Regardless of what Jiao Xiafei and Miao Chengyuan were scheming about, Li Xiangdong was completely unaware of it and didn't care at all.

That's Liu Donglai's problem; even if he were on a plane, he couldn't reach that height.

Li Xiangdong's most important task right now is to get Guo Yuxi dentures.

A perfectly healthy young man suddenly lost two front teeth, causing him to speak with a lisp. Guo Yuxi's young heart simply couldn't accept his dark, hollow mouth.

Li Xiangjie stayed at the food factory in the provincial capital, starting as an assistant to learn the ropes. After two or three years of learning, he was old enough and had mastered the skills to work independently.

This decision was made after in-depth communication between Li Xiangdong and Li Xiangjie.

Li Xiangjie said he was more interested in making canned goods and popsicles.

After sending Li Jin home, Li Xiangdong, along with Guo Yuxi and Li Guoqing, headed straight for Yanjing City.

The train clattered and rattled from Zhao Province to Yanjing City.

They went straight to the best hospital in Yanjing and registered to get Guo Yuxi dentures.

Her front teeth were filled with the best imported resin material, making them snow-white. Guo Yuxi looked in the mirror and grinned foolishly.

Li Guoqing joked with him, "Why didn't you get tetracycline on those two teeth? They don't even look real anymore!"

Guo Yuxi has a ring of yellow spots on her teeth, which is usually caused by drinking water with high fluoride content; this is known as tetracycline teeth.

Guo Yuxi had a slight regret, "I should have gotten a gold tooth. A shiny, bright mouth would be so cool!"

Gold teeth are very popular these days. Some people even deliberately break all their teeth and then replace them with a mouthful of gold teeth!

Li Xiangdong laughed at him, "Why are you getting a big gold tooth? Does it look good? Are you even going to get married?"

Li Xiangdong now has deep doubts about his brother's aesthetic sense.

Li Guoqing added fuel to the fire, "When you fight with your wife later, she might just break your gold tooth out!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, the group returned to their home in Tianshui Hutong.

Although he had other residences, Li Xiangdong was used to it and would stay here every time he came to Yanjing.

Zhou Hongmei had already made soft and fluffy hand-pulled noodle soup. She made three kinds of sauces: shrimp, gluten, and seafood, as well as tomato and egg, and green pepper and shredded pork. She then mixed it with some fragrant chili oil, aged vinegar, and spicy minced garlic. One bite and it was so delicious!

It's currently the time for harvesting deer antlers, and Zhou Hongsong has already rushed back to Bashang.

He Chaochao and Xu Yunfeng were collecting ginseng in Northeast China.

The transport team was very busy, and Bai Yulong and Luo Yonggang didn't see each other very often.

Wu Jianjun had to help Li Xiangdong renovate his house in Douzui Hutong, and he also had to take care of his antique shop. He was so busy every day that he barely had time to rest.

Zhou Hongmei has been eating alone these days.

When she eats alone, she's too lazy to cook and tends to just do a shoddy job.

A dry steamed bun with pickled vegetables and a bowl of plain water makes a meal.

Zhou Hongmei was overjoyed when Li Xiangdong and his group arrived, and she rolled up her sleeves and started cooking in the kitchen.

Guo Yuxi held a bowl of soft noodle soup, praising Zhou Hongmei's cooking skills as she ate, which made Zhou Hongmei smile.

Li Guoqing also said, "Sister Hongmei, I think you could open a noodle shop with your skills!"

Zhou Hongmei's eyes sparkled. She had never thought of it this way before, and asked uncertainly, "Really?"

Although she has plenty of money now, she feels a little lost staying at home every day and watching others busy themselves.

It would be wonderful to have my own business.

Li Xiangdong said with a smile, "Tell Xiao Sun to find a nearby shop to take over, and then you can start doing it!"

Zhou Hongmei didn't expect Li Xiangdong to agree, but when it came to actually opening a noodle shop, she hesitated.

"Really, really, really going to do it... But what if we lose money?"

"Hey, so what if we lose money? It's just the cost of flour, oil, and salt. How much can we lose?"

"But……"

"Then I'll provide the money, you provide the skills, let's partner up!"

Li Xiangdong said on a whim.

Zhou Hongmei thought for a moment and happily agreed, "Since you have so much confidence in me, Xiangdong, then I'll really do it! It's okay if we lose money, anyway, we've saved up all the wages you pay us!"

With hope in her heart and work in her hands, Zhou Hongmei is now as busy as a spinning top, constantly turning.

Despite being so busy, Zhou Hongmei actually looked even more energetic.

Li Xiangdong went to the warehouse to look at the rosewood furniture a few days later.

The warehouse is located in Yuquan Street, Fengtai District, and consists of a row of more than a dozen tall factory buildings.

The factory building is surrounded by a high wall, about five meters high, and is heavily guarded.

Upon entering, one sees a wall made of red bricks and a large iron gate with large Arabic numerals painted in red on top.

After Li Xiangdong greeted the gatekeeper and had his identity verified, a person led him to warehouse number 8.

"This is the place. Contact me if you need anything!"

They just said one sentence and left.

Li Xiangdong took out two keys from his pocket, first opening the large iron lock on the outside, and then opening the hidden lock.

Push open the two heavy iron doors.

"Squeak—"

The door slowly opened, and sunlight streamed in from behind, casting swirling dust motes in the beams of light. A thin layer of dust covered the warehouse floor.

It was clear that no one had been here for a long time. Li Xiangdong covered his mouth and nose, fanning away the dust that was blowing in his face with his hand.

Looking up, I saw rows and rows of furniture covered with black cloth inside the warehouse.

Li Xiangdong lifted a corner of the black cloth, revealing a rosewood chair with a dragon holding a longevity symbol.

The rose chair, also known as the "scholar's chair," is a type of chair with a relatively low backrest and armrests, both of similar height and perpendicular to the seat.

This rose chair is entirely blackish-purple with fine brown eyes. The wood is heavy and has a restrained luster. There are obvious ox-hair and crab-claw patterns on the wood, like countless irregular little bright streaks left by a meteor shower across the sky.

Li Xiangdong took a deep breath.

This chair is exquisitely crafted with intricate patterns and is made entirely of rosewood.

It seems that what Miao Chengyuan said was true; this thing really might have come from the Prince's mansion.

To prevent fires, no lights or electrical wiring were installed in the warehouse.

The further Li Xiangdong went, the darker it became. He held a flashlight in his hand and carefully examined each item.

This pile of furniture is so complete; it's like they moved the entire furniture set from an entire house here.

A double-moon shaped bed with plum blossom design, a canopy bed, a throne fully carved with lotus patterns, a screen-style dressing table with phoenix patterns, a screen inlaid with treasures, a plum blossom-shaped incense stand, a cabinet with cloud and dragon patterns, a banquet table with a golden dragon playing with a pearl, a basin stand inlaid with treasures and dragon patterns, a vertical cabinet with a hundred children playing pattern...

Given the specifications, Li Xiangdong gasped repeatedly, nearly fainting.

He was so happy he almost fainted.

Stepping out of the warehouse, Li Xiangdong solemnly locked the two locks, wishing he could lock them a few more times.

He looked at the other locked warehouses, wishing he had X-ray vision to see what was inside.