A poet named Xu left Cambridge, waved his sleeve, taking nothing away, but left behind a poem recited by countless people. A girl named Xu... her boyfriend left the auction, waved his sleeve and took away some land and two mines, leaving countless people gnashing their teeth in hatred. For Yan Fei, buying a mine was just buying it, he didn’t even intend to go see it. Apart from signing his name and paying on time, he did nothing about the transaction. Countless people waiting to benefit from the mine were destined to be disappointed. The guy who bought the mine didn’t even meet with reporters, and no one knew when he actually planned to start mining. If anyone knew, it would be Mr. Zavier, the mayor of Amora City. This old gentleman finally fulfilled his environmental dream, achieving a win-win situation—the money from selling the mine went to the city hall, yet he didn’t have to worry about the buyer destroying the green mountains and clear waters. Keep it secret and enjoy it, everything is understood without saying. The herd in the ranch has already surpassed the 20,000 mark, and more cowboys have joined. But all are seasoned cowboys, needing no adaptation period. Once at the ranch, they saddle their horses and herd cattle, never needing to worry about managing the ranch. Heizi and the others play cards and tend to the cattle all day, the first batch of five hundred cattle are no pressure to them. When at Sancha River, they always had to ’prepare’ for calls to drinking parties; here, there’s nothing to think about, as if they’ve returned to the early days at the Sancha River cattle ranch. Initially, they felt a little uncomfortable, but now they’ve adapted and find this pastoral life... actually pretty damn good! Even having money with nowhere to spend it. After getting familiar, at night they could sit in the small taverns in town, not only practicing English, but Old Cui and a few others even flirt with local girls, living life quite carefree. This day was when Lin Baoguo was arriving, early in the morning Yan Fei dragged Chen Yingjun to drive to pick up his uncle. Why bring Chen Yingjun? It was to hold him accountable: "You all kept the price increase from me?" "For such a small thing, Brother Fei, is it worth getting angry? That little girl, I think, is still quite... quite loyal to you." Even though Xu Xiaoyan wasn’t there, Old Chen spoke cautiously since it was just the two of them. He worried about getting beaten by Brother Fei. "Don’t you think you’re too rigid in business? I think she’s right this time, absolutely right." Zhang Haiyang has now begun to single-handedly manage things at the Sancha River town and made a decision: to increase the beef price! Without informing Yan Fei, she notified the customers first, which was the main reason for Yan Fei’s displeasure. "I think that little girl understands you quite well. If it were you, you wouldn’t have made the decision so quickly." Seeing Yan Fei silent, Chen Yingjun ventures more boldly. "It’s really a small matter, isn’t she just afraid you’ll stop it? When doing business, one has to consider market trends, right? Think back a few years, back then how many cars were on our streets, how many people carried mobile phones?" "Now we’re joining the World Trade Organization, if your prices don’t go up, you’re completely out of sync with the times! I think her actions this time are entirely correct, simply in line with market rules." "Do you even know how much a high-end steak on the coast is now? Still think it’s one or two hundred bucks? One or two hundred no longer matches the status of those going out to eat steak! Now everything has gone up in price, without four or five hundred a portion, it’s embarrassing to eat." "Even those ordinary steaks cost hundreds per serving now..." Yan Fei was too lazy to listen more: "Alright, alright, stop talking!" The key was Old Chen made sense, and Yan Fei couldn’t argue. The societal changes were too swift, the economy was getting better and better, and saying they’re ever-changing wasn’t wrong, the current city transformed almost daily. Just being amid it, some things were gradually overlooked. Take Wan City, which changed least, for example; previously everyone considered the city center to be the commercial center just across the street from the train station east side, other places weren’t considered the city, just suburbs. But now? The city’s commercial areas have expanded several times, all happening unknowingly. Occasionally reminiscing about how it used to be makes one realize how much the city has changed. 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Back then, eggs in Sancha River town were sold by the piece, home-raised eggs weren’t worth much, five or six for a yuan, sometimes even six and a half—and this was later pricing, a year or two earlier, it was eight or nine for a yuan.