Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

The breakfast shop everyone visited was exquisitely decorated, and it could even be described as luxurious, making it the most famous breakfast shop in the entire Donghai City, and obviously, the most expensive too.

A single breakfast meal averaged around two hundred per person, as you can imagine.

Of course, for the locals of Donghai, the taste here might not even compare to a streetside stall, but it was the best choice for the few of them.

The famed Hong Hong was here, and he would certainly look for the most expensive, not the best.

"I really can't see what's so special about this 'Golden Fried Dough Stick' that they sell them for fifty a piece. Are they freaking frying gold here?" Mo Xing asked as he picked up a palm-sized fried dough stick with his chopsticks.

But Hong Hong just smiled, "Places like this are all about charging for the service. If you ask them, they could say that the flour for these fried dough sticks is imported from abroad. In fact, it's just from some small county's mill."

Ye Ling nodded, it was quite normal in today's society, an era that valued service and packaging over substance.

Some cosmetics are merely a few yuan to produce, aiming simply not to harm the skin, but with an exquisite package, they can be sold for hundreds or even thousands.

"Hong Hong, you've surely made a fortune these past few years. I reckon if your wealth were to be publicized, you could rank on the 'Who's Who' of Huaxia wealth list," Mo Xing said with a laugh as he took a sip of soy milk. And not to mention, the soy milk here was really tasty, fragrant and lingering, and who knows, it might indeed be as they claim, ground with a stone mill.

Hong Hong just waved his hand, "You're joking, Mr. Mo. I have many people under me to feed, and I only make enough to scrape by each year, not to mention the constant worry of running into trouble. It's not as easy as others think."

With great power comes great responsibility, and as the revenue increased so did the workload, something Hong Hong deeply understood.

Look at Li Chao, the richest man in Asia. When do you ever see him sitting in a park like an ordinary old man, playing chess for an entire afternoon?

As others say, he's someone whose every minute is counted in tens of thousands, without the leisure for such refined hobbies.

"I don't know what this brother does for a living." Hong Hong turned to Ye Ling, obviously fishing for information.

Ye Ling didn't respond, but Mo Xing curled his lip, "Him? He's way more impressive than us."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Hong Hong frowned, was this guy something big? Even Mo Xing said he was more impressive than him. Could he be some important young master from the Imperial Capital?

"Huamei Group belongs to him, impressive enough?" Mo Xing said with a smile.

Hong Hong was immediately stunned. Huamei Group was an absolute giant corporation. Even the industrial group owned by Li Chao paled in comparison.

It's well known in business circles that the wealth of Huamei Group is never disclosed publicly. While Li Chao might be the listed richest man in Asia, in reality, the Huamei Group is the true behemoth.

"Isn't the president of Huamei Group Miss Shen Yuexin?" Hong Hong countered.

Mo Xing nodded, "That's his wife, what do you think?"

Hong Hong couldn't help but lament that his struggles for most of his life paled in comparison to just being someone's wife. It was as if he had lived half his life for nothing.

After the group finished discussing the contract, Hong Hong left, and the content of the contract indeed surprised Ye Ling.

Every day, nearly ten train carloads of coal were transported from the coal city to the Imperial Capital, and thirty percent of that was given to Ye Ling for free. That represented a trainload of banknotes.

"This guy is cut out for big things, he knows what's worth keeping and what's worth giving away," Ye Ling remarked as he watched the red Ferrari drive away.

Mo Xing spat, "Big things my arse. He knows full well that with me backing him up, he's way stronger than his useless brother-in-law."

"However, tying Hong Hong to my chariot will undoubtedly tell them that Hong Hong's brother-in-law's family has leaned towards our Mo Family, which is good for the old master," Mo Xing was also deeply scheming.

Ye Ling was stunned, then immediately curled his lip, "No way, I can't have fun with you anymore. You guys are all slick operators, cunning as coal—nothing but eyes."

Mo Xing laughed and cursed at Ye Ling, and after chatting for a few more sentences, they parted ways. Mu Ninghan and Han Qingxin drove to pick up Ye Ling and returned to Shen Yuexin's estate.

Knowing that Han Qingxin would show up, Liu Qiao'er was mentally prepared, and the other girls also accepted it calmly. There was no helping it—the man was a playboy who didn't play by the rules, so it was best not to provoke him.

At noon, Wang Shufen made a table full of dishes at home to celebrate the arrival of Han Qingxin. Just as Ye Ling picked up his chopsticks to eat, a servant came running to say that Shenfeng had arrived.

"This damn bastard! Every time he has to pick the mealtime to come. Yue Xin, was your cousin a starving ghost in his past life or what? All he knows is to eat!" Ye Ling shook his head and sighed.

All the girls were startled then laughed. Sure enough, Shenfeng had come to find Ye Ling a few times before, always at meal times, filling his belly round before getting down to any serious business.

As soon as the words left Ye Ling's mouth, Shenfeng entered with a cheeky grin, waving a notebook in his hand, which he threw straight to Ye Ling.

"Tsk tsk, take a look at the notebook I applied for you. I have to tell you, I really had to go all out for this; otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to get it so easily."

"Tsk tsk, the old gentlemen said after the issue with Lanshan Village has passed, they want to meet with you."

Finished speaking, Shenfeng's eyes lit up seeing the table full of food, and Wang Shufen quickly passed him a pair of chopsticks: "Haven't had your meal yet? Eat first."

Where would Shenfeng refuse? Of course, he nodded in agreement, picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth, immediately giving a thumbs up.

"Auntie, your skills are getting better and better. After this, what shall I do if I can't eat anyone else's cooking!" Shenfeng feigned helplessness.

Wang Shufen immediately laughed: "From now on, just come here to eat. Auntie is free at home, I can cook different dishes for you every day!"

Shenfeng was overjoyed, ah, he finally found a great place to freeload meals, and with a powerful guy as the bodyguard, tsk tsk, the taste was just too cool.

When Ye Ling flipped open the notebook, he was immediately startled. There it was, clear as day, a line of information.

Ye Ling, male, twenty-six years old!

Me?

Although it was true, it was still—wow!

Ye Ling was immediately thrilled. He must be the youngest one, right?

With this ID, he was going to swagger around from now on, even changing his zodiac to the Year of the Crab.

"How is it? Not bad, eh? You've really made it, kid!" Shenfeng grinned with a snicker.

Wang Shufen and the other girls were startled, then overjoyed. Ye Ling had really made it, which was simply incredible.

"Right, after we eat, we have to rush to Lanshan Village right away. They've all started heading there today. I've already had people quarantine all the nearby villagers to avoid any unexpected events," Shenfeng said seriously.

Ye Ling nodded, feeling even more excited. It was finally happening—the dragon vein, here I come!

At this moment, Li Tianhao's phone call also came in, and his tone was very grave.

"Ye Ling, hurry to Lanshan Village. The big tomb is about to be opened!"