It was only a little after 7:50 in the morning when Lin Zhe drove up near Lin Xiaomeng's old family home.
A crowd had already gathered at the entrance to the alley.
Lin Youcai was among them, gesturing as he talked to someone.
When they saw a black Mercedes approaching in the distance, looks of utter envy crossed their faces.
Out in the countryside, people did not know what class a Yangwang U8 belonged to, but they knew where a Mercedes stood.
Whenever luxury cars came up, Mercedes was the first brand that came to everyone's mind.
As the Mercedes-Benz GLS drew closer and Lin Youcai spotted Lin Zhe behind the wheel, his eyes lit up.
Lin Zhe parked along the side of the street, casually took two packs of premium cigarettes from the storage compartment at the front, and opened the door to get out.
"President Lin, you're here!"
"President Lin is here!"
"Hello, President Lin!"
Seeing Lin Zhe get out, Lin Youcai greeted him warmly and introduced some of the people beside him.
"President Lin, let me introduce everyone. This is today's excavator operator, Wang Dalong, Mr. Wang."
"These two are our dump truck drivers, Lao Chen and Lao Tian. The rest are the guys from our construction crew."
Besides the excavator operator and dump truck drivers, four men from Lin Youcai's construction crew had come that day.
"Hello, everyone. Thanks in advance for your hard work today. Have a cigarette."
Lin Zhe greeted the men with a smile, handed cigarettes around, and tossed the rest to Lin Youcai.
Seeing Lin Zhe arrive in a Mercedes and hand out premium cigarettes so readily, everyone inwardly marveled that Boss Lin really did have money!
After everyone chatted briefly at the alley entrance, Mr. Wang drove the excavator off the