The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

"What?"

Zou Chengfeng's tone suddenly rose, and he slammed his teacup down, splashing water everywhere with a loud crack.

Zhang Cheng, on the other end of the phone, was startled by the commotion. As a senior executive directly under Zou Chengfeng, he knew Zou Chengfeng's temper all too well and quickly replied before he could speak.

"President, please calm down! Although Hengtong Warehousing and Xinda Logistics reneged on the cooperation agreement at the last minute, the penalty for breach of contract in the original contract was ten times the highest standard."

"In other words, these two companies combined will have to pay our group a whopping 3.98 billion yuan in breach of contract fees, which is practically a huge sum of money that we got for free! You see, it's not a loss at all."

Zou Chengfeng's Adam's apple bobbed, and he swallowed back the rebuke that was on the tip of his tongue.

He initially wanted to angrily retort, "What good is this little bit of money?"—after all, the Zou Group was not small, and a single project investment could easily amount to billions. But then he thought about it again, and 3.98 billion was not a small amount either.

His father, Zou Bingwen, has a net worth of 18 billion, only 2 billion less than Zhou Yun, who ranks fifth on the rich list in Jiangnan Province. With this 4 billion, the Zou family can directly squeeze out Zhou Yun and firmly occupy the fifth position on the rich list.

Moreover, his sister will soon be joining the Song family of Donghai, and his father is already discussing marriage arrangements in Donghai Province. Presumably, the Song family will strongly support the Zou family.

By then, the Zou family's net worth will not only be firmly in fifth place, but may even increase by more than 10 billion, propelling them into the top three, or even the top two...

Thinking of this, Zou Chengfeng's anger completely subsided.

"Understood. Have the planning department hold an emergency meeting immediately to determine which project would yield the highest return on this investment. Put the feasibility report on my desk before you leave work."

After hanging up the phone, Zou Chengfeng smirked coldly.

Since the man who was competing with him for the land was foolish and rich, and insisted on being taken advantage of, then he would accept it without further ado.

On the other side, on the way back to the manor.

Sitting in the back seat of the Maybach, Qin Mao suddenly asked, "Is my piece of land very important to the Zou family?"

Li Lei, in the passenger seat, immediately nodded, his tone certain: "President Qin, you guessed right. We have already surveyed the area around the port. The Zou family's industrial park is right behind it."

"The biggest weakness of that industrial park is transportation. If the port can be opened up, the industrial structure can be upgraded, and their raw material imports and finished product exports can be reduced by half. The scale can also be increased to another level, which is equivalent to having an extra lifeline."

He paused, then cautiously guessed, "President Qin, were the people from the Zou family group the ones who were competing with us for the land today?"

Qin Mao nodded calmly: "Last night, the Zou family tried to take that piece of land from me, but they lost."

Li Lei and the others were stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

Given Qin Mao's unreasonable spending habits, who could possibly compete with him?

However, on the other hand, with such a generous host, they felt more gratified and happy.

Qin Mao then asked, "Can we restrict their development with the plots of land we hold? Or, if we acquire the Zou family's industrial park, can we expand the scale of the port area?"

After a moment's thought, Li Lei said with absolute certainty, "Absolutely! President Qin, I've done a rough calculation. If we can acquire that industrial park for around seven billion, given the area of ​​that land, we can quickly recoup the penalty we paid today, and we might even make a small profit."

The reason they couldn't earn more was because the host family spent money too lavishly, unlike businessmen who pursue profit.

Qin Mao nodded and casually replied, "I understand."

-

Inside Longhu Manor, in a clothing room called "Jinrong Pavilion," the setting sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the clothes racks filled with garments, casting a soft glow.

Chen Zhixing held the outfit that Qin Huirong had just put together and exclaimed, "Third Miss, your ability to coordinate colors is truly extraordinary. What would take an ordinary person half a day to figure out a color scheme, you can find right at a glance. It is both harmonious and layered, without being jarring at all."

Pointing to the color-blocking design on the dress, he added, "However, adding a touch of off-white for transition would make it softer and more flattering to the skin tone, preventing it from appearing too bright."

Qin Huirong's eyes lit up instantly, and she clapped her hands. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? This adjustment really makes me more comfortable. Teacher Chen, you're amazing!"

Her face was full of excitement. After spending the last two days together, she felt like she had found a kindred spirit and kept asking for details.

Looking at her bright and sparkling eyes, Zhou Hongyi smiled faintly, but deep down he was suppressing a strange emotion that he couldn't explain. He was just satisfied to see her happy.

Footsteps came from the stairwell. Qin Nian'an pushed open the door and came in. She immediately saw Zhou Hongyi with a smile on his face and Qin Huirong with an excited expression.

She smiled and said, "Aunt, Third Uncle, what are you talking about? You seem so happy. Well, I also have something good to share with you."

Chen Zhixing replied, "The Third Miss has a great talent for color. Her outfits are so stylish that you can immediately spot the key elements. She has a keen sense of fashion."

Qin Nian'an immediately moved closer to Qin Huirong, took her hand, and praised her with a smile, "Wow, Auntie is amazing! I never knew you had such talent!"

As she spoke, her voice grew increasingly excited, "My acting skills have caught the eye of Zhou Bin, the industry's undisputed top director, and he's invited me to audition in Shanghai tomorrow morning for the lead role!"

Qin Huirong gave a thumbs-up, her face full of satisfaction, "Our An'an is so beautiful, she'll definitely pass the audition and become a big star!"

Zhou Hongyi was genuinely pleased. "Nian'an, amazing!"

Chen Zhixing also smiled and offered his congratulations: "Congratulations, Miss. With your looks and acting skills, this leading role is definitely yours."

He had no doubt about the Qin family's financial power, after all, that's how he was bought.

The sun gradually set behind the mountains, and night slowly enveloped the sky.

Qin Ziyang and Zhang Xianglin also returned to the manor.

While the two were having dinner at the Qin family mansion, many people came over under the guise of offering toasts to try and build a relationship, but Qin Ziyang dismissed them all with the excuse that "I don't care about the Qin family's business affairs."

Just as Qin Ziyang returned to the main house, Qin Mao arrived. Seeing Qin Mao get out of the black Maybach, he quickly waved and greeted him, "Second Uncle!"

"Ziyang." Qin Mao nodded and casually asked, "Did you have fun at the Emperor Hotel today?"

Qin Ziyang forced a smile: "Yeah, it's fine."

"As long as you're happy." Qin Mao didn't ask any more questions and strode ahead, with Qin Ziyang following closely behind. The two entered the main hall of the house one after the other.

As soon as I entered, I saw Chen Jun sprawled on the sofa, panting heavily and looking completely exhausted.

Qin Mao gave Qin Jianjun a question mark look.

He was only gone for an afternoon, how did this kid get scolded like this?

Qin Jianjun turned his head away, looking annoyed, and snorted a few times, too lazy to explain.

Qin Ziyang carefully sat down next to Qin Zihao, asking with his eyes what had happened.

Seeing his older brother shake his head with the same puzzled expression, he became even more curious about what Qin Jianjun had done to Nian'an's boyfriend.

Why did my uncle look angry out of the blue, while Chen Jun was so exhausted that he had no strength left?

Qin Mao moved closer to Qin Zheng and sat down next to him, quietly tugging at his trouser leg, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, what's going on?"

Qin Zheng was speechless. He slapped away the second brother's big hand and then tried to pull down his pants.

"It's nothing, just a contest between father-in-law and son-in-law, two tough nuts to crack, neither willing to back down."

Qin Mao was stunned. What did those words mean?

Just then, footsteps came from the stairs, and Qin Nian'an, Qin Huirong, and Zhou Hongyi came down.

As soon as Qin Nian'an peeked out and saw Chen Jun's expression, she became anxious and shouted angrily at Qin Jianjun, "Dad!"

She pouted and ran to Chen Jun's side, gently taking his arm, her face full of concern: "Chen Jun, are you alright?"

Chen Jun opened his mouth, his voice weak but with a smile, "No, it's nothing."

Thinking about what happened that afternoon, he was overjoyed and gave Qin Nian'an a bright smile, showing off his pearly white teeth.

Qin Jianjun spoke softly at this moment, his tone filled with grievance.

"Daughter, I feel terrible..."