Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 36 A Whim of a Good Deed_1

Maohe Architecture, as a design company, is situated between developers and construction crews. It’s impossible for them not to even manage a construction site or a few trucks.

So Xiao Ming was well aware that Yang Hanqing’s refusal was simply an act of defiance, and he provided her with an answer that suited her wishes.

Yang Hanqing was very satisfied, thinking she had claimed victory once again.

But she overlooked a crucial point: she had no necessary reason to work for Xiao Ming, not even for money.

"Where is Boss Xiao making his fortune?"

With the contract in hand, Lu Xiangjie started small talk.

Xiao Ming browsed through the contract, his tone casual, "My current temporary plan is to start in the real estate construction industry."

Lu Xiangjie was stunned, thinking there was something wrong with his ears.

What situation?

Current? Temporary?

Is this guy just starting a business, and what’s he doing buying sand so early?

"Boss Xiao has good foresight..."

Lu Xiangjie chuckled dryly and flattered him before adding, "By the way, I still don’t know the name of Boss Xiao’s company."

"Haven’t decided yet."

No... damn it!

So you’re just a one-man show, not even as good as a shell company!

Grandma’s! Is this kid here to play me?

Though I won’t lose money if the goods don’t leave, the lost face can’t be salvaged!

Lu Xiangjie was both shocked and angry and didn’t beat around the bush with Xiao Ming, directly saying in a stern voice, "Brother, if you haven’t heard of my name, Lu, you can go outside and ask around to see who owns the Hongqi sand mine.

Taking jokes too far doesn’t do you any favors."

Xiao Ming looked up, "What, does Director Lu no longer want to do this deal?

"Bullshit deal!" Lu Xiangjie snorted coldly, "You don’t even have a company, what real estate are you doing?

Even the contractors from the countryside know better than to advance money if they can avoid it, and here you are, with nothing to your name wanting millions worth of sand, are you pulling my leg?"

"I predict the price of sand is going to rise, so I bought some to stock up. Is there a problem?"

This rationale choked Lu Xiangjie, he didn’t believe it, but indeed there was no problem.

"I’m warning you for the last time, nothing has happened yet, just kowtow and apologize to me and then scram.

Otherwise, once the sand is loaded onto the trucks, you must pay. One and a half million, not a penny less, it’s not a joke, got it?"

The words were unpleasant, but they were sensible, which made Xiao Ming’s impression of Lu Xiangjie quite a bit better.

Thinking back on Director Lu’s fate in his past life, he smiled and said, "If Director Lu doesn’t trust me, I can pay a two hundred thousand deposit first, and pay the remaining one million and three hundred thousand once the goods are loaded onto the trucks."

Lu Xiangjie’s brow furrowed deeply as he stared at him for a long while before saying, "You have money, why hoard anything but this? Sand is everywhere in the river, even with its annual rise, the interest from one and a half million in the bank is better."

Xiao Ming shrugged indifferently, "I still firmly believe the price of sand will spike in the short term, even if I’m wrong, I accept it.

Not hiding it from you, my wife is pregnant. I’ve come out to earn milk money in a rush, and one and a half million spent on a lesson wouldn’t be bad."

"Then your wife is really unlucky."

Lu Xiangjie looked at him as if at a hopeless fool and shook his head, "My wife is also due soon, like, any day now.

If I went crazy with over a million like you, my wife would pull out the kid and smack it on my face."

After a few more conversations, the semi-trailer truck arranged by Yang Hanqing arrived.

Xiao Ming watched the sand being loaded and weighed, signed the contract after making sure there were no issues, and then transferred one and a half million to Lu Xiangjie on the spot.

After confirming three times that the number of zeros following the "15" was correct, Lu Xiangjie finally believed it was all real.

Before Xiao Ming left, he left with a heartfelt warning, "Considering that my sister-in-law is also pregnant, I can keep the price you paid for the materials to myself for now.

Listen to me, sell it in the next few days while you can, not losing is winning, understand?"

"Thanks, Director Lu, I’ll consider it. Also, whether you believe it or not, my intuition is usually right. I say the price of sand will rise, and it will definitely rise.

Plus, your wife is probably going to have the baby in the next couple of days, so you’d better knock off work early in the evening."

After that, Xiao Ming followed the truck and left the sand yard. Lu Xiangjie stood there for a long time, utterly baffled.

But what he didn’t know was that tonight, Longyin’s illegal sand mining operations would be busted, the related industries would be sealed, and naturally, the management would be arrested.

In his past life, Lu Xiangjie’s wife happened to have a difficult labor on this very night. Out of panic, he resisted arrest, even took hostages, and was ultimately killed by a sniper on the spot.

This also sparked a major internet debate about "whether law enforcement should be compassionate".

Xiao Ming remembered it clearly, so he gave Lu Xiangjie a chance to change his destiny.

What he had not anticipated was that this impulsive act of kindness would save his own life in the not-too-distant future.

The construction site arranged by Yang Hanqing was a land parcel for a building complex yet to commence. Xiao Ming directed the trucks to unload in a corner, running back and forth, busting his humps. After the hustle, he was covered in dust, hardly distinguishable from a laborer.

"Xiao Ming?"

As he was distributing cigarettes to the truck drivers, he heard someone calling him from behind. Turning around, he saw Jiang Xue getting out of a Jeep Wrangler.

"Is this the job you said you found, working here?"