Daddy Su's 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 Su's response of "not missing."
Su Xiaocai pinched her voice and said, "So, you don't want to show off your arm at all, huh."
Daddy Su: "Of course, I want to."
Su Xiaocai: "I don't 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 wouldn't 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 weren't being bullied, you wouldn't rush to handle such complicated matters."
"Really not." Su Xiaocai didn't 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. I'll contact them first, and then have them reach out to you."
"Okay, Dad, you're the best. Love you lots."
Proud Daddy Su couldn't stand cheesy remarks, but there was one more thing: "How come there's suddenly an increase in retail orders these past two days? Your dad's 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 hadn't spoken to in years.
The lawyer Daddy Su found happened to be on Capital Star helping a professor with patent issues.
"Brother Su, I didn't expect it's 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 you'll help her handle the patent issue well. I'll handle the costs."
"I definitely won't be formal with you." Zhang Rui Kai said, "I will personally look into your daughter's 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, that's certain, but he's 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 can't be separated from his integrity.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After the call ended, Zhang Rui Kai called two moderately well-known lawyers into the office, "There's a new student from the Military Training College needing legal assistance with a patent application. Who's willing to take it on?"
One is an older lawyer who was on vacation not too long ago, so he doesn't 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 student's patent case, because typically, the technology for new students' patent applications isn't great, and after bustling around, it might not even get approved.
The key is, even if it's approved, it doesn't 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, it's 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. I'll review it personally at the end."
Fei Yi was delighted; after being a lawyer's assistant for two years, she had helped with many lawyers' work,
yet never had the opportunity to take on a case independently, "Okay boss, I'll definitely satisfy the client."