After Old Gu returned, he sorted out things at the Purchasing Station, effectively leaving it for good. Everything here was now in Li Qingxia's hands.
Since they were all close, there was nothing to settle. All Li Long needed to do was transfer five hundred thousand yuan into the account Old Gu had opened in Ili tomorrow as startup capital. Old Gu would handle the rest himself.
"When are you leaving, then?" Li Qingxia asked. "You've been busy for days on this trip. Surely you ought to rest for a while?"
"No, I can't." Old Gu shook his head. "This trip went pretty smoothly. I've made arrangements with quite a few people. Boss Liu and the others are taking tomorrow off, and so am I. I'll visit the Fourth Team in the morning, come back for lunch, and spend the afternoon with Mingming and Haohao. The day after tomorrow, I'll leave with them."
"Why the rush?" Li Long was surprised, too. "Haven't you already sorted everything out over there? Now that it's done, you can rest a couple more days. You've already made the trip from here to Ili and know the way. You could rest for two days and go on your own.
"You could either drive or take the bus."
"That's different." Old Gu shook his head. "I've made arrangements with Geming Bek and the others. Their Start of Spring wolf hunt is about to start, and once it's over, the hides will be ready to collect. I've bought the courtyard, but I need to hurry up with the alterations. That can't wait."
Li Long could see that Old Gu really regarded the work there as his career, so he took it very seriously.
He stopped trying to dissuade him. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"All