Chapter 196 - Successful Contracting

After waiting for about ten-plus minutes, the meeting inside wrapped up.

All the village cadres from inside walked out of the meeting room.

These were mostly elderly people from the village, Chen Yang’s elders.

Chen Yang warmly greeted each one of them.

The elderly warmly responded to Chen Yang.

“Yang Zi, do well!

Whether our village can improve, it all depends on you.”

“Yang Zi, Uncle Huang supports your endeavors!

The village will also fully support you.”

The elderly said these words with cheerful smiles.

Chen Yang felt very touched inside.

“All my uncles and elders, don’t worry, I will definitely improve the condition of our Liuhew Village.”

“Once I get things started, I will make sure everyone in our village can work locally and increase their income!”

Chen Yang stood up and said with determination in his eyes.

“Good, good, good!

Young people should have ambition!

We all have high hopes for you!”

The elders were even more delighted upon receiving such a serious reply from Chen Yang.

After praising Chen Yang for a while, they also dispersed one after another.

After seeing off the elders, Wu Kexin walked out of the meeting room.

Chen Yang immediately went over upon seeing her.

Before he could speak, Wu Kexin spoke first.

“The village meeting has passed the proposal, and the town is also okay with leasing it to you,” Wu Kexin said as she locked the meeting room’s door.

“Really?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang’s pupils unconsciously dilated, and he became excited.

“Of course it’s true, could I even lie to you?

Just sign the contract in a bit, and after paying the rent to the village, the deal will be sealed!”

Wu Kexin said matter-of-factly.

“Yes!”

Chen Yang couldn’t help but exclaim with excitement.

Then, in a sudden move, he hugged Wu Kexin around the waist and started spinning her around.

“Mayor, you’ve really done me a huge favor!

I love you to death!”

Chen Yang was extremely thrilled.

That was a gold mine!

And now it was under his lease.

How could Chen Yang not be overwhelmed with excitement?

Chen Yang excitedly spun Wu Kexin around several times.

Wu Kexin was quite shocked by Chen Yang’s sudden outburst.

By the time Chen Yang had calmed down and set her down, her entire face had turned pale with fright.

“Chen Yang, what are you doing?

It’s just a plot of land, why are you so excited?” Wu Kexin said, slightly regaining her composure, with a look of reproach.

The excitement on Chen Yang’s face did not fade.

“Mayor, you don’t understand, but you’ll find out why I’m this excited later.”

Saying this, Chen Yang took her hand and walked towards the office.

“Come on, Mayor, let’s go to your office and get the lease contract signed.”

Chen Yang was exceptionally excited.

Wu Kexin, puzzled by his excitement, did not say much.

Instead, she followed him to the office, where she took out a lease contract.

After marking the leased land and some other relevant clauses, Wu Kexin looked up at Chen Yang and asked, “The contract is nearly complete, how many years do you want to lease it for?

I’ll write it down.”

Sitting across from Wu Kexin, Chen Yang pondered briefly before replying, “For how many years can the land be leased?”

“Ah?” Wu Kexin was startled, then explained, “Village collective land leasing should not have a time limit, just as long as you can pay the rent.”

“Great!” Chen Yang cheered, then said generously, “Well, let’s start with twenty years then.”

“What?

Twenty years?”

Wu Kexin was astonished, “What do you need the land for twenty years for?”

Chen Yang smiled, “I have my plans, just write it down as I say, lease it for twenty years.”

Wu Kexin, her face full of astonishment, was extremely curious about Chen Yang’s string of odd reactions that day.

What was up with Chen Yang today?

He came knocking early in the morning, and when he found out he could lease the land, he even got this excited.

This was way out of the ordinary.

One should know that even when he had successfully cultivated wild mountain mushrooms, he had never been this excited.

“Chen Yang, what on earth is so special about that piece of land?

What makes you care so much about it?” Wu Kexin couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked this.

Chen Yang replied with a mysterious smile, “Village head, I can’t tell you now.

Wait a few days, and you will naturally find out.”

Seeing the mysterious smile on Chen Yang’s face, Wu Kexin felt somewhat helpless.

She thought to herself, truly unsure of what he was planning.

With a sense of resignation, Wu Kexin shook her head and then wrote down a twenty-year term on the rental agreement.

“Although the rent for mountain forest land is rather low, the plot you are contracting is quite large, so the rent will be five thousand yuan a year.”

After writing the leasing term, Wu Kexin suddenly remembered that she had not yet discussed the price with Chen Yang.

Upon mentioning the price, Wu Kexin thought Chen Yang would hesitate for a moment, considering that twenty years added up to one hundred thousand yuan—a sizeable sum indeed.

However, to her surprise, Chen Yang agreed immediately and without a second thought.

“Sure, five thousand then!

Let me sign now, and I’ll bring the money to you tomorrow,” Chen Yang casually agreed, took the contract and a pen, and signed his name.

Wu Kexin was slightly stunned, then she also stamped the official seal and signed her name.

With the contract successfully signed, Chen Yang’s breathing became rushed.

A gold mine, oh!

It was indeed a gold mine!

Although the rent was a hundred thousand yuan!

Acquiring a gold mine made it an utterly worthwhile deal.

“There are two copies of the contract.

You take one back with you, and the other will be kept at the village office.”

After signing, Wu Kexin made two copies of the contract and handed one to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang excitedly took the contract, his elation clearly showing.

“Alright, Village Head!

I will take this copy!”

Chen Yang said with a smile as he took the contract, ready to leave the place.

But just as he was about to stand up, Wu Kexin called out to him.

“Eh?

You’re leaving already?”

Chen Yang was taken aback, then turned around and said with a smile, “Yes, Village Head, now that the contract is settled, I need to gather the money to bring to you.”

Watching Chen Yang speak so naturally, Wu Kexin was somewhat speechless.

“Aren’t you forgetting something?”

Wu Kexin said.

Chen Yang scratched the back of his head, then thought hard, but couldn’t recall anything.

So he asked, “What did I forget?”

Wu Kexin was not just speechless this time; her mind was filled with annoyance.

“How many meals do you plan to owe me?

Why is it that every time you say you’ll treat me to a meal, you forget as soon as you turn around?” Wu Kexin said with a glance.

“Oh!

That thing!”

Chen Yang slapped his forehead and started to laugh sheepishly.

Only after Wu Kexin’s reminder did he remember that he had promised to take her out for a meal after this matter was concluded!

“Sorry, Village Head, I got so excited I forgot,” Chen Yang said with an awkward smile.

Wu Kexin gave him another look, “So you remember now, don’t you?”

“Remembered, remembered,” Chen Yang nodded repeatedly, then glanced outside at the sky.

He noticed that it was already past four in the afternoon, and night would soon fall.

So he suggested, “Village Head, it’s getting dark soon; how about I take you out for a meal tomorrow?”

Wu Kexin walked out from behind the desk.

Smiling, she said, “That won’t do, it has to be today.”

Chen Yang felt slightly overwhelmed.

“But it’s getting late, and it would be so inconvenient to go out at this time.” Chen Yang spoke, shrugging his shoulders.

Wu Kexin laughed lightly, “Don’t you have a car?

And we are going to the county city to eat.

Are you afraid it’s too late?”

Seeing Wu Kexin putting it that way, Chen Yang could not make any further excuses.

After all, he had let her down several times already.

Moreover, today he had secured the gold mine, and Chen Yang, too, desired to celebrate properly; thus, he simply nodded in agreement.

“Okay, let’s do it today then!

I’ll go home to drop off the contract and come to pick you up, how does that sound?” Chen Yang said with a smile.

“Mmm, sure, I’ll wait for you to come over,” Wu Kexin nodded.

After agreeing, Chen Yang left with the contract.

With an excited heart, Chen Yang walked briskly.

It didn’t take him long to reach the clinic.

He opened the clinic’s big door, then placed the contract carefully at home, and went to the backyard to wheel out the electric tricycle.

He rode the tricycle back to the village office to pick up Wu Kexin.