At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Chen Qiao watched as his daughter took Lin Xinyue upstairs, and glanced at the Black Truffle Taro Milk Tea in his cup that he hadn't finished drinking, with the corners of his eyes twitching.

That was black truffle from the south of France, costing eight thousand euros per kilogram, hard to buy even if you have the money!

And his prodigal daughter used it to make milk tea?

What a waste of heavenly gifts!

But he had only this one daughter, no matter how she splurged, he could only grind his teeth and swallow it.

Chen Qiao wanted to cry but had no tears, just as he was grieving for his truffles.

Mr. Chen Tian finally got over his drunkenness, remembering what he had said to Gu Yu before.

He said to Chen Qiao, "Son, take out that Special Grade Saffron and the hundred-year-old ginseng from my collection; let's make some tea for these young lads."

"Yu, didn't you say you felt a bit weak? This will be good for you."

Chen Tian narrowed his eyes, a meaningful smile appearing in them.

"Oh, okay... wait, Dad, you mean your saffron and old ginseng???"

Chen Qiao subconsciously agreed, was about to get up, then suddenly realized that what his father was talking about was even more outrageous!

Special Grade Saffron, one hundred thousand yuan per half a kilogram!

And that hundred-year-old ginseng, weighing only one hundred and ten grams, had a market price of over ten million, the key being that it was priceless!

His father actually said to take it out for these young guys to make tea?

He simply couldn't understand!

He thought his daughter was squandering money, but it seems she inherited it from her grandfather's genes!

"Hmm? Isn't that what these things are bought for—in order to drink them?"

Seeing that his son hadn't moved for a while, Old Mr. Chen's last bit of tipsiness evaporated.

He wasn't so old that he was immobile yet!

And his son was actually disobeying him?

Chen Qiao couldn't miss the displeasure in the old man's tone and hurriedly ran to the study to get the saffron and old ginseng.

Seeing this, Gu Yu felt rather embarrassed.

"Old Mr. Chen, it's our first visit, and it's really too much trouble for you!"

At the same time, he looked around the house; such a huge villa and yet no servants had been hired.

This was unexpected for him.

Logically, there should be at least a butler or something, right?

"By the way, living in such a large house, don't you hire a few people to manage it?"

He voiced his puzzlement.

Boss Pu jokingly interjected from the side, "Yeah! It feels kind of empty here, Old Mr. Chen, could it be that you can't find any staff?"

"Take a look at me and Laoer—how's that? The toilet in our dorm is always sparkling after Laoer cleans it!"

Pu Tongren patted Yu Shutong, who was looking around in confusion, not realizing he'd been 'sold' by Boss Pu.

"Haha, don't take it seriously, we do have servants, but it's too late now, they have already finished their shifts. You young lads, how could you possibly have the patience to do cleaning work?"

Chen Tian laughed heartily, knowing that Pu Tongren was joking with him.

Although he hadn't talked much with them during this period.

He did occasionally pay attention to their company, Ideal Paradise.

He knew that the game they developed had become hugely successful, earning over five million in just a few days.

Being able to achieve this much right from the start of their company, how many would be willing to do housekeeping work?

Speaking of which, he remembered today's investment conference.

Gu Yu was invited by Xu Fei because of him; the original intention was to inject some funds into Ideal Paradise by using the investment conference.

At the same time, to publicly expose the corruption and favoritism of Chen Yufei and others.

What he hadn't expected was that Gu Yu, after securing the investment, also proactively rejected the investment from Shengda.

It was truly beyond his expectations.

"Yu, speaking of which, Ideal Paradise is currently in the spotlight; don't you have any plans to expand?"

"You should know that the Life Restart Simulator your company has developed, though well received in the market, is not a product with lasting benefits."

"Once people's novelty for the simulator wears off, the revenue it brings to the company will inevitably decline quickly."

"Your Ideal Paradise Company should take this opportunity to begin its first expansion!"

Chen Tian had quickly assessed the current state of Ideal Paradise.

It appeared to be thriving and raking in profits, but clearly, this was not sustainable in the long run.

In the gaming industry, there is no such thing as a one-trick pony.

Only by constantly expanding content and updating iterations can a company hold onto its users and generate a steady stream of revenue.

This is the foundation of a game company's development.

Relying on past successes will only lead to an ugly downfall!

This was well exemplified by the game Hot Legend developed by Shengda.

Though initially it exploded in popularity and made a fortune, the influx of players quickly diminished due to a lack of upgrades in gameplay and mode updates.

Lots of Flash games followed, but all were lukewarm, with some even sinking without a trace upon release!

Now, it could only rely on selling nostalgia occasionally to earn profits.

Luckily, Shengda has now grown to a sizeable scale, no longer the company that staked its fate entirely on Hot Legend!

Now Shengda Group has several companies under its umbrella, including Shengda Media and Shengda Literature.

Even without the gaming company, they could still survive just fine.

But having learned from such setbacks, Mr. Chen certainly did not wish for the same to happen to Gu Yu and the rest at Ideal Paradise.

He looked at Ideal Paradise and saw a reflection of the Shengda Game of old.

If Gu Yu did not make decisions at this point, he was very likely to repeat Mr. Chen's past mistakes.

If they were lucky, they'd just end up taking a longer route, but if not, they might "die" entirely.

He watched Gu Yu, who was deep in thought, pondering his words.

Before long, Gu Yu looked up, a relaxed smile on his face, "Old Mr. Chen, rest assured! I've had the idea of expanding the company for a while now."

"However, I don't think the time is quite right yet, the earliest I'd consider it would be the middle of next month."

He understood that Mr. Chen was guiding him with his experience, hoping he would properly develop Ideal Paradise.

Gu Yu accepted Mr. Chen's kindness.

But he wasn't in a position to act according to Mr. Chen's suggestions.

The decision to expand the company or not was not his to make.

There were fourteen days left until the next system assessment.

In fourteen days, the system would automatically evaluate the most rational planning scheme and inject a new round of funding!

This was the source of his confidence; behind him lay the power of an unfathomable system cheat!

"Mm, it's good that you have your own plans. If you encounter any difficulties with funding, just speak to me directly."

Naturally, Chen Tian was unaware of the system bug that Gu Yu possessed; he simply thought Gu Yu had his own strategy.

Although he would offer advice to Gu Yu, he would never interfere with any specific affairs.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

His role was to assist Gu Yu in growing Ideal Paradise, not to create another Shengda!

It is best for young people to carve their own paths.

"Alright!"

Gu Yu wasn't pretentious, with Mr. Chen saying so much, to refuse would be to disrespect Mr. Chen.

At this point, Chen Qiao also came out of the study with two exquisitely crafted boxes bound in golden silk and red satin.

"Special Grade Saffron! Centennial wild ginseng! These are truly fine items!"

"Even I hardly get to enjoy a cup of it, but today you're our most honored guests!"

Chen Qiao was visibly pained but still generously placed the two boxes on the table for everyone to admire.

Opening the lid…

Gu Yu's Golden Eyes once again failed him.