they finished just in time for a few days of rain, or worse, consecutive rainy days, the losses incurred would far exceed the cost of using the harvester.

Every wheat harvest season, there was one term everyone would use: rush to harvest. Traditional methods were slow—manual reaping, then tying up the wheat and hauling it back, followed by everyone taking turns threshing it on the threshing floor and then drying it. Any part of this process interrupted by rain could lead to sprouting grains and waste away the toil of half a year.

Now, with the large harvesters, it was a welcome change for many. The old ones were inefficient, but these big machines were great—they got the grain out in one go, saving so much trouble!