Chapter 721 Spending money is my favorite thing
Li Wanchang emphasized the word "must," clearly indicating that it was not open to any argument.
Li Xiao opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything more. The idea of staying in China was just a fleeting thought.
His father was right; he had to finish his studies.
The acquisitions of "Yunshang Tiangong" and "Kameng Karting Club" were completed almost simultaneously. Both agreements stated that the acquisitions would not involve employees, and all current employees, including management, would be retained intact to ensure the company's normal operation.
In the club's lounge area, a small group held an internal party to celebrate; everyone who came was a member of their own group.
The group sat around the sofa, enjoying drinks and chatting.
"Our group's winter revenue has increased by nearly seven percentage points compared to the previous quarter," Su Zheyuan boasted smugly. "This is the most impressive quarter in terms of revenue since I took over the group."
"Congratulations! Things are finally picking up again. I thought the Su family wouldn't last long before going bankrupt," Shen Ci said, raising her glass half-jokingly.
Su Zheyuan glared at him: "Don't exaggerate. Even if our family business were to fail, it would be enough for me to lose for many years. Besides, I have been working hard to manage it."
Everyone else looked on with suspicion upon hearing this.
Su Zheyuan felt a pang of guilt and corrected himself, "It was indeed only in the second half of last year that I started to take it seriously."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Ci and continued sincerely, "Ah Ci, it's no exaggeration to say that my ambition was completely inspired by you."
"Me?" Shen Ci was taken aback. It was the first time she had heard Su Zheyuan say something like this, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of novelty: "Ambition? Don't be ridiculous."
Speaking of ambition, in her past life she was definitely single-mindedly focused on working hard and climbing the ladder.
But in her entire life, she has never really felt that she was very ambitious.
She's even become lazy when it comes to spending money.
“Really!” Su Zheyuan said earnestly, “I was inspired by seeing you keep making money. In my eyes, it seemed like you made money very easily. It was as if you could always make money just by doing something. So I told myself that I had to do something, and then I started to pay attention to the company.”
"It's not that I wasn't interested before, it's just that you inspired me to be more attentive," Su Zheyuan said, trying to save face.
Shen Ci couldn't help but laugh, finding his perspective quite unique, but she readily accepted it: "Okay, although I didn't realize it myself, being able to subtly influence you is a positive result."
The two clinked glasses and took a sip.
"Pili, what have you been doing all this holiday? You haven't been out much, and I noticed you've shortened your live streams to just two hours a day," Gu Lianxing asked Pili.
Pili nodded upon hearing this: "I'm a bit busy. Because of my live streaming, my master's martial arts school has become well-known. We've taken on many new disciples after the New Year, and I spend most of my time helping out at the school."
"That's a good thing!"
Pili smiled and said, "My master is also very happy, but there are too many children and they are too noisy."
"Are there any handsome guys?" Shen Yuzhen asked, her eyes shining. "When I visited you last time, I saw that your martial arts school had many disciples in their twenties."
Pili glanced at her and asked with a smile, "What? Do you want to learn? If you do, I can find a handsome guy to teach you one-on-one."
"If you put it that way, I might really go!"
"Come on, I'll definitely help satisfy my best friend's hobby. We can change it every day."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ci couldn't help but say, "What you've said makes me a little tempted."
Shen Yuzhen immediately gave him a warning look: "You can't think about these things if you have a boyfriend!"
Shen Ci turned her head to look at Gao Zhan beside her. Gao Zhan just smiled without saying a word, knowing that this was a joke between best friends.
"I'm going to the restroom," he whispered to Shen Ci, then got up and walked outside.
Everyone stared at Gao Zhan until he disappeared from sight, then they exchanged glances, their eyes full of meaning, clearly satisfied with Shen Ci as their new boyfriend.
"Ah Ci, so handsome!" Shen Yuzhen nodded. "I like this one too."
Lianxing chuckled: "You're like broadband; you like every type."
Shen Yuzhen neither confirmed nor denied this, but raised an eyebrow and said, "Different types of men have different kinds of attraction. You don't have experience yet, but you'll understand in time."
Lianxing reacted a bit to these kinds of questions and quickly looked at Chen Ci to change the subject: "Darling, what have you been busy with during winter break?"
The others looked at her, and Pili nodded: "Yes, I've only seen you twice."
Lianxing: "I live so close to her but I've only seen her a few times. I'm the one who always has to go to her house to catch her."
Shen Yuzhen: "You won't be partying with Gao Zhan every night, will you? Darling, even with all your energy, you need to know how to control yourself!"
Su Zheyuan: "You're not secretly running some kind of business again, are you? Remember to take me with you!"
Shen Ci was completely bewildered and quickly explained, "I'm really not that busy. I just wanted to spend more time with my family since I rarely have free time. If I had to say what I did, I bought an island in the Maldives."
Everyone looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"
How could something so niche happen?
It sounds a bit far-fetched, but it seems somewhat reasonable that it happened to Shen Ci.
Su Zheyuan, a beat slow on the uptake, subconsciously asked, "Buy an island? Your track is a bit unusual. Can you make money from it?"
Shen Ci looked at him speechlessly: "Just spending money, I can't just think about making money all day long. Spending money is what I like most."
"This island was already a well-developed resort island with pretty good facilities. I plan to upgrade it in every way and develop it into a luxury hotel island so that everyone can go there together to play, relax, and soak up the sun."
"You still say it's not profitable, but you still want to develop it." Su Zheyuan said, "I'm good at the hotel industry, take me with you."
"Do you still have money?" Shen Ci asked seriously.
Su Zheyuan: "..."
The club practically emptied out all the cash he could muster to barely achieve a 50/50 shareholding with Shen Ci. This was only because Shen Ci gave him some leeway; otherwise, the shareholding would have been 40/60.
Shen Ci smiled and raised her glass: "What's mine belongs to everyone. In the future, if any of you want to go to the Maldives for vacation, you can bring your friends and family. It'll all be free on my island."
Everyone cheered upon hearing this, as having a wealthy and generous friend like Shen Ci was truly a great blessing in life.
When Gao Zhan returned from the restroom, Shen Ci got up to say goodbye: "You guys continue having fun, I have something to do so I'll be leaving now."
"Huh? Aren't we having dinner together tonight?"
Shen Ci shook her head apologetically: "Not today, I have dinner plans, maybe next time."
After saying that, she and Gao Zhan left the club hand in hand.
(End of this chapter)
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