Chapter 258: Mother-in-Law’s Got a Good Set of Teeth

Saturday.

The sun was shining bright.

Miss Jiang was sprawled lazily on the sofa by the window, basking in the sunlight.

Maybe it was because of her period.

Jiang Ning felt like she didn’t want to move no matter where she lay.

Even though she was thirsty now.

She simply looked pitifully at Li Mingyu, who was doing yoga nearby, and pointed at the thermos on the desk.

“Darling.”

“Please~”

Hearing that voice,

Li Mingyu couldn’t help but complain.

“Little Jiang Ning!”

“Were you a sloth in your past life!?”

“You fall asleep wherever you lie down!”

Still,

Grumbling was one thing.

Li Mingyu rolled her eyes but walked over to the desk anyway.

She opened the thermos and took a sniff.

Her expression darkened instantly.

“You actually put goji berries in your brown sugar water?”

“Well, it’s all for health anyway, and a little bit won’t hurt~”

Miss Jiang gave a sweet, lazy smile.

Truthfully, she just couldn’t stand the taste of plain brown sugar water.

It was mildly sweet, but lacked any punch.

So she added a few goji berries.

She had gotten used to drinking it that way in her past life.

Hadn’t had it in a while.

She missed it.

At that, Li Mingyu didn’t even know what to say to this little brat.

She knew full well,

There wasn’t really anything wrong with mixing goji berries and brown sugar.

But still—

Forget it.

Li Mingyu handed the thermos to Miss Jiang.

“Go ahead and drink your weird concoction.”

“Just don’t come crying to me when your stomach starts hurting!”

“Hehehehe.” Jiang Ning took the thermos and took a small sip.

“Ah~”

“I really wish the factory would produce a fizzy version of brown sugar water~”

Li Mingyu couldn’t even be bothered to respond to Miss Jiang’s nonsense anymore.

But when she heard something about the factory’s snacks,

Her interest was suddenly piqued.

“Little Jiang Ning.”

“Do you still have any of those snacks your secretary sent over last time?”

Snacks?

Miss Jiang capped the thermos.

Squinted her eyes and thought for a moment.

Oh.

“Spicy strips?”

“Yeah, that stuff.”

“Is it good?”

At that,

Li Mingyu leaned against the edge of the desk.

Arms crossed, she smiled and said,

“The flavor’s average, but it’s really chewy.”

“My mom and I both like things with a good chew.”

“Oho, mother-in-law’s got a strong bite,” Miss Jiang teased, but then she seemed to notice something.

She tilted her head and grinned.

“Sister Mingyu, your ‘heavenly gap’ is showing.”

Heavenly gap?

Li Mingyu didn’t get it at first.

But when she followed Jiang Ning’s gaze down to her own pants,

Her face instantly flushed, and she instinctively snapped,

“You little brat, where are you looking!”

Then she shot Miss Jiang a playful glare,

Got up, and returned to her chair.

She sat upright, crossed her legs, and covered that particular area.

Seeing this,

Miss Jiang let out a mischievous giggle.

“Oh right.”

“Sister Mingyu, did you apply for the copyright on that song from a few days ago?”

“It’s still in process. Might take a few more days.”

Speaking of which,

Li Mingyu seemed to remember something. She pulled a contract from the drawer and placed it on the desk.

“Almost forgot to tell you.”

“Tianyu Entertainment sent me an offer yesterday.”

“It’s quite tempting~”

Tianyu Entertainment?

Jiang Ning blinked.

If she remembered correctly,

That entertainment company was no small player.

They had a large roster of actors, singers, and celebrities.

Together with another company, Tenghong Entertainment, they basically controlled a quarter of the entertainment industry’s resources.

Although Top Entertainment had recently risen to the ranks of first-tier companies in the country,

They were still a step behind those two industry giants.

“I remember they have a minimum standard for recruiting talent, don’t they?”

“Like, second-tier?”

Hearing that,

Li Mingyu chuckled.

With a hint of helplessness.

“Girl.”

“Do you have any idea how out of touch you are with the entertainment industry?”

“Huh?” Jiang Ning blinked, confused.

“I live at school all week. Where would I find time to read gossip news?”

Fair point.

Li Mingyu always forgot that Miss Jiang was just a second-year high school student.

She sighed.

Paused for a moment, then said,

“A few days ago, the shortlist for the Golden Melody Awards was announced.”

“Your virtual identity, ‘Jiang Jiang,’ made it onto the Best New Artist list.”

So that’s what it was.

In this world, the Golden Melody Awards held about the same prestige as in her previous life.

They were considered the highest music honors in the country.

Especially in this era,

With the popularity of Hong Kong-style music,

For a mainland artist to get nominated for Best New Artist—

It was something many found hard to believe.

So,

Riding the wave of that buzz,

Top Entertainment gave things a little push behind the scenes.

And successfully elevated the status of the virtual artist ‘Jiang Jiang’ to that of a second-tier musician in the country.

One album.

Less than ten songs.

Yet it was enough to show the world the talent of this artist named ‘Jiang Jiang.’

Even though it was just a virtual persona on the surface, these entertainment companies weren’t fools.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance just how powerful the money-making force behind this virtual idol, “Jiang Jiang,” really was.

Top Entertainment had simply done an excellent job keeping things under wraps.

To this day, even though “Jiang Jiang” had debuted for over half a year, not even the most basic information had been uncovered—not even details about her manager.

Only a few major companies, after investing considerable manpower and resources, had managed to get their hands on anything at all.

Which was why a contract from Tianyu Entertainment had now landed in Miss Jiang’s hands.

And this contract wouldn’t be the last.

To be honest, Jiang Ning had to admit she was a little impressed by these entertainment companies.

Even under such tight secrecy, they still managed to get in touch with Li Mingyu.

But that also meant one thing.

If these companies were determined enough, finding her personal information was only a matter of time.

That said, Miss Jiang wasn’t particularly afraid.

Because she was no longer the person she had been a year ago—someone with nothing to her name.

Now, she had two companies with annual revenues exceeding ten million, and influence spanning thirteen cities across the province.

If these entertainment companies wanted to play games with her?

Heh.

They’d better think twice.

That afternoon, Miss Jiang sat in her office, poring over a report, calculating numbers one by one.

In front of her, Wang Jianguo was sprawled out shamelessly on the couch, poking away at a green electronic pet game that beeped incessantly.

The sound was so annoyingly catchy that it gradually pulled Miss Jiang’s attention away from her work.

“Secretary Wang.”

“I’m curious—where did you find that little thing?”

Wang Jianguo grinned and waved the green gadget in her hand.

“I was helping Old Lin pick up his daughter one time and saw some kids playing with it.”

“It looked fun, so I bought one for myself.”

Old Lin’s daughter?

If she remembered correctly, Lin Ke’s daughter was still in kindergarten this year.

A woman in her twenties, discovering her favorite toy from a kindergartener…

Miss Jiang suddenly regretted making this woman her secretary.

How utterly embarrassing.

Half an hour later, when Tian Wenhao pushed open the office door, he found his cousin and her secretary huddled together on the couch, doing who-knew-what.

He could even hear the faint “beep beep beep” sounds.

Curious, he walked over for a closer look.

And when he saw Jiang Ning enthusiastically poking at that little green device in her hand, he cleared his throat.

“Ahem, ahem.”

Then, he watched as Boss Jiang, face calm and composed, stuffed the electronic pet into her pocket and barked out,

“Didn’t you know gaming devices aren’t allowed in the office?”

“This is your first offense!”

“I’m confiscating it!”

“If it happens again, I’ll dock your pay!”

“Got it?!”

Wang Jianguo knew her boss’s personality all too well.

She could be easygoing about small things, but when it came to anything that might hurt her image, she was absolutely uncompromising.

“Yes, yes, yes!”

“Boss, I was wrong!”

“I swear it won’t happen again!”

This blatant act of performance made Tian Wenhao feel like his intelligence was being insulted.

After a moment of silence, he decided to let it go and got back to business.

“Ning Ning.”

“The proposal for spinning off the Delivery Team is ready.”

“Take a look.”

As he spoke, Tian Wenhao handed over the documents in his hand.

“That fast?”

Miss Jiang recalled that they had only discussed this over the phone on Thursday.

And today was just Saturday.

They’d finished it in two days?

She took the file, sat down on the sofa beside her, and began reading through it carefully.

After a quick skim, she looked up at her older cousin, who was now fiddling with the lucky cat on her desk, and voiced her question.

“Cousin, if we’re spinning it off, why are we still calling it ‘Delivery Team’?”

“Worried the customers won’t understand the connection to our company.”

Just as she’d guessed.

Miss Jiang shook her head.

“No need for that. Change it.”

“Alright. To what?”

“Let’s call it… ‘Run Fast.’”

(End of chapter)