Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Disaster Out of Nowhere

Tang Chuan Chang panicked the moment he heard that. “Zhang… Boss Zhang, don’t worry. I’ll definitely find a way to solve this.”

“Boss Zhang.” At the critical moment, Old Tang still stepped forward.

With a heavy expression, he looked at Boss Zhang and said, “This really is my kid being ignorant.”

“You’re a businessman too. You want to rent three hundred mu for only one hundred thousand yuan.”

Old Tang paused, then continued, “That price really is too low. Besides, you haven’t signed a contract yet. However much deposit this brat took from you, I’ll have him return it.”

Tang Chuan Chang’s heart sank.

He had already lost the deposit gambling. How was he supposed to return it to Boss Zhang?

When Boss Zhang heard that, the friendly smile he had been barely holding onto vanished without a trace.

He had finally found such a huge bargain.

How could he just give it up?

He frowned. “Brother Tang, so you don’t want to rent it out?”

“Fine. I, Zhang Qiang, am not unreasonable.” Boss Zhang crossed his arms, coldness in his eyes. “Little Tang took a one hundred thousand yuan deposit from me. By the rules, that’s returned double, so two hundred thousand. Give me two hundred thousand, and I’ll pretend this never happened. How about it?”

Two… two hundred thousand?

Old Tang’s eyes went wide. “A one hundred thousand yuan deposit? And you want it returned double?”

“Tang Chuan Chang, what exactly did you agree on?” Tang Shi kicked Tang Chuan Chang in anger.

Tang Chuan Chang stumbled from the kick and nearly fell.

He clutched his butt, looking wronged. “Sis, I… I agreed to rent it to Boss Zhang for five years, one hundred thousand yuan a year. I took one year’s deposit first.”

“You dared to take a one hundred thousand yuan deposit?” Tang Shi was angry and anxious, and she couldn’t take it anymore.

She raised the broom and swung again, cursing as she hit him. “Tang Chuan Chang, is your brain full of shit?”

Tang Chuan Chang panicked so hard he bolted out of the yard.

Tang Shi grabbed the broom and chased after him, yelling as she ran, “Bastard! Stop right there!!”

Stop?

Only an idiot would stop and let her hit him.

Tang Chuan Chang ran like the wind, putting everything he had into it.

Outside the yard, Su Qian and the others had just parked and were walking this way.

“I heard this farm family’s all super nice,” Zhou Ran said as they walked. “The countryside really is quiet. Even the air quality is better than the city.”

As he spoke, he even closed his eyes and took a deep breath of fresh air.

His face was full of enjoyment.

“Tang Chuan Chang! Keep running, and I’ll break your legs!” A roar came from the distance, shattering the quiet.

Tang Shi had fallen behind by a bit, and she was angry and frantic.

She hurled the broom in Tang Chuan Chang’s direction with all her strength.

At that moment, Tang Chuan Chang just happened to be running straight toward Su Qian’s group.

Seeing the broom flying at him, he dodged in a panic, twisting to the side.

The voice sounded a little familiar to Su Qian, but she didn’t think much of it.

She and Lu Yao moved aside in perfect sync, neatly dodging the broom.

There was a loud thud.

The broom didn’t miss at all. It smashed right into Zhou Ran’s face.

“Ow, holy shit!”

Zhou Ran had been standing there with his eyes closed, soaking in the fresh countryside air.

He yelped and instinctively squatted down, both hands flying up to cover his face.

“Who the hell is trying to ruin my handsome face?!” Zhou Ran howled.

Not far away, Tang Shi froze when she heard that scream.

[Oh no. I messed up.]

That voice sounded familiar to Su Qian too.

Their eyes met.

“S-Su Qian?” Tang Shi’s eyes went wide, her face full of shock.

Su Qian recognized her as well. After a brief pause, she smiled. “Tang Shi, what a coincidence.”

The last time they met was at a classmate gathering.

Su Qian had a pretty good impression of Tang Shi.

“Ahem…” Tang Shi pulled back the fierce look she had just had and gave an awkward smile. “Just dealing with some family stuff. Sorry you had to see that.”

Tang Chuan Chang saw the chance.

If he didn’t run now, when would he?

He dashed to his electric scooter. “Damn, she hits so hard. You want me to spit the money back out? Dream on!”

“Heh heh, I’m gonna go drink with my buddy.”

He twisted the handle, and the scooter sped off into the distance.

“That bastard!” Tang Shi was furious and anxious as she watched her brother escape.

But there were more important things to deal with right now.

“Um… big brother, are you okay?” Tang Shi stole a glance at Zhou Ran, who was still howling and covering his swollen face.

“Okay? Look at my face! It’s about to get smashed into a pig head, and you call that okay? Ow, it hurts like hell!” Zhou Ran groaned and peeked through his fingers.

Then he saw Tang Shi.

Tang Shi’s hair was a bit messy from chasing Tang Chuan Chang, and it fluttered lightly in the breeze.

Her eyes were bright, with a bit of regret and apology in them.

Zhou Ran stared, completely stunned.

Lu Yao shook his head helplessly.

“Your face is already smashed like that, and you still have the mood to sneak looks at the young lady?”

Su Qian rolled her eyes. “Seriously?”

Only then did Zhou Ran snap back to himself. He quickly dropped the hand covering his face. “Tsk, why are you describing me like I’m some creepy pervert?”

“Is there a difference?” Su Qian laughed softly.

“I… how is that the same?” Zhou Ran panicked. “I just… I was dizzy from the hit. I didn’t react yet.”

That only made Tang Shi feel more awkward.

“Alright, alright. It’s not a big deal.” Su Qian waved her hand. “Don’t worry, he’s tough as nails. It’s nothing serious.”

Tang Shi looked at Zhou Ran’s still-swollen face and asked uncertainly, “Is it really okay?”

Zhou Ran hurried to say, “It’s really fine. It looks scary, but it doesn’t actually hurt that much. It’ll go down in a bit. Don’t blame yourself.”

Only then did Tang Shi relax a little.

“Zhou Ran, this is the farm you were talking about?” Su Qian looked around.

The south wasn’t like the north, where the land was so vast you couldn’t see the end.

Instead, it was split into plots of different sizes.

There were hills, a pond, and fields.

Between the crisscrossing paths was a flavor unique to the south.

“Of course.” Once business came up, Zhou Ran couldn’t even spare a thought for his face anymore. “Take a look. If you think it’s okay, we can talk with the boss again about the details of renting it.”

A satisfied look appeared on Su Qian’s face.

Some of the hidden mountain areas could be used to raise poultry from the cultivation realm, like chickens, ducks, and geese.

If she could raise a few cranes, that would be even better.

As for the empty land on the farm, it could all be fenced off for planting spirit herbs and spirit plants.

Lu Yao watched Su Qian with curiosity.

He really wanted to see how Su Qian planned to plant spirit herbs and spirit plants on Earth, where there was no spiritual energy.

“Alright, it’s this one.” Su Qian spoke excitedly. “Take me over there.”

The Tang Shi standing nearby looked a little surprised. “You’re the young man my dad mentioned, the one who’s going to rent the farm?”

She hadn’t expected the person renting her family’s farm to be Su Qian.