Hearing Tang Li’s words, the four finally reacted.
Song Chaoyang and Tang Chenxi quickly refused, saying, “Mom, is that really necessary? We’re still young, we probably can’t support the Shengtang Group.”
“Yes, I don’t want to be under constant scrutiny wherever I go.”
Song Chaoyang usually stayed in the research cabin and had no time to manage other affairs. Tang Chenxi, on the other hand, often had to leave the G City underground city to go to the space city or outer space to carry out missions. If they added the identity of the boss of the Shengtang Group, every move they made would likely be scrutinized, preventing them from leaving the G City underground city.
Tang Li knew their concerns and refuted them one by one: “The Shengtang Group doesn’t need you to prop it up; I just want you to hold the title. Look at me, do I need to do anything usually?”
“As for being afraid of being noticed, that’s also easy to solve. Just officially state that Boss Li handed over the Shengtang Group to you, and don’t tell the public.”
Tang Li paused here and continued, “Furthermore, the core product of the Shengtang Group, the enhancement potion, can only be produced by you!”
“If you are unwilling to inherit the Shengtang Group, then the longevity potion and enhancement potion will cease production. The Shengtang Group will gradually withdraw, handing over the G City underground city to the officials. Are you willing?”
Tang Chenxi asked in confusion, “Why can only we produce the enhancement potion?”
Tang Li didn’t answer, only saying to her, “You can ask your dad and your brother.”
Tang Chenxi looked at Song Pinxuan and Song Chaoyang again.
Song Chaoyang replied, “Because our bodies contain a special substance, inherited from Mom, which can be used to produce the enhancement potion.”
Since both the physical and mental enhancement potions were produced by Song Pinxuan’s research laboratory, Song Chaoyang already knew that he and his sister possessed substance X. Their strong physique and mental power were only due to substance X in their bodies, not because they had used physical or mental enhancement potions.
“But, why should we inherit the Shengtang Group? We have no relation to Boss Li.”
Tang Chenxi also said, “Mom, why don’t you inherit the Shengtang Group yourself first?”
Tang Guo, upon hearing this, laughed and said, “Don’t you understand your mother’s personality? She avoids the spotlight whenever possible, and prefers to be a hands-off boss rather than taking direct action. How could she possibly inherit the Shengtang Group herself?”
Hearing Tang Guo’s words, Tang Li smiled and said, “Guo Guo Jie really understands me.”
She then said to Song Chaoyang and Tang Chenxi, “In any case, you will inherit the Shengtang Group sooner or later, so there’s no need for it to pass through me. You can take over directly. I’ll just stay behind the scenes.”
“As for why you should inherit the Shengtang Group, just tell the truth: you are Boss Li’s descendants.”
Seeing that Song Chaoyang and Tang Chenxi were still hesitant, Tang Li said to them, “How about this, come with me to the fourth level, and I’ll show you the inheritance Boss Li left for you.”
Tang Guo exclaimed upon hearing this, “Inheritance?”
Tang Li was now 57 years old. Although she used longevity potions to extend her cell lifespan and looked only in her early twenties, some diseases were still incurable. Hearing Tang Li’s words, the four thought she had contracted an incurable disease and looked at her with concern.
Tang Li coughed awkwardly and explained, “I misspoke, it’s the inheritance Boss Li left for you.”
The four were relieved upon hearing this. Song Chaoyang and Tang Chenxi said no more, following Tang Li down to the fourth level of the underground city.
The fourth level of the G City underground city was an open secret. However, no one had been there except for Tang Li and those with implanted brain-computer interfaces, so no one knew what it was like. Even those with public identities on the upper three levels, like Lu Wan, who also had implanted brain-computer interfaces, would not reveal anything. The officials only thought that the fourth level contained a single villa module. Therefore, Song Chaoyang and Tang Chenxi were also very curious and followed Tang Li down.
When they came back up, their attitude had completely changed, and they agreed to inherit the Shengtang Group. This was because, on the fourth level, they had seen countless storage modules, too many to count.
Tang Li’s space was only used to store existing supplies and recycle old ones. The space in other areas had all been converted into spatial energy and replicated into storage modules, which were placed on the fourth level after its continuous expansion. And these storage modules were filled with longevity potions and substance X. Other things could be produced by humans now. Only these two items could not be produced by humans at all and could only be replicated through space. Over the past 30 years, Tang Li had collected all the domestic waste, corpses, and mineral ores transported by the officials in the G City underground city into her space, converting them into energy. The sheer amount of energy meant an unimaginable number of storage modules, longevity potions, and substance X could be replicated. The immense value of this inheritance was thus unimaginable.