In that open country, it was not easy to come across such a pure girl like Xia Guifang, and Wang Xiaoqiang didn't want to tarnish this beauty. Thus, he refocused his mind and began his nightly Kung Fu ritual—the practice of the Qi Guiding Technique.

After a period of uninterrupted cultivation, Wang Xiaoqiang realized that his Qi Guiding Technique had improved. Whether it was the length, duration, or agility of guiding Qi, there were advancements. For example, he used to be able to guide the Aura of Geng Metal 20 meters outside his body, but now he could reach 25 meters. After practicing the Qi Guiding Technique, Wang Xiaoqiang's mind was clear, and he no longer thought about matters of men and women. As for Mikoer, tired after a whole day, she had also fallen into a deep sleep by then.

Winter had set in, and halfway through the night, the cold intensified. Wang Xiaoqiang, warmed by the Fire Element Spiritual Energy, didn't feel cold, but Mikoer suffered, even though she was dressed warmly. After all, they were at the top of a mountain over a thousand meters high, especially when the mist rolled up, chilling her to the bone. Suddenly, while turning over, she touched Wang Xiaoqiang's body, which to her felt as warm as a furnace.

Free from the cold, basking only in the warmth, Mikoer slept very sweetly and even dreamed. In her dream, Wang Xiaoqiang, along with Little Bai, came to the United States and settled down in her hometown, and then she married Wang Xiaoqiang...

"Hey, get up, you lazy cat..." Wang Xiaoqiang teased Mikoer by touching her delicate nose. It was already broad daylight, and Mikoer was still dreaming, with her arms tightly wrapped around him.

Mikoer woke up and saw Wang Xiaoqiang awake before her, his face close to hers—uh...

Then, the girl's face turned red in an instant. Seeing her blush, Wang Xiaoqiang didn't ridicule her but instead said, "Get up. We need to go down the mountain..."

The two of them got up and watched the spectacular and beautiful sunrise at the mountaintop for a while before descending. By the time they reached the bottom, it was evening again. Mikoer stayed another night, and the next day she was to fly back. Wang Xiaoqiang, lacking sufficient funds, was temporarily unable to fulfill his wish to expand his business to the United States. However, they exchanged phone numbers, promising that the next time Mikoer visited the Huaxia Nation, she would still come to see him.

The breeding farm and Food Processing Factory had begun formal operations. The breeding farm had introduced hundreds of piglets, dozens of calves, and thousands of lambkins. Because these were acquired during an epidemic, the prices were nearly six times lower than usual. The suppliers had their pens bursting at the seams with no sales for months. Suddenly, a customer like Little Farmer Company willing to purchase them was a surprise. It was also surprising that they dared to introduce livestock during such risky times, as the epidemic could potentially flare up again next spring.

Even the factory workers were not optimistic, but Wang Xiaoqiang had no worries at all. His plan was simply to regularly infuse the water fed to the livestock with some Spirit Qi.

The Food Processing Factory did not have the conditions to supply its own raw materials, so they had to import meat products for processing. For example, the rather famous Golden Ox Ham from Zheng Enterprises—a kind of beef jerky sausage—required them to purchase beef externally. Fortunately, beef prices were relatively low at the time, nearly four times lower than usual.

After the first batch of Golden Ox Ham was ready, Zheng Shuang went to visit old clients. She left excited but returned disheartened, as none of the clients were willing to take meat products again. Currently, whether it was the vegetable markets or supermarkets, sales of meat products remained sluggish.

"Little Qiang, although the cost is cheap, I'm afraid this time we might not even recover the costs..." Zheng Shuang walked into Wang Xiaoqiang's office and said with a look of dejection.

"Don't worry, there's still me..." Wang Xiaoqiang patted Zheng Shuang's shoulder with a serene expression.

"You... geez, you're always sweet-talking your wife at home. Rarely do you come to the factory, and when you do, you still have to take care of Asou Yoshiko. How would you have time to worry about this? Besides, if my old clients won't work, let alone new ones... You might as well not deceive yourself..." Zheng Shuang rolled her eyes. Even though she suspected that Wang Xiaoqiang took care of Asou Yoshiko in every possible way, she had never seen it and was somewhat doubtful. Then again, if Xia Guifang, his fiancée, didn't care, why should she? However, every time she saw Asou Yoshiko, she couldn't suppress her jealousy.

"Okay, stop fretting. A woman who frowns all the time will get wrinkles and turn into an old lady before long... haha..." Wang Xiaoqiang teased as he gently patted Zheng Shuang's pretty face.

"You're the old lady," retorted Zheng Shuang, swatting away Wang Xiaoqiang's hand. "How come you seem unconcerned? It's the factory losing money, and most of it is on you. I'm only losing a small part..."

"Relax, with just one phone call, I can take care of this..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, taking out his phone to call Zhong Ping and explained to her about the two factories he acquired.

"Little Qiang, your business is growing bigger and bigger. I'm happy for you. But Little Qiang, you haven't called me in so long, I thought you'd forgotten about me..."

"How could that be, Sister Ping? In fact, I think about you every day. It's just that with the two factories starting up, I really couldn't find a moment to spare... so I could only think about you in my heart..."

"Haha, is that so... How much do you miss me?"

Zheng Shuang, seeing Wang Xiaoqiang calling a woman as soon as he got on the phone, and even addressing each other as siblings with an intimate tone, couldn't help but roll her eyes again. This guy, sure does have a way with the ladies!

"So much that I can't sleep at night..." Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Giggle... Whether you're lying to me or not, I'm still happy to hear it... Alright, let's talk business..." Zhong Ping quickly shifted the topic.

"Sister Ping, you really get me, you saw right away that something was up..."

"Of course, who else but your sister,"

"Sister Ping, here's the thing, a batch of ham has been produced at the food processing factory, but due to the current environment, sales are a bit challenging, so I was hoping you could help..."

"No problem, just put them on the shelves of a few Holiland stores in the provincial capital," Zhong Ping said without any hesitation, very decisively, "come over to my place, and we'll sign a contract..."

"Thank you, Sister Ping..."

Before Wang Xiaoqiang could finish, Zhong Ping already said, "Forgot what I told you? Between us siblings, don't mention thanks..."

"Alright, Sister Ping, when are you free for me to come over?"

"You forgot what I said again. You can come over to my place anytime," Zhong Ping said.

"Alright, sister, I'll come over today."

After Wang Xiaoqiang hung up the phone, he saw Zheng Shuang rolling her eyes at him. "Sister Ping, you call her so affectionately, I'm afraid you've gone beyond just siblings..."

"Hey, why are you so jealous," Wang Xiaoqiang said earnestly, "the sales channels are set, and it's a leading company in the domestic retail industry. You don't have to worry this time..."

"Hey, it's really Holiland?" Zheng Shuang's eyes lit up, and she said with a surprised face.

"Cut it out, as if it could be fake. My Sister Ping is the founder of Holiland, and she's also the chairman... Impressive, right?"

"Hey, you're not being kept by her, are you?" Zheng Shuang's jealousy flared up again.

"Cut it out, talk nonsense again and I'll slap you..."

"Go ahead and slap me," Zheng Shuang stuck out her face to Wang Xiaoqiang, "It's still against the law for a boss to hit an employee..."

Wang Xiaoqiang pinched her cute face, "Such a pretty face, I really can't bring myself to do it..."

Zheng Shuang's face turned slightly red, "You wouldn't dare..."

"What do you mean I wouldn't dare, I'm going to slap you right now..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, then patted her on the thigh, "I'm slapping your lower face..."

"You..." Zheng Shuang was actually quite happy when Wang Xiaoqiang patted her, but his crude words made her feel the urge to explode. "You, I'll slap your lower face too..."

Unable to find a better way to retaliate, Zheng Shuang decided to fight fire with fire and reached out to slap Wang Xiaoqiang's thigh.

Wang Xiaoqiang flexed his thigh, letting her slap away, but as she did, his hand cheekily started patting her bottom, "Hmm, really bouncy..."

After all, women are fond of compliments. Hearing Wang Xiaoqiang say her buttocks were bouncy made Zheng Shuang happy as well. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly passes on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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