Chapter 332 - Dinner Conversation

“What’s with all the herbs?

Can you even eat this?”

Curious, Chen Yang immediately asked.

Gao Ya, who was helping Chen Yang clean the dishes, looked up at the dish and smiled, “Of course, you can eat it, otherwise why would I serve it?”

“This is a specialty of my hotel, a very popular medicinal dish!”

Gao Ya explained.

“Medicinal dish?

This is a medicinal dish?”

Chen Yang had heard of medicinal dishes before, but this was his first time seeing one, so he found it quite novel.

“Yes, this is a medicinal dish,”

Gao Ya nodded, then pushed the clean dishes in front of Chen Yang, “Why not try some?”

“Okay, I’ll try it.”

Chen Yang nodded, then picked up some goji berries-like herbs from the table with his chopsticks and started to eat.

After tasting it, he found the flavor average.

“It’s not very tasty, how did it become a signature dish?”

Chen Yang put down his chopsticks.

Gao Ya laughed again and patiently explained, “This is a medicinal dish; it’s primarily about health benefits, not just taste.”

“I’m not very fond of it,”

After hearing Gao Ya’s explanation, Chen Yang shook his head, still not quite understanding, but he didn’t continue to ask and instead picked up his chopsticks to start on other dishes.

Apart from the medicinal dish, the flavors of the other dishes on the table were very good.

Chen Yang found them quite to his liking.

As Chen Yang was enjoying his meal, Gao Ya began to discuss the purpose of inviting him today.

“Chen Yang, I invited you here today because I wanted to get some information about Liuhe Village, like the geographic location near the mining vein because I am planning to start mining officially soon, so I wanted to understand it first.”

Gao Ya said.

“I see,”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang put down his chopsticks and began to speak.

He shared everything about Liuhe Village and the surrounding factors, such as transportation, vein location, and power load, covering nearly everything.

The two had a special relationship, and since Chen Yang also had shares in the gold mine, he naturally didn’t hold anything back.

After listening to the situation in Liuhe Village, Gao Ya slightly frowned, “Listening to you, it seems Liuhe Village’s conditions are quite poor; if we are to mine the vein, we must also build roads and power cables, right?”

Chen Yang paused, then nodded, “That’s about it, but these issues aren’t particularly troublesome.”

“With Gu Family as a major group entering our county, the local government will definitely provide some support.

You just need to talk to them, and it should be settled.”

“After all, building some roads and adding some power cables isn’t a very difficult task.”

Having said that, Chen Yang continued to eat.

Gao Ya seriously considered Chen Yang’s words, and after some thought, she found his points very reasonable.

She nodded, “You make a lot of sense; it looks like I need to visit the county office tomorrow.”

Seeing that his suggestion was adopted by Gao Ya, Chen Yang smiled, then suddenly grabbed Gao Ya’s hand and placed it in his.

Chen Yang’s sudden action made Gao Ya tremble.

Her cheeks instantly blushed.

However, she did not resist but let Chen Yang hold her hand.

“Sis, could I ask you for a favor?”

Seeing that Gao Ya didn’t resist, Chen Yang felt secretly pleased and then said this.

In the beginning, Gao Ya’s face was somewhat shy, but being experienced, she quickly returned to normal.

“What is it?

Need any help?”

Gao Ya asked.

“Well, when you speak with the county about the power cables, could you ask if they could also upgrade the power cables in the nearby villages?

Those cables are many years old and often cause power outages.

It’s very inconvenient,”

Chen Yang said earnestly.

Pfft.

But Gao Ya just laughed a little.

“Is that all?

That?”

Chen Yang nodded, “Just that.”

“That’s definitely not a problem.

A word from me will sort it out.”

Gao Ya readily agreed.

“Then thank you, sis.”

Chen Yang immediately expressed his gratitude.

“Why be so formal with me?”

Gao Ya smiled and gave him a playful look, full of allure, which made Chen Yang’s heart stir intensely.

But since they were in a private room, Chen Yang could only refrain himself.

After the two of them had nearly finished eating and their conversation was also winding down, they stood up and left the private room.

When they reached the staircase, Chen Yang harbored some ulterior motives and took the initiative to say he did not want to go back today.

The implication was very clear.

Gao Ya grasped it immediately.

However, she shook her head with a slight blush, declining.

“That won’t do.”

Seeing Gao Ya refuse, Chen Yang immediately asked, “Why not?”

“This is a hotel, there are lots of cameras.

If people knew you entered my room alone and didn’t come out all night, how would I face anyone?”

Gao Ya explained.

Hearing this, Chen Yang thought about it too, realizing that the hotel was crowded and complex, and since the hotel had been bought by Gao Ya, it was considered an asset of the Gu Family.

Indeed, this place was not convenient.

“Let’s not think about that kind of thing for now.

I promised you, and sooner or later, I will be your woman, so don’t rush.

Once I settle the mining business, I will often go to check the mines, and then can’t we meet any time?”

Seeing Chen Yang looking a bit downhearted, Gao Ya quickly promised that there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Hearing this, Chen Yang immediately perked up!

“Sis, you said it!

Then I’ll wait for your mine to start operations.”

Chen Yang said excitedly.

“I know!

How could I deceive you?”

Gao Ya’s face blushed as she flirtatiously glared at Chen Yang, and then they both entered the elevator together.

Gao Ya dropped Chen Yang off at the basement level and then headed directly to the top floor by elevator.

Chen Yang then went to the underground parking lot, got into his van, and drove off.

On the way home, Chen Yang could not contain his excitement!

He could never have imagined such a rewarding day!

The mature allure of Gao Ya gave Chen Yang a great sense of accomplishment.

Although he hadn’t ‘scored’ today, it was just a matter of time.

After roaming around the county town with a medical kit yesterday without any monetary gains, Chen Yang chose not to continue today.

Instead, he wandered around the greenhouse and the breeding farm at home.

“If practicing medicine isn’t working out, I must come up with a plan.

Otherwise, if I can’t reach ten million, it’s going to be tough.”

Early in the morning, Chen Yang sat outside the chicken breeding farm, deeply troubled.

But no matter how hard he thought, he couldn’t come up with a quick way to make money.

He walked around the chicken breeding farm and then visited the rabbit breeding farm.

The morning passed by in the blink of an eye.

After lunch, Chen Yang cleared his mind and lay in a rocking chair to rest.

But just as he was about to fall asleep, he was suddenly awakened by a noisy series of footsteps.

Chen Yang stood up to see what it was and saw that it was Manager Lin and his workers entering the medical hall.

Just as Chen Yang was about to speak, Manager Lin spoke first.

“Manager Chen, all the greenhouses are ready, and the breeding layers are laid out.

Please come and inspect.”

Manager Lin said cheerfully.

“That fast?

You guys are speedy!”

Upon hearing that the greenhouses were ready, Chen Yang’s spirits lifted.

“Didn’t I tell you?

Within three days, I guaranteed we’d have it ready.”

Manager Lin boasted.

“Okay, then I’ll go take a look.”

Chen Yang smiled, and then followed Manager Lin to the village head.