Chapter 252

In July, the sun is shining brightly.

Su Mingzhe and Lin Miaomiao took a car and came to the Jiang family's kitchen.

The Jiang family kitchen originated from making braised dishes.

Jiang Tianhao's father, Jiang Qilong, relied on his courage and worked hard for twenty years to earn a fortune worth hundreds of millions.

Perhaps, the pace was disrupted by the rush of the times.

In recent years, Jiang Qilong has been investing everywhere, hoping to form a self-sufficient circular industrial chain.

First, in the upstream industry, Jiang Qilong opened a livestock farm with a total investment of more than 500 million yuan.

Later, he invested in real estate and prepared to develop a food street, investing several hundred million yuan.

Jiang's Kitchen is a small business, but it has launched projects worth more than 10 billion yuan in one go, and its expenses are not enough to cover its income, and it is on the verge of collapse.

In half a year at the latest, the ever-increasing loan interest rates will suffocate the Jiang family and create an avalanche effect.

The blueprint for the future of Jiang's kitchen was like a castle in the air. It collapsed and was destroyed in just a few months.

Of course, these things haven't happened yet, we can only say that there are signs of this.

"Boss Su, Miaomiao, you are here."

Jiang Tianhao was waiting in the lobby on the first floor. When he saw Su Mingzhe and Lin Miaomiao coming in together, he hurried to greet them.

"Is Xiaoqi not here yet?"

Lin Miaomiao looked around but didn't see her best friend.

"Xiao Qi went to the bathroom and will be back soon."

Jiang Tianhao was too embarrassed to say that it was because of his nagging that Deng Xiaoqi went to the bathroom in order to get some peace and quiet.

The three were chatting when Deng Xiaoqi also came out.

As soon as she saw Su Mingzhe, Deng Xiaoqi's eyes lit up:

"Azhe, congratulations, you got full marks again and won the Mathematical Olympiad World Champion trophy."

"Thank you."

When Su Mingzhe met Deng Xiaoqi, he found that she looked more mature than before.

She was wearing a one-shoulder dress with black edges and gold wrapping. The white bra straps inside hung next to her collarbone. Her bare feet were wearing orange crystal high heels.

Compared with Deng Xiaoqi, Lin Miaomiao's dress looks particularly pure.

She has her bangs pinned up with a cat hairpin, a white T-shirt, jeans and canvas shoes, a typical student outfit.

Led by Jiang Tianhao, the four of them walked towards the box. Lin Miaomiao noticed that Su Mingzhe kept looking at her and laughing. She was annoyed by his laughter and asked:

"Hey, what are you laughing at?"

"I'm not laughing at anything. I just want to advise you to be more reserved when you eat."

"Hmph, I want you to take care of it."

Lin Miaomiao knew that the man must be laughing about something else, but since Su Mingzhe refused to say it, she had no way of asking.

When they arrived at the private room, Jiang Tianhao asked his three friends to order food.

Su Mingzhe was not polite either. As the host, his status meant he didn't need to be polite.

He ordered two dishes at random and handed them to Lin Miaomiao, asking her and Deng Xiaoqi to order as well.

Lin Miaomiao and Deng Xiaoqi were both sensible and ordered two dishes each.

Seeing that his three friends were so polite, Jiang Tianhao waved his hand and ordered four more signature dishes, as well as four seasonal side dishes.

"Haozi, it's too expensive for just the four of us."

Su Mingzhe was not being polite, he really felt it was a waste.

There were more than a dozen dishes for four people, which was too much.

"This is our own restaurant, you're welcome."

Jiang Tianhao poured drinks for everyone. After the waiter brought up the cold dishes, he raised his glass to formally congratulate Su Mingzhe.

Four people raised their glasses and one left.

Although I was drinking a beverage, I was quite excited.

This time when Su Mingzhe went to Siam, he became the world champion. In the second half of the year, he left Elite High School and went to Fudan University.

This time, Jiang Tianhao invited Su Mingzhe to dinner, saying that it was to celebrate Su Mingzhe's award, but also to say farewell.

By the time Lin Miaomiao, Jiang Tianhao, and Deng Xiaoqi graduate, Su Mingzhe may have completed all his university courses.

The four of them chatted and all felt that Su Mingzhe had escaped the hardships of high school so early.

Su Mingzhe said, however, that they don't know how lucky they are.

High school students may not be aware of the immensity of the world and may not understand the mundane world.

Once you enter university, it becomes a small society.

Not to mention the intrigue, friendship is hard to come by.

The four of them were chatting excitedly when suddenly a deep voice came from outside the door:

"My son is entertaining guests here, right?"

"It's my dad."

Although Jiang Tianhao is also an only child and is quite favored at home, the sudden arrival of his biological father makes him a little afraid of losing face.

His worries were not without reason. Jiang Qilong had little education and always had gangster habits, which was definitely incompatible with high school students.

However, Jiang Tianhao underestimated Jiang Qilong.

Jiang Qilong was able to build such a large business, so he must have the ability to speak differently to different people.

As expected, as soon as Jiang Qilong entered the door, he showed a kind and amiable look and greeted his son's classmates without waiting for his son Jiang Tianhao to introduce them.

Su Mingzhe asked him to come over, raised his eyebrows, and took the initiative to stand up and greeted:
"Boss Jiang, long time no see. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Su Mingzhe has been in charge of the Su Group for two years, and he is familiar to most of the people on the streets of Jiangzhou.

Jiang Qilong was in the catering business, so naturally he had met Su Mingzhe several times.

"You are...Mr. Su?"

Jiang Qilong originally thought Su Mingzhe looked familiar, but he didn't expect that they were old acquaintances. When he heard Su Mingzhe take the initiative to speak, he recognized him and hurriedly took two quick steps and stretched out his hand from a distance:
"Mr. Su, I never expected that our Tianhao's classmate would be you. Isn't this a coincidence?"

"What a coincidence, but I'm really stupid. I should have thought of it earlier. Haozi is just like you, both are generous and righteous, and their tempers are exactly the same."

Although the Su Group has only been around for seven or eight years, it has a large scale and a solid foundation, with a scale of hundreds of billions, which is far beyond the reach of the Jiang family kitchen.

Therefore, Jiang Qilong would continue to respond steadily to whatever Su Mingzhe said.

The two of them talked for a while.

Jiang Qilong wanted to stay and keep him company, but was pushed out by Jiang Tianhao.

What a joke.

When Jiang Qilong was not around, Jiang Tianhao called Su Mingzhe "boss".

If Jiang Qilong and Su Mingzhe were brothers, then Jiang Tianhao would be demoted to a lower generation and become a son or nephew.

What's the reason for Jiang Tianhao?

Without Jiang Qilong's interruption, the four of them continued eating.

Finally, after eating and drinking, Jiang Tianhao took everyone to KTV to sing.

When everyone went home, it was already evening and the lights were on.

"Have you two eaten yet?"

Wang Shengnan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the two men coming back. She had gone out at around ten in the morning and came back only after dark.

Lin Miaomiao saw the dinner on the table, burped, and said with some regret:
"After lunch, we went to sing in the afternoon and drank a lot of soda."

"Then I'll leave some for you as a midnight snack later."

As Wang Shengnan spoke, she prepared to pack it up and put it in the refrigerator for the two of them.

Lin Miaomiao asked again: "Mom, where is my dad?"

"Your dad has social engagements tonight, so he'll be back late."

There was a hint of resentment in Wang Shengnan's tone. In the past, her man had an easy time at work, and she despised him for being incompetent. Now that her man is busy, she despises him for not being home.

"Mom, then don't clean up. Xiao Zhezhe and I will eat with you."

Lin Miaomiao was really sensible. Seeing the loneliness in her mother's eyes, she felt distressed and pulled Su Mingzhe to sit down and started eating with her.

The three of them chatted and ate, and it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

Lin Dawei hasn't come back yet. Wang Shengnan looks unhappy, but she doesn't let the two children stay with her.

Seeing that it was getting late, Su Mingzhe and Lin Miaomiao went back to their rooms to rest.

On the other side, Jiang Tianhao returned home and was stopped by his biological father Jiang Qilong.

"Son, come here for a moment."

Jiang Qilong called Jiang Tianhao to his side and asked directly without any pretense, "Son, are you on good terms with this Mr. Su?"

"Of course. If our relationship is just average, why would I treat him to a meal?"

Jiang Qilong was not a fool. He believed whatever his son said, and continued to ask:

"Then tell me about how you get along with each other at school on weekdays."

Jiang Tianhao couldn't brag too much now, so he could only start by talking about their friendship which started when they played basketball together in junior high school.

When Jiang Tianhao talked about the small group of four including himself, Su Mingzhe, Lin Miaomiao, and Deng Xiaoqi, they already looked somewhat complacent.

Jiang Qilong understood what was going on and realized that his son was just a bootlicker.

"Son, you did this... Forget it, go back to your room and play games."

Jiang Qilong originally wanted to persuade his son not to be a "dog bootlicker", but when he thought of the complicated relationship between Lin Miaomiao, Deng Xiaoqi and Su Mingzhe, he swallowed his words back.

It is said that no one knows a son better than his father.

Jiang Qilong knew his son's personality and temper very well.

If you want your son to give up Deng Xiaoqi on his own initiative, you have to put some effort into Deng Xiaoqi.

However, Deng Xiaoqi's mother, Deng Xinhua, was not an ordinary woman, but the legendary "Deng Bancheng", a famous socialite.

A woman like this is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.

For a businessman like me, there is really no need to offend a woman like this.

What's more, the Jiang family kitchen is in danger now, so it's not advisable to cause trouble.

Jiang Qilong didn't even bother to control his son's bootlicking nature.

(End of this chapter)