Back at the Lin family residence, Nangong Yue began discussing with Long Xiao and Lin Xuan what gifts to buy for her mother's birthday and for other relatives.
After all, she hadn't been back in several years, so it was necessary to send gifts to friends and relatives.
Long Xiao knew that Nangong Yue was consulting him about gifts not because she valued his opinion, but because she was short on money.
"Mom, just buy whatever gifts you want. Will fifty thousand yuan transferred by Lin Xuan be enough?" Long Xiao asked.
Nangong Yue hesitated for a moment. She thought they still had a considerable amount of money and decided to take the opportunity to squeeze some more out of them, saving some for mahjong.
"Isn't that a bit too little? I haven't been back in a long time, and buying ordinary gifts would seem stingy and people would look down on me."
"Mom, I'll transfer two hundred thousand yuan to you. The gifts for my maternal grandmother need to be decent, otherwise, we'll be embarrassed."
After Lin Xuan transferred the money to Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue glared at Long Xiao. She wanted to scold him but didn't dare.
The villa they were living in was under Long Xiao's name, the car was bought by Long Xiao, and even the money in their daughter's hands was earned by Long Xiao through feng shui.
If she scolded him for a moment's pleasure, and Long Xiao stopped providing money for their daughter in the future, how would she maintain her social life with her close friends, such as playing mahjong, getting facials, and going to gatherings?
Nangong Yue went out and bought several large bags of gifts. Xiao Ming, under the pretense of helping with the gift shopping, accompanied Nangong Yue. When they returned, his backpack was also bulging.
Long Xiao gave the contract signed with the Xue family to Lin Xuan. Long Xiao looked at the contract in astonishment, finding it hard to accept.
"Long Xiao, the Xue family's pharmaceutical factory is not comparable to Bao's pharmaceutical factory. How did you persuade them to let you become a shareholder?" Lin Xuan asked curiously.
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Last time I went to the capital, I did feng shui for the Xue family and we became good friends. This time, I don't need to pay any money to become a shareholder. I only promise to double the profits within a year."
"How can you possibly double the profits of such a large pharmaceutical factory in two years?"
"I have the formula for the special medicine left by the old man. Doubling the profits by four or five times in two years is not a problem."
"Long Xiao, how many formulas did the old man leave you?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Around dozens. We can open another ten or eight pharmaceutical factories."
Lin Xuan felt something was unusual, but after careful consideration, she decided to trust Long Xiao because he had never lied to her.
With the Xue family's pharmaceutical factory joining the Xuan Xiao Group, not only would their production capacity increase severalfold, but the 'Beauty Pill' and 'Scar Removal Elixir' produced in the future could also be distributed through the Xue family's sales channels.
As the two were discussing future development in the living room, the living room door was pushed open, and Nangong Xia's family, carrying large bags and packages, walked in.
Upon seeing Nangong Xia's family, Long Xiao and Lin Xuan quickly got up to greet them.
Xue Kai saw Long Xiao, placed the gift bag in his hand on the coffee table, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law."
It had been a while since Long Xiao had seen Xue Kai. The moment he arrived, he bowed and thanked him, which confused Long Xiao.
"I haven't seen you recently, and I haven't helped you. What are you thanking me for?" Long Xiao asked.
Nangong Xia put down her things and said, "Long Xiao, our Xue Kai's followers surpassed ten million yesterday. He has signed with Lanyin Live Streaming Platform and is now a real internet celebrity."
Lanyin Live Streaming Platform was opened by Lu Ying, and Long Xiao had previously asked Lu Ying to look after Xue Kai.
"Congratulations, Xue Kai," Long Xiao said, patting Xue Kai's shoulder with a smile.
Nangong Xia's family always looked down on Long Xiao, the live-in son-in-law, every time they met. This time, they came specifically to thank Long Xiao, which seemed to indicate that their opinion of him had changed considerably.
Aunt Ling brought tea, and Nangong Xia's family talked incessantly about Xue Kai's performance on the Lanyin platform and how much his fans liked him.
After listening for a while, Long Xiao looked at Lin Xuan and saw that Lin Xuan was also looking at him. They exchanged a smile and then turned their attention back to Xue Kai.
"Lin Xuan, you tell him," Long Xiao said with a smile.
Lin Xuan nodded and asked, "Xue Kai, do you think you can handle live-streaming sales?"
Xue Kai nodded and replied, "If the product is good, then of course I can. I've sold products for several brands, but if the product isn't good, it greatly affects me, so I stopped doing it later."
"What kind of products do you consider to be good products?" Lin Xuan asked.
"'Beauty Pill'," Xue Kai blurted out. "'Beauty Pill' is a good product. If I can sell 'Beauty Pill', I guarantee I can sell ten thousand boxes in a month."
"Ten thousand boxes is a bit low," Long Xiao said. "Set your target at fifty thousand boxes first, and after a few months, increase it to a hundred thousand boxes."
"That's impossible. I only have ten million followers, how can I sell so much?"
"Anything is possible if the product is good. Besides 'Beauty Pill', we have also recently developed a 'Scar Removal Elixir' which is very effective. Endorsing both products can definitely fetch fifty thousand yuan a month."
"Brother-in-law, are you saying that 'Beauty Pill' is produced by you?" Xue Kai asked, somewhat excited.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, 'Beauty Pill' is produced by your sister's pharmaceutical factory, and so is 'Scar Removal Elixir'."
Long Xiao asked Lin Xuan to send Xue Kai a photo of Luo Yan. Xue Kai looked at the photo and said in surprise, "The effect is so good, it's amazing! Fifty thousand boxes per month for both combined is definitely achievable. I'm just worried that the platform will interfere with my private sales. In the past, sales were arranged by the platform."
"Don't worry, Xue Kai. The platform won't interfere with what you want to do. If the platform interferes, call me."
With Long Xiao's assurance, Xue Kai readily agreed to do live-streaming sales. Lin Xuan and Xue Kai agreed on a 10% commission for him.
After Nangong Yue and her group returned with large bags and packages, they saw Nangong Xia's family there and began discussing how to return home the next day for the old lady's birthday.
Nangong Xia's family drove a BMW 7 Series. Long Xiao also wanted to drive a BMW back, but Nangong Yue vetoed it. Nangong Yue insisted that Lin Xuan must drive her Rolls-Royce back.
In the early morning, a ray of morning sun shone on Mangshan No. 1. Long Xiao and the others began loading gifts into the Rolls-Royce, then drove away from Mangshan No. 1 to meet Nangong Xia's family at the highway entrance.
For this trip back to their hometown, Nangong Yue only brought Lin Xuan, Long Xiao, and Xiao Ming. Lin Yi had to attend school, Lin Shijie had to work, and Lin Hao was busy with his romance. None of the three had time.
The two cars drove south, had a quick meal at a service area around noon, and continued driving until evening when they exited the highway and entered Nanhua City.
Nanhua City is located on the southeastern coast of China and is the political and economic center of the southeastern coast, with highly developed industry and commerce.
The Nangong family is the wealthiest family in Nanhua. Old Master Nangong passed away several years ago, and the current head of the Nangong family is the eldest son, Nangong Yu.
The old lady had a total of five children: the second son Nangong Ming, the third son Nangong Kui, and Nangong Yue and Nangong Xia are the fourth and fifth children.
The two cars drove across the city and stopped at a dock in the eastern part of the city.
As they got out of the car, Lin Xuan told Long Xiao that their maternal grandmother lived on a small island and they needed to contact someone to take a boat to get there.
Nangong Xia made a few phone calls and informed everyone that the ferry would arrive in half an hour and they should wait at the dock.