What is the appropriate name
Boss? Too unfamiliar.
Aunt? That sounds too old.
Auntie? It still sounds too old.
Call her sister? Then where does that put Qin Yitian
Fang Yan looked at Qin Yitian for help, wanting her to give him some reminders.
Qin Yitian seemed not to see Fang Yan's eyes. She sat next to her mother, picked up the coffee pot and poured herself a cup of coffee.
The soup is dark in color and has a fragrant aroma.
Qin Yitian's figure was shrouded in smoke and soon became unreal.
"Teacher-----" Fang Yan said.
puff-------
The coffee Qin Yitian had just drunk sprayed out, then he calmly took out a tissue and wiped the corner of his mouth.
This girl has an elegance and composure that is inconsistent with her age. This is not the child carefully nurtured by an aristocratic family, but a quality that comes from her bones.
Just like her mother!
Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan in surprise and said, "Teacher?"
"You are my teacher." Fang Yan said seriously. "You are a senior in the business field and a role model in our lives. There are many things I need to learn from you-------"
Li Xinnian stirred the coffee in the cup with a beautiful steel spoon, looked at Fang Yan nonchalantly, and said, "Is our relationship limited to teacher-student relationship?"
Fang Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "The teacher-student relationship is not simple. We Chinese have an old saying that goes 'once a teacher, always a father', and a teacher is half of our parents. People at that time knew how to respect their teachers. Are people nowadays not as knowledgeable and polite as the ancients?"
"What do you mean?" Li Xinnian picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, then said, "I am half your mother?"
"You can say that -------" Fang Yan nodded. "Of course, you are too young. You look like Yitian's sister --------Also, I have been a teacher myself, and I have a special feeling for this profession. Whenever someone calls me Teacher Fang, I feel that is my happiest moment."
Li Xinnian glanced at Qin Yitian and said, "Yitian, I want to have a private conversation with Fang Yan."
Qin Yitian nodded, stood up with the coffee cup in his hand, and said, "I'm going downstairs to see the pigeons."
After saying that, she turned and walked out the door.
After Qin Yitian left, Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan and said, "Teacher, once a teacher, always a father------I quite like this title."
"Thank you." Fang Yan nodded.
"We Chinese have an old saying, 'A son-in-law is half a son' - Fang Yan, you have been a teacher, so you should be familiar with this saying, right?"
"Not unfamiliar." Fang Yan's expression became solemn. After Qin Yitian left, it proved that his negotiation with Li Xinnian would also enter the substantive stage. But what was the deep meaning of her saying this
"Fang Yan, why should I help you?" Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan and suddenly changed the subject.
Why should I help you
This is a very simple question, but also a very difficult question.
Fang Yan and the Qin family are comrades-in-arms and partners. Chao Yan's interests are everyone's interests. If the Jiang family takes action against Chao Yan, they are taking action against the Qin family. Isn't this a reason for the Qin family to help
However, if the Qin family stood aside, they could reap greater benefits. The Jiang family dared to attack Fang Yan and Chao Yan Technology, but they did not dare to start a war with the Qin family at the same time. These giant families were deeply rooted and intertwined. It was difficult to completely separate them.
Moreover, she asked why I should help you.
Fang Yan saw the coffee cup constantly forming small whirlpools as Li Xinnian's steel spoon stirred it. He was silent for a while and then asked, "How many spoons of sugar would you like to add to your coffee?"
"Half a spoonful of sugar and half a spoonful of milk." Li Xinnian glanced at Fang Yan and answered.
"I am the half spoon of sugar you add to your coffee." Fang Yan said with a smile. "Even without that half spoon of sugar, the bitter coffee can still be drunk. However, if you add this half spoon of sugar and half spoon of milk, it will be easier to drink, and you can also enjoy the process---------"
"Are you trying to convince me?" Li Xinnian asked Fang Yan with bright eyes.
"Yes." Fang Yan nodded. "A person like you has everything, and nothing is lacking either - you can be compassionate and save all living beings, or you can be aloof and ignore everything. But when you reach such a position, isn't all you want to do and think about is peace of mind?"
"Are you comparing me to Guanyin Bodhisattva?" the woman said with a smile. "I am just an ordinary woman, not the kind of goddess you said who is detached from the mundane world. Don't think of putting me on a pedestal and making me lose face."
"What you pursue is not only material, but also spiritual satisfaction. I can't convince you with benefits, because the Jiang family can give you greater benefits. We can only give you one-third of Chaoyan Technology, but the Jiang family can give you the entire Chaoyan Technology - anyway, it's not theirs."
"I can't appeal to your emotions. Qin Yitian is my student, and I used to be his teacher. Because of this relationship, I have such a connection with the Qin family. However, I can't use the relationship between Qin Yitian and me to ask you to do this. If I do so, then the relationship between us will have deteriorated."
Li Xinnian smiled and said, "Do you think I want to achieve my own spiritual satisfaction? Is that right? So I have to lead the Qin family and the Jiang family, which are centuries-old families, to compete?"
Fang Yan said frankly: "That's right. And our character is worthy of your trust."
"Character?"
"You are not short of capable people, but you are short of trustworthy people. I think you must be very clear that Chaoyan Technology can only exert its greatest potential in the hands of me and Lu Chaoge."
"But the Jiang family promised that as long as we remain silent on this matter, we will be able to gain control of the entire Chaoyan Technology."
"I can do this better than he does, in terms of being generous to others. Otherwise, how about we wipe out the Jiang family together, and then give the entire Jiang family to you?"
"---------"
"Look, isn't it more tempting to talk like this? Jiang's family is much more valuable than Chaoyan Technology, right?"
Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan seriously, his beautiful eyes had a soul-stirring power.
"Fang Yan, I'm a businessman, and what businessmen value most is profit. Don't use personal feelings and spiritual pursuits to negotiate with me. I think that's too frivolous."
"I'm sorry." Fang Yan apologized sincerely. He said, "As I said just now, compared to what the general family can give you, I don't have any interests that can impress you. In some aspects, we are inherently at a disadvantage. Because we ourselves are part of the interests."
"But in some ways you also have advantages that others can hardly compare with."
"What?"
"My daughter likes you."
"Teacher Li, I don't want to use my relationship with Yitian to ask you to do this. This is not about borrowing one or two million, nor is it about buying or selling a house. This is about the Qin family and the Jiang family fighting against each other. If you do this because of Yitian, it will make it very difficult for you and the Qin family, and it will also make it very difficult for Yitian in the Qin family."
After a pause, Fang Yan said in a deep voice: "I hope that I am of some value, so that you are willing to do something for me. I will also remember this help. A drop of water will be repaid with a spring of water."
Fang Yan spoke sincerely, but he didn't expect Li Xinnian to still shake his head.
"Fang Yan, I am a businessman and also a mother. As a businessman, I value the benefits I can get. As a mother, I want to see my daughter happy for life. If you become my son-in-law, isn't it natural for a mother-in-law to help her son-in-law? At that time, no one inside or outside the clan would dare to say anything sarcastic. Even the Jiang family, if you become my son-in-law, will they really dare to bully you like this?"
"Teacher Li---------" Fang Yan called out in surprise.
He didn't expect Li Xinnian to make such a request, and he didn't expect Li Xinnian to say it so directly.
She had never seen me before, so how could she be so confident and willing to hand her daughter over to me
The incident happened suddenly, and Fang Yan's mind changed instantly.
"Teacher Li, you don't know me well enough. This is just the first time we've met. How can you trust me with your daughter?"
"I believe in Yitian's vision." Li Xinnian said. "She is very much like me when I was young. When she makes a decision, she is usually not wrong. Back then, she suggested that I invest in Chaoyan Technology, and I listened. Look at it now - how many people outside envy my investment vision back then?"
"But, this kind of thing cannot be forced. Yitian and I--------" Fang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a normal teacher-student relationship. She is my student and my friend. I can't use this kind of thing to make a deal-------"
Li Xinnian looked at Fang Yan thoughtfully and said, "Fang Yan, has your head been gnawed by a pig?"
"-----------"Is she scolding herself
"Or was he hit by a car door when he was getting out of the car?"
"----------" She was indeed scolding herself. How could she scold others so casually
"If not, why would you reject my proposal?" Li Xinnian sneered. "Do you think--------my daughter is not worthy of you?" (To be continued)