The next day, at the third watch, Li Haochen slowly woke up. The intense fatigue in his waist made him deeply realize the terribleness of women. Alas... it's hard to put into words.
"Damn Alice!"
It turned out that in the early hours of the morning, just as they were about to get intimate, Murong Yanran's keen nose detected a faint, fresh scent on him. Li Haochen spent half an hour explaining it away, and then naturally used all his charm to melt her, which led to this state.
After breakfast, Li Haochen let his waist bask in the sun for a while before returning to his room. He decided to take a day off to rest, and there was something even more exciting to look forward to.
At this moment, Li Haochen was already by the pile of gold in his space, looking at the mountain of gold piled higher than himself. He was so excited he couldn't put it into words. There was simply too much, but soon he became troubled. The gold was abundant, but how to convert it into cash?
"Possessing a treasure mountain but unable to use it," Li Haochen couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. He was out of ideas. With such a large quantity of gold, who could afford to take it, and who would dare? He also wouldn't dare to release it unless... he handed it over!
Hand it over? That was impossible. After all his hard work, if he couldn't exchange it for money, he might as well use it to build a golden bed and roll on it every day. Perhaps it would even lay golden eggs.
Li Haochen picked up a piece of gold and examined it carefully, finally having the leisure time to do so since obtaining it. It was fine gold 999.9, and each piece weighed a net 1000g. At the current purchase price of 380 per gram, this single bar was worth 380,000. Looking at the huge pile, excitement surged within him again.
Four hours later, all the gold bars were neatly stacked and arranged. There were a full ten thousand of them. This wasn't stone; it was gold! Ten tons, valued at 3.8 billion. This... He had initially thought it was only a billion or eight hundred million, but he hadn't expected it to be so astonishing.
"Hiss~"
Li Haochen couldn't help but gasp, but soon he became depressed. "Damn it, billions of dollars and I can only look at it. This is a real dog's life!"
While feeling down, the black leather bag next to him caught his attention.
"I almost forgot about this. If it could be kept with the gold, it must be quite important."
He unzipped it, only to be met with disappointment. He had expected jewels or diamonds, but it turned out to be just a sealed oil-paper bag. He pulled out the oil-paper bag, tore open the seal, and found only a bright white metal object the size of a fingernail. Reaching in and taking it out, he saw, "A USB drive?"
Li Haochen was very curious and immediately brought it out, taking it to the computer in his study to investigate. Two minutes later, he successfully opened the USB drive. However, the few diagrams that appeared on the homepage made Li Haochen frown. "Are these weapons?"
He looked at a few objects that resembled ordinary firearms but were also different from what he had seen before. Li Haochen was puzzled, but as he scrolled down, he panicked. They were indeed weapons, although their appearances were a bit peculiar. Their lethality was enormous, and there were even detailed manufacturing and production data.
"No wonder those people were blocking California to search. It turns out it was for these weapons."
Looking at the information on the computer, Li Haochen clicked the delete key. After long consideration, he decided against it. He didn't want such mass-destruction weapons to be released, but the value of this data was no less than the ten tons of gold; no, it surpassed it. After repeated thought, he decided to keep it, as it might have great use in the future.
Having made up his mind, Li Haochen found a box, put the USB drive in it, and brought it into his space. Only here could it be the safest place.
In the afternoon, Li Haochen went to Butterfly Bay. Gu Xiaonian had collected quite a few sea snails during this period, and the second batch of abalone sent by Wu Mingwei was also due to be placed in his space.
He tested them. The sea snails only needed a little more time, so he could wait for the rest. However, the number of abalones was now too large, so he needed to get more seaweed and algae, otherwise, they would have nothing to eat.
After dealing with the abalones and sea snails, he came out of his space and set dozens of fish traps. He hadn't been there for over two weeks, and the sea fish inside were likely in the thousands.
Just as he was setting a few traps, his phone rang.
"Really? Wait, I'm coming over now."
Li Haochen couldn't bother with the fish traps anymore. He hurried back home, got his car, and sped towards the Binhai Maternity and Child Health Hospital.
Upon arrival, Liang Minfeng was pacing back and forth, wringing his hands anxiously.
"Old Fourth, how is it?"
"She just went in not long ago."
"Don't worry, don't be nervous! By the way, where are your parents?"
"How can I not be nervous? I'm about to become a father." Liang Minfeng said with a mixture of nervousness, excitement, and helplessness. "Her due date was September 1st, so I didn't call them to come so early, but she's a week early."
"Should I go pick them up?"
"No need, both sides have been notified. I just got a call saying they're already on their way."
With Li Haochen's company, Liang Minfeng wasn't as nervous. Before long, Chen He and the others also arrived.
"Who is Zhang Guifang's family member?"
At this moment, a person in a white coat came out of the delivery room, holding a folder.
"I am, I am, I'm her husband."
"Congratulations, mother and child are safe. Here are the child's vital signs and information. Please take a look and sign."
Upon hearing that mother and child were safe, Liang Minfeng's face lit up with joy. He held the folder and examined it carefully. The baby was healthy and resembled him, weighing seven catties and two ounces – a big healthy boy. His hands trembled more than a Douyin video when he signed, his handwriting crooked.
Less than a few minutes after the doctor went in, the delivery room door opened completely. Several doctors were pushing out Zhang Guifang along with the baby.
Liang Minfeng glanced at the sleeping baby before going to Zhang Guifang's side. Looking at her pale yet joyful face, he tightly held her cold hands. "Wife, you've worked hard!"
Zhang Guifang wanted to speak, but she was too weak. She could only manage a faint smile and squeeze Liang Minfeng's hand with all her might.
"Alright, let the mother rest. You all go down and arrange for a hospital bed."
"Old Fourth, congratulations!"
"Congratulations, congratulations..."
"I'm a dad, I'm a dad, hahahaha..." Liang Minfeng jumped up with joy, hugging each of Li Haochen and the others. When he was about to hug Zhang Qianqian and Li Shanshan, Chen He kicked him, "Trying to take advantage? No way!"
"I was just excited, just excited, haha!"
"Alright, stop being silly with excitement here, hurry down and prepare."
As Li Haochen reminded him, Liang Minfeng dashed off like a gust of wind, his speed astonishing.
"Hey, there's an elevator..."
There was no trace of him now. Li Haochen and the others also laughed. "This guy, this is the seventh floor. If he runs down, won't he be exhausted?"
"They say one pregnancy makes you foolish for three years. It seems that newly-made fathers aren't much better."
"Hahaha~"