Xia Jiufa walked out of the living room and stared coldly at Ma Yunfei.

"Mr. Xia, you haven't rested yet?"

"Little Ma, where are you staying tonight?"

Xia Tian interjected, "Dad, we have so many empty houses, can't we accommodate Brother Ma? Let Brother Ma stay in the guest room."

Xia Jiufa said with a stern face, "Daughter, our house is not a hotel, we can't just let outsiders in. Later, I'll take Xiao Ma to a nearby hotel, the conditions there are quite good."

"Dad, we have so many empty houses, why waste money?"

“Girl, Xiao Ma paid for the hotel stay.”

"Dad, Brother Ma is a guest of our family. In the future, we will still be counting on him to supply yams."

“No, we have elderly people and young children in our family, plus you, a young woman in your prime. How can we let a young man stay here?”

Judging from Xia Jiufa's words, it seems that Jack Ma is a pervert.

Ma Yunfei quickly said, "President Xia, I'll be leaving right away, but before I go, I'd like to talk to you about something."

What do you want to talk to me about?

"Mr. Xia, I'd like to talk to you about something that will make you a fortune."

Upon hearing the words "get rich quick," Xia Jiufa immediately perked up and excitedly said, "Xiao Ma, come to the living room. I'm all ears. Let's see how this 'get rich quick' works."

Jack Ma flew into the living room and got straight to the point: "Mr. Xia, have you heard about the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone?"

"I've heard a little bit about it. It's just a circle drawn."

"President Xia, this circle is no ordinary circle; it's Yuan Shikai's silver dollar."

"Haha... Xiao Ma, your analogy is quite interesting. I know about Yuan Shikai silver dollars; we have a few in our box at home."

"President Xia, Shenzhen is like a money tree in China. As long as you stay under the tree and shake it hard, Yuan Shikai silver dollars will fall down like rain."

"Haha...that's interesting, tell me more about it."

"Mr. Xia, Shenzhen was originally just a small fishing village with a little over a hundred households. But by drawing a circle there, it has developed into a medium-sized city in just a few years. In twenty years, Shenzhen will become a megacity in China, and may even surpass Shanghai."

"Oh! Little Ma, you must be joking."

"Mr. Xia, do I look like I'm joking? To be frank, I can see thirty years into the future."

Xia Jiufa stood up from the sofa, circled Ma Yunfei three times, and said in a low voice, "Little Ma, what's your level of education?"

Ma Yunfei was a PhD in his previous life, but in this life he didn't even graduate from elementary school.

"President Xia, Zhuge Liang only attended a private school for a few years. By today's standards, he was at most a primary school student. But can you say that Zhuge Liang was not intelligent or great?"

"That makes sense. It seems you're a primary school student too."

"Mr. Xia, strictly speaking, I only attended primary school, but I have studied diligently on my own for more than ten years and have reached the level of a doctor."

Xia Jiufa threw his head back and laughed loudly, then circled Ma Yunfei three times before asking, "Where is the farthest place you've ever run?"

"It's City A."

Xia Jiu slammed his hand on the coffee table and said fiercely, "You, surnamed Ma, at such a young age, dare to play tricks on me. I'm asking you: do you want me to invest in Shenzhen?"

"Yes, just now I told Tianmei a lot. I told her to hurry up and register a company in Shenzhen, buy several hundred acres of land, and start a green vegetable plantation."

"Hey Ma, who do you think I am?"

"You're General Manager Xia, the general manager of Jiufa Company."

Do you think I'm easy to fool? Do you think you can deceive me with just a few words?

"President Xia, I don't understand, how could I have lied to you?"

“You ask me to invest in Shenzhen, but I know absolutely nothing about Shenzhen. You will definitely say: You have acquaintances in Shenzhen who can help me register a company and buy land. As long as I trust you, I will hand over the money to you. Once you get the money, you will abscond with it and disappear from the world.”

Ma Yunfei said, half-laughing and half-crying, "President Xia, you've misunderstood me. Just now, Tianmei and I went to the house of one of her classmates' uncles. This guy is very influential and can register a company in Shenzhen. My point is: I hope Tianmei can seize this opportunity and register a company in Shenzhen through this classmate's uncle. In the future, as Shenzhen develops, land prices will increase tenfold or twentyfold. At that time, we'll be making a fortune while lying in bed."

Xia Jiufa looked at Xia Tian and asked, "Girl, is your classmate's uncle really that capable?"

“Dad, I’m not sure about this either, but we can take another look. My classmate’s uncle said he’ll be registering a company in Shenzhen soon. If he succeeds, then it means he wasn’t just bragging.”

Xia Jiu asked, "Girl, do you have a map?"

"Yes, I have."

"Quickly, bring me the map. I need to see where Shenzhen is."

In the summer, I brought out a map and spread it out on the coffee table.

Ma Yunfei walked over, pointed to the location of Shenzhen, and introduced: "President Xia, look: Shenzhen is right next to Hong Kong. Today, Hong Kong is an internationally renowned trade and financial center. Shenzhen has unique geographical advantages. In the future, Shenzhen will be part of Hong Kong. Relying on Hong Kong, it will gain tremendous development opportunities. Nowadays, land in Hong Kong is extremely valuable. Do you think land in Shenzhen will be cheap?"

Xia Jiufa stared at the map for a long time before looking up and asking, "Hey, you surnamed Ma, did you really reach doctoral level through self-study?"

"Mr. Xia, putting everything else aside, now when I read foreign language books, it's just like reading Chinese books. Moreover, I understand five languages: English, German, French, Arabic, and Japanese."

Xia Jiufa stared at Ma Yunfei with a sinister look. Suddenly, he turned around, took out a small booklet from a drawer, threw it on the coffee table, and said, "We'll find out what it's like once we take it out for a walk. Read this booklet to me."

Ma Yunfei picked up the booklet from the coffee table, glanced at it, and burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny? I think you're just a big braggart, saying you know five languages, that's pure bullshit!"

Ma Yunfei stopped laughing and explained, "President Xia, the reason I laughed is because this pamphlet is from a Japanese pharmaceutical company, advertising its female contraceptive pills. How did you come to have such a pamphlet?"

"You're saying this pamphlet is promoting birth control pills?"

"Yes, I'll read it to you."

Ma Yunfei had only read a few sentences when President Xia, his face red and neck thick, said, "Don't read any more! Damn it, a month ago, I went into a pharmacy, and a young lady at the door handed me this. I thought the booklet was printed quite nicely, so I took it."

Ma Yunfei said in confusion, "Hehe... That's really strange. Logically speaking, this kind of pamphlet should be given to women because it promotes female contraceptives."