The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 577 - 576. Is it really okay to be such a scammer? (Sixth update)

Chapter 577: 576. Is it really okay to be such a scammer? (Sixth update)

"Hmm, I’m on a business trip nearby, came on behalf of my father to check on Uncle Tang."

Jing Yu had one hand holding a large package, while the other hand unbuttoned two buttons on his suit jacket, revealing his slender waist.

Tang Shu looked away, "You brought something too?"

"This? Dad mentioned a few things that Tang Shu likes to eat, so I picked them up."

The two walked past the stone gate representing the town’s name, making their way up the mountain. The Northeast in April still carried a bit of chill, but as noon approached, the sun overhead shone on them, adding a touch of warmth.

Along the rugged path, two long shadows slowly moved.

"So, you’re here to scout the terrain for Cloudscape Pharma to set up a large-scale medicinal herb production base?"

"Hmm, the area is close to mountains and forests, suitable for the growth of medicinal herbs."

Indeed.

Tang Shu really liked the environment nearby, having picked a lot of high-quality medicinal herbs around Tang Village on her last visit.

Pure natural and wild, not a bit of pollution.

When the two arrived at Tang Village, Father Tang had already dealt with a wild rabbit and a wild chicken, and at his feet lay a black wild pig tied up.

Oh boy, there’s a feast today.

"Uncle Tang, I’m Jing Yu."

"Grown up so much? You might not know, but I held you when you were little."

Upon hearing this, both of them were startled.

Jing Yu naturally had no memory of it, probably too young at the time; Tang Shu, however, could not help but picture Father Tang holding a baby and comparing it to the impressive man before her, feeling a full sense of incongruity.

She couldn’t dwell on it.

The person here paused, then laughed, "Indeed, I don’t remember."

"How’s your grandfather doing?"

"Very well. He’s been staying at the Jing Residence lately, playing chess with a few old friends, full of vigor."

After chatting for a bit, Jing Yu set down the package he brought and rolled up his sleeves, ready to help but was refused.

"Don’t meddle, I’m almost done here. Go and rest over there."

Jing Yu obviously couldn’t just rest on the side, and looking up at the vegetable garden not far away, Tang Shu was already carrying a small basket, ready to get started.

"I’ll go and help in the vegetable patch."

The lush Feather Cabbage, lettuce, the freshly grown skyward peppers, and the already formed long eggplants and cucumbers were all available.

Perhaps because Father Tang lived here alone, there were more types of vegetables, but only two or three plants of each type.

"What would you like to eat?"

As Tang Shu asked, she already recalled the dishes both always ordered for meals, and a few more items made their way into her small basket.

Jing Yu watched the vegetables in the basket for a long while, his mouth corners pleasurably upturned.

And in the next instant, Tang Shu’s small basket had three more green peppers and two tomatoes.

Huh?

She glanced at the two additional items in the basket, both things she loved. She suddenly realized that at some point, they had both become somewhat aware of each other’s preferred dishes.

Maybe... it was just practice makes perfect?

The person on this side didn’t dwell on the thought, which flashed by fleetingly, while Jing Yu, squatting on the ground digging potatoes, felt jubilantly happy.

At lunchtime, the meal went from two dishes and one soup to an extravagant six dishes and one soup.

"I heard your father sorted out those old scoundrels in the Southern District this year?"

"Hmm, because of that, two uncles even went to the Jing Residence to ask my grandfather for help."

"The old man’s had it tough, still having to clean up after his son at such an age."

"..."

Jing Yu couldn’t respond to that comment, discussing his father behind his back was not something he could do.

"But those two really needed to be dealt with, they took advantage of your dad when they were younger, what goes around comes around—"

"..."

This comment also didn’t seem quite right to respond to, did it?

....

Within the duration of a meal, Father Tang and Jing Yu, with a question and an answer between them, replayed Uncle Jing’s two decades of "glorious achievements" crystal clear for everyone to hear.

The former had somehow heard the news from God knows where, nearly every statement hitting the mark, while the latter didn’t hide anything, chiming in now and then to add a few words.

One drama after another unfolded and concluded, only to proceed to the next.

Quietly listening from the side, Tang Shu couldn’t help but look up at Jing Yu once more.

Being such a tattletale, is that really okay?

The next instant, she met his gaze, sparkling with amusement.

"..."

Busted.

***

That afternoon, the two headed to the airport together.

Jing Yu’s on-site inspection had come to a close, and he had handed off the remaining tasks directly to his assistant—

Right, that would be Jing Xiaobei.

At the airport, the assistant Jing Bei "reluctantly" handed over two adjoining plane tickets to her dear cousin, her face full of grievance.

"That’s really too much, dumping the work on me, while you go home whining~~~"

"Aren’t you my assistant?"

"Yes."

"Am I not your boss?"

"Yes?"

"There, that settles it. At work, listen to your boss, and stay behind to do your job."

Jing Yu then patted her fluffy bun in what seemed like praise.

"But I’m still your sister!"

"In work matters, don’t let personal feelings get involved."

"..."

Jing Xiaobei, seething with hatred, realized she couldn’t win, so she whined and threw herself into Tang Shu’s arms.

"Xiao Shushu, look at him, he’s bullying me!"

Tang Shu, who had been enjoying the spectacle, had never expected the flames to suddenly lick at her own feet, she hugged Jing Bei helplessly and was about to console her when she suddenly realized...

...there really wasn’t much to say.

"Then... work hard?"

"Whine~~~ Xiao Shushu, you’re definitely in cahoots."

Watching Jing Bei leave with a belly full of grievances, the two headed toward the departure hall.

Tang Shu took her boarding pass and saw not only her seat upgraded from economy to business class, but also adjacent to the person next to her.

She once again mourned for Jing Xiaobei for a few seconds.

Poor kid, not only did she have to stay behind to deal with the mess left by her boss and cousin, but she also had to tend to small matters like changing boarding passes.

If Tang Shu were her, she would have thrown in the towel long ago.

In some sense, Jing Yu was quite a demanding boss.

Since both of them used the VIP channel for security check, even without wearing a mask, Tang Shu didn’t attract excited fans rushing at her after being recognized, and even a few ground staff members just brightened their eyes when they saw her, not uttering a word more than necessary.

It made Tang Shu resolve to choose VIP for future flights.

At least it reduced the chance of causing panic at the airport.

"Tiantian is coming to pick me up, how about you?"

"Then let’s go together."

Jing Yu readily agreed, and on top of that, he sent a private message to his driver before turning off his phone.

So when the plane landed three hours later, Yang Tiantian ended up receiving two important figures, and his normally calm eyes suddenly gleamed with mischief, pondering who knows what.

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