At first glance, I heard the words "not aiming to make money".
The situation suddenly spiraled out of control.
Even Mo Ran put down his cue and came over curiously to find out He Jiong and Cai Pingsheng.
To put it bluntly, this group of people are all poor people who suddenly became rich.
Suddenly having money has completely changed my life. I've enjoyed eating, drinking, and having fun, but I don't know what to do with the rest of the money.
The World Tower's upgrades have reached their current limit. To upgrade to the next level, the wealth would need to increase tenfold, which would probably take another year or two.
I feel uneasy about continuing to spend money recklessly.
I want to invest and manage my finances, but I don't know anything about it.
It seems that only two of the acquaintances are engaged in business.
One is Cheng Queyi Wang Wen Wong.
One is Benevolent Chen Hansheng Foundation, now the world's largest conglomerate.
Neither of these two feelings seems quite right.
Either the relationship is incompatible.
Either the scale is inappropriate.
Those who emerged from the Insect Chamber were on the verge of tears, wondering why it was so difficult to start a small business.
It just so happens that He Jiong seems to have connections.
Everyone was so excited!
I leaned closer to listen.
Wow! Is there really such a good thing??
Song Ping'an, the most honest and kind-hearted man in the entire Insect Chamber, has actually invested in a business?!
Is it still my brother-in-law's business?
Isn't Song Ping'an's brother-in-law the same as everyone else's brother-in-law?
What are we waiting for?
Hurry up and invest, join the fray, who cares about making money or not, the only thing that matters is the thrill!
Jiang Zheng was super excited and kept asking, "Is it just a restaurant? How about we add a foot massage place too? Customers can go to the back to soak their feet and rest after playing ball?"
"Foot... bath?" Cai Pingsheng stared in disbelief, struggling to piece together a picture of a billiards hall, a restaurant, and a foot bath in his mind.
Mo Ran rubbed his chin, offering a strategist-like suggestion. "Since we have food and foot massage, why not just make it a one-stop shop and build a super soundproof karaoke area inside?"
"KTV?" Cai Pingsheng was dumbfounded.
Li He, who was nearby, was just rinsing his throat with water when he heard Mo Ran's words and casually called out, "Super soundproof? Then reserve a super soundproof room for the Academy as a conference room! It'll save us the trouble of having to go all the way to First Region to borrow Universal Love's conference room every time."
"A meeting... room?" Cai Pingsheng dumbfounded.
Gu Jianbing agreed with Li He: "That's a pretty good idea. They're all so close to the Fifth Region, making it convenient to travel back and forth. It can also be a good time to rest and clear your head."
Li He gave a thumbs-up with delight. "The main thing is that we don't need the Academy to plan extra space, which saves money!"
"Save... money?" Cai Pingsheng was stunned.
Wang Wen, whose impromptu meeting had been interrupted, released her wrist and deactivated her personal terminal. She looked up, glanced around, and frowned, saying, "The space is indeed a bit small for all this stuff. We'll have to push down these walls and expand outwards. That's a tobacco and alcohol stall over there, and what's behind this wall?"
It's surprising to see that even Wang Wen has joined this discussion.
Everyone except the dazed Cai Pingsheng perked up.
Jiang Daoli proactively went out to survey the terrain.
Judging from his posture, he seemed to intend to take over this entire area.
Anyway, he's no longer on duty in the Guard Department, and he has money and manpower behind him. Nothing could give him more confidence than he does now.
Cai Pingsheng watched as a group of people were even more proactive than himself, already focusing on planning the expansion of the billiards hall, which had only been open for less than half a day.
He was somewhat bewildered, and also somewhat amazed.
She leaned closer to Song Ping'an and asked, "Brother-in-law, have they always been this decisive and efficient?"
Song Ping'an also somewhat mentally challenged.
Hesitantly, he said uncertainly, "It seems... right?"
Just then...
A slight commotion occurred outside the billiard room.
A robot that was cleaning up the wreckage of the cannons was violently kicked over by several people.
Cai Pingsheng quickly went outside to check.
Qiqi and her two companions returned, accompanied by a group of burly men who were shirtless in the dead of winter, as if they wanted everyone to know they were thugs.
Seeing that Qiqi was actually hanging out with these thugs and acting like a big sister, Cai Pingsheng gained a new understanding of her abilities.
He couldn't help but regret that he had been so blind to have fallen for such a wicked woman.
Qiqi led the group to kick over the robot outside the door and walked to the front of the store.
He was arrogant and haughty, and without saying a word, he just sneered at Cai Pingsheng with his chin.
A burly man with a massive build walked out from the side, his arms and back covered in tattoos, making him look like a pig covered in stamps.
The burly man walked up to Cai Pingsheng, towering over him by a full head, and looked down at him Cai Pingsheng, saying, "You're the only one who's still clinging to Qiqi after breaking up?"
Cai Pingsheng calmly shook his head. "No, I've even blocked her contact information. I'd rather have never met a woman like that; why would I bother with her?"
The burly man was slightly taken aback.
Unexpectedly, he turned to look at Qiqi with suspicion.
Qiqi quickly explained, " Brother Bear, don't listen to his nonsense. I was shopping with my girlfriends today and we passed by here when he came up to me and tried to drag me into the store. I reluctantly agreed because we'd known each other before, thinking I'd just support him and leave. But when he saw I agreed, he got more and more outrageous, saying he'd let me sleep with him for free!"
Brother Bear Xiong put his hand on Cai Pingsheng's shoulder and asked coldly, "Did you say that?"
Cai Pingsheng said calmly, "You actually believe such nonsense?"
The two girls next to Qiqi shouted as witnesses, "It was him who said it, we heard it all!"
Cai Pingsheng retorted to Brother Bear, "Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? I'm opening today, and your girlfriend just happens to be passing by? Why don't you consider another possibility? Maybe she found out from her social media that I, the clown she used to look down on, actually opened a shop and started a business, so she's jealous and resentful and deliberately came to cause trouble?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Brother Bear waved his hand impatiently. "I'm just asking if you said it or not!"
Considering the "distinguished guests" in the shop whom his sister and brother-in-law had warned him about, Cai Pingsheng didn't want to cause trouble.
I thought about it.
He shook his head and said, "I never said that."
The two women shouted exaggeratedly, "Wow, how despicable and shameless of a grown man to do something and then not admit it!"
Qiqi put on an even more dramatic performance, squeezing out a half-tear as she looked at Brother Bear: "This guy is a scoundrel, Brother Bear, you have to stand up for me..."
Brother Bear Xiong was about to say something.
Three guards emerged from the gate and shouted at the crowd outside, "What are you all doing here? Don't obstruct their normal business operations!"
Brother Bear glanced at the guards and said in surprise, "Wow, even people from the Guard Department are here. They've got some influence!"
One of the guards said to him, "Boss Xiong, we usually keep to ourselves, so don't cause trouble here."
Brother Bear glanced at the guard, then at the calm Cai Pingsheng.
With a strange smile on his face, he nodded heavily and said, "Cause trouble? Of course not! I'm here to support the opening of a new store!"
As he spoke, he waved to his men, who then surged into the billiards room.
They didn't do much; a group of people simply surrounded the nearest table of guests playing ball, glaring at them menacingly.
The guests at that table inexplicably stopped what they were doing, stood up, and looked around.
The guard went over and warned Brother Bear, "Don't go too far! If you cause trouble, you'll be coming back to the Guard Department with us!"
"What? Can't I watch people play ball?" Brother Bear crossed his arms and sneered at the guests at the table, "Keep playing! What are you afraid of? I just want to watch!"
The customer dared not continue playing and left, dropping his cue.
Brother Bear scared away one table, but immediately moved on to another.
The guests at this table seemed to know Cai Pingsheng, and said to the two men, "If you have any grudges, go outside and settle them. What kind of behavior is it to take your anger out on ordinary customers here?"
Cai Pingsheng hadn't even had a chance to speak.
Brother Bear Xiong yelled at the man, "Why are you such a busybody? What's it to you? Just play your game! If you're not going to play, get out of here. I've got my eye on this table, so I'll play here!"
The man shook his head, sighed, put down his cue, and left.
The three guards looked at each other.
They hadn't expected that the troublemaker was actually the local tyrant of the Fifth Region. This ferocious beast was not someone ordinary people could afford to provoke, especially since he had brought so many henchmen. The three of them alone really didn't have the confidence to capture him and bring him back to the Guard Department.
Besides, this trip wasn't a mission, so they weren't officially on duty and it was difficult for them to even ask for reinforcements.
They could only watch helplessly as the other party led their people away, scaring away the customers in the store.
Then they walked all the way to the last table, which was the corner where Wang Wen and the others were.
The whole process took only a few minutes.
The people in the corner were still engrossed in their heated discussion, even Song Ping'an was pulled into discussing how to invest, and failed to notice the situation on Cai Pingsheng's side in time.
Until Brother Bear led his men closer.
He chuckled and said to the crowd, "Having a lively chat, huh? Want to play ball? If not, get out! You're just hogging the toilet and disturbing the boss's business!"
Everyone turned around and looked at him with surprise.
It seemed like it had been a long time since anyone had spoken to them in that tone.
It took me a moment to react.
Song Ping'an frowned and walked over to Cai Pingsheng, asking, "What happened?"
Cai Pingsheng said helplessly, "That Qiqi brought people here to cause trouble."
"Is that the woman who scammed you?" Cai Yiyao, who was holding Song Lele's hand, frowned and said, "Why is she still haunting us?"
"They're probably just jealous that I opened a shop and want to get some benefits from it," Cai Pingsheng sighed.
Mo Ran, looking puzzled, asked Brother Bear, "There are so many tables outside, how could that affect business?"
Seeing that someone still dared to voice their doubts, Brother Bear slammed his fist on the table in anger and shouted, "So what if I like this table?"
The henchmen around immediately started shouting loudly.
Mo Ran was even more confused.
Pointing to his own nose, he asked, "You don't know who I am, do you?"
"Heh." Brother Bear glanced at the number of the enemy's men, then at the number of his own, and sneered, "I think you just don't know who I am!"