"The business here is so good? You should open a chain of stores," Guo Xuyang said.
"I chatted with the elderly couple. They aren't doing this for money, just to pass the time. Their two sons are abroad, and their grandson is also abroad. It's just the old couple in China. They lived with their son abroad for two years but always felt out of place, so they came back. With nothing to do, they picked up their old trade, frying dough sticks and selling soy milk."
"It's not good for children to not be successful in their studies, for fear they won't amount to anything. But once they are successful, they are not around. There's no way, the whole society is like this now."
"It's about having fewer children. If multiple children were allowed, and you had seven, eight, or ten of them. Whoever wants to go out can go, but someone has to stay behind to look after things. Not everyone can be good at studying. A dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each is different. It's even more so with people."
"Exactly. When I went back to the provincial capital last time, my parents came with me from our hometown to the provincial capital, but they were unwilling. They said they were still healthy and didn't need me to take care of them. They said when they truly can't move, then they'll let me be filial."
"Elderly people nowadays give the best to their children and hope they become successful. But when their children go far away, they can't bear it," Wu Youzhi said.
"Our mission is to earn more money. I plan to buy a villa for the elderly couple upon my return, filled with small animals and a garden. Let them tend to flowers and vegetables in the villa, give them something to do, and they'll be willing to come. As for you, you should get married early and have more children, then your parents will come without you even asking."
"Mr. Wu, why are you like my parents, always urging me to get married?"
"The ancient saying goes: 'Establish a family, then establish a career.' Only when a man has a family does he have a sense of responsibility. You don't know a parent's kindness until you have children yourself. Only when you have children can you understand the difficulty of raising them. Therefore, getting married and having children is the most important thing."
"I haven't had enough fun yet. If I don't play more while I'm young, I won't be able to when I'm old."
"That's precisely why you need to establish a family. Only then can your playful nature be reined in."
"I agree with what Mr. Wu said. Yangzi, you really should get married," Ilana said.
"I think Li Minxi is quite good. She's fallen for you."
"Don't try to matchmake so carelessly. Don't talk nonsense. I don't have those kinds of feelings for her," Guo Xuyang said.
"You know, I think that girl Li Minxi has feelings for you. You should really consider it," Wu Youzhi chimed in.
"You all stop worrying about it. I don't want to get married yet. Moreover, I have more important things to do."
"What is more important than continuing the family line? Don't look at me, I have a family too. My son can already fetch soy sauce."
"What about your wife?"
"For a man, the red flag stays firm at home while colorful flags flutter outside. That's the true character of a successful man."
"Alright. I know why Li Minxi calls me a scumbag. It's because of you guys."
"Come on. Are you done eating? Let's hurry up and get the procedures done. I need to recruit people and find a place when we get back."
"What? Setting up a new base?"
"Absolutely. With such a large sum of capital for the company, who knows how many raw stones we can buy? Our Treasure Pavilion is simply not enough to store them."
"Isn't there the King's Villa in the provincial capital?"
"Those are for use in the provincial capital. The shareholders here are different, and the assets cannot be mixed. Otherwise, it will easily lead to conflicts later on."
Guo Xuyang felt that Wu Youzhi made sense. He stood up, ready to get into the car to handle the registration procedures. He suddenly remembered he hadn't paid for breakfast yet.
"I've paid. Guess how much?" Wu Youzhi said.
"Thirty?"
"One fried dough stick is one yuan, and a bowl of soy milk is fifty cents."
"So cheap, only ten yuan?"
"Didn't I tell you? The elderly couple isn't doing this for money, just to pass the time."
"It costs at least thirty outside. If you go to a chain store, you might not get it for fifty. It's much more practical here."
"The first time I ate here was with Wu Bing. Later, when I had nothing to do, I came here to eat. Not only is it affordable, but it also tastes good and is hygienic."
"I feel it tastes better than breakfast at those big hotels."
"We'll come again next time."
The group chatted as they drove to the administrative service center.
"I'm sorry, your procedures are incomplete, so we cannot process your application," the staff member said.
"No, it was agreed yesterday that today we only need to sign. Why are the procedures incomplete now?" Wu Youzhi was very puzzled.
"I'm sorry, sir. You do not have an office space. Therefore, we cannot process your application."
"But isn't it okay to register the company first and then look for an office location?"
"I'm sorry, sir. Please forgive my inability to help."
"Alright, Mr. Wu. Stop talking. Let's go back," Guo Xuyang said. He knew that someone must be behind this, but he couldn't figure out who it was yet.
"Mr. Jiang, I apologize for disturbing you at this hour. Yes, there's a matter that requires your assistance to coordinate. The registration of the jade specialty store has been blocked, citing a lack of office space. Yes, alright. I'll wait for your call."
After hanging up, Guo Xuyang said, "Let's go. We'll go back and wait."
As the three of them walked towards the car, Guo Xuyang's phone rang.
"Mr. Jiang. Yes, then what should we do? Okay, I'll go back and wait for news. Okay, thank you. Goodbye."
"Let's go. We'll go back and wait. Mr. Jiang just said that someone from above is suppressing this, preventing us from processing it. He told us to go back and wait for news. This matter cannot be rushed. Let's go back first."
"Mr. Wu, how about we prepare to go to the Myanmar store? Ask Mr. Cheng and Xiao Yun if they are still going. Has the fund distribution been completed?"
"It has been distributed. I was planning to tell you after we finished registering the company today," Wu Youzhi said.
"We have 12.1 billion on the books now. This is the profit from selling jade, excluding income from gold and silver jewelry. I suggest we distribute 10 billion as dividends. You will hold half of the equity, which is 5 billion. The remaining 5 billion will be divided equally among the four of us, with each person receiving 1.25 billion. To facilitate the transfer, the remaining 50 million in the final payment will not be distributed and will remain in the public account. The three of us will each receive 1.25 billion, and you will receive 6.25 billion."
"This won't do. I've already taken half, I can't participate in the distribution of the remaining 5 billion," Guo Xuyang disagreed with the distribution plan.
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have even gotten a hundred million. In just three months, we've reaped 1.2 billion. Compared to our initial investment, it's multiplied hundreds of times. People should be content, contentment brings happiness. I've communicated with them in advance, and they both agree with this distribution," Wu Youzhi said.
"Besides, we're planning to go to the Myanmar store. These dividends are enough for the investment."
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