Coordinates of Huangyuan City

The next morning, Zhao Dongchuan walked slowly out of Shuangshui Village, carrying his satchel and pushing his bicycle.

Several acquaintances in the village came to see him off after hearing the news.

"Brother Shaoan, live a good life with Sister-in-law Xiulian, and don't go around hitting people!" Zhao Dongchuan said with a smile to Sun Shaoan.

"You brat, now you're telling me what to do!"

"Xiulian and I will live well, you should also find a wife soon!" Shaoan teased.

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Zhao Dongchuan bid farewell to everyone and left Shuangshui Village.

Without any delay, Zhao Dongchuan took the bus directly, and after a bumpy ride, returned to Huangyuan City.

By the time he returned to his dormitory, it was already afternoon. Zhao Dongchuan cleaned the dormitory and then went out.

He wanted to see what was happening with Huang Laosan.

Putting on his system glasses, he arrived at the agreed meeting place—a state-run restaurant.

Zhao Dongchuan ordered a few dishes and leisurely began to eat.

About half an hour later, just as he was almost finished eating, Huang Laosan's figure appeared at the restaurant entrance.

Zhao Dongchuan paid the bill and then, with Huang Laosan, walked one after another towards a secluded spot.

"Mr. Han, you're back!"

Huang Laosan said respectfully.

"How are things on your end?" Zhao Dongchuan asked.

"Very well, the watches are selling well, and I've gathered some people here!"

"What's the situation with those people? Are they trustworthy?"

"To answer Mr. Han, they are all from relatively poor families, gathered together to make a living. Their character has been vetted, and they can be trusted."

Zhao Dongchuan nodded.

"What about Uncle Huang's house?"

"That house has been bought, and the transfer procedures have been completed. As per your instructions, I arranged for some people to clean it and add some common furniture!"

"We haven't touched anything inside; we're waiting for you to come back and inventory everything!"

"Good, you've worked hard!" Zhao Dongchuan said with a satisfied smile.

It seemed Huang Laosan had been diligently carrying out his arrangements all these days.

Then, Huang Laosan took out an account book and reported the sales income for these days.

Excluding the 1000 yuan for the house and the cost of the furniture purchased, there was still an income of three to four thousand yuan.

He had hired over a dozen people, paying each 5 yuan a month, which amounted to less than a hundred yuan per month.

Labor costs were very low in those days, and many people were still scrambling for such jobs. The economy hadn't developed yet, and many people were unemployed.

Since Huang Laosan had vetted them, he didn't ask further. He would have him organize the information later and then review it.

"Let's go, let's go see that house!" Zhao Dongchuan said.

Huang Laosan naturally obeyed respectfully, and the two walked one after another to Uncle Huang's residence.

Arriving at the courtyard gate, Zhao Dongchuan noticed that the door had been replaced.

The original dilapidated gate had been replaced by a new wooden door.

Although this door didn't look very luxurious, it exuded a sense of grandeur!

Zhao Dongchuan secretly nodded, but didn't inquire further.

Pushing the door open, the courtyard was clean and tidy, and some flowers and plants had been transplanted as decoration.

"Originally, I wanted to get some ginkgo trees, but I was afraid it would be too conspicuous, so I didn't. I just got some common flowers and plants!"

Huang Laosan saw Zhao Dongchuan looking at the flowers and plants and explained.

"Yes, that's right. Although it's not as strict as before, it's still better to be cautious!"

Zhao Dongchuan nodded and said.

This was a two-courtyard residence, and Zhao Dongchuan and Huang Laosan went into every room to look.

Then they came to a back garden behind, where there were even some rockeries and a pavilion!

After seeing the entire place, Zhao Dongchuan couldn't help but feel that it was well worth the price.

Originally, he hadn't triggered a mission, and he just had the idea of buying it as a base. If it was a bit expensive, so be it, since he was in a hurry. He didn't expect there to be more to it than met the eye.

This thousand yuan was well spent!

After his inspection, Zhao Dongchuan instructed Huang Laosan to meet here in the future.

"You can enter and exit the front courtyard freely, or if some people are inconvenienced and have nowhere to stay, you can bring them to lodge here. However, do not enter the back courtyard and back garden unless I tell you to!"

"Okay, Mr. Han, I'll put a lock on it then, and only you will have the key!"

Huang Laosan replied promptly.

"Oh, has this place been electrified?"

"Electricity has been installed, and each room has a corresponding switch. The main switch is in the front courtyard..." Huang Laosan introduced again.

"Very good, you've handled this matter very well!"

Zhao Dongchuan smiled and praised Huang Laosan!

"Alright, you go get busy first!"

"Mr. Han, wait a moment..."

Huang Laosan ran into a room and took out a package.

"These are the proceeds from these days. I've put them all here. Please take a look, Mr. Han..."

Zhao Dongchuan took the package, opened it, and saw that it was full of bundles of 'Great Unity' banknotes.

"Not bad. Now that you have more people, and you still need to pay salaries, take these two hundred yuan..."

Saying that, Zhao Dongchuan counted out two hundred yuan from it and gave it to Huang Laosan.

"Future salaries and other expenses will be deducted from here!"

Then Zhao Dongchuan gave Huang Laosan some more watches and told him to take them and sell them well.

"Mr. Han, the market for electronic watches has recently declined, and not as many people are buying them! What do you think..."

Zhao Dongchuan nodded and said, "This was expected. Our original pricing was relatively high, simply because the goods are rare now, and those who can afford them are from wealthy families. The number of such people is limited, so you can offer some appropriate discounts..."

After a series of instructions, Huang Laosan bid farewell and left.

Only Zhao Dongchuan was left alone in the house.

He walked into the master bedroom in the back courtyard.

It had been simply cleaned and was relatively neat and tidy, but bedding and such had not yet been prepared. Huang Laosan wasn't sure how Zhao Dongchuan wanted to proceed, so he waited for him to return before making arrangements.

Zhao Dongchuan had already taken a liking to this room during his previous inspection. This room was quite large, and its front and back positions were convenient, so he planned to rest here whenever he had time in the future.

Then, with a thought, he took out the teleportation bracelet again and set this room as another coordinate point.

In the future, he would only need a teleportation to come here.

Zhao Dongchuan took another quick look, then locked the courtyard gate and left directly.

He rode along, took a few turns, removed his system glasses, and drove straight towards the Cultural Center dormitory.

It was too late today, otherwise, he would have wanted to go say hello to Teacher Jia Bing first and perhaps snag a meal.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, you're back!" The dormitory doorman, seeing Xiao Zhao return, greeted him.

Zhao Dongchuan hadn't been back for a long time. When he returned to clean the dormitory before, the doorman was nowhere to be found.

Now that the doorman saw Zhao Dongchuan return, he naturally greeted him warmly, and he also nodded and smiled in response.

Then he entered his own dormitory.