"I'm not staying for the meal. I'll leave after I've said what I came to say."
Of course, Adrian Hawthorne hadn't come just to drop off river snails. He had something to discuss with Felix Thorne.
Tang Xiaonan didn't insist. 'The future mogul is incredibly proud. He never eats at other people's houses, preferring to drink plain water at home to stave off hunger. But those days will surely be over soon.'
'With Adrian Hawthorne's business acumen, he'll soon be going into the city to sell movie stills. Even Jacqueline Spann managed to earn fifty thousand yuan from those little things. Adrian is leagues better than her, so he'll definitely make more than fifty thousand. His life is going to improve quickly.'
'But there's something else I need to arrange to ensure the absolute safety of Adrian Hawthorne and his mother on Millstone Peak. That will have to be handled slowly. First, I need to deal with the pressing matter at hand.'
