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Jester replied calmly: “I have already refused, but if you end up together, I won’t object…”

Rand breathed a sigh of relief, holding his chest and thankfully saying: “That’s good, I never thought I would be with Lily… uh…”

He saw Lily Horton appear at the stairs with his mother and Alice, and immediately swallowed the words on his lips.

Lily Horton had actually eaten dinner, but still followed Lacey and Alice down. After experiencing the great changes in the family, she became much stronger and more mature.

Since she is now living under someone else’s roof, the most important thing is to integrate into the Locke family.

On the rectangular dining table, Jester sat in the middle, and then the adults sat on one side and the children on the other.

Locke led a group of three generations to sit on Jester’s right hand side, sitting opposite his mother, perfectly highlighting his status as an heir.

On Locke’s right hand side was Rand, and then according to age, they were Alyssa, Jet, Hannah, Olivia, Evelyn, and Virgil.

Because there were too many people, Evelyn and Virgil sat at the other end of the table.

Because they had to make room for Lily Horton, Virgil sat next to his mother.

In order to make it easier for Lily Horton to talk to Alice, Marian asked Jet and Hannah to move.

Lily Horton looked at her seat and whispered something in Alice’s ear. Alice smiled and changed seats with her, letting her sit next to Rand.

Rand had not yet come out of the fear of being married. Seeing that Lily Horton was going to sit next to him, he immediately stiffened his body and greeted unnaturally, “Hi, Lily, long time no see!”

Lily Horton smiled reservedly, “Well, we haven’t seen each other for a long time since you went to Stanford!”

Lacey on the opposite side saw this scene and looked thoughtful.

Jester tapped the plate with his knife and said formally: “Lily will stay at home for a while. I hope everyone will treat her like Alice. Lacey, you will take care of her next time!” He said to Lily Horton again: “If you have anything, just tell your Aunt Lacey directly!” Lacey also smiled and said: “Yes, Lily, you can always find me if you have anything!” Lily Horton replied generously: “Aunt Lacey, I will!” The atmosphere of the following dinner was very good. No one talked about the current situation in Lebeck, but asked about the college situation of Rand, Alice, and Lily. After dinner, Jester asked Locke to accompany him for a walk, and they were silent all the way. When they walked to the cherry tree on the hillside, he asked: “Locke, do you know why I asked Lily Horton to come to Locke Farm?” The Locke family actually took risks by providing shelter to Lily Horton. Locke replied, “Just have a clear conscience!”

Jester pinched Locke’s shoulder, “You really understand that we are responsible for Chester’s death, so I want to leave a bloodline for the Horton family. Whether Lily and Rand can be together depends on them. I won’t force it…”

“In addition to seeking peace of mind, it is actually for outsiders to see. Although we have taken root in Lebeck for decades, we are still outsiders to Lebeck. Hasn’t someone been inciting this topic recently?”

“I was elected chairman of the Animal Husbandry Association this time. It was completely a coincidence. It seems to be glorious, but in fact, the foundation is insufficient. Farmers will not support me like they support Chaston…”

“Fortunately, we have expanded the farm area seven times during this period, which makes up for our lack of strength…”

“But relying on these alone is not enough to completely control Lebeck, so we need a good reputation!”

“Remember what I told you ?”

“Running a farm is not about fighting and killing. Managing human relationships is more important!”

“At first, I was going to use the conflict between Ronald and John Brown and Tim Reynolds to integrate the livestock association. I didn’t expect Ronald to take action against Susan Hubble so quickly, and he was so cruel, hiding so deeply, and had his own ideas…”

Locke’s eyes flashed, and he nodded: “Grandpa, I completely understand your thoughts!”

Jester nodded, and said as he walked back: “You are very calm this time, I am very happy. In different positions, the way of doing things must be changed…”

He emphasized, “In Lebec, we are already chess players!”

“Your father once told me a Chinese idiom, called the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind, so we must be patient…”

Locke was a little ashamed. His initial solution was to personally eliminate Ronald Horton, the hidden danger.

He asked: “Then John Brown and Tim.How to deal with Reynolds? ”

Jester pondered and said, “If the Daley family wants to come to Lebec for revenge, they must have the cooperation of local people. This person is either Tim Reynolds or John Brown! No matter what the final result is, the public opinion in Lebec or the intervention of the judiciary will make it impossible for them to gain a foothold in Lebec…”

He added, “What Susan Hubble did last time has not happened in Lebec for almost 20 years. So, don’t think about killing John Brown. Don’t create unnecessary killings or make enemies with others without blood feuds! No one is a fool!”

When they were about to reach the villa, Jester asked, “Can you get information from San Francisco?”

“Yes…”

Locke nodded. He had learned about the Daley family’s revenge action from the conversation between John Brown and Tim Reynolds.

But the Greenberg family is indeed a good excuse for information channels.

He said, “I heard that the Daley family spent a huge amount of money to hire a mercenary, but they still can’t find out when they will act! ”

He actually knew the time, but he didn’t plan to tell his grandfather.

Because in his script, he planned to take advantage of the mercenaries attacking Horton Farm to fish in troubled waters.

No one should doubt Ronald Horton if he died in such a conflict.

Jester asked: “Do you think Ronald can make it?”

Locke replied with certainty: “He shouldn’t make it!”

Jester’s expression darkened and he said nothing more.

When he reached the door, Locke’s phone rang. It was Skye Spears who called. He had to stop and answer the phone outside.

On the phone, Skye Spears told Locke that she would come to Lebeck with the banquet service company to inspect Horton Manor tomorrow, and make a reception plan for next week’s party with the banquet service company, and asked Locke to provide a contact person.

Locke replied: “I will take you there in person tomorrow. By the way, you can contact Juliet later and ask her to arrange a helicopter to send Deborah to me. You can also take a helicopter to come by the way! ”

Skye Spears immediately shouted excitedly: “Thank you, boss, you are so considerate, um, but who is Deborah?”

…

In the bedroom, Locke slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were clear under the bright moonlight.

He just read Ronald Horton’s recording, and his fear of Ronald Horton was not in vain.

I didn’t expect this guy to have guessed that he killed Jonathan Hubble.

Yes, Ronald Horton knew better than anyone whether Chester Horton had any killer who could sneak into Hubble Manor and kill Jonathan Hubble.

What’s more, a temporary intelligence analysis center has been established in Horton Farm.

As long as we analyze the situation at that time, he who killed 16 ambushers like Rambo will be as dazzling as a star.

In addition, after that incident, the Locke family is the biggest beneficiary.

Ronald Horton should have basically confirmed this matter.

Tsk tsk, Jester was right, no one is a fool.

After listening to all the recordings of Ronald Horton, Locke was very grateful in his heart.

Fortunately, he did not intend to let Ronald Horton go from the beginning, and now he has arranged a script for his curtain call.

The next morning, At the Locke family’s dining table, Lily Horton looked much more active and relaxed than yesterday.

She talked to Rand and Alice next to her from time to time, and even chatted with Jet and Hannah.

I have to say that this girl has a strong ability to adapt.

Rand also looked much more normal than last night, and he was no longer nervous when facing Lily Horton.

After all, they were friends since childhood, and their relationship immediately returned to normal after the marriage was discussed.

Last night, several people played “War and Civilization” online together, and they also called Locke, but he was not free.

After breakfast, Locke accompanied his grandfather Jester on a horseback walk as usual. Today, Locke and his family were going to Basquefield to check out the two newly purchased farms.

After a while, his mother and uncle Henry came over on horseback.

After approaching, Henry pulled the reins and said, “The news that Ronald and Lily are going to marry Liz Farm and Locke Farm has spread all over Lebeck…”

Marianne also said, “Grace just called me and was a little unhappy. She heard that Lily moved into Locke Farm! ”

No need to guess, these news should have been released by Ronald Horton.

Jester looked calm and asked, “What other news?”

Henry replied, “The news that you will mediate the reconciliation between Ronald and John Brown and Tim Reynolds has also spread! The whole Lebeck seems to be relaxed.”I just received several calls, and everyone is praising you…”

Jester shook the reins, and the horse under his crotch immediately moved forward. He asked, “Isn’t this great?”

Henry asked, “Dad, what should we do next?”

Jester replied, “I have told John Brown that Ronald wants to confront him and Tim Reynolds face to face, in front of the Livestock Association Committee and all the farmers in Lebeck, and make things clear. So, Tim Reynolds needs to go back to Lebeck!”

Henry nodded and said, “I know what to do! ”

Locke looked away. He knew very well that these were all in vain and meaningless.

John Brown’s initiative to seek reconciliation before was just a smokescreen to paralyze Ronald Horton and to clear his suspicion.

He had already taken the initiative to reconcile with Ronald Horton, so the attack on Horton Manor was naturally none of his business.

At this time, the mercenaries of the Daly family’s revenge were probably on the way.

Marianne said: “Dad, I have explained to Grace, but this woman doesn’t know what’s wrong with her. She said she also wants to send Lilith to Locke Farm!”

Jester turned his head and frowned and asked: “What does Grace mean? She also wants Lilith to marry Rand? No, Lilith is much older than Rand!”

Marianne resisted looking at Locke and said speechlessly: “Dad, what are you thinking? Do you really think Rand is so popular! Or do you want Rand to marry into Leeds Farm!”

Henry shook his head and said: “No, no, Lacey will definitely not agree! ”

Marianne rolled her eyes at her brother, despising him for thinking too much, and said, “I asked Lilith, she had a quarrel with Grace, and Grace asked her to go back to Los Angeles, so she wanted to come to Locke Farm. Don’t forget, she is my assistant now!”

Jester looked at Marian suspiciously, “Come if you want, you will all go back to Los Angeles tomorrow anyway!”

Locke also looked at his mother strangely. In Lebec, it is a family matter. Why let Lilith Liz, an assistant, come here!

An hour later, two helicopters flew away from Locke Farm.

Both helicopters are Airbus H125, one is originally owned by the farm, and the other is a second-hand aircraft that was purchased not long ago.

H125

Initially, it was actually planned to buy a second-hand Bell 407GXP , but in the end Jester still chose the Airbus H125.

Bell 407GXP

Because the farm already has an Airbus H125, it is more convenient to maintain.

In addition, the Airbus H125 is lower in price and use cost than the Bell 407GXP.

Two second-hand aircraft with similar quality and flight time, the Airbus H125 only costs 1 million US dollars to buy, but the Bell 407GXP costs 1.2 million US dollars.

The use cost of the Airbus H125, fuel costs, maintenance costs, spare parts costs, insurance and other miscellaneous costs, on average, the cost of one hour of use is about 583 US dollars.

The cost of using the Bell 407GXP is about 608 US dollars.

bell407 vs Airbus H125

With his current wealth, Locke would not care about these differences, but for people like his grandfather who have been running a farm for a lifetime, cost saving has been ingrained in their bones.

Only Locke’s family, Rand, Alice, and non-staff members Lily Horton and Lilith Liz went to see the new farm this time.

Uncle Glenn’s family had already gone to see it, and Uncle Henry and Aunt Lacey stayed at the farm.

The Locke family was separated and sat in two helicopters. His father took Hannah, Alice, and Lilith Liz to sit in Locke’s plane.

Li Bo sat next to Locke, watching him operate, and said with a headset: “Locke, it doesn’t seem difficult!”

Locke smiled and said, “It’s really not difficult. The hardest part is taking off and landing. Dad, do you want to try it? ”

Li Bo glanced at the joystick in front of him and shook his head: “No, your mother and I have already signed up. After we are done with this period of work, we will go to the training course…”

It takes at least 45 minutes to drive there, and it only takes 10 minutes to get there by helicopter.

Just now, looking down from the air, the arable land in Meridian looks like pieces of chocolate. Each farm is so low and flat, it looks spectacular, completely different from Lebec’s ranch.

Meridian Farm

This is the gift of the Central Valley Plain, and it is also the reason why California is called the Golden State.

Because the Central Valley stretches 725 kilometers of fertile plains and rich products, there is no need to pan for gold, just planting can exchange for gold.

Li Bo pointed to the mountains near”That piece of land is the farm we just bought!”

“…”

Locke pursed his lips and suddenly realized that their farm was actually still very small.