money player

Chen Yan got off the ferry, and the wheels rolled a few times before stopping at the seaside.

He got out of the car and walked towards Lisa Scott, who was standing by the guardrail smoking a cigar.

Before she reached the destination, Lisa saw her and said, "Morning, Chen."

"Good morning, Miss Scott." Chen Yan responded and handed over the documents in her hand.

Lisa spent a few minutes reading the document from beginning to end, and then asked, "Chen, who are you going to see now?"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Ms. Scott, I can speak a little English."

"So, my Cantonese is very bad?" Lisa said, switching to English.

"It's pretty good, but the accent is a bit weird."

Lisa said unconcernedly, "I will slowly correct my accent. Who are you going to see now?"

"Lanni."

"I don't understand why she's on the list."

"Mr. said that Jinji Trading Company's business will expand to Taiwan in the future."

"I see. I understand." Lisa handed the document back to Chen Yan. "I want to meet Du and hear his plan."

"The gentleman said that Mr. Du was an employee of the company."

Lisa understood the subtext, she raised the cigar in her hand, "See you next time, Chen."

"Goodbye."

After morning exercise, Xian Yaowen built a simple stove in the yard and used discarded fence wood to make porridge.

The last time he cooked noodles, he had discovered that Zhou Yueyu's kitchen had very poor smoke exhaust, so he could only cook simple Western food. Cooking Chinese food would easily lead to kind-hearted people calling the fire department.

While the porridge was cooking, he continued with the unfinished work from last time and then took care of the yard.

This time he wanted to use the scraps to enclose a small flower bed.

Xie Zhanran helped out. To relieve the boredom of the physical work, he started gossiping, "Last night the woman next door sent a foreigner out, and the two of them were hugging and kissing each other in the yard."

[Just realized that in many places above, Xie Zhanran was written as Xie Huiran, so I corrected it here.]
As soon as Xian Yaowen heard it, he knew that Xie Zhanran was talking about the house next door to Picasso, where Zao Wou-Ki and Xie Jinglan lived.

He sneered, "Have you ever seen someone chewing something while holding it?"

Xie Zhanran said with a smile: "I have never seen anyone so brave, I am sure the male owner is at home."

"This is Paris, the city of romance." Xian Yaowen said nonchalantly, "They are both artists. It is rare to find artists who are not promiscuous, both in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. Don't make a fuss, and don't have preconceived ideas. It's hard to say who is right and who is wrong without understanding the whole picture."

As he said this, he stopped what he was doing, turned around and asked, "Should I give you half a day off?"

Xie Zhanran smiled bitterly and said, "I can't find a way."

"Don't pretend." Xian Yaowen punched Xie Zhanran in the chest. "We've passed by a few along the way, but this is Paris, you don't have to go to that kind of place to solve it. Hold it in for two more days, and I'll take you to the university."

"College student?" Xie Zhanran asked in surprise.

"You are fluent in English and have no problem speaking basic French. Go to university and strike up a conversation with any female college student you like. If one doesn't work, try another. The more knowledge you have, the more curious you will be about the unknown, and the same goes for unknown men.

Go to a fancy restaurant to enjoy a delicious meal, send a bouquet of flowers, book a room at a fancy restaurant, don’t be too rude, proceed step by step…”

Xian Yaowen paused, then continued, "Well, unless she likes to be a little rude. In this way, you can have a night of pleasure, and you can still greet each other with a smile next time you meet. Of course, don't take it too seriously, the possibility of a happy ending is not high."

"Is it that simple?"

"This is Paris, it's that simple." Xian Yaowen hit Xie Zhanran's chest again, "Next time you use the anti-aircraft gun, aim more accurately. Remember to clean up the battlefield and do a good job of cleaning and maintenance. Don't let me smell the smoke."

Xie Zhanran scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, "Yes."

After the chat, the two continued to work, and by the time the porridge was cooked, the outline of the small flower bed had taken shape.

Xian Yaowen washed his hands, took out the boiled eggs from the porridge and soaked them in cold water, took a basin to cook the wild vegetables he bought while running, added a little bear garlic to flavor the fried peanuts, and made the rest into a cold dish with nettles and sorrel.

Fry a handful of celery with its leaves until soft, stir-fry the asparagus with three kinds of peppers: red, green and yellow, and remove from the pan. Cut the turnip into shreds and blanch them in water and mix them cold. Cut the ready-made pickles into thin slices, and the side dishes for the porridge are ready.

Place a frying pan on the fire, spread some butter, pour the batter into the pan, tilt the pan, spread the batter evenly, turn it over after a few seconds, and take it out of the pan after a few more seconds. In just a few minutes, a dozen or so plain pancakes are ready.

When all the food was placed on the dining table, Huang Yifan, the old lady, and Zhou Yueyu, the young lady, just happened to come out of the bedroom, as if they were counting the time.

Ignoring Zhou Yueyu's insincere flattery, Xian Yaowen sat at the dining table, peeled two boiled eggs, broke them in the middle and put them in the porridge bowl, scooped some soy sauce on the egg yolks with a spoon, spread out the Belgian "Evening News", and started to drink the porridge with the dishes on the table.

"Master, what are you doing today?"

"work."

Zhou Yueyu took the bitten dough from Xian Yaowen's chopsticks and said, "You know it's work, what are you doing?"

Xian Yaowen glanced at Zhou Yueyu and said, "You won't lose points for sleeping in, and you won't lose points for not making breakfast, so there's no need to make small talk."

Zhou Yueyu held Xian Yaowen's arm and said coquettishly, "I went to bed late and couldn't get up in the morning."

"Okay, you have no obligation to make breakfast, no need to explain." Xian Yaowen pried Zhou Yueyu's hands apart, "Eat your breakfast well, and don't disturb me from reading the newspaper."

"Are you really not angry?" Zhou Yueyu asked suspiciously.

In her opinion, Xian Yaowen stayed overnight at her place twice, which not only happened to be inconvenient for her, but also required her to cook for him. She must be feeling unhappy.

Xian Yaowen put down the newspaper and said slowly, "I never force you to be good at cooking. If you can't enjoy cooking, don't cook. Washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning the house are not the obligations of every woman.

Only if your family is not well-off and you cannot exchange your limited time for a higher value, you need to make yourself a jack of all trades. As long as you can afford the expenses, you can completely delegate the things you don't want to do to others.

Don't overthink it, I'm not mad at you, just be yourself."

Zhou Yueyu hugged Xian Yaowen's neck, "Master, you are so kind."

Xian Yaowen touched Zhou Yueyu's cheek and said, "Have breakfast."

"Ah."

Huang Yifan, who was listening with her ears perked up, felt mixed emotions in her heart. Xian Yaowen was just a little bit fickle, but he was still a good man.

It's nine o'clock sharp.

Xie Tingyun sat in front of the transmitter and received the telegram.

Wang Xiamin called and reported the fish ball incident. After reading it, Xian Yaowen asked Xie Tingyun to call back immediately.

"In the forest world, there is a sheepfold country. Once a pack of wolves invades, the shepherd will call a mobilization meeting for the sheepdogs and sheep. Once the battle begins, no matter where in the fold, no matter how old or young the sheep are, they all have the responsibility to defend the fold and resist the wolves, and they are all determined to sacrifice everything.

The sheep were encouraged to join the sheepdogs and fight the wolves fearlessly. After paying a heavy price, the sheepdogs finally drove away the wolves and peace returned to the sheepfold.

Because many sheep died during the war, a lot of grassland became ownerless. The shepherd had a rare opportunity to "redistribute the grassland". If the grassland was redistributed well and the sheep were happy, the shepherd could continue to sit in the throne.

So, is it better to be a shepherd or a wolf? "

Xie Tingyun copied the telegram and asked, "Send it out like this?"

"Send first, let Amin pass it to Yaowu."

While Xie Tingyun was generating electricity, Xian Yaowen stood at the windowsill and thought about other things reported by Wang Xiamin.

There is not much time left in the morning to process the telegram.

After making a phone call to New York, Xian Yaowen made an appointment with Barbara Hutton's lawyer Graham Mathison to have lunch at a restaurant.

Catherine's mother's restaurant.

Xian Yaowen had booked three tables on the open-air terrace in advance yesterday, so he could sip aperitifs and enjoy the tranquility in the midst of the hustle and bustle.

After drinking half a glass of champagne, the person he was waiting for arrived.

Graham Mathison is not tall, and is slightly overweight in middle age. His hair is a bit tight and unevenly distributed, which is obviously a sign of baldness due to overuse of the brain.

"Mr. Hepburn."

"Lawyer Mathison, please take a seat."

After Mathison sat down opposite, Xian Yaowen waved to the waiter who was coming over, picked up the bottle and poured Mathison a glass of champagne.

He put down the bottle and gestured for invitation.

Mathison raised his glass and said, "Cheers, Mr. Hepburn."

"cheers."

After clinking glasses with Mathison, Xian Yaowen did not drink. He put down his glass and said, "Mattison, for your profession, time is money. I will not waste your time on the etiquette of conversation. Let's get straight to the point."

Mathison pretended to listen attentively.

"I am a person who has some skills in investment. It took me less than a year to grow from $3500 to $1500 million. I am not satisfied with this and still hope to speed up the next step of wealth growth."

Xian Yaowen paused for a moment and continued, "Most of my own funds have been invested, and I cannot use them for secondary investment in the short term. I can only borrow other people's funds to invest and make profits for others and myself.

Ms. Hutton has a lot of wealth, but she is not good at managing it. The way she uses her wealth now, it may be reduced to zero at any time, and her lifestyle will change drastically.

So, she needs someone like me who is good at managing money.”

Xian Yaowen pointed at Mathison and said, "When I became interested in Ms. Hutton, I spent a lot of time investigating the transactions that happened to Ms. Hutton and found some very interesting transactions. Without exception, these transactions were related to you, Attorney Mathison."

Mathison's face changed.

"So, I had someone enter your home, Attorney Mathison, and indeed found some interesting things. The day before yesterday, I invited your wife and children to go on vacation... Don't get excited, they are safe and not frightened. They can enjoy delicious food and live in a very comfortable environment."

"What do you want?" Mathison asked with a dark face. (End of this chapter)