How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 109: Ding Lizhong Gets Promoted

After playing for the whole day, she stood underneath the willows and got into the blue car, batting her eyes as she asked Comrade Xiao Lin, "The sun’s about to go to sleep, it’s time to go home. Are you ready to cheer up my mum?"

"Cheering up your mom is easy, right? You pay for the jewelry, then walk in the door with your arm around my shoulder– she’ll be happy for sure. Of course, if you can’t help smooching me on my face out of love, perhaps my dear mother-in-law will be even more delighted, and your account will instantly be filled..."

Ding Ruoshui’s voice trailed off.

Lin Xiaosu turned her head and caught sight of a pair of rolling eyes.

The eyes closed slightly, accompanied by a sigh, "Comrade little Su, I must remind you, don’t get too into the act!"

"Our director taught us that actors who don’t get into their roles are not good actors."

"The director can drop dead!"

With a press of the accelerator, the little car sped off into Ding’s Villa.

At Ding’s Villa, the old gatekeeper smiled.

Two young maids smirked with significant looks.

Entering the hall, Mrs. Ding came downstairs just in time to see a familiar scene: her daughter arm in arm with a young man, appearing with a beaming smile.

Mrs. Ding couldn’t hold back her smile anymore, "little Su, you should keep an eye on your girlfriend. The day before yesterday, she told me that you got swept away by another woman, made it sound so true."

"Auntie, didn’t she say that woman was my cousin?"

"No, she didn’t, so she needs to be put in her place." Mrs. Ding said, "Come over here, it’s cooler... Juanzi, bring over the fruits we bought today. Hui Zi, change the tea, get the Southern Sichuan Silver Flower Needle..."

"Right away, ma’am!"

The whole hall buzzed into action.

They brought fruits, brewed tea, adjusted the air conditioner temperature, and the humidity, for fear this delicate son-in-law would wilt...

No need for clarification, no need for explanations, as long as he walked in, Mrs. Ding’s suspended heart for days could finally rest.

In typical families, people wouldn’t make such a fuss about a son-in-law.

On the contrary, when a son-in-law visits, he’s the one who would have to observe the mother-in-law’s mood.

But things were overturned in the Ding Family.

The root cause was, after all, that Ding Ruoshui herself was quite overturning.

Watching her grow up, becoming prettier by the day, her chest enlarging as the days passed, her age steadily approaching the thirty threshold, but she was stubbornly clueless.

Her mother had asked her countless times: don’t you want to find a boyfriend?

She had the gall to ask with her big Carzilan Dai eyes: What do I need a boyfriend for?

For what?!

Her mother nearly choked to death because of her.

If she continued to be hopelessly clueless, Mrs. Ding would stay disappointed without drastic fluctuations in mood.

The problem was, a few days ago, the girl suddenly had an epiphany and directly brought a boyfriend home.

That joy and surprise mixed within Mrs. Ding, who cared not for what kind of person he was, or whether his family was pathetically poor – as long as he was a normal man, that was fine.

After getting to know him, the image of this son-in-law soared upwards in her heart – sunny appearance, honest and straightforward, good at talking and handling matters, and quite cultured (as her husband Old Ding said).

But the joy lasted only two days before her daughter came back to tell her little Su had been led astray by a woman.

How could Mrs. Ding not be furious!

Now Lin here reappeared, with her daughter still clinging to him like a little bird – Mrs. Ding’s happiness was like the waters of the Yangtze River...

Ding Ruoshui was also happy, "Dad didn’t come back?"

"He hasn’t gone to the company at all today, he’s been in his study the whole day."

"Really?" Ding Ruoshui was a bit surprised, "With his new promotion, shouldn’t he be like ’new broom sweeps clean’? Skipping work? Old Ding Comrade is quite the rebel..."

"You, don’t bring up that promotion stuff around him. I mentioned it this morning and he decided not to go in, hasn’t spoken to me all day..."

Lin Xiaosu looked back and forth, "Uncle got a promotion? To what position?"

"First Vice President! He’s got both prestige and leisure time, it’s perfect, all my friends are congratulating me..." Mrs. Ding said, "little Su, why don’t you go up and keep your uncle company, give him some motivation..."

"Okay!" Lin Xiaosu headed upstairs, and Ding Ruoshui wanted to follow, but her mother reached out and stopped her.

Lin Xiaosu knocked lightly on the door of the study.

No one inside responded.

She gently pushed, and the door opened, Ding Lizhong was sitting on the sofa, his glance shifted and settled on her, his eyes quite unfriendly – he was a bit irritated as it was fine for the servants to knock, but the head of the household ignoring you and then you just pushing the door open? Pretty rude, huh?

Suddenly, his expression changed, "little Su!"

"Uncle, Auntie said you’re in a bad mood, she sent me to come talk you through it." Lin Xiaosu closed the study door and walked over to the sofa.

Ding Lizhong forced a smile, "You listen to her... when did you get here?"

"I spent the day playing with Ruoshui in Jiangcheng. We just got back." Lin Xiaosu’s gaze shifted to the piece of jade at the side of the study. The jade was still there, only now it was cracked open.

Ding Lizhong’s gaze followed suit, "Indeed, we found the surveillance device you mentioned inside."

"You’re still keeping this piece of jade."

Ding Lizhong said, "After this incident, I’ve become even more convinced that the words ’Meditator’ are a cautionary reminder... Let’s go up and talk!"

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The jade marked a period of his friendship, as well as a history of betrayal.

For people of their status, the monetary value of the jade was nothing to mention, but the "Meditator" was a meaningful indicator.

Especially after such a complex history, it reminded him even more that he needed to be contemplative in the face of events...

The study, once the safest place in the entire villa.

But now, it seems not anymore.

The rooftop, seemingly accessible from all sides, is an open space, but it’s on the rooftop that he feels safer. This is perhaps the most evident change for Lin Xiaosu since entering the Ding household.

The sunset spreads its golden hues across Nanhu.

The gentle breeze comes forth, having dissipated the heat of the day, and there’s even a cold air machine on the side of the coffee table blowing a leisurely cool breeze. Indeed, this place is more comfortable than the enclosed study. Of course, the cost of comfort here is using an air conditioner like a fan on the open rooftop.

Fortunately, no one cares about the electricity bill.

The water in the teapot is kept at a constant temperature. Lin Xiaosu brews tea, pouring a cup for each of them.

Handing a cup to Ding Lizhong: "Uncle, are you now the Executive Vice President of Changsheng Group?"

Ding Lizhong’s face twitches, and he seems reluctant to speak...

"To the average person, getting a promotion should be cause for joy, but Uncle, you obviously appear downcast!" Lin Xiaosu says, "I understand what it feels like for a research scientist to leave the front line."

Ding Lizhong starts sipping his tea strategically.

"Who’s now leading the research?"

Ding Lizhong looks up slowly: "It’s not important anymore. Maybe... Maybe it’s time for someone who has been in research all their life to step down and let the young shoulder the burden and look at the scientific process from a different perspective. This is an attitude in science."

"The new waves of the Yangtze River push the old ones ahead; each new generation replaces the old. It’s the rule of life as well as science. Under normal conditions, it makes sense for Uncle to step down, but Uncle, do you really think this is a normal state of affairs?"

Ding Lizhong’s eyebrows slowly furrow: "What do you mean?"

Lin Xiaosu says: "You were suppressed earlier, and with our joint efforts, we found Huang Chengwang. Do you really think Huang Chengwang is the only one pulling the strings from behind the scenes?"

Ding Lizhong shudders slightly: "What do you know?"

"I’m still quite unfamiliar with Changsheng Group, so there’s not much I can know. But there’s one thing I’m sure of, Huang Chengwang definitely isn’t the biggest player behind the scenes!"

"Why?"

"Because there are signs that he was pushed into the spotlight as part of someone else’s scheme. He is a sacrificial pawn in the game of protecting the king!"

"Is this the conclusion of the provincial department?" Ding Lizhong’s voice trembles.

"It doesn’t matter where the conclusion comes from. What matters is... without removing this mastermind, your crisis, Uncle, is far from truly over. It’s not just your personal crisis; millions of Daxia people will suffer catastrophic consequences because of this mastermind!"

Ding Lizhong says: "What... What do you plan to do?"

"Plan thoroughly before acting! First, we need to plan, which is based on understanding the situation." Lin Xiaosu says: "So, today I’d like Uncle to answer some of my questions..."

"Okay, ask!"

Lin Xiaosu and Ding Lizhong talked on the rooftop for two hours.

For the first time, his vision truly penetrated the inner workings of Changsheng Group.

The information was high-end, some of it was highly confidential, and the information was chaotic, but with the rapid integration of Lin Xiaosu’s Human Tao Orchid Heart, after nightfall, he put on the Dragon Eye.

It seemed to use the night vision feature, to view the scenery under the night sky.

Or perhaps to use the night vision to monitor whether anyone was peeping around.

At least Ding Lizhong didn’t care in the slightest.

Of course, he couldn’t imagine that these glasses were not just for night vision or sunglass, but also a supercomputer connected to a vast system...

Eight o’clock.

A sumptuous dinner awaited them.

Lin Xiaosu once again accompanied Ding Lizhong in finishing off a set room (a bottle of wine), and even pretended to enjoy eating stir-fried tomatoes with tomatoes.

Mrs. Ding was delighted, her eyes narrowed into slits.

My ungrateful daughter always says my cooking is so bad that not even a dog would eat it, but my son-in-law just loves it!

I’ll cook it every day from now on...

If Lin Xiaosu knew that catering briefly to someone’s tastes could lead to such serious consequences, he would probably regret getting too deep into character...

Nighttime, Lin Xiaosu lay in the guest room of the luxurious villa.

He scanned his surroundings.

His Sea of Consciousness Silver Fish seemed to swim around the room with his gaze.

With this scan, he could confirm that the room had no surveillance devices.

He put on the Dragon Eye.

In a moment of thought, Dragon Eye activated.

In the room, a holographic projection appeared out of nowhere.

Chang Ye stood cheekily on top of the bed with a glass in hand, still wearing a low-cut nightgown.

This scene is definitely not visible to the average person; only Lin Xiaosu and Xinyue have seen it.

"Where are you?" Chang Ye looked around, indeed, under the holographic projection, Lin Xiaosu’s surroundings were also in her view.

"Do you need to ask? Who did you sell me to?" Lin Xiaosu says.

Chang Ye lets out a chuckle: "This girl is quite straightforward, even telling you this... Can we talk about something explosive?"

"Go on!"

Chang Ye says: "The trophy has been delivered to headquarters. Headquarters is extremely pleased, so pleased, in fact, that your reward was approved immediately; it should be in your account within three days, 1.5 million! Enough for you to get married, isn’t it?"

"Marry you?"

"Let’s not go with me. As long as you aren’t afraid of dying, and it’s confirmed you indeed won’t die, my door is always open for you to drop by, no big deal. But definitely not taking up your bride slot," Chang Ye says. "Let’s switch topics, any gains from infiltrating the Ding’s Villa?"

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