Mi Jia Xiao Wu

Chapter 227 A Small Token of My Esteem

“What is it?” Liu Hui asked.

“If I’m not mistaken, there should be something good inside. It might even rival what Ilana wears.”

“You mean the jade quality is very high?”

“Yes. The bangle can’t be taken out, but pendants, plaques, rings, and earrings should be fine. Of course, this is just my guess. We’ll know tomorrow when the shop’s craftsman takes them out.”

“I have to go to work tomorrow.”

“Can’t you come over tomorrow afternoon? Then you’ll know. Let’s go, everyone else has gone down. We should hurry too, don’t keep them waiting.”

When the two of them went down, Guo Xuyang and the others had already been waiting in the car for quite some time. Guo Xuyang didn’t go to the stone cutting area. He had selected five or six rough stones that reached glass-like quality and came down. Seeing Wu Bing and Liu Hui, he got out of the car, took a rough stone weighing over ten kilograms from the trunk, and handed it to Wu Bing.

“Brother, congratulations. I don’t have anything else to offer, so take this. Make a set of jewelry for Miss Liu.”

“Mr. Guo, you shouldn’t. These are already very good,” Wu Bing said, holding up the stone.

“That one is yours. This is my gift to you, so please accept it.”

Wu Youzhi also came over. He glanced at Guo Xuyang and said to Wu Bing, “Aren’t you going to thank your Uncle Guo?”

“Mr. Wu, what are you doing? We all have our own businesses. If you call me brother, and he calls you uncle, it will get confusing.”

“This seniority cannot be messed up. If I call you brother, and he calls you uncle, what does that make us?”

“Alright. Wu Bing, you should still address me as Mr. Guo, and I’ll continue to call you by your name, so your uncle won’t be unhappy.”

“Okay, Mr. Guo,” Wu Bing replied.

“I only found out tonight that you’re getting married on New Year’s Day. I thought I’d bring you out to have some fun. The room you were in earlier didn’t have any particularly good material. So, I found this piece for you as a token of my appreciation,” Guo Xuyang said.

“Accept it. Aren’t you going to thank Mr. Guo?” Wu Youzhi said, glancing at Liu Hui intentionally or unintentionally.

Liu Hui, being very sharp, immediately said, “Thank you, Mr. Guo! You must come for the wedding banquet then.”

“Yes, I’ll try my best to make it back. I’m planning to go to Alabama these two days, so I can’t say for sure. Let’s go, let’s hurry back, it’s getting late,” Guo Xuyang said with a smile.

Everyone got into their cars. By the time Guo Xuyang and Ilana returned to Baihuan Jiayuan, it was already three in the morning. Ilana still didn't let Guo Xuyang off and discussed things with him thoroughly until she fell asleep after being sent to cloud nine by Guo Xuyang.

After all the commotion, Guo Xuyang couldn't sleep. He carefully thought about signing the contract tomorrow and how to facilitate the matter when meeting Abure in Alabama. He hadn't been idle these past few months, flying all over the place. He was either going to South Africa or to the shops in Shanghai, which he hadn't visited in a long time. He wondered how the shops there were doing. The business was expanding, but he hadn't earned enough merit points for his abilities to upgrade. He wondered if he would have enough by the year-end inventory. Guo Xuyang thought about many things and didn't know when he fell asleep.

In the morning, Guo Xuyang was woken up by his phone ringing.

“Brother, aren’t you up yet? It’s already past eight. Didn’t we agree to sign the contract at nine?” Pi Xiaoqian’s voice came from the phone.

“Oh. I overslept. I’m coming down now.” Guo Xuyang looked at the time and realized it was almost half past eight. He quickly got up.

“Darling, where are you going?”

“I made an appointment with someone to sign a contract at nine yesterday. I’m almost late, you sleep a little longer.”

“I’m not sleeping anymore. I’ll go with you.” Ilana said, also getting up.

“Alright. Take your time. Take care of yourself.”

“It’s okay, the doctor said the baby is very well-behaved.” Guo Xuyang saw that Ilana’s belly had a slight bulge, not very noticeable.

“It’s better to be more careful, after all, it’s the first one.”

“I know, I know.” Ilana stood up, kissed him, and started getting dressed.

Guo Xuyang washed up quickly. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw that Ilana was already ready. She was bare-faced, her hair loose, her Western features exceptionally delicate. She wore jeans on the bottom, a sweater on top, and a long down jacket.

“Let’s go.” Ilana came over and linked her arm with Guo Xuyang’s.

“Let’s go.” Guo Xuyang pushed open the door and walked out.

“I didn’t have a chance to tell you yesterday about my investment in the oil company. I plan to go to Alabama in the next few days and want to procure some oil from there. So, I came into contact with the oil company. They agreed to let me invest thirty billion, giving me five percent of the shares. What do you think? Do you want to invest some?”

“Sure. How much are Mr. Wu and the others investing?”

“Mr. Wu, Fatty, and Brother Liang are each planning to invest twenty billion. President Jiang Qixin is investing one hundred billion. My thirty billion is borrowed from him.”

“I’ll invest twenty billion too,” Ilana said.

“Okay. Later, I’ll ask Brother Liang to ask others if they want to invest. If it really makes money, everyone will get a share. We can’t be unfair, can we?”

“It’s good that you’re so thoughtful.”

As they were talking, they came downstairs. Wu Youzhi and Pi Xiaoqian were already waiting. As soon as the two got into the car, Wu Youzhi started driving. When Guo Xuyang and the other three arrived at the hotel, they found that Jiang Qixin was also at the hotel.

“President Jiang, weren’t you supposed to have departed? Why are you here today?” Guo Xuyang extended his hand.

“I knew you were signing a contract today, so I took a flight last night. I didn’t get home until past three.”

“Past three? We just got home then too.”

“Oh. Where did you go?”

“We went to the Yushun Jade specialty store for a bit.”

“Go tax sheep? How was it?”

“Just a little bit of fun. Mr. Wu’s nephew is getting married on New Year’s Day, so I got a small gift for the newlyweds,” Guo Xuyang said with a chuckle.

“Brother, your gesture is truly grand,” Jiang Qixin said.

“Mr. Wu, your nephew is getting married on New Year’s Day? Make sure to send me an invitation so I can have a drink,” Jiang Qixin said.

“Okay, President Jiang, I will definitely invite you then,” Wu Youzhi replied.

As they were talking, Qi Fankun arrived with Tian Ye and others.

“Hello, President Qi!” Guo Xuyang extended his hand.

“Hello, Mr. Guo!” Qi Fankun said, shaking Guo Xuyang’s hand.

“I didn’t expect Mr. Guo to be so fast. You just mentioned it yesterday, and today it’s all arranged.”

“This is all thanks to President Jiang’s favor.”

“Old Qi, your company is really spending a lot this time,” Jiang Qixin said.

“Crude oil is difficult to procure now, and there are too many connections involved. The chairman also has a long-term vision, and he persuaded several people to set this number,” Qi Fankun said.

“Yes. This time, I’ll also follow Brother Guo to benefit.”

“Certainly, certainly. Our company only signs contracts with Mr. Guo. How you handle things after that is not my concern,” Qi Fankun said.

“You, you’re still the same. Did you bring the contract?”

“Yes, I brought it. Our main task today is this. Tian Ye, take out the contract and give it to Mr. Guo.”

“Okay, President Qi.” Tian Ye took out the contract and handed it to Guo Xuyang.