Chapter 45
Zhou Yue really "borrowed" a child.
That is the youngest son of Jiang Chengyi's cousin. He just started the second grade of elementary school this year. With cute big eyes and naturally curly hair, he is as adorable as can be.
It’s worthy of being a human cub!
Looking at his nephew whom he had just met for the first time since he was a child, Jiang Chengyi nodded with a rare expression of satisfaction.
"From now on, when you see me, call me uncle. Got it?"
"It's okay to call you uncle, but will you buy me some snacks?" Gu Youran asked softly with her hands behind her back and pouting.
Hey, little kid, you're quite smart and good at business.
"Of course, as long as you behave well, your uncle will buy you whatever you want."
"But mom said eating snacks will make you fat and affect your IQ, so are you sure you are my uncle and not a bad guy in disguise?"
"...Didn't your mother tell you when you came?"
"No, my mom said, you should leave quickly and don't come back before the college entrance examination."
This sentence immediately aroused Jiang Chengyi's vigilance.
He looked at the child in front of him suspiciously for a few times, and to be on the safe side, decided to interview him in advance in case his foundation was too poor and it would be difficult for Pei Muyang to teach him.
So he opened the schoolbag that the child brought, took out a book of exercises, opened it at random, picked up a question and asked.
"Listen, when the Yellow Emperor invented boats and cars to help mankind, what did the people say to him?"
It is not difficult to talk about the situation. As long as you express the people's gratitude to the Yellow Emperor for helping them, you will pass the level.
I thought the kid would be able to answer correctly easily, but he tilted his head and answered without thinking, "People would say, 'You should take a break. You're either building ships or cars every day. Aren't you tired?'"
Jiang Chengyi was surprised and asked, "Shouldn't the people say thank you to the Yellow Emperor?"
"People who need help will only say thank you after they get it. Those people who used to live well, now have to force themselves to learn and adapt to new things, just like forcing us children to study. Are you sure they are truly grateful from the bottom of their hearts?"
Jiang Chengyi: "..."
There are quite a lot of fallacies.
If you are not good at Chinese, then try math.
"Uncle Wang has a total of 467 chickens, ducks, and geese. Of these, there are 389 chickens and ducks, and 267 ducks and geese. So, how many chickens, ducks, and geese does he have?"
Subtraction of three-digit numbers, simple enough, right?
Jiang Chengyi thought there would be no problem this time, but he still underestimated the cub's ability to argue.
"Isn't Uncle Wang tired of raising so many small animals?" Gu Youran frowned and asked with an unhappy look on her face.
"Don't worry about whether you're tired or not. I'm just asking you how many chickens, ducks, and geese you have. Answer quickly."
"Then how can I calculate it? If Uncle Wang wants to know, can't he count it himself?"
"This is a math problem, and it's for you to figure out on your own."
"I don't count. If I had that much time, I'd rather be boasting about the car and boat invented by the Yellow Emperor! How boring! Humph!"
Jiang Chengyi: "..."
Is it because he hasn't been around children for too long? Why do today's elementary school students have such different thinking patterns?
"Zhou Yue, do you have any alternatives? If not, just send this child back to my cousin."
"Boss Jiang, time is running out. We really can't find another one."
After hearing this, Jiang Chengyi pondered for a long time and finally made up his mind.
Forget it, the agreed time is almost up, so he can only make do with it for now. If it really doesn't work out, he will give Pei Muyang more money. Under the temptation of high salary, he doesn't believe that Pei Muyang will be willing to resign.
Pei Muyang arrived at Jiang's house fifteen minutes early.
This is an extremely private villa area. Unless you have the owner's permission, it would be difficult to take a step forward even if you have the ability to fly.
He just stood at the door, looking at the tall security guard standing at the gate of the community, and felt that it would be difficult to enter today.
After thinking it over, he decided to go up and try to get close to her.
"Hello brother, I want to find someone, can you let me in?"
The security guard glanced at him and ignored him.
"His name is Jiang Chengyi, and he lives here."
It would have been fine if he hadn't said it. As soon as he said it, the security guard moved his body and blocked the door more tightly.
"Memory Angjiang—Chi Encheng… Yi Yiyi! His name is Jiang Chengyi!"
“…”
"He's quite handsome, so tall, with shorter hair than mine, peach blossom eyes, and he looks affectionate even when he looks at a dog!"
“…”
"Brother, I've been talking to you at the top of my lungs for a long time, just tell me whether it's okay or not!"
"Handsome boy, since you two know each other, don't you have any contact information? Just ask him to tell us, and we can let you in right away."
It's such a hot day, and he's here gesticulating and talking like a fool. It would be strange if he could be allowed in with such a good mental state!
Pei Muyang suddenly understood.
Yes, why didn’t he think of such a simple method earlier?
So he picked up his phone and was about to make a voice call to Jiang Chengyi when a hurried figure came running from a distance.
"Mr. Pei, I'm sorry. I just received a very important call and forgot the time." Zhou Yue explained while running, the sweat on his forehead falling like raindrops.
"Special Assistant Zhou."
Pei Muyang breathed a sigh of relief. The man coming towards him resolved his embarrassment just in time.
"It's all my negligence. I should have come to pick you up earlier. I'm really sorry."
"It's okay. I'm early. So... Security guy, can I come in?"
The ruthless security guard finally looked him in the eye and then made way for pedestrians to pass through the door.
Pei Muyang walked by and asked rudely, "Brother, can I go in directly next time? You won't fail to recognize me and stop me from going in again, right?"
The security guard glared at him as if he were mentally retarded and said, "I'm just facial paralysis, not face blindness. If you treat me like a retard again, I'll let the dogs bite you next time."
“…”
Well done man, you got my attention.
The villa area covers a large area, and most of the villas are single-family townhouses. Only the one with the highest ground in the distance is the most special, with a wide view and strong privacy. There is also a large garden around it. It is modest to call it the king of buildings. For this house, you can't get it without a nine-digit price.
"Houses here must be very expensive, right?"
Thinking of his distant dream of buying a house, Pei Muyang couldn't help but sigh.
"It's my own house, no money needed."
"My own house?"
Seeing Pei Muyang's confusion, Zhou Yue couldn't help but explain, "Yes, there are sincere shares in this property. Mr. Jiang is one of the four largest shareholders. Since Mr. Jiang will be living here permanently soon, he asked for this building."
Very good explanation, don't explain it next time.
Pei Muyang looked up at this top-notch mansion that was big enough to film a domineering CEO idol drama, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
As expected, the road to achieving communism is long and arduous. Given the gap between the rich and the poor, how many years will it take before the wealth can be distributed according to needs?
Before he could finish his sigh, Zhou Yue took him into the living room. However, not only was his billionaire boss, who was shaking a red wine glass, not even the legendary child who needed tutoring sitting on the sofa.
"Mr. Jiang has a very important video conference right now. He will come as soon as he finishes his work."
As soon as Zhou Yue came in, he explained the current situation, and Pei Muyang nodded in understanding.
"What about my students?"
"The young master is playing with his phone upstairs now. I'll go get him down. Oh, and President Jiang also told me that you must be strict with the young master's studies. You can punish him as you like without any hesitation."
"...I don't hit or scold my children. They are still young, so I focus on guidance and education."
Zhou Yue laughed when he heard this and said, "It's a little early for you to say that. After all, President Jiang used to think so too, but now his thinking has undergone a major polarization change."
"ah?"
"Please take a seat first. I'll go and ask the young master to come down."
Pei Muyang found a single sofa and sat down. Before he had the chance to taste the fruits and cakes specially prepared for him on the table, he saw a small figure rushing towards him like a flying cannonball.
"Be careful!" Pei Muyang was quick and reached out to hold the little ball to prevent him from hitting the corner of the table.
The little meatball raised his head and saw the handsome big brother in front of him at a glance.
"Are you my new teacher?" Gu Youran tilted her head and asked, looking at the person with her big eyes rolling around.
"Yes, my name is Pei Muyang, you can call me Teacher Pei."
"You're so handsome, why do you have to be a teacher? Wouldn't it be better to be my uncle?"
"But, don't you have an uncle?"
"Can't you let him change his uncle? You are handsome, you are the eldest uncle, and he will have to listen to you from now on."
"That won't do. Your uncle is my boss, and I have to listen to him."
As Pei Muyang spoke, he gently pinched Gu Youran's little face with his fingers. It was soft and easy to pinch, like a freshly rolled glutinous rice ball, and felt great.
"You don't have to be afraid of him. If you buy me the new Ultraman Children's Day gift box, I'll tell you all the embarrassing stories about my uncle when he was a kid. Now you have something on him, and he'll be yours to control from now on!"
"If I want to know, why don't I just ask your uncle? Maybe he'd be willing to tell me for a box of Yangyan gift boxes."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He's too proud to tell you the truth!"
"Then how do I know that what you told me is the truth? After all, you are so young. You were not even born when your uncle was young."
"I heard from my mom that if these melon buns are ripe, they'll cost at least five ten-yuan buns!"
Pei Muyang was amused by Gu Youran and laughed, "But what can I do? I don't want to know at all."
"But if you can solve these ten problems, I'll buy you a card pack. How about that? Deal?"
Gu Youran's chubby little mouth was pouting so high it could hold an oil can. She twisted her body awkwardly, groaning for a long time before reluctantly nodding, "Okay, deal..."
"Come on, take out your textbook and let me see how much knowledge you have learned in your little head."
At the same time, Jiang Chengyi, who had finally finished a video conference in the study, was looking at the documents in his hand and fell into deep thought.
"Mr. Jiang, we've had people follow Pei these past few days. Aside from going home and coming to work, his schedule has been normal. However, we've discovered through tracking his mother that Pei's father is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. According to our investigation, he's currently in a coma. Perhaps that's why he's in urgent need of money."
"Can I check the medical records?"
"That's a Class 3 public hospital. The medical records are difficult to find, so it might take some time. However, I will instruct my subordinates to find them as soon as possible."
"I want to know the truth as soon as possible."
"Okay, Mr. Jiang."
In the empty study, Jiang Chengyi fondly stroked each photo with his fingers. In addition to the recent photos taken while tracking Pei Muyang, showing his tired appearance when he came out of the hospital in the middle of the night, there were also some screenshots that were obviously some surveillance videos. The time displayed in the upper right corner of the screenshots was a picture of Pei Muyang working everywhere in the past month.
It turned out that without his knowledge, his life was so difficult that it made him so heartbroken that he couldn't suppress the bitterness in his heart at all.
Yangyang, what have you been through? How can I help you?
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