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  Director Li wants to eat noodles, and Xiao Yu will certainly entertain him wholeheartedly. This bowl of noodles is made with great care.

  After eating Xiao Yu's spicy sauce noodles, Director Li couldn't stop praising them and said he wanted to be Xiao Yu's free promoter, letting everyone he knew come and try the spicy sauce noodles here. Xiao Yu repeatedly said he didn't dare to accept such praise.

  As they were about to leave, after several rounds of polite refusals, Xiao Yu did not accept the red envelope from Director Li, causing the director to look at this young boss with even greater admiration.

  The next day, Old Wang naturally disappeared from the market. According to Qin, the new person in charge of this business, not only was Old Wang removed from his position, but the authorities also plan to sue him for corruption. It seems that Old Wang's future days will be difficult.

  On the contrary, Xiao Yu's prestige in the wholesale market was rapidly rising. He had overturned the blood-sucking old Wang, and everyone could save 200 yuan per month. Naturally, all the credit went to Xiao Yu, and almost everyone praised him. Although he was only a 17- or 18-year-old kid, he was able to accomplish great things.

  Lao Zhang treated Xiaoyu as a confidant, often running to Xiaoyu's store every three days, regardless of whether there were customers in the store or not, standing beside Xiaoyu and chatting for half a day.

  Xiao Yu didn't dislike Old Zhang at all. Although he was a bit garrulous, he was very kind-hearted and loved to help others. In the market, everyone respected him three points more than others.

  In addition, Xiao Yu found that Lao Zhang seemed to have a special concern for himself, and sometimes his eyes showed a kind of paternal love.

  Three days later, Xiaoyu's deposit broke through 5,000 yuan. Looking at a large travel bag full of scattered RMB, Xiaoyu smiled happily.

  "Congratulations on completing the task! Completing the task ahead of schedule, experience value doubled, obtained 10,000 points, leveled up, now level 2. All attribute values increased by 5%, intelligence increased by an additional 5%. Mind-reading skill upgraded to intermediate level. Acquired new skill: Photographic Memory."

  Xiao Yu burst out laughing, and indeed, the task reward was generous. Not only did he level up, but he also acquired a new skill. As the saying goes, danger and opportunity coexist. After taking on this task, although he suffered a lot and endured a great deal of hardship, it was still worth it compared to what he gained.

  The mind-reading skill has been upgraded to intermediate level, probably because I used the mind-reading skill in both renting a store and dealing with the vampire old Wang. This skill upgrade will allow me to see more information about the other person's inner activities in the future, which is an unexpected gain.

  However, what made Xiao Yu depressed was that as soon as the task was completed, a new one came pouring in.

  "Mission Released - Obtain a Shanghai Household Registration within one month; if the mission is not completed, 10,000 experience points will be deducted!"

  Xiao Yu's mouth was agape as he stood there, his mind reeling in shock. When the task was first issued, wasn't it supposed to ask if he accepted it? Why didn't they seek his opinion this time and just threw it over directly? Moreover, the experience points for failing this task were a whole ten times more than the first one!

  He, who can't even figure out his own origin, where would he go to get a Shanghai hukou? Although it's said that having a Shanghai hukou isn't as valuable as it used to be, it's still not something you can just join like a political party. The possibility of completing this task is simply a fantasy.

  These 10,000 experience points are really something, and they're about to leave me just as I'm getting used to them. Not only that, but losing experience points will also cause me to drop a level, and all my abilities will plummet at once, which makes Xiao Yu feel somewhat suffocated.

  After great joy comes great sorrow. For several days after that, Xiao Yu was distracted at work and couldn't focus. It wasn't until Old Zhang came to chat with him today that he finally noticed something was off.

  "I said, Little Yu, these days you seem a bit off, is it because you've been working too hard? I said, when you reach my age, you'll understand that money can't be earned forever, health is the most important thing."

  Seeing Old Zhang's head, this brought up Xiao Yu's worries. Taking advantage of the fact that there were no customers, he started chatting with Old Zhang.

  He made up a story about himself, saying that he was an orphan who escaped from the flood in Jiangxi a few years ago, his parents died, and he had been wandering around for many years. He worked hard to earn some money by working overtime every day, and finally opened a small shop here. Now thinking back, he felt it was a pity that he abandoned his studies at such a young age. He wanted to open the shop while studying, but he didn't have a Shanghai hukou (household registration), so there was no way for him to study here. These days, he has been worried about this matter.

  Old Zhang didn't expect Little Yu to be willing to talk about his troubles with him, and suddenly he felt invigorated. Previously when they chatted, Old Zhang was the one who spoke more, while Little Yu just listened. Today, Little Yu took the initiative to open up to him, showing that he occupied a significant place in Little Yu's heart. This greatly satisfied Old Zhang's self-esteem.

  Old Zhang had been boasting about the trick he taught Xiaoyu when he first opened his shop, and now that he's heard Xiaoyu's story, he feels it's necessary to teach him a few more tricks. This kid's experiences are really pitiful.

  Old Zhang lit a cigarette, sat on the stool, and slowly started smoking. Xiao Yu knew he was thinking for himself, so he didn't disturb him. It just so happened that it wasn't meal time yet, and there were no customers, so he stood aside quietly waiting.

  After smoking a cigarette, Old Zhang coughed several times. Xiao Yu immediately brought over a cup of water, and Old Zhang took it and drank some to soothe his throat before saying, "Wanting to get a Shanghai hukou isn't impossible."

  Xiao Yu immediately sat down in front of Old Zhang and leaned in close, listening intently.

  Old Zhang continued, "As for me, I have a distant cousin in Jiangxi who has an idiot son about the same age as you. I'll just pretend to be my stupid nephew and adopt him as my own son. I'm single, with no children of my own, so it's perfect. With Shanghai household registration, we can go to the police station and register, and that's how we'll get a Shanghai hukou."

  Xiao Yu was taken aback, wanting to impersonate someone else, is this possible? Moreover, this old Zhang and himself are not relatives or friends, why would he take on such a big responsibility for himself?

  "Old Zhang, isn't this causing too much trouble for you? Besides, impersonating someone is against the law. I'm not worried about myself, but I couldn't let you take such a big risk."

  Old Zhang heard what Xiao Yu said, and his temper flared up. "What's legal or not, I think this kid is just to my taste. I'm being sincere in wanting to adopt him, so what's wrong with that? I'm a single man, what's he got to be afraid of?"

  After hearing Old Zhang say this, Little Yu didn't dare speak anymore. Old Zhang was really considerate, what did he have to worry about?

  "Xiao Yu, don't be afraid to say it, my elder brother had long wanted to have his son adopted by me. If that nephew of mine wasn't an idiot, I would have taken him in a long time ago. Can you imagine if old Zhang didn't have any sons? Could he possibly want an idiot? What am I after? Isn't it just so that when I die, there's someone who can cry for me and send me off properly? But that stupid nephew of mine is always just smiling foolishly, and needs to be taken care of even when he's going to the bathroom. So after careful consideration, I didn't take him in, and that's how this matter was dropped."

  "Don't believe me? Come to my house and see for yourself, all the adoption papers are ready! Kid, after you're adopted by me, I won't ask for anything. Just remember, after I die, every Qingming Festival, light three incense sticks on my grave, put a bowl of braised pork in front of it, that's all I need."

  At this point, Old Zhang's eyes welled up with tears. This life is really not easy! He has been a bachelor for over sixty years, who knows the hardships and bitterness he has endured behind his back?

  At this point, Xiao Yu's heart was also moved. Old Zhang had a hard life too. He was alone and didn't have parents either. Why not just acknowledge him as his adoptive father then!

  Thinking of this, Xiao Yu stood up from the stool and came to Old Zhang's face with a serious expression. He knelt down in front of Old Zhang, "Old Zhang, from today on, you are my real father. Don't worry, when I grow old, I will support you until the end of your life. If you want to eat braised pork, I'll give you as much as you want!"

  Lao Zhang was so shocked by Xiao Yu's sudden kneel that he quickly helped him up from the ground, his old eyes brimming with hot tears, and kept saying, "Good boy, good boy."

  "Hint: Goodwill with Old Zhang Head has increased to 90%!"

  From today on, Xiao Yu officially changed his name to Zhang Xiaoyu, the same surname as Lao Zhang's foolish nephew. Coincidentally, both of their names end with the character 'Yu'.

  People in the market suddenly found that the relationship between Xiao Yu and Lao Zhang had improved a lot, not just a little. The way they addressed each other also changed, one calling the other 'old dad', the other calling him 'good son', being extremely affectionate.

  It wasn't until a few days later that people found out that Xiao Yu had acknowledged Old Zhang as his godfather. Both Xiao Yu and Old Zhang were well-liked in the market, and everyone was happy for them.

  Old Zhang's words were indeed correct. In his home, the application materials are still kept, and as soon as the date is filled in, they can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to handle the adoption procedures.

  Old Zhang was a man of action, and the next day, he took Little Yu to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

  Because Old Zhang and his cousin are close relatives, there is no age limit for adopting a child. Moreover, Old Zhang has been a bachelor all his life, so he fully meets the conditions. It only took half an hour for the two of them to obtain the adoption certificate from the Civil Affairs Bureau.

  However, when going to the police station to register their household, they encountered trouble.

  The person handling the household registration was a stout policeman in his thirties. Without listening to Lao Zhang's explanation, he threw the documents out of the window and said that this community would be demolished by the municipal government soon, and all household registrations were frozen, so it was not possible to register a new household.

  This made Old Zhang so angry that he was fuming with rage, puffing out his chest and glaring, almost getting into a fight with the fat policeman.

  Xiao Yu listened and was also anxious in his heart. He comforted Lao Zhang on one side, while using mind-reading skills on the fat policeman on the other side.

  "Hey, fat cop! Mid-level mind-reading result: Hmph, no money and still want me to do things for you? Don't you know the going rate? Poor wretch!"

  Xiao Yu sneered, it turned out that he had run into a vampire again. He immediately came up with a plan in his mind. He comforted Old Zhang for a few more sentences and told him to go smoke at the entrance. He took out 1,000 yuan from his pocket, which was prepared for purchasing goods in the afternoon, and inserted it into the materials. He stuffed them back into the window and smiled at the fat policeman, "Officer, take another look, this time the materials are different from before."

  He winked at the fat policeman after finishing speaking.

  The fat policeman nodded in understanding, and a smile immediately bloomed on his face. He nodded, opened the documents, skillfully used his sleeve to block the money inside, and quietly swept them into the open drawer. Closing the drawer, the fat policeman said seriously, "Well, your materials are very substantial. I'll make an exception for you this time. Remember, don't mention this matter outside, or else everyone will come to me to register their households, and I won't be able to handle it."

  Xiao Yu sneered secretly, this kid was hinting that he shouldn't tell others about the bribery, probably hoping to find more people to report to.

  Using mind-reading technique again: "Target is a fat police officer, intermediate mind-reading result: Haha, another easy money earned, tonight I must go to Xinxin hair salon to have some fun, yeah, still call that little Hui from last time, **not bad at all**."

  Xiao Yu's face remained expressionless, but secretly he took note of the name "Xin Xin Hair Salon".

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