"Mr. Guo, it's good to have you back. The water and soil out there don't nourish people," Cheng Xiuping came over to greet him.
"President Jiang has already arranged a restaurant. We must have a good meal tonight."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Guo Xuyang said as he introduced Elena to everyone.
"This is Elena, a friend I met in South Africa, Brother Liang's partner."
"Hello everyone! I am Elena, Mr. Guo's girlfriend," Elena introduced herself generously.
Jiang Qixin and the others were a bit stunned. This trip abroad had brought back such a beautiful foreign woman.
This kid is a bit of a Casanova.
"Welcome! Welcome Miss Elena as a guest here." Jiang Qixin extended his hand and shook hers gently.
Everyone automatically ignored the mention of Guo Xuyang's girlfriend; they all knew Guo Xuyang's true girlfriend had not yet appeared.
He himself had introduced her as his friend just now.
It was better to distinguish between a girlfriend and a female friend.
After a few pleasantries, everyone got into their cars and headed to the hotel.
"Tonight, I am hosting to welcome Mr. Guo. We won't leave until we're drunk," Jiang Qixin said, raising his glass after everyone was seated.
"Everyone, drink freely. I've already booked rooms upstairs for all of you."
"Thank you for your warm hospitality, President Jiang. Thank you, President Cheng and President Wu, for the reception," Guo Xuyang said, raising his glass.
"Kid, I'm truly ashamed to let my brothers spend so much."
"We're family, no need for formality. Come, for the first toast, let us welcome Mr. Guo's triumphant return. Cheers."
It had to be said that President Jiang was quite astute with his words. He didn't mention the discovery of diamonds or bringing back a beauty, only a triumphant return.
Guo Xuyang was indeed the biggest winner this time.
Thousands of tons of gold, countless diamonds, an almost complete jaguar skin, an aircraft, an alien creature with three eggs, not to mention the friendship with Elena and Prince Abdul of Arabia.
"Mr. Guo, to express my gratitude, I have arranged for someone to draft a contract. Please take a look," Jiang Qixin said, handing a contract to Guo Xuyang.
Guo Xuyang took it and saw it was a share transfer agreement.
He flipped through it briefly and said, "President Jiang, this gift is too valuable. Please take it back."
"Compared to my life, which do you think is more valuable?"
Seeing how Jiang Qixin spoke, Guo Xuyang knew that whether he signed it or not, he had to.
"It's better to obey than to decline. I'll shamelessly accept it," he said, taking the pen and signing his name.
"That's more like it. Come, I propose a second toast. To celebrate Mr. Guo becoming a shareholder of my company."
After Jiang Qixin finished speaking, Cheng Xiuping and Wu Youzhi were stunned. In the blink of an eye, Guo Xuyang had become a shareholder of Far East Trade International Corporation.
This left the two of them in awe.
Guo Xuyang might not know the scale of Far East Trade International Corporation, but they did.
Cheng Xiuping had often told Wu Youzhi that Cheng Xiuping's current assets were less than one-ten-thousandth of Jiang Qixin's.
Last time, to help Guo Xuyang connect with Jiang Qixin, Cheng Xiuping had even specifically arranged a gathering at the Lushan Club.
And now, in such a short time, Guo Xuyang had become a shareholder of Far East Trade International Corporation.
They didn't know what had happened in between.
But they knew that the better Guo Xuyang developed, the more beneficial it would be for them.
"Congratulations, Mr. Guo," they all said, raising their glasses happily.
"Thank you for your favor, President Jiang. Thank you, my brothers," Guo Xuyang said, raising his glass and drinking it down.
The meal was a great success, with both hosts and guests enjoying themselves thoroughly.
Guo Xuyang couldn't resist everyone's enthusiasm and predictably got drunk.
However, this time he didn't cheat and didn't use his detoxification ability.
He slept for a full day and night.
By the time he woke up again, it was already the evening of the next day.
"You're awake? Mr. Guo," Elena asked, coming over.
Today, she was wearing a black wool sweater with a white down vest over it, and black trousers.
The late autumn weather in Kyoto was already very cold.
It looked like she had just bought them today.
In South Africa, she had always dressed very lightly.
"Mm. How long have I slept?"
"From last night until now. More than ten hours."
"Where are President Jiang and the others?"
"President Jiang and the others didn't leave last night and stayed here as well. However, Lü Liang came by a few times, but he didn't wake you because you were asleep."
"I drank too much yesterday," Guo Xuyang said, about to get up, but then he suddenly dove back into the covers.
He realized he was completely naked.
"Why don't you go out first? I'll get up now."
"I slept here yesterday? They all know that. It's fine, I'll help you get dressed."
Guo Xuyang was defeated by Elena.
What was he to do? Was he really going to be stuck with Elena?
He secretly cursed himself for his thoughts. When had he become such a scumbag?
He got up and put on his clothes. His underwear was all new.
It seemed Elena had bought them for him.
It had to be said that Elena had good taste; not only did the size fit, but the fabric was also comfortable.
"How is it? Does it fit?"
"Very good. Did you buy these?"
"Mm. I had Lü Liang take me to buy them," Elena said.
"Two beautiful young girls came looking for you just now, saying they were your friends. Lü Liang asked them to wait outside."
"Who?"
"One is called Li Minxi, and the other is Su Ran."
"Oh. How did they know I was back?"
"I don't know. Let's go, we should go out." Elena waited for Guo Xuyang to finish washing up and then called him to walk out of the room together.
"You didn't drink that much yesterday, did you? How did you get so drunk?" Jiang Qixin said when he saw him.
"It's still the hometown liquor that hits the spot. It doesn't have that taste when I'm out. Heh heh, you saw me in a sorry state, brothers."
"It's normal. You know, after traveling all over the place for years and visiting many countries, when it comes to drinking, our Erguotou is still the best.
It's genuinely brewed from pure grain, and foreign liquors really lack that taste.
Erguotou is actually named after its brewing process.
In the past, when brewing, the grains would be heated to steam the liquor. The vapor would contact the cooling pan and condense into liquid.
Steaming one batch of liquor required changing the cooling water in the sky pan three times.
The liquor condensed by the first cooling water was called 'jiutou' (liquor head), and it had a strong, spicy taste.
The liquor condensed by the third cooling water was called 'jiuwei' (liquor tail), and it had a light and mixed taste.
Only the liquor condensed by the second cooling water had the best taste and was of top quality, so it was taken out separately as raw liquor.
This is the origin of Erguotou.
Erguotou uses sorghum as raw material, bran cake and yeast as saccharifying and fermenting agents, and is brewed using traditional processes such as clear steaming and fermentation.
Although Erguotou has a high alcohol content, its liquid is clear and transparent, its aroma is fragrant, and its taste is mellow, making it beloved by wealthy merchants and common people alike.
When Jiang Qixin explained Erguotou, he truly opened everyone's eyes. They never expected there to be such a story.
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