Sure enough, seeing a lot of vegetables and meat she didn't like suddenly appear in her bowl, Annie's cheerful expression immediately changed.
Foods she liked best at her age were either fried chicken wings or things like fries and coke.
She had absolutely no interest in healthy, natural foods like these.
Therefore, none of the food Jiang Cheng put in her bowl was to her liking.
An Xin, who was nearby, saw through Annie's thoughts and continued, "You must finish everything that is put in your bowl. You can't eat inflammatory foods every day; you need to eat more meat to grow taller."
Annie's expression immediately fell upon hearing this. Pouting, she said, "You're lying! My classmate eats fried chicken and hamburgers every day, and she's taller and chubbier than me! I don't want to eat this kind of meat every day, it's not tasty at all."
Seeing An Xin rendered speechless by Annie, Jiang Cheng immediately said seriously, "Annie, do you know why your classmate is fat?"
Annie swallowed, looking envious, and said, "Because she eats too well. She eats everything she likes every day."
"Wrong. It's because she eats hormones and too much oil, that's why she's fat. And being too fat from eating fried chicken doesn't look good. Eating this will make you as pretty as your mom, you know."
Annie looked at Jiang Cheng's serious expression and asked skeptically, "Really? Then why is my classmate so fat?"
To punish this naughty child, Jiang Cheng patiently explained, "Because fried chicken and hamburgers contain a lot of hormones and oil. Eating too much of this stuff makes people fat. See how fat your classmate is? That's because she eats fried chicken and hamburgers every day. Later on, she'll look like Xiong Da and Xiong Er. Do you think that looks good?"
Annie listened to Jiang Cheng, widened her eyes, thought for a moment, and then shook her head with a hint of disgust. "Then I won't eat fried chicken anymore. I'll just eat fries, because I don't want to get fat."
"You can't eat too many fries either. Come on, eat this. Eating this will make you beautiful."
Annie poked the food in her bowl with her chopsticks, looking utterly unwilling.
She looked up at Jiang Cheng, her eyes flickering with doubt and hesitation.
Seeing the naughty child doubt him, Jiang Cheng looked at her seriously again and asked softly, "Do you think your mom is prettier, or your classmate?"
Annie answered without hesitation, "Of course my mom is prettier."
"Didn't you say you want to marry me when you grow up? Well, you have to be at least as pretty as your mom for me to like you."
A look of conflict flashed across Annie's face. She stared at the food in the bowl, seemingly deep in thought.
After a moment of silence, she finally made up her mind and began to eat.
However, while eating the food she disliked, she kept sneaking glances at Jiang Cheng, seemingly observing his reaction.
Seeing Annie, this naughty child, reluctantly eating the food she disliked, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but find it amusing.
An Xin noticed Jiang Cheng's gaze and felt a bit shy.
She saw him turn his head toward Cheng Gui, diverting attention by asking, "Uncle Cheng, how do you know Jiang Cheng?"
Cheng Gui chuckled upon hearing this. "Speaking of that, it was pure coincidence. The day before yesterday, Little Jiang was at my newly opened property, Wangjiang Residence. He bought a large flat there. Coincidentally, he ran into a small problem, so I went over, and that's how we met. Then I invited him to jointly develop that piece of land in the Eastern District."
An Xin then asked, "You bought a house at Wangjiang Residence, so are you living there?"
"Little Jiang probably doesn't live there." After Cheng Gui finished speaking, Jiang Cheng added, "I also bought a villa at Deer Lake with Uncle Cheng. I plan to live there with my parents."
Hearing Jiang Cheng say this, Cheng Gui suddenly sensed something different.
As sharp operators who conduct business outside, he immediately guessed the unusual atmosphere between Jiang Cheng and An Xin.
He instantly felt fortunate that he hadn't spoken too quickly earlier.
Cheng Gui picked up the teacup beside him, slowly sipped his tea, and decided not to participate in the conversation anymore.
After all, he couldn't afford to offend either side: one was a major local family in Chengdu, and the other was his newly acquired business partner.
It was best for him to stay out of certain matters.
Meddling blindly was just asking for trouble.
"By Deer Lake? That shouldn't be too far from my house."
An Xin's crisis was averted, but Chen Xueer started speaking. She asked with a smile, "Chairman Jiang, why are you buying so many houses? You already bought quite a few when you were in Modu. Can you even live in all of them?"
As the manager of an investment company.
Chen Xueer naturally knew that Jiang Cheng had purchased a large amount of real estate in Modu.
She was even perfectly clear about the approximate specific locations of the properties.
Due to Modu's restrictions on property purchases, some of Jiang Cheng's houses were registered under the company's name.
During the last TikTok gala.
The residential area where Jiang Cheng asked her to wait was one of his properties.
Chen Xueer remembered that Jiang Cheng wasn't the only one who got out of the car.
There was even another woman carrying a suitcase.
When they parted, that girl looked very reluctant to leave.
Furthermore, it was obvious that the woman lived in that residential area.
As for why she lived there, the answer was self-evident.
When Jiang Cheng heard Chen Xueer's question, his heart tightened.
Another stormy question.
However, Jiang Cheng didn't want to engage, so he gave a very standard reply.
"Of course, it's for speculation! In a place like Modu, isn't property speculation great? It's super stable, alright?"
Chen Xueer asked again upon hearing this, "Chairman Jiang, you are not only young and handsome but also rich and own many houses. Many girls must like you, right?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Xueer and shrugged, "Not necessarily. I don't think you like me."
After he said this, Chen Xueer was momentarily unsure how to respond.
Mainly because An Xin and Cheng Gui were present.
Chen Xueer secretly rolled her eyes at Jiang Cheng internally, but maintained a cheerful smile on her face.
"Chairman Jiang, please don't joke around in this kind of setting."
Because An Xin was present, Jiang Cheng didn't press the matter further.
He continued, "To be honest, these dozen or so properties domestically are minor. I have dozens of properties in Great Britain; the last time I traveled there, I bought nearly ten billion yuan worth of real estate."
As soon as Jiang Cheng said this, the three people present couldn't help but gasp.
Chen Xueer's attention was immediately drawn to this. "Chairman Jiang, are you buying so many properties abroad because you plan to shift your development overseas?"
Her tone carried a hint of doubt and worry.
She knew Jiang Cheng's wealth and influence were unfathomable, but hearing that he owned so many properties overseas still shocked her.
"Not exactly. I invest wherever there is a market and profit."
Seeing that the Tense Situation had ended, Cheng Gui, being the host, immediately invited everyone to eat.