Upon hearing this, Wang Li's face flushed slightly. "Let's eat quickly, we have class later."
Xu Chen had lost his appetite. For some reason, his self-control had been declining recently. When he saw such a beautiful scene, perhaps because he was thinking about what Li Jialiang was up to, he didn't have any romantic thoughts. But now, seeing his wife wearing loose pajamas, her long hair hanging over her shoulders, and her face bare, his desires immediately arose.
"Lili, come here!" Xu Chen picked up Wang Li and carried her towards the bedroom.
"Chenchen, you bad guy!" Wang Li pretended to be angry and bit Xu Chen's shoulder, then turned her head away with a red face.
An hour later, the two hurriedly got dressed and rushed towards the school.
After finishing his afternoon classes, Xu Chen received a call from Li Jialiang the moment he stepped out of the school gate.
"Chairman Xu, what happened this morning was due to my oversight. Shall we go somewhere else?"
"Call your men over here."
"Okay, Mr. Xu is straightforward, I like that."
Five minutes later, Li Jialiang's men drove the car to Xu Chen's vicinity. Thirty minutes later, Xu Chen arrived at the agreed-upon location with Li Jialiang.
"Chairman Xu! Hello, Chairman Xu!"
"Hello, Chairman Li."
"Please sit down, Xiao Li, bring some tea. What are you standing there for?"
Xu Chen looked around; this was his first time at a golf course.
"Chairman Li, what is it you wanted to call me over about?" Xu Chen asked sincerely, taking a sip of the premium tea that Li Jialiang had recommended.
Li Jialiang didn't hide anything; he clapped his hands, and his secretary brought over a document.
"Chairman Xu, take a look at the beginning."
"Land Use Right Transfer Announcement for Xuhui District, Tianhai City, Chairman Li, why are you showing me this?"
Li Jialiang smiled and continued, "I really like this piece of land, but the relevant authorities told me that it was originally intended for your Liren Group, and no matter how hard I try, they still insist on this."
"So, you've come to my rescue?" Xu Chen leaned back on the sofa and said calmly.
"Chairman Xu, one wrong move and the whole game is lost. The reason why our Lingyu Group has reached the top 500 in China and even the world is because our employees have a deep understanding of market trends and domestic policies."
"That seems completely unrelated to what I asked, Chairman Li." Xu Chen glanced at Li Jialiang with a mocking look.
"Of course it's relevant. To be honest, Mr. Xu, I had professionals conduct an evaluation, and this land will bring any company a return far exceeding its costs."
“You’re very confident.” Xu Chen took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and continued, “Your confidence makes me very uncomfortable.”
"Chairman Xu, what do you mean by that?" Li Jialiang maintained his harmless smile as always.
"You shouldn't have told me that this land will bring great returns, but you did anyway. I'm guessing there are two possibilities now. The most likely one is that you're extremely confident, and the other, less likely one, is that the Su family and Tianhai have betrayed me and sided with you, using this piece of trash to drag us down with them."
“Excellent, young man. You previously said that you were not a businessman and did not have many tricks up your sleeve. That was just excessive modesty.”
Xu Chen smiled, then said, "So, which of these two possibilities is it? Chairman Li, would you be interested in telling me?"
Chairman Li shook his head. "It's the third possibility." He took the initiative to rummage through his briefcase and handed another document to Xu Chen.
"You are Governor Xu's son, and Li Cheng's background is even more terrifying. To be honest, I can't think of any company that would dare to mess with you, so I choose the third possibility."
As night fell, Xu Chen declined Li Jialiang's dinner invitation and returned home with another identical document.
"Chenchen, how did the talks go?" Wang Li asked as soon as she opened the door.
"It went very smoothly, almost too smoothly." Xu Chen took out the documents and showed them to Wang Li.
"Don't overthink it. Let's talk to Li Cheng tomorrow and discuss a plan to see if we should take this windfall."
Xu Chen nodded and went into the kitchen to start cooking. The next morning, taking advantage of a break from class, Xu Chen went to Liren, bringing along the stuffed pancakes Li Jialiang had given him the night before. After meeting Li Cheng, Xu Chen pulled him into his office to discuss the matter. With the brothers' deliberations and Li Jialiang's continued overtures, both sides finally reached an agreement that benefited Liren.
Wang Tianfeng kept Xu Chen's request in mind and expanded along with Liren Pharmaceutical. Today, the Haitian Gang has successfully transformed into the Haitian Group, mainly engaged in bathing, catering, KTV and other businesses. In some places, when they heard that the Haitian Gang had come, they were extremely welcoming, after all, the investment of the Haitian Group meant employment and tax revenue.
The opinions on the government-run sects have been discussed and finalized at the core meeting. At this point, the issue of funding is a minor matter. Once the sects are established, the focus of discussion among the leaders will be on how to formulate new laws and manage the growing number of martial artists.
A year later, at Xu Chen's insistence, Zhao Yi and Tang Tiancheng made an exception and put in a good word for him, requesting that Peking University conduct an academic test on Xu Chen so that he could graduate early. Because of the influential figures who made the request, Peking University dared not neglect it and arranged for various professors to examine Xu Chen. With Xu Chen's exceptional memory and Xiao Bai's assistance, he successfully passed the test and graduated ahead of schedule.
Having successfully graduated ahead of schedule, Xu Chen began to travel and explore, visiting famous sites throughout China, searching for traces of the true dragon, and gaining his own insights. Every holiday, he would return to the capital to be with Wang Li without fail.
The issue of officially established sects was hotly debated for more than two years, but it eventually came to a halt amidst fierce opposition. Some things are easy to discuss on the table, but difficult to implement, because it is difficult to balance the interests of all parties and to soothe the concerns of many people that the reappearance of martial artists would seriously affect social order.
The following year, Xu Chen arrived at the Qinling Mountains. There, he felt an inexplicable pressure, as if high-level cultivators were practicing there. However, after searching extensively, he discovered that it was just a place where ordinary people lived. It was only from the local people that he learned that this mountain range was the dragon vein of China.
The term "dragon vein" thus came into Xu Chen's view, and he began to try to find the unusual aspects of this mountain range, venturing deeper into it under the guidance of hunters and herbalists. To his relief, he eventually made some progress, but fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and he still encountered trouble.
Xu Chen, who was preparing to explore, bought supplies and packed them into his storage bag and new backpack. After inquiring and being tempted by a large sum of money, Xu Chen found a herbalist who was familiar with the terrain and asked him to take him into the mountains for an "exploration".
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