"Who's watching your shop in Shanghai while you're there with your wife?"
"Liu Bing. Now he and his wife each have a shop."
"What about President Wu?"
"President Wu also went home to take care of his wife. She's finally pregnant, so he has to take good care of her, right?"
"So, you two have become absentee landlords?"
"We have our own tasks. We learned from you." The fat man said.
"Why learn the good things and not the bad?"
"What's wrong with being an absentee landlord? The business is still booming. With the price increase for jade this year, sales have been even better than last year. There doesn't seem to be much stock left in the warehouse, so we need to find a way to visit the shops in Myanmar again."
"Look at all these things I have to deal with, one after another. How can I get away?"
"But our shops can't run out of supplies."
"Let's talk about it after Xiao Hong is discharged from the hospital. Even if I go, I won't stay long and will have to come back quickly," Guo Xuyang said.
"The Myanmar gem fair for this year has already passed. We can't participate in the public auction now."
"You're still thinking about participating in the public auction? Have you forgotten what happened last year?"
"I actually forgot. So, what do we do?"
"Let's go to Ruili and sneak in quietly, just don't alert the authorities."
"Can't you just change our appearances? They shouldn't recognize me in my current state."
"Although you've lost weight, your facial structure hasn't changed. Technology is so advanced now, you won't be able to hide."
"Then, as you said, we'll sneak across the Ruili border."
"Let's finish dealing with things here first. There's still a lot of raw stone in the warehouse."
"Alright then, I'll wait for your news. I won't bother you anymore. Talk later." The fat man said, hanging up the phone.
"This guy." Guo Xuyang muttered to himself, looking at the phone that had been hung up.
"Who was it?" Li Minxi happened to wake up at this moment and asked.
"Fatty. He called to ask when he can come to the wedding banquet."
"Where is he?"
"He's in Shanghai accompanying his wife to classes."
"Classes? What about the shop in Kyoto?" Li Minxi frowned.
"Liu Bing is helping to watch it. Liu Bing and his wife each manage one shop. Fatty and President Wu have both gone home to be with their wives."
"These two have also learned to slack off like you." Li Minxi glanced at him and said.
"What are you talking about? Am I lazy?"
"Tell me, aren't you lazy? How often have you asked about the shop's affairs?"
"Don't I have other things to be busy with?"
"That's right. Fatty and President Wu also have other things to be busy with. What I said is correct."
"Your tone sounds wrong. Let's not talk about this. Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."
"I'm hungry. Can you cook me some millet porridge? I feel like having millet porridge," Li Minxi said.
"Then wait for me, I'll go down and cook it for you right now."
"Where's Gao Yuan? Do you still need to go down?"
"Gao Yuan went to accompany Xiao Hong. What's wrong? Why are you asking about Gao Yuan?"
"Isn't Li Xiaolu enough for Xiao Hong? I also need someone by my side," Li Minxi said.
"I've considered it. They can come this afternoon."
"Really?" Li Minxi seemed a little disbelieving.
"Of course. In your current condition, going up and down the stairs is inconvenient. I asked Gao Yuan to recommend two of her girlfriends. The contracts were signed this morning. They can move in this afternoon and officially start working tomorrow. I found someone who wears glasses for you, so you won't be so suspicious all the time."
"No. I need to see. Why should Xiao Hong get the pretty one while I get the one with glasses?"
"Didn't you say you wouldn't feel at ease with someone too pretty? I can only find someone ordinary to accompany you."
"As long as you can control yourself, I don't care if it's an angel. It's not that I don't trust the young girls, but I'm afraid you'll corrupt them."
"Am I that kind of person?"
"Look at Li Xiaolu, she's almost become your fan. Do you still say you're not that kind of person?"
"I didn't provoke her, you can't blame me for this," Guo Xuyang quickly said.
"If it's not blamed on you, then are you going to blame it on me?"
"I didn't flirt with her. You can't push everything onto me."
"That's true. It's not your fault for being rich. You're young, handsome, and wealthy. If we didn't give you dividends and instead gave your dividends to our parents, would those girls still swarm you like moths to a flame?"
"Don't imagine them so badly, okay? Not all beautiful women in this world are gold diggers."
"I believe you when you say that. I, for one, am not," Li Minxi said, turning over.
"My dear Xi is certainly not a gold digger, she's just moved by my charm."
"You're so annoying. You can't bring any more women into the house. Isn't this situation enough for you?"
"Seventh Brother and Sixth are already impatient. I won't cut in."
"What do you mean?"
"When Wu Jia and Yang Bin came today, Seventh Brother saw them. Later, when they were asked to help tidy up the house, several of them insisted that I play matchmaker. I had no choice but to do my best."
"That's a good thing. Seventh Brother and the others have worked very hard, protecting these people in secret. It would be good if they could find partners."
"You don't have to worry about this anymore. I won't provoke these young girls."
"I'm just afraid they might not be interested in Seventh Brother and the others," Li Minxi said.
"This is up to them. I can't exactly force these girls onto Seventh Brother and the others, can I? I can only create more opportunities for them. Whether they can seize them is beyond my control."
"Young girls nowadays have very high standards, they might not look at Seventh Brother and the others," Li Minxi said.
"Seventh Brother and the others are all very good. They have skills and wealth. Although they can't compare to us, they are much better off than ordinary families. President Jiang gave them quite a bit of resettlement money back then."
"Speaking of which, the next time you go out, give each of them a set of jade jewelry. Let's see if these girls get jealous."
"What you said makes sense. It doesn't have to be imperial green; a set of high-ice jade jewelry would still cost tens of millions. Using jewelry to attract these girls seems like a good idea," Guo Xuyang said.
Wu Jia and Yang Bin had no idea they were already being thought about before they had even reported for duty. When the two of them arrived at the villa in Li Minxi's car, Little Qi and the others had just finished tidying up the house, making the entire place look brand new.
"President Guo, we're back." Wu Jia and Yang Bin were the first to report to Guo Xuyang.
"It's good that you're back. Have you eaten?" Guo Xuyang said.
"We ate on the way," Wu Jia replied.
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