The Crazy Son-In-Law

Xiao Shun had also struggled with whether or not to give the pellet to Yao Cen.

After all, she had already passed the optimal age for any sort of cultivation. Even if she used the pellet, she would only have the potential of a low-level cultivator, which seemed like a bit of a waste. However, upon further thought, even if she became a low-level cultivator, with some proper guidance, she could easily deal with the attacks of ten ordinary people in the future.

For this reason alone, he gave her the pellet worth billions.

Unexpectedly, the pellet had no effect on Yao Cen, which was very strange. He had just made it yesterday and given one to Song Linger.

After the girl ate it, Xiao Shun could even hear some creaking inside her body, with a layer of white mist surrounding her. It was clear that her cultivation had improved by a tenth in the blink of an eye. This proved that there was no problem with the pellet he had made, but why didn’t it work on Yao Cen?

He had checked Yao Cen’s pulse, and her physique was no different from that of ordinary people, so it shouldn’t be because of her physique.

A few minutes later, he still couldn’t let go and asked again, “What do you feel?”

Yao Cen looked at him strangely, “I don’t feel anything. What did you give me?”

She wasn’t lying; she really couldn’t feel any difference.

Xiao Shun gave an unnatural smile and thought that if he told Yao Cen directly that he had given her a pellet that could boost her cultivation, she wouldn’t believe him. As for the reason why the pellet didn’t work on her, he would explore that later.

He casually made up a story, “It’s for refreshing your mind. I noticed you’ve been drinking cup after cup of coffee at work lately. Drinking too much of that isn’t good, so I made you some herbal pills. This way, you can drink less coffee.”

Yao Cen could clearly sense that he was a little chicken-hearted, and she looked at him with questioning eyes.

“Oh, I think I still have something to do. I’ll go back to my office first.”

After saying this, Xiao Shun slipped away.

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The end of the year was approaching.

Most of Starline’s employees had already taken time off to go home for the holidays, making the vast factory area exceptionally quiet and cold.

Hu sat on the steps in front of the door, staring blankly with her small face, while her grandma was cooking in the house.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in her field of vision, and her listless big eyes lit up immediately. She stood up quickly and trotted over with a smile, saying, “Uncle Xiao!”

Uncle Xiao always brought her lots of delicious food, which she really liked.

Xiao Shun rubbed her little head, “Good girl!”

Hu stared straight at the colorful packaging box in his hand and perfunctorily said, “Uncle Xiao.”

Then she raised her little face and said, “Uncle, I can take it for you! Hu is very strong now.”

Xiao Shun then handed the bags to her. In fact, they were all some herbal supplements prepared by him and could strengthen the body. With long-term use, at least minor illnesses like colds would be avoided.

“Here you are, President Xiao,” Long San’s mother said, wiping her hands and standing at the door.

Her resentment towards Xiao Shun had faded a lot, but there was still a hint of indifference in her words.

“It’s almost the New Year, ” Xiao Shun smiled.

“Please, come in and sit down,” Long San’s mother stepped aside, letting him into the house.

After Xiao Shun sat down, he looked around and said, “Grandma, why don’t you come to my house for the New Year? After the factory is closed for the holiday, there won’t be many people here, and I’m worried about your safety.”

In fact, he was mostly concerned that Long San’s mother and Hu would be too lonely here.

“Cen just came by yesterday and said the same thing. Alright, I know you both mean well, so don’t worry about us. I’ve long considered this place as my home. As long as President Xiao doesn’t kick me out, I’m sticking with you,” Long San’s mother said with a rare smile.

“Grandma, you shouldn’t say that,” Xiao Shun replied.

“By the way, Hu will be five years old after the New Year, right? It’s time for her to go to school. I’d like to find a school for her. What do you think?”

Upon hearing the prospect of going to school, Hu abruptly turned her head towards him, her eyes lighting up involuntarily.

Long San’s mother, on the other hand, looked surprised and said with some difficulty, “We’ve been moving around all these years without a stable place to stay, so this child hasn’t had much kindergarten experience. She’s far behind other children her age. She can’t even write yet. I’ve asked around, but no local schools would accept her.”

“Let me figure this out.” Xiao Shun pondered for a moment before turning to Hu. “Hu, do you want to go to school?”

At first, Hu nodded twice, then quickly shook her head a few times without speaking.

“What does it mean when you nod and shake your head?” Xiao Shun teased her.

“They won’t play with me. They ignore me and say bad things about me,” Hu whimpered, her voice babyish.

No wonder the little one dreamt of becoming a villain…

“Whoever dares to scold you, you hit them,” Xiao Shun laughed.

“You child, teaching her like this, just like…” Long San’s mother began, about to say ‘just like Long San’. Long San had taught Hu in the same way when he was alive. But she swallowed her words before they came out.

She knew only too well that Long San’s death was a hurdle Xiao Shun and his wife couldn’t overcome.

Xiao Shun’s real purpose for his visit was to take Hu with him.

Whether it was medicine or martial arts, he was confident that he could groom the child into a capable individual.

Hu was talented, not quite as much as Song Linger, but a little boost with a pellet would make her about equal to Sikong Chen.

With his dedicated guidance, she could stand on her own in the future, and Long San certainly could rest in peace in heaven.

Furthermore, Hu was still young, an excellent age to lay the foundations.

However, he dismissed this idea. He felt that he should not dictate the girl’s life, even if his intentions were good. Hu was still naive; she did not know what kind of person she wanted to become in the future.

A villain?

That was simply the result of a young child being influenced by her environment. She didn’t yet have the ability to discern right from wrong, so her words couldn’t be taken seriously.

Moreover, if he took Hu under his wing, Long San’s mother would be left alone. That seemed too cruel.

Therefore, he kept his thoughts to himself.

When Hu was older, if she wanted to learn medicine or martial arts, he could still teach her. There was no rush.

As Xiao Shun watched the little one, a great idea suddenly sprung to mind. If the schools outside wouldn’t accept her, why not build a school near the factory?

He could foresee that Starline would continue to grow, and the number of employees would increase. All these employees’ children would need schooling.

Including the residents nearby, there would be no shortage of students.

This solution would also help many migrant workers solve the problem of their children’s education – killing two birds with one stone it would be.

Now he had the money, so building a school was not an issue. As for the approval process, it was even simpler.

Yao Cen would definitely agree with this suggestion.

With this in mind, he suddenly stood up, greeted Long San’s mother, and left.