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Walking down the streets of the city, everyone was caught up in a fast-paced hustle and bustle. There were hardly any people like Chen Rui and Li Xue, who strolled leisurely. If they had the time, most would choose to visit an entertainment center or hit the gym.
"I never expected that Wang Zhongshuai was actually drinking real alcohol!" Li Xue exclaimed, her eyes wide as she walked slowly with her hands clasped behind her back.
Chen Rui chuckled, "If champagne needs to be replaced with fake stuff, then Wang Zhongshuai must have been a teetotaler!"
Li Xue leaned forward slightly, a puzzled expression on her face. "Champagne doesn't need to be replaced with fake stuff? What do people usually drink at weddings then?"
Chen Rui realized that the woman before him had likely been influenced by high society, making it difficult for her to understand the practices of the social base. For instance, Chinese wedding banquets typically feature high-proof liquor, preferably authentic Moutai or Wuliangye; using lower-tier brands would significantly diminish the prestige.
These spirits generally have an alcohol content ranging from 42% to 60%, which is a completely different concept compared to champagne's mere 10% alcohol content.
The true rise of the Li Family began with Li Li, but prior to that, Dawn Heavy Industries was already a leading publicly listed company; it was her father who was the real backbone of the Li Family!
Li Li took it to legendary heights, transforming a listed company into a conglomerate that accounted for over 20% of the national GDP and spanned various industries.
While Li Xue earned her shares through hard work, Chen Rui firmly believed that without her father's and brother's covert assistance along the way, she wouldn't have made it this far!
The current situation served as clear evidence; how could a young lady who didn't even know whether weddings typically featured champagne or white liquor possibly rise from humble beginnings to such a position?
"Fake alcohol is used to replace those high-proof spirits!" Chen Rui playfully pinched Li Xue's nose and said with a smile, "The alcohol content in champagne is only slightly higher than that of regular beer. A typical man would need to drink about a liter of beer before feeling tipsy!"
"And he only had two bottles of champagne, each about 450 milliliters. Plus, Liang Yu shared half of it with him. So while it may seem like he drank a lot, it's really just like having a few cans of beer at a regular gathering!"
Chen Rui shared these basic insights with the young lady. Such knowledge wasn't something any teacher would impart or parents would explain; it could only be grasped through life experiences.
"I see! So what we have on our table is Ice Wine instead of Wuliangye, right?" Li Xue nodded and smiled. Although she lacked some common sense about life, it didn't mean she was foolish; on the contrary, she was very intelligent and learned quickly. She immediately understood why there was Ice Wine on the guest table.
If genuine high-proof Chinese liquor were placed on the guests' table while Wang Zhongshuai offered imported champagne for toasting, it would certainly diminish the newlyweds' sincerity. However, replacing everything with low-alcohol sweet wine could effectively appease the guests.
Moreover, these sweet wines only have an alcohol content of twelve to thirteen degrees, making them very suitable for young people and women. They pair perfectly with Western dishes at wedding banquets. As for those male guests who prefer white wine... they might as well drink it like grape juice.
"Then why not switch everything to Wuliangye? I feel like the male guests would be much happier!" Li Xue's sudden question nearly caught Chen Rui off guard, but seeing her puzzled expression, he quickly came to a conclusion.
"Li Li, it seems your sister has never even touched any white wine in her life, right?" Chen Rui thought with a wry smile, preparing to explain to Li Xue that if Wang Zhongshuai were to toast with Wuliangye, he would probably need to be carried back after making his rounds!
"I'm just teasing you! How could I not know what domestic white wine tastes like?" Li Xue replied with a mischievous grin. "Besides, I was the one who handled the acquisition of Wen Jun!"
"You really don't let any industry go unturned!" Chen Rui chuckled lightly, looking at Li Xue and jokingly asked, "When will you acquire City Group? Then I wouldn't have to go to work anymore!"
"Actually, regarding this matter, someone from the Central Political Bureau has already discussed it with us. The Dream World Project needs to be legally commercialized after its implementation, and Dawn is the only one with the capability..."
It seems City Group's days are numbered! Chen Rui shook his head with a bitter smile. If the head of China's political scene is the Chairman, then Li Li is undoubtedly the head of China's business world! And the Li Family must be the foremost family in global business!
China's GDP has now reached one hundred eighty trillion yuan, while Dawn Group's total profit can reach thirty-nine trillion yuan, which converts to six trillion US dollars!!!
Currently, there are only thirty-two countries in the world with a GDP exceeding one trillion dollars! And only six countries have surpassed six trillion dollars!!! This clearly illustrates Dawn Group's standing in the world!
To summarize the wealth level of the Li Family in four words: Rich enough to rival nations!!!
Because of this, whenever people hear the surname Li, they become surprised, excited, and at a loss for words.
Thinking about this, Chen Rui couldn't help but glance at Li Xue again. He had lost count of how many times he had subconsciously looked at her; her appearance was too dramatic and coincidental!
Before meeting Li Xue, the distance between him and the Li Family felt like that between heaven and hell—separated by an entire world! They were strangers to each other and never interfered in each other's affairs.
So now he constantly reminded himself that this was not a dream, in order to keep himself grounded!
"What are we doing now?" Chen Rui asked. Since leaving the hotel, they had been wandering around for an entire afternoon, having walked all the way from Jian Guo Hotel to the Central Television Tower!
"Are you tired?" Li Xue smiled at Chen Rui, poking his chest. "I'm not tired at all, so why are you?"
Chen Rui stretched lazily and laughed, "Yeah, yeah! I don't exercise much."
Li Xue sighed and looked at Chen Rui, suddenly smiling as she said, "If you want to rest, just go home. It's about time for dinner anyway!"
With that, Li Xue took out her phone and started making a call. Chen Rui keenly noticed that Li Xue didn't say "let's go home to rest," but rather "if you want to rest, just go home." Realizing this, Chen Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly; it seemed he was still just a substitute for Chen Zijing.
Chen Zijing was an Air Force pilot, with physical fitness far superior to that of an average soldier. Just walking wouldn't tire him out easily, which was why Li Xue said that.
Chen Rui sighed in self-deprecation as he watched her beautiful silhouette and murmured softly, "I'm really... sorry."
Less than a minute after Li Xue hung up the phone, a black domestic extended Hongqi pulled up by the roadside. Without even looking, Li Xue opened the door and climbed into the back seat, urging Chen Rui, "Hurry up! Don't you want to go home?"
Hey! Can you stop twisting my words? When did I ever say I wanted to go home? This is all your own assumption; it has nothing to do with me! Chen Rui followed Li Xue into the black Hongqi sedan with a bitter smile. The car had been modified; the front and back seats were completely separated. The perfect soundproofing meant that anything said in the back couldn't be heard in the front, and if there was something to discuss, they could only use the built-in phone to call the driver.
Li Xue casually picked up the car phone and said to the driver in front, "Go home."
The driver glanced at Chen Rui through the window but didn't ask any foolish questions like which home or where Chen Rui lived. He simply replied quietly, "Understood," before hanging up.
This was how employees of Dawn operated; their high level of execution made every boss envious. If someone was laid off by Dawn, they would hardly be hired by any large company. However, holding a recommendation letter from Dawn when applying for a position could increase one's chances of success by twenty percentage points!
After getting into the car, Chen Rui looked around at the interior decor. This car couldn't possibly be mass-produced; it had to be specially customized from the factory. Yet even so, it managed to arrive here within a minute of the call—was there really a luxury car from their family on every corner of Beijing?
Chen Rui looked at Li Xue and joked, "Your family is single-handedly inflating China's Gini coefficient!"
Li Xue glanced at him and smiled lightly. "Perhaps our family is affecting more than just China's Gini coefficient..."
Is it affecting the whole world? Chen Rui chuckled self-deprecatingly; thinking about it that way made sense. Their family could earn trillions of dollars annually! That truly would inflate the global Gini coefficient!
Returning home, Chen Rui lazily collapsed onto the soft bed, relishing the relaxation brought by the plush mattress.
Li Xue sat beside him, tugging at his shirt and pouting, "Stop lying down, I'm hungry!"
Chen Rui suddenly sat up. "Then why don't we eat outside before coming back?"
"I want to eat what you make," Li Xue said playfully, sticking out her tongue and putting on a pitiful expression.
"There’s hardly anything good to eat at home, and definitely no top chef..." Chen Rui helplessly opened the refrigerator door, pulling out frozen meat and fresh vegetables.
"Your cooking is just fine!" Li Xue's eyes sparkled as she dashed into the kitchen to grab bowls and chopsticks, placing them on the table in front of the bed as if Chen Rui could instantly transform the ingredients into a meal.
"Hey..." Chen Rui glanced at Li Xue's beaming face and swallowed back the words he wanted to say once more.
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