Daddy Suâs voice was muffled: "Finally decided to call me, huh?"
"Your little cotton-padded jacket is reporting to you that all is well." Su Xiaocai first asked Daddy Su if he missed his daughter these past two days, then received Daddy Suâs response of "not missing."
Su Xiaocai pinched her voice and said, "So, you donât want to show off your arm at all, huh."
Daddy Su: "Of course, I want to."
Su Xiaocai: "I donât believe you. If you want to show off, you must want to see me."
Daddy Su was exasperated by her.
"Go on, what are you up to this time?" Knowing his daughter well, Daddy Su understood that Su Xiaocai wouldnât call frequently if nothing was going on. Children are debts, and Daddy Su, happy to be a dad, carries more debts than most.
"Help me find a lawyer. Applying for a patent needs a good lawyer to protect the technology, which will be convenient for future authorizations."
Daddy Su was silent for a while, "Caicai, are you being bullied?"
"No."
"If you werenât being bullied, you wouldnât rush to handle such complicated matters."
"Really not." Su Xiaocai didnât want Daddy Su to worry. Perhaps this is why people abroad report only the good news and not the bad. Family is always the most important.
"I want you to be happy."
"Get lost, get lost." A flimsy excuse, yet sweet words roll off the tongue. Daddy Su said, "I know a few lawyers. Iâll contact them first, and then have them reach out to you."
"Okay, Dad, youâre the best. Love you lots."
Proud Daddy Su couldnât stand cheesy remarks, but there was one more thing: "How come thereâs suddenly an increase in retail orders these past two days? Your dadâs hands are almost packing up a storm, where do you expect me to find extra hands all of a sudden?"
Su Xiaocai: "Did I forget to tell you? There are a few packing robots in the cabinet. Input the order data, and they can automatically organize and pack."
"You should have told me earlier, always giving me more things to do." Daddy Su quickly hung up to activate the robots first, then contacted some lawyer friends he hadnât spoken to in years.
The lawyer Daddy Su found happened to be on Capital Star helping a professor with patent issues.
"Brother Su, I didnât expect itâs been so long since we last met, and your daughter is already at an age to apply for patents." Friends knew about Daddy Su adopting a child, teased him about his perpetually stern face and unkind words, yet there was still a stubborn little girl who recognized him as dad.
Daddy Su is a typical laidback parent, letting his daughter be as she wishes. If she did wrong, he would at most scold her a few times.
In front of others, he strongly defended his daughter, "My daughter is smart, so youâll help her handle the patent issue well. Iâll handle the costs."
"I definitely wonât be formal with you." Zhang Rui Kai said, "I will personally look into your daughterâs matter, but I have to meet with a heavyweight professor these days. You understand; this is important for the firm. So can I send someone from the firm to understand the details first, is that okay?"
Zhang Rui Kai is one of the most influential lawyers on Capital Star, renowned in both litigation and patent applications.
Busy, thatâs certain, but heâs willing to personally oversee it, which is naturally best.
Daddy Su trusts him; when they were younger, Zhang Rui Kai valued promises the most.
Opening a law firm and making a name for himself canât be separated from his integrity.
"Then Iâll leave it to you."
After the call ended, Zhang Rui Kai called two moderately well-known lawyers into the office, "Thereâs a new student from the Military Training College needing legal assistance with a patent application. Whoâs willing to take it on?"
One is an older lawyer who was on vacation not too long ago, so he doesnât have much work assigned. The other is a lawyer who graduated from a prestigious school, having been permanent for two years, and already has a certain level of autonomy.
The two were not very enthusiastic about taking on a new studentâs patent case, because typically, the technology for new studentsâ patent applications isnât great, and after bustling around, it might not even get approved.
The key is, even if itâs approved, it doesnât bring much fame.
Seeing that neither of them wanted to take it, a female assistant passing by the door knocked on the door panel, "Boss, how about I take this job? Being both female, I think I can handle it."
Zhang Rui Kai asked again if the two lawyers in front of him wanted to take it, and their expressions were still of refusal.
"Then, Fei Yi, you take it." The assistant at the law firm has great work capability, but mostly lacks experience. Zhang Rui Kai figured, rather than letting unwilling people handle the job, itâs better to give an eager subordinate a chance.
"The client is the daughter of an old friend of mine, do your best not to make mistakes. Iâll review it personally at the end."
Fei Yi was delighted; after being a lawyerâs assistant for two years, she had helped with many lawyersâ work,
yet never had the opportunity to take on a case independently, "Okay boss, Iâll definitely satisfy the client."