"And what about you?"

Li Qing looked at Lu Furong with a teasing smile.

Lu Furong huffed, "In the future, bother me less. Think of others first when there’s a benefit, but when it comes to pranks, you always target me first."

"Are you jealous?" Li Qing asked with a laugh.

"Even if I were consuming farts, I wouldn’t be jealous of you. Don’t flatter yourself." Lu Furong glanced at Li Qing coldly and walked away with her hands in her pockets.

Li Qing quickly took two steps forward to follow and handed an Immortality Elixir to Lu Furong.

"When it’s something good, how could I possibly forget about you!"

But Lu Furong didn’t reach out to take it and said coldly, "Isn’t it a bit late for you to be offering this now?"

A corner of Li Qing’s eye lifted as he raised his hand and firmly slapped Lu Furong’s perky buttocks, "Take it!"

With a crisp sound, Lu Furong’s cheeks flushed red.

She quickly looked around and snatched the elixir from Li Qing’s hand, stuffing it into her mouth.

"I’ve taken the medicine, so stop following me," she said in a low voice.

"This makes me sad, not even a smile," Li Qing shook his head and sighed.

Lu Furong abruptly stopped, gave Li Qing a forced smile, and said, "Get moving, I easily run into acquaintances here."

"What are you afraid of, just act like we’ve met by chance," Li Qing said nonchalantly.

"Meeting by chance doesn’t include spanking. Hurry up and go, I’ll contact you in a couple of days!" Lu Furong’s tone finally softened a bit.

Li Qing nodded, "As long as you’re not angry, I’ll go."

"I’m not angry; in fact, I found it quite comfortable, quite thrilling," Lu Furong said hastily. "Now go."

Li Qing glanced around and asked in a low voice, "One more question, was it you who told Xu Keqing not to contact me?"

"Yes." Lu Furong gave a straightforward affirmative answer. "Do you really want our affair to be known by everyone? Xu Keqing is sometimes unreliable; it’s not good to have my weak spots in her hands."

"Hurry up and go, I’ll contact you in a few days."

Li Qing happily nodded and distanced himself from Lu Furong.

In public, he naturally knew how to act discreetly.

The matter between Xu Keqing and Lu Furong had finally been resolved today.

He had initially thought Xu Keqing had done it on purpose, but now it seemed he had wronged her.

After watching Lu Furong leave, Li Qing made a phone call to Sister Hu.

Unfortunately, Sister Hu was busy today and couldn’t make it.

After agreeing to meet another time, Li Qing rode his bike to town.

By giving the gatekeeper a pack of cigarettes, he smoothly entered the campus of No. 3 Middle School.

At times like this, Li Qing was extremely envious of Hong Fang Zhenren’s ability to become invisible.

Such skill would be really convenient in situations like this.

Li Qing hadn’t given Qi Mengru any advance notice today; he just went directly to her office door and knocked.

But the man who opened the door wasn’t her.

"Brother-in-law is here, come on in!"

Qi Junhou greeted Li Qing enthusiastically upon seeing him.

This greeting as "brother-in-law" instantly made Li Qing feel awkward.

His brother-in-law was indeed different from the other members of the Qi family, being forthright and easy-going.

And he was quite generous about it too.

If it were most people, not to mention being called brother-in-law so smoothly, they might have beaten Li Qing to death.

Li Qing, a bit restrained, greeted everyone and walked into Mengru’s office.

"Since brother-in-law has arrived, it seems inappropriate for me to linger any longer. You two chat, I’ll be off," Qi Junhou said with a smile.

"Brother, what are you talking about, have a seat first," said Mengru, who was making tea, her face blushing as she gently scolded.

"Look at you, now that brother-in-law is here, what am I to do? I just came to talk about those two things, and now there’s no need for me to stay," Qi Junhou winked at Mengru, "I know you two must have some important things to discuss next, so I won’t disturb you!"

"Brother, if you keep this up I’m going to get angry!" Mengru called out, feigning annoyance.

Qi Junhou quickly waved his hands, "Alright, alright, then I’ll sit for a moment longer."

"Brother-in-law, you can’t blame me for being a third wheel here, if you’re going to blame someone, blame Mengru, she’s the one insisting I stay," Qi Junhou joked.

Even Li Qing found the remark somewhat awkward and felt his face burning.

"Uncle, I actually came here for an important matter too," said Li Qing as he took out two Immortality Elixirs.

"I’ve taken advantage of Uncle’s generosity for so long without giving anything back. These are two elixirs with some miraculous effects that I want to give to Uncle, just as a small token of my gratitude."

An idea struck him, and he prepared to curry favor with his influential and capable uncle.

"Which aspects does it work on?" Qi Junhou’s eyes lit up, "I’ll be very happy to have this; it’s exactly what I need!"

"First, let me ask, are there any side effects?"

Li Qing was momentarily speechless. His uncle really did say whatever came to mind.

It took him a good while to realize what his uncle was actually referring to by "those aspects"!

"There are no side effects, but it’s not for... ’that’ aspect; it’s for skin care," Li Qing said.

"For skin care? What use would I have for them then?" Qi Junhou suddenly seemed somewhat disdainful.

"Their effect on skin care is quite substantial. The elixir is called Immortality Elixir; Uncle must have heard of it," Li Qing said.

Since the Qi Family had dealings with cultivators, Qi Junhou must have known about more such things.

"This is the Immortality Elixir?!" Qi Junhou was surprised.

"If this is genuinely the Immortality Elixir, then this truly counts as a generous gift, worth several million," he said. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"That expensive?!" Li Qing suddenly felt unsettled.

He seemed to have inadvertently stumbled upon a huge business opportunity that could make him rich.

His Xiao Ding was guaranteed to produce at least twelve Immortality Elixirs per month, and possibly more—an unknown figure.

Wasn’t this a surefire way to make tens of millions every month?

"In the Cultivation World, it might not be so expensive, but from what I’ve encountered, one costs one million two hundred thousand and is still hard to get," said Qi Junhou, "But, your elixirs look so crystal clear. They’re not quite the same as the ones I’ve seen."

"There’s no problem with the elixirs, they’re genuine and very potent," Li Qing assured.

"Uncle, if I were to sell them, how much do you think I could get?"

"Sell what?" Qi Junhou suddenly stared wide-eyed, "Sell these?!"

Li Qing nodded.

This business opportunity was too big to ignore.

"Give me another one first, then we’ll talk," Qi Junhou stretched out his hand toward Li Qing.

Without hesitation, Li Qing took out another one.

"You really have them?" Qi Junhou became visibly excited, "If you only have a few, I’d suggest pricing them at one million per pill, no bargaining, and you’d definitely have countless people fighting to buy them. If you have more, then lower the price a bit. We can use the opportunity to build some connections and go for a long-term strategy."