Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire

Chapter 330: You Don’t Want Me Anymore?

"When the weather gets warmer, we can buy some fish fry to put in, and by then, you’ll have plenty of fish to eat. You can continue selling grilled fish, and you won’t need Dong Sheng to catch fish for you anymore.""The rabbits were exchanged from nearby villagers. Rabbits breed rapidly, and every villager family has about ten or so. I swapped two or three from each family, gathering this many. It’s just that the weather is cold now, and there’s not much fodder; otherwise, the rabbits would grow quickly."

"And these chickens..."

As Cheng Jinyun introduced everything, when they reached the pigsty, Lin Xiang gasped, "Why are there so many pigs here?"

The pigsty was divided into two sections; one section housed piglets one or two months old, which were all pink and white, not smelly, and even looked a bit cute.

The other side had already grown adult pigs, which were no longer cute but definitely looked appetizing.

"I bought the piglets through some connections. These adult pigs were also bought from nearby villagers."

When Cheng Jinyun bought adult pigs, he intentionally chose families that raised two or three pigs, so buying one wouldn’t affect them much.

The pork from the pork company costs a dollar per pound, while the price when sold to the butcher is forty cents per pound.

After deducting the cost of skin and internal organs, the average cost per pound of pork is about fifty to sixty cents.

And Cheng Jinyun directly offered fifty cents.

"Although these pigs are already mature, they can still grow a bit more. By the time we slaughter them for the New Year, they’ll gain at least ten more pounds."

"The piglets grow slower, but with over twenty adult pigs, they can last until the piglets grow up."

"I’ve already told my friends that once spring comes, they’ll catch some more piglets for me. I’ve also pre-ordered dozens of sheep, but they’ll also have to wait until after the New Year to be delivered."

Cheng Jinyun had arranged everything so thoroughly that Lin Xiang didn’t even need to worry.

She even felt like she could retire early as the farm owner and just be a hands-off boss.

But the premise is, Cheng Jinyun shouldn’t return to the military.

"I remember I came here a week ago, right? Just in a week, the farm expanded from nothing to this scale?"

This was more shocking than a construction team building a four-story building in just half a month.

"Other than Qi and the construction team you found, I also hired two extra construction teams. Plus, since it hasn’t rained recently, we rushed the timeline to finish this much."

"I don’t have much leave left; once my leave is over, I have to go on a mission. This mission will be quite troublesome, and I don’t know when I’ll be back. I hope to solve all these problems for you before I return."

Lin Xiang didn’t know what to say anymore.

This person in front of her always had a way to do things that moved her.

While they were talking, Qi had already brought over a young man from his village.

"Little boss, this is Zhou Chengbin, whom I told you about. He’s very experienced in raising chickens, and if you don’t believe it, you can test him."

Lin Xiang asked a few questions about hatching chicks from eggs, and Zhou Chengbin’s answers were quite professional.

"It sounds like you have a lot of theoretical knowledge and experimental data. Logically, your chicken farm should be quite large, so why are you willing to come out and work?"

Even though Ji Province isn’t that far from Beijing, it’s still leaving home.

Zhou Chengbin smiled bitterly, "It’s precisely because I set up the chicken farm that there’s no place for me there anymore. My achievements were taken away, and they didn’t even want to let me earn money, only thinking about how to exclude me."

"Just in time, Brother Qi said there’s a farm here that not only lets me hatch chicks but also offers a decent salary, so I came."

Qi also chimed in, "Little boss, I can vouch that everything he said is true."

Lin Xiang nodded, "I trust you, and I trust Qi. Here’s the deal, you can stay and hatch chicks, but let’s agree first: you start with a basic salary of twenty yuan per month. Once the chicks hatch, I’ll give you a bonus according to the hatch rate and the survival rate in the later stages."

"In short, your salary is directly proportional to your performance. The better you do, the more you earn. Conversely, if you just go through the motions, you definitely won’t make money."

Zhou Chengbin patted his chest in assurance, "Don’t worry, little boss, I won’t slack off!"

"I know you need quite a few things for hatching chicks. Write down a detailed list, and I’ll buy them when I go back today. I’ll have someone bring them over to you later."

Zhou Chengbin took the paper and pen from Lin Xiang and wrote down two pages energetically.

He felt satisfied writing, but when he handed the fully written paper to Lin Xiang, he felt a bit embarrassed. "There might be quite a few things."

Lin Xiang looked through them; they were all related to hatching.

In winter, the most crucial thing for hatching is the heating equipment. Essentially, a large incubator needs to be set up in the chicken coop to ensure that once the eggs hatch into chicks, they aren’t frozen to death by the harsh cold wind.

Although the initial cost investment will be higher, the equipment isn’t just for one-time use; it can be reused after each batch of hatching, making the cost per chick negligible.

"You know how to make heating equipment, right?"

Zhou Chengbin nodded repeatedly, "I know. I made all the equipment at home myself."

"Alright. You need quite a variety of things, and I may not be able to buy everything in one day. Once I’ve bought everything, I’ll deliver it to you."

By the time everything at the farm was sorted out, it was already past five o’clock.

Winter in Beijing meant early nights.

Cheng Jinyun, worried about cycling back to the city on unlit roads, left with Lin Xiang early.

By the time they returned to Beijing, the sky was completely dark. They didn’t stop by Xingfu Restaurant and went straight home.

Upon entering, Lin Xiang got straight to the point, "Brother, could you calculate how much you spent in total? I’ll give you the money."

With the dividends from Quanfu Building and the recent earnings from Xingfu Restaurant, Lin Xiang had accumulated some savings.

Cheng Jinyun was momentarily stunned before saying, "We’re family; what’s mine is yours. Why separate so clearly?"

"It’s different. We’re not biological siblings, and you’ve reverted to your original surname and moved out of the Lin Family household register. Legally, we’re no longer siblings."

Seeing Lin Xiang’s serious tone, Cheng Jinyun felt a bit hurt and stared into Lin Xiang’s eyes, "So, you don’t want me anymore?"

Lin Xiang: ...

Why did it feel like she became the bad person who abandoned him?

"It’s not that. Although we’re not legally family, the emotions we’ve developed over the years aren’t fake. We’re family, always will be."