"Wife, I've noticed you're getting smarter and smarter. If it were in the past, you might have been stubborn and insisted on trying addition yourself, giving me a chance to take advantage. But you're so smart to have rejected it so quickly."
Lin Xiaotian beamed, praising, "Not only is my wife as beautiful as a celestial being, I believe even the gods in heaven aren't as beautiful as you. And now, my wife is truly becoming more and more intelligent."
Chu Nianxue rolled her eyes playfully, "Don't men always prefer women who are a bit foolish? You seem to be getting happier as I get smarter?"
Lin Xiaotian chuckled proudly, "I'm different; I love how smart you are, my wife. Marrying a beautiful and intelligent woman like you is the greatest fortune of my life."
"Moreover, with such a smart wife by my side, I don't have to worry about anything. The company is managed so well, everything is in perfect order. I'm only responsible for external affairs. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll beat them until their own mother wouldn't recognize them."
"I don't need to handle the rest; I can completely be a hands-off manager. My wife is so capable, it's like a blessing falling from the sky for me."
Chu Nianxue glared at him angrily, "I think you're just lazy!"
"And sometimes you see things more clearly than I do. If you were to handle those matters, you'd definitely do a better job than me. But you, this guy, you never get your hands dirty, you even avoid those things."
Seeing that his wife was really about to get serious and potentially start assigning him some work, Lin Xiaotian didn't want that at this moment.
He immediately grabbed a contract and handed it directly to Chu Nianxue.
Chu Nianxue's eyes widened in disbelief and shock upon seeing the words "Ten Billion Plan" on the contract.
Her gaze filled with astonishment, and she instinctively turned her eyes to Lin Xiaotian.
Even before looking at the details of the contract, she already suspected its origin, knowing it must have been created by Lin Xiaotian himself.
A wry smile played on her lips, "I don't know the specifics of this plan, but you're starting with a ten-billion plan. Even if we sold our company right now, we might not get that much, unless we sold those few extremely precious antiques all at once."
"And if we sell those antiques, how will we fund the museum then?"
"You've directly come up with a ten-billion plan. Unless our company grows for another few decades, this plan will definitely not be implementable, and that's assuming everything goes smoothly for our company."
"Even a minor setback could lead to no profit at all."
"And you mentioned before that it's time for our company to transform. I've been thinking about dividing our company into several subsidiaries. Antiques are one sector, and we can explore breakthroughs in other areas."
"All of this requires money. Even for building the museum, I'm thinking of the lowest possible cost to get it started, and then gradually reinforce it later."
Lin Xiaotian, however, chuckled, "Wife, I already told you I have a huge surprise for you."
"This plan was brought to me by someone else, and they're building it for us for free. It's mainly because they offended me in the past and now want to gain some favor from me."
"They had no choice but to come begging me, so they handed me this plan, essentially gifting us a museum for free. Wife, see if this plan is suitable. If it is, we'll let them handle it."
"If you think it's not suitable, wife, we can find someone else to help."
Chu Nianxue's face was filled with shock upon hearing this. She quickly flipped through the contract. After reading it carefully, her beautiful eyes widened uncontrollably.
"You... you're not joking with me, are you? This plan was really given to you by someone else?"
Lin Xiaotian spread his hands, feigning a look of helplessness, "Even if I didn't want it, they insisted I take it. And after taking it, I had to execute it according to the contract. I had no choice but to agree."
"If I refused, they threatened to kneel here for three days and three nights."
Chu Nianxue was momentarily stunned, but then she playfully rolled her eyes at Lin Xiaotian, "Do you think I'd believe you? A ten-billion investment from the start? Are you trying to set up a game for me to fall into?"
"Even if someone offended you, they wouldn't be able to come up with such a massive sum to build a museum for us, unless they were bored and had too much money burning a hole in their pockets."
Lin Xiaotian smiled triumphantly, "Wife, you don't understand. They want to get medicine from me, and at that moment, it's priceless."
"And that kind of medicine can only be refined by me; no one else can. Only by obtaining this medicine can they become stronger. Especially one of them, whose lifespan is nearing its end. Only after taking my medicine can he achieve a new breakthrough and live longer."
"You know that when people are nearing the end of their lives, they'll do all sorts of crazy things. And this old man is like that. He's so eager to hand over all his wealth to me, just to get enough benefits from me."
Chu Nianxue's face showed understanding, but then her brow furrowed, "I don't understand what you mean by 'breakthrough,' but such medicine must be extremely precious."
"If you fail to produce the medicine, will it provoke a strong backlash from him? And this contract doesn't mention any similar transactions. Did you sign any other agreements? Were you tricked?"
"If there are any contracts, you'd better show them to me. After all, you've seen too few contracts, and some of them are full of traps."
"Wife, you think too little of me. How could I possibly get hurt by something like this, being as smart as I am? They wouldn't dare to play any tricks on me. Moreover, I haven't signed any contracts with them at all. If they can't build this museum for me, I absolutely won't give them the medicine."