On the mountain.
Dong Xuebin was still immersed in the joy of making money when Qu Yunxuan suddenly pulled him down to sit on a lush green slope.
"Xiao Bin, it's good you came this time. Auntie has something to discuss with you." Qu Yunxuan's beige casual pants were already filthy. Not caring whether the hillside dirt was clean, she stretched out her shapely legs and rested there. "Old Yezi, the man who originally leased us this mine shaft, came to see me a few days ago. He said he wants the mine back, that our previous contract should be voided, and that he'll compensate us with a certain amount in liquidated damages."
Dong Xuebin gave a laugh. "He sure knows how to dream."
Qu Yunxuan reached out and touched the back of Dong Xuebin's hand. "Exactly. Auntie didn't agree either. Anyone can see that there are few mine shafts with locations as good as this one. Under normal circumstances, extracting Chicken-Blood Stone worth several million in a year is already considered pretty good. But what about us? We extracted several million in just over a month—that's what others get in a whole year. So Auntie wants to discuss something with you. Since this mine is producing so much, could we use these four million-plus yuan to lease it for a few more months? I know Old Yezi and the others definitely won't agree, but even if we have to spend more money, it would be worth it. Auntie wants to lease it through the first half of the year."
Dong Xuebin rubbed his nose and considered it for a moment. "...What if there's no more blood later on?"
Qu Yunxuan smiled. "There should be. Local professionals came to inspect it before and said this mine isn't far from the