Chapter 137 - 135: The Next Step Plan
Li Yulong’s original purpose was certainly not to seek cooperation with Chen Xin, but simply to exchange for a geothermal heat pump from him.
However, it was evident that his plans had been thoroughly discerned by Chen Xin, and Chen Xin’s counteroffer put him in a highly passive position.
Yet, even though Chen Xin saw through Li Yulong’s ideas and motives, after Li Yulong’s persuasion, he agreed to cooperate with him.
Leaving behind the goods he brought for exchange, Li Yulong departed contentedly. Even though Chen Xin did not immediately give him the geothermal heat pump equipment, gaining his promise to cooperate was worth giving these items for free as far as Li Yulong was concerned.
After Li Yulong left, Chen Xin and Qin Lan returned to the shelter to continue their previous work.
"Ah Xin, why did you agree to Xiao Long’s proposal and decide to cooperate with him?" Qin Lan asked curiously as she handed him a wrench: "As you said, you could completely work with the SWAT team and bypass him to do this. Why choose to cooperate with him?"
Chen Xin accepted the wrench and tightened a component before answering Qin Lan’s question: "Because I’m lazy and don’t want to be directly involved in this matter. Establishing a marketplace requires doing too many things; it’s tiring and laborious, and entirely unnecessary for me."
As he answered Qin Lan’s inquiry, Chen Xin picked up another component and began attaching it to the equipment being assembled.
This was a geothermal heat pump being assembled, as there wasn’t a system blueprint, Chen Xin could only assemble it manually. The system at this time could only provide component refurbishments and specification adjustments, enabling him to put these parts together without failing due to a mismatch in size.
"Also, each profession has its expertise. I don’t believe that I, a book writer, can manage a market better than Xiao Long, who comes from a merchant family and inherits his father’s trade." Chen Xin explained while keeping his hands busy: "As for cooperating with the SWAT team, do you truly think they’re suitable for handling this?"