Chapter 155: Nie Er Ye, don't spout nonsense if you're not sure!

  Later, Nie Guo Xing's people presented gifts one after another. Su Wen took a look and found that the others' gifts were probably worth tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, which was consistent with their status. However, Su Wen couldn't help but say, "You're giving such useless gifts, what use will Nie Guo Xiong have for them? In Nie Guo Xiong's eyes, gifts that can be bought with money are not considered satisfactory gifts."

  Nie Guoxiong would never be short of money?

  "Meini, where is your husband?" Nie Guoxing asked.

  "We bought a few clothes for Dad." Nie Mei smiled, "Dad is getting old and doesn't go to the mall often. This time, taking advantage of Dad's birthday, we bought some seasonal clothes for him. It's not expensive, just a thought from his daughter and son-in-law."

  "You still know what filial piety is." Nie Guoxiong said calmly, "In the past when your mother was alive, I had more clothes than I could wear. But since your mother passed away, every time I put on clothes, I would hesitate for half a day, completely unsure of what to wear. I remember one winter, I wore a pair of summer pants and wasn't laughed at by anyone. People who didn't know thought that the provincial governor couldn't even afford to buy pants."

  Listening to Nie Guoxiong's words, Nie Mei felt a wave of self-reproach: "Dad, I've been busy making money all these years and let you suffer. From now on, I'll come visit you more often, and so will Xiao Huan. It just so happens that you're about to retire soon, and then you can live in the ancestral home and take care of your old age. Our whole family will be together."

  "Haha, okay, then I'd be more than happy to retire early. If all of you were in front of me, that would make me happier than any political achievement." Nie Guoxiong's face was full of smiles, but he soon let out a sigh and said: "I understand your intentions, but I also can't be too selfish. You should still go to work if you need to, or go learn martial arts if you need to. Just come back once a week or every half month and that's fine."

  Su Wen couldn't help but feel a little sad, he pushed Li Huan gently.

  Li Huan nodded and walked up: "Grandpa, I learned wood carving skills from a senior named Liang Feng in Jiangning. This is the family portrait that I spent half a month carving."

  Nie Guoxiong was somewhat surprised, he didn't think Li Huan had learned wood carving now.

  Su Wen was also surprised to see Li Huan, he had long known that Liang Feng lived on the opposite side of Biyue Lake. Once when he went to Feitian Security, he saw Liang Feng and Li Huan talking about something, but he didn't expect Li Huan to have learned wood carving from Liang Feng. The few people he carved were vivid and lifelike. Among them was an old lady next to Nie Guoxiong, who must be Li Huan's grandmother.

  Nie Guoxiong held the wooden carving, his eyes welling up with tears: "Xiao Huan, you've really grown up. But why did you carve your grandma to look so young? She should be old by now."

  Li Huan didn't know what to say anymore. His grandmother in his memory was like this, but it had been many years since then. If his grandmother were still alive, she would indeed be old by now.

  "This is the best gift, I will keep it forever." Nie Guoxiong said, taking out a handkerchief to wrap up the wooden carving, "Alright, let's start dinner!"

  Su Wen was taken aback, he hadn't even presented his gift yet, how could it be over already.

  "Grandfather, boss also has a gift for you." Li Huan hastily said a sentence, and everyone else looked at Su Wen.

  Nie Guoxiong smiled slightly, today was his birthday and it was just a family dinner, so he didn't plan to let Su Wen, an outsider, give him any gifts.

  "Nie Er Ye didn't say I was a noble guest, did he? What kind of noble guest doesn't bring gifts on the host's birthday?" Su Wen stood up, "Nie Lao Ye Zi, I didn't prepare anything special, this is just something from my treasure collection at Jibao Zhai, I'll give it to you as a gift."

  Everyone looked at Su Wen's hand, a transparent small box, inside which was placed a tree root less than one centimeter long.

  Nie Guo Xing saw this and immediately scolded: "What kind of thing are you, disgusting! A small tree root the size of a peanut, there are many outside, our Nie family may not be a high-ranking family, but it's not something that a poor ghost like you can humiliate."

  "Nie Er Ye, don't spout nonsense if you don't know!" Su Wen coldly snorted. "I particularly dislike it when others are disrespectful to me. This is the first time, so I'll let it slide on account of Old Master Nie's birthday. But next time, don't blame me for treating you as an enemy."

  Nie Guoxing was shocked by Su Wen's ferocious and sinister gaze.

  "Grandpa, don't say that." Nie Shengnu hastily pulled Nie Guoxing while whispering: "This person can be invited by Aunt and Uncle, let Huan Ge work for him, and Grandpa is unsure about things to ask him. I'm sure his identity is definitely not simple."

  Nie Guoxing thought carefully about Nie Shengnan's words and was terrified.

  "Su Wen, what is this thing?" Nie Guo Xiong didn't bother to explain anything to Nie Guo Xing. In Nie Guo Xing's view, Nie Guo Xiong was also unwilling to provoke Su Wen because of him.

  "This thing is called Changshenggen, and when brewed as tea, it has the effect of prolonging life, benefiting longevity, opening wisdom, and nourishing one's complexion. It is extremely rare, with only one portion in the world." Su Wen didn't hide the truth, "Actually, I still have some left, but our Jibaozhai wants to sell this thing, and later on, we might need to leave some for our parents, so we can only take out this little bit. Please don't blame us, Master Nie. In the future, when brewing tea, just add a few grams each time, and this amount should be enough for about ten cups of tea. Just please also drink the Changshenggen inside after brewing."

  "This thing is too precious, I can't accept it." Nie Guoxiong thought for a moment, "You're here today and that's enough, I just wanted to see you, but you actually gave up something so precious for this old man, it really makes me not dare to accept it."

  "Nie old man, no need to be so polite. The treasures in our Jibao Pavilion are countless, and the Longsheng Root is just a small one. Although it's rare, it's not considered a top treasure." Su Wen waved his hand, "If Nie old man still feels uneasy, then let's do this: I'm about to establish a shipping company soon, and I hope that at that time, Nie old man can relax the policies a bit. If possible, let the people below handle the procedures as quickly as possible."

  Everyone who heard this thought that Su Wen was going through the back door, but only Li Huan knew that this might just be an excuse for Su Wen. Even without Nie Guoxiong speaking up, it wouldn't have been difficult for Su Wen to make the policy more lenient upstairs.

  "Shipping company?" Nie Guoxiong furrowed his brow, "S Province has a total of six seaports, and Jiangning's is basically abandoned. How did you come up with the idea of doing shipping? Although the prospects for shipping are indeed good now, without cargo ships and maritime safety guarantees, it's hard to make it big and strong."

  "Grandfather, you don't have to worry about this." Li Huan smiled and said, "The boss bought two 200,000-ton ships, six 100,000-ton ships, ten 10,000-ton ships, and twenty 5,000-ton cargo ships a few days ago. Now it's possible that all the cargo ships have left the Noah Shipyard. The boss plans to do energy business in the future, and the lady boss has already contacted several oil companies, and soon there will be a large shipment of oil arriving in Huaxia. As for safety guarantees, I believe no one would dare to rob the boss's fleet."

  Noah's shipyard is actually the name of Sayyat family shipyard.

  The oil order has also been finalized, and the first batch of oil orders were only tested at that time and finally transported to China.

  Su Wen didn't keep the matter of setting up a shipping company from Li Huan and others, as he would need Flying Sky Security's people to escort them later on, so he simply told them everything.

  Nie Guoxiong was stunned: "Two 200,000-ton, six 100,000-ton, ten 10,000-ton, and twenty 5,000-ton cargo ships? This is also unthinkable, and they were bought from Noah Shipyard, the world's third-largest shipbuilder."

  Nie Shengnu then counted on her fingers.

  "What's wrong, Shengnan?" Nie Guoxing was puzzled, he didn't quite understand what Nie Shengnan was calculating.

  "Grandfather, it's a huge amount of money. Buying these cargo ships would cost at least 5 billion." Nie Shengnan couldn't believe it, "Who is this person? He can invest 5 billion in setting up a shipping company, his identity must be terrifyingly powerful. And he just mentioned Jibaozhai, I guess Jibaozhai should be even more terrifying than this shipping company."

  Nie Guo Xing listened to Nie Sheng Nu's analysis, filled with regret. He shouldn't have given Su Wen a bad impression, and he especially shouldn't have tried to seize the Nie family's property at this time. He estimated that as soon as he opened his mouth, not only would Nie Guo Xiong make things difficult for him, but Su Wen would also make it impossible for him to save face.

  It has to be said that Nie Shengnu's analysis is very reasonable. If it weren't for Saiyat selling the cargo ship at cost, 50 billion wouldn't even be enough. As for Jubaotuan, it's indeed more terrifying than the shipping company. In Su Wen's entire business empire, Jubaotuan is the foundation, and other businesses are just like what Yixue said, they're just a way to scatter money.

  "Grandpa, you'd better give up! Nie Shengnu pulled at Nie Guoxing's sleeve. 'If it belongs to our family, we should take it; if not, taking it would be courting disaster. Maybe Su Wen's visit today is a warning from Grandfather. Think about it, Li Huan works for Su Wen now, and everything in Grandfather's house belongs to Li Huan. If we take Li Huan's things, the consequences of Su Wen getting angry are unthinkable.'"

  Nie Guoxing's face showed a struggling expression, and finally returned to calmness.

  "It's fine, it seems that we don't have to tear our faces off after all. Nie Guoxiong's birthday can be considered complete." Su Wen noticed the change in Nie Guoxing's expression.

  "What did you say, boss?"

  "It doesn't matter."

  Nie Guoxiong paced back and forth a few times, looked at Su Wenda and said: "This is not letting me take care of it, but giving me an achievement. Now the country's energy supply is insufficient, and oil prices are rising steadily. If you can transport oil back, at least it can alleviate some pressure on the country."

  Su Wen was about to gain national support, and upon hearing that it could alleviate the country's pressure, he smiled and said: "If that's the case, I'll try my best to import more oil from overseas in the future. As for whether it's a political achievement or not, that's your problem."

  Nie Guoxiong burst out laughing: "Don't worry, as long as your company is in Jiangsu Province, we will absolutely support you in terms of policy."