Understanding Hans' intention, Li Du thought it was funny and wanted to continue calling.
In fact, if he did not call, Hans would certainly call back. Hans could not keep secrets and always wanted to show off. That was why he had been calling for the past few days.
However, Li Du did not want to do that. He had not answered Hans' calls many times, so he had to give in.
As he was about to call back again, Mr. Elson came.
The old man had been busier than him recently. Although they had spent a lot of time together, they had little communication. Seeing Elson come, Li Du hurried to greet him.
Drinking Sophie's coffee, Elson said, "Steve is in good shape. He's fine. I'm going to see him in Sydney."
Li Du breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good news."
Elson smiled and said, "He's been depressed lately. To tell you the truth, Li, Steve is really serious about this gem-digging trip. He wanted to dig some gems with his own hands."
"I can see that he's a determined guy," said Li Du.
"But it's good to go back and rest. Steve is certainly not suitable for heavy physical work like mining. His heart can't bear too much burden," sighed Elson.
Li Du chatted with him for a while, and then Elson said, "I'm here to say goodbye to you. I've caused you a lot of trouble. Steve and I have caused you a lot of trouble."
"You're very kind," said Li Du. "What trouble? I didn't see it. "
Elson laughed and said, "Anyway, Steve and I have to thank you and apologize for the trouble we have caused you. Besides, I have a gift for you before I leave."
It was normal for Americans to give each other gifts, and Li Du also prepared a gift for Steve.
He winked at Sophie, and she took the hint. She reached into her desk drawer and pulled out a beautifully wrapped box of raw black opal, half polished, delicate and pristine.
Elson also took out his gift, which was a file bag. After opening it, there were land use certificates and mine real estate certificates.
Seeing these certificates, Li Du was stunned and asked, "This is?"
Elson said, "This is Steve's order. He feels sorry that he can't mine the gemstones himself, because he may not come to Lightning Ridge in the future. He hopes that I can transfer these mines to you."
Li Du asked tentatively, "You want me to help him take care of it?"
Elson smiled and waved his hand. "No, I'm giving you these mines."
This answer surprised Li Du. He said, "God, these mines are worth tens of millions of dollars."
Elson said, "We owe you more than ten million dollars. Besides, is ten million dollars a lot? "
The old man gave them to Li Du, along with the certificate for the number 120 mine that he had auctioned.
Li Du wanted to decline, but Elson stopped him with a sentence. "This is Master Steve's arrangement. I'm just an assistant. If you want to refuse, please talk to him face to face."
Since Elson had used the title "Master Steve," Li Du could not say anything. Obviously, Elson was using his identity to say that he could only listen to orders.
In this way, after a round of busywork, Li Du became the owner of the surrounding mines.
Together with the other two mines, he now owned a total of 16 mines, which could be said to be a mining tyrant in Lightning Ridge.
After sending Elson away, he looked at the certificates for a long time.
Sophie came over and patted him. "What's so good about these things?"
Li Du said, "You've become the landlord's wife, you know?"
Sophie asked, "Landlord's wife, what is this?"
Li Du explained to her the title of landlord and the landlord's wife. Sophie laughed, reached out and patted him on the back. She pretended to be angry and said, "That's a bad name. Don't call me that."
Indeed, Li Du had become a landlord. Three hundred acres of land was not much. After all, farms and ranches in Australia were tens of thousands of acres.
But this was not a farm or a ranch. This was a mine, a gem mine that could generate millions of dollars in profits.
After getting these mines, Li Du really wanted to thank Blanchett, Lennon, and the others in person. Their suicidal behavior had helped him a lot and given him a lot of benefits.
Li Du was happy for a while, but then he thought about the taxes he would have to pay in the future.
He was thinking about whether he should apply for immigration to Australia. After all, he had real estate and land here.
While he was thinking about it, the phone rang again. When he saw that it was Hans, he couldn't help but laugh.
After answering the phone, Hans said in a dejected voice, "Very good, very good, man. I'm impressed. You're very patient."
Li Du said, "Don't worry, let me talk first. You'll never guess what just happened …"
He briefly told him what had happened recently. Hans did not speak for a long time. Li Du asked, "Hey, man, are you still there?"
After asking several times, Hans responded weakly, "Yes, I'm here. By God, how did such a good thing happen to you? Tens of millions of dollars of mine gifts? How enviable! "
Li Du said, "How's your harvest? You should have caught a lot of black gold abalone during this time and made a lot of money, right? "
There were not many annual black gold abalone harvesting permits in Australia. The one they had was a money printing machine that could make a lot of money.
After all, Australia and New Zealand had entered the black gold abalone harvesting season. There were no fresh black gold abalone on the market, and the demand was high, so it could definitely be sold at a good price.
Sure enough, when it came to this topic, Hans became proud. "Ha, not bad. God bless us. Now we've made a lot of money …"
Li Du didn't care about the benefits of black gold abalone. He wanted to know what was going on with the photos of marine black opal that Hans had sent him.
If the photos were true, there might be a new black opal vein there, because opal did not exist alone. Once it appeared naturally, it meant that a vein had appeared.
The same was true for fire opal. The entire national park was an opal vein, the largest opal vein in the world.
However, when Hans mentioned black gold abalone, the topic continued without giving Li Du a chance to interrupt. Occasionally, when he changed the topic to the photos and black opal, Hans would return to it.
Li Du had no choice but to quietly listen to him talk about the black gold abalone market and the brilliant achievements he had made with the sea lady.
When he finally finished, Li Du looked at the time. Boy, it had been an hour!
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