Chapter 83

Jiang Nuo raised an eyebrow and glanced at him without saying anything. Gu Jiangkuo then became bolder and reached out, ready to wipe the milk stains off his mouth with his thumb. However, Young Master Jiang stepped back and said disdainfully, "Have you washed your hands?"

"I washed it."

"That won't work either."

"..." Gu Jiangkuo could only regretfully take a tissue, but did not wipe it immediately. He put it to his mouth and stopped, waiting to see if the young master had any new instructions. Jiang Nuo did not wait for service and was too lazy to talk. He just went over and rubbed it with the tissue.

More like a kitten.

Gu Jiangkuo's heart was almost melted by the cuteness.

"Why are you looking at me?" Jiang Nuo asked curiously.

Gu Jiangkuo naturally couldn't say it directly, so he casually said, "Your personal account is gaining followers quite quickly."

"Maybe they bought fans." Mr. Jiang's attention was successfully diverted and he continued to read the comments. It was a three-day holiday. Except for a social event tomorrow, the rest of the time was free. Young Master Jiang lay comfortably on the sofa, planning to spend the whole day lazily.

Can you steal a little time to relax from this busy life?

Now the construction site and school are also on holiday, so Gu Jiangkuo is naturally willing to accompany them. Jiang Xiaomi is taking tutoring lessons in the study, and Grandma Wang has a caregiver accompanying her to look after the dog in the yard. There are only two people left in the huge living room.

The two of them just leaned their heads together and looked at the same phone, not feeling crowded. Jiang Nuo casually browsed the related entries. Although they were not to the extent of being on the hot search, the blog posts that ranked first had tens of thousands of likes and comments.

The most popular skit was "Jiang's Voice", which was so ridiculous that it attracted many netizens. The marketing accounts also posted the winning employees' circle of friends, which aroused envy. However, the celebrities who were invited did not make any splash.

"Push it to me. What are you doing? Push it to my boss!"

"Jiang's is so generous, giving out so many electronic products as first prize."

"What kind of company is Jiang's? I've never heard of it."

"Do you know xxx cosmetics? It's the light of domestic cosmetics. Their makeup remover is cheap and big! The company behind Xx cosmetics is Jiang's, and the boss is super handsome [sexual]"

Jiang Nuo guessed that these screenshots of Moments were probably provided internally to marketing accounts. He didn't expect that the planning department was so good at making things happen. The effect was good, so they should be given a bonus.

In addition, the most popular one is the piano solo by Mr. Jiang.

His comment section is not like that of celebrities. There is no professional water army to control the comments, nor is there a selection of comments. It can be said that there is a wide variety of comments, filled with vicious words and chicken coop warnings.

"Isn't this better looking than the current young actors? Please use this standard when casting actors for TV dramas, thank you!"

"His hands are so white, and his fingers are so long! I can't take this close-up! [色][色][色]"

"Auntie was a big sai fan when she was young, and she is still young now!"

"My younger brother is still the best! How can there be such a naive CEO? Are you kidding me?"

"I want the supermarket's [dog head]"

"Chicken coop warning!"

"Sister, this little brother has a boyfriend, and if he wants to be better than me, it's him who's better than me [dog head]"

Jiang Nuo was confused. "What do you mean by a supermarket? Does it mean you can buy things there?"

Gu Jiangkuo obviously didn't surf the internet much. "Is it some new internet slang? Should I check it out?"

Jiang Nuo had a hunch that this might not be a good thing. After all, the direction of the entire comment section was not quite right. He should probably give the planning department a heads up. It seemed that the comment section really couldn't be left alone...

Just at this time, a strange number called. Mr. Jiang was busy with work, and the strange number might be a potential business partner, so after turning on the ad do not disturb function, he would basically answer the call.

"Hello."

Ding Pingzhou's voice came from the microphone: "Xiao Nuo, I saw your piano performance. Just like when you were a child, you still play so well——"

"Bang." Jiang Nuo hung up the phone directly.

This was not the first time that Ding Pingzhou had harassed him with an unfamiliar number. Ever since he had posted on WeChat Moments to officially announce his relationship, Ding Pingzhou had called to question him. After being blocked by Young Master Jiang, he had been calling him every now and then with a new number.

Gu Jiangkuo and Jiang Nuo were so close to each other that they could hear everything clearly even if President Jiang didn't turn on the loudspeaker.

Even though he knew it was Ding's mysterious confidence and endless pestering, Gu Jiangkuo still couldn't control his jealousy and asked knowingly, "Who is it? Why did he die?"

Jiang Nuo looked at him with a 'see-through' look, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Gu Jiangkuo: “…”

Gu Jiangkuo coughed lightly, "Ding Pingzhou, right? He——"

At this moment, the phone rang again. Jiang Nuo made a "tsk" sound and pressed the mute button, but did not hang up. The phone screen still showed the incoming call status. He raised the phone in front of Gu Jiangkuo and asked, "Do you hate him?"

"..." Gu Jiangkuo still said honestly, "Yeah."

"Want to scold him?"

"……Um?"

"Do you curse? The kind that uses dirty words."

“…”

Jiang Nuo ordered: "Answer the phone for me and scold this bastard until he dares not change his number to harass me again."

Gu Jiangkuo's eyes flashed with joy as he grabbed the phone. He then realized he'd answered it too quickly. He coughed lightly and tried to make amends, "Actually, I'm quite well-mannered and not very good at swearing. Let's give it a try... Then I'll go out and try it."

Young Master Jiang suppressed his laughter and said, "Go ahead."

Young Master Jiang, who received an elite education since childhood, is indeed not good at using swear words. Some habits are engraved in his bones, and it is difficult to change them when he grows up.

As it turned out, Gu Jiangkuo, who grew up in the city, had well-developed language skills. During a verbal battle, he could make his opponent so angry that he would tremble physically, have high blood pressure, and stutter.

This time it was Ding Pingzhou who hung up the phone several times, and then Gu Jiangkuo kept calling him.

In the end, Ding Pingzhou couldn't bear the humiliation and simply blocked Jiang Nuo's phone number.

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Gu Jiangkuo called for the fifth time, but when he heard the busy tone, he muttered disdainfully, "That's all you can do."

Although Gu Jiangkuo had been cursing for so long and had gotten rid of some of his anger, he still felt it was not enough. He always felt that it was too feminine for men to just talk to each other, and talking would not hurt any bones. He should find an opportunity to have a good fight with the guy named Ding and teach him how to be an honest man, put himself in his place, and not think about other people's boyfriends all day long.

Little did they know that talking can also hurt bones. Ding Pingzhou was so angry that his blood pressure rose and his head felt buzzing. He couldn't scold the man enough, and because the other party was the future President Gu, he didn't dare to offend him. He was almost injured by anger.

Ding Pingzhou was, after all, a legitimate second-generation rich kid. Regardless of what anyone he met might think, he was always polite and courteous. This was the first time he'd encountered such a bandit. In his previous life, Mr. Gu was a renowned Confucian businessman, able to speak eloquently and eloquently at industry summits in front of the media, citing classics. He hadn't expected him to have such a side, spouting such unseemly, vulgar nonsense.

In short, Ding Pingzhou really gave up on changing his number to call Jiang Nuo. Thanks to Gu Jiangkuo's super destructive power, Young Master Jiang was able to spend this short holiday in peace and quiet.

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New Year's Day is just around the corner. The ban on fireworks and firecrackers was not so strict this year, so the whole Yanlin would not be so quiet during the Lunar New Year as it was later. The festive atmosphere is still strong.

On New Year's Day, there were sporadic sounds of firecrackers starting from the morning.

Jiang Nuo was woken up and tossed and turned in bed for a while. Listening to the increasingly loud sound of firecrackers outside, he couldn't fall asleep anymore, so he simply got up. As a result, when he went downstairs, he saw Jiang Xiaomi had packed up and was sitting neatly on the sofa. Seeing Jiang Nuo, he hugged his schoolbag nervously.

Young Master Jiang's heart moved. He had guessed about 50% of what was going on, but he didn't point it out. He asked calmly, "Isn't today a holiday? Why are you still going out to make up for the lessons?"

Jiang Xiaomi nervously pinched the strap of her schoolbag and stammered, "She, my mom just called me and said a lot of things. She..."

"Is it so that you can spend New Year's Day with her?" Jiang Nuo finished speaking for him.

"Yeah." Jiang Xiaomi nodded carefully, as if she had made a mistake and didn't dare to speak loudly.

Jiang Nuo sighed, "I've said it before, she will always be your mother. I never objected to you being with her. When you grow up, you will have to support her. After all, you are her only son, understand?"

Jiang Xiaomi looked up at him confusedly, feeling even more guilty: "Brother..."

Lao Meiqin did that, betrayed her father, and even extorted a large sum of money from her brother before agreeing to transfer custody. But now he wants to spend New Year's Day with her and abandon his brother...

"Or I won't go." Jiang Xiaomi said guiltily, and the honest child was about to put his schoolbag back.

"Go away!" Jiang Nuo said hurriedly, "You've been with me for so long, you should also accompany her. No matter what Lao Meiqin did wrong, she is your mother."

"But there's one thing," President Jiang said seriously. "You can give her pocket money and buy her gifts, but you can never touch Jiang's shares. This is our principle and our bottom line."

"I know," Jiang Xiaomi nodded solemnly, "Brother, you always say I'm not smart, but I know the importance of things. This is the bottom line."

Jiang Nuo was relieved to see this and said with a smile, "How long has it been since we last met? Don't go empty-handed. Ask Aunt Mei to help you pick out a few nice gifts from the storage cabinet and then have the driver take you back."

"...Wow, brother, you are so nice QAQ" Jiang Xiaomi finally held the bird's nest, cordyceps and other luxurious gifts prepared by her brother. Keeping the "bottom line" in mind, she looked back every step of the way and returned to the former main residence of the Jiang family on New Year's Day, still feeling guilty towards her brother.

Without my company, my brother would be so lonely spending the New Year's Eve alone.

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The absence of the chirping Jiang Xiaomi in the villa was like the absence of a hundred ducks.

Young Master Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that the naughty kid is gone. It feels so peaceful."

Gu Jiangkuo deeply agreed with this. Older people should not stay up late. This year, he will be the only one to accompany Nuonuo to celebrate the New Year. Finally, they can spend time together as a couple. He is so happy just thinking about it.

Outside, small snowflakes were falling, and a thin layer of frost formed on the windows. Aunt Mei cooked glutinous rice balls for afternoon tea. Old Mrs. Wang had a good appetite and ate half a bowl in one go. She was in unexpectedly good spirits today. When Aunt Mei was making dumplings, she asked to help. Jiang Nuo naturally followed her. As a result, grandma really made more than a dozen dumplings with thin skins and round bellies, and when Aunt Mei and the nurse were not paying attention, she secretly stuffed a toffee into one of the dumplings.

Only Gu Jiangkuo heard her mumbling, "This is a good omen. Whoever eats it will have good luck for the whole year."

However, the old lady was not in good spirits, probably because she was tired from making dumplings, so she went back to her room to rest early in the afternoon.

The snow outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, from small snowflakes to gradually turning into heavy snow. As the night deepened, the lights in the room were warm. Gu Jiangkuo and Jiang Nuo watched the snow while eating hot dumplings as a midnight snack.

Because the two young men were going to keep watch all night, only a portion of dumplings were cooked for dinner, and Aunt Mei reserved some for them as a midnight snack.

Jiang Nuo wasn't really hungry, he just wanted to have a New Year's meal, and his attention was focused on the snow scene. After all, although Yanlin is located in the north, it doesn't snow much, with only two or three snowfalls a year at most, and heavy snowfall like this is rare.

"I wonder if it will melt tomorrow." Young Master Jiang held up his chin and looked out the window. He was eager to go out, but also a little afraid of the cold.

At this moment, the sound of firecrackers outside is getting louder and louder, with occasional fireworks, and the festive atmosphere is very strong.

"It should melt. We'll have some on the plate tomorrow during the day." Gu Jiangkuo replied. Unlike Young Master Jiang, who had a picky stomach, he ate two large plates of dumplings without realizing it. He was very selective, and would poke each dumpling lightly with chopsticks before eating, as if he was looking for something.

"Hey Ling Shang? Why don't you go out and play in the snow later?"

Gu Jiangkuo seemed to have finally found his target. After checking it again and again, he put a dumpling to Jiang Nuo's mouth and said, "Try this."

Young Master Jiang hid back: "I'm full."

Gu Jiangkuo was very stubborn and continued to pass it forward, "Try it, this one is different."

Jiang Nuo had no choice but to touch it lightly with his lips, but as if afraid of being burned, he pouted his lips and blew on the round and plump dumpling.

Young Master Jiang has a beautiful mouth shape, with the right thickness and the perfect fullness of his lips, just like him. He looks thin, but has flesh where it should be. He really looks like a ball of fragrant soft glutinous rice cake.

Jiang Nuo finally took the dumpling and immediately felt something was wrong... Why was it sweet? What kind of shady cuisine was this?!

But under Gu Jiangkuo's eager gaze, Young Master Jiang still chewed it with gritted teeth. Fortunately, there was no bacon filling in the dumplings. In fact, the taste was okay, like sweet glutinous rice balls with the flavor of toffee.

"How do you know this one is sweet?" Jiang Nuo asked.

Of course it’s because I picked them one by one and just wanted to give you good luck this year.

Gu Jiangkuo simply said, "It's just my experience. My grandma always puts candy in dumplings every year. Is it delicious?"

"Yeah." Jiang Nuo said politely. It wasn't bad at all. The sweet aftertaste of the toffee still lingered in her mouth.

On the TV in the living room, the host of the New Year's Eve party said cheerfully, "There's still half an hour until the New Year's bell rings. Now we're going to have a commercial break. It's going to be even more exciting after the commercial, so please don't leave..."

Is there still half an hour left for New Year's Eve?

Gu Jiangkuo's heart moved and he suggested: "Want to go out? Set off firecrackers, or watch the snow..."

This suggestion was exactly what Young Master Jiang wanted. He stood up eagerly and said, "Let's go change clothes."

Jiang Nuo was afraid of the cold, so as expected, she wrapped herself up like a white cotton ball. She casually picked up a festive red scarf from the door, which made Gu Jiangkuo inexplicably think of the "Nuonuo version of Snow White" wearing a big red bow.

"What are you thinking about? Let's go!" Princess Nuo urged.

Gu Jiangkuo came to his senses and followed with a smile, but as soon as he opened the door, Wangcai, who was lying in front of the fake fireplace, jumped out first, shook his thick fur, wagged his tail in the yard, and waited for his two masters with a howl.