Macaulay smiled slightly. "Ms. Jiang, I admire your confidence, but I need to see something more practical."
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and took out several documents from her bag, handing them to McCauley. "The mall's marketing plan is a trade secret. This is all the information I can provide."
Macaulay took the documents and began to read them carefully. In no time, he had read through all the documents.
He asked anxiously, "Miss Jiang, can't you really let me see the rest of the content?"
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and shrugged. "I'm sorry, Mr. Macaulay, I can't do that."
Macaulay pondered for a moment, "Okay, these proposals are really too tempting. I agree to 'Polly' moving into 'Jinghua Center,' but I have one condition."
"Speaking."
Macaulay declared firmly, "We at 'Polly' will never be on the same floor as 'Sevier'!"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled softly, then stood up and extended her right hand to McCauley, saying, "Wishing us a pleasant collaboration in advance."
Just then, Xiao Jincheng, having just listened to Dai Guangbin's translation, happily shook hands with McCauley, saying, "It's a pleasure to cooperate! Welcome to China!"
No one expected the talks this morning to end so quickly.
Next, Zou Nan and his two companions stayed behind to discuss the specific details of the "Baoli" brand expansion department's onboarding arrangements.
McCauley smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, Ms. Jiang, I am truly pleasantly surprised that you two can come up with such an experienced marketing plan. May I invite you to lunch?"
They exchanged a glance, and Xiao Jincheng said, "Go ahead, they signed the contract quite readily, let's be open-minded too."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Thank you for the invitation. We will arrive on time."
McCauley left satisfied, and Xiao Jincheng pulled her aside and asked, "Little Pear, where are those dozens of marketing plans you mentioned? I've never seen you mention them before?"
She chuckled softly, covered her mouth, and whispered, "Actually, I only made four sets, and they were all half-finished. But that's enough to fool them. I'll think about the rest when the mall opens."
Xiao Jincheng couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Little Pear, not just anyone could fake that calm and collected demeanor you were just now!"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "That's what you call a mix of truth and illusion, don't you think?"
Xiao Jincheng agreed, "As long as the contract can be signed, it doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, it's a good cat!"
They chatted for a while, and then had lunch with Macaulay.
Throughout the meal, McCauley kept circling around the topic of marketing plans, which Xiao Jincheng insisted was incomprehensible. Jiang Xiaoli simply shut him down with a business secret that couldn't be revealed in advance.
After the meal, Xiao Jincheng said, "The three of them and the people from 'Baoli' should be able to get the contract ready this afternoon. We happen to be free, so how about we go visit them at their home?"
Jiang Xiaoli had no objection, "Sure, I'll tell my uncle."
Upon arriving at the Jiang family home, Xiao Jincheng clearly felt that everyone in the Jiang family was extremely welcoming to him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
This strange feeling reached its peak after Jiang Ruibo and his wife arrived home in the afternoon.
He raised his glass and said politely, "Mr. Jiang, thank you so much for your and Uncle Jiang's great support!"
Jiang Ruibo smiled and bumped his head with Xiao Li's. "Mr. Xiao, you're too kind. With Xiao Li and A Le around, you're practically family. There's no need to be so formal with family!"
Xiao Jincheng then realized what was happening.
Yeah! Not only is there Jiang Xiaoli, but there's also that kid Jiang Chengle!
He paused for a moment before speaking, "Mr. Jiang, I know I should thank you, but as for the children, it's best to let them develop freely. What do you think?"
Jiang Ruibo understood what he meant and quickly said, "Mr. Xiao, please don't misunderstand. Our Jiang family would never use such trivial matters to restrain the younger generation!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jincheng quickly apologized, "Mr. Jiang, please forgive me for being so protective of my daughter. She's my only precious daughter, and I acted a little irrationally when it came to Xiaoyu's situation."
"Haha." Jiang Ruibo refilled his glass. "I'm a bit older, and you and my third brother are like brothers, so I'll call you Jincheng."
He smiled and continued, "Jincheng, how could I not understand how you feel? My Xue is not even 10 years old yet and I'm already starting to worry about her!"
Xiao Jincheng glanced at the young girl sitting next to Jiang Xiaoli at the next table and said, "Brother Jiang, thank you for your understanding!"
Grandpa Jiang smiled and said, "Since we found Ruiqi, we've come to terms with it. The children all have their own lives to live. Jincheng, I promise you, we won't interfere with Ale and Xiaoyu's relationship."
Xiao Jincheng poured more than half a glass of wine into his drink glass. "Uncle Jiang, Brother Jiang, Second Brother Jiang, I won't say anything more. It's all in the wine!"
He downed the drink in one gulp.
Seeing this, Jiang Ruibo and Jiang Ruixin also drank more.
They were having a great time drinking, and the people at the next table were also enjoying themselves.
Jiang Qingxue leaned against Jiang Xiaoli and wouldn't let go. "Sister Xiaoli, take me with you. I don't want to be separated from you."
Jiang Xiaoli reached out and tapped her nose. "What's wrong, Xue? Is some naughty kid trying to skip school again?"
Qiao Xing'er interrupted, "Mischievous kids, there are always two or three days a week when they don't want to go to school!"
Jiang Qingxue tugged at Jiang Xiaoli's arm and pleaded, "Sister Xiaoli, I just don't want to go to school! All the kids in my class are so childish and stupid!"
She couldn't help but laugh out loud. The little guy was even criticizing others for being childish. It was so cute.
Grandma Jiang, however, worriedly said, "None of our children dislike going to school like Xue. Xue, tell Grandma, is it because some other children at school are bullying you?"
Jiang Qingxue shook her head like a rattle drum, "Grandma, no children bullied me. It's just that I don't like the games they play, and always getting first place is really boring!"
Jiang Xiaoli had a guess, and she said with a smile, "Ah Xue has always been number one in the class? How are you so amazing!"
Qiao Xing'er said with a smile, "Ah Xue is very smart, but she has too little patience. She can't stand sitting for long."
She asked, "Auntie, have you tried to let Xue learn on her own?"
"Self-taught?" Qiao Xing'er frowned. "Ah Xue's teachers are all the best, why would she need to learn on her own?"
Jiang Xiaoli explained, “When I was in high school, I often couldn’t concentrate on the teacher’s lectures. It wasn’t that I lacked patience, but the content the teacher taught was too simple and superficial. Self-study allowed me to control my learning pace, which suited me better.”
Wang Min nodded, "Sister-in-law, I think Xiao Li makes a good point. Why don't you let Xue try it? It won't take much time."
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