Lu Fan hadn't expected Yan Menghan to arrive so early, bringing along a beautiful designer, Chu Xiangwei, who carried a laptop bag.
Yan Menghan, in turn, was surprised by the number of beautiful women around Lu Fan.
Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi were helping Lu Fan bring back the peaches. Meanwhile, the village women had just finished loading the mushrooms and wild vegetables onto the truck.
"These peaches are yours?" Yan Menghan's heart stirred as he looked at the baskets of peaches. He was very curious about how Lu Fan managed to grow such fine peaches and really wanted to see the cultivation process.
"Brother Yan! These are freshly picked peaches! Have a taste!" Lu Fan casually picked up a peach and tossed it to Yan Menghan.
Yan Menghan caught the peach, and Elder Chang immediately offered him a tissue. Yan Menghan wiped the peach but then handed it to Chu Xiangwei beside him, "Designer Chu! You try the peaches my brother grew! This place is truly exceptional, a land of outstanding people! It should become the world's best villa village!"
Chu Xiangwei's delicate face flushed slightly, and she felt a bit nervous. Not daring to refuse the peach Yan Menghan offered, she replied, "Young Master Yan, rest assured, I will present the best design plan! I'll make this the most beautiful mountain village."
Yan Menghan nodded slightly and reached into the peach basket for another one. He casually said to Chu Xiangwei, "Don't just talk! Try it! Perhaps it will inspire you!"
Chu Xiangwei quickly brought the peach to her red lips and took a gentle bite. *Swish...* As the thin, tender skin broke, a vibrant red juice flowed between her pearly white teeth and pink tongue. Chu Xiangwei's beautiful eyes instantly lit up.
"Young Master Yan! I... I've never tasted such delicious peaches before. They are truly amazing! It feels as if it refreshes the entire person," Chu Xiangwei exclaimed excitedly.
"That's good! Starting today, you'll stay here and help Brother Lu Fan with the design blueprints." Yan Menghan finished speaking and then looked at Lu Fan, "Brother Lu Fan, if you need anything else, just say the word. Anything I can help with, I will!"
"Thank you, Brother Yan!" Lu Fan said immediately.
"Alright! Designer Chu will stay with you, so we'll be taking our leave!" Yan Menghan said, holding the peach in his hand, and got into the car with Elder Chang and left.
Watching Yan Menghan's car drive away, Chu Xiangwei seemed to relax a little. She glanced at Lu Fan and asked, "Mr. Lu! Can you tell me about your plans?"
"Designer Chu, just call me Lu Fan! How about this, we can chat while we tour our village's environment!" Lu Fan turned and said to Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi, "Sister Xinyi! Ruyan! You both come along."
"You... you want to build villas? That requires a huge amount of money!" Liu Ruyan asked in surprise.
"A few days ago, I got a piece of jade at Brother Yan's stone gambling event, and it sold for tens of millions. So, I want to build a villa here by the river, nestled against the mountains and water. One with an outdoor swimming pool. However, this time the design needs to be for a villa village! In the future, I want everyone in the village to live in a villa. I want to make Twelve Ravine Village the most awesome villa village in the country." Lu Fan said with a smile.
"A stone sold for tens of millions?"
Liu Ruyan and Shen Xinyi's eyes widened almost simultaneously as they asked. Was this kid too lucky?
Lu Fan just chuckled, not mentioning that he had far more than just fifty million. However, the rest of the money was almost all acquired through questionable means, so it was better not to say anything!
"Fifty million should be enough for one high-end villa. But to build a villa village, for every household to have a villa, even for a slightly upscale villa complex design, it would require at least two hundred million in investment! And it's not just about money, it also requires a vast amount of land and meticulous design." Chu Xiangwei found a slightly elevated spot and surveyed the surrounding terrain for a while before speaking calmly.
She didn't have much confidence in Lu Fan. But she dared not doubt Young Master Yan at all. If Young Master Yan willed it, he could easily throw fifty or sixty billion without a problem. Therefore, her design still needed to be the best.
Fortunately, the village wasn't very large, with only sixty to seventy households. And the first villa to be built was Lu Fan's, which made things much easier for her.
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In the minivan heading towards the county town, Yan Menghan stared blankly at the pink peach in his hand.
"Young Master Yan! Shall we arrange for someone to..."
"No need." Before Elder Chang could finish his sentence, Yan Menghan interrupted him.
Elder Chang had walked around the hillside earlier and discovered several peach groves, but none of the peach trees had ripe fruit. How did Lu Fan achieve this? Not only Elder Chang was suspicious, but he himself was also somewhat doubtful.
However, everyone had their secrets, and some secrets could not be easily touched! If you touched them, you couldn't be friends anymore! Yan Menghan understood this principle.
"Elder Chang! Do we have any news about the person we're looking for?" Yan Menghan suddenly asked.
"We haven't found him yet! Young Master, could our information be wrong? Jinyuan County isn't a large place, yet we have no news at all," Elder Chang said with some doubt.
"We must find him!" Yan Menghan suddenly leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes slightly.
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Lu Fan, Liu Ruyan, and Shen Xinyi toured the entire village with Chu Xiangwei, looking at the nearby mountains and the river at the village entrance. Chu Xiangwei also took some photos. Then, they returned to Lu Fan's home. Liu Ruyan made some breakfast, and after they ate, Chu Xiangwei began her design.
"Lu Fan! I have to go to work now. Bye!" Shen Xinyi also left.
"Lu Fan! Why haven't I seen that young widow Wang Yan these past few days?" Liu Ruyan pulled Lu Fan aside and suddenly asked. Wang Yan used to come to work every day, but she hadn't been seen for three days. This wasn't like the young widow.
"Oh! Then I'll go take a look!" Lu Fan was slightly taken aback. He had sent Wang Yan back last time; could something have happened to her?
"Then come back quickly when you're done! Call me if anything happens! Remember, don't..." Liu Ruyan stopped halfway through, her delicate face blushing, unable to finish. She just glared at him with a warning look. She knew that the young widow liked Lu Fan, so she absolutely wouldn't let Lu Fan spend too much time at the widow's house.
"Okay! I'll be right back!" Lu Fan turned and ran towards the young widow Wang Yan's house.
Wang Yan's door was locked from the inside, but this was no longer a problem for Lu Fan. With a casual leap, he jumped over the courtyard wall.