"Uncle, don't worry about the money. You can pay me back whenever you have it; I'm not in a hurry," Yi Anguo said generously. "Do you have enough for the renovations? If not, I can lend you some."

"The renovations won't cost much, and I've earned a bit of money these past two months. It should be enough," Li Xiao quickly replied.

"As long as it's enough," Yi Anguo said with a nod.

After agreeing on the terms, they officially signed the rental contract. With that, the matter of Chuan Yu Restaurant leasing the new space was settled. Yi Anguo even gave Li Xiao a three-month rent-free period.

In truth, one month would have been sufficient. The rented space mainly required a few private rooms to be renovated and the main hall to be slightly enlarged. The partition wall didn't even need to be demolished; they just had to install a door.

Moreover, because of the partition, the renovation work on this side wouldn't affect the normal business operations on the other.

There was no need to lay new flooring, install a dropped ceiling, or put in extra air conditioners. There was a central air system they only had to pay a fee for—an amount that was, of course, up to Yi Anguo to decide.

As he was leaving, Li Xiao looked like he wanted to say something to Yi Anguo, but he ultimately left without a word.

Yi Anguo didn't think much of it. That evening, Li Sisi came over. They usually chose to meet before ten at night, never staying past midnight. They often carried on their "married life" in the office's rest area. It was a bit like having an affair, which made it rather thrilling.

"Stop moving around," Li Sisi said. "My parents came to see you these past two days, didn't they? Did you rent the rest of that space to them?"

The two were on the office sofa—or rather, Yi Anguo was sitting on it, while Li Sisi lay with her head resting in his lap.

Of course, Yi Anguo didn't just sit there obediently. One of his hands was constantly exploring her body.

"That space was always reserved for them, prepared just for them," Yi Anguo said with a smile. "At first, your dad was too embarrassed to approach me, so your mom came instead. How could I say no to your mother?

"The moment she asked, I agreed without a second thought. Whatever size they wanted, I gave it to them.

"Today, your dad came personally to sign the contract. He wanted the entire remaining space, so I gave it all to him.

"He said he was short on cash, so I told him he could owe me the rent and deposit and just pay me whenever he gets the money.

"So? You'd say I'm treating your parents pretty well, right? Any other man, after being humiliated by your father and forbidden from seeing you, definitely wouldn't have been so accommodating."

Li Sisi smiled in satisfaction. "I'd say you know what's good for you. Besides, my parents will be your parents sooner or later. Would you really have the heart to be difficult with them?"

Yi Anguo chuckled. "That's debatable! Who knows, you might have a change of heart and find some taller, richer, and more handsome guy."

"I've been all yours for a long time now, where would I go looking for a 'taller, richer, and more handsome' guy? Or is it that you've taken a fancy to another woman and want to dump me? Are you trying to draw a line between us?" Li Sisi shot back immediately.

"Is that right? Then where were you having fun yesterday and today? Why didn't you tell me? And why didn't you take me with you?" Yi Anguo said, giving her a squeeze.

"Ouch! Be a little gentler, will you? You're hurting me," Li Sisi complained in discomfort.

"It was a trip organized by my department, an all-women's event. How could I have taken you with me?

"Are you really mad at me over this? You're being way too petty!"

"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Yi Anguo's hands skillfully undid Li Sisi's clothes, revealing her beautiful form to him.

"You have the nerve to ask?" Li Sisi sat up, turned to wrap her arms around his neck, and gave him a kiss before speaking. "I couldn't get through to you when I called Friday night. Where were you?

"On Saturday, I was in a rush to meet the tour bus and completely forgot to tell you."

Yi Anguo suddenly swept Li Sisi into his arms and carried her toward the bedroom….

Monday arrived in a flash. Yi Anguo spent the entire day in his office trading stocks on his computer. He was slowly unloading his shares of the national liquor company, occasionally having to drive the price up, which made the selling process incredibly slow.

The daily trading volume was too small; selling off too aggressively could crash the stock. The lower the price, the lower the trading volume. Conversely, when the stock price was relatively high, trading activity became more vigorous.

Sitting in front of the computer and trading with such intense focus was exhausting.

He stuck with it until the market closed. By the end of the day, he had managed to sell less than 500,000 shares, cashing out over 20 million yuan, and he was dead tired.

Looks like I really need to get a studio set up quickly and hire some professional traders to handle the operations for me.

Handling just one stock was manageable for now, but by mid-July of next year, he was planning to buy around ten different stocks simultaneously. He wouldn't be able to manage that alone; he would absolutely need to hire help.

By then, the number of stocks and the amount of capital would both be much larger. Without a team of traders to assist, it would be an impossible task. He would only need to direct the traders to operate according to his intentions, instead of having to handle every minute detail himself.

As Yi Anguo was pondering these matters, someone knocked and entered. He looked up to see Zhuo Weidong from Zhuo Real Estate Company. Without getting up, he asked with a smile, "Director Zhuo, what a surprise. What can I do for you?"

"I was just passing by and thought I'd see if you were in. I didn't expect to actually find you here, enjoying the quiet life!" Zhuo Weidong said with a laugh as he sat down opposite Yi Anguo.

"I can't compare to you, Brother Zhuo," Yi Anguo said with a smile as he prepared tea. "You're out there hustling to make money. I don't have such lofty ambitions. I'm content with what I have and prefer to live comfortably."

"I'm busy making money, all right, but I've realized I'm not making as much as you. And you make it look so easy… Honestly, I really envy you!" Zhuo Weidong said with genuine admiration.

The resale prices for Blue Coast's second and third phases were constantly hitting new highs. You could forget about selling for 10,000 yuan per square meter; now, you could easily get 9,000.

Just the 1,570 units Yi Anguo held, if sold now, could net him a profit of over a billion yuan after paying off the bank debt.

Not to mention the 1,500 units from Blue Coast's fourth phase, which would be fully renovated and ready for handover in about a month.

If he sold those, he'd make another huge profit—at least another two or three hundred million yuan.

That speed of making money was truly faster than his own! And it all seemed so effortless, with so little for him to worry about.

Blue Coast had developed four phases, built a lot of properties, and sold them all, seemingly making a considerable profit.

But that profit had to account for the cost of land, construction, company operations, taxes, and so on. Even though Zhuo Weidong was a sole proprietor who enjoyed the benefits of foreign investment status, the money that actually ended up in his own pocket might not have been as much as Yi Anguo's.

There were also hidden costs, such as entertaining guests, meals, and giving gifts.

To say he wasn't envious would be a flat-out lie.

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