Lunch was very lavish, including Lin Yanwan's favorite tomato beef brisket, Jiang Xia's favorite braised pork ribs, a pot of boiled fish, and several plates of delicious vegetarian dishes.
"Try it and see how it tastes." Ji Wanqiu brought the last dish of fried potato chunks to the table.
"It smells delicious," Jiang Xia said with a smile. "It's been so long since I've had my mom's cooking."
He opened the hot peanut milk and poured it into everyone's cups one by one.
"Eat more if you like it." Ji Wanqiu smiled slightly, carefully removing the bones from the fish with her chopsticks, and then serving it to her youngest daughter.
"Uh-huh."
Jiang Xia picked up a piece of beef brisket that had been stewed until tender in a pressure cooker for Lin Yanwan, and then took a bite himself. It tasted quite good.
"By the way, when are you two planning to go to the capital?" Lin Gaoyuan asked, gnawing on a rib.
"We'll start work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, so we have to leave on the sixth," Jiang Xia said.
"Me too."
The father-in-law nodded slightly. His own factory hadn't given a holiday yet. There were still two days until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and then the holiday would last from New Year's Eve until the sixth day of the first lunar month, with work officially starting on the seventh day.
He felt quite emotional. Jiang Xia was so young and already the boss of a large company. Suddenly, he couldn't treat him as the brat who had stolen his daughter. If he didn't consider the relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law, he would still have to rely on him in many ways.
Thank goodness, no matter how capable this kid is, he still has to call me dad. Thinking about this, Lin Gaoyuan felt much more at ease.
"Xiaxia, what is Yanwan doing with you now? Is it just voice acting?" Ji Wanqiu asked curiously.
Jiang Xia turned to look at Lin Yanwan and said with a smile, "She holds many positions. For example, she is in charge of the company's finances, and all expenses must be signed by her. In addition, she is also responsible for the music direction of Tom and Jerry, as well as the voice actress of the female lead in Slam Dunk, and the composer and singer of the theme song."
Upon hearing this, the elderly couple exchanged a glance, both somewhat incredulous that their daughter held so many important positions.
Really?!
"Xiaxia, I think it's best to leave professional matters to professionals when it comes to personnel management," Ji Wanqiu said with some concern.
In short, nepotism is bad in any situation, let alone in running a company; only meritocracy can lead to long-term success.
Ultimately, Lin Yanwan is too young and lacks work and social experience. Even if she studied business administration, becoming a financial director would be a good fit for her major. But she has only been enrolled for half a year. What professional skills can she learn?
Furthermore, how could Ji Wanqiu, as a mother, not know that her daughter had this talent in composing and singing the theme song?
In other words, it's true that Lin Yanwan studied music for a while, but she only played the piano. Composing requires writing lyrics and composing music. Does she know how to do that? How can such an important task as an anime theme song be handed over to an amateur?
Moreover, not everyone is like Jiang Xia, who can create a nationally popular animated work at a young age.
"Mom, how bad am I in your eyes?" Lin Yanwan's face twitched slightly.
Ji Wanqiu's expression stiffened, and she said awkwardly, "That's not what Mom meant. I was just worried that you would cause trouble for Xiaxia. Besides, you have such a heavy workload of studies, how can you manage?"
Jiang Xia secretly squeezed his wife's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, you can't say that. Yan Wan is actually much more outstanding than you think. In fact, she does a lot better than others in many aspects. However, she does have a lot of responsibilities. I plan to find someone to manage the finances so that she can focus on her creative work from now on."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yanwan turned to look into his eyes, her beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.
"Really?" Ji Wanqiu couldn't believe it. Could it be that her daughter was also a self-taught super genius?
Jiang Xia said helplessly, "Mom, I have no reason to lie to you."
Lin Gaoyuan then slowly said, "Wanqiu, we shouldn't worry about their work. In terms of professionalism, they are definitely more professional than us. When laymen guide professionals, big problems often arise."
"That's true, I won't say anymore." Ji Wanqiu wisely shut up, but she was just worried and confused, so she couldn't really offer any guidance.
After lunch, his mother-in-law chased Jiang Xia out of the kitchen, not even letting him wash the dishes.
The two stayed home with the sister-in-law and watched Tom and Jerry for a while before taking her out to Happy Valley to fulfill their promise to Xiaoman—to take her on the Ferris wheel.
"Wuhu, take off!"
Walking on the street, Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan each picked up one of Xiaoman's hands and then swung her out like a swing.
The sister-in-law laughed happily: "Xiaoman is so lucky to have her brother-in-law and sister with her!"
"Hmm? Are you unhappy when we're not around?" Jiang Xia teased her on purpose.
"Because no one plays with me. My parents have to work during the day, and I usually go home with Teacher Xia after school to do my homework at my brother-in-law's house. Then my mom comes to pick me up after get off work," Xiaoman said pitifully.
Jiang Xia and Lin Yanwan exchanged glances instinctively; it sounded quite tragic.
"Little Man, today your brother-in-law is taking you to the amusement park. You can play as long as you want!" He patted his sister-in-law's head.
"Really?!"
"I'd be a dog if I lied to you."
“Brother-in-law is brother-in-law, he’s not a puppy.”
"What does my brother-in-law mean?"
"Brother-in-law is my sister's husband." Xiaoman put her hands on her hips, proudly raised her head, and looked like she knew everything.
"Haha, yes, yes."
Lin Yanwan rolled her eyes at Jiang Xia, annoyed. This guy just knows how to tease children.
If you're so capable, why don't you take care of your own children in the future?
The three hailed a taxi on the roadside. Jiang Xia carefully examined the license plate. Fortunately, he didn't run into his father again, otherwise he would have started to suspect that Jiang Wende was following him.
More than ten minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the amusement park. It was probably the end of the year, and the amusement park was crowded with people. Many parents who went out to work would bring their children here to play after returning home, fulfilling their parental responsibilities.
Jiangxia bought tickets at the ticket office. Students got half-price tickets, and children under 1.2 meters tall got free tickets. The prices weren't expensive.
This wasn't the first time any of the three of them had come. The last time they came was in April of last year, when he and Lin Yanwan took his sister-in-law to the amusement park and spent the whole day there, making her extremely happy.
The three of them, holding hands, walked through the crowd and headed straight for the Ferris wheel.
Many people were queuing up. Jiang Xia was playing a riddle game with his sister-in-law when Lin Yanwan suddenly nudged him and whispered, pointing to the crowd in front of them:
"Honey, do you think those two are Wang Ming and Shen Ying?"
(End of this chapter)
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