Su Meng affectionately linked her arm through Jiang Ning's, smiling. "Honey, Li Yao found a piece of land on a small mountain in the suburbs today. It used to be a mineral water factory, and Boss Jiang is planning to sell it. We should go take a look tomorrow."
Jiang Ning's eyes lit up. "She found something so quickly? Li Yao's efficiency is impressive!"
Su Meng nodded. "Yes, I heard Boss Jiang invested over ten million yuan in this factory. But the market's been bad, and the factory is almost bankrupt. He's desperate to sell it and even offered to sell it at a discount, but no one's interested. The factory has already stopped production. Plus, autumn and winter are coming—the off-season for mineral water—so it's barely breaking even."
Jiang Ning's eyes gleamed with an idea. "If that's the case, it might be a good opportunity for us. We can use some of his equipment and buy the whole factory outright. We can even keep his staff, saving us the trouble of hiring new people."
Su Meng nodded vigorously in agreement. "That's exactly what I was thinking, honey!"
Jiang Ning asked, "How's it going with the factory Old Master Tang introduced you to? Is it connecting well with you?"
Jiang Ning hadn't dared to ask during lunch with Old Master Tang present, but now that they were alone, he felt no reservations.
When Su Meng heard the question, her face lit up with a smile. "Honey, it's all thanks to you for knowing Old Master Tang."
"You wouldn't believe it," she continued. "The quote we got from Old Master Tang's factory was so much lower than the Wu Family's. Li Yao went to check it out, and Old Master Tang had his factory give us a quote that was almost at cost price!"
"That means for the next three years, Old Master Tang won't make a single cent from our purchases of special rare-earth alloys."
Hearing this, Jiang Ning felt a pang of unease. Old Master Tang was being too good to him; he was accumulating too many favors. *I'll have to make sure I cure his teacher's illness when we go to Kyoto.*
At that moment, Mengmeng, Tuantuan, and Nini were squatting in front, engrossed in some game and giggling like little mischief-makers.
Tuantuan's Mom and Nini's Mom watched Jiang Ning and Su Meng with envy. They looked so in love, and the two mothers felt a tickle of longing. They really wanted to go over and greet the "Tap Dance King" and get to know him.
Though online comments painted the "Tap Dance King" in a bad light, they knew better. After all, they had danced with him and their daughters that night.
After the "Tap Dance King" became famous and was mobbed by fans, they never saw him dancing in the neighborhood again.
The women thought, "If we became famous and were mobbed like that, with our lives disrupted, it would surely feel awful."
Though they were fans of the "Dance God," the "Tap Dance King" was undeniably a brilliant dancer and a handsome man. Naturally, they wanted to get to know him.
But Su Meng was always by Jiang Ning's side, so they could only steal occasional glances at him, too afraid to make any bold moves.
"Honey, did you notice Tuantuan's Mom and Nini's Mom keep staring at you? You're not allowed to have any other thoughts, you hear me!" Su Meng said, her voice tinged with jealousy and a hint of worry.
"Heh, relax, darling. There's only room for you in my heart—no space for anyone else, especially not other women," Jiang Ning replied with a tender expression.
Su Meng's heart melted. "Really?"
Jiang Ning teased, "Of course."
She tightened her grip on his arm, as if afraid he might slip away. "Thank you, honey."
Jiang Ning looked at her earnestly. "Darling, remember this: our family of three—you, me, and Mengmeng—no one can ever divide us. The moment I agreed to marry you, my heart became yours alone."
"Half of this heart of mine belongs to you."
Su Meng asked curiously, "Then what about the other half?"
Jiang Ning smiled. "The other half, of course, belongs to Mengmeng, your little lover and darling little girl."
Su Meng lightly patted Jiang Ning's arm, playfully scolding, "You! You scared me!"
At that moment, Su Meng gazed at Jiang Ning's profile, growing more captivated with every passing second.
She felt as if she were living in a dream lately. It all started when she hired Jiang Ning as a temporary babysitter, but she gradually discovered how incredibly talented he was!
A grandmaster of dance, a grandmaster of winemaking, a grandmaster of the erhu, a grandmaster of culinary arts, mastery of medicine, calligraphy, painting, martial arts, piano, singing, even fashion design, German, English, and woodworking—many of these were at the grandmaster level.
In the entire Great Xia Kingdom, achieving just one grandmaster-level skill would be considered incredibly impressive.
Yet Jiang Ning knew so much. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was like Sun Wukong with his seventy-two transformations, and the most remarkable thing was how he remained so humble about it all.
Su Meng muttered to herself, *What *doesn't* he know?*
It felt like there was nothing Jiang Ning wasn't proficient in.
*Is this guy even human?* she wondered. *The one my little brother Su Che introduced me to?*
*I feel like I'm punching above my weight.*
And Jiang Ning seemed to be growing more handsome by the day. She couldn't tell if it was because her love for him was deepening or just an illusion. *What's going on?*
No matter how many times she looked, she couldn't get enough. Jiang Ning seemed to become more handsome with every passing moment.
While working at the company, Su Meng's mind kept wandering back to Jiang Ning. She couldn't wait to finish work and rush back to the villa just to see him as soon as possible.
Jiang Ning's face, like his wine, his erhu, and his dancing, was like a poison—the more she looked, the more she became obsessed.
"Let's go home, darling. We should take a bath and go to bed," Su Meng blurted out before she even realized it.
"Huh? Go to bed?"
Jiang Ning turned to look at Su Meng. Only then did she realize her words could be interpreted in a suggestive way, and her face instantly flushed crimson.
Looking at Su Meng's flushed, delicate face, Jiang Ning couldn't resist the urge to lean in and take a bite. He imagined how wonderful that would feel.
"Ahem, darling, what I meant was, Mengmeng has played enough. We should go home, give her a bath, and put her to bed early," Su Meng quickly explained, clearing her throat.
"Oh, so that's what you meant. I thought..." Jiang Ning said with a mischievous grin.
"Hmph, don't you dare laugh. What did you think I meant? Darling, don't let your mind run wild."
Su Meng rolled her eyes at Jiang Ning, huffing in annoyance.
Jiang Ning quickly apologized. "You're right, you're right. I was overthinking things. Sorry about that."
Though he said the words, his mind was already conjuring images of sleeping in Su Meng's room that night, holding her close, and inhaling the sweet scent of her skin. *Ah, that scene...*
"Mengmeng, it's getting late. Time to head home," Su Meng said, standing up first and calling out to her daughter.
"Mom, but... Mengmeng wants to play a little longer!" Mengmeng heard her mother and stood up, turning to plead.
Tuantuan's Mom, hearing Su Meng, checked her phone and called out, "Tuantuan, time to go home and take a bath!" She nodded and smiled at Jiang Ning and the others in farewell.
At that moment, Nini's Mom also stood up. "Nini, we need to go too. Your dad's already rushing us home." After speaking, she gave Jiang Ning a nod, but her eyes held a different kind of look.
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