Chapter 18 Jiang Miaomiao said, "I'm looking for a son-in-law..."
Jiang Miaomiao chuckled: "Can't I have a son-in-law marry into the family? The next generation will still have the surname Jiang."
Jiang Zhengye frowned: "Do you think I don't know that women have XX chromosomes and men have XY chromosomes? Our Jiang family bloodline is passed down through the male's Y chromosome!"
"..."
Is this how XY chromosomes are used?
Following the context, Jiang Miaomiao asked, "So, according to your understanding, wouldn't incest within the Jiang family be the only way to ensure the most orthodox bloodline?"
"Ahem." The person in the elevator had tried to keep a low profile, but was still caught off guard and at a loss for words.
Jiang Miaomiao turned around and looked at Dr. Yan, whose face was pale and whose ears were red, and was a little surprised: "I'm sorry, I made you hear such foul language."
Yan Yousui paused for a moment, then smiled with shallow dimples: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"That's good." Jiang Miaomiao smiled and turned around.
Yan Yousui blinked longingly, pouting with a hint of grievance, clearly wanting to say a few more words to Jiang Miaomiao.
Given the presence of outsiders, both Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Zhengye wisely remained silent.
The conversation resumed only after the door on the first floor opened and the two walked out side by side, their voices audible again: "It's all your fault, you made me look like a laughingstock!"
"Old Jiang, that's not how you use that word."
"Why are you calling me 'Old Jiang'? Call me 'Dad'!"
***
On the third night that Jiang Miaomiao had fallen asleep in the port city, everything was calm and peaceful.
But Jiang Zhengye believes that her calm and peaceful life is built on the suffering of others!
The next day at noon, he wandered around the villa with dark circles under his eyes, finally finding Jiang Miaomiao in the study on the third floor.
This luxuriously decorated study was never really used in the Jiang family before. The few times it was used were when they were video chatting with others, and they would only go into the study to create a high-end video background.
In short, "uncultured, nouveau riche, and extreme in their methods" is the overall impression that the four members of the Jiang family give to outsiders.
Jiang Miaomiao came in after her morning run, and then, holding a pen in her left hand and a mouse in her right, she was intently taking notes on the computer screen.
Jiang Zhengye discovered that she was actually left-handed, and there's a common saying that left-handed people are all intelligent!
He watched as Jiang Miaomiao, so disciplined and serene, bathed in sunlight, seemed radiant, almost ethereal, and couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions. Why wasn't she a man?!
Jiang Miaomiao noticed someone was there, turned her head to look, and quickly closed her laptop.
Jiang Zhengye squinted at this and walked in with his hands on his hips: "What? Can't I even look?"
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "My second uncle knows that I have returned after graduation and wants to invite me to work in his newly opened real estate business. He just sent me some information, but I think it is a company secret, so I don't want others to see it."
"How dare you! Can't I even look at my own company's secrets? Turn on your computer, I'm determined to see what's inside." Jiang Zhengye's temper flared, attempting to argue unreasonably. "And don't you know I'm his adversary? You actually want to work for him? Are you rebelling?!"
"Whoever feeds me is my mother, isn't that the lesson you taught me?" Jiang Miaomiao retorted. "Talented horses are common, but discerning judges are rare. Old Jiang, it's you who favors boys and looks down on me, but my second uncle has a keen eye for talent. He dares to entrust important tasks to anyone with ability, regardless of gender, such as outsider Qin Shuang and family member Jiang Si. And it is precisely the woman you despise the most that allowed Jiang's Enterprise to taste success in real estate for the first time."
"What did you say? That quicksand area is related to them?" Jiang Zhengye frowned.
Jiang's Enterprises attempted to transform and venture into real estate. The first step was that Jiang Yaowu acted as guarantor one day to apply for five million from the company to purchase a piece of land. He then resold it to Han's Enterprises for thirty million, making a profit of up to 500%, which shocked the board of directors.
Jiang Miaomiao nodded, speaking slowly but firmly: "Qin Shuang comes from a real estate sales background, and Aunt Jiang Si comes from a construction background. They knew that the Han family was acquiring that land to build a high-end residential area. However, because the land had quicksand at the bottom, which was most likely to be used for parking, the Han family tried to buy it at a low price, but they beat them to it. With the surrounding area all being Han family territory, it was impossible for a holdout to stand out from the Han family. So, they ended up losing more than they gained by buying back this cave land at a high price."
“Old Jiang, I know these things, but you don’t. Based on this alone, do you think it would be helpful for me to go to Second Uncle’s side, or would it be a threat to you?” She picked up a glass of water, smiled at Jiang Zhengye, and revealed two small, sharp canine teeth.
Jiang Zhengye snorted, "You're not a gold brick. That old guy only values you because of your father!"
"Tsk tsk, Old Jiang, your second uncle is clearly younger than you. If he's an old man, then are you some kind of old monster?"
Jiang Zhengye: "I'm better maintained than him!"
Jiang Zhengye frowned and said, "I really don't understand. Young girls your age, whether they are rich or poor, all want to get married as soon as possible while they are in their prime. Why do you have to make yourself look so disheveled and come out to compete with men for jobs?"
"It is precisely because I am in my prime that I can seize the opportunity to go further! But you, Old Jiang, would not understand this as well as your second uncle."
Jiang Zhengye was speechless. Finally, he reluctantly agreed to compromise: "Fine, I can let you try. But you can only get involved in the beauty and skincare line. I don't want to get involved in real estate with that old guy right now, so as not to fuel his arrogance!"
Jiang Miaomiao nodded: "But I also want your power, which is second only to one person and above all other employees."
Jiang Zhengye frowned again: "The second and third brothers are only department managers at best. I'm telling you, you're just a recent graduate, and you still want to..."
Jiang Miaomiao immediately wanted to flip back the computer to review the information again: "Second Uncle is the best. He said he would entrust me with the entire responsibility of establishing a new subsidiary."
"How could that old guy be so generous? Setting up a new subsidiary for a newbie like you? I don't believe it..."
"Your second uncle is better than yours..."
"Bullshit! Don't mention him again, okay?! Fine, fine, do whatever you want. I'll give you a month or two to play around with, but you must inform me before making any major decisions. During this time, you are not allowed to have any connection with that old guy. Otherwise, you either get out of here or marry someone for me to exchange for some money."
She was actually working on a game walkthrough, which is said to be Jiang Jiezhi's most beloved game, a game he's obsessed with.
Jiang Yaowu had indeed probed her intentions, but since they were on different paths, she politely declined, so Jiang Yaowu stopped there. After all, to him, what could a greenhorn like her possibly be capable of? Besides, she was Jiang Zhengye's own daughter; who knew if she would actually help him?
Jiang Si wasn't surprised that Jiang Yaowu had so easily given up on Jiang Miaomiao. When it came to the preference for sons over daughters, the older men in the Jiang family were truly all the same.
...
The Jiang family has never had any women. Yesterday, in order to make the cook, Yi, look more convincing, Jiang Jiezhi searched the entire villa to gather equipment. In the end, he directly dismantled the small suitcase she brought back from the United States and ruined her few clothes.
So after finishing her meal, Jiang Miaomiao prepared to go shopping. Even if she didn't care much about material things, given her status as the eldest daughter of Jiang Zhengye and her arrival at the Jiang Group, she had to be dressed in the finest attire.
Just like human nature, the workplace only respects those who are capable, have a voice, and are wealthy and powerful.
Butler Lin has been replaced by an older, white-haired man. Despite his age, he is still very energetic and has a more aristocratic air than Jiang Zhengye. Even Jiang Zhengye, who values youth and good looks the most, feels that having such a butler in his home makes the atmosphere much more upscale.
But this housekeeper Xun is indeed impressive. After learning about the family members' situation, he unexpectedly took extra care of Jiang Miaomiao, who had just arrived, and even provided her with a new car and driver.
Jiang Miaomiao wanted to replace Old Jiang, the old driver, since he had connections with Tu Jiaojiao and others. Butler Xun replaced him without hesitation.
Jiang Miaomiao was very satisfied with this point alone.
The driver took her to a famous shopping mall in the city.
After picking out several women's suits, Jiang Miaomiao stood on the fourth-floor balcony, looking down at the beauty counters on the first floor: the Jiang family was involved in local beauty and skincare, and these shopping malls, which belonged to the Han Group, naturally had Jiang's counters, as well as other stores.
Every household is adorned with a riot of colorful flowers, a dazzling array of treasures.
Each store already has a large number of customers, but to pay, customers have to queue up at the cashier. The cashiers are numb to the amount of money they collect and have a cold attitude, while the people queuing get annoyed and even leave halfway through, so you can imagine how terrible the shopping experience is.
This has been a common shopping habit in the port city for many years, and customers are used to it. However, Jiang Miaomiao has rarely experienced it, which is why she finds it strange.
She seemed to be deep in thought.
"Hey, isn't this Jiang Miaomiao?"
A group of trendy young people were strolling around the sports area on the second floor; it was Tu Jiaojiao, Xue Shaoyuan, Xiao Luolin, and their group. Xiao Luolin glanced up unintentionally and saw Jiang Miaomiao standing by the glass railing on the fourth floor, along with her familiar driver behind her.
Upon hearing this, Tu Jiaojiao became excited. She had already devised various schemes to humiliate Jiang Miaomiao, but the other driver always said that Jiang Miaomiao didn't have time. Now that she was shopping here, she figured that Jiang Miaomiao must be afraid of them and was just making excuses.
Tu Jiaojiao quickly led her people to find the stairs to surround and attack Jiang Miaomiao.
Jiang Miaomiao doesn't have any special abilities, so she doesn't know that someone she knows in the mall is trying to catch her.
She glanced at them a few more times before heading to the elevator with her driver, accidentally missing Tu Jiaojiao and the others who were running down the escalator. Tu Jiaojiao still hadn't caught them and stomped her feet in frustration.
...
It was 1:50 PM.
Jiang Yaowu and Jiang Si, along with other members of the Jiang family, were forced to stand together at the entrance of the Jiang Group to greet the so-called "big shot".
Whispers and discussions arose among the crowd. After standing for a while, one of the young men couldn't help but complain, "Dad, do you think Uncle is deliberately making things difficult for us? Making us all stand here waiting? This kind of treatment is only reserved for your solution to the quicksand problem!"
Even if Jiang Yaowu was puzzled, he had to remain calm on the surface: "Since he said he would bring an acting director, whose position is roughly the same as mine, he should receive the same treatment."
Jiang Si and the other women stood at the back, and Qin Shuang couldn't help but ask her in a low voice, "Who exactly is coming?"
Jiang Si raised an eyebrow. "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be her. I just didn't expect that she could actually get the position of acting director from my eldest brother, which is higher than his other two precious sons."
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