Jiang Ning glanced at it. It was a transfer from the Tang Group—two billion yuan had just been credited.
Looking at the long string of zeros after the number "2," Jiang Ning's heartbeat sped up a little.
Ring, ring.
His phone rang again.
"Hello, this is Tang Xiachuan. Master Jiang, the two billion has just been transferred. Did you receive it?"
"Hello, Chairman Tang. Yes, I received it. Thank you. I'm driving outside right now—let's talk later."
"Alright then, Master Jiang. Drive safely. I won't keep you. Goodbye."
Beep, beep, beep.
In just a short while, several more calls came in—people like President Wu from the planning department, Chairman Tang, and others. They were all calling about transferring money.
Su Meng felt more and more unable to figure Jiang Ning out.
He seemed to have some mysterious identity—definitely not someone simple.
"Husband, why do I feel like I can't understand you anymore?" Su Meng looked at Jiang Ning with curious eyes.
"Wife, they say once a woman becomes curious about a man, it means she's not far from falling in love with him," Jiang Ning teased.
"Hmph, who cares about you?" Su Meng snorted coldly.
"Husband, are you some kind of hacker spy?" Su Meng suddenly asked, her imagination running wild.
Hearing her question, Jiang Ning couldn't help laughing.
He flicked her lightly on the forehead.
"Wife, what nonsense are you thinking about? Why don't you just say I'm a secret imperial agent—Agent 008?"
Su Meng pouted and stopped talking.
Seeing her sulky expression, Jiang Ning found it amusing. To be honest, the way Su Meng looked now was nothing like the cold and aloof goddess CEO of the Su Group.
"Alright, wife, I'll tell you. Actually, I signed two contracts. This is the signing bonus they transferred," Jiang Ning explained.
"What contracts? Husband, don't tell me you're planning to enter the entertainment industry?" Su Meng widened her eyes.
"The entertainment industry? Oh, that's true. With a face as handsome as your husband's—comparable to those young idols—it shouldn't be hard to enter the entertainment world, right?"
Jiang Ning had originally intended to tell the truth, but hearing Su Meng mistakenly think it was an entertainment contract, he couldn't resist teasing her further.
"Stop joking and tell me already. Otherwise tonight I'll punish you… punish you…" Su Meng thought for a long time but couldn't think of any real punishment. It seemed like there wasn't anything she could actually punish him with.
"Punish me by not letting me sleep in your room? Sure. Punish me by making me mop the floor? Fine, I'll mop. Punish me by making all three meals a day? No problem, I'll cook," Jiang Ning said with a grin.
"Ah, Jiang Ning, you—fine! I'll punish you by… by never calling you husband again!" Su Meng said angrily.
"How about this, wife—you give me a kiss, and I'll tell you everything. What do you think?" Jiang Ning said playfully.
Teasing the goddess CEO was actually quite fun.
"Really?" Su Meng asked suspiciously.
"Really."
Smack.
But just as Jiang Ning finished speaking, Su Meng suddenly leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"That should be enough, right?"
After saying that, her face turned red. She really was curious about Jiang Ning's contracts.
"Hey, I didn't even feel it. Do it again," Jiang Ning said, stunned by the sudden sneak attack. All he caught was the faint, captivating fragrance from her body and the soft touch of her lips—then they were gone.
"Heehee, Daddy, Mommy kissed! Let Mengmeng kiss too!"
At that moment, Mengmeng giggled and tried to undo the seatbelt of her child safety seat.
"No!" Jiang Ning and Su Meng spoke at the same time.
That immediately scared Mengmeng into freezing mid-movement.
"Mengmeng, you're still a little kid. Safety comes first.
You need to understand basic things like this, okay?
If you want to kiss, we'll do it when we get home. Daddy will let you kiss as much as you want."
Jiang Ning quickly comforted her.
After all, he and Su Meng had spoken a bit loudly just now, and he was worried about frightening her.
"Oh, okay. Then when we get home, Mengmeng wants to kiss Daddy one hundred times."
"What? Wouldn't that make Daddy's whole face covered in drool?" Jiang Ning's face darkened.
"Heehee, I don't care. I want to kiss Daddy one hundred times."
"Alright, alright, my precious girl. When we get home, Daddy will let you kiss as much as you want." Jiang Ning smiled happily.
"Husband, you still haven't answered my question," Su Meng said unhappily.
"Wife, answer what?"
Jiang Ning pretended not to know.
"Hmph, husband is cheating. From now on I'll call you Rascal Dog Husband."
Su Meng crossed her arms and turned her head away, showing she was angry and refusing to talk.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you. Wife, one contract is with Huayin, and the other is with the Tang Group," Jiang Ning finally gave in.
"What? Huayin signed you? Husband, are you an internet celebrity?"
"Something like that," Jiang Ning nodded.
"And husband—you signed with the Tang Group. Is it the Tang Group in Kyoto?"
Su Meng stared at Jiang Ning in shock.
If it was the Tang Group in Kyoto, then their strength was equivalent to five Su Groups.
In other words, it would take five Su Groups to equal one Tang Group.
And that was only in terms of total assets. As for connections and business networks, they couldn't even compare.
The Su Group might be considered respectable in Cangnan City, but if they went to Kyoto, they wouldn't even be worthy of carrying shoes for the Tang Group.
In Kyoto, there were countless companies with assets worth hundreds of billions, and plenty worth two, three, even four hundred billion.
To rank in the top five in Kyoto required not only business connections, but also powerful political connections.
This was also one of the main reasons the Tang Group had long been qualified to host the Chef King Competition.
They represented not only business interests, but also the authorities.
Every generation of culinary teams that won the title of Chef King would shine brightly in the culinary world, opening restaurant chains and earning huge profits. Many even rose to become full corporate groups based solely on the catering industry.
The Tang Group also had its own catering business, but the results had been poor. That was why Tang Xiachuan saw the "cake" of the industry yet couldn't eat it—he simply lacked the capability.
And that was also why he had noticed Jiang Ning and seen hope.
So he placed the entire burden of revitalizing the catering sector onto Jiang Ning.
He had seen something extraordinary in Jiang Ning.
Of course, other famous catering corporations had also noticed it.
Fortunately, the six dishes Jiang Ning cooked for Schmidt yesterday had not yet been uploaded online. Otherwise, it would have shaken the entire culinary world.
Those six dishes had already proven that Jiang Ning could do far more than cook ordinary home-style meals—he could also prepare high-end ingredients. He fully possessed the qualifications to compete in the Chef King Competition and was a dark horse not to be underestimated.
At present, Jiang Ning's painting had already reached Master level, his dancing had reached Grandmaster level, and his calligraphy and piano had both reached Master level.
His aesthetic sense alone put him dozens of streets ahead of the other contestants.
His culinary skills had also reached the mid-stage of Master level, making him comparable to the other competitors. Combined with his superior presentation and plating, he gained even more advantages.
Without exaggeration, if Jiang Ning uploaded those six dishes from yesterday, it would directly shake the culinary world's elites.
They would spare no cost to find him and recruit him into their teams.
And if recruitment failed, they might even resort to some shady, underhanded methods.
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