The next day at breakfast, Li Haochen placed a bank card in front of Murong Yanran and said, "Pay off the hotel's mortgage."
It turned out that Li Haochen had called Zhou Shijiang the previous night to inquire about the actual situation of the property. The funds were still quite ample, so he transferred out five hundred million, plus his own several hundred million, to make up one billion for Murong Yanran to pay off the mortgage.
Murong Yanran's body trembled, and she dared not look at Li Haochen. "You... you know?"
"Yes, this hotel was left to you by your mother. You can't do this. What if you can't repay it? Don't do this again. Don't worry, there are enough funds for the property. In a few more months, it will be fully topped out. As soon as it goes on sale, the loan can be resolved."
"Mhm, I won't anymore."
Murong Yanran stuck out her tongue, then changed the subject. "We're leaving for Yanjing tomorrow. You said last time you prepared a gift, I forgot to ask what it was."
"I think it's quite good. Wait a moment..."
Li Haochen went back to his room. Of course, these valuable items were kept in his spatial dimension, but he needed to disguise them.
Two minutes later, Li Haochen came down with a delicate box. "Take a look."
As Murong Yanran opened it, surprise lit up her eyes. "This longevity peach is so beautiful, it must not be cheap, right?"
"It's okay, ten million. This should be enough to save face."
Murong Yanran didn't say anything. While ten million was not a small amount, it wasn't a significant pressure for them now. Moreover, this trip was to let her grandmother know that her man was very capable and they didn't need to cause trouble.
However, they viewed this matter from the perspective of ordinary people. In families of the Li family's caliber, a ten-million-dollar item was truly not worth mentioning. There would inevitably be some twists and turns on this journey.
As Murong Yanran returned to the hotel to make arrangements, Li Haochen also arrived at Butterfly Bay. Although they were going to Yanjing for two or three days, they didn't know how long they would stay, so it was better to plan for two more days.
He brought the fish traps he had set yesterday into his spatial dimension. The harvest was as good as ever, even including two large yellow croakers weighing six or seven taels. He was really lucky. Li Haochen wished the fishing ban period would last longer.
After processing these sea fish, Li Haochen changed into his diving gear, needing to prepare enough sea snails for Murong Yanran's hotel. The sea snails he supplied were very popular, but unfortunately, they were limited by production, only yielding eight to nine thousand per day. However, this would soon change. Gu Xiaonian could now harvest tens of catties of sea snails every day. Once fifteen days passed, the base he brought in could grow exponentially.
After cultivating the coconut seedlings, Li Haochen went to install the mussel bamboo poles. He was busy until evening before returning. By this time, Murong Yanran was already packing her luggage.
"You're back. I've packed your clothes. That red suitcase, see if it's enough."
Li Haochen looked at the overstuffed 22-inch suitcase and felt speechless. With it already this full, he was supposed to check it? If he opened it, it would probably take another hour to put everything back.
"No need, three or four sets for changing will be enough. We're not staying that long anyway. Besides, we're going to Yanjing, not some barren land. With money, why worry about not having clothes?"
"This is called being prepared. Have Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai been settled?" Murong Yanran gave Li Haochen a sideways glance and asked.
"Don't worry, I sent them to boss's place. Those two fellows are having a blast over there, they don't even know who their owner is."
"Who told you to feed them such poor meals every day? Look how affectionate they are towards me, they always come to me, hehe!"
Li Haochen clicked his tongue. Don't I also go in there every day, hehe!
The next morning, this time Li Haochen did not let that annoying Li Qianqian pick them up. He had his own car, why would he need her to pick him up? However, when they arrived at the airport...
"Damn it, I dodged the car but couldn't dodge the plane. I want to buy a plane too..."
He didn't know if Li Qianqian was going through menopause or deliberately trying to cross him. As soon as Murong Yanran went to the restroom, she started to mock him again, flaunting how much property her Li family had.
This made Li Haochen angry, and he glared at her and cursed, "I said, are you done? You just had a good birth, if you have the ability, leave the Li family and create something for yourself, let me see."
"Oh, you still have some temper, huh? Heh heh!" Li Qianqian didn't get angry. She just became even colder and said, "I just want you to know the difference between heaven and earth. Yanran's future husband must be someone with a prominent family background, absolutely not you, understand?"
Li Haochen wanted to retort, but as Murong Yanran was walking over, he gave up and closed his eyes as if to rest. He was thinking about how to make money. He wanted to use money to crush this damn "matching families" and show her who was the real heaven.
At three in the afternoon, the plane slowly landed at the airport. Two dedicated cars were already waiting. By the time they returned to the Li family's grand residence, it was almost six o'clock. It was really quite far.
As soon as they entered the door, the spacious hall was already full of guests and very lively. It seemed to be the Li family relatives coming to celebrate the birthday, because Murong Yanran had said that her grandmother's birthday banquet today was only for family members.
The originally lively scene stopped talking as soon as Li Haochen, a stranger, entered, and they began to guess his identity.
"Eldest Uncle, Aunt, Cousin..."
Murong Yanran greeted the familiar people one by one. As for those she hadn't met, she just smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Murong Yanran's maternal grandfather and grandmother slowly walked over. Upon seeing her, they quickened their pace with some excitement and walked towards her. "Yanran, it's been so long since you've come to see Grandma."
"Here I am. Grandfather, Grandmother, let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend Li Haochen."
"Hello, Grandfather, Grandmother."
Li Bin and Yang Yunfang glanced at Li Haochen, nodded slightly, and then ignored him, directly pulling Murong Yanran into the room to chat and exchange pleasantries.
Li Haochen didn't want to make himself uncomfortable. He found a place to sit. The Li family treated him as if he were transparent. He wasn't even offered a cup of tea. For a family among the four great families of Yanjing, was this how they treated guests?
Since that was the case, Li Haochen wouldn't be polite. He walked over himself, picked up the teapot from the tea table, and poured himself a cup. He even filled it to the brim. This was quite a slap in the face for them.
"Ahem, your name is Li Haochen, right?" The one speaking was Murong Yanran's eldest uncle, Li Yulin.
"Oh, yes. May I ask who you are?"
Li Haochen didn't use any honorifics at all. Since they were treating guests like this, why should he show them any respect? If it weren't for Murong Yanran, he would have left long ago.