20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3653 The Pie in the Sky Painted by Zhao Chang'an
This is Zhao Chang'an's shrewdness: if he doesn't want to offer enough equal leverage to achieve his goal, he has to start with innocent women who are unaware of matters between men and women.

A handshake, a hug, a kiss, and some playful rubbing—not only do you gain the advantage, but you also manipulate them into not caring about your personal gains or losses, and making them willing to give without complaint.

For career-oriented women like Shan Qiang and Mi Xiaoyin, trying to get something for nothing is simply a pipe dream. They adhere to the principle that enjoyment is enjoyment and career is career.

The two returned to the hotel and saw Ye Yiyi sitting alone in the restaurant drinking coffee, so they went over to her.

Seeing her cousin's rosy cheeks and spring-like eyes, Ye Yiyi was startled, her heart skipped a beat, and she wondered if her house had been raided.

She was about to feel both ashamed and angry, and she was also very angry with Zhao Chang'an. After all, he had just taken her, and he was planning to break her double walls in one day, especially since it was her cousin.

She only realized she had been jealous for no reason when she saw Zhao Chang'an holding a half-empty bottle of vodka and gesturing to her.

"Have you two been drinking?"

Ye Yiyi felt a wave of relief wash over her, but she still looked at Zhao Chang'an with a hint of resentment, as if to say, 'You've made my legs hurt so much I can barely walk, and instead of keeping me company, you go off and drink happily with my cousin. Is that really appropriate?'

"We haven't finished drinking yet. How about we order a few more dishes and drinks? I chatted with your cousin for a while about inviting you to come back to China for a trip and start a new business. Instead of staying in a stagnant and dull Europe, it's better to set sail in the vast world of China and achieve great things."

Zhao Chang'an placed the wine bottle on the table and offered his suggestion, while simultaneously painting a rosy picture for the two women: "Although Ziyu, you don't seem very optimistic about the traditional Chinese medicine industry, positioning it as a supplement for the wealthy, there's a huge market worth over a billion in China. As the economy develops, national self-confidence will eventually truly rise, and along with this rise, the demand for traditional Chinese medicine will also increase. Moreover, before Western medicine was introduced to China, traditional Chinese medicine had been passed down for thousands of years, saving lives and healing the wounded for thousands of years, proving its effectiveness and value."

He sat down opposite Ye Yiyi and continued, "If you are really not interested in investing in this area, besides the traditional Chinese medicine pharmaceutical industry, OneNanometer has some involvement in automobiles, electric motorcycles, molybdenum mines, ready-to-eat foods, real estate, the internet economy ecosystem, ecotourism and ecological agriculture, warehousing and logistics, the electronic product industry chain such as mobile phones, overseas labor services and education, etc. I believe we can find cooperation that you are interested in."

Ye Yiyi's eyes lit up, and Ye Ziyu, not wanting to go back to her room so early, quickly agreed.

The three of them sat in the restaurant and ordered a few more dishes, chatting, drinking, and watching TV. Under the questioning of the two women, Zhao Chang'an introduced the scenery of the mountain city and some famous local snacks, especially braised pork with radish, braised chicken with chestnuts, stir-fried small river shrimp with pickled cabbage, stewed wild boar with lotus root, and stir-fried eggs with toon leaves. The two women listened so much that they unknowingly finished the remaining half bottle of vodka.

Zhao Chang'an then realized that the two women actually had a pretty good capacity for alcohol. He remembered that Ye Zi was also a heavy drinker, so it seemed to be a tradition of the Ye family. However, it was already late, and the guests in the restaurant had all finished their meals and returned to their rooms. The hotel staff were also quietly watching TV or reading books.

While the nightlife in Mingzhu is just beginning, the entire town here has already closed its doors, with people at home watching TV or sleeping.

"I'm not sleepy at this time; I slept all afternoon. Even in Stockholm, I don't go to sleep until after 10 pm."

Ye Ziyu glanced at the time; it wasn't even 8 p.m. yet the small town seemed to have begun to fall silent and still.

"Go back to your rooms and watch TV."

Ye Yiyi made a half-hearted suggestion, thinking that after she got back to her room, she would use the excuse that the dirty sheets hadn't dried yet to go to Zhao Chang'an's room to talk.

"That's so boring. I don't want to watch TV. There aren't any good shows."

Ye Ziyu looked at Zhao Chang'an, hoping he could come up with a good idea.

Although she had just kissed Zhao Chang'an, she really wouldn't dare to sneak into Zhao Chang'an's room later.

She was really afraid that if she went alone, he would mess with her.

It's not that she can't have fun, it's just that she feels that would be too fast.

"How about we come to my room and play cards?"

Zhao Chang'an saw playing cards for sale in the hotel reception cabinet and thought it was a good way to pass the time. "Making money out of it? I don't know how."

Ye Yiyi.

Zhao Chang'an wanted to say that they would take off their clothes for every game they lost, but that was just a thought. He had only ever played these high-level card games with Zeng Xiaoxiao, Qiao Jing'er, and Xu Shasha.

"Let's stick a sticker on it."

Zhao Chang'an suggested that truth or dare is also an option, but it's hard to find the right balance; you might accidentally go too far and it's not worth it.

The hotel only has three floors: a lobby and restaurant on the first floor, and guest rooms on the second and third floors. When they were going up the stairs, Zhao Chang'an noticed that the two women were walking a little unsteadily. However, Ye Yiyi was unconsciously walking up the stairs with her legs apart and her brows furrowed. Normally, Ye Ziyu would have noticed this, but now she was a little drunk and didn't observe so carefully.

Upon entering Zhao Chang'an's bedroom, Zhao Chang'an suggested that they sit on the bed, cover themselves with the blankets, and play cards on the blankets. Both women agreed.

While the two women went to the bathroom to wash their faces, Zhao Chang'an poured three glasses of water. He always carried a small packet of green tea in his bag, and considering that he often spent the night with the women, he also specially put in a small packet of rose black tea.

Then, taking a special small sandalwood cup with a small copper mortise in the middle, he took out a long, stiff, kraft paper box from his bag, opened the paper lid, and found twenty or thirty thin incense sticks inside.

It contains sandalwood, ambergris, agarwood, musk, and blends of these.

Zhao Chang'an lit a stick of musk, lowered his head and took a sniff, feeling that it was wonderful.

After doing all that, he turned on the TV and waited for the two women to wash their faces before he went to wash his too.

Listening to the laughter and playful noises of the two women coming from the bathroom, Zhao Chang'an waited for more than ten minutes before they came out. Although they had washed their faces, they had also put on light makeup. When they came out, they suddenly froze and sniffed the air.

"I lit an incense stick. It was cold and the windows were closed, so the air wasn't circulating. Plus, it was an old hotel, so the smell wasn't very pleasant."

Zhao Chang'an explained with a smile.

Ye Ziyu and Ye Yiyi both looked at Zhao Chang'an, then exchanged glances, both able to discern the strange smiles hidden between them.

"You guys go to bed first, take off your pants, it's fine to cover yourselves with the blanket. Besides, what's the big deal about wearing bikinis in the pool in the summer?"

Zhao Chang'an considerately comforted the two women.

“I wear a one-piece swimsuit with a skirt when I go to the pool in the summer.”

The leaf metaphor is explained.

"Me too, and I always wear clothes on before going into the water so that others can't see my figure."

Ye Yiyi quickly explained, adding, "What kind of fragrance is this? It smells wonderful."

"I don't know either. I often stay in hotels, and sometimes the room doesn't smell very good, so I light one up. These are things Wenye does for fun when he has nothing to do."

Zhao Chang'an walked towards the bathroom, and even said, "Take off your socks too, they'll keep you warm."