"Let me see!" When Zhang Yulan heard that the mattress was made by her son, she went over and lifted the sheet to gently stroke it. "Mo Ran is really amazing. He can make such a good product. No wonder everyone says he is a big boss."

“My brother is a big boss,” Mo Xi said proudly. “If he weren’t a big boss, could he afford such a nice house? Mom, just wait and enjoy your life. My brother and sister-in-law are both well-known big bosses in the provincial capital.”

...

The mother and daughter were talking in the room when Tiesuo came running up, panting, "Auntie, Uncle Jiang is looking for you."

"Which Uncle Jiang?" Mo Xi didn't react for a moment.

"How many people with the surname Jiang do you know?" Jiang Yi's magnetic voice rang out, and as soon as he finished speaking, he arrived at the door.

"Jiang Yi, what brings you here?" Xiao Moxi was afraid that he would belittle her in front of her mother. He was good-looking, but he loved to tease her and always made her feel worthless.

She went up to him, winking and making faces at him, meaning to tell him that her mother was there and that he should give her some face.

Jiang Yi was used to bickering with her, and the two of them would tease each other whenever they met, neither of them giving an inch. Even in front of Jiang's parents, they could still put on a show of teasing each other. Therefore, he didn't give Xiao Moxi any face at all.

He stretched out his long, slender fingers and pulled her ear, scolding, "You wild girl, are you trying to skip class tonight? You didn't even call to come to tutoring, leaving me at home starving while waiting for your food. Are you trying to starve your teacher to death? Do you even want to go to university? You have no respect for teachers at all."

"Jiang Yi." Xiao Moxi's eyes could kill, as she called out his name word by word.

This man is despicable. Not only did he disrespect her, but he also insulted her like that in front of her mother. She was so angry she felt like she was going to explode.

"Jiang Yi, so it was you tutoring our Moxi?" Zhang Yulan greeted her with a smile and explained. "Moxi wasn't skipping class, it's just that something happened today and she ate a little late. Look, she's still carrying her schoolbag. If she hadn't been with me, she would have already gone to find you."

"Hello, Auntie." Jiang Yi nodded to Zhang Yulan, still holding onto Moxi's ear. "This student always talks back to teachers. I'm disciplining her. You won't have any objections, will you?"

"No objection, no objection." Zhang Yulan waved her hand. In her opinion, with Jiang Yi as a good tutor, Mo Xi would definitely be able to get into university.

Lan Yin's grades were not as good as Mo Xi's, but with Jiang Yi's tutoring, she was able to get into a university in the provincial capital.

"Mom, how could you do this?" Mersey stomped her foot in anger. "Didn't you see him bullying your daughter?"

"Who told you to skip class?" Zhang Yulan had initially spoken up for her, but now she was betraying her. "Jiang Yi, take her to get tutoring. Otherwise, she might try to go to the night market. Keep a close eye on her and don't let her go out to play."

"What do you mean I want to go to the night market? I clearly want to take you there!" Xiao Moxi only now realized what it meant to be biased towards outsiders.

"You clearly wanted to go shopping, but you dragged your mom along as a shield," Zhang Yulan added sarcastically.

"Come with me!" Jiang Yi pulled her ear until it turned red, but he showed no intention of letting go. His tone was unquestionable, as if he had come specifically to catch her, a student who wanted to skip class.

That's why he could be so self-righteous in front of Zhang Yulan.

"Jiang Yi, do you think I'll obediently go with you just because you're pulling my ear?" Mo Xi remembered a joke her sister-in-law had told her and decided to use it to trick Jiang Yi.

"You don't know how?" Jiang Yi chuckled. "Then who's following me now? A ghost?"

“What’s pulling my ear? I can escape in a heartbeat if I want to. I only came with you because I don’t want my mom nagging. Hmph, just wait until I’m out of the yard, then you’ll see.” Mo Xi muttered at the end. “As long as you don’t grab my nose, I can escape your grasp anytime.”

Although it was supposed to be a whisper, the two were so close that he heard her last whisper as well.

Jiang Yi stared blankly at the tip of her nose, thinking to himself that her nose tip was indeed very special and well-shaped. It seemed easier to pinch her nose tip than to pull her ears. Suddenly, he had an urge to pinch the tip of her nose.

Before he could even pinch her nose, Xiao Moxi slipped away from him as soon as he released his grip on her ear.

She ran downstairs with a "thump, thump," and stood there laughing, pointing at Jiang Yi on the stairs. "Haha, you idiot, you fell for it, didn't you?"

"Xiao Moxi, you dare to play me?" He looked down at her.

"So what if I tricked you?" Mersey said smugly. "Who told you to be so stupid?"

"Moxi, stop fooling around!" Zhang Yulan suddenly appeared behind Jiang Yi. "Hurry up and go to your tutoring session."

In Zhang Yulan's opinion, this teacher was really good; he even came to her home to tutor her.

Finally, Zhang Yulan said to Jiang Yi, "If this girl doesn't listen to her teacher, don't show her any mercy. Give her a good beating. She won't dare to do that again after a few times."

Sigh, Xiao Moxi shook her head. Her only way out now was to go to school with Jiang Yi to catch up on her studies. Otherwise, her mother would nag her all night long, since Jiang Yi was capable of being a teacher.

Xiao Moxi also understood that Jiang Yi was indeed a good teacher, a hundred times better than her previous tutor in town. Sometimes, he could teach her without looking at the textbook, even with his eyes closed, and could even tell her which page and line it was. This was something that not everyone could do.

Once in the car, Xiao Moxi couldn't help but laugh. "Jiang Yi, even a top student like you can be stupid sometimes? It's hilarious! When my sister-in-law told me this joke before, I thought no one in the world could be that stupid. I never imagined you were the stupid one. This is the funniest thing that has happened to me since I came to the provincial capital."

"What joke?" Jiang Yi's stern face softened when he heard that it was a joke told by Xiao Nuan.

“This is the joke,” Xiao Moxi said, shaking his head as he began to tell the story. “There was a thief who apprenticed under a master. After he finished learning, his master took him to steal things. The master told his apprentice to go into a house to steal something, and the apprentice was caught by the male homeowner. Guess where he was caught?”

"ear."

“Correct answer.” Moxi snapped his fingers. “The apprentice yelled for his master outside, ‘Master… I’ve been caught!’ The master asked, ‘Where have they caught me?’ The apprentice said, ‘They’ve caught my ear.’ The master said, ‘It’s alright if they catch my ear, but whatever you do, don’t let them catch my nose, or you won’t be able to escape.’ Upon hearing this, the master immediately let go of the ear and tried to catch the nose, and the thief took the opportunity to run away.”

Jiang Yi burst out laughing.

With a screech, he pulled the car over to the side of the road and laughed so hard he slumped over the steering wheel.

"Isn't it hilarious?" Xiao Moxi leaned closer to him. "Back then, I was thinking that the owner was really stupid, but today, Jiang Xueba is actually that stupid person, trying to grab his nose by letting go of his ear."

He raised his hand and pinched the tip of her nose. "I'll teach you to play tricks on me, I'll teach you to play tricks on me!"

"Ah..." She was in soreness from his pinching that tears welled up in her eyes. She started to wave her arms and legs, but she couldn't escape his grasp. It turned out that the pain of having her nose pinched was much worse than having her ears pulled.