Guo Xuyang slept until dinner time.
Ye Zi was the one who woke him up.
"What time is it?" he asked, opening his eyes hazily.
"Dinner is ready, and I saw you hadn't come down. I asked Ilena and found out you were sleeping in your room. Are you going to come down for dinner?"
"I'm not really hungry. It's fine if I eat something, so I don't have to find something to eat later."
"Then hurry up and get up, everyone is waiting for you," Ye Zi said and walked out.
Guo Xuyang got up, washed his face, and went downstairs after sobering up.
There were more people in the evening, and Xiao Yun, Lin Ziqi, Lin Zixuan, and others had also returned.
"You all eat first, don't wait for me," Guo Xuyang said, looking at the bowls and chopsticks on the table.
"It was just made. Ilena went upstairs to soothe the baby after eating," Guo Yiyang said while serving him rice.
"You're so talented, sleeping all afternoon, and you still need to be called to eat," Li Minxi quipped from the side.
"Eat quickly, or it will get cold," Guo Yiyu said.
Needless to say, these dishes were all made by his father.
His father's cooking had always been good; ever since Guo Xuyang was young, his father had been the one cooking.
His mother didn't not cook, but every time she cooked, the food was inedible.
It was either undercooked or lacked salt, whether it was intentional or she truly had no talent for cooking.
His father, on the other hand, could make several dishes out of one ingredient.
Take tofu for example; it could be pan-fried, stewed, made into Banqiao tofu, spicy tofu, and so on.
So, the task of cooking fell to his father.
It was the same when they came to the provincial capital; no one in the family knew how to cook for their meals.
Xiao Yun could cook a few dishes, but unfortunately, she wasn't good either, comparable to Wu Shangqing.
When cooking, she would forget things, either not adding salt or not adding ingredients, making the food unpleasantly so.
The others were even worse.
Later, when Lin Zixuan moved in, she could cook, but she always came home too late. If they waited for her to cook, everyone would go hungry.
Furthermore, Guo Yiyu usually had nothing to do at home, just going out for walks with his uncle, and didn't have to look after the children. Thus, the burden of cooking fell on him.
Some might ask why they didn't hire a nanny?
It wasn't that they couldn't afford a nanny, but Guo Yiyu, Wu Shangqing, and others did not allow hiring one, feeling uncomfortable with an outsider in the house.
Also, they were not accustomed to being served and had not developed those bad habits of landlords.
Anyway, all the women in the family had nothing much to do, with only Xiao Yun, Lin Ziqi, and Lin Zixuan going out to drive to work.
Even Li Minxi rarely inquired about the film and television company matters, leaving them entirely to Su Ran to handle, only signing off on major investments and expenditures.
Guo Yiyang, Ilena, Ye Zi, and Yu Er were even less involved; they all stayed home playing with the children and living off dividends.
Of course, even if everyone didn't go out to work, the raw stones in the warehouse alone were enough for these people to live on for several lifetimes.
"Today, Hui Ge talked with several luxury car brands about becoming an agent, but the other party's conditions were too harsh, and the deal did not go through," Xiao Yun said.
"What were the other party's conditions?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"They required us to bear half of the costs for vehicle supply, and minor issues had to be handled by us, with only major unresolvable problems being sent back for repair."
"That's unreasonable. Forget bearing half the costs upfront; even the issue of repairs is unreasonable.
No one wants to buy a new car and then have it repaired.
This condition is unacceptable. They must be returned to the factory for replacement or exchange; they absolutely cannot be repaired."
"It's precisely because of this issue that we couldn't reach an agreement."
"Let's keep negotiating slowly. If we can agree, we'll do it. If not, we'll maintain the status quo. We don't rely on this to make a living anyway. It's just for the convenience of changing cars."
"Isn't that a bit too boastful of your wealth? I know why President Cheng gave you these dealerships back then. He probably did it as a hobby, not expecting to make money from it."
"Yes. When President Cheng gave me these dealerships, he said he never inquired about their affairs and left everything to the store managers."
"No wonder you're not paying any attention to them. What about the real estate? Is it the same?"
"I don't understand real estate, so I leave professional matters to professionals. I only manage the general direction. Besides, President Cheng also helps."
"I see why you haven't been paying attention to this real estate."
"Your main job now is to handle the transportation and statistics of jade. You also need to be clear about Xia Li's work. She is mainly responsible for statistics and bookkeeping, while you manage the money uniformly."
"I know that. Our account currently has over thirty billion, this is from the provincial capital.
The specific figures for Kyoto and Shanghai are compiled by President Wu, I haven't inquired about them."
"You just focus on the provincial capital. Don't ask about the others.
President Wu and President Jiang also have some funds.
I'll go to Shanghai in a few days. I haven't been there since taking over that hotel last time. President Jiang has arranged for people to manage it.
I also need to check the business operations of those two stores."
"Who are you planning to take with you?"
"Yu Er and Ye Zi will accompany me," Guo Xuyang said.
"I'll go too," Guo Yiyang said eagerly upon hearing they were going to Shanghai.
"Your situation is special now. Stay home and play with Xiao Xi, go shopping. I'll take you when I get back."
"What's wrong with Yang Yang?" Xiao Yun asked.
She and Lin Ziqi and Lin Zixuan had been busy at the store that morning and were unaware of Guo Yiyang's pregnancy.
"Yang Yang is also pregnant. It's only been about ten days. We need to confirm it at the hospital."
"Really? Then Xiao Guo Yishun will have a playmate."
"Mom will be tired when we get back."
"Tired? Not at all. The more the merrier. Let's aim to form a football team," Wu Shangqing chimed in.
Li Minxi pouted and said nothing, while Xiao Yun and the others who were not pregnant became restless, their eyes glowing as they looked at Guo Xuyang.
This was the prelude to devouring him.
Guo Xuyang glanced at them, knowing that he couldn't escape a fierce battle tonight.
After dinner, the women eagerly cleared away the bowls and chopsticks.
Guo Xuyang, however, went to Ilena's room to play with his son.
"Come over, you're coming to my place tonight," Xiao Yun's message came through.
It seemed they had finished washing up and were still sitting in the living room.
Otherwise, she would have called instead of sending a message.
He pretended not to see it and didn't reply.
Then, messages kept coming one after another.
The other women were also not idle.
Even Yu Er sent a message: "You are not allowed to go out tonight."
He used to dream of enjoying the bliss of having multiple women.
Now, several women were vying for his attention, leaving him overwhelmed.