The Time Is Ripe

"Where are we going to play?" Ziyan asked.

"To… Ocean Park. Daddy said there are lots and lots of fish inside, and we can ride the Ferris wheel and, and the cable car too," Mengmeng said with a look of longing.

"Oh," Ziyan replied, her gaze drifting slightly, her heart in a bit of a mess.

Originally, she had planned to take her daughter out with Zhou Fei, but with Zhang Han joining, it felt like a family outing.

Is this… a family?

Perhaps.

Ziyan felt lost. She didn't know how to treat Zhang Han, but she was sure of one thing: she didn't treat him like she treated others, or she wouldn't always be getting angry at him.

Ziyan shook her head slightly, stopping her thoughts. She played with Mengmeng for a while before resting.

As Mengmeng was falling asleep, she was still looking forward to the family outing the day after tomorrow. Her beaming, excited expression said it all.

When Dad and Mom play with her, that's when she's happiest.

Just before eleven o'clock, Zhao Kai sent five 3D renovation pictures of the restaurant. Zhang Han chose one he liked, and Zhao Kai replied that they would start work the next day.

The night passed without incident.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Zhang Han arrived at the Lands Department precisely on time.

"Mr. Zhang is here," Liu Meng greeted him with a smile.

"Mm," Zhang Han nodded faintly.

"Come, please come in," Liu Meng said with a smile. "I'll take you to sign the contract."

Liu Meng led the way. When they arrived at an office door, Liu Meng paused for a moment, then turned back and whispered:

"Mr. Zhang, the person you'll be signing the contract with is Director Wang Qishan. He's in charge of all the land in the New Moon Bay area. He has a bit of a temper, so if he says anything harsh, please bear with him."

"Oh," Zhang Han replied calmly.

After knocking on the door, Liu Meng stood by, waiting silently. A full minute passed before a gruff voice came from inside:

"Enter!"

As soon as the door opened, a blushing young woman, who looked to be in her early twenties, walked out.

"Heh heh," Zhang Han grinned. This Director Wang was quite elegant.

Walking into the room, Zhang Han saw Wang Qishan sitting at his desk. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a receding hairline, a thin face, and glasses for myopia over 400 degrees.

"Get to the point," Wang Qishan said coldly, his tone suggesting he wasn't very welcoming.

Liu Meng looked a bit awkward and whispered, "Director Wang, it's about the matter I told you about yesterday. Mr. Zhang is here to sign the contract."

"Mm," Wang Qishan said without looking up, not even glancing at Zhang Han. He continued fiddling with the computer on his desk and said coldly, "Wait until I finish my work."

"Yes, yes," Liu Meng nodded repeatedly, glancing at Zhang Han with a hint of apology. The two then sat on a sofa to the side.

After waiting for about half an hour, Wang Qishan finally looked up. He sized Zhang Han up a few times, then took a stack of documents from his drawer and threw them onto the table, saying, "The documents are here. Go to finance, pay the money, and then come back to me for the seal."

"Yes!" Liu Meng bowed slightly as he took the documents and gestured for Zhang Han to follow him out.

Zhang Han stood up, his gaze fixed on Wang Qishan with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Taking half an hour just to get a document? This guy was something else. If this were the Cultivation World, such a person wouldn't last a day.

"Mr. Zhang, I apologize."

Outside the door, Liu Meng gave an awkward smile.

"Let's go pay," Zhang Han replied calmly.

After transferring ten million yuan at the finance department, several seals were stamped on the documents. When they returned to Director Wang's office, they found that Director Wang was nowhere to be seen.

After waiting for an hour and a half, Director Wang finally returned, looking refreshed.

"Director Wang, the money has been paid. We're just waiting for your seal," Liu Meng quickly stood up and said with a smile.

"Mm, come in," Wang Qishan said, as if speaking through his nose, which was always irritating.

Entering the office, Wang Qishan stamped the documents and, holding them, looked at Zhang Han and said, "You are Mr. Zhang?"

"Are you asking what you already know?" Zhang Han didn't even lift his eyelids.

"What?" Wang Qishan's face darkened, a flame of anger rising in his eyes.

Liu Meng's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly gestured to Zhang Han. But Zhang Han ignored him and looked at Wang Qishan, his tone dissatisfied.

"What do you mean 'what'? Hurry up and give me the contract! Stop dilly-dallying!"

"What did you say?" Wang Qishan's eyes widened, and he said menacingly.

"Don't you have ears?" Zhang Han looked at his ears with a puzzled gaze. "Your eyesight is already bad, if your hearing is bad too, it'll be quite tragic."

"Kid, are you talking to me?" Wang Qishan was on the verge of exploding.

Liu Meng was so intimidated by the aura that he didn't dare to speak.

Zhang Han, however, stood up, walked to the desk, and snatched the contract from Wang Qishan's hand. He stared at him for a long time before spitting out a few words:

"Your underwear fell."

"You!" Wang Qishan pointed a trembling hand at Zhang Han.

He was used to holding a high position and people always flattered him. He had never argued with anyone before, and at this moment, he was so angry he didn't know what to say.

"You can't even speak clearly, how did you become the director?" Zhang Han shook his head and sighed softly. Then he pointed to the ground at Wang Qishan's feet:

"I said your underwear fell on the ground. You're a grown man, how can you be so careless? If you have a hobby of collecting underwear from your affairs, you should at least put it away properly. It can fall on the ground so easily. If someone saw this outside, your reputation as director would be ruined."

Wang Qishan quickly looked down when he heard this and saw the lace underwear at his feet. His face instantly turned bright red, and his gaze towards Zhang Han became a little flustered.

"Is my contract signed?"

Zhang Han smiled faintly. With such a weak mentality, how could he be a director? He was probably someone who got the job through connections.

"It's signed," Wang Qishan answered subconsciously.

Hearing this, Zhang Han took the documents and left without looking back.

Meanwhile, Liu Meng kept his head down, as if to say: I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything.

He followed Zhang Han out of Director Wang's office.

"Mr. Zhang, you, you're too bold." Liu Meng said with a wry smile, "If you hadn't found the underwear, this contract would probably have fallen through today. Even so, when Director Wang realizes what happened, he's a petty person and will likely make things difficult for you."

"Make things difficult for me?"

Zhang Han's expression was calm and indifferent. He said softly, "Then let him try."

"This…"

Liu Meng sighed helplessly. He felt an extraordinary aura from Zhang Han and sensed that he wasn't afraid of Director Wang at all. He should be someone with connections, but renting New Moon Mountain and offending Director Wang put him at a disadvantage.

If he knew what Liu Meng was thinking, Zhang Han would probably scoff.

As the dignified Immortal Lord Hanyang, how could he fear a mere Director Wang?

Liu Meng escorted Zhang Han all the way to the main entrance. Before getting into the car, Liu Meng smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, New Moon Mountain will be yours for the next year. You can plant things on the open land on the mountain, but you'll be responsible for guarding your crops yourself, as there are quite a few hiking enthusiasts who like to go to New Moon Mountain."

"Got it," Zhang Han nodded and got into the car, leaving directly.

After all, Zhang Han wasn't some greenhorn. Instead of rushing to renovate the newly rented New Moon Mountain, he went to the restaurant that was undergoing renovation.

Before he even reached the restaurant, he saw two trucks at the entrance loading some goods from afar.

After walking in, Zhao Kai immediately came forward to greet him enthusiastically.

The restaurant had been gutted. The first floor had become a spacious hall. Not much work was needed on the second floor, and all the necessary demolition was completed. Five people were working simultaneously.

It seemed they were using a lot of manpower to finish this project within a week.

On the first floor of the restaurant, eight workers were working at the same time. Zhang Han stood by and watched quietly.

The first step was laying tiles in layers. A skilled worker was carving jade for the TV wall on the east side, while the west side began laying floor tiles and wall tiles for the kitchen.

The quantity of tiles and the areas that needed cutting were all prepared during the day. At night, a different crew of workers continued the work.

With round-the-clock construction, the progress was naturally fast.

Zhang Han didn't leave until around three in the morning.

"It's time!"

Sitting in the Jeep Wrangler, Zhang Han looked towards New Moon Mountain ahead, a smile forming on his lips.

The car sped along, reaching the foot of New Moon Mountain in ten minutes and the summit in another twenty.

Under the bright moonlight, New Moon Mountain was hazy and quiet. Zhang Han's gaze swept around one last time.

He already had a detailed plan for the renovation in mind.

"Let's begin!"

Zhang Han took a deep breath, took the Thunder Sun Tree from his ear, and inserted it directly into his vein. The blood loss made his face paler, but the depths of his eyes remained calm.

Having absorbed enough blood, Zhang Han felt the connection with the Thunder Sun Tree deepen. He then pulled out the jade needle-like Thunder Sun Tree, and a faint green light flashed in his eyes.

"Go!"

Zhang Han flicked his finger, and the needle-like Thunder Sun Tree was thrown onto the ground beneath his feet!

"Rumble!"

The entire New Moon Mountain trembled!

Even New Moon Bay, which was nearby, heard the low muffled sound!

"Merge!"

Zhang Han closed his eyes. From his feet, streams of faint light continuously rose and converged at Zhang Han's head.

At this moment, Zhang Han's consciousness merged with the Thunder Sun Tree. The Thunder Sun Tree began to operate according to Zhang Han's thoughts.

There was not a single ripple on the surface of the ground, but beneath it, the jade needle-like Thunder Sun Tree underwent earth-shattering changes.

The jade exterior of the Thunder Sun Tree peeled away, revealing its original gray-brown color. Its hair-like roots spread out!

Gradually, the hair-like roots thickened to the size of fingers, then to the size of arms, and finally to the size of buckets. The diameter of the Thunder Sun Tree itself reached over three meters!

The roots continuously encroached upon New Moon Mountain. Once the entire plot of New Moon Mountain was occupied, the Thunder Sun Tree began to grow upwards!

"Crack, crack..."

A Thunder Sun Tree, three meters in diameter, broke through the soil before Zhang Han.

In just five seconds, the Thunder Sun Tree grew to a height of over thirty meters!

Another five seconds passed, and the Thunder Sun Tree's branches began to extend outward, like a flower about to bloom!

Soon, the Thunder Sun Tree's main body finished growing. If one stood far away, they could see it situated atop New Moon Mountain, resembling a mushroom. Its leaves were numerous and brilliant, like a World Tree in a game!

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