CHAPTER 834: CHAPTER 833: THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT

In life, there always have to be some people and some things that are special, that can transcend all gains and losses.

Making money is important, but people and emotions are more important.

Lin Nianhe burst into the team office like a tyrant, placing a net bag containing six 500g gold bars right in front of Li Dahe and Accountant Zhao.

Li Dahe: "..."

Accountant Zhao: "..."

Gold bars.

Six of them.

She used a net bag?

Even a burlap sack would have been better!

Couldn’t she cover it up a bit?

Is she really not afraid of attracting thieves!

Lin Nianhe arrogantly took the phone receiver from Li Dahe’s hand and said to Wong Xiao on the other end, "Uncle Wong, don’t listen to Uncle Team Leader messing with you. We have money. Just negotiate the way you should. Set a time, and I’ll go with Uncle Team Leader to sign contracts with the machinery and plastic factories."

Wong Xiao was puzzled. After a moment, he asked, "He has money? It’s 120,000 here for the goods; can the few bucks he has cover it?"

Lin Nianhe inhaled sharply.

Perhaps the aftereffects from Xiangjiang haven’t healed. At the mention of business, her mind directly imagines numbers in the millions.

She was ready to ask Aunt Wen for convenience to get the box office account split to them a few days in advance.

If it’s still not enough, she even considered asking the Shen Family to settle the freight company’s dividends for the past few months.

She prepared thoroughly and then realized she had over-prepared. She just needed to take her passbook to the bank to withdraw some money.

Lin Nianhe said: "It’s enough, rest assured and negotiate, but there’s one condition: you must deliver within three months."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure."

Wong Xiao thought for a moment and agreed: "Alright, I’ll talk to them."

"Great, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Nianhe hung up the phone, met the shocked eyes of the two uncles, and silently lifted the net bag: "Uncle Team Leader, can I borrow Brother Xiao Shan’s car this afternoon? I need to go to the city bank to withdraw some money."

Li Dahe, as if waking from a dream, asked: "What do you mean? You have 120,000?"

Lin Nianhe said: "I spent a lot in Xiangjiang, so I’m not quite flush lately. I’ll give you 150,000 first, and if it’s not enough, once I get the box office split from Aunt Wen, I’ll give you more."

Accountant Zhao’s hand trembled as he held the pen, swallowing hard, and reminded: "Miss Lin, it may take us a year or two to pay you back."

"If I’m willing to lend it, I’m not afraid it won’t be returned." Lin Nianhe smiled and said, "You can repay me whenever you have it; I’m not in a hurry."

Accountant Zhao didn’t dare to make the decision and looked at Li Dahe.

Li Dahe frowned, lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and said: "I can’t borrow from a little bastard like you. Let me talk to Wong Xiaokou again."

"Why?" Lin Nianhe was puzzled.

Li Dahe rolled his eyes at her, exhaling a puff of white smoke, and said: "Don’t kid me. Xiao Wu said that your school makes lots of noise but little money—you still need to refund tuition to students and give bonuses to teachers after the college entrance exam, right? If you give me the money, what will you use to pay them?"

Lin Nianhe pursed her lips and smiled.

This is the reason why he’d rather exhaust himself talking to Wong Xiao than ask her directly.

Li Dahe is like a loving old father who worries about his large family, trying to make sure everyone lives better. He’s like a big tree that shelters them, taking care of the old and pulling along the young. And when he encounters difficulties, he always wants to bear it himself, unwilling to burden the children even a little.

Li Dahe: "Why are you looking at me?"

Lin Nianhe burst into laughter, raised her hand, and shook the net bag, the gold bars inside clinking with a particularly pleasant sound.

She said: "Uncle Team Leader, rest assured, I’m not short on money, and there are more than 160,000 in the school account right now, which is enough to pay the bonuses."

Later, Su Yuncheng helped her open four branch schools, and all the locations were rented, with a monthly rent of 1,000 to 2,000 yuan, and he signed thirty-year leases. And the majority of the students enrolled in the branches were aiming for next year’s college entrance exam, and their tuition was enough to pay the bonuses.

It could be said that Lingyun Tutoring School is now completely self-sufficient and hardly needs any external intervention.

Li Dahe didn’t know this and stubbornly shook his head.

Lin Nianhe simply sat down, hugged the net bag, and said to Li Dahe: "I believe Uncle Wong can definitely get you this money, but he also needs to squeeze money from each construction project. How long will this take? A month? Two months? Moreover, the machinery factory also needs time for research, and the parts we need to produce will take at least three months."

"It’s already the end of July. We certainly can’t make this year’s autumn trade fair. If we want to participate in next year’s spring trade fair, our time is very tight, and we can’t wait for Uncle Wong to hold meetings."

Li Dahe and Accountant Zhao exchanged a glance, both silently sighing.

In the past two years, the tax in Lan County had indeed been very high, but after handing in what’s required, almost all the rest was used for construction.

Lan County was in ruins and needed money everywhere to restore.

They truly had a lot of money but also really lacked funds.

Lin Nianhe waited for a long time but didn’t hear them speak, so she said: "Shall I go find Brother Xiao Shan to borrow his car?"

"Wait a minute."

Li Dahe stopped her: "Um... the contract you signed with the Beijing Machinery Factory, the one for the hand-cranked thresher, how is it written? Let me see."

Lin Nianhe: "Huh? Why?"

Li Dahe puffed on his cigarette, lowered his eyes to avoid eye contact with Lin Nianhe, and said nonchalantly: "You’re providing both technology and money, I can’t..."

"Stop it, I’m not after money," Lin Nianhe interrupted directly, stood up, and left, "I’m going to find Brother Xiao Shan to borrow the car, you take a rest!"

She left so decisively that Li Dahe didn’t even have time to react.

By the time he came to his senses, Lin Nianhe had already disappeared.

Uncle Team Leader cursed from the entrance of the team office: "Little bastard, you’re still acting like you’re my boss? At least take the IOU!"

In the distance, Lin Nianhe’s voice floated over: "You keep it for me! I’ll definitely lose it if I keep it!"

Li Dahe remained silent.

After a long time, he turned to Accountant Zhao: "I borrowed money from her, and she asks me to keep the IOU for her?"

Accountant Zhao chuckled lightly: "This kid, huh..."

After pondering for a long while, Li Dahe affirmed: "It must be that incident with the cow hitting her on the head earlier this year."

Accountant Zhao, seeing through it but saying nothing, just chuckled as he drank water.

...

As for the lighter issue, Lin Nianhe really didn’t think too much about it.

Since returning to the Ten Miles Team, she had relaxed immensely, with no plans or schemes, no calculations in mind. She just felt that this would help the villagers, so she did it.

As for the 150,000, she hadn’t even thought about it; she just instinctively took it out.

They needed it, and she just happened to have it.

That’s all there was to it.

People need a haven where they can act unrestrained, where they can think about nothing and do countless foolish things. A place that can accommodate everything.