Chapter 48: A Week of Changes
Chapter 48: A Week of Changes
On Monday, Han Yuying went to work as usual.
As soon as she arrived at the breeding base, she was informed by a colleague to attend a meeting in the lobby of Building One in half an hour.
Han Yuying was already aware that the breeding base had changed ownership.
While inspecting the base that morning, she didn't see Gao Yahxin, and she realized that the base had undergone a significant transformation.
The Sunray Breeding Facility, once in decline, now had only eighteen employees, including Zhang Dequan, who guarded the entrance.
Even with Zhang Dequan, the eighteen employees gave Han Yuying a sense of unease that morning.
She could understand their concerns.
After all, with a new owner, no one knew if they could continue working there.
If they were laid off...in these times, finding a job was not easy, and worry was inevitable.
As everyone stood in the lobby of Building One, their thoughts varied, and some couldn't help but start whispering and exchanging glances. At that moment, a slightly plump figure emerged from a corner inside the hall.
This slightly plump figure was none other than An Hou Nian.
Li Qian had mentioned working with the An family to Han Yuying, but neither she nor his father, Li Chengyang, had met any other members of the An family except for An Pangzi.
This was why, even though An Hou Nian was standing right in front of her, Han Yuying didn't recognize him.
If she had recognized him, she would have connected many things.
An Hou Nian walked calmly towards the eighteen employees.
Facing them, he smiled and said, "I believe you've already guessed some things and some changes."
"That's right, our breeding base has a new owner."
"From now on, I, An Hou Nian, will be the new manager of our Sunray Breeding Facility."
"Next, let's welcome the new owner to give a speech."
After An Hou Nian's words, he turned his head and looked in a certain direction.
That direction was the corner he had just walked from.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked curiously in that direction.
Except for Han Yuying!
At that moment, her head buzzed! Was this An Hou Nian a bit familiar?
She remembered that the An family, whom her son had mentioned working with, had a member named An Hou Nian...
Han Yuying turned and looked in the direction An Hou Nian had indicated.
The next moment, a very familiar figure walked out from the corner and entered her sight.
"Old Li~!"
Seeing this very familiar figure, she almost instinctively called out softly.
Yes, the new owner who suddenly appeared was none other than Li Qian's father, Li Chengyang, the head of the Li family.
Han Yuying's reaction instantly drew everyone's attention, but she acted as if she hadn't noticed.
Remembering what her son had told her about the An family, she suddenly became angry.
You two father and son actually joined forces to trick me!
Wait till I deal with you!
Thinking of this, she decided to let him know why the flowers were so red after he finished his speech.
For now, she would give him some face.
After spending a few minutes and delivering a few prepared speeches to satisfy his craving for authority, Li Chengyang dismissed the crowd.
He let them go back to work.
However, someone stayed behind...
Suddenly, cries of pain echoed from the office.
An Hou Nian stood outside the office, listening to the commotion within.
In a flash, another week passed.
During that week, Li Qian became a well-behaved student and a good son.
He went to school and returned home on time, and he was punctual in arriving at the breeding base.
Within just a few days, An Hou Nian arranged for a hill to be built at the location of the circular pool in the breeding base.
With the introduction of circulating water, a waterfall was constructed, so Li Qian no longer went to the Western Suburbs Hydroelectric Station.
There was another reason why he hadn't gone to the hydroelectric station. The previous incident had left some psychological shadows on him. Now, without Liu Duan by his side, if he were to encounter the heretics of the Black God Sect again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Aside from these matters, the biggest change was probably the cultivation base itself.
Ever since they purchased the cultivation base and became its owners, perhaps after living half their lives, they finally had a business that truly belonged to them. Both his parents were especially attentive to it.
Nowadays, they spent almost all twenty-four hours at the cultivation base, directly treating it as their home.
As a result, after school, Li Qian also had to go to the cultivation base; otherwise, he wouldn't even have a place to eat.
His parents' enthusiasm and energy were high, and they no longer had to rush around for their livelihood. Seeing this, Li Qian was naturally pleased.
Moreover, because Gao Yahxin and the previous generation's senior breeder had left behind numerous cultivation materials, he was delighted to immerse himself in the base every day.
Studying these cultivation materials, although they didn't provide any inspiration for the research task [The Second Evolution of Koi], they gave him a sense of gradually enriching himself and improving his knowledge, making him feel mentally and physically pleased.
...
"Son, this won't do. Before, there were a few intern breeders, and the cultivation base had some income. But now, it's all expenses and no income... Ai!"
Inside the cultivation base, Han Yuying looked at the expense bills and couldn't help but sigh.
They had bought the base, but how to manage it and ensure profitability was something that troubled her greatly.
If they couldn't turn the situation around quickly, this Sunray Cultivation Base would instead become a huge burden.
Hearing this, Li Qian smiled nonchalantly, "Mom, don't worry. Our cultivation base will follow the elite route in the future. Even if we don't do business for three years, we can eat for three years after that."
He waved his hand and continued to speak casually, "So there's no need to worry about the lack of business for a while."
"Right, how many Koi are there in the central pond now?" He picked up a book and asked while reading.
"Including the one you brought back, the one Xiao Jie brought three days ago, and Ah Fu, there are thirty-six in total." Han Yuying replied.
Having worked in the cultivation base for over a decade, she was extremely familiar with the base's beasts.
Of course, this was also related to the small number of beasts currently in the base.
"Six Six Smooth, that's a pretty lucky number." Li Qian casually agreed and then asked, "How's the training going?"
Han Yuying reported truthfully, "Under Ah Fu's leadership, there are already five following the waterfall climbing training, and the others haven't shown any changes."
Although she was Li Qian's mother, she was well aware that whether the base could continue operating depended on Li Qian.
Therefore, she dared not be negligent with Li Qian's instructions. These past few days, she had been almost constantly supervising the Koi's training.
Unfortunately, aside from Ah Fu, the three brought by Liu Changfeng, and the one found by An Hou Nian, only three out of the original thirty-three were able to train.
Some of the Koi couldn't even understand her commands and were no different from ordinary fish, so even if she wanted to train them, they couldn't get started.
Li Qian wasn't surprised by this.
In fact, three Koi stood out and had reached his expectations.
After all, the Green Scaled Dragon was a rare beast with Overlord-level potential. Even if an evolution path was researched, successfully evolving it would require extremely high potential, which was already within his expectations.
"These five, including Ah Fu, need special attention. The others can be left to their own devices as ornamental fish." He nodded and made arrangements, then continued to ask, "What about the Tail Feather Fish?"
"I put it in a small pond next to the central pond, along with the three Pine Needle Fish and two Golden Thread Turtles." Han Yuying looked in a certain direction and replied.
Li Qian thought for a moment, got up from the sofa, and walked straight out, "I'll go take a look at it."
(End of Chapter)
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