Chapter 598 - A Year of Reunion

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ding Jiaxu: “Alright, Boss. What do you think about the variety show investment we talked about earlier?”

The veins on Jiang Yu’s forehead twitched.

“I think you want a beating.”

Ding Jiaxu turned pale with fright. “You don’t want to invest in that variety show? If you invest in it, you’ll lose money, right? Boss, have you already predicted it?

“Although the future of that variety show looks good now, we’ll all listen to you, Boss. If you say no, then we won’t invest in it!”

Jiang Yu: “...”

As expected, her fists were itching a little.

She endured it and replied, “I’ll invest in it now. Otherwise, the price will rise in the future.”

Then, Jiang Yu immediately regretted saying such a thing.

Ding Jiaxu replied, “Alright, I’ll make the arrangements now! Listening to my boss is definitely right. The price will definitely rise in the future!”

Jiang Yu: “...”

Heh Heh.

…

Apart from Ding Jiaxu, Guan Xiangrong was also calling her out.

He said that all the brothers in the dojo were asking for a beating.

That’s right, those were his exact words. He used the word “asking for a beating.”

Jiang Yu rolled over on the soft bed and replied with one word, “Lazy.”

Guan Xiangrong immediately said, “No, no, no, Boss. All the brothers aren’t lazy. They’re all practicing hard. I said that they’re asking for a beating because they won’t be able to learn much from fighting each other right now. I need you to come over and give them some good pointers!”

He was really asking for a beating.

Just as Jiang Yu was about to say that she was lazy, she heard Guan Xiangrong cough again and said a little embarrassedly, “Take me for example. Without your guidance, my progress is relatively slow. I’m probably getting older and learning slower. It’s a little hard for me to lead my brothers.”

He said eagerly, “Boss, it’s been a long time since you’ve been here. When are you coming back to visit?”

Jiang Yu said, “Next year.”

Guan Xiangrong choked. He wanted to say, “Next year is going to be a long time.” But then he remembered that it was almost the new year, so he quickly replied, “Okay, okay, okay. Boss, we’ll be waiting for you. If we don’t get beaten up by you, our brothers’ skins will itch!”

Jiang Yu sighed.

Sometimes, she just wanted to be a couch potato. Why was that so hard?

She turned around again and asked in a low voice, “Have you recruited many people recently?”

Guan Xiangrong said happily, “Yes, Boss! Many people are coming to register every day. Recently, because of the new year, there have been fewer people coming, but we still managed to recruit a lot of people!”

He said in a lower voice, “The martial arts school has turned its losses into profits and has earned quite a lot! When you come, I’ll show you the ledger!”

Jiang Yu’s focus was only on, “Since there are so many people here, I don’t have to teach them one by one, right?”

“How can you teach those beginners? Don’t worry, Boss. It’ll be the same as before. There will be different levels. I won’t let you work too hard!”

Even though he felt that the boss didn’t have to work hard and that they were always the ones getting beaten up, the boss acted as if nothing had happened.

But, he didn’t dare to say these words in front of Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu asked, “You don’t have to go back for the New Year?”

Guan Xiangrong paused for a moment before he slowly said, “The earliest batch in the dojo, the ten kids that you met, were sent by their parents to learn martial arts from a young age. Later on, their parents disappeared.

“I didn’t want to chase them away. I watched them grow up, so I let them stay here. So, they are staying with me for the New Year. My parents passed away a long time ago. I don’t need to go back to my hometown. I’ll just stay here.”

Jiang Yu was originally lying on her stomach, sleepy from the phone call. However, when she heard Guan Xiangrong’s words, her drowsiness cleared up.

She said softly, “I understand. I’ll make a trip over.”

…

It was New Year’s Eve.

When Jiang Yu went downstairs, she found that Uncle Mo was still making arrangements.

The house had already been decorated a few days ago. Small red lanterns and couplets were hanging on the walls. The atmosphere was very festive.

The empty rooms had also been tidied up and laid out with clean bedding. It seemed that Uncle Mo had discussed this with Jiang Chenglang. Even the bedding and curtains… Everything in the room was arranged according to the preferences of the previous young masters.

The maids were still cleaning the house. When Uncle Mo saw Jiang Yu coming down, he nervously reminded her, “Miss, be careful of the slippery floor.”

Jiang Yu waved her hand, indicating that she understood.

Seeing the faint excitement in Uncle Mo’s eyes, Jiang Yu laughed and said, “Uncle Mo, it’s just the New Year. You don’t have to make such a big fuss. Isn’t it celebrated every year?”

“It’s different this year.”

Uncle Mo said expectantly, “This year, all the young masters will be coming back. It’s been a long time since the family members have been under one roof. I really... I don’t know how to express it in words. It’s all thanks to you, Miss!”

If it weren’t for Miss, Jiang Chenglang wouldn’t have been able to achieve this with his quiet personality!

Jiang Yu looked around and asked, “Did Third Brother come back yesterday?”

Uncle Mo replied, “He probably came back early in the morning and is still asleep.”

Jiang Xingyi was not participating in the Spring Festival Gala this year, so when the list of celebrities participating in the gala was announced, his anti-fans finally got the chance to mock him again.

[As expected of a celebrity with real traffic. The statistics are all made by the fans, right? Keep bragging, keep praising, but you won’t be able to go to the Spring Festival Gala!]

[The Spring Festival Gala is indeed a mirror of evil. Some rely on the fans to praise them, and from time to time, they buy the topics that are trending in the search engines. This time, the photos aren’t enough, right?]

[Aiya, don’t say anymore. Maybe the studio will have to give another reason in the end. For example, Jiang Xingyi is sick and can’t go to the Spring Festival Gala, so he rejected the invitation from the program team?]

[Who doesn’t know that the Spring Festival Gala has a program list and books their participating guests a few months in advance? How can there be a situation where he suddenly gets sick?]

The haters were clamoring. The real fans had learned their lesson. They bother to scold them. Instead, they just displayed a few pictures and said,

[Go read about the first place of Songwriter.]

[Go read the praises that the judges had given.]

[Go read up on the nominees for the most promising musicians.]

As soon as someone spoke, they would slap the pictures on their faces.

In fact, the Spring Festival Gala program team had considered Jiang Xingyi at that time and was prepared to send out an invitation. However, Jiang Xingyi was causing a disturbance in the cancellation of his contract at that time. The online reviews were not very good, and the Spring Festival Gala program team was not sure how long this disturbance would last. Therefore, they gave up on this idea. Once the program was set, it would be troublesome to change it again.

Zhong Na had specially gone to find someone to inquire about this and came back to tell Jiang Xingyi. She wanted to make him feel better, but little did she know that Jiang Xingyi didn’t care about it at all. In fact, he was even slightly happy.

In the past, he would always be out on the road during the New Year. This year, he finally had some free time, and he even had his little sister to accompany him. It was simply a great feeling.

He was still sleeping upstairs. Jiang Yu went to have breakfast. Jiang Chenglang came out of the study room.. At this time, someone came.