Li Rui knew it was a watch at first glance. He opened it and sure enough, it was a Citizen watch. It had a stainless steel chain, a dark blue dial, and a diamond-studded interior. The overall design was low-key yet luxurious, steady yet youthful. It was very attractive.
Li Rui fell in love with it after seeing it. He felt that compared to the Vacheron Constantin and Zhang Zixiao's Cartier, this watch was better. Although it was not as expensive, the advantage was that he could wear it openly without worrying about being criticized by others. "Look at that guy Li Rui, he's wearing this luxury watch everywhere he goes. It must be from a shady background." The Citizen brand could be said to be both high-end and ordinary. Some of the high-end brands under it could only be afforded by the rich and powerful, while some of the ordinary brands could be afforded by the general public. Therefore, for an official like him, it was a very safe brand. He didn't have to worry about people gossiping about him when he wore it, and it was very dignified.
Li Rui immediately made the decision to wear this watch in the future. He closed the lid of the box and smiled at Xiaojia. "Good sister, I like it very much. From tomorrow onwards, I will wear this watch to work." Ji Xiaojia smiled and shook the jade bracelet on her wrist at him, saying, "In the future, I will also wear the bracelet you gave me every day."
Li Rui laughed and turned to look at Wang Jie to see if he was "jealous". He saw that Wang Jie was laughing foolishly and did not have a sour expression on his face. Only then did he feel relieved.
In theory, a man would not be jealous of his wife's godbrother. However, there were all kinds of men in the world. There were also some petty men who would be jealous when they saw their wife being close to any other man. If the wife was a beautiful woman, then they would be even more jealous. Li Rui had seen such men before, so he thought more about it now.
After the ceremony, it was time to eat. Ji Fei asked everyone to sit down and the waiter started to serve the dishes. Everyone sat in groups, drinking and chatting merrily. The atmosphere was lively and warm, as if they were a family.
After dinner, Ji Xiaojia was still unsatisfied. She pulled Li Rui's arm and said, "Brother, let's go to the KTV and sing nursery rhymes. I haven't spent enough time with sister-in-law yet. You should get closer to Wang Jie."
Li Rui looked at the time. It was just past eight o 'clock. It was not too late. He looked at Qingman, intending to let her make the decision. Lu Qingman smiled and nodded. "Then we'll listen to Little Jia. Let's go sing."
Since the four young people were going to sing, Ji Fei and his wife, Li Jianmin, and Old Zhang naturally wouldn't go with them. After saying their goodbyes, they went home without saying a word.
Li Rui and the other three went to the hotel's KTV and asked for a private room. They also ordered beer, drinks, and a few snacks before eating, drinking, and singing.
After Li Rui and Wang Jie sang "A Man Should Strive for Self-Improvement", they each picked up a beer, clinked it, and took a big gulp.
Wang Jie put down the beer and said, "Brother, my old man recently found a gold mine in the mountains of Xi County. The gold content is quite good. He asked me to set up a new company to mine the gold mine. I plan to invest five million yuan in this … "
Li Rui was confused. He thought to himself, 'Why is he talking to me about this for no reason? Does he need my help? '
Wang Jie was still talking. "… But I don't plan to do it alone. I want to invite you to join me. Do you have a million yuan? If you do, then take it out. From now on, you will have 20% of the shares of the new company. If you don't, it's no problem. I'll lend it to you first. You will also have 20% of the shares of the new company in the future. What do you think? "
Only then did Li Rui realize that he was here to give him shares of the gold mine. His way of giving them was quite artistic. There were two types of people who had money and those who didn't. In fact, if he didn't mention the latter, Li Rui wouldn't have understood that he was here to give him shares. Now that he said it, even a fool would understand. What a pity, most of his money had already been given to his close female friends to buy and build factories. Where would he find the money to invest? However, when Zixuan sold the pile of gold, silver, and jewelry, he would have money again. Why would he take such a risk when he had money? Thinking of this, he asked, "Is this your idea or Little Jia's?"
Wang Jie smiled and said, "This is our idea."
Li Rui refused. "I thank you for your kindness, but I really can't participate. I know you are kind enough to give me a long-term income, but I'm not afraid to tell you that I don't lack money now. It's useless to have too much money. So, you can have all the shares of the company."
Wang Jie persuaded, "How is it useless to have too much money? With your current status, you have to attend many social events and spend a lot of money. If you don't have enough money, your life will be difficult. So, you don't have to be polite. You don't have to be polite with us. We will be a family in the future. What's there to be polite about? "
Li Rui smiled and said, "It's because we will be a family in the future that I don't have to think about this. If I really lack money, I can borrow from you two. You won't refuse to lend me, right? Haha."
Wang Jie saw that he couldn't persuade him. He turned to Ji Xiaojia, who was sitting on the sofa next to him and singing with Lu Qingman, and said, "Little Jia, come and talk to your brother. Haha, he won't listen to me."
Ji Xiaojia heard this and got up to sit next to Li Rui. Li Rui also got up and pushed her with a smile. "Don't talk about it first. I drank too much. I'm going to the bathroom. We'll talk when I come back." As he spoke, he walked towards the door.
Ji Xiaojia raised her hand and patted his back affectionately. "Come back quickly. I'll wait for you."
Lu Qingman asked her and Wang Jie curiously, "What were you talking about with Xiao Rui?" Ji Xiaojia smiled and said, "Oh, how could I forget that this matter should be told to you. You are the one in charge of the family. Come on, let me tell you …"
Li Rui went out of the private room and found the bathroom according to the road sign. He went in to turn on the water and came out to wash his hands in the sink. When he was washing, he suddenly heard a familiar male voice behind him. "I'm in Qingyang … What are you doing? Picking up girls, haha …"
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat. Why did the voice sound like Cai Rulong, Chen Chen's boyfriend whom he met a few days ago? Hearing that the voice went from right to left, it seemed that the speaker went to the bathroom. Li Rui turned around quietly. He didn't know if he didn't see it, but when he saw it, his heart skipped a beat. The man was tall and well-dressed. Wasn't he Chen Chen's boyfriend, Cai Rulong?
At this time, Cai Rulong was on the phone while pushing the door of the bathroom open. "Of course it's the best girl. If she isn't, I won't pick her up …" As he spoke, he had already disappeared in the bathroom.
Li Rui felt that he was talking about Chen Chen because Chen Chen was a beautiful girl who was dating him. Except for Chen Chen, it was unlikely that he, who was from the provincial capital, would come all the way to Qingyang to pick up girls. Thinking of this, Li Rui was nervous. Chen Chen said that she had broken up with him. Why were they still together? But on second thought, women were all stubborn and soft-hearted. Although they said they had broken up, as long as the man took the initiative to apologize, the woman wouldn't be angry. Maybe Chen Chen had forgiven him and got back together with him. But this was their business. As an outsider, Li Rui didn't need to care about it.
Thinking of this, he took out a piece of tissue to dry his hands and turned around to leave. But he felt that Cai Rulong's words were very harsh. "Pick up girls" and "best girl", these two words were full of contempt for the woman. There was no respect for the girlfriend at all. It seemed that he was playing with the woman. Thinking of Cai Rulong's hypocrisy, arrogance, and arrogance, he suddenly had an idea. He wanted to hear what Cai Rulong would say next. If he said something bad to Chen Chen, he could tell Chen Chen to be careful of this guy and stop dating him. Thinking of this, Li Rui looked around and saw that there was no one else. He tiptoed back to the door of the men's bathroom. He gently pushed the door open and put his ear to the door crack to listen.
Coincidentally, after Cai Rulong entered the bathroom, he didn't go to the toilet immediately. Instead, he stood not far from the door and answered the phone. Therefore, Li Rui could clearly hear what he said.
"… Do it, of course I have to do it. What's the point of being in the bathroom for half a day? Isn't it to do her?! I'll do her tonight … You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, just wait. I'll take two photos tonight and send them to you later … Okay, I'll take them there. Anyway, I don't plan to marry her. I'll break up with her when I'm tired of her. Brother, it's not a big deal if you want to see her there … I'm not sure if she's a virgin or not. Hehe, you'll know in a while … "
Li Rui was shocked when he heard this. He retracted his head and closed the door. He turned around and walked a few steps away. His heart was shocked and pained. What, this guy was going to "do" Chen Chen tonight? Their relationship had already reached that stage? So soon? That couldn't be right. If it had really reached that level, why would Chen Chen casually say that she wanted to break up with him? Moreover, if the two of them were really that close, would Cai Rulong be worried that he would take Chen Chen away from him?
His thoughts were running wild and his mind was in a mess. However, he knew that he could not stay here for long. Otherwise, he would definitely bump into Cai Rulong who had just come out of the bathroom. He hurriedly walked out. Along the way, he did not return to his private room. Instead, he muddle-headedly walked to the elevator lobby. There was no one in the elevator lobby. It was very quiet. This atmosphere calmed him down temporarily.
"No, I'd better call Chen Chen and ask. Tonight, Cai Rulong's attitude toward her could be described as despicable and shameless. He even wanted to take photos of her private parts and send them to his friends. This in itself shows his disgust for Chen Chen. There must be something fishy going on. I must ask Chen Chen clearly … It's fine if I didn't make it in time, but since I did, I must be responsible for Chen Chen, my friend."
Thinking of this, Li Rui took out his phone and called Chen Chen. Perhaps the music in the private room was too loud and Chen Chen did not hear it. The phone rang several times before it was picked up.
Author's Digression: Dear readers, now that the system has recovered more than half, the problems you encounter next, such as the disappearance of the monthly subscription and the clearing of the book currency, will also slowly recover. Please don't worry, it will be done in two days!
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