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"Brother Su Chang, I'll take the basic class. After all, I've just been talking nonsense on my own. Systematic learning should start from the basics," Xiao Ming said.
Su Chang's heart skipped a beat. He knew that although Xiao Ming's IQ was relatively low before, he was still very smart after his recovery. Su Chang thought for a while and said to the staff, "Well, teacher, let's enroll Xiao Ming in the basic class. However, we'll have one-on-one tutoring, so there won't be any regular classes."
"Okay, no problem, Mr. Su." The staff member became even more enthusiastic when he heard that Su Chang wanted to enroll in a one-on-one tutoring class.
Next, Su Chang inquired about the possibility of in-home tutoring. He didn't care about the money; he just wanted to provide the best learning conditions while ensuring Xiaoming's safety. The staff member smiled and agreed, readily agreeing to the in-home tutoring request on the condition that an additional 200 yuan be paid for travel expenses per lesson.
Then, Su Chang took Xiaoming to a driving school to register for a driver's license. After all, it would be much more convenient if he could drive himself. After registering at the driving school, they went to an art supply store called "Mali." Seeing that Xiaoming's eyes were shining as he looked at the art supplies, Su Chang didn't let Xiaoming choose any more. He simply spent hundreds of thousands of yuan to buy a huge pile of all kinds of art supplies needed for learning to paint. He didn't care about the money, as long as Xiaoming didn't have too many things to use when learning to paint.
After buying the art supplies, Su Chang took Xiao Ming back to Joyful Ode. Along the way, Xiao Ming was immersed in his anticipation of learning to paint, while Su Chang pondered her future plans, wondering if she should arrange a driver or nanny for Xiao Ming. After all, she couldn't be constantly around him; her grand plan for a harem had only just begun. However, she would have to discuss it with Andy before making a decision.
As soon as Su Chang parked his car, a yellow POLO pulled up right next to him. Su Chang looked closely and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't that the grocery-getter that Qu Xiaoxiao brought from home?"
Sure enough, as soon as Su Chang and Xiao Ming got out of the car, Qu Xiaoxiao jumped off her little Polo like a cheerful little bird. Her face beamed with excitement as she rushed to Su Chang's side and greeted him warmly, "Brother Su Chang, long time no see!"
Qu Xiaoxiao's gaze then fell on Xiaoming, and she asked curiously, "Who is this?"
Su Chang looked at Qu Xiaoxiao and muttered to himself: Why is this girl still so impulsive...? He smiled and introduced, "This is Andy's younger brother, Xiaoming, who just moved in. Xiaoming, this is your sister's friend, Qu Xiaoxiao." Since he couldn't tell who was older, he didn't go into detail about the introductions.
Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, clearly surprised that Andy had a younger brother. However, she quickly regained her composure and simply greeted Xiaoming. Xiaoming merely nodded in response, appearing somewhat shy.
Qu Xiaoxiao has Su Chang by her side now, so she can go find Andy to gossip about Xiaoming's situation later. As long as she acts cute, Andy will win her over immediately.
She tugged at Su Chang's arm and pestered him, asking, "Brother Su Chang, what have you been busy with lately? I haven't been to the shop at all, I couldn't find you!"
Su Chang was somewhat exasperated by Qu Xiaoxiao's persistent questioning. He casually agreed with her, but in his heart he was thinking: What good could this girl possibly want from me? I'd better not ask too much. I don't want to get involved with this girl.
When the elevator arrived at the 22nd floor, Su Chang said to Xiao Ming, "Xiao Ming, go home first. Remember to check the things when they bring them over later."
"Okay, Su Chang-ge." Xiao Ming replied and turned back to 2201.
Seeing that Su Chang was about to go upstairs, Qu Xiaoxiao quickly said, "Brother Su Chang, come sit in my room!"
Without even thinking, Su Chang refused, saying, "No, I have something to do, I'm going home first." With that, he quickly walked into the stairwell.
Qu Xiaoxiao watched Su Chang's departing figure, feeling a little disappointed, but she quickly composed herself and muttered to herself, "This guy, I refuse to believe that I, Qu Xiaoxiao, can't win him over." Then, she turned around and went back to her room 2203, waving her fists all the way.
"Xiaoming, why did you choose this cute girl to be your tutor?" Su Chang asked curiously.
Xiao Ming gave a shy smile, scratched his head and said, "I think Teacher Ningning is very kind, and I feel that she will be very patient in teaching me. I don't quite understand what those two old professors are saying."
"What about those two other pretty young female teachers?" Su Chang asked again.
After all, the art school was very generous in sending five teachers for the trial class. To be honest, this cute girl was probably the most ordinary-looking of the three college students. As for their drawing skills, they all seemed about the same. But for some reason, Xiaoming still chose this cute girl in the end.
"Well, maybe it's because I can understand everything Teacher Ningning teaches," Xiaoming replied, his head down, his expression hidden.
"Okay, then let's choose Teacher Ningning. I'll study hard under her from now on." Su Chang smiled slightly as she looked at Xiaoming's reddened ears, thinking to herself, "As long as Xiaoming likes it, that's fine."
On the way to get his driver's license, Xiaoming refused to take a taxi no matter what Su Chang said, insisting on taking the crowded bus and subway instead. Su Chang had no choice but to accompany him to familiarize himself with the route. What should have been a 40-minute taxi ride turned into an hour-long journey. Fortunately, Su Chang had experienced countless such trips in her past life and could barely adapt. This might be a case of "it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."
Chapter 87 Zhou Gege
The benefit of doing this was that Andy had given him a lot of perks these past few days and had even stayed overnight on the 23rd floor, which was a great psychological comfort to Su Chang.
When the weekend came, Su Chang still hadn't returned. Andy had also fallen behind in the acquisition case because he had gone to see Xiao Ming and then went for treatment. Now he was rushing to catch up and couldn't accompany him to Yin Shangdong's engagement party. Su Chang had no choice but to go alone, feeling that he was no different from a single dog.
Su Chang arrived at the hotel early, but didn't rush to get out of the car and go inside. He remembered that there was some gossip to be had here. In the plot, Qin Lang would act as Yu Xinlei's driver and sneak in to make oyster omelets for her. When Yin Shangdong went to open the car door, Qin Lang beat him to it and pushed him aside.
Not long after, a Mercedes-Benz S350 pulled up and stopped in front of the hotel. Yin Shangdong, dressed in an incredibly elegant white suit, came out to greet them. Su Chang quickly got out of the car; he was there to watch the drama unfold, so how could he not get closer? He hurried over, but when Su Chang saw who got out of the driver's seat, his eyes widened in disbelief. He thought to himself, "This isn't Qin Lang, it's a Bull Terrier! How did these two end up together? Did I, the little butterfly, mess things up?"
When Yin Shangdong saw Su Chang, a hint of doubt appeared on his face, but he quickly regained his noble smile and said, "Mr. Su Chang, why did you come so early?"
Su Chang snapped out of his daze and quickly replied with a smile, "Haha, I happened to be free, so I came over early." As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the Bull Terrier.
Yu Xinlei got out of the car and saw Su Chang. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She hadn't expected Su Chang to come today, otherwise she wouldn't have invited Lu Yuan. However, she quickly regained her composure. She smiled and said, "Mr. Su Chang, it's been a long time."
Su Chang looked at Yu Xinlei and thought to himself, "This arrogant young lady is really beautiful. She and Yin Shangdong are a perfect match. But her father is probably about to start causing trouble. He not only ruined Yin Shangdong's family, but Yu Xinlei also had to go to Taipei to take refuge and stayed at Qin Lang's house."
Lu Yuan turned his head away, repeatedly muttering to himself, "You can't see me, you can't see me." He lowered his head, a hint of embarrassment and unease on his face.
Su Chang didn't go up to greet him immediately because he thought of a very serious problem: he was a shareholder of the Yin Group, and if Yu Xinlei's family cheated the Yin Group, wouldn't that be cheating himself?
Su Chang said to Yin Shangdong, "Mr. Yin, why don't you go upstairs with your fiancée first? We can talk later when we have time. I have some things to do, so I'll go up later."
Yin Shangdong looked at Su Chang with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but still asked sincerely, "Oh? Mr. Su, is there some trouble? Is there anything I can help you with? Please don't hesitate to ask."
Su Chang took a deep breath to calm himself down. He could tell that Yin Shangdong was very sincere, but he still waved his hand and said seriously, "It's nothing. I just thought I had some things to do at the company. I'll just make a call."
Yin Shangdong nodded and replied kindly, "Okay, Mr. Su Chang, you go ahead with your work. I'll go upstairs with Xinlei first. My father and the others are still waiting upstairs."
Su Chang nodded slightly: "Okay, then you guys go upstairs quickly."
When Yu Xinlei saw Su Chang stay, she assumed Su Chang wanted to talk to Lu Yuan, so she had to use her wits and quickly said, "Um, Brother Lu, why don't you park the car in the underground parking lot?" In fact, she was just reminding Lu Yuan to leave quickly so that Su Chang wouldn't ruin her plans.
Lu Yuan then understood the meaning behind Yu Xinlei's words and quickly nodded, saying, "Okay, Miss Yu."
Su Chang watched Lu Yuan and Yu Xinlei trying to be clever, but he didn't expose them. After all, these were minor matters, and he had more important things to do.
After the others left, Su Chang frowned and anxiously dialed Jiang Lai's number, her tone serious: "Lai Lai, I heard that the Yin Group is going to invest in the company of Yin Shangdong's fiancée. Is that true?"
Jiang Lai thought for a moment and replied, "It seems like that's true. What's wrong?"
Su Chang's eyes flickered as he silently organized his thoughts. He feigned composure and said, "I heard that Yu Xinlei's family's company is already insolvent. Investing now would be throwing money down the drain. Send someone to investigate immediately and have them bring the documents to me."
Jiang Lai was a little puzzled, but she immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll send someone to investigate right away."
Su Chang hung up the phone, secretly relieved. Back in his car, he thought: although he wasn't short of money, he couldn't just let it go to waste. He'd be better off using the money to buy something to appease Xu Hongdou and his woman; that would be much more worthwhile.
A little while later, Jiang Lai called: "Su Chang, I've already had someone check. Someone will contact you when the results are out. I'll send you her phone number later."
Su Chang quickly replied, "Okay, thank you for your hard work, Lai Lai."
"Come on, I'm busy right now, I'm hanging up." Jiang Lai said and then hung up the phone.
Su Chang leaned back in her seat, wondering if she should think of a way to protect her own interests without ruining Yin Shangdong's engagement party. However, she quickly dismissed the idea, thinking that it was pointless to waste her energy on such a thing and that protecting her own interests was the priority. She put on some music in the car and pretended to doze off.
About fifty minutes later, Su Chang's phone rang. He took out his phone and saw that it wasn't the number Jiang Lai had sent him earlier, so he hung up immediately. However, it rang again as soon as he hung up. Su Chang frowned, glanced at the screen impatiently, and found it was still the same number.
"This is so annoying! Who the hell is this? They really know how to pick their time." Su Chang muttered, reluctantly answering the phone and asking irritably, "Who are you?"
There was a visibly pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a stammering voice: "Hello... Mr. Su, I... my name is Song Nuan. President Jiang Lai asked me to deliver the documents."
Hearing that soft, sweet voice, Su Chang was speechless. He thought to himself, "This isn't someone here to help me with things. If she goes with those old foxes, she'll get played to death!" But he had no choice; he didn't have time to waste. The engagement banquet was about to begin, so he could only ask, "Where are you?"
"I was standing at the hotel entrance, wearing a yellow sweater, a white shirt, and carrying a black bag. There was another girl with me, wearing a beige long-sleeved shirt and with long hair," Song Nuan described in detail her and her companion's features.
Su Chang shook his head helplessly, thinking that this woman seemed a bit simple-minded. He was worried that if he asked them to come over, the documents might not arrive and they might not be able to find the person, which would be troublesome. He could only instruct them, "Just wait there and don't wander around. I'll be right there."
Su Chang arrived at the hotel entrance and immediately spotted two lonely figures standing there, looking around helplessly. When he recognized them, he blurted out, "Holy crap!"
"Isn't that Hua Qiangu and Cai Wenjing? Which TV series is this that's airing?" Su Chang thought in surprise, "It seems that my company is full of hidden talents! I'll have to go to the company in a while, otherwise I'll miss out on so many sign-in opportunities. My harem is also lacking people like them."
He strode up to Song Nuan and Zhou Gege, a smile playing on his lips. Song Nuan smiled shyly at Su Chang; her large eyes shone like two bright stars, her skin was fair, and her long, black hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall. Zhou Gege appeared more mature; her long hair was slightly curled, and her eyes revealed a firmness and confidence, a wolfish glint in them when she saw Su Chang.
"Hello, I'm Su Chang," Su Chang introduced herself.
"President Su, hello, I'm Song Nuan, and this is Zhou Gege. We're both new interns at the company," Song Nuan said nervously.
Looking at the soft and sweet Song Nuan, Su Chang really wanted to pinch her rosy cheeks, and a protective instinct welled up inside him. He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, did you bring the documents that President Jiang asked you to deliver?" Su Chang was genuinely afraid that this scatterbrain might lose the documents.
Song Nuan took out a stack of documents from her bag and handed them to Su Chang, saying, "I brought them, President Song. President Jiang asked us to send them over. Please take a look."
Su Chang took the document and began to carefully review it. As he read, he discussed some details with Song Nuan. Although Song Nuan was a little nervous, she still tried her best to answer Su Chang's questions. Zhou Gege listened quietly from the side, occasionally interjecting a word or two to correct Song Nuan's mistakes.
During their conversation, Su Chang discovered that although Song Nuan was a bit naive, her work ability was quite good, while Zhou Gege was clearly inferior. He thought to himself, "This Song Nuan is quite capable. If I take her into my harem and train her, she'll become another great general."
"Alright, I've reviewed the information, no problems," Su Chang said.
"Um... Mr. Su, we'll head back now," Song Nuan said nervously.
"Song Nuan, am I that scary?" Su Chang said helplessly, "You two come up with me. I need your help later. What did your boss, Mr. Jiang, tell you?"
Chapter Eighty-Eight: Exposure
Song Nuan and Zhou Gege were stunned when they heard Su Chang's words. How would they know what Jiang Lai had instructed them to do? They were assigned by their supervisor, who had only told them to deliver a document. Did they have to do something else besides delivering a document?
"Um... well... Mr. Su, our supervisor only instructed us to deliver the documents; he didn't give any other instructions," Song Nuan said, staring nervously at Su Chang.
"Alright! I'll talk to your CEO Jiang later." Su Chang waved his hand casually. He hadn't expected Jiang Lai to just send over some documents. "Let's go, come upstairs with me."
As she spoke, Su Chang walked into the hotel. Song Nuan and Zhou Gege exchanged a glance and quickly followed. Su Chang then began to mentally sign in.
"System, sign in!"
"Ding! Detected that the female lead Song Nuan and the supporting actress Zhou Gege from 'Go, Intern!' are near the host. Congratulations, host, you have obtained: ."
Ten management talents (These management talents are multi-skilled, capable of managing various aspects such as project management, financial management, marketing management, and human resource management. They will arrive within 10 days. The host can choose the gender and appearance of the 10 talents.)
Master-level psychological counselor skills.
Would the host like to select the gender and appearance of the talent and load the skill now?
"Stop! No need, let's talk about it tonight." Su Chang was startled, afraid that the system would launch another surprise attack. After all, although it had been a while since the last skill was loaded, the feeling was still unforgettable.
In his heart, he was thinking, "This damn system is great today. Ten management talents. I can hand over most of the things in my company to them, and Jiang Lai can be freed up. But I should wait. I still have a lot of funds. If Jiang Lai is completely free, I'll have a lot of trouble. But it's also digging a hole for itself. If I had chosen the gender and appearance, this damn system would definitely have loaded skills. Luckily, I'm smart, otherwise I would have been tricked by this damn system again."
As soon as Su Chang and her two companions stepped out of the elevator, a bespectacled, refined-looking middle-aged man and a scholarly-looking middle-aged woman, followed by Yin Shangdong and Yu Xinlei, were already waiting there. Su Chang knew without guessing that the two in front must be Yin Shangdong's parents.
Upon seeing Su Chang, the middle-aged man was the first to come forward and greeted her warmly, "President Su, I am Yin Dehua (I don't know the real name, I made it up), it's great to finally meet you in person."
"Haha! That was my fault. I've wanted to meet you, Mr. Yin, for a long time, but I've been so busy. Today, your son is getting engaged, and I just happened to have some free time, so I finally got to meet you," Su Chang replied with a big smile.
Yin Dehua warmly introduced his mother, Yin Shangdong, and Yu Xinlei to Su Chang, his face beaming with a friendly smile.
"This is my wife, Su Wanrong (I don't know her real name, I'm just making this up) 々‖." Yin Dehua said with a smile, and Su Wanrong smiled and nodded to Su Chang.
Then, Yin Dehua pointed to Yin Shangdong and Yu Xinlei and said, "This is my son Yin Shangdong, and his girlfriend Yu Xinlei."
Yin Shangdong politely extended his hand to Su Chang and said, "Mr. Su, this isn't the first time we've met. Thank you for coming to my and Xinlei's engagement party today." Yu Xinlei also greeted him with a smile.
Su Chang responded to their greetings one by one, always with a friendly smile on his face. Then, he turned around and introduced Song Nuan and Zhou Gege behind him to everyone.
"This is Song Nuan, and this is Zhou Gege, they are my company's assistants," Su Chang introduced.
Song Nuan smiled shyly and said softly, "Hello."
Zhou Gege appeared quite generous, smiling and saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you all!"
Afterwards, Yin Dehua wanted to invite the three of them into the banquet hall, but Su Chang suddenly grabbed Yin Dehua's arm and said with a serious expression, "Mr. Yin, I would like to talk to you alone. Do you have time now?"
Yin Dehua was secretly surprised. He had long felt that it was strange that Su Chang had suddenly brought two more assistants, but he didn't feel comfortable asking too many questions. Now, hearing that Su Chang wanted to talk to him alone, his expression turned serious, and he nodded in agreement, wanting to know what Su Chang's purpose was today.
Yin Dehua asked his mother to take Yin Shangdong and Yu Xinlei to greet the guests while he accompanied Su Chang to chat. Yin Dehua led Su Chang to an empty private room. Su Chang asked Zhou Gege to close the door and watch outside to prevent anyone from coming in. Although Zhou Gege was somewhat unwilling and wanted to stay by Su Chang's side, seeing Su Chang's cold and stern expression, she had no choice but to close the door and leave.