Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1356 - 776: Vice President Fifth Master vs. Humble Xiaojiang, Out All Night in the Wind_2

"Vice President, I find it too hard, how can I possibly finish this whole book in a short time?"

"You can focus on the key parts; I’ve previously marked the important sections."

"Will you be checking the key parts then?"

"No." The person replied with an air of certainty.

It’s like when a teacher highlights the key points for you, and you happily review them for half a day, only to find out they aren’t on the test. Isn’t that infuriating?

"Jiang Xiaowu, are you deliberately trying to mess with me?" Jiang Chengsi’s temper flared, and he could almost slam the table and kick the chair.

"I’m your vice president now."

"People like you, in TV dramas, are the ultimate antagonists."

"As the ultimate antagonist, I should be able to last until the final episode, right? In your current state, if you were at Mr. Si’s side, you wouldn’t last half a day."

"..."

The secretary’s office was right next to Jiang Jinsang’s. At first, the noise startled her, but she eventually got used to it.

Jiang Siye’s temper was wild and eccentric; encountering someone like Wuye with a calm yet sharp tongue could really drive him crazy.

Jiang Chengsi originally thought he could finally rest as it was almost time to get off work.

"Xiaojiang, go buy me two boxes of salted egg yolk pastries."

"Still have clients coming?" Jiang Chengsi’s mind was full of thoughts of capital, financing, stocks...

"Don’t ask about things you shouldn’t." Jiang Jinsang didn’t even lift an eyelid.

Jiang Chengsi was exhausted and took this opportunity to step out for some air, coincidentally calling Si Qingxiao.

"What are you busy with?" Jiang Chengsi looked around. Salted egg yolk pastries, where’s a dessert shop around here?

Si Qingxiao was at home at the time. Si Yushan had said he accidentally twisted his waist and struggled through half a day at the office before coming home. A master was helping massage his waist.

She initially wanted to tell the truth but saw Si Yushan giving her a constant wink, so she only said she was working on clothes.

Si Yushan told his family it was an accidental sprain. He couldn’t admit it was due to a competition with Jiang Chengsi, without proper warm-up.

"Is work tough?" Si Qingxiao couldn’t keep talking on the phone in front of her dad, so she walked into the yard.

"It’s alright." Jiang Chengsi, who loved to self-pity, found nothing easy. Everyone said Jiang Jinsang was great, a genius, but he’d seen his books full of densely written notes.

Even if he didn’t say it, Si Qingxiao knew it wasn’t easy for him. She was about to say something when Jiang Chengsi, not wanting to appear pitiful and be comforted by his girlfriend, changed the topic directly...

"Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

After a day like this, he’s nearly wilted, truly needing the nourishment of love.

Si Qingxiao wanted to see him too, but with her dad’s waist injury and the master still at home helping with the massage, it didn’t seem right to go on a date, affecting her dad’s opinion of him.

So she declined Jiang Chengsi.

"Sorry, Fourth Brother, I’m really a bit busy..."

"There’s no need to say these things between us."

...

Jiang Chengsi didn’t express it but inevitably felt disappointed. When he returned with two boxes of salted egg yolk pastries, Jiang Jinsang was packed up, ready to leave work.

"If you have no plans tonight, Grandma wants you to come to the house for dinner."

"Sure." Jiang Chengsi felt deflated.

"Oh, and bring those books along. I’ll tutor you tonight."

"..."

Jiang Chengsi only realized at home that the two boxes of salted egg yolk pastries were intended for Jiang Jinsang to give to his sister-in-law; it was Tang Wan who wanted them, and he was tasked with buying them.

You really treat me like an errand boy, don’t you?

But today, Fan Mingyu and Tang Wan specifically went to the mall to pick out a few sets of suitable formal work attire for him, and Jiang Zhenhuan even gifted him a laptop suitable for office use.

The entire family showed unprecedented enthusiasm for his matters, almost a family mobilization, everyone pitching in.

Jiang Chengsi felt that if he didn’t try hard, he’d be letting them down. So after dinner, he plunged into the study, saying he wanted to review what he learned today.

"You can tell, Chengsi is working hard." The old lady smiled with great comfort.

Jiang Zhenhuan: "If he doesn’t work hard, it would be a disgrace to all the people supporting him."

Tang Wan: "A serious Fourth Brother is really different."

Jiang Jinsang: "Indeed different, his ability to infuriate has reached a new level. I can now truly understand why all his teachers eventually gave up on him back then."

"..."

However, Jiang Jinsang also knew that Jiang Chengsi wasn’t stupid, far from being foolish. During school, he was completely delayed by Jiang Zhaolin, always thinking of ways to upset his father, rather than focusing on his studies.