After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

After a day of rest at home, the coffee shop reopened after the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

On the day the business reopened, Lan Yujuan began working on a training plan agreement with Lan Qingqing for the new store manager of the coffee shop over the next few years.

But unexpectedly, before the agreement was even signed, Lan Qingqing brought a bombshell announcement!

"Sis, I have great news for you: I don't need to get an advance from the shop anymore to pay for my parents' new house!"

Lan Yujuan was quite surprised after hearing this. "Why?"

"Didn't we agree to build the new house first? Why is it suddenly not being built anymore?"

At this moment, Lan Yujuan mistakenly thought that Lan Qingqing's parents were worried about their daughter's financial pressure outside and did not want her to bear too much burden, so they changed their minds after they left.

But unexpectedly, it wasn't that Lan Qingqing's parents changed their minds, but rather that a windfall had fallen from the sky!

"Don't worry, sister, we'll still build the house as planned."

"However, the remaining shortfall of around 300,000 has now been covered!"

"In other words, I no longer need to take out advances of my salary for the next few years from the store, and my family will have enough money to build a house."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan was not relieved; instead, she became even more worried.

"Qingqing, don't scare me!"

"That's three hundred thousand yuan, not three thousand, not thirty thousand!"

"Where did you get all this money? Don't get scammed!"

According to previous calculations, Lan Qingqing's own savings, plus her parents' savings, and even the compensation from the demolition of her old house, totaled only about 200,000 yuan.

How could they possibly have raised the remaining nearly 300,000 yuan in just a few days?

In an instant, a bad thought flashed through Lan Yujuan's mind:

What kind of circumstances would allow an unmarried girl of marriageable age in a rural area to suddenly raise a large sum of money through legal means?

There was only one possibility that Lan Yujuan could think of.

Her heart immediately raced. Ignoring the fact that the other employees were still present, she took Lan Qingqing upstairs to the studio, closed the door, and sat down to talk in detail.

"Qingqing, you're still young, only 18! Your life, your future, is just beginning!"

"For you right now, 300,000 might be an astronomical figure!"

"But as you grow and develop your skills, 300,000 yuan might be just two or three years' salary for you, or even just six months or a year's salary, and you'll be able to save it."

"So, you absolutely mustn't listen to those lousy people. You're so young; getting engaged for such a small amount of money is a lifelong decision!"

Lan Qingqing was so excited and kept the story a secret that she never expected that in just a few minutes, Lan Yujuan would have already imagined so many scenarios.

After sitting in the chair for a moment in a daze, Lan Qingqing finally reacted, clutched her stomach, and burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face.

"Sis, you don't actually think that my parents are going to marry me off and accept 300,000 yuan as a bride price so they can build a new house, do you? Hahaha."

Lan Yujuan stood to the side watching. At first, she was frowning, but gradually she realized that she might have misunderstood, and her ears began to burn slightly.

She clicked her tongue, unable to contain herself any longer, and stepped forward to gently pat Lan Qingqing's shoulder, urging her:

"Isn't that right? That's three hundred thousand!"

"Then tell me, how did you manage to scrape together so much money all at once?"

Lan Qingqing wiped away her tears with her fingertips, trying to calm herself down.

Seeing this, Lan Yujuan took the opportunity to pour her a glass of warm water from the water dispenser next to her. "Have a sip of water and calm down first, then talk to me properly!"

"I'm just worried that you'll fall for someone's tricks!"

Lan Qingqing took the water glass, drank two sips, and then said with a grin:

"Sister, don't worry! This money is absolutely clean."

"This morning, my parents suddenly called me and said that the clan chief had spoken to them."

"A boss from out of town has his eye on a piece of land in the village. He said he had someone calculate it and said that the location is good for the development of his business, and he needs to lease the property for 30 years."

"As luck would have it, that piece of land is the hill behind my house. The rent is ten thousand a year, paid in a lump sum over thirty years."

"Perfect, that's 300,000 in total, enough to cover the shortfall in my house construction."

Lan Yujuan still found it hard to believe.

"What a coincidence! Your family happens to be short 300,000, and it's like they knew beforehand and just sent 300,000 over? Could they be a scammer?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Qingqing smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Really? I think it's a coincidence too!"

"But it's true! At first, my parents didn't believe it either, but this morning, the clan chief personally transferred all the money to my dad's bank account in one go!"

"Normally, the land behind our village is rented out every year. Some rent for three to five thousand yuan a year, while others rent for six to seven thousand yuan a year. The key is to see how much potential that land can have, whether it grows bamboo forests or other timber."

"It's rare to find a family like ours that receives 10,000 yuan a year, but the clan chief said that the other party isn't short of that small amount of money; they mainly want a quick and easy meal and good weather."

"Furthermore, they said that for the next thirty years, they only wanted to lease the ownership of that land, and that our family could continue to control its operation and output every year!"

"The land behind my house is mainly bamboo forest. Every year, just selling bamboo shoots and bamboo can bring in more than ten thousand yuan!"

After hearing this explanation, Lan Yujuan was finally relieved.

But at the same time, she felt a little strange.

Something unusual must be going on; there's probably some other story hidden here.

She immediately instructed Lan Qingqing, "Keep an eye on this matter."

"If anything changes, or if you need money, feel free to contact me anytime!"

Lan Qingqing nodded vigorously after listening, her expression deeply moved!

Just as the two finished talking and were about to go downstairs, Lan Yujuan's phone rang first.

Upon opening it, I saw that the message was sent by Qi Lei:

"Boss, come downstairs right away! A customer has arrived and urgently needs your personal attention!"