Meet

Shuanglong Hotel.

Chen Mo drove and found a parking spot, then pulled in.

Entering the hotel, he found a seat and communicated with the waiter, then waited quietly.

About two or three minutes later, a woman in a black tight-fitting dress walked in, with her hair draped over her shoulders and light makeup on her face.

Chen Mo looked at the woman who came in and compared her to the photo his mother had given him.

He knew this person was his blind date for today.

So, he stood up and waved.

The woman turned to look, then walked over.

"Chen Mo!"

Wang Siyu carefully sized up the man in front of her; both his height and appearance were impeccable, especially his appearance, which could be described as very handsome.

But it was a pity, she currently didn't want to fall in love so early.

Moreover, when she returned home today, she learned that their family's orchard had suffered from a drought, resulting in no harvest, and her father was preparing to go out to work.

She had even less mood for a blind date; she was trying to persuade her father not to go out to work, and if the family was short on money, she could provide it.

If her mother hadn't kept nagging, she wouldn't have come.

She would find an opportunity to make things clear later.

"Wang Siyu!"

Chen Mo also sized up the woman in front of him and pointed to the seat opposite him.

"Sit down and talk."

The two sat down.

The waiter also happened to walk over with the menu.

"What would you like to eat? You can take a look."

Chen Mo took the menu and handed it directly to her.

"Mm."

Wang Siyu took the menu upon hearing this, ordered two simple dishes, and stopped there.

Seeing this, Chen Mo also took the menu and casually ordered a few of the restaurant's signature dishes.

The waiter left with the menu.

The two sat facing each other, and the atmosphere seemed to become awkward.

After a long while, Chen Mo hesitated but decided it was better to be clear first.

"That…"

"That…"

Just as he opened his mouth, Wang Siyu also spoke at the same time.

"You first!"

"You first!"

The same words were spoken simultaneously once again.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"You go first."

Chen Mo spoke softly.

"Okay!"

Wang Siyu nodded.

"To be honest, I don't really intend to go on blind dates; my family is pushing too hard, so I reluctantly agreed to come. So today I'm just here to meet, and as for dating, I don't have that idea. I'm really sorry, let me treat you to this meal today."

Uh!

Listening to Wang Siyu's words, Chen Mo was stunned. He hadn't expected that Wang Siyu had the same intention.

If that was the case, then it would be easy to handle.

"What do you think?"

Seeing that Chen Mo didn't respond, Wang Siyu asked again.

Chen Mo came back to his senses upon hearing this and smiled slightly.

"Actually, to be frank, I also don't have any intention of dating at the moment. I was nagged by my mother until I had no choice but to agree to come out. So you don't need to feel apologetic; I'm the same. As for this meal, let me pay."

"Let's just have a simple meal, and then when we go home, we can tell our families that we didn't click."

"That's even better."

Wang Siyu also relaxed and smiled. Since both parties had the same idea, this matter would be easy to resolve.

After confirming this, both parties relaxed and were no longer as reserved as before.

Before long, all the dishes were served.

The two chatted idly.

"You said the drought caused hundreds of acres of orchards to have no harvest?"

Chen Mo listened to Wang Siyu's words, his face filled with doubt.

He had only just heard this news today. Dahe Town was right near Beiming County, yet he hadn't heard anything about it since he came home.

"Yes, my home is in Dahe Town. The drought is one thing, and another is that those orchards are on hillsides. To water them, you have to pull water little by little from a distant well, but it's too labor-intensive and very arduous."

Wang Siyu explained.

"What about drilling a well?"

Chen Mo's face showed confusion. If there was no water, then drill a deep well; that should be able to irrigate, right?

"Drilling a well in the mountains is very expensive. If you drill a well halfway up the mountain, you don't know how deep you need to go to find water. You know, the deeper the well, the higher the cost."

"But if you drill a well at the foot of the mountain, you need a water pressure pump to pump water from the foot of the mountain to the top, which is also very expensive."

"And more importantly, will the water from the well you drill be enough? And even more importantly, you cannot guarantee that the fruit harvested each year will sell for a good price."

"So, no one wants to try such a large-investment well drilling. And what if it rains next year? Then wouldn't this well be dug for nothing?"

Wang Siyu briefly explained the well-drilling situation. She had started looking into this yesterday.

Hearing this, Chen Mo nodded slightly. If that was the case, should he plan it out properly?

Perhaps he could turn it into a loss-making industry.

And setting up an industry in his hometown would also provide an opportunity to help his family, allowing them to hold positions in this industry, which would also be good.

It would be a waste not to take advantage of the system's benefits.

If he couldn't take advantage of them himself, he would let his family do it.

The meal quickly ended. Chen Mo proactively paid the bill and then drove away directly.

He needed to go back and carefully plan out the orchard matter.

Now, due to those few 'traitors,' his loss-making industries were becoming fewer and fewer. He needed to quickly replenish them.

…………

Driving back to the residential area, he went upstairs and returned home.

"Son, why are you back so soon?"

Yang Xiulian, sitting in the house, saw Chen Mo return and immediately went to greet him.

"Mm, I just had a meal and came back."

Chen Mo looked at his mother's expectant eyes, thinking to himself that she would be disappointed soon.

"Didn't you chat a bit longer? Why didn't you go shopping or anything? How was that girl?"

His mother asked several questions in a row.

"Mm, she's a very nice girl, but we talked, and there wasn't much to talk about, so we just decided to leave it at that."

Chen Mo said casually and then sat down on the sofa in the living room.

"How could you not have anything to talk about? You didn't just go there to humor her, did you?"

His mother followed him to the living room, her eyes filled with suspicion.

"How could that be? If you don't believe me, you can ask the girl's side."

Chen Mo said seriously. He and Wang Siyu had already discussed this matter, so there was no need to worry about any problems arising in this regard.

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

Chen Mo blinked his innocent eyes.

Yang Xiulian looked at her son's behavior and no longer doubted him, sighing as she sat down on the sofa.

She couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Chen Mo saw that his mother didn't press further and breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Mom, I heard that the orchards in Dahe Town have had some problems due to the drought?"

This was the question he most wanted to understand right now.