Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 430 - 310: Annoying Friend_2

Chapter 430: Chapter 310: Annoying Friend_2

Sean Knight nodded his head and said,

"Hello."

He didn’t have any intention of shaking hands. Even without Sky Eye, he could see that Molly Wilson knew him and had a strong purpose in mind.

"Alright, now that we’ve met, let’s chat later. I’ll ask the waiter to bring the food now." Nicholas laughed, not noticing the deliberate distance Sean was maintaining from his sister-in-law.

Truth be told, if Molly hadn’t had plastic surgery, she would have been quite good-looking, scoring around six or seven points. The surgery, however, had destroyed her natural beauty.

Moreover, her underlying intentions in her gaze made Sean want to leave as soon as possible.

While eating and chatting, Sean tried to talk about some things that were novel to the people here, mainly about container treasure hunting, which interested Nicholas.

However, Molly occasionally interrupted and asked Sean how many treasures he had found and how much money he had made.

"I saw a video of Sean’s container auction online, and I heard he made several tens of thousands of dollars in just one attempt..."

The content and exaggerated expression Molly mentioned surprised Nicholas, who turned to look at Sean.

"It’s true, but most of the time it’s just hundreds of dollars, or even losing money. That’s why I stopped doing it."

Sean spoke straightforwardly because it was indeed a fact.

It’s just that he attributed other people’s experiences to himself.

Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn’t mind if Sean earned that much, but if Sean suddenly changed his identity into a millionaire or billionaire, the mental comparison during their conversations wouldn’t be the same.

He had no idea how rich Sean was now.

Molly secretly pouted her lips after hearing Sean’s words, not believing it.

But she couldn’t say this in front of Nicholas.

So in front of Nicholas, she asked for Sean’s WeChat.

This surprised Nicholas since his wife’s sister had always been haughty and courted by others. This was the first time she took the initiative to request someone else’s contact information.

Could it be that she was interested in Sean?

Nicholas was more than happy about it.

After all, Sean’s character was reliable and trustworthy.

During the dinner, Nicholas was satisfied, but Sean had no taste for it and excused himself early to attend to other matters.

He had not yet returned home when Molly sent a message. Sean bluntly blocked her.

After all, the content of her message was quite explicit.

The next day, Nicholas called with an aggressive tone,

"Sean, what’s the matter? My sister was trying to be friendly and talk to you, and you just blocked her? When someone’s interested in you, at least be polite, right?"

Sean initially thought about not mentioning the issue, so as not to embarrass both sides. But since the other party had spoken first, he said,

"Wait until I send you what your sister sent to me, then you can see for yourself."

After that, he sent the screenshot from the previous day.

Then, when Nicholas called again, Sean simply didn’t answer it.

This matter affected their mood for two or three days.

Fortunately, good things came afterward.

An off-road vehicle stopped at the entrance of the Knight residence.

Richard got out of the car, while the driver took two gift boxes from the trunk, followed by another person with a briefcase in hand.

Sean was in the courtyard dealing with fish that had been caught today. Seeing Richard, he was also a bit surprised.

"Brother, you’re back without a word, do you feel like a stranger?" Richard said with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

He let the driver put down the items, greeted Ralph Knight, and then grabbed a small bench to sit in front of Sean.

Sean washed his hands and said,

"Mainly because I wanted to come home and see everyone while I was away, I didn’t want to disturb anyone."

"I understand." Richard pointed to the man next to him and said,

"This is Craig Davis, the new manager of the sub-company. He will be in charge of your island construction project. The Design Institute has sent him the design drawings, and he’s here to discuss them with you."

Zhao Changjie, who had seen his share of big scenes, sat down and laughed, saying:

"I’ve signed quite a few contracts, but this is the first time I’m discussing a project in such an environment - Mr. Knight really doesn’t put on any airs."

In his opinion, Sean Knight, with assets over tens of billions, could be considered a top-tier rich man in Xinjiang.

Would anyone believe that such a person would catch and gut fish in his own courtyard?

Sean Knight turned to his grandfather, Ralph Knight, who had his eyes closed, and said:

"My grandfather said that even if you have great wealth, you should enjoy your three meals a day; even if you have vast fertile fields, you should sleep on an eight-foot bed. No matter how rich you are, you should enjoy your life, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Ralph Knight, although his eyes were closed, felt pleased in his heart: Good boy, I didn’t pamper you for nothing!

After chatting for a while, Zhao Changjie took out the design drawings from his briefcase.

Actually, Sean Knight had already seen the design online. However, since Zhao Changjie wanted to go into detail, he was naturally happy to listen more closely.

After all, this would be his base in the future.

Looking at the transformed island, Sean Knight found it quite pleasing to the eye.

Although he deliberately left the locations of the two remaining mines on the design, which made it look less perfect, this was Sean Knight’s own requirement, and the other party had just carried it out.

So, Zhao Changjie, who didn’t know the full story, was a bit puzzled:

"Mr. Knight, why did you leave these two areas undesignated? Is there any special situation here?"

"There are two mines here." Sean Knight laughed, "The island is large, anyway. So let’s leave these areas for now. Once the mines are exhausted, we can carry out other transformations."

"What kind of mines?" Richard Churchill asked curiously, "Are they gold mines?"

"Gold mine and copper mine."

Richard Churchill blurted out:

"Really? You’re going to make a fortune then!"

"Not necessarily," Sean Knight waved his hand, "The mining situation abroad is still uncertain. By the way, when will our construction team leave?"

"We plan to leave in twenty days," Zhao Changjie explained, "There’s the issue of manpower collection and various procedures."

Richard Churchill added a comment:

"This construction project is Xinjiang’s first overseas project. Although you are still one of us, the project is being built overseas, so Xinjiang places great importance on it."

Sean nodded, feeling reassured. At least this project might end up being a political or benchmark project. There should be no problem with its quality.

"Alright, let’s sign the contract later, and I’ll transfer the initial down payment for the project," Sean said.

Hearing Sean say this, Zhao Changjie was also very happy. His main reason for coming this time was to collect the project payment. However, it felt different when the other party proposed it himself compared to when he asked for it.

Zhao Changjie brought the contract, Sean Knight looked at it carefully, signed it, and transferred the money to the public account provided by the other party.

Sean currently had plenty of money in his domestic bank cards. Apart from the Tang Sword sales, the rest was from selling the Terracotta Figurines.

If only the bank could find him, otherwise, he would definitely be served by the bank staff.

Soon, Zhao Changjie received a message from his finance department saying that the money had arrived.

Zhao Changjie was delighted.

Sean Knight reminded him:

"Security isn’t as good as in our country, so be sure to do the security work well. Although most of the workers will work on the island, supply and local interactions are inevitable. Be careful!"

Indeed, there had been bloody lessons in the past.

Richard Churchill said:

"Brother, don’t you know someone over there? Introduce them to Changjie, so they can have someone to rely on in case of emergencies."

Sean gave Zhao Changjie Oliver Brooks’ contact information and said:

"I am the actual owner of this island, but on the surface, it is this Oliver Brooks. After all, the Indonesian side doesn’t allow us to buy islands. You understand."

They naturally understood.

After the official business was done, Sean invited them to stay for the fish meal. This was a new experience for Richard and Zhao Changjie, so they both decided to stay.

Once this matter was over, Sean no longer paid attention to it. After all, the island was so big, and the construction was bound to take time, so there wasn’t much to see in the meantime.

What he didn’t expect was that after giving a month’s leave, only twenty days had passed, and Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper came over.