I won 90 million, all I want to do is lie down and relax!

Wei Kai was tricked by his friend.

He shook his head and chuckled, raising an eyebrow: "Don't be silly, you're buying a house, getting married, and opening a restaurant—that's no small amount of money!"

"I know who's causing trouble."

Lu Zhaoyang's voice was not loud, but his tone was steady and firm.

"Yoko, are you serious? You really want to do this?"

Wei Kai finally realized that Lu Zhaoyang really wasn't joking with him.

He thought for a moment, then looked up and said seriously, "If you can really produce something, then in my opinion, you genuinely think it's worth doing. Brother Xiang's skills are unparalleled. To be honest, I've had this idea before."

"Oh, really? Then why didn't you do it? Did you have a disagreement and couldn't reach an agreement?" Lu Zhaoyang hadn't expected this to happen.

Wei Kai shook his head and said helplessly, "No, I haven't talked to them at all. You should know that all the money in the house is with my wife. I only have a little bit of money on hand. Let alone opening a restaurant, it's not even enough to fill a tooth gap. I discussed it with her, but as soon as she heard it was about the catering industry, she absolutely refused to agree. No matter what I said, she wouldn't let me touch a restaurant."

"If you ask for my opinion, if you can actually come up with the money and you've really thought it through, I think it's fine."

Lu Zhaoyang thought for a moment and said, "I just think Brother Xiang's cooking is really good, so this idea popped into my head. Anyway, I was looking for something to do. Besides, it's my decision, but it depends on Brother Xiang's attitude. If he's not willing, it's all for nothing!"

His ideal scenario is to invest some money and then become a hands-off manager.

Wei Kai tapped his fingers erratically on the table a few times and said, "However, there's something I want to remind you of. From what I understand, Brother Xiang himself asked around, and some even approached him on his own initiative. There were a few companies he talked to about cooperation, but in the end, none of them reached an agreement."

"How so?"

"These people who are collaborating with me are basically restaurant owners themselves. When we talk about cooperation, they all want me to contribute my technology as equity and want to control the management. But Brother Xiang is very insistent on having management control. He believes that he needs to be in control of the direction to have the confidence to start the business..."

Holy crap!

Lu Zhaoyang almost slammed his fist on the table in frustration.

He was more than willing to let go of what others were unwilling to do.

Lu Zhaoyang was initially worried that if he only invested money, it might seem like he wasn't sincere.

This is simply a match made in heaven.

Wei Kai, oblivious to Lu Zhaoyang's unusual behavior, continued, "...Not to mention you're a complete newbie in the catering industry, they're even less likely to agree to your meddling. But you're definitely not willing to give up. Think about this beforehand, otherwise there's nothing to talk about..."

"How's Brother Xiang's own shop doing?"

Lu Zhaoyang was overjoyed; he practically clapped his hands in delight. Then he asked again.

"I've heard it's pretty good and very popular locally."

"The reason I quit later was..."

"We've been seeking medical treatment for the child everywhere, and the two of us can't take care of him at all. We also need money, so we can't transfer the ownership."

"I think he's a pretty good person, very down-to-earth."

"He's a man, there's nothing wrong with him. I mentioned it to my mom last time, and she said she knows Xiang Ge's mother. She also knows quite a few people from his village. My mom said she had heard about him before. When he was running a restaurant outside, he couldn't go back to his hometown for several years in a row, but he would donate money to the village every year and buy food and drinks for the elderly who were struggling financially."

Lu Zhaoyang and Wei Kai chatted until nearly ten o'clock.

When he got up to leave, the supermarket was closing time.

Lu Zhaoyang had come here just for casual conversation and never expected that Wei Kai knew so much about Li Jianxiang.

Now he had even more confidence in the latter.

"How did you get here?"

Wei Kai lowered the roller shutter and asked Lu Zhaoyang, who was stretching lazily to the side.

"drive."

"You bought a car? I hadn't heard?"

Wei Kai swung the electric scooter key in his hand and looked towards the roadside.

Lu Zhaoyang glanced at him: "You didn't ask, did you?"

"I don't know. I haven't bought one yet, since it's almost Chinese New Year. What kind of car is it? Let me see?" Wei Kai asked curiously.

"promise!"

Lu Zhaoyang pointed to the silver Tesla gleaming under the streetlights by the roadside, then cheekily tossed the keys in his hand high into the air and caught them steadily.

"Holy crap, Tesla?"

Wei Kai stared in disbelief, looking at the car, then at Lu Zhaoyang, and finally, after confirming it was true, he gave up hope.

"I still drive a beat-up Bora, and you drive a Tesla? That's outrageous!"

After saying this in a resentful tone, Wei Kai grabbed the keys and strode aggressively toward the car.

Beautiful!

Cars are no longer a rarity. Once someone buys a car, what they really care about are their family and friends.

Lu Zhaoyang was very satisfied with the emotional value he had just received.

"Yangzi, I was worried about you these past couple of days. It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is! Turns out you've really made some money!"

Wei Kai sat in the driver's seat, looking left and right, practically drooling: "I knew your job involved working overtime and staying up all night, but I never imagined it was so lucrative! Did you win the lottery?"

"Just think of it as winning the lottery."

Lu Zhaoyang never expected that his childhood friend's casual remark would lead to such a perfect understanding.

"This car is much better than my old, nearly scrapped Bora. I have to take it for a spin."

Lu Zhaoyang didn't care and let him drive as he pleased.

Wei Kai does drive a Bora, but he's not poor.

Over the years of running the supermarket, I've managed to save quite a bit of money.

Lu Zhaoyang knew that, in addition to the house they were currently living in, there were two other houses that were being rented out.

His parents might have helped him in this. After all, they only had one son, and all the money they made back then, even though they had a money-printing machine, was it all Wei Kai's?

This guy has always had good living conditions.

In the county town, we got married and didn't need any pomp and circumstance. The Bora was also easy to drive, so we never changed it.

If you really want one, I dare say you can easily switch to a BMW, Mercedes-Benz, or Audi.

By the time Wei Kai had finished driving, Lu Zhaoyang had already gotten home after 10 p.m.

Lu Zhaoyang parked the car and took a special look at the pond.

At this moment, the pond returned to calm.

Under the moonlight, it was clear that the water level had dropped by more than half.

According to the construction plan, pumping water will take two days.

The next day, Lu Zhaoyang got up early to go for a run as usual.

When Lu Zhaoyang returned from his run, he saw that the workers had already arrived at the site and were ready to continue pumping water.

Although it was only a little past seven o'clock, probably no one in the village cared whether it was disturbing the peace.

Even though it was just a boring water pumping activity, many elderly people who had finished breakfast still came over to watch.

Xu Chunliang was also there.

Secretary Xu stood with his hands on his hips, inspecting the pond; he looked to be in good spirits.

Lu Zhaoyang saw Xu Chunliang, and the latter also noticed him.

"Zhaoyang must have gone for a run. Young people usually like to sleep in, it's not easy to see him being this diligent!"

As he approached, Xu Chunliang greeted him warmly.

"I got up early and went for a walk."

Lu Zhaoyang also smiled and said, "Secretary Xu, you're at work so early?"

"I haven't started work yet, I just came to take a look."

As the two were talking, the diesel engine roared to life.

Xu Chunliang raised his voice: "By the way, Zhaoyang, I applied for a thank-you letter and donation certificate for you at the subdistrict office. I left them at the village committee yesterday. I'll get them for you later."

"Okay, thank you, Secretary Xu."

"You are the one who should be thanking me."

Xu Chunliang spoke these words with utmost sincerity.

Lu Zhaoyang's donation this time can be said to have been a great help to him, and it made him quite popular.

However, the person who actually made the donation has completely disappeared.

Secretary Xu was deeply moved.

"The water was almost completely drained this morning. After letting it dry for a few days, we can start digging."

Xu Chunliang continued his introduction, while Lu Zhaoyang, staring at the occasional ripples on the water's surface, asked curiously, "Secretary Xu, are there fish in this pond?"

Yes, yes!

Upon hearing this, Xu Chunliang immediately nodded in affirmation, "This pond hasn't dried up for many years. Some people who like fishing still put fish fry in it from time to time. There are not only fish in it, but they are probably quite big."

"Once the water has been pumped out enough, people will go down and catch the fish, and then distribute them to everyone."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoyang was intrigued.

He had watched videos of bloggers who rented fishponds, drained the water, and went down to catch fish; it looked really exciting.

"Secretary Xu, could you count me in?"

Lu Zhaoyang asked, his eyes shining.