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The bicycle back seat was a bit bumpy.

Lin Xiulan gripped the hem of Lu Qingshan's clothes tightly with both hands, her cheeks burning from the wind, her heart pounding.

This was the first time she had ridden in his car.

The man's back was broad and sturdy; even through a thick cotton coat, one could feel the reassuring strength emanating from it.

She dared not get too close, yet was afraid of falling, so she was tense all over.

A piece of wolf hind leg meat tied with hemp rope hung on one side of the cart, while two clean, white, and sharp wolf teeth hung on the other side, swaying back and forth with the cart's movement.

"Hold on tight."

Lu Qingshan's voice came from the front, deep and reassuring.

Lin Xiulan hummed in response, her voice barely audible, and her face flushed even more.

The car stopped in front of the county supply and marketing cooperative.

"Oh dear! Brother Lu!"

A warm greeting came from the doorway. Zhao Zhiqiang spotted Lu Qingshan at a glance, walked around from behind the counter, and smiled broadly.

He rushed over to greet Lu Qingshan, patting his arm warmly, his affection even greater than that of a brother.

"We've been waiting for you! Come in, have a seat!"

His gaze fell on Lin Xiulan behind Lu Qingshan, then swept over the wolf leg meat and wolf teeth hanging on the bicycle, and he immediately understood.

"This must be... your sister-in-law, right? She's really pretty!" Zhao Zhiqiang greeted her with a smile.

Lin Xiulan's face flushed red to the roots of her neck. She shrank behind Lu Qingshan and whispered, "Hello, Manager Zhao."

"Hey, why call me manager? Call me Brother Zhao!" Zhao Zhiqiang waved his hand and led the two men toward his office.

In the last deal with Su Haiming, Lu Qingshan got the meat and he got the soup. The red envelopes Su Haiming gave him in private were worth three months' salary!

This isn't a little brother, this is clearly the God of Wealth!

Lu Qingshan parked the car, took off the wolf leg and wolf tooth, and handed them over.

"Brother Zhao, this is just some mountain stuff, nothing much, but it'll improve your family's meals. This wolf tooth is for my sister-in-law or nephew to hang up for fun, to ward off evil spirits."

Zhao Zhiqiang took the things, feeling even more at ease.

This Lu Qingshan, though young, is incredibly meticulous in his work and knows how to handle people perfectly.

"Brother, you're being too polite!" he said politely, but his hand gripped the things tightly. "Come on, let's have some tea in the office!"

Upon entering the office, Zhao Zhiqiang personally brewed the two of them the finest jasmine tea.

"Brother, you didn't come here just to bring me this little something, did you? If there's anything you need, just ask. If it's within your brother Zhao's power, I'll do it without hesitation!"

Lu Qingshan took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and didn't beat around the bush.

"I want to buy a yard in the city."

"puff--"

Zhao Zhiqiang almost spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken a sip of. He stared wide-eyed at Lu Qingshan, thinking he had misheard.

"The city...the city? Dude, you're not kidding, are you?"

After regaining his composure, he quickly advised, "Building a big red brick house in the village would be so impressive; everyone in the village would look up to you. At the very least, you could buy one in our county; it's close by, and everything would be convenient. What are you trying to achieve by going to the city? Just the back-and-forth travel would be exhausting!"

Lin Xiulan also looked at Lu Qingshan nervously, her palms sweating profusely.

Buying a house in the city? She didn't even dare to think about it.

Lu Qingshan looked calmly at Zhao Zhiqiang and asked a question.

"Brother Zhao, let me ask you, is land in the village more valuable, or land in the city?"

Zhao Zhiqiang was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "Of course, it's in the city."

"How does the land in the county compare to the land in the city?"

"That must be the city..." Zhao Zhiqiang said, then suddenly stopped.

He looked into Lu Qingshan's unfathomable eyes, and his heart skipped a beat.

Lu Qingshan tapped the table, his voice not loud, but every word struck Zhao Zhiqiang's heart.

"Things that seem worthless now will be the most valuable in the future."

"No matter how beautiful the houses in the village are built, in ten or twenty years, all the young people will have gone to the city, and the houses will become empty shells, worthless."

"But houses in the city are different."

Zhao Zhiqiang held his breath, not daring to utter a single word.

"Believe it or not, in less than ten years, the roads from the city to the county and then to our village will definitely be wide and smooth. By then, bicycles will be obsolete, and every household will want to drive a four-wheeled vehicle. Getting from the city to the county will just be a matter of stepping on the gas."

"The most important thing is the children."

The last sentence struck Zhao Zhiqiang like a heavy hammer blow.

"When I have children in the future, I can't let them continue studying in this village, only to grow up and end up like me, risking their lives in the mountains for money. Can the schools and teachers in the city be the same as those here?"

Zhao Zhiqiang's mind went blank.

He stared blankly at Lu Qingshan, his teacup trembling in his hand.

He had never heard anyone say these words before, nor had he ever thought of them.

But for some reason, hearing it from Lu Qingshan's mouth made him feel that this would definitely happen in the future.

This young man wasn't looking at his immediate surroundings; he was looking ten or twenty years into the future!

That kind of gaze is terrifying!

Zhao Zhiqiang suddenly stood up, excitedly walked around the room twice, and finally slapped his thigh hard!

"Brother, you're awesome!"

He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and his eyes were full of light.

"Leave this to me! I'll immediately ask my connections at the city's supply and marketing cooperative to find someone you like! But, what are your requirements, brother?"

Lu Qingshan thought for a moment.

"I want a detached house with its own yard, quiet and peaceful, with a simple neighborhood. An older house isn't a problem, it can be renovated. The price should be under three thousand yuan."

Zhao Zhiqiang was stunned. Three thousand yuan, and he didn't even blink.

But he no longer thinks Lu Qingshan is bragging.

"Okay! Don't worry, Brother Lu, I'll definitely get back to you within a month!"

……

As Lin Xiulan left the supply and marketing cooperative, she still felt light on her feet, as if she were walking on cotton.

She sat on the back of the bicycle, her mind a jumble of thoughts, filled with words like "city," "courtyard," and "three thousand yuan."

That's the city center, you know...

In her twenty-four years of life, the farthest place she had ever been was this county town.

Lu Qingshan not only wants to marry her and has given her a dowry she never dared to dream of, but now he also wants to take her to live in the city...

Her hand, which was gripping Lu Qingshan's clothes, tightened unconsciously a little more.

"Green Mountain..."

She spoke softly, her voice tinged with uncertainty.

"Are we...are we really going to buy a house in the city?"

"That would...how much would that cost..."

Lu Qingshan didn't say anything, rode his bike into an empty alley, and stopped.

He got off his bicycle and pulled out a heavy object wrapped tightly in blue coarse cloth from his pocket.

He handed the cloth bag to Lin Xiulan.

Lin Xiulan took it with a puzzled look; it was extremely heavy.

She untied the knots in the cloth bag and opened it layer by layer.

When the last layer of cloth was lifted, Lin Xiulan gasped, instinctively covering her mouth with her hand, her eyes wide open.

The cloth bag was full of brand-new, thick "big unity" bills, bundled up in stacks, almost overflowing from the bag.