Lin Wanwan wasn't as moved as she expected. Instead, she slapped him again, "You spent so much money and time, just for this?"
Xie Sui felt wronged, "What else? I saw you were always unhappy, isn't this all for you?"
"I'm not unhappy because of this. Didn't Cheng Yiming clarify it? I'm angry because my sister colluded with outsiders to harm me! I'm angry she treated me like this!"
Xie Sui misunderstood. He still knew too little about women's contrary words. She said she didn't believe it, but her heart was blooming with joy. It was just a little coquetry.
Every woman could be a little fussy, it just depended on whether there was someone willing to indulge her.
Lin Wanwan's little act of being willful had unexpectedly brought her to Hong Kong.
"Forget it, since we're here, let's have fun. Hong Kong's development is much better than the mainland. Lots of beautiful clothes, cosmetics, you'll definitely like them.
Don't worry about money. Husband earned it to spend on you. Besides, it's not necessarily just spending, let me earn some pocket money for you."
Lin Wanwan was puzzled, "How will you make money? You don't know anyone here. You can't open a kimchi factory here, can you?"
Xie Sui, "That would be too slow. And if it can be opened in the mainland, it definitely can't be done in Hong Kong. The labor costs are too high. Sometimes, you don't have to sell things to make money. For example, stocks, finance, investments are more profitable than running a factory."
This was beyond Lin Wanwan's comprehension. She had heard these words before, but she didn't understand what they meant.
Xie Sui's eyes became distant, his thoughts drifting. The kimchi factory couldn't be opened, but it could be exported. It would also earn foreign exchange for the country. This was something that could be done.
As for the money in the stock market, he had played it often in his previous life. The mainland stock market was not mature, and he dared not make big moves. The surveillance was strict. But Hong Kong was different. As long as you had the ability and courage, you could earn as much as you could.
Xie Sui felt he could make a fortune to take back, making his trip worthwhile.
He'd let go of the paternity test. He didn't want outsiders to look at Lin Wanwan strangely. She had no grudges, so there was no need for unnecessary actions.
It was more important to make money and let Wanwan and the child live the life of wealthy ladies sooner.
Thinking this, Xie Sui asked someone to fetch local newspapers and began to read them carefully.
It was Lin Wanwan's first time seeing him read anything with text so seriously. He wouldn't even look at the financial statements from the factory, leaving them all to her. It was truly rare.
A man reading seriously was quite charming. Lin Wanwan leaned closer to read with him. As it turned out, the newspaper was printing pictures of beautiful women in swimsuits. Three of them were holding trophies, their long legs were very eye-catching, and they possessed both purity and beauty. Even she couldn't help but look a few more times.
"You're just looking at this?"
Xie Sui came back to his senses, "Ha, it's a Hong Kong and Taiwan beauty pageant. Back then, beautiful women were truly beautiful. Look at their figures, their looks. The key is that they are all natural beauties without plastic surgery..."
Lin Wanwan sneered, "Do you want to go see it in person?"
"No, my current status won't get me in. I wouldn't even have the right to speak to them."
"If you had the right, you would go?"
Xie Sui, "Of course. They are like decorative vases, pleasing to the eye. Let's go together."
Lin Wanwan snorted, "Who wants to go with you? I'm starving, what are we eating?"
"Let's go take a shower first, and then we'll go out to eat and try the local specialty cuisine."
The children bathed like they were in a war. The bathroom was spacious enough. By the time they finished bathing, it was already dark. Xie Sui quickly told them to change their clothes. If they were late, it would be time for bed, and they wouldn't even have dinner.
After the children were tidied up, Lin Wanwan also finished her bath, looking like a fresh lotus emerging from water. Xie Sui thought she looked even more beautiful than the Hong Kong and Taiwan beauties. He quickly washed himself, and ten minutes later, they went out together.
The doorman recommended a restaurant with a good reputation. The family went to have dinner. Lin Wanwan couldn't understand Cantonese, but Xie Sui could understand it roughly, though he couldn't speak it.
Fortunately, English was also a major language, and Xie Sui spoke it very well. After all, he was the chairman of a listed company, and he had to know English.
Communicating entirely in English, Lin Wanwan held her breath, as if she was meeting him for the first time.
The two children also stopped their mischievousness, obediently letting their father make arrangements.
Xie Sui took charge of ordering the dishes and explained to the waiter. Three pairs of identical astonished eyes looked at him. He smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Xie Sui, where did you learn your English?"
Xie Sui, "My past life!"
This earned him an eye-roll from Lin Wanwan, so he had to say, "I learned it from the radio. I thought it was cool back then, so I secretly studied it. Since we were coming to Hong Kong, I found a teacher for tutoring. I was preparing in advance. Your man is very reliable, don't worry."
Lin Wanwan, "You can let me learn with you. I also studied at school, and I can learn too."
"Okay, it's not too late to teach you now. English isn't difficult, you'll get it after saying it a few more times."
The two were communicating in Mandarin. Guests at the next table looked disdainful and said in Cantonese, "Damn it, these mainlanders should all die!"
Xie Sui, "..."
Damn it, he had to encounter such an ill-mannered person even while eating.
Discrimination against mainlanders in Hong Kong was not uncommon. Many mainlanders who came to Hong Kong even felt inferior and endured the discrimination in silence.
Xie Sui was not going to tolerate them. What were they? If they themselves weren't doing well, they sought superiority by picking on outsiders. They had chosen the wrong people.
"What did you say?!"
Xie Sui glared, his face turning cold and stern, his hand gripping the teapot, ready to throw it if they didn't behave.
The people at that table saw that he not only understood but was also formidable. They immediately backed down, "Nothing, nothing!"
Xie Sui said coldly, "Apologize. What mainlanders? Don't you have black hair and yellow skin? Looking back a few thousand years, we all have the same ancestors. Looking down on mainlanders is like looking down on yourself!"
Lin Wanwan couldn't help but laugh. If he reasoned like that, at the beginning of creation, everyone was even more integrated, all made of mud!
The people at that table hastily apologized and left in a rush, not even bothering to finish their meal.
Xie Sui's temper subsided a little, "What are they? Cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong. You don't need to be polite to people like that."
"Haha, I knew who was so bold, it's Brother Xie!"
Xie Sui's body stiffened. That voice was a little familiar. It couldn't be such a coincidence, could it? Had he run into them?
Indeed, when he turned around, he saw Hu Yaohui and those desperate men. Xie Sui had even helped them extort money and smuggle them out.
He thought he would never see them again in this lifetime, but he didn't expect them to walk right into his trap.
"Haha, what a coincidence, meeting you from a thousand miles away. Brother Hu, I'm so happy to see you!"
Xie Sui's smile was uglier than crying. Gao Feng, one of Hu Yaohui's subordinates, hugged him with such force that he could barely breathe, "Brother Xie, we missed you too!"