Chapter 192: Once Again Astonishing Everyone

Xiao Ming patted his shoulder: "Old Meng, you're just thinking too much. Money is something you can't bring when you're born and can't take when you die. People should live comfortably; why make yourself so exhausted? I'm planning to retire and go home to enjoy my old age."

That's what he said, but Xiao Ming also understood Meng Zongping; they're both people with strong career drive, only Meng Zongping is a bit more obsessive than him.

Initially, Meng Zongping ventured into mobile phones not just to make money; he said then that he wanted to build a brand of his own for Wuxingguo, hoping his phones would be accepted by the people and advance the motherland's development.

He did it.

Nowadays, Longyao Mobile has penetrated every household in Wuxingguo; Longyao Mobile is his rice bowl and also his faith.

The brand Meng Zongping built has fed millions of people; Longyao is not only his personal dream but also the dream of his company's employees and agents.

Because he clearly knew this, after hearing Meng Zongping's difficulties, Xiao Ming immediately agreed to take over without hesitation.

"How about it, Old Xiao? Have you decided?" Meng Zongping asked, after hitting the baseball in his hand, looking at Xiao Ming.

"I said yesterday that I'd take over; I just don't know what price you intend to sell at."

"Longyao is my pride of a lifetime; it's like my child. To be honest, if I weren't forced, I'd really be reluctant to part with it. Old Xiao, you're a straightforward person—so I'll give you this price; what do you think?" Meng Zongping, full of reluctance, stretched out several fingers.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming smiled lightly: "We came out just to relax; how about we play a round? If you win, I'll sign right away; if I win, you happily sell me that much more—how does that sound?"

Xiao Ming also stretched out several fingers.

Meng Zongping nodded, the two shared a smile, and the match began.

It was a winner‑takes‑all match; Meng Zongping let Xiao Ming start first, Xiao Ming didn't hold back, and as expected, Xiao Ming won.

Seeing this, Meng Zongping smiled wryly: "All right, all right, I lost; I'll hand over Longyao according to your number."

Xiao Ming chuckled twice: "Haha, Old Meng is a straightforward person; then it's settled—we'll sign the contract later."

Meng Zongping had no objection: "Okay, okay, okay, but Old Xiao, I feel like I'm falling into your trap. I said I'd just invite you to a ballgame for fun, but it turns out letting me relax was a pretense; you're still as sharp as ever—I admit I'm no match for you, haha!"

"Haha! Then I'll take it as praise, haha!" Afterward, both laughed, no longer talking about work, and happily played baseball.

Several people played until just before noon before leaving; when they left, the few children were still unwilling to stop, chattering nonstop with Xiao Ming along the way.

"Dad, I didn't expect baseball to be so fun, especially stress‑relieving." Xiao Yuchun said excitedly to Xiao Ming; if it weren't nearly noon and her stomach already protesting, she wouldn't want to leave so early.

Seeing her cute look, Xiao Ming chuckled: "You're so interested; later I'll greet the people at the venue—you can come play anytime you want, it relieves stress and exercises the body, pretty good."

"Great, great, thanks Dad!" Xiao Yuchun immediately clapped and cheered.

Xiao Jingrou and Xiao Yunzhe, meanwhile, were more concerned about the matter Xiao Ming had mentioned wanting to discuss.

"Dad, you didn't come to talk about something? What are you talking about, and did you settle it?" Xiao Jingrou asked curiously.

Xiao Ming told his daughter without concealment: "We've already settled the talk about acquiring Longyao; we're just waiting to sign the contract."

Three days later, Longyao Company held a press conference, telling the media that Longyao Company was preparing to sell itself to Minghui Group; the news caused an uproar among the public.

The name Minghui Group had already left a deep impression in the hearts of Wuxingguo citizens; when this news broke, everyone naturally thought of Xiao Ming.

"Good heavens, the boss of Minghui Group, our national father‑in‑law, is actually going to acquire Longyao Company?"

"If Longyao's phone falls into the hands of Boss Xiao, it will surely achieve astonishing results, once again stunning everyone."

"We don't yet know how much the purchase will cost, but I heard many banks have sent people to camp outside Minghui Group, meaning they want to lend money to Boss Xiao right at the door to buy Longyao."

Inside Yuxi Villa.

Xiao Jingrou, Xiao Yuchun, and Xiao Yunzhe, the three siblings, were leisurely sitting on the sofa with Xiao Ming, watching the news.

Although they had witnessed Xiao Ming's astonishing moves many times before, the three siblings were still shocked again.

A few days earlier, Xiao Ming said he and Meng Zongping had settled on acquiring Longyao; they were still half‑believing, half‑doubting, never expecting it to be true—this is too swift and decisive.

"Dad, I never imagined that your baseball game with Uncle Meng a couple of days ago was really about the acquisition." Xiao Yunzhe looked astonished at Xiao Ming: "Dad, quickly tell me how you managed to settle it."

Xiao Ming briefly explained the process to Xiao Yunzhe, who exclaimed in surprise and hurried over: "Dad, you're too amazing—just one baseball game and you drove the price down so much."

"It's not that exaggerated; I've known Meng Zongping for many years, we both understand each other's character, so it was really just a bit of fuss—he willingly sold to me, and the price I offered is quite fair." Xiao Ming said.

"Is that so? Then you'd already reached agreement earlier; that day was just a pretext for going out to play, and you used the chance to settle this matter completely, right?"

Xiao Ming nodded.

Xiao Yunzhe was so surprised he had nothing to say; his specialty is finance, and he knows what acquiring this company entails.

Longyao was already a household name in Wuxingguo, and Xiao Ming had just become the richest person in Wuxingguo; taking over Longyao now is a strong‑strong alliance—Longyao in his hands will surely shine brilliantly.

"Dad, how much RMB did you use to acquire Longyao?" Xiao Yunzhe asked curiously.

Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows slightly: "Heimi Company, you know it, right?"

"I know; what's up?" Xiao Yunzhe asked, puzzled: "I've used a Heimi phone."

"Heimi's market cap is fifty million; Longyao originally belonged under Huayao. Category: Faction.. Category: Faction.. Category: Faction.. Category: Faction., about one‑third smaller than Heimi, and I finally negotiated the price at thirty million."

"For such a transaction, payment is usually made in installments; I agreed with Meng Zongping to pay in five installments."