A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Long-haul flights are actually more uncomfortable than long-haul train journeys.

The main problem is that the aircraft has too little room to maneuver.

Moreover, we also need to adjust to the time difference.

However, it didn't seem to be a big problem for Xiao Fan. After the plane took off, she started to sleep and slept for five or six hours straight.

It seems I've really been exhausted lately.

The flight will take 22 hours.

Li Mu brought two books: one was the seemingly excellent "Harry Potter," and the other was the very soporific "A Brief History of Time," which he still hadn't gotten into...

For some reason, after learning that the book was written by Stephen Hawking, he heard Hawking's electronic voice narrating every line he read.

It's an amazing tool for hypnosis.

So, Xiao Fan was recruited to watch Harry Potter, while Li Mu stared blankly at the TV on the small screen with his headphones on.

Then, after the plane lights were turned off at night, Xiao Fan finally dared to pull her hand out from under the blanket and touch her boyfriend's chest.

The way he touched her was incredibly lewd.

Then, the two whispered to each other about where to go for fun.

Then came the truly hellish statement:

"Is it impossible to go up to the Twin Towers now?"

"..."

Li Mu remained silent and turned off the television screen.

Her joke was so horrific that I was speechless for a moment.

"Hey, don't sleep! Let's chat..."

"What should we talk about?"

"I don't know... Hmm, I remember, you said you wanted to buy some stocks? Are you going to buy them directly this time?"

"There's no need."

Li Mu shook his head directly.

There's really no need to buy Google and Apple stocks right now.

After all, the man in the bathrobe was able to build Fanli's market value to over 30 billion US dollars, while Google and Apple's stocks, which had been sitting for over ten years, were only worth a little over 100 million US dollars, making them somewhat worthless to him.

Buy in bulk...funds are tight.

He only has about 20 million left in his pocket.

If things continue as originally planned, with a million dollars from Google, a million dollars from Apple... then his cash flow will truly dry up.

According to the wheelchair user, Baidu will acquire hao123 at the end of next year.

As for Fan Li, it's still uncertain how much he'll invest, and it's also unclear whether his girlfriend has enough money...

Therefore, we can give up for now.

Or buy less... but the problem is that buying less still takes up cash flow.

There's no need for that anymore.

The payback period is too long.

"I think there's a huge market for 'Fanli' (a type of fruit), so let's focus on that first."

"Okay then... Hey, what do you think, how about we set up the company in the US?"

"Not so great. The company headquarters is located in Beijing. With Liu Xiaoqing's case standing there, Beijing means stricter oversight. And if you can generate revenue... then you'll have a lifeline in this city, understand?"

"Won't we have to pay a lot more taxes?"

"Foolish!"

Li Mu scolded her impatiently:

"What? You want to become the next Liu Xiaoqing? Paying taxes is your obligation, don't get any crooked ideas about this."

In the dim light, although she couldn't see her boyfriend's features clearly, Fan Bingbing could sense a different kind of emotion in his tone.

It's a warning... but also a show of support.

"Well... okay. I'll do as you say."

"You have to listen to me. There's no room for negotiation. To put it bluntly, Liu Xiaoqing is still in Qincheng Prison. Do you want to end up there someday too? A nationally renowned female celebrity, ruining her life for a mere few million. Even your aunt and uncle, Chengcheng, and even our child will be ashamed because of your petty thoughts... Do you think it's worth it?"

"..."

Fan Bingbing remained silent.

"Therefore, don't even think about it. It's better to have too much than too little. This is an ironclad rule, and it's your lifeline! Do you understand?"

"...I'm sorry, I made you angry."

She suddenly softened.

At the same time, he reached out his hand:

"Don't worry, I'll listen to you."

"Um."

Holding his girlfriend's soft hand, Li Mu responded:

Sleep well, I love you.

"Hehe, okay."

The two stopped whispering and, after a good night's sleep, spent several more hours in bed before the plane finally began its descent.

Finally, at 11 p.m., we landed on time at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Almost as soon as he landed, Li Mu's phone rang. It was Chu Jiwei calling.

"Xiao Li, have we arrived?"

"We're here, Wei-ge. See you at the exit in a bit."

"Haha, okay. See you in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu glanced at his girlfriend, whose eyes were still a little swollen, and said in English:

Welcome to New York.

"Isn't it America?"

"..."

Li Muxin said, "Your English is not as good as mine used to be."

So, we went through customs and collected our luggage.

Finally, the two of them pushed the large suitcase one after the other to the exit, where they immediately spotted Chu Jiwei and Li Li.

"Little Li."

"Brother Wei, sister-in-law."

Li Mu greeted them, then subtly pointed behind him. After the couple saw a painting by Fan Bingbing that read "I don't know you," they understood and immediately took the suitcase from Li Mu.

"Let's go, get in the car."

So the three of them, with Fan Bingbing following about ten meters behind, left the airport together and headed towards the parking lot.

Fan Bingbing was really visiting the United States for the first time and was quite curious.

Especially since he was surrounded by blond, blue-eyed guys...

My goodness, Black people are really dark-skinned.

As she pondered this, she followed behind her boyfriend until they finally arrived at the Cadillac.

"Get in the car."

Upon hearing her boyfriend's words, Fan Bingbing responded and opened the car door.

After Li Mu and Chu Jiwei loaded their luggage and got into the car, Fan Bingbing greeted the couple with a smile.

The four had met in the country, so their relationship wasn't distant.

Furthermore, Li Mu hadn't booked a hotel this time; Chu Jiwei had just bought a luxury apartment here in Brooklyn. Upon hearing that the two were coming to visit, he offered them a place to stay.

It's almost midnight now, and everything, whether it's a welcome banquet or something else, has been scheduled for tomorrow.

After getting into the car, Chu Jiwei took the initiative to ask:

"Xiao Li, Bingbing, are you two coming to New York to look at shops? What are you going to do there?"

"I want to open a clothing store, and Bingbing wants to start a sportswear brand. But these things are a bit complicated to discuss, Wei-ge, how about we talk about it in detail tomorrow?"

"OK."

Chu Jiwei didn't think much of it. In his opinion, Xiao Li wasn't short of money... As for sports brands and the like, he didn't know much about them.

Fan Bingbing then asked curiously:

"Hey Wei, is rent expensive on Fifth Avenue in New York?"

"It's very expensive. Your sister-in-law attended a cocktail party recently, and they said it's $700 per square foot per year."

Fan Bingbing clearly didn't understand how this conversion was done, so she could only ask her boyfriend:

"What if we change it to square meters?"

"Ten square feet, that's... less than one square meter, right?"

After Li Mu finished speaking, Li Li, who was in the passenger seat, nodded:

"Yes, ten feet equals 0.93 square meters."

"..."

Fan Bingbing's lips twitched suddenly.

"Seven thousand per square meter?"

"Less than six thousand."

"Let's calculate based on 6,000. Ten square meters would be 60,000, one hundred square meters would be 600,000... wow~"

Although they didn't say how big they wanted to make Fanli's "flagship store," it certainly couldn't be small.

Otherwise, a hundred or so square meters would be unreasonable.

But even at 200, the rent alone would be...

"So renting 200 square meters would cost 1.2 million?"

US dollars.

Li Musheng, fearing she had misconducted the units, added insult to injury.

"...Ten million!? Two hundred square meters!?"

She was instantly stunned.

too expensive!

Why is it so expensive!

Goodness, even the best locations in Yanjing aren't this expensive!

Li Li responded with a sound of agreement:

"Yeah, that's Fifth Avenue, Bingbing, the most famous shopping street in the world. It's no exaggeration to say that every inch of land there is incredibly valuable!"

Fan Bingbing immediately fell silent.

No, we absolutely cannot drive there.

This rent... I can't afford it!

"Sister-in-law, do you know any places that are cheaper? We can't all... shop on Fifth Avenue, can we?"

"Ha, that won't do."

Li Li thought for a moment and said:

"Lower Fifth Avenue is a good area. The rent is low, and it's not far from Fifth Avenue. Also, many internet companies there haven't been doing well in the last two years because of the bursting of the internet bubble. So when I passed by there recently, many shops on the street were closed. I estimate the rent is at most twenty or thirty dollars a year."

"Also in feet?"

"right."

So, Xiao Fan started converting again...

At $30 a year, that's $300 per square meter, so 200 square meters would be about $60,000.

Five or six hundred thousand... that's not a small amount.

But considering that this is America, she felt she could accept it.

I felt much better immediately.

"Shall we go check that out tomorrow?"

"Sure. By the way, sister-in-law, can I take the driving test here?"

"Sure, you can both. Want to take the test? Your brother Wei has friends here, it'll be pretty fast. At most a month to get the results. No need to wait in line!"

Upon hearing this timeframe, Li Mu had no choice but to abandon the idea for the time being.

It's been too long, I haven't had time.

So they chatted all the way until they finally arrived at a tall building that looked quite nice.

This is the new home the couple bought.

The place is very large, over 200 square meters. It is said that the previous owner was also an internet company. He bought it, renovated it, but before he could even move in, he went bankrupt.

The couple bought it at a very low price, intending to make an investment.

There are quite a few renovated homes like this in the United States.

My friend is coming today, so this is a good place for him to stay.

To be honest... Li Mu and Fan Bingbing both really liked the decor of this place; it felt much more stylish than in China.

Seeing that the guests were satisfied, the couple also felt proud.

After agreeing to have brunch together the next day, it was getting late, so I got up to say goodbye.

After seeing the couple off, the young couple wandered around the room. When they reached the master bedroom, which looked very...comfortable, suddenly, Li Mu was hugged around the waist by her:

"I suddenly want to buy a house. And if I do buy a house, I'll decorate it just like this."

"Shouldn't I be the one buying it?"

"Hehe, it doesn't matter who buys it, right?"

"ha."

Li Mu picked up his girlfriend and slammed her onto the bed.

Looking down at her cheeks, which were inexplicably beginning to flush:

"Shall we take a shower together?"

The girl neither agreed nor refused, but simply pursed her lips in a soft, coquettish tone:

"You bad guy~"