When Shen Siyuan returned home, Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi were already up. However, they were still in their pajamas, looking lazy, it seemed they weren’t planning to go to the company today. "Have you finished the talks?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked. "You should have taken me with you." Ruan Hongzhuang said with a bit of regret. It’s not that she didn’t trust Shen Siyuan, but when it came to communication and business negotiations, Shen Siyuan indeed had less experience than her. "I only had a general chat with them. The detailed talks will have to be done by you." Shen Siyuan smiled. Taozi, who hadn’t spoken until then, sat up straight and said curiously, "You keep telling us to negotiate, but we don’t even know what you talked about with them." "Didn’t I mention it?" "No." The two answered in unison. Both looked at Shen Siyuan with curiosity, waiting for his answer. The details afterwards counted on them to negotiate and execute, so naturally, he couldn’t keep it from them, nor could he. So, he explained everything he discussed with Song Meixian in detail. After listening, Ruan Hongzhuang frowned and said, "Actually, if you had told me in advance, and let me handle it, you would have gained more benefits." Ruan Hongzhuang was right in thinking so; Shen Siyuan cooperating with the authorities was akin to the authorities buying out, with both parties negotiating a suitable price, but what price is suitable? So the best way might be to auction it. With so many wealthy people in the world, as long as they understand the effect of the ’Leg Stretching Eye Bulging Pill,’ countless wealthy people would wave money to buy one. Only then can the benefits be maximized. "My cooperation with the authorities is not just for money; I want to leverage this massive organization and their execution power." Shen Siyuan also had his reasons. "Doing charity isn’t just about spending money. By leveraging official strength, I can easily filter out a large group of people who truly need help. Besides, the authorities have a vast group of grassroots officials. By utilizing this group, I can thoroughly implement things. At most, I would only need to form a supervisory team to oversee and supervise..." "Come to think of it, your approach isn’t wrong." Ruan Hongzhuang said with some realization. Without fully considering maximizing funds, cooperating with the authorities is indeed the most suitable. "Additionally, I also have a concern. By cooperating with the authorities, I won’t have to worry too much about your safety. If something happens, I can directly find them, but if it were an external auction, it would inevitably affect you and your families." Shen Siyuan said. "Those wealthy people who want to obtain a ’Leg Stretching Eye Bulging Pill’ will certainly go to any lengths. I don’t need to worry about my own safety, but you can’t, you’re my soft spot." The two women were naturally very moved by these words. "Besides, I said cooperating with the authorities didn’t mean only cooperating with them." A sly look flashed across Shen Siyuan’s face. Ruan Hongzhuang realized that Shen Siyuan promised to provide twenty pills to the authorities, but that didn’t mean he only had twenty. He also didn’t promise the authorities that all future elixir pills would be supplied to them. "You’re quite cunning." Taozi said excitedly from the side. Ruan Hongzhuang, who sat next to her, reached out and tapped her. "If you can’t speak properly, then don’t speak." Taozi rubbed the spot where she was tapped and inched closer to Shen Siyuan, stealthily. Ruan Hongzhuang certainly noticed her little move but only raised an eyebrow and didn’t say much. Instead, she asked curiously, "Why are you so keen on doing charity? Is it really just to do good deeds and help more people?" Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽 Previously, Shen Siyuan demanding Tao Guangsha and Lin Libo to do good deeds was understandable; to gain, there’s a price to pay. Shen Siyuan didn’t want money, charity was the best way to pay. But now, he was spending such a "great" cost himself to promote this. Was it really purely just to do good deeds? "Are you trying to accumulate merit, become a Buddha or ancestor?" Taozi leaned against Shen Siyuan and asked curiously. "This point you guessed right, but it’s not as exaggerated as you say. In this Spiritual Energy-devoid End of Dharma era, doing good deeds helps with my cultivation." Shen Siyuan said. "Then can we do it too?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked excitedly. If they could, given their wealth, they could indeed do a lot of things. Shen Siyuan mercilessly shattered their illusions. Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi did not ask why it was not possible. They were very careful about these matters; unless Shen Siyuan took the initiative to tell them, they generally wouldn’t ask proactively to avoid crossing boundaries. Both were very cautious about cultivation matters and never actively probed Shen Siyuan’s secrets, which was their intelligence. Of course, it didn’t mean they had no little tempers. Exchanging a glance, as the "lackey," Taozi spoke first. "I think the cultivation technique you’ve taught us is a bit unreliable, whereas your own is grand and dignified. Don’t you have anything to explain to us?" "Haha, didn’t I mention it to you before?" Shen Siyuan laughed heartily. Taozi pinched him angrily, coquettishly saying, "Stop laughing, I knew you didn’t have good intentions." "This is an injustice to me." Shen Siyuan looked at the two seriously and said, "I mentioned to you earlier, now is the End of Dharma era, with no Spiritual Energy at all. Do you remember?" The two nodded at the words; it wasn’t the first time Shen Siyuan brought up this matter, so how could they not know? "So trying to enter cultivation through orthodox means is absolutely impossible unless you use some special methods like refining human bones, consuming human blood, or slaughtering infants to swallow a wisp of Primordial Qi — these are evil cultivation methods to step into cultivation. But even so, in this Spiritual Energy-devoid world, the upper limit is extremely low. Would you be willing to cultivate in such a way?" The two women looked surprised and shook their heads in unison. "So, I came up with a compromise. The cultivation method you practice might not be the orthodox route, but with my help, you can naturally enter the door steadily. As for future cultivation, it depends on how far I can go..." Shen Siyuan said with a bit of sentiment. "Ruan Ruan, I told you, you misunderstood him. Si Yuan is the best; how could he harm us?" Taozi started to tease Ruan Hongzhuang again. Ruan Hongzhuang: (╬￣皿￣) Starting to act up again, aren’t you? "Help." Seeing Ruan Hongzhuang reaching out to grab her, she directly snuggled into Shen Siyuan’s arms. "Tsk~ Not ashamed, such a grown-up, still acting spoiled." At this moment, a small voice next to them said. Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi didn’t hear, but Shen Siyuan heard it clearly. Who else could it be but Dou Dou? She was standing not far away, watching, with a disdainful little expression. Because Tang Tang went with her mom to buy groceries and hadn’t returned, Duoduo and Xiao Yue were together in the room reading books, leaving only her bored and wandering around the house. So she happened to see her aunt acting spoiled. Only a child would act spoiled, but Aunt still did despite being so grown, not knowing to be shy at all. Fortunately, Taozi didn’t hear it, or she might have spanked her little butt again.