It’s just that I’ve been too busy, and the chip is old, unable to manage it well. Now it’s different; its intelligence increases day by day. Once the chip is replaced, it kind of took off.

"Is the food Mang Blood needs what Xiao Wanzi gave you?"

"No, it’s from the mice I caught. Doctor Ji left it to me to handle."

Ji Li turned his face away, very reluctant to admit his weakness, finally surrendering to Su Xiaocai’s curious gaze.

He could only honestly confess, "I’m kind of afraid of encountering those big gray mice."

No problem with white mice; after a while, they even look pretty cute.

Big rats, not so much.

He has a natural aversion to big gray rats, always feeling like they’ve crawled through sewers.

Yu Haoming laughed mischievously, "Sis, in the future, if he dares to misbehave, just use a big rat to discipline him."

Ji Li: "We have cats."

Yu Haoming: "..." He forgot there were indeed quite a few cats at the company.

The cats kept by former soldiers are all top-notch.

Not only do they catch mice, but as long as it moves, they catch it.

If company employees caught a larger insect inside the office, they would jokingly guess if the cats hadn’t been doing their jobs well.

Su Xiaocai ignored the two childish ones, seriously checking if the changes would lead to the mutation of the Martial Emperor Bamboo.

Collected samples, sealed them one by one, and then dug up a few newly sprouted bamboo shoots.

The way it looked could only be classified as experimental land, not allowing anyone to dig anything away.

Holding a mindset that doesn’t mind the good or bad outcome, Su Xiaocai stuffed the samples into the Space Button, planning to research them thoroughly back home.

As for Xiao Douya, she patted its head, "Work hard. If you want to do something beyond your duties, tell me first. Otherwise, if you’re found out, you’ll really get dismantled."

Xiao Douya nodded its round head, "Mm-hmm, I understand, master."

After collecting the samples, Su Xiaocai didn’t rush to leave.

Since she’s here, of course she would visit Ji Li’s villa.

Her own territory, yet she’s never been here even once.

But Ji Li could freely come and go with his house here, enjoying the beautiful scenery, making her a bit envious.

Ji Li’s villa has a very strong security system. The Magic Cube Robot placed more than ten without considering the cost and also borrowed two guards from Su Xiaocai for protection.

The level of security is no less than the research lab, mainly because there are many medical instruments and laboratory items here, not as complete as Su Xiaocai’s place but no less comprehensive.

These instruments allow him to conduct tests himself and help Su Xiaocai preserve plant seeds, etc.

For Ji Li, while the items are not particularly valuable, to buy them back requires approval, which is a bit troublesome.

If stolen, it would need to be reported to the police department.

Su Xiaocai changed into slippers and walked into the villa.

Yu Haoming also followed her in. Rarely stepping out of the company, he appeared quite outgoing, showing no discomfort from being indoors too long.

At first glance, he noticed the enlarged turtle painting hanging on the most prominent wall.

Su Xiaocai’s mouth curved downward. Damn it, Ji Li even went and enlarged the painting.

An exaggerated burst of laughter erupted from behind, "Doctor Ji, your hobbies are peculiar, hanging such an ugly self-portrait at home."

One sentence insulted two people.

Su Xiaocai said faintly, "I painted that."

The laughter came to an abrupt stop, "Uh, hiccup, I didn’t mean to laugh at you, hiccup, I meant him..."

The more he spoke, the more chaotic it became, and an idea sparked in Yu Haoming’s mind, "Why did you give him a painting and not me?"

"Shut up, I’ll never give you a painting again." If anyone asks for a painting, she’ll get mad at them.

Yu Haoming: "I’m your brother."

"You want to become my sister too?"

Yu Haoming: "..."

After looking at the turtle painting, she noticed a replica of another artwork of hers, the Mountain and River Map she gave to Wu Qingqing’s grandmother.

"Where did you get this painting?"

"My dad saw it at the Wu Family’s place and wanted to buy it, but they didn’t want to sell it, so he had someone imitate it." Ji Li also said, "He asked me to manage the company for a while, and I thought it looked nice, so I took it."

Ji Li found the painting dear, though it wasn’t the original, lacking the depth of the original.

Yu Haoming didn’t quite understand painting, but he had seen this one before.

"Isn’t this one yours?" he pointed at Su Xiaocai.

"Hmm?" Ji Li turned his head, "You can actually paint such a formal picture?"

"I’m a decent person, of course, I can paint formally." Su Xiaocai lifted her chin, nostrils flaring, brimming with pride.

"So when you painted the turtle, you weren’t being serious?"

"That’s probably right. So if you think I was teasing you then, you can consider it as such."

"..."

Yu Haoming, having spent a long time in the president’s chair, sharpened his business acumen considerably.

At first glance at the artwork, he saw its market potential.

While Su Xiaocai and Ji Li were bickering, he secretly checked the painting’s value.