My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 85 Xu Shisan is quite handsome
"What do you think?"

He Zhen thought that Boss Xu's suggestion was good. After all, the Xu family was an established brand. Using the Xu family's name could save a lot of trouble in the early stages, and there would be no need to look for a store. However, the specifics still depended on what the gods wanted.

Gu Xingzhao countered with, "What do you think?"

He Zhen was slightly taken aback. Was the deity asking her what she meant?

Realizing this, she felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. She mustered her courage and spoke up, saying, "I think that although the people in the capital know about fireworks, they are still a new thing and they will not trust us. If we can leverage the power of the Xu family, we can save a lot of trouble and not have to worry about other businesses coveting our products."

"We are leveraging the Xu family's influence, and the Xu family also wants to use our fireworks to turn their fortunes around in the capital. As long as we keep the fireworks formula secret, it's a win-win situation."

Gu Xingzhao chuckled twice; He Zhen's insights confirmed that she hadn't chosen the wrong person.

"Just do as you think. Now that I've handed the matter over to you, everything will be done as you wish. From now on, keep 30% of the profits for yourself, 40% for the shop's business, and send the remaining 30% to that empty room every seven days. Don't use banknotes; exchange them all for silver and gold, or even precious treasures and paintings."

Although He Zhen had doubts, she didn't ask them and agreed to the matter.

Gu Xingzhao placed the stun gun he had bought on the table. "Here, take this."

He Zhen carefully held the palm-sized cylindrical pen in her hand, pondering it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what it was.

Gu Xingzhao: "If you encounter danger, pull off the cover of this thing, press the black switch on top, and touch someone to discharge electricity to protect yourself."

Upon hearing the word "discharge," He Zhen nearly dropped what she was holding. Startled, she immediately clenched her fist tightly, her mouth trembling. "Discharge?"

I must have heard correctly. The deity was talking about the electricity from the sky, right?
Although she was in the capital, she had heard her husband talk a lot about how the Lu family's deities had used lightning to kill people.

Seeing how frightened she looked, Gu Xingzhao coughed lightly, "It's alright, it's alright, it's just a shock, at most you'll faint, you won't die."

He Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least no one died.
Gu Xingzhao: "As long as you don't electrify for too long."

He Zhen: "."

The thing in my hand suddenly got a little hot.

Seeing He Zhen's reaction, Gu Xingzhao almost laughed, "Why don't you practice on this table first?"

It is said that possessing a treasure is a crime, and she was worried that someone might harm He Zhen. After all, He Zhen was not on the Lu family genealogy, and if something happened, she was afraid she would not be able to find out immediately. It was always better to let He Zhen take something to protect herself.

After all, it was a good deed from the gods, and also for her own safety, so He Zhen did not refuse. As Gu Xingzhao had instructed, she opened the cover, grabbed the bottom part, and gently pressed the raised black button.
The next moment, a hissing sound rang out, and the two sharp points at the top of the cylinder emitted a bluish-purple light, like lightning.

She immediately pointed the glowing tip at the table, touched it, and quickly pulled it back. Even though it was just a table, her heart was pounding.

This feeling is completely different from setting off fireworks.

Gu Xingzhao was very satisfied. "That's it. Practice a few more times, and remember not to touch the glowing spot. Use it whenever you encounter danger. I'll cover for you. Don't worry about getting electrocuted."

He Zhen's tense emotions eased considerably; the words of the gods always made her feel very safe.

Meanwhile, in the palace, spies were reporting the events of the previous night to Emperor Jin. The Xu family's fireworks display caused a sensation throughout the city, with the people believing it to be a divine manifestation.

Behind them, the eunuch who had just delivered the plaque to the Xu family also reported back on the matter, "Your Majesty, the Xu family said that the fireworks were obtained by chance, and they probably want to keep them for themselves." Emperor Jin sneered. It seems that anything even remotely related to the Lu family is considered by these people to be connected with the gods.

Judging by the time, Luo You should have caught up with the Lu family by now, and soon the news of the exile team's deaths should also reach the capital.

"Keep a close eye on the Xu family. I want to see what tricks they can pull without the Lu family."

God?

These are nothing but baseless charades. It's laughable that Prince Su thinks he can use these rumors to deal with me.

That afternoon, Gu Xingzhao took the jade porcelain bottle out and went to the antique shop, only to find that the shop assistant he had seen that day was there.

Gu Xingzhao had visited quite a few times, and with Xu Shisan's attentiveness, almost everyone at the Xu family's store knew her.

She came today not only to pawn the jade porcelain vase, but also mainly to ask Xu Shisan about his family's ancestry. Not seeing him, she immediately asked the shop assistant, "Is your boss, Mr. Xu, not here?"

This was the first time the shop assistant had ever heard Gu Xingzhao proactively approach the young boss. She immediately perked up, pulled out her phone, and quickly sent messages to the young boss: Boss, time to go to work!

Xu Shisan, who was playing games with a girl at a milk tea shop at the end of the street, glanced at the pop-up message out of the corner of his eye and swiped it away.

Is going to work more important than playing video games?!

Shop assistant: Miss Gu is here! She specifically asked for your order!

Upon seeing the words "Miss Gu," Xu Shisan felt as if his meridians had been opened. He jumped up from his chair, abandoned his game, and rushed into his shop without even bothering to call for his sister!
The shop assistants waited a long time for a reply from the boss, thinking that he was probably busy playing games and wouldn't care about such things.

"Miss Gu, why don't you take the item out and I'll show it to you?"

Gu Xingzhao nodded, "That works too."

She had just taken the jade porcelain bottle out of the box and placed it on the table when Xu Shisan's cheeky voice rang out behind her, "Sister, short of money again?"

Xu Shisan was leaning against the door with his arms crossed, panting slightly as he tilted his head to look at Gu Xingzhao. When she looked over, he winked and gave her a flirtatious look.

Gu Xingzhao almost went blind.

Xu Shisan's speed shocked the shop assistants. This Miss Gu is beautiful, but she said before that she had a daughter. Besides, there have been many beautiful women who have come to the shop. Why is the young boss so fond of her?
He genuinely wanted to ask for advice, hoping it might save him twenty years of hard work.

Xu Shisan had calmed his breathing and entered the shop. This time, he didn't even look at the jade porcelain bottle and went straight to Gu Xingzhao, saying, "Tell me, how much do you want?"

Since we're going to pay anyway, we might as well skip the haggling process.

He was carrying a water bottle to get a water change when he heard this, and he stumbled and almost fell flat on his face.

What a loser! So utterly pathetic! What's the difference between this small business owner and an ATM?
Gu Xingzhao was taken aback. "You'll give me as many as I want?"

"Of course." Xu Shisan raised an eyebrow, signaling Gu Xingzhao to just name his price; he could give him as much as he wanted, as he could afford it.

At this moment, Gu Xingzhao began to think that Xu Shisan was somewhat handsome. Not only was he not greasy, but he also had a certain charm, the kind of charm that comes from being rich. How tempting!
This is the first update; there will be another one in an hour or two later.
Kids, go to sleep first, we'll look at this when you wake up~
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