He was speechless for a while before Xing Tian finally gave in and said, "Alright, let's get back to the point and talk about how our sect and our family company can achieve mutually beneficial and collaborative development."

However, She Jinxing then said something hurtful, "Actually, I'm not much better than General Ji at doing business. Before, I did whatever you told me to do. Now you want to discuss mutually beneficial and collaborative development between the companies with me? Aren't you forcing me into this?"

"You..." Xing Tian was so angry at She Jinxing's calm words that he almost jumped up and down. "How could there be such a useless disciple like you in the sect? What did the sect leader do with you?"

She Jinxing smiled slightly, not at all discouraged. "I am a servant, and besides, aren't you the financial manager? Naturally, you are in charge of making money in the sect."

Xing Tian, ​​"..." KO.

Unable to reason with She Jinxing, Xing Tian had to find a solution on his own. But after much thought, he still felt that things would be easier if he could talk to his father face to face.

However, since She Jinxing was so unreliable that he couldn't even do something this simple, Xing Tian had no choice but to call Shang Lin in the middle of the day and repeat what he and She Jinxing had said, "So, Sect Master, can you let me communicate with my father face to face?"

Shang Lin really did have a solution, but, "Can your father accept things about gods and ghosts? What if he thinks I'm faking it? And even if he does accept it, you being face-to-face with him will affect his health. Why don't we wait until after the preliminary exams and I'll go talk to him?"

Xing Tian was immediately startled, "Sect Master, you're coming?!"

Startled by Xing Tian's loud outburst, Shang Lin instinctively asked, "Is there something wrong with me going? Or is it that I can't go?"

"No, no, no," Xing Tian hurriedly denied. "I'm just very surprised. Alright, I'll wait for the sect leader to arrive. Our sect can use our family's resources as they see fit."

Shang Lin was somewhat amused and exasperated, then asked, "Speaking of which, what kind of business does your family run?"

When talking about his family business, Xing Tian immediately became very talkative. "My father initially made his fortune in real estate. In those years, the real estate business was booming and created many wealthy people. Later, when the real estate economy began to decline, my father switched to the catering industry, and my mother invested in chain supermarkets."

"I originally planned to wait until graduation to become a spoiled rich kid who would go home and inherit the family business, but I didn't expect... However, I was fortunate enough to meet the sect leader, and I feel that being a spoiled rich kid is not so bad. Now I am not a spoiled rich kid on the surface, but I have also done a lot of dirty tricks in the dark. Even my father has begun to suspect that someone is helping him in the dark."

"Alas, it's a pity that the distance between our two places is too far. Even if my family has resources, we can't make use of them. And I never thought that I would have a day to go home and see my parents. Oh, and it won't be easy to gain my father's trust and approval. He is very cunning. Except for being a little confused about his own relatives, he is very good at doing business."

Shang Lin listened with amusement as Xing Tian described his father as "cunning and treacherous," while also realizing how happy Xing Tian's family of three had been during his lifetime.

Unfortunately, just as water overflows when full and the moon wanes when full, perhaps their family of three was too perfect and harmonious, even the heavens were jealous, and Xing Tian was forced to get a terminal illness and die in agony.

However, Shang Lin hurriedly interrupted Xing Tian to prevent him from saying too much and becoming sad later, "Be careful in your actions, don't run into any experts. Huang Ying and Huang Li have just transformed into human form, they can only protect ordinary humans, they can't help you if something really happens. As for She Jinxing, he is only slightly better than them."

"I know." Xing Tian immediately composed himself. "Sect Master, rest assured, I am now a disciple of the Yuntai Sect, so naturally I must prioritize the sect in everything I do. I am the financial manager of our sect, and I am determined to make the sect's money-making business my own responsibility. There can be no mistakes. I will also protect Huang Ying and the others. Sect Master, you need to take a nap, so I will take my leave now."

Shang Lin looked at the phone that had been hung up and smiled helplessly. Xing Tian, ​​who had returned home, seemed to have completely let go of his true nature. It is true that you can only see a person's true character in front of the people closest to you!

Time flies, and the day of the preliminary exam arrived quickly. Shang Lin felt a bit tense at home when he woke up early in the morning, even though everyone seemed the same as usual. He subconsciously asked Qiu Niang, who was making breakfast in the kitchen, "What's wrong?"

As Qiu Niang placed a hearty bowl of noodles in front of Shang Lin, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Shang Lin sat down and looked at the two boiled eggs, a sausage, a few green bok choy, and white noodles in his bowl. He felt there was something more to it than met the eye. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he asked, "You guys... are you nervous?!"

The God Lord, who had the most confidence in Shang Lin, actually admitted, "There is a little bit of that. Although you got first place in the first, second, and third mock exams, this is your first time taking the official exam, so it's inevitable that we're nervous too."

Shang Lin immediately laughed, "Why are you all so nervous if I'm not? Are you worried I won't do well on the test?"

"Pah, pah, pah! Children's words are innocent, let the wind blow them away." Hu Tangdi hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, don't you know that words have a spirit?"

"Hehehe..." Shang Lin immediately burst out laughing, "What do you mean by 'children speak without thinking'? Don't worry, don't worry, even if I don't do well on the exam, we can still get close to Xing Tian, ​​that rich second-generation, and eventually leave this remote, backward, and isolated little county town."

The Divine Lord glanced at Shang Lin with some disdain. "I never expected you to say such obsequious things. It's truly an eye-opener. And is this something a sect leader like you should say? You're getting more and more regressive as you get older."

Shang Lin continued with a smile, "What's the big deal? People have to learn to be flexible. In the cultivation world, as the sect leader of the Yuntai Sect, I naturally don't need to curry favor with anyone. Plenty of people come to fawn over me. But what do we have in the mortal world? It's good enough if we can even find someone to curry favor with. Besides, Xing Tian said that his father is cunning and shrewd. It won't be difficult for us to curry favor with him."

Hu Tangdi said, "Then their family is too ungrateful. The sect leader sent three disciples to help Xing Tian. We have no one left to use."

Shang Lin immediately disagreed, saying, "That's true, but Xing Tian's parents don't know what we've done. It would be unreasonable for us to demand repayment for their kindness."

Qiu Niang hurriedly said, "That's all for later. Sect Leader, please eat quickly and don't delay the exam."

"good."

Shang Lin made an exception and ate all the noodles Qiu Niang cooked. Then the whole family went out to take him to school. Ji Xiaoyao originally planned to accompany him to the exam like an ordinary parent, but Shang Lin immediately refused, saying, "Go home, don't distract me outside."