Seeing her flustered appearance, Xu Tingchuan couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and patted her head, suppressing a laugh as he said, "Mrs. Xu, even if I wanted to buy this cruise ship, the owner wouldn't be willing to sell it to me. You're overthinking it."

Ni Sitian breathed a sigh of relief, but now that the topic had come up, she was a little curious about who owned the cruise ship.

Xu Tingchuan saw through her thoughts at a glance and, without keeping her in suspense, answered directly: "The cruise ship belongs to Pei Yang."

“Pei Yang’s?!” Ni Sitian was shocked, speechless, and even stuttered a little; “He, he’s so rich.”

“This isn’t something that can be achieved simply by having money. Have you forgotten what I told you about his family’s business?” Xu Tingchuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Reminded by this, Ni Sitian remembered that he had said that Pei Yang's family was a shipping tycoon, and that they had been in business for generations, and that there was no one in the country who could compare with them.

“In terms of wealth, Pei Yang is indeed the richest among us. And if he can take over the Pei family after Old Master Pei passes away, his assets will probably be around this amount.” Xu Tingchuan stated the facts calmly, holding up one finger to Ni Sitian.

"Ten billion?" Ni Sitian's almond-shaped eyes widened like saucers.

Xu Tingchuan smiled and shook his head, then pointed upwards.

Ni Sitian choked a few times, her eyes wide with disbelief: "One hundred billion?!"

Xu Tingchuan gently stroked her back, and unlike her shock, he was very calm. He explained, "This 100 billion is of course not his personal property, but the assets of the entire group. But all of this depends on whether he inherits the Pei family."

Ni Sitian recalled that Xu Tingchuan had vaguely mentioned to her that Pei Yang's family was very complicated. His grandfather and father both had multiple wives and had many children, making it even more chaotic than the family of that gambling king in Hong Kong.

“But even if Pei Yang doesn’t inherit, he’s still the richest among us.” Xu Tingchuan didn’t seem to care about comparisons.

It's reasonable that the Pei family is wealthier than the Xu and Shen families. The Xu and Shen families are involved in politics and the military, respectively. Neither of them has accumulated wealth through generations of business like the Pei family. The three families are in different fields and there's no basis for comparison.

"If he inherits it, wouldn't he be on the Forbes list?" Ni Sitian had spent some time reading financial magazines and had some understanding of this kind of thing.

But she never imagined that she would actually know such a legendary person!

Seeing her exaggerated expression, Xu Tingchuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yeah, so hurry up and cling to his coattails."

What was meant as a joke turned into a serious thought for Ni Sitian. She realized she really should try to curry favor with Pei Yang; perhaps he could get the boat rental fee waived.

When Ni Sitian told Xu Tingchuan what she had said, Xu Tingchuan chuckled and affectionately pinched her cheek, saying, "You really are my good wife."

“That’s right.” Ni Sitian pouted, still thinking of an idea.

Looking at her adorable scheming expression, Xu Tingchuan couldn't help but pick her up and kiss her.

Just as the two were getting intimate, they heard someone cough lightly outside the door and tease, "Getting all lovey-dovey in broad daylight with the door open, be careful not to be indecent."

Ni Sitian immediately got out of Xu Tingchuan's arms, straightened her clothes, and looked up to see Pei Yang dressed in a dashing manner, leaning against the door frame, smiling at them.