Everyone was in a good mood.
They chatted from night to the next morning.
Just then, Fali opened her eyes in a daze.
"Darling, I want to soak in the lake for a while … I want to float down."
Ever since Chen Zhao had carried Fali with his Little World last time, she'd liked this feeling.
For example, at this time every day, in Fali's words, a bath was the fastest way to wake up.
With a thought, Fali floated up.
Even the blanket on her floated up.
"Go!" Chen Zhao flicked his finger and Fali was tossed out.
Chen Zhao prepared a toothbrush and toothpaste for her.
After a while, Fali came back dripping wet.
"Phew … I'm much more awake now."
Fali wiped the water from her hair. "Chen, help me dry my hair."
Chen Zhao snapped his fingers again. Instantly, Fali felt the wind of a level-15 typhoon. Her face was already deformed.
To be honest, no one could maintain their beauty in such wind, not even Fali.
"Raise the temperature. Too much cold wind will make my skin dry."
Chen Zhao rolled his eyes. Fali was full of water at home and at work. Would she be afraid of dehydration?
Nevertheless, Chen Zhao still used the Nirvana Flame and the heavenly pattern to raise the temperature by a few degrees.
"Okay, let's go eat breakfast."
When Chen Zhao and Fali went downstairs, the kids who had to go to school had already woken up and were eating breakfast.
Underlings were running in and out, preparing breakfast for everyone.
Everyone was used to the underlings' service.
In fact, they might not be used to it without the underlings' service.
"Uncle, the school plans to organize an off-campus camping trip. Everyone has to pay $60." Didi La looked at Chen Zhao.
The other kids also looked at Chen Zhao.
"When?" Chen Zhao asked.
"Next Monday and Tuesday. Two days in total."
"Then use this time to collect horse and cow dung from the field. One dollar per kilogram," Chen Zhao said. "Don't let the underlings help."
Chen Zhao had never given cash to his kids.
What he bought for them didn't count.
But if they needed money themselves or wanted to buy something outside of the plan.
Then Chen Zhao would ask them to earn the money themselves.
Of course, Fali would be the one in charge.
Chen Zhao also thought this was a good plan.
"Okay." Didira and the others weren't pampered children.
They agreed without hesitation.
If the cow dung was processed into fertilizer, it would only cost around ten US dollars per ton.
But the real meaning of this matter was never those few dollars.
"Honey, do you have any plans for today?"
"No," Chen Zhao said. "After sending the kids to school, I'll ask Felwood to come over. What's the matter?"
"No, Coco recently released a new bag, and I'm planning to buy it."
"Okay, I'll book it for you."
When Fali went out, Portia was there too.
Chen Zhao had Portia look after the house while he sent the kids to school.
"Felwood, are you free now?"
"Yes, Mr. Chen. Where do you need me to go?"
"Come to my house. Yes, by Mirror Lake."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Half an hour later, Felwood Cisco arrived.
"Hello, Mr. Chen."
"Yes, sit." Chen Zhao nodded. "How's the construction of my private airport going?"
"It's going well," Felwood Cisco said. "It should be ready in the fall."
"Sure," Chen Zhao said. "Don't delay the construction. Also, I called you here for something else."
"Please go ahead."
"Do you remember that I told you last year that I have a big project on hand?"
Felwood Cisco perked up. Of course he remembered.
For this, he'd hired many more workers.
However, there was no news from Chen Zhao.
His company was already feeling a little pressured from paying the salaries of these workers.
Recently, he was even planning to fire some of them.
"The project has been confirmed. The first investment should be ten billion dollars," Chen Zhao said. "I've already started raising funds, but there's no public bidding yet. I'm not the only one involved in this project. There are a few major shareholders too, so I need you to give me a clear answer. How much can you take?"
Felwood Cisco's jaw dropped. He stared at Chen Zhao in shock.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Ten billion dollars! This amount of money was enough to build a small city.
What project was Chen Zhao talking about?
"Mr. Chen, can you tell me the details of the project?"
"Do you know about Nanqi Island?" Chen Zhao asked.
Felwood Cisco's eyes widened again.
Of course he knew.
How could he not?
There were already all sorts of rumors about Mystical Island in the market.
One of them was that the owner of Mystical Island was going to develop it as a tourist island.
As a member of the construction industry, Felwood Cisco had been asking around for information.
He wanted to see if he could get some benefits.
However, basically everyone else knew about the information he got.
He couldn't even find the person in charge.
He couldn't even get some benefits.
But he didn't expect that.
Chen Zhao was the owner of Mystical Island.
Moreover, he couldn't just get some benefits.
A pot was placed before him.
There were a few pieces of meat and a few mouthfuls of soup. It was all up to him.
"This is the plan for the first phase of the project. Take a look."
Felwood Cisco felt like he was suffocating.
There were dozens of big and small projects.
The largest projects were all over 500 million US dollars.
One of the biggest projects was the reclamation project and a medium-sized airport. The current budget was 3.5 billion USD.
Moreover, this was only the first phase of the airport. The second phase would be expanded.
At this moment, Felwood really wanted to slap himself.
Why didn't he learn from his mistakes?
Chen Zhao had already reminded him a year ago.
However, he was still cautious.
Now, he was in a very awkward position.
"Mr. Chen, I think I can take on the shopping street and airport projects," Felwood said.
"Give me your schedule, budget, and plan. Then contact my lawyer, the person in charge of the project. You know him too, Ms. Alex."
"Okay, I'll give you a plan as soon as possible."
"Felwood, we're old acquaintances, but I hope you can give me a satisfactory construction plan for this project. Otherwise, even with our relationship, I can't give the project to you."
"I understand. I know."
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