Chapter 142
When Gu Jiangkuo opened the door, he saw Jiang Nuo changed into pajamas and leaning against the headboard. The autumn wind had just started and the heater was already on in the room, so the pajamas were also made of thin silk. The soft indigo fabric perfectly outlined the owner's slender curves, and the dark trouser legs made the exposed ankles look even whiter and more tender.
Young Master Jiang pointed at the open space in front of him with his toes and said, "Kneel here."
Gu Jiangkuo then closed the door and moved in. "No, wife, are you really kneeling?"
Jiang Nuo raised his eyelids and said, "Okay, then sit down first and let's settle the bill."
Gu Jiangkuo glanced at the bed and felt that he might not be worthy of it after irritating his wife. He hugged the washboard and said cautiously, "I don't dare sit on it."
"..." Jiang Nuo, "Then tell me, what went wrong?"
Mr. Gu, like a schoolboy standing in the corner as punishment, tapped the washboard while confessing, "I've known for a long time that Wei Sizu might have a problem, and I shouldn't have kept it from you."
Jiang Nuo: “Heh.”
"But you have to listen to my explanation!" Gu Jiangkuo raised his hand like a primary school student, but he was too tall. When he raised his hand excitedly, his hand touched the transparent air-conditioning shield under the wall-mounted air conditioner and almost knocked it off. He then hurriedly tried to install it.
Jiang Nuo looked at him speechlessly. After a moment's deliberation, she spoke in clear sentences, "I know you're doing this for my own good, but I really don't like this 'hero saving the beauty' scenario. If it happens again, I hope you'll tell me directly if you notice something is wrong, so I can face it on my own. Don't be a knight waiting to swoop in when trouble comes. I'm not a little princess who knows nothing and can only wait to be rescued by a hero."
Somehow, when the word "princess" was mentioned, Gu Jiangkuo suddenly thought of the scene where Nuozai, a second-grade elementary school student, wore a wig and a Snow White puffy skirt, blinked his long eyelashes and big eyes, and sang "I am a princesses" in a baby voice.
The little girl in his memory and the noble and handsome young man in front of him gradually overlapped, and he couldn't help but think: Aren't you the beautiful little princess?
Gu Jiangkuo quickly pinched himself, retracting his dangerous associations and coughing lightly. "I, I didn't think too much about it at the time. The main reason was that the brothers saw Wei Sizu gambling and suspected that he had embezzled public funds, but they didn't dare to alert him and return to Yanlin to investigate. After all, Xingxu still has your shares. If they messed up and other short sellers targeted you, wouldn't that be a bad thing? So this matter is just a suspicion, and there is no definite evidence."
Jiang Nuo listened quietly and signaled him with his eyes to continue.
Gu Jiangkuo: "...I'm telling the truth. I wasn't sure at the time, so I just made a worst-case scenario plan in advance to give you a safety net. As for why I told you this, I know your ambitions. You've only been in charge of the company for a little over a year, and you're looking to achieve results to stabilize the team. That's why someone as calm as you is willing to take risks and repeatedly expand our territory and operations."
After hearing this, Jiang Nuo fell silent.
Gu Dajiang often seems like a Teddy bear whose soul has entered the body of a mighty Alaskan dog. He always seems to be thinking about that thing, but among so many people around him, he is the only one who understands him the best.
Even though Jiang Nuo had never shown it before, he hit the nail on the head.
"So I also know how tight Jiang's cash flow is this year. Even if I told you at the beginning, you would just be anxious. Which project can you give up? You just got the company on the right track. You can only succeed, not fail. So many eyes are watching..." Gu Jiangkuo noticed that Jiang Nuo had lowered his eyes at some point and pursed his lips slightly. He was shocked: Hiss, what's going on? My wife looks unhappy!
Mr. Gu immediately stopped quibbling, slammed the washboard on the ground, and knelt down.
The nearly 190cm tall young man knelt down, making quite a noise. Jiang Nuo felt a pang of pain in his teeth when he heard it. He looked up and met Gu Jiangkuo's gaze. When their eyes met, Gu's mind raced, and he immediately bared his teeth and said aggrievedly, "Nuonuo, I know I was wrong. I won't try to be a hero again. I'll discuss everything with you first. I've learned my lesson. Don't be angry. Please forgive me, okay?"
Jiang Nuo also got off the bed and hurriedly pulled him: "You don't want your knees anymore? Why are you really kneeling down, and with such strength?"
However, Mr. Gu was tall and long-legged, with a body full of muscular muscles. How could Young Master Jiang pull him? Jiang Nuo failed to pull anyone, but instead felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around his waist. Mr. Gu Dajiang buried his face in his chest and abdomen, sucking in a long breath like a cat, and said muffledly: "If I make a mistake, I will be punished. It hurts, I deserve it."
It actually doesn't hurt that much.
Before meeting Jiang Nuo, Gu Jiangkuo had suffered a lot and was often covered in wounds. His hands and feet were covered in blisters and calluses. He had already developed a rough and tough body. A mere washboard was nothing to him.
As long as Nuonuo can calm down, that's fine.
"Get up." Jiang Nuo pulled his collar helplessly.
Gu Jiangkuo was still like a giant dog-skin plaster. He knelt down and held Jiang Nuo without explanation. He even used his big head to rub the tender flesh of Jiang's waist and abdomen through the thin and soft silk pajamas and said, "I haven't finished explaining yet. At that time, I just didn't want you to pay for the mistakes of that second-generation rich kid. My wife works hard for the company all day long. Making money is not easy."
Jiang Nuo couldn't break free and sighed, "Then you can pay for this?"
Gu Jiangkuo: "It's easier for me to make money."
Jiang Nuo: "...How much money did you lose this time?"
"Not much." Gu Jiangkuo refused to say, and said lightly, "I'm just speculating. I use the old man's casino to get some gossip, and then follow the clues to find the handles of those fraudulent listed companies, compile a report, and expose it to the general public... It's not hard work. Unlike you, you are engaged in industry and earn money through hard work."
Jiang Nuo: “…”
Gu Jiangkuo made it sound easy, but Mr. Jiang certainly knew how difficult it was to run a short-selling firm. The manpower and resources required for investigations were unimaginable. How could it be as easy as he made it sound? Furthermore, there were enormous risks involved: counterattacks from companies and shareholders, and even long-term peers watching closely, like the mantis stalking the cicada, while the oriole waited behind, waiting to exploit loopholes and squeeze the short sellers...
Jiang Nuo still remembers that Yu Min once said to him, "Since I started this business, I have never slept well." Obviously, this business also requires tremendous psychological pressure.
It was clearly all hard-earned money, but Gu Jiangkuo was willing to sacrifice his career to help others.
Just two days ago, Mr. Jiang was still fantasizing about how great it would be if he had a windfall. But he immediately interrupted this whimsical idea and thought clearly: Spending 160 million just to make a beautiful woman smile is a love-sick mind that only exists in romance novels. Which sober-minded rich person would do this?
Jiang Nuo lowered his head, looking at the love-brained hunchback in front of him with a net worth of over 100 million, feeling mixed emotions.
He was indeed angry with him, but he couldn't bear to blame him.
"Get up." Jiang Nuo tugged at Gu Jiangkuo's thick upper arm, but found that he couldn't hold it with one hand, so he simply changed from pulling to supporting, "Hurry up and get up."
Gu Jiangkuo raised his head: "Have you forgiven me?"
"...Yeah." Young Master Jiang sighed, "Promise me you won't do this again, and then we'll put this matter behind us."
"I promise you." Mr. Gu said obediently.
Jiang Nuo: "Why don't you get up?"
Gu Jiangkuo grinned and supported Jiang Nuo, as if he wanted to use him as a crutch. "Oh, my knees hurt so much. I can't stand up. Wife, help me up."
This made Young Master Jiang feel distressed. He was so concerned that he tried to help without knowing his own limitations. As expected, they both fell on the bed. Gu Jiangkuo didn't know if he was really in pain or was just being coquettish. He half of his body was pressed on Jiang Nuo, whining as if he had suffered a great injustice.
"Get up." Jiang Nuo struggled mightily to crawl two centimeters out of Gu Jiangkuo's arms. He couldn't help but get a little anxious: "Hurry up! Let me take a look at your knee. Is it really broken? Why does it hurt so much?"
Gu Jiangkuo knew his own body well. He had thick skin and tough flesh. He only knelt for a short while, and there probably wasn't even a red mark left. How could he dare to let him see it?
So he put his long arm around her, pulled her into his arms, and changed the subject: "It's just a minor injury, it's okay. But Nuonuo, if you feel bad, you can compensate me."
Jiang Nuo: “…”
Jiang Nuo belatedly realized something was wrong and asked cautiously, "How do you compensate me?"
Gu Jiangkuo observed his expression and quickly cried out that his knees hurt twice. He leaned over slyly and said, "That's right, when you do that, can you wear a uniform or something?"
Jiang Nuo: “……………………”
Young Master Jiang was a little speechless, but in fact, it was not really a request after all. It was not impossible for him to satisfy the little interest between husband and wife. Besides, just now... it seemed that he did have the suspicion of bullying Gu Jiangkuo.
No matter what he did wrong, he was so big and wealthy, how could he not care about his face? But because of a word from me, he knelt down. Jiang Nuo felt a little regretful now. Didn't he just rely on Gu Jiangkuo's love to bully him?
At this time, he made a small request. What could not be satisfied?
"Sure." Jiang Nuo gave up struggling and let him hold her, asking softly, "What do you want to see me wearing? Military or police? Or formal attire?"
Mr. Jiang is not an innocent little boy. He has lived two lives and his soul is that of a man in his thirties. Not to mention that he has watched thousands of movies, he has also seen all kinds of types, so the two most popular uniforms come to mind.
But Gu Jiangkuo said that it was neither. Mr. Gu Dajiang rubbed his hands, a little shy, and said with a little expectation: "Can I wear a princess puffy skirt?"
Jiang Nuo: “?”
What the hell?
Gu Jiangkuo: "That's the kind, a blue puff-sleeved short top, a yellow skirt, and preferably a big red bow on the head!"
Why does this description sound so familiar...
Wait, Snow White??
An embarrassing memory, long dormant and buried deep within his memory, gradually surfaced. Boss Jiang's expression changed, and he chuckled, implying a storm. "Why do you suddenly want to see me in a skirt? Where did you get the inspiration?"
Gu Jiangkuo keenly sensed a hint of danger, turned his head away, looked at the ceiling, and said, "No, it's just a sudden thought. I think my daughter Nuonuo is so pretty that she must look really cool in women's clothes. Ha, it's just a random thought. Ha, haha. If you don't like it, forget it."
However, Mr. Jiang was so smart that he directly exposed him and said word by word, "Jiang! Xiao! Mi! Right?"
“…” Gu Jiangkuo didn’t dare to speak.
But he did not escape Jiang Zong's wrath. He immediately received a sharp glare from Jiang Nuo: "And you, go kneel on the washboard."
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"A-choo!"
Jiang Xiaomi, who was squatting in the room doing homework, shuddered inexplicably.
"That's weird." He rubbed his nose and looked at the air conditioner above him, which was set to 28 degrees Celsius. "It shouldn't be cold. Did I study too hard and catch a cold?"
The next morning, before Jiang Xiaomi was getting ready to go to school, she ran into Brother Gu and her own brother.
For some reason, Brother Gu looked listless today, his entire body emitting a resentment that was about to solidify into substance - if Jiang Xiaomi had a little more experience, she would understand that this resentment was called 'desire dissatisfaction'.
Then, he saw Brother Gu giving him a, uh, guilty look, as if to say, you're on your own.
Jiang Xiaomi: “?”
Jiang Xiaomi's skin tensed up and he subconsciously looked at his brother, but Young Master Jiang didn't even glance at him. He changed his shoes and walked out of the hallway.
Mr. Jiang has important things to do today and has no time to deal with the naughty kid and the naughty boyfriend.
Mr. Gu, Xiong's boyfriend, immediately followed closely behind him and said eagerly, "I'll drive, I'll drive. No need to trouble Lao Liu."
Jiang Nuo ignored him and was thinking about how to notify Mr. Hu sent by Yu Min.
Now he and Wei Sizu have signed a formal equity transfer agreement, which has been notarized and has an official seal. It is set in stone and the dust has settled, so he can inform Yu Min.
I feel a little excited when I think about it.
Yu Min has gone to great lengths to set up this plan for such a long time, and spared no expense to almost control the entire domestic lithium ore industry chain. He must be planning to make a big move. After the merger and reorganization of Xingxu Metal, it alone has occupied more than 40% of the market. What kind of expression would Mr. Yu, who was so determined to win it and used it to threaten me a few days ago, have if he knew that he had lost such a big piece of the pie?
Thinking of this, Mr. Jiang was in a good mood and even smiled at Gu Jiangkuo, "Let's go, Mr. Hu from Boyao should be here."
Mr. Hu was waiting in the small reception room at Jiang's headquarters, holding the contract prepared by Yu Min.
As soon as he saw Jiang Nuo, he stood up and said with a smile: "Boss Jiang, Boss Yu just asked me to say hello to you. This contract..."
"That's what I'm asking about," Jiang Nuo said with a smile. "Boss Hu, I'm truly sorry to disappoint Boss Yu's kindness. Could you please convey this to me?"
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