Building the Base

There was definitely no way to leave his parents out of it.

Build a rural tourism park.

Besides, this place was not too far from the county seat. Perhaps a place like this would attract plenty of city residents willing to spend money.

Li Yu laid his cards on the table over dinner that evening.

His parents froze in shock, utterly bewildered.

He slowly took a drag.

"I support you too. It was money set aside for you to get married. This definitely won't be enough."

Their reaction was exactly what he had anticipated. He immediately produced the lottery ticket he had bought earlier, along with photos of himself collecting the prize.

Liu Fanghua and Li Hongyuan were instantly stunned by Li Yu's words.

Ten thousand.

The next day, Li Yu took his father to see the village Party secretary and get the paperwork approved for developing the land.

This would certainly boost local incomes.

He also leased several acres beside the Li family's land. They had been lying unused all this time. Since the project would also contribute to the village's future development, they leased them to Li Yu for next to nothing.

A stamp of the official seal settled it. After all, most of the land had been allocated under Li Hongyuan's household registration.

And this plot was over by the hillside pond.

Li Yu began building the base.

He still ran a small workshop in town, but his more than ten years of experience were no joke.

He nearly spat blood.

" Li Hongyuan said in disbelief.

It felt like a thorny problem. After all, he would not feel comfortable putting outsiders in charge of this.

It would certainly make the base sturdier.

"Building it higher will keep people from wandering in. Anyway, just build it the way I want."

He raised his head, then lowered it again.

Guests could stay overnight. He simply skipped over anything difficult to answer. In any case, Li Yu had all sorts of excuses and explanations ready.

"Don't make changes on your own. Talk to me first."

As parents, they often wanted to do things they believed would be good for their children.

They might alter his design.

He had drawn up the overall design only after considering every aspect.

He had prepared professional design drawings.

Seeing that his father seemed to have taken his words to heart, Li Yu felt a little reassured.

Still, ever since he was little, his father had almost always followed through on his promises to him.

Days.

Acres of land.

The two hills and more than ten acres of flat land all had to be enclosed by a high wall.

The perimeter wall alone would stretch several thousand meters. Meters thick.

Making it two meters thick would probably multiply the cost several times over.

In other words, building the high wall around the site alone would cost nearly five million.

He seemed to notice the disbelief in his father's eyes. Materials could also be transported conveniently. His son had become decisive and firm.

That was how a young man should be.

"Anyway, it's money you won in the lottery. I'll help you get it done. Last time, I told you to buy a couple of apartments in the city first, but you wouldn't listen."

"I'll do my best with the schedule. But three months might be a stretch."

He immediately started making calls.

" He did not specify whose project it was.

Then he made several more calls in succession.

" Li Yu found it a little amusing, but also felt a pang of sympathy.

He threw himself into the work with such ferocity.

The renovation market was still booming.

So his father had switched to making concrete culvert pipes.

This was definitely the biggest project he had ever taken on.

He inspected the terrain once again.

Acres of hillside pond.

The scenery was lovely.

There was a small pond in the middle.

A camphor tree several hundred years old also grew right in the center.

The scenery was nice.

In Li Yu's plans.

There would be two layers of walls in total. A low wall, meters high.

The electric fence would need photovoltaic solar power. The expansive hilltops could provide plenty of solar energy.

Solar panels on the roofs would cover all indoor electricity needs.

A lookout tower, meters high.

Jin of grain.

Seasons.

People. Only then could the yield be so high.

More people.

At present, his father had leased the hillside pond himself and was also raising fish there.

They needed to plant some other fruit trees too.

A garden.

He wanted to build a beautiful garden.

Even in a hopeless apocalypse, this would let them preserve a sanctuary of their own.

It would be excellent for people's well-being.

So many parts of the construction incorporated classical Chinese architectural styles.

As it happened, there was a large quarry not far from Li Yu's home. Its stone could be put to use in building the base.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

It could easily leverage several hundred million in value.

Words.

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