Chapter 108: Charming Girl’s Unusual Behavior

Liu Heming was in a bad mood, and it just wouldn’t get better. He thought a piece of fat meat was slowly coming to his mouth, but now it seemed to be slipping away.

He also got some hidden information from George. George probably had already talked about this matter with others, and this time the result did not seem as united as before.

Thinking about it, it made sense. With Xiangshui Town in such a state, it was already very tough for the residents to stick around for so many years without moving away. Now, a smooth and broad road was placed in front of them, and the choice was too simple.

This was not something he could solve. What was needed was money, a lot of money. Only those real billionaires could handle it; he, a truly debt-ridden man, couldn’t manage it.

Feeling a little gloomy, he returned to the anvil, took out the kitchen knife, and continued forging the kitchen knife.

He needed to find something to do to distract himself. Although Xiangshui Town wasn’t his own land, he used to think it would be his in the future. Seeing a bargain he couldn’t take, what kind of feeling was that?

The clanging sound of hammering echoed in the small blacksmith workshop. George and John looked at each other and shook their heads.

They had just been thinking about whether Sasha’s family could step in. Now, after the initial impulse had passed, they thought it over and realized such an idea was a bit ridiculous.

It wasn’t just ten or twenty thousand US dollars, but over ten million. The land area of Xiangshui Town was too large. Even if sold as a package at 200 US dollars per acre, it would still be over fifteen million US dollars. To them, that number was astronomical.

The kitchen knife was almost finished. Liu Heming didn’t take much time to complete the final hammering. The remaining quenching and tempering would need John’s help.

That would take time. He went over to the cast pots and began carefully polishing them. Relatively speaking, the process for the pot was simpler than for the kitchen knife.

“I’ll make one last effort to see if we, with the people we have now, can save Xiangshui Town,” George said after a moment of silence.

“I can help with whatever you need. Actually, I think we could do something about the drought,” Liu Heming said, putting down the sandpaper.

“Whoever wants to invest here and build any kind of industry will need water. If they come here and can’t improve the environment, I think the soil desertification in Xiangshui Town will get even worse.”

“The advantage of Xiangshui Town’s land is its closeness to the highway. The disadvantage is the poor condition of the land. I don’t even know if it was the heavy rain that gave the state government hope, making them want to sell Xiangshui Town taking this chance.”

George nodded with a bitter smile. “Maybe. We can only do our best. Actually, if Xiangshui Town really goes to auction, many people would be interested. The land area here is huge; even using just 40% of it would be a good investment for these investors.”

“Let’s just do our best,” Liu Heming said, patting George on the shoulder to comfort him.

George had special feelings for Xiangshui Town and really wanted to revive it. Even if selling Xiangshui Town might bring a chance for revival, that future wasn’t what he hoped for.

Back at his ranch, Sasha and Robin noticed his low spirits.

“Have a tomato. After the rain, these tomatoes taste even better,” Sasha said, bringing him a plate of tomatoes.

“These were grown without any chemical fertilizer or pesticides. You can take some with you when you leave. By the way, any news about the Finger Sweet Potato test?” Liu Heming asked, taking a bite of a tomato.

“Not yet. I actually think that’s a good thing. If it were just an ordinary sweet potato, they would have told us already,” Sasha said with a smile.

“Dad, Charming Girl seems uncomfortable. She keeps hitting her leg around,” Alex ran in, looking worried.

Liu Heming hurried to the warehouse. Sure enough, just as Alex had said, although Charming Girl was suspended, she kept twisting her body and moving her injured leg.

“What’s wrong? Are you uncomfortable?” Liu Heming ran to Charming Girl, held her head, and comforted her.

He thought maybe Charming Girl had reached her limit. Even if it were him, hanging there for so long would probably make him go crazy. But given Charming Girl’s condition, there was no way to take her outside to see the sunlight.

Charming Girl just rubbed her head against his chest, but her mood didn’t calm down. She kept twisting her body.

Liu Heming had no choice but to call Jenny. He had the title of “Animal’s Good Friend,” but if his comfort didn’t work, it meant Charming Girl definitely had a problem. What worried him more was the baby in Charming Girl’s belly.

Jenny came quickly. Having rescued so many animals, she also felt sympathy for Charming Girl.

“Dexter, it might be because she has been here too long,” Jenny said after a careful check.

“But there’s no other way. Her leg definitely isn’t healed yet. If we let her leg touch the ground, it will cause new injuries, and all the suffering before would be for nothing,” Liu Heming said with a bitter smile.

When you have bad luck, even cold water gets stuck in your teeth.

Just as the issue with Xiangshui Town came up, Charming Girl couldn’t stay put here. They couldn’t just poke a hole in the warehouse roof; that would ruin the warehouse.

Jenny was also worried. Treating a horse with a broken leg was a first in her experience. Normally, such horses were put down directly. She never had a chance to work with valuable horses.

“Dad, let’s take Charming Girl outside for a walk,” Alex said, pulling Liu Heming’s hand.

“But if we take her out, her leg might get much worse,” Liu Heming said, feeling troubled.

“We can just carry her, right?” the little girl still tried.

Liu Heming smiled bitterly. His daughter made it sound so simple.

Charming Girl was pregnant and hadn’t exercised for a while, so she had gotten a bit fat. He thought Charming Girl now weighed at least seven hundred kilograms. How could they carry that weight?

Also, if they tried to lift her, it might squeeze the baby in her belly. It was really worrying.