The Crazy Son-In-Law

“What were you doing this afternoon? I couldn’t reach you.”

Yao Cen saw him return, got up and took the food left for him on the dining table, asking as she walked towards the kitchen. Xiao Shun changed his slippers and followed her into the kitchen, laughing, “Did you call me?”

“The boss is missing, I should call to check, right?”

“Mr. Wang of Goodhealth doesn’t have much time left, I went to try to cure his illness,” Xiao Shun explained. Yao Cen paused, knowing that most of Starline’s sales channels were through Goodhealth.

She naturally knew who Wang Ye was and had heard that he hadn’t left his house for nearly a year. But she was still surprised when Xiao Shun suddenly mentioned that his illness had become so severe. It was somewhat sighing that Wang Ye, known as the Saint of Traditional Medicine, could not cure his own disease.

“Did you find a way? Mr. Saint, looks like you are more capable than Mr. Wang,” Yao Cen teased him.

“Not yet, your husband is not a saint either, I don’t have the ability to bring the dead back to life,” Xiao Shun sighed somewhat helplessly.

“Do your best, don’t put too much pressure on yourself.” Yao Cen rarely saw this dejected side of him and comforted him.

Xiao Shun nodded and changed the subject, “Did you call me because there’s something going on in the company?”

“There’s a little something to discuss with you. We’re planning to set up a factory and a new company in Harrow, but I can’t go for the time being, and I don’t really have anyone else I can use, so I want you to handle this. What do you think?” Yao Cen blinked at him.

She wasn’t worried at all that Xiao Shun couldn’t handle this. Although he always seems to be carefree and not concerned about anything, he might be more cunning than anyone else, as evidenced by the way he dealt with the Yao family.

Xiao Shun hesitated for a moment.

Yao Cen was busy every day for the company, and he couldn’t help much. Although he didn’t care how much the company could earn, after all, he was the one who urged Yao Cen to start it. If he just let it go now, it wouldn’t be right. Plus, Yao Cen hardly ever asked him to do something specifically for the company, and he didn’t want to refuse the rare request.

However, he was a little worried about leaving Stillwater. After all, he had too many enemies, especially the one who used poisonous insects. Although Tang Li had told him that the poisonous insect came from the Xia family, there was no evidence, and he couldn’t do anything to them if he killed them in Southeast Asia. Moreover, there were many inconveniences abroad.

Yao Cen saw his hesitation and spoke, “You should just go and finalize the factory location first. I’ll come over after I settle things here. Everything at home is running smoothly, having Mai here is sufficient. I need to keep an eye on the early stages of the new company’s establishment, otherwise, I won’t be at ease.”

“You’re going too?” Xiao Shun laughed in understanding.

“Alright, I’ll go. However, I have some matters to handle. How about I go in a few days?”

“Sure,” Yao Cen replied with a smirk.

Xiao Shun embraced her from behind and said, “There’s no need for you to work so hard. We have enough money to spend.”

If that’s not enough, there’s always the treasures in my master’s warehouse. It’s not a big deal if we depend on him.

Of course, he didn’t say the latter part out loud. If the old man knew his good disciple was eyeing his treasures, who knows what he’d think.

“Since we’ve started the company, it’s hard to let go. There are hundreds of employees depending on us. How can we just quit?” Yao Cen said. “Moreover, Starline Bio is something we built together. It’s like our child. How could we just abandon it?”

At the mention of a child, her face suddenly flushed.

I wonder if this guy will misunderstand what I’m hinting at…

“We could find a godfather for it, like Golden Harrow, and hire a professional manager to run it,” Xiao Shun suggested.

Yao Cen replied, “… Get lost. The food is ready, let’s eat.”

They returned to the dining table. Xiao Shun was already quite hungry and began to eat heartily.

Suddenly, his phone rang. He looked at the screen and saw an unfamiliar number. Upon answering, a crisp female voice came through, “Hello, is this Mr. Branch Head?”

Yao Cen was sitting across from him. Even though he hadn’t put the call on speaker, she could tell the person on the other end was a woman. She lifted her eyes, full of curiosity, to look at him.

But this title is quite unique. What exactly is a Mr. Branch Head?

Yao Cen didn’t know about his role in the Old School Society.

Firstly, because Xiao Shun felt this title was forced upon him by others, and that he might quit any time. He had never been to the Old School Society and had no dealings with them.

Secondly, he felt that even if he told Yao Cen, she might not understand what the Old School Society really was.

After all, even he himself was still unclear about the nature of this organization.NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

So when someone suddenly called him by this title, he was slightly taken aback. Since Yao Cen had heard it, he decided to put the call on speaker, so she wouldn’t overthink it.

“It’s me. Who’s this?” Xiao Shun replied briefly.

“Let me introduce myself. I am Yang Zinuo, the new deputy branch head of the Oakland Old School Society.”

“Oh, what can I do for you?” Xiao Shun asked.

“Today, Master Dragon personally visited our headquarters and specifically requested to meet Mr. Xiao. So, I would like to ask you to come over immediately,” Yang Zinuo said in a cool tone.

“What Master?” Xiao Shun asked in confusion.

“You’ve never heard of Master Dragon?” Yang Zinuo sounded a bit impatient.

“No, I haven’t. If he wants to see me, let him come to Stillwater. I might not be able to go there for a few days,” Xiao Shun mumbled while stuffing some food into his mouth.

Yang Zinuo was at a loss for words. How could this man dare to ask Master Dragon to come to Stillwater to see him? It was utter ignorance.

She scoffed, “You want Master Dragon to come to Stillwater to see you? Mr. Xiao, you’re really full of yourself. You’re just a branch head. What qualifies you to ask Master Dragon to come see you?”

Xiao Shun paused, he could hear the disdain in her voice.

Trouble really does come knocking when you’re at home.

This upset him. His face darkened, and he retorted, “I may not have the right to ask Master Dragon to come and see me, but what gives you the right to speak to me like this? Don’t forget, you’re just a deputy branch head, and I’m the branch head, got it?”

Yang Zinuo was momentarily tongue-tied, his face as cold as frost. Clenching his teeth, he said in an icy voice, “And what of it? You’re just a clueless fool. If the upper echelons of the Old School Society knew you injured Master Nie’s son, I believe you’ll soon be kicked out of the Old School Society. Then, the position of branch head will be mine.”

“Master Dragon is coming this time to seek justice. As for you, whether you come or not is your own decision. But let me advise you, you’d better know your limits, otherwise, you’re courting death!”