Chapter 204 - 129: Three Milestone Rewards

Chapter 204: Chapter 129: Three Milestone Rewards

At Li Yuan Farm, after leaving his university alumni group chat, Zhang Lin stopped paying any mind to people like Chen Hao.

They were just a bunch of arrogant people who didn’t know their place and thought they were hot stuff.

’Never mind that Chen Hao is so active in the group chat, earning 40,000 a month. That might seem like the ceiling for an ordinary person, but in the eyes of many, 40,000 a month is nothing. After all, some rich kids online spend hundreds of thousands on a single night out at a club.’

If those people wanted to visit the farm, they were welcome to, as long as they didn’t cause him any trouble.

He had no twisted desire to play the humble part just to humiliate his old classmates.

Putting his phone away, Zhang Lin saw that there was nothing pressing and decided to check on the planting status of the honey peach saplings.

His farm had gotten its start by wholesaling honey peaches from the game. At first, he didn’t have any peach trees, so he could only pretend he was collaborating with a lab. As for which lab, specifically? There wasn’t one. If anyone asked, he’d just have to call it a trade secret.

The appearance of these mature honey peach trees, however, solved this problem perfectly.

Moreover, these mature honey peach trees could bear fruit in their second year.

By then, he would have mountains full of honey peaches, and no one would question where his initial supply had come from.

The key thing was, there would also be mountains of peach blossoms for viewing.

When the peaches ripened, he could also open a U-pick orchard.

This was a common farm activity.

Many people might not like eating fruit, but they would still join their friends to pick fruit in an orchard because it was truly a leisurely and fun experience.

He was now purchasing all the honey peach saplings that refreshed daily and having a specially assigned team of farmhands plant them.

However, the 1,000 peach saplings that refreshed daily could only cover an area of 10 mu. So, the 1,000 mu he had leased for planting honey peaches was still far from being fully planted.

As for these honey peaches, he currently had no intention of experimenting on them with the Special Enriched Fertilizer.

After all, it was the product that had launched his business. He planned to make it the farm’s signature product.

Besides, even if outsiders took cuttings from these honey peach trees to graft and cultivate, they wouldn’t be able to retain the game-like properties.

In August, the peach trees were still in their leaf-growing season. When Zhang Lin arrived at the planting site, the first trees he had planted had already sprouted a good number of branches and leaves, lending the area a vibrant, emerald vitality.

Afterward, Zhang Lin went to the core area to check on the cultivation of the sweet potato seedlings. The seedlings had a [Fast Growth +1] property, so the new batch grew very quickly and would soon be ready for cuttings to be taken and transplanted.

’So, I can find a large plot of land and plant this on a massive scale.’

’Fortunately, the farm still has nearly 40,000 mu of vacant land. The county even threw in a year of free rent to get me to take it. All thanks to that big sucker, Kailin Investment.’

When Zhang Lin returned to his office, Lin Mengyao arrived and handed him a document. "President Zhang, this document needs your signature. It’s about the labor protection supplies. They were scheduled for distribution on the 5th, but I’m inexperienced and didn’t plan the timeline well. Selecting a supplier for the products took a lot of time, and I’ve only just chosen one."

"Mm," Zhang Lin nodded.

Although Lin Mengyao had taken the initiative to admit her mistake, it was just a minor issue.

He glanced at the supplier’s information and quote in the file.

The quoted price was, naturally, lower than the market price.

Seeing no issues, he signed his name and handed the document back to Lin Mengyao.

"President Zhang, would you like to meet the supplier?" Lin Mengyao asked.

"I won’t meet them. You can handle it on your end," Zhang Lin said, shaking his head.

’If I have to handle trivial matters like this, won’t I be worked to death in the future?’

This could be considered him delegating authority to Lin Mengyao.

After all, the HR department often had to deal with an especially large number of trivial matters, and he didn’t want to get bogged down in them.

Having received her instructions, Lin Mengyao didn’t dwell on such a minor issue. After returning to the HR department, she called the supplier and asked them to come to Li Yuan Farm to sign the contract.

Shortly after her call, the supplier arrived at Li Yuan Farm.

The supplier’s name was Ma Yong.

He had been in the daily necessities supply chain business for a long time. This time, he had to offer a significant discount on the labor protection supplies for Li Yuan Farm just to get the opportunity.

Although his profit margin would be very slim this way, Li Yuan Farm already had over 620 employees. At a standard of 50 yuan per employee for the supplies, that was still over 30,000 yuan. Moreover, given Li Yuan Farm’s growth trajectory, they were certain to hire more employees in the future.

Of course, that wasn’t the main reason. The biggest reason for vying for this supply contract was stability.

After all, by securing the Li Yuan Farm contract, all he had to do was prepare the goods and deliver them to the farm each month. It required almost no effort.

"Manager Lin, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity." After signing the contract, Ma Yong was extremely grateful.

In fact, when he was selected, he had wanted to offer her a kickback. After all, it was basic social etiquette. Unfortunately, she refused, so all he could do was express his gratitude verbally.

Lin Mengyao had indeed refused the kickback. She had gotten the job through connections and didn’t want to be looked down upon by President Zhang over something like this, nor did she want to bring shame to her sister.

In a small place like You City, being a department manager at Li Yuan Farm with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan plus bonuses was something she was already very content with.

This already surpassed what 99% of women her age earned.

"President Ma, if you really want to thank me, just ensure the products you supply each month are of guaranteed quality and quantity," Lin Mengyao said finally.