"Uncle Jiang, is the person in the drawing…you?" Mengmeng choked out, her voice thick with emotion.
Jiang Ning forced a smile. "This…this…Mengmeng, in the future, you'll have a daddy and mommy who love you very much, and they'll take care of you together. Isn't that…good?"
"No, Mengmeng doesn't want anyone else to be her daddy. Mengmeng wants Uncle Jiang to be her daddy," Mengmeng said stubbornly.
Jiang Ning fell silent. Li Yao was silent, and Hong Yueyin was silent as well.
Yes, they hadn't realized how much Mengmeng longed for a father at this moment.
Ever since Su Meng adopted Mengmeng and had her call her "Mommy," Mengmeng's yearning for a father had taken root.
Now, with Jiang Ning's appearance, and with him treating Mengmeng so well, she no longer wanted any other man to be her father. She felt that Jiang Ning was the only one who truly fit the role.
"Drip."
"Drip."
"Drip."
The entire balcony was unusually quiet, with only Mengmeng's tears dampening Jiang Ning's painting, blurring the face of the handsome man in the picture.
The handsome man's face also became blurry.
"Mengmeng, you can draw what you imagine your dad to look like based on this picture," Jiang Ning said, wiping away Mengmeng's tears.
His eyes also welled up, and Mengmeng's tears caused him a heart-wrenching pain.
"Yes, I'll definitely draw it to look like Uncle Jiang."
Mengmeng said confidently, and then began to draw.
At this time, Su Meng's private jet had already arrived at Cangnan Airport.
"Mr. Schmidt, shall we visit the Su Corporation first?"
Su Meng thought for a moment, feeling that it was better not to return too early, as her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
She wished so much that Jiang Ning could spend another day with Mengmeng, even just one day.
Seeing the heavy video of the impending separation on the piano sent by Hong Yueyin just now made her feel quite heart-wrenching.
She never expected Mengmeng and Jiang Ning's relationship to deepen so much in just three days.
"Alright, Miss Su Meng, I'm here to examine your esteemed company, so I'll have a better understanding of things."
Afterward, they got into the company's Rolls-Royce.
"Xiao Chen, let's go to the company first," Su Meng said.
"Yes, President Su."
Today, Su Meng's exclusive driver, Chen Yuankun, was here to pick them up. He had been a driver for the Su Corporation for over a decade.
Behind them were over a dozen SUVs, carrying the bodyguards who were traveling with Su Meng, as well as Schmidt's bodyguards.
This painting, Mengmeng spent a long time on, especially when drawing Jiang Ning's face; Mengmeng drew it with extreme care.
And, you know, it really did look eight parts like him.
"Ring, ring, ring."
At this moment, Jiang Ning's phone rang.
Jiang Ning opened it and saw that it was Old Master Tang calling.
"Mengmeng, you keep drawing, okay? Uncle Jiang is going out to answer the phone."
"Okay."
Mengmeng didn't even lift her head, continuing to draw Jiang Ning's portrait very seriously.
It seemed this painting held significant meaning.
"Hello. Hello, Director Tang."
Jiang Ning spoke in the courtyard outside the villa.
At this moment, Tang Xiaochuan and his old butler, Zhang Haichen, were at the entrance of Building A17. "Hello, Master Jiang. I'm already at Building A17 in the Yunding Villa Complex. Can you come over right away?"
This time, Tang Xiaochuan hadn't brought anyone else, only his loyal and devoted old butler.
"Okay, Director Tang, please wait a moment, I'll be right there." Jiang Ning said and hung up the phone.
"Miss Hong, Assistant Li, please help me look after Mengmeng for a while. I'll go out for a bit and be right back." Jiang Ning said apologetically.
"Don't worry, Jiang Ning, go and take care of what you need to do." Assistant Li said with a smile.
She had already received a text message from Su Meng and knew that Su Meng had arrived in Cangnan, and that she was already at the Su Corporation building.
However, she didn't want to tell Jiang Ning too early, fearing that it would ruin this moment of farewell.
Jiang Ning walked out of the villa and took out the keys and deeds for Building A17 and Building A18 from his system space.
When Jiang Ning arrived in front of Building A17, he saw only two old men standing there, completely unremarkable.
If others saw this, they wouldn't associate it with the fact that the true behind-the-scenes president of the Tang Corporation, ranked in the top five in Kyoto, and the one who founded the Tang Corporation, Old Master Tang, was inside.
Indeed, the older ones are wiser.
Unlike Tang Hecai, who made the whole community aware of his presence.
Keep it quiet and make a fortune, isn't that good? Why cause trouble and make a mess before you're satisfied?
"Hello, are you Director Tang?"
Jiang Ning naturally had a good impression of this big shot from the Huayin Chart.
"Hello, are you Master Jiang, the 'Super Dad'?"
Tang Xiaochuan smiled and stepped forward to shake hands, not putting on any airs. He looked amiable.
"Come on, let's go inside and talk."
After Jiang Ning said that, he took out the key and opened the door to Building A17. He walked into the villa with Old Master Tang and the old housekeeper, Zhang Haichen.
These two villas were purchased from someone else.
They had already been finely decorated, but no one had moved in yet.
Old butler Zhang Haichen went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea, very conscientiously.
"Mr. Tang, these are the keys and deeds to the two villas, please keep them safe."
Jiang Ning picked up the keys and deeds and placed them on the table.
Tang Xiaochuan said apologetically, "Master Jiang, I'm really sorry. My eldest son messed things up and caused you trouble."
"No trouble, it's all in the past, let's not mention it again." Jiang Ning waved his hand.
"Alright, then let's not be too sentimental. This Building A17 villa was originally bought for you. Master Jiang, please accept it. Old Zhang and I will be staying in Building A19 villa for a while.
Master Jiang, in the coming period, I will renovate the kitchen in Building A19 villa according to your requirements. When the renovation is complete, you can come directly here to study new dishes."
"Building A19? Then what about Building A18?" Jiang Ning was puzzled.
"That's right, Building A18 has already been exposed. If Old Zhang and I live there, it would be easy for those with ulterior motives to become suspicious. It's better to leave that villa empty for now," Tang Xiaochuan said with a smile.
Jiang Ning: "Mm, as always, Chairman Tang has thought things through. Alright, no problem. However, regarding the villa in Building A17, Chairman Tang, you should take it back. I don't deserve such a reward for nothing."
Tang Xiaochuan stroked his beard and said, "Master Jiang, you should still accept this house. If you truly win the Chef Champion this time, I will have already made a huge profit, and it will also make it more convenient for you to come here to study recipes in the future."
"Alright, then I will definitely strive to complete my mission."
Jiang Ning was naturally very happy. He thought back to the small, ten-square-meter rental apartment he had before.
Now, he had his own villa, which naturally made him very happy. The key was that he could often see Mengmeng here, and had the chance to play with her.
This was also the main reason that moved Jiang Ning.
"Master Jiang, take a look at this contract agreement. If there are no problems, we'll sign it."
Tang Xiaochuan took a contract agreement from his briefcase and said.
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