"Are you sure your father's name is Li Boyang?" Li Xiu looked at Li Ming'er and asked with a strange expression.
"That should be the case. I heard it by accident. I asked them before, but they refused to tell me." Li Ming'er said.
Li Xiu looked at Li Ming'er with a complicated expression. He had just learned the name Li Boyang from Jiang Linglan not long ago. This must be the president himself.
If the possibility of having the same name and surname is ruled out, then Li Ming'er is most likely the president's daughter.
"Can humans and demons give birth to offspring?" Li Xiu muttered to himself.
If it was someone else, Li Xiu felt that it would be impossible, as the probability of having the same name and surname was very high.
But Li Xiu was not sure about the president.
He still remembered that when they were still in Hongsha City, the president took him to see the human skin collections. At that time, Li Xiu felt that the president was not like a human being.
Moreover, the names of Changshengtian and Changshengdao are so similar, no one can tell whether there is any connection between them.
Of course, Li Xiu could only think about these words by himself and did not dare to tell Li Ming'er. If Li Ming'er knew about it and really went to find the president, who knows what would happen.
"Let's wait until we figure this out first." Li Xiu was also a little curious about this matter. If he really wanted to figure it out, it might not be that easy.
"Ming'er, have you ever seen your father's portrait or anything else?" Li Xiu looked at Li Ming'er and said.
Upon closer inspection, Li Ming'er and Li Qingyi are actually quite similar. Both have oval faces, but Li Qingyi's facial features are more three-dimensional, making her look quite heroic.
Li Ming'er's facial features are more charming and very feminine.
"No." Li Ming'er looked at Li Xiu with some confusion and asked, "Brother Xiu, why are you asking about my father?"
"Nothing, just a little curious." Li Xiu didn't know what to say now.
Li Ming'er wanted to help Li Xiu take care of the little girl, but the little girl held Li Xiu tightly and refused to let go, so no one could take her away. Li Xiu had no choice but to keep the little girl until she fell asleep.
After Li Ming'er left, Li Xiu looked at the little girl and muttered to himself, "I don't know when I can figure out her origins. Let's give her a name first. What should I call her?"
"She came from the Emerald Gate. It seems inappropriate to call her Xiao Cui, as she has the same name as the Emerald Demon King..." Li Xiu was thinking about what name to give her.
Li Xiu looked at the well-behaved little girl, whose pink and chubby face was really adorable. He felt that using a name like jadeite would seem a bit awkward.
"Although I'm not your father, since we met, it's fate. It's not appropriate for you to have my last name, so let's take half of my first and last name as your name." Li Xiu dipped his hand in some tea and wrote on the table as he spoke: "Take the character Li and the character Xiu, and put them together to make the character Zi. Calling you Xiao Zi doesn't sound good, it sounds like a kid, so call you Zi Zi."
"Zi Zi, what do you think of this name?" Li Xiu said, pinching the little girl's chubby little hand.
"Ah, ah, ah!" the little girl said twice, and it was not known whether she understood it or not.
"You like it very much, right? Then I'll call you Zai Zai." Li Xiu happily hugged Zai Zai and kissed her pink little face.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Zai Zai pressed Li Xiu's face with his little hands, obviously showing some resistance.
Li Xiu didn't care about that. He thought the name was suitable anyway.
"Ka Ka Ka...Ka Ka..." Another childish voice came from the side. Li Xiu turned his head and saw the little blue devil pulling the corner of Li Xiu's trousers on the ground, looking at him expectantly, as if it also wanted a name.
"You want a name too? Okay, I'll give you one." Li Xiu picked up the little blue demon and placed it on the table. He looked at it for a while and said, "You are good at cold magic light, so let's call you Xiao Shuang."
“Ka ka... Ka ka..." Xiaoshuang seemed to understand and was very satisfied.
"This little guy is so easy to fool." Li Xiu touched Xiaoshuang's fluffy little head and sighed in his heart.
Xiaoshuang comes from the Gate of Green. Coincidentally, the gem needed to open the Gate of Green is also jade.
The Southern Cross Federation itself is the origin of jadeite, and there is also a lot of jadeite in Changshengtian. However, the quality of jadeite varies greatly and the prices also vary. Li Xiu is rich now, so it is not a big deal for him to buy some high-quality jadeite to feed Xiaoshuang.
To be on the safe side, Li Xiu still dripped a drop of Xiaoshuang's blood on the blood-sealed stone, and then dripped a drop every day to prevent this guy from getting into trouble when he grows up. After all, his parents are god-level demons. If there is no restraint, it will be troublesome if he rebels.
Originally, Li Xiu wanted to wait until Zai Zai fell asleep and then find someone to take her away. However, even after she fell asleep, her little hands kept holding on to Li Xiu. If Li Xiu made the slightest movement, she would wake up immediately and could not be taken away at all.
"Forget it. Anyway, I don't plan to go to the trial ground for the time being. I'll just rest for two days." Li Xiu slept for a night, and went to find Lao Qian early the next morning. He asked him about his recent enlightenment and whether he had figured it out.
If Lao Qian hasn't figured it out yet, then he can only find someone else to guard the Sword Soul Gate in his place. He himself doesn't want to go anymore.
"I haven't thought it through clearly yet." Lao Qian said, "But I don't think I need to think about it anymore. Let me go back to guard the Sword Soul Gate. Some things can't be figured out just by thinking. I need more training."
"Okay." Li Xiu nodded. When Lao Qian was about to leave, Li Xiu called him again: "Lao Qian, if you encounter something strange in the Land of Sword Soul, tell me my name, it may be of some use."
"Strange things? What strange things? Are you talking about the rain?" Lao Qian remembered that Li Xiu had asked him about the rain in Sword Soul before.
"It's almost like that. There's no guarantee that it will be useful. Maybe it will be of no use at all. If there's really no other way, you can give it a try." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll make a note of that." Lao Qian said as he went out to the Sword Soul Gate.
Li Xiu carried Zai Zai out by himself, planning to go to the gem market.
He himself was stuck at the stage of soul forging, and needed a large amount of energy to help him forge his soul. He didn't dare to enter the trial ground casually, and could only think of ways with external objects such as magic cores.
It seemed that things were going to go wrong easily whenever he went to these trial sites recently.
However, Li Xiu felt that this had nothing to do with his luck. It was probably because there were more and more unusual movements in the Demon Kingdom, and many demons seemed to be anxious to rush out of the trial gate.
Just like Xiaoshuang's parents, they pushed their children out of the trial gate when they were so young, and were even willing to sacrifice some of their offspring, which shows how anxious they were.
So there is nothing to do recently, and Li Xiu doesn't want to wander around the trial site.
Fortunately, he had made a lot of money recently, so it was no problem for him to buy some magic cores.
Who knew that I had just walked a short distance when I saw Han Minghui walking towards me.
"Director Li." Han Minghui directly blocked Li Xiu's way, and it seemed like she came here specifically to block him.
"Vice President Han, do you have any advice?" Li Xiu asked, knowing the answer.
"This is the bill for the banquet. Director Li said before that he would treat us. Please settle the bill." Han Minghui took out a thick stack of bills and handed it to Li Xiu.
A banquet for tens of thousands of people is not a small amount of money. Before, people thought Li Xiu was dead, so she took out the money first. Now Li Xiu is not dead, and he even said in public that he was the one who treated the dinner. He has already owed the favor, so naturally he should pay the money.
Li Xiu took the bill, looked at it, and reached out to Han Minghui.
"That's all, nothing else. President Li, you just need to settle the banquet money, and the other expenses will be paid by the club." Han Minghui thought that Li Xiu had other bills to pay.
"Vice President Han, look at what you said. You only gave me the bill, but you haven't paid me yet." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"What money?" Han Minghui was stunned.
"Vice President Han, isn't this a bit inappropriate? It's only right for me to pay for the banquet. After all, those people are here to attend my memorial service. But since I'm the one paying for the banquet, the white envelope money they give should of course be collected by me, the person involved." Li Xiu said.
"Where are the white envelopes? This is a memorial service held for you by the association. It's not a private funeral. Where do the white envelopes come from?" Han Minghui felt something was not right.
"Oh, I didn't take the money for the white envelope, so how should I pay for these banquets?" Li Xiu asked Han Minghui.
"How would I know where Director Li got the money to pay for these banquets? It was you, Director Li, who said you would treat us." Han Minghui said with a gloomy face.
"Yes, they are coming to attend my funeral, so of course I have to treat them to a banquet. But according to etiquette, people who attend funerals must give white envelopes, and I have to use the money from the white envelopes to pay for the banquet, so please, Vice President Han, give me the money from the white envelopes." Li Xiu said politely.
"But we don't accept the white envelopes." Han Minghui said, biting her lip.
"I'm sorry, I didn't receive a penny, so how can I pay for the banquet?" Li Xiu said with a smile, "Since my memorial service was organized by Vice President Han, and you notified the people, right? Then please accept the money from the white envelopes and use it directly to pay for the banquet. If there is any extra, please notify me and I will pick it up myself. I won't bother you to send it to me."
"You..." Han Minghui was so angry that she almost cursed.
"Vice President Han, if there is nothing else, I'll leave first." Li Xiu said as he walked around Han Minghui.
"Director Li, this money was paid by the association and it has to be paid from the public account. You can't deny it." Han Minghui said, looking at Li Xiu's back.
"What do I have to blame? Just give me the money in the white envelope and I'll give it to you right away." Li Xiu said and walked away without looking back.
"Bastard!" Han Minghui gnashed with hatred.
She said that the money was paid from a public account, but that was not the case. Instead, the Han family paid it first.
The reason for this situation is that there was no banquet at the memorial service, and everyone would go back to their homes after the memorial service.
Han Minghui paid for the banquet herself. She originally wanted to use this opportunity to show the Han family and let the people of Changsheng City know who is the number one family in Changsheng City. At the same time, she also wanted to win over some useful talents and leave a good impression on most people, especially the technicians, so that they would know that the Han family values friendship and loyalty. Even Li Xiu, who used to have a bad relationship with the Han family, was tolerated by the Han family, in preparation for taking over the technicians in the future.
Of course, Han Minghui would not really let the Han family pay for this money. She would have to find a way to transfer it to the association’s public account in the future.
Who knew that Li Xiu was not dead? Her dream of taking over the technician team was shattered. Now the favor of the banquet fell on Li Xiu again. She got nothing and still had to pay for Li Xiu. Han Minghui was so angry that her scalp was numb.
Li Xiu didn't care about that and went straight to the gem market with Zai Zai in his arms.
Xiaoshuang was hiding in Li Xiu's backpack. From time to time, she would pop her little head out of the opening of the backpack to look outside, and she was curious about everything.
Along the way, many people greeted Li Xiu enthusiastically. Now Li Xiu's reputation is so high that, except for a few old elders and the old general manager, he is far ahead of others in the younger generation in Changsheng City. No one can compare to him.
This is also partly due to Han Minghui, who had previously worked hard to declare that she wanted to make Li Xiu a hero.
Anyway, Li Xiu had no relatives and no one could inherit his estate, so Han Minghui spared no effort to publicize Li Xiu's glorious deeds. Who would have thought that Li Xiu was not dead.
"Mr. Li, just pick whatever you like. I'll give you a 20% discount... no... 30% discount..." Many shop owners greeted Li Xiu very warmly.
Li Xiu smiled and politely declined one by one. What he needed this time were magic cores, and the level, quality and quantity of the magic cores had to meet certain requirements, which were not something that ordinary shops could provide.
Li Xiu came all the way to Baoguang Pavilion, but when he entered the door, he did not see the old immortal, only two shop assistants came to greet him.
"Isn't the general manager here?" Li Xiu asked casually.
"The general manager is greeting guests in the VIP room on the second floor. General Manager Li, please go to the private room and take a rest first. I will go and inform the general manager right away." A beautiful clerk said cautiously.
"Tell the general manager that I have a big business to discuss with him. Ask him to come over as soon as possible." Li Xiu said as he followed the clerk to the second floor.
"What business is so big?" A voice familiar to Li Xiu came from the VIP room on the second floor.
"President!" Li Xiu recognized the voice and immediately stopped, standing on the stairs, not knowing whether to go up or down.
"Don't you have a big business to discuss? The president is right here with me, come over and talk." The president's voice came from the VIP room again.
Li Xiu had no choice but to carry Zaizai upstairs.
He was not afraid of offending the president, but he was worried that the president would find out that there was something wrong with Zai Zai.
But when I thought about it carefully just now, the president must have known about Wan Chaochun taking Zaizai away, so there shouldn't be any problem.
Li Xiu walked to the door and knocked on the closed door.
"The door is not closed, come in." The president's voice came again.
Li Xiu pushed the door open and walked in, and saw the old immortal and Mo Wuya were both there, sitting on the left and right of the president.
"I shouldn't have come here if I had known." Li Xiu sighed in his heart.
"The CEO is here. How big is your business? Tell him." The president looked at Li Xiu with a smile.
"It's not a big business, I just want to buy some magic cores." Li Xiu said.
"What's the point of calling buying a few magic cores a big deal? Do you want to buy divine magic cores? If so, I have some here. How many do you want? Name your price." The president looked at Li Xiu and said with a smile.
"President, you're joking. How can I afford to buy the Divine Magic Core?" Li Xiu was a little helpless. He really wanted to buy the Divine Magic Core, but that thing was simply out of stock. Even if it was available, he didn't have the financial strength to buy it.
"Since you know you have no money, why don't you go and make money?" The president changed the subject and continued.
Li Xiu thought, "Do you think I don't want to make money? Only dogs don't want to make money. I just contacted the Chu family and got my first pot of gold, but that money is not always available. I have to wait for them to sell the magic suits they made."
Of course, Li Xiu couldn't say that to the president. He could only sigh and say, "I'm just a small general manager. I don't have any connections or people to help me. Where can I make money?"
"Jing Li, Lao Qian, Jiu Xiao Yun, you've almost poached all the outstanding young people of Changshengtian. Lao Ba is your sworn fourth brother, Wan Chaochun is your sworn elder sister, and that kid from the Chu family is also your sworn brother. You control the Magic Equipment Research Institute and secretly sell out the institute's technology. I see that you not only have a lot of people, but also a lot of connections." The president said coldly.
"Shut up first." The president didn't give Li Xiu a chance to speak. He stared at him with a gloomy face and said, "That's fine, but you even dared to drag my daughter into this. Do you think you can do whatever you want now that you are a hero of Changshengtian?"
"President, it's unfair. Miss Qingyi joined the technician team because she felt sorry for me and wanted to help me. I really didn't ask her to do anything dangerous." Li Xiu said quickly.
"I'm talking about Ming'er." The president said coldly.
Li Xiu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect to know the answer so quickly. Li Ming'er was actually the president's daughter.
"Well... President... I really didn't know Li Ming'er was your daughter... Don't worry... I have always treated Ming'er as a guest of honor and made sure that she has never suffered any injustice from me..." Li Xiu said hurriedly.
"If you had let her suffer any injustice, do you think you would still be alive today?" The president snorted coldly, "Let her continue to live in your Courtyard No. 7 from now on. She is not allowed to know about my affairs, but you must not let her suffer any injustice either. If she suffers any injustice, or if she knows about my affairs, I will chop off your five limbs first, and then send you to the Temple of Heaven to light a sky lantern."
"Please rest assured, President." Li Xiu was a little depressed. This was a thankless job.
After the president finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, like a Sichuan opera face-changing. He looked at Li Xiu with a smile and said, "You want to make money, right? Then I will show you a way and guarantee that you can make a lot of money."
Li Xiu didn't believe the president's nonsense at all. If there was such a good thing, why would he come to him? There must be something going on.