68: Chapter 68: A Childhood Joke—Will It Come True?

"How long will it take to sell that batch of antiques I gave you?"

Yang Fan asked while they were eating.

"It'll take about 30 days; we can start auctions across the country simultaneously."

Ye Qingcheng thought for a moment; after all, they could just rent venues, so it was quite simple.

They didn't even need much promotion, as their company was currently attracting a lot of attention.

If someone wasn't paying attention to their company, they probably didn't need to attend the auction anyway, as they wouldn't be in the same circle.

"Hmm, speed up the pace of investment. If anyone wants to buy items directly, that's fine too."

"It's already very fast!!"

Ye Qingcheng felt helpless; those pieces of calligraphy by Wang Xizhi would definitely sell for a higher price if sold individually.

In the end, they only sold for 6 billion.

"What do you think about us directly acquiring a few banks?"

"Banks?"

"For a bank, you need subscribed capital, and it must be paid-in capital, at least 1 billion."

"And you also need gold reserves."

"Why do you want to open a bank?"

Ye Qingcheng felt that opening a bank wasn't very wise; today's banks weren't like the banks of the past.

"To make investment easier. How can you call yourself 'capital' without a few banks?"

"Go look into it; a direct acquisition should be faster. As for gold reserves, I'll go get around eight hundred to a thousand tons; that should be enough."

Yang Fan planned to go to the Liangjian World in a few days to prepare some gold. The Little Japs stole a lot of gold from China, and much of it probably hadn't been shipped away yet. Wiping them out should yield quite a bit.

Yang Fan planned to participate in a few battles; after all, he had too many weapons on him and his hands were itching!

Ye Qingcheng was so shocked she was speechless.

Eight hundred to a thousand tons... describing gold?

"Fine, acquiring a bank is actually quite simple; there are plenty of banks on the verge of bankruptcy right now."

"I'm just afraid of losing money then..."

"After all, I don't have any experience in running a bank."

Yang Fan was speechless; she could just find professionals.

"It's fine, we have gold reserves and can use leverage; we won't lose."

"We'll find a professional when the time comes. Besides, we have plenty of money."

Yang Fan was, after all, a finance graduate and knew that professional matters should be handled by professional people; he wouldn't just jump in himself.

"Okay, I'll consult an uncle of mine who's in banking."

Yang Fan nodded; having family resources really made a difference.

"Buy me another 10,000 DJI drones; I need them in the next couple of days."

Ye Qingcheng had a strong feeling that everything Yang Fan was preparing was war material.

Except for weapons, he had prepared everything.

"Okay, where should they be sent?"

"Ask Jiang Lan; she knows where to put them."

That girl Jiang Lan now knew how to help him cover his tracks. Although she already knew Yang Fan was taking the things himself, she never asked.

Although her presence was usually very low, Yang Fan could feel that he was Jiang Lan's entire world.

Yang Fan's phone rang with a familiar and beautiful melody.

"Sis, is something going on at home?"

Yang Fan glanced at Ye Qingcheng, wondering if the matter her grandfather promised had been implemented.

"No."

"It's about our aunt. I went to the hospital with Dad to see her."

"Hmm, wasn't that already over?"

Yang Fan was puzzled; what other problem could there be?

"Something happened..."

Yang Juan didn't know how to put it and reorganized her words.

"The hospital found a suitable kidney donor."

"Oh? So fast? Is the hospital's efficiency that high now?"

Yang Fan was truly surprised this time. Was her luck that good?

"Uh... it's her daughter."

"Hmm, what luck."

Yang Fan lamented.

"I didn't call to tell you that. What I want to say is that after her daughter found out, she explicitly refused; she won't give a kidney to her mother."

"When she saw us, she was weeping and saying she had raised an ungrateful wretch."

Yang Fan burst out laughing.

"It really fits the saying: good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. It's not that there's no retribution, just that the time hasn't come yet."

"You reap what you sow."

A child's growth is essentially mimicking their parents, from speech and habits to how they conduct themselves.

That's why there's a saying: teaching by example. Not only must you teach them what to do, but you must also show them how it's done through actual actions.

When children are young, they might not know what filial piety is, but if you are filial to your parents, they will follow suit.

The reverse is also true.

"Yeah, she said she wants us to go and talk her daughter into it."

"Ignore them. That whole family is rotten to the core."

Grandmother was very filial to her mother back then; how did she end up raising someone like this?

"Okay, then I'll just block her number."

"Yeah, we've done all we could."

Yang Fan hung up after saying that.

"Is the matter your grandfather promised arranged?"

Yang Fan asked Ye Qingcheng; after all, he was going on a business trip this time, and it would probably take a while.

"It's arranged. Don't worry, they are fully armed and have all the necessary weapons and equipment."

Her grandfather was also quite attentive to this generous fellow.

He arranged for people to go the very next day. After all, it could protect Yang Fan's family on one hand, and on the other, it was a disguised way of keeping Yang Fan under control.

The state had already begun to take Yang Fan's security level seriously. After all, the country had its own supernatural departments, and Yang Fan's was clearly a bit higher than theirs; the state wasn't stupid.

"That's good. You can go now; I'm going to teach Jiang Lan and An Lan how to swim, hand-in-hand!"

Yang Fan simply waved her away.

Ye Qingcheng snorted in anger and left immediately.

She was still muttering, "I hope you tire yourself to death."

"Should I step away?"

Tang Xue said.

"No need, just watch. They don't know how to swim; how can we manage without a safety officer!"

Yang Fan's swimming level was only passable; he wasn't that arrogant.

"You're not going to try to take advantage of me too, are you?"

Tang Xue rolled her eyes at Yang Fan.

"I won't. I have no interest in 'beans'."

Tang Xue's face was decent, but her figure was a bit lacking.

Tang Xue was almost choked to death by Yang Fan's words. However, looking at the two women by Yang Fan's side, both were truly top-tier; their looks, figures, and personalities were likely all to Yang Fan's liking.

Moreover, both of them could clearly recognize their own status; Yang Fan's methods were truly impressive.

...

"Yang Fan, tonight at 7 PM, MGM Hotel, 57th-floor restaurant. Don't forget."

On the day of the class reunion, Bai Jingtian called.

"Okay, I got it. Who booked the hotel? They definitely have some ulterior motives."

"After eating and having some drinks, you won't even need to change locations!"

Yang Fan joked; after all, he used to often hear that class reunions were for breaking up couples one by one.

"Who knows? Why, is there someone among our classmates you've taken a fancy to?"

"You could say you can pretty much take your pick now."

Word of Yang Fan's affairs had spread throughout their school; everyone knew their year had produced a formidable figure who could walk tall in Shanghai.

"Am I that kind of fickle person? You brat, don't smear my name."

Bai Jingtian sneered:

"I remember someone saying that once they got rich, they'd make the whole residential compound full of their women!"

Yang Fan was speechless; this guy remembered his old jokes so clearly.