Chapter 356 - The Mine is Open for Business

The next morning, Chen Yang got up bright and early, tidied everything up at home, and headed to the entrance of the village.

This was the spot he had agreed upon with Wu Kexin the day before.

Chen Yang arrived at the entrance of the village just after seven o’clock, but Wu Kexin hadn’t come yet.

He waited for about ten minutes before Wu Kexin appeared at the entrance of the village.

“Yo, you’re so early; I thought I would be waiting for you.”

Wu Kexin walked over, smiling as she spoke.

Chen Yang looked Wu Kexin up and down a few times, finding her especially beautiful today, probably due to her getting dressed up.

“You made such a big deal about it yesterday; how dare I be late?

Of course, I had to come earlier.”

Chen Yang replied with a smile as well.

“Humph, you really need to be told seriously before you come early, huh?”

Wu Kexin huffed, gave Chen Yang a sidelong glance, and the two of them chatted and waited at the entrance of the village.

About twenty minutes had passed when many vehicles arrived in the village.

Seven or eight large trucks!

Plus seven or eight vans, and a luxury car trailing at the very end!

All the people were sitting in the vans, and the trucks were loaded with all sorts of equipment.

The sudden influx of so many vehicles and the commotion naturally drew all the villagers out.

Looking at the huge convoy and so many people, many villagers couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

“Wow!

What’s happening?

Why are there so many people?”

“Don’t you know?

Yang Zi’s planning to start a mining operation in the back mountain!

These must be the crews he’s brought in for the mining project.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard this news recently, and didn’t our village’s cables get updated?

All of that was arranged by Yang Zi pulling strings!”

Those who knew a bit of the inside info spilled everything they knew.

Those who were unaware of Chen Yang’s mining project were taken aback when they heard about it.

“Wow, Yang Zi is really something!

It hasn’t been long, and his business is growing bigger and bigger!”

“Yang Zi is really accomplished.

Having someone like him from the village, we all benefit too.”

As people expressed their amazement, they also took the opportunity to praise Chen Yang.

While the villagers were discussing, neither Chen Yang nor Wu Kexin heard them, as the roar of the engines at the entrance was too loud, and their attention was mostly fixed on the luxury car at the end of the convoy.

After the entire fleet stopped at the entrance, the workers, dressed in work attire, were the first to get off, then gathered in the flat area, chatting and starting to smoke.

The luxury car finally stopped in front of Chen Yang and Wu Kexin.

Then Gu Ming, Gu Linshan, and Gao Ya, the three of them, got out of the car.

Seeing Gao Ya, Chen Yang’s eyes brightened for a moment.

As Gao Ya got out of the car, her gaze involuntarily met Chen Yang’s for a brief instant, and there was a depth in their exchange that outsiders couldn’t fathom.

But it was only a fleeting moment.

“General Manager Gao, welcome to Liuhu Village!”

As soon as Gao Ya stepped out of the car, Wu Kexin warmly went forward to shake hands.

This was already their second meeting, so no introductions were necessary.

And considering Wu Kexin’s prominent background, even without introductions, people like Gao Ya and Gu Ming already knew her.

“Hello, Chief Wu.”

Gao Ya replied with a friendly smile as she shook hands with Wu Kexin, then the two of them quickly got down to business.

Chen Yang’s gaze shifted from Gao Ya to Wu Kexin, then turned to Gu Ming and Gu Linshan.

Gu Ming caught Chen Yang’s look and immediately put on an indignant air, looking quite defiant.

Chen Yang saw his expression and smiled a bit.

Now in his eyes, Gu Ming was just a junior, and he could hardly muster much interest in confronting him directly.

After a fleeting smile, Chen Yang then turned his gaze toward Gu Linshan.

And then he couldn’t help but sigh to himself.

Truly the daughter of Gao Ya, Gu Linshan seemed to inherit Gao Ya’s beautiful genes almost completely.

However, although she was beautiful, her temperament wasn’t quite like Gao Ya’s.

On the contrary, it was the exact opposite of Gao Ya’s.

Gao Ya’s demeanor was very approachable.

But Gu Linshan gave off the impression that she was rather mean-spirited.

Nevertheless, she was still very beautiful.

While Chen Yang was sizing up Gu Linshan, Gu Linshan was also looking at Chen Yang.

Initially, Gu Linshan had a strong prejudice against Chen Yang, but after learning last time how Chen Yang had cured Gao Ya’s illness, her hostility wasn’t as intense.

So when she looked at Chen Yang, there was nothing unusual in her expression.

“General Manager Gao, while it’s still early and not too hot, let’s head up the mountain sooner rather than later.

Otherwise, it’ll be very hot when the sun comes out,” Wu Kexin suddenly suggested.

Gao Ya had the same idea, which is why she came so early.

“Sure, let’s head out directly,” Gao Ya nodded.

After deciding to depart, Gu Ming went to call on the workers, and the laborers who had been chatting leisurely all threw away their cigarette butts and started to get busy.

They unloaded all the equipment from the vehicles and then carried it up the mountain together.

The ore vein in the back mountain was not very far from Liuhe Village, and after roughly forty minutes’ walk in the mountains, the group finally reached the barren mountain with the gold mine.

“General Manager Gao, although this area is a bit remote, it will be very convenient once your road is built.

The straight-line distance isn’t very far after all,” Wu Kexin said upon reaching their destination.

Gao Ya, who was wearing high heels, was already out of breath from the walk.

“Yes, Village Chief Wu, I also noticed on the way here that the straight-line distance isn’t long, but without the road, it’s inconvenient.

When I get back, I’ll hurry the construction team to open up the road sooner.

It will be beneficial for both the mine and Liuhe Village,” Gao Ya replied with a smile.

When Wu Kexin mentioned the road, she glanced at Chen Yang and then said, “Speaking of the road, on behalf of the villagers of Liuhe, I want to thank you, General Manager.

Without you, who knows when Liuhe’s cables would have been renewed.”

“You’re too kind, Village Chief Wu.

The credit for the cables goes to Chen Yang.

It was his suggestion that prompted me to act; otherwise, it wouldn’t have crossed my mind,” Gao Ya said unabashedly, giving credit to Chen Yang upon hearing Wu Kexin’s thanks.

Although Wu Kexin already knew it was Chen Yang’s initiative, hearing Gao Ya confirm it took her by surprise nonetheless.

“Hehe, General Manager, you’re being modest.

Regardless, both the road and the cables are something you’ve secured for Liuhe Village, and we still need to thank you for that,” Wu Kexin insisted on expressing her gratitude.

Seeing this, Gao Ya did not say much more.

After resting a bit on the spot, she began to direct the workers to start the job.

The place was a barren mountain, abundant with trees and shrubs.

To begin mining, all of these had to be dealt with first.

At Gao Ya’s command, the workers immediately started working energetically.

Those who were to chop trees did so, and those assigned to clear weeds took action.

The people Gao Ya brought were all professionals, and in no time, the barren mountain turned into a bare and open land.

Then, they took out the instruments they had brought and began to survey the area.

Not knowing much about the construction, both Gao Ya and Wu Kexin didn’t stay long after directing for a while and instead went to the village’s meeting room.

The site was left with only Gu Ming to supervise.