As Xia Feng descended the stairs, the entire hall fell silent.
Even the usually talkative Qin Wen dared not utter a sound.
"You all chat amongst yourselves, why are you looking at me?" Xia Feng chuckled.
"Brother, the ingredients are all bought, hurry up and cook," Xia Lin said, running over with a grin.
"Alright, who wants to help wash the vegetables?" Xia Feng asked everyone.
"I will."
"I wash well."
"I'm a professional vegetable washer."
As soon as Xia Feng finished speaking, Du Lapi De, Guo Min Xiao Wang, and Qin Dou eagerly stepped forward.
Qin Dou's declaration of being a "professional vegetable washer" especially amused everyone, and the atmosphere suddenly became less awkward.
"This is the kind of atmosphere we should have, everyone harmoniously together, it's so good."
Xia Feng nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "Then you all do it together."
Qin Dou and Guo Min Xiao Wang took the bought vegetables and began busying themselves in the kitchen. Du Lapi De sneakily slapped Ying Lun Bi De on the back of the head and angrily said, "You damn fool, are you the boss here? So unobservant."
Ying Lun Bi De, struck, looked wronged. It wasn't that he was unobservant, but that he was scared.
Du Lapi De ignored Ying Lun Bi De's wronged look and cheerfully ran into the kitchen.
"Excuse me, little brother, make some room." Du Lapi De walked up to Guo Min Xiao Wang and said.
"Duke Peter, don't call me that, just call me Xiao Wang," Guo Min Xiao Wang moved over a couple of steps.
In this villa, aside from Xia Feng, Duke Du Lapi was the most powerful. Guo Min Xiao Wang felt he couldn't quite handle it.
"Heh heh... how can that be? I'll call you Young Master Wang," Du Lapi De was very shrewd. Anyone in this villa had been recognized by their master, and calling Xiao Wang casually wouldn't do.
"That's fine too. Speaking of which, my family has businesses in your Great Britain too," Guo Min Xiao Wang said with a smile.
"Oh? That's good. What's your family's business?" Du Lapi De asked softly.
"Lao Wang is my father, and Yida Plaza is our family's. Unfortunately, our businesses in Great Britain are being sold at a 30% discount and still haven't sold."
Guo Min Xiao Wang shook his head in resignation.
In recent years, Yida Group's capital had shrunk, and they had been selling overseas assets to raise cash to repay domestic loans.
After two years of selling assets, Yida Group had paid off over three hundred billion yuan in loans and could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The group had stabilized.
Currently, Yida Group had sold 70% of its overseas assets, mostly at a loss.
Especially the assets in Great Britain, even with a 30% discount, no one was buying, and some were only offering half price, which was truly going too far.
"So Yida Group is your family's? Aren't you selling it?" Du Lapi De nodded after listening.
Yida Group had some reputation in Great Britain, and Du Lapi De had naturally heard of it.
"Yes, we've been selling for two years, and it hasn't sold. No one has taken over," Guo Min Xiao Wang pondered for a moment before continuing, "Someone does want to buy, but the price they offered was too outrageous, so it's been delayed."
"What price are you planning to sell it for?" Du Lapi De asked.
"Three billion euros," Guo Min Xiao Wang said.
"Hmm, the price is quite reasonable, it's worth much more than that. How about I buy your businesses for forty billion euros?" Du Lapi De looked at Guo Min Xiao Wang and said.
Du Lapi De needed to stay in China for a period to cultivate under Xia Feng.
Since he would be interacting with Guo Min Xiao Wang daily in front of Xia Feng, and it was a time for everyone to build relationships, buying Yida Group's assets could be considered helping them out. Moreover, he wasn't losing money by offering forty billion euros.
Du Lapi De considered this casually helping Guo Min Xiao Wang, and felt it was doable.
"Duke Peter, are you serious?" Guo Min Xiao Wang was overjoyed.
"Of course. We are all people of the master. Helping you is like helping myself."
Du Lapi De gave Guo Min Xiao Wang a knowing look.
Guo Min Xiao Wang understood. Although Du Lapi De was buying at a high price out of respect for Xia Feng, this friendship was genuine.
Guo Min Xiao Wang deeply felt the charm of holding onto Xia Feng's coattails. Just by washing vegetables, he could negotiate a project worth hundreds of billions of renminbi. No one would believe it if he told them.
What's more, the offer came from someone else; he hadn't even spoken much.
This feeling...
It was damn good.
With Xia Feng, anything was truly possible.
"Duke Du Lapi, thank you so much," Guo Min Xiao Wang said, somewhat excited.
Qin Dou, sitting opposite them, had been listening to their conversation the whole time and felt how lucky Guo Min Xiao Wang was to strike such a deal worth hundreds of billions just by washing vegetables.
"You're welcome, we're all family," Du Lapi De said with a smile.
"Old Peter, come over and kill these fish," Xia Feng beckoned Du Lapi De.
"Yes, Master." Du Lapi De heard him, put down what he was doing, and ran over.
"Boss, congratulations," Du Lapi De said immediately after leaving.
"You know why. Work hard," Guo Min Xiao Wang said with determination, his hands busily washing vegetables.
After the vegetables were washed, Xia Lin, Qin Wen, and Ma Yuqin came over to help cut vegetables and peel garlic.
Xia Feng was responsible for stir-frying, which made his job much easier.
A table full of dishes was quickly prepared by Xia Feng, exquisite in color, aroma, and taste, looking even more refined than hotel dishes.
"Wow... this is so delicious. This is the best fish I've ever eaten. Brother Xia, your cooking is really good," Qin Wen said, picking up a piece of fish and putting it in her mouth, her face filled with satisfaction.
"Eat more if it's good. I like lively gatherings too. Feel free to come over and play anytime," Xia Feng said with a smile.
"Mmm... I won't leave your place," Qin Wen nodded obediently.
Qin Guo Min couldn't stand it and glared at his daughter.
Qin Wen pretended not to see and continued to stuff food into her mouth.
"You're at Brother Xia's place, Dad, you should just eat obediently."
After the meal, everyone's relationships had improved considerably.
At this moment, everyone realized that aside from Xia Feng's mysterious identity, he was actually very approachable, just like an ordinary person.
He had no airs, and such an incredible person even personally cooked for them. He was truly beyond compare.
He was handsome, had a great temperament, cooked delicious food, and coupled with his mysterious and noble identity, he was simply a prince charming from their dreams.
No...
Prince Charming wasn't enough to describe him.
After the meal, Xia Lin, Ma Yuqin, and Qin Wen were responsible for clearing the dishes. As Qin Wen rolled up her sleeves to wash the dishes, Ying Lun Bi De ran over and said ingratiatingly, "Miss Qin, let me do this."
"It's okay, you go rest," Qin Wen said with a smile.
Ying Lun Bi De was almost in tears.
"Big sister, there's something I need."
"There's a lot."
He didn't know how many times his grandfather had glared at him. If he didn't take on this dishwashing task, he would truly suffer.
"Miss Qin, please let me wash them, I beg you."
Ying Lun Bi De pleaded with Qin Wen, his voice choked with tears.