Over the past two days, Zong Jiayu has had a very good impression of the entire banquet.

Seeing his proposal to Ruan Jiajia, he commented, "He is indeed a very thoughtful person. Perhaps that's why he can create such excellent paintings."

Jiang Xiaoli agreed, "Great minds think alike! That's what I think too."

As Ruan Jiajia and her friends chatted about gossip, their car arrived at the airport, just as Xiao Jincheng and his group's flight had arrived in New York.

She glanced at the fast food restaurant not far away and rubbed her stomach. "Ayu, I'm a little hungry, but I had a big meal for lunch and I don't really like burgers and fries anymore. What should I do?"

Zong Jiayu chuckled softly and led her to the side, saying, "Let's go see if there are any other restaurants."

Jiang Xiaoli shook her head. "No, it wouldn't be good if we missed Uncle Xiao."

After waiting for more than 40 minutes, they saw Xiao Jincheng, who had a dark face and was clearly in a bad mood, leading the way out.

They hurried over to greet them, and Jiang Xiaoli waved to them, "Uncle Xiao, over here!"

Xiao Jincheng saw that their expressions had softened considerably. "Didn't I tell you not to come? Why make such a fuss?"

Zong Jiayu said, "Uncle Xiao, Little Pear signed the 'Kate' contract at noon. We were just killing time anyway, so of course we came to pick you up."

Upon hearing the good news, Xiao Jincheng smiled and said, "It's good that it's signed. I trust Xiao Lizi to handle things."

Jiang Xiaoli noticed that Zou Nan and the other two looked a bit dejected, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

On the way back, Dai Guangbin squeezed in with Zou Nan and the others, while Xiao Jincheng and Jiang Xiaoli and a few others shared a car.

Once in the car, she asked, "Uncle Xiao, you didn't look well when you came out, and those three people were looking downcast too. What happened?"

Thinking about this incident made Xiao Jincheng furious. "The worst mistake a person can make is not knowing their own worth! When you were here, many brands didn't value 'Jinghua Center' but gave you and the Jiang family face. I thought they understood this principle, but today they taught me a lesson."

We specifically booked a flight for this afternoon. This morning we went to a designer brand, but the owner had something come up and couldn't make it. They sent their assistant to apologize to us and sincerely said that we would have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.

I thought the matter was over, but after we boarded the plane, I received a call from the person in charge, who directly said that he would no longer cooperate with us.

I found out after making some inquiries that while they were waiting for me in the restroom, they brazenly spoke ill of the other company and belittled them in the middle of the office. They thought they were being clever by speaking Chinese and the foreigners wouldn't understand, but it turns out one of the company's employees is of mixed Chinese and Italian descent and understood everything perfectly!

Jiang Xiaoli was speechless. "It's rare to see someone so brainless."

Zong Jiayu was very confused. "Uncle Xiao, why is the company still keeping someone like that?"

Xiao Jincheng was furious. "If we hadn't already boarded the plane, I would have kicked those three back home!"

Jiang Xiaoli comforted him, "Uncle Xiao, calm down. We only have a few days left on this business trip. Let's deal with it after we finish the work and return to China. They're in a panic right now. You can put them under control these next few days; they definitely won't dare to make any mistakes."

Xiao Jincheng sighed, "That's all we can do now."

Zong Jia squeezed his wife's hand, "Little Pear, how about I go to Philadelphia by myself? Uncle Xiao might be too busy here..."

Xiao Jincheng waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright, you guys go ahead. Binzi is with me, so it's not a big problem. I don't believe they would dare to abandon us."

Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll go to Philadelphia with Ayu first. If you need anything, we can contact you anytime."

Upon arriving at the hotel, the three of them were indeed very enthusiastic.

During the meal, Ye Tang even went up to her and said, "President Jiang, we really know we were wrong. Could you please talk to President Xiao for us? We promise we will never make such a basic mistake again."

She said calmly, "Nothing you say now can make up for your mistakes. Just do your job in the United States perfectly."

Ye Tang nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, we will definitely do our job well!"

After dinner, they followed Xiao Jincheng to his room for a chat.

Jiang Xiaoli closed his suitcase and pulled him to sit down. "Uncle Xiao, there's something I'd like to talk to you about."

Seeing her like this, Xiao Jincheng couldn't help but glance at Zong Jiayu.

She laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with A-Yu."

"Okay, then you can say it." Xiao Jincheng was a little confused.

She got straight to the point, "Uncle Xiao, Auntie is pregnant."

"Pregnancy is great." Xiao Jincheng said, then his mind went blank for a few seconds. "Little Pear, who are you saying is pregnant?"

Jiang Xiaoli gave him a reassuring look, "Aunt Xu, your wife, Xiaoyu's mother, is pregnant."

Xiao Jincheng immediately stood up and was about to call Xu Feng.

Zong Jia stopped him, "You should let Xiao Li finish what she has to say."

Jiang Xiaoli turned to him and asked, "Uncle Xiao, my mother asked me to find out your and Xiaoyu's attitudes toward this matter. What are your thoughts?"

Without even thinking, Xiao Jincheng said, "No, no! We're all grown up, why would we have another child! We have Xiaoyu, that's enough!"

She sighed, "But the baby in Auntie's belly is also your child."

Xiao Jincheng sighed, sat down and said, "Little Pear, you don't know, my mother got pregnant when she was over thirty, and in the end, she and my younger brother both died! Your aunt is two years older than my mother was back then!"

Jiang Xiaoli opened her mouth, but now she didn't know how to persuade her.

Seeing this, Zong Jiayu said, "Uncle Xiao, please don't worry. I understand. You're worried about Aunt Xu's health."

Xiao Jincheng frowned and said, "How can I not be anxious!"

Zong Jiayu advised, "Uncle Xiao, medical technology is so advanced now, Aunt Xu's physical condition must be much better than your mother's back then. Why don't we listen to what the doctor has to say before making a decision? Don't let this affect your relationship with Aunt Xu."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Uncle Xiao, Auntie asked me to find out your and Xiaoyu's attitudes first. She naturally wants this baby, but she's worried that you two might have other ideas."

Xiao Jincheng hesitated for a moment and then asked, "What did Xiaoyu say?"

She replied, "I didn't tell her about Auntie's pregnancy. I asked indirectly. Xiaoyu meant that as long as you are healthy and you and Auntie have a good relationship, she felt that the older child shouldn't object."

Xiao Jincheng sighed, "Health is of course the top priority, but I also have my own selfish reasons."