That evening, the two went all out. Even more amusingly, every time Li Haochen trembled, Murong Yanran would immediately do a handstand, trying desperately to conceive.
For the next four or five days, the couple continued this way, but soon returned to peace. It was too exhausting; it was better to let nature take its course.
Day after day, soon the two little ones opened their eyes. However, their vision was not yet fully developed, and they were very blurry about what was in front of them. They stumbled when they walked, looking incredibly cute.
Now, every day after work, the couple would spend some time playing with the two little ones, bringing much more laughter and joy.
On this day, Li Haochen did not install any net cages or plant coconut seedlings. He dedicated himself entirely to collecting conchs. Murong Yanran's hotel was reopening tomorrow, and there had to be enough variety for customers to choose from.
There were no worries about fish, shrimp, or crabs now. After the blockade was lifted, they had already reached cooperation agreements with many fishing boats.
Furthermore, Murong Yanran had changed her business direction, and there were no longer any conflicts of interest with the Hong and Li families. The two sides had even reached many cooperative agreements, and now everyone was happy.
It was worth mentioning that Hong Tao visited Murong Yanran's place by chance. After trying the cured meats, preserved meats, and farm-fresh eggs, he immediately took a liking to them, especially the farm-fresh eggs. He saw a huge business opportunity in this and immediately introduced these products back to his resort. Needless to say, they were a great success.
In the evening, Li Haochen finally emerged from his space. He was exhausted today. In addition to collecting dozens of catties of each type of conch, he also dove to dig for fan-shell clams with a spade. There were many fan-shell clams on this stretch of beach now; they were large, plump, and crystal clear.
Although there were many, it was inconvenient to dig while diving. He only managed to get a hundred catties after two or three hours of digging. While these hundred catties were heavy and the clams were large, their quantity was not that much.
Besides fan-shell clams, Li Haochen also got a lot of scallops. These were also abundant now, and supplying about thirty catties daily was not a problem.
What took Li Haochen the most time were the Helmet shells. They were magnificent now, each the size of an egg. At this quality, they would fetch over a hundred yuan each, but they were hard to shovel.
The quantity of Rock barnacles and Gooseneck barnacles had also increased, but Li Haochen did not want to disturb them for the time being, allowing them to continue breeding. Unfortunately, he still couldn't find any trace of abalone, which made Li Haochen depressed again.
After Gu Xiaonian transported all the conchs away, Li Haochen went home, lest the two little ones starve.
As expected, as soon as Li Haochen returned, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai weakly extended their paws and grabbed at the air, protesting to him.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. I haven't even eaten yet."
Li Haochen took some milk, mixed it with bone powder, and placed it in front of them. The two little ones couldn't care about acting cute anymore. What was more important than filling their stomachs?
He scratched Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai's backs. He had also grown fond of these two little darlings. It was just that they occupied Murong Yanran's arms for a few hours at night, which made him a little unhappy. That was his territory. Moreover, every time they got intimate, he would end up with dog hair all over him, which made him extremely frustrated.
Li Haochen had protested many times about this, but all were rejected by Murong Yanran. She even said dominantly, "Then don't kiss them anymore."
Fine, it was no big deal to be a bit more troublesome and wipe them with wet wipes each time. Not kiss them? How could that be? Of course, treasures had to be played with often to stay plump.
After dinner, Li Haochen received a call from Lu Yingshan, which reminded him that he still had matters to attend to in Niuwei Village.
"Secretary Lu, I'm truly sorry. I've been too busy recently and forgot about this. Don't worry, I'll come over to handle it in a few days."
On the other end of the phone, Lu Yingshan finally breathed a sigh of relief after Li Haochen's repeated assurances. If he didn't come soon, she would be helpless.
As soon as the call ended, Murong Yanran walked in, her face slightly flushed and with a hint of alcohol on her breath. This appearance made Li Haochen's desire surge.
Unfortunately, such a wonderful moment was ruined by Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai. With his plan foiled, he decided to drink ginseng tea.
"Why did you drink today?"
"It was a rare team-building event with all the employees, so I had to have a little."
"Yang Ge just mentioned that the hotel rooms are fully booked?"
"Yes, I didn't expect it. It seems that going the mass market route is indeed a good choice, but we're a bit short on waiters."
"Then do you want to find some temporary waiters?"
"Do you have a way?"
"Have you forgotten that we are still students?"
"You mean asking the school for help?"
Li Haochen nodded noncommittally. "I want to find some impoverished students who are doing work-study programs to help out. The school should be very supportive."
"That would be best. It's only right to help our classmates. Moreover, college students might have certain advantages, and perhaps we can discover some good management talents from them. Then this task will be handed over to you, about 50 people. A few more is fine. I'm going to take a shower now."
While Murong Yanran went to shower, Li Haochen was already calling their homeroom teacher, Luo Bin.
"Teacher Luo, it's been a long time. It's like this, I want to ask for your help..."
Li Haochen explained the situation about the Binhai Grand Hotel needing a batch of part-time workers. To his surprise, Luo Bin readily agreed. This was a great opportunity to promote the school's work-study programs and help more impoverished students.
More importantly, the position of department counselor was about to become vacant, and he had many ideas but lacked outstanding achievements. Now, someone was delivering a pillow as he was about to doze off. What a great opportunity.
"No problem, come over to Director Lu's side tomorrow to explain in detail."
After hanging up, Luo Bin immediately called Lu Dehong and reported the matter Li Haochen mentioned to him. Of course, he altered the story slightly, claiming that he had sought it out, which changed the nature of it. His superiors would definitely view him in a better light.
He wasn't worried about Li Haochen letting slip anything. As long as he mentioned it to him tomorrow, he should be given some face.
Lu Dehong was also very pleased to hear this news. This was 50 positions. If cooperation deepened, it would be a significant achievement.
He had been the second-in-command diligently for over ten years and had long wanted to move up to the top position.
The next morning, Li Haochen rode his little Aima towards Bin University.
The security guard at the entrance was as lazy as ever. He let them pass without even looking. This made Li Haochen worry about the safety of the more than 10,000 teachers and students inside.
Returning to Bin University after half a year, Li Haochen looked at the familiar surroundings and was filled with emotion. "I never thought that I would be worth tens of billions upon returning. It truly feels like a dream."