How come I was born a deity?

"I'm sorry," Chen Qi said, looking regretful as if the relevant department had failed to handle the matter, "I cannot agree to your request."

"Not enough, is that it?" Boss Qin immediately "understood" Chen Qi's meaning, nodding and muttering to himself, "Indeed, this is the lifeblood of Taoism, fifty million is indeed a bit too little... How about this, I'll offer one hundred million! That price is tempting enough, isn't it!"

Chen Qi remained silent for a moment.

He turned to the old woman and said, "Grandma, do you need a godson? If all else fails, I can abandon my evil ways and come work at the Qin's Firm."

An angry icon appeared on Shen Nianxu's forehead, and she kicked Chen Qi hard.

How come anyone can poach you?

The old woman smiled and replied, "No need. Chen Fuzhou's son is not someone our Qin family firm is worthy of. Besides, I don't want to hear Chen Fuzhou call me 'Mom.' I feel like my blood pressure will explode."

"That's a real shame..."

Boss Qin still held onto Chen Qi. "How about this? You name your price, and we'll sell you a copy of this grotto-heaven cultivation technique. I guarantee the Qin Family Firm won't resell it to anyone else. How about it?"

Chen Qi wanted to explain, but the old woman beside him hooked her cane around Boss Qin's neck. Despite her hunched figure, she displayed strength far exceeding that of an adult male. "Don't embarrass yourself, you little bastard! It's obvious he has something he can't say, and you're still asking him questions. Don't you have any sense?"

"Grandma is so smart." Chen Qi gave the old woman a thumbs up.

The old woman glared at him and said, "The value of the Cave Heaven Technique is far greater than you think. Although I don't know what you did today, since you solved such a big problem for our Qin Family Office, I shouldn't pursue what happened before, both morally and logically."

Shen Nianxu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, for Chen Qi, it was just another opportunity to practice the cave heaven technique; for them, there was no great loss.

The old woman suddenly cleared her throat again.

"As an elder, although I didn't watch you grow up, so many years have passed, and you've now reached the age of twenty. I should give you a gift to mark our meeting."

What, are you going to give me a red envelope?

Chen Qi understood this perfectly. While saying, "No need, no need, Grandma, you're being too polite," he opened his pocket and desperately hinted to the other person to stuff something into his pocket.

The old woman: "..."

Boss Qin: "...Good lad, even more shameless than me!"

Ignoring him, the old woman beckoned to a member of the Qin family's business office next to her. The member promptly stepped forward, presented something to the old woman, and handed it to her.

"This is the legendary luminous pearl," the old woman said, handing Chen Qi a fist-sized, round jade stone. In the daytime, it looked no different from ordinary jade. "Although it's not the one that Empress Dowager Cixi had, it's still quite precious."

For a moment, Shen Nianxu thought she had misheard.

A luminous pearl?

This is absolutely amazing stuff!

If you were to buy it directly from the Qin family's firm, it would probably cost millions or even tens of millions to acquire such a large luminous pearl!

"It is said that having this item by one's side can significantly accelerate the speed of cultivation, while also ensuring the holder's inner peace and preventing them from being affected by negative emotions."

Chen Qi held the luminous pearl and could clearly feel its cool surface.

"As a gift to you when we first met, and as a coming-of-age gift that I didn't have time to give you, I think this treasure is very suitable."

Although he didn't understand the true value of this thing, Chen Qi still bowed respectfully to the old woman and said, "Thank you, Grandma."

Boss Qin's eyelid twitched. "You're calling me that a little too naturally, aren't you?"

The old woman didn't make a fuss about it; she just waved her hand and said, "Alright, give the deposit to someone else and then see the guest out."

"I think our three distinguished guests probably don't want to stay here any longer."

Chen Qi: "That's hard to say."

Shen Nianxu: "...Stop talking nonsense to me."

Boss Qin stood up from the ground, patted non-existent dust off his knees, gestured for the three to enter, and watched them get on the elevator.

"Grandma," after confirming that the three of them had taken the elevator down, Boss Qin walked up to the old woman, knelt on one knee, and said, "This luminous pearl might be a priceless treasure in the eyes of someone who knows its value, and you just gave it away like that?"

The old woman took a puff of her pipe and said irritably, "You lad, you're quite talented in cultivation within the family, but when it comes to interpersonal relationships and business, you're clearly not as smart as your brother."

Mr. Qin smiled awkwardly. "I am, after all, the current boss of Qin's Firm. Can't you give me some face?"

"All you ever ask is where he learned his secret techniques, but can't you tell who that little girl following him and Shen Nianxu is?"

When this matter was mentioned, Boss Qin suddenly remembered that Hu Yao seemed to be wearing a Taoist robe from the Qing Dynasty.

"You mean...?"

The old woman squinted her eyes and said, "If I remember correctly, that child was the third disciple of Xuanqing Zhenren of Shangqing Palace. He seemed to be a young demon, and probably learned the Taoist cave heaven techniques."

"That child is probably Xuanqing Zhenren's statement. Although she may not necessarily vote for Chen Qi, if someone from Shangqing Palace is guarding Chen Qi's side, it can be considered as giving Chen Fuzhou face. However, I guess she didn't expect that this young demon would actually pass on the cave heaven technique to Chen Qi."

Upon hearing this, Boss Qin's eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, revealed a look of sudden realization. "So that's how it is! The Shangqing Palace has made its stance clear, so our Qin's firm has to make its stance clear as well, right? That luminous pearl, in a sense, is actually the attitude of our Qin's firm."

"Even if they don't vote for Chen Qi in the future, Chen Fuzhou and Chen Qi won't say much because of the Night-Shining Pearl."

The old woman took another puff of her pipe and nodded with satisfaction. "You're finally starting to use your brain."

"Moreover, Chen Qi doesn't seem to know how valuable the Cave Heaven Technique really is. Today, he was able to open up a space for our office to solve this problem. If we need anything in the future, we can also contact him."

"The luminous pearl is just a deposit. If we ask him for help in the future, Chen Qi probably won't be able to refuse again. Otherwise, would I let him call me godmother?"

Boss Qin quickly gave the old woman a thumbs up, "Grandma, you're amazing! Old ginger is spicier..."

"Nonsense," the old woman said resentfully. "No male member of the Qin family has ever been good at business. Your mother and father are trying to dabble in the world of cultivators like Chen Fuzhou, and they haven't made any progress yet. If I don't work harder, do you think I'll just give up the Qin family business?"

"You little bastard, can't you just stand up straight for once?"

Boss Qin gave an awkward smile, got up and walked to the dining table. He gently patted the head of the young woman in the cheongsam and bun, "It's alright, isn't there still her? When she marries into the Qin family and takes your place, wouldn't that be perfect?"

The little girl in the cheongsam and bun raised her head and stared at Boss Qin and the old woman with innocent eyes, seemingly very curious about what they were talking about.

The old woman's gaze was fixed on the little girl, as if she had remembered something.

"You son of a bitch."

"What's wrong?"

The old woman thought for a moment and said, "Call your brother and tell him to come back. I have something to tell him."

Boss Qin: "?"