"This matter is very important, so we've been waiting here for you since early this morning."
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Gu Shengsheng collected herself and greeted them with poise. "Teacher Ma, please, feel free to speak your mind."
"Underground mineral resources are all state property in Huaxia. So, Miss Gu, this gold mine will most likely have to be turned over to the country." He let out a sigh.
"I understand." Gu Shengsheng was aware of this and understood the implications. The law was the law; she just had to follow it.
Her initial hope was simply to get a share of the profits from the mineral resources. That way, she could make some nice jewelry.
"But without you, it would have been impossible to develop. Who knows how long it would have been before anyone else discovered it." Teacher Ma's expression was solemn.
