Jiang Ning wore a gentle smile as he invited Su Che, "Old Su, why don't we eat here at noon? I'll show off my skills and let you taste my cooking."
Su Che's eyes immediately lit up, and he readily agreed, "Sounds good! I'm totally here for this meal."
Jiang Ning: "..."
Jiang Ning was momentarily speechless, a look of helplessness on his face. "Old Su, I just said that casually, and you took it seriously? If you don't have anything else to do, go back quickly. I don't have time to spend with you. If you really want me to keep you company, you'll have to wait three months."
Su Che was unhappy to hear this and quickly said, "No way, Old Jiang, you said you'd treat me to a meal, how can you go back on your word?"
Jiang Ning looked serious and explained, "I have to focus on taking care of Mengmeng and accompanying her. If I don't take good care of her and lose my job, will you support me?"
Su Che, however, was still interested, "Old Jiang, you're not a girl, you don't have so many things to worry about."
Jiang Ning was a little impatient and issued an eviction order. "Alright, alright, if you don't have anything else to do, go quickly. I still have to teach Mengmeng to draw."
Su Che pretended to be aggrieved, shouting loudly, "Ah, Old Jiang, you ungrateful fellow! Now you have a daughter, you don't care about your brother anymore!"
Jiang Ning smiled helplessly and asked, "Come on, Old Su, don't you have to go to work?"
Su Che chuckled, saying proudly, "I specifically took leave to keep you company."
Jiang Ning really didn't know what to do with him, so he had to compromise, "But I still have to work. Fine, whatever. Just amuse yourself. Since we're so close, just don't bother me while I'm with Mengmeng. I'm going to get busy."
With that, Jiang Ning walked towards the balcony.
As soon as he got to the balcony, Jiang Ning saw the drawing Mengmeng had made and couldn't help but praise, "Wow, Mengmeng's Little White Rabbit is so pretty! But Little Bear, you can draw it like this."
Saying this, Jiang Ning picked up a piece of paper and started drawing seriously.
Mengmeng mumbled a little dejectedly, "Uncle Jiang, I always draw Little Bear badly."
Jiang Ning gently stroked Mengmeng's head, patiently guiding her: "Take your time, Mengmeng. Look, Little Bear can be drawn standing up, or on all fours. Now, think, what are Little Bear's characteristics?"
Mengmeng tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Chubby."
Jiang Ning continued to ask, "Anything else?"
Mengmeng shook her head, indicating she didn't know.
Jiang Ning smiled and explained, "Little Bear's limbs are also very sturdy."
Mengmeng's eyes lit up, and she excitedly said, "Right! Little Bear's arms and legs are several times bigger than a person's."
Jiang Ning nodded in approval, "Mengmeng is so smart! If we draw according to this idea, we can definitely make Little Bear look very realistic."
At this moment, Su Che quietly took out his phone and took pictures of Jiang Ning teaching Mengmeng to draw, then sent them to Su Meng.
At this moment, Su Meng was sitting on a private jet with her bodyguards.
A notification sound "ding" rang on her phone. She opened it and saw a video sent by Su Che.
In the video, Jiang Ning was patiently teaching Mengmeng how to draw.
After watching the video, Su Meng's lips curled up unconsciously.
She thought to herself: No wonder Mengmeng's drawing has improved so quickly; Jiang Ning explains the characteristics of drawing so well.
But when she thought about Su Che going to the villa, she couldn't help but frown.
She knew her younger brother too well. With Su Che's nature, he might really go and encourage Jiang Ning to pursue her.
Thinking this way, a blush crept onto Su Meng's face.
An hour later, Mengmeng finally finished her drawing.
Jiang Ning looked at Mengmeng and asked kindly, "Mengmeng, the drawing time is over. Would you like to learn piano?"
Mengmeng's eyes sparkled with anticipation, and she excitedly said, "Yes, I want to! Mommy's piano playing is so beautiful."
Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Alright, Uncle Jiang will teach you piano, how about that?"
"Yay, yay! Let's go, Uncle Jiang, let's go play piano." Mengmeng said, then took Jiang Ning's hand and walked into the living room.
As soon as she entered the living room, Mengmeng saw Su Che, and she looked up at Jiang Ning with a puzzled expression.
Jiang Ning quickly introduced, "Good girl, Mengmeng, this is Uncle Su. He's Uncle Jiang's good friend, and he's here to see Mengmeng and Uncle Jiang. He's not a bad person, okay?"
Mengmeng was very polite and greeted him warmly, "Hello, Uncle Su."
Su Che smiled and replied, "Yes, Mengmeng is very good."
He also reached out and rubbed Mengmeng's head.
Mengmeng blinked her big eyes, looking at Su Che curiously, and suddenly asked, "Uncle Su, you and my mom both have the last name Su. Are you my mom's younger brother?"
Su Che: "..."
Su Che was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
Jiang Ning quickly smoothed things over, "Alright, Mengmeng, Uncle Su isn't your mom's younger brother. Come on, let Uncle Su play by himself for a while. Let's go learn to play the piano."
Mengmeng nodded obediently and said to Su Che, "Uncle Su, you play by yourself, okay? I'm going to go play the piano with Uncle Jiang."
After saying that, the two of them took the elevator to the third floor.
As soon as he entered the piano room, Jiang Ning picked up Mengmeng and began patiently explaining piano basics, pointing at the keys one by one as he taught, "Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, si..."
Because Jiang Ning's own piano knowledge was limited, he taught these basic concepts with extra care, spending a lot of time on them.
Fortunately, Mengmeng learned quickly and soon became familiar with the location of each key.
Jiang Ning began to quiz her: "Mengmeng, which key is mi?" Mengmeng immediately and accurately pressed the mi key.
A few minutes later, a system notification sounded in Jiang Ning's mind: "Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the Beginner Piano skill level."
In an instant, a large amount of piano knowledge flooded into Jiang Ning's mind. His arms and throat also seemed to undergo a marvelous change, and the original unfamiliar feeling vanished completely.
Jiang Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Finally, I've received this reward. It would have been awkward if it hadn't come.
After Mengmeng had skillfully memorized the keys and their functions, Jiang Ning began to play the simplest tune, "Two Tigers."
The cheerful melody echoed in the piano room, and Mengmeng couldn't help but clap her hands and exclaim, "So beautiful, Uncle Jiang! Mengmeng wants to learn too."
Jiang Ning smiled encouragingly. "Alright. Uncle Jiang will teach you this one. When Mom comes back, Mengmeng can try to play lots of songs for her, okay?"
"Yes, yes! Mengmeng will definitely study hard."
Mengmeng nodded earnestly, her eyes full of determination.
And so, one taught seriously while the other learned diligently, both immersed in the world of music.
At the door of the piano room, Su Che was secretly recording a video, which he then sent to Su Meng.
In fact, Su Che came to see that Jiang Ning was spending so much time with Mengmeng, and he thought about taking more videos like this and sending them to his sister, so she could often see Jiang Ning's patient side.
He felt that it might be difficult to advance their relationship from Jiang Ning's side, but if he could move his sister, then things would be different.
As the saying goes, "men pursuing women are separated by a mountain," and someone like Jiang Ning, who came from an ordinary family, might not even have the courage to pursue someone.
But "women pursuing men is like a layer of gauze." If his sister took the initiative, things would be much easier.
Su Che thought more and more that this plan was feasible. He really hoped that his good friend could become his brother-in-law.
After all, in his eyes, those noble young masters were probably after the Su family's assets, but Jiang Ning was different.
He knew Jiang Ning too well. When they were in university, Jiang Ning didn't have much money, and he had to scrimp and save just to eat.
Once, he encountered a beggar on the road, and Jiang Ning unhesitatingly gave him 200 yuan, leaving himself with only a few dozen yuan to eat. In less than a week, he was broke and went around borrowing money.
You could say he was foolish, but he was also very smart; he was just too naive and kind.
It was precisely this naiveté and kindness that moved Su Che time and again.
After graduating from university, many classmates went their separate ways, and gradually lost touch.
But his friendship with Jiang Ning remained the same, just like in university, they often visited each other and kept in contact.
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