Lu Chen remained calm and nonchalant, responding with a smile:
"No, I mainly came to see you. The other questions were just casual remarks."
Li Xin'er noticed it was getting late and figured that Sister Xia and the others would be back soon, and Master Sun would need to prepare dinner.
Having lost interest in continuing their 'stroll,' he cut to the chase:
“Since the higher-ups are interested in what I’m talking about, the Fu family’s matter needs to be handled as soon as possible. After all, time waits for no one. If I find a more suitable buyer, we might miss the opportunity to cooperate.”
When the topic of cooperation came up, Lu Chen became serious. Upon hearing Li Xin'er say that they would miss the opportunity, Lu Chen's expression became even more solemn.
He immediately offered his assurance, and also took the opportunity to voice his doubts.
"The matter concerning the Fu family will have a result in the next few days, but there is one thing that is troubling me."
Li Xin'er nodded, "Okay, go ahead."
Lu Chen didn't mince words, asking directly and earnestly:
"I've already mentioned everything we discussed to my superiors. Of course, if what you say is true, we are extremely happy about this cooperation."
The problem is, you know the monetary system is basically collapsed, so what do you expect us to offer in exchange for the business you're talking about?
He chuckled awkwardly as he spoke, then added an explanation.
"Since this is a business transaction, we should stick to business principles. These things need to be clarified beforehand, otherwise it will be difficult for us to handle things."
Li Xin'er could understand. After all, he was an official, and he considered things more comprehensively. He was afraid that Li Xin'er would make some demands that would harm the country or the overall situation, so he offered them in exchange.
Since Lu Chen had asked directly, she couldn't continue to leave things unclear. She wouldn't reveal anything about the crystal core for the time being, but she still gave him an assurance.
"You can rest assured about this. I can guarantee that it will absolutely not harm humans, nor will it cause any trouble for the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes softened slightly, and his hand, which had been resting on his knee, shifted to a more casual position.
"We're relieved to hear that. When can we discuss the specifics?"
Li Xin'er had already calculated that dealing with the Fu family would probably only take three or four days, and the first wave of level-one crystal cores would likely occur in about ten days.
"In that case, once you've settled things with the Fu family here, we can discuss the cooperation plan in detail, how about that?"
With Li Xin'er as the time limit, Lu Chen was even more satisfied.
Strictly speaking, he is a true businessman; negotiating business is his forte.
Lu Chen smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
"That would be the best way."
Lu Chen seemed to be very good at reading people's expressions; he knew it was time to say goodbye and leave.
"Then I will do as you say and handle things as soon as possible to give you a satisfactory answer."
As he spoke, he stood up and reached out his hand to Li Xin'er.
"Well then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance."
This time, Li Xin'er did not refuse. She stood up, extended her hand, and shook hands to reach an agreement.
"I also hope that everything goes well."
Judging from Lu Chen's words, Li Xin'er had already guessed that Lu Chen would be representing the government to discuss this business with her.
Originally, she was just testing the waters, thinking that even if it wasn't Lu Chen, Lu Chen would definitely be able to speak with Lu Zheng and convey her meaning.
It seems that the Lu family holds considerable influence in China.
Lu Chen and his group said goodbye and left. Not long after, Sister Xia and Master Sun returned with the two children.
As soon as Sister Xia returned and saw Li Xin'er, she said to Li Xin'er:
“Xin’er, Leng Luo came looking for you earlier, but you weren’t there, so he went home first and asked me to tell you.”
As she spoke, she took out a slip of paper and handed it to Li Xin'er.
"This is the satellite phone number she left for you. She wants you to make sure to call her."
Li Xin'er took the note, glanced at it, and then casually put it in her pocket.
"Okay, I'll call right away."
"Okay, just remember that. Don't forget, she gave me a lot of instructions today. I'm guessing it's something urgent, so don't let it delay you."
"Um."
Li Xin'er had already guessed that Leng Luo's matter wasn't important, but she still gave her a call anyway.
Sure enough, as expected, Leng Luo was quite happy to hear Li Xin'er's voice when the call connected.
"I'll be going to the base with the supply truck tomorrow. I'll ask you to have lunch with me. I'll bring my own food so you won't miss out."
Despite her words, Li Xin'er couldn't actually let her take care of it.
"Just come and eat, we don't need the ingredients, it's not like we're short of your money."
Unexpectedly, this resulted in a lecture from Leng Luo.
"No way. Even brothers keep clear accounts. I can't let you suffer a loss. Besides, what you have, I'm giving."
Don't you even know what era we live in? Even I, who's not in charge of the household, know that basic necessities are precious. No matter how much money you have, you can't waste it like this.
I plan to go there for meals every now and then, not just once or twice.
Li Xin'er never expected that Leng Luo would have such a talkative side.
"Okay, okay, do whatever you want."
Chef Sun was cooking and there was still some time, so Li Xin'er, having nothing else to do, chatted with Leng Luodong for a while.
As it turned out, the meal wasn't stopped because it was ready, but rather because of a bad signal, which forced it to stop.
"Today I met that...second-in-command...so it has to be..."
Leng Luo's voice started to stutter and become incoherent, making it difficult to understand a single sentence.
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