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Chapter 446 Visiting miHoYo

In Shanghai, at the Tan Palace.

Under the warm winter sun, amidst the verdant foliage, dappled sunlight casts shadows, and the wind chimes hanging in the courtyard tinkle incessantly.

The restaurant, separated from this place by only a window, was bustling with activity.

Meng Ziyi sat blankly at the dining table, her jade hand supporting her chin, her mouth slightly open, her eyes shining as she stared at her future mother-in-law, Zhao Lu, who was coming in and out of the kitchen.

On the other side, on a white sofa with gold trim, Chen Xiu was sitting there talking on the phone non-stop.

"No, please don't ask anymore. I only invested a small amount in Tesla!"

"It's such a big company, even if I wanted to invest more, I don't have the financial strength!"

"Domestic new energy vehicle companies? Go ahead and invest in whichever you want. If you time it right, you can make money..."

"..."

Chen Xiu bought this villa at the end of 17.

He usually keeps the key at his home on Yuyuan Road. Chen Mingjie and Zhao Lu will have someone come and clean once a month. He only comes back to stay during the Chinese New Year, so he hasn't hired anyone yet.

Finally, after serving the last dish of pan-fried buns, Zhao Lu was about to untie her apron when Meng Ziyi, quicker than her, had already affectionately snuggled up to her.

"Auntie, let me help you."

"Oh, thank you."

"Hehe, there's no need to thank me. You've worked so hard coming over early this morning to make us breakfast."

Meng Ziyi took off her apron and continued, "Just do as I said, order breakfast takeout. Although takeout isn't as good as what Auntie makes, at least you won't have to work so hard."

"Oh my, Xiao Meng, you're so good at making people happy."

Zhao Lu smiled and gently stroked Meng Ziyi's cheek, then immediately frowned, glared at Chen Xiu who had just put down the phone and was walking towards them, and began to chant in a yin-yang tone.

“You’re so sensible, unlike some people who don’t even come to help when their own mothers are working themselves to the bone, and just keep pretending to be busy.”

Before the person even arrived, they were met with a cold shoulder.

Chen Xiu felt extremely wronged: "How could I be pretending to be busy?"

"If you're really busy, do you even have time for breakfast?"

"..." (That makes a lot of sense)
"Auntie, didn't Brother Xiu ask me to come and help?"

Meng Ziyi spoke up to cover for Chen Xiu and even grabbed Zhao Lu's arm and shook it.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lu, who always buys Meng's money, blamed her this time as well.

"What help are you? What if you bump or burn your delicate hands in the kitchen?"

"Actually, I'm quite good at cooking..." (whispering)

"If you keep acting like this, he'll have you completely under his thumb."

"Hehe, that's good too."

Meng's disapproval was entirely genuine and immediately apparent.

Seeing how much she was enjoying herself, Zhao Lu curled her lips and her gaze toward Chen Xiu became even more fierce.

Receiving her mother's "loving gaze," Chen Xiu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, but she didn't know what she had done wrong.

The three of them, each with their own thoughts, arrived at the dining table and sat down to eat.

After Meng Ziyi burned his mouth with the meat juice from the pan-fried buns, he went on to shower Zhao Lu with compliments.

"Auntie, your steamed buns are so delicious!"

"Speaking of this pan-fried bun recipe, it was actually Su Xiao's mother who taught me how to make it."

Zhao Lu's casual remark was like a gong suddenly struck loudly in a quiet, empty room.

While Chen Xiu was stunned, she also understood the source of her "compassion" today.

Meng Ziyi, without any suspicion, asked, "Sister Xiaoxiao's mother?"

"Yes, their family is next door to ours. Over the decades, their children have grown up together."

Zhao Lu glanced at Chen Xiu's reaction out of the corner of her eye and, seeing that he remained unmoved, she already guessed what had happened.

Tsk tsk, young people, they're really playing it cool!

Meng Ziyi, while munching on a pan-fried bun, continued to inquire about the situation at the two families.

However, Zhao Lu lost interest in continuing the conversation and instead extended an invitation to her: "Xiao Meng, do you have any plans for today? If not, why don't you come with me to get a beauty treatment!"

"Ok?"

"Ok??"

Two questions, each different.

Chen Xiu couldn't figure out what her mother was trying to do. She looked at her, but her mother didn't give her any hints. So she turned to look at Meng Ziyi.

Meng Ziyi sucked on her chopsticks, her eyes darting from Chen Xiu to Zhao Lu, torn between spending a day with her future mother-in-law and going out to play with Chen Xiu.

Seeing that Meng Ziyi remained silent, Zhao Lu continued, "The beauty salon I'm talking about is opened by one of my former apprentices. It's very private and professional. You're so pretty, you can just go there for a simple routine maintenance."

"Um……"

Meng looked at Chen Xiu hesitantly, his meaning all too clear: he wanted to think about it!
Seeing this, Chen Xiu, who had already realized what was happening, understood that her mother wouldn't betray her. Just as she was about to offer some advice, Zhao Lu spoke up first.

"If you want to go, don't worry about him; if you don't want to go, don't bother with me either! But what I'm thinking of is spending more time with you and seeing if we have anything in common..."

"I go!"

Meng Ziyi suddenly raised his hand, excitedly and expectantly accepting the invitation.

Chen Xiu glanced at Zhao Lu, unsurprised, hoping she would give him a hint so he could feel at ease. Zhao Lu ignored his signal and continued speaking to herself:

"After your beauty treatment, Auntie will take you out to eat, and then we'll talk about all the stupid things this kid did in the past. If he does it again in the future, don't hesitate to call me, and I'll scold him for you!"

"No, Xiu-ge'er is very smart, he's not stupid at all!"

Despite saying that, Meng Ziyi's lips kept curving upwards.

Clearly, she was very interested in Chen Xiu's past.

Having received the notification, Chen Xiu ate her breakfast with peace of mind. The safety level in downtown Shanghai was much higher than in New York, so Meng Ziyi and Zhao Lu didn't need to worry about anything when they went out.

Just as the three finished breakfast and were preparing to leave, Zhao Lu asked Chen Xiu, "Where are you going later?"

"miHoYo".

"I'm asking for your address."

"Over in Xujiahui..."

“Okay, it’s on my way. I’m taking Xiao Meng to Jing’an Temple. I’ll ride there in your car and back in your car tonight.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu readily agreed. Rather than having the two of them find a car, she figured she might as well take a longer route herself.

……

Yishan Road, inside the Science and Technology Innovation Park.

Chen Xiu remembered that when she last came here, miHoYo had only been established for a short time, and there were only a few people in the company. Cai Haoyu was still in the non-mainstream emo style. The four-person team that was supposed to start the business together had one member leave halfway through.

Then, that person also transferred 13% of his shares to Liu Wei and Luo Yuhao for 1.3 yuan.

This price is much more worthwhile than spending 100 million to acquire 15% of the shares.

Chen Xiu raised her eyebrows with a sigh, then turned away, no longer caring.

He felt he had already gained enough; if he wanted to gain everything and was still dissatisfied even when he couldn't, he would simply be making things difficult for himself.

Furthermore, the founding team's shares are usually held internally, and others cannot obtain them.

The reason he was able to become miHoYo's sole investor was due to the teacher-student relationship between his father, Chen Mingjie, and Cai Haoyu...

Chen Xiu remembers that when she first met Cai Haoyu, she was still in her senior year of high school.

At the time, Cai Haoyu was invited to Chen Mingjie's home, but Chen Xiu didn't recognize him.

Young people have a lot to talk about, and over time they become familiar with each other, even confusing the proper generational order in their private way of addressing each other.

Then, for reasons unknown, after a relatively heated discussion, Cai Haoyu started his own business...

After walking past the next corner, looking at the miHoYo logo behind the automatic glass sensor door, Chen Xiu's lips, hidden under her mask, curled up slightly as she turned to glance at Luo Shikan.

Luo Shikan understood and stepped forward to explain the situation. Then he saw the young lady behind the counter pick up the landline and say something briefly.

About a minute later, Chen Xiu heard a series of light footsteps approaching.

Turning around, I saw Cai Haoyu, who had cut his long hair and looked clean and refreshing, staring at me with a blank expression.

It took Cai Haoyu a few seconds to finally recognize Chen Xiu, who was wearing a mask and hat, from memory.

As he walked over with a beaming smile, ready to warmly welcome the investors and his junior colleague with a hug, Chen Xiu's next words left everyone present speechless.

"Hello, Lao Cai, your godfather has come to see you. Aren't you happy?"

As she spoke, Chen Xiu opened her arms and enthusiastically greeted Cai Haoyu.

"..."*N
Everyone, including Luo Shikan, stared wide-eyed at Cai Haoyu, wanting to know his reaction to those words.

However, unexpectedly, after a slight stiffness in his expression, Cai Haoyu walked nonchalantly to Chen Xiu, turned and stood beside her, then suddenly jumped up and grabbed Chen Xiu's neck.

"I've already said, when we meet at the company, you should either call me Senior Brother or Brother Cai. What's your title for Old Cai?"

"I'm afraid that calling you Brother Cai will make your skills sound terrible!"

Chen Xiu's voice indicated that he was not in any discomfort.

In fact, he was fully capable of avoiding Cai Haoyu's sudden attack, but that would have been pointless.

Chen Xiu's words made sense to Cai Haoyu, and even the arm he was using to perform the trick couldn't help but relax a little.

"Old Cai is one thing, but what the hell is this 'godfather' thing?"

"Cough cough."

Chen Xiu patted his hand: "Let me stand up first."

Cai Haoyu obediently did as instructed, but his eyes remained fixed on Chen Xiu, wanting to hear what outrageous explanation he had.

Chen Xiu straightened up and stared at Cai Haoyu, saying, "Tell me, how do startups usually address their investors?"

"Just investors?"

"This term is so out of touch with reality! Have you ever heard of the term 'sugar daddy'?"

"Well, I heard."

Chen Xiu nodded, put her hand on Cai Haoyu's shoulder, and whispered, "The term 'sugar daddy' usually comes with a reduplicated nickname. If you use pinyin, it's 'b' before 'a', in the fourth tone. Try saying it out."

Cai Haoyu frowned slightly, mentally combined the meanings of the words, and then read them aloud without any warning.

"Financial father..."

At the last moment, Cai Haoyu shut his mouth and turned to give Chen Xiu a death stare.

Instead of exchanging pleasantries, Chen Xiu laughed and said, "I understand your feelings, so there's no need to say them aloud. Let's go inside and talk about the progress of Genshin Impact!"

(End of this chapter)