Lan Yuxi covered her mouth and yawned, "To open an academy, I need approval from higher up. So I called Er Wan, and he had his secretary bring me to him that very night. He gave me a lot of advice and had his subordinates supervise the matter for me. It was late, so I slept over at his place."
As she spoke, Lan Yuxi suddenly sat up straight and said indignantly, "Master, why is he still so annoying? I had barely slept for four hours before he dragged me out of bed. He said he had thought about it all night and wanted me to open a pharmaceutical factory in China. I'm such a lazy person; opening an academy is because I'm the legitimate daughter of the Lan family and have the responsibility to pass down the Lan Ling Golden Needle. But managing a pharmaceutical factory, I'm truly too lazy for that."
Elder Hong pondered for a moment, "If you were to open a pharmaceutical factory in China, would it affect your cooperation with them?"
"That wouldn't be the case. The contract states that I only need to provide ten prescriptions annually. After ten years, my technical shares can be converted into capital shares, and I won't have to provide prescriptions anymore."
"A hundred prescriptions is already quite a lot."
Lan Yuxi playfully blinked her eyes, "I have about ten thousand prescriptions."
"So many?"
"I only found out after I opened the chest. Inside, not only were there the Lan Ling Golden Needle techniques, but also a large number of lost ancient prescriptions. Even my father, the inheritor, doesn't know about this, and neither do the Ling family members. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so quiet even after the Lan Ling Golden Needle was made public."
Elder Hong gently patted her head, "It's better if they don't know. If they found out, you would be in danger. I'll tell a few of them later to keep this matter absolutely confidential!"
As Elder Hong spoke, he looked at Luo Shi Yi, who was driving in front.
Luo Shi Yi felt a chill down his neck as he drove. He subconsciously glanced at the rearview mirror and, seeing his Master staring at him, he flinched.
"Master, you don't need to look at me like that. This concerns Senior Sister's safety, so we would definitely not tell anyone."
Elder Hong glared at him, then immediately changed to a smiling face as he looked at Lan Yuxi.
Luo Shi Yi grumbled softly, "Chameleon," and then focused on driving.
Elder Hong ignored him and said to Lan Yuxi, "If that's the case, I think you should open a pharmaceutical factory. Our national heritage should serve our people more. However, you need to discuss this with your family first, as the items belong to the Lan family, not just you."
"No need to discuss. After opening the chest, my parents and brothers discussed it. The Lan Ling Golden Needle belongs to the Lan family, and any child of the Lan family can learn it. But the prescriptions must be mine. Since I don't want to take money from my family, they want to compensate me with this. I also don't want them to always feel indebted to me, so I agreed. However, I will give half of the profits from the prescriptions to the family..."
Lan Yuxi suddenly thought of something and excitedly grabbed Elder Hong's hand, "Master, why don't I hand over the prescriptions to the state? Then I won't have to open a pharmaceutical factory."
Elder Hong smiled and shook his head, "How could you think of that? This is something the Lan family protected with their lives for generations. If you handed it over, your ancestors would probably crawl out of their graves to find you. Zi Cheng likely considered this, which is why he suggested you open a pharmaceutical factory yourself. Also, only in the hands of your descendants can the Lan family's legacy achieve its greatest value. Are you sure you can trust it in the hands of others?"
Lan Yuxi furrowed her small brows and pondered for a long time without making a decision.
She had a flaw: laziness. She didn't like to worry about anything. As long as she had enough to eat and wear, everything was fine.
She opened an academy out of responsibility, which was her absolute limit.
Elder Hong flicked her forehead with his finger, "Alright, don't overthink it. Since Zi Cheng wants you to open a pharmaceutical factory, he won't abandon you. If you're still worried, you can keep Eleven by your side. He's good at management, and he manages our Hongmen's security company quite well."
Luo Shi Yi, rarely praised by his Master, nodded vigorously.
Lan Yuxi's big, grape-like eyes instantly lit up, but then dimmed quickly.
"If he helps me, what about the security company?"
"The security company still has Shi Wan and Lao Shi Er."
Seeing her Master's support, Lan Yuxi pouted and nodded.
"Okay, I'll tell Er Wan later, so he doesn't have to worry about this matter every day."
Elder Hong said with a smile, "No need to tell him later. You'll see him at the Little Lotus Pond shortly."
Just as Elder Hong had said, as soon as their group entered the private room at the Little Lotus Pond, they saw Elder Hong's second disciple, Ming Zi Cheng.
Ming Zi Cheng, dressed in a dark gray suit, first bowed to Elder Hong after seeing him, then greeted Lan Yuxi, and finally greeted his other junior disciples.
However, despite being fellow disciples, they could joke and laugh with Lan Yuxi, but they were slightly reserved when facing their second senior brother.
Who was Ming Zi Cheng? He was someone the entire country looked up to. Being his junior disciple was already their fortune, so how could they dare to act presumptuously in front of him?
Seeing his junior disciples' nervousness, Ming Zi Cheng looked to Lan Yuxi for help.
Lan Yuxi snorted at him with a displeased expression, "So you know it's not fun? If you visited the Hongmen more often, they wouldn't be so stiff around you."
A crack appeared on Ming Zi Cheng's handsome face, "I want to stay by Master's side every day, but circumstances don't allow it."
"That's your worst point! You're not busy enough yourself, and you make me busy too."
As soon as Ming Zi Cheng heard this, he knew she had agreed to his two requests. He said with a fawning smile, "It's my fault. Senior Sister can punish me however she wishes."
Everyone exchanged glances, realizing that their high-and-mighty second senior brother was also afraid of their eldest senior sister.
Lan Yuxi gave him a meaningful look.
In fact, she had hidden something from her Master in the car.
Er Wan had asked her to help with two matters, but she had only told her Master about one, not the other.
The second matter was the more troublesome one, and she couldn't confide in anyone about it, not even her Master.
However, given Er Wan's good attitude in admitting his mistake, she didn't want to embarrass him. She waved her hand and said to her other junior disciples, "Don't be so stiff, sit down!"
The disciples obeyed and sat down one by one.
Lan Yuxi sat to Elder Hong's right, holding his arm and acting spoiled, "Master, I'm hungry, I want to eat!"
Elder Hong smiled and poked her forehead, "Still think you're five years old, wanting to 'eat eat'!"
Although Elder Hong said this, his eyes flickered towards the Little Lotus Pond's owner, his sixth disciple.
Shi Wan understood and quickly gestured to the waiter. The dishes were served shortly.
Ming Zi Cheng, seated to Elder Hong's left, glanced at his watch and then looked towards the door.
Lan Yuxi glanced at him, "Er Wan, are you meeting someone else?"