At this moment, Su Mucheng was in a hotel restaurant about five kilometers from her school, staring down a man eye to eye.
Yes, it was this man who made Su Mucheng leave Qiao Ze to come for a meeting.
She had no choice because the man's name was Su Lixing, her father, whom she considered to be quite unreliable.
As Su Mucheng revealed over the phone, her father owned a company by the name of Licheng Software Technology Co., Ltd.
One might think that the owner of this company favored a certain beverage, but in fact, the founder simply combined a character from his own name and his daughter's.
This clearly shows someone who lacks creativity in naming.
Thus, it was quite reasonable to directly use a name from someone else's novel for his daughter's name.
Licheng Software may sound ordinary and it certainly isn't very well-known among general users, but in the industry, especially in the software sector of the entire East China region, it's actually quite famous.
This probably also had to do with Su Lixing's personality.
He never aimed to do something flashy or become a well-known chairman or anything of the sort.
Therefore, after founding the company, he focused solely on one thing, software outsourcing.
To be more specific, providing software development, testing, and all business process outsourcing services—the company could meet any need a customer had.
Many bosses who started businesses in this field around the same time had actually become quite wealthy.
After all, more than a decade ago, China's internet was just starting to take off, and getting into this field then was like catching the wind.
Especially during the few years when mobile internet was just emerging and rapidly developing, the money made was truly as if it was swept in by a gale.
But not everyone could face the temptation of a sudden surge in wealth.
After all, money earned from software outsourcing was hard-earned, and with technology rapidly evolving and more people becoming knowledgeable, those bosses who had initially feasted started to get various ideas.
Some diversified, some decided to invest in real estate, and others blindly expanded their scale and rushed to other regions to snatch up territory.
But Su Lixing was different, he felt it was enough to do well what he already knew.
While others were busy exploring new tracks, all of Licheng Software's new business developments still revolved around software outsourcing.
When others were making big money in real estate, Licheng Software internally continued its technological iterations.
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While others were scrambling for dominance everywhere, Licheng Software formed a dedicated team that traveled within the East China region to gauge the software needs of different enterprises and merchants and create their own regional software pain point needs database...
But it's a different story with daughters, daughters truly can.
Considering that Su Lixing has only this precious daughter whom he adores, he is adamant about not having a second child, fearing that someone may dare to dispute the family property with her.
Now his treasure might be dug up by someone else's pig, and he simply must take a look for himself.
He needs to understand who's raised the pig that could be so bold!
...
The mutual staring contest continued for two minutes, and in the end, it was Su Lixing who gave in.
"Chengzi, look, Daddy has come all this way just to meet that boy. Can't I please have a meal with him? I'm not trying to oppose your relationship. I just hope to get to know him a little better," Su Lixing said with a gentle smile, switching to a softer tactic.
"Oh, if I had known that the great father was coming just to see him, I wouldn't have bothered you. I was so excited after eating your meal, but now I feel let down after hearing your words. Ultimately, it's this daughter's fault, and if you can't stand to see me happy, I have nothing to say. But your request today really chills my heart like ice.
It's all my fault for bothering you too much," Su Mucheng said softly, giving Su Lixing a look.
Without a hint of sarcasm, but somehow, she had Su Lixing wrapped around her finger.
He grinned bitterly, then slapped the table, adopting the domineering CEO's demeanor and said with authority, "Alright, my dear daughter, you call him out for a meal with us tomorrow! As long as he's as smart and capable as you say, no matter what research project he wants to pursue and needs money for, whether it's a million, ten million, or even twenty million, I'll invest in him, alright?!"
These words had an immediate effect, for Su Mucheng cocked her head, her dark eyes whirling in their sockets as she stared at Su Lixing and asked, "Really?"
"Has Daddy ever lied to you since you were a child?"
"Yes! You said you'd invite Professor Lu over to teach me math, did you?"
"Cough cough... um... I meant in terms of money..."
"Nothing comes to mind... Okay then. But I need to ask him first, and if he doesn't agree to meet you, and you dare to disturb him secretly, I will never acknowledge you again!"
"Heh... agreed!"
"Can I also invite another professor then?"
"Huh?"
"Dad, my boyfriend doesn't really like talking to fools; I'm worried you'll be embarrassed!"
"Heh..."
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