I will never let the Autobots be captured by the evil organization!
Xu Ning's actions drew a charming, flirtatious groan from Ning Bing.
Needless to say, what followed was naturally the peak moment of their renewed 'Hua Shan Debate'.
It must be said that such activities are very physically demanding; in any case, when Xu Ning left the hotel in the afternoon, his legs were still soft.
After driving Ning Bing home, he checked the time and drove directly to Xiao Dong's kindergarten.
He had promised Xiao Dong that morning to pick him up in a Transformer, and he couldn't go back on his word again.
When he picked up Xiao Dong, the child was incredibly excited, jumping and leaping as if he were about to revert to an earlier evolutionary stage.
"Brother, you really came in a Transformer!"
"Hurry and make it transform, I've already told my friends, they all want to see the Transformer transform!"
"Brother, can Transformers fly?"
"Can it take us up for a flight?"
Not just Xiao Dong, but even the few children around him showed expressions of hope, clearly genuinely wanting to ride in a Transformer.
Xu Ning slightly opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
He was both amused and exasperated.
You can't reason with children; the world in their eyes is completely different from the world in yours.
However, he deeply understood these children's thoughts, as he himself had fantasized about owning a Transformer when he was little.
It's cruel to shatter a child's innocence and imagination, so Xu Ning decided to protect their childhood.
"Xiao Dong, didn't Brother tell you?"
"Autobots must hide in human society and cannot be easily exposed. How could you forget?"
"You still want it to transform?"
"Do you really want to see it expose its identity after transforming and then be captured by an evil organization?"
Xu Ning deliberately spoke in a mysterious and serious tone.
Upon hearing this, the children immediately covered their mouths, shaking their heads repeatedly, their expressions becoming nervous.
"No, no, no, I don't want it to be captured!"
"No transforming, no transforming!"
"We must protect this secret and never let the Autobot be exposed!"
"We want to defeat the evil organization with the Autobot."
Indeed, children's hearts only contain justice, with no room for evil.
Xu Ning gave them a thumbs-up, "You guys are awesome!"
This praise was irresistible to the children; they all puffed out their chests and held their heads high, as if they had just saved the Earth.
The parents nearby couldn't help but laugh; they hadn't expected the young man driving a supercar to be so good at coaxing children.
After picking up Xiao Dong, he played with him downstairs at his home for over an hour, leaving only after Xiao Dong's father returned.
Xu Ning first returned to his dorm to transfer the remaining 40 million to his eldest brother, Huo Xuefeng.
"Don't count it as my investment."
"There's no rush to repay it either; we'll talk about it when you've recovered."
"Anyway, you know, I don't really have anywhere to spend money."
Seeing Huo Xuefeng about to say something, Xu Ning quickly reassured him; he didn't want to hear any sentimental words from Huo Xuefeng.
Between brothers, that kind of thing wasn't necessary.
Deng Zihao and Ding Zehui naturally understood Xu Ning's thoughts, so they deliberately started to clown around.
"Third Brother, my family's company is also having some operational issues."
"You should quickly transfer me seven or eight hundred million for emergencies."
Deng Zihao put his arm around Xu Ning's shoulder, joking.
Ding Zehui was not to be outdone and followed up: "I have a great project recently, investing 400 million, and I'll return you 600 million in half a year, a 100% annualized return. Third Brother, why don't you invest with me?"
The somewhat sentimental atmosphere was completely shattered by the two of them.
Xu Ning, of course, knew their intentions, but he still laughed and complained.
"Fourth Brother, your family has no company to speak of, isn't it just a broken restaurant!"
"And you need seven or eight hundred million for emergencies? Why don't you just say you're going public?"
"Second Brother, let me say thank you, but for a project with a 100% return on investment, you can play it yourself; I'm not blessed enough to enjoy it."
After joking around for a while, Xu Ning left the dorm and headed straight for Lis Private Kitchen.
Buying the restaurant was great; he didn't have to eat in the cafeteria at night, he could just have the kitchen fry up a couple of dishes.
As soon as he arrived at the restaurant, Manager Liu immediately came to report on work.
"Young Master Xu, the customer who left his car yesterday came to pick it up."
"He asked me to convey his apologies and also left 100 yuan for the designated driver fee."
Saying this, he handed Xu Ning a red hundred-yuan bill.
He knew exactly what Xu Ning wanted, and though he didn't understand why, he immediately gave the money to Xu Ning.
[Congratulations to the host for working hard and earning 100 yuan. A hundred-thousand-fold amplification rewards 10 million yuan.]
The moment Xu Ning took the money, the system's prompt immediately sounded in his mind.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards; this feeling of wildly raking in money was truly wonderful.
After chatting with Manager Liu for a few minutes and offering some encouragement, Xu Ning ate a small meal in the lounge before returning to the cashier counter to prepare for work.
"Um, Xiao Xu, how about you take the first order starting today?"
As soon as Driver Wang saw Xu Ning, he smiled and spoke.
Although he wasn't clear about the specific situation, Driver Wang could still discern some clues.
At least Manager Liu's respectful attitude towards Xu Ning was enough to explain the situation.
And Old Li had been driven away; even if he hadn't fully understood it at the time, upon careful recollection, Old Li had just been about to bully Xu Ning before being kicked out.
Perhaps this unassuming young man had some connection to the new boss.
Driver Wang didn't want to follow in Old Li's footsteps, so he proactively took a step back, seeking stability.
Xu Ning couldn't help but be slightly surprised, but after thinking it through, he marveled at Driver Wang's cleverness.
Sometimes, taking a step back truly opens up a world of possibilities.
Xu Ning was certainly not someone who stirred up trouble; he was willing to abide by reasonable rules.
So even after he bought Lis Private Kitchen and became the boss, he still didn't change the order of designated driver assignments.
However, since Driver Wang had brought it up himself, whether out of genuine sincerity or not, Xu Ning naturally had no reason to refuse.
After all, taking the first order meant it was entirely possible to get one extra order at night.
Calculating an average of one extra order every three or four days, that would be seven or eight extra orders a month, and the increased income from these seven or eight orders would be roughly 500 yuan.
After the system's reward amplification, it would directly become 50 million yuan!
Even with Xu Ning's current insane rate of earning money, he would never disregard 50 million yuan.
After all, 50 million yuan could buy a Koenigsegg ONE!
However, while accepting, Xu Ning couldn't let an honest person suffer a loss.
Since Driver Wang's income would be reduced by about 500 yuan, he would find a way to compensate him.
His mind raced, and Xu Ning already had a plan.
Based on an average of three orders a day, that would be 150 orders a month, and the restaurant's commission from Driver Wang would be 1500 yuan.
He might as well just waive Driver Wang's commission.
Although the restaurant would incur a slight loss, for the scale of Lis Private Kitchen, it was utterly negligible.
Having made a decision, Xu Ning smiled and nodded, "Alright then, thank you, Driver Wang!"