Lust System: Harem Of Beautiful Women Chapter 729 Lily's Birthday

Suzanne felt a little embarrassed, "My grandmother's family ran a tavern. I grew up smelling this scent, and now I'm used to having a little drink every evening."

"I was so pent up when I wasn't feeling well recently."

"Your dad is always drinking outside. Now it's good, he can accompany me and have some."

Her voice was soft and gentle, and her face was flushed with the color of wine. Suzanne looked increasingly full of charm the more Luis looked at her.

Arthur laughed and said, "You want to learn how to swim, right? You just can't seem to get it. I think next time we'll have Xiao Bin teach you."

"Okay!"

Suzanne smiled and said, "Looking at Xiao Bin's muscular build, you can tell he must be a great athlete."

"It's alright."

Luis said with a modest smile.

Arthur had been hesitating for a year, but he finally made up his mind to shut down his company.

The final project for the construction team was the new house being built on the old homestead. After it was completed, he would give the machinery to the workers as their wages. From then on, they would go their separate ways, each to their own good.

This was somewhat sad. Some of the veteran masters were old brothers who had been working with him since before he was even married.

But the situation was what it was, and there was no helping it. The last straw that broke the camel's back was the several warehouses whose leases were due for renewal at the end of this year.

There was no cash flow to begin with. If he had to pay the rent again, he simply couldn't hold on.

The most ironic thing was the stuff in the warehouses. Over the past twenty-plus years of doing construction, when he couldn't collect payments on some projects, he had taken goods in lieu of payment.

There was all sorts of random junk. Previous items like water cups and bottled water weren't even the strangest.

There was a lot of stuff like rebar, angle iron, seamless steel pipes. In his eyes, selling them as scrap metal was too heartbreaking, so he had kept them all along.

There were also things like prefabricated slabs, cement, bricks, tiles, and a whole mess of other miscellaneous items.

If you filled it all up, it was money. But if you tried to sell it, even insiders like him had a hard time moving it. There were also all kinds of tables and chairs.

They wouldn't sell for much money, but it was a shame to throw them away. He had been renting warehouses to store them, but he couldn't keep that up anymore.

It just so happened that with that piece of land back home, Grandma Wood had started complaining that it was smelly and dirty. So, they decided to clean it up and build a new house.

That way, when they went back for holidays, they wouldn't just have one meal and leave, unable to rest properly. After all, the city was too quiet during the holidays with no activities.

When Ruth found out about this, she didn't object. She just said, "Don't ask me for money."

In fact, it was a matter of using waste materials. The materials were already on hand, so it wouldn't cost much.

Although the items were very mixed, given Arthur and Suzanne's design skills, the finished house definitely wouldn't be bad.

"Luis has a very good alcohol tolerance!"

Suzanne squinted her eyes and praised him. After both the white liquor and the foreign liquor were finished, she asked considerately, "Would you like a little more?"

"No, Auntie. I've had about enough too."

Luis said modestly.

"This is Xiao Bin's first time here. At worst, you can just sleep here tonight. This is your own home too. What's the difference?"

Arthur, in high spirits, opened another bottle of foreign liquor and said cheerfully, "Suzanne, heat up these dishes again. Eating casually at home, there's no need for formalities."

Suzanne tidied up the dining table a bit and turned on the television. As they drank, even with the air conditioning on, the three of them were sweating.

They had talked so much that evening. His father-in-law had hinted so clearly.

Luis, naturally knowing what was appropriate, said, "Dad, when it comes to the furniture and appliances, I'll discuss it with the older sisters and just buy them. Don't you worry about it."

"Mm, since we're building a manor, you can all decorate your own rooms yourselves."

Arthur's main priority was selling his company. Although it was a shell, it had a scattered collection of bad debts that couldn't be collected, amounting to a careful calculation of fifty thousand dollars.

If he could collect that money, even half of it, he could retire comfortably and live out his days in leisure.

In the city, in some office buildings, you see companies you don't understand. Some of them are specifically debt collection companies.

If you think lawyers collect money through lawsuits, you'd be wrong.

They are all shell companies. Collecting debts relies on the extensive connections of the behind-the-scenes boss.

They're not even interested in private debts. What they buy are debt packages owed by public entities that can't be collected.

If you can't collect the money, they have ways to collect it. It's fair to say that this kind of gray industry is relatively hidden.

Arthur's debts were a mix of public and private, all in disarray. Most of the final payments were small amounts and quite scattered.

For over fifty thousand dollars in debts, he asked around and consulted several companies. The most insulting quotes were a few thousand dollars, at most ten thousand.

After shopping around, he finally sold them for thirty thousand dollars. Now, he had a little bit of spare cash on hand.

As for those warehouses, the usable stuff had already been moved out. The house back home should be finished before the leases expired at the end of the year.

As for the remaining stuff, sell what you can, throw away what you can't.

Arthur had made up his mind this time and handled it very cleanly and decisively. His personality was never one to drag things out.

Leaving his father-in-law's home, Luis started thinking about something.

Even if he contracted the cafeteria, he didn't have the energy, time, or know-how to manage it.

Wasn't his father-in-law the perfect person for the job? Suzanne could also help. Then he would have the chance to get closer to this 'little wife.'

Regarding his mother-in-law's quest, the ninety-eight percent favorability meter was still stuck there. He needed to find an opportunity to break through.

During this month of the System upgrade, the principle was to maintain the status quo with the Wood Family women to avoid problems with the main quest.

Over the next week, Luis shifted his energy.

He had marital relations with Chloe, and he went with Maria to the university in the capital, where they went on dates, got hotel rooms, and fucked heartily.

He also appeased Yana adequately, but she still refused to relent. It seemed another mother-daughter threesome would require more effort.

On the tenth day, it finally arrived: his wife Lily's birthday.

She went to work as usual that day without taking time off. Her personality was naturally shy and introverted, and she didn't want her birthday to be made into a big, lively affair.

"Honey, are you here?"

When Luis picked her up after work, Lily held a bouquet of roses in her hand, her face full of happiness.

In the past, Luis had been rather cold to her. He had given her very casual birthday gifts, and she had never complained. She was just happy that he gave her anything at all.

Now that he thought about it, this seemed to be the first time he had given her flowers. At that moment, Lily's face was flushed, and her heart felt like it was melting.

Her eyes were blindfolded. After getting out of the car, her husband lifted her in a princess carry, and the feeling of happiness spread through her soul.

In this life, she had never dared to hope for anything called a surprise, nor had she ever dreamed of having such romance.

Luis carried her for a short while, then gently put her down and said tenderly, "Baby, you can open your eyes now."