Why did you provoke me?

Li Yiqing didn't say anything, just stared at Yu Meng with an expression that said, "Do you even believe me?"

After pondering for a while, he spoke again. "Why don't you open your store directly in the city? There are a lot of wealthy people here."

"It's too far from home, and I don't have the manpower to take care of things here," Yu Meng shook her head and refused.

"As long as you open a shop in the city, manpower won't be a problem," Li Yiqing assured him.

Yu Meng looked at him and said, "If this works out, you'll be very busy and won't have time to help me take care of the store."

"The people I know are all extraordinary. When we get back to the city, I'll introduce you to a business genius."

"Are you also from your Li family?"

"No, he's an illegitimate child. After being taken in by his family, he wasn't treated very well." Li Yiqing looked at Yu Meng. "Do you have any objections to his background?"

"How old is he this year?" Yu Meng asked.

"I knew it, you're someone who doesn't care about background." Li Yiqing's smile became much more sincere.

"I don't care about background, but I do need to consider character. After all, the things I put in the store aren't cheap."

"When we get back to the city, I'll introduce you two. He's a few years older than me. He should be around 25 this year, and he's still single," Li Yiqing said briefly.

When Yu Meng heard the words, "When we get back to the city," she couldn't help but smile, thinking to herself that she really had a lot to do and there were quite a few things to take care of when she got back to the city.

When they returned in the evening, everyone was in high spirits, each carrying a stack of boxes.

"It seems you've had a very fruitful day," Yu Meng said, staring at the group.

"Little sister, let me tell you, we really put in a lot of effort today," Sun Hongmei said happily.

"Of course we need to stock up on more raw materials. When we get back to the city, Master said he'll teach us how to make beads." Xiao Xue seemed very happy.

"If only we could stay here for another 10 days, the stones here are so diverse, you can find any kind you want." Xue Yuling said with a hint of regret.

"You all must be back by 3 pm tomorrow. The plane will pick us up at that time. We can't let everyone's return trip be delayed because of you." Captain Li Yiqing is really worried.

Yu Meng lay down next to Dali. "Big sister, do you miss Mom?"

"It's alright, little sister. We'll go back to the city in a day, and your brother-in-law will take us back then."

"Aren't you going to give a lecture?"

"It can't be that quick. We need to prepare the venue, equipment, and the projection screen. There's a lot to do. We can come to the city after your cousin has everything arranged." Dali patted Yu Meng's small body. "Go to sleep. With your older sister here, you don't need to worry about so much."

Yu Meng was awakened by the clanging of bowls and plates. "What's wrong? Are we packing our bags now?"

"Did I disturb you? You stayed up too late last night. You're still young, and if you don't get enough sleep, you won't grow tall," Sun Hongmei teased from the side.

"What time did you get up? Why so early?"

"Today is the last day, and we have to come back early, how can we sleep? So a few of us decided to get up early and go to the Stone Forest," Xue Yuling said.

Yu Meng sighed, "This is too much!"

Yu Meng didn't go far today either, but stayed with Da Li and the others. Over the course of two days, the group became increasingly skilled, peeling off one stone layer after another. The men placed the folded stone layers into a box, their faces beaming with smiles.

They were very satisfied with this mission. Not only was it safe, but the price of the stone skin was also very high, so their haul this time would probably be substantial.

Watching them busily working, Yu Meng quietly asked Li Yiqing, "Is it the larger pieces that are more valuable? Or the ones with a special charm?"

"Large pieces are valuable. But pieces with special artistic conception are even more valuable."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes. "Sisters, shall we go and expose Da Zhang's secret? The team leader said Da Zhang's is valuable."

Looking around at the stone pillars, each about two meters tall, could they really peel them off?

Xue Yuling's daring and outspoken spirit immediately came into play. "Sisters, if I dare to say it, shouldn't we give it a try?"

"Let's give it a try. If we don't succeed, we can always start over." Sun Hongmei rolled up her sleeves.

Xiao Xue looked like she was all ready.

Dali was also excited, "Let's work together, sisters united, our strength can break gold."

Yu Meng followed suit.

"Little sister, it's the last day, let's see what you've got!" Xue Yuling said, raising an eyebrow. Xiao Xue, who was nearby, gave her a light kick.

Yu Meng raised her head and said, "Okay! Come over here, my sister and I will show you how."

They chose a relatively smooth stone pillar, and Yu Meng closed her eyes, her hands vibrating rhythmically. In less than a minute, a complete stone skin was peeled off by Dali and Yu Meng.

Everyone looked at Yu Meng in surprise, finally realizing just how high Li Yiqing's standards were.

Despite his young age, he truly deserves the top position.

Xue Yuling and the other two were dumbfounded. None of them had expected Yu Meng to be so powerful, even more powerful than their master.

Yu Meng raised her chin slightly. "How about it? Does she meet your standards?"

The three immediately corrected their attitude. They stood in a row and bowed to Yu Meng in unison. "We were short-sighted, we were like frogs in a well, we apologize to our little sister."

Then they all turned to face Dali. "Please teach us, Master."

Yu Meng looked at the three of them with amusement. "You guys must have rehearsed beforehand, you're so synchronized."

"We feel the same way, we feel the same way, so it's only natural that we do the same thing."

Dali raised her hand and said, "I'll teach you now. If any of you don't learn it, I'll treat everyone to dinner when we get back."

"We'll treat you to a meal once we've learned how to do it," Xue Yuling shouted.

One moment the women were laughing and joking, the next all the sounds disappeared. They stood quietly by the stone pillar, closed their eyes and carefully felt it, then their hands vibrated rhythmically.

Yu Meng didn't step forward; she had already proven her abilities. Now was Dali's moment to shine, and she didn't want to steal her older sister's thunder.

Seeing their excited expressions, Li Yiqing knew that as long as Dali was in the team, the team was secure.

In any mining group, the mask revealer is the most important person. Men only have an advantage in physical strength; in other aspects, they are really of no help at all.

One of the biggest challenges for a drug trafficking group is recruiting skilled mask-removing specialists. Women are generally considered physically weaker, and since mask-removing specialists are not short of money, few are willing to take on assignments unless the price is very high. People like Dali are extremely rare in the mask-removing specialist community.