Chapter 657: Fei's Heart

Li Fei only left after having lunch with Liu Saner and the others at the Qingyuan City Management Company.

At the dining table, he personally toasted Liu Saner, leaving the other company executives stunned; the level of shock was no less than seeing You Xiaofeng killed!

With just this one toast, Liu Saner's position as general manager became practically unshakeable.

No matter how ambitious or full of ideas others might be, in front of the three words "Marquis of Jing'an," they could only calm down.

After finishing the meal, Li Fei left with Lu Wenxing.

Lu Wenxing drove the car himself, taking him toward the Chen residence.

Outside the main gate of the Chen residence, Chen Lixin was waiting with a group of Chen family elders.

When the car Li Fei was riding in slowly drove toward them, these white-haired elders all revealed expressions of excitement.

Back when the Chen family suffered a catastrophe and dozens of family members were taken away, the family suffered a huge blow, and the culprit was Li Fei.

At that time, every one of these elders present had wished they could swallow Li Fei alive!

But now that Li Fei had been enfeoffed as a Marquis and was visiting the Chen family, these elders were the most excited of all.

Toward an ordinary Martial Arts University student, they dared to hate.

But toward a 19-year-old Marquis and a Level 15 Blue Patrol Special Envoy, they dared not hate.

They even felt this was the family's glory!

After all, never in the history of the Chen family had a Marquis come to pay a visit.

Soon, the car came to a stop, and Li Fei stepped out.

Chen Lixin was the first to greet him:

"Greetings, Marq—"

"Alright, alright."

Li Fei smiled and helped his childhood friend up, "Why be so formal with me?"

This gesture left the group of elders behind him, who were halfway through their bows, stunned; they immediately felt a sense of reflected glory, and everyone beamed with joy!

"Greetings, Marquis of Jing'an!"

These elders still finished their salutations to Li Fei.

Chen Lixin could choose not to bow, but they had to show the Chen family's etiquette.

"Everyone, no need for such formalities."

Li Fei said with a kind attitude.

Afterward, he looked at a woman behind the crowd and took the initiative to step forward and greet her:

"Aunt Lin, long time no see. How have you been?"

This Aunt Lin was Chen Lixin's mother; when Li Fei and Li Tianyu used to come to the Chen residence to play as children, she often made various pastries for them, and she was the elder Li Fei and Li Tianyu liked most when they were young.

"Eh, Xiao—"

Lin Youqing subconsciously wanted to greet him, but immediately stopped herself.

"Aunt Lin, you can just call me Xiao Fei as always."

Li Fei said with a smile.

"Good Xiao Fei, Aunt is doing quite well."

Lin Youqing looked at Li Fei with a face full of gratification.

She had originally been a woman of little importance in the Chen residence; the man she married died early, and she raised Chen Lixin alone. Her life could not be called destitute, but it certainly wasn't wealthy either.

She had never dreamed that Chen Lixin would one day become the head of the Chen family.

Wealth in a single day!

And all of this was given by Li Fei.

Therefore, Lin Youqing was sincerely grateful to Li Fei from the bottom of her heart. Looking at Li Fei at this moment, her emotions were somewhat uncontrollable, and her eyes turned red.

"Mom, let's go inside first."

Chen Lixin noticed his mother's unusual state and walked over to say.

Lin Youqing wiped her eyes: "Yes, yes, yes. Come, Xiao Fei, let's go inside first."

A group of people welcomed Li Fei into the Chen residence.

This was not Li Fei's first time at this mansion; according to the original body's memories, he had been here many times as a child.

But he had always walked through the side gate and gone to the side rooms.

He had never truly seen the splendor of this mansion.

Only now was it his first time being welcomed in through the main gate, passing through the front courtyard and the central courtyard, entering the main hall used for receiving guests, and being invited to sit in the central seat of honor, with Chen Lixin sitting beside him.

After a few elders stayed to chat for a while, they very tactfully took their leave, leaving the space to Li Fei, Chen Lixin, and Lin Youqing.

With only the three of them left, the atmosphere became much more relaxed. Li Fei took the initiative to bring up many things from their childhood, making Lin Youqing laugh until her eyes turned red again.

A moment later, she stood up: "Xiao Fei, you and Lixin chat first, I'll go get you the pastries I made."

Afterward, she also walked out of the hall.

"How is it? How does it feel to be the family head?"

Li Fei asked Chen Lixin with a smile.

Chen Lixin adjusted his glasses and smiled, revealing his white teeth:

"It's pretty great!"

"Hahahaha."

"What about you? How does it feel to be a Marquis?"

"Probably a billion times better than you."

"Hahahahaha."

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After the two joked for a bit, Li Fei brought up the subject of food delivery:

"I didn't expect you to actually realize this concept."

Speaking of his proudest work, Chen Lixin immediately became spirited and began to talk incessantly about his experiences and ideas.

After Li Fei listened with a smile, he said to him:

"You've done quite well indeed, but there are still some areas that could be improved."

"Oh?"

Chen Lixin glanced at Li Fei, "You also know business?"

Li Fei nodded: "I know a little."

Seeing Chen Lixin look unconvinced, he asked with a smile:

"Forgot who provided you with the idea for food delivery?"

Chen Lixin adjusted his glasses: "The idea and the actual implementation are two completely different things. Doing business is also a very profound discipline, no simpler than practicing martial arts."

When it came to martial arts, he naturally didn't dare compare himself to Li Fei, but when it came to business, this was his proudest field.

Being able to get into the business department of the Martial Arts University with near-perfect scores, and ranking at the top in several exams at the university, he truly had the capital to be proud.

"Your food delivery company could add a rating system."

Li Fei decided to get straight to the point.

"What is... a rating system?"

"It means allowing all users to evaluate the food of that restaurant after every meal. For example, if they think it's good, they give five stars. If they think it's bad, they give one star. The final comprehensive score is the gourmet rating of that restaurant."

"And the use of this is?"

"When your rating system is initially perfected, in the future, if other customers want to eat at a restaurant they've never tried before but are worried about being disappointed, they can first look at the restaurant's rating. Those with high ratings will naturally have more people willing to eat there."

Chen Lixin's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He immediately understood the various benefits:

"This idea is great. In the future, my food delivery company will be the boss of the entire catering industry in Xingcheng!"

"Hmm, but the ratings still need to be as authentic as possible. In the early stages, you need to establish a reputation and authority."

Li Fei said.

Chen Lixin nodded: "I understand that."

"Also, you can let those restaurants that cooperate with your food delivery company release coupons periodically, and these coupons can only be used when ordering through your company..."

"You can hold activities periodically, like a food delivery carnival, sell coupons, and let customers consume in advance..."

"You can let merchants do 'spend-and-save' deals, meaning if they spend a certain amount, a portion of the cost can be waived, stimulating users to spend more..."

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Li Fei told Chen Lixin one piece of content from his memory after another.

He had the most perfect and direct user experience, so the content he spoke was truly valuable!

Some strategies might not be suitable for this era, but they could still provide inspiration to Chen Lixin.

Chen Lixin went from initial surprise and doubt to shock, admiration, and finally numbness...

He really hadn't expected that the "know a little" Li Fei spoke of actually meant knowing this much?!

Could it be that a peerless prodigy is not just limited to martial arts, but an all-around talent who understands everything?!

Is this the gold content of being the number one in history?

Li Fei spoke until his mouth was dry, took a sip of tea, looked at the stunned Chen Lixin, and smiled with great satisfaction:

"I've said so much, did you remember it all?"

"... remembered."

"I suppose I know a thing or two about business, right?"

"You really aren't human."

"Why are you insulting me?"

"I'm complimenting you."

Chen Lixin sighed, "Fine, I admit it, I was shallow. From now on, you are my brother. Brother Fei is above, please accept this bow from your little brother!"

As he spoke, he stood up and bowed earnestly to Li Fei.

In truth, he had long wanted to bow to Li Fei with genuine sincerity to express his gratitude.

But between close friends, doing so would have seemed distant.

Now, he had just managed to express it through a joke.

"Hahahaha."

Li Fei laughed heartily and accepted this bow from Chen Lixin.

After Chen Lixin sat down, Lin Youqing returned with a maid carrying a pile of pastries.

She had the pastries set down and then left again, because she knew Li Fei and Chen Lixin surely had serious matters to discuss.

"Seriously, what do you want me to do in the future?"

Chen Lixin looked at Li Fei and asked earnestly.

Li Fei had laid out so many business strategies; they certainly weren't thought of on the spot, but had been carefully considered long ago.

This showed that Li Fei's plans for himself were definitely not limited to Xingcheng.

Li Fei gave Chen Lixin an approving look.

This childhood friend of his was indeed sharp-minded.

"First, I hope your food delivery company can expand next to Datong Prefecture City, to Baiyang City, to Mingqi City, and finally spread across the entire Feng Province, and even the entire Great Lan Dynasty!"

Li Fei said to Chen Lixin.

Upon hearing this, Chen Lixin said very seriously: "Spreading across Datong Prefecture, with your connections, isn't much of a problem. But the rest, that isn't something one can achieve just by being good at business."

He understood the operating rules of this society better than Li Fei.

Many businesses, no matter how well-run or how deep their capital, will forever be limited to a certain place.

They cannot get out.

Those merchant houses and companies that can spread across the entire country are all supported by truly great powers behind the scenes.

For example, the royal family's businesses, or those aristocratic clans whose heritage is longer than the Great Lan Dynasty itself.

Li Fei understood this principle too, and he nodded:

"I know. Let's start with Datong Prefecture first. As for the future, there will always be opportunities."

Chen Lixin: "That's true. I forgot you also have the status of a Lan Inspection Envoy; you can inspect the world, and wherever you go, others have to give you face."

"Besides food delivery, I have many other ideas involving various industries, so in the future, we won't be limited to just food delivery and the catering industry."

"You understand other industries too?!"

"I know a little."

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"So I think the Chen Family Food Delivery Company isn't enough. I plan to establish a merchant house to house companies from all walks of life."

Li Fei stated his thoughts.

If martial arts were the capital for him to settle down and establish his life, then his own power was the wings he prepared for himself.

These wings would not only allow him to be like a tiger that has grown wings, but also allow him to better protect the people around him and better achieve what he wanted to do.

The Qingyuan City Management Company, rooted in the grassroots people and merchants, was one wing Li Fei had built for himself.

Then the merchant house established with Chen Lixin would be the other wing.

"A merchant house? That works."

"I plan to name this merchant house 'Feixin'. What do you think?"

"Feixin Merchant House... Good."

Chen Lixin smiled.

Li Fei smiled too, looking at him:

"Lixin, you've liked business since you were young, you like doing business. Have you ever thought about what your goal is for the future?"

Chen Lixin was stunned for a moment, then said slowly:

"At first, I thought about getting into a martial arts university, becoming an official after graduation, accumulating initial capital, and then finding an opportunity to start doing business.

But now, perhaps it's just as you said earlier: strive to make the business spread across the entire country."

Li Fei grabbed his arm with his hand:

"Lixin, a man should have high aspirations. No matter what you do, since you've decided to do it, you should strive to reach the highest place."

I cultivate martial arts, so I am determined to be the best in the world!

You are in business, so you should also think about making the Feixin Merchant House the number one merchant house in the world!"

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Chen Lixin was stunned.

What Li Fei said was something he had never thought of before.

Looking at his friend's firm gaze, Chen Lixin's eyes also gradually became fervent.

The afternoon sunlight shone into this great hall, and the dust in the air danced in the light.

The ambition and dreams of the youths began to sprout here:

"Yes, the best in the world!"

Seeking monthly tickets.

(End of this chapter)