CHAPTER 402: CHAPTER 402: ASKING FOR HELP

Ji Chenggong and Gu Xiao had no objections in this regard.

Xia Mian is indeed a genuine person. Instead of hoarding wealth for herself, she shares it with them.

With Xia Mian’s loyalty, in the future, if the Song Group or the Lu Group encounter any issues, they will support them without hesitation.

After seeing off Ji Chenggong and Gu Xiao, Lu Zechuan called Wei Wei over to inquire about the recent progress in promoting and selling resources from the Mystical World in the current world.

When Wei Wei talked about this, she was full of excitement but ended with a bit of regret, "Unfortunately, the resources we can bring back from the Mystical World using manpower are ultimately limited, and now everything is in short supply."

Xia Mian frowned; she hadn’t anticipated this.

Mainly, she hadn’t expected that these things could spread so quickly and be accepted by the upper echelons of Beijing.

After all, when people are introduced to new things, they generally need a little time.

But when she was doing all this, it seemed too smooth, like everything was falling into place effortlessly.

"I’ll talk to the Divine Clan and have them form a caravan dedicated to transporting various resources for us," Xia Mian said after a moment of silence.

Since she planned to do this, she intended to continue it for the long term.

As long as there are no accidents, being a middleman in two worlds benefits the original inhabitants and societal progress in both worlds.

A hint of joy flashed in Wei Wei’s eyes, "With the Divine Clan escorting us, the efficiency of transporting resources will be much higher."

Xia Mian nodded, "How’s the progress with establishing the chain restaurants?"

She had entrusted the responsibility of this task to Shu Dao Mountain and Ling Fei, and Wei Wei, running between both ends during this period, was quite informed about the progress there.

"It’s almost on track now," Wei Wei replied with a smile.

Creating a chain of restaurants in the Mystical World is different from doing so in the current world.

In the current world, one has to choose a location, renovate, hire staff...

In the Mystical World, it’s not that troublesome, as everyone knows magic, and with the help of magic, a building might be constructed in the blink of an eye.

The reason it has taken half a month to only just get on track is partly that the people sent from the current world need to adapt, and security measures must also be put in place.

After all, she sent people over there to make money, not to put their lives at risk.

Knowing that the matters she was handling are gradually becoming regularized brought a smile to Xia Mian’s face.

Given another chance, one must do something worthwhile.

"Miss Xia, here are the earnings for this period," Wei Wei showed the earnings for this period to Xia Mian.

Although Lu Zechuan is her primary boss, Wei Wei is fully aware of Xia Mian’s importance in Lu Zechuan’s heart.

The current Young Master relies entirely on Xia Mian’s decisions.

Looking at the series of numbers on the earnings record, Xia Mian’s smile deepened.

If there is anything in this world that can truly make people happy, making money would definitely rank high.

"Well done, time for a raise," Xia Mian said with a smile.

Wei Wei also laughed.

After coming to the current world, Wei Wei realized deeply the importance of money; it’s akin to Spirit Stones in the Mystical World, without which, one can’t move an inch!

Even though the Young Master treated them well, arranging legal status, cars, and houses for them upon arriving in the current world, Wei Wei and Ling Fei wanted to settle down here long-term, so they still had to adapt to the living habits and rhythms of the current world.

"If there’s nothing else, you may go back!" Lu Zechuan began to see her off.

Wei Wei wasn’t annoyed at all; when she was with Ling Fei, she also disliked being disturbed by others.

As soon as Wei Wei left, Lu Zechuan became restless, nuzzling against the back of Xia Mian’s neck.

Xia Mian felt a bit distracted by his teasing, yet she couldn’t bear to blame him.

After all, they’re both young and full of vitality, in a passionate relationship; not being affectionate would indeed be unusual.

After Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan returned, everything was peaceful for ten days.

It seemed like all the people and things that displeased them had completely disappeared.

This situation was interrupted by a phone call from Ji Hua two weeks later.

When Ji Hua called, Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan had just gotten up, and Xia Mian was shocked to receive Ji Hua’s call.

On the phone, Ji Hua’s tone was urgent; he said Ji Chenggong was missing!

Half a month ago, Ji Chenggong had personally visited the Lu Family, discussing cooperation with them, and now, in just half a month, he had disappeared?

"Miss Xia, we’ve looked everywhere we should, and we’ve reported it to the police, but now there’s no news about my grandfather... I had no other choice but to come to you," Ji Hua’s tone was distressed, with a hint of apology.

Xia Mian also had some acquaintance with the Ji Family.

Xia Mian pressed her lips, "Don’t panic, Lu Zechuan and I will head over shortly."

After hanging up Ji Hua’s call, Lu Zechuan squinted his eyes slightly, showing a hint of impatience, but he didn’t say much.

The four great families really seemed to see Xia Mian as their savior; whenever there was a problem, they sought her out first.

Although unhappy, the Ji Family was at least their partner now, and with the Ji Family in trouble, it was only fitting to extend some concern both emotionally and logically.

When Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan arrived at the Ji Family, the scene was much more chaotic than Xia Mian had imagined.

Besides Ji Hua and the three sons of the Ji Family, the Ji Family residence was crowded with many unfamiliar faces unfamiliar to Xia Mian.

Upon seeing Xia Mian, Ji Hua quickly rushed over to her.

"Miss Xia, thank goodness you’ve come." Ji Hua lowered his voice, looking troubled.

Xia Mian frowned, seeing the sea of heads in the Ji Family’s hall, her face full of confusion, "What’s the situation here?"

Ji Hua’s face showed a trace of embarrassment, "These are some of my grandfather’s brothers."

A bunch of cousins and brothers, upon hearing about Ji Chenggong’s disappearance, rushed to the Ji Family wanting to divide the family’s assets.

After listening to Ji Hua, Xia Mian couldn’t help but think that the Ji Family members were truly odd.

Someone was missing, yet instead of finding them, they thought of dividing the assets?!

The Ji Family’s wealth was painstakingly accumulated by Ji Chenggong; what did it have to do with these distant cousins and brothers?

These people were crazy, dreaming of pies falling from the sky every day!

Although Xia Mian disapproved of these people’s behavior, they were, after all, from Ji Chenggong’s generation, considered elders of the Ji Family. Since the Ji family members said nothing, as an outsider, she was even more reluctant to speak up.

"Hua Zi, who is she? Why did you bring her here? Our Ji Family matters don’t need outsiders interfering!" A person who bore a seven or eight point resemblance to Ji Chenggong stared at Xia Mian warily and said.