Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 048 When Money Rings
At 7:45 in the morning, Jiang's mother came back from buying breakfast and saw Yuan Xudong and her daughter Jiang Nansun sitting at the dining table in the living room. She took a special look at Yuan Xudong's shoes, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes. She pretended to be confused and greeted them with a smile:
"Xiao Yuan, when did you come back?"
Seeing Mother Jiang open the door and come in, Yuan Xudong hurriedly went to greet her. While taking the breakfast from her hand and putting it on the dining table, he responded with a smile:
"Aunt, you've worked hard. I just came back not long ago and there's nothing at home. I'm sorry to bother you to go out and buy breakfast so early in the morning!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong being so polite, Mother Jiang smiled with satisfaction:
"It's okay. We just have the ingredients at home. I don't know how to make breakfast, and I don't know if the breakfast I bought will suit your taste. Nansun likes it very much."
Hearing this, Yuan Xudong nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"As long as Nansun likes to eat it, it's fine. I don't mind what I eat. I'm not picky about food."
After that, he put the breakfast in order one by one. Looking at the three packed nutritious porridge, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly. He handed two of the nutritious porridge to Jiang Mama and Jiang Nansun, and kept one for himself.
"Aunt, I like eating nutritious white porridge the most, thank you!"
Mother Jiang sat down next to her daughter Jiang Nansun and smiled at Yuan Xudong across the table:
"Just eat it if you like it. It contains red dates and wolfberries, which are very good for the body..."
"Mom~~"
Before Jiang's mother could finish, Jiang Nansun immediately said coquettishly:
"I want to eat two servings of nutritious white porridge, but now one serving is missing. I didn't know Yuan Xudong was coming back. It would be better if you bought one more serving!"
"Yep!"
Mother Jiang realized that she had made a mistake and immediately made up for it:
"Nan Sun eats two bowls of nutritious white porridge every morning. I bought three portions, two of which are for Nan Sun. But it doesn't matter, she can eat one less bowl!"
Looking at the full bowl of nutritious porridge, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly. Looking at the Jiang family mother and daughter who were trying to hide their true intentions, he pushed his nutritious porridge in front of Jiang Nansun and said:
"Nansun, you are so thin, you need to eat more for breakfast. I'll leave this nutritious porridge to you!"
Looking at the two full bowls of nutritious porridge in front of her, Jiang Nansun gnashed her teeth and said:
"Thank you, Yuan Xudong!"
"You're welcome, it's my pleasure!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and nodded. He sat down to eat breakfast with Jiang's mother and daughter, and looked at Jiang's mother and suggested:
"Aunt, uncle is angry right now. Nansun is not suitable to go back yet. Let her live with Suosuo. The two of them will have company. What do you think?"
Knowing that Yuan Xudong wanted to catch the attention of her daughter Jiang Nansun, Jiang's mother hesitated and declined:
"Isn't this... inconvenient?"
Without waiting for Jiang's mother to explicitly refuse, Yuan Xudong decided directly:
"It's okay, aunt, you don't have to worry. I don't live here. The house opposite is also a rental house. I can move there and not live under the same roof with Nansun. If anything happens, I can still take care of Suosuo and Nansun!"
Without waiting for Mother Jiang to speak, Jiang Nansun stared at Yuan Xudong and clearly refused:
"I don't live here, I can move over and live with Zhang Anren!"
Seeing that Mother Jiang was hesitant, Yuan Xudong directly retorted:
"Zhang Anren doesn't have a car. He lives in the outer ring of Pudong. If you live there, you have to take the bus and subway to and from school every day, which will waste at least three or four hours. Not to mention the time wasted, you have been spoiled since childhood, and your body will not be able to handle it!"
Without waiting for Jiang Nansun to open her mouth to refute, he looked directly at Mother Jiang and said:
"Aunt, if Nansun lives so far away, if something happens, you won't be able to help her in time. It's better for her to live with Suosuo!"
Mother Jiang nodded slightly, then looked at Yuan Xudong and said hesitantly:
"It looks like the house across the street has already been occupied. If it's empty, I can help Nansun rent it. You and Suosuo can live here, and Nansun can live across from you so you can take care of her!"
Seeing that Mother Jiang had given in, Yuan Xudong immediately struck while the iron was hot:
"Aunt, don't worry. I will be responsible for negotiating with the tenant across the street and asking him to give up the house. You can go back today to help Nansun pack some clothes for changing. As for other daily necessities, you can have the nearby shopping mall deliver them to your door!
When I came back, the tenant opposite was just returning home from his morning run. I'll go over and talk to him now. You and Nansun wait for a moment, I'll be back soon!"
After saying that, without waiting for Mother Jiang and Jiang Nansun to react, he left the house and went to the tenant's house opposite. After a while, he walked back into the house, looked at Mother Jiang and Jiang Nansun and smiled:
"It's settled. He will move out before noon. As long as Auntie works a little harder this afternoon, Nansun can move in tonight."
Looking at Yuan Xudong's vigorous and resolute actions, Mother Jiang was stunned and said:
"how did you do it?"
Yuan Xudong sat back in his seat, eating the breakfast bought by Jiang's mother, and pretended to be humble:
"Everyone has a price. For something as insignificant as this, most people will agree to it as long as they give a little money. After all, who can resist money?"
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Nansun who looked down on him, and changed the subject:
"Of course, there are some people who regard money as dirt, such as our Princess Jiang. Even if someone is willing to give her a betrothal gift of 100 million, she will remain indifferent and only know how to guard her so-called love!"
After glaring at Yuan Xudong who was hinting at something, Jiang Nansun looked at her mother and said:
"Mom, the rent here is very expensive. Where do you get so much money? I'll go to Zhang Anren's place. If you're really worried, I'll rent a house next to him. The rent there is very cheap!"
Without waiting for Mother Jiang to speak, Yuan Xudong said aggrievedly:
"I've already paid the money, and they've decided to move out. If you don't come and live here now, then I've been working for nothing, right?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong and her daughter Jiang Nansun bickering with each other, and thinking of what she saw this morning, Jiang's mother decided directly:
"Nansun, just do as Xiao Yuan said and move here. This is in the city center with convenient transportation. It will be much more convenient for you to go to school and it is also closer to home. I can come to see you anytime. Xiao Yuan and Suosuo live across the street to take care of you. Compared to living with Zhang Anren, Mom will feel more at ease!"
After that, she took out an ICBC card from her bag and handed it to Yuan Xudong:
"Xiao Yuan, there are more than 200,000 yuan in the card, and the password is Nansun's birthday. I don't know how much you spent. If it's not enough, I'll make up for it later!"
“Enough, enough!”
Yuan Xudong took Jiang's mother's ICBC card and nodded repeatedly:
"First pay half a year's rent, and use the remaining money to buy Nansun a small mobility scooter. This way, it will be much more convenient for her to go to school or Songjiang Hotel!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong taking away her mother's ICBC card, Jiang Nansun stretched out her right hand and said:
"Give it back to me quickly, I don't live here!"
Yuan Xudong would not give up such a good opportunity. If Jiang Nansun moved to live with Zhang Anren, he would feel uncomfortable all over. He put Jiang's mother's ICBC card into his wallet. While continuing to eat breakfast, Yuan Xudong looked at the two large bowls of nutritious porridge in front of Jiang Nansun and said:
"Eat quickly, the porridge is getting cold. You still have to go to work at Songjiang Hotel today, so don't be late!"
"None of your business!"
While drinking nutritious white porridge, Jiang Nansun stared at Yuan Xudong fiercely and muttered something in her mouth, but no one knew what she was saying.
Looking at Yuan Xudong and her daughter Jiang Nansun who seemed like a pair of bickering lovers, Jiang's mother sighed secretly. She didn't know whether what she was doing was right or wrong. She only hoped that her daughter Nansun could find a man who could protect and take care of her, so that she would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life and would always be a happy princess of the Jiang family.
As time passed, Yuan Xudong and Mother Jiang had already finished their breakfast, leaving Jiang Nansun, who was still slowly eating her last bowl of nutritious porridge. Looking at Jiang Nansun, who looked troubled, Yuan Xudong teased her:
"Nansun, are you unable to eat?"
Seeing Yuan Xudong making fun of her, Jiang Nansun put the bowl and chopsticks on the table and said confidently:
"I don't have a good appetite today. I can't eat when I see you!"
"I'm so sorry!"
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly, then stood up and looked at Jiang Nansun and said:
"Now that you have eaten and drunk enough, let's go. I will take you to work at Songjiang Boutique Hotel. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yuan Xudong. On behalf of Jingyan Group, I am responsible for supervising the attendance records and raw material procurement of the hotel construction party. I am your direct superior and have the right to decide whether your internship results are qualified. If you don't perform well, no matter how beautiful you are, I will not cheat for personal gain!"
Hearing this, Jiang Nansun was stunned and said:
"This is the internship that Professor Dong arranged for me. How did you get involved?"
Yuan Xudong straightened his suit and said in a controlled tone:
“This is the power of capital. When money makes a sound, all other sounds stop abruptly!”
