Chapter 202

Although he didn't really understand what he heard, he was greatly shocked! It's all scholarship!

Li Xin especially respects truly learned people, immediately gave a thumbs-up.

He kept saying nice things: "He Qiong! You are extremely learned and talented, beautiful and wise, graceful and elegant."

"Looks like you still need to read more; you have poetry and books in your belly, your aura naturally splendid."

This is Li Xin's sincere words; this woman is truly outstanding, excelling in every aspect, her bearing impressive.

He Qiong burst out laughing, covering her mouth, and said: "A Xin! Don't flatter me! It's not as exaggerated as you say."

She also curiously asked: "As a Gangdao person, why do you seem indifferent to feng shui? Isn't it something you've been exposed to since childhood?"

Li Xin is a half-Gangdao person; deep down he still believes 'Truth comes from the barrel of a gun, truth is found on the blade's edge'; everything else is too empty!

Li Xin checked the time, then immediately said: "He Qiong! For today, that's it; the day after tomorrow I'll await your grand arrival in Xi Gong."

He Qiong saw him to the downstairs door, then said: "A Xin! If you don't come see me today, I'll come find you in a few days; I've ordered some precious ingredients from the O Continent, I want to treat you to a meal."

"Thank you for reaching out a helping hand when I needed it most."

Li Xin said indifferently: "Don't be sentimental! We're good friends; helping you is natural. If I ran into trouble, could you just watch and do nothing?"

Seeing Li Xin get into the car, He Qiong smiled and waved goodbye.

After the car drove off, He Qiong was about to return to the office when a non-mainstream girl popped up behind her.

Bounding up to her, she giggled and asked: "Sis! What did you and A Xin bro chat about? Why are you so happy? Tell me too, let me be happy as well."

He Qiong glared at her and asked: "How do you have time to come see me today? Didn't you go play with your girlfriends?"

He Yi wrapped her arms around He Qiong's arm, coquettishly saying: "Gee! I missed you, sis! That's why I came to see you!"

He Qiong shook off her hand, tapped He Yi's forehead, and said: "Come on, confess honestly—what trouble did you get into? Otherwise you wouldn't be coming to see me."

He Yi felt wronged, pouting: "Sis! I really didn't cause trouble! I just came to ask you to go out and play. Since the last time we went out to sea with A Xin bro, we haven't gone out together in ages!"

He Qiong thought: the day after tomorrow she's attending the opening ceremony, and she really doesn't have a suitable gift; this is also a good chance to let He Yi give some input.

She said: "Come upstairs with me; I'll brief you on something, then you come with me to pick a gift—A Xin's Film City opening ceremony is the day after tomorrow; will you come with me?"

Great! I also wanted to pick a gift for A Xin bro, and I haven't properly thanked him yet.

He Yi again hooked her arm around He Qiong's, skipping along beside her.

……

Xi Gong.

These past two days, Li Xin has been busy here, and he also sent word to the docks, telling them to lay low for two days, not to cause him trouble now.

Xi Gong finally got a big project; many people came forward to help voluntarily, doing cleaning and trimming roadside weeds.

They tried to make Xi Gong look tidy, so as not to embarrass A Xin; Sixth Uncle appointed himself commander, pointing and directing everywhere, sometimes shouting a couple of times.

Old Niu! You good-for-nothing, can you work? Look what you've stirred up here! To trim a branch, you've sawn the trunk!

Old Niu complained: "Sixth Uncle! Is this my fault? Look how these branches are sprouting; you can't not cut them!"

Sixth Uncle fumed: "When you planted this tree, what were you thinking? Since you can't maintain it later, you just chop it all down?"

Right! Old Niu is really no good.

Li Xin agreed with Sixth Uncle nearby, also gave him a bottle of water, encouraging: "Sixth Uncle, while you're scolding here, I'll go check the menu at the restaurant."

All the guests are important; we can't neglect them, and we still want to squeeze some investment out of their pockets!

! I'll keep scolding him a bit; this bastard totally deserves it!

Jianguo followed behind Li Xin, unable to hold back asking: "Boss! Did Old Niu break heavenly law? Why is Sixth Uncle so furious?"

Li Xin answered while walking: "Pretty much! Lately I've been troubled too; some branches are twisted beyond repair, some spots are really hard to fix!"

………

Red Xin Restaurant today was very lively; the parking lot had plenty of people helping clean, every corner swept clean.

The glass was wiped till it shone bright, looking much cleaner; the restaurant's some dilapidated spots were also renovated a few days ago.

Sister Juan saw Li Xin come over, hurried over, and said: "Boss! Don't worry, no problems, everything's ready."

"The troublesome ingredients have also been handled by the masters; we're just waiting for tomorrow to show off our skills!"

It's clear Sister Juan is happy and understands: as long as the Film City project succeeds, foot traffic to the restaurant will increase.

Their share of the money will also be greater; everyone wants to earn more.

Li Xin glanced around; the restaurant truly looked brand new, no trace of its former shabbiness, even the ceiling lights replaced.

Li Xin nodded satisfactorily; this is quite decent, hosting guests won't be a big problem.

After that, he only then took a document bag from Jianguo's hand and placed it on the bar.

Then he said to Sister Juan: "Mm, indeed not bad; for those who came to help, give them a big red envelope— they're our own people, put extra money inside."

Sister Juan laughed: "Boss! You give a lot; over a month, the scattered bonuses and red envelopes almost catch up to the salary!"

"This restaurant you don't take a cent; let the restaurant issue the red envelope."

He picked up the document bag on the bar and sent it back.

Li Xin stepped back and explained: "Sister Juan! Work earns wages, risking life earns blood money—don't refuse, this is my intention, please accept it!"

"If Chen Chao were here, he wouldn't refuse; give him however much, he'd take it all."

Sister Juan somewhat embarrassed said: "Boss! My husband is just like that! Silly and clueless, lacking any depth."

"He never knows what politeness is, nor has any ulterior motives; if it weren't for you, Boss, taking a liking to him, he wouldn't know how to behave!"

While Li Xin and they were chatting, a person walked in and said: "Boss! Make me a vegetarian dish, and also a bowl of rice."

Li Xin turned his head at the sound, wondering: "Who is this brave soul? Able to eat so much!"

"Do you eat rice using a basin?"