No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Too."

The others nodded. Their anger had subsided, and the viciousness they had shown in front of Jiang Shu had somewhat returned to their true nature. They were originally kind and sincere people; otherwise, they wouldn't have lent money to Jiang Shu's cyber parents, let alone invested in Jiang Shu.

Over the past few days, they have become much more at peace.

"Let him pay it back slowly. Anyway, with the immortal master as guarantor, it'll be fine."

"Yes, that place is not like ours. If someone like him, who is like a rootless duckweed, dies in a muddled way, probably no one will even notice."

"Stop talking, the more you talk, the more uncomfortable I feel. I feel like we're some kind of villains. Come on, have some tea, have some tea..."

Chapter Sixty-Three: Jiang Shu's Obedience Test

"If you can't even fix this level of damage, what kind of repair shop are you running?"

Inside a car repair shop, a young customer is throwing a tantrum.

The factory's most skilled master craftsman and his apprentices were bowing their heads, accepting the reprimand with shame.

One of the younger apprentices, somewhat indignant, defended his master: "Our factory mainly repairs large trucks and general-purpose small cars. Your car, which costs several million, should theoretically have to be sent back to the factory for repair. We don't have the parts or the experience, so there's really nothing we can do."

"Don't talk too much." The old mechanic tugged at his apprentice, stopping him from continuing, and then smiled apologetically at the young customer, saying, "But what he said is indeed true. Because our prices are relatively cheap, we usually bring in more common cars. This kind of car... we really haven't repaired before. If we mess it up, it would be troublesome. We really dare not repair it for you."

"Oh?" The young customer raised an eyebrow. "Are you saying I only came here because it's cheap?"

"No, no, no, that's absolutely not what I meant," the old master quickly waved his hand.

"You better not be." The young customer scoffed, then changed the subject: "But you really haven't repaired this kind of car before?"

"Indeed, there isn't any." The old master nodded.

According to normal procedure, the other party should leave in a huff at this point.

However, the other party does not seem to be a normal person.

"That's great!" The young customer patted his chest. "From today onwards, our factory will have the capability to repair luxury cars."

After saying that, to everyone's astonishment, the young customer picked up the tools and started tinkering with them himself.

"You did this..." The experienced mechanic crouched down beside him, "Did you drive here yourself to fix it yourself?"

“That’s right.” The young customer poked his head out from under the floorboards. “I believe I’m the final piece of the puzzle for our repair shop! Oh, by the way, I’m the new mechanic the manager hired. My name is Xiao Yan.”

"Uh..."

The old master craftsman remained silent for a long time before standing up.

Damn it! Did you deliberately set me up to give me a hard time?

Damn, why are all the new recruits these days so wicked?

So annoying!

But it seems there's no way to solve it.

After all, they simply couldn't repair this kind of car with their abilities, something they just admitted themselves.

However... the master craftsman suddenly thought of something.

He asked curiously, "With a car like this, shouldn't you be making hundreds of thousands or even millions? Why are you doing car repair work?"

"Oh, this isn't mine." Jiang Shu smiled. "I broke it. I can't afford the repair costs, so I have to fix it myself."

Damn, I knew it was all about getting a cheap deal!

The employees were furious when they recalled Jiang Shu's arrogant demeanor.

I thought it was your car. If it isn't, why are you acting so arrogant?

Some of the more radical ones are already thinking about putting burlap sacks over Jiang Shu after get off work.

Just then, the factory manager's voice came from outside.

"What brings you here? Your presence is such an honor to our factory!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw the portly repair shop owner, like a fat crab, waddle into the workshop, always facing a white-haired old man. The old man never once looked at the owner directly, yet the owner remained obsequious.

Who is this person?

None of the people present recognized him, but they were certain that for their snobbish boss to treat him this way, he must be some very important person.

Seeing that the boss was about to ignore them and go upstairs, the old master chef moved his lips, about to ask about Jiang Shu's situation.

He wasn't sure if Jiang Shu was really new.

Even if he speaks with absolute certainty, if it's false, and if something goes wrong while repairing cars using their tools, they won't be able to escape responsibility in the end.

Before the master craftsman could even speak, the boss proudly introduced him to everyone: "This is the Grand Elder of the Late Bloomer School. He's here today to inspect our work. Let's give him a round of applause!"

Clap clap clap clap!

Although no one understood why someone from the late-blooming group, who had nothing to do with them, would come to inspect their work, it didn't stop them from being shocked. They opened their mouths wide, gave up thinking, and mechanically clapped like puppets.

They suddenly understood why the boss was so humble in front of the old man.

Given the status of the five major sects in their hearts, it's safe to say that the boss was quite dignified not to kneel down on the spot.

Before the experienced craftsman could react, he heard the boss ask, "Has my new craftsman arrived yet?"

"Huh?" The experienced mechanic paused for a moment, then instinctively pointed to the undercarriage of the vehicle: "It's down there."

The boss was startled and immediately lay down, sticking his head into the ground.

His obese figure made his movements look comical.

But no one present dared to laugh.

They vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

"Master Xiao, are you already busy?" The boss's tone was full of flattery.

"You must be Zhou the Skinflint, Boss Zhou. It's a pleasure to meet you." Jiang Shu's voice came, neither humble nor arrogant: "Please don't disturb me, I'll be fixing it soon."

"Uh... it's like this, it's the elder of the late-blooming faction, he said he wants to see you," the boss explained cautiously.

Although no one understood why such important figures would want to see this newcomer, they all felt that after hearing the names of the Late Bloomers and the Grand Elder, no matter how special the newcomer was, he would at least respectfully crawl out and pay his respects.

But what I didn't expect was...

"Elder? I don't know him." After saying that, Jiang Shu continued to smash things.

Everyone found it hard to believe.

"This..." The boss looked at the old man for help.

The old man sighed, then squatted down, leaning against the car door, and said gently to Jiang Shu, "My surname is Sun, and I came here specifically to..."

"We can talk after I've fixed it."

What kind of attitude is this?

Everyone was shocked.

They don't even give face to those who achieve success later in life?

Elder Sun was a little embarrassed, but remembering the sect leader's appearance at the morning meeting, he forced a smile and said, "It's just a car. If you like it, I'll give you a new one. There's no need to fix it if it's broken."

"Hiss..." This time, even the boss was included; everyone gasped in shock.

This one vehicle is probably worth as much as their entire factory's annual revenue.

Just like that, you give it away?

Besides marveling at the incredible wealth of the late bloomers, they also became curious about who this newcomer was.

However, even though Elder Sun thought he had been very sincere, he didn't realize that this self-righteous behavior not only failed to win Jiang Shu's favor, but also touched his sore spot!

"You're..." Jiang Shu slid off the chassis, his expression utterly cold: "questioning my car repair skills?"

Elder Sun was stunned.

He didn't understand what kind of skill it was to be a car mechanic, and why anyone would take such a serious matter so seriously.

But he didn't want to provoke Jiang Shu at all, so he could only grit his teeth and force a smile: "Ah... absolutely not!"

"This scene looks familiar, I think I've seen it before..." the youngest apprentice muttered to himself.

Seeing this, the experienced craftsman felt much better.

"Then wait until I fix it." Jiang Shu said, and then crawled back inside.

Thus, an interesting scene unfolded: regardless of their identity or status, a group of people stood by the car, barely daring to breathe, watching Jiang Shu repair it all by himself.

Finally, after the last sound ended, Jiang Shu emerged again.

"Mission accomplished!" Jiang Shu stretched and loosened his limbs. "It's just a matter of the chassis being damaged and slipping. Let me tell you, even if the placenta slipped down, I could put it back in, you believe me?"

"I believe it, I believe it."

"That's that."

"Good stuff, good stuff."

Just as Zhao Gao once called a deer a horse, today Jiang Shu points to the bottom as a fetus, and not a single person dares to question it.

"Hmph." Jiang Shu nodded in satisfaction, put his hands behind his back, and stepped upstairs: "Didn't you need to talk to me? Come with me."

Elder Sun felt as if he had been granted a pardon and followed closely behind Jiang Shu.

The boss wanted to follow, but before he could reach the factory manager's office, the door was closed.

Embarrassed and left outside, the factory manager looked at the crowd and said, "What are you all standing around for? Aren't you going to work? Get back to work!"

The crowd scattered in all directions.

The young apprentice quietly approached the master craftsman: "Master, you know, this guy doesn't even respect the late bloomers, so why doesn't he go out and make a name for himself, instead of staying in our little auto repair shop as a lowly worker?"

"How could ordinary people like us possibly fathom the thoughts of such a master?"

The old master craftsman said earnestly:

"As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. At first, I also thought it was because he didn't have the general cultivation level to buy that car, but if you listen carefully to his conversation with that elder, you'll find that he's not incapable; he just doesn't care."

These kinds of people either live life like a game or genuinely enjoy repairing cars, but they must have their reasons. They're definitely different from ordinary people, and their ambitions lie elsewhere.

Surely he couldn't possibly be without connections?

"That makes sense." The young apprentice seemed to understand, but not quite.

Meanwhile, on the second floor, inside the factory manager's office.

Faced with Elder Sun's probing, Jiang Shu made no attempt to hide anything.

He shrugged, adopting a dismissive attitude.

"Nonsense! If I had connections, would I still be repairing cars here? I'd be making a name for myself by now!"

Chapter Sixty-Four: I Want Them All!

"This...this is indeed my fault. It was my negligence that caused you to be neglected."

Elder Sun sensed the hidden blame in Jiang Shu's words and quickly apologized, taking full responsibility upon himself before appealing to his emotions:

"To be honest, although I did have some disagreements with your parents, it was all so many years ago. Now that I think about it carefully, they are all good memories. As your parents' eldest brother, I should call you my nephew."

"As soon as I heard from my subordinates that you had been to the gate, I rushed over to find you. Seeing you made me feel an instant connection; I saw the familiar face of someone I knew before in you."

I thought that no matter how capable Jiang Shu was or how fancy he was, he was essentially just a naive young man who had just entered society and hadn't yet been beaten up, and he was easy to fool.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Shu didn't buy it at all.

"Elder Sun, if this is your attitude, then I think we shouldn't talk anymore." Jiang Shu crossed his legs: "I won't ask whether you want to laugh when you say these things. I just want to know what you mean by 'the demeanor of an old friend'? Do you think I look like a swindler or a deadbeat?"

"Uh...that's not what I meant." Elder Sun hurriedly explained, "I meant...I miss it, I reminisce about the past. When people get old, they become nostalgic. Seeing you reminds me of the past, and those beautiful times always haunt my dreams. That's roughly what I meant."

"You're too naive," Jiang Shu chuckled. "I really am a deadbeat now."

"?"

“Sun…” Jiang Shu seemed to want to say something, but after thinking for a moment, she sighed regretfully: “Alas, my parents never mentioned your name.”

"Youcai, Sun Youcai." Elder Sun continued, "You means rich, and Cai means wealth."

"That's your name?" Jiang Shu suddenly realized. "Then who else would my parents be lying to if not you?"

"..."

Elder Sun was about to lose his temper. Ever since he entered the room, Jiang Shu had been speaking in a sarcastic tone, as if he was constantly testing his limits.