If you don't agree with something, just throw money at me!

However, Xu Ning's desire to acquire Lis Private Kitchen was not solely for investment purposes.

After all, no matter how good an investment, it probably wouldn't be as substantial as the System.

The key was that by acquiring Lis Private Kitchen, he could get rid of the annoying Master Li.

Otherwise, if that guy, relying on a distant family connection with the boss, kept causing him trouble, he wouldn't be able to focus on making money.

Now, with an opportunity that offered both stable investment returns and a chance to remove Master Li, Xu Ning naturally wouldn't miss it.

He decided to trouble the System for a bit.

Acquire Lis Private Kitchen.

Once he confirmed this in the System, 42 million yuan was instantly deducted from his bank account.

Xu Ning: ???

42 million?

This figure almost instantly stunned him!

He had thought around 10 million would be enough to acquire it, but he didn't expect it to consume almost a day's worth of his earnings!

However, when he saw the acquisition details in the System, he finally understood.

It turned out he didn't just acquire Lis Private Kitchen; he also took ownership of the building that housed Lis Private Kitchen.

Lis Private Kitchen was a standalone street-front commercial building, occupying over 500 square meters, with four floors, meaning it actually had over 2000 square meters of super-large space.

Not only that, there were also 50 independent parking spaces around the ground floor.

This worked out to about 20,000 yuan per square meter.

Xu Ning was well aware that commercial property prices in the Imperial Capital were much lower than residential property prices.

Knowing that he had also bought the building, Xu Ning no longer found it expensive; after all, renting was ultimately unreliable, and it was better to own the property.

All the procedures and property deeds had already appeared in his System space, meaning that from this moment on, Lis Private Kitchen belonged to him.

Having just finished his meal, Xu Ning headed straight to the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, his Koenigsegg One was still parked there. Xu Ning simply materialized the property deeds and documents and placed them in the car.

As he entered the restaurant, a friendly-looking Middle-aged Man greeted him.

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

Facing the outstretched hand, Xu Ning smiled and shook it.

Needless to say, he was undoubtedly the restaurant's owner, the actual proprietor.

The Manager and waiters nearby watched this scene, a little slow to react.

The boss's sudden visit to the restaurant today, coupled with his politeness towards the in-house designated driver, truly left them bewildered.

"Mr. Xu is truly young and promising!"

"I'm in a hurry to emigrate, so I'm eager to sell the building and the restaurant!"

"The economic situation isn't great right now either. I thought it wouldn't sell quickly!"

"Your purchase of Lis Private Kitchen has really helped me a lot!"

Listening to the other party's words, which were both enthusiastic and slightly grateful, Xu Ning suddenly understood.

He didn't know if the boss was truly emigrating, or if the System had used its power to make it happen in order to acquire the restaurant.

After a few pleasantries with the boss, it was time for their main business: handing over the restaurant.

The boss called Manager Liu over.

"Old Liu, I'm no longer the owner of the restaurant!"

"This Mr. Xu is the new owner of the restaurant; from now on, the restaurant, including this building, belongs to him."

Manager Liu's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this.

Even after so many years as a Manager, having seen many ups and downs, he was still too shocked by this news to speak.

This was too exaggerated, wasn't it?

If he didn't know the boss's personality, he might have thought the boss and the in-house designated driver were playing a joke on him!

How was that possible?

An in-house designated driver actually spent tens of millions to buy the restaurant and this building?

That was utterly ridiculous!

Although he didn't know the exact amount of this transaction, he could estimate the approximate capital required.

It would definitely be above 30 million yuan, or even higher.

Bought by a designated driver?

Are designated drivers that profitable?

Even with a moment's thought, he knew that Xu Ning must have had the financial backing all along, and it had nothing to do with him being a designated driver.

This feeling was like the most inconspicuous employee of a company suddenly buying the company and becoming the boss one day.

The absurdity of it was no less than the sudden spiritual revival of the entire world one day.

After a long period of shock, he finally recovered, his expression still unable to hide his astonishment.

Xu Ning also knew that such a thing had too strong an impact on others' minds, so he gave him enough time to compose himself.

"Manager Liu, I acquired the restaurant because I am optimistic about its operating performance."

"Although the owner has changed, I hope you can continue to stay and remain fully responsible for the restaurant's operations."

"As for your compensation, it will remain unchanged for now, but at the end of the year, I can give you an additional bonus."

Xu Ning said with a smile to Manager Liu.

The original boss didn't come often, and Manager Liu basically managed the restaurant's operations.

Since he was doing a good job, Xu Ning naturally saw no reason to replace him.

Moreover, he couldn't always be at the restaurant, so he needed a Manager like Manager Liu who could handle the restaurant.

Manager Liu had recovered from his shock and nodded.

This model was also very good; he had been worried that the new boss, knowing nothing, would only point fingers and give random orders!

"Oh, by the way!"

"You don't need to tell others that I am the new boss; you just need to be responsible to me."

"Also, fire the in-house designated driver Master Li, and then hire another in-house designated driver."

After seeing off the original boss, Xu Ning seemed to suddenly remember something and instructed Manager Liu.

"Understood, CEO Xu!"

Manager Liu nodded, and his address for Xu Ning also changed to CEO Xu.

A subtly incredible guess formed in his mind; if this guess were true, it would make him question life itself.

Yesterday, Xu Ning and the designated driver Master Li had a conflict and almost came to blows.

Connecting this to Xu Ning's almost sole request after acquiring the restaurant - to fire the designated driver Master Li.

This was a cause-and-effect relationship laid bare!

Perhaps Xu Ning acquired the restaurant not necessarily because he was optimistic about its operations, but simply because he wanted to get rid of Master Li.

That's why they say rich people are willful!

If they disagree, they just throw money at the problem!

If Master Li knew that Xu Ning had spent thirty to forty million yuan just to make him lose this designated driving job, it's hard to imagine whether he should feel devastated or honored!

And upon hearing Xu Ning say that he would continue to be an in-house designated driver there, Manager Liu was completely dumbfounded.

Are you serious?

You bought the restaurant, and then you're still working as a designated driver at the restaurant?

What's the difference between that and a beggar buying a skyscraper after getting rich, and then continuing to beg for food in front of it every day?

Manager Liu found it really hard to understand the mindset of these rich people.

Well, if you want to be a designated driver, then be a designated driver. It's better than those rich second-generation heirs who clamor about starting businesses.

He didn't fear rich second-generation heirs who ate, drank, and played; he feared rich second-generation heirs who invested in startups.

He guessed that Xu Ning's family was probably like this.