338: Efficient exchange of resources

“Can I?”

Little secretary Emily seemed very tempted; she blinked her bright eyes and raised her glass.

“Boss, I’d like to toast you.”

“Emily, I remember your attitude wasn’t like this yesterday,” Li Qinghe teased the little secretary.

“Yesterday, I wasn’t very familiar with the boss yet, but after hearing Daisy’s idea, I suddenly felt it made a lot of sense, so I want to live in a villa with the boss.”

Just as she was speaking, the waiter brought over several large plates of skewers.

Chen Daisy quickly picked up a chicken skewer, dipped it in the restaurant’s special satay sauce, and fed it to Li Qinghe’s mouth.

“dear, quickly try this; it tastes exceptionally good.”

Satay Chicken Skewers

Li Qinghe glanced at her, then bit off the entire skewer of meat. The taste was quite good, the meat was very tender, and the satay sauce was also very flavorful.

The two flavors blended together perfectly.

Satay sauce is a type of Shacha sauce, a traditional Malay food.

Chen Daisy explained to Li Qinghe that the satay sauce at this restaurant was made from peanut butter, coconut milk, and dried shrimp, giving it a rich and mellow taste.

It was considered the best-prepared one on this street.

A large part of why their business was so good was because of their satay sauce.

Because the quality of the satay meat, the grilling, and the marinating didn't vary much between stalls.

But once it was coated in satay sauce, the flavor difference became apparent.

Sitting on such an open-air food street, looking at the smoky barbecue grills nearby.

In Singapore, a country with very high environmental standards, where even uncleared puddles can result in fines, it was rare to find such a lively and down-to-earth scene.

Smoky Barbecue Grill

Li Qinghe ate very happily.

From time to time, he would also feed a couple of skewers to Chen Daisy and Emily beside him.

He no longer thought so much about his interactions with the two of them.

You pursue your goals, and I enjoy mine.

Using one's resources to exchange for someone else's life wasn't actually that complicated.

Sweet love could be experienced, and relationships purely about money could also be experienced.

Li Qinghe suddenly had a very different view of Chen Daisy and Emily.

Girls from ordinary families who want to climb the social ladder either need immense perseverance to steadily advance towards their goals.

Or they need an exceptionally brilliant mind to defy fate.

Or they need incredibly good luck, encountering a benefactor who helps them along.

More often, they can only rely on themselves as a resource, exchanging it for the life they desire.

Those with good luck find a good partner and a happy life.

Those with average luck continue to struggle through a mediocre life.

As for those in power or with resources, using those resources to change other people's lives is actually very interesting.

Controlling other people's lives can bring immense joy to some.

Li Qinghe suddenly began to understand how the tycoons in the financial world played their games.

For example, games like not letting your partner touch you seemed to be quite common.

And he had an even greater advantage over those people: he was still young and tall and handsome.

Regardless of his wallet, his appearance alone could make many girls who valued looks go crazy for him.

Hmm, the key was valuing looks, and then they would go crazy.

Li Qinghe was learning how to be a rich man; he had changed for the worse, and he had learned.

His entire aura became less aggressive.

Li Qinghe’s change in demeanor was keenly sensed by the two young women beside him.

As Li Qinghe relaxed, their moods also relaxed.

They all knew that money was hard to earn and food was hard to eat.

Well, being able to earn money while in a good mood was a very happy thing in life.

Alcohol was inherently a good thing that easily broke down barriers and opened hearts.

And when people were in a good mood, their alcohol tolerance also became better than usual.

Twelve 660ml bottles of beer were quickly almost finished by Chen Daisy and Emily.

Li Qinghe didn't slack off either, contributing 1/3 of the effort.

Chen Daisy and Emily’s faces were flushed with a pleasant rosy glow; their drinking state was just getting into full swing.

“How are you two? Want to drink a little more?”

“No problem, let’s have another 12 bottles.”

Chen Daisy now displayed the demeanor of a strong woman, waving her hand generously for the waiter to bring another 12 660ml bottles of Tiger Beer.

“dear, let Emily and I really feel your manliness and see just how much you can drink.”

Chen Daisy now seemed to be quite accustomed to calling Li Qinghe dear.

She said “dear” all the time.

She also didn't shy away from intimate gestures with Li Qinghe.

However, due to Singapore’s regulations, it was generally kept to a minimum.

Because couples who hugged or kissed in public in Singapore could be fined up to 5,000 singapore dollars.

But Singapore, this contradictory country, to stimulate youth fertility, once, through a non-governmental organization, urged young couples to play a game of making their cars rock on Singapore’s National Day (August 9).

Although the official government did not openly support it, it also did not forbid it.

Anyone with eyes could see that not encouraging and not opposing was tantamount to tacit support.

Even at this level, public displays of affection were still prohibited.

The diners on the bustling Satay Street came and went, but it always maintained its lively atmosphere.

After finishing the remaining 12 bottles of beer on the table, Li Qinghe had already cleared most of the skewers.

He turned his head and saw that little secretary Emily was already swaying, her head nodding, and she didn't forget to give Li Qinghe a silly smile.

“Boss, is your mattress high? Is your bed big?”

“Five people can lie side by side on the bed.”

“That big? Is the mattress soft?” the little secretary asked, digging for details.

“You’ll know when you experience it.”

“Yes, let’s go, let’s hurry up and see, I’m already a little impatient.”

Chen Daisy, standing nearby, also got up and urged the two to leave quickly.

Li Qinghe called a designated driver on Grab, as Singapore also imposed very strict penalties for drunk driving.

The rule of 'don't drink and drive, don't drive and drink' was a habit Li Qinghe had ingrained since his time in Dragon Country.

He also adhered to this principle abroad.

However, this principle only allowed Li Qinghe to control himself from driving a car after drinking.

But in fact, Li Qinghe would occasionally drive other vehicles after drinking, the kind that didn't go on the road.

It seemed the experience was quite good.

Today was no different; he had the designated driver take them back to his detached villa in Bukit Timah.

However, halfway there, little secretary Emily was urged to return home by a phone call from her family, saying that very important relatives had arrived.

Reluctantly, the little secretary had to apologize to Li Qinghe and leave.

Only Chen Daisy and Li Qinghe were left in the back seat of the car.

After drinking, Chen Daisy felt hot all over; even though the air conditioning in the car was on full blast, she still felt something scalding rolling from her chest to her lower abdomen.

It seemed as if something was about to burst forth.