Chapter 8: The Haitian Shengyuan Extravaganza

Xiao Yang stared in surprise at the glamorous woman before him. "You're the head chef and owner? Shouldn't master chefs be... sturdier?"

Lu You's laughter tinkled like wind chimes as she adjusted her silk qipao. "Curious about my culinary secrets, handsome?"

"Beauty begets beauty," Xiao Yang shrugged, accepting her embossed business card. "Your dishes match your... aesthetic sensibilities."

 

Purple Mountain Villa - 11:00 PM

Construction floodlights bathed the villa in harsh white light. Mu Guang's crews worked in rotating shifts, their hammers echoing through the night. Xiao Yang tossed mealworms to the squawking raven fledgling before collapsing onto a hotel bed reeking of disinfectant.

 

3:47 AM - Digital Shopping Spree

Mu Wanqing's survival list glowed ominously on his phone screen:

5,000 cases organic cotton sanitary pads

200 tactical katanas (Hand-forged by Zhejiang blacksmiths)

10 tons moisture-wicking yoga pants

3 truckloads of thermal leggings in nude/black variants

His thumb hovered over a lingerie model's product shot. "Priorities," he muttered, adding 50 cases of fishnet stockings to the cart.

 

Zhou Fei's Midnight Message

Attached: Haitian Shengyuan VIP Pass

Brother Xiao! This year's theme is POST-APOCALYPSE CHIC! Armored RVs with built-in saunas! Solar-powered yachts with desalination systems! Even survival pods featuring champagne coolers! P.S. The nighttime "team-building exercises" get WILD 😉

Xiao Yang's eyes locked on the Conqueror Heavy-Duty RV specs scrolling across his screen:

8x8 All-Terrain Drive System

Military-grade composite armor (Tested against .50 caliber rounds)

Retractable hydroponic herb garden

1,000L self-heating water tank

 

Dawn - Logistics Hub

Forklift drivers gaped as Xiao Yang's spatial storage absorbed:

1,000 tons of -35°C winter-grade diesel

500 cases vacuum-sealed stinky tofu

3 refrigerated trucks of mint chocolate chip ice cream

 

Haitian Shengyuan Dock - 10:00 AM

Bikini-clad promoters circulated with champagne flutes as Xiao Yang stepped onto the sun-baked pier. The Conqueror RV dominated the display area, its retractable solar roof revealing a rooftop Jacuzzi filled with rose petals.

"Ladies and gentlemagnates!" The auctioneer's voice boomed through diamond-encrusted speakers. "Let's bid on civilization's last luxuries!"

College girls in tactical bikinis demonstrated survival pod features while oil heirs compared diamond-encrusted gas masks.