Then he finally discovered an opportunity: the governnts of Amora City and nearby Skar City were planning to jointly auction off two mines, a bauxite mine and an iron mine.
If it were just a bauxite mine, Yan Fei would have no interest, but with an iron mine, Yan Fei had a bit of interest—he has always considered himself a blacksmith.
Although the iron ore reserve is small, as it is said, 90% of the iron mines here in Australia are in the western region. Yan Fei’s ranch is located in the northeast direction, so finding an iron mine nearby is destined to be insignificant.
However, another reason made Yan Fei feel he should stir things up a bit.
This was a reason that made Yan Fei very unhappy. A week had passed, but he hadn’t found Wendy’s weakness, and instead, this Bitch kept proposing to sell the small coal mine he wanted to buy.
The next morning, Yan Fei called Ms. Wendy and once again expressed his desire to buy the small coal mine.
Wendy did not imdiately tell him about adding the small coal mine to the auction; it’s just a proposal for now. The two cities haven’t figured out how to conduct this auction yet!
If she said it, it would be considered a leak. However, Yan Fei felt she was deliberately concealing it, and even though her attitude didn’t change much at that mont, he was more annoyed inside.
After arranging to renegotiate with Wendy the next day, Yan Fei hung up the phone and began to think of a crafty plan.
Miss Xu Xiaoyan always felt embarrassed for not being able to help Yan Fei much, but her contributions were quite significant. If she weren’t here, with only Yan Fei, Ms. Wendy would probably end up in crematorium, if not paralyzed by now.
But now, when Yan Fei had to reconsider crafty ideas, the situation was a bit different.
Coincidentally, that day, the irrigation system was completed, and everyone held a celebration banquet.
Yan Fei held his wife and drank a few extra glasses. When the party was over, Boss Yan lecherously pulled his wife into the room.
After a good few hours of tornt, Miss Xu San was exhausted, without the strength to resist. In the middle of taking a break, Yan Fei took her to soak in the hot springs in Dinosaur World but she fell asleep in the hot spring before finishing.
After putting his wife to bed, Yan Fei chuckled and flew out.
...
The next morning, Yan Fei, with a sleepy Xu Xiaoyan, prepared to go into the city to et Daniel.
Xu Xiaoyan was still drowsy in the car, looking at Yan Fei with a fierce glare, gritting her teeth and saying she’d never drink again because she still had a sore back from it.
Yan Fei chuckled and chatted with her, and after a few words, the girl fell asleep again.
Before they reached Amora City, Daniel called, "Mr. Yan, sorry, but plans have to change a bit."
"Why?" Yan Fei asked. "Isn’t the governnt planning to sell that useless small coal mine? I just want to expand the ranch area; without buying this mountain, I can only expand towards the seaside..."
"I know," Daniel explained. "It’s Wendy who had an accident, when she got ho last night she forgot to turn off the gas... Fortunately, her husband ca back relatively early, otherwise, she might have..."
This is damn luck!
Yan Fei murmured in his heart and said, "That’s really unfortunate! How is Ms. Wendy and her family doing now? Which hospital are they in? I’d like to visit her."
"At the public hospital," Daniel replied. "Her family is fine, but she hasn’t passed the critical stage yet, so it’s not suitable for visits. I think we could try contacting others, like Mayor Zavier, and see if he has the ti?"
"Alright then!" Yan Fei felt rather disappointed. "Try contacting him now, I’m already on the way. If it doesn’t work, I’ll turn back."
It really is unfortunate; Wendy’s children were not ho, but she wasn’t living alone either. However, her husband also runs a small company and often works late. He just unexpectedly ca ho a bit early last night.
Also, last night’s celebration at the ranch went on a bit late, if they had finished earlier, they could have mourned this lady who had a bias against them.
A while later, Daniel called again, his tone carrying a bit of rejoice: "Because of what happened to Ms. Wendy today, Mayor Zavier has been working in the governnt office the whole ti. After contacting him, he agreed to talk to us."
"Good, we’ll et directly at the governnt office entrance and then talk to the mayor."
...
Zavier is a white man in his fifties or sixties, and in Australia, white-skinned people are still the most nurous. However, unlike Ms. Wendy, he doesn’t have a bias against Chinese people. After eting with Yan Fei, they had a pleasant conversation.
The biggest wish of Mr. Mayor is to continue serving in Amora City for the rest of his life. To be reelected, he needs to make contributions that satisfy people.
Yan Fei told him so of his achievents, although Zavier might have already known so, he still seed quite pleased.
Then Yan Fei offered a price slightly higher than the governnt’s low bid he heard earlier and took his leave.
Of course, he didn’t go directly back to the ranch. This small coal mine indeed didn’t have much mining value, and the governnt had long wanted to get rid of it. So when Yan Fei left, Zavier directly stated that they should wait in the city for a while, if possible he would give them an answer today.
In fact, it was faster than Yan Fei thought. After he and Xu Xiaoyan had lunch and just booked a room to rest a bit, Zavier called.
Yan Fei let Xu Xiaoyan rest in the hotel, while he went to the city governnt office with Daniel.
After just one hour, Yan Fei obtained the deed to the entire mine and so small patches of surrounding land.
"If I may ask boldly, Mr. Zavier," after signing the contract, Yan Fei didn’t leave imdiately, but pointed at the map and asked Zavier. "Are there an iron mine and a bauxite mine here?"
"Yes, but we haven’t had the intention to sell them for now," Zavier said a bit apologetically.
"I was just asking, it might have been a bit presumptuous," Yan Fei said, smiling apologetically. "I wanted to buy them too, if possible, in the future."
"Mr. Yan plans to venture into the mining industry..." Zavier probed.
"No," Yan Fei slightly furrowed his brow, with a look of worldly concern. "I raise cattle. Though I am not an absolute environntalist, there are things I still wish to say."
"I have witnessed firsthand, in so places, the economic developnt has already caused negative impact on the environnt. After traveling through many places, I finally chose to co to Australia."
"I most hope that this place will always be a land of blue seas and skies. I hope to see birds flapping their wings forever in the sky, and fish swinging their tails forever in the rivers and lakes."
"I enjoy when night envelops the earth, hearing only the chirping of insects in my ears, or even the howling of wild dogs, rather than the roaring sounds of mining machinery."
"I hope my cows can graze anywhere, without having to worry about the pastures affecting their health..."
"Okay, maybe this sounds a bit extre. But I truly wish our pasture can be boundless. And actually, we don’t need to rely on mining, do we? Why not have more places for raising cattle and sheep, allowing us to herd everywhere on horseback!"
"Sorry, Mr. Zavier," Yan Fei said with so apology. "As an outsider, I might have said a bit too much!"
"No, no, no!" Zavier’s gaze changed half-way through Yan Fei’s words, and at this mont, it already felt as if he was looking at a kindred spirit. "I think what you’re saying is great, shouldn’t we avoid losing our environnt for economic growth? So your idea is..."
"I think if possible, I would like to buy the mines and never mine them," Yan Fei said emphatically. "Of course, this is unrealistic, but I would still hope that even if mining is necessary, it should be as delayed as possible, even further delayed..."
Daniel watched as Yan Fei eloquently expressed his ideals, left speechless in shock and bewildernt... In his 30-sothing years of life, he heard for the first ti soone buying mines not for mining but for the sake of environntal protection.
Boss Yan, you’ve refreshed my understanding!
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