Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 62 The Coming Son-in-Law
Shen Luo felt something was off, but as a responsible assistant, she still went to find the fish soup shop.

Cheng Mai gave him a disdainful look, but Shang Xingjian didn't care and handed the documents in his hand to Cheng Mai.

Cheng Mai took it, glanced at it, and then became serious, flipping through each page until he finished reading it.

"The few statues you smashed at the beginning were just a smokescreen; the real grand formation runs through the entire Cheng family." Shang Xingjian leaned against the table, looking at Cheng Mai with a solemn expression.

"Is Old Cheng in danger?" Cheng Mai thought about Old Cheng's recent erratic behavior. She didn't like her father, but she didn't want to see him die either.

“The formation is too large, and Xiaoqian and the others dare not act rashly. We need to see what they want to do with this formation,” Shang Xingjian said calmly. “Initially, it was indeed intended to control you, but now that you have left, I think that person has changed its purpose.”

"I need to go back."

"not needed for now."

"why?"

As Shen Luo entered, Shang Xingjian smiled and said, "Because we're going to have fish soup."

Cheng Mai: "..." What's so good about this fish soup?

and many more!

Cheng Mai looked at Shang Xingjian with suspicion. Could he be seeing himself dreaming?
With this suspicion in mind, Cheng Mai still went to have fish soup with Shang Xingjian. It was near the company, and there weren't many people queuing up. After all, not many people come early in the morning to drink fish soup that costs thousands of yuan a serving.

Upon arriving at the hotel, the merchant went directly to the kitchen, supposedly to personally select the fish.

In Cheng Mai's view, the problem with the fish soup being unpalatable is not the fish itself, but rather that fish soup is inherently unpalatable.

The merchant, Jian, seemed to be enjoying his fish soup as if he hadn't had it in years.

Merchant Jian indeed enjoyed the meal immensely, commenting as he ate, as if the fish soup was truly worth thousands. He implied that the restaurant would be losing out if they didn't hire him to promote the business.

After finishing his meal, Shang Xingjian leaned back in his chair and looked at Cheng Mai. "What's with that expression? Don't you like the fish soup?"

Cheng Mai glanced down at it. "It's bitter."

It wasn't just a claim; she had always felt that fish soup was bitter and didn't taste good at all since she was a child.

Shang Xingjian's expression froze for a moment, almost imperceptibly, but he quickly recovered and personally served her a bowl. "That proves the Cheng family's chef is no good. Try this, I guarantee it will be delicious."

Cheng Mai glanced down, clearly disbelieving.

"Give it a try," Shang Xingjian continued to persuade.

Seeing his sincerity, Cheng Mai picked up the spoon, but before she could even drink it, she felt nauseous from the fishy smell and pushed it away.

Shang Xingjian lowered his eyes, a hint of injury flashing across his face, but only for a moment.

"Didn't you finish eating? I'm not hungry now, let's go to the Cheng family's." Cheng Mai got up and took a few breaths. "Well, I just don't like fish soup, nothing more."

"I know." Shang Xingjian downed the bowl of fish soup in one gulp and clicked his tongue. "Looks like you'll never have the chance to taste something delicious in your life."

Cheng Mai glanced at the dismembered fish on the table, then at the empty soup bowl. Indeed, no one could compare to the boss's enjoyment and his enormous appetite.

The key point is that you can eat as much as you want without gaining weight.

After the two left the restaurant, Shang Xingjian went to queue up and bought two more cups of milk tea. Before Cheng Mai could say he didn't want any, Shang Xingjian had already inserted straws into both cups and was taking a sip from each one.

"They're all mine. If you want some, go buy them yourself." She's very possessive of her food.

Cheng Mai took another breath. The boss was no normal person; he couldn't stoop to his level.

"What should we do now?" Cheng Mai quickly changed the subject to avoid getting angry. "Be a dutiful daughter and go back to live with your elderly father."

"Do you think this reason is reasonable?" Cheng Mai, a ruthless woman known throughout City A for sidelining her father and dismissing his trusted confidants, suddenly becomes filial?
This is even more incomprehensible than her suddenly becoming intelligent.

The sudden change in IQ can be explained as a strategy of biding one's time and striking decisively against the stepmother and others.

But it's absurd that she would go back to be with that heartless father after getting everything.

“That makes sense,” Shang Xingjian said while drinking his milk tea. “How about this, I’ll take the loss, and you can say you’re bringing your new son-in-law home.”

"Pfft, cough cough..." Cheng Mai almost choked on his own saliva, his eyes widened, and he looked at Shang Xingjian with even more fear. "What did you say?"

"A new son-in-law is coming to the door! Don't you mortals value the most important things in life? Birth, aging, sickness, and death. Isn't marriage the first step in life?" Shang Xingjian said confidently.

"Boss, I've noticed you're really flexible. You've probably been taken home quite a few times to complete your missions, haven't you?" Cheng Mai chuckled.

"Oh, you're wrong. You're the first one. You're honored, aren't you?" Shang Xingjian's smug look, as if he didn't need to thank him, made Cheng Mai really want to take action.

"No, absolutely not."

"Why not? Do you have other sons-in-law you can bring to your father?"

"Xiao Qian is not bad." Since we're going to investigate this matter, Xiao Qian is fine too.

The merchant replied simply, "Then ask him if he dares to agree."

"Just ask." Cheng Mai said, making a video call to Xiao Qian, explaining his thoughts, and asking Xiao Qian to come over.

Xiaoqian was quite excited and agreed without thinking. But right after she agreed, she heard a light cough. Xiaoqian immediately said, "But I've been working too much lately, so I probably won't be able to get away."

Undeterred, Cheng Mai asked several more people in the Science and Safety Department, and each of them told her they were extremely busy, with some even taking the opportunity to urge her to recruit more people quickly.

Very good. They were all very capable when catching ghosts, but when they encountered the merchant, a single cough turned them into cowards.

"Go to the hospital if your throat is sore," Cheng Mai said coolly.

Shang Xingjian was in a great mood and even added, "The Science and Security Department really should hire someone; business is getting better and better."

The car entered the villa area, and Cheng Mai didn't let anyone get out, but he also didn't give her a friendly look.

Shang Xingjian wasn't one to care about others' opinions, but he still grasped Cheng Mai's wrist. "Do you still remember how to get into my Qiankun Bag?"

Cheng Mai was taken aback, wondering why he suddenly asked this question, but since Shang Xingjian had taught her that incantation, it was actually quite easy to remember, so Cheng Mai nodded.

"Go inside immediately if you sense anything is wrong," Shang Xingjian said in a low voice.

Cheng Mai looked in the direction of the Cheng family and vaguely felt that Shang Xingjian was going to make a big splash tonight, otherwise he wouldn't have given her such an explanation.

"I know, I value my life more than you do." After all, Shang Xingjian is truly immortal, but she can die, and will die.

Upon hearing this, Shang Xingjian suddenly laughed.

"That's true, your life is still quite valuable." With that, he released the person.

Cheng Mai didn't think there was anything wrong with it. If her life wasn't so valuable, Shang Xingjian wouldn't have taken the initiative to save her in the first place.

"Is it very dangerous?" Cheng Mai asked worriedly.

"No, it's not that. It's mainly because you're getting in the way of my fight," Shang Xingjian said with a slight smile.

Her kindness was completely unnecessary.