“Xiaoxiao, that’s a pretty name.”


    charlie Wade muttered something casually and pinched the kitten’s chin.


    The kitten was quite well-behaved, half-closing its eyes and raising its head slightly as he handled it.


    charlie Wade was somewhat surprised and said, “This kitten is quite bold; it’s not afraid of people at all.”


    Lin Wan’er smiled and nodded, saying, “Xiao Xiao is more affectionate than the average stray cat. Maybe it’s because it gets bullied in the catmunity, so it feels that people are more reliable than its own kind.”


    After saying that, she looked at charlie Wade’s handsome face and features as he lowered his head, and thought to herself, “If the young master knew that his mother was still alive, he would be very excited, wouldn’t he? For twenty years, I thought that my dearest rtive had long since passed away, but I never expected that my mother was still alive. There is probably nothing moreforting than this.”


    At this moment, perhaps liking charlie Wade’s gentle kneading, Xiao Xiao slowly got up, arched her back, and stomped her feet back and forth a few times with her two front paws before burrowing into charlie Wade’s arms.


    Lin Wan’er smiled and said, “It seems that Xiao Xiao really likes you, young master.”<fn5f7a> The rightful source is FιndＮovel</fn5f7a>


    As she spoke, she took out her phone, opened the camera, and said, “Young master, shall I take a picture of you and Xiaoxiao?”


    charlie Wade didn’t think much of it, nodded slightly, and looked at the camera while holding Xiao Xiao.


    Lin Wan’er pressed the shutter button, and a close-up high-definition photo was taken. Because the lights in the courtyard were dim, the phone automatically turned on the sh. In the photo, charlie Wade’s angr features were highlighted by the sh, making him look even more handsome than in real life, as if an automatic beauty filter had been applied.


    Lin Wan’er handed her phone to charlie Wade, smiling as she said, “Young Master, take a look, is the photo alright?”


    charlie Wade didn’t care about any of that. He nced at the photos casually and then smiled, “They’re pretty good.”


    Lin Wan’er smiled happily, took back her phone, and casually opened WeChat to send the photo to Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom ).


    She had never thought of taking photos of charlie Wade as a memento before. She wanted to take photos of charlie Wade just now, firstly because she thought the picture of the man and the cat was very harmonious, and secondly because she wanted to send the photos to Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom ) to see.


    For many years, Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom ) has never dared to get close to charlie Wade. Back when charlie Wade was in the orphanage, it might have been a little better, as his staff could secretly take some photos for her to see. But in recent years, charlie Wade’s strength has grown stronger and stronger, and the people she kept by charlie Wade’s side have gradually withdrawn and kept their distance. It’s probably not easy for her to see a recent photo of charlie Wade on a regr basis.


    At this time, An Seikei had already left Kinkaku-ji and gone to Aomori Prefecture, which is several hundred kilometers away from Kinkaku-ji.


    Aomori is located in the northernmost part of the Japanese maind and is famous for its apples and other cash crops.


    Anseongkei has her own ntation here, as well as deep processing production lines for apple-rted products. Aomori’s apple production ounts for half of Japan’s total, and Anseongkei ounts for half of Aomori’s apple production. Moreover, the main export business is handled by herpany.


    After Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom ) and Ye Changying got married, in addition to helping their family make money, they also invested in many industries around the world using various shellpanies and nominee shareholders. These included highly profitable technology, energy, and industrialpanies, as well as small businesses that were not very profitable. For example, their investment in Apple in Aomori wasrge in scale, but the actual profit was not high. However, this did not matter to them. Their investment in Aomori was mainly due to the geographical conditions and the special nature of the industries there, which brought them many conveniences.


    Aomori Prefecture has a low poption density, about one-third of the average poption density in Japan. The advantage of a sparsely popted area is that it is easier to hide, especially in the form of ntations, which are less likely to be discovered by outsiders.


    Moreover, Aomori’s geographical location is quite convenient for Ansei. A few hundred kilometers to the south are the developed areas of the Japanese maind, such as Tokyo and Osaka, and a few dozen kilometers to the north is Hokkaido. Aomori is only separated from Hokkaido by the Tsugaru Strait and is also connected by an undersea tunnel. By boat, one can go east to the Korean Penins and the Russian Far East, and west to the vast Pacific Ocean. From Aomori Port, it is only seven or eight thousand kilometers to San Francisco, which is very convenient.


    An Seiki controlled Aomori’s apple export business by acquiring arge number of ntations and by driving down export prices and profits, making it impossible forpetitors to keep up.


    Others grow apples to make money, but she doesn’t care about making money, so her profit margin is the lowest. With a low profit margin, the price-performance ratio in the eyes of consumers is naturally higher.


    Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom )’s main purpose in controlling Aomori’s apple exports is to use these exports to create a cross-border freight channel, thereby enabling him to transport special goods through apple exports.


    Fearing charlie Wade’s investigation, she moved here after the death of the Void Concealment Mage, settling in thergest ntation under hismand. The hillsides were covered with apple trees, all managed by her people, and a hidden security system had long been established, ensuring her safety to a great extent.


    At this moment, she was in her own building on the ntation, tasting the apple juice she had just extracted using the traditional pressing method, when she suddenly received a photo sent by Lin Wan’er. She was overjoyed and held her phone in both hands, carefully looking at charlie Wade in the photo.


    She hadn’t seen such a clear photo of charlie Wade in a while. Looking at her son’s handsome features and the rare rxed smile on his face as he held the kitten, her mood instantly improved.


    At this moment, Sister Sun walked in and said respectfully, “Madam, Jing Qing wishes to see you.”


    As Lydia (Ava) ( Charlie’s mom ) zoomed in on charlie Wade’s photo and carefully examined his son’s face, he smiled and said, “Let Jing Qing in.”


    “Yes, madam.”


    Sister Sun turned and went out, and soon came in with Jing Qing.