Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 355 Getting Ximen Lang Drunk! (A long chapter of 4200 words, combined into one!)
What? The Type 022 missile boat deal is done? The Four Nine Cities world has agreed to the demands of the future, and the two worlds are finally about to reach this cooperation?
This is truly exciting news!
If this had happened before, Xia Yiyi would have been overjoyed and would have insisted on having a drink with Bai Ling!
I should properly thank Bai Ling for her trust, and thank the world of Sijiu City for its trust, and at that time I would show that I would definitely not let them down!

What's incredibly embarrassing and utterly speechless is that this was only revealed by her after Bai Ling had thoroughly bragged about it in front of her.
Of course, it must be said that even so, Xia Yiyi is still very grateful to Bai Ling and to Sijiu City World, and is sincerely happy that the two sides were able to reach a cooperation agreement.

But I didn't feel the excitement I had imagined.

Especially when she saw the fountain pen pinned to Bai Ling's chest.
Honestly, she couldn't even manage a smile; Xia Yiyi's face fell uncontrollably.

Why is that?

It's like getting married. I racked my brains to find the girl, I worked hard to win over her mother, I sold everything I owned to pay for the dowry, and the wedding banquet was all paid for by relatives and friends.

After enduring a year or two of hardship, finally reaching the point of entering the bridal chamber, and then, bam, you're inside!
Afterwards, you even bragged about it to me, saying...
"My goodness, this bride is amazing!"

what is this?
This is definitely NTR, a complete and utter injustice!

Similarly, Xia Yiyi now feels like she is an extremely innocent and pure person who has been wronged!
Because all the privileges, praise, and rewards Bai Ling is receiving right now should all belong to me!

Because I took care of everything!

But what about Bai Ling?

Her contribution couldn't even compare to that of the porter, Ximen Lang!
But the result?

She got all the bargains and all the benefits!
In such a situation, who would feel comfortable?
Who can still laugh?
So, unsurprisingly, Xia Yiyi, who felt she had been wronged, immediately looked dejected.

Bai Ling, of course, had her own feelings about this.
It was so awesome!

As the old saying goes, a smile doesn't disappear, it just moves on!

Especially when she saw Xia Yiyi's pained little face, she smiled even more happily.

She laughed until she realized she had really bullied people, and that it was indeed a bit unfair.

But I really couldn't help it.

Helpless and with no other option, Bai Ling could only offer a cup of wine.

Using the spiciness of the liquor, I forcibly suppressed this overwhelming joy.

Not daring to delay at all, before Xia Yiyi could get angry with him, he took the initiative to talk to her about serious matters.

"Of course, the Type 022 missile boat deal is settled, but we can only accept the first transaction method."

"That is to spread the cost of purchase and use over time, and complete the transaction by paying a maintenance and repair fee every year."

"Furthermore, the maintenance and repair costs cannot be paid in cash; they can only be paid for with minerals of equivalent value or some of our local specialties."

"Can you accept what I'm saying?"

Xia Yiyi never expected that the other side of the Four Nine City World would accept the second transaction method, namely, to complete the transaction by ceding several more markets.

Because it's obvious that Beijing, having just emerged from the flames of war and ended a century of humiliation, would never easily hand over its lifeline to another.

Even if this person is a descendant of the same lineage as them!
So, it's a bit of a pity, but there aren't many.

Xia Yiyi, who instantly switched into work mode, immediately praised the extremely wise decision made by Sijiu City World and expressed her understanding of Sijiu City World's relatively conservative choice.

Of course, there will inevitably be some expectations and regrets as well.

Afterwards, he and Bai Ling looked forward to a bright future of sincere cooperation and joint progress between the two worlds.

Thus, Xia Yiyi's long speech finally came to a temporary end.

The short poems came in sets, and the various official pronouncements left Ximen Lang completely bewildered.

Even Bai Ling, who was standing opposite, couldn't help but glance at it and cheer for it.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been built up to a fever pitch, Xia Yiyi finally picked up where she left off and expressed her concerns.

"Using mineral resources to pay for repairs and maintenance is certainly not a problem. In fact, we warmly welcome your high-quality minerals into our market, and may even offer you certain preferential treatment depending on the circumstances. But it's this specialty..."

"What's wrong with local specialties? They're all genuinely high-quality products! Just like wild yellow croaker, these are the kind of things that make you money even with your eyes closed, and they're super profitable projects! You don't know what's good for you, do you?"

Before they could even exchange two sentences, Ximen Lang had already started speaking entirely in favor of Beijing.

She rolled her eyes at Ximen Lang, letting him figure it out for himself.

Xia Yiyi said unhappily.

"I'm not stupid, why would I do something like pushing money away? It's all about scarcity; the actual price is hard to define! The reason these things are so expensive right now is simply because they're relatively rare!"

"It's because of their scarcity that the market has always been in short supply, which is why they have such high prices! But once the market supply increases, or even exceeds demand, do you think they can still maintain such high prices?"

A well-reasoned and measured remark silenced Ximen Lang, rendering him unable to utter another word of doubt.

Then, Xia Yiyi continued.

"Therefore, I hope you can be mentally prepared for the prices of these local specialties and not have too many unrealistic expectations about them, which could lead to unnecessary misunderstandings between the two parties."

“A wild yellow croaker weighing several tens of kilograms can easily fetch hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan. Even if you sold me, I could never offer you that price! I hope you can understand.”

Bai Ling could certainly understand this.

After all, this is a perfectly normal market phenomenon.

Even if Xia Yiyi's words were intended to lower the price, she wouldn't say anything.

After all, you have to let people make some money, right?

If you buy it and don't make any money at all, or even have to put some money out of your own pocket, then who would want to do business with you!

Not to mention, even if prices drop somewhat in the future due to the prosperity of the next generation, they will still be astronomical prices that the world of Beijing would never dare to dream of!

So, without hesitation, Bai Ling immediately gave a very positive response.

"Don't worry, Yi-yi. We're not unreasonable or greedy. True profit is when everyone makes a profit, and that's how a business can last. We understand this better than anyone!"

"And to be honest, it's not just you who want to make this money and keep the business going for a long time. We want the business to continue even more than you do, so we can all get rich together!"

"So, just go ahead and do your thing! In fact, if necessary, we can even cooperate with you to appropriately reduce the intensity of fishing and harvesting to maintain market activity!" "We aim for sustainable development, to keep this business where you can make money effortlessly going for a long, long time! We'll discuss things together. Hopefully, this shows our stance?"

Xia Yiyi really didn't expect Bai Ling to be so reasonable and to say such things!
Especially Bai Ling's sentence
"Appropriately reduce fishing and harvesting efforts to maintain market activity."

That's absolutely brilliant!

Originally, Xia Yiyi was worried about how to subtly persuade the unscrupulous merchants in Beijing to accept a reduction in production in order to sell at higher prices once the market became saturated.

I never expected Bai Ling to be so open-minded and think so far ahead!

Without me even having to say a word, Bai Ling brought it up herself, and she did it so beautifully!

Xia Yiyi was overjoyed and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Sister Ling, what you said is very insightful! Maintaining market enthusiasm is extremely important! Of course, even more important is sustainable development—that's absolutely crucial!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that this directly concerns the environment on which we depend for survival! If this is done well, it's no exaggeration to say that all of humanity will benefit! This is a big deal, and we must learn from the painful lessons of the past!"

After a few words of agreement, Bai Ling's eyes lit up immediately.

It seemed she had truly found a kindred spirit, and Bai Ling spoke with increasing ease.

"What Yi-yi said is right. We must learn from our painful past experiences! We can't just keep suffering losses and never learn anything! Otherwise, even if no problems arise in the short term, the environment will definitely make you pay a heavy price in every way in the future! You'll have to give back the little bit of profit you've worked so hard to earn, hundreds or even thousands of times over!"

"By then, it will be incredibly difficult to address the problem! We are already acutely aware of the harm caused by environmental degradation! Therefore, no matter what, we must adhere to the path of sustainable development! We must never overfish or over-harvest! We must consider the long-term future of our children and grandchildren!"

Good heavens, this string of high-sounding nonsense left Ximen Lang completely dumbfounded.

It's astonishing that these two unscrupulous businessmen are actually showing each other some kind of mutual respect!

Ximen Lang quickly glanced around.

Seeing that there were indeed no outsiders around, they realized that there were no outsiders nearby.

Ximen Lang, feeling utterly disgusted by the two's polite banter, decisively stopped them.

"Come on! If you want to make dirty money, just say so. Why all this nonsense? Aren't you just trying to create the illusion of supply shortages to make those innocent victims pay more? There are no outsiders here, just say it! Why are you making up all this nonsense?"

Unsurprisingly, this statement immediately drew a barrage of angry glares from the two men!

Just as Bai Ling was about to rebuke Ximen Lang, Ximen Lang spoke up.
“Developing nuclear weapons will also harm the environment. Tell me one thing and I’ll listen to you say you won’t do it.”

Bai Ling immediately became shy and started muttering to herself that the two shouldn't be confused.

Turning back to Xia Yiyi, who was still somewhat unconvinced, Ximen Lang continued.

"Not to mention us. Those bastards in the West criticize us every day, saying this harms the environment and that destroys the ecology. Are we really allowed to stop developing?"

With just a few words, he completely shut them down, leaving them utterly defiant.

Ximen Lang continued.

"So, these high-sounding words are only for outsiders; how can you deceive yourself like that?"

Bai Ling and Xia Yi were so angry that they didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Then, the two of them really stopped talking to him.

They completely ignored Ximen Lang and started chatting away on their own.

They talked about everything under the sun, from the past to the future!
Furthermore, because the two were similar in many ways, and their life experiences were also highly similar—not only were their temperaments similar, but their views on life, the world, and values ​​were almost identical—this was also the reason.

It's directly another version of me!

The two hit it off immediately and started to appreciate each other as they talked more and more!

In the end, they reached a point where they were closer than sisters!

Even though they were separated by a screen, the two of them immediately started toasting each other.

Then, as they chatted, somehow the conversation drifted to the delicate relationship between the three of them.

Bai Ling was genuinely worried about Xia Yiyi's almost stagnant progress, and surprisingly, she started offering suggestions to Xia Yiyi.

"Yi-yi, this won't do. Look how much time has passed, and you're still a novice, not contributing at all. How can this be? Be more proactive! Stop with all that empty talk, it's useless, you know? To deal with someone like him, you have to be proactive, like attacking a mountain, take it down in one fell swoop! Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more trouble it will cause!"

Seeing how brave Bai Ling was, he blurted out this sentence while they were chatting.

Xia Yiyi, who was slightly tipsy, sobered up almost immediately.

It's clear that Bai Ling's demeanor and attitude when she said this were not at all sarcastic or trolling. She genuinely considered me a confidante and was offering advice from my perspective.

Infected by Bai Ling's sincerity and boldness, Xia Yiyi gradually opened her heart as well.

He took a swig of wine and explained to Bai Ling with a bitter face.

"It's not that I'm not proactive; in fact, I've been very proactive. But it's just that he's like this... like a bull! I really don't dare to do it until he completely masters his power!"

"Sigh, that's true, it really is a problem. The main issue is that you don't have any experience, and if something happens accidentally, it could easily leave a lasting negative impression."

The two men's incredibly passionate conversation left Ximen Lang completely dumbfounded.

I feel like I'm living in a dream, it's so bewildering.

She was genuinely moved by Xia Yiyi's dilemma, but the main reason was that Bai Ling didn't want Ximen Lang to stay in the future for so long, lest he be brainwashed by it. She wanted Ximen Lang to seduce this girl as soon as possible and understand the situation quickly.

When one plan failed, Bai Ling gave Xia Yiyi another idea.

"Actually, it's not as scary as you think. If you can't handle it, just drink more. As the saying goes, alcohol emboldens the coward. After you're completely drunk, just go to sleep. Once you've had a good night's rest, it'll all be over."

When the topic turned to getting Ximen Lang drunk, Bai Ling couldn't help but add a meaningful remark.

"Or, think of a way to get him completely drunk, the kind of drunk that knocks him out. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."

(End of this chapter)