Chapter 714: Is It Their Fault?
With a reminder from her nephew, Aunt Liu swiftly came back to the real matter at hand, she looked at Si Chen and Gu Hongwei, her smile flatteringly sweet as she said, "Let me introduce you, this is my nephew from my mother’s side. He heard about our village’s fruit tree planting project and wants to join in. His family is quite well-off, and he wants to invest five hundred yuan."
Aunt Liu’s nephew was quick to add, "Yes, yes, yes, that’s exactly why we’re here, to discuss this matter."
Tong Yao found it strange, "If you want to invest, shouldn’t you talk to the village chief? We don’t have the power to make this decision."
Although they had already discussed with the village chief, and it had been decided that only the villagers could invest in the project, Tong Yao was still somewhat surprised when Aunt Liu came to her.
Aunt Liu chuckled embarrassingly, "We went to find the village chief, but he disagreed with allowing my nephew to invest. He said it was a village matter, and our village owned the hills, so outsiders were not allowed to invest. We thought that maybe Xiaochen and Hongwei could say a few good words to the village chief on our behalf. You’ve helped the village build roads and other things, so the village chief would definitely consider it if you speak up. When my nephew invests, won’t there be more funds? Xiaochen, Hongwei, could you please help?"
At first, Aunt Liu was worried that the whole investment thing was a scam and there was no money to be made. But now, seeing that the village didn’t want outsider’s money, Aunt Liu and her nephew were even more eager to invest.
Everyone was just simple farmers, holding onto several acres of land. Their lives were just enough to keep them from starving, while striking it rich was impossible. Now that such a good opportunity had come, if they could grab it, they would have endless good days ahead.
After discussing it, they decided to approach Si Chen and Gu Hongwei for their help, hoping that they could put in a good word to the village chief. Only with the intervention of Si Chen and Gu Hongwei, the project could come off the ground. So they were certain that their involvement would make a difference.