CHAPTER 859: CHAPTER 576: GOD-INVITING INCENSE AND OLD MAN EIGHT-ARMS’ REQUEST

Even in the face of food temptation, the golden balls exhibited amazing discipline.

They lined up in a bagua formation, taking turns inhaling the smoke emitted by the large black ball.

Every time a wisp of smoke was inhaled, the golden ball’s body would swell, and its fur would become fluffier, like transforming from a golden retriever to a Maine Coon cat.

"Satisfied now?"

Ba Tiao glanced at Liu Zheng.

"As long as they’re satisfied, I’m satisfied."

The latter smiled and said.

"Hmph. It’s only because they encountered me as the head of the department, otherwise, where would be such good fortune?"

Ba Tiao muttered.

"Then may Mr. Batiao live long and always hold the seat of the department head."

Liu Zheng complimented.

"Forget it, working in this hellhole, living long is a fantasy. As long as I don’t become a short-lived species, it’s already good."

Ba Tiao said, pursing his lips.

"No worries, Mr. Batiao, you’re tough and can handle it."

He smiled and said.

"Is that supposed to be a compliment?"

Ba Tiao glared.

"Let’s get back on track. You mentioned you wanted to see me, what’s it about?"

Liu Zheng shifted the topic.

"Come and help."

Ba Tiao glanced at the weakening fire in the boiler and said.

"Alright."

Without hesitation, he walked over to the coal pile and began acting as a porter.

Without the attributes of the Legendary Armor, he found it a bit difficult to carry.

Fortunately, those well-fed golden balls came to help, barely maintaining the fire.

"My granddaughter recently started her senior year."

Ba Tiao said while watching the fire.

"That’s good news. Once she gets into college, you’ll both have it easier."

Liu Zheng said.

Probably the happiest time in his life was during university.

He then had many part-time jobs to earn money, with desires only for food and games.

Truly, even with no house or land, life was still boundlessly joyful.

"But it seems she’s having trouble at school."

Ba Tiao said.

"Seems?"

"She’s a filial and sensible kid, unwilling to worry this old man, so she never reports worries, only good news."

"But the granddaughter I raised from infancy, how could I not know her? Her recent letters to me are clearly off."

Ba Tiao said.

"Which high school is she attending?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Meide Private School."

Ba Tiao replied.

"Why not go to a public high school?"

"Private schools let you in if you pay more, but public schools demand more."

Ba Tiao sighed and said.

"What about your granddaughter’s name, class, and appearance?"

He asked again.

"It’s all on this."

Ba Tiao pulled out a photo album from his inner pocket and took out a photo.

"Eh?"

Liu Zheng looked at the photo, then looked at Ba Tiao, with a suspicious expression.

"What are you looking at? Don’t we look alike?"

Ba Tiao asked, a bit displeased.

"Your facial features and face shape are somewhat alike, but why does your granddaughter only have two hands?"

"Our family’s multi-arm gene is passed to males, not females, so she looks just like an ordinary human."

Ba Tiao explained.

"Isn’t that a disadvantage?"

Having six extra arms offers advantages in both life and fighting.

"Though girls lack eight arms, their innate attributes are higher than boys’, so it’s not a loss."

Ba Tiao said.

"Oh, that’s alright then."

Liu Zheng glanced at the writing on the back of the photo and put it into the Headless Mandarin Duck Pouch.

"I’ve taken note of this matter, I’ll look into it once I get out."

"Do you have channels?"

Ba Tiao asked with concern.

"I have several channels. A friend of mine is a deputy director of a big company, and his son is in his second year, might even be in the same school as your granddaughter. I also know a parent whose son is in elementary school, but she lives in Academic Residence, where parents supporting their child’s education probably interact."

"I know Academic Residence, I even wanted to buy my granddaughter a house there, but I wasn’t allowed because I don’t have a city residency."

Ba Tiao interrupted him, speaking with some resentment.

"Hmm. I also have a friend who is a professor at City First University, if I go through several degrees of connections, I should be able to contact them too."

"If worse comes to worst, I have quite a few friends at City Hall. I can ask them to find some connections in the Ministry of Education, there’ll definitely be a way to connect."

Liu Zheng enumerated.

"Alright, alright, no need to say more, I believe you."

Ba Tiao listened, eyes gleaming, and looked at him with much more kindness.

"I’ll leave my granddaughter’s matter in your hands."

Ba Tiao stated solemnly.

"No problem. Isn’t it just campus bullying? I have experience in this area."

Liu Zheng stated confidently.

An orphan growing up in a rural school, he naturally encountered similar situations a lot.

And Liu Zheng’s way to deal with it was simple: during compulsory education, he would find someone and fight back ruthlessly, whether it was a student or a teacher.

Chasing someone with a brick all the way to their home or smashing all the glass in a teacher’s house who was abetting the bully he had done plenty of times.

After all, they couldn’t expel him, and he had no guardian to pay compensations.

By high school, Liu Zheng already had a notorious reputation, scarcely anyone would dare provoke him.

Occasionally, if there was someone ignorant, he would...

Well, never mind, good kids shouldn’t hear this.

"You indeed seem quite experienced."

Ba Tiao remarked meaningfully.

"Seems like Mr. Batiao, you’re thinking about some very disrespectful things."

Liu Zheng squinted and said.

"No, it’s your heat-induced hallucination."

Ba Tiao firmly denied.