Life 1984

Hebrew's funeral was held as scheduled.

Li Yunhai and others also participated in the viewing, wake and memorial sessions held previously.

In the United States, the deceased can freely choose to be buried or cremated according to their wishes.

Hebrew had died in a foreign country, and the local cremation was carried out uniformly. He had no choice.

A funeral is held, and the priest prays when the coffin is buried, and it is completed under the operation of professionals. Relatives and friends can throw the bouquets prepared in advance into the grave, and there is no need to say goodbye deliberately when leaving, just exit quietly.

No matter how rich Hebrew was during his lifetime, he would only have a small tomb after his death.

Li Yunhai and the others left the cemetery.

At the funeral, Li Yunhai met Hebrew's daughter, named Jennifer. She was a white girl in her twenties, blond, blue-eyed, excessively slender, with very delicate facial features, not like Hebrew at all.

Out of politeness and the need to cast a wide net, Li Yunhai said hello to Jennifer and chatted with her.

Jennifer is a somewhat shy woman.

In Li Yunhai's impression, most Western women are cheerful and outgoing, and women like Jennifer are rare.

Maybe it's because his father just passed away?

Is she still in grief?

After the two chatted for a few words, Jennifer slowly started talking.

"I heard my father mention you, Mr. Li. Thank you very much for coming to my father's funeral." Jennifer said, "You are younger than I thought. I thought the bosses of a big company were all old men like my father." ”

Li Yunhai said: "After Mr. Hebrew leaves, no matter which of you takes over the company, you will be as young as me and become the boss of a big company."

Jennifer wanted to laugh, but she didn't. She said: "I am not interested in inheriting the company. I have my own work and hobbies. I am a writer. I love freedom and travel, rather than being tied to one position."

Li Yunhai exclaimed: "You are so awesome! It's so surprising! I wonder if you have published any books?"

Jennifer said: "Yes."

She opened her backpack, took out two books from it, and said, "This is my new novel. I wonder if you would like to read it?"

Li Yunhai took it and said, "I will definitely read it carefully. Thank you."

Jennifer nodded.

After returning to the hotel, Li Yunhai opened the novel written by Jennifer.

Chen Meilin sat next to him and said with a smile: "Brother, is this the novel written by that young lady? She is so amazing!"

"Well, I admire people who can write books the most. Because I can't write it." Li Yunhai said with a smile, "Let's see how she writes? I have to find common topics with her."

"It's impossible for her to inherit the family business, and it's useless for you to please her. Most Hebrew family businesses are inherited by their sons. I think Farrok looks pretty good."

"Not necessarily! Hebrew is a very successful businessman. He single-handedly founded the current company, and it has reached a scale of more than 10 billion US dollars! He is a very powerful person. Such a person's funeral arrangements, It’s often unexpected.”

"Why? Isn't it passed on to your son?"

"There have been many times in history when the throne has been passed down, and the results have always been unexpected. This shows that the thoughts of elites are not something we can speculate at will."

"That must be a fool!"

"Haha, don't be so arbitrary. Hey, this novel is not bad. At least I can read it."

The books are all in English.

Li Yunhai's English reading ability is not bad, so reading this kind of literary novel will not be a problem.

Chen Meilin was bored and picked up another novel to read.

After Shen Xiulan took a shower, she came over to chat with them. She was surprised to see each of them holding a book and reading.

She sat down next to Li Yunhai and gently touched his leg.

Li Yunhai stretched out the book and read it with Shen Xiulan. Then, using the cover of the book, he gently squeezed her little hand.

The two people looked at each other with affection.

After reading for half an hour, Shen Xiulan whispered: "Yunhai, let's go for a walk?"

Li Yunhai understood her intention, hummed, put down the book, and said to Chen Meilin: "Meilin, Xiulan and I are going for a walk. Don't run around in the room."

Chen Meilin was fascinated by the book and didn't want to go out to play, so she said, "Okay."

After Li Yunhai and Shen Xiulan came out, they went directly to Shen Xiulan's room.

"Aren't you going for a walk?" Shen Xiulan chuckled, "What are you doing in my room?"

"I want to walk in your heart, walk in your heart, walk in your chest, and then -"

Li Yunhai's love words made Shen Xiulan's heart flutter.

She snuggled into Li Yunhai's chest, and the two of them banged passionately.

Li Yunhai's warm hand slowly touched it in.

The two fell on the bed, flipping over and over.

After the love affair, Shen Xiulan rested her head on Li Yunhai's arm and said, "It's amazing! Whatever I never thought about before, it doesn't matter if I have it or not. But after arriving in New York, I will think about it every day, even every other day!"

Li Yunhai said: "This is normal. It means you are in good health and have nothing wrong with you."

Shen Xiulan said: "It's still early. Do you want to go out and see the night view of New York? Instead of going to the park, just go shopping on the street."

"Okay! I'll buy you a gift!"

"Hee! What gift?"

"It's your choice! I guess there are very few gifts that I can't afford, right?"

"Well! Then go and have a look!"

The two went downstairs and came to the street.

New York has nightlife, and it's very diverse.

This city is known as "the city that never sleeps."

Its nightlife has become part of the city's culture and identity.

Among the tourists from around the world that New York receives every day, one of the purposes of many of them coming is to experience the nightlife of this city that never sleeps.

The nighttime economy here is very developed. From 6 pm to 6 am, economic activities are very active in five categories of business establishments: bars, catering services, venues, art and culture, and sports and leisure.

According to statistics, there are a total of 5 nightlife venues in the five boroughs of New York.

It's not too late now, most shops and shopping malls on the streets are still open.

A fancy restaurant in Manhattan, New York, is selling the world's most expensive dessert.

The front of the store was crowded with spectators watching the excitement.

Li Yunhai asked about the price.

An English Gold Sundae for a thousand dollars!
Top gold foil chocolate pudding, $2 each!
Platinum cake, priced at $13!
Shen Xiulan is the vice president of finance of Sihai Group. Although she has seen money in daily life, she was shocked when she saw an ice cream sold for $13 and a cake sold for $.

She exclaimed: "Where are you selling cakes here? This is obviously a gimmick! What you are eating is not cakes, but platinum! The question is, can these platinums be eaten?"

Li Yunhai asked the staff.

The staff replied: "The main body of the cake is covered with pure white icing, and the other decorations are all made of platinum, including small platinum chains, platinum necklaces, platinum pins, platinum pendants, and even other small foils. Platinum, these platinum decorations are made of edible platinum and are edible.”

According to some people, consuming platinum can beautify the skin, resist oxidation, resist aging, enhance immunity, and promote metabolism.

As for whether it is true, only the wealthy people who have eaten it know.

These meals are specially created for rich people.

Li Yunhai wouldn't try.

In his mind, Tunjin could commit suicide.

Seeing foreigners eating platinum and making up a rhetoric about it, Li Yunhai thought of the ancient Five Stone Powder.

At that time, those who could afford to take Wushi Powder were all high-ranking officials. Those scholar-bureaucrats and nobles also enjoyed taking Wushi Powder and believed that it could cure diseases, prolong life, and even become immortals.

Even the calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi was a eater of Wusanshi.

"Do you want to eat?" Li Yunhai asked Shen Xiulan.

Shen Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled: "I want to eat it, but I don't dare to eat it! I'm afraid of indigestion and bursting my stomach."

Li Yunhai laughed: "Then let's go somewhere else."

As expected, there are many people looking at this store and few buying.

Li Yunhai asked Shen Xiulan: "Would you like to buy a brand-name bag? Or a brand-name watch?"

Shen Xiulan said: "Bags are for carrying things, and watches are just for telling the time. They don't need to be so expensive. If you want to buy them, just buy me a set of gold jewelry. But there is no need to buy them in New York and take them home. It's the same in China. Good buy!”

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Don't be so picky! After all, you are shopping with a billionaire. You can't let go of this, and you can't let go of that!"

Shen Xiulan chuckled and said, "I'm used to being thrifty! I can't bear to spend money. I forget that you are someone else's husband! I have to spend my money! Anyway, it's Lin Zhi's husband's money that I spent!"

"Haha! You're right to think so!" Li Yunhai laughed, "You can buy whatever you want!"

Shen Xiulan shopped around, but still couldn't bear to buy anything.

In her words, "If you have money, don't spend it abroad! Go back to China and spend it! Let our own people make money!"

The two returned empty-handed. Return to hotel.

Shen Xiulan told Chen Meilin about those expensive desserts.

"$13 for a cake? Really?" Chen Meilin exclaimed, "I want to eat it!"

Shen Xiulan said: "Where's the platinum one? Do you dare to eat it?"

Chen Meilin laughed and said: "Others dare to eat it, why don't I dare to eat it! Brother, didn't you say you wanted to give me a gift? Just give me this cake!"

Li Yunhai said in shock: "It's not your birthday, what kind of cake should you buy?"

Chen Meilin said: "I want to eat it! Will you give it to me?"

Li Yunhai said: "Okay, okay, buy it! Let's talk about it tomorrow. It's too late today."

In the evening, Li Yunhai called Guo Wanhua and told Chen Meilin that she wanted to eat platinum cake.

Because he was not sure whether normal people would have adverse consequences if they ate this thing.

So he wanted to seek Guo Wanhua's opinion first.

Guo Wanhua was very open-minded and said: "It is very popular in Japan to eat this kind of platinum meal. If Meilin wants to try it, just let her try it. But don't buy cakes, just buy ice cream and let her try it."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Okay, since you agree, I will take her to buy it tomorrow."

The two chatted and hung up the phone.

When I woke up, it was already broad daylight.

In the early morning in New York, the golden sunshine shines on the high-rise buildings, and people on the streets are rushing along, chasing the pace of time.

This international metropolis never stops.

Some people just got up and went to work, and some people just got home from get off work.

As soon as Li Yunhai got up, Chen Meilin ran over.

"Brother, let's go!"

"Where to go?"

"Buy a $13 cake! I want to eat the most expensive cake in the world!"

"Oh, don't worry, they haven't opened for business so early yet."

"When will that happen? It's so boring! In my dream last night, I was eating platinum cake!"

"Haha, maybe it's not as delicious as you think!"

"Go and try! Let's go!"

Chen Meilin lay on Li Yunhai's back.

Her soft body gave Li Yunhai a happy squeeze.

Li Yunhai coughed lightly and said, "You also want to wait for me to finish breakfast, right?"

After breakfast, Li Yunhai took Chen Meilin to the street last night.

Shops selling luxury desserts are already open for business.

As usual, the door was crowded with onlookers.

No matter where they come from, when they see such expensive desserts, they want to stop and take a look, take a few photos, and show off to family and friends when they go back. This trip to New York is not in vain.

Chen Meilin took Li Yunhai's hand and squeezed in.

Li Yunhai said: "Meilin, let's buy an ice cream first. You can taste the platinum to see if it tastes good and whether you can swallow it, okay? If you are sure that you are used to it, I will buy me a cake."

"Oh, okay then!" Chen Meilin had never eaten such an expensive dessert and felt that what Li Yunhai said made sense.

And she knew that with Li Yunhai's worth, even if the cake was a hundred times more expensive, let alone $13, he wouldn't have to frown to buy it and eat it.

Therefore, Li Yunhai was not stingy, but really wanted to let her try the taste first.

Li Yunhai paid $1,000 for an English Gold Sundae ice cream.
The golden sundae is wrapped in 23-karat edible gold foil and is rich in flavor. The main ingredients include three scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream, plus Madagascar vanilla beans, and rare Chuao chocolate harvested in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela.

The sundae is also sprinkled with the most expensive chocolate from the world, embellished with fruit preserves shipped from Paris, and paired with almonds covered with gold foil, chocolate truffles, etc.

There is also a small bowl of caviar on top, served with a mother-of-pearl spoon, and finished with a gold-plated sugar flower.

The sundae is served in a Baccarat crystal goblet said to be worth US$300, and is paired with an 18-karat gold spoon. The vessel itself is full of luxury.

And that crystal cup can be taken away directly after eating.

Li Yunhai thinks this crystal cup is worth at most US$30!

Otherwise they won't let you take it away, just like the 18-karat gold spoon, you are not allowed to take it away.

Because that one is really valuable!
It was also the first time for Chen Meilin to eat such an expensive sundae.

She held the sundae and smiled: "Brother, this is the most expensive ice cream I have ever eaten!"

As she spoke, she took a spoonful of it with a golden spoon and handed it to Li Yunhai's mouth: "Brother, you eat first."

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "Why do I feel like I'm testing poison?"

Chen Meilin said: "Don't worry about eating! There will be no problem with eating! So many people are eating!"

Li Yunhai looked around: "Who else will eat besides us?"

However, he still accepted Chen Meilin's kindness and took the first bite.

Regardless of all the gimmicks, the food itself tastes extremely delicious.

Chen Meilin took a bite herself and then fed it to Li Yunhai.

But to be honest, that thin layer of edible gold foil has neither taste nor texture to speak of. It has no purpose other than raising the price of food.

In the Middle Ages, it was popular to add gold to the feasts of Western aristocrats. The extremely luxurious upper class pursued everything that was sparkling and surreal.

Maybe because they couldn't make a Manchu-Han banquet, they could only use gold to show their honor, right?

Li Yunhai shook his hand: "This is edible gold foil, it's not delicious at all! Do you still want to eat cake?"

Chen Meilin was also deeply disappointed: "I won't eat it! If I had known it tasted like this, we might as well have had a big meal! One thousand dollars is enough to eat a lot of delicious food!"

Li Yunhai said: "Okay, the gift I promised you has been given to you. I don't owe you anything anymore!"

Chen Meilin exclaimed: "Brother, it's just a sundae, and it's also called a gift? Are you being too picky? This doesn't count!"

Li Yunhai said: "Then what else do you want?"

Chen Meilin rolled her eyes and said, "Do you give me everything I want?"

Li Yunhai said: "If I can afford it, of course I'll give it to you."

"I like the Plaza Hotel, buy it for me!"

"Huh? The Plaza Hotel? That one isn't worth much, and it's not easy to run. Its current owner is Trump, and it has lost money and is planning to file for bankruptcy!"

"Why is such a good hotel in such a good location losing money?"

"The hotel industry is a business with profound knowledge. If we don't understand it, we will definitely not be able to do it. In fact, many five-star hotels are operating at a loss or operating miserably."

"Why is that?"

"It's a long story. Some people build hotels just to provide surrounding supporting facilities and do not make money from this industry. Some people are interested in this piece of land. Although they lose money when operating, they can make a lot of money when they sell it in the future. In short, The water here is very deep, don’t touch it.”

"That's it!"

"Meilin, let's do this. I'll give you some money, okay?"

"Okay, how much will you give me? One hundred million dollars?"

"Haha, you really dare to think! One million dollars! That's a lot, right?"

"Okay! Then I will really become a millionaire! Hehe!"

"I have a condition. You invest this money. Within a year, I ask you to double it."

“One million dollars, invested in one year, to earn back another million dollars?”

"Yes, can you accept the challenge?"

"Then these two million are mine?"

"Of course, the principal, profit, and money earned are all yours."

"Okay! I accept the challenge!"

"Okay, I will give you the money when I return home."

"Brother, I have thought of the best investment project, and I will definitely make money without losing money."

"Bragging! There is no project in the world that is guaranteed to make money without losing money!"

“My project will definitely only make a profit but not lose any money!”

"Deposit in the bank and earn interest? You can't beat inflation, but you're still losing money!"

"No!"

"Don't be so secretive, just say it!" (End of Chapter)