Tang Xiaochuan in Kyoto clenched his fists until they cracked. He truly wanted to slap his good-for-nothing eldest son to death at that moment.
His eldest son, Tang Hecai, loved to show off, but he was also dedicated to the Tang Family's business, just not careful enough.
His second son, Tang Helong, was a playboy, keeping a mistress and not doing any real work. Although he held the position of vice president in the Group, he never actually managed anything.
His third son, Tang Hu, was a bit better, but he was henpecked, always listening to his wife, Wang. If the Tang Family were handed over to him, it would probably turn into the Wang Clan Group within a year.
Now, he had intentionally retreated behind the scenes, letting his eldest son take charge, hoping to hone his skills.
Too bad, he had failed again due to his old habit of being arrogant and making a big show of things.
Tang Xiaochuan gritted his teeth and said, "Hecai, leave the villa keys and deed to Master Jiang. Don't worry about anything else, and bring everyone back here."
Tang Hecai: "What? Dad, but I haven't even finalized the deal with Master Jiang yet."
Tang Xiaochuan said, "Master Jiang emphasized his words when he mentioned returning to Kyoto. Don't you understand?
If you continue to stay, it won't be beneficial to Master Jiang, nor to us.
The longer you stay, the more people will know, and the competitors will more easily find Master Jiang. Our chances of cooperating with Master Jiang will become even more slim."
Tang Hecai was sweating. He understood what Jiang Ning meant. He wanted to make a big show of returning to Kyoto for others to see, and then quietly come back.
With the Tang Family's old man's personality, it was impossible to give up on Master Jiang: "Oh, I understand. Dad, that's it for now. I'll hang up."
After hanging up the phone.
"Hoo"
Tang Hecai took a deep breath. He had been thinking about things too simply. This wasn't as easy as a normal group dealing with ordinary matters.
This was clearly like someone who had discovered a treasure but was afraid others would find out, yet they were still making a big show of it.
"I'm sorry, Master Jiang, I'll take my leave first. Please, Master Jiang, keep these two sets of keys and these two property deeds for me. I have something urgent to do in Kyoto, so I have to go back first."
After Tang Hecai finished speaking, he hurriedly walked out of the living room.
Jiang Ning watched Tang Hecai leave in a hurry and shook his head speechlessly.
It seemed that some of the crime-solving movies he had watched before, such as The Path Within the Path and The Scheme Within the Scheme, had greatly helped him heighten his vigilance.
"Damn it, so I ran into a con artist. What Master Jiang, I was actually tricked by an online scammer today. Let's go, all of you, go back."
Tang Hecai swaggered out of the villa, shouting angrily.
Jiang Ning's mouth twitched when he heard Tang Hecai's voice.
The five chefs behind him looked at each other in confusion: "A liar? Not the 'Youthful Milk Dad'?"
Tang Hecai's secretary, Ke Hanliang, was also puzzled, and followed closely behind. However, he quickly figured it out.
After all, he had been with Tang Hecai for so many years; he knew what Tang Hecai was up to just by looking at his rear end.
Only Lu Zhengchuan looked nervous, his body trembling slightly, and sweat beading on his forehead.
Because he had sent the information about the "Youthful Milk Dad" he had obtained before to the Northeast Hero Zhao Family.
He was from the Northeast, and Zhao Shilong, the head of the Zhao Family, had promised him a one-million-yuan reward for the "Youthful Milk Dad" information.
Lu Zhengchuan was also a spy planted by Zhao Shilong in the Tang Group, usually stealing some business opportunities from the Tang Family's catering industry.
However, his nervous behavior just now was noticed by Tang Hecai's secretary, Ke Hanliang, who had just turned around.
But Ke Hanliang quickly turned his head, pretending not to see.
"President Tang, that guy inside isn't 'Young Dad'. How about we go beat him up? It's too much.
Damn it, he dares to swindle the Tang Family's money."
Ke Hanliang pretended to be very angry and looked at Tang Hecai.
Tang Hecai waved his hand, "Forget it, this isn't Kyoto. Don't cause trouble.
If the old man hadn't just called to say that 'Young Dad' contacted him and mentioned Qingchen City, and told us to go back first, we would have really been fooled by this kid, damn it."
The two of them deliberately lowered their voices, but still controlled it so that the five chefs could hear them.
Lu Zhengchuan also calmed down at this moment, recalling Jiang Ning's words.
It's true, it's very likely fake, because he'd watched the "Young Father" videos many times, and the voices didn't match at all.
Thinking of this, he quickly took out his phone, typing as he walked, and sent a text message to the Northeast Hero Zhao Family, detailing how he'd discovered the two voices didn't match and how the Tang Family had been fooled.
He just didn't expect that in the "Young Father" videos, Jiang Ning was using a false voice.
And Lu Zhengchuan's anxious typing was still seen by Ke Hanliang, Tang Hecai's secretary, who had been secretly observing.
However, since the mole had been discovered, now wasn't the right time to catch him.
A mole could be utilized, and maximizing the mole's function would demonstrate their value more than just eliminating him.
Jiang Ning still sat in the living room, looking at the deed to A17 Villa, which clearly showed his name.
It seemed that the two villas Tang Hecai had bought, one was prepared to give to him, and the other should be used for studying culinary arts.
Jiang Ning thought to himself.
"Ring, ring!"
At that moment, his phone rang.
Jiang Ning looked at the number; it was a call from Kyoto.
"Hello."
"Hello, Master Jiang. This is Tang Xiaochuan, Tang Hecai's father from the Tang Group.
I truly apologize. I didn't know my good-for-nothing son was so reckless and caused you trouble. I'm really sorry."
Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "Hello, Chairman Tang. It's alright. It's just that President Tang seems to like showing off a bit."
Tang Xiaochuan said with a smile, "Ahem, I'm really sorry.
Master Jiang, I've entrusted him to handle this matter entirely, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this on our first meeting.
Rest assured, Master Jiang, the contract terms you proposed of 2 billion, so be it."
Jiang Ning was startled, not expecting the old master Tang to be so generous. Even though he knew they were deliberately trying to provoke him, he still jumped in.
"No, no, Chairman Tang, you should know that I said that on purpose, to make President Tang react immediately and quickly withdraw.
I really didn't intend to increase the contract to two billion." Jiang Ning quickly explained.
Tang Xiaochuan laughed heartily, "Haha, Master Jiang, I understand your meaning, you are indeed worth a 2 billion contract."
"Chairman Tang, I really still need to consider, I deliberately mentioned two billion to scare President Tang away first."
"Understood, Master Jiang. You can continue to consider it, but this time the contract has indeed gone from one billion to two billion.
But it's agreed, you have to give me twenty signature dishes that aren't available on the market, okay?"
Tang Xiaochuan stroked his beard. One billion for a dish, and signature dishes not available on the market, not a bad deal.
Moreover, he believed in Jiang Ning's culinary skills. With one year left, there was definitely a chance to win the Chef God Championship.
The old master Tang always had a good eye for people; once he trusted someone, he never doubted them, and if he doubted someone, he wouldn't use them.
This was also one of the reasons why the Tang Family could squeeze into the top five in Kyoto in the past fifty years.
Nowadays, many important positions within the Tang Group were held by those whom the old master Tang had trusted back then.
This was also the main reason why the Tang Group wasn't affected after Tang Hecai took power.
Of course, the major decisions still rested with Old Master Tang.
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