Lin Yumo Invests

Afterward, Guo Yuan proved through his actions that he really could guess what Lilith was thinking.

Lilith's attitude toward Guo Yuan changed from resistance to curiosity.

A woman becoming curious about a man was the beginning of her fall, and mother birds were no different.

Lilith decided to stay with Guo Yuan for a few days first and see how things went. If she felt comfortable, she would stay a few more days. If not, she would just fly away.

At eight that evening, Lin Yumo arrived at Guo Yuan's home carrying a bottle of 1995 Lafite.

Guo Yuan had prepared three dishes and a soup that day.

The dishes were chilled dried tofu sticks, fish-fragrant shredded pork, and garlic lettuce, while the soup was corn and pork rib soup.

Lin Yumo washed her hands, then spotted Lilith standing on Guo Yuan's shoulder as soon as she sat down.

"Guo Yuan, on your shoulder—"

"Oh! Don't mind her. She's my bird. Come on, Lilith, say hello to this sister."

"Hello."

"Wow!" Hearing Lilith pronounce "hello" so clearly, Lin Yumo couldn't help crying out.

Lin Yumo had seen people raising crows while studying abroad, and she knew that crows could imitate sounds from their surroundings, including human speech.

But she had never heard a crow say hello with such clear pronunciation.

In her impression, when crows imitated human speech, you could only vaguely make out what they were saying.

This crow's hello sounded like a parrot talking. It was honestly a little beyond her understanding.

"Guo Yuan, how can she make such standard sounds? Did you train her specifically?"

"I didn't train her. It was—"

"Wait! You don't need to say any more. I think I get it!"

Guo Yuan looked utterly confused. "What do you get?"

"This crow belongs to your organization, right?"

"Huh?"

"Stop pretending! I get it. Your organization trained her, didn't it? Does she have intelligence beyond that of an ordinary crow and understand all of your commands?"

Guo Yuan froze for a moment. In a sense, Lin Yumo was actually right.

"Well? I guessed correctly, didn't I?"

"Sigh! Sometimes I really can't keep up with your train of thought," Guo Yuan said with a sigh.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Lin Yumo lay on the table and watched Lilith.

"Lilith, come here to your big sister!" Lin Yumo beckoned to Lilith.

Lilith simply turned her head away, her face full of disdain.

Seeing such a vivid expression on Lilith's face made Lin Yumo's heart itch like it was being scratched by cat claws. She jogged out of Guo Yuan's home and returned a moment later carrying a plastic bag.

"Come, Lilith. Big sister has pine nuts—imported pine nuts! They cost several hundred yuan a pound! Come eat!"

Lin Yumo tried tempting her with food, but Lilith remained unmoved.

"Guo Yuan, don't crows eat pine nuts?" Lin Yumo asked Guo Yuan, who was washing the dishes.

"They do! Crows are omnivorous birds. Under normal circumstances, they feed on grains, nuts, various berries, insects, carrion, and the eggs of other birds. During breeding season, they mainly eat small vertebrates, locusts, mole crickets, scarab beetles, and moth larvae."

"Then why won't she eat my pine nuts?"

"Probably because she doesn't know you well. Let me try." As he spoke, Guo Yuan grabbed a handful of pine nuts and placed them beside Lilith. Only then did Lilith start eating.

"Guo Yuan, is Lilith very smart?"

"Yeah. She's about as intelligent as a twelve-year-old child."

"Can she do arithmetic?"

Lilith could do arithmetic. Addition and subtraction within a hundred were no problem, but she would not demonstrate that skill for you unless you gave her fresh beef.

Guo Yuan's eyes lit up at that. He seemed to have found a way to get a handle on Lilith.

"She should be able to do arithmetic, but she won't show you unless you treat her to beef."

"Beef? Wait here!" Lin Yumo ran home again. This time, she brought back an exquisitely packaged box.

"Lilith, this is M9 Wagyu chuck eye. One box costs several hundred yuan! Do some arithmetic for big sister, and it's all yours." With that, Lin Yumo opened the box.

Hearing this, Lilith flew over for a look, then turned to Guo Yuan.

"Lilith wants you to ask."

"Lilith, what's one plus one?"

"Caw caw~" Lilith cried twice.

"She really got it right!"

After that, Lin Yumo asked more than a dozen arithmetic questions, and Lilith answered every one correctly.

"Wow! This little guy is incredible! Guo Yuan, when can I join your organization? I want one of these ravens too."

"Ahem! Don't rush. I've already submitted your application. The organization is reviewing it!"

"Really?"

"Truer than gold!"

Lin Yumo nodded in satisfaction, then handed the beef to Lilith.

Lilith was over thirty centimeters long. Guo Yuan had just looked it up on Baidu: adult ravens could grow to fifty to seventy centimeters in length, with a wingspan of 1.2 to 1.5 meters and a weight of 700 to 1,600 grams. Lilith probably weighed around 400 to 500 grams now.

This small box of beef looked to be over 200 grams, and Lilith finished it in no time.

Lilith was in an excellent mood now. If fresh beef could be guaranteed every day, she would choose to stay.

Guo Yuan patted her head and said, "Don't worry! I'll buy you beef every day from now on."

"Caw caw!"

"Guo Yuan, you said earlier that you went to Hangcheng to acquire a company. What kind of company did you acquire?" After feeding Lilith, Lin Yumo abruptly changed the subject.

"A company that makes intelligent engines."

"Intelligent engines? Something like Unreal 5?"

"That's right. You know about them?"

"I've heard a little, but isn't the market for intelligent engines already occupied? There's basically no room for growth. Why would you—no, that's not right. You aren't the one acquiring this company. Your organization is, right?"

"Uh, more or less!"

"Then I want to buy in!" Lin Yumo said without hesitation.

"Buy in?"

"Yes! Buy in. I trust your judgment. Guo Yuan, please give me a chance to get a share of the profits! Please, please!"

"How much are you planning to invest?" Guo Yuan asked.

"How much did it cost you to acquire this company?"

"About 7.5 million in total! But I've only paid a 1 million deposit. I haven't figured out where the rest of the money is coming from yet." Guo Yuan did not hide the actual price he had paid to acquire Tianyu Technology.

"Then I'll put in 1 million US Dollars. Anything extra can be used as operating capital for the company. Just give me 15% of the shares! How about it?"

"1 million US Dollars for 15%? This..." Guo Yuan hesitated when he heard that.

Just as Guo Yuan had said, he had only paid a 1 million deposit and had a little over 500,000 left on hand. He still needed more than 3.9 million to purchase Tianyu Technology, and afterward, the company still had over 2 million in bank loans to repay. The pressure was still considerable.

Guo Yuan had originally planned to make a big score in the stock market, the kind where he went straight for tenfold leverage. Once he earned that money, he would stay away from the stock market for the time being.

After all, anyone determined enough to investigate could discover that every one of Guo Yuan's recent stock market investments had turned a profit. If he pulled off another tenfold-leverage trade and made a huge profit, it would definitely draw attention.

Now that Lin Yumo had taken the initiative to ask for a stake, Guo Yuan saw another solution. If he accepted Lin Yumo's investment, he would not need to take this risk in the stock market, nor would he attract anyone's attention.

After all, it involved the narrator, so he had to minimize the risk of exposure as much as possible.

Of course, Guo Yuan had also considered selling some of his Longcheng Biology shares for cash, but after thinking it over, he decided that those shares could not be sold.

The narrator could point out the swine fever vaccine. Could it point out other biomedical-related opportunities in the future?

He was already a shareholder of Longcheng Biology, and his relationship with Lin Yumo was quite good. At a time like this, he should be gathering as many Longcheng Biology shares as possible. Ideally, in the future, he and Lin Yumo could gain full control of Longcheng Biology, then use it to act on the narrator's prompts and make a fortune, rather than selling shares now over a little financial difficulty.

Moreover, letting Lin Yumo buy in this time could further deepen their relationship. If they each held shares in the other's company, they could cooperate with greater peace of mind.

With that in mind, Guo Yuan nodded and agreed. "All right, 15% it is! Once the acquisition over there is complete, I'll give you the shares."

"Okay, it's a deal! Wait for me." With that, Lin Yumo ran back home for the third time.

This time, she returned with a bank card.

"There's 1 million US Dollars on this card. Lin Zhengdong gave it to me before. You can exchange it into Chinese Yuan yourself. The password is 246810."

Guo Yuan took the bank card. With this money, he actually had enough to acquire Tianyu Technology. Adding in his writing royalties, he could probably even cover Tianyu Technology's debts.