A pampered young lady from a prestigious family, pampered by her childhood sweetheart, a CEO.

"Uncle... what exactly do you mean? From the moment we came in until now, you haven't given us a single kind look. We haven't even finished our meal, and you're already trying so hard to get rid of us. What exactly do you want?"

Jiang Wenxi was indignant and slammed his hand on the table, almost knocking over the food on it.

The piece of meat that Fang Ming was holding on his chopsticks fell onto the table with the movement of her chopsticks.

Fang Ming "..."

His good temper instantly darkened. What are you doing? Don't you know how to write the words "cherish food"? Can't we just have a proper meal? Why do you have to ramble on and on?

“I’m saying, Miss Jiang, are you really not understanding or are you pretending not to understand? Or have you degenerated into a primitive human and can’t understand the language of us modern advanced humans? Mr. Jiang has clearly told you that he doesn’t welcome either of you. From beginning to end, you’ve been chattering away. His mouth is full of pleasant words, but yours is just full of nonsense. You only feel happy when someone explains everything clearly and kicks you out with a stick, right?”

Fang Ming went all out, and Luo Yunqi and Xu Shuli next to him were drawn to his actions. It seems that Fang Ming used to be too good-natured.

“I…I’m not…but I’m his niece. Why does he always favor an outsider when we are his granddaughters?”

Xu Shuli was about to speak when a large hand suddenly stretched out in front of her. Luo Yunqi found it amusing, and Teacher Jiang also looked helpless.

He even wanted to ask Luo Yunqi where he found this person from. He was a master of acting!

"Ms. Xu, CEO, I've asked you to protect me today." Fang Ming rolled up his suit jacket, almost forgetting that he was wearing short sleeves underneath. He coughed lightly and spoke in a serious tone.

The two people opposite him were completely taken aback by him.

"Since you suspect why Mr. Jiang is so cold to you, have you considered what you did before? Mr. Jiang just said something that shocked me and left me very puzzled." Fang Ming was furious, hands on his hips, staring at the two of them with a serious expression.

"Mr. Jiang said that when there's nothing going on, he never sees the two of you. But once something happens, you come to his door, sometimes empty-handed, just to use his reputation to pave the way for your future."

The two Jiang sisters felt guilty and dared not look at him.

“Tell me yourselves, how many times have you visited the Jiang family this year? Even when other people come to visit, they bring some fruit, snacks, and supplements. Even when it's our Miss Xu or our CEO visiting, we specially buy some of Mr. Jiang's favorite fruits and supplements to bring to his door... But what about you two? You come empty-handed and still have the nerve to talk nonsense. Do you really think Mr. Jiang's house is your home?”

"Even our Miss Xu knows that Mr. Jiang doesn't like pineapple. You two, as his own nieces, don't even know what your uncle likes and dislikes. Where do you get the nerve to complain so much? And you even question why Mr. Jiang is siding with an outsider instead of you? Are we blind? Don't we know who is truly good to whom?"

"..."

While he was speaking passionately, Luo Yunqi calmly served Xu Shuli food, saying, "Eat this, this is delicious, this tastes good too, I just tried it."

"it is good."

Teacher Jiang was both amused and exasperated, but a warm feeling also welled up inside him. Over the years, due to his mother's oppression and the so-called filial piety, he had done his best for his younger brother's family. Yet they were still not satisfied and wanted to use his connections to climb the social ladder. All the troubles he had dealt with for them over the years had gone unnoticed.

“I…” Jiang Wenxi desperately tried to think of an excuse, “But don’t we also have to go to school and attend classes? We don’t have that much time.”

"You must have a way to contact me, right? You've been teaching every day for the past few years, haven't you? You haven't had a break 24 hours a day, and you're constantly immersed in the ocean of knowledge?"

Fang Ming wouldn't indulge the two of them. The person he spoiled the most was their CEO, who treated him like a child.

"Spring comes and autumn goes, cold and heat pass and winter hides. If you had paid more attention to Mr. Jiang, you would have found that he doesn't like to eat anything related to pineapple at all. You don't care about him, so why do you expect him to treat you with sincerity?"

"Only sincerity can earn sincerity. You think you can exchange a piece of junk for someone else's treasure? There is no free lunch in the world, nor is there any easy money to be found."

Fang Ming was having a good time, but when he looked down, he noticed that their CEO was eating even more happily. He was upset; he was engaged in a war of words, while they were enjoying each other's company.

"CEO, could you leave me two pieces of that meat?"

"..."

"..."

In the end, Fang Ming was just an older brother who was a few years older than them. Over the years, if Fang Ming hadn't been by Luo Yunqi's side, he probably wouldn't have been able to imagine how he would have spent those three years abroad.

Luo Yunqi chuckled, his smile carrying a hint of innocence. "I'll save them all for you. Look at what's in your own bowl."

Fang Ming looked down and saw that his bowl was full of his favorite meat.

"I knew that besides being the best to Miss Xu, our CEO was second to me."

"..."

Teacher Jiang was almost dying of laughter. At over fifty years old, being able to know this group of people was an honor for her in the past half of her life.

After being scolded by Fang Ming, the two sisters didn't dare to say anything more and sat there quietly, eating small bites of white rice from their bowls.

I didn't even dare to pick up any food, or I'd be called a coward.

Suddenly, a series of loud noises came from downstairs in the residential area, like the opening of a new store, with firecrackers going off everywhere.

"Today is a good day; all the good things have happened at once."

Teacher Jiang sighed, saying that he had been busy with the national tour and art exhibition, and had indeed spent little time with his friends and students. Now that he had returned, he could say that he had truly settled down in Beijing.

Now that he's back, he doesn't plan to leave. He'll stay here and nurture Xu Shuli into the next master of traditional Chinese painting.

"Perhaps God knew I was having dinner with my teacher today, so He was being extra kind to me."

Xu Shuli respects this teacher. If it weren't for him, she might not have actually taken this step into traditional Chinese painting in the first place.

"You, you, you like to say nice things to me now. The biggest reward you can give me right now is this competition. Just get me in the top three. As long as you get in the top three, your reputation will be established."

"teacher…"