A group of people arrived at a seafood restaurant. Li Minxi, without any reservation, ordered three king crabs and asked the waiter to crack them open and serve them.
They also ordered oysters, a treasure platter, scallops with garlic and vermicelli, and steamed prawns and mantis shrimp, creating a lavish spread.
The liquor was Erguotou brought from the capital by Wu Youzhi.
Guo Xuyang, Wu Youzhi, Cheng Xiuping, Pi Xiaoqian, and Lu Liang each had a glass.
Li Minxi and Xiao Yun also poured themselves a glass, while Guo Yiyang and Xia Li had beverages.
"Thank you, Mr. Wu, for your generous hospitality," Guo Xuyang said, raising his glass.
"Brother, you're too polite. If it weren't for you, how could these brothers have achieved financial freedom so quickly? I won't say much, it's all in the wine." Wu Youzhi said, draining his glass in one go.
Wu Youzhi was speaking the truth. Everyone who had worked with Guo Xuyang, except for Xia Li and Guo Yiyang whose funds were relatively smaller at just a few hundred million, now possessed billions.
The meal was very harmonious, and the relationship between Li Minxi and Xiao Yun also eased considerably with Guo Yiyang's participation. The two women seemed to be competing to be the primary woman.
Guo Xuyang paid no mind to their rivalry; his sole focus was on cashing in his wealth and continuously upgrading his system. He felt that the more the system upgraded, the closer he would get to the truth behind his abilities.
"Mr. Guo, my father should arrive in the provincial capital this afternoon. Do you have time?" Xia Li's voice pulled him back from his thoughts.
"Is that so? When the elder arrives, give me a call. I will go with President Xiao to Junyue Lai Hotel."
"Thank you, Mr. Guo, thank you, President Xiao. I'll toast you both with my beverage." Xia Li stood up and said.
"Sit down, sit down and talk. It's only right," Guo Xuyang said, lifting his glass and draining it. Li Minxi promptly handed him an oyster. Guo Xuyang had eaten most of the oysters at this meal. Li Minxi and Xiao Yun each gave him one, and as soon as one finished feeding him, the other would offer another, causing the others to chuckle. It was a case of being happy amidst the pressure, as Guo Xuyang felt at that moment.
"I really can't eat anymore, I'll throw up if I eat more," Guo Xuyang said.
"Just one more. I heard that when you were in South Africa, you used to eat oysters as your main meal," Li Minxi said, placing an oyster near Guo Xuyang's mouth.
Guo Xuyang looked at Lu Liang. "Brother, don't look at me. It really wasn't me who said that." Lu Liang quickly waved his hands. At that time, Guo Xuyang worked like an ox every night in South Africa and slept in the car during the day, eating nothing but oysters or bull penis. Later, Lu Liang made a joke about this.
"Fatty, how come I'm only realizing now how much you've changed?" Guo Xuyang found his target.
"Brother, I'm more wronged than Dou E. This is definitely Minxi framing me."
"Ahem, that, brother, I misspoke at the Myanmar shop that day," Wu Youzhi said with an embarrassed smile. It turned out that when Guo Xuyang was in the Myanmar shop, he was in a hurry to save Jelena. Wu Youzhi, after completing the payment and procedures, chatted about Guo Xuyang's embarrassing moments as a joke while returning to the country with Pi Xiaoqian and Li Minxi, which Li Minxi then remembered.
"Old brother, you've gotten me into a lot of trouble," Guo Xuyang said, taking the oyster and putting it into his mouth.
"If you don't want anyone to know, you shouldn't do it. Since you did it, why are you afraid of people talking about it?" Li Minxi said. Xiao Yun acted as if nothing had happened, not even looking at Li Minxi. She continued to feed oysters to Guo Xuyang. The matter of the oysters was actually instigated by Xiao Yun. At that time, she and Guo Xuyang would stay up late every night, and later, Ilena also joined them. As a result, Lu Liang prepared oysters for Guo Xuyang every day, fearing he wouldn't have the energy. Who knew that today they would witness a clash of titans, with Xiao Yun and Li Minxi vying to wear Guo Xuyang out.
"Fine. I can't afford to offend any of you," Guo Xuyang said, taking the oyster offered by Xiao Yun and putting it into his mouth.
"Everyone, have you had enough to eat? If so, shall we go back?" Seeing that Guo Xuyang would be driven mad if they stayed any longer, everyone stood up decisively.
"Yangzi, not everyone can casually enjoy the favor of a beauty like this," Guo Yiyang said sarcastically from the side.
"Say less and no one will think you're mute. Let's go, let's drive." Guo Xuyang playfully slapped Guo Yiyang on the backside.
"I can accuse you of harassment," Guo Yiyang said, giggling and running away. Angered, Li Minxi panted and pulled Guo Xuyang upstairs as soon as they arrived at the villa.
Cheng Xiuping and Lu Liang went to find Xiao Yu to further discuss the security and transportation matters. Xiao Yun, along with Wu Youzhi, Pi Xiaoqian, and Xia Li, went to the warehouse to cut stones. They intended to cut out the numbered stones first and send them to the capital and Shanghai for display and sale, aiming to distribute dividends by the end of the year so that all shareholders could celebrate the New Year happily.
Perhaps the oysters truly worked, as Li Minxi's efforts to conquer him did not cease. Xiao Yun and the other three cut over twenty pieces of jade in an afternoon and then arranged for carvers to sculpt them according to their shapes. Those suitable for bangles were made into bangles, while those not suitable were made into license plates or beads. Larger pieces were carved into ornamental pieces, and smaller ones into hand-held ornaments, all depending on the carvers' skills. Both masters were highly skilled. Based on their performance over the past two days, Wu Youzhi suggested a monthly salary of 200,000 yuan for each master, plus commission, which was higher than that of the stone cutters. This made the two masters extremely happy. "Thank you, Mr. Wu, thank you, leaders."
"Old Xu, Old Zhang, work hard. If you do well, earning ten million here is not a problem," Wu Youzhi said. Ten million might be a lot elsewhere, but for the rough stones in this warehouse, it wasn't even enough for the jade extracted from one stone. Of course, Wu Youzhi wouldn't say this. The salary he suggested was reasonable, exceeding their previous salaries by 100,000 yuan, but the quality of the jade here was excellent, and the workload was also significant. The carvers' skills and creativity could elevate the jade by several grades, leading to vastly different selling prices.
It was almost five in the afternoon when Xia Li received a call from her father, and the group emerged from the warehouse. "Mr. Guo, my father is almost at the provincial capital station. I'm going to pick him up." Xia Li called Guo Xuyang.
"You go pick him up first and take him directly to Junyue Lai Hotel. I'll host a welcome dinner for him there tonight. President Xiao and I will be there later," Guo Xuyang's voice came through the phone.
"Okay, Mr. Guo. Thank you."
"You're welcome, go ahead," Guo Xuyang said, hanging up the phone, and then he called Guo Xuhui.
"Brother Hui, tonight, bring Wang Yibo to Junyue Lai Hotel. Xia Li's father is here, and I'm planning a welcome dinner for him there."
"Okay, Yangzi, we'll be there at six o'clock sharp."