Stolen Life of the Poor Girl, Top Luxury Family's Group Favor

Chapter 41: Finding Relatives of Li Xiaoya’s Mother

Chapter 41

On the other end, Sheng Yuxiao had already settled the contract part.

Since he was a minor, although he could be a shareholder without issue, he still needed to appoint a legal representative to exercise shareholder rights on his behalf.

After some hesitation in choosing this person, Sheng Yuxiao eventually borrowed someone from his young uncle.

It was already impressive enough that Sheng Yuxiao, at his age, could understand company reports, discern good accounts from bad, and even make money from his peers.

But his young uncle, Xu Ji, was known as an even greater prodigy, with many capable people under him.

When calling to borrow someone, Sheng Yuxiao hesitated for a moment and asked, "I have a bit of a problem here..."

"What problem?" Xu Ji's voice sounded gentle.

"When I was recording the show, I met a little girl named Li Xiaoya, with a very pitiful background..." Sheng Yuxiao briefly explained the situation, then paused and said, "Her grandfather is currently being held at the police station, but he'll come back someday."

"Mm, that's right. Given his age and being a direct relative, and not being the mastermind, the judge will likely give a lenient sentence," Xu Ji's gentle voice paused, then softly asked, "So, do you want him to die in prison?"

Although he was used to hearing his young uncle say vicious things in a gentle tone, it still took Sheng Yuxiao a moment to adjust.

"That... wouldn't be good," Sheng Yuxiao hesitated, then said, "It could easily be traced back to me."

"Mm, true. Seems you have an idea?"

"I want to find Li Xiaoya's relatives on her mother's side and transfer her custody to them in their name."

Xu Ji responded readily, "Leave it to me then."

"Thank you, uncle," Sheng Yuxiao said politely, still feeling a bit awkward, after all, Xu Ji wasn't that much older than him.

"We're family, no need for thanks."

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Yuxiao hurried back to Li Family Village.

Without his supervision, Ning Heng might not handle things reliably, and he didn't want Li Xiaoya to be spoiled.

Knowing Li Xiaoya was likely still in school, Sheng Yuxiao went directly there to pick her up.

When he reached the classroom and peeked in, he saw Ning Heng teaching the children how to draw.

Exclamations of "Wow!" continuously came from the students below.

Ning Heng had spent hundreds of thousands to study art. In his mother's words, "Who knows what nonsense he's learning every day, just dreaming of being an artist."

But this little bit of skill, when used in a rural classroom, left these children in awe and full of admiration.

Ning Heng's confidence swelled unprecedentedly, gaining immense satisfaction.

Sheng Yuxiao's brow, however, furrowed tightly.

[Haha, remember when the young master Sheng tried to teach a class? When the elementary school kids started making noise, he looked like he wanted to blow up the world]

[Sheng Yuxiao: Damn, how come everyone's better at teaching than me?]

The school welcomed people like Qin Sui and Ning Heng who came to "lecture." Compared to the volunteer teachers who came here, they had seen a broader world. When teaching the mountain village children, they planted a seed in their hearts, invisibly encouraging them to venture out of the mountains.

The audience gradually realized this point, and some couldn't help but sigh:

[This show actually has a positive and meaningful impact]

[Although they just wanted to teach Li Xiaoya, they've really done something good for this place]

Amidst the audience's sighs, the school bell rang.

Ning Heng walked out quickly, exclaiming, "Coming here was so worth it! Sheng, I think I'm suited to be a teacher."

Sheng Yuxiao coldly curled his lip, "Last time you said you were suited to be a performance artist."

"Well, it seems I'm suited for quite a few things," Ning Heng said, bending down to look at Li Xiaoya. "Wasn't I amazing?"

Li Xiaoya nodded.

Although she didn't say anything, it was still a great encouragement to Ning Heng.

Ning Heng reached out to pat her head, but Sheng Yuxiao swatted his hand away.

"Don't keep touching her. Too much touching stunts growth," Sheng Yuxiao said coldly.

"Oh, okay," Ning Heng withdrew his hand.

The barrage of comments was filled with laughter at this point.

[Such a double standard, young master Sheng. You're the one who touches her the most]

"When we get home, I'll give you a little lesson. I'll teach you to draw like Van Gogh!" Ning Heng waved the items in his hand. "I borrowed some colored pencils from the volunteer teachers here. Sheng, you don't know, but the teachers here really like me..."

[Your Sheng-ge indicates he doesn't want to hear about it]

[See, young master Sheng? Being too aloof isn't good. Others can quickly get along with the masses... You've lost, haven't you?]

Sheng Yuxiao held Li Xiaoya's hand and said, "Why learn drawing when we get home? That's not productive. Better to study English."

[Pfft, is young master Sheng sure he wants to start teaching English from third grade?]

[Wah, I'll say it again, I'm really envious of Li Xiaoya]

Li Xiaoya didn't show any aversion to learning English. She obediently nodded, then asked, "Is the contract signed?"

"Mm, it's signed."

[They're really investing? Wow]

[Curious how much money they put in]

As the three talked and walked towards the school gate, Sheng Yuxiao had already become accustomed to holding Li Xiaoya's hand.

[Has no one told young master Sheng that Qin Sui used to carry Li Xiaoya home?]

[Better not mention it, or young master Sheng might put Li Xiaoya on his head just to prove a point]

In the frame, Ning Heng followed suit and tried to hold Li Xiaoya's hand.

Li Xiaoya felt a bit uncomfortable and slightly curled her fingers, but Ning Heng caught hold of them.

"You have a lot of injuries on your hand," Ning Heng said as he felt them, immediately receiving a cold glare from Sheng Yuxiao.

"I didn't mean anything by it," Ning Heng quickly said. "If I had known, I should have brought some medicine from the Wei family. It would heal up quickly with that."

"Wei family?" Li Xiaoya asked, puzzled.

"Oh, they're old family friends. They run a hospital."

Li Xiaoya nodded vaguely, not really grasping how impressive it was to own a hospital.

They gradually walked further away in the frame.

This scene was captured and quickly spread online.

Enthusiastic netizens dubbed it #WeirdLittleFamilyofThree#.

The executive producer, who had been monitoring online trends, couldn't help but click his tongue when he saw this hashtag pop up: "This is going to trend again, isn't it?"

Meanwhile, after the three arrived home, Ning Heng eagerly went to feed the pigs.

Sheng Yuxiao placed the notebook on his knee and was about to write some English words with Li Xiaoya's pen to teach her, when Li Xiaoya suddenly leaned on his lap, looked up at him, and asked softly, "Are you unhappy today?"

Sheng Yuxiao chuckled, "How am I unhappy?"

Li Xiaoya looked at him without saying a word.

Sheng Yuxiao touched his own face, wondering if Li Xiaoya was so sensitive to others' emotions. Had she been reading people's faces since she was little?

At this moment, Li Xiaoya moved even closer, and her voice became softer. She said, "Today, Ning Heng got a lot of mosquito bites on his body. I applied some medicine for him and shared half an egg with him..."

As Sheng Yuxiao listened, his brows furrowed slightly, feeling a bit jealous.

But Li Xiaoya quickly added, "He's your good friend, right? I want to take good care of him for you."

Sheng Yuxiao paused, suddenly feeling a great sense of relief.

He had asked Ning Heng to take care of Li Xiaoya.

But Li Xiaoya took it upon herself to care for Ning Heng, and it was for his sake! If it weren't for him, Ning Heng wouldn't have gotten half an egg to eat!

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuxiao's mood instantly soared.

He patted Li Xiaoya's head and said, "Yes, you did very well."

Li Xiaoya shrank her head back a little, but then moved forward again. She said with difficulty, "Patting my head won't make me grow taller..."

Sheng Yuxiao choked, thinking he had shot himself in the foot.

He was about to correct himself and say he was just joking.

Li Xiaoya sighed softly and said, "But I'll let you pat it a little bit."

Sheng Yuxiao was suddenly speechless.

[Li Xiaoya is so good at comforting people!]

[I want a Li Xiaoya too, wah wah wah. She's so emotionally stable. Even though she's covered in injuries, at such a young age she can already heal others.]

[Ning Heng, you really should thank your bro Sheng. If it weren't for your bro Sheng's sake, you'd be treated the same as Qin Sui!]

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Xu Ruying couldn't meet her aunt, Xu Qiulai.

Xu Qiulai was very busy. She had just returned to the country, but her aunt had gone abroad again to see an art exhibition.

Xu Ruying had no choice but to book a flight ticket directly, deciding to come to Li Family Village to see for herself.

She already knew that her cousin, Sheng Yuxiao, was trying to invest money in such a poor and backward place. Wasn't this obviously a loss-making business?

"I must go and see what exactly has bewitched Sheng Yuxiao!" Xu Ruying pursed her lips.

Just after Xu Ruying boarded the plane.

A piece of news was quietly fermenting on the internet — "Foreign capital seeks to acquire Chinese traditional medicine enterprises at extremely low prices. Is there an ulterior motive behind this move?"

Soon, Dou Dawei and his team saw this news, but because the pharmaceutical company mentioned in the news had a different name, they didn't pay much attention to it. They just thought there were quite a few foreign investors coming to acquire traditional Chinese medicine enterprises recently.

Xu Ji also saw this news.

This young genius just glanced at it and said, "My grand-nephew is quite capable indeed."