"Bonjour. In French, that means hello."
Seeing Mengmeng's eager expression, Jiang Ning immediately began teaching her French.
"Bonjour."
Mengmeng imitated him perfectly, staring intently at his lips without blinking, afraid she'd miss even the slightest detail in his pronunciation.
Ding!
Congratulations, Host!
By teaching Mengmeng a new foreign language, you have earned a Foreign Language Reward.
You may choose one authentic language skill from the following: English, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, and many more.
Hearing the familiar system notification in his mind, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.
Just like before. The system really is generous.
Without any hesitation, he replied,
"System, I'll choose Russian."
Selection confirmed. Congratulations! You have obtained native-level Russian proficiency.
In an instant, an enormous amount of authentic Russian knowledge flooded into Jiang Ning's mind like a tidal wave.
He even felt a subtle change in his throat, as though his vocal cords had been magically adjusted. Speaking Russian now felt perfectly natural, as if he'd spent decades immersed in the language and grown up speaking it.
"Good morning... In French, hello is also Bonjour. Good afternoon is Bon après-midi, and good evening is Bonsoir..."
Jiang Ning patiently repeated simple everyday phrases for Mengmeng.
Mengmeng watched his mouth closely, carefully mimicking every sound.
She learned astonishingly quickly.
Of course, part of it was due to her exceptional talent, but even more impressive was how completely focused she was on learning.
As they continued walking, teacher and student chatted all the way.
Only this time, instead of practicing German...
...they were speaking French.
The sun gradually sank below the horizon, and dusk settled over the city.
By the time they returned to the villa, Mengmeng was already curled up in Ye Shulan's arms, happily keeping her grandparents and maternal grandparents company in the living room.
At this point, everyone's attention had completely shifted away from Jiang Ning and Su Meng's engagement.
Now, all four elders were utterly captivated by Mengmeng.
They doted on the little girl endlessly, setting aside all serious discussions just to play with her.
Every so often, Mengmeng's bright, cheerful laughter echoed throughout the house, filling it with warmth.
Meanwhile...
Jiang Ning had already disappeared into the kitchen.
Today, he was especially eager to taste the vegetables grown inside the System Space.
System-produced goods had to be top quality.
There was only one problem—
The spiritual rice.
Most of the rice harvested earlier had already been replanted.
At the moment, less than a pound remained in storage.
That wasn't nearly enough to feed everyone.
"System," Jiang Ning asked, "can you instantly mature the spiritual rice?"
Of course, Host.
Whoosh!
Inside the System Garden, the tiny rice sprouts instantly shot upward.
Within seconds, they matured into lush stalks heavy with plump golden grains, so full that they bent under their own weight.
"System, harvest everything into the System Space."
"Leave one pound as seed and replant it in the black soil."
"Mill the rest into spiritual rice."
Understood, Host. A new batch has already been replanted.
Soon afterward, the system reported completion.
A rapid series of crackling sounds echoed through the System Space.
The freshly harvested rice was instantly dried.
The husks burst open one after another with soft popping sounds, revealing crystal-clear grains of spiritual rice.
"System, can you separate the husks from the rice?"
Looking at the mixed pile, Jiang Ning felt a headache coming on.
Sorting it by hand would take forever.
Certainly.
However, Host, these husks are valuable.
They can either:
Be used as fertilizer in the System Garden. Be saved as fish feed once the System Fish Pond is unlocked.
Jiang Ning thought for a moment.
His System Space was enormous, with plenty of room to spare.
"Just store the husks separately for now. I'll use them later."
Understood. Husk separation complete.
The system really was efficient.
Everything was finished in the blink of an eye.
Without hesitation, Jiang Ning spent another 100 Dad Points to purchase a portion of Spirit Spring Water to nourish the rice.
Then he took out three catties (about 1.5 kg) of spiritual rice and began washing it before starting the rice cooker.
More than an hour later...
Click.
The front door opened.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home."
Su Meng stepped inside carrying her briefcase.
After taking off her high heels and changing into slippers, she walked into the living room.
The moment she looked up...
She found all four elders—and Mengmeng—turning to look at her simultaneously.
"Oh?"
"Dad, Mom, when did you get here?"
"Why didn't you tell Jiang Ning and me beforehand? We could've picked you up."
"Hehe, Xiao Meng," Jiang Haichuan said warmly, "you're busy with work, so your mother and I simply took the coach here. It wasn't difficult."
As a father-in-law, he couldn't have been more satisfied.
His daughter-in-law was nothing like those city people who looked down on rural families.
She was even prettier than celebrities.
Her family was wealthy.
Most importantly...
Neither she nor her parents had ever treated him and his wife with disdain.
That alone was enough.
"Dad, Mom, then you have to stay for a while this time."
Su Meng happily walked over and sat beside Ye Shulan.
Ye Shulan gently patted the back of her hand with obvious concern.
"Xiao Meng, you work far too hard."
She turned toward Su Yunlong.
"My dear in-law, you're still young. How can you bear to let Xiao Meng work herself to exhaustion every single day?"
Watching the close interaction between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law...
Liu Mengyan couldn't help feeling just a little jealous.
Su Yunlong coughed awkwardly.
"Ahem... Don't worry."
"Once Xiao Meng gets married, I'll let her step down."
"I also have a son—he happens to be Jiang Ning's good classmate."
"He'll be taking over the Su Group soon."
Truthfully, Su Yunlong felt somewhat guilty.
Ever since Su Meng graduated from university, he'd handed the company over to her, staying behind the scenes only to supervise and provide guidance.
Later, however...
He had become more interested in reading and cooking than in business.
As a result, he paid much less attention to company affairs.
Ye Shulan nodded approvingly.
"That's more like it."
"Just look how thin our Xiao Meng has become."
She lovingly held Su Meng's hand.
"From now on, if there's anything you want to eat, just tell Ning'er to cook it for you."
"And if that brat doesn't listen..."
She smiled.
"Just tell Mom."
"I'll deal with him for you."
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