The Rich Second-Generation Villain With No Morals

Chapter 73: The Ultimate Goal! Building a Hundred-Billion-Dollar Empire

Qi Xueyao, sitting nearby, was also looking at Qi Lin with a strange expression.

She had always thought he was just another spoiled rich kid, someone who wasted his life away and had no redeeming qualities.

But after watching him cook, she realized that this scoundrel might actually have some skills.

“Alright, steamed lobster is best eaten while it’s hot. Come on, let’s eat and taste my cooking.”

Qi Lin sat down first at the mahogany dining table. Fang Yuanyuan, Qi Feng, and Qi Xueyao all took their seats as well.

However, despite gathering around the table, no one picked up their chopsticks.

Faced with something as unfamiliar as lobster, they were all hesitant to start.

Qi Lin had expected this reaction. He didn’t say much, just smiled, picked up a garlic lobster, and stuffed it into Fang Yuanyuan’s mouth.

“Mm—”

Fang Yuanyuan’s beautiful eyes glared at him.

This brat knew full well that she was terrified of bugs, yet he shoved such an ugly one into her mouth.

At first, she thought lobster would taste strange.

But as soon as the rich, fragrant garlic flavor spread in her mouth, she was stunned.

Seeing that Qi Xueyao was also hesitant, Qi Lin used the same tactic.

He peeled the tail of a steamed lobster, dipped the translucent shrimp meat into the sauce, and directly fed it into Qi Xueyao’s moist lips.

“Mm—”

Qi Xueyao’s eyes widened.

Not only did she feel the shrimp meat, but she also felt two fingers in her mouth.

Just as she was about to bite down in anger, Qi Lin had already pulled his hand away.

She wanted to spit out the shrimp tail, determined not to eat anything fed by Qi Lin.

But the moment the flavor exploded on her taste buds, she hesitated.

The taste was so unique, so unfamiliar, yet she suddenly wanted another bite.

In the end, she couldn’t bring herself to spit it out. Her gaze drifted toward the beautifully arranged steamed lobsters on the table.

“Dad, you should try one too.”

Qi Lin smiled and handed a braised lobster to Qi Feng.

Being a grown man, Qi Feng was much braver than the two women.

To be honest, he hadn’t expected much from lobster.

Chinese people were the ultimate food connoisseurs. If lobster was really that good, wouldn’t it have already become popular across the country?

But as soon as he took a bite of the braised lobster tail, his eyes widened in shock.

“Hiss! So spicy! So intense! There’s this indescribable taste, but it’s addictive!”

“If you pair this with a cold beer in summer, it would be absolutely amazing!”

At this moment, Qi Feng had unknowingly spoken the thoughts of countless men in the future.

Now that they had gotten a taste, there was no need for Qi Lin to say anything further.

Qi Xueyao, Qi Feng, and Fang Yuanyuan all started eating the lobsters on their own.

As for the other dishes prepared by Aunt Chen, including the rice, they didn’t even glance at them.

One hour later.

“Gone?”

“All these shells… I ate this much?”

“Wait… I unknowingly drank six or seven bottles of beer?”

Qi Xueyao, Qi Feng, and Fang Yuanyuan stared at the mountain of lobster shells on the table, completely stunned.

They couldn’t believe that the three of them had devoured so many lobsters in just one hour.

Qi Lin nodded in satisfaction and finally spoke. “This proves that there’s no such thing as bad ingredients, only people who don’t know how to cook them properly.”

“Now, tell me—if we promote these three lobster dishes and host a Chinese Lobster Food Festival, do you think the lobster farming business is worth doing?”

Worth doing?

That wasn’t even a question.

Qi Feng and Fang Yuanyuan exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement.

If these dishes were promoted well, and they successfully hosted the first-ever Chinese Lobster Food Festival, the market would explode.

With China’s population of over a billion people, this wasn’t just a hundred-million-dollar opportunity—it could even grow into a trillion-yuan industry.

The pork market was bigger than the lobster market, but it was heavily regulated by the government, had foreign competitors, and was full of intense competition, making profits hard to sustain.

But if the Qi family monopolized lobster farming and owned the Chinese Lobster Food Festival brand, they could control the entire industry’s pricing and distribution.

That would mean the Qi family alone would be in charge of slicing up this massive billion-dollar pie.

“Son, no need to talk further. Tomorrow, your mother and I will start scouting for farming locations and bringing in shrimp larvae.”

“We’ll also start planning the TV commercials, newspaper ads, and the first-ever Chinese Lobster Food Festival.”

“By next summer, we’ll be ready to launch the festival and establish our brand. Once the market matures, the first batch of full-grown lobsters will hit the shelves, giving us a head start.”

Qi Feng, as the head of the household, immediately made the decision.

“Dad, your timeline is too slow. There’s already a place called Xuyi in Su Province where people have started farming lobsters. But they’re still in the early stages, and their cooking methods are primitive. While the market is still in a vacuum, you should buy out all the lobster farms there.”

“Control the Xuyi lobster farming industry while using their mature lobsters for our first festival in Jianghan City. Then, bring in a batch of shrimp larvae to set up a lobster farming base in our hometown, Huayuan City.”

“By then, we’ll have control over the two biggest lobster farming hubs in China—one in the south and one in the north. Once the market takes off, we’ll be the ones deciding the price and supply of lobsters across the country.”

Qi Lin smiled as he laid out an even more ambitious plan.

Competing with others for a slice of the pie? That was a low-level game.

Monopolizing the entire industry, just like the foreign financial giants, and becoming the ultimate player in the market—that was true power.

“Hiss—”

Hearing Qi Lin’s plan, Qi Feng couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

He had always thought his ambition was big enough, but compared to his son, his vision was still too small.

“Lin’er, be honest with me. Where did you learn all this? Your father and I have been in the farming business for years, but we’ve never even heard of Xuyi. How do you know about it?”

“Besides, weren’t you always the kid who proudly aimed to waste his life away and treated hard work as a joke? Why are you suddenly so eager to give your parents business advice?”

Fang Yuanyuan looked at Qi Lin with admiration and pride, but mostly curiosity. She even teased him by bringing up the silly things he had said as a child.

She hadn’t seen him in just half a month, yet she could sense an unseen transformation in him.

“Living off others will only last so long. Even if you left me a hundred million, or even a few billion, I’d eventually spend it all.”

“So why don’t you both work a little harder, follow my plan, and make us a hundred billion or a trillion? That way, even when you’re gone, you won’t have to worry about me starving to death.”

Qi Lin’s tone was lazy and carefree.

Living an easy life was still his ultimate goal.

But turning the Qi family into a hundred-billion-dollar empire, a financial giant—was also part of the plan.

He would provide the ideas. His parents would execute them.

Wasn’t that a perfect setup?

Fang Yuanyuan: “…”

Qi Lin could cook and even came up with a detailed business plan. His parents actually believed that he was striving for improvement and turning over a new leaf. But now, after hearing such an absurd statement from him, they finally understood—it wasn’t that this brat had truly reformed. Instead, he feared that the billions of assets they would leave behind wouldn’t be enough for him. That was why he came up with an idea to make them earn even more.

“You little rascal, you really are a good son to us.” His parents couldn’t hold back any longer and playfully scolded Qi Lin with a laugh.

Meanwhile, Qi Xueyao looked at Qi Lin with an incredibly complicated expression in her beautiful eyes.

[Did I underestimate this bastard? I can’t believe such a detailed business plan was actually conceived by him alone.]

After hearing his plan, even Qi Xueyao felt a slight urge to enter the lobster farming industry. But soon, she became utterly discouraged. Lobster farming, aggressive advertising through television and newspapers, and even organizing the China Lobster Food Festival—all of these required massive financial investments. Without a billionaire family background like Qi Lin’s, even knowing the plan wouldn’t be enough to execute it. That was probably why Qi Lin dared to share the entire plan in front of her.

[It’s over… It’s over! If this lobster farming business truly succeeds, this bastard’s wealth will become unimaginably vast and insurmountable. If I don’t seize the chance to become independent now, I’ll never be able to escape his grasp in the future.]

Clenching her small fists, Qi Xueyao stared at Qi Lin’s handsome face, her beautiful eyes filled with wariness. Originally, she had planned to return to Huayuan City a few days ago, but now, she was more determined than ever to expand her training program and break free from this great demon king as soon as possible.

Late at night, when everything was quiet, Qi Lin took out Lan Yuxi’s diary and began reading it carefully. Most people wouldn’t understand this feeling. When you hold a diary belonging to an exceptionally beautiful girl, reading it gives you a sense of novelty, anticipation, and even a voyeuristic thrill. It almost feels like you have a clear and complete understanding of everything she does.

[All because of that bastard Qi Lin dragging me into his mess, I got scolded by my dad again. The worst part is, my dad even praised that jerk Qi Lin. He said, ‘If it weren’t for that classmate stepping up to help you this time, you might have been in real trouble. You should properly thank him.’ But he has no idea—I was tricked by that scumbag Qi Lin! The real target for revenge was him, and he just used me as a scapegoat.

I’ve never seen such a despicable villain in my life! 

Ugh! Why?! My head is buzzing with anger, yet I can’t even tell my dad the truth! Oh, right, my dad also told me something else. He mentioned that a horrific case recently occurred in Jianghan City—a family massacre. A vicious criminal broke into a home and murdered an entire family of three. This case has caused widespread panic due to its severity, so both the municipal police and even the provincial authorities are treating it with utmost importance. 

That’s why my dad has been working non-stop these past few days. The police have now issued a bounty reward. 

Anyone who reports crucial information about a suspect and helps in their capture could receive a reward of up to a million yuan in cash. My dad specifically warned me to come straight home after school and not to wander around until the suspect is caught. Only then can I relax my guard.]

That was the end of Lan Yuxi’s diary entry.

“Hmm… so what should I do when the stunning school belle’s diary is entirely about me, a villainous rich second-generation heir?” Qi Lin’s lips curled into a satisfied smirk. When a girl’s diary is filled with your name, or if you appear in it frequently, then congratulations—you have already left an unforgettable mark in her heart.

As for Wang Cheng? Hmm… sorry, but it seemed Lan Yuxi’s diary didn’t even mention his name once. “Sigh, poor Wang Cheng. Your crush is already starting to forget about you.” Qi Lin mockingly ridiculed Wang Cheng, who was slowly losing his protagonist aura.

At the same time, Qi Lin took note of the latter half of Lan Yuxi’s diary.

[A home invasion and triple homicide… I do recall hearing about this news in my past life. And that bounty reward is quite substantial—one million yuan. 

What a pity… In my past life, I only glanced at the news briefly and didn’t follow up on where the suspect was eventually caught. Otherwise, I could have claimed that million for myself.]

Qi Lin shook his head with a chuckle. In his past life, he enjoyed reading novels and remembered that many protagonists in rebirth novels would make their first fortune by reporting criminals and claiming bounty rewards. But those protagonists always started from rock bottom, so they needed that kind of money. As a rich second-generation heir, Qi Lin was somewhat interested in the bounty, but not too much. He simply found it a shame to let it slip away.

After finishing Lan Yuxi’s diary, Qi Lin pulled out Qi Xueyao’s diary and started reading.

[This bastard Qi Lin isn’t the useless rich kid I thought he was. He’s actually playing the fool while hiding his true strength. 

On top of that, he knows so much about business. If his proposed lobster farming business really succeeds, then the gap between me and his family will only grow wider, and escaping his control will become even more impossible in the future. 

No! I can’t just give up like this. The education and training industry is a huge market too. If I work hard and manage it well, I might achieve success comparable to theirs and won’t have to fear this bastard. The morning classes are over. 

Jiang Lei and I are both exhausted and hungry. Jiang Lei went out to buy lunch while I stayed in the office to count the registration fees. Wow! I finally earned my first bucket of gold! We had over 40 students attend two classes this morning. 

Each student paid 15 yuan per session, so we earned 600 yuan in just one morning! 

600 yuan! 

That means 1,200 yuan per day, which is already equivalent to a full month’s salary when I used to be a teacher. Jiang Lei came back late today, and his clothes were soaked. When I asked him why, he said he saw a little kid drowning on his way to buy food. He didn’t even think twice—he just jumped into the water, fully clothed, and saved the kid before the parents arrived to take him home. 

I scolded Jiang Lei a little because I was worried about him. Around five in the afternoon, people from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce suddenly showed up. Jiang Lei and I were terrified because we hadn’t obtained our business license yet. 

As expected, when they inspected us, they said we were operating without a license and accused us of illegal assembly. Our training program got shut down, and not only that, our entire earnings of 1,200 yuan were confiscated. Jiang Lei and I were devastated. Oh my god! The father of the little boy Jiang Lei saved turned out to be the director of the Bureau of Industry and Commerce! He personally stepped in to help Jiang Lei! 

Not only did he return our money, but he also told us to go to the bureau tomorrow to get our business license. Once we have it, we can reopen our training program! 

Jiang Lei is amazing! 

This proves that good deeds are rewarded. Our training program is finally saved!]

After reading Qi Xueyao’s diary, Qi Lin was utterly speechless. He had thought other protagonists were already blessed with absurd levels of luck. But after seeing Jiang Lei’s experience, he realized his imagination had been too limited. 

Damn! Rescuing a drowning child on the street… and that child just so happened to be the son of Jianghan City’s Bureau of Industry and Commerce director? 

Not only that, but right after the rescue, Qi Xueyao’s training program got shut down in the afternoon. And the one who led the inspection? 

The very same director whose son Jiang Lei had saved! What the hell?! 

Even TV dramas wouldn’t dare write a plot this ridiculous!

“Damn it! So what if you’re the protagonist? I specialize in hunting protagonists. Now that I know tomorrow’s plot, I’d be a fool not to intercept it. This big shot’s favor? I’ll gladly take it for myself. As for your training program getting shut down? You can worry about that on your own.” 

Qi Lin grinned wickedly. 

The training program was bound to be shut down, but without that big shot stepping in to help, he was eager to see just how desperate Qi Xueyao would be.