Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 108 Dinner Party
Li Xiang was just strolling when Xu Xuan called him: "Hey, brother, are you there yet?"

The last time he said he would come was today, but he never received the message.

"We've arrived and checked into the hotel. It's a little late, so I was thinking of visiting you tomorrow." In fact, they didn't arrive very late. They rested in the hotel for a while and went out for dinner with He Zhixiang.

"Hey, didn't you say you would contact me on the day you arrived?" Xu Xuan said on the other end of the phone, a little unhappy, "Are you looking down on me? Are you worried that I can't afford to book a room?"

"No, no, I'm not alone. I brought someone else with me, a friend of mine. He has always wanted to meet you. Besides, I want to do something with you." Li Xiang said.

I originally wanted to bring it up after we met, but since we are chatting now, I'd like to reveal it in advance to test the other party's attitude. After all, there was some unpleasantness before, and although the other party later supported me and gave me a lot of gifts, I have never met him offline, so I don't know what he thinks.

Agreeing to He Zhixiang and introducing him to the other party was just a small matter, because the introduction process was very simple. Whether their subsequent business cooperation was successful or not was none of his business.

As for selling bloodstone, he originally wanted to go to the large trading centers in Chengdu to have a look. Now this idea came to his mind, and he wanted to see if the other party had any familiar channels to recommend.

"Just tell me what you want to say. I will do my best as long as I can." Xu Xuan said generously, but he did not agree without thinking. Although he did not tell Li Xiang about his background, Xu Xuan in Rongcheng was well-known. If Li Xiang was willing, he would definitely be able to find some clues.

Moreover, Li Xiang just said that he brought someone with him, and the other party had always wanted to get to know him, but had no way in. So the other party must know something more or less.

Li Xiang mentioned that he had a batch of bloodstones and wanted to sell them.

Xu Xuan was relieved when he heard that it was just a business matter, so he said, "No problem, where do you live now?"

Because many people who come to him for help, knowing his background, will ask him to do things that are "difficult to do". These things are easy for other second-generations with lower status than him, but he has a very strict "family education" and there are many red lines that are not easy to touch in that regard.

"I live in Zuiyue Hotel."

"I know. There is a Chinese restaurant on the eighth floor of your hotel. The food is pretty good. How about we meet there tomorrow at noon? I will arrange an appointment with a big boss in this field, and you can talk to him directly at the dinner table. I will book the private room."

"Okay, thank you."

"Haha, you're welcome. We can be considered as acquaintances after fighting. After dinner tomorrow, I will take you to one of my clubs to play. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Li Xiang was startled: "What club?"

If there are all kinds of beauties again, he won't go.

"Haha, don't worry, it's a legitimate club. A very exciting one!"

"Oh my god, what on earth is this? It's both exciting and formal. Why do they sound contradictory?"

Xu Xuan was amused and shouted, "You said you went there!"

Li Xiang: "..." Is that what I meant? You are stuck here! However, the other party did arouse his interest, and he wanted to see it. Xu Xuan explained: "I just opened it, there are many projects in it, it is the only one in the province, you will know when you come and experience it."

So, the two sides made an appointment. After hanging up the phone, Li Xiang returned to the hotel room, turned off the lights, and scanned the environment in the room with "night vision".

Fortunately, there are no hidden cameras.

With Li Xiang's "night vision" ability, if there is a hidden camera, a red light spot will appear.

Although there was something in the room that flashed red light, it was just a smoke sensor and could be seen without the "night vision" ability.

Li Xiang opened his empty box and picked out the batch of bloodstones of better quality than rare treasures from the system space. There were twelve pieces in total. All of them had their skins peeled off, were wiped clean, and placed in the box. The largest piece weighed 7.2 kilograms, and the smallest was only about 100 grams, for a total of 18.6 kilograms.

He thought about it and took out a small rectangular piece with exquisite blood patterns on all six sides. He would use it as a sample at the dinner table tomorrow and show it to the other party first. If the other party didn't know the value of it or deliberately tried to lower the price, then forget it and he wouldn't need to look at the rest.

He Zhixiang hasn't come back yet, probably still in the KTV, hugging a beautiful woman and singing. Li Xiang sent him a message, told him about the lunch tomorrow, and then went to bed.

"You made an appointment so quickly? And let Mr. Xu treat you to a meal?" He Zhixiang was slightly surprised when he saw the news, and immediately ran back, fearing that staying up too late today would affect his image tomorrow.

He was singing in KTV with his driver. The driver wanted to play for a while longer, but when he saw that his boss was leaving, he could only follow reluctantly.

It was a little late, so He Zhixiang did not come to disturb Li Xiang, but went back to his room to sleep.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Xu Xuan sent the box number. The two parties agreed to meet at 11:30. Li Xiang and He Zhixiang lived nearby, so they went there twenty minutes early.

He Zhixiang still brought the driver with him. This driver was a distant relative of his and a trusted subordinate. On the one hand, he wanted to bring him out to see the world, and on the other hand, if anything happened, there would be someone reliable to use.

The driver was very curious when he saw Li Xiang carrying a suitcase when he went to eat. He thought that he was just going to the eighth floor, not leaving. He could come back anytime after packing his luggage. Did he have any valuables and was afraid of being stolen? However, this was a five-star hotel and there was a safe in the room, so there should be no need to worry about safety, right?
He wanted to ask, but when he saw that the boss didn't ask, he held back.

Around 11:25, Xu Xuan came over with a group of people, some of whom were well-dressed and seemed to be hotel staff, lobby managers or something like that.

There were also a few familiar faces, including the girl who had looked at him with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes before.

After some greetings and introductions, Li Xiang learned that the girl was called Zhang Youyou and was Xu Xuan's girlfriend.

Although Zhang Youyou is a fan of Li Xiang and acts very enthusiastically towards him, Li Xiang can see that this girl's affection for him is just pretend, probably just to provoke Xu Xuan. The "tug of war" between the two is fierce in secret.

Li Xiang also introduced He Zhixiang, but Xu Xuan just nodded lightly, saying that they could cooperate more in the future, and then turned the topic to Li Xiang.

"I'm a few years older than you, so I'll call you brother. You said you have bloodstone, can you take it out and show it to Mr. Wang?" Xu Xuan said, pointing to a fat man in his fifties, covered in jewels.

(End of this chapter)