After leaving Tongxin 100, Li Haochen went grocery shopping. He bought a good amount of mineral water, biscuits, sausages, and snacks. If he didn't use them, he could still eat them later. He didn't buy any chocolate; his space was perpetually sunny, and chocolate would just melt.
After buying these supplies, he naturally went to Liu Zijun's place for a meal.
When he arrived upstairs, a long queue startled Li Haochen. He counted and there were no less than 50 people, making the two restaurants beside them drool with envy.
Li Haochen walked straight to the front. As soon as he entered the shop, people behind him started shouting, "Hey, the line is at the back. Don't you see it? Go queue up."
"Mi xi lo, hao mei hao mao, da jian wo, zhen mei pin."
"Hurry and queue up..."
"What are you shouting about? This is our boss. If you keep shouting, we'll cancel your orders."
At this moment, Liu Zijun rushed over, and her angry shout immediately silenced everyone. Surprisingly, not a single person spoke, but they continued to queue up in other places.
He walked in and sat by the cashier, Li Haochen said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of scaring the customers away?"
"Them? If I hit them with a stick, they probably wouldn't leave, hahaha!"
"Uh?"
Li Haochen was bewildered, as if ten thousand whys were floating around his head.
"The delayed service depends on me. They can't rebel, hehe!"
Alright, Li Haochen understood. Looking at the ever-growing army of men, who said only women and children's money was easy to earn? Men's money was not to be trifled with.
"Here, for you."
Liu Zijun brought over a set meal and a bowl of "B whip happy soup," looking at Li Haochen with a smile. "To help you supplement,嘻嘻!"
"I... I don't need it."
Li Haochen's face turned red. If he drank her soup, wouldn't that be admitting he was inadequate? No way.
"I won't laugh at you. It's good for strengthening your foundation even if you don't need it. This isn't for you; I'm thinking about Yanran's decades of happiness. Come here once a week, hehehehe!"
Li Haochen's mouth twitched, his face filled with dark lines.
Not to mention, Liu Zijun's stewed soup tasted first-class. Setting aside its efficacy, the taste alone was enough to attract many fans.
It was just the name that Li Haochen always resisted. Why couldn't they change it to something more subtle than "B whip happy"? Really. m..oΓg
After eating and drinking his fill, he naturally packed up and left. Pay? That was impossible. How could he not live up to the title of boss?
Back home, he went to Butterfly Bay, ran into his space, and spent two hours collecting a week's worth of conch volume. He also cultivated over a thousand coconut seedlings, and then went to the bamboo poles with a lot of mussels.
After finishing this series of tasks, it was almost dark. He quickly called Gu Xiaonian to help him move the conches.
This guy was living quite comfortably now. Ever since A Long and A Xian went to manage the chopstick business, only he and Luo Xiaoling were here at the conch stall. They had almost decorated the second floor of the stall into a bridal chamber.
Look, even to move conches, the young couple had to come together, looking so happy as if "marrying a chicken follows the chicken, marrying a dog follows the dog," enviable to others.
"Oh, old classmate, am I about to prepare a big gift for a wedding? Hahaha!" Li Haochen couldn't help but tease and laugh.
Luo Xiaoling was shy, and her pretty face instantly turned red. She lowered her head and helped Gu Xiaonian carry the conches.
When they were leaving, he also gave the young couple a 200 raise. Since A Long and A Xian had received a raise, it was only natural for them to get one too. They were equally capable assistants, and he couldn't show favoritism, as it would dampen their spirits.
Back at the villa, he expected to have a fragrant home-cooked meal, but he was disappointed. It was dark, and no one was home.
Before Li Haochen could call to ask if they were coming back for dinner, Murong Yanran sent a picture of herself and Xie Baolian getting beauty treatments.
Alright, Li Haochen understood. He had to solve his own food problem tonight.
He casually cooked something to make do for dinner. Looking at the time, it was only a little past seven. At this hour, they probably hadn't finished their beauty treatments yet, so he could confidently enter his space to prepare.
Of course, Li Haochen didn't dare to enter directly from the living room. If they happened to be there when he came out, it would scare the cat to death.
Taking more than a dozen disposable lunch boxes, he went into the bathroom, locked the door, and slipped into his space. He pried off dozens of pounds of mussels and placed them on the reef. Then he picked up a small knife and started shucking the mussel meat. This was preparation for the charity competition in advance, otherwise, he might not have a chance to enter his space when he got there.
It took about two to three hours to fill these dozen lunch boxes with plump mussel meat.
He came out first to test the waters. Seeing that they hadn't returned, he was relieved and entered again to bring out those dozen boxes of mussel meat and put them in the refrigerator to freeze.
After showering and waiting for a while, they still hadn't returned. Li Haochen had to go to bed first, as he had to get up early to sail tomorrow.
The next morning, Li Haochen got up just past five o'clock. When he came out, Murong Yanran was already making him breakfast.
"I can do it. You go back and sleep a little longer."
"It's almost ready. You go brush your teeth and wash your face."
Li Haochen knew he couldn't persuade her, so he let her be. After washing up, Murong Yanran had already returned to the room to catch up on sleep. However, there were two notes under the bowl. When he picked them up, he knew they were for proxy shopping.
After breakfast, Li Haochen took out the dozen boxes of frozen mussel meat and the few bottles of Yibao. While they were not around, he quickly brought them into his space and placed them in the pre-prepared insulated fishing cooler. This way, they wouldn't melt for the whole day.
He arrived at the pier quite early. The gas station hadn't opened yet. Fortunately, he had filled up when he returned from his hometown, and there was still half a tank, which was enough. After all, it was only five to six hours to Zhushi.
Driving would be faster, but Li Haochen hadn't gotten his driver's license yet. Sitting in a car was too uncomfortable, and sailing was more comfortable and free. It just cost more in gas, but now he was a solid billionaire and didn't lack money.
After filling the water tank, he boarded the boat and set off.
He had already contacted Jiuzhou Port yesterday and could rent a berth, but it was a bit expensive, 300 a day.
When sailing, he also turned on the ice-making machine. He needed to make some ice to add to the fishing cooler so that it could last until the competition started.
While Li Haochen was on his way, Liu Qinghe and his group of four were going through immigration procedures at a special channel.
More than an hour later, Li Haochen finally reached the port, but the queue was too long. It twisted and turned for eighteen bends, and by the time he got inside, half an hour had passed.
He called Liu Qinghe. With the enthusiastic guidance of the staff, he finally found them.
To Li Haochen's surprise, that disgusting guy Wu Junjie was also there, along with two young people he didn't recognize. They looked like they were with him.
While he was wondering, Liu Qinghe pulled him aside. The whole story was clear: he had a good father.
Li Haochen couldn't help but curse, "This damn internal competition."