Chapter 65

At the scene, there were hundreds of antiques, big and small. Although Ronin couldn't estimate their exact value, he could tell they were all very precious.

When the company's specialists arrived, Ronin suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

"Sophia, are all these antiques yours?" he asked with more respect than before.

This was clearly a sign of future business cooperation, and very likely Sophia would become a major client for their company.

He knew he had to maintain this relationship carefully.

Ronin tried hard to remember if he had been careless in his dealings with Sophia, but luckily he didn't think so.

"Yes," Sophia replied with a light smile.

Her attention was focused on the staff packing the items.

She had to admit, professionals were different.

Before, when she packed the antiques herself to send to Deron, some items got bumped along the way.

If only she had a security company like this, it would have been much safer.

On a sudden impulse, Sophia asked, "Manager Ronin, would 3 billion be enough to buy your company?"

Spending half of her assets to acquire a company was something she could afford no matter the outcome.

Ronin shivered at her words but smiled and said, "Sophia, you must be joking?"

Sophia just smiled.

After three hours, they finally finished packing all the antiques in the warehouse and loaded them onto trucks headed for Sophia's home.

The largest piece was a bed that General Yves had left unused.

It took ten people to move it, with Ronin directing them carefully.

Ronin was extremely curious. They had dealt with many wealthy and noble families before, and the dragon and phoenix carvings on this bed looked like something only royalty or nobles would have used in ancient times.

Sophia actually owned this and kept it in such good condition.

While surprised, Ronin also wondered why someone with Sophia's wealth lived in such a remote, poor area.

But he kept his curiosity to himself.

They wrapped hundreds of items first with silk cloth, then vacuum-sealed foam bags, and finally packed each into cardboard boxes.

Altogether, it filled eight or nine trucks.

When the trucks arrived at Sophia's house, she suddenly said, "Take that bed directly to the second floor of the small villa."

Her bedroom was spacious, about 300 square meters.

She decided to place the bed in her room instead of the private museum.

Since the rest of the items didn't need to be moved immediately, Sophia led Ronin and the team upstairs to see the space first.

That way, they would have a better idea when arranging everything.

"Sophia, what about the bed in your room?" Ronin asked.

The security company's staff wore special uniforms, looking more like bodyguards than movers.

Sophia took them to the guest bedroom. "Put it in the guest room."

So the group of black-clad men moved the bed there.

After settling the bed, they started arranging the other antiques.

After checking the rooms, unpacking was faster since they had packed everything carefully.

It still took over an hour.

The security company staff gave professional advice on the display and arrangement of the private museum.

The setup looked much more professional and would help Sophia when she invited guests to visit later.

After spending a total of 600,000 yuan, Sophia felt satisfied.

This amount included insurance fees and labor costs. The labor cost per person was less than 10,000 yuan, but the insurance was the most expensive part.

However, the money was well spent.

By placing the most important things right under her eyes, Sophia could finally sleep peacefully.

The next morning, she woke up feeling great and went upstairs to the third floor to check on her treasures.

When she pushed the door open, she saw a pig trough carelessly placed in the corner with a letter on top.

General Yves had written to update her on the progress of the land clearing.

"Sophia, thanks to the tools you sent, the current workforce for clearing the land is one thousand people. With your equipment, we have cleared 300 acres of wasteland in just a few days."

General Yves's tone was excited. It had even started to drizzle lightly these past few days.

They say children should not talk about strange powers or gods.

General Yves did not believe in fate before, but now he felt a little shaken.

If it was not for heaven's blessing, how could he have opened a channel to the future, how could he have contacted Sophia by chance, and how could Sophia be a kind and decent person, not greedy?

And then, it was such a coincidence that after they finished clearing the land, the first rain in six months finally came.

Reading General Yves's words, Sophia's heart stirred slightly.

But her mind quickly went to the next step: since the land was cleared, it was time to plant seeds.

"Planting, of course, needs good modern seeds! Easy to grow and high yield."

Sophia's eyes lit up.

She didn't even need to discuss it with General Yves. She immediately placed an order for seeds.

Rice, wheat, common potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, Chinese yam, cabbage, white radish, carrot, and many other food crops.

There were different varieties of the same crop.

Sophia didn't bother to choose. She bought 10,000 jin (about 5,000 kg) of each.

She bought every type she could think of, over 80 kinds in total.

She found a large store and placed one big order, paying 8.7 million yuan at once.

The store was probably shocked to receive such a huge order for the first time. After Sophia paid, they immediately called to confirm.

"Hello, is this Miss Sophia? You have an order of 8.7 million yuan, buying dry rice seeds, silk seedling seeds, cabbage, beans, and others. We want to confirm if you are sure to place this order. If yes, we will arrange shipment, but due to the large quantity, it will take about one week. Is that okay?"

The customer service sounded nervous.

This order was more than their entire yearly sales. How could they not be excited?

Sophia firmly replied, "Yes, that's fine. But please make sure the shipment is within one week."

The customer service hurried to say, "Certainly, we will send your order on time."

After placing the order, Sophia replied to General Yves's letter.

Before waiting for his response, the 100 batteries she ordered had already arrived.

They were delivered directly to the warehouse there.

Sophia thought about the pig trough on the floor. She decided to leave it there for now and find some miscellaneous items to pile behind the door.

If guests came, she could move the trough to the storage room.

She stood up and went to sign for the batteries.