A good life starts with blind date

Chapter 285 Betraying Friends
Australia's wheat harvest season has begun.

Jiang Ning flew over specifically to take a look.

The seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter wheat is sown from March to May, and the timing varies in different regions. In Queensland, the wheat harvest season begins in August and continues until the end of the year.

Plant early, harvest early.

Planted late, harvested late.

Upon arriving in Brisbane, Duke found a small plane.

The two flew to a small airport near Quilpi.

Then we drove to the farm.

Located in the Murray-Darling Basin, close to the Great Dividing Range, this area receives ample rainfall and is Australia's largest wheat-producing region. A gentle breeze blows, and golden waves of wheat sway in the wind, signaling the arrival of harvest season.

More than a dozen large harvesters are harvesting wheat.

Jiang Ning looked at the field and saw that the wheat was growing quite well.

Australia has a developed agricultural sector, but the land is not as fertile as my hometown. Moreover, large-scale agriculture is extensive, which cannot compare to the intensive farming in my hometown. The yield is relatively low. In a good year, a hectare can produce more than two tons, and an acre can produce a little over three hundred catties.

In a bad year, the yield is only a little over one ton, with a yield of about two hundred jin per mu.

We dare not use too much fertilizer and pesticide, otherwise we will lose money.

Production volume depends entirely on sheer volume.

Duke was watching too, and he thought something was wrong.

Even if he were a complete novice, he could see the huge difference.

Not only did the wheat grow very tall, but the ears were also large and plump, indicating a high yield.

This was not discovered recently.

It was discovered before, but nobody knew why.

Zhang Bo was there too; this guy has been in Australia for over a month.

They were sent by Jiang Ning to select seeds.

Select some superior mutant wheat varieties for breeding.

Fairy Spirit No. 1 is a spring wheat variety, while Australia grows only winter wheat. Fairy Spirit No. 1 is not adapted to Australia and needs to be re-bred. However, Fairy Spirit Farm only has a few hundred acres of wheat fields, while the 80,000-acre farm is much larger than the second farm.

The workload is too heavy.

Zhang Bo has been wandering around the wheat field for more than a month.

He got a deep tan.

Jiang Ning asked him, "Have you found the mutated wheat variety?"

Zhang Bo nodded: "We found a lot, but this work is too labor-intensive. I found more than fifty international students who were doing temporary work, but we only collected less than 100 jin of mutants. After screening, we only had less than 50 jin. We will try planting one season next year."

Duke said, "Boss, I don't think it's necessary. The ASD Omar we grow on the farm is a very good variety. Its yield, disease resistance, and adaptability are all very good. Professional things should be done by professionals. If we cultivate good varieties ourselves, the investment will be too large, and there is no guarantee of success. Most importantly, it may involve patent infringement."

Is ASD Omar protected by patents?

"of course."

"Then let's acquire the seed company."

"..."

Jiang Ning asked, "How did the talks with the CTC go?"

Duke said, "There are still disagreements on the price."

"Oh!"

Jiang Ning said, "Let's take our time and get it done this year."

Duke nodded and said, "CTC's five farms have suffered from disasters again this year, especially the fruit production has been severely reduced. I don't think they can survive if they don't sell the farms. I think 7 million is a reasonable price."

"I believe you can reach an agreement."

Jiang Ning was in high spirits; CTC is a large agricultural group.

It owns several large plantations and farms, holding 200,000 acres of prime land. However, it seems to have had bad luck in the past two years, suffering from disasters for two consecutive years. It is on the verge of collapse and is currently in talks for acquisition.

I stayed one night and then flew to Tasmania.

Australia has been hit by a series of disasters in the past two years, with Tasmania being the hardest hit.

The widespread death of plants has not only bankrupted countless farmers and ranchers, but also caused large areas of forests to wither and die. Management departments are in a state of panic, and no matter how much they study, they still can't figure out what's going on.

Jiang Ning rented two cars and drove around everywhere.

Day 5 in Tasmania.

Duke called: "Boss, the wheat harvest is complete."

Jiang Ning asked, "How much did you collect?"

Duke was thrilled: "32.3 tons, or 7.8 tons per hectare."

"not bad."

"More than good."

Duke said, "Australia has never had such a high wheat yield before. At current wheat prices, the farm's profit this year will exceed 50 million, and it is expected to recoup its investment in four years."

Jiang Ning didn't feel anything; a profit of fifty million...

The return on investment for growing wheat is too low.

Fortunately, he didn't expect the farm to make much money.

As long as we don't lose money, that's fine.

As long as it can support people and generate a surplus, that's fine.

More than 300,000 tons of crops were harvested from more than 80,000 acres of land.

I calculated that the yield is about 1,000 jin per mu.

It's nowhere near as good as my hometown.

That evening, a fire broke out in Cradle Mountain National Forest Park.

The following day, Jiang Ning flew to Melbourne.

Mid-Autumn Festival is here, it's a good time to spend it with my parents.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is earlier, in mid-September.

My niece is almost five years old, and her grandparents have enrolled her in several classes.

The idea that foreigners raise their children freely is utter nonsense.

Foreigners also value education, especially those in developed countries.

Those with good financial means would never let their children grow up unsupervised.

Children from wealthy families also have to attend all sorts of classes from a young age.

Things like music skills and horsemanship.

Mr. and Mrs. Jiang enrolled their granddaughter in three classes: music class after school every day, sports activities on weekends, and a small electric bicycle that the little girl rides around like crazy.

I showed my uncle my driving skills.

"Ride slowly, don't fall..."

Jiang Ning jogged after him, watching with trepidation.

I'm afraid I'll trip and fall and knock out my front teeth.

The little girl ran around like crazy and rode her little bicycle back to Jiang Ning's side.

He quickly jumped off, grabbed the handlebars, and said, "Uncle, you ride." Jiang Ning looked down, scratched his head, and said, "Yours is too small, Uncle won't ride it."

The little girl made two "oh" sounds.

Jiang Ning added, "From now on, speak only Chinese, and don't mix English and Chinese."

The little girl scratched her head: "But you are uncle."

"Speak the language of your hometown."

"uncle."

"That's right. When you speak Chinese, speak entirely in Chinese; when you speak English, speak entirely in English. Don't mix them up."

"Okay, Uncle!"

I ate dumplings and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival with my parents and niece.

Jiang Ning flew to Europe.

……

Fort Collins is the fourth largest city in Colorado, with a population of 160,000.

You read that right, it's 160,000.

It doesn't even have as many people as my hometown county town.

Fort Collins is an arid region with little rainfall and many sunny days, about 300 a year. The climate is quite pleasant, mostly below 30°C, and occasionally above 30°C, making it a suitable place to settle down.

Night falls, inside a bar.

Jaden is living a life of debauchery with his friends.

A few girls gathered around: "Handsome, can you buy us a drink?"

"Of course!"

The delinquent boy's eyes lit up; the girls were all quite pretty.

There's no reason to refuse a cabbage that's been delivered to your door.

After three drinks, the atmosphere became quite romantic.

The girls were very outgoing, and Jaden wasn't a complete novice either.

Although he's only sixteen, he's already a seasoned pro.

He was groping a girl, but didn't notice that someone had spiked his drink.

After drinking a cocktail, I felt hot all over.

"Handsome, let's go to the hotel!"

"Great."

Jaden was impatient and took the girl to the hotel.

When they arrived at the hotel, ready to take up their guns and go into battle...

The girl wouldn't have it and resisted violently: "Fuck, what are you doing?"

"Fuck you!"

Jaden yelled, "This Jingzi, you seduced me!"

"Get out of here."

"Snapped!"

Jaden slapped him across the face and impatiently forced his way in.

The girl was powerless to resist and was ultimately raped.

……

into the night.

A hotel in New York.

Metsys had just finished showering when her phone rang.

He picked it up, glanced at it, and casually took it back: "Is the matter settled?"

The man on the phone said, "It's done, sir. The evidence has been sent to you."

"OK!"

Metsys hung up the phone and checked his cell phone.

Sure enough, there was a video.

I watched a short film.

He made another call: "Mr. Quess, what's your decision?"

"Fuck you!"

Quess cursed, "Damn bastard, I don't want to betray my friends."

Metses wasn't angry: "Okay, bye!"

"and many more!"

Quess shouted, "I want twenty million dollars!"

Metses said, "Damn it, you know that's impossible, at most 1800 million."

“I’m taking a huge risk; I can’t accept a single cent less than 2000 million.”

"Impossible. I don't necessarily want to cooperate with you. I believe there are plenty of people who would like to cooperate with me."

"1900."

"1800 million, if you don't want to cooperate, then forget it."

"OK, deal."

After hanging up the phone, Quess cursed under his breath.

He is a farmer, but his business hasn't been doing well these past two years.

After two years of losses, it was clear that the company was about to collapse.

I plan to sell the farm and use the money to settle in New Zealand.

Unfortunately, no one was willing to make an offer.

Only Metsis is willing to pay a high price, but of course, there are conditions.

Quess cursed for a long time, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

He gritted his teeth, took out his phone, and made a call: "Brick, a new batch of goods recently arrived. Want to go and try them out?"

"Fuck, you're an asshole."

"going or not?"

"I'm very busy lately, I'll call you in a couple of days."

"OK, I'll wait for your call."

Quess hung up the phone and let out a long sigh.

Betraying a friend is not very ethical.

But they gave so much!

If I sell the farm, $1800 million will be enough for me to live comfortably.

(End of this chapter)