Chapter 636: The Li Family is a choice, but not the only choice!

"Oh?" Li Kun finished eating the watermelon in his hand, set the rind aside, then pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth and hands before sitting up straight.

He immediately adopted a posture for negotiation.

An Yinan saw his solemn appearance and curled her lips helplessly; they were already very familiar with each other now, and she could probably tell what he meant by a single expression.

As for Madam An, Li Kun asked himself, he had never used any petty schemes against her.

For his mother, for Huang Ying, and also because of his own conscience.

The Li Family was already big enough; he needed to expand, but it didn't have to be the stock market.

"The skincare products I'm giving Le Rong." An Yinan was not nearly as solemn, still gnawing on watermelon, and she didn't care at all when watermelon juice got on the corner of her mouth.

Her whole person was in a very relaxed state.

"Skincare products?" Li Kun thought for a moment; his mother had used the skincare products he brought her last time right away, though he hadn't asked about the results.

An Yinan nodded, "The skincare products for Le Rong are specifically designed for the age range of forty to fifty. This set of skincare products has the effect of removing spots and wrinkles, and balancing the skin's oil and water levels."

She smiled faintly; she had always been very confident in her own formulas.

Li Kun thought of the effects of those little pills; after he returned to the company, he had a film queen and a singer use them, and their state seemed to have recovered significantly despite being over forty years old.

Moreover, they exclaimed that it was a blessing for food lovers; after they ate the little pills, they no longer needed to control their diets and could eat whatever they wanted. Their physical condition and mental state were both much better than before, and their future paths were no longer controlled by age, as if they had a trend of becoming popular again.

"Let's talk." Li Kun became interested; in Hong City, whether it was stars or noble daughters of families, everyone had an inexplicable obsession with their appearance.

Actually, it wasn't just these people; others had obsessions too, but they were forced by life and couldn't afford to be obsessed.

An Yinan nodded, "Here, this is my proposal; take a look first."

While speaking, she handed over a document of about twenty pages. She had started organizing these after returning from Pengcheng. At that time, the stocks didn't need to be so urgent, and even if calculated, the final result would have had a large margin of error.

She had taken the time to create this proposal.

If Li Kun hadn't come over today, she would have also sought out Li Kun to talk before leaving Hong City.

"You're very well prepared?"

Li Kun smiled; he really appreciated this Madam An more and more.

It seemed that no matter what she did, she was already prepared, and sometimes, she would catch people off guard.

An Yinan smiled and ate two more pieces of melon. Just as she was about to take a third, a large hand pulled a tissue from the dispenser and handed it to her.

Although Chen Xun didn't speak, the meaning he expressed was already very clear.

"Just one more piece." An Yinan tilted her head, putting up a resistance.

Chen Xun smiled and wiped the corner of her mouth for her, "You've already eaten two pieces; watermelon is cold and cooling."

Moreover, it would be Nan Nan's period in two days.

A woman's period requires extra attention, including food, things touched, and even emotions.

"Oh!" An Yinan didn't pay much mind; anyway, she had already eaten two pieces and her stomach was still a little full, so she wouldn't eat it if she couldn't.

Because of the body transformation from the space, her period was always on time and she never suffered, so she hadn't paid much attention to this aspect herself.

It was just that she hadn't noticed that whenever Chen Xun was by her side, he would always control what she ate during these days, always put socks and shoes on her, and wouldn't let her touch cold water.

As for emotions, that had nothing to do with her period; in daily life, he wouldn't let Nan Nan suffer any grievances either.

Li Kun looked at the proposal, then looked at the two people showing off their affection.

He, this lonely person, was still here; was it really appropriate for you two to be like this?

"How is it?" An Yinan looked at Li Kun and casually picked up a notebook from the side. In the room, notebooks could be seen almost everywhere; these were from her habit of recording things. She might not look at them again in the future, but when she wanted to record something, she always had to write it down.

"The Li Family is taking too much." The proposal indicated a fifty-fifty split.

Moreover, regarding management, the Li Family would be fully responsible.

As for Madam An, she didn't want power, only dividends, which meant that on the surface, this Industrial Economics would be the Li Family's industry. If it grew large, this industry would become the face of the Li Family.

Not to mention how much profit would be gained in the future, the reputation alone would surpass countless others.

Was their Li Family lacking money now?

What they lacked was reputation, what they lacked was prestige, and what they lacked was something overwhelming.

These were far more important than wealth.

"I will provide the formula, but it requires unique little pills inside, different from the previous ones. These little pills cannot be taken orally, and in the whole world, only I can make them." An Yinan fiddled with her flawless white fingers.

Having said this, she raised her head.

"I can choose the Li Family, and I can also choose other families. Li Kun, do you understand what I mean?"

She liked to be polite before resorting to force; all matters were placed on the table for everyone to lay out and discuss.

If it works, it's a win-win.

If it doesn't, we part ways.

For people she cooperates with, she doesn't like there to be any underhanded moves behind her back.

Of course, if that happened, she had her own methods; even a behemoth like the Li Family was not without loopholes to exploit.

After all, the precedent of the Xie Family was in the not-too-distant past.

Li Kun's eyes narrowed; for so many years, no one had dared to speak to him like this, nor had anyone dared to threaten him like this.

But the woman in front of him had done so once, twice.

When he met her eyes, Li Kun lowered his head.

In her eyes, he saw no calculation, no fawning, no groveling, and no one begging the Li Family for investment or cooperation like everyone else.

To her, the Li Family seemed dispensable.

"The Li Family is your choice, but it doesn't have to be the Li Family, right?" Li Kun, with his head lowered, laughed in a low voice, then asked a question.

An Yinan sat cross-legged on the sofa, allowing herself a very comfortable posture.

She would never wrong herself.

"I like talking to smart people." She pressed the pen again and again, the fountain pen cap separating and closing, the action constantly shifting, bringing a bit of a tense atmosphere to the quiet room.

"Li Jia San, you take seven," Li Kun said.

What he was making were friends, not business partners.

Around him, there were too many people bowing and scraping; what he needed were firm backs, comrades-in-arms who could watch over and support one another.

When a wall is about to collapse, everyone gives it a push; for example, the Xie Family.

He did not want to be like that.

"Then... the eldest young master of the Li Family would be at a bit of a disadvantage."

If not after wealth, then what was he after?

For a merchant, it is nothing more than fame and profit.

She could concede profit, but... there were other things she did not want to give.