Chapter 49: Peach Village Manor

  The next day, Xiao Yangzhou finally woke up, with a headache from the alcohol, and saw that he was staying in a hotel. He vaguely remembered what had happened before he got drunk yesterday.

  "Damn it!" Xiao Yang slapped his forehead, found his phone on the bedside table next to him, and indeed saw dozens of missed calls, most of which were from his girlfriend Zhao Lingyun. He quickly dialed back, and as soon as the other party answered, he said: "Lingyun, I got drunk last night and didn't hear your call!"

  "I knew that, Li Meng already called me last night to tell me!" Zhao Lingyun didn't mind this matter at all, and before Xiao Yangzhou could react, she excitedly said: "It's done! We've succeeded!"

  "What's next?" Xiao Yangzhou was still drunk.

  "We've got all the documents for our farmhouse settled!" Although several hours have passed, Zhao Lingyun's voice on the phone still trembled with excitement, and recalling last night's scene, she felt as if she was living in a dream.

  "Really?... What did you say? All the documents for Nongjiale have been processed?" Xiao Yangzhou suddenly sprang up from bed, instantly sobering up, but he still couldn't believe it. Yesterday when he rushed to the gathering, he had asked around in the countryside and people didn't even give him a straight look, now after just one night his girlfriend was telling him that all the documents were already processed, how could he possibly believe this?

  "It's true, last night the head of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the head of the Health Bureau, and many other officials all fell from power. The township head came with people overnight to handle the certificates we applied for. Husband, we can open for business today!" exclaimed Zhao Lingyun excitedly.

  “……”

  After asking again and again, Xiao Yangzhou finally dared to believe that his girlfriend was not teasing him. After hanging up the phone, he jumped directly on the bed, excitedly waving his hands and feet.

  These past few months, the issue with his documents had been a massive mountain weighing on him, leaving him breathless. Now that it's finally been lifted, one can imagine how excited he must feel. But after the excitement, he has huge doubts - who exactly is helping him?

  If it's a coincidence that the officials in charge of industry and commerce, as well as health, were removed from their posts at the same time, then how can it be a coincidence that the township head came with relevant personnel to handle the certificates overnight? It's clear that someone is helping him behind the scenes. However, no matter how hard Xiao Yangzhou thinks about it, he can't figure out who this person is.

  Will Yu Gaoyang help? Yesterday, the two of them had a big fight. That guy is lucky to be alive, let alone get help from him. Besides, Yu Gaoyang doesn't have that kind of energy. If he did, with his personality, he would have already helped with the documents and wouldn't have dragged it out until now.

  However, apart from Yu Gao Yang, he really couldn't think of a second person, there were many friends, but only these three had good feelings.

  Ge Xuelin? He can't even protect himself now.

  Li Mang? This idea made me highly suspicious. Li Mang said he only worked in a private company, but now that I think about it, every time the topic came up, Li Mang would intentionally or unintentionally change the subject, as if unwilling to discuss it further. Originally, Xiao Yangzhou thought Li Mang was just unhappy with his situation and didn't want to talk about it, but now that he thinks about it carefully, Li Mang's personality doesn't seem to be like that.

  What made Xiao Yangzhou even more suspicious was that this reunion, Li Meng gave him a feeling of great change, not that he had become more handsome, but his appearance remained the same as before, yet his spirit was hard to ignore, and his temperament had also undergone an earth-shaking transformation, vastly different from before.

  Xiao Yangzhou, although a native farmer, is not a rustic bumpkin, but rather an elite student from Yan University. He has a discerning eye for people and possesses super strong analytical skills, quickly narrowing down his target to Li Meng's body in just a few moves.

  As he thought of this, Xiao Yangzhou hastily got out of bed and washed up. When he pushed open the door, he found that Li Meng had just walked out of the room opposite him. However, his calm and peaceful expression made Xiao Yangzhou swallow back the words he was about to ask. For a moment, he didn't know how to speak.

  "Damn it, this wine is undrinkable, one sip and you're hurt once." Ge Xuelin cursed as he walked out of the next room, seeing that both were present, he said: "Let's go have some breakfast, at Gu Ye's place."

  The Fu family has opened its doors, and Gu Ye is busy inside. Compared to yesterday, there's a noticeable smile on his face. Seeing Li Meng and the others arrive, he waves at them from afar: "You three are quite early, I thought you'd sleep in till noon!"

  "Hey, Old Gu looks really happy today. Has the restaurant finally overcome its difficulties?" Ge Xuelin asked curiously.

  "Haha, you little kid actually got it right! Last night, the district head personally came to lift the blockade and even chatted with me for a while. He also wanted to hold the district government's work reception at Fulu Life. I'm still puzzled to this day, wondering which noble helped us out." Old Gu laughed heartily, clearly overjoyed, and invited Li Mang and his two companions to join him for breakfast.

  The speaker is unintentional, but the listener has a mind. Xiao Yangzhou, who was originally still in doubt, can finally confirm that one of the three brothers must have helped him. Ge Xuelin can be ruled out, and Yu Gaoyang's possibility is also small. The most likely person is Li Mang beside him. However, since Li Mang didn't reveal his identity to Gu Ye, he didn't ask in a hurry.

  "Is it you, python?" Xiao Yangzhou finally couldn't help but confirm as he sat down.

  "It was me." Unexpectedly, Li Mang directly admitted it.

  "You two seem to have some sort of relationship?" Gu Xuelin looked at them with a puzzled expression.

  Xiao Yangzhou was struck by this remark and came back to his senses from the shock, ignoring Ge Xuelin's despicable behavior, only casting a grateful glance at Li Mang: "Python, thank you."

  "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, this time I'm helping you, it's not just out of brotherly love, I also have my own private motives and purposes." Li Meng did not accept his thanks.

  "What does it mean?" Xiao Yangzhou felt confused, he really couldn't think of what Li Meng wanted to get from him.

  "Wait a minute, what are you two talking about? I don't understand what's going on?" Ge Xuelin, who was standing beside them, couldn't help but interrupt.

  Seeing that Li Meng didn't stop him, Ge Xuelin went on to say what he had passed the audit for his farmhouse music. Listening to Ge Xuelin's words, Li Meng was stunned and then looked up and down at him as if seeing him for the first time. Finally, he couldn't believe it and asked: "So, Gu Ye's good fortune in life is also thanks to you?"

  "This is just between us, no need to let Gu Ye know. You can call me Lei Feng." Li Mang rarely showed his affectionate side, but in front of these brothers, he didn't need to pretend to be deep and solemn; the youthful vigor that young people should have was all on display.

  “……” Ge Xue and Lin did not smile, still looking at Li Mang in shock. For them, this fact was quite shocking. In fact, they wanted to ask Li Mang how he did it, but thinking of Li Mang's attitude, they opened their mouths several times but remained speechless.

  Since Li Mang avoided talking about it, they naturally didn't dare ask more. Once asked, Li Mang couldn't answer and would only increase the awkwardness.

  "Python, what do you want me to do?" Xiao Yangzhou asked in a low voice. Li Mang had already said so, he naturally understood that Li Mang would have requirements, and his heart couldn't help but feel some apprehension. To be honest, he should trust this brother, but the current Li Mang seemed mysterious, making him feel more estranged than ever before.

  "I want to invest in your farmhouse, the initial investment is 3 million yuan, and then we will continue to increase the amount of investment. What you need to do is to make the farmhouse better and build it more beautifully." Li Mang's words were astonishing.

  "Three million?" Ge Xuelin exclaimed in surprise.

  "Are you going to buy shares?" Xiao Yangzhou was taken aback.

  To them, Li Meng's words were extremely shocking, stunning them into silence for a long time, no matter whether it was the 30 million or investing in Nongjiale, both were unexpected and even shocking.

  "Porridge is here...... Hmm, what are you three doing?" Little Ling brought the breakfast and looked at the three of them in surprise.

  "No big deal, we were just saying that Xiaoling is really beautiful. If anyone can marry her and take her home, it's a blessing from three lifetimes!" Ge Xuelin teased with a flowery tone.

  "You'd better watch your mouth, or I'll pour the porridge in my hand on you." Xiaoling gave him a cold stare, but her face was flushed red.

  Waiting for her to leave, Xiao Yangzhou then asked Li Meng seriously: "Python, are you serious? Investing in farmhouse music is not a good project, especially with huge investment, even the cost is hard to recover."

  "Naturally." Li Mang nodded seriously and gave an explanation: "Don't worry, I'm not doing this just to help you, but also for my own considerations. My current identity is quite special, and the source of my wealth isn't something I can easily explain to family and friends. So yesterday I decided to invest in your farmhouse, with the most important goal being able to give my family an explanation."

  After a pause, Li Mang said: "Compared to other investments, Nongjiale is more suitable for me. When the opportunity is ripe, I can also bring my family here to live and travel, and with you all here, it's good to have someone to take care of them."

  Although Yan Huang can arrange various identities for Li Mang, the fake is ultimately fake and cannot withstand the test of actuality and time. Therefore, Li Mang urgently needs to establish a real identity, investing in and becoming a shareholder of Xiaoyang State's farmhouse is most suitable. He also has family and friends, but the Yan Huang Mansion does not allow them to know, so it is very necessary.

  "Python, can't you get your hands clean?" Xiao Yangzhou asked seriously, and Ge Xuelin next to him also put away his smile. From their understanding of Li Mang, Li Mang was not a person who would violate the law for money, but it could not be ruled out that life had driven Li Mang to desperation. Time can change a person's character and quality, and Yu Gaoyang is a living example.

  Li Meng was not angry with their doubts, because he could see that it wasn't doubt, but concern. He immediately smiled and asked: "If my identity is not clean, can I mobilize official energy to do things for myself?"

  ... Upon hearing this, the two of them finally felt relieved.

  Next, during breakfast time they verbally negotiated on various issues such as shares and positions. They first decided to upgrade the original 'Taoyuan Farmhouse' to 'Taoyuan Manor'. Li Mang invested 3 million yuan in advance and took a 60% stake. He became a nominal boss, not interfering with any affairs of the manor.

  Xiao Yangzhou, the original boss, only retained 40% of the shares and became the general manager of Taoshan Mountain Villa. Although his shares were much less than before, he did not lose out but instead gained an advantage, after all, Li Mang's investment amount was already there.

  Ge Xuelin, who had just lost his job, also joined Taoshang Mountain Villa as the deputy general manager with a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan and a share of the profits. Although he said that he was being exploited by capitalists, his face was full of smiles.

  "Python, with such a large investment, we must have a more perfect plan. If all the money is wasted, our hearts will be uneasy!" Seeing Li Mang's carelessness in managing the mountain villa, Xiao Yangzhou patiently persuaded him.

  "Not bad, three million is neither too much nor too little, and you still want to increase even more investment. If it goes wrong, the two of us will be in debt for life, and that's not a small favor." Ge Xuelin also began to scold Li Mang.

  "Uh...alright, let's take a day to come up with a comprehensive development plan." Li Mang thought about it and felt that it made sense. This Peach Village Manor wasn't just a plaything for him; he truly wanted to develop and expand it, so he decided to spend a day planning.

  But he didn't worry about this, instead he was confident and calm. In the Shan Hai Jing space, there were many things that could help the mountain villa develop, what he needed to do was just use more secretive methods to take these things out and utilize them in the outside world.