After some maneuvers, the atmosphere at the scene clearly became a bit heavy.
Only Jiang Cheng picked up his phone and started scrolling as if nothing was wrong.
Shen An had invited him several times since he arrived in Kyoto.
However, he hadn't gone out because he had been accompanying Su Wan these past few days.
Shen An: "Brother Cheng, are you free tonight? If you are, I've ordered a great divine dragon at Mr. Thirteen to thank you."
Jiang Cheng: "Today is fine."
He knew how much Shen Lang had cared about the children's hospital during his absence, so he included him in the Conglomerate matter this time.
He invested five million in capital.
Jiang Cheng didn't give Shen An a cut based on net profit like he did with Wang Congcong and the others.
Instead, like Wu Quan, Zhao Cheng, and Sun Zhisheng, it was calculated based on thirty percent profit.
After all, he wasn't running a charity; he couldn't let everyone join without taking a commission.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be a pushover?
While using benefits to build a network is a good method, there must also be appropriate benefits and a sense of boundaries.
The returns from shorting the Conglomerate this time were very impressive, reaching 106%.
Based on the five million principal Shen An invested, he ultimately made a profit of 1.59 million.
The price of a great divine dragon set was only a little less than a hundred thousand, which was equivalent to directly wiping off a fraction of the profit.
Seeing that Jiang Chenghong and the others didn't speak again, Qiu Zheng finally dared to speak up to ease the awkwardness.
He smiled and said to Jiang Cheng, "Jiang Cheng, come and try this. These are cookies made by Xiao He; she specifically brought them today for everyone to taste."
Hearing Qiu Zheng's words, Jiang Cheng immediately put away his phone and looked at Qiu Yihe with a look of surprise.
"Wow, you can even make cookies? I definitely have to try one!"
Seeing Jiang Cheng's very familiar manner with Qiu Yihe...
Beside them, Qiu Ya immediately gave Qiu Yihe a secret glare.
Jiang Cheng's intentional glance just now had made her heart flutter.
She even developed one of the three great illusions of life: he likes me.
Qiu Yihe naturally noticed the gazes from those two girls.
Faced with such stares, no trace of embarrassment or pride showed on her face.
Qiu Yihe knew very well that the reason they looked at her like that was simply because she had made the cookies herself.
This undoubtedly made the things they brought look a bit inferior, as if they hadn't put in as much effort.
But in reality, Qiu Yihe and Qiu Zheng had arrived first.
After they had been there for a while, Qiu Yihes maternal uncle brought Qiu Li and Qiu Ya along.
Their two families didn't live together; gathering here was just a coincidence.
Therefore, there was no situation where Qiu Yihe intentionally made cookies to highlight her own thoughtfulness.
Being glared at for no reason, Qiu Yihe naturally wouldn't just take it lying down.
She wasn't the kind of soft persimmon that could be easily squeezed.
Especially when she noticed Qiu Ya had been secretly stealing glances at Jiang Cheng, she felt even more displeased.
After all, Qiu Ya was sitting right next to her, and every move she made couldn't escape Qiu Yihe's eyes.
Qiu Yihe's lips curled up slightly into a faint smile, and she explained unhurriedly, "Actually, I didn't make these cookies alone; my two sisters helped make them too."
Hearing this, the expression on Qiu Ya's face, who was standing nearby, suddenly relaxed a bit, and her lips curled up into a satisfied smile.
She quickly turned her gaze toward Qiu Yihe, giving her a playful and smug look, as if saying, "At least you know your place!"
Immediately after, Qiu Ya turned her head and said to Jiang Cheng with a face full of smiles, "Brother Jiang Cheng, hurry up and try them! We woke up early in the morning and made these by hand!"
However, Qiu Ya's words caused the two grandfathers present to frown slightly in unison.
When the two girls came in earlier, they had also tasted these cookies.
However, at that time, Qiu Zheng and Qiu Yihe hadn't specifically stated that these cookies were made by Qiu Yihe.
So, after finishing them, the two girls were full of praise for the cookies, saying they were the best they had ever eaten and that such delicious snacks could only be tasted at Old Master Jiang's place.
It was obvious that these two girls knew nothing of the cookies' origin.
And now, Qiu Ya suddenly claimed she made the cookies with her own hands.
This was truly a bit strange.
Qiu Yihe saying that was naturally not to please the two girls.
Bringing it up so casually actually served her own little scheme.
If the two girls hadn't taken the bait, her words could have been seen as a sign of her being sensible.
But taking the bait with such a full-of-holes response like now would only make Jiang Cheng's two grandfathers feel speechless toward Qiu Ya, directly causing the elders' resentment.
In contrast, this would highlight her own sensibility and good behavior.
Seeing her younger sister so foolishly take the bait, Qiu Li secretly thought things were bad and hurriedly interjected, "Qiu Ya, don't talk nonsense! How can this count as you making them together? Didn't we agree before? Don't mention such small things! It's so embarrassing to say; you only helped a little bit!"
As soon as Qiu Li finished speaking, the expression on Qiu Yihes maternal uncle's face, which had been slightly awkward, also relaxed a little.
He hurriedly chimed in, "Yes, yes, you three are all good children. These cookies are indeed quite good."
Being reminded by Qiu Li, Qiu Ya finally realized her mistake, realizing she had just blurted it out and exposed the lie.
A wave of embarrassment immediately appeared on her face, but she didn't dare to glare at Qiu Yihe too obviously for fear of being seen by others, so she could only give a couple of dry laughs, trying to cover it up.
From the reactions of these few people, Jiang Cheng immediately guessed what was going on.
After putting a cookie in his mouth, Jiang Cheng suddenly turned to look at Qiu Yihe, the smile on his lips deepening.
He extended his right hand and gave Qiu Yihe a double-entendre thumbs up.
This scene made Qiu Ya's face a bit hard to maintain; her smile instantly froze on her face, and her eyes became somewhat gloomy.
Although Qiu Li didn't have any particular expression on the surface, she secretly glared at Qiu Yihe in her heart.
After coming out of the Courtyard House, Qiu Yihes maternal uncle, Qiu Li, and Qiu Ya didn't pay any attention to Qiu Zheng; instead, they got into the car on their own, and the car slowly started and gradually drove away from the Courtyard House.
After the car had driven some distance, Qiu Li and Qiu Ya finally couldn't hold back their inner doubts and began to question Qiu Yihes maternal uncle.
Qiu Ya was still young and had a relatively straightforward personality; she was the first to speak with a look of displeasure, "Grandpa, what exactly happened just now? Why did you suddenly become so afraid?"
By this time, Qiu Yihes maternal uncle had long lost his humble and submissive appearance.
A glint of sharp light flashed in his somewhat narrow eyes.
Clenching his back teeth, he said stubbornly, "Who said I was afraid? I was just giving that old man face. Forget it, you children shouldn't worry about these things."
Seeing that Qiu Yihes maternal uncle didn't want to say more...
Qiu Li gave Qiu Ya a look and then feigned a glare at her.
"Xiao Ya, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Grandpa be afraid? You don't know, when Old Master Jiang was still working, he helped our Grandpa. Grandpa was just showing gratitude and giving him face."