88: Shu Chang has grown taller!

Zhang Nanjing shook his head. Although he was disappointed in the Zhongxin, he couldn't extricate himself for the time being.

"I'm afraid I cannot accept your invitation." Before Li Xiuwu could even propose it, he refused first.

"I'm not here to invite you, Elder Zhang," Li Xiuwu said, shaking his head.

Zhang Nanjing looked up in surprise.

"I want that set of equipment from the Zhongxin's failed transaction," Li Xiuwu stated.

The moment he heard the news, Li Xiuwu wanted that equipment and immediately rushed to the East Sea.

The equipment Zhang Nanjing favored was absolutely vital to the current chip industry.

Zhang Nanjing snapped his head up. Even though that set was second-hand, the full set still cost 180 million.

"Elder Zhang, you should know that the Zhongxin cannot possibly purchase it. Please, for the sake of our shared identity as Chinese, help me this once." Li Xiuwu stood up and bowed solemnly.

Zhang Nanjing opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound; he felt like crying.

He had gone through so much trouble to clear all the hurdles, only to be stuck at the final step of funding.

After a long while, Zhang Nanjing spoke: "Fine."

Saying that single word seemed to exhaust all his strength. He slumped back into his chair.

He was a man of sentiment. His father was a professor in the steel industry. In 2000, his elderly father had asked him when he would return to China to build a factory.

Taking advantage of a conflict with the major shareholders at that time, he resolutely left and returned to China.

"Thank you for your righteousness, Elder Zhang." Li Xiuwu expressed his gratitude. This man was truly someone who had sacrificed his youth for Chinese chips.

Zhang Nanjing provided the contact information and handover method for the equipment, and Li Xiuwu immediately arranged for people to handle the connection.

"Elder Zhang, as long as you come to our Panda Core company within this year, I will give you the same amount of shares in Panda Core as you have in Zhongxin International." Before leaving, Li Xiuwu said this to Zhang Nanjing.

The role of a leader was too significant; it was worth sacrificing some interests for, but Li Xiuwu couldn't wait for him forever.

Because Panda Core could not afford to stand still.

The people Li Xiuwu arranged for the handover took the funds to inspect the equipment. Although it was second-hand, it was in good condition.

The equipment was loaded onto a ship and headed toward China.

After sorting out the myriad of details, Li Xiuwu made arrangements for the Panda Core personnel. Long Xiangdong was left to preside over the work there, while he returned to Beijing.

"Where did you go? You were away for so long this time," Liu Yifei asked him.

"I received an invitation to go to Xian for a company's ribbon-cutting ceremony. The appearance fee was a hundred thousand," Li Xiuwu told Liu Yifei with a straight face.

Liu Yifei curled her lip, not believing him.

"Chang Chang is coming back soon. You'd better wait for her to settle the score with you."

"Ah." Li Xiuwu realized. It seemed the filming for lotus lantern was finished; he had forgotten to visit the set.

"Did you go visit the set?" Li Xiuwu asked her.

"Of course I did. You think I'm like you, not keeping my word?" Liu Yifei tilted her head up proudly.

"Did you explain things for me?"

"I did. I said you were very busy, never to be seen, running off who-knows-where, passing by Hengdian three times without entering, and not even having time to go to the Beijing film sets."

"Stop!" Li Xiuwu looked up and interrupted her. This was worse than no explanation at all.

"It seems I can only bring out my trump card."

"You have a trump card? What trump card?" Liu Yifei was curious.

"Hello, Teacher Wang? I'm back. When does home with kids start filming?"

"Filming starts the day after tomorrow. You can just go directly to the set," Wang Jinsong said.

"Alright, Teacher Wang, I'll be at the set on time." Li Xiuwu put away his phone, planning to hide with the production crew for a couple of days.

"You're running away again?" Liu Yifei looked at him in shock after hearing his phone call.

Then, she shouted as she ran to the backyard, "Chang Chang, come out quickly! Your brother is about to run away!"

Li Xiuwu was stunned. Shu Chang was already back?

A moment later, he saw Shu Chang standing at the Chuihua Gate.

"Brother," Shu Chang said.

"Chang Chang, you're back. Why didn't you call me?" Li Xiuwu walked over and reached out to pat her hair.

"Oh, Chang Chang, you've grown taller." Li Xiuwu exclaimed, his face filled with surprise.

"How tall are you now?" he asked urgently.

"Ah?"

Li Xiuwu's excitement made Shu Chang a bit surprised. She had been growing taller over the past two years anyway.

"My net height is 1.63 meters now," she replied.

"You really did grow taller!" Li Xiuwu looked shocked, gesturing at her height.

"You actually grew taller!"

"I'm only 1.63 meters, not even as tall as Xixi yet." Shu Chang didn't think there was any problem with being 1.63 meters; she actually thought she was short. Why did her brother look so shocked?

"Growing taller is good, growing taller is good." A smile appeared on Li Xiuwu's face.

In his past life, Shu Chang's actual height was only 1.61 meters. Now she had surpassed it; it must be because of him.

He just didn't know if it was because of the Spirit Gathering Array in the Courtyard House or because she had become his Dual Cultivation Dao Companion.

He turned to look at Liu Yifei, his eyes scanning her up and down. Since he saw her every day, he hadn't noticed her changes.

"What are you looking at me for? I'm 1.67 meters now." She tilted her head up, very proud of her height, but then she noticed that Li Xiuwu's gaze wasn't on the top of her head, but on her chest.

She was no longer a child and immediately realized the meaning in Li Xiuwu's gaze, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Pervert, lecher!" She turned and ran away.

Did she grow? I haven't touched them, so I can't compare.

He looked down at Shu Chang's. Shu Chang's face immediately flushed red. "Brother, you're too wicked."

She also turned and ran away.

Li Xiuwu also realized he had lost control a bit just now, but the fact that Shu Chang's height had broken through its original limit was just too shocking to him.

He went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. At this age, it couldn't grow anymore, right?

"Meow."

Little Lion saw Li Xiuwu coming out of the bathroom, jumped down from the wall, and rubbed against his leg.

"While you were away, the Little Idiot always held me while sleeping."

Li Xiuwu was speechless. He suddenly remembered that Little Lion often slept with Liu Yifei.

"Has it gotten bigger for the Little Idiot?" Li Xiuwu gestured toward his chest.

Little Lion tilted its head, looking at Li Xiuwu's gesture, and thought for a moment.

"The Great Beauty's are a bit bigger."

"I'm talking about the Little Idiot's. Has it gotten bigger?"

"The Great Beauty's are comfortable to tread on."

"I mean... forget it..." Li Xiuwu looked at Little Lion's innocent face and figured it didn't understand these things.

Li Xiuwu walked toward the backyard.

"Xiuwu is back. Was the trip smooth?" Liu Xiaoli was reading a book. She had also grown fond of reading; in the Courtyard House, she felt her mind was clear, and she could even understand books that previously seemed obscure.

"I did a few promotional events and attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The work went quite smoothly," Li Xiuwu replied.

"It's good that it was smooth." Liu Xiaoli nodded and then said, "Director Yu has almost finished preparations for flying immortal from beyond the heavens. Filming starts this month. You should have been notified, right?"

"Lin Qian already told me." Li Xiuwu nodded.

new strange tales had already started filming, while flying immortal from beyond the heavens was delayed a bit longer because they had to wait for Director Yu.

Li Xiuwu and Liu Xiaoli chatted casually about this and that.

"By the way, is that Budgerigar yours?"

"No, I don't know where it came from," Li Xiuwu quickly denied.

Liu Xiaoli's head lowered slightly, and her voice came out faintly: "Drive it away."

Li Xiuwu was surprised. Had something happened?