spring bite mark

Chapter 181 Attitude
The principal's eyes lit up with joy: "Thank you, Chairman Yan, for your strong support of education!"

"In order to help the children better integrate into the group and get some experience, please keep the children's identities confidential between the students and their parents."

The Yan family's background is simply too high! While the parents of students at Chaoyang Elementary School are all prominent figures, they are primarily social elites; very few truly reach the level of the super-rich. This young master, however, is someone even the lower-tier wealthy families in the capital wouldn't dare to approach; the heads of several super-rich families have to defer to him…

Such a background destined his two sons to attract attention as well. Putting aside those who would try to curry favor with them, the real fear was that they would attract the attention of outsiders and shady characters.

The principal's heart skipped a beat: "Chairman Yan, rest assured, the identities of the young masters are only known to the school's senior management."

Yan Changye nodded, then took out his phone and opened WeChat: "Let's add each other on WeChat. Remember to add me to the class group if you have one."

The principal exclaimed, "Chairman Yan is such a busy man, yet he still personally takes care of the children's school affairs. He's so thoughtful."

"Oh." Yan Changye was very familiar with being a hands-off manager. "After joining the group, I will put my assistants, housekeepers, and bodyguards in. They will be mainly responsible for the children's affairs from now on."

The principal chuckled and said, "No problem, of course no problem!"

After a short while, Yan Changye handed the two children to the principal and took his leave with Jiang Manman.

On the way back, Jiang Manman couldn't help but ask, "When they were in kindergarten in Gangdu, didn't you join their class group chat?"

"How could I dare?" Yan Changye sighed softly. "Back then, I was so afraid that Madam would find out. I didn't even dare to save their phone numbers, let alone the class group."

“Everyone says the Crown Prince is unruly and difficult to tame…” Jiang Manman said in a low voice, “but there is something he is afraid of.”

Yan Changye smiled but said nothing.

In the following days, Muchan Studio sent lawyer's letters to several competing brands. Jiang Manman was busy signing various documents authorizing legal teams. Meanwhile, Muchan Studio's Weibo account and Douyin live streaming room were also launched. The negative news created by various competitors on the Internet was gradually suppressed.

With over four million followers on Weibo, the Muchan brand has entered the first-tier market. Because of Yan Changye's comment on Weibo, socialites in the capital flocked to the Muchan official website like moths to a flame. If they hadn't been held back by their respective family heads, Muchan might have made it to the trending topics again.

The number of fans in the live stream also surged, but "Yu Yu" always remained at the top of the list, with a gap of millions between him and the second place. However, after learning that the top spender was Yan Yu, Jiang Rong was able to remain almost indifferent to Yan Yu's occasional donations, as if he had no feeling of money going from one pocket to another.

Once the situation on Mu Chan's side stabilized, Jiang Manman called Jiang Rong over: "Have there been any orders from Chongqing recently?"

"Yes, there are three high-volume orders. We have communicated with the clients multiple times, and the finished products are ready. I haven't decided yet who to send on a business trip to have the clients try them on and make minor adjustments."

Jiang Rong consulted Jiang Manman's opinion: "The new employees have good design skills, but they are still a bit conservative in terms of communication. I think we should choose between Shanshan and Ayla. The three orders together amount to more than 1.1 million, which is a big order since the establishment of Muchan."

Jiang Manman nodded: "Yes, we really need to take this seriously. Give me the information on these three clients, and the finished products as well. I'll personally follow up on this matter."

Jiang Rong was taken aback: "Madam, you're going to Chongqing in person?"

Jiang Manman nodded lightly: "Yes, so for now, Mu Chan will be in your hands again."

Jiang Rong agreed, "No problem, Madam. Would you like me to arrange for two designers to go with you?" "No need." Jiang Manman paused for a moment, "I have some personal business to attend to."

Jiang Rong wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

The night before she set off for Chongqing, Jiang Manman visited the Jiang family.

Chen Suyan looked at Jiang Manman driving alone and gave her a reproachful look: "Why didn't you bring Ayu and Xie Jian with you? I haven't seen them for several days. They've only video chatted with me a few times. They're so sweet and gentle. I miss them terribly."

Jiang Manman smiled and said, "They're still at the old house. They went to kindergarten in Hong Kong and can't adapt to the teaching style in the capital for a while. Just recognizing simplified Chinese characters is a problem for them, so they're busy catching up on lessons."

"Why isn't Chairman Yan here?" Chen Suyan looked behind Jiang Manman again. "I asked the kitchen to make a few of his favorite dishes."

“He can’t come. The Yan family is having a shareholders’ meeting tonight, and there are several big projects that he needs to decide on.” Jiang Manman grabbed Chen Suyan’s hand. “Besides, every time he comes, you and Dad are always so careful, afraid of not handling things properly. He’s not here today, so our family can have a relaxing dinner together.”

Jiang Che had already gone to school and was in military training, so he wouldn't be able to go home for a while. Jiang Tiancheng himself was also extremely busy and was only called back by a phone call from Jiang Manman.

At the dinner table, Jiang Tiancheng served his daughter food while asking, "Manman, did you call Daddy just for this meal?"

Jiang Manman hesitated for a moment: "It's something else, but... I don't know how to bring it up."

Jiang Tiancheng frowned: "What can't you tell your parents? Are you short of money or having trouble at work? Tell Dad, and Dad will take care of it for you."

Chen Suyan laughed: "You've always been a strong-willed child. It's rare for you to need your parents, and we're quite happy about that."

Jiang Manman's nose suddenly felt a little sore.

Back then, Yan Changye said he would find her a good family.

That person knew all the gossip in the capital like the back of their hand, and knew more about the scandals of each family than the people involved themselves. After weighing all the factors, they chose the Jiang family, which had the simplest interpersonal relationships and was of decent character. Over the years, although Yan Changye's identity was a factor, Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan had truly treated her like their own daughter. After more than ten years of getting along, they were more like family than blood relatives. She lived a more comfortable and carefree life than those real heiresses.

Jiang Manman felt a pang of guilt when she thought about what she was going to do next.

She remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a low voice: "I found my biological parents in Chongqing."

Upon hearing this, both Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan looked at her in astonishment, without saying a word.

Jiang Manman was not an indecisive person. Once she spoke, she didn't mince words: "I haven't decided whether to acknowledge him or not. I plan to go to Chongqing to see how things are going. But if I do acknowledge him, Dad, Mom, I want to know your attitude."

Chen Suyan put down her chopsticks and asked her gently, "What kind of attitude do you hope we will have?"

(End of this chapter)