Chapter 353: A Timely Pillow? Investing in Future Parents-in-Law

Chapter 353: Chapter 353: A Timely Pillow? Investing in Future Parents-in-Law

After exiting the elevator,

Gu Yizhou walked toward the finance department, his mind occupied with other matters.

Over the past hour, he and Yan Luoxi had come to an agreement. They decided to find a suitable time next week to visit her family together.

After all, putting it off indefinitely wasn’t a solution.

Yan Luoxi wanted to strike while the iron was hot, hoping her mother would shed her previous prejudices against Gu Yizhou and accept him as soon as possible.

That’s right!

Before bringing Gu Yizhou home, Yan Luoxi planned to lay her cards on the table and tell him that she was the one living next door.

Since they were already officially in a relationship, it wasn’t a big deal to reveal it now.

At worst, Gu Yizhou would simply find out that her desire to be with him was something she had been planning for a long time.

Besides, she could always deny it to her death, claiming she had bought the apartment long ago and had no idea he lived next door.

In any case!

Yan Luoxi had made up her mind.

It was time to come clean!

Of course.

She had no intention of mentioning the fact that she turned into a cat every day—that she was his Xiaobai.

She was still worried it might scare Gu Yizhou, and more importantly, she had no idea if he could accept something so outrageous!

It was already Friday, and the prospect of meeting his future in-laws next week had Gu Yizhou feeling a little anxious.

It was his first time meeting them, after all; he had to bring some gifts.

To be honest, this was his first time experiencing something like this.

He really couldn’t decide what kind of gifts would be appropriate.

Although Yan Luoxi had offered to prepare them for him, Gu Yizhou refused.

He felt that since it was his first visit, it would be better to prepare the gifts himself.

It would show more sincerity.

’Hmm... My future father-in-law loves tea. Maybe I should buy some good tea leaves?’

Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

He had learned from Yan Luoxi that her father was a tea enthusiast, so he decided to start there.

Of course.

Ordinary tea certainly wouldn’t be presentable enough.

He wasn’t short on cash now, so if he was going to do this, he was going to do it right.

He needed to flex a little for his future father-in-law.

However!

Gu Yizhou didn’t know much about tea, let alone which high-end varieties would be suitable.

So, he pulled out his phone and started searching online.

He typed in questions like: "Father-in-law loves tea, what kind of tea is a good gift?"

He searched for a long time and found all sorts of miscellaneous teas, but everything he read online seemed to make sense, which only confused him more.

’Forget it, I’ll ask someone after work.’ he thought.

Besides tea, Gu Yizhou was also racking his brain for what to get his future mother-in-law.

From Yan Luoxi’s earlier, hesitant words, Gu Yizhou could tell.

His future father-in-law would be easy to win over, but his future mother-in-law was going to be a tough nut to crack.

’Does she... not approve of my relationship with Yan Luoxi?’

Gu Yizhou was a bit puzzled but hadn’t pressed her for details.

DING~

"Conditions met. Activating Investment Strengthens System main quest."

"Ding. Please invest in your future in-laws and earn the approval of the founders of Tidal Group."

"Upon accepting the mission, you will be rewarded with 100 grams of Da Hong Pao Mother Tea and one box of premium Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest!"

Just as Gu Yizhou’s anxiety was peaking, a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

Gu Yizhou froze.

’Investment Strengthens... Invest in my future in-laws?’

’That works too???’

Gu Yizhou was dumbfounded.

’But on second thought... how is this not an investment!’

’It totally is!’

’If I get Yan Luoxi’s parents’ approval, and we get married someday, wouldn’t half of Tidal Group eventually be mine?’

Thinking about it that way...

’Makes perfect sense! It definitely counts as an investment!’

After reaching this conclusion, Gu Yizhou shook his head with a wry smile.

’Speaking of which, this damn system hasn’t shown up in a long time, not since the warning about the Button Wine Company disaster, right?’ ⅇ

’I can’t believe it’s suddenly popping up just as I’m preparing to meet Yan Luoxi’s parents.’

’As expected! It truly is a life-hacking cheat tool!’

’It sent a pillow just as I was getting sleepy.’

’Da Hong Pao Mother Tea.’

’It can even reward me with this?’

’Hmm... Although I don’t know much about tea, I was just looking it up online. There are apparently only six of these so-called Da Hong Pao Mother Tea trees on Min Nan Wuyi Mountain.’

’The total annual yield from those six trees is less than a kilogram.’

’Therefore, Da Hong Pao Mother Tea is extremely expensive!’

’After all, rarity creates value. A single gram of Da Hong Pao Mother Tea is worth a hundred thousand.’

’And right now, if I just accept the mission, the system will give me 100 grams of it. That’s worth ten million!’

’The money isn’t the point. The most important thing is that Da Hong Pao Mother Tea is basically priceless and unavailable!’

’It’s the kind of thing that the top echelons of society would fight tooth and nail for and still have trouble buying!’

’It’s a collector’s item.’

’And this Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest... Bird’s nest is the best product for beauty and skincare.’

’Especially for women. No matter their age, they all care deeply about their appearance!’

’But bird’s nest has always been expensive, a high-end food that ordinary people can’t afford.’

Gu Yizhou didn’t know much about bird’s nest either!

’But! This premium Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest... just from the name, you can tell it’s something special.’

’Besides, for it to be a reward alongside the Da Hong Pao Mother Tea, its value must be comparable.’

"Phew..."

’The gifts for my future in-laws are all taken care of in one fell swoop.’

At that moment, Gu Yizhou let out a huge sigh of relief.

With these two as the main gifts, he just needed to buy a few other things and he’d be all set.

After all, it was his first time meeting his future in-laws, so Gu Yizhou had to put in some serious effort. If he could satisfy them and earn their approval as their future son-in-law, then things with Yan Luoxi would go smoothly.

However, he didn’t see the Da Hong Pao Mother Tea or the Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest anywhere.

Just as he was wondering, his phone rang.

"Hello, is this Mr. Gu?"

It was an unknown number. Gu Yizhou nodded. "Yes, it is. May I ask who’s calling?"

The person on the other end said very politely, "Hello, Mr. Gu. I’m calling from Modu Tea City. Regarding the 100 grams of Da Hong Pao Mother Tea you ordered from our shop two and a half years ago, our boss went through great trouble and has finally managed to source it for you."

"Mr. Gu, would you like us to deliver the tea to you, or will you come to pick it up in person?"

Da Hong Pao Mother Tea was inherently rare and almost never made it to the open market.

So even for a place like the Modu Tea City, it took a tremendous effort to procure these hundred grams of tea.

A customer like Gu Yizhou, who could order Da Hong Pao Mother Tea and have their boss personally help find a supplier, was a major client. They naturally wouldn’t dare to show him any disrespect.

"Oh, okay. Please deliver it to the Tidal Group Headquarters. Thank you."

A short while later.

Another call came, this time from some high-end Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest brand, the caller speaking with the utmost politeness. After another respectful explanation,

they asked where Gu Yizhou wanted his order of premium Tianshan Snow Swallow’s Nest delivered.

Gu Yizhou, of course, told them to deliver it directly to Tidal Group.

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