The result of the bargain was that Li Mu would come up with $500,000 to take a 25 percent stake in the new plastics factory.

Don't doubt it, the money in this year is so valuable, two million dollars, enough for Rockefeller to build an ultra-luxurious modern factory, how much has Li Mu's Horse Automobile Factory in Brooklyn spent so far?

That's less than two million dollars.

This kind of investment is a normal behavior, each takes what he needs, Rockefeller found a partner to share the risk, and Li Mu found a new way to make money, and both of them are very satisfied.

As for whether Rockefeller will regret today's decision in the future, that is not a problem for Rockefeller to consider, except for Li Mu, no one can be sure of the prospects of the plastics industry, so Rockefeller will continue to pull investment, as long as it can ensure that the controlling stake is in his own hands.

At half past nine, the Mass ceremony ended, and Li Mu and his party returned to Governor's Island.

As faithful Buddhists, Yan's father and mother did not go to Trinity Church to attend the Mass ceremony, and during the time when Li Mu and their children went to Mass, Yan's father and Yan's mother had carefully prepared a large table of dishes, including Eastern court dishes and Western Christmas traditional turkey, which surprised Claudia, who was spending Christmas on Governor's Island for the first time.

Will gave Chu Xue enough face and invited Yan's father and Yan mother to have dinner together, Yan's father and Yan mother didn't want to stay to join in the fun, so they politely declined Will's invitation, but left Chu Xue behind.

Well, in fact, this is what Li Mu requested, for a long time, Li Mu has been accustomed to Chu Xue by his side, and Chu Xue did not take the initiative to avoid suspicion because Li Mu and Gloria determined the relationship, and Gloria didn't seem to mind.

Traditionally, prayers are prayed, followed by Christmas songs, and then the feast begins.

Considering that today is a festival, everyone drinks champagne together, even Sandy, who is not yet an adult, Sandy is very satisfied with this and holds her glass with joy.

Several women are centered on Xiao Wei, and when they eat, Li Mu and Wei are not so childlike, and the two of them sit on the side, still talking about work.

"I might be going to Virginia in a while, so you'll have to watch out for the Texans' revenge, they're not going to give up." Will's expression was not without concern.

The Texas Cowboys are famous, and when they provoke such a group of people, Will also feels a little apprehensive in his heart.

Open guns are easy to dodge and dark arrows are difficult to prevent, only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, even if Li Mu is powerful in New York, there will always be a time when a hundred secrets are negligent, maybe a small mistake can become a fatal danger, Will doesn't want Gloria to be widowed so early.

"Why go to Virginia?" Li Mu asked while dealing with the steak on the plate.

Li Mu was not worried about the threat of the Texans at all, and he was still very concerned about Will's affairs.

As the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army, Will's every move is very meaningful.

Although Virginia appears to be located on the dividing line between the North and the South of the United States, it is actually a staunch Democratic territory, and during the Civil War, the Southern states formed the Confederate States of America, and the capital of the Confederate States at that time was in Richmond, the capital of Virginia.

Seeing that next year's general election is imminent, Washington must have a compelling reason to move the First Cavalry Division to Virginia at this time, and Li Mu is still more concerned about this, because it is related to whether the Republican Party can win again in next year's general election.

"No why, just a normal transfer." Will didn't want to explain too much, and it was suspicious of leaking secrets if he talked about this kind of thing too much.

Li Mu pouted and nodded, even if Will didn't say it, Li Mu could guess Washington's intentions.

The reason is very simple, seeing that the general election is imminent, but the Republican Party is not sure of victory, and the Democratic Party is menacing and trying to make a comeback, Washington is trying to flex its muscles and warn certain careerists not to try to stir up trouble at such a time.

It's just a warning, the Civil War has far-reaching implications, and through that war, everyone has been successfully made aware of the enormous destructive power of war, so no one wants to fight, even if the Democrats still can't win this time, the Democrats will accept the defeat and continue to accumulate strength for the next election, and will not use the extreme method of war to seek to realize their political vision, as they did last time.

Of course, the Republican Party is the same, although as a qualified arms dealer, Li Mu hopes that the United States will have wars every day, in fact, this is simply impossible, and some people in the Republican Party even think that the United States is better off not fighting wars from now on, not only not to stop civil wars, but also not to get involved in any wars in other countries.

This is a mid-term version of "isolationism," which has been around since the founding of the United States, and at its core, "we are acting for ourselves, not for others."

This idea fully expresses the selfishness of Americans, in fact, Americans just want to live their lives behind closed doors, and it doesn't matter to them whether people in other countries are dead or alive.

"What are you going to do next?" Will wasn't quite sure what Li Mu thought, but for the sake of Gloria, Will was willing to do more.

"Of course, I want to continue to make money and make more money..."Li Mu really didn't think too much, when the business is done for Li Mu's part, it seems that there are a lot of things that can be done, but in fact, there is not much room for Li Mu to choose.

Don't think that rich people can do whatever they want, if it is purely to satisfy personal desires, then Li Mu has indeed reached the peak of his life, and even if Li Mu is willing, it is not difficult to expand his territory overseas and become a king, but at the same time, with the improvement of his status, Li Mu can choose fewer and fewer paths, because no matter what decision Li Mu makes, it will determine the fate of many people, so Li Mu must be cautious.

"You've got enough money, you can even buy the whole of New York if you want, don't you have any real ideals in life?" Will tried to bring Li Mu back to the right path, but unfortunately, I'm afraid even Will can't tell what the so-called "right path" should be for Li Mu.

"Why do you ask this?" Li Mu felt a little unapprehensive, so he simply put down his knife and fork and picked up his wine glass: "I remember when I first got off the boat in San Francisco, I just wanted to live in the United States, and then you know, we had a horse weapons factory, at that time I just wanted to make money, make more money, support the Chinese in the United States, so that they can get a fair and just treatment... Now it seems that all of this has come true, so it really doesn't matter what my ideal is, as long as all of us can be happy and can be happy forever, I think this is my ideal now. ”

"It's a big proposition to be happy all the time." Will was a little dumbfounded, probably he didn't expect that Li Mu would give such an answer.

"The Lord willing, nothing is impossible." Gloria interjected.

The content of Li Mu and Will's chat has successfully attracted the attention of women, although Little Will is very cute, but in fact, everyone knows that the real backbone of this family is Li Mu and Will.

After establishing a relationship with Li Mu, Gloria seemed to be a different person, and began to defend Li Mu everywhere, even that kind of unprincipled maintenance.

Of course, it may have been like this all along, but Gloria never showed it, and it wasn't until Gloria felt threatened by Sandy that Gloria really paid attention to the issue.

"I don't mean to deny it, in fact, I just want to say that you can live a simpler, or purer life." Will seemed to mean something else, and his words sounded very subtle.

"Are you trying to keep me out of politics?" Li Mu is still very smart.

"Yes, but it's not all." Will doesn't hide it either.

"You have to know that you're no longer the sheriff of Springfield, and I'm no longer the workshop owner of the Horse Weapons Factory, so let's face it, those old days are gone, and we all need to adjust to our new identities." Li Mu can't stop it even if he wants to, and he can't help himself in the rivers and lakes.

With the size of the Junma Group, even if Li Mu wants to stay out of the matter, it is impossible to estimate, either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, Li Mu needs to find a belonging, just like Li Mu insists that he is a Catholic although he doesn't believe anything, if he wants to continue to move forward, he must do some disguise, and at the same time he needs to find a suitable companion.

"I understand, and actually what I'm trying to say, is that there are some things that you could have done differently than just as they have always been." Will finally couldn't go around, he was not suitable for beating around the bush, and it was better to say something directly.

"I understand that some things can be vague, but some things must be insisted on." There are some things that Li Mu wants to say too bluntly.

Today, Li Mu is now an American citizen, but Li Mu has never forgotten that he is a Chinese, this identity determines that Li Mu is different from Will, as a white man, no matter what he does, as long as he does not make a mistake of principle, no one will give Will a platform on the line, Li Mu is different, if Li Mu shows the slightest weakness, then I am afraid that he will be eaten immediately and there will be no scum left.

This kind of mood Will definitely not understand, so Li Mu doesn't want to go into too much detail, some things can be done as long as he knows, there is no need to make everyone know, especially at the Christmas table, Li Mu doesn't want to spoil the atmosphere on the table.

"Dad, you just have to take care of your own business, shouldn't you give Reem the greatest trust at this time? I'm sure Reem will do a good job. "Gloria is now Li Mu's little fan sister, not only looking at Li Mu, her eyes are shining, but she also puts her hand on Li Mu's hand.

"I'm rooting for you Reem." Sandy, who was just opposite Li Mu, gave Li Mu the greatest support, and although she successfully won Gloria's eyes, Gloria did not have a seizure.

Chu Xue, who was busy cutting minced meat for Xiao Wei, didn't say anything, but everyone knew that no matter what happened, Chu Xue would definitely stand firmly by Li Mu's side.

Claudia, who was attending the family banquet for the first time, did not speak, and looked at the people with different expressions with great interest, and it seemed that Claudia also had some calculations, and was probably evaluating the relationship between the people at the table.

"Ah, well, I'm not good at that." Will will be defeated immediately, and if he continues to say it, he will offend the public, and Will's emotional intelligence is not so low.

"Don't worry, I can handle it." Li Mu pulled his hand out, patted Gloria's hand in gratitude, and then raised his glass to Will.

After dinner, it was time to hand out gifts, and under the Christmas tree in the living room, there were a large number of small boxes of different shapes and colors, all of which were carefully wrapped in colored paper and ribbons, and had their names written on them.

The traditional Christmas is when parents give gifts to their children, and Will's family is a bit special, not only Will prepares gifts for the children, but the children also have their own feedback, and even Claudia has a share, which makes Claudia very moved.

The gift prepared by Li Mu was also one for each person, a pipe made of walnut for Will, the latest women's handbag produced by the horse clothing factory for the ladies, and a pair of tiger head boots for Little Will, which won unanimous praise from everyone.

All the gifts had to be opened on the spot, Li Mu got a new watch, which Gloria prepared for Li Mu, and Sandy prepared a wallet for Li Mu, this gift was ridiculed by Gloria, because Li Mu didn't need a wallet at all now.

However, Li Mu was very happy, and immediately asked for 20 US dollars from Chu Xue and put it in his wallet, and cherished it in the pocket of his suit underwear.

Claudia prepared a jade Pixiu for Li Mu, which was instructed by Will, otherwise Claudia would not have known that Li Mu had been collecting oriental cultural relics.

The gift that Will prepared for Li Mu was the most perfunctory, just a box of the most ordinary Havana cigars, and it was also the most common road goods in the men's gang store, and I don't know if it was just bought by Will before dinner.

Well, in fact, Li Mu and Will are also half a catty and eight taels in this regard, and Li Mu is perfunctory enough to prepare a handbag for each of the ladies, although the colors are different, but the styles are the same.

However, Li Mu has something to say, this handbag is specially customized, there are only four pieces in total, one for Gloria, Sandy, Claudia and Chu Xue each, it is really impartial.

This is a true limited edition.

Li Mu's statement was unanimously recognized by everyone, and even Chu Xue accepted it without twisting it.

The last thing Li Mu opened was Chu Xue's gift box, and in the box was a black cashmere scarf that Chu Xue had woven for Li Mu herself, and Li Mu immediately put the scarf on without the slightest hesitation.