As a listed company, you must at least reach a certain scale. Your annual turnover, company valuation—all these have certain requirements. It's impossible to list a company valued at just a few billion, right!

Moreover, Sanjie's Mingzhu Fruit Store only has over a hundred stores, with a monthly turnover of just a few million, at most slightly over ten million, and it's difficult to achieve an annual sales of over one billion.

The gross profit margin is just one to two million yuan at most, and net profit is even less. At this scale, it's impossible to meet the listing requirements.

A minimum of over a thousand stores is required. I remember Baiguoyuan Fruit Chain Store in Shenzhen didn't get listed until 2003 when it had about four to five thousand franchised stores, with an annual sales of over ten billion and a profit of over two hundred million, valued at over nine billion.

So Sanjie's Mingzhu Fruit Chain Store certainly has no problem getting listed, provided it must reach a certain scale and meet the hard requirements from the previous year.

But at least for now, listing seems out of reach. Without a few years of development, it's hard to meet the listing requirements.

But Sanjie's husband doesn't want Guohui Fresh Supermarket to go public. He just wants to proceed steadily, get loans if possible, and develop another franchise store only when they have enough money, keeping a firm grip on the Guohui Fresh Supermarket.

Yi Anguo didn't try to persuade Sanjie's husband much. There are benefits to going public, and benefits to staying private.

Just like himself, despite having so many enterprises under his belt, not a single one is listed, yet they are developing quite well.

But it's not entirely right, as Anguo Bank is a listed company. It's just that Anguo Group holds absolute power, owning seventy-five percent of shares, while the rest are held by minor shareholders of tradable stocks.

Yi Anguo has been keeping an eye on many things lately: the online sales of Guoan Furniture, the progress of Anjing Pay's Yu'ebao, the development of Anjing Video, the growth of Fanzuan Takeout and Fanzuan Group Buying, and the progress of investment projects in his investment company, among others.

He can ignore the process, but he can't ignore the result!

Even though he wants to be a hands-off boss, it's not so easy to be one. After all, his investments are real money, and it's impossible not to care about the returns and results.

Although he has money, it didn't just fall from the sky. Investments are definitely made for returns. If there are no returns wanted, then what's the point of investing all that money? It'd be better to donate it all and at least gain a good reputation.

Zhou Mengdie was originally Yi Anguo's personal assistant and has been with him for several years, so she's familiar with the various subsidiaries and business status of Anguo Group and also very familiar with the group's investment projects.

Since her relationship with Yi Anguo underwent a significant change, Yi Anguo intended to cultivate her, giving her full management of the group's affairs and all the necessary power.

After nearly a year of training, Zhou Mengdie is now quite proficient at managing Anguo Group, handling everything in an orderly manner without any major issues, which puts Yi Anguo at ease.

Yi Anguo was planning to visit the set and see Zhao Liying's new drama when he suddenly received a call from Zhou Mengdie.

"Mengdie! What's up?" Yi Anguo asked after answering the phone.

"Anguo, are you free this evening?" Zhou Mengdie asked over the phone.

"There's nothing particularly important!" Yi Anguo thought for a moment and said.

"Um... can you come home with me tonight? My mom and dad want to meet you," Zhou Mengdie said after hesitating for a moment.

"Your parents want to see me? Did you tell them about us?" Yi Anguo asked, a little surprised.

Although Yi Anguo knew this day was bound to come sooner or later, after all, such things can't be hidden forever.

But until absolutely necessary, Yi Anguo really didn't want this day to come so soon.

After all, he has no way to marry Zhou Mengdie in an open and aboveboard manner like a normal person, which makes him feel somewhat lacking in confidence when facing Zhou Mengdie's parents.

Although he is wealthy, Zhou Mengdie's family conditions are also not bad.

Money is indeed useful to many people, but to some, it isn't everything.

Going to meet her parents, that's fine, but if her parents bring up the topic of marriage, how should he respond?

"There's no need for me to say anything, my parents already figured it out." Zhou Mengdie said helplessly.

"Remember on New Year's Eve, when you dropped me off at home, and we were hugging and kissing downstairs in front of my parents?"

"They noticed back during the New Year, so why are they asking you to bring me home now?" Yi Anguo asked.

"They've been asking me to bring you home to meet them for a long time, but I kept saying you're busy and have no time," Zhou Mengdie said.

"But now I've been putting it off for almost half a year, and I really can't delay it any longer. We have to face this day sooner or later, you can't avoid meeting my parents forever, right?"

"I never said I wouldn't meet your parents, it's just that I haven't been ready. How do I face them, and what should I say once I do?" Yi Anguo said helplessly.

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