Zhou Daoming

As they walked, Zhou Cheng's gaze grew a bit sharper.

Zhou Daoming sensed this slightly; he glanced at Zhou Cheng sideways but didn't speak.

After arriving home, Zhou Daoming gathered his grandchildren around him and casually chatted about family matters.

Zhou Cheng scanned the environment of the house; it couldn't compare to the manor in Shanghai, but it was just as luxurious!

But after being back for so long, why hadn't he seen the old man?

"Where's the old man? He didn't go out and cause trouble for me again, did he?!" Zhou Cheng asked Zhou Feiyu.

This world was a Fusion of short dramas, and there were people with special abilities; his family was far from invincible, and even he still needed to lie low and develop.

If the old man at home couldn't stay still and went out to cause trouble, only to be chosen by this world as a villain, that would be truly messed up.

These words stunned Zhou Feiyu for a moment; he didn't react immediately.

Then he looked at Zhou Cheng helplessly. After all, the old man was their father—saying he went out to cause trouble was simply outrageous.

"Father was invited by the city leaders and went to a fishing appointment," Zhou Feiyu replied.

"Oh, then I'm relieved," Zhou Cheng nodded.

Chenyang Group was a top-tier enterprise even in Shanghai. Now that Zhou Yuanbo had returned and the Zhou Family had put on such a grand display, those leaders certainly wanted to talk to him about investing in his hometown.

Zhou Cheng didn't object to this. Regardless, the future development of Chenyang Group would definitely require building many more factories. Land in Shanghai was prohibitively expensive, so investing back home was inevitable.

So, it was good for the old man to go and chat first.

"Xiao Cheng, are you interested in Daoist techniques?"

On the living room sofa, Zhou Daoming sat in the middle, pulling Zhou Cheng to sit on his left while Zhou Shurong sat on his right.

Zhou Feiyu sat on Zhou Cheng's other side.

As for Zhou Wanyu, she was curiously helping her grandmother make small glutinous rice cakes as if doing a craft; she had no interest in the matters over here.

"Daoist techniques? I have some interest, but I'm mainly interested in the law," Zhou Cheng replied casually to his grandfather's question.

Daoist techniques or not, none were as powerful as his own legal system right now!

As he spoke, he was also recalling the memories of this grandfather from his Previous Self's mind!

Before returning, he had thought his grandfather was just a village man who, though somewhat knowledgeable and capable, was still ordinary.

But now that they had actually met, Zhou Cheng felt that his grandfather was definitely more than that!

Through those memories, Zhou Cheng learned a lot of information.

His grandfather was the eldest son of the Zhou Family, born in the 1930s when Xia Country was in utter chaos.

He had gone to a Daoist temple to study the Dao when he was about six years old.

Then, around the 1950s, he came down from the mountain to teach, becoming a teacher in Zhou Family Village. Although he lacked formal degrees, he was capable of enlightening the children and teaching them to read!

This was why the villagers called him Teacher Zhou!

So now that his grandfather was mentioning Daoist techniques, was it because he actually knew something?

In a normal real world, Zhou Cheng certainly wouldn't believe in things like Daoist techniques; those were just the nonsense of charlatans.

But this was a short drama world where protagonists could divine the future and people possessed incredible special abilities!

Some short dramas about Daoist priests coming down from the mountains were extremely popular. Back in the 80s, Shanghai had the dragon kings return; perhaps his own grandfather was once the protagonist of a "Daoist Priest Descends the Mountain" story and was now simply living a secluded rural life.

So, even though Zhou Cheng didn't believe it in his previous real world, he had to believe it in this world!

Zhou Daoming's eyes flickered slightly at Zhou Cheng's words.

"The law? Haha, the law is good too. I heard you're a policeman in Shanghai; I often come across your videos," Zhou Daoming laughed.

"Grandpa, do you actually know Daoist techniques? Do you know fortune-telling?" Zhou Cheng asked Zhou Daoming directly about fortune-telling.

He even felt that Zhou Daoming might truly be a mysterious folk master!

"I know a bit of Daoist techniques, but I don't know fortune-telling," Zhou Daoming replied. Afterward, no matter how Zhou Cheng pressed him about Daoist techniques, he stopped answering.

At that moment, Zhou Shurong tugged at Zhou Daoming's clothes from the side!

Then she began to speak!

"Grandpa, since you're here, and Eldest Brother and Little Sister are here too, you must take charge. Make Xiao Cheng transfer the shares of Chenyang Group to me; I will manage Chenyang Group from now on!"

This was the very reason Zhou Shurong had returned early—she wanted Zhou Daoming to take charge and make Zhou Cheng obey.

However, once she said this, Zhou Daoming, Zhou Cheng, and Zhou Feiyu all frowned.

This child was talking absolute nonsense.

"Grandpa, I told you just now, the Dragon King is about to return. I heard from a Best Friend in the Li Family that the Dragon King Emissary issued Marriage Contracts to the Eight Great Families, but Xiao Cheng actually beat up the Dragon King Emissary and sent them straight to the police station!"

"This has directly offended the Dragon King! If we let him continue to manage Chenyang Group and mess around like this, our Zhou Family will surely be destroyed by the Dragon King!"

Seeing that Zhou Daoming made no move and didn't even seem to want to speak, Zhou Shurong quickly stood up and spoke urgently.

However, Zhou Daoming still didn't speak after hearing this.

Instead, he looked at Zhou Cheng.

As for Zhou Cheng, listening to Zhou Shurong's words that he had heard several times already, he leaned back against the sofa!

"So, what you're saying is that I should have accepted the Marriage Proposal Letters from the Dragon King Emissary and sent Wanyu to be the Dragon King's eighth concubine?"

Zhou Cheng looked up at Zhou Shurong, throwing the question right back at her!

Letting her think about it herself!

At the same time, Zhou Cheng planned that after returning, he must refine Xiao Tianling; otherwise, Zhou Shurong was just too noisy.

"I... of course that's not what I meant..."

"Then what was wrong with what I did before? And since when do I need you to tell me how to do things?"

"Zhou Cheng, what kind of attitude is that? Do you still have any respect for me as your older sister!" Zhou Shurong snapped shrewishly.

These words gave Zhou Cheng a headache. What the hell was with this "attitude" talk!