No Debt, No Worries! Lin Fen's Concerns!

Soon.

The convoy arrived at the mountain villa.

However, these large trucks could only park in the villa's parking lot; there were no roads leading inside.

Qin Lin parked his three-wheeled vehicle, and Wangcai leaped off the car, sticking close to his side.

"Mr. Qin, should we unload everything here in the parking lot?" Zhao Liyuan stepped forward to ask.

"Yes, unload it here." Qin Lin nodded. This was the only place they could unload the goods.

Zhao Liyuan began to lead his men in unloading the cargo. The payment for unloading was calculated separately, as stipulated in the electronic contract signed before their arrival.

Qin Lin also started walking towards the interior of the mountain villa.

Wangcai let out a couple of whimpers and hurried to keep up, looking around curiously at the new environment.

Seeing this, Qin Lin smiled and said, "Wangcai, this will be your territory from now on. Aren't you happy?"

Wangcai seemed to understand its owner's words, whimpering twice before suddenly taking off at a run. Along the way, it would stop by some vegetation, stretch out its nose to sniff, then lift its leg with satisfaction and mark its territory.

Qin Lin stared at the dog's behavior, utterly astonished. Had it already claimed its territory?

Inside the mountain villa.

Besides Gao Yaoyao, several other people were present – all former employees who had been notified by Gao Yaoyao yesterday and had arrived. They were already waiting.

Finding work was difficult in modern society, and the villa's salary was decent in You City, where the average monthly wage was 3,000 to 4,000. No one wanted to be unemployed.

"It's the new boss!" Gao Yaoyao exclaimed as she saw Qin Lin arrive, immediately introducing him to the others.

The others also looked at the new boss with curiosity.

He was very young and had a dog with him.

That was the first impression.

"Boss!" Gao Yaoyao ran up to Qin Lin to greet him.

Qin Lin, in turn, asked, "Gao Yaoyao, who is Master Lin?"

"Master Lin, the boss is looking for you." Gao Yaoyao immediately called out to a dark-skinned man in his fifties.

Master Lin stepped forward. Before Qin Lin could speak, he said, "Boss, I can work for you, but you must let me save those two ginkgo trees. You can't cut them down."

This request surprised Qin Lin.

Others usually asked for a raise when making demands of their boss; this was the first time he'd heard someone make such a request.

Gao Yaoyao quickly explained, "Boss, there was a special period before, and Master Lin's family was targeted. Because this place was very remote, Master Lin's grandfather brought his family here to escape. The family lived under those two ginkgo trees for a long time, and Master Lin's grandfather even died under those ginkgo trees."

"Later, when the political climate stabilized, Master Lin's father brought his family back. Master Lin used to do all the hard work for this reason."

"Master Lin, I agree to your request. We'll sign an employment contract later. For now, please come with me to the parking lot. I need you to be in charge of something." Qin Lin had no intention of cutting down those two dead trees. He also understood why Master Lin had been willing to do any kind of work at the villa before – it was to protect the trees.

This was an unforgettable sentiment for an older generation.

And such people were usually very sentimental and trustworthy.

Qin Lin led Master Lin to the parking lot.

Gao Yaoyao and the other employees followed curiously.

Upon reaching the parking lot, Zhao Liyuan had already led his men in unloading some of the bougainvillea plants.

"Boss, are these the bougainvilleas you bought? They're so beautiful!" Gao Yaoyao exclaimed, clearly captivated by the bougainvilleas at first sight.

The other employees felt the same, unable to resist stepping forward to admire them. The bougainvilleas were truly stunning.

Even Master Lin, a man of his age, was attracted by the bougainvilleas. Liking beautiful things transcends age. He asked, "Boss, are you planning to create a bougainvillea sea here at the mountain villa?"

Qin Lin nodded. "That's right. I plan to create a bougainvillea sea, about 30 mu in size. More than 15,000 bougainvillea plants will be delivered gradually. Master Lin, Gao Yaoyao mentioned you're skilled in cultivating plants. I plan to put you in charge of this."

Master Lin was immediately taken aback and exclaimed, "Boss, do you think I'm an ox or a horse? 30 mu, 15,000 plants – I can't do it alone. You need to hire more people!"

Qin Lin naturally knew that Master Lin couldn't handle 30 mu and over 15,000 bougainvillea plants by himself. He would definitely need to hire landscape architects or experienced farmhands for transplanting.

Master Lin seemed to have misunderstood. Had he been so exploited by the previous manager of the villa that he had developed a complex?

Qin Lin didn't intend for Master Lin to transplant all the bougainvilleas himself; he just wanted him to supervise, given his experience.

"Master Lin, I will hire more people to help with the transplanting," Qin Lin explained. "Once the workers are hired, you'll just need to oversee them. After the flower sea is completed, I'll also hire two long-term gardeners for daily maintenance."

Hearing this, Master Lin finally nodded, promising to keep a close eye on the workers.

The 178 bougainvillea plants were quickly unloaded.

Qin Lin happily paid the remaining balance and added, "Supervisor Zhao, I'll need you to come again tomorrow. Moreover, I might need to trouble you every day for the next month."

"Just contact me, Boss Qin," Zhao Liyuan replied readily.

Transportation was difficult right now, and his job as a convoy supervisor wasn't easy either. He wouldn't turn down work that came right to his doorstep.

Although he was puzzled why Boss Qin had the goods delivered to that warehouse instead of directly to the villa, money was money, and it wasn't his business.

After all, some wealthy people had their quirks.

For example, his own boss had a strange habit: despite already owning a house, he secretly bought another one. He didn't sleep with his wife at home and often used business trips as an excuse to sleep alone in the other apartment.

Is this because I have too much money and nothing to do?

After Zhao Liyuan and his convoy left, Qin Lin briefly interviewed the original employees of the villa. His first impression was good; no one he met immediately gave him a bad feeling. He would observe them further later.

However, the labor contracts were a hassle. He had no experience in this area and ended up finding the villa's original contract samples. He planned to print out the old contracts and sign them with Gao Yaoyao and the others tomorrow.

Afterward, he toured the villa's 500 mu of land with Master Lin. To create the 30 mu Bougainvillea Sea, they needed to find a suitable location.

After more than an hour, they finally decided to place the Bougainvillea Sea on a plot of land north of the villa's main hall.

Since they were creating a sea of flowers, the 30 mu of land naturally needed to be open and relatively flat. If the elevation difference was too great, it would create a fault, and the effect of a dense sea of flowers wouldn't be apparent.

Once the decision was made, Qin Lin returned to the county town to contact a construction company with the best reputation to take on the project.

Companies in You City had diverse businesses, so they also handled finding landscape workers experienced in transplanting flowers and skilled agricultural laborers. However, the daily labor cost reached 400 yuan.

After signing the contract and paying the deposit, the company's personnel immediately entered the villa to begin preliminary assessments, which concluded in the evening.

However, as darkness fell, the bougainvillea trees in the parking lot became a problem.

These bougainvillea trees were quite valuable. He could only ask the former security guard, Chen Dabe, to guard them at night. This would also be a good opportunity to assess his character.

With everything arranged, Qin Lin planned to return to the county town. Now that the Bougainvillea Sea project had begun, he should take advantage of this time to settle his family's debts.

His involvement with the villa would eventually be known to people he knew, especially those to whom his family owed favors. If the debts weren't settled, someone might think he had money for the villa but wasn't paying back what he owed.

The creditors were all friends and relatives of his parents. The fact that they lent money showed a deep connection. Even if they didn't think that way, people around them would always stir up trouble.

By then, even if the money was repaid, some relationships would have soured.

After all, humans are complex creatures.

Therefore, the debts had to be paid off. Afterward, even if people knew he had developed this villa, their perception would be different.

Thinking this, Qin Lin picked up his phone and opened his contacts. He had saved the names of everyone his family owed money to. Excluding the 50,000 yuan his father owed Qin Ren, and after making some monthly payments over the past year, there was still over 330,000 yuan in external debt.

Qin Lin dialed the first number. As soon as the call connected, he said, "Uncle Ergen, have you eaten... You have? ... Could I ask you to come over tonight... Yes, I've earned some money, and I'll pay you back the money my dad owes you..."

After hanging up, he dialed the next number, continuing until he had called all the creditors and arranged for them to come to his home. They were all elders from the same village.

In terms of etiquette, it would have been better if he had gone to them to return the money.

However, he wanted to relieve his mother's worries. His mother still kept his father's memorial photo and lamented daily that his father would not rest in peace until the family's debts were paid off, and she couldn't see him get married and have children.

After putting down the phone, he went to the warehouse. He retrieved some ordinary wild fish from the game and placed them in the water bucket of his tricycle, then covered them with a cloth and drove back to the residential complex where he lived.

By this time, Uncle Ergen and the others would have finished dinner. He needed to bring them some gifts as a gesture of courtesy.

These ordinary wild fish were quite heavy and made for excellent gifts.

When he returned home, Lin Fen had already prepared dinner and was waiting.

"Dinner is ready," Lin Fen called out. After Qin Lin sat down, she asked, "Xiao Lin, why are you so late today? How is your agritainment business coming along?"

"It's about to get on track. I'll be a bit busy these days," Qin Lin replied.

Lin Fen reminded him, "Xiao Lin, no matter how busy you are, don't neglect Moqing. She's such a wonderful girl..."

Lin Fen didn't finish her sentence. She was naturally worried that if such a good girl became someone else's daughter-in-law, they would never find another one.

But what made her feel more helpless was her own lack of ability. The family was in a mess, heavily in debt, and her son had no house or car. How could Zhao Moqing's parents agree to let her marry him?