Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

Chapter 229 Preparing for the Auction

[There's an emergency here, come quick!]

The coal ball ran in the lead, meowing.

As Ye Chen and the others ran, they glanced at Xiao Jiu and asked, "Have you found the coal ball?"

"Yeah~"

Xiao Jiu Jiu was wearing sneakers today, so running was effortless for her.

【quick!】

"Urge!" Coal Ball urged, and quickly ran off in one direction.

A lithe figure moved swiftly through the bushes.

People behind it could barely see it.

Xiao Jiu Jiu said breathlessly, "Coal Ball, slow down, I'm tired."

[Speed, speed]

"Miss Jiu, I'll take you." One of Ye Chen's bodyguards scooped Xiao Jiu Jiu up.

Exhausted from running, Xiao Jiujiu almost collapsed on the ground.

The bodyguard tucked her under his arm and ran as fast as he could.

Soon, the group arrived at a flat wasteland.

The place is overgrown with weeds, but the air is very fresh.

"Meow meow meow!"

This place is a geomantically auspicious location, especially this area.

To others, the coal ball was just meowing, and they couldn't understand a word it said.

Little Jiu Jiu clung to the bodyguard's arm, her short legs kicking up and down: "Coal Ball said that's a good place over there."

The wasteland was covered with weeds, which were taller than a small coin.

"Look, I can't see the coal anymore, coal!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu shouted loudly.

"Meow~"

When a lump of coal jumps up, it's practically invisible.

The bodyguard, however, was more perceptive and located Coal Ball's position: "Boss, over here."

Ye Chen and his group located the coal briquette based on the sound.

Xiao Jiu Jiu broke free from the bodyguard and picked up the coal ball.

Ye Chen walked over and said, "This place looks desolate, and there are hardly any roads around. Is it really suitable for building a factory?"

"Meow meow meow."

The coal ball explained from the side.

"Yes, this place is large and has natural barriers. It is also located above the water flow, making it suitable for building a factory."

Ye Chen looked at the empty land in front of him, already making plans in his mind.

Assistant Kuang, panting, chatted with Ye Chen: "If this area is to be planned, roads need to be built first."

However, since we are helping farmers, we can apply for subsidies.

"Has this land been put up for auction?" Ye Chen asked coldly.

After all, they hadn't considered this place before.

I never expected that after all the choices, I would end up choosing this one.

Assistant Kuang took out his tablet and flipped through some documents before saying, "This piece of land is quite large, and its development requires a lot of capital. The roads aren't very good either, so it failed to sell at the last auction."

"What's the starting price?"

Ye Chen asked in a cold voice.

Assistant Kuang glanced at the price and frowned: "This plot of land is about 200 acres, and the price is about 200 million."

If we also need to repair the road, it will probably cost around 300 million yuan.

Including the cost of building the factory, repairing dormitories, and purchasing equipment to set up production lines, the estimated cost is around one billion yuan.

"A billion seems like a good amount."

Ye Chen chuckled: "Coal Ball has chosen a good location. We'll do a detailed evaluation when we get back."

Assistant Kuang whispered, "Someone else bid for this land last time; it was the Wang family from the capital."

"However, it failed to sell. I'll go and find out the specific reason."

This place is in the middle of nowhere, and Mr. Ye really didn't believe in superstitions, so he chose this place based on a cat's advice.

Coal Ball seemed to sense Assistant Kuang's inner grumbling and glared at him sideways.

Assistant Kuang scratched his head and glanced back at Coal Ball.

"Go and search for information."

Ye Chen exchanged a glance with Assistant Kuang, then patted Xiao Jiu Jiu's head: "Thank you, Xiao Jiu, the money has been transferred to your account."

"whee."

Xiao Jiujiu, clutching a lump of coal, muttered, "This place looks pretty good, but since it failed to sell at auction, is there some other problem?"

The coal ball rolled its eyes.

No problem.

Having received reassurance, Xiao Jiu Jiu smiled and tugged at Ye Chen's sleeve, "It's alright, Brother Ye Chen, let's go back once we've found our spot~"

"Well, I plan to participate in the auction then. Why don't you take a look and see if there are any other plots of land you can acquire?" Ye Chen looked down at Xiao Jiujiu.

He has plenty of money; buying more land wouldn't be a problem.

Little Jiu Jiu nodded vigorously: "Okay~"