I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?

Elder Gu found it utterly unbelievable. ’Something even more delicious than this? What would that even be like?’

"The seafood from Nanyuan’s waters is indeed delicious. When I was still the Prime Minister, I traveled to Nanyuan and had their seafood. It was certainly excellent." Qian Fu paused in thought before adding, "After this meal, I’ve become rather interested in this partnership with Nanyuan. Why don’t you tell us how your discussions went? We could listen and offer some advice."

"Yes, grandson! What’s the deal with this business in Nanyuan? Tell us the details," Elder Gu said, his spirits renewed.

Qian Fanji also wanted to understand the situation.

’The little girl is so focused on Nanyuan. There must be more to this than a simple seafood partnership.’

Gu Shuo glanced at Ye Qianning, as if seeking her opinion.

Seeing everyone’s eager expressions, Ye Qianning couldn’t bring herself to disappoint the elders. She gave a slight nod; there was no harm in them knowing.

Once he had her affirmation, Gu Shuo began to recount everything they had discussed with Prince Yu at the Water Mirror Platform, including the matter of Ye Qianning gifting fruit seeds to Nanyuan.

After he finished, Elder Gu, Qian Fu, and Qian Fanji were all somewhat silent.

Their first thought wasn’t about the origin of the seeds, but about how the little girl had gone to such great lengths for the livelihood of Nanyuan’s people. And yet, the Nanyuan Monarch still wanted to raise the price?

For Nanyuan, a deal like this was a blessing that had fallen right into their laps. What gave them the nerve to make demands about the price?

"After all that’s been done for them, Nanyuan still doesn’t know what’s good for them," Elder Gu said angrily.

"The business itself is good, it’s the people who are the problem." Nanyuan’s seafood consignment sales were getting worse year by year. They fretted when no one was buying, but the moment someone wanted to, they started making trouble. Doing business with people like that would inevitably lead to issues down the road.

"There’s no reason to be angry. If they want to cause trouble for themselves, it just saves us money." Ye Qianning wasn’t afraid of their games at all. "In less than three days, Prince Yu will definitely come looking for Boss Gu. When he does, we’ll acquire it at the Nanyuan price of eight copper coins per jin. Not a single coin more."

"Exactly! Just think of the fruit seeds we gifted them. In five or six years, they’ll mature, and our trade with Nanyuan will bring in even more profit. And that’s all just money for nothing for them!" If Elder Gu hadn’t eaten this seafood meal, he would never have agreed to this deal, no matter what.

The route was too long and too expensive. The initial investment was enormous, and no one without substantial capital could possibly undertake it.

A failure would mean complete financial ruin.

But after this meal, he had changed his mind. Still, Nanyuan was just infuriating.

"Gu Shuo, if this deal goes through, the first two years will require a significant amount of capital, won’t they?" Qian Fu asked.

"Indeed," Gu Shuo nodded.

"Since it’s a good business, we’d like to invest as well." Qian Fu turned his head. "Fan Ji, your daughter wants to do this, so you should put more effort into it."

"I understand, Father." Qian Fanji looked at Gu Shuo. "Boss Gu, the Qian family will provide the capital."

Gu Shuo simply shot him a cool glance. "Minister Qian certainly talks big. Then again, I suppose one can when they own a mountain of gold."

"The Qian family may have a mine, but you’re not poor either! It’s just money, I..." Elder Gu was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly remembered they had just divided the family assets!

’It’s over. I’m broke!’

"Don’t worry, Great-Grandfather. We have enough funds. Besides, the contract price for Nanyuan’s seafood has dropped by more than half, so it’s more than sufficient." This was the first time Ye Qianning had ever seen such an expression of utter defeat on Elder Gu’s face.

Elder Gu snapped out of it, though he still looked too embarrassed to face Gu Shuo. "Grandson... how much money do you have?"

"Grandfather, you’re getting on in years. You don’t need to worry about business matters. I know what I’m doing, and I have my own savings."