The people left behind had thought Anthony would propose some super difficult conditions, but the result...

God damn it, not only did he offer up a heap of money, he even threw in his daughter to Xu Hao.

How come Xu Hao is so lucky?

Quite a few people started to inquire about Xu Hao's background.

"Who is this Xu Hao? Why haven't we heard of him before?"

"Rumor has it he's not from Huadu; he came from Jing'an. He's the son-in-law of Liu Corporation, dammit, why couldn't my daughter find such a good son-in-law!"

"Forget it, let's go, it's really infuriating to watch!"

...

Liu Corporation secured the agency rights for the jade raw stone so effortlessly, something neither Xu Hao nor Liu Ruyan had anticipated, nor had the representatives of the other families.

Now that the deal was set in stone, everyone else staying there was just getting slapped in the face; they all took their leave, with practically no one wanting the one hundred thousand.

In the conference room, Anna let go of Anthony and, with a face full of excitement, looped her arm through Xu Hao's and said, "Brother Hao, look, I told you daddy would listen to me!"

Anna turned to glance at Liu Ruyan, "Sister Ru Yan, I'll need to borrow Brother Hao for the next few months, okay?"

Liu Ruyan gave a slight smile but did not commit.

Standing by her side, Xu Hao helplessly touched his nose, "Ahem, Miss Anna, it seems you're overlooking something—I don't recall agreeing to have you follow me around!"

Asking Liu Ruyan to "borrow" him?

Was he really being treated as just an object? No, how could he possibly be an object... wait, that's not right either... Xu Hao's thoughts flew in his mind, tangling him up in confusion.

When Xu Hao spoke, both Anna and General Anthony were taken aback, and Liu Ruyan too pulled at Xu Hao's arm in surprise, "Xu Hao... you..."

The agency rights for Hua Ya Jade—a business worth several hundreds of billions—and he was actually refusing? Was he planning to let this deal fall through?

In truth, Liu Ruyan did not know that for Xu Hao at present, hundreds of billions in funds really weren't that significant. If it weren't for Liu Ruyan, Xu Hao wouldn't have come to the provincial city to vie for the agency rights at all.

"Brother Hao, what do you mean by this? Are you not going to agree?" Anthony's facial muscles twitched twice behind his sunglasses, his eyes unseen, no one knew what expression he wore at the moment.

Anna also shook Xu Hao's arm anxiously, "Brother Hao, do you think I'm not pretty? I'm almost as good as Sister Ru Yan, you know. In Myanmar, the men who pursue me, at the very least, fill a reinforced company, you..." This chapter's true source is My Virtual Library Empire (*).

Xu Hao was Anna's prince charming, the first man to make her heart flutter in all these years, and therefore, she didn't want to let this opportunity slip by.

Xu Hao, who had kept everyone's interest piqued, finally spoke leisurely, "Miss Anna, General, you worry too much. It's not that I refuse, it's just that I have a condition of my own—is the General willing to agree to it?"

"You have a condition as well?" Anthony's eyebrows twitched twice. This Xu Hao really was different. As the greatest supplier of jade raw stones, Anthony was used to discussing terms with others—when had it ever been someone else's turn to impose conditions on him?

But since Xu Hao was the one who had saved Anna, Anthony responded with a smile, "Brother Hao, feel free to speak your mind!"

Xu Hao shrugged his shoulders, "It's very simple. When importing goods from Myanmar, I wonder if the General would let me personally make a trip to select goods from your mines? I don't mind if the price is a bit higher!"

Such a request?

For hundreds of billions worth of goods, Xu Hao actually wanted to pick them out himself?

Is he mad?

Could it be Xu Hao is a senior jade raw stone selection master? But even for a senior selector, the likelihood of sourcing jadeite from raw stones didn't really improve much.

Unless, Xu Hao's eyes have some Special Ability that allows him to see the jade inside?

"Haha, I thought it was going to be something else. Just that, huh? Certainly, no problem at all!" Anthony breathed a long sigh of relief while Liu Ruyan exchanged a glance with Xu Hao. Xu Hao winked at Liu Ruyan, and she shot him a coquettish glare in return.

This guy, such a bad egg... but, I like it!

There had been a strange change in Xu Hao's eyes, Liu Ruyan was aware of that. So many raw stones brought back from the antique market, all of them full of jadeite... If Anthony knew Xu Hao could actually see the jadeite inside the raw stones, he probably would burst into tears!

"Pleasure doing business!"

"Pleasure doing business!"

Xu Hao, Liu Ruyan, and Anthony shook hands one after the other, then proceeded to sign agreements, make deposits, and go through a series of detailed procedures.

By the time these were dealt with, half an hour had passed.

Since Xu Hao still had a few days to stay in Huadu to serve as Chen Suyi's personal bodyguard, Anna would not follow Xu Hao around for the time being.

Chen Suyi was arriving at Huadu on a five o'clock flight; Xu Hao informed Liu Ruyan, then drove out of the hotel towards the airport...

And just as Xu Hao left Yunmeng Hotel, on the 18th floor of Yunmeng Grand Hotel, in a room by the window, Young Master Zhou, Zhou Yang, stood by the window, his anger growing stronger.

Fingertips clenched so tightly they dug into the back of his hands, leaving red marks.

The beautiful secretary stood quietly by his side, daring not to make a single sound, fearful of igniting his rage.

After a while, Zhou Yang said coldly, "I, Zhou Yang, have never suffered such humiliation before! To have the Zhou Family's jade agency rights snatched away from under my watch, how would I explain this to my father? To take food from the tiger's mouth, one must pay the price!"

The secretary spoke timidly, "Director Zhou, what's done is done, the overall situation has..."